12th gr. Homework due Tue., 9/30/08
September 29, 2008
Translate any fifteen lines of the “To be or not to be” speech or the “Get thee to a nunnery” speech from Hamlet III: i into modern English, then into a vernacular of your choice.
10th gr. Homework due Mon., 9/29/08
September 26, 2008
Go to votegopher.com. Which one of the presidential candidates would support your political issue? Find and print out evidence.
10th gr. Homework due Fri., 9/26/08
September 25, 2008
Write one paragraph about your chosen political issue about how it affects you, and one paragraph describing how it affects your community.
12th gr. Homework due Fri., 9/26/08
September 24, 2008
Write a one page personal story about a significant event from your high school years. If you want to type it, please use the following settings: Times New Roman, 12 point font, double-spaced.
10th gr. Homework due Fri., 9/26/08
September 24, 2008
Bring in your two paragraphs about your chosen political issue: how it affects you, how it affects your community.
10th gr. Homework due Wed. or Thu., 9/24 or 25/08
September 24, 2008
Write one paragraph explaining why the political issue you chose on Mon. is important to you.
Read “Cranes” on p. 585 of the textbook and identify the following story elements: exposition, conflict, crisis, climax, and resolution.
10th gr. Homework due Mon., 9/22/08
September 19, 2008
On the same paper as your do now and notes from Friday’s class, write at least ten connotations for each of the following words: cheese, prison, love.
12th gr. Homework due Mon., 9/22/08
September 19, 2008
One paragraph: As much as we know so far, what do you think Hamlet is up to?
One paragraph starting with, “If you really knew me…”
12th gr. Homework due Fri., 9/19/08
September 18, 2008
Translate Opelia’s speech from II: i of Hamlet into modern English. Pick the word or phrase that seems most significant from the speech, and, on the back of the paper, write a paragraph explaining the signifcance.
10th gr. Homework due Fri., 9/19/08
September 18, 2008
Mark your class story with story elements, and rewrite it using the formal writing rules and change the point of view from first person to second or third person.
