Homework 3/2-6

*SSR will be on Friday this week for all classes.

Literacy in English 9:

• WN #9 revisions due at 3:00 on Friday
• WN #10 due at 3:00 on Friday: Who do you blame for Romeo's death? Why? Who do you blame for Juliet's death? Why? Use specific evidence from Romeo and Juliet to support your claims.
• We will be working on the final Romeo and Juliet essay in class this week.

English 10R:

• "Freedom" questions 1-14 due in class on Monday
• "Letter" paragraphs 26-27 Jigsaw questions due in class on Tuesday
• "Letter" paragraphs 28-33 Jigsaw questions due in class on Wednesday

English 10H:

• "Freedom" questions 1-14 due in class on Monday
• "Letter" paragraphs 26-27 Jigsaw questions due in class on Tuesday
• "Letter" paragraphs 28-33 Jigsaw questions due in class on Wednesday

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Homework 2/23-27

The 25-Week Progress Report Period ends on Friday, February 27!

Literacy in English 9:

• RJ 3.3 paragraph revisions due Thursday at 3:00
• WN #9 due Friday at 3:00: Choose one book you've read during SSR this year. Discuss how one character is characterized AND/OR summarize the plot so far. Feel free to use relevant quotations to support your ideas!

English 10R:

• "Letter" paragraphs 24-25 Jigsaw questions due in class on Thursday 
• Conduct a brief search into Rabindranath Tagore. Choose at least two facts about Tagore, and explain how these facts might contribute to his perspective as a writer. Submit your research here. Due in class on Friday.

English 10H:

• "Letter" paragraphs 24-25 Jigsaw questions due in class on Thursday 
• Conduct a brief search into Rabindranath Tagore. Choose at least two facts about Tagore, and explain how these facts might contribute to his perspective as a writer. Submit your research here. Due in class on Friday.
• If you have not done your book talk yet, please sign up for a slot this week on Google Docs (EDIT folder) to ensure everyone has an opportunity to present this year.

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UPDATED 2/9: Homework 2/9-13 + February break

Literacy in English 9:

• RJ 3.3 well-developed paragraph due Wednesday at 3:00 (Prompt: How is Romeo characterized in act 3, scene 3 of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet?)
• Hyperbole poem (minimum 10 lines) due Friday in class or before you leave for break

English 10R:

• "Letter" vocab./reading quiz in class on Friday or before you leave for break

*No SSR this week due to Monday's snow day.

English 10H:

• Rhetorical Devices slides (in your EDIT folder on Google Drive) groupwork due in class on Wednesday
• "Letter" vocab./reading quiz in class on Friday or before you leave for break
• Q3 QIRJ #1 due Friday 2/20 (the Friday of break—plan ahead!) at midnight. This must be completed on Google Docs on the same document as your Reading Record/Someday Books List, which should already be in your shared folder; failure to do so will result in a grade of zero for this assignment. See me with questions.

*No SSR this week due to Monday's snow day.