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Important Final Dates and Deadlines:
English 1H
Thursday 6/4: Quiz on Acts 3&4 (Finish reading Romeo and Juliet by Friday!)
Friday 6/5: Vocab Test Lessons 5-8 (guide will be attached below). Final Exam Review Sheet will be attached by Saturday afternoon, 6/6.
Monday 6/8: Romeo and Juliet Test. Acts 4 & 5 Quotes due (4 universal/4 specific).
Tuesday 6/9: Review for Final. (Study Guide attached below.)
*Final Exam: Monday 6/15, 8:15 am
English 2R-04
Wednesday 6/3: Vocab 8 Quiz!
Thursday 6/4: Return Summer Reading Contract! Review for Final. Study for Vocab 5-8 Test.
Tuesday 6/9: Vocabulary Lessons 5-8 Test (Study Guide attached below).
Wednesday 6/10: Review for Final. (Study Guide attached below). Hand in Literature Books!
*Extra Credit: Due Friday, June 12th. Write a paragraph explaining whether or not you think Holden Caufield from Catcher in the Rye, would be friends with Biff Loman, from Death of a Salesman. Discuss their ideas about being a fake and a phony. You must use 3 specific examples from Salesman about Biff, and discuss if Holden would agree/disagree with, or like/dislike Biff's actions.
*Final Exam: Tuesday 6/16, 10 am
English 2R-03
Thursday 6/4: Review for Final.
Friday 6/5: Return Summer Reading Contract! Study for Vocab 5-8 Test.
Monday 6/8: Vocabulary Lessons 5-8 Test (Study Guide attached below).
Tuesday 6/9: Review for Final. (Study Guide attached below.) Hand in Literature Books!
*Extra Credit: Due Friday, June 12th. Write a paragraph explaining whether or not you think Holden Caufield from Catcher in the Rye, would be friends with Biff Loman, from Death of a Salesman. Discuss their ideas about being a fake and a phony. You must use 3 specific examples from Salesman about Biff, and discuss if Holden would agree/disagree with, or like/dislike Biff's actions.
*Final Exam: Friday 6/12, 8:15 am
Current Events
Tuesday 6/9: "Face the Music" debates, skits or papers are due:
Debates: Include 3 facts from chapter for argument, plus two facts for rebuttal. Hand in summary of position and outline of arguments.
Skits: Include 5 facts from the chapter; hand in script.
Papers: Include 5 facts from the chapter, plus your opinion. Must be 2-3 pages. Cite your sources!
Week of 5/25
English 1H
Monday 5/25: Memorial Day
Tuesday 5/26: HW: Act 3 Quotes (3 universal and 3 specific) due Thursday 5/28.
English 2R-04
Monday 5/25: Memorial Day
Tuesday 5/26: Extra Credit Vocab Assignment due (see last week's assignments below).
Wednesday 5/27: HW: Complete "Self-Reliance" Chart. 10 Vocab Lesson 8 sentences due Thursday.
Thursday 5/28: HW: Vocab 8 Quiz Monday!
English 2R-03
Monday 5/25: Memorial Day
Tuesday 5/26: Extra Credit Vocab Assignment due (see last week's assignments below).
Thursday 5/27: HW: 10 Vocab Lesson 8 sentences due Friday. Vocab 8 Quiz Friday!
Current Events
Tuesday 5/26: Complete test essays.
Wednesday 5/27: HW: Headline -- Summarize (3-5 sentences) and write a reaction (100 words) to a news article related to the music industry. Due Thursday - Quiz grade!
Thursday 5/28: HW: Summarize the current situation with North Korea, South Korea and the U.S. Read article at www.nytimes.com/2009/05/28/world/asia/28korea.html
Week of 5/18
English 1H
Monday 5/18: Act 2 Quiz! (Act 2 quotes due.)
Tuesday 5/19: HW: Read Act 3, Scene 4 by Tuesday 5/26. Act 3 Quotes (3 universal and 3 specific) due Thursday 5/28.
English 2R-04
Monday 5/18: List and define 5 virtues you'd like to live by, then write a paragraph explaining how you'd attempt to put at least one virtue into action. (Use Franklin's virtues from "The Autobiography" on p. 130 as examples.)
* LATE Salesman essays will NOT be accepted after Monday 5/18!
** Extra Credit: Write a poem, rap, song or short story using 10 vocabulary words from Lessons 1-8 (attached below). This assignment can be used to replace one vocabulary quiz.
English 2R-03
Monday 5/18: List and define 5 virtues you'd like to live by, then write a paragraph explaining how you'd attempt to put at least one virtue into action. (Use Franklin's virtues from "The Autobiography" on p. 130 as examples.)
* LATE Salesman essays will NOT be accepted after Monday 5/18!
** Extra Credit: Write a poem, rap, song or short story using 10 vocabulary words from Lessons 1-8 (attached below). This assignment can be used to replace one vocabulary quiz.
Current Events
*Bring Current Issues book to class!
* Final Assessment will be Wednesday, May 20th and will cover Healthcare and Education chapters in Current Issues (see study guide attached below).
