12th Grade English (Period Per. 1) Assignments

1. Read Macbeth Act III, scenes iv to vi (pages 132 to 152).

2. Finish and turn in Act III Quotes and Questions sheet. 

3. Continue work on Themes, Symbols and Motifs sheet. Due at conclusion of play.

4. Bring your book. 

5. Work on SRP Presentation due May 29.

1. Finish reading Act I of Macbeth, pages 86 to 104.

2. Complete the Act II Quotes and Questions assignment.

3. Continue work on the Themes, Symbols and Motifs assignment.

4. Bring your copy of Macbeth!

1. Complete Macbeth Act I Quotes and Questions.

2. Complete The Divine Right of Kings worksheet.

3. Start the Themes, Motifs and Symbols assignment for Deception, Manhood, Blood, Clothing and Darkness.

4. Bring your copy of Macbeth. This is a must.

1. Continue work on SRP Report. Due on 4/30/18.

2. Beowulf Focus Questions in Google Classroom due no later than 4/26. Bring book to class.

1. Beowulf test! Study, bring your book and any missing work. Also, be sure to bring the translation assignment that was given in class on Wednesday.

2. Write the rough draft for Parts II and III of the Senior Research Project and combine it with Part I. This is due April 30th. 

3. The SRP notecards, timesheets and outline are past due. All steps must be complete to move forward with the project.

4. The Job Shadowing Rubric must be postmarked by April 24.

1. Finish outline of SRP, Part II and begin writing first draft. Bring to class.

2. The SRP notecards and timesheets are past due.

3. The Beowulf test will be on Friday. Bring your book and any missing work to class on Wednesday.

1. Make sure you have read Beowulf through line 1676 and turned in the Reading Guide and the Kennings assignment.

2. Bring your book to class.

3. Continue your work on the Senior Research Project. You should be completing the job shadowing requirement or researching the job description assignment.

4. Make sure all work is in!

1. Complete work on Beowulf through line 1250, both the Reading Guide questions and the Kennings in Google Classroom.

2. Bring your copy of Beowulf.

3. Continue your work on the Senior Research Project, Part II.

1. Read through line 914 of Beowulf and answer questions through page 3 of the Reading Guide.

2. Bring your copy of Beowulf to class

3. Continue your work on the Senior Research Project, Part II.

1. The final draft of your Censorship essay is due 3/16. Upload it to turnitin.com.

2. The SRP Report, Part I is due 3/20. Submit a hard copy in class.

 

1. The outline and rough draft of your Censorship essay will be due in class. Please bring these as well as the four articles and the prompt for the essay.

2. Bring your copy of Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress if you haven't already returned it, and we will take care of that at the end of class.

3. Continue work on the Senior Research Project Report, Part I. The first draft will be due in class on March 14.

 

1. Rewrite your survey in your personal Google account or in another format. Remember that you will need to create charts or graphs in your report. Then, send the survey to those on your contact list. You need the data by 2/21.

2. Conduct your interview by 2/21.

3. Complete the "Censorship" paragraph in the Google Classroom if you didn't finish in class.

4. Make sure all reading and work for Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress is completed through page 130.

1. Write responses to Balzac Discussion Questions 1-5 in Google Classroom.

2. Read pages 109 to 130 of Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress. Bring your copy of the novel to class.

3. Finalize Senior Research Project surveys, interview questions and professional contact lists if you haven't already done so.

1. Read through page 105 of Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress. The graphic organizer is past due. Remember to bring your copy of the novel.

2. Bring typed copies of your interview questions.

3. Your Professional Contact List is past due. Email me any questions or concerns.

1. Ask a parent to read and sign the Senior Research Project letter. Turn it in during class on Friday.

2. Make sure that the most recent drafts of your SRP survey, interview questions and professional contact list are submitted.

3. Read through page 79 of Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Friday and update your notes.

1. Type and submit approximately 10 interview questions on Monday.

2. Complete the Professional Contact list and submit in Google Classroom by Wednesday. If you are having trouble with this, please contact me asap.

3. Read through page 65 of Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress and update your notes by Wednesday.

4. Finish your Google Slide presentation with your group on Monday in class and be prepared to present on Wednesday.

1. Continue independent reading in preparation for final on 12/20/17. Bring book to class.

2. Submit Summer Vacation synthesis essay in Google Classroom and on turnitin.com. Bring hard copy to class.

3. Complete "Getting Started" questions. Must be submitted by the start of the final on 12/20.

1. Complete work on Synthesis Essay. Due on Friday!

2. Continue reading independent novel. Must complete at least a substantial portion by 12/20.

3. "The Career Profiler" and "Narrowing/Choosing a Topic" must be submitted by Wednesday.

1. Complete "Career Profiler" and "Choosing/Limiting a Topic". Must be turned in if you haven't already done so.

2. Continue reading your independent novel and bring it to class with you. Due on 12/20.

3. Bring or have access to your synthesis essay. The final draft is due on Wednesday.

1. Complete the rough draft of your Synthesis essay. Bring all materials to class.

2. If you did not get your outline approved on Friday, bring it with you to class.

3. Select a book for independent reading from the Goodreads Choice Awards link I have provided here. Bring your choice, and the book if you can get it, to class. Please note that there are several categories that you can get to by clicking on a button in the top, right corner of the page.

1. Complete outline for American summer vacation synthesis essay.

2. Bring your copy of the Outliers.

1. Review the Outliers for a test on Thursday and bring your book. The handout "A Jamaican Story" may be used to review the epilogue or completed and submitted as a replacement assignment.

2. Search for a fourth opinion piece on summer vacation. Then, read and annotate it.

1. Finish reading the Outliers including the Epilogue. 

2. Begin to review for the test which will be given on 11/16.

3. Bring your book.

1. Read chapter 8 "Rice Paddies and Math Tests" of the Outliers.

2. Complete the graphic organizer.

3. Bring your book.

1. Read "Harlan, Kentucky" in the Outliers.

2. Catch up on any missing work.

3. Bring your book to class.

1. Read "The Three Lessons of Joe Flom" on pages 116 to 158 of the Outliers.

2. If you didn't turn in the "The Trouble with Geniuses" assignment during class today, be sure to turn it in asap. 

3. Bring your book.

1. An extension to read chapters 3 and 4 of the Outliers has been give. Please make sure to have completed the reading before class meets on Thursday.

2. Complete all graphic organizers for the Outliers as they will be due on Thursday.

3. Bring your book!

1. Read chapters 3 and 4 of the Outliers. Bring your book to class.

2. Make sure all work has been submitted. The quarter ends Friday.

1. Read "The 10,000-Hour Rule" in the Outliers. Be sure to bring your book to class.

2. Complete and turn in any missing assignments. The first quarter ends on Friday.

1. Complete the Memoir assignment and submit in in Google Classroom by Friday.

2. Read the introduction of the Outliers and bring your copy of the book to class. The introduction is on pages 3-11.

1. Revise chapters 1-4 of your Memoir assignment.

2. Complete and submit your Funny in Farsi questions on Google Classroom if you haven't already done so. 

3. Bring your copy of the novel to return to the library on Monday.

1. Complete first draft of Chapter One: Who Are You? in Google Classroom. 

2. Make sure that all past due work is completed and submitted no later than Thursday.

 

1. Complete and submit Funny in Farsi questions in Google Classroom.

2. If you were absent on Monday, arrange time for a make up test with Mr. Shotwell asap.

3. Bring your copy of the novel to class.

1. Finish reading Funny in Farsi.

2. Complete the Funny in Farsi questions in the Google Classroom assignment.

3. Bring your copy of the novel to class.

1. Read pages 130-166 of Funny in Farsi.

2. Answer questions in Google Classroom for those chapters (21-24).

3. Finish your responses to the St. Augustine quote in Google Classroom.

4. Bring your copy of the novel to class.

1. Read pages 104-129 of Funny in Farsi.

2. Answer questions for those chapters (17-20) in the Google Classroom assignment.

3. Bring your copy of the novel to class.

1. Read pages 74-103 of Funny in Farsi.

2. Answer questions for those chapters in the assignment on Google Classroom.

3. Bring your copy of the novel.

1. Read pages 42-73 of Funny in Farsi.

2. Answer the questions for these chapters in the assignment on Google Classroom.

3. Bring your copy of the novel to class.

1. Read pages 24-41 of Funny in Farsi.

2. Respond to questions from these chapters in the assignment posted in Google Classroom.

3. Bring your copy of the novel to class. 

 1. Read pages 3 to 23 of Funny in Farsi.

2. Respond to the questions for each chapter in the Google Classroom assignment.

3. Bring your novel to class.

 1. Complete both Google Classroom assignments by 8/24.

2. Read/Review Just Me and bring your copy of the novel to class.

1. Read/Review Just Mercy.

2. Bring your copy of the novel to class.