Homework and Announcements - 9/13 and 9/14

AP English III:

For tonight you have a few things to be working on, they're listed in the order of importance.

1. Be aware that your Gatsby skits need to be ready and rehearsed by next week. These should be polished performances that are captivating and show a high amount of attention to detail in the text. Follow the guidelines in the assignment sheet.


2. You will have a quiz on The Great Gatsby next Monday and Tuesday. The quiz will have quotes and short answers - begin to reconsider some of the important quotations of the novel - try to find some new ones. Remember to always consider and reconnect to the author's purpose.


3. Today in class I handed out the Petrunkevitch article as well as a graphic organizer to prepare you for your compare/contrast assignment on tone. We will not discuss the article in class - it is meant solely for you to use in constructing your response. These writing assignments are also due next Monday/Tuesday.


4. Finally - we will wrap up Gatsby on Thursday/Friday - if you have any residual questions that you feel have not yet been addressed, please bring those with you Thursday/Friday.

English I:

Tonight for homework I want you all to reflect on the piece "How to Eat a Guava" by Esmeralda Santiago. I want for you to use the notes that we took on writing last class to construct an effective paragraph answer to a question about the story. Honors students should answer question eight on page 546. Standard students should answer question nine on page 546. These paragraph responses will be due to the box before Thursday/Friday and they will count as a quiz. Don't miss this chance to improve your scores - come see me if you need extra help.

Also - a quick note on textbooks - if you have trouble with the online textbook please let me know via e-mail immediately. A lot of you told me that you couldn't complete the assignment because of technology issues - I can't fix these problems after the fact. Let me know once it happens so that we can try to find a solution.

Lastly, Freshmen will have an exam next week on autobiography and memoir. Begin to study now! The test will happen on 9/21 and 9/22.