American: next week

Hey all,

Just remember to bring snacks next week. Please post a comment here with what you're gonna bring! (And if anyone talks to Jon, can you tell him to look here and comment?)

Have a fantastic week!!

Ally

British: next week

Hey guys,

Remember to finish The Last Battle for our discussion next week. Also, please sign up here for snacks to bring!!

Can't wait to see you all on Monday. :)

Ally

British: COFFEE!

Hey class! 

Mrs. Benjamin is offering to do a Starbucks run for us tomorrow morning, knowing how grueling your schedule has been/will be. If you post here or send me an email with your order by 10 pm tonight, I will email it to Mrs. Benjamin and she'll do the pick-up. Just don't forget to bring some cash to pay her back!

:)

Ally

British: homework due 5/4

Hey guys,

Reminder:
- read chapters 1 - 8 in The Last Battle
- write/finish your 7 - 9 page paper (instructions are in last week's post)
- finish your alternate Ackroyd ending, if applicable

Have a fantastic week!

Ally

American: homework due 5/4

Class,

Your homework is:
- finish To Kill a Mockingbird
- write/finish your 7 - 9 page paper (see instructions below)

Looking forward to next week, as we wrap up our discussion of this book and start the movie!

Ally

American: homework due 4/27

Hey guys,

Homework:
- read Chapters 16 – 22 in To Kill a Mockingbird
- Begin work on compare/contrast paper. All rules in British post apply here.

See you all Monday! Have a wonderful week!

In Christ,
Ally

British: homework due 4/27

Hey class,

Homework:
- finish Murder of Roger Ackroyd
- begin working on your compare/contrast paper between two of the works we've read this year. Remember: 10/12 pt font, double-spaced, Times or Arial, 7 - 9 pages. If you turn it in next week, bonus points! (It's officially due May 4th.)

Have a great, sunny, happy week!

In Christ,
Ally

American: homework due 4/20

Hey class,

Your homework for this week:
- Turn in grades if necessary
- 1 – 2 paragraphs, significance of the title “To Kill a Mockingbird” (written or typed, 5 – 6 sentences/paragraph)
- finish Dill’s chapter, if necessary
- read chapters 8 - 15

Ally

British: homework due 4/20

Hey guys,

Read chapters 1 - 9 in Murder of Roger Ackroyd and do an Agatha Christie bio.

:)
Ally

British: homework due 4/13

Hey class!

You need to write a character paper on either Eliza or Higgins, focusing on how/if they change throughout the novel (including what they want, and what they're willing to do to get that). Don't forget quotes.

Also, we'll be watching the movie at our next class. Put your Starbucks drink and size of choice in the comments section. Bring $3.50 if you're getting a tall, $4 if you're getting a grande, $4.50 if you're getting a venti. And Rachel: don't forget the movie! :D

Ally

American: homework due 4/13

Hey guys,

You need to read chapters 1 - 7 in To Kill a Mockingbird, and do a biography on Harper Lee.

Have a great Spring Break!

ally

American: homework due 3/30

Class,

Homework:
- finish The Crucible
- Come ready with your 15 lines memorized!

Ally

British: homework due 3/30

Hey guys,

Homework
- return grades signed
- read all of Pygmalion
- do a George Bernard Shaw bi0

Let me know if you have any questions!

:D
Ally

American: homework due 3/23

Guys,

I AM SO SORRY this homework is so late!! It's been a crazy week - but there's no excuse. Thanks for your patience! :)

You need to read Acts 1 & 2 of the The Crucible, and do a bio on Arthur Miller.

Grateful for you all,
Ally

British: homework due 3/16

Hey kids,

Your homework for this week is:

"An Ideal Husband," Acts 1 & 2
Oscar Wilde bio

Have a great week!
Ally

American: homework due 3/16

Hey guys,

Your homework for this week is to finish Gatsby and to write your five-paragraph theme paper.

Jon -- we missed you! You can get notes from one of your classmates. We talked about different themes in class on Monday.

Have a great week!
Ally

Both classes: FYI

By the way, guys, you must bring all your homework that was due yesterday to class this coming Monday.

:)

American: homework due 3/8

Hey guys,

I hope you had a fantastic snow day! That day won't be made up at the end of the year, so we have to pretend like we didn't miss a class and just keep moving on with your homework. In light of that:

- Read chapters 4 - 7 in Great Gatsby
- Write a newspaper article in which you report on one of Gatsby's opulent parties. Interview guests, speculate about the host, describe the scene, the purpose, etc. This should be 1 - 2 pages long; it'd be fun if it was in newspaper type and in two columns. Maybe you can even find a picture or two to include? The more creative the better!
- Continue work on your vocab list

Let me know if you have any questions!

Ally

British: homework due 3/8

Hey guys,

I am SO bummed that we missed a day of Silas Marner! As you know - this is (ahem) a *favorite* of mine, and I really wanted that class time together. ...But I'm not gonna lie; the surprise day off was lovely!

So - here's your homework for this week. I realize it's a little hefty, but we can't afford to get behind. Thanks in advance for your understanding and good attitudes -- I really cherish that!

- Finish Silas Marner
- Write a 5-paragraph essay (you can keep it shorter than normal; 2 - 3 pages is fine) on one of the following topics
1. The individual vs. the community
2. The significance of love and relationship
3. Sin of greed and its outworkings
- Come with your completed vocab list

Let me know if you have any questions!

Ally

British: homework due 3/2

Hey all,

Your homework this week is to read chapters 8 - 13. You are also to begin creating either of the following lists:

1. Make a list of each mention of Molly and of each of Godfrey’s reactions towards her.
2. Make a list of the evidences of class distinction throughout the novel.

Also don't forget to be working on your vocab list.

:)
Ally

American: homework due 3/2

Class,

Your homework due this coming week:

Chapter 1 – 3 Great Gatsby
Fitzgerald Bio

Also don't forget to start a vocab list.

Let me know if you have any q's!

Ally

British: homework due 2/23

Hey guys,

Just your friendly reminder: your homework was to read chapters 1 - 7 in Silas Marner.

You were also to do one of the following essays:

1. What significance does the novel's title, Great Expectations, have for the story? In what ways does Pip have “great expectations”?

2. Discuss the character of Miss Havisham. What themes does she embody? What experiences have made her as she is? Is she a believable character? How does she relate to Pip and Estella?

3. What role does social class play in Great Expectations? What lessons does Pip learn from his experience as a wealthy gentleman? How is the theme of social class central to the novel?

4. Throughout the novel, Pip is plagued by powerful feelings of guilt and shame, and everywhere he goes he tends to encounter symbols of justice—handcuffs, gallows, prisons, and courtrooms. What is the role of guilt in the novel? What does it mean to be “innocent”?

This essay is more informal than a 5-paragraph paper. It is more like a personal response. Still, the more organized you can be, the better.

Also, in answer to Cat's question: yes, you should turn in your vocab on Monday as well.

Have a happy week!
Ally

American: homework due 2/23

Hey class,

Just a reminder: your homework was to finish the book and write a 5-paragraph character paper on the character of your choice. You should also turn in your vocab next week, which I forgot to mention. (Had I assigned you vocab at the beginning of the book? Please tell me if I didn't...)

Have a fantastic week!
Ally

British: homework due 2/16

Class,

Missed you TONS. I can't wait to hear how the debate went (if you did it) and how you all are. I was thinking of you so much while I was gone. (I mean... not THAT much because I was on vacation. ;))

Your homework for Monday:
- Read Chapters 43 - 58

Since I don't think Mrs. Hoover gave you any homework, please pass this assignment on to your classmates.

Ally

American: homework due 2/16

Hey guys,

Missed you all so much! I thought of you while I was gone. I hope your time with Mrs. Hoover was fun and that your oral reports went well. :)

Here's your homework for next Monday:
- Finish Book 1 (The Shimerda’s), ch. 16 – 19
- Read all of Book 2 (The Hired Girls). Be thorough enough in your reading that you’re prepared for a reading comprehension quiz just in case.

Ally

British: homework due 2/9

Class,

Here's your homework for next week:

1. Read Ch. 28 - 42, Great Expectations

2. Oral reports: (Everyone pick one.)
- Victorian art and culture
- Victorian politics and economy
- Victorian manners and customs
- Themes in Great Expectations
- Realism
This paper should be about 3 - 4 pages long. Be prepared to present it in class, then give to Mrs. Hoover to turn in.

3. Have parents sign your report card and bring it back to class, to give to Mrs. Hoover.

See y'all in a few weeks!!

Ally

American: homework due 2/9

Hey all, here's your homework:

1. My Antonia, Book 1 – The Shimerda’s, Ch. 1 – 15

2. Research assignments: (SEAN, pick whichever you like. You only need to do one.)

a) Report on advise/etiquette manuals from the turn-of-the-century that give instructions on proper moral behavior - dating and marriage, farming, dancing, clothing, and entertainment.

b) Research Bohemians and their way of life; give information about the land, occupations, foods, recreation, and special skills or interests of the people.

c) Willa Cather’s life – biography.

d) Immigration

e) Homesteading on the Prarie: laws, homes, education, customs.

This should be around 3-4 pages long, and will be presented orally. Be ready to turn in the printed copy to Mrs. Hoover. I will get them from her.

3. Each person must create a 5 question quiz from his own oral report and print 5 copies. You must also bring your own answer key to class.

4. Get your report cards signed by a parent and give them to Mrs. Hoover.

Have a fabulous week!

Ally

British: homework due 2/2

Hey guys:

Just in case you needed a reminder, your homework is...

- Finish the book, including “Chapter the Last”
- Do a theme paper on a theme of your choice

Have a great weekend!
ally

British: homework due 2/2

Hey guys!

For those who have internships (and those who didn't write down the homework), here is your assignment for next Monday.

1. Ch. 14 – 27, Great Expectations
2. Be working on a vocab list!
3. In the very possible off-chance that we have a QUIZ next week, study the terms we covered in class (intern girls, get notes!) and do all your reading. Everything from class and reading is fair game.

See ya'll in February!

Ally

American: Homework due 1/26

Hey guys,

I found the homework! :)

You are to read Chapters 23 - 32. Then please answer the following questions in paragraph form, to be turned in. (There are no requirements on the length, as long as it is thorough.)

Study carefully the passage in which Huck decides to free Jim after he is captured. How would you sum up Huck's view of morality? (Paragraph one.) What do you make of Twain's portrayal of salvation? Is it biblical? (Paragraph two.)

Let me know if you have any questions!
Ally

British: homework due 1/26

Hey class!

For those of you who missed the homework on the board, here it is:

1) Read ch. 1 - 12 (stop at 13) of Great Expectations
2) Bio on Dickens
3) Find and write down at least four examples of habitual character traits for each of the following characters:
- Pip's convict
- Joe
- Mrs. Joe
- Miss Havisham

Have a lovely week!
Ally

P.S. Post here your suggestions for finishing the movie...

British: Great Expectations

Hey friends!

The Great Expectations that I will be using has the following ISBN: 0-393-96069-2. We'll be starting in less than two weeks!

Also don't forget, next week is movie week. Please bring snacks and drinks and ... whatever! :)

AND - because I'm amazing, you don't have any extra homework this week besides finishing your character paper.

See ya'll Monday,
Ally

British: 2nd Semester Schedule

Hey guys! ...Just like the American class, I wanted to remind everyone of the upcoming schedule for the the second semester. Not many changes here, but I wanted you all to have it anyway...

Jan. 5 – 19: Jane Eyre continued
Jan. 26 – Feb. 16: Great Expectations, Charles Dickens
Feb. 23 – March 2: Silas Marner, George Eliot
March 9 – 16: The Ideal Husband, Oscar Wilde
March 23 – 30: Pygmalion, George Bernard Shaw
April 6: SPRING BREAK
April 13 – 27: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, Agatha Christie
May 4 – 11: The Last Battle, C.S. Lewis

I have decided to go with Great Expectations. I truly believe it will serve us better. And the vast majority of you said this change was fine (thanks for your flexibility!). For those who may have financial trouble with purchasing an additional book, please feel free to email me.

See you soon!

Ally

American: 2nd Semester Schedule

Hey all! ...The reading/book schedule has changed just slightly, so I wanted to post it here for all to see. PLEASE please please pretty please pass this on to your parents so they're on board with what we're doing.

Jan. 5: Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Jan. 12 – Feb. 2: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain
Feb. 9 – 23: My Antonia, Willa Cather
March 2 – March 16: The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald
March 23 – 30: The Crucible, Arthur Miller
April 6: SPRING BREAK
Apr. 13: The Crucible continued
April 20 – May 11: To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee


This is still subject to change (because sometimes a book takes longer for us to cover), but it's my best bet. :)

See ya'll later today!

Ally