English+7

December 8, 2010 You should be working on journals 6-8. I want to collect the journals 6- 10 on Monday, December 13, 2010.

Journal 9 Quote from chapter 6 and response OR In chapter 6 Grant states, "I tried to decide just how I should respond to them. Whether I should act like the teacher that I was, or like the nigger that I was supposed to be." During the 1940s, the word nigger was used as a derogatory remark to refer to African Americans. Today, the word nigger is used in daily conversations. Is the use of the word nigger acceptable to you? Do you use this word freely? Why or why not? Do you agree with the liberal use of the word nigger? If someone white referred to you as a nigger, would you still think the use of the word is acceptable? Provide reasons for your opinion.

Journal 10 Quote from chapter 7 and reponse OR On page 65, Grant and his teacher have the following conversation.  "I'm Creole. Do you know what a Creole is? A lying cowardly bastard. Did you know that?"  "No, I didn't know that," I said.  "I was afraid, " he said, looking into the fire. "I was afraid to run away. What am I? Look at me. Where else could I have felt superior to so many but here?  "Is that important?" I asked him.  "It is," he said. "For everyone. Especially for the whites and the near whites. It is important."  "Do you feel superior to me?" I asked him. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 170%;"> "Of course," he said. "Don't be a damned fool. I am superior to you. I am superior to any man blacker than me."

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 170%;">Think about the above conversation and write about a situation in which you have felt superior to someone else and a time you have felt inferior to those around you. Be honest.

November 27, 2010 Unfortunately, our class only met one day during this past school week. As a result, we were unable to start __A Lesson Before Dying__. In preparation for reading this novel, please view the following video and compile a list of 15 important details about the text and 5 important pieces of information about the author. This assignment will count as a quiz for the 2nd Marking Period For example:
 * **Lesson Before Dying** || **Ernest Gaines** ||
 * * //Gaines attempted to show the growth of both the student and the teacher//
 * || * //Born on a plantation in 1933//

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November 21, 2010 Please bring in your books for collection. Do not forget to do your homework. It was 100 words completing the phrase "I would die happily if..."

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">November 15, 2010 <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Do not forget to study for your exam on Wednesday, November 17, 2010. I will be collecting your books on Thursday.

I will still take your journals. If you recall, I stated that I would collect the journals one week after we were done with the book so your journal will not be considered late. Please submit by Friday, November 19, 2010.

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">October 30, 2010
 * 1) Except for five students, I have not received the Music assignment. It is due Monday, November 1, 2010 due to the modified schedule.
 * 2) You should have completed Chapter 15. I am looking to complete the book and any related assignments by this Friday.
 * 3) Journal Writing Assignment-- obviously the due date has changed from Monday, November 1, 2010 to November 8, 2010 because my intention was to collect the assignment one week after the book was completed. We are a week behind. Prioritize your assignments.
 * 4) The Take Home Quiz on The Story of an Hour is late, extremely late. For those of you submitting on Monday, expect to lose 20 points. I advise strongly you submit this assignment because it counts as an assessment. As you know, assessments count for 50% of your grade.


 * Tatiana, please print your lyrics again and label the figurative language. I need to know that you can identify the highlighted lines in the song you gave me.

Week of October 25, 2010 In addition to your study questions for this week, you have an additional assignment.

1. Listen to your favorite music. Do not just search for music with similes on the internet. 2. Find a song that utilizes figurative language like simile, metaphor, personification, alliteration, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, assonance, or cliche. 3. Print the lyrics. 4. Highlight and label every example of figurative language you can find in the song. 5. For extra credit, highlight and label in Word. 6. Due date Friday, October 29, 2010.

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Saturday, October 23, 2010

In case you haven't completed Chapter 12, please read it and answer the study questions.

If you are working on the Take Home Quiz, complete one section of the annotated bibliography. If you lost the annotated bibliography, click below.



Week of October 18, 2010

Project Today you were given a journal writing assignment. You should begin working on the assignment as soon as possible. Your journal will be due a week after we finish reading the novel, with all probability the due date will be Monday, November 1, 2010.

Take-Home Quiz Go to the following link. Review the definition of plot.

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Once you have reviewed the definition of plot. Read The Story of an Hour. Take note of the highlighted areas. Complete the literature summary sheet (one section of the annotated bibliography) given to you in class. This will count as a take-home quiz. Due on Monday, October 25, 2010

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Study Questions October 15, 2010 You should read chapters 8, 9, & 10 by this weekend. Ms. Mirkenson will be in on Monday, so you have until Tuesday to submit the study questions. Chapter 8 - choose 2 questions Chapter 9 - choose 4 questions Chapter 10 choose 4 questions

Questions should be answered in complete sentences. If you copy someone's homework, I will not give credit to anyone; including the student who actually did the work.

Week of October 12, 2010

Here is the short story you will need in order to complete your take home quiz and the assignment in case you misplaced it.

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October 1, 2010 Read Chapters 4 & 5 You do not need to do the Study Questions for Chapter 4. However, you should do the Indictment Chart after reading Chapter 4.

September 24, 2010 Homework Chapter II questions: Answer 1, 2, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 14 Chapter III: all questions. Number 7 cites the page 41, but the corresponding page in our book is 56.
 * Bring in contract ASAP
 * Work on Project
 * Get an Independent Reading Book (a mystery gets you more points an you can use it for the project)
 * Questions for chapter I were due on Friday, September 24, 2010. Choose 10 questions. Your homework will be penalized for every day it is late. I will not accept it after next Friday.
 * Read chapters I, II, and III, if you have yet to do so.
 * Complete questions for chapter II and III.

Here is the short story you will need in order to complete your take home quiz and the assignment in case you misplaced it.

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This is the link you will need for the interactive version of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven".

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This is the link you will need for the interactive version of "The Highwayman". []

In case you misplace the assignment, I have attached the assignments also.