Friday, December 13, 2019

12/16-12/20

Membean Monday!! (3 days, 3X10 minute sessions)

Due Monday 12/16B: Read through Ch 24 and journal; DGP 11F & 12M; Membean; completed poster - presentations start today! 

Due Tuesday 12/17A and Wednesday 12/18B: Finish reading the novel and complete journal; DGP 12TWTh; presentations continue 

Due Thursday 12/19A and Friday 12/20B:  DGP 12F & 13M; presentations

Friday, December 6, 2019

HW 12/9-12/13

Membean Monday!!! (3 days, 3X10 minute sessions)

Due Monday 12/9A and Tuesday 12/10B: Read Catcher Chs 15 through 17 and journal; DGP 10F & 11M; work on Membean

Due Wednesday 12/11A and Thursday 12/12B: Read Catcher Chs 18 through 20 and journal; DGP 11TWTh; Membean assessment today!  

Due Friday 12/13A: Read Catcher Chs 21 through 23 and journal; DGP 11F & 12M; work on Membean

  

Sunday, December 1, 2019

HW 12/2-12/6

Membean Monday!!! (3 days, 3 10-minute sessions!)

Due Monday 12/2B: Read Chs 1 through 6 of Catcher; DGP 9TWTh; work on Membean

Due Tuesday 12/3A: Read Chs 5 through 11 and journal; DGP 9F & 10M; work on Membean

Due Wednesday 12/4B: Read Chs 7 through 11 and journal; DGP 9F & 10M; work on Membean

Due Thursday 12/5A Friday 12/6B: Read Chs 12 through 14 and journal; DGP 10TWTh; work on Membean
 

Friday, November 22, 2019

HW 11/25-11/27

Membean Monday!!! (3 10-minute sessions over the course of 3 days)

Please Bring your Hemingway books on Mon/Tues - I'll collect them. 

Due Monday 11/25A and Tuesday 11/26B: DGP 8F & 9M; work on Membean

Due Wednesday 11/27A: DGP 9TWTh; work on Membean; begin reading The Catcher in the Rye

Friday, November 15, 2019

HW 11/18-11/22

Membean Monday!! (3 days, 3 10-minute sessions)

Due Monday 11/18B: Read "The Snows of Kilimanjaro" and complete activity; DGP 7TWTh; work on Membean

Due Tuesday 11/19A and Wednesday 11/20B: DGP 7F & 8M; work on Membean

Due Thursday 11/21A and Friday 11/22B: DGP 8TWTh; work on Membean

Wednesday, November 6, 2019

HW 11/11-11/15

Membean Monday!! (3 days, 3 sessions, 10 mins each)

Due Monday 11/11A and Tuesday 11/12B: Read "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber" and complete assignment; DGP 6WTh; work on Membean

Due Wednesday 11/13A and Thursday 11/14B: DGP 6F & 7M; Membean assessment today! (major); work on Membean

Due Friday 11/15A and Monday 11/18B: Read "The Snows of Kilimanjaro" and complete assignment; DGP 7TWTh; work on Membean

Friday, November 1, 2019

HW 11/4-11/6

Membean Monday!! (3 days X 10 minutes each)


Due Monday 11/4B: Read "Soldier's Home" and complete one of three assignments (recipe/tweet with paragraph go on turnitin; poster - turn in in class); DGP 6M; work on Membean

Due Tuesday 11/5A: Read "Soldier's Home" and complete one of three assignments (recipe/tweet with paragraph go on turnitin; poster - turn in in class); DGP 6T; work on Membean

Due Wednesday 11/6B: 6T; work on Membean; begin reading "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber"

Friday, October 25, 2019

HW 10/28-11/1

Membean Monday!!! (3 10-min. sessions, 3 days)

Due Monday 10/28A and Tuesday 10/29B: DGP 5WTh; work on creative assignment; work on Membean; (B-day - finish reading Hemingway story)

Due Wednesday 10/30A: DGP 5F; work on creative assignment; work on Membean; read Hemingway story?

Due Thursday 10/31B: DGP 5F; creative assignment; work on Membean

Due Friday 11/1A: DGP 6F; creative assignment; work on Membean; read Hemingway story?

Saturday, October 19, 2019

HW 10/21-10/25

Membean Monday!!! (3 10-min. sessions, 3 days)

Due Monday 10/21B: DGP 4F; *submit Gatsby paper on turnitin by 7:30am*; work on Membean

Due Tuesday 10/22A and Wednesday 10/23B: DGP 5M; work on Membean

Due Thursday 10/24A and Friday 10/25B: DGP 5T; work on creative piece; work on Membean

Friday, October 11, 2019

HW 10/14-10/18

Membean Monday!!! (3 10-min. sessions, 3 days)


Due Tuesday 10/15B: DGP 4T; work on Gatsby paper - write down topic and 3 examples - I will be checking this; **Membean assessment**

Due Wednesday 10/16A: DGP 4WTh; work on paper; work on Membean

Due Thursday 10/17B: DGP 4WTh; work on paper; work on Membean

Due Friday 10/18A: DGP 4F; submit Gatsby paper; work on Membean

Saturday, October 5, 2019

HW 10/7-10/11

Membean Monday - 3 x 10 (3 separate days)

Due Monday 10/7B: Read Gatsby Ch IX (9) and complete study guide; DGP 3F; work on Membean

Due Tuesday 10/8A:  Read Gatsby Ch IX (9) and complete study guide; DGP 4M; work on Membean; finished timeline

No School on Wednesday!!

Due Thursday 10/10B: DGP 4M; work on Membean; work on timeline (about 10 minutes to wrap up in class, so you should be almost done)

Due Friday 10/11A: DGP 4T; work on Membean; work on Gatsby paper - write down topic and 3 examples - I will be checking this; **Membean assessment**

Friday, September 27, 2019

HW 9/30-10/4

Membean Monday - 3 x 10 (3 separate days)

Due Tuesday 10/1B: Read Ch VII (7) of Gatsby and complete study guide; DGP 3T; work on Membean

Due Wednesday 10/2A: Finish reading Ch VII (7) of Gatsby and finish study guide (#9 onward); DGP 3WTh; work on Membean

Due Thursday 10/3B: Read Ch VIII (8) of Gatsby and complete study guide; DGP 3WTh; work on Membean

Due Friday 10/4A: Read Ch VIII (8) of Gatsby and complete study guide; DGP 3F; work on Membean

Friday, September 20, 2019

HW 9/23-10/1

Membean Monday!! 3 sessions, 3 days, 10 minutes each


Due Monday 9/23A and Tuesday 9/24B: Read Gatsby Ch V (5) and complete study guide;
DGP 2F; work on Membean

Due Wednesday 9/25A and Thursday 9/26B: Read Gatsby Ch VI (6) and complete study guide; DGP 3M; work on Membean

Due Friday 9/27A and Tuesday 10/1B: Read Gatsby Ch VII (7) and complete study guide;
DGP 3T; work on Membean

Friday, September 13, 2019

HW 9/16-9/20

Membean Monday!!! 3 sessions x10 minutes; 3 separate days

Due Monday 9/16B: Read Ch II and complete study guide; work on Membean;
DGP 2M

Due Tuesday 9/117A and Wednesday 9/18B:  Read Ch III and complete study guide; work on Membean; DGP 2T

Due Thursday 9/19A and Friday 9/20B:  Read Ch III and complete study guide; work on Membean; DGP 2T



Friday, September 6, 2019

HW due 9/9-9/16

Due Monday 9/9A and Tuesday 9/10B: return signed syllabus sheet; define Gatsby vocabulary (handwritten)

**Reminder: We will wrap up summer reading on Monday/Tuesday!**

Due Wednesday 9/11A and Thursday 9/12B: Read Ch I and complete study guide; work on Membean; DGP

Due Friday 9/13A and Monday 9/16: Read Ch II and complete study guide; work on Membean; DGP


Friday, June 7, 2019

HW 6/10-6/14

Due Monday 6/10B and Tuesday 6/11A: JLC screenplay and trailer/storyboard - submit the screenplay on turnitin.com, email/share the trailer video with Ms. Laczny, bring the storyboard to class

Wednesday 6/12B and Thursday 6/13A: nothing due today, but remember, if you want an extension on the JLC project, you must email me prior to 6/10B or 6/11A (and include all group members' names in the email)

Friday 6/14: Final exam today! 

Friday, May 24, 2019

HW 5/28-5/31

Due Tuesday 5/28A: 1st Shakespeare creative assignment; Read 2nd Jing-mei chapter

Due Wednesday 5/29B: 2nd Shakespeare creative assignment; Read 3rd Jing-mei chapter

Due Thursday 5/30A: 2nd Shakespeare creative assignment; Read 3rd Jing-mei chapter

Due Friday 5/31B: Final draft research paper; Read 4th Jing-mei chapter

Tuesday, May 21, 2019

Due dates


5/23B & 5/28A: first Shakespeare creative assignment due
5/29B and 5/30A: second Shakespeare creative assignment due
5/31B and 6/3A: research paper final draft due
6/4B and 6/5A: last Membean assessment
6/6B and 6/7A: last DGP assessment
6/10B and 6/11A: The Joy Luck Club assignment
6/12B and 6/13A: take a breather before finals!!!

6/14, 6/17,6/18: Finals

Here are a few reminders/details to make this feel less overwhelming: 

1. There will be no Membean trainings due on 5/27 (in honor of the four-day weekend), so take a break from Membean this coming week. 
2. For the Shakespeare assignments, you have the option to work with a partner. Divide and conquer! 
3. The research paper is already written - you just have to revise and proofread, and I've given you comments to guide you.
4. You can't really "study" for a Membean assessment. (you can look back at past words if you choose to though!)
5. You'll get the DGP notes packet. 
6. The Joy Luck Club assignment will also be partners/groups (you'll learn more about this once we get one or two other things crossed off our list). 
7.  You'll be getting some more class time to work on a few of these assignments. Use your time wisely and don't be a distraction - stay focused or you will begin to lose class time (by making other things take longer). 

Friday, May 17, 2019

HW 5/20-5/23

Membean Monday!! 

Field trip on Monday 5/20 - be sure to dress in layers, including rain gear!!

Due Tuesday 5/21B and Wednesday 5/22A: Read Ch 1 of The Joy Luck Club (and the page in italics before it); work on paper/Shakespeare creative pieces (due dates will be coming soon - my project for the weekend in addition to finishing A-day's research papers!)

Due Thursday 5/23B: Read Jing-Mei's second chapter in The Joy Luck Club; work on paper/Shakespeare assignments


Friday, May 10, 2019

HW 5/13-5/17

Membean Monday!!! 3 10-minute sessions on 3 separate days

Due Monday 5/13B: 15 examples on each Shrew chart; work on paper

Due Tuesday 5/14A: 15 examples on each Shrew chart; work on paper; work on Membean

Due Wednesday 5/15B: Version 1 of paper due at 7:30 am on turnitin; work on Membean

Due Thursday 5/16A: Version 1 of paper due at 7:30 am on turnitin; work on Membean

Due Friday 5/17B: DGP sheet; work on Membean; finish group chart

Friday, May 3, 2019

HW 5/6-5/10

Membean Monday!! Three 10-minute sessions by 7:30 am (three separate days)

Due Monday 5/6A and Tuesday 5/7B: Keep working on Shrew charts; start working on version 1 of paper; work on Membean

Due Wednesday 5/8A and Thursday 5/9B: DGP assessment today; work on paper; work on Membean

Due Friday 5/10A and Monday 5/13B: work on paper; work on Membean

Thursday, April 18, 2019

HW 4/29-5/3

Have a relaxing spring break!! 😀🌷

Looking ahead when we come back:

Due Monday 4/29B: DGP 30TWTh

Due Tuesday 4/30A: DGP 30F; work on membean

Due Wednesday 5/1B: DGP 30F; outline form on turnitin by 7:30 am

Due Thursday 5/2A: outline form on turnitin by 7:30 am

Due Friday 5/3B: work on Membean

No Membean due until Monday May 6th!


Friday, April 12, 2019

HW 4/15-4/18

MEMBEAN MONDAY!!  3 sessions (10 mins each), 3 diff days


Due Monday 4/15B: DGP 29TWTh; 8 examples for chart

Due Tuesday 4/16A: DGP 29F & 30M; 8 examples for chart; work on membean

Due Wednesday 4/17B: DGP 29F & 30M; work on membean; start pulling info from sources for outline

Due Thursday 4/18A: DGP 30TWTh; work on membean; start pulling info from sources for outline

Friday, April 5, 2019

HW 4/8-4/12

Membean Monday!! 3 10-minute sessions on 3 separate days

Due Monday 4/8A and Tuesday 4/9B: DGP 28TWTh; work on Membean; find sources and work on annotated bibliography

Due Wednesday 4/10A: DGP 28F & 29M; work on Membean; find sources and work on annotated bibliography

Due Thursday 4/11B: DGP 28F & 29M; work on Membean; annotated bibliography due on turnitin by 7:30 am and sources due in class

Due Friday 4/12A: DGP 29TWTh; work on Membean; annotated bibliography due on turnitin by 7:30 am and sources due in class

Friday, March 29, 2019

HW 4/1-4/5

Membean Monday!!!  3 x10 minutes

Due Monday 4/1B: DGP 26F & 27M; Membean; work on research paper sources and annotated bib

Due Tuesday 4/2A and Wednesday 4/3B: DGP 27TWTh; Membean; work on research paper sources and annotated bib

Due Thursday 4/4A and Friday 4/5B: DGP 27F & 28M; Membean; work on research paper sources and annotated bib

Friday, March 22, 2019

HW 3/25-3/29

Membean due Monday!!! 

Due Monday 3/25A and Tuesday 3/26B: DGP 25F & 26M; DGP assessment today!; work on Membean

Due Wednesday 3/27A and Thursday 3/28B: DGP 26TWTh; Membean assessment today!; work on Membean

Due Friday 3/29A and Monday 4/1B: DGP 26F & 27M; work on Membean

Thursday, March 14, 2019

hw 3/15-3/22

Due Friday 3/15A: DGP 24F & 25M; work on Membean; work on station 2/story

MEMBEAN MONDAY!!!! 3 10-minute sessions, 3 days

Due Monday 3/18B: DGP 24F & 25M; work on Membean; work on station 2/story

Due Tuesday 3/19A and Wednesday 3/20B: DGP 24F & 25M (yes, I know it's the same - we'll review it today since I was out); work on Membean; ***Station 2/story due***

Due Thursday 3/21A and Friday 3/22B: DGP 25TWTh; work on Membean

Friday, March 8, 2019

3/11-3/15

Membean Monday!!! 

Due Monday 3/11A: DGP 23F & 24M; Membean; work on stations

Due Tuesday 3/12B: DGP 23F & 24M; work on Membean; 1st station due

Due Wednesday 3/13A: DGP 24TWTh; work on Membean; 1st station due

Due Thursday 3/14B: DGP 24TWTh; work on Membean; work on 2nd station

Due Friday 3/15A: DGP 24F & 25M; work on Membean; work on 2nd station

Friday, March 1, 2019

HW 3/4-3/8

Membean Monday! 3 10-minute sessions, 3 separate days for full credit! 

Due Monday 3/4B: DGP 22TWTh; work on Membean

Due Tuesday 3/5A: DGP 22F & 23M; work on Membean

Due Wednesday 3/6B: DGP 22F & 23M; work on Membean; DGP assessment

Due Thursday 3/7A: DGP 23TWTh; work on Membean; work on literary stations; DGP assessment

Due Friday 3/8B: DGP 23TWTh; work on Membean; work on literary stations

Friday, February 22, 2019

HW 2/25-3/1

Membean due Monday!!!

Due Monday 2/25A: DGP 21TWTh; Read F451 pp. 145-165

Due Tuesday 2/26B: DGP 21TWTh; Read F451 pp. 167-179; newspaper obituary/letter to the editor (submit on turnitin by 7:30 am)

Due Wednesday 2/27A: DGP 21F & 22M; Read F451 pp. 167-179; newspaper obituary/letter to the editor (submit on turnitin by 7:30 am)

Due Thursday 2/28B: DGP 21F & 22M; Membean assessment today!; Read "The Veldt"

Due Friday 3/1A: DGP 22TWTh; Membean assessment today! Read "The Veldt"

Tuesday, February 19, 2019

Due Tuesday 2/19A: Read F451 pp. 91-125; character bumper sticker and explanatory paragraph with citations (paragraph goes on turnitin); DGP 20TWTh; work on Membean; F451 presentations today

Due Wednesday 2/20B: Read F451 pp. 113-145; DGP 20TWTh; work on Membean; F451 presentations today

Due Thursday 2/21A: Read F451 pp. 125-145; DGP 20F & 21M; work on Membean; F451 presentations today

Due Friday 2/22B: Read F451 pp. 145-165; DGP 20F & 21M; work on Membean; last F451 presentation

Friday, February 8, 2019

HW 2/11-2/14

Membean Monday! 3 10-minutes sessions by 7:30 am! 


Due Monday 2/11A:  Read F451 pp. 48-68 and complete setting drawing with 5 labels (quotations, citations); DGP 19TWTh; Membean

Due Tuesday 2/12B: Read F451 pp. 71-91; DGP 19TWTh; work on Membean training

Due Wednesday 2/13A: Read F451 pp. 71-91; DGP 19F & 20M; work on Membean training

Due Thursday 2/14B: Read F451 pp. 91-110; character bumper sticker and explanatory paragraph with citations (paragraph goes on turnitin); DGP 19F & 20M

No School on Friday 2/15 and Monday 2/18 (Presidents' Weekend) - Membean will still be due on Monday

Due Tuesday 2/19A: Read F451 pp. 91-125; character bumper sticker and explanatory paragraph with citations (paragraph goes on turnitin); DGP 20TWTh; work on Membean

Friday, February 1, 2019

HW 2/4-2/8

Membean Monday! 3 10-minute sessions (they don't have to be on 3 separate days this time around)

Due Monday 2/4B: DGP 17F & 18M; Membean; Read F451 pp. 3-32

Due Tuesday 2/5A: DGP 18TWTh; work on Membean; Read F451 pp. 3-32

Due Wednesday 2/6B: DGP 18TWTh; work on Membean; Read F451 pp. 32-48

Due Thursday 2/7A: DGP 18F & 19M; work on Membean; Read F451 pp. 32-48

Due Friday 2/8B: DGP 18F & 19M; work on Membean; Read F451 pp. 48-68 and complete setting drawing (with quotations and citations)


Saturday, January 26, 2019

HW 1/28-2/4

Because of midterms this week, NO Membean due this Monday! 

English II midterm Wednesday 1/30
Good luck on all of your midterms!! 
 
Due Thursday 1/31B: DGP 17TWTh

Due Friday 2/1A: DGP 17F & 18M

Due Monday 2/4B: DGP 17F & 18M; start reading Fahrenheit 451

Friday, January 18, 2019

HW 1/21-1/31

Membean Monday!! 3 10-minute sessions on 3 separate days! 


Due Tuesday 1/22B: DGP 16TWTh; work on membean; grammar practice sheet

Due Wednesday 1/23A and Thursday 1/24B: DGP 16F & 17M; work on membean; review for midterm

Due Friday 1/25A and Thursday 1/31B: DGP 17TWTh; work on membean

Looking ahead: English II midterm on Wednesday 1/30  

Friday, January 11, 2019

HW 1/14-1/22

Membean Monday!! 3 10-minute sessions on 3 separate days

Due Monday 1/14A and Tuesday 1/15B: Catcher project; DGP 15TWTh

Option 1 - submit explanatory paragraph on turnitin; turn book in at the start of class
Option 2 - submit story and explanatory paragraph on turnitin; turn cover in at the start of class (or scan into your document)
Option 3 - submit poems and paragraphs on turnitin

Due Wednesday 1/16A and Thursday 1/17B: DGP 15F & 16M; work on membean; grammar practice sheet

Due Friday 1/18A and Tuesday 1/22B: DGP 16TWTh; work on membean; grammar practice sheet

Friday, January 4, 2019

HW 1/7-1/11

Membean Monday!! 

Due Monday 1/7B: DGP 13F & 14M; membean

Due Tuesday 1/8A and Wednesday 1/9B: DGP 14TWTh; work on membean; work on Catcher creative project

Due Thursday 1/10A and Friday 1/11B: DGP 14F & 15M; work on membean; work on Catcher creative project

Looking ahead:
Catcher creative project due 1/14A & 1/15B

Wednesday, January 2, 2019

HW 1/2-1/7

Happy New Year!  🎉

Due Wednesday 1/2A and Thursday 1/3B: DGP 13TWTh (remember, you had time to complete this in class before break, so hopefully you did!)

Due Friday 1/4A and Monday 1/7B: membean; DGP 13F & 14M