Honors English Ten Period 4

1. How do you feel about what happens to the characters as the play ends? 2. Why do you think Creon finally agrees to free Antigone and bury Polyneices? What lines give clues to his motives? 3. How would you describe the major conflicts in Antigone? Is the conflict between absolute good and absolute evil, or is the conflict more between opposing views of what is good? 4. Many people criticize current movies and television shows for being too violent. How would you compare the level of violence you see in movies and television with the level of violence you see in Antigone? How do you feel about having violent actions take place offstage rather than on stage?

AP English Literature Period 2

Re-read Act 1, scene 2 and 3 as needed in order to answer LEar Study Questions and complete your SOAPS sheet based on Edmond's soliloquy. Be sure to have on Tuesday.

AP English Literature Period 1

Write a one page reflection of your experience working in teams and creating multiple choice questions. What was difficult about the experience? Easy? Tough? Challenging? Rewarding? How did you do it? How did the assignment make you think differently about tests?

Honors English Ten Period 4

Please choose one: --You are Haimon/Creon. Write a short monologue to a friend after his conversation with his father/son. What frustrations does he express? What complimentary things, if any, does he say about Creon/Haimon? --You are Haimon. Write a poem in response to what has happened in your conversation with your father, Creon. This might be a bittersweet poem for your father, a love poem for Antigone, or an elegy, etc. Be creative!

AP English Literature Period 2

No pronoun homework just yet. I cant find an assignment to assess pronouns that I like yet. Nevertheless, think about a custom or a tradition rooted in your culture that dictates or expects you to do something, act "some kinda way", or behave a certain way. It (the custom or tradition) may pertain to your race or ethnicity; your age group; where you live; your religious practices. Write it or a few of them down. We will over the next few days, using Edmond's soliloquy as a model, write a soliloquy of our own! so have a list of maybe three possible choices for tomorrow! Thanks :)

AP English Litearture Period 1

Carefully read and annotate the article, "Questioning the Text" by Eric Wimmers. Respond: What is the author's purpose in writing this article? Who is the audience for the article? Why do teachers usually make little use of multiple choice questions? What is one apparent drawback of multiple choice questions?

H. English Ten Period 4

Answer each of the following based on reading Scene 3 of Antigone 1. Haimon makes a powerful attack on his father's thinking and logic. Point out two examples from Haimon that point to flaw's in Creon's reasoning for wanting to kill Antigone. 2. What motivates Creon to want to punish Antigone? Identify at least two motivations or reasons behind the punishment. 3. How do Creon's attitude about women seem to influence his decision about Antigone? What is hi attitude about women, based on your reading? 4. What change does Creon make to Antigone's punishment? How is this evidence of Haimon's reasoning?

English Ten Periods Five and Six

1. Read all of Chapter 3 of The Narrative of Frederick Douglass. Be sure to select two quotes from Chapter 3, and construct full journal responses including a vocabulary word, and level one and an on my own question. Finally answer each of the following: 1. Explain the irony of a slave master keeping slaves out of the garden. 2. What did Colonel Lloyd do to keep the slaves out of the garden? 3. How many slaves did Colonel Lloyd own? Who is Job, and what similarity does he have with Colonel Lloyd? Why is he compared to him? 4. Why does Frederick discuss Old and young Barney so much? 5. What happened to the slave who told his master the truth, although he didn't know he was speaking to his master?

H English Ten Period 4

Homework: Be sure to complete your sentence combining exercises, and also to finish reading scene 3. You will have a brief reading quiz regarding this week's Article of the Week, and Antigone read thus far.

AP English Literature Period 1 and 2

Click under the Important Class Handouts and Documents to find a short Introduction to Reading Shakespeare. Please carefully read it, annotate it if you can print it, as you will need it tomorrow!

AP English Literature Period 1

Due tomorrow: 1. Write a short--no fewer than five sentences or bullet point-- reflection based on taking the Practice Multiple Choice AP English Literature Practice Exam. What does this exam measure? That is, in order to do well, what types of things will you need to know how to do? Reflection #2: Write A ONE PAGE RELFECTION to the following: What problems or difficulty do multiple choice exams pose for you? Think of your experience with multiple choice exams--specifically the AP, the PSAT; the SAT; the ACT. HOw have you traditionally fared on these types of tests? Are these types of exams difficult for you and why? DO you value multiple choice tests or do they make you anxious? Reflect on your history with them, your exposure to them and do not be afraid to share it in your reflection. 3. Finish your SOAPS for the Article, The Power of Birth Order.

H. English Ten Period 4

1. Complete your SOAPS for this weeks Article of the Week. Complete your Academic Summary Paragraph as well. Then Translate Each Stanza of the Ode in your own words, using the four squares of paper started in class. Finally, review your categories of literary terms.

English Ten Periods 5 and 6

Period Five--Read all of Chapter Two of The Narrative of Frederick Douglass. Under the Classroom Important Documents Link, there is a link to the entire book, The Narrative of Frederick Douglass. Click on the link and read Chapter Two of The Narrative. Then, complete your Literature Circle Role Sheet (Literary Luminary; Summarizer; Discussion Director; Connector; Illustrator) COMPLETELY based off your reading. In addition, select two quotes to respond to in your journal based off your reading of Chapter 2. Period 5, you will get your journals back tomorrow, September 17th.

AP English Literature Period 1 Homework

Be sure to read "The Power of Birth order"

Calling All Techies and Videographers?

Are you good with a video camera? Do you know how to videotape well, or how to create and edit video? Do you know how to create podcasts? If you answered yes to any of these, Ms. Guy needs you!! I mentioned in class that I would especially like to video my AP Classes, and even tenth grade classes on days in which we engage in discussion or a lively lecture. I would then like to be able to post video of these discussions on our blog so that absent students can watch and keep up with what happened in class that today. If this is your talent, please see me during homeroom or nutrition. I have all of the equipment--videocamera, camera, flip, etc. I just need your skill at holding the camera. Thank you and see you tomorrow!

English Ten Period 5

1. Based on our reading of The Narrative of Frederick Douglass: 1. What about Mr. Douglass' life would you like to learn more? 2. Why do you feel it might have been difficult for Douglass to tell his story? Additionally, you should have come to write down or take a picture of two of your literary term categories. Using your glossary of literary terms, be sure to define all of the terms you put in two of the categories.

AP English Literature Period 2

1. Complete reading of the article on Multiple Choice Questions up to page 422. 2. Download and complete the King Lear Anticipation Guide. 3. Complete the Rovery Survey pages one and two. 4. Bring biblical handouts to class tomorrow!

AP English Literature Period 1

Homework: 1. Be sure to Complete the Recovery Survey Page 1 and 2 Under Class Handouts. If you have printer access, please print it BEFORE coming to CLASS and COMPLETE at home. If you do not have printer access, WRITE YOUR ANSWERS on your OWN Paper. 2. Print and Complete the King Lear Anticipation Guide. It is Under Class Handouts. 3. Re-read your returned essays. Bring to class tomorrow.

English Ten Period 4,5,6

All English Students (English Ten Students) Be sure to fully complete your SOAPS sheet for your Article of the Week. Be sure to write a one paragraph summary of the article which includes the article title, the subject, claim and purpose. Om a second paragraph, you may react or reflect on the reading.

AP English Literature Period 1

Write a one page reaction to "Are Families Dangerous?". Your first paragraph or two must identify the author, her claim/s; and the occasion which prompted the essay. Then discuss to what extent to you agree with Barbara; how has society or rather the media (tv, social media, radio, etc.) contributed in any way to the dangers of family life? You must use complete sentences, you response must be a full one-sided page. It may be typed or handwritten. Do not skip lines in hand-writing

AP ENGLISH LIT P. 1

I will provide the copies of the biblical handout referenced on Friday. Please bring a bible, King James Version, if you have one, to school on Monday.

Honors E nglish Ten Antigone Questions

1. How do you feel about Antigone's attitude toward her brothers and toward her sister Ismene? 2. In their first scene together, Antigone and Ismene are foils, characters who have contrasting or opposite qualities. How would you characterize each sister? Does Sophocles seem to side with one sister over the other? Do you? Explain. 3. We haven't met Creon yet. What reasons do you think he would have given for his decree to leave Polyneices' body unburied? 4. In verbal irony, what is said is the opposite of what is meant. Where does Antigone use verbal irony in her scenes with Ismene? How does this make you feel about Antigone? 5. In the Parodos, Polyneices is compared to an animal. What animal is it, and how does this metaphor make you feel about Polyneices? 6. At the end of the Parodos, what hopes for the future does the Chorus express? Do you think these expectations will be fulfilled? Why, or why not? 7. What motivates Antigone to break Creon's law? What motivates Ismene to respect it? 8. Briefly discuss the role the chorus plays in Greek Theatre.

English Ten Homework Period 6

1. Write one page about a time in which you changed something about yourself to either fit in, to be fashionable, or for friends. What was it? Why did you do it? Do you regret having done it? 2. Re-read the excerpt from, "Hair" by Malcolm X. Create a right there, think and search, author and you and on my own question for the story. Finally, respond to each of the following reading questions IN COMPLEETE SENTENCES: 1. What do you think is the most important or powerful word, phrase or sentence from Malcolm's story? Why? 2. Why do you think Malcolm feels that conking (perming) his hair is a step toward degradation? 3. What lesson does this story tell? Why do you think Malcolm chooses to tell it?

Honors English Ten Reflective Journal

First off, the vocabulary assignment has been postponed! Instead, look for the H/English Ten Reflective Journal link under the section Classroom Handouts. Download it, and complete it based on understanding the powerpoint, your reading of the textbook, and listening to the short lecture by Ms. Nicol. Print the reflective journal; complete it and then bring on Friday.

AP English Literature Perio1 1

(Why) Are Families Dangerous? Answer the question using a combination of your word experience, conjecture; personal experience (remember, I am a mandated reporter). NO fewer than five bulleted statements, or a full paragraph 6-8 sentence response.

Honors English Ten Period 4

Using the graphic organizer or your own version of the organizer Ms. Nicol used in class today, lookup definitions of each of the following words: anticipate; edict; stubborn; arrogant; braggart; insolent; haughty; condescend; berate. Be sure all aspects of the graphic organizer are complete.

English Ten "Hair" Excerpt

Based on your reading and re-reading of Malcolm X's Hair, answer the following questions in complete sentences and be prepared to discuss. Also create two right There Questions; One think and Search; One Author and You; One On My Own Question: 1. What lesson in learned from this story? 2. Of what does Malcolm persuade us? 3. What do we learn? 4. What aspect of culture do you think this story "Hair" preserves? 5. What do you think Malcolm wants us to understand from this excerpt? 6. Why might this narrative be difficult for Malcolm to tell? 7. Why might it have taken courage for this story to be told to readers?