Honors English 10 Per. 2 (Golden Valley High School) //www.goldenvalleyhs.org/apps/classes/689046/assignments/ Class Name: Honors English 10 Per. 2 Instructor(s): Jennifer Leite en-us SchoolSitePro <![CDATA[Due: 12/07/2015]]> //www.goldenvalleyhs.org/homeworkItem4120804 //www.goldenvalleyhs.org/apps/classes/689046/assignments/ Please watch Macbeth. It is 2 hours and 41 minutes long.
(You will have watched the first 30 minutes or so in class on Friday 12/4.) 
http://video.pbs.org/video/1604122998/
 
Be prepared to discuss the following topics:
MONDAY: Banquo's ghost/ Hecate/ the witches
TUESDAY: Lady Macbeth's madness
WEDNESDAY: The end of Macbeth

]]> Thu, 03 Dec 2015 08:26:46 PST <![CDATA[Due: 10/19/2015]]> //www.goldenvalleyhs.org/homeworkItem4037073 //www.goldenvalleyhs.org/apps/classes/689046/assignments/ Lord of the Flies Dialectical Journal instructions
]]> Tue, 13 Oct 2015 10:54:16 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 09/30/2015]]> //www.goldenvalleyhs.org/homeworkItem4009168 //www.goldenvalleyhs.org/apps/classes/689046/assignments/ Finish reading Animal Farm and answer the following questions (Answer. Cite. Explain. One paragraph minimum.):
(1) In Chapter 8, what is the purpose of the production figures/data that Squealer reveals to the animals? 
(2) In Chapter 8, how do you feel about Benjamin? What makes him behave the way he does?
(3) How has Napoleon's attitude toward Moses and Sugarcandy Mountain changed? Why?
(4) Explain the ending. What does the pigs' appearance signify? 

]]> Tue, 29 Sep 2015 06:58:19 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 09/28/2015]]> //www.goldenvalleyhs.org/homeworkItem4002875 //www.goldenvalleyhs.org/apps/classes/689046/assignments/ Animal Farm Reading and A.C.E. Questions (Answer, Cite, Explain): 
 
From 9/24/15: (answers should be at least 2 sentences)
Read pp. 25-60
(1) Why don't the animals like the raven's stories about Sugarcandy Mountain?
(2) How does the pigs' behavior in Chapter 2 and 3 foreshadow their future leadership?
(3) In Chapter 3 and Chapter 4, what separates the pigs from the other animals? 
(4) What symbols can you identify in Chapters 1-4? 
 
From 9/25/15: (answers should be 1-2 paragraphs)
Ready pp. 61-97
(1) In Chapter 5, the animals arrange themselves at yet another meeting. How have their positions changed since the first meeting? What do these changes mean?
(2) What strategies do the pigs use to maintain control? How might these strategies relate to real-life political tactics?
(3) Would Snowball have been a better leader or would things have turned out the same?

]]> Fri, 25 Sep 2015 09:58:24 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 09/15/2015]]> //www.goldenvalleyhs.org/homeworkItem3973168 //www.goldenvalleyhs.org/apps/classes/689046/assignments/ Submit final draft of persuasive essay to Turnitin.com by Tuesday at 8am. Instructions for TII.com are in the Course Orientation.
 
TOPIC: 
Write a persuasive essay about whether or not Nora was justified in leaving Torvald at the end of A Doll House. Must use textual evidence from the play to support your points. Must take a clear position (do not argue both sides!). 
 
Be sure to use the Writer's Handbook to help you edit your work. 

]]> Fri, 11 Sep 2015 10:14:45 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 08/19/2015]]> //www.goldenvalleyhs.org/homeworkItem3928064 //www.goldenvalleyhs.org/apps/classes/689046/assignments/ A Doll House WebQuest
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/13yW7QyREam-pdPaETaUMiDSmIKGohc-RB2tp2N56J8I/edit?usp=sharing

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