English 10 Homework
2009-2010
February 1, 2010
- Write a list of at least 10 topics that interest you. This is a
brainstorm for a possible research paper, so keep that in mind while you're
writing things down, but you're not committing to anything...yet!
February 2, 2010
Study the "Into Thin Air" vocabulary- No homework
February 3, 2010
- Study the "Into Thin Air" vocabulary
February 4, 2010
- Finish question #1 from "Into Thin Air": Make a list of the main
events in this Everest story. Then, circle the events during which
Krakauer or other climbers were in grave danger. Tell the outcome of
each circled event.
- Study for the quiz on "Into Thin Air"
- Period 2: Don't forget to have your parents fill out the yellow School
Site Council sheet
February 5, 2010
February 8, 2010
- Bring at least 30 index cards to school tomorrow.
- Begin your research
February 9, 2010
- Study for the quiz on Source Cards and Note Cards on Thursday.
- Meet in the classroom tomorrow. We'll be going to the library
after I take roll.
February 10, 2010
- Quiz on note and source cards tomorrow. Study for it.
February 11, 2010
- Bring the following items tomorrow:
- 30 Index Cards
- "Works Cited Forms" handout
- Critical Question (the 1/2 sheet)
February 12 & 16, 2010
February 17, 2010
- Think of at least one other word for each of the Greek and Latin roots
listed below, and then write the word's meaning. Explain how knowing
the meaning of the root helps you understand the word. Use a
dictionary for help.
| Greek Root |
Meaning |
Example |
| -anthropo- |
human being |
anthropology |
| -auto- |
self |
autobiography |
| -bio- |
life |
biology |
| -graph- |
to write |
graphic |
| -photo- |
light |
photocopy |
| -psycho- |
mind |
psychoanalysis |
| Latin Root |
Meaning |
Example |
| -scrib- |
write |
script |
| -labor- |
work |
laboratory |
- Also, study the following words for the quiz tomorrow:
- illusion: misleading or inaccurate idea
- marooned: left stranded, helpless=, or isolated
- nudged: lightly pushed; bumped
- whimsy: quaint or odd humor
- navigator: person who plays the course of a vehicle, usually a ship
or plane
- portable: able to be carried
- presumable: probably
- speculation: thought; guesswork
- submerged: covered with water
- recede: move back or away
February 18, 2010
- Work on your research project. Bring anything you have for it to
class tomorrow; we'll be going to the computer lab to look at articles in
the database
February 19, 2010
- Work on your research project. On Tuesday, you should have one
source card and one note card from a database article.
February 23, 2010
- Continue to gather research and to make note/source cards. Fifty
(that's 50!!!) of these will be due a week from Friday.
February 24, 2010
- Continue to gather research and to make note/source cards. Fifty
(that's 50!!!) of these will be due a week from Friday.
- Test on Chapter 5 (Irony and Ambiguity; Generating Research Questions)
Friday
February 25, 2010
- Continue to gather research and to make note/source cards. Fifty
(that's 50!!!) of these will be due a week from Friday.
- Test on Chapter 5 (Irony and Ambiguity; Generating Research Questions)
tomorrow
February 26, 2010
- We'll go to the library this coming Monday and Thursday, but the
majority of your research should be done for homework. You'll have to
give me 50 research cards by Friday. Any combination of Source Cards
and Note Cards is fine, but you do need to have at least one source card for
each of the following genres: newspaper, magazine, book, dictionary,
encyclopedia, and website.
March 3, 2010
- Fifty Note and Source cards are due this Friday.
- Be sure to check your grades tonight and look for any errors.
March 5, 2010
- Click here to get the correct answers to today's assignment. If
you have a stamp, you simply have to correct your answers. If you have
no stamp, then you need to correct your answers AND provide explanations for
1-15.
March 8, 2010
March 9-10, 2010
- No homework.
- If you have not finished 50 note/source cards, you REALLY need to do
those!!!
March 11-12, 2010
- You should be doing some light studying for the CAHSEE. Use the
notes we've taken in class. You can also Google CAHSEE practice, and
several sites should pop up.
- If you have not finished 50 note/source cards, you REALLY need to do
those!!!
March 15-16, 2010
CAHSEE schedule for Tuesday and Wednesday (8:00 SHARP!!!):
- Period 2: with me
- Period 4: with Hourihan in J292
March 17, 2010
- Bring your 50+ research cards to class tomorrow.
March 18, 2010
- Continue to type your research paper. Go to
www.myaccess.com to type it (this way
you will have it with you wherever you go).
March 22, 2010
- Write one more paragraph (any part of the paper) in
www.myaccess.com for your research
paper.
- If you did not finish the questions in class for
Geraldo No last Name, here they are:
- 6. Do you think this is a story about love?
- 7. In just a few broad strokes, Cisneros sketches two characters and
one tragic event. How would you express the THEME, or central
idea, of this very short story?
- 9. How would you describe Cisneros's diction in this story?
How does it affect the story's tone? Try rewriting a few
sentences, changing the diction to create an altogether different tone.
- 10. Cisneros uses many short sentences and sentence fragments in her
story. How does this aspect of her style contribute to the story's
impact? Do you think it affects the theme? Explain.
- 11. Cisneros consciously chose works to create touches of poetry.
Find examples of rhyme, rhythm, or other sound effects. Do you
think these aspects of her style add to the story or detract from its
power? Explain.
March 23, 2010
- Write one more paragraph (any part of the paper) in
www.myaccess.com for your research
paper.
March 24, 2010
- Write one more paragraph (any part of the paper) in
www.myaccess.com for your research
paper.
- Study the vocabulary from "Night Calls"
March 26, 2010
- Keep working on your research paper in
www.myaccess.com. The final version is due on Wednesday!!!
March 29, 2010
- Keep working on your research paper in
www.myaccess.com. The final version is due on Wednesday!!!
March 30, 2010
- Deadline for the research paper has been extended to Thursday.
- Tonight, you should do your Works Cited list. If you go to
www.easybib.com, it will do it for you
correctly.
March 31, 2010
April 1, 2010
- Research paper was due today. If you've 1) turned in the paper
version to me, 2) turned it in to
www.turnitin.com, and 3) hit Final Submit on
www.myaccess.com, then you are done!!!
April 2, 2010
- Tonight (April 2) is your last chance to change anything on
www.myaccess.com. Have a great
break!
April 13, 2010
- Finish the 5 paragraph essay you started in class. It should
discuss your position on whether or not the US should eliminate the penny.
Don't forget to include (1) a quotation from one of the articles I gave to
you AND (2) a counter-argument paragraph.
- We will type this in class tomorrow.
April 15, 2010
- Study the two sets of vocabulary from today's assignments
April 16, 2010
- Study for a quiz on the vocabulary and the story "A Very Old Man with
Enormous Wings"
April 19, 2010
April 20, 2010
- Bring in 40-50 index cards (they can be half-size if you like) to class
tomorrow
April 22, 2010
April 23, 2010
- No homework. Be nice and respectful to Mr. Cabrera. I know
you can all succeed!
April 26, 2010
- Write one sentence for each of 10 "commonly confused words."
May 24, 2010
- Read To Kill A Mockingbird Ch 4
May 25, 2010
May 26, 2010
- Read TKAM Ch. 7,8,9
- Definitions, sentences TKAM Voc 2: 1. ethical, adj 2. scowl, n
3. contradict, v. 4. nauseated, adj 5. melancholy, adj 6.
quibble, v 7. descend, v 8. commotion, n
9. burden, n 10. quell, v
May 27, 2010
- Read Chapters 10,11,12
- Read poem "Ape," bring to class
May 28, 2010 (for June 1)
- Read TKAM Chapters 13,14,15
- Bring poems to class (Ape, Night Fish)
June 3, 2010
- Read TKAM Chapters 19,20, 21
- Submit Confused Words #4 sentences on Friday
- Friday Quiz TKAM Vocab 1,2
June 4, 2010
- TKAM Ch 22-25
- Read Trial Close, Atticus's "Great Leveler" speech for in-class essay
Wednesday, June 9
June 7, 2010
June 8, 2010
- Read TKAM 29-31 (Finish)
- Remember "Great Leveler" speech in-class essay is on Wed June 9.