Grade 11 (World Literature)

  • UPDATE: THE COMPLETE WRITING ASSIGNMENT IS DUE NEXT THURSDAY, APRIL 25TH, NOT APRIL 18TH AS INDICATED ON THE ASSIGNMENT GUIDELINES.  ALSO, DUE TO INTERNATIONAL DAY, PLEASE JUST LEAVE THE GRAMMAR EXERCISES IN THE WORLD LIT TRAY BEFORE YOU LEAVE SCHOOL TODAY!!!
  • Please send me a typed, bulleted “brainstorming” list comparing and contrasting your home country with at least ONE other country you have traveled to and/or lived in as well as the COMPLETE CHART comparing these two countries (at least).  You can access examples of the brainstorming bulleted list as well as the chart and assignment guidelines here: Assignment Guidelines- Cultural and Traveling Personal Narrative.
  • The bulleted list and chart you email me will be in preparation for the actual narrative that will be due next Thursday, April 25th.
  • Please email me the brainstorming list AND chart by 9 pm tonight to my First Class email: amy . lingenfelter @ ciplc . org.
  • If you haven’t already, complete the grammar packet exercises I gave you last class (all).  Obviously, you can’t email this to me so it is due next class.
  • Finish your 4-Square Worksheet for your compare and contrast essay.  You can type and print it out if you prefer.  Click here for the blank electronic document: Four Square Writing Worksheet-BLANK
  • If you are going to VANAS, please submit the 4-Square Worksheet along with your essay at the beginning of class on Monday, April 8th!!

 

  • None- enjoy your vacation!!!
  • None- relax!!!
  • Finish reading “Catcher in the Rye” to the end if you haven’t already.
  • Complete Worldly Wise #5A-5E on a separate sheet of paper if you haven’t already.
  • UPDATE: For the 3 days off, you will be working with Worldy Wise words, but if you did not bring your Worldy Wise book home, here you can access the words from Chapter 5: Worldly Wise Book 11 Chapter 5 Flashcards.
  • Read the following document of quotes and choose a quote you like best: Great Quotations.  It can NOT be one that we’ve done in class before.
  • Using at least 6 of the WW words from Chapter 5, write a strong paragraph relating to the quote you chose using the usual techniques.  You will be graded for 1) the usual mechanics, 2) correct usage of the words and 3) for thorough and convincing analysis of the quote.  This assignment should be typed, because you must email it to me BEFORE Monday morning.
  • You do NOT have to reference a text unless you feel it would help support your argument.
  • Read pages 141-166 of “Catcher in the Rye” and be prepared for a quiz.
  • Read “Catcher in the Rye” up to page 141 and be prepared for a quiz at the start of next class.
  • IF you are not going to be here, please check this website for updates.
  • Study for the WW test on Chapters 2-4.
  • Complete the paragraph on any topic/theme related to “Catcher in the Rye” using any 6 WW words from Chapters 2-4 (this is review for the test).  This will not be graded for the usual (mechanics, repetition, etc.)- only for correct use of the words.