English I Freshmen English Room 358 Wm. J. Kuhl

Homework assignments and other material

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Monday, October 19, 2009.

I will check on your Fever 1793 Worksheets. All questions up to chapter 14 should be completed.This will count as a grade. Please remember that all homework counts as a grade.

While you are reading your novel, we will go over the various literary terms in reference to literature. Homework assignment: please make sure you have completed all the questions up to chapter 20 by Thursday.

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Tuesday, October 20, 2009.

I do hope you are reading your novel and completing the questions for your worksheet. We will continue what we did yesterday. (Literary Terms) Homework: read up to chapter 20.

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Wednesday, October 21, 2009.

For the entire class you will read and work on your worksheets concerning your novel. Make sure you get up to chapter 20 and make sure yourt questions are answered.

Friday: there will be a test on your literary terms. (check out your typed notes). I will ask you questions about these terms and ask you how these terms relate to your novel. For example: King George is Grandfather's parrot. You just learned something about a person in the novel. This would be considered a part of the story's exposition ( to be exact, it would be a part of characterization).

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Thursday, October 22, 2009.

1. Well, everyone should be up to chapter 20 of your novel and the worksheet questions answered up to chapter 20.

2. We will finish up our work on literary terms (study your typed out notes )

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Friday, October 23, 2009.

Test on literary terms and how they relate to your novel. There will be 21 questions. All questions will be multiple choice.

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Monday, October 26th, 2009.

1. Attention NOVEL WORKSHEETS : by Tuesday, all questions up to chapter 26 are to be completed.

2. Novel Vocabulary worksheets. You received these worksheets (3 pages) on Friday. We will review your work today. Make sure all work is completed before you come to class for a homework grade.

3. Distribution of novel worksheets on CHARACTERS.. This work is to be completed for Thursday's class.

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Tuesday, October 27th, 2009.

We will finish up on any vocabulary that we did not complete.

Are your chapter questions completed? I hope so. I will check for a homework grade.

We will work on literary terms. We will review the following: Irony-verbal irony-dramatic irony-suspense-subject of a story-foreshadowing-flashback-protagonist-antagonist-Imaginative Language which includes tone, mood, allusion and a few others. These terms are already defined on your LITERARY TERMS PAPERS...................................................

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Wednesday, October 28th, 2009.

No formal classes. Teacher In service day.

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Thursday, October 29th, 2009.

We will finish up our work on literary terms and review our homework on the characters in Fever, 1793.

Your homework will be checked for a grade.

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Friday, October 30th, 2009.

Short quiz on the literary terms that we analyzed this week.

We will continue our review of the characters in ther novel. We will also start to review the major points of the novel.

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Monday. November 2, 2009.

We will check and review your homework assignment on the list of characters from your novel.

Test on the characters Thursday.

We will then review the major points of your novel.

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Tuesday, Novenmber 3, 2009.

We will first have a quick review of your novel's vocabulary words. Then we will go back to reviewing the major points of your novel. Test on your vocabulary words ( check your homework papers for the words) on Wednesday.

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Wednesday, November 4, 2009.

Vocabulary test on your novel's vocabulary words.

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Thursday. November 5, 2009.

Test on the characters of the novel.

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Friday. November 6, 2009.

We will review the major points of the novel.

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Monday, Nov. 9, 2009.

1. Special reading test will be given to you in the computer room.

2. If time permits we will work on the major points of the novel.

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Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009.

Review for major test of the novel on Thursday........

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Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009.

Tie up any loose ends concerning the novel. Big test tomorrow.

We will begin to write essays. How to answer an essay question? Obviously, we will not complete this task in one day. We will continue it on Friday. Need to take good notes.

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Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009.

Test on the novel Fever, 1793.

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Friday, November 13, 2009.

We will continue our work on "How to answer an essay question." Need to take good notes."

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Monday, November 16, 2009.

Are you doing your Vocabulary work? This work is due Friday. Don't forget that each student will be asked to read aloud in class. This little exercise will begin Monday.

We will continue to work on writing an essay. Make sure you have your set of notes concerning this topic. Make sure you also have your typed notes on the 25 Commandments of Writing.

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Tuesday, Novenmber 17, 2009.

We will continue doing various exercises to support your writing a fantastic essay.

How is your vocabulary work doing? ( Lesson # 2. )

By the way, Thursday is a special day at Little Flower. It seems that the 8th graders will be visiting Little Flower. Don't forget to tell them about your great school. Even if they did not register to come to Little Flower during the day, why not give them a personal invitation to visit your school Thursday night?I'll be in my classroom and working the TV studio that night. Tell them to come to my room and introduce themselves to me. I would very much like to meet your friends and explain why Little Flower is a great high school.

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Wednesday, November 18, 2009

We will be finishing up on the steps to writing a great essay. We will also review The 25 Commandments of Writing. Are you doing your vocabulary homework?

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Thursday, November 19, 2009.

8th Grade Visitation and Registration Day at Little Flower. Time 6 to 8 pm.

No formal classes held, but have you completed your vocabulary assignment.

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Friday, November 20, 2009.

Tie up any loose ends concerning your writing of an essay. We will do one in class. Topic: Please explain the advantages of attending an all-girls' school.

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Monday. November 23, 2009.

We will revise and edit the three essays that you received for homework. We will also review your vocabulary homework --- Lesson # 2.

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Tuesday, November 24, 2009.

Continuation of the same as listed above.

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Wednesday, November 25, 2009.

Spirit Day --- No formal classes.

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Thursday, November 26, 2009.

Happy Thanksgiving Day.

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Friday, November 27, 2009.

School holiday.

     Read the four fables that are in your new Literature text book. Pages 6-7-8-9.

     Have you copmpleted your work for Vocabulary Lesson # 2.?

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Monday, November 30th. 2009.

     Make sure you  have read the four fables that are in your Literature text book.

     We will go over them after we take a very brief test on them. We will then review them.

     We will also cover the material in lesson # 2. of your vocabulary book.

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Tuesday. December 1st. 2009.

     We will continue with our Fables and Vocabulary work.

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Wednesday, December 2nd. 2009.

    Vocabulary work will be completed.  Topic for take home essay will be presented to you.

     Essay to be in MLA format, 12 font, Times-Roman style, double space. Essay due Monday, December 8th. 2009.  Essay worth 50 points. Each day late - Minus 5 points.

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   Thursday, December 3rd. 2009.

     Test on Revising and Editing. I will give you three essays to correct. They will be in the same style as the three we did in class.

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   Friday, December 4th, 2009.

   Please reurn to this day at a later date.

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