Monday, May 27, 2013

Homework for the week of 5/27

Tuesday:

  • Literature review due next Tuesday
Wednesday:
  • Finish paragraphs/multiple choice if not done so in class today
  • Meet in lab 205 tomorrow and Friday
Thursday and Friday:
  • Complete critical lens brainstorming practice for Monday (just the topics in the packet, not the quotes themselves)
  • Literature review due Tuesday
  • Survey due next Thursday--please click here to access the document. Copy and paste it into Word, fill it out (anonymously) and print it out. 

Sunday, May 19, 2013

Homework for the week of 5/20

Monday:

  • Read and annotate "Because I Could Not Stop for Death"
Tuesday-Thursday:
  • Due Thursday:  Read and annotate "Learn'd Astronomer"
  • Due Friday: Read and annotate "Mending Wall"
  • Due Friday: Choose any TWO poems in your poetry packet. For each poem, choose ONE poetic device that contributes to the work as a whole. In a well-developed paragraph, identify the poetic device and explain how it contributes to the meaning of the work as a whole. Use quotes from each poem and cite specific line numbers as evidence. (Write these as two separate paragraphs--one for each poem-- but you may do so on the same sheet of paper. You do NOT have to pick the same poetic device for each poem).
Friday:
  • Start working on lit. review packet--due Tuesday, 6/4

Sunday, May 12, 2013

Homework for the week of 5/13

Monday:

  • Finish reading "A Rose for Emily"
Tuesday-Thursday:
  • None :) A well-deserved break!
Friday:
  • Define list of poetic devices for Monday

Saturday, May 4, 2013

Homework for the week of 5/6

Monday:
  • Test corrections due tomorrow
Tuesday-Wednesday:
  • Review areas of weakness in your 5 Steps to a 5 book
  • Review tone words and names of rhetorical devices 
  • Do practice multiple choice questions (see me for a practice test if you'd like)
  • Review your writing folder with old exams and essays; learn from your mistakes and be proud of your growth!
Thursday:
  • Breathe. Don't cram. And go to bed early. :)
Friday:
  • AP EXAM TODAY! Be at the gym no later than 7:15 a.m.
(and then go see Gatsby this weekend.)