ENGLISH 11

1. Book Report Information
2. Vocabulary Quiz
3. After quiz, begin filling out Book Report Planning Sheet.

SHORT STORIES

1. “The Other Side of the Hedge”

NOVELS

1. Using computers to start book report letter — if you need to finish your book, do that before working on the computer.

AP LITERATURE

1. Poetry Test #4 – you need 8 right.
2. Poetry Response #4
3. Work day for all the stuff you have — I need the citation, you need to work on the Grimm/criticism work/two poem essay with rough draft stapled to it is due Friday!

English 11

1. Novel reading and filling out log.
2. Vocabulary QUIZ TOMORROW for How the World was Made, La Relacion, Sinners in the Hand of an Angry God, and Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin.
3. We will be discussing book reports later this week.

Short Stories

1. “The Saint” questions
2. Read “The Other Side of the Hedge” by E.M. Forster

Novels

1. Reading novels today and/or filling out letter planning sheet.
2. Book report due date….

AP Literature

1. Novel reading/book talking/poem finding/Grimm story researching/Psychopath MLA citation making work day.

English 11

1. NOVEL READING DAY
2. Fill out log and turn in to the basket on my desk.

Short Stories

1. Working on “The Saint”
2. Read “The Other Side of the Hedge” <- Weird.

Novels

1. Novel Reading Day — I will be taking points.
2. Read over the weekend

AP Literature

1. Handout on writing assignments (emailed it too).  Aggravate  me about due dates and these will be due next week.  Otherwise, it will be Tues-Thurs of the following week.
2. Turn in print out of creative writing.
3. Don’t for get your 100 ideas journal — I might check check these around midterm — I know everyone has at least 20 completed already, so maybe that is the number I’ll check.
4. Remember the psychopath article? I want you to go to citationmachine.net and create a MLA endnote citation for it.  Print out the page and turn it in by next Wed.
5. Reading/Find Grimm Story/Book talk/Find Poem/Citation Day — No reading log today.
6. Two poem essay DUE Next Friday.

English 11

1. Bring your literature book!  Going back to get it is going to count as a tardy — I told you to bring it every day but Mon. and Fri.
2. Turn in cover for Sinners in the Hands… if you have not.
3. Add the 5 vocabulary words on page 97 to the vocabulary from Sinners in the Hands….
4. Listen or read from The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (98)
5. Assignment: Analyzing Character — Using personal details and experiences than Franklin presents to write a personal profile of Franklin as a young man.  Use vivid language and quotes from the selection to make your profile more interesting and valid.  (This should be about a page and it goes on the same paper as the vocab.)

Short stories

1. “The Saint” — I hope you read it….
2. Worksheet — complete only crossword and then we will check it and discuss what we are going to do next.

Novels

1. The Western Book Report….
2. Book #2 — You should be finishing it up.
3. Finish what you can in the packet — Personal response: If you had to be a character in your Western, which would you be and why?
4. I cannot stress how important it is that you are reading outside of class!

AP Literature

1. Finish up and grade notes
2. Critical analysis essay using literary theory — I am giving you two stories from which to choose.  (You may choose a different Grimm fairy tale, but I need to print it out and staple it to your essay.)
3. Second writing assignment — The politically correct fairy tale — illustrated!  Small group work — school appropriate language.
4. I want that print out of your creative writing tomorrow

English 11

1. Hold on to the vocab from Sinners…. We will add the next story’s work to that paper.
2. Finish and turn in Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God cover.
3. It should have the title, author’s name, color, and imagery from the sermon.
4. If you did not turn in the work from La Relacion (vocab, chart, and 2 questions), do so today.

Short stories

1. Last day to finish up “The Standard of Living” work.
2. Start reading “The Saint” and filling out story map.
3. You will be getting work for “The Saint” tomorrow, and it will require that you’ve read it.

Novels

1. Working on packet or reading novel — I am counting today towards your participation points.
2. I am missing book covers from Joshua William and Michael Rene.

AP Literature

1. If you didn’t mark your calendar — the two poem comparison essay is DUE 2/3.  No one should score less than a 6 on this essay after our conferences.  Revise to address the essay prompt and check silly things like grammar and spelling!
2. Literary Criticism Notes — about 25 slides of amazing notes!
3. I have not forgotten about your creative writings — I would like a print out of your story by Friday :0  (I am not printing for you; use a netbook and print to HSLibrary.)
4. We are going to be speeding up a little more on Tues.-Thurs. so be ready.

English 11

1. Tue.-Thurs. you will need your literature book!
2. Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God by Jonathan Edwards (88)
3. Copy vocabulary as usual on page 89.  Copy the meaning for connotation also.
4. Listening to the sermon to get an idea of the Puritan beliefs regarding sin.
5. Questions only if people are goofing off, but you will have another art assignment.
6. Pick a scene or mood from the sermon and turn into a movie poster — include the title, author, and use color.  Posters are portrait not landscape.  Individual regular printer paper/partners (2) a larger paper size.

Short Stories

1. Do we need a work day? Yes.
2. I want everyone caught up by the end of the period if possible.
3. Start reading “The Saint” by V.S. Pritchett (33) — it is longer, and you will have a quiz on it….

Novels

1. Packet time — Western packet start filling out the character information.
2. Reading novel.

AP Literature

1. Poetry Test #3 — Magic # is 9
2. Email poetry response by 4:00.
3. Turn in Poetry Test #2 corrections ASAP — Did I give you the answers? If not, we’ll do that first.
4. When would you like to email the two poem comparison essay?  I am not in a hurry to grade these but I want to get them collected.

English 11

1. I did not receive one complaint about any class on Friday — Thanks
2. Novel reading day — filling out logs and getting participation points.

Short Stories

1. I did not receive one complaint about any class on Friday — Thanks
2. “The Standard of Living” work day.

Novels

1. I did not receive one complaint about any class on Friday — Thanks
2. Novel reading day — filling out logs and getting participation points.
3. Everyone turn in their book cover?

AP Literature

1. I did not receive one complaint about any class on Friday — Thanks
2. Reading day/Book talks
3. Hint: “Time was, a sober Englishman wou’d knock”
4. Poetry Response DUE tomorrow BEFORE 4:00!  Too many people are waiting and doing these Tuesday night, and it shows in the quality

English 11, AP Literature & Novels

1. Novel Reading Day — Fill out reading log and turn it in to the tray on my desk.  Anyone receiving a poor remark from Mr. Webster will get 1) at least one day of ISS and 2) zero points.
2. I was extremely disappointed with some people’s behavior when I was on leave.  Please, show that you can behave yourself.

Short stories

1. Make sure you have all your work turned in so far.
2. Finish the list of where you’d spend your $1 million, the read the really short, short story “The Standard of Living”.
3. You will get a worksheet that you can also start on today.

English 11

1. Log in on a netbook.
2. Programs ->Mozilla -> Firefox -> missedtheb.us
3. Remember to bring your novel tomorrow!

Short Stories

1. Pre-reading writing assignment — How would you spend $1 million? Be specific.  Look up prices online if you need to.
2. Read “The Standard of Living”

Novels

1. Finish and turn in book covers.
2. Homework: READ!!!

English 11

You need your literature book.

1. Page 54 — Background
2. Page 55 — Copy four vocabulary words (part of speech and definition)
3. Quote/Bias Chart
4. Reading from La Relacion
5. Answering questions 1-2 under Literary Elements on page 59.