Homework Schedule
Mass Media Week of November 9, 2009
Monday: Class: Examining biases in newspapers.
Tuesday: Due: Analysis of a news story.
Class: How to write a headline for a news story.
Begin Step Two: Writing a news story—outline of ideas.
Wednesday: Enjoy the day off!
Thursday: Due: Web quest—online news sources and online newspapers.
Class: Newspaper layout design.
Friday: Due: Step Two: Writing a news story—outline of ideas.
Class: Begin newspaper project—design flag and folio line.
Continue working on Chapter 4: Magazines.
AP English Language Week of November 9, 2009
Monday: Due: Reading—Chapter 4 in Bedford Reader, Narration—Telling a
Story and Thurber’s “University Days.” Reading in The New St. Martin’s
Handbook Part 1, Section 6D: Constructing Paragraphs, pp. 108-111; Part 1,
Section 6E: Developing Paragraphs—providing details, pp. 116-117; Part 1,
Section 6H: Linking Paragraphs, p. 113.
Due: Journal assignment on reading, “College Writing.”
Class: Discuss college writing.
Writing a narrative—from images to narrative—work with a partner to write a
story.
Tuesday: Class: How to write an essay using narrative techniques.
Work in small groups to analyze and discuss narrative essays.
Wednesday: Enjoy the day off!
Thursday: Due: Writing a story about painting (collaborative l
assignment).
Due: Multiple choice questions (AP practice) on Viet Nam
War poem.
Class: Discuss multiple choice questions. Share journal
stories. Begin brainstorming ideas for narrative essay.
Friday: Due: Punctuation drawings. Journals for narrative essay.
Due: Style analysis—sentences you like.
Class: Discussion of style exercise. Share ideas from journal for
writing a narrative essay.
Keep reading I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
Language and Literature Week of November 9, 2009
Monday: Due: Reading and Bookmark strategy: Macbeth, Act III, scenes
iv, and v; pp.481-487. (at least two items per square for each scene).
Read scene vi.
Class: Discussion of Macbeth, Act III. View Act III.
Tuesday: Due: Revision of conflict essay.
Class: Vocabulary Quiz #2. Bring a pen and a pencil.
Wednesday: Enjoy the day off.
Thursday: Class: Continue discussion of Macbeth, Act III.
Friday: Class: Shakespeare’s language—Blank verse. Blank verse
assignment.
Keep reading Tuesdays With Morrie.
***Above assignments subject to minor revisions.
