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Homework: Sophomores <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV>*****************************************************************************************<BR> Homework due Friday, December 11: Finish reading <EM>Grendel</EM><BR> <BR> Homework due Wednesday, December 9: Read chapters 9 and 10 in <EM>Grendel</EM><BR> <BR> Homework due Monday, December 7: Read 6, 7, and 8 in <EM>Grendel<BR> </EM><BR> ***************************************************************************************</DIV> Homework due Thursday, December 3: Read through chapter five in <EM>Grendel</EM>, completing the quote sheet as you go<BR> <BR> Homework due Tuesday, December 1: Nothing!<BR> <BR> ***************************************************************************************</DIV> <DIV>Homework due Monday, November 23: Catcher in the Rye essay</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>***************************************************************************************</DIV> <DIV>No Homework due Monday, November 16; Tuesday, November 17; or Thursday, November 19. </DIV> <DIV>***************************************************************************************</DIV> <DIV>Homework due Friday, November 13: Catcher in the Rye "I"nspiration project</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Homework due Wednesday, November 11: (Nothing new: keep working on your inspiration project)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Homework due Monday, November 9: Finish reading Catcher in the Rye and bring all journal entries to turn in</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>***************************************************************************************</DIV> <DIV> <DIV>Homework due Thursday, November 5: </DIV> <UL> <LI>Read 141-180 and complete journal entry </LI> </UL> </DIV> <DIV>Homework due Tuesday, November 3: </DIV> <UL> <LI>Read 105-141 and complete journal entry </LI> </UL> <DIV>***************************************************************************************</DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Homework due Friday, October 30: </DIV> <UL> <LI>Read 66-104</LI> <LI>Complete Reading Journal Assignment #3 </LI> </UL> <DIV>Homework due Wednesday, October 28:</DIV> <DIV> <UL> <LI>Read 35-66 in Catcher in the Rye</LI> <LI>Complete Reading Journal Assignment #2 </LI> </UL> </DIV> <DIV>Homework due Monday, October 26:</DIV> <UL> <LI>Read 1-35 in Catcher in the Rye</LI> <LI>Complete Reading Journal Assignment #1 </LI> </UL> <DIV>***************************************************************************************</DIV> <DIV>Homework due Thursday, October 22:</DIV> <UL> <LI>Final copy of your essay, including 2 drafts and 2 peer review sheets </LI> </UL> <DIV>Homework due Tuesday, October 20:</DIV> <UL> <LI>Bring two typed drafts of your Frankenstein essay (or one, if you completed your self-evaluation in class on Friday) </LI> </UL> <DIV>***************************************************************************************</DIV> <DIV>Homework due Friday, October 16:</DIV> <UL> <LI>Bring two typed drafts of your Frankenstein essay. See the Handouts folder if you need a copy of the assignment. Please print your draft BEFORE you come to class! </LI> </UL> <DIV>***************************************************************************************</DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Homework due Friday, October 2: </DIV> <UL> <LI>Finish the novel. Remember that your bio-poem project is due on Tuesday, October 6. </LI> </UL> <DIV>Homework due Wednesday, September 30:</DIV> <UL> <LI>Read pages 144-171. Remember that your bio-poem project is due on Tuesday, October 6. </LI> </UL> <DIV>***************************************************************************************</DIV> <DIV>Homework due Thursday, September 24:</DIV> <UL> <LI>Read pages 108-143 (chapters 15-19)</LI> <LI>Write in your notebook for five minutes about a specific passage that you find interesting or troublesome (informal writing, this won't be collected but we will use it in class.) </LI> <LI>Turn in anything that was missing from your Slaughterhouse Five assignments </LI> </UL> <DIV>Homework due Tuesday, Septemer 22:</DIV> <UL> <LI>Read pages 72- 107 (chapters 9-14)</LI> <LI>Begin working on bio-poem project (you'll get details in class on Monday) </LI> </UL> <DIV>Homework due Monday, September 21: </DIV> <UL> <LI>Revise the passage analysis you did for class last Friday to turn in</LI> <LI>Recommended: Start reading for Tuesday's assignment </LI> </UL> <DIV>***************************************************************************************</DIV> <DIV>Homework due Friday, September 18: </DIV> <UL> <LI>Read pages 42-71 (chapters 5-8)</LI> <LI>Choose a brief passage to analyze and write about it (use the formula of stating a thesis, explaining the literal meaning of the passage, provide the context for it, and then explore why it is important or interesting) </LI> </UL> <DIV>Homework due Monday, September 14:</DIV> <UL> <LI>Read pages 16-41</LI> <LI>Choose one of the elements of fiction and write for at least five minutes using the questions on the "Questions to Help you Analyze Fiction"</LI> <LI>Write three questions about the reading </LI> </UL> <DIV>***************************************************************************************</DIV> <DIV>Homework due Thursday, September 10: </DIV> <UL> <LI>Read pages 1-15</LI> <LI>Write for five minutes (without stopping) answering the question: What sort of man is Walton?</LI> <LI>Identify one specific passage that you want to discuss in class</LI> <LI>Are there any new vocabulary words you were able to figure out because of Latin or Spanish? </LI> </UL> <DIV>Homework due Tuesday, September 8: Nothing--enjoy your long weekend!</DIV> <DIV>***************************************************************************************</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Homework due Wednesday, September 3: </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" dir=ltr> <DIV><STRONG>Required</STRONG>: Complete the items on the Slaughterhouse Five assignment sheet (see handouts folder if you are curious; otherwise you'll receive this in class)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG>Optional:</STRONG> Find the answer to a question about Kurt Vonnegut or Slaughterhouse Five (I'll give you the details in class).</DIV> </BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Homework due Monday, September 1: Bring your completed story to class </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>*****************************************************************************************</DIV> <DIV>Homework due Tuesday, August 25: Bring a short children's story to class with you. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Finish your summer reading if you haven't already. 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