November 30 homework

All - Do Latin 7A. Reader's journals are due Friday

Grade 9 - Read pp. 49-53 in Book V of the Iliad. Answer Book V study questions in your reader's journal as you go along.

Book V questions (http://www.temple.edu/classics/iliadho.html#5):

1. Diomed has his aristeia, under the protection of Minerva. Does her help detract from his glory or magnify it?

2. Why can Diomed now recognize other gods on the battlefield?

3. Why does Minerva want Venus injured? (And how can a god be injured, anyway?)

4. Hector intervenes. Given that Hector is the most important Trojan fighter, why does Homer keep him in the background for so long?

5. List some of Hector's epithets.

6. Diomed wounds Mars. Compare the reaction of humans and gods when they are injured.

Grade 10 - Read from the Parson through the Reeve (pp. 16-20) in the prologue of Canterbury Tales. In your reader's journal, answer study questions 9-13.

Grade 11 - Read pp. 35-40 in The Autobiography of Ben Franklin, and in your reader's journal, answer study questions 18-20.

Creative Writing - Story deadline December 18.

Publications - No homework.

Typing/handwriting - Practice.

Happy Thanksgiving

O Lord that lends me life,

Lend me a heart replete with thankfulness.

aaaaaaaaaa~William Shakespeare, Henry VI

All - Have a wonderful Thanksgiving break.

November 19 homework

All - Do Latin 6D.

Grade 9 - Write your own extended metaphor or simile in your reader's journal.

Grade 10 - Review what you've read of the prologue to Canterbury Tales. Answer study questions 1-8 in the next section.

Grade 11 - Review what you've read in The Autobiography of Ben Franklin, and answer study questions 18-20.

Creative Writing - No homework.

Publications - Work on cover ideas, due Friday.

Typing/handwriting - Practice.

November 18 homework

All - Do Latin 6C.

Grade 9 - In Book IV of the Iliad, find two examples of extended metaphor or simile and write them in your reader's journal.

Grade 10 - Read through the Wife of Bath in the prologue of Canterbury Tales. Answer study questions 6-8 only.

Grade 11 - Read pp. 23-35 in The Autobiography of Ben Franklin, and answer study question 17.

Creative Writing - No homework.

Publications - Work on cover ideas, due Friday.

Typing/handwriting - Practice.

November 17 homework

All - Do Latin 6B.

How to combine your header with page numbering in Google Documents
from http://www.google.com/support

1. File -> Print settings -> Check 'Include Page Numbers' and Select 'Top Right'. Return to your document.

2. Insert -> Header

3. Click inside your header -> Click the right justify icon -> Type your last name and press 'Enter' 3 or 4 times to leave a space between your last name and the page number. Unfortunately, you won't see the page number unless you're in Print Preview or have actually printed out the page.

4. View 'Print preview' to check your paper's final format.

Grade 9 - Create your 'Works Cited' page, using the information below. Until we figure out how to create a hanging indent in Google Documents, just indent the beginning of each item. Finish reading and answering the study questions for Book IV in the Iliad.

Works Cited

Adams, Charles Kendall. Christopher Columbus His Life and His Work. New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1892. 1-33. Print.

Coffin, Charles Carleton. The Story of Liberty. Gainesville: Maranatha Publishing, 1987. 96-123. Print.

Columbus, Christopher. The Spanish Letter of ColumbusWritten by Him on Feb. 15, 1493 to Announce the Discovery. London: Bernard Quaritch, 1893. 10-18. Print.

Irving, Washington. The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus. Philadelphia: David McKay, Publisher, 1893. 19-28. Print.

Grade 10 - Read through 'The Prioress' (to page 6) in Canterbury Tales and answer study questions 1-5 in complete sentences in your reader's journal.

Grade 11 - Read through page 22 in The Autobiography of Ben Franklin, and answer study questions 14-16. Be ready to take a quiz on what you've read so far.

Creative Writing - No homework.

Publications - No homework.

Typing/handwriting - Practice.

November 16 homework

All - Do Latin 6A.

Grade 9 - Be ready to show me a hard copy of the first draft of your paper on Columbus, along with notes and outline. Read pp. 39-43 in the Iliad, and answer what you can of the study questions for Bk. IV.

Grade 10 - No other homework.

Grade 11 - Read through page 12 in The Autobiography of Ben Franklin, and answer study questions 1-13.

Creative Writing - No homework.

Publications - No homework.

Typing/handwriting - Practice.

November 13 homework

All - Have a great weekend!