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