English Ten Period 5

The homework that I was to assign you, I have decided to give you tomorrow in class. Thanks for checking your blog!

English Ten Period 4 Homework

1. To prepare for your first literature circle meeting tomorrow; Read one half of your chunk. So if a chunk included 60 pages, try to read as close to 30 in one night as possible. 2. Complete the literature Circle Roll Sheet. IF you DO NOT HAVE ANY INK JUST DO IT ON YOUR OWN PAPER. 3. Respond to one of this weeks journal topics listed below: 1. In decision making, we usually follow a reasoned process: weighing pros and cons, talking things over with a friend, and drawing on our past actions and experiences. In snap judgments—decisions that we make on the spot, with no reflection beforehand—we do not follow such a methodical decision-making process. Everything tells us that relying on snap judgments is unwise. We make such decisions, however, because they ultimately work out better than decisions to which we give a lot of thought. Assignment: Are snap judgments better than decisions to which people give a lot of thought? Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations. 2. Many people believe that one must care very deeply about something in order to do it well. Passionate commitment, they argue, is a characteristic of every great achiever in history. But caring very deeply about something can cloud one’s judgment and make it difficult to think clearly. More can be accomplished, in fact, with cool detachment. It is usually those who remain emotionally detached from their tasks who achieve the most. Assignment: Is it better to care deeply about something or to remain emotionally detached? Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations. 3. In this day and age, you must understand the overwhelming importance of owning unnecessary material. In the way we live now, you are not what you produce. You are what you buy. And outside of that which is found in a few aisles in the grocery and hardware stores, most of what you consume is totally unnecessary. Adapted from James B. Twitchell, Living It Up: Our Love Affair with Luxury Assignment: Is most of what people buy totally unnecessary? Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations. 4. Are people likely to be dissatisfied rather than content once they have achieved their goals? Why? Support your position with reasoning and examples from your reading; studies; observation; or experience.

Happy New Year! Tenth Graders!

Remember, that your Independent Reading Journal is due on Monday, January 12th. No LATE JOURNALS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

Tenth Grade English Classes (Periods 4&5)

1. During the week of Thanksgiving you are required to write in your journal two times--on one of the previously released academic topics, and then on Friday, for your traditional Friday Freewrite. 2. Additionally, I will allow all students in my period 4 and 5 classes to complete the Additional Thanksgiving Break Slave Narrative Assignment, and selected students in period 3. The assignment instructions can be found under Classroom Readings and Handouts. I included links to the PDFs as well.

English Ten Period 5

1. Complete the Questions to Encourage Reflection 1-10. Write out your responses based on the event or incident that you have chosen for either your Chapter 2 or your Chapter 3. You must answer all questions. 2. Finish drafting your Chapter 2 or Chapter 3. 3. Finish read ALL of Chapter 10 of the Narrative of Frederick Douglass. Your Chapter 1 Final Draft is due typed on Friday, November 21st.

Honors English Ten Period 3

1. Read the Essay: "A Way of Writing" by William Stafford. Highlight and underline key parts of the essay. Be able to answer the following questions: Why is writing one of the great human activities? What is Stafford's purpose for writing? 2. Finish answering Questions to Encourage Reflection for your Chapter 2 or Chapter 3. Finish the rough draft for that chapter. Bring in both. 3. Finish reading Chapter 10 of The Narrative of Frederick Douglass

English Ten Periods 3, 4, and 5-- Drawing A Scene from the Narrative of Frederick Douglass

Chapters Nine and Ten of The Narrative of Frederick Douglass have a lot of imagery, as well as scenes, as well of instances in which one event causes another. Select a passage; or series of passages from Chapter 9 or 10 (or another Chapter) and draw/create an illustration of that scene. If you have more than one scene, you may create a series of pictures on one page. Your picture or image or series of scenes must be on plain white paper. You must use color--either colored pencils, markers or crayons. Your drawing must use the entire sheet of paper. First plan out a scene or scenes. It must be something reflected in the text, or how you imagine/visualize it to be. Due tomorrow November 18, (for periods 3, and 5; due Wednesday for period 4.