Saturday, December 12, 2009

SECOND SEMESTER...Intersession Homework

Intersession Homework:

ALL sophomores in English 2 (Both my class and Mr. Hecht's class) will be required to read Acts 1 and 2 of Macbeth during intersession. I'll post the study guide on the website during Finals Week. There will be a Macbeth quiz at the start of second semester AND with each subsequent act that we read.

Due 2-2-10 Active Read Macbeth ACTS 1 and 2 - Complete Study Guide (Typed). No Late work will be accepted. Prepare for a quiz to be given day 1.

AN OPTION...

You can get your OR approved by me (Autobiography or Biography) and start it over intersession (Rubric on Website). If you wait that's ok...the OR MUST be approved by 2-10-10 and will be due 3-26-10.

Finals are ALMOST here

Monday we'll take our Brave New World Essay portion of our final in class. Tuesday will be the multiple choice questions and essays that cover all books from the semester.

The final is worth 190 points. Each Multiple Choice Question (100) is worth a 1/2 a point = 50 points. The BNW essays total 60 points and the essay on Tuesday totals 80 points.

ROOMS:
Block 3 - 210
Block 4 - 215
Block 5 - with me in room 322

The final on Tuesday 12-15-09 starts at 8:30 and lasts till 10. Those students given extended time must walk to my room with the proctor. They can continue working in room 322 under my supervision.

Sunday, December 6, 2009

Final Exam Study Guide

I wrote your final and updated EACH Page on the website (Summer Reading, Holocaust, Brave New World). Study tips would include looking over your active reading, reading questions, old tests and quizzes as well as the concepts listed on the sites). The essay questions are drawn from the concepts listed.

From the Literature Book:
Hills Like White Elephants
A Pair of Tickets
The Management of Grief
Know the stories (Plot, Setting, Conflicts, Characters). There are some MC questions and essays that deal with the Literature stories.

If you have any questions, visit with me this week.

Monday 12-14-09 we will have our final exam essays that deal with Brave New World
Tuesday 12-15-09 is the final...look on my door for the room that you must go to that day. You need to bring a #2 pencil, eraser and a pen. Everything else is provided for you.

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

December 2

Today we had our first BNW quiz. Tomorrow, and the rest of the semester, be ready for a binder check.

Tomorrow's plan: Turn in BNW homework, address questions you have, discussion...always be prepared for a quiz!

Final Exam study guides to be posted this weekend...organize NOW in preparation.

YES, it IS correct...there will be NO Vocabulary on the final exam...just literature and grammar. Your Vocabulary books have been turned in top me for safekeeping...you'll get them back in February!

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Ten Days to go...

BNW 1-5 due today
BNW 6-10 due Thursday 12-4
BNW 11-15 due Monday 12-7
BNW 16-18 due Thursday 12-10

There will be 4 reading quizzes

Be ready for a binder check ANY time between now and finals

Final Exam study guides will be posted by the end of the weekend.

Final Exam ... Tuesday 12-15-09.