Posted on September 29th, 2008 by brianbackman
11AP: Read Emerson essay on Education. Do Questions on Rhetoric 1-4, 12 on page 108.
HOTEL: Finish the first page of question on Chapter 2 of The Mother Tongue.
9th Honors: Finish paragraph on Pearl Ch. 3. Answer this question: Did the doctor cure the baby, or did he trick Juana and Kino? Also read and do [...]
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Posted on September 26th, 2008 by brianbackman
11AP: Complete microtheme. Prepare for Memory Anthology
HOTEL: Prepare for Memory Anthology
9th Honors: Read Chapter 3 of the Pearl and complete a chapter report. Prepare for Memory Anthology.
Question of the Day: Describe a time when you were incredulous.
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Posted on September 25th, 2008 by brianbackman
9th Honors: Prepare for Friday’s vocabulary quiz. Also, complete Indep. Reading Report 3. Memory Anthology on Wed.
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Posted on September 24th, 2008 by brianbackman
11AP: Complete I.R. Report on last section of the Scarlet Letter for Friday. Also prepare for Memory Anthology on Monday and write Microtheme (due Monday).
HOTEL: Prepare for Vocabulary Quiz on Friday and complete Indep. Reading Report. Also, prepare for Memory Anthology on Monday.
Question of the Day: Would you rather be omniscient, omnipresent, or omnipotent? Explain.
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Posted on September 23rd, 2008 by brianbackman
11 AP: Do independent reading in The Scarlet Letter. I.R. Report on chaters 17 to End is due on Friday.
HOTEL: Finish Chapter 1 questions. Prepare for Memory Anthology on Monday, 9/29.
9th Honors: Prepare for Memory Anthology on Monday. Do independent reading.
Question of the Day: What is the difference between an employee who is superfluous and [...]
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Posted on September 22nd, 2008 by brianbackman
11AP: Read story and write two paragraphs on one of the questions.
9th Honors: Read Ch. 1 of “The Pearl.” Get notecards.
HOTEL: Finish Chapter 1 questions.
Question of the Day: What is something that someone might ruminate about? What is something that someone might litigate about?
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Posted on September 19th, 2008 by brianbackman
11AP: Reading “Politics and the English Language” and answer questions 1, 2, 3, and 9 for Monday. Also get notecards.
HOTEL: Finish the question on Chapter 1 for Monday and get notecards.
9th Honors: Write the paragraph on “Look at Your Fish” and get notecards for Monday.
Question of the Day: What is something that exasperates you?
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Posted on September 18th, 2008 by brianbackman
9th Honors: Complete I.R. Report for Friday. Prepare for Vocabulary 2 Quiz. For Monday complete the analysis paragraph on the questions: What did the student learn from his professor?
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Posted on September 17th, 2008 by brianbackman
11AP: Complete I.R. Report on Scarlet Letter Chapters 10-16. Prepare for Vocab. Quiz on Friday.
HOTEL: Complete I.R. Report and prepare for Vocabulary Quiz on Friday.
Question of the Day: What does a shard of pottery have to do with the story behind the Greek origins of the word ostracize?
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Posted on September 16th, 2008 by brianbackman
11AP: Take notes on Priam’s speech. What is his tone? How do you know? What words show/reveal the tone?
9th Honors: Read “Look at Your Fish” again, and generate more answers to the question: What was the professor trying to teach his student?
Question of the Day: Besides youth and flowers, what else is ephemeral?
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