Friday, December 18, 2015

HW 12/21-12/23

Due Mon 12/21B: DGP 11F & 12M; Read Catcher Chs 20-22

Due Tues 12/22A and Weds 12/23B: DGP 12TWTh; Read Catcher Chs 23-26 (to the end of the book); finish group poster before class and be prepared to present in class

Thursday, December 10, 2015

HW 12/14-12/18

Due Monday 12/14A and Tuesday 12/15B: DGP 10F & 11M; Read Catcher chapters 13-16;
Vocab 4-6 exercises - all except p. 84 & p. 86

Due Wednesday 12/16A and Thursday 12/17B: DGP 11TWTh; Read Catcher chapters 17-19;
Vocab 4-6 test today!

Due Friday 12/18A and Monday 12/21B: DGP 11F & 12M; Read Catcher chapters 20-22; grammar worksheet?

Friday, December 4, 2015

HW 12/7-12/11

Due Monday 12/7A and Tuesday 12/8B: Read Catcher Chs 4-9; DGP 9F & 10M; Vocab 6 hw

Due Wednesday 12/9A and Thursday 12/10B: Read Catcher Chs 10-12; DGP 10TWTh; Vocab 6 quiz today

Friday 12/11 - Field trip to Two River Theater!!

Monday, November 30, 2015

11/30-12/4

Due Monday 11/30B: DGP 8TWTh; Vocab 5 hw

Due Tuesday 12/1A and Wednesday 12/2B: DGP 8F & 9M; Vocab 5 quiz today

Due Thursday 12/3A and Friday 12/4B: DGP 9TWTh; grammar worksheet (finish both sides); Read The Catcher in the Rye Chs 1-3

Saturday, November 21, 2015

HW 11/23-11/30

Due Mon 11/23A and Tues 11/24B: Six-word story on turnitin by 7:30 am

Due Weds 11/25A and Mon 11/30B: DGP 8TWTh; Vocab 5 hw

Friday, November 13, 2015

HW 11/16-11/20

Due Mon 11/16B: DGP 6F; Vocab 4 hw; 4 stickies for "...Francis Macomber"

Due Tues 11/17A and Weds 11/18B: DGP 7TWTh; Vocab 4 quiz; Read "The Snows of Kilimanjaro"

Due Thurs 11/19A and Fri 11/20B: DGP 7F & 8M; 4 stickies for "The Snows of Kilimanjaro"


Wednesday, November 4, 2015

HW due 11/9-11/13

***Please complete the student survey (located in the sophomore section of the wiki) by
some time on Thursday (not by 7:30 am)

Due Monday 11/9A and Tuesday 11/10B: DGP 6T; Read "Soldier's Home" (pp. 109-116)

Due Wednesday 11/11A and Thursday 11/12B: DGP 6WTh; Read "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber" (pp. 5-28)

Due Friday 11/13A and Monday 11/16B: DGP 6F; Vocab 4 hw; Macomber stickies (4)


Friday, October 30, 2015

HW 10/30-11/3

Due Friday 10/30A: DGP 5F; Vocab 1-3 test; can be working on write-up

Due Monday 11/2B: DGP 5F: Gatsby versions write-up - type and post on turnitin

Due Tuesday 11/3A: DGP 6M; Gatsby versions write-up - type and post on turnitin

Due Wednesday 11/4B: DGP 6M; Vocab 1-3 test

Friday, October 23, 2015

HW 10/26-11/2

Due Monday 10/26A and Tuesday 10/27B: DGP 5T; Vocab 3 quiz; Gatsby character recipe due on turnitin.com by 7:30am

Due Wednesday 10/28A and Thursday 10/29B: DGP 5WTh; Vocab 1-3 review exercises (we'll go over which ones in class - everything except p. 46 & 47)

Due Friday 10/31A and Monday 11/2B: DGP 5F; Vocab 1-3 test

Friday, October 16, 2015

HW 10/19-10/23

Due Monday 10/19B: DGP 4WTh; write down topic and 3 examples for Gatsby paper (should be the quotations and with page numbers); watch John Green vlog and answer questions (see email for vlog link)

Due Tuesday 10/20A and Wednesday 10/21B: DGP 4F; Gatsby symbolism paper (on turnitin by 7:30am; remember APA format and citations)

Due Thursday 10/22A and Friday 10/23B: DGP 5M; Vocab 3 exercises; character recipe (recipe due Monday for A-day and Tuesday for B-day)

Friday, October 9, 2015

HW 10/12-10/16

Monday 10/12 - no school - Columbus Day

Due Tues 10/13A: DGP 4T; Vocab 2 quiz

Wednesday 10/14: PSAT, class meetings, assembly - no classes

Due Thurs 10/15B: DGP 4T; Vocab 2 quiz; View PPT on wiki (Fact or Wack - history/culture on the Gatsby page of the wiki)

Due Fri 10/16A: DGP 4WTh; topic and 3 quotations


Saturday, October 3, 2015

HW 10/5-10/9

Due Mon 10/5B: Read Gatsby Ch 7 and complete study guide; Vocab 1 exercises; DGP 3T

Due Tues 10/6A: Read Gatsby Ch 8 and complete study guide; DGP 3F

Due Weds 10/7B: Read Gatsby Ch 8 and complete study guide; Vocab 1 quiz; DGP 3F

Due Thurs 10/8A: Read Gatsby Ch 9 and complete study guide; Vocab 2 hw; DGP 4M

Due Fri 10/9B: Read Gatsby Ch 9 and complete study guide; Vocab 2 hw; DGP 4M

Thursday, September 24, 2015

HW due 9/28-10/2

Due Mon 9/28A: Read Ch 5 of The Great Gatsby and complete study guide; DGP - redo 2F & do 3M

Due Tues 9/29B: Read Ch 5 of The Great Gatsby and complete study guide (*Note - I'll be checking the study guides for Ch 4 & Ch 5)

Due Weds 9/30A: Read Ch 6 of The Great Gatsby and complete study guide; DGP 3T; Vocab 1 hw exercises

Due Thurs 10/1B: Read Ch 6 of The Great Gatsby and complete study guide; DGP - redo 2F & do 3M

Due Fri 10/2A: Read Ch 7 of The Great Gatsby and complete study guide; DGP 3WTh; Vocab 1 quiz

Sunday, September 20, 2015

HW 9/21-9/25

Due Mon 9/21A and Tues 9/22B: Summer reading assessment; Read Gatsby Chapter 3 and complete study guide (last question is on the following page!); DGP 2WTh

No school Wednesday - Yom Kippur

Due Thurs 9/23A and Fri 9/24B: Read Gatsby Chapter 4 and complete study guide;
DGP 1F & 2F

Friday, September 11, 2015

HW due 9/15-9/18

No school Monday, September 14.

Due Tuesday 9/15A: Gatsby vocab 16-35; Read Gatsby Ch 1 and complete study guide;
DGP 2M

Due Wednesday 9/16B: Read Gatsby Ch 1 and complete study guide; DGP 2M

Due Thursday 9/17A and Friday 9/18B: Summer reading assessment (biotech book); Read Gatsby Ch 2 and complete study guide (question 13 is on a separate page!);DGP 2T

Tuesday, September 8, 2015

HW due 9/8-9/11

Welcome sophomores!

Due Weds 9/9 (B-day students only): "My Favorite Things"

Due Thurs 9/10A: "My Favorite Things"; signed syllabus; define Gatsby vocab

Due Fri 9/11B: signed syllabus, define Gatsby vocab

Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Final exam - Thurs 6/18

For those interested in reviewing using game format: (though I would also recommend reading through your notes from class to help you with the essay and the quotation section as the quotations in the games are not the only possible ones on the exam)

Link to review game (the slides we looked at in class)

Another link (note: There aren't any WODs on the final exam)

Yet another link (note: some of these are repeat questions)

Another link (with grammar questions)

Friday, June 5, 2015

HW 6/8-end of the year

Due Mon 6/8A: Read JLC pp. 267-end; Work on your paper and bring everything you need to work on it to class - come directly to the media center

Due Tues 6/9B: Read JLC pp. 267-end; **Post final draft of paper to turnitin by 7:30 am (assignment name is Outline form Revision 2); turn in all books (except JLC)

Due Weds 6/10A: DGP worksheet; ****Post final draft of paper to turnitin by 7:30 am (assignment name is Outline form Revision 2); turn in all books (except JLC)

Due Thurs 6/11B: DGP worksheet; work on reading chapters for JLC assigned character

Due Fri 6/12A: DGP assessment; work on reading chapters for JLC assigned character

Due Mon 6/15B: DGP assessment; JLC postcard assignment (list/explanations due on turnitin by 7:30am; postcard due at the start of class); turn in all remaining books or replacement costs

Due Tues 6/16A: JLC postcard assignment (list/explanations due on turnitin by 7:30am; postcard due at the start of class); turn in all remaining books or replacement costs

Final Exam: Thurs 6/18

Saturday, May 30, 2015

HW 6/1-6/5

Due Mon 6/1B: Read pp. 17-41 of The Joy Luck Club (the first Jing-mei chapter); complete DGP sheet for collection

Due Tues 6/2A and Weds 6/3B: Read pp. 132-144 of The Joy Luck Club (the second Jing-mei chapter); review comments for version one of paper on turnitin

Due Thurs 6/4A and Fri 6/5B: Read pp. 197-209 of The Joy Luck Club (the third Jing-mei chapter); work on revising paper for final version


Monday, May 25, 2015

HW 5/26-6/1

Due Tues 5/26B: Version 1 of paper (post to Outline form Revision 1 on turnitin by 7:30 am)

Due Weds 5/27A: Version 1 of paper (post to Outline form Revision 1 on turnitin by 7:30 am)

Due Thurs 5/28B: Finish both Shrew charts 

Due Fri 5/29A and Mon 6/1B: DGP handout; Read Chapter 1 of The Joy Luck Club

Saturday, May 16, 2015

HW 5/18-5/27

Due Mon 5/18A and Tues 5/19B: Read through comments on outline (see turnitin) if you haven't already done so; Begin working on Version 1 of the paper; Add to Shrew charts

Due Weds 5/20A and Thurs 5/21B: Work on Version 1 of the paper; 10 exs on each Shrew chart

Due Fri 5/22A: Work on Version 1 of the paper; Finish Shrew charts

No School 5/25 - Memorial Day!

Due Tues 5/26B and Weds 5/27A: Complete Version 1 of paper on turnitin by 7:30 am

Due Thurs 5/28B: Finish Shrew charts

Friday, May 8, 2015

HW 5/11-5/15

Due Mon 5/11B: Outline form submitted on turnitin by 7:30 am (read the directions carefully - use fragments, except for the thesis; be sure to include and cite information from at least the minimum number of required sources; be sure to address all parts of the question/prompt)

Due Tues 5/12A: Outline form submitted on turnitin by 7:30 am (read the directions carefully - use fragments, except for the thesis; be sure to include and cite information from at least the minimum number of required sources; be sure to address all parts of the question/prompt)

Due Weds 5/13B: Vocab 13-15 exercises (pp. 196, 198 - define each expression AND then use it in a sentence -, 200, 201)

Due Thurs 5/14A and Fri 5/15B: Vocab 13-15 mastery test

Sunday, May 3, 2015

HW 5/4-5/8

Congrats to everyone involved with Annie - you did a wonderful job and I know how much hard work and time you put in! 

**All initial source submissions and resubmissions I have received have been approved or not approved.  I have finished going through ALL annotated bibliographies. Rubrics are available on turnitin. Scores have not been entered into PowerSchool and won't be until Wednesday or Thursday. **

Due Mon 5/4A and Tues 5/5B: DGP 30TWTh; Vocab 15; work on outline form for approved sources

Due Weds 5/6A and Thurs 5/7B: DGP 30F; Vocab 15 quiz; work on outline form for approved sources

Due Fri 5/8A:  work on outline form for approved sources; Vocab 13-15 exercises pp. 196, 198 (definitions AND sentences), 200, 201

Due Mon 5/11B: **Outline form due on turnitin by 7:30 am**

Saturday, April 25, 2015

HW 4/27-5/1

Due Mon 4/27B: Vocab 14 hw exercises; DGP 28F & 29M; work on gathering sources/annotated bibliography

Due Tues 4/28A and Weds 4/29B: Annotated bibliography/topic/hard copies of sources; Vocab 14 quiz; DGP 29TWTh

Due Thurs 4/30A and Fri 5/1B: DGP 29F & 30M; work on charts

Sunday, April 19, 2015

HW 4/20-4/24

Hi sophomores - sorry this is getting posted a bit late - I came down with a stomach virus Friday night and this is the first I've actually been able to sit down at my computer since school ended on Friday.


Due Mon 4/20A and Tues 4/21B: DGP 27F & 28M; Vocab 13 quiz; be working on selecting a topic and finding sources (due 4/28A, 4/29B)

Due Weds 4/22A and Thurs 4/23B: DGP 28TWTh; work on topic selection and sources

Due Fri 4/24A and Mon 4/27B: DGP 28F & 29M; Vocab 14 hw; work on topic selection and sources

Tuesday, April 14, 2015

HW 4/13-4/17

Due Mon 4/13B: DGP 26TWTh

Due Tues 4/14A and Weds 4/15B: DGP 26F & 27M

Due Thurs 4/16A and Fri 4/17B: DGP 27TWTh; Vocab 13 exercises

Friday, March 27, 2015

HW 3/30-4/2

Due Mon 3/30B: DGP 25TWTh; work on dystopia story

Due Tues 3/31A and Weds 4/1B: DGP 25F & 26M; complete dystopia story and have one group member submit to turnitin by 7:30 am (story should already be shared with me on google docs, but if it's not, share it by 7:30 am)

**Remember to use APA format - title page, headers with page numbers, Times New Roman 12 (at least for the title page and headers), double spacing.  Make sure each person's section is labeled and has a word count.

Due Thurs 4/2A and Fri 4/13B: DGP 26TWTh

Friday, March 20, 2015

HW 3/23-3/27

Due Mon 3/23A and Tues 3/24B: DGP 24TWTh; Vocab 10-12 review exs. (do all except p. 160 and p. 162); form groups and brainstorm

Due Weds 3/25A and Thurs 3/26B: DGP 24F & 25M; Vocab 10-12 test; work on stories

Due Fri 3/27A and Mon 3/30B: DGP 25TWTh; Vocab 13 hw; work on stories

Friday, March 13, 2015

HW 3/16-3/20

Due Mon 3/16B: DGP 22F & 23M; respond to comments on group F451 google doc

Due Tues 3/17A and Weds 3/18B: Vocab 12 hw; DGP 23TWTh (for block 1 class, because of PARCC, DGP due is 22F & 23M - we will do 23TWTh together in class)

Due Thurs 3/19A and Fri 3/20B: Vocab 12 quiz; DGP 23F & 24M

Saturday, March 7, 2015

HW 3/9-3/16

Due Mon 3/9A and Tues 3/10B: DGP 21F & 22M; A-day should have 3 tasks almost completed (you'll get 10-15 minutes in class to wrap up, but that's it); B-day, you should have first task completed

Due Weds 3/11A and Thurs 3/12B: DGP 22TWTh

Due Fri 3/13A and Mon 3/16B:Vocab 12 hw; DGP 22F & 23M

PARCC ELA testing Tues, Weds, Thurs this week

Saturday, February 28, 2015

HW 3/2-3/6

Due Mon 3/2B: DGP 20F & 21M; Voc 11 hw; Read "Afterword" and "Coda"; Comment 2 & post everything on turnitin.com (7:30 am)

Due Tues 3/3A and Weds 3/4B: DGP 21TWTh; Vocab 11 quiz

Due Thurs 3/5A and Fri 3/6B: DGP 21F & 22B

ELA PARCC testing Friday 3/6, Monday 3/9, Tuesday 3/10

Friday, February 20, 2015

HW 2/23-3/2

Due Mon 2/23A and Tues 2/24B: DGP 19F & 20M; Read F451 pp. 113-145; Vocab 10 quiz

Due Weds 2/25A and Thurs 2/26B: DGP 20TWTh; Read F451 pp. 145-165; Blog post 2

Due Fri 2/27A and Mon 3/2B: DGP 20F & 21M; Voc 11 hw; Read "Afterword" and "Coda"; Comment 2 & post everything on turnitin.com

Friday, February 13, 2015

HW due 2/17 - 2/20

No school on Monday 2/16 - Presidents' Day - enjoy the three-day weekend!

Due Tues 2/17B: DGP 18F & 19M; Read F451 pp. 71-91; Comment 1

Due Weds 2/18A and Thurs 2/19B: DGP 19TWTh; Read F451 pp. 91-110 (end of Pt 2); Vocab 10 hw

Due Fri 2/20A and Mon 2/23B: DGP 19F & 20M; Read F451 pp. 113-145; Vocab 10 quiz


Friday, February 6, 2015

HW due 2/9-2/17

Due Mon 2/9A and Tues 2/10B: *Vocab 7-9 test*; Read F451 pp. 28-48; DGP 17F & 18M

Due Weds 2/11A and Thurs 2/12B: Read F451 48-68 (finish Pt 1); Blog post #1;
DGP 18TWTh

Due Fri 2/13A and Tues 2/17B: Read F451 pp. 71-91; Comment #1; DGP 18F & 19M

Saturday, January 24, 2015

HW 1/26-2/6


Monday 1/26 - English midterm - location: MPR

**Remember, the blocks flip on Monday 2/2, so I'll see you in the morning now!

Due Mon 2/2B: DGP 16TWTh; Vocab 9 quiz

Due Tues 2/3A: DGP 16F & 17M

Due Weds 2/4B: DGP 16F & 17M

Due Thurs 2/5A and Fri 2/6B: DGP 17TWTh; Vocab 7-9 exercises; Read F451 pp. 3-28

Saturday, January 17, 2015

HW 1/20-1/23

No School Monday - Martin Luther King Day

Due Tues 1/20B: DGP 15TWTh; grammar worksheet (Review C & D - subject-verb agreement and pronoun-antecedent agreement

Due Weds 1/21A and Thurs 1/22B: DGP 15F & 16M; Vocab 9 exercises

Due Fri 1/23A: DGP 16TWTh; Vocab 9 quiz

Wednesday, January 14, 2015

HW due 1/12-1/20

Due Mon 1/12A and Tues 1/13B: DGP 14TWTh; Vocab 8 exs; Read "Last Day of the Last Furlough"

Due Weds 1/14A and Thurs 1/15B: DGP 14F & 15M; Vocab 8 quiz

Due Fri 1/16A and Tues 1/20B: DGP 15TWTh; double-sided grammar worksheet subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement

Sunday, January 4, 2015

HW due 1/5-1/13

Due Mon 1/5B: DGP 12F & 13M

Due Tues 1/6A and Weds 1/7B: DGP 13TWTh; You should also be working on your creative project

Due Thurs 1/8A and Fri 1/9B: DGP 13F & 14M; Catcher creative projects due on turnitin.com by 7:30 am (remember, if you are doing the video option, you also need to share it with me/send me the youtube link)

Due Mon 1/12A and Tues 1/13B: DGP 14 TWTh; Vocab 8 hw exercises; Read "Last Day of the Last Furlough"