Friday, December 16, 2016

HW 12/19-12/23

Due Monday 12/19B:  Continue reading Zeitoun (see schedule); DGP 19F & 20M

Due Tuesday 12/20A: Continue reading Zeitoun (see schedule); DGP 19F & 20M

Due Wednesday 12/21B: Continue reading Zeitoun (see schedule); DGP 20TWTh

Due Thursday 12/22A: Finish reading Zeitoun; DGP 20TWTh

Due Friday 12/23B: Finish reading Zeitoun; DGP 20F & 22M

Friday, December 9, 2016

HW 12/12-12/19

Due Monday 12/12A: Finish reading Parts II and III of Zeitoun; DGP 18TWTh; Vocab 7 exercises

Due Tuesday 12/13B: Finish reading Parts II and III of Zeitoun; DGP 18F & 19M; Vocab 7 exercises

Due Wednesday 12/14A: Continue reading Zeitoun (see schedule); Vocab 7 quiz today; DGP 18F & 19M

Due Thursday 12/15B: Continue reading Zeitoun (see schedule); Vocab 7 quiz today;
DGP 19TWTh

Due Friday 12/16A:  Continue reading Zeitoun (see schedule); DGP 19TWTh

Due Monday 12/19B:  Continue reading Zeitoun (see schedule); DGP 19F & 20M

Friday, December 2, 2016

HW 12/5-12/9

Due Monday 12/5B: DGP 17TWTh; Vocab 4-6 exercises; read Zeitoun (see schedule)

Due Tuesday 12/6A: DGP 17TWTh; Vocab 4-6 test today; read Zeitoun (see schedule)

Due Wednesday 12/7B: DGP 17F & 18M; Vocab 4-6 test today; read Zeitoun (see schedule)

Due Thursday 12/8A: DGP 17F & 18M; read Zeitoun (see schedule)

Due Friday 12/9B: DGP 18TWTh; read Zeitoun (see schedule)

Reminder: Parts II and III of Zeitoun due 12/12A and 12/13B

Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Zeitoun reading schedule

Remember, the bolded dates are for the big chunks of reading on which you will have a comprehension quiz. The smaller daily chunks are suggestions for you to follow so that you don't get bogged down the night before a big chunk is due. 

Part I due 11/30A and 12/1B

A-day suggested schedule:
12/2A - pp. 85-116 Thurs Sept 1
12/6A - pp. 116-146 Sept 3
12/8A - pp. 146-170 (end of Pt II)
12/12A - pp. 173-202

B-day suggested schedule:
12/5B - pp. 85 - top of 134
12/7B - pp. 134-162 Sept 5
12/9B - pp. 162-186 Sept 11
12/13B - pp. 186-202

Parts II and III due 12/12A and 12/13B 

A-day suggested schedule:
12/14A - pp. 205 - top 226
12/16A - pp. 226-247 Sept 11
12/20A - pp. 247-290 (end of Pt IV)
12/22A - pp. 293-325 (end of the book)

B-day suggested schedule:
12/15B - pp. 205- top 226
12/19B - pp. 226-267 Sept 19
12/21B - pp. 267-290 (end of Pt IV)
12/23B - pp. 293-325 (end of the book)

Parts IV and V due 12/22A and 12/23B

Saturday, November 26, 2016

11/28-12/2

Due Monday 11/28A: Vocab 6 quiz today; DGP 16TWTh; Read Zeitoun; Define 1/2 terms on the poetic devices sheet

Due Tuesday 11/29B: DGP 16F & 17M; Read Zeitoun; Define 1/2 terms on the poetic devices

Due Wednesday 11/30A:  DGP 16F & 17M; Read Part I of Zeitoun; finish defining poetry terms

Due Thursday 12/1B: DGP 17TWTh; Read Part I of Zeitoun; finish defining poetry terms

Due Friday 12/2A: DGP 17TWTh; Vocab 4-6 exercises; keep reading Zeitoun

Friday, November 18, 2016

HW 11/21-11/28

Due Monday 11/21B: DGP 15TWTh; Vocab 6 exercises; work on WT

Due Tuesday 11/22A: DGP 15TWTh, Vocab 6 exercises; WT on turnitin by 7:30 am

Due Wednesday 11/23B: DGP 15F & 16M; Vocab 6 quiz today; WT on turnitin by 7:30 am


Happy Thanksgiving:) 


Due Monday 11/28A: DGP 15F & 16M; Vocab 6 quiz today; begin reading Zeitoun

Wednesday, November 9, 2016

HW 11/14-11/18

Due Monday 11/14A: DGP 13F & 14M; Vocab 5 exercises

Due Tuesday 11/15B and Wednesday 11/16A: DGP 14TWTh; Vocab 5 quiz today

Due Thursday 11/17B and Friday 11/18A: DGP 14F & 15M; work on Written Task - make sure you read the comments on your outline/proposal

Friday, November 4, 2016

HW 11/7-11/9

Due Monday 11/7B and Tuesday 11/8A: DGP 13TWTh; work on WT form

Due Wednesday 11/9B: DGP 13F & 14M; Vocab 5 hw; work on WT

Friday, October 28, 2016

HW 10/31-11/4

Due Monday 10/31A: DGP 10F & 11M; work on language change worksheet - type and post on turnitin

Due Tuesday 11/1B and Wednesday 11/2A: DGP 11TWTh; Vocab 4 hw; language change worksheet - on turnitin

Due Thursday 11/3B and Friday 11/4A: DGP 11F & 13M (12 is a skip week); Vocab 4 quiz today; Read text 2 & text 3 in emoji packet and answer questions; start thinking about WT

Friday, October 21, 2016

HW 10/24-10/31

Due Monday 10/24B: DGP 9F & 10M; Vocab 1-3 exercises (skip p. 46 & p. 47); work on political cartoon & analysis worksheet

Due Tuesday 10/25A: political cartoon & analysis worksheet; DGP 9F & 10M; Vocab 1-3 exercises (skip p. 46 & p. 47)

Due Wednesday 10/26B: political cartoon & analysis worksheet; DGP 10TWTh; Vocab 1-3 test today

Due Thursday 10/27A: Vocab 1-3 test today; DGP 10TWTh

Due Friday 10/28B:  DGP 10F & 11M; ; read language change packet and post completed worksheet on turnitin

Due Monday 10/31A: DGP 10F & 11M; read language change packet and post completed worksheet on turnitin

Friday, October 14, 2016

HW 10/17-10/21

Due Monday 10/17A and Tuesday 10/18B: Vocab 3 exercises; DGP 8F & 9M; Read and annotate the 2016 political cartoons

Wednesday 10/19A - no morning classes

Due Thursday 10/20B: Vocab 3 quiz today; DGP 9TWTh; Read and annotate candidate speeches

Due Friday 10/21A:  Vocab 3 quiz today; DGP 9TWTh; Read and annotate candidate speeches

Due Monday 10/24B: Vocab 1-3 review exercises; DGP 9F & 10M

Due Tuesday 10/25A: Vocab 1-3 review exercises; DGP 9F & 10M; political cartoon

Due Wednesday 10/26B: political cartoon; DGP 10TWTh

Friday, October 7, 2016

HW 10/11-10/14

Columbus Day 10/10 

Due Tuesday 10/11B:  Vocab 2 quiz today; DGP 7F & 8M; Read 1984 (Pt 3 Chs 1-3)

Yom Kippur 10/12

Due Thursday 10/13A and Friday 10/14B: Finish reading 1984!; DGP 8TWTh 

Friday, September 30, 2016

HW 10/3-10/11

No School Monday 10/3

Due Tuesday 10/4A: Finish reading Pt 2 of 1984; DGP 7TWTh; work on college essay

Due Wednesday 10/5B: Finish reading Pt 2 of 1984; DGP 7TWTh; work on college essay; Vocab 2 hw

Field trip 10/6

College essays due on turnitin by 7:30 am - A-day on 10/6 and B-day on 10/7

Due Friday 10/7A: Vocab 2 quiz today; DGP 7F & 8M; Read 1984 (Pt 3 Chs 1-2)

Columbus Day 10/10 

Due Tuesday 10/11B:  Vocab 2 quiz today; DGP 7F & 8M; Read 1984 (Pt 3 Chs 1-2)

Friday, September 16, 2016

HW 9/26-9/30

Due Monday 9/26B: DGP 3F & 4M; Vocab 1 quiz today; Read 1984 (work on Part II - see reading schedule post)

Due Tuesday 9/27A and Wednesday 9/28B: DGP 4TWTh; Read 1984 (Part II - see reading schedule post); work on college essay

Due Thursday 9/29A and Friday 9/30B: DGP 4F & 7M; Vocab 2 hw; Read 1984 (Part II - see reading schedule post); work on college essay



HW 9/19-9/23

Due Mon 9/19A and Tues 9/20B: propaganda presentations continue; DGP 2F & 3M; Read 1984; Vocab 1 hw

Due Weds 9/21A and Thurs 9/22B: 1984 Part One reading complete; DGP 3TWTh; propaganda presentations conclude

Due Fri 9/23A and Mon 9/26B: Vocab 1 quiz today; DGP 3F & 4M; Read 1984 Part Two (see reading schedule - suggested reading chunks are different for A-day and B-day)

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

1984 reading schedule

*Note: The bolded portions are firm deadlines.  Everything else is suggested reading portions to keep you on track for the larger deadlines.

Schedule for A-day:

Part One due 9/21
Chs 1-2 due 9/15
Chs 3-7 due 9/19
Ch 8 due 9/21

Part Two due 10/4
Chs 1-2 due 9/23
Chs 3-7 due 9/27
Chs 8 & 9 to p. 185 due 9/29
Chs 9 & 10 due 10/4

Part Three due 10/11
Chs 1-2 due 10/6
Chs 3-6 due 10/11

Schedule for B-day:

Part One due 9/22
Chs 1-2 due 9/16
Chs 3-7 due 9/20
Ch 8 due 9/22

Part Two due 10/5
Chs 1-4 due 9/26
Chs 5-7 due 9/28
Ch 8 & 9 up to p. 185 due 9/30
Chs 9 & 10 due 10/5

Part Three due 10/12
Chs 1-2 due 10/7
Chs 3-6 due 10/12

Saturday, September 10, 2016

HW 9/12-9/16

Due Monday 9/12B: signed syllabus

Due Tuesday 9/13A and Wednesday 9/14B: DGP 1F & 2M; Read Appendix of 1984

Due Thursday 9/15A and Friday 9/16B: DGP 2TWTh; Vocab 1 hw; start reading Pt 1 of 1984

Propaganda presentations start 9/15 and 9/16 

Wednesday, September 7, 2016

HW 9/7-9/9

Due Thursday 9/8 (B-day) - signed film slip; get a binder

Due Friday 9/9 (A-day) - signed film slip; signed syllabus; get a binder

Due Monday 9/12 (B-day) - signed syllabus; get a binder

Friday, April 29, 2016

5/2-5/6

Seniors, best of luck on the IB English exams this coming Monday and Tuesday! (and your exams the rest of May, of course)

Monday 5/2B - Exam Paper 1 (morning exam) - not sure if our class is meeting after the exam ends

Tuesday 5/3A - Exam Paper 2 (morning exam) - we may have class for 30 minutes or so

Wednesday 5/4B and Thursday 5/5A: Please return your books from this year, or if you've lost any of them, please bring the replacement money - I will be giving you a completion grade for this.

Texts include: Chronicle of a Death Foretold, In Cold Blood, 1984, and Zeitoun.  (**Please note that In Cold Blood is not one of our IB texts - please DO NOT write about that for EP 2)

Pricing:

Zeitoun - $16
1984 - $12
Chronicle of a Death Foretold - $15
In Cold Blood - $15

Friday, April 22, 2016

HW 4/25-5/2

Due Monday 4/25A: nothing!

Due Tuesday 4/26B: Choose a pair of EP1 2014 texts, identify common aspect, annotate; vocab decision

Due Wednesday 4/27A: (vocab test option); Choose whether you want to work on an EP1 for 2014 texts OR an EP 2 (choose the question you want to do prior to class)

and Thursday 4/28B: Vocab story on turnitin (or vocab test); Choose whether you want to work on an EP1 for 2014 texts OR an EP 2 (choose the question you want to do prior to class)

Due Friday 4/29A: Vocab story on turnitin

IB English Exams 5/2 and 5/3!

Saturday, April 16, 2016

HW 4/18-4/22

Due Monday 4/18B: Vocab 15 hw; Choose 1 pair of EP1 texts, write down the common element, and annotate both texts in the pair - be prepared for annotations to be checked

Due Tuesday 4/19A: Vocab 15 quiz; Make an outline for the pair of EP1 texts you have chosen - be prepared for outline to be checked

Due Wednesday 4/20B: Vocab 15 quiz; Make an outline for an EP2 question for two texts - be prepared for outline to be checked

Due Thursday 4/21A and Friday 4/22B: EP practice - TBD


Saturday, April 9, 2016

HW 4/11-4/18

Due Mon 4/11A and Tues 4/12B: Vocab 14 quiz today; completed poetry terms sheet (to be collected)

Due Weds 4/13A and Thurs 4/14B: Choose an EP 2 question to answer for Zeitoun (write essay in class)

Due Fri 4/15A and Mon 4/18B: Vocab 15 hw; annotate a pair of texts from the 2015 packet

 

Sunday, April 3, 2016

HW 4/4-4/8

Due Mon 4/4B: Nothing - welcome back from break

Due Tues 4/5A and Weds 4/6B: Review/reread the articles about Zeitoun (in your email)

Due Thurs 4/7A and Fri 4/8B: Vocab 14 hw

Saturday, March 19, 2016

HW 3/21-3/24

Due Fri 3/18A and Mon 3/21B: Finish reading Zeitoun!; Vocab 13 hw exs

Due Tues 3/22A and Weds 3/23B: Vocab 13 quiz today

Due Thurs 3/24A: Read short packet of texts about Zeitoun

Friday, March 11, 2016

HW 3/14-3/21

Remember to post outline and share slides 2 mornings before your presentation (Sat am for A-day; Sun am for B-day)

Due Mon 3/14A and Tues 3/15B: FOAs conclude (Emily L, Kylie, Jenna H; Emily M, Cara, Brian, Carlton) !; reflections due for those who presented 3/10A and 3/11B; read Zeitoun Parts IV and V

Due Weds 3/16A and Thurs 3/17B: reflections due for those who presented 3/14A and 3/15B; read Zeitoun Parts IV and V

Due Fri 3/18A and Mon 3/21B: Finish reading Zeitoun!; Vocab 13 hw exs

 

Friday, March 4, 2016

HW 3/4-3/11

For FOAS: outlines, presentations, reflections 
  • -outline and media due 2 mornings before your presentation - outline due on turnitin by 7:30; media shared with me through your slides
  • presentations - follow the schedule I emailed to you
  • reflection due the morning of the class after your presentation - due on turnitin by 7:30 
Due Fri 3/4A and Mon 3/7B: DGP 29F & 30M; FOAs continue (Chloé, Sophie, Kat, Lauren, Nora, Julia); Read Pts II & III of Zeitoun.

Due Tues 3/8A and Weds 3/9B: DGP 30TWTh; FOAs continue (Jenna W, Kelsey, Jane, Marley, Alex M., Kelly, Tiffany); Complete reading of Pts II and III of Zeitoun.

Due Thurs 3/10A and Fri 3/11B: DGP 30F; FOAs continue (Burton, Jack, Hannaan, Alex Y, Darren, Bharath); Read Pts IV and V of Zeitoun.

Friday, February 26, 2016

HW 2/29-3/7

Due Mon 2/29A and Tues 3/1B: Submit WT1, WT2, and form to IB; keep reading Zeitoun (Pts 2 & 3 due 3/8A and 3/9B); DGP 29TWTh; FOAs START

Due Weds 3/2A and Thurs 3/3B: FOAs continue; DGP 29F & 30M; keep reading Zeitoun; reflection due for those who presented 2/29 and 3/1.

Due Fri 3/4A and Mon 3/7A: FOAs; DGP 30TWTh; keep reading Zeitoun; reflection due for those who presented 3/2 and 3/3.

Friday, February 19, 2016

HW 2/20-2/26

B-day, submit final draft of second WT on turnitin by 3pm 2/20

Due Mon 2/22B: Vocab 12 quiz; DGP 27F & 28M; Read Zeitoun

Due Tues 2/23A and Weds 2/24B: DGP 28TWTh; Vocab 10-12 review exs; Finish reading Part I of Zeitoun

Due Thurs 2/25A and Fri 2/26B: DGP 28F & 29M; Vocab 10-12 test; keep reading Zeitoun

FOAs start on 2/29 and 3/1! Outlines and video material due 2 days before your presentation (1 class before your presentation)

Saturday, February 13, 2016

Zeitoun reading schedule

Finish Part I by Feb 23A/24B
    
  Suggested schedule:
  •  pp. 3-24 by 2/17 & 2/18
  •  pp. 24- top of 50 by 2/19 and 2/22
  •  pp.50-81 by 2/23 and 2/24
Finish Part II and Part III by March 8A/9B

     Suggested schedule:
  • pp. 85-116 by 2/25 and 2/26
  • pp. 116-146 by 2/29 and 3/1
  • pp. 146-170 by 3/2 and 3/3
  • pp. 173-202 by 3/8 and 3/9

Finish Part IV and Part V by March 18A/21B

     Suggested schedule:
  • pp. 205-236 (Thurs Sept 8) by 3/10 and 3/11
  • pp. 236-265 (Sun Sept 18) by 3/14 and 3/15
  • pp. 265-290 by 3/16 and 3/17
  • pp. 293-325 by 3/18 and 3/21

HW 2/16-2/22

Due Tues 2/16B: FOA proposal forms; DGP 26F & 27M; Read Zeitoun 

Due Weds 2/17A and Thurs 2/18B: Vocab 12 hw; DGP 27TWTh; Read Zeitoun

Due Fri 2/19A: Vocab 12 quiz; Final draft of second WT due on turnitin.com;
DGP 27F & 28M


B-day, submit final draft of second WT on turnitin by 3pm 2/20

Due Mon 2/22B: Vocab 12 quiz; DGP 27F & 28M; Read Zeitoun


Friday, February 5, 2016

HW 2/8-2/16

Due Mon 2/8A and Tues 2/9B: Equilibrium prompt responses; Vocab 11 hw; DGP 25F & 26M

Due Weds 2/10A and Thurs 2/11B: *Revise WT due on turnitin*; Vocab 11 quiz today; DGP 26TWTh

Due Fri 2/12A and Tues 2/16B: FOA proposal forms; DGP 26F & 27M; Read Zeitoun

Sunday, January 31, 2016

HW 1/31-2/8

Midterm Written Tasks due 1/31 for A-day and 2/1 for B-day  (I need to have them all graded by 2/5)


Due 2/1A and 2/2B: DGP 23F & 25M (week 24 is a skip week)

Due 2/3A and 2/4B: DGP 25TWTh; lang change worksheet posted to turnitin

Due 2/5A and 2/8B: DGP 25F & 26M; Voc 11 hw; Equilibrium/1984 paragraph

Friday, January 22, 2016

HW 1/25-2/1

Due Mon 1/25A and Tues 1/26B: DGP 23F & 25M (week 24 is a skip week); *Vocab 10 quiz today*; Review WT proposal/outline comments on turnitin

Midterms 1/27-1/29

Remember to bring materials to work on your Written Task during the English exam block on Friday 1/29.  A-day and B-day will both be in the media center, so if you have a laptop, you may want to bring it that day, especially if you don't want to use a chrome book. 

Midterm Written Tasks due 1/31 for A-day and 2/1 for B-day  (I need to have them all graded by 2/5)

Saturday, January 16, 2016

HW 1/19-1/22

No school Monday - Martin Luther King day!

Due Tues 1/19A: DGP 22F & 23M; ***WT proposal/outline form due on turnitin.com***

Due Weds 1/20B: ***WT proposal/outline form due on turnitin.com*** (no new DGP due because we ran out of time before going over TWTh last class, but I will be checking DGP 22TWTh today!)

Due Thurs 1/21A: Vocab 10 hw; DGP 23TWTh

Due Fri 1/22B: Vocab 10 hw; DGP 22F & 23M

Friday, January 8, 2016

HW 1/8-1/15

Due Fri 1/8A and Mon 1/11B: DGP 20TWTh; Vocab 9 quiz; Read 1984 (Part Three chs II and III for A-day; chs II-IV for B-day)

Due Tues 1/12A and Weds 1/13B: DGP 20F & 22M; Finish reading 1984; Vocab 7-9 pp. 120-121 and 124-125

Due Thurs 1/14A and Fri 1/15B: DGP 22TWTh; Vocab 7-9 test today

Upcoming:

No School Monday, January 18! 

Due 1/19A and 1/20B: DGP 22F & 23M; WT proposal/outline form

Due 1/31A and 2/1B: Midterm WT due

Sunday, January 3, 2016

HW 1/4-1/13

Welcome back from break! 

Due Weds 1/6A and Thurs 1/7B: DGP 19F & 20M; Vocab 9 hw; Read 1984 (finish Part Two, begin Part Three - chapter I)

Due Fri 1/8A and Mon 1/11B: DGP 20TWTh; Vocab 9 quiz; Read 1984 (Part Three chs II and III for A-day; chs II-IV for B-day)

Due Tues 1/12A and Weds 1/13B: DGP 20F & 22M; Finish reading 1984; Vocab 7-9 pp. 120-121 and 124-125