Sunday, May 9, 2010

Week of May 10-14

English 11: This week, we will finish reading The Testament by John Grisham! Test is next week.

Homework:
Monday: Ch. 42-43. Vocab. Bring grammar workbook tomorrow
Tuesday: Ch. 44-45, G.U.M. 162-3
Wednesday: Read ch. 47-48
Thursday: Read ch. 49-50
Friday: Read ch. 51-52

World History:
We are studying WWII this week.

Monday: Define 6 vocab (depression, free-enterprise, fascism, anti-Semitism, nazism, appeasement); read pp. 706-714 and take notes.
Tuesday: Read pp. 714-718. Notes.
Wednesday: Read pp. 718-722. Notes.
Thursday: Read pp. 722-727. Notes.
Friday: TBA

World Literature: We are continuing our study of Alan Paton's Cry, the Beloved Country.

Monday: Read ch. 11-12. Bring LN & grammar wkbk to class tomorrow. 2 sandwich quotes (see below)
Tuesday: G.U.M. 170-171. Read ch. 13-14
Wednesday: prewriting; chapters 15-16
Thursday: Skillwriter; read chapters 17-18
Friday: Read ch. 19-20

Sandwich quote assignment:

Write two sandwich quotes explaining events in the book: one about the bus boycott (chapter 8) and one about the housing situation (chapter 9).

Example of a sandwich quote:

In chapter 6, Msimangu says that Africans and Europeans should be apart because "we are often thrown off the trams by young hooligans" (Paton 58). This shows that people in South Africa are beginning to consider segregation as a solution to their problems.


John: In our study of the gospel of John, we are nearing the crucial chapters about Jesus' arrest, crucifixion, and resurrection. This week will focus on Jesus' final parting words to his disciples.

Monday: Read John 14-16 and summarize each chapter in a paragraph. Do pp. 147-151 #1-2
Tuesday: pp. 154-158 #1-4, 7
Wednesday: chapel
Thursday: pp. 163-166 #1-3
Friday: pp. 169-174 #1-6

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