Archived Homework
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Assignments for October 2019
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Date |
Class
Work |
Homework |
Due Today |
Week 6 |
Mon
09/30 |
What is drama?
Aristotle's Poetics |
- Deadline to sign up and pay for the AP Lit test is
October 18.
Get your materials in.
- Draft 3 Personal Statement due Friday.
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Tues
10/01 |
Context for the tragedy
In drama, Greece is the word.
Understand the importance of
and their component parts |
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College
Application Writing Workshop, 4:30 in the high school
library
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Draft 3
Personal Statement due Friday.
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Make a chart
of the priorities of The BIG IDEAS of tragedy according
t Aristotle. Provide denotation. We
will want to be mindful of context as we approach
the work.
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Free
Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Application
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Weds
10/02 |
Journal 3a:
How important is it that you feel in control of your life?
Have there been times when seemingly random circumstances
and external influences left you without control?
When did this happen, and how did you respond?
Oedipus the King |
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Thurs
10/03
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Oedipus the King |
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Fri
10/04 |
Some peer editing
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Deadline to sign up and pay for the AP Lit test is
October 18.
Get your materials in.
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Free
Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Application
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Draft 4 of Personal Statement due
Friday Oct. 11.
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Review feedback from your last in-class essay. On
Monday, have at least one question about that essay to
help focus your rewrite.
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In-class essay rewrite due
Monday, October 14. Make sure you
attach the in-class version.
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Draft 3 Personal
Statement |
Week 7 |
Mon
10/07 |
Essay questions
Oedipus the King |
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Deadline
to sign up and pay for the AP Lit test is
October 18.
Get your materials in.
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College
Fair is 10/10. Awesome stuff. Check it
out.
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In-class
essay rewrite due Monday,
October 14. Make sure you attach
the in-class version.
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In-class essay
questions. |
Tues
10/08 |
Oedipus the King |
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College Application Writing Workshop, 4:00 in the high
school library.
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Deadline to
sign up and pay for the AP Lit test is
October 18.
Get your materials in.
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College Fair
is 10/10. Awesome stuff. Check it out.
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In-class
essay rewrite due Monday,
October 14. Make sure you attach the
in-class version.
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Bring your
thesis claims (specific and universal) from the essay
rewrite. We will review before the Draft 4
personal statement peer edit. Due
Friday, 10/11.
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Weds
10/9 |
Oedipus the King |
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Deadline to
sign up and pay for the AP Lit test is
October 18.
Get your materials in.
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College Fair
is 10/10. Awesome stuff. Check it out.
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In-class
essay rewrite due Monday,
October 14. Make sure you attach the
in-class version.
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Bring your
thesis claims (specific and universal) from the essay
rewrite. We will review before the Draft 4
personal statement peer edit. Due
Friday, 10/11.
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Thurs
10/10 |
Oedipus the King |
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College Fair
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Deadline to
sign up and pay for the AP Lit test is
October 18.
Get your materials in.
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In-class
essay rewrite due Monday,
October 14. Make sure you attach the
in-class version.
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Bring your
thesis claims (specific and universal) from the essay
rewrite. We will review before the Draft 4
personal statement peer edit. Due
Friday, 10/11.
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Fri
10/11 |
Thesis share out
for inclass rewrite Draft 4 (and
last) peer review. |
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Deadline to
sign up and pay for the AP Lit test is
October 18.
Get your materials in.
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In-class
essay rewrite due Monday,
October 14. Make sure you attach the
in-class version.
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Review for
Unit Test on Monday and Tuesday.
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Draft 4 personal statement. Two thesis claims for in-class
essay rewrite. |
Week 8 |
Mon
10/14 |
Oedipus Multiple Choice Portion of test (AP style)
and additional matching. |
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Deadline to
sign up and pay for the AP Lit test is
October 18.
Get your materials in.
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Review
materials for Essay Portion of the unit test.
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Deadline to sign up and pay for the AP Lit test is
October 18.
Get your materials in.
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Free
Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Application
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Deadline to pay for the AP Exam is
Friday, October 18.
It is $94 per test (an additional $40 late fee).
Bring your application and fees to Mrs. Thompson in the
front office.
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In-class essay rewrite due Monday,
October 14. Make sure you attach the
in-class version |
Tues
10/15 |
Oedipus Essay Portion of Test |
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Deadline to sign up and pay for the AP Lit test is
October 18.
Get your materials in.
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Free
Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Application
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Deadline to pay for the AP Exam is
Friday, October 18.
It is $94 per test (an additional $40 late fee).
Bring your application and fees to Mrs. Thompson in the
front office.
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Weds
10/16 |
Building some bridges: from prose to poetry.
Review of style
Personal device
glossary
One page
device assignment |
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Deadline to sign up and pay for the AP Lit test is
October 18.
Get your materials in.
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Free
Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Application.
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Deadline to pay for the AP Exam is
Friday, October 18.
It is $94 per test (an additional $40 late fee).
Bring your application and fees to Mrs. Thompson in the
front office.
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Complete your 20 device glossary.
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One page literary
device assignment: Select 1 device from the glossary
you composed. Follow the outline layout out in
class.
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Literary Device: denotation
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Example: From Oedipus the King.
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Function The Three C's: Context, Concept, Connection.
See handout.
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Thurs
10/17 |
Begin poetry unit
Poetry:
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Deadline to sign up and pay for the AP Lit test is
October 18.
Get your materials in.
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Free
Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Application.
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Deadline to pay for the AP Exam is
Friday, October 18.
It is $94 per test (an additional $40 late fee).
Bring your application and fees to Mrs. Thompson in the
front office.
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Okay, complete the denotations in your device glossary.
I'm checking.
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literary device analysis |
Fri
10/18 |
Poetry |
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device glossary |
Week 9 |
Mon
10/21 |
12th grade
school-wide Assessment
Poetry |
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Deadline to sign up and pay for the AP Lit test |
Tues
10/22 |
Ms. Gerber out for Common Assessment grading.
Creative writing - poetry
Gallery
Walk 1
Where I'm From
Poem |
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Wed
10/23 |
Poetry
Gallery Walk 2
Tone Poem |
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"Where I'm From" Poem |
Thurs
10/24 |
Poetry
Journal 4a. What are your feelings about poetry?
How have these feelings changed (if at all) since we began
to listen to and write poetry? |
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Tone Song Rewrite |
Fri
10/25 |
Some basic
understandings
Almost Everything You Need to Know About Poetry handout
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Week 10 |
Mon
10/28 |
Minimum Day
Let's explicate a
poem. |
Be ready to present your poem analysis on Monday; both the
what and the how. |
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Tues
10/29 |
Group analysis |
Be ready to present your poem analysis on Monday; both the
what and the how. |
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Weds
10/30 |
Group analysis |
Be ready to present your poem analysis on Monday; both the
what and the how. |
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Thurs
10/31 |
Group poem |
Be ready to present your poem analysis on Monday; both the
what and the how. |
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Fri
11/01
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Teacher
In-Service
No Students |
Be ready to present your poem analysis on Monday; both the
what and the how. |
Group poem Presentation |