Comm 12
I Am The Messenger
1. Last set of questions due today.
2. All late/missing work must be handed in tomorrow  (Wednesday) to receive any credit.
3. We will be working on our essay Wednesday and Thursday; it is due Friday.

Eng 11 Block 2
Lord of the Flies
1. Review your paragraphs (handed back today) from your quote quiz.
2. Finish reading Chapter 8.
3. Analysis and questions for chapter 8 (due tomorrow).

Eng 11 Block 3
Macbeth
1. Analysis of Act IV
2. Finish questions for Act IV (due tomorrow)
*Tomorrow: Act IV Quiz*

Eng 11 Block 4
A Separate Peace
1. Chapter 7/8 quiz.
2. Review paragraph quizzes.
3. Read Chapter 9. Questions due tomorrow.
*If you'd like some one-on-one feedback on paragraph writing, make an appointment with me for Wednesday after school*
*Ch. 10, Quote Quiz (re-do) Thursday

Comm 12
I Am The Messenger
1. 321-337 questions due.
2. All late/missing assignments due today.
3. If you are finished, read 341-357 (finish the novel).
4. 341-357 due tomorrow.
*Tuesday - begin planning your essay*

Eng 11 Block 2
Lord of the Flies
1. Chapter 7 Quote Quiz (2 paragraphs)
2. Chapter 7 Notes (analysis)
3. Homework: Read Chapter 8 (to p. 140 in the big book or p. 151 in the small book. The last line you should read is "All at once they were running away.... toward the open beach."
4. Handout: Chapter 8 Questions and finish reading the rest of Chapter 8 in-class on Tuesday

Eng 11 Block 3
Macbeth
1. Read all of Act IV in-class.
2. Act IV questions due Wednesday.
3. Act IV Quiz tomorrow.
*I recommend checking out No Fear Shakespeare for Malcolm and Macduff's speech*

Eng 11 Block 4
A Separate Peace
1. Hand in chapter 7 questions.
2. Read chapter 8 in-class.
3. Chapter 7 and 8 analysis (notes)
4. Chapter 8 review questions (should be done for tomorrow)
*Tomorrow: Chapter 7/8 Quiz*

Comm 12
I Am In The Messenger
1. Hand in 311-321 work.
2. Read 321-337.
3. 321-337 work due Monday
*All late/missing assignments due Monday*

Eng 11 Block 2
Lord of the Flies
1. Review/Analysis of Chapter 6.
2. Read Chapter 7.
3. Chapter 7 Questions due Monday.
4. Quote quiz Monday:

"The desire to squeeze and hurt was over-mastering."

"Ralph . . . would treat the day's decisions as though he were playing chess. The only trouble was that he would never be a very good chess player."

 

Eng 11 Block 3

Macbeth

1. Act III Questions due.

2. Act III Analysis.

3. Act III Quiz

4. Monday: Begin Act IV.

 

Eng 11 Block 4

A Separate Peace

1. Chapter 6 Questions due.

2. Chapter 5/6 Quiz.

3. Chapter 6 Quote paragraph due.

4. Read Chapter 7.

5. Chapter 7 Questions due Monday.

Comm 12
I Am The Messenger
1. 297-311 Quiz
2. Homework check: 2 paragraphs
3. Read 311-321
4. Questions due Thursday.

Eng 11 Block 2
Lord of the Flies
1. Review Quote paragraphs from yesterday.
2. Review Chapter 5 Questions.
3. Read Chapter 6
4. Chapter 6 Questions due Thursday.

Eng 11 Block 3
Macbeth
1. Finish reading Act III.
2. Finish Act III questions (due Thursday)
*Thursday: Act III Analysis*
*Act III Quiz Monday*

Eng 11 Block 4
A Separate Peace
1. Review chapter 5.
2. Read Chapter 6.
3. Go over chapter 6 questions (symbolism, identity/codependency)
*Thursday: Chapter 5/6 Quiz, Chapter 6 Quote Paragraph Due*

Comm 12
I Am The Messenger
1. Read p. 297-311
2. Work on your second or third draft body paragraph.
Tomorrow: Quiz on p. 297-311, Homework check: 2 paragraphs finished

Eng 11 Block 2
Lord of the Flies
1. Chapter 4 quote quiz
2. Read Chapter 5
3. Questions handout: Chapter 5 (HW check tomorrow)

Eng 11 Block 3
Macbeth
1. Act II Quiz
2. Hand in Act II Questions
3. Read Act III, sc i - iii (Do assigned questions, HW check and review tomorrow)

Eng 11 Block 4
A Separate Peace
1. Chapter 3/4 Quiz
2. Review Chapter 4 (go over questions).
3. Read Chapter 5
Homework: Chapter 5 questions

Comm 12
I Am The Messenger
1. Mark p. 280-297

Block 2
Lord of the Flies
1. Review Chapter 4.
Chapter 3/4 Quiz Monday - Vocabulary, Quote Significance

Block 3
Macbeth
1. Finish reading Act II.
2. Finish Act II Questions.
Questions and Quiz Monday

Block 4
A Separate Peace
1. Review Chapter 3 Questions.
2. Read Chapter 4, Chapter 4 Questions handout
Monday: Chapter 3/4 Quiz

Have a great weekend!

Comm 12
I Am The Messenger
1. Read p. 280-297
2. Questions and Definitions for p. 280-297 due tomorrow.

Block 2
Lord of the Flies
1. Go over Chapter 3 questions.
2. Essay/Paragraph marking criteria
3. Quote integration, Thesis examples
4. Homework: Read chapter 4, do chapter 4 questions.
Quiz on Chapter 4 tomorrow.

Block 3
Macbeth
1. Read Act II, sc i -iii
2. Do questions #1-4 for homework.

Block 4
A Separate Peace
1. Essay/Paragraph criteria review
2. Finish reading Chapter 3.
3. Finish Chapter 3 Questions for homework.

Comm 12
I Am The Messenger
1. Finish 265-280 work.
2. Mark 265-280.
3. Read 280-297
4. Do definitions/sentences for 280-297.

Eng 11
Lord of the Flies
1. Chapter 1/2 Closed book quiz.
2. Read Chapter 3.
3. For homework do at least half the Chapter 3 questions (they will be due half-way through class tomorrow).

Eng 11
Macbeth
1. Finish Act I questions
2. Act I Quiz
(Tomorrow: Begin Act II)

Eng 11
A Separate Peace
1. Chapter 2 Quiz.
2. Chapter 2 Questions due.
3. Read Chapter 3.
4. Chapter 3 Questions due tomorrow

Comm 12
I Am The Messenger
1. Quiz on p. 246-262
2. Read p. 265-280
3. Questions for this section due tomorrow

Block 2 - Eng 11
Lord of the Flies
1. Chapter 1 Open book questions
2. Read chapter 2.
3. Chapter 2 questions
Tomorrow: Chapter 1/2 quiz (closed book)

Block 3 - Eng 11
Macbeth
1. Homework check: Questions from Act I, sc i-iii
2. Finish reading Act I.
3. All Act I questions due, Act I Quiz TOMORROW!

Block 4 - Eng 11
A Separate Peace
1. Chapter 1 Questions (mark)
2. Chapter 1 Quiz
3. Read Chapter 2
4. Chapter 2 Questions, Chapter 2 Quiz
(clamouring, compliance, conniver, eloquence, gassy, inane, indignant, infer, resonant, tentative)

Comm 12
I Am The Messenger
1. Finish late work
2. Finish reading Section 3
3. Tomorrow: quiz on p. 246-262

Eng 11 Block 2
Lord of the Flies
1. Notes (themes, characters, background)
2. Read Chapter 1.
3. Homework: Identify 3 ways in which the boys try to create civilization on the island
Symbols: Glasses, Conch, Fire, Island, Beast (what do you think they mean)

Eng 11 Block 3
Macbeth
1. Read Act Sc i-iii
2. Notes/Analysis on first three scenes
3. Questions for first three scenes due tomorrow (homework check)
*Hint: Go to No Fear Shakespeare Macbeth (sparknotes.com) for help with the metaphors question*

Eng 11 Block 4
A Separate Peace
1. Background notes (theme, motif, symbol, characterization, setting)
2. Read chapter 1.
3. Handout: Chapter 1 Questions.
Tomorrow Chapter 1 Comprehension and Vocab quiz
(deigning, dismal, droll, ell, groveling, irate, matriarchal, reverberant, seigneurs, tacit

Comm 12
I Am The Messenger
1. 200-221 work due today.
2. Homework: Finish reading section 3 (up to p.265).

Eng 11 Block 2
Lord of the Flies
1. Introduction activity (opinion sheet)
2. Debate
3. Homework: 15 Facts (5 facts each on Frankl, Golding, and Freud).
Also, define "evil"

Eng 11 Block 3
A Separate Peace
1. Analysis of "And Thou Art Dead"
2. Quiz
2. Background on Macbeth (themes, major characters)

Eng 11 Block 4
Lord of the Flies
1. In-class essay/test

Comm 12
I Am The Messenger
1. Finish "Stones of Home" Section 2 assignment.
2. You should have read up to p.180 now.

Eng 11 Block 2
1. Read "Half-Hanged Mary" by M. Atwood
2. Analyze the poem (questions handout)
3. Tomorrow: Quiz on "Half-Hanged Mary" (Ensure you are able to identify literary devices and the type of poem.
*Remember to hand in your copy of The Crucible if you haven't already done so.

Eng 11 Block 3
A Separate Peace
1. In-Class Essay/test.
*Hand in your book when finished*

Eng 11 Block 4
Lord of the Flies
1. Chapter 12 quiz.
2. Begin reviewing for your in-class essay/test:
A. Plot points
B. Symbols (conch, glasses, fire, island, LOTF/beastie, dance)
C. Characterization (Ralph, Piggy, Jack, Roger, Simon)
D. Terms: parody, allegory, metaphor, utopia/dystopia, irony, juxtaposition, hyperbole)
E. Theme: Innocence vs. Experience (...loss of innocence), Civilization vs. Savagery (...mankind's inherent evil)
F. Freud: id/ego/superego
3. Tomorrow: Bring in your Freud paragraph (find an example of id/ego/superego and write a short paragraph identifying and explaining your example from pop culture).
*Remember your survey permission slips*

THIS WAS THE LAST DAY TO TURN IN TERM III WORK

Comm 12
I Am The Messenger
1. Hand in late work.
2. "Stones of Home" assignment (questions, writing task) - due tomorrow at the end of class.
3. Ensure you have up to page 180 read for TOMORROW.

Eng 11 Block 2
The Crucible
1. Hand in late work.
2. Test/In-Class Essay.
3. Tomorrow: Bring your copies of the play to hand in, poetry.
Homework: Ensure you know the definitions and can come up with examples for:
- synecdoche - apostrophe - personification - verbal, dramatic, and situational irony, - and all the different poem types

Eng 11 Block 3
A Separate Peace
1. Hand in late work.
2. Review for test/essay (tomorrow)

Eng 11 Block 4
Lord of the Flies
1. Hand in late work.
2. Go over Chapter 11 Questions.
3. Read Chapter 12. (Hand-out: Chapter 12 Questions)
4. Tomorrow: Chapter 11/12 Quiz

Comm 12
I Am The Messenger
1. Read p. 132-151.
2. Finish 115-151 questions, hand in.
*Last day to turn in Term III work is Monday*

Eng 11 Block 2
The Crucible
1. Test/Essay prep continued.
2. Test/Essay in-class on Monday.
*Last day to turn in Term III work is Monday*

Eng 11 Block 3
A Separate Peace
1. Review/discuss chapter 13.
2. Test/Essay Prep (Continued on Monday)
*Last day to turn in Term III work is Monday*

Eng 11 Block 4
Lord of the Flies
1. Read Chapter 11
2. Chapter 11 Questions (due Monday)
- Remember to bring survey permission slips in Monday
*Last day to turn in Term III work is Monday*

Comm 12
I Am The Messenger
1. Hand in 95-114 questions.
2. Read 115-151.
3. 115-151 Work due tomorrow.

Eng 11 Block 2
The Crucible
1. Act IV quiz.
2. Act IV questions due -- mark/record.
3. Test/Essay prep (Test & In-Class essay MONDAY)

Eng 11 Block 3
A Separate Peace
1. Discuss Chapter 11/12
2. Chapter 11/12 Quiz (Written)
Tomorrow: Chapter 13 Discussion, review for test/essay

Eng 11 Block 4
Lord of the Flies
1. Read Chapter 10 in-class.
2. Discuss study guide questions for chapter 10.
3. Frankl, Freud, Golding.
Tomorrow: Chapter 11 (dun dun dunnnnn!)

Monday is the last day to hand in late work!

Comm 12
I am the Messenger
1. Homework check: Section 1 Paragraph
2. Read p. 95-114.
3. Homework: Definitions and questions for 95-114.

Eng 11 Block 2
The Crucible
1. Finish reading Act IV for homework. (Due to course presentations, you will finish reading the play tonight on your own.)
2. Finish Act IV questions - due tomorrow
3. Act IV quiz and analysis tomorrow.

Eng 11 Block 3
A Separate Peace
1. Read Chapter 12.
2. Handout: Chapter 11 and 12 questions (due tomorrow)
3. Quiz on Chapter 11 and 12 tomorrow (vocab, theme/characterization)

Eng 11 Block 4
Lord of the Flies
1. Chapter 8/9 quiz (written)
2. Read Chapter 10.
3. Chapter 10 questions (due tomorrow)

Comm 12
I Am The Messenger
1. Hand in p. 60-80 questions.
2. Read p. 80-91.
3. Section 1 Task: Paragraph (a.k.a. body paragraph 1)
A. Choose one of Ed's tasks based on which one you thought was most important:
- Running girl
- Lonely old lady
- Rapist
B. Describe (summarize) task
- Problem (who Ed needs to help)
- Solution (how Ed helps)
- How this task effects Ed
C. Find 2 quotes to explain/support your choice:
- about the problem
- Ed's thoughts about problem
Marking criteria for paragraph:
- Topic (general) sentence
- 3 Sentences introducing and describing task
- 2 quotes - 2 explanations for those quotes (properly integrated into sentence/paragraph)
- Concluding sentence (how/why this task affects Ed)
(Due tomorrow - homework check)

Eng 11 Block 2
The Crucible
1. Act III Vocabulary quiz (mark, record)
2. Act III Analysis
3. Begin reading Act IV (to p. 133)
4. Handout: Act IV questions (Homework: #1-7)

Eng 11 Block 3
A Separate Peace
1. Chapter 9/10 Quiz (mark, record)
2. Read chapter 11.

Eng 11 Block 4
Lord of the Flies
1. Review/Discuss chapter 8 questions
2. Read chapter 9
3. Study questions for Chapter 9
*Tomorrow: Chapter 8/9 quiz*