Monday, November 2, 2009

Week of November 2-6

English 11: We are finishing a unit on speeches; students will be presenting their persuasive speeches Monday - Wednesday. After a brief pause for grammar, we will will be looking at poetry from the Romantic movement and then moving into a short unit on Gothic literature.

Homework:

Monday-Tuesday: none
Wednesday: G.U.M. 94-95. Read Literature pp. 340-342.
Thursday: Venn diagram; read and complete worksheet on selection from "Evangeline"
Friday: read "Rime of the Ancient Mariner." Worksheet.

World History: We are finishing a unit on the Roman Empire and preparing for a test Thursday. Next week we will begin studying the Byzantine Empire.

Homework:

Monday: Read pp. 164-169. p. 170 "Reviewing the Facts" #2 all
Tuesday-Wednesday: work on study guide, due Thursday
Thursday: none
Friday: paragraph writing assignment

World Literature: This week, we will be reading some of the most famous and exciting parts of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. One day will also be devoted to grammar.

Homework:

Monday: Read pp. 736-740. Read p. 735 "Literary Analysis." Find one aside and one soliloquy from pp. 731-732. Write down each one and a sentence about what important information it gives to the audience.
Tuesday: Read pp. 741-746. Summarize the action of 3.1 in a paragraph.
Wednesday: G.U.M. pp. 118, 119. Read Julius Caesar pp. 747-750.
Thursday: Read pp. 751-757; worksheet
Friday: Read pp. 757-758

John: This week, we will dramatize the story of healing a blind man by writing and performing skits in class; we will also review lessons 10-12 for a test Friday.

Homework:

Monday: work on script
Tuesday: read pp. 109-110. pp. 110-112 #1, 2a, 4, 5a, 6, 7
Thursday: study guide for test
Friday: none

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