Due to the new school schedule, I will no longer be using the blog to post daily homework reminders. Please refer to the class calendar on Veracross. The class blog will still be a source for helpful links and other announcements, but the daily updates will be discontinued.
Homework reminders for next time
ENGLISH 9:
Period 2: Make sure you've reached your IR goal for the first week by Wednesday's class.
Periods 4 & 7: Please read pp. 30-38 in HGM with a pen or pencil in hand. Mark places that you find surprising, interesting, or confusing (S.I.C.) as you go. I'm going to have you turn some of your observations into dialogic notes in the next class.
HONORS BRITISH LIT:
Period 3: Please respond to the online discussion post on the class Veracross website.
Period 8: Please finish reading Beowulf for next class.
ENGLISH 9:
Period 2: Make sure you've reached your IR goal for the first week by Wednesday's class.
Periods 4 & 7: Please read pp. 30-38 in HGM with a pen or pencil in hand. Mark places that you find surprising, interesting, or confusing (S.I.C.) as you go. I'm going to have you turn some of your observations into dialogic notes in the next class.
HONORS BRITISH LIT:
Period 3: Please respond to the online discussion post on the class Veracross website.
Period 8: Please finish reading Beowulf for next class.
Homework reminders for next class
ENGLISH 9:
At the beginning of the next class, I'll check in with you to see if you've met your Independent Reading goal for the first full week. Start getting in the habit of finding time during your day to work on your IR book--in the morning before your first class, during the interim, in study hall, or in the second half of your lunch period.
HONORS BRITISH LIT:
Finish Beowulf for next time. Check out Wiglaf's funeral speech in the last section. Ultimately, what are supposed to feel about Beowulf the hero: admiration, disappointment, disgust? Is this poem trying to tell us something about the limits of this kind of mythical heroism?
Keep up with your IR reading for the week!
ENGLISH 9:
At the beginning of the next class, I'll check in with you to see if you've met your Independent Reading goal for the first full week. Start getting in the habit of finding time during your day to work on your IR book--in the morning before your first class, during the interim, in study hall, or in the second half of your lunch period.
HONORS BRITISH LIT:
Finish Beowulf for next time. Check out Wiglaf's funeral speech in the last section. Ultimately, what are supposed to feel about Beowulf the hero: admiration, disappointment, disgust? Is this poem trying to tell us something about the limits of this kind of mythical heroism?
Keep up with your IR reading for the week!
Homework reminders for next class
ENGLISH 9:
Period 2: Please read pp. 22-29, the "Demeter" chapter, in HGM. Our first quiz is next class and it will cover HGM so far and the details we've discussed from the Greek gods family tree.
Don't forget to hit your IR weekly goal!
Periods 4 & 7: Hit or exceed your weekly IR goal!
HONORS BRITISH LIT:
Please read up to "Beowulf Fights the Dragon." Our first Beowulf quiz is next class.
You need to hit your first weekly Independent Reading goal (measured in pages) by Monday.
ENGLISH 9:
Period 2: Please read pp. 22-29, the "Demeter" chapter, in HGM. Our first quiz is next class and it will cover HGM so far and the details we've discussed from the Greek gods family tree.
Don't forget to hit your IR weekly goal!
Periods 4 & 7: Hit or exceed your weekly IR goal!
HONORS BRITISH LIT:
Please read up to "Beowulf Fights the Dragon." Our first Beowulf quiz is next class.
You need to hit your first weekly Independent Reading goal (measured in pages) by Monday.
Homework reminders for next class
ENGLISH 9:
Period 2, 4, & 7: Please read pp. 22-29, the "Demeter" chapter in HGM. Please review the mythology family tree we went over in class and the HGM stories so far. Our first quiz is next class, and I'm going to ask you How/Why questions about our mythology discussions so far. For example, you might see something like, "How did Rhea help her son rebel against his father?" or "Why did Zeus decide to eat Metis?"
Keep up with your Independent Reading as well. Find 10 minutes here and there throughout your day to get your pages in.
HONORS BRITISH LIT:
Periods 3 & 8: Please read up to but not including "Beowulf Fights the Dragon."
This is Beowulf 50 years after he first attained glory from killing Grendel. Why does he insist on fighting the dragon himself, when Hrothgar let the young thanes try their hands at killing Grendel? We'll have our first Beowulf quiz next class. It will involve you writing a paragraph to support an interpretation of the poem.
Don't forget that your personal essays are due by 11:59 p.m. on Thursday.
Keep up with your Independent Reading as well. You'll need to have hit your weekly goal of page numbers the next time I see you.
ENGLISH 9:
Period 2, 4, & 7: Please read pp. 22-29, the "Demeter" chapter in HGM. Please review the mythology family tree we went over in class and the HGM stories so far. Our first quiz is next class, and I'm going to ask you How/Why questions about our mythology discussions so far. For example, you might see something like, "How did Rhea help her son rebel against his father?" or "Why did Zeus decide to eat Metis?"
Keep up with your Independent Reading as well. Find 10 minutes here and there throughout your day to get your pages in.
HONORS BRITISH LIT:
Periods 3 & 8: Please read up to but not including "Beowulf Fights the Dragon."
This is Beowulf 50 years after he first attained glory from killing Grendel. Why does he insist on fighting the dragon himself, when Hrothgar let the young thanes try their hands at killing Grendel? We'll have our first Beowulf quiz next class. It will involve you writing a paragraph to support an interpretation of the poem.
Don't forget that your personal essays are due by 11:59 p.m. on Thursday.
Keep up with your Independent Reading as well. You'll need to have hit your weekly goal of page numbers the next time I see you.
Homework reminders for next class
ENGLISH 9:
Period 2 & 7: Please read pp. 22-29, the "Demeter" chapter in HGM. Please review the mythology family tree we went over in class and the HGM stories so far. Our first quiz is next class, and I'm going to ask you How/Why questions about our mythology discussions so far. For example, you might see something like, "How did Rhea help her son rebel against his father?" or "Why did Zeus decide to eat Metis?"
Keep up with your Independent Reading as well. Find 10 minutes here and there throughout your day to get your pages in.
Period 4: Read pp. 15 -21 in Heroes, Gods, and Monsters. Get used to reading with a pencil and marking passages that surprise, interest, or confuse you. What about these passages are noteworthy?
HONORS BRITISH LIT:
Periods 3 & 8: Please read up to but not including "Beowulf Fights Grendel's Mother."
In Beowulf's first fight, he is the defender of a space against an intruder. Now he is the intruder. Is this killing as morally justifiable as the other?
Audio clips of the translator, Irish poet Seamus Heaney, reading these sections are shared with you in the class folder. Check them out!
ENGLISH 9:
Period 2 & 7: Please read pp. 22-29, the "Demeter" chapter in HGM. Please review the mythology family tree we went over in class and the HGM stories so far. Our first quiz is next class, and I'm going to ask you How/Why questions about our mythology discussions so far. For example, you might see something like, "How did Rhea help her son rebel against his father?" or "Why did Zeus decide to eat Metis?"
Keep up with your Independent Reading as well. Find 10 minutes here and there throughout your day to get your pages in.
Period 4: Read pp. 15 -21 in Heroes, Gods, and Monsters. Get used to reading with a pencil and marking passages that surprise, interest, or confuse you. What about these passages are noteworthy?
HONORS BRITISH LIT:
Periods 3 & 8: Please read up to but not including "Beowulf Fights Grendel's Mother."
In Beowulf's first fight, he is the defender of a space against an intruder. Now he is the intruder. Is this killing as morally justifiable as the other?
Audio clips of the translator, Irish poet Seamus Heaney, reading these sections are shared with you in the class folder. Check them out!
Homework Due Tuesday, September 6 (Happy Labor Day!)
ENGLISH 9:
Period 2: Please read pp. 3-14 in HGM and take dialogic notes in your notebook (this section begins on p. 30 of your notebook). Make 5 observations in the left-hand column--elements that surprised you or stood out or seemed interesting or different than you would expect. In the right-hand column, add your commentary--your thoughts on why the observation is interesting, unexpected, or confusing--for each of the 5 observations.
Do 30 minutes of Independent Reading this weekend! You'll each get an email from me with your personalized weekly reading goals based on the reading rate we measured in class this week.
Periods 4 & 7: Please read pp. 15-21 in HGM. Take dialogic notes [optional this time] if that helps you focus your observations of the text.
Do 30 minutes of Independent Reading this weekend! You'll each get an email from me with your personalized weekly reading goals based on the reading rate we measured in class this week.
HONORS BRITISH LIT:
Periods 3 and 8: Read up to "The Feast at Heorot" section in your copy of Beowulf (PDF is available on the Veracross class website). Reminder that your personal essay is due on TurnItIn.com by 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 8. Sometime before then, please see me in the Writing Center periods 5 or 6 or in my classroom during the Interim to discuss your essay.
Do 30 minutes of Independent Reading this weekend! You'll each get an email from me with your personalized weekly reading goals based on the reading rate we measured in class this week.
ENGLISH 9:
Period 2: Please read pp. 3-14 in HGM and take dialogic notes in your notebook (this section begins on p. 30 of your notebook). Make 5 observations in the left-hand column--elements that surprised you or stood out or seemed interesting or different than you would expect. In the right-hand column, add your commentary--your thoughts on why the observation is interesting, unexpected, or confusing--for each of the 5 observations.
Do 30 minutes of Independent Reading this weekend! You'll each get an email from me with your personalized weekly reading goals based on the reading rate we measured in class this week.
Do 30 minutes of Independent Reading this weekend! You'll each get an email from me with your personalized weekly reading goals based on the reading rate we measured in class this week.
HONORS BRITISH LIT:
Periods 3 and 8: Read up to "The Feast at Heorot" section in your copy of Beowulf (PDF is available on the Veracross class website). Reminder that your personal essay is due on TurnItIn.com by 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 8. Sometime before then, please see me in the Writing Center periods 5 or 6 or in my classroom during the Interim to discuss your essay.
Do 30 minutes of Independent Reading this weekend! You'll each get an email from me with your personalized weekly reading goals based on the reading rate we measured in class this week.
Homework Reminders for Friday, September 2
ENGLISH 9
Period 2: Please bring your Independent Reading (IR) book, your copy of Heroes, Gods, and Monsters (HGM), and your poly class folder.
Periods 4 & 7: Please finish reading pp. 3-14 in Heroes, Gods, and Monsters (HGM). In the dialogic notes we started (on p. 30 of your notebook), please finish with a total of at least 5 observations and comments for what you read in HGM.
HONORS BRITISH LIT
Periods 3 & 8: We don't meet Friday, but please read up to "Feast at Heorot" in your copy of Beowulf for Tuesday. Reminder that your personal essay is due on TurnItIn.com by 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 8. Sometime before then, please see me in the Writing Center periods 5 or 6 or in my classroom during the Interim to discuss your essay
ENGLISH 9
Period 2: Please bring your Independent Reading (IR) book, your copy of Heroes, Gods, and Monsters (HGM), and your poly class folder.
Periods 4 & 7: Please finish reading pp. 3-14 in Heroes, Gods, and Monsters (HGM). In the dialogic notes we started (on p. 30 of your notebook), please finish with a total of at least 5 observations and comments for what you read in HGM.
HONORS BRITISH LIT
Periods 3 & 8: We don't meet Friday, but please read up to "Feast at Heorot" in your copy of Beowulf for Tuesday. Reminder that your personal essay is due on TurnItIn.com by 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 8. Sometime before then, please see me in the Writing Center periods 5 or 6 or in my classroom during the Interim to discuss your essay
Homework for next class
ENGLISH 9:
Periods 4 & 7: Please bring your Independent Reading book, your class folder, and your copy of Heroes, Gods, and Monsters to the next class.
Period 2: Please bring your signed course policy sheet and your summer reading note charts to the next class.
HONORS BRITISH LIT:
Period 3: Bring your Independent Reading book with you to class. Please see the details for the Personal Essay assignment on Veracross. The documents have been shared with you on Google Drive. Check your DeMatha email.
Period 8: Please bring your signed course policy to class. You will write your letter to me in class about your summer reading experience.
ENGLISH 9:
Periods 4 & 7: Please bring your Independent Reading book, your class folder, and your copy of Heroes, Gods, and Monsters to the next class.
Period 2: Please bring your signed course policy sheet and your summer reading note charts to the next class.
HONORS BRITISH LIT:
Period 3: Bring your Independent Reading book with you to class. Please see the details for the Personal Essay assignment on Veracross. The documents have been shared with you on Google Drive. Check your DeMatha email.
Period 8: Please bring your signed course policy to class. You will write your letter to me in class about your summer reading experience.
Welcome Back!
ENGLISH 9: Make sure you have a parent sign your course policy sheet. You'll also need to bring in your summer reading note charts to our second class meeting.
HONORS BRITISH LITERATURE: Please have a parent sign your course policy sheet. During our second class meeting, you will write your summer reading letter to me (you may not bring any notes with you to class).
ENGLISH 9: Make sure you have a parent sign your course policy sheet. You'll also need to bring in your summer reading note charts to our second class meeting.
HONORS BRITISH LITERATURE: Please have a parent sign your course policy sheet. During our second class meeting, you will write your summer reading letter to me (you may not bring any notes with you to class).
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