river oaks [english]

English II students will have an exam on Friday, Feb 2nd for the Restoration Period. The exam will include the following: Introductory Notes Early English Novel & and Nonfiction Diary of Samuel Pepys Poetry of Alexander Pope (including handout) Jonathan Swift's satire Samuel Johnson

English II Read the selections from Gulliver's Travels and answer the following for Tuesday : #1-5 on 599 cc and #2-7 Read "A Modest Proposal" for Wednesday and answer the questions on 620 for homework (cc and #2-7). Please consider the Rhetorical Triangle as you read. For Thursday, read from A Dictionary of the English Language and answer the following (in the handout): #1-7. English IV Should be finished reading Little Brother by the middle of the week. Your exam will be on Thursday , with work on Tech Presentations in class Friday and Monday. Your proposals for topics are due at the beginning of class Thursday. Tell me briefly in a MEMO what topic you'd like to explore. Topics should come from your reading, our discussions, and your interests. A good place to start might be the bibliographies of Little Brother and Homeland.

English II We are taking a quiz and then talking about satire, specifically in the works of Jonathan Swift. English IV You are writing summaries of your articles in class. Remember that the article must be lengthy, reliable, and relevant. In your summaries, you will ONLY summarize/reduce the article. On Monday , I will ask each of you to present an even shorter summary of your article PLUS your opinion and a connection to the book. Follow these guidelines: Include an MLA citation for your article after the heading Include the author, title and source in your introduction Summarize in your own words throughout (do not merely re-state) Focus on the main ideas only (do not include unnecessary discussion or statistics) Follow the organization of the original when possible Make frequent reference to the author and/or source through phrases of attribution DO NOT offer your opinion at this time Share with me as "lastname-summary" by the end of class Thursday, and pr

English II Read the selections from Pope, and answer the following questions: Tuesday - #1-3 on 535; CC and #1-5 on 538 Wednesday - #1-8 (handout) You will have a quiz on Thursday on Pepys and Pope. English IV Your assignment for this week is to (a) continue to read through ch12 for Tuesday, and (b) to locate a substantial, relevant, reliable article on a topic related to the book. We will have a quiz on Wednesday. You will bring the article to class on Wednesday, printed I will let you know whether or not the article is suitable You will write a summary in class Thursday and Friday You will present a shorter summary with a connection to the book on Monday No two students can choose the same article. Wikipedia doesn't count; here's one on Aaron Swartz -- the tragic genius I mentioned in class. 

English II Read through the selections from Alexander Pope, and be prepared to discuss on Monday. Expect a quiz soon on the Introduction to the period. English IV Your vocabulary assignment is due (submitted) by Monday. Be prepared for a quiz on the first half of the book (through chapter twelve) on Tuesday or Wednesday. We will also be working on a 100-point assignment next week. In the meantime, this came through my news feed today - an article from Washington Post about the information car manufacturers are gathering through on-board computers.  And here is a recent article from New York Times connected to the punk band mentioned in class (even references The Dead Kennedys). Disclaimer: articles linked may be offensive to some and do not reflect my personal opinions - I invite you to make up your own minds about what you believe in and care about In general, keep an eye on the news (or Twitter, or Snapchat) and make a note, or copy the URL to an email and feel free to s

English II Review the notes from the Restoration , and read the selection from "The Diary of Samuel Pepys" and answer the questions that follow: CC and #1-5 on p532 (remember to use complete sentences and to cite the text) English IV Continue to read Little Brother and to work on the vocabulary assignment (copy and paste the list, and then share the list as "lastname-vocab"). Art History We are studying Chapter Five currently, which makes reference to Chauvet Caves - the subject of the documentary Cave of Forgotten Dreams :

English II We are beginning discussion on the Restoration , and we will continue the notes on Tuesday. English IV Continue reading Little Brother up through Ch 9 for Tuesday (you are welcome to continue past that). Also, if you are interested, since it came up, I've linked Doctorow's most recent thoughts on net neutrality . Fine Arts Presentations are today. We are continuing with Ch 5 on Tuesday.

English IV Read through Chapter 3, making notes as you move through the book of the following: Anything related to character development Terms or technology you'd like to look up Major plot points References or parallels to games English II Read the selection from Paradise Lost , and be prepared to answer the homework questions in class tomorrow: #1-3 on 477, cc and #2-3 on 479; cc and #3-6 on 491. We will also take notes on Pilgrim's Progress before our next quiz on Friday . Art Survey We will work on your presentation projects in class this week, and you will share them the class on Friday. Please share with me as "lastname-ch4" when you begin to work. Please observe the following: Create a presentation using Google Slides of 10 slides PLUS a title All fonts should be between 18 and 32 All slides should be roughly 1/2 words and 1/2 images Use your book for all text, and link all images to their source pages Focus on summarizing the main points and

English IV Your first assignment for Little Brother is to read the first two chapters of the book - either in your hard copy version or the PDF from the site . Regardless, you should have the book in hand ASAP.  Look over the first page of the study guide , as well, and come prepared to discuss. You will be assembling a list of terms to define as we move through the book. Mark those that you think should be on the list. English II Your homework for Friday is to review the selections from John Donne and to answer the following: #1-4 on 453 #1-3 on 454 CC and #2-5 on456 In class on Friday we will work on questions on selections from the Cavalier poets: #1-3 on 464 #1-3 on 466 CC and #2-6 on 468 Your first quiz of the quarter will be in class Monday . Fine Arts Your first assignment is due at the end of class. Please share as "lastname-nga" and be prepared to present to the class. 

English IV We will be discussing Little Brother and its context this week. Please have the book for class next Monday. Although the book is available for free via Doctorow's site , having a copy will allow you to annotate. You can download the study guide for the book HERE . English II Read the two essays by Sir Francis Bacon, and answer the following: #1-4 on 444 CC and #2-4, 6 on 447 Art Survey Read the first two chapters, and preview the National Gallery of Art collection. We will continue to discuss terminology and then spend some time choosing one of the works in the " highlights " and explain (informally) their subject, meaning, and media. Your assignment is below: Choose an image from the "highlights" gallery Copy and paste it into your Doc file (shared as lastname-nga) Write a paragraph including the following: Title and artist (if known) The date and origin of the work The media/materials used The subject material and category Th