Information for English and Language Arts Classes ...
February 2 - Grade 12 - Don't forget that you're being measured for your cap and gown on FEBRUARY 16, 2012!  Don't be absent!!!

January 30 - Grade 11 - SEE MS EDWARDS NOW TO REGISTER FOR THE SATs!!!!!!!!!!!  You won't have another opportunity to take them this school year!

January 5 - Grade 10 - DONT FORGET - Othello, Act 1, Scene 3 questions are due on Wednesdsay, January 11, 2012!  If you lose your packet, here are the questions!
Why did the Duke choose Othello to go to war?
What does Rodrigo threaten to do?  Why?
How does Iago talk him out of it?
What things has Othello done to make Iago hate him?
Does Othello know that Iago hates him? (How do you know?

January 4 -
If I sent Quarter 2 work to the after school program, you must complete it by the end of this quarter to pass!!! 

December 16 - Over the Winter Break, keep yourself busy!

English 1, 2, 3 - You can work on www.empower3000.com at any time!  Your user name is most likely:  firstname.lastname and your password is always: pet.  If you have a different user name, Ms. Wilson will let you know!  See her if you don't know your user name or need help accessing the reading program online!

English 4 - Work on Study Island Procficiency Ribbons ... your user name is: firstinitiallastname@pet (for example:  erambo@pet) and your password is: pet
You need 15 math ribbons, 15 reading ribbons and 10 science ribbons to demonstrate proficiency! 


DECEMBER 14 - English 2 - OTHELLO Background Information - If you haven't already turned this in, it's due on FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16.

DECEMBER 14 - ENGLISH 3 - The Crucible, Act 3 Quiz on THURSDAY!

November 18, 2011 - ENGLISH 1 - The Tell Tale Heart Questions
lWho are the characters in this story?

 

lWhat is the setting of this story?

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How did the narrator feel about the old man?  Use examples from the story to support your answer.

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The narrator refers to himself as a “madman” several times throughout the story.  Do you think he is a “madman?”  Why or why not?

 


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Where did the narrator hide the old man’s body?

 


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What did the narrator hear over and over again that led him to confess to murder?

 


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Why didn’t the police hear the same thing? 

  What is the theme of this story?




November 15, 2011 - ENGLISH 1 -- THE TELL TALE HEART VOCABULARY - Write a sentence for each vocabulary word for homework.  Due at the beginning of class tomorrow. 
1.  Dull - boring or lifeless
2.  Deeds - an action or gesture
3.  Vulture - a dangerous bird
4.  Seized - to take control of
5. Corpse - the body of a dead person

September 2011- English 1, 2, 3 - You can work on www.empower3000.com at any time!  Your user name is most likely:  firstname.lastname and your password is always: pet.  If you have a different user name, Ms. Wilson will let you know!  See her if you don't know your user name or need help accessing the reading program online!

September 2011 - English 4 - Work on Study Island Procficiency Ribbons ... your user name is: firstinitiallastname@pet (for example:  erambo@pet) and your password is: pet
You need 15 math ribbons, 15 reading ribbons and 10 science ribbons to demonstrate proficiency!