The Weeks of May 17 and May 24

Animal Farm Assignments:

Read Chapters 1-3 for Monday, May 17
Read Chapters 4-6 for Wednesday, May 19
Read Chapters 7 & 8 for Friday, May 21
Read Chapters 9-end for Monday, May 24
In-class Writing Assignments will be on Monday, May 24


Osama:
We will be viewing the film Osama the week of May 24.

Peace Day is on Friday, May 28!

The Week of May 10

All Quiet on the Western Front:
Letter is due Wednesday, May 12
End test is on Wednesday, May 12

Animal Farm:
Chapters 1-3 for Monday, May 17

Assignments for All Quiet on the Western Front

Friday, April 30: Chapter 6 and 7 are due

Monday, May 3: Chapter 8 is due

Wednesday, May 5: Chapter 9 is due

Friday, May 7: Chapter 10 is due

Monday, May 10: The novel should be completed for today

Wednesday, May 12: Letter assignment due

The Weeks of April 12, 19, 26

All Quiet on the Western Front reading assignments:
Read Chapters 1-3 for Monday, April 19
Read Chapters 4 & 5 for Friday, April 23
Read Chapters 6 & 7 for Friday, April 30
Read Chapter 8 for Monday, May 3

Thesis Paper Due Dates:
You will be asked to write certain sections of the paper throughout the week of April 12. Please listen for these due dates in class. Below are the due dates for the rough draft and final draft:
Tuesday, April 20: Rough draft is due
Wednesday, April 28: Final draft is due

April 1

Congratulations to all of you on a job well done with the skits! I hope you have a relaxing break. We will begin a new book and a thesis paper on Monday, April 12.

The Weeks of March 22 and March 29

• Students will perform their Shakespeare skits on Monday, March 29. All props, costumes, typed script, etc. are to be in by Friday, March 26.
• Students will begin a comparison/contrast thesis paper during the week of March 29. Please listen carefully to the due dates given in class for each section of the thesis paper.

Romeo and Juliet Unit (due dates & assignments)

We will discuss Romeo and Juliet over the next couple of weeks.

Wednesday, March 3: You will be taking a background test on Shakespeare and the Elizabethan Theater. Please review the entire webquest you completed in class, the handouts I have given you on the Globe Theater, the notes we have taken (actor-sharer, noble-patron, etc.), and the terms found on the PowerPoint Presentation (iambic pentameter, oxymoron, aside, concealment, blank verse, couplet, prose, soliloquy, malapropism, sonnet). You will also be responsible for the information discussed on the CD How William Became Shakespeare. The quiz will include multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, and a short essay response.

Due Friday, March 5: Today you must have a typed response (MLA Format) about the balcony scenes we viewed in class. Refer to the handout for the specific instructions.

Due Thursday, March 18: Romeo and Juliet Log Entry & End Test

Beginning Wednesday, March 17: We will begin the Shrunken Shakespeare Group Project. Performances will take place the week of March 22.