Ms. Hale’s Class Blog

English 2: Rest up for the STAR tests next week. Remember to go straight to your 2nd-period class on Monday morning.

English 4 & English 4 HP: Write a journal entry each day. (Each entry should include at least one detailed anecdote from your day.)

English 2: Prepare for the Rice Party tomorrow!

English 4 & English 4 HP: No homework.

English 2: Read and annotate sections V and VI of the Rice article handed out yesterday. (There’s a link in yesterday’s homework post).  Write a two-paragraph log: one paragraph of summary, one of personal response.

English 4 & English 4 HP: No homework.

English 2: Read and annotate the “Growing Rice” section of the Rice article (section III). Write a two-paragraph log–1 paragraph of summary, and 1 paragraph of your questions, comments, and response.

English 4: Work on your Senior Project. Stay calm!

English 4 HP: Read pages 1 & 2 of James Baldwin’s letter to Angela Y. Davis. (If reading online, read to the sentence “The secret is out: we are men!”) Write a two-paragraph log: 1 paragraph of summary, and 1 paragraph of your questions, comments, and response.

English 2: Bring SSR book and rice recipe (weekend’s HW) tomorrow!

English 4 & English 4 HP: Send me your Ambition presentations by midnight tonight. mshalesclass at gmail. Locate your initials below to find your presentation date–remember to dress in a professional, neat manner for your presentation.

5th Period Presentations:

• Wednesday: AC, SF, KF, RGL, AK, ML, TL
• Thursday: ZL, KL, SM, DP, BS, ST, CT

6th Period Presentations:

• Tuesday: SL, AO, JP, AS, CS, JT, LT
• Wednesday: ZH, ML, JL, KL, FM, JN, DS
• Thursday: DB, JC, LD, AH, SaH, NH, StH

PS: For anyone interested, here’s an intriguing article about individual efforts against global warming.

English 2: Write up a family recipe or cultural recipe that involves rice. Bring it in on Monday!

English 4 & 4 HP: Work on your research for the Ambition project. See the last two posts for more info. Meet in the computer lab (Room 202) on Monday!

English 4 & English 4 HP: Here’s a model Ambition Presentation for you to check out.

Macbeth’s Ambition

Here’s the Senior Project Presentation Rubric, which I will use to score the presentations of your Ambition slideshows. Note that you do not need to have any opposing arguments!

Senior Project Presentation Rubric

English 2: If you wish to apply for the June Jordan Poetry Prize, complete the directions on the Entry Application, email a copy of your poem to the prize address (on the application), and bring in your poem and application tomorrow.

3rd Period: Bring in a revised, nicely printed/typed copy of one of your poems.

English 4 & English 4 HP: Complete the Ambition Presentation Worksheet that I handed out in class today, and read through the Presentation Rubric on the back.

Meet in the computer lab (Room 202) tomorrow!

If you won’t be here tomorrow, begin researching the real person you plan to study for your presentation. (See the timeline on the project worksheet.)

English 2, Periods 1 & 4: Revise one of your poems to make it stronger. Remove the verb “to be” wherever you can and replace it with stronger verbs.  Bring in a neat copy tomorrow.

(3rd Period: No homework.)

English 4, Period 5: No homework.

English 4 HP: Write a 1-paragraph reflection about how Macbeth concluded. What are your thoughts and reactions? Why?

English 2: No homework tonight.

English 4 (Per. 5): No homework tonight.

English 4 HP:  Reread V.v.17-28 again several times. This is a complex and important passage! Then write two paragraphs:

• Paragraph 1: Paraphrase. Translate Macbeth’s speech into your own words.
• Paragraph 2: Response. What did you notice? What metaphors does Macbeth use? Why? Do you agree with his views about life?