Homework for B-Day Students: 27 November 2018

AP Seminar

And now it is that we begin our drafting process and move from planning and researching to writing and drafting. As we begin it's important that you continue to use your preliminary documents in a way that makes sense. Consider the different elements of the QUEST framework and how you're using all of these skills as you are working through your IWA.

On Thursday and Monday we'll be doing nothing but drafting. I think that looking at the rubric, the earlier sample papers, and the feedback that you've received will be very helpful here.

Also remember what I said in class - when we do the actual process you'll have a lot more time. This was a quick move through the process in order to familiarize ourselves with the process.

Advanced Russian

We are also in the drafting phase of our research papers or research posters - whichever level we find ourselves to be in. As you are going through the research paper, remember that I need a final copy with all elements pulled together by tomorrow - WEDNESDAY - at 4:00 PM. I need the final copy shared with me so that I can send it in.

For next class we will have our vocabulary quiz on time expressions. Remember that you need to know your various prepositions and vocabulary related to time like days of the week, months, adverbs related to time expressions (suddenly, long time, always, all the time).

We also did a bit of exercise work today in class. Be sure that you've completed these exercises both as a practice for the quiz as well as review of concepts.

Russian I

Keep in mind that the only way to improve in Russian is the practice and review. If you don't know how to do a practice or you don't know how to do a review, then we should talk. The sooner that you address the issue, the sooner it gets better. Remember that avoidance isn't actually doing anything.

Today in class we reviewed verb conjugation by looking at reflexive verbs as well as transitive verbs. We also looked at verbs which have a mutation like жить and писать. We did some conjugation practice which you can find in Google Classroom.

For next class you have two exercises for practice. First, read the text and find the verbs. Underline the verbs and circle the subjects. On the back, read the information after the verb and find the most logical verb to go in the blank. Then, conjugate. Remember that you have to complete six of the twelve conjugations.

Homework for Russian Students - 14 December 2017

Time for the weekend! I'm so looking forward to Saturday :) Here are your reminders for what to accomplish over the weekend for Russian students.

Advanced Russian:

Next week you have two assessments - one is for practice (the NEWL Field Test) and the other is for a grade (the Unit Examination). One you can study for (the Unit Examination) one you can't (the NEWL Field Test). Here are a few reminders:

• On Monday you'll take A lunch and then report to the Dell Lab for the Field Test. Ms. Oertel will be your test proctor. You'll complete listening and reading comprehension in Russian. This is a great way to get ready for your future AP Russian exam as well as to just get a general feel for what your skills are in Russian.
• On Wednesday you'll have your unit examination. Both classes will need to be familiar with telling time, taking about time expressions with prepositions and working with numbers. Outside of that, the exams are different. Russian II will see a lot of questions around aspect and aspectual choice. Make sure that you know when you should use perfective versus imperfective. Russian III will see questions related to reflexive pronouns and other types of pronouns. The exam will cover Chapter Five (Russian II) and Chapter Eight (Russian III) be ready!

Russian I

If you did not have the chance to finish your sentences about yourself and your friend, then make sure that you get on Google Classroom tonight to finish that work. I will import grades tomorrow and give feedback before I return the assignment to you online. The assignment is a good practice for your mini-test next week. The mini-test will focus on verb conjugation and case declensions (nominative, accusative, and prepositional). During our review in class, many of you were able to generate the right answers - keep studying and practicing. Be sure to finish your exercises and to complete the extra exercises I gave you today in order to finish your learning!

Homework for A Day Students: 9/3/2015 - Weekend Edition

I won't see all of you until I'm thirty-one!  Thankfully that happens on Saturday, so we won't have to wait too long.  Here are your reminders for the weekend:

Russian II/III

Continue to work on the grammar exercises to help you review genitive, accusative, and prepositional case.  A lot of you were making some breakthroughs today in terms of case construction and knowledge, keep practicing and learning.  In addition, go back to your paragraphs - apply the dative case and continue to edit and develop.  I will be collecting finalized versions for cases soon!

Russian I

I want you to make sure that your handwriting packets are complete this weekend so that you can completely study the alphabet.  After today's class we've done all the letters, and now we're starting to get at phonetics too.  Continue to write, read, and practice.  We'll be doing all of that next weekend.

For my Russian language students - here's a fun song that you can listen to this weekend just for the heck of it.

English II

We've started studying Chekhov and will continue that work next week.  For the weekend, I want you to write using your vocabulary.  Construct a short story using FIVE vocabulary words from your bookmarks.  The story should be about someone borrowing money from another person.  Don't write more than a paragraph or two - I want the stories short.  Include some conflict - that always happens when people borrow money.

When you turn in the story you will also turn in your vocabulary bookmarks - so make sure that all the words on them are defined.

Homework for A-Day: 9/1/2015

Russian II/III

The exercises tonight for homework are intended to be used so that you will memorize your case endings for the accusative and genitive cases.  Practice and then practice some more.  Here are the exercises you should study and complete:

For Accusative case - pages 82-85.

Russian II and III:  Exercise 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 30, 31, 32, 33, 37.
Russian III:  Exercise 25 and 26.

For Genitive case - pages 122-123.

Russian II and III:  Exercise 15, 16, 17, 29, 21, 24.

I'll have your written work to you returned soon.

Russian I

Please complete the additional handwriting work tonight to finish your study of the letters.  Only focus on the handwriting exercises.  Do not worry about translating words that you don't know.  I'll collect all of your handwriting work on Thursday.

English II

If you did not complete your tone analysis and imagery from the Pushkin poem, make sure to finish that tonight and turn it in on Thursday.  Also, if you were a late addition to the class you need to complete your paragraphs and turn them in on Thursday too.

Snow Day Number 6

It's one of these winters again, and they say that we're going to get more snow tonight.  Goodness.

Russian I and II

Make sure that your journals are complete.  Make sure that you are studying nightly to practice your grammar and vocabulary.  A great thing to do is to listen to Russian music and follow along with the lyrics - think about the grammar being used, use the Yandex translator to define words and build your vocabulary.  Keep using and studying Russian during this time.  There's a YouTube channel called ELLO which is all Russian music videos.

AP English III

I hope that all of you are using this time to get ahead on Invisible Man as well as your research.  When we return there will be a new, accelerated reading schedule as well as a quick overview on the idea of research outlines before you need to turn them in.  Be productive on these days off, a bit of work now will save a lot of work later.

English II

Just like AP you all should be getting ahead with your reading.  Spend time daily with Purple Hibiscus so that when you return you can be ahead.  Pay attention to characters, work on your vocabulary, and enjoy the time to simply read and get to know these characters.  The more you read now, the less you'll have later.

Homework for the Weekend - A Day Students - 9/19/2014

Russian II

This weekend you are finishing your work reviewing all six cases.  This weekend, spend some time with the instrumental case.  Using your Schaum's Outline of Russian Grammar complete the following exercises.  The numbers after the exercise tell you which questions in the exercise you can complete.

• Exercise 31, page 63:  1, 3-8
• Exercise 32, page 63: 1-4, 6-10
• Exercise 33, page 63:  1-7
• Exercise 36, page 64:  1-15
• Exercise 37. page 64:  1-5
• Exercise 38, page 65:  1-9

At the end of this you have worked in all of your cases.  Continue practicing and reviewing and studying nightly.  Drill and practice.  Drill and practice!

Russian I

Your homework this weekend consists of the worksheet I gave you today.  Complete the exercise in which you take each word and turn it into a sentence paired with a translation.  All of your sentences should start with the Russian equivalent of "This is...".  Have this done on a piece of paper to turn in.  Also, read the names of the colleges and universities.  We will practice with some of this on Tuesday.  Don't forget.  You have your first test on Thursday on the alphabet and culture.  We'll prepare for this a bit on Tuesday.

English II

No homework for the weekend.  Enjoy your time off.  Consider our ideas about memoir and perspective from today's class.