HW 12/7-12/23

Due Monday 12/7A and Tuesday 12/8B: DGP 16TWTh; Read 1984 Part One Chs I-IV; last propaganda presentation

Due Wednesday 12/9A and Thursday 12/10: DGP 16F & 17M; Vocab 7 hw; Read 1984 Part One Chs V- VII

Friday 12/11 - Two River Theater field trip

Due Monday 12/14A and Tuesday 12/15B: Finish Part One reading of 1984; Vocab 7 quiz; DGP 17TWTh

Due Wednesday 12/16A and Thursday 12/17B: propaganda poster and worksheet; DGP 17F & 18M

Due Friday 12/18A: DGP 18TWTh; Vocab 8 hw; Read 1984 Pt 2 Chs I-IV

Due Monday 12/21B: DGP 18TWTh; Vocab 8 hw; Read 1984 Pt 2 Chs I-VII

Due Tuesday 12/22A: DGP 18F & 19M; Vocab 8 quiz; Read 1984 Pt 2 Chs V to p. 201

Due Wednesday 12/23B: DGP 18F & 19M; Vocab 8 quiz; Read 1984 Pt 2 Chs VIII to p. 201

11/30-12/4

Due Monday 11/30B: DGP 15TWTh; Vocab 4-6 exs; propaganda presentations start

Due Tuesday 12/1A: DGP 15TWTh; propaganda presentations

Due Wednesday 12/2B: DGP 15F & 16M; propaganda presentations

Due Thursday 12/3A: DGP 15F & 16M; Vocab 4-6 test today

Due Friday 12/4B: DGP 16TWTh; Vocab 4-6 test today

HW 11/23-11/25

**Remember, if you haven't turned in your In Cold Blood prompts and you were present both days in class that we worked on them, you need to submit them prior to Mon A/Tues B. If you were absent one of the two days, then you have until the day you have class.

Due Monday 11/23A: DGP 14TWTh; Vocab 6 quiz; Read Appendix of 1984 (pp. 299-312)

Due Tuesday 11/24B: DGP 14F & 15M; Vocab 6 quiz; Read Appendix of 1984 (pp. 299-312)

Due Wednesday 11/25A: DGP 14F & 15M; Vocab 4-6 review exercises (all except for 2 pages listed on the white board); Propaganda presentations begin!

HW 11/16-11/20

Due Mon 11/16B: DGP 13TWTh; Read ICB passage and articles; work on Written Task

Due Tues 11/17A: DGP 13 TWTh; Vocab 4 hw; work on Written Task

Due Weds 11/18B: DGP 13F & 14M; Vocab 4 hw; work on Written Task; field trip permission slip & $27

Due Thurs 11/19A: DGP 13F & 14M; Written Task due 7:30 am on turnitin; field trip permission slip & $27

Due Fri 11/20B: DGP 14TWTh; Written Task due 7:30am on turnitin

HW 11/9-11/13

**Seniors, please complete the student survey located on the wiki (the survey in the IB section on the front page) some time on Thursday 11/5 (doesn't have to be by 7:30 am)

Due Monday 11/9A: DGP 10F & 11M; Submit WT 1 proposal form OR WT 2 outline form on turnitin by 7:30 am (be as specific as possible and include citations)

Due Tuesday 11/10B: DGP 11TWTh; Submit WT 1 proposal form OR WT 2 outline form on turnitin by 7:30 am (be as specific as possible and include citations)

Due Wednesday 11/11A: DGP 11TWTh; Vocab 5 quiz

Due Thursday  11/12B: DGP 11F & 13M (Week 12 is a skip week); Vocab 5 quiz

Due Friday 11/13A: DGP 11F & 13M (Week 12 is a skip week); Read ICB selected section and articles; work on Written Task (Due 11/19)

HW 11/2-11/4

Due Monday 11/2B: DGP 10TWTh; Review WT packet - come to class with any questions you have

Due Tuesday 11/3A: DGP 10TWTh; Vocab 5 hw; Brainstorm WT - fill out form

Due Wednesday 11/4B: DGP 10F & 11M; Vocab 5 hw; Brainstorm WT - fill out form

HW 10/26-11/2

Due Monday 10/26A: DGP 8F & 9M; Vocab 4 hw; read and annotate texts 3-6 in packet (see guiding questions after text 6)

Due Tuesday 10/27B: DGP 9TWTh; Vocab 4hw; read and annotate texts 3-6 in packet (see guiding questions after text 6)

Due Wednesday 10/28A: DGP 9TWTh; Vocab 4 quiz

Due Thursday 10/29B: DGP 9F & 10M; Vocab 4 quiz

Due Friday 10/30A: DGP 9F & 10M

HW 10/19 - 10/23

Due Monday 10/19B: DGP 7F & 8M; Vocab review exercises (everything except pp. 46 & 47); last day of presentations

Due Tuesday 10/20A: DGP 7F & 8M; Vocab 1-3 test

Due Wednesday 10/21B: DGP 8TWTh; Vocab 1-3 test

Due Thursday 10/22A: DGP 8TWTh; read blog posts about advertisements (packet)

Due Friday 10/23B: DGP 8F & 9M; read blog posts about advertisements (packet)

HW due 10/12-10/16

Monday 10/12 - no school for students - Columbus Day

Due Tues 10/13A: DGP 4F & 7M; Vocab 3 quiz; presentations continue; Read "The Gospel According to Mark" (related short story on the wiki - approx 4 pages); *final deadline: college essays on turnitin by 7:30 am if you haven't already submitted one*

Due Weds 10/14: *final deadline: B-day college essays on turnitin by 7:30 am if you haven't already submitted one*

Due Thurs 10/15B: DGP 7TWTh; Vocab 3 quiz; presentations continue; Read "The Gospel According to Mark" (related short story on the wiki - approx 4 pages)

Due Fri 10/16A: DGP 7TWTh; Vocab 1-3 review exercises (not all of them - I will tell you which ones in class)

HW 10/5-10/9

Due Mon 10/5B: Vocab 2 quiz; DGP 3F & 4M; work on college essay

Due Tues 10/6A: DGP 3F & 4M; work on college essay; review turnitin comments for Chronicle blog if you haven't already done so

Due Weds 10/7B: DGP 4TWTh; work on college essay; review turnitin comments for Chronicle blog

Due Thurs 10/8A: DGP 4TWTh; Vocab 3 hw; Chronicle presentations

Due Fri 10/9B: DGP 4F & 7M (remember, we're skipping Weeks 5 & 6 for now); Vocab 3 hw; Chronicle presentations

HW 9/28-10/2

Due Mon 9/28A: Chronicle project - remember to post text portion on turnitin and to submit the web address to the google form; DGP 2TWTh

Due Tues 9/29B: Chronicle project - remember to post text portion on turnitin and to submit the web address to the google form; DGP 2F & 3M

Due Weds 9/30A: Vocab 2 exercises; DGP 2F & 3M

Due Thurs 10/1B: Vocab 2 exercises; DGP 3TWTh

Due Fri 10/2A: DGP 3TWTh

HW 9/21-9/25

Due Mon 9/21A and Tues 9/22B: Finish reading Chronicle (Chs 4 & 5); Vocab 1 quiz;
DGP 1F & 2M

No school Wednesday 9/23 - Yom Kippur

Due Thurs 9/24A: Chronicle comprehension quiz; work on Chronicle project

Due Fri 9/25B: Chronicle comprehension quiz; work on Chronicle project; DGP 2TWTh

HW due 9/15-9/18

No school Monday, September 14.

Due Tues 9/15A and Weds 9/16B: Begin reading Chronicle (Chs 1 & 2)

Due Thurs 9/17A and Fri 9/18B: Continue reading Chronicle (Ch 3); Vocab 1 hw

Side note: Remember, senior portraits are Thursday 9/17 and Friday 9/18 - check the schedule in your email (sent 9/9)

HW due 9/9-9/11

Welcome back, seniors!

Due Wednesday 9/9: completed film permission form; brainstorm honor (meanings, associations, the concept, cultural implications, etc.); get a binder

Due Thurs 9/10A and Fri 9/11B: signed syllabus; read and annotate National Geographic article and Act for Change piece from packet

HW 5/11-5/20

By 5/15 - return the 4 books from this year (Chronicle, In Cold Blood, 1984, and Zeitoun); if you are missing any, you will need to pay the fine by 5/15 as well. If you find any missing books while you are on mentorship, your money will be returned once you return the missing books.

Replacement book costs:
Chronicle - $14
In Cold Blood - $14
1984 - $11
Zeitoun  - $15

By 5/20 - Vocab 13-15 story on turnitin by 7:30 am (see email for assignment sheet, or hard copy given in class)

HW 5/4-5/8

Congrats to everyone involved in Annie!! Wonderful job and I know how much time and effort you put into it. 

Due Mon 5/4A and Tues 5/5B: Video project - script with costumes, props, characters & actors on google doc shared with me (please give me either editing or commenting privileges) - video can be shared via google or link sent to me via email if on youtube or disc submitted in person

English IB Exams: Good luck - you'll do great! Remember your training:)

Monday 5/4 - Exam Paper 1 - choose a pair of texts and write an essay comparing and analyzing the two texts in that pair

Tuesday 5/5 - Exam Paper 2 - choose one of six questions/prompts and write an essay responding to that prompt using at least two of the following texts: Chronicle of a Death Foretold, 1984, Zeitoun

HW 4/27-5/1

Due Mon 4/27B: Vocab 14 hw AND quiz; work on group review project

Due Tues 4/28A and Weds 4/29B: Annotations and notes on Exam Paper 1 passages (texts C & D); work on group review project

Due Thurs 4/30A and Fri 5/1B: Vocab 15 hw, option to take quiz; Group review project (students also have option to take the extra weekend for the project)

HW 4/20-4/27

Hi seniors - sorry this is getting posted a bit late - I came down with a stomach virus Friday night and this is the first I've actually been able to sit down at my computer since school ended on Friday.

Due Mon 4/20A and Tues 4/21B: Vocab 13 quiz; survey (posted on wiki) - please complete survey by Monday (so far, 16 people have completed it)

Due Weds 4/22A and Thurs 4/23B: work on brainstorming group review project; IB review activitiy

Due Fri 4/24A and Mon 4/27B: work on group review project; Vocab 14 hw

HW 4/13-4/17

Due Thurs 4/16A and Fri 4/17B: Vocab 13 hw exercises; choose essay prompt for in-class EP2

HW 3/30-4/2

Due Mon 3/30B: Vocab 10-12 test

Due Tues 3/31A and Weds4/1B: Read online articles about Zeitoun and be prepared to discuss in class

an interview with Dave Eggers (shortly after book was published)
January 2012 article - claims to have been the one to break the story; you can also click on Zeitoun's arrest report and read part of that.
Aug 1 2013 article
October 2013 article
October 2014 article

HW 3/23-3/27

Due Mon 3/23A: reflection form by 7:30 am if you presented Thursday

Due Tues 3/24B: reflection form by 7:30 am if you presented Friday; Finish reading Zeitoun (Parts IV and V)

Due Weds 3/25A: Finish reading Zeitoun (Parts IV and V)

Due Thurs 3/26B: Vocab 10-12 review exercises

Fri 3/27A: Vocab 10-12 review exercises  and Vocab test

HW 3/16-3/20

Due Mon 3/16B: presentations (Myles, Ethan, Jacie); reflections due on turnitin 7:30 am (Matt, Sarah, Amy); keep reading Zeitoun (Pts 4 & 5)

Due Tues 3/17A: presentations (Mary, Connor, Robbie); reflections due on turnitin 7:30 am (Emma, Meher, Daniella); keep reading Zeitoun (Pts 4 & 5)

Due Weds 3/18B: presentations (Erin, Jayme, David); reflections due on turnitin 7:30 am (Myles, Ethan, Jacie); keep reading Zeitoun (Pts 4 & 5)

Due Thurs 3/19A: presentations (Justin, Saavan, Stephanie); reflections due on turnitin 7:30 am (Mary, Connor, Robbie); keep reading Zeitoun (Pts 4 & 5)

Due Fri 3/20B: presentations (Lauren, Avina, Alex); reflections due on turnitin 7:30 am (Erin, Jayme, David); keep reading Zeitoun (Pts 4 & 5)

Zeitoun reading due 3/24B and 3/25A

HW 3/9-3/13

Due Mon 3/9A Work on reading Parts 2 & 3 of Zeitoun (chunk 2); Danielle, Lauren, and Kevin present

Due Tues 3/10B: Work on reading Parts 2 & 3 of Zeitoun (chunk 2); Jeffrey, Jake, and Paul present; reflections due for Tim, Emily, Jordan


Due Weds 3/11A: Reading for Zeitoun chunk 2 (Pts 2 & 3) due; Amanda, David, and Liam present; reflections due for Danielle, Lauren, and Kevin


Due Thurs 3/12B: Reading for Zeitoun chunk 2 (Pts 2 & 3) due; Matt, Sarah, and Amy present; reflections due for Jeffrey, Jake, and Paul


Due Fri 3/13A: Work on reading Parts 4 & 5 of Zeitoun (chunk 3); Daniella, Justin, and Saavan present; reflections due for Amanda, David, and Liam

HW 3/2 - 3/6

Due Mon 3/2B: Vocab 12 quiz; DGP 30F; work on reading Parts 2 & 3 of Zeitoun (chunk 2)

Lang Study presentations begin 3/3A (Lurski, Kristen) and 3/4B (Jordan, Tim, Emily).

Due Tues 3/3A: Vocab 12 quiz; DGP 30F; lang study outline on turnitin by 7:30 am (Remember, each person must post an outline)

Due Weds 3/4B: Lang study outline on turnitin by 7:30 am (Remember, each person must post an outline); work on reading Parts 2 & 3 of Zeitoun (chunk 2)

Due Thurs 3/5A: Work on reading Parts 2 & 3 of Zeitoun (chunk 2); Danielle, Lauren, and Kevin present

Due Fri 3/6B: Work on reading Parts 2 & 3 of Zeitoun (chunk 2); Jeffrey, Jake, and Paul present

HW 2/23-2/27

Due Mon 2/23A: Vocab 11 quiz; DGP 29TWTh; (you should also be working on reading Zeitoun and your lang study/foa)

Due Tues 2/24B and Weds 2/25A:  DGP 29F & 30M; bring in any re-printed pages for your WTs; (you should also be working on your lang study/foa and reading Zeitoun)

Due Thurs 2/26B and Fri 2/27A: Chunk 1 (Part 1) reading of Zeitoun; DGP 30TWTh;
Vocab 12 hw

HW due 2/17-2/24

No school Monday 2/16 - Presidents' Day - enjoy the three-day weekend!

Due Tues 2/17B and Weds 2/18A: ***Final WT - due on turnitin by 7:30 am (post to MT Written Task Revision 2) AND hard copy in class (if your printer is broken, email me the file AND post it on turnitin); Vocab 11 hw; DGP 28F & 29M

***For your final draft WT, remember to check your candidate # in the header and on the title page; make sure your word counts match up with each other and that they match your revisions, not your rough draft copy; remember that if you're submitting a paper from this year, I should be the supervisor, but if it's a paper from last year, it should be Mr. Dannen or Ms. Lampinen; remember that your title page should state whether it's a Written Task 1 or Written Task 2 AND whether it's Language or Literature; make sure the exam session line reads May, 2015  ***

Due  Thurs 2/19B and Fri 2/20A: Vocab 11 quiz; DGP 29TWTh; (you should also be working on reading Zeitoun and your lang study/foa)

Due Mon 2/23B and Tues 2/24A: Chunk 1 (Part 1) reading of Zeitoun; DGP 29F & 30M; (you should also be working on your lang study/foa)

HW due 2/6-2/13

Due Fri 2/6B: DGP 27TWTh; Vocab 10 hw; work on revising WT

Due Mon 2/9A: DGP 27TWTh; Vocab 10 hw; **final draft of WT on turnitin by 7:30am AND hard copy in class**

Due Tues 2/10B: DGP27F & 28M; Vocab 10 quiz; **final draft of WT on turnitin by 7:30am AND hard copy in class**

Due Weds 2/11A: DGP27F & 28M; Vocab 10 quiz; work on lang study proposal

Due Thurs 2/12B and Fri 2/13A: Lang study proposal form due on turnitin by 7:30am;
DGP 28TWTh

Due 1/26 - 2/6

Due Mon 1/26 - B-day students, if you didn't finish your Equilibrium/1984 prompt Friday in class, please get it to me today.


Midterms Mon 1/26-Fri 1/30 - Remember to bring what you need to work on your Written Task on Monday during the midterm block.

Due Thurs 1/29 - Written Task due on turnitin by 7:30 am for A-day students

Due Fri 1/30 - Written Task due on turnitin by 7:30 am for B-day students

Due Mon 2/2B: DGP 25F & 26M

Due Tues 2/3A: DGP 26TWTh

Due Weds 2/4B and Thurs 2/5A: DGP 26F & 27M; work on revising first written task to submit to IB

Due Fri 2/6B and Mon 2/9A: DGP 27TWTh; Vocab 10 hw; revise first written task to submit to IB

HW 1/20-1/30

No School Monday - Martin Luther King Day

Due Tues 1/20B: Vocab 7-9 test; DGP 23F & 25M

Due Weds 1/21A: Vocab 7-9 test; DGP 25TWTh; WT proposal/outline form on turnitin by 7:30 am

Due Thurs 1/22B: DGP 25TWTh; WT proposal/outline form on turnitin by 7:30 am

Due Fri 1/23A and Mon 1/26B: DGP 25F & 26M; Equilibrium/1984 prompt

Due Thurs 1/29A and Fri 1/30B: DGP 26TWTh; IB WT on turnitin by 7:30 am - don't forget title page, citations, Works Cited!

HW due 1/12-1/16

Due Mon 1/12A: DGP 22F & 23M; Vocab 9 exercises; Read Lang Change articles

Due Tues 1/13B: DGP 22F & 23M; Vocab 9 quiz; Lang Change worksheet due on turnitin by 7:30am

Due Weds 1/14A: DGP 23TWTh; Vocab 9 quiz; Lang Change worksheet due on turnitin by 7:30am

Due Thurs 1/15B: DGP 23TWTh; Vocab 7-9 hw exs; proposal/outline - come to class knowing what type of WT you want to do - proposal/outline will be due 1/22 7:30am

Due Fri 1/16A: DGP 23F & 25M (Remember, we're skipping Wk 24!); Vocab 7-9 exs; proposal/outline - proposal/outline due 1/21 7:30 am

HW due 1/5-1/9

Due Mon 1/5B: DGP 20TWTh

Due Tues 1/6A: DGP 20F

Due Weds 1/7B: DGP 20F; 1984 creative project due on turnitin.com by 7:30 am

Due Thurs 1/8A: DGP 22TWTh (we did 22M in class on 1/6); 1984 creative project due on turnitin.com by 7:30 am

Due Fri 1/9B: DGP 22TWTh (we did 22M in class on 1/7); Vocab 9 hw; Read articles in lang change packet