Monday, Sept. 29

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 [...]

Friday, Sept. 26

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.

Thursday, Sept. 25

9th Honors:  Prepare for Friday’s vocabulary quiz.  Also, complete Indep. Reading Report 3.  Memory Anthology on Wed. 

Wednesday, Sept. 24

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.

Tuesday, Sept. 23

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 [...]

Monday, Sept. 22

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?

Friday, Sept. 19

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?

Thursday, Sept. 18

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?

Wednesday, Sept. 17

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?

Tuesday, Sept. 16

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?