Friday, 9/12/08.

Composition
1. Choose two of your autobiographical memorable events (future memoirs) that stand out the most in your mind and are the most meaningful.
2. Briefly summarize each event and explain why it was so memorable - how it changed or affected you.

World Literature
1. Answer the following question on a sheet of looseleaf paper:
Have you ever known anyone who thought he/she was "too good for you" or "above" you? How did or how would you know? Explain using all four types of indirect characterization.

Thursday, 9/11/08.

Composition
1. Read the short story "How to Eat a Guava" by Esmeralda Santiago on p. 543 in your Holt textbook.
2. Answer this question on a piece of blank looseleaf paper (copy the question):
What is the resolution of the story?

World Literature
1. Read/Finish the short story "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker.
2. Finish the Stranger Observation homework if you haven't already finished it.

Wednesday, 9/10/08.

Composition
1. Finish reading "Big Boy" by David Sedaris, and look over "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell again.
2. Complete the plot chart sheet handed out in class.

World Literature
1. Study for the vocabulary test.
2. Study your character notes in preparation for the character/conflict quiz.
3. Find a stranger and observe him/her for around 15 minutes. Take notes on what you observe. Include notes on all four types of indirect characterization (showing): What the person says, what he/she does, what he/she looks like, and how he/she affects others.

Tuesday, 9/9/08.

Composition
1. Holy smokes! No homework tonight! Read those IR books...

World Literature
1. Vocabulary flash cards: Make flash cards out of the 13 vocab words we have from "The Leap" and "The Pedestrian."
2. Have 2.5-3" binders each and every day!

Monday, 9/8/08.

Composition
1. Bring BINDERS every day!
2. Study conflict notes for the quiz tomorrow.
3. Make a list of 10 or more autobiographical memorable events.

World Literature
1. Bring BINDERS! And bring them every day from hereafter.
2. Add "The Pedestrian" vocabulary (p. 46 in Holt textbook) to your vocab list, add a picture for each word, and add a paragraph/story that uses all five new words. Underline the vocab words.
3. Answer "The Pedestrian" question on looseleaf:
Pick one setting-revealing passage in "The Pedestrian" by Ray Bradbury, and explain the mood or tone you feel it communicated. In your opinion, what was Bradbury's purpose in writing this story?

*extra credit opportunity: tomorrow!

Friday, 9/5/08.

Composition
1. Re-read "The Most Dangerous Game" and go over your conflict sheet homework from last night.

World Literature
1. "The Leap" timeline: Include at least SIX of the major events in the story. Put them in chronological order on un-lined paper. Include an image and a date (you can be creative here) for each one, and use color.
2. Get 2.5" hardcover binders by Tuesday.

Thursday, 9/4/08.

Composition
1. Finish reading "The Most Dangerous Game."
2. Do the "The Most Dangerous Game" Conflicts! Homework sheet.

World Literature
1. Read "The Leap" in your Holt textbook p. 32. Be ready for a quiz tomorrow.
2. Vocabulary: Write a paragraph that uses all of the "The Leap" vocabulary words correctly. Underline each vocabulary word.

Wednesday, 9/3/08.

Composition
1. Watch a television show. Summarize the plot, and describe and label at least two conflicts that occur during the program. Be sure to include both sides of the conflict (what the character wants) and the type of conflict (person vs. ________).
2. Bring in your Mythology book and Vocabulary Power Plus book.

World Literature
1. Holt textbook, page 31: On Cornell notes, copy "The Leap" vocabulary words onto the left-hand side. On the right side (in the 'notes' section) draw a picture that represents the definition of the vocabulary word.
2. Bring in your Mythology book, Siddhartha book, and Vocabulary Power Plus book.

Tuesday, 9/2/08

Composition
1. Study for "The Most Dangerous Game" vocabulary test.

World Literature
1. "Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket" vocabulary list - add to the pictures we have already done: Definitions in your own words (this is called paraphrasing).
2. Study the words, meanings, and pictures and be ready for a vocabulary quiz tomorrow.

Required Class Books

Some students are having trouble procuring the books necessary for Composition and World Literature this year. To make it easier on you, I am including links to each book on the list so that you can order them (overnight, if necessary) from Amazon.com. If any of these links doesn't work, please email me immediately so I can fix them!

Click on the title of the book below to go to its page on Amazon. BOOKS MUST HAVE THE SAME ISBN NUMBER! If you can get a better deal somewhere else (used, etc), then please do! But it must be the edition with the matching ISBN number.

Composition

Writer's INC
ISBN: 0669471860

Vocabulary Power Plus for the New SAT Book One
ISBN: 1580492533

Holt textbook: Literature and Language Arts 3rd Course
ISBN: 0030564948

Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes
ISBN: 9780446607254

Of Mice and Men
ISBN: 0140177396

Lord of the Flies
ISBN: 9780399501487

World Literature

Writer's INC
ISBN: 0669471860

Vocabulary Power Plus for the New SAT Book Two
ISBN: 1580492541

Holt textbook: Literature and Language Arts 4th Course
ISBN: 0030564964

Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes
ISBN: 9780446607254

Things Fall Apart
ISBN: 0385474547

Siddhartha
ISBN: 9780811200684

The Joy Luck Club
ISBN: 0143038095

No Exit and Three Other Plays
ISBN: 9780679725169