Ms. Hale’s Class Blog

Welcome to Spring Semester!

English 2: Bring an SSR book to class tomorrow–this can be any class-appropriate book of your choice.  I will check for your book at the beginning of class.

English 4 & English 4 HP: Finish defining all the terms at the end of the “Asimov’s Dirty Dozen” handout.

All Classes: Rest up, eat well, get some exercise, and study for your final exams! Links to study guides are below.

English 2 Final Study Guide

English 4 & 4 HP Final Study Guide

English 2: Finish poem memorization and poem analysis (see front cover of your poem reader). Due Friday!

English 4 & English 4 HP: No homework tonight.

Using the links below, you can download copies of the rubrics used for grading your recent essays on Like Water for Chocolate (English 2) and The Stranger (English 4).

LWFC Rubric

Stranger Rubric

English 2: Work on poem memorization.

English 4 & 4 HP: None.

English 2: Work on memorizing your poem of choice from the reader (or other poem if it’s been approved by Ms. Hale).

English 4: Write a two-paragraph log about the Pardoner’s Tale from The Canterbury Tales.

Tomorrow, I will post the rubrics that I used for grading recent essays.

English 2: Choose a poem (minimum eight lines long) to memorize. If your poem is not in the reader, bring in a copy for Ms. Hale to approve.

English 4: If you did not finish your literary-term card in class, finish it for homework. (If you weren’t here today, read to line 132 of “The Pardoner’s Tale” and write down an example of irony, metaphor, symbolism, or personification from the story. Then write a paragraph explaining how this is an example of the term.)

English 4 HP: If you did not finish your literary-term card in class, finish it for homework. (If you weren’t here today, read to line 161 of “The Pardoner’s Tale” and write down an example of irony, metaphor, symbolism, or personification from the story. Then write a paragraph explaining how this is an example of the term.)

English 2: No homework.

English 4 & English 4 HP: Write a brief log (minimum one complete paragraph) about the Canterbury Tales. So far, what has startled you? What interested you? How does life in the 1300s seem similar to or different from life in the 2000s?

All Classes: No homework tonight!

Welcome back! It was a pleasure to see you all again today. I look forward to new and exciting studies over the next few weeks.

English 2: Bring your copies of Like Water for Chocolate to turn in tomorrow if you haven’t already.

English 4: Bring your copies of The Stranger to turn in tomorrow if you haven’t already.

English 4 HP: Bring your copies of The Stranger to turn in tomorrow if you haven’t already. ALSO, please bring your textbook to keep in class for the next few weeks.