7/8th grade homework due Wednesday

Please complete a total of three pages (double-spaced if you write on the computer; single-spaced if you are hand writting) of your orriginal short story that we began in class together today. Remember, this story in itself must have a title that is an ALLUSION to _The Old Man and the Sea_ (your title may be formated such as: _The Young ___ and the _______). Stories must also have a clear conflict that you are able to identify, as well as a theme/lesson that you can explain on Wednesday as well.

7/8th grade homework due Monday

Finish the paragraphs we started in class on Monday! If you turned your work in already, you have NO HOMEWORK! Enjoy!

9/10th Due Tuesday

Please actively read chapters 3, 4 and 5 (several finished chapter three in class today). Also, for the two of you who were absent today, please make arrangements with me to make up the inclass essay and test that you missed today. I hope you're both doing well!

7/8th Grade homework due Friday

Please read actively pages 62-73, paying close attention to how Hemmingway creates tension and conflict (internal and external).

7/8th grade homework due Wednesday

Please read actively pages 51-62-- paying close attention to any allusions you may find along the way.

7/8th grade homework due Monday

In class, you selected a topic sentence that was generated by you or a peer in discussion. For homework over the weekend, I would like you prove your topic by developing a paragraph argument, complete with evidence, analysis and a conclusion sentence. Please bring these formal writing assignments printed out to class on Monday.

9/10th grade homework due Tuesday

Please read actively _Crime and PUnishment_, the first two chapters. I understand this reading is dense, and I am anticipating it should take you around two hours to complete. Please let me know before class if this reading has taken you more than 2 hours and 15 minutes to complete.

7/8th Homework due on Friday

Please read actively in _The Old Man and the Sea_ from pages 41 to 51 (I will be checking your active reading for a homework "check." In order to get a perfect score, I would average at least one or two "notes" per page. Also, remember to place a question mark in the margins if you have a question about ANYTHING in that passage... you'll earn extra credit for identifying what you don't know!).

9/10th Homework Due Thursday

Please read Lermontov's "The Dispute," and "The Sail" and answer the two pages of questions about these poems in the poetry packet.

7/8th Grade homework due Wednesday

7/8th: First and foremost, please enjoy the Monday holiday in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Remember to spend some time reflecting on the state of our nation, our world, and envision yourself as a positive force for change. How can you support brotherhood? The homework due in class is: please read actively pages 30 through 40 in _The Old Man and the Sea_. It is very likely that you will have a readin quiz over these pages, so read carefully.

9/10th grade homework due Tuesday

Please read Martin Luther King Jr.'s essay entitled, "An Experiment on Love," and write a five paragraph essay where you argue whether or not MLK's philosophies align or differ from Romanticism as we have been introduced to the genre in Russian Literature. Please don't be concerned about creating a memorable intro or conclusion. Those can be just one or two sentences, if you'd like. I'm more interested to see you carefully identify three elements of Romanticism and argue whether or not MLK's essay embodies them or not. You will earn full credit for this homework assignment if you turn in a well-thought out draft with all the formal elements of a main body paragraph (topics, evidence, analysis).

7/8th grade homework due on Friday

Please complete your paragraph arguing an answer to the following question: What do the dreams of the old man suggest about him (the dreams are covered on pages 24 and 25 of _Old Man and The Sea_.)

7/8th Homework Due Wednesday

Please read ACTIVELY pages 21-29. Play close attention to the symbolism Hemmingway creates when he writes about Santiago's dream at night, and prepare yourself mentally to write your thoughts down in an organized paragraph when we meet on Wednesday.

7/8 grade homework due Monday

Please read Hemmingway's _Old Man and the Sea_, pages 9-20, actively (which means noting at least two to three important facts or characteristics per page in your book).

9/10th Grade homework due Tuesday

Please 1) review as much information about the literary device, "Synecdoche," as you can find on Wikipedia and other related research sites (since this concept will help us frame our investigation into Russian Literature). Please also bring ONE other example of a synecdotal relationship, besides those covered in class. 2) Please close read Alexandre Pushkin's two poems, "The Poison Tree," and "The Bird," as well as answer the assigned questions on the worksheet handed out in class. (**Rhys, feel free to email me about any of this, since you were not in class yesterday. I have placed the materials you need to complete this assignment in the TURN IN slot for your class.)