10/30/07 Homework
English 2: Write a list of at least three examples of magical realism in Like Water for Chocolate so far.
English 4: No homework. Work on final drafts of your personal statements, due Friday.
English 4HP: No homework. Work on final drafts of your personal statements, due Friday.
10/29/07 Homework
English 2: Finish reading Chapter 4 of Like Water for Chocolate.
English 4: Finish Chapter 3 of The Stranger, and write a comparison of Salamano and Raymond.
English 4HP: Read Chapters 4 & 5 of The Stranger. No writing required, but you may write one log for extra credit.
English 2: Cook something, and think carefully about the cooking process. No writing required.
English 4 & English 4HP: Take at least an hour to do something good for yourself this weekend. Go for a run or a walk, eat a healthy meal, talk to a friend–whatever seems right to you.
See you on Monday!
English 2: Read pages 65 – 73 in Like Water for Chocolate, then write a two-paragraph log about this section.
English 4 & English 4 HP: Work on personal statements–your second rough draft is due tomorrow.
English 2: No homework tonight.
English 4 & English 4 HP: Work on your response to the second of the two UC Berkeley Personal Statement prompts (due Friday).
English 2: Finish reading Chapter 3 of Like Water for Chocolate, then write a two-paragraph homework log.
English 4 & English 4 HP: Write a rough draft for one of the two UC Berkeley Personal Statement prompts.
English 2: Read to the end of page 53 in Like Water for Chocolate, then write a two-paragraph log about the roses. Who are they from? What happens with them? Why? And how do you think/feel about what happens?
English 4: Read to the end of page 28 in The Stranger, then write a two-paragraph log.
English 4HP: Read to the end of Chapter 3 in The Stranger, then write a two-paragraph log.
10/19/07
English 2: No homework. Vocab quiz Monday.
English 4:
- Independent Reading Book Essay due Monday.
- Finish reading Chapter 2 of The Stranger by Monday.
- Prepare for Monday’s vocab quiz.
- Work on Personal Statement rough drafts–one is due Wednesday, and the other Friday.
English 4 HP:
- Independent Reading Book Essay due Monday.
- Prepare for Monday’s vocab quiz.
- Work on Personal Statement rough drafts–one is due Wednesday, and the other Friday.
10/18/07
English 2: No homework.
English 4 & English 4 HP: Start working on the weekend’s assignments, above.
English 2: Finish reading Chapter 2 of Like Water for Chocolate. Write a two-paragraph log about the scene of intoxication in this chapter.
- Paragraph 1: Summary of what happened–the who/what/when/where/why.
- Paragraph 2: Your reactions. Is this believable? Could this really happen? Why does it matter to the story?
English 4 & English 4HP: Read from your independent reading books; work on your IRB Essays, due on Monday, 10/22.
10/16/07 Homework
English 2: Read to the end of page 30 in Like Water for Chocolate, then write a one-page T-chart with comments, questions, and brief summaries.
English 4: Read from Independent Reading Book. No log required.
English 4 HP: Write a five-minute description of something that you observe (ideally some kind of people-watching) in Meursault’s style.
Also, read from Independent Reading Book. No log required.
10/15/07 Homework
English 2: Final draft of “Everyday Use” essay due on 10/16.
This week’s English 2 vocabulary is here: Eng2 M2 W2 Vocab. You do not need to write sentences with it.
English 4: Read to page 14 of The Stranger; write a two-paragraph log.
This week’s English 4 vocabulary is here: Eng4 M2 W2 Vocab. You do not need to write sentences with it.
English 4HP: Read chapter 2 of The Stranger; write a two-paragraph log.
This week’s English 4HP vocabulary is here: Eng4 M2 W2 Vocab. You do not need to write sentences with it.
Enjoy your long weekend! I look forward to seeing you on Monday!
Your Homework This Weekend:
English 2: Work on your final draft of your “Everyday Use” Essay. (Due Tuesday, 10/16.) If you have not yet turned in your Rough Draft, you must turn it in on Monday.
English 4: Write a two-paragraph log about Meursault: in paragraph 1, describe him using your observations from the book; in paragraph 2, write your own responses and reactions to him.
English 4HP: Finish Chapter 1 of The Stranger. Then, write a Homework Log about the section you read.
