9th Grade Homework and Announcements due 9/22

In the comments section of this post, I have put up The Black Arrow's comprehension sheet answers for pages 1-19. If you were not able to finish writing these answers in your notes, you should copy them down. I will be checking this on Monday, 9/22.

I WILL BE GIVING YOU A QUIZ OVER THESE QUESTIONS ON TUESDAY, 9/23, SO STUDY THEM OVER THE WEEKEND.

10A Homework due 9/23

• Write a summary of Edgar Allan Poe's The Bells and do the comprehension questions related to the poem on page 178. You must also write down the definitions of the five words listed under the vocabulary section on page 178.

• You must also write down my literary analysis of John Updike's Winter Ocean in the notes section of your notebook. I have posted this analysis in the comments section of this post.

10th Grade Homework Due Friday, 9/19

• You must write an analysis of John Updike's Winter Ocean. In your analysis, you must discuss the meaning of the poem, you must identify the literary terms and poetic devices present within the poem, and you must talk about the significance of the poem in relation to its purpose and effect on you as a reader.

• You must also read Edgar Allan Poe's The Bells on pages 176-178 of your textbook.

10A, this assignment is due this Friday,9/19

10B, this assignment is due Monday, 9/22

10th Grade Homework due Thursday, 9/18

• 10A and 10B- Read pages 173-174 in your textbook. Write down all the literary terms written in bold and then write down the definitions that are given for these terms.

• Then, read John Updike's Winter Ocean on page 174 and do the comprehension questions related to this poem.

• We will be going over these answers in your 10A and 10B classes. You must also bring your textbook for the E.L.-C class. We will be going over Edgar Allan Poe's The Bells during that time.