Thurs, Dec 18

HW due after Holiday Break: Complete Vocab Unit 5.

Mon, Dec 15

HW due Tues - continue to work on group videos.

Thurs, Dec 11

HW due Monday: each group must have format, roles, and a script or storyboards (production planning) completed in order to begin filming.

Tues, Dec 9

HW due Thursday: groups must have pre-production phase of video complete; come to class with sentences on Voltaire's view of your 3 topics, a thesis (or controlling statement), and 3-4 quotes to support each topic.

Fri, Nov 7

HW due Monday: Vocab Unit 4. Read LBJ's Great Society speech (provided in class). Watch Obama's acceptance and McCain's concession speeches (links below). Take notes (compare/contrast) to be prepared for a discussion on the leadership ideals of the American Presidency.

Barak Obama's acceptance speech (Part 1 of 2; must click through to second half)

McCain's concession speech

Mon, Oct 20

HW due Wed: Prewriting for short story - select setting (both general and specific), characters (both main and supporting), POV, & conflict. Write 1 paragraph explaining these choices.

Fri, Sep 19

Camp homework distributed in class. Will post to site soon.

Enjoy break; see y'all in October!

Thurs, Sep 18

HW due Fri: Final draft of paper & vocabulary quiz on Unit 1.

Wed, Sep 17

HW due Thurs: First draft of paper.

Mon, Sep 15

HW due Wed: Paper outline (including quotations) + Introduction typed through thesis statement; complete Vocabulary Unit 1 in new book distributed in class.

Fri, Sep 12

HW due Mon: Compose a thesis statement and write out list of quotations to be used in your Essay.

Mon, Sep 8

HW due Wed: complete reading of Act 2 of The Crucible, plus read Act 2 Scene 2 located in back of the book on pg 139. Also complete vocabulary packet which will be checked in class.

Fri, Sep 5

HW due Monday: Complete all reading in The Crucible through the end of Act I. Answer any discussion questions that were covered in Act I.

Wed, Sep 3

HW due Thurs: Males research McCarthyism, females research HUAC and be prepared to explain to class in own words.

*Vocab quiz on Friday! Never too soon to start studying.*

Mon, Sep 1

HW due Wed: Read packet on Arthur Miller's bio & Introduction to The Crucible. Look up any words in the packet you do not know and write down any questions you have from the packet.

Fri, Aug 29

HW due Monday: Read Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" and answer attached questions in complete sentences. Complete Term Ends or Reflective Essays.

Thurs, Aug 28

HW due Fri: read George Orwell's essay "Politics and the English Language." In two sentences each, answer the following questions:
1) What is Orwell trying to say?
2) What advice does Orwell give writers, and do you believe it is good advice?
3) Is Orwell's essay relevant to today in any way?

*Reminder: Term-Ends or Reflective Entrance essays due by Mon. if you have not already submitted one!

Tues, Aug 26

HW due Thursday: complete journal personalization using materials in Withy Right classroom; Vocab Exercises II, III, V, VI(A) and Enrichment Exercise I (A).