Homework 5/4-8

Literacy in English 9:

• "The Tell-Tale Heart" Mid-Unit Assessment revisions due Wednesday at 3:00

English 10R:

• The Local ELA 10 Assessment will be given in class on Thursday and Friday. Students will be asked to read a one-page passage, answer five multiple-choice questions about the passage, and then write one well-developed paragraph that answers a question about the passage. Since the passage will be a cold read (one we have not studied in class before), students cannot study the content of the passage. They can, however, prepare for this assessment by reviewing how to write a well-developed paragraph, how to properly cite and quote, and their Editing Log minilessons.
• Inquiry Questions Checklist due Tuesday in class on Google Drive (have your two best inquiry questions chosen)
• Research project pre-searches #1 and #2 due in class next Monday 5/11 on Google Drive

*No SSR this week due to testing.

English 10H:

• The Local ELA 10 Assessment will be given in class on Thursday and Friday. Students will be asked to read a one-page passage, answer five multiple-choice questions about the passage, and then write one well-developed paragraph that answers a question about the passage. Since the passage will be a cold read (one we have not studied in class before), students cannot study the content of the passage. They can, however, prepare for this assessment by reviewing how to write a well-developed paragraph, how to properly cite and quote, and their Editing Log minilessons.
• Choose a Surfacing Issue (topic) to research by class on Monday.
• Exploring a Topic Tool due Tuesday in class on Google Docs
• Independent reading: Read Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" for class on Wednesday.
• QIRJ #1 due Friday at midnight on Google Docs (RR/SBL document).

*No SSR this week due to testing.

HeLa Follow-Up Article 8/8/13

Interested in what's going on with Henrietta's family today? Check out the Huffington Post article students in 10H found: "HeLa Cells Use Restricted Under New Agreement With Family Of Henrietta Lacks."

Homework 4/27-5/1

Literacy in English 9:

• Extra credit: Bring in a school-appropriate poem (or song) to read to the class on Thursday for Poem in Your Pocket Day
• WN #12 revisions due Friday at 3:00

English 10R:

• HeLa pages 245-247 and 261-267 + discussion questions due in class on Monday
• "Exploring a Topic" Tool due Wednesday at midnight on Google Drive
• Bring in a school-appropriate poem (or song) to read to the class on Thursday for Poem in Your Pocket Day
• HeLa vocab./reading quiz in class on Friday

English 10H:

• HeLa facilitations continue on Tuesday
• Finish HeLa for class on Tuesday
• HeLa vocab./reading quiz in class on Wednesday
• Bring in a school-appropriate poem (or song) to read to the class on Thursday for Poem in Your Pocket Day
• Read Kate Chopin's "The Story of an Hour," and be ready to discuss it Friday in class (no questions)

*SSR will be on Monday this week; book talks have been moved to Friday.

Inspiration for Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death"?

English 10H: Click here to read Pallimed's "1832 Paris Cholera Outbreak" article as well as some related artwork.

Do you think that this may have been Poe's inspiration for "The Masque of the Red Death"? We'll discuss in class on Friday.

Homework 4/20 - 4/24

Literacy in English 9:

• "The Tell-Tale Heart" vocab. #2 revisions due Thursday at 3:00
• WN #12 due Friday at 3:00: "The Tell-Tale Heart" is about a very audacious man. What is the most audacious thing you (or a friend) have ever done? What happened? Were there any consequences? Did you learn anything from the experience?
• Students will be taking the Mid-Unit Assessment (one well-developed paragraph) in class on Friday

English 10R:

• HeLa pages 174-183 and questions due in class on Monday
• HeLa pages 194-198 and questions due in class on Tuesday
• HeLa pages 199-201 and questions due in class on Wednesday
• HeLa pages 201-206 and questions due at 3:00 on Thursday

*SSR will be on Thursday this week.

English 10H:

• HeLa facilitations continue this week (Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday)
• Read HeLa through page 136 for class on Monday
• Read HeLa through page 198 for class on Tuesday
• Read HeLa through page 267 for class on Thursday
• IR: "The Masque of the Red Death" + a question of your choice due Thursday at 3:00

English 10H Q4 Extra Credit Opportunity

See the document titled "Q4 EXTRA CREDIT: 'Occurrence' short story vs. film" on Google Drive for details. For those of you who will be here on Friday (and are not going on the Boston field trip), we will be watching the short film in class.

Homework 4/13-17

Literacy in English 9:

• WN #11 revisions due Tuesday at 3:00
• "The Tell-Tale Heart" vocab. #2 due Friday at 3:00

English 10R:

• HeLa 93-102 reading and questions due in class Tuesday
• WCW parodies due Tuesday at midnight
• HeLa 127-136 reading and questions due at 3:00 on Wednesday
• HeLa 164-169 reading and questions due in class on Friday
• HeLa vocab. revisions due Friday at 3:00

English 10H:

• HeLa presentations begin in class on Monday: the presentation schedule has changed, so please check the Google Doc!
• HeLa through page 66 due in class Monday
• HeLa through page 136 due in class on Tuesday
• WCW parodies due Tuesday at midnight
• IR: "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" + a question of your choice due in class on Thursday
• HeLa vocab. revisions due Friday at 3:00