9th and 10th Grade Weekend Reading Assignments

• 10th grade: read 'Hinds Feet in High Places', pages 151-161  in your textbook over the weekend. 

• 9th grade: read "As Ye Sow, So Shall Ye Reap" from your textbook over the weekend. 

9A and B Homework due Friday, 8/22

• Write the answers to the comprehension questions for Leo Tolstoy's 'A Just Judge', taken from the textbook. Be sure to write complete and thoughtful answers. 

10th Grade Reading Homework due Thursday, 8/28

• In the homework section of your notebook, write two paragraphs about the themes within Sophocles' Oedipus the King. Be sure to provide page and line references to support your arguments. You should have at least two references to support your argument, and the more you have, the better. We will be checking this on Thursday, August 28th.

• The student with the best references to support their analysis wins 1 point extra credit from me.

10th Grade Homework due Thursday, 8/21 and Monday 8/25

10A

• Do the comprehension questions for Excelsior on page 118 of your textbook. Write your answers completely and thoughtfully, and make sure that you provide line references to back up your arguments.

• Remember to write down the new word of the day and its definition in the vocabulary section of your notebook.

10B

I will check this same assignment on Monday in class since we were not able to do it in today's class. Do not forget to write down the words of the day during the weekend.

9B Homework due Thursday, 8/21

• Look at the Word of the Day on the right hand side of this website and write down the word and definition that is listed there in the vocabulary section of your notebook.

• Write the outline of your Goal essay and be ready to turn it in to me. Make sure that this outline has a complete thesis statement, and that each body paragraph relates your goal to the past, the present, and the future.

9A Homework due Wednesday, 8/20

• Click on the Word of the Day widget on the right side of the website and it will take you to a website that has the word of the day. Write this word down in the vocabulary section of your English notebook and then write down its definition.

• The outline for your 3 Goals essay is due Wednesday. Make sure that you fully write out your thesis statement and give your reasons for these three goals in relation to the past, present and the future within the body paragraph outline.

10th Grade Homework Assignment due 8/20

The word of the day and its definition is due Wednesday, August 20th. You are writing this down to prove that you looked at the class website. Be sure that you click on the word of the day site, because the word of the day is NOT knell. You should practice checking the website every day.

Your essay outline is due Wednesday, August 20th.

Be sure that you have written out your thesis statement completely in your introduction, and make sure that you have one reason and one example for each of your body paragraphs.

9th Grade Essay Assignment- first draft due 8/25

As the new semester stands before you, I imagine that you have many goals for yourself academically, spiritually, and relationally. Like you, I have many goals for this class and my other classes as well. In my own experience, I have found that when I make new goals, I often do not think of my past goals or past efforts, so in a thoughtful and well-written essay, I want you to think about your performance last semester in English Literature and answer this question:

What three goals do you have for yourself in English Literature this semester? Why?

Essay Format Requirements

• Your essay must be 2-2.5 pages long, double spaced.
• Your essay must be written in 12 point Times New Roman Font.
• Your essay must be written in essay form, with five paragraphs total- - an introduction containing a thesis statement, a three paragraph body, and a conclusion.
• Your essay must have a title and a heading.
• It must have proper grammar and mechanics.

Essay Content Requirements

• The body of your essay should briefly summarize your assessment of your life last semester and then list your three goals for this semester and explain why you have them.
• Two of your goals should be academic goals. The third goal should be personal or spiritual.
• When you discuss these goals, you should explain why you have them in relation to the past, the present, and the future. For example, do you desire to increase your vocabulary this semester because you saw it as one of your greatest weaknesses last semester and because you know it will be a key to your success in the High School entrance examination?

10th Grade Essay Assignment- first draft due 8/25

In a thoughtful and well-written essay, you must answer this question: What three qualities define a hero? Why?

Essay Format Requirements

• The essay must be 1.5-2 pages long, with 1.5 spacing.
• It must be written in 12 point Times New Roman Font.
• It must have a title and a heading.
• The essay must be written in essay form, with five paragraphs total- one introduction containing a thesis statement, three body paragraphs, and a conclusion.
• It must be checked for grammar and mechanics.

Essay Content Requirements

• Your essay must list, define and discuss the three qualities that you think define a hero.
• When you discuss the three qualities, explain why they are important qualities. You can use examples of these qualities taken from a person in your own life, the Bible, history, or from literature. Ideally, you should have an example taken from a combination of sources- i.e. one from the Bible, one from your life, and one from history.
• When you use an example taken from the Bible, history, or literature, you must provide a reference if you go into detail or quote something.

Welcome!

I have set this website up so that you can have another resource for my English Literature classes. I hope that you will use this website when you aren't able to come to school and when you can't remember what your homework assignments are- - but because you are perfect, I doubt you would ever need to check this website because you've forgotten. Ideally, I will remember to post all the 9th and 10th grade homework assignments on this website as they are assigned. I am also planning to set up some great links to dictionaries and other websites so that you can become better students of English Literature. I love you all and I am looking forward to spending this next semester with you!