| Homework Schedule
Personal Communications Week of December January 12,2009
Monday: Due: Vocabulary #4 exercises.
Class: Distribute mid-term exam review sheets.
Introduction to interpersonal communication—six levels of
communication; stages in a relationship.
Tuesday: ALL MAKE UP WORK DUE TODAY.
Due: Questions on Chapter 8.1, Communicating Interpersonally, pp.
236-251.
Class: Continue discussion of interpersonal
relationships. Examining your relationships with others.
Wednesday: Class: Quiz on Chapter 5 Nonverbal Communication. Bring a
pencil.
Thursday: Class: Interpersonal Communication—asking questions, giving
directions, and listening.
Friday: Due: Reading of short story, “Prelude, ” p. 67.
Class: Discussion of interpersonal relationships in story
Mid Term Examination on Thursday, January 22, 2009.
***Above assignments subject to minor revisions.
AP English Language Week of January 12, 2009
Monday: Due: Practice Test #1 in Five Steps to a Five, p. 207 and
sentence style review exercises.
Due: Conclusions exercises.
Class: Discuss multiple choice practice exercises and style
review exercises.
Class: Discuss exercises—writing effective conclusions.
Tuesday: ALL MAKE UP WORK DUE TODAY.
Due: In your journal, list 25 of your favorite titles. The
titles may be song titles, book titles, or any other kind of
title. Write a paragraph responding to: What patterns do these
titles have in common? Comment on similarities in syntax,
structure, or diction—not content. For example, many titles use
alliteration. Also, respond to: What makes these titles
memorable for you?
Class: Writing a creative title—what works?
Wednesday: Due: Take home essay for the mid-term examination. Include
drafts which show revisions. If absent, email me the essay by
10:00 a.m. and bring final typed copy and drafts to class on
Thursday. Bring an absent note from parent upon return.
Class: Multiple choice section of the mid-term examination.
Bring a pencil.
Thursday: Due: Journals on Angela’s Ashes—no coupons. Save the Last
Word assignment.
Class: Reading quiz on Angela’s Ashes. Bring a pen and pencil.
Discussion of journals; background on Frank McCourt. Save the
Last word activity.
Friday: Due: Exercise on excerpt from Angela’s Ashes.
Class: Continue discussion on Angela’s Ashes.
Mid Term Examination on Wednesday, January 21, 2009 at 9:45 a.m.
Essay section of the exam..
Continue reading Death of a Salesman.
Due after exams: journals and draft of American Dream essay.
Due after exams: readings on memoir writing.
***Above assignments subject to minor revisions
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