Book Club meeting and assignment due

See attached assignment

Final Exam - In class

Exam review - finish outstanding assignments

Write a full five paragraph essay comparing/contrasting the book and the movie.

Use your notes on Compare/Contrast essay writing.

Follow the five paragraph format of a formal essay.

Watch the movie version Of Mice and Men starring Gary Sinise.

Read Chapters 4, 5 and 6 of Mice and Men Do attached assignments

Read Chapter 3 Mice and Men Do attached assignment

Read Chapter 2 of Mice and Men

Do questions attached

Read the first chapter of Mice and Men. The book can be found online.

Do the attached assignment.

Do the attached assignment.

Do the attached assignment.

1. Eat an exotic food that you have never tried before.

2. Review an example of an article written by a food critic.

3. Write a descriptive essay (200) words about the food.

Remember to use all of the tools you have learned to date, i.e. vary your sentence length, use descriptive words, help the writer to engage their senses

1. Review poetry terms

2. Read sheet "How to Attack a poem"

3. Read 3 poems:

• Hearts by Dave Etter
• Warning by Alice Walker
• I am a Rock by Paul Simon

4. Listen to song I am a Rock by Paul Simon

5. Analyze the lyrics of the song - poem

Choose one of the following assignments: 1-2 paragraphs in length - 150 words

1. Discuss the theme of one, two or all three of the poems.

2. Write a letter to the author of I am a Rock to tell him what you think and to give him advice.

Be sure to state the authors name and title of the poem, quote an appropriate line or two, write in present tense and show your depth of thought.

1. Review handouts on how to write a better paragraph, Syntax and vague verbs.

2. Using notes from the travel documentary write descriptions using:

• five words
• a telegraphic sentence
• a short sentence
• a medium sentence
• a long sentence

Combine these to form a paragraph.

Write a second paragraph and combine with the first.

Use this to help edit and revise your original descriptive essay.

1. Read the short story: "Just Lather That's All"

2. Answer the questions

See attached:

Day Three:

1. Review the parameters and outline of an expository & descriptive essay

2. Review an expository/descriptive travel article

3. Watch a travel documentary, take notes on what you see and learn

4. Write an expository/descriptive travel article of your own (1 page single spaced or 2 pages double spaced)

5. File this assignment in your writing portfolio  

Day Two:

1. Start reading novel for book club

2. Collaborative group writing exercise, done in class

 English  12   Evening Class

         Day #1 –  Assignments

1. Write a paragraph (200 words) describing what your strengths and weaknesses are with regards to the study of English.  In this paragraph also include what you hope to learn and do during this course. 

2. Write a second paragraph (200 words) about yourself. Is there anything that you want the teacher to know about your personal circumstances or anything that you want the teacher to pay special attention to when assessing your learning. (This will be kept confidential)