Schedule for week of 12/17(revised due to snow day on Thurs 12/13)

Due Monday 12/17. Juniors: Final draft of Dwayne persuasive essay due on turnitin.com.
In class on Monday, we will finish up poetry performances as needed.

Homework due Tues 12/18: Final draft of your best poem. Turn in 2 typed copies, one with your name, one without.
In class on Tuesday we will take a Poetry Practice test.

Wed 12/19: Poetry test.

Thurs 12/20: Poetry survivor day.

Fri 12/21 (half day): Awards given out to Poetry Survivors.

Homework due Thurs 12/13 for all classes:
Look back over all your bad 1st draft poems. Choose your best one and re-write it. Turn in a nice, neat, clean copy of your best poem tomorrow.


Also tomorrow: Poetry performances for the first half of the alphabet!

Homework due Tues 12/11
Freshmen: Write a poem with rhythm in the style of Rothke's "My Papa's Waltz."
Juniors: Write a poem with a visual element in the style of ee cummings.

Homework due Mon 12/12:
Freshmen: write on bad narrative poem with a rhyme scheme in the style of Shel Silverstein
Juniors: write a blues song -- the WHRHS blues!

Homework due Friday 12/7:
Freshmen: write one bad imagist poem in the style of Ezra Pound
Juniors: write one bad poem critiquing a fairy tale of children's story in the style of "Never Depend on a Shoo-in Candidate."

Homework due Thurs 12/5:
Freshmen: write one bad lyric poem about a month of the year like Updike's "January" or write a narrative poem about something that happened to you at WHRHS.
Juniors: Write a bad poem about a character in the style of Robinson's "Richard Cory" or "Miniver Cheevy."

Homework due Wed 12/5:
Juniors: write one bad new 2nd stanza for Dickinson's "Safe in their Alabaster Chambers"
Freshmen: write on bad poem about a childhood memory in response to Simic's "Prodigy" or Kunitz's "The Portrait." You may not use the phrase "I will always remember." Instead, describe the event with such vivid detail that everyone who reads your poem will automatically understand that you will "always remember."

Homework due Tues 12/4:
Freshmen: write one bad poem in response to Hughes' "Theme for English B"
Juniors: write one bad poem in response to the Dickinson samples given.

Homework due Fri 11/29:
Juniors: Write one bad poem in response to Whitman's "Noiseless Patient Spider."
Freshmen: Write one bad poem in response to Nemerov's "Because you asked about the line between prose and poetry."

Homework due Thurs 11/29
Juniors: Write one bad poem in response to Whitman's "Spontaneous Me."

Homework due Wed 11/28:

Freshmen: Study for Animal Farm test. Open Book! Bring your novel to class tomorrow!
Juniors: Write one bad poem in response to "Theme for English B" by Langston Hughes.

Homework due Tues 11/27:

Freshmen: Complete Animal Farm review sheet
Juniors: Write one bad poem based on Nemerov's "The Difference Between Prose & Poetry."

Juniors -- Bodega Dreams homework schedule

11/12 II, Ch7
11/13 II, Ch8
11/14 II, Ch9
11/15 II, Ch10
11/16-18 II, Ch11-end
11/19 Review
11/20 Test

Freshmen -- Animal Farm homework schedule:

Nov 12 Ch 1
Nov 13 Ch 2
Nov 14 Ch 3
Nov 15 Ch 4
Nov 16-18 Ch 5-6
Nov 19 Ch 7
Nov 20 Ch 8
Nov 21 Ch 9-10
Nov 26 Review
Nov 27 Test
Nov 28 Essay

Homework due Monday 11/12:

Freshmen: Odyssey Projects

Juniors: Read & analyze Bodega Dreams, II.3-6

Homework due Wed 11/7

Freshmen: Odyssey test tomorrow. Prepare your Odyssey essay.

Juniors: Read & analyze Bodega Dreams, II.2

Homework due Monday 11/5
Juniors: Read Chs 8&9 of Bodega. No analysis necessary. Quiz for everyone on Book I of Bodega on Monday.

Freshmen: No homework due Monday. Odyssey Test on Wed. Projects due 11/12.

Homework due Fri 11/2:

Freshmen: Complete reading The Odyssey to p. 880. Answer 10 of the 15 questions on p. 881.

Juniors: Read & analyze Ch7 of Bodega Dreams.

Homework due Thurs 11/1
Juniors : Read & analyze Ch 6 of Bodega Dreams.

Homework due Wed 10/31:
Juniors: Read & analyze Ch5 of Bodega Dreams
All extra credit work due too.

Homework due Tues 10/30:
Juniors: Read & analyze Ch4 of Bodega Dreams

All classes: Extra credit assignments due on 10/31. (I will not accept late extra credit work.)

Homework due Monday 10/29:

Juniors: Read & analyze Chapters 2-3 of Bodega Dreams.

Homework due Friday 10/26:

Juniors: Read Book I Chapter 1 of Bodega Dreams

Homework due Thurs 10/25:

Freshmen: Read to the bottom of p. 845. Answer 10 of the 15 questions on p. 846 (your choice).

Juniors: Study your On The Road vocab. Quiz tomorrow.

Homework due Wed 10/24:

Juniors: On The Road posters due. Presentations will also be made in class on Wed 10/24.

On The Road vocab quiz on Thursday.
Extra Credit essay due on Halloween.

Homework due Tues 10/23:

Juniors: Begin work on your On The Road posters. Bring a first draft of your spontaneous prose piece in the style of Jack Kerouac.

Posters & presentations due on Wed.

Homework due Monday 10/22:

Freshmen: Read to p. 828 in the textbook, answer all 10 questions on p. 829.

Juniors: Read pages 275-302 (Part 4, Ch 5-6) and contribute at least one post to the blog. Bring your On The Road book to class on Monday!

Freshmen: Quiz on Greek Mythology & the Trojan War tomorrow, Wed 10/17.

Juniors: Read the selection from Part 2 of On the Road, make one blog post by Fri 10/19.

Freshmen: Homework due Tues 10/16 -- complete the reading in the Trojan War Packet (to p. 210). Quiz Wednesday on the Trojan War & Greek Mythology.

Juniors: By Friday: Read Part 2, Ch 6 - 9 (pp. 134 – 174) of On The Road, make at least one blog post http://www.portersamericanlit.blogspot.com/

Homework due Monday 10/15

Freshmen: Read to page 200 in your Trojan War Packet.

Juniors Read to p. 45 in On The Road, make at least one post to our blog: http://www.portersamericanlit.blogspot.com/

Homework due Thurs 10/11
Freshmen: Read in the packet on the Trojan War p 185 - 190.

Juniors: Due Friday 10/12: Read Ch 1-7 (p 1-45) of On The Road and make one entry on the blog.

Homework due Wed 10/10:
All classes -- 3rd draft of your summer reading essay. You must turn in 2 copies of your typed, double-spaced essay plus your original first draft.

Homework due Tues 10/9

All classes: 2nd draft of your Summer Reading Essay (typed & double-spaced)

Homework due Friday 10/5:

Freshmen: Bring in your WHRHS computer login name & password.

Juniors: Bring in all of your summer reading materials to work on 2nd draft.

For all classes: The 2nd draft of your summer reading essay is due on Tues 10/9. You must have the essay typed & double-spaced.

Juniors: Gatsby test on Thurs 10/4. For Friday, bring all of your summer reading materials so you may work on your 2nd draft in class. The typed, double-spaced 2nd draft will be due on Tuesday 10/9.

Freshmen: No homework due Thurs 10/4

Homework due Wed 10/3:

Freshmen: Study for Test on Short Story Unit. Review "The Most Dangerous Game," "Lady or the Tiger?", "The Gift of the Magi."

Juniors: Complete Gatsby Themes review sheet. Gatsby test on Thurs. 2nd draft of summer reading essay due on Friday.

Homework due Tues 10/01

Juniors: Read & analyze Gatsby Ch 9. Test on Thursday.

Freshmen: No homework for Tuesday. Short Story Test on Wednesday.

Homework due Monday 10/1

Freshmen: Read "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry on p. 7 of your text book. Answer 10 of the 15 questions on p. 14 (your choice).

Junoirs: Read & analyze Ch 8 of Gatsby

Homework due Fri 9/27

Freshmen: Quiz on Vocab from "Most Dangerous Game" and "Lady or the Tiger?"

Juniors: Read & analyze Ch 7 of Gatsby

Homework due Wed 9/26:

Freshmen 5/6 & 7/8 periods: Complete "The Lady or The Tiger" Answer questions 5, 9, 10, 11, & 15. (1st period Freshmen, this assignment will be due on Thurs 9/27 because we have a 1st period assembly on Wed)

Juniors: Read & analyze Ch 6 of Gatsby.

Homework due Tues 9/25

Freshmen: Picture day. Dress nice. Remember your picture $.

Juniors: Read & analyze Ch 5 of Gatsby.

Homework due Monday 9/24:

Freshmen: Freshmen letter assignment

Juniors: Read & analyze thru Ch4 of Gatsby

Homework due Fri 9/21

Juniors: Read & Analyze Ch 3 of Gatsby

Freshmen: No homework

Homework due Fri 9/20

Freshmen -- Complete "The Most Dangerous Game," Answer 10 of the 15 questions on p. 84 (your choice)

Juniors -- Read & Analyze Gatsby ChII

Homework due Wed 9/19

Freshmen -- Read to p. 78 of "The Most Dangerous Game"
Juniors -- Read & Analyze ChI of The Great Gatsby

Tuesday 9/18 -- Vocab Quiz

Satire
Ramshackle
Pith
Novel
Lucid
Impetus
Derelict
Brevity
Advocate

Freshmen classes
Homework due Wed 9/12
Vocabulary exercise (handout) based on Skube article

Homework due Fri 9/14
Life of Pi essay prep sheet

Freshman classes:
Homework due Tues 9/11
Complete the follow-up questions for the Skube article (in-class handout)

Junior class:
Homework due Fri 9/14
Complete the Their Eyes essay prep sheet

No homework this weekend!

Have a great summer! See you in September.


Please take note of the Summer Reading assignments:

Incoming freshmen must read The Life of Pi by Yann Martel.

Those who will be juniors must read Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston.

On the first day of class, you will be expected to bring your required reading book, at least 3 pages of notes on your book, and a poem by an established poet relating to a theme of the required reading.

Return all textbooks & vocab books tomorrow!

The fine for failing to return a textbook is $50!

Homework due Thurs 6/14
Complete the final Vocab review

Also, please return your textbooks to Mr. Porter this week.
Thank you.

Homework due Wed 6/13
Vocabulary Review #3

Homework due Tues 6/11
Complete your analysis of the Romeo & Juliet performances

Bring in Textbooks and Vocab books.

Homework due Thurs 6/7
Character analysis sheet for your character

Bring in your contribution to the set design
Start memorizing your lines for Friday's performance

Homework due Wed 6/6
Vocab Review sheet #2

Romeo & Juliet Test -- Tues 6/5

Homework due Mon 6/4
Complete the R+J review sheet

Homework due Friday 6/1
Vocab Review exercise 1 (let's start reviewing for exams!)

Romeo & Juliet Test next Tuesday, 6/5

Homework for Fri 5/25
Memorize the lines you plan to recite in class.

Homework due Thurs 5/24
3rd, 4th & 5/6th -- Vocabulary Unit 30, ex 1-4
10th & 11th -- Re-written, expanded Romeo & Juliet essay

Homework due Tues 5/22
3rd 4th & 5/6th -- Re-written, expanded Romeo & Juliet essay
10th & 11th -- Vocabulary Unit 30, ex. 1-4

Homework due Mon 5/21
p. 691 Answer 10 of the 15 questions (your choice).

Homework due Fri 5/18
Complete handout sheet analyzing Romeo's final soliloquy, Act V, Scene 3, lines 88-120.

Homework due Wed 5/16
Complete reading Act IV of Romeo & Juliet
Answer questions #1-8 on p. 674

Homework due Tues May 14
Vocabulary Unit 29, ex 1-4

Homework due Mon 5/14
Handout: Edit Friar Lawrence's speech from Act IV Scene 1 down to 25 words.

Homework due Fri 5/11
Answer Act III questions
p. 658, #1-10

Homework due Thurs 5/10
Read R+J Act III Scenes 4 & the beginning of 5
p. 648 -652
Write a 1 paragraph summary

Homework due Wed 5/9
Create a prompt book for Act III Scene 1
You must make at least a dozen notes.

Homework due Tues 5/8
Vocabulary Unit 28, ex 1-4

Fri 5/4: quiz on R+J Act II

Homework due Thurs 5/3
Act II questions p. 629, #1-8

Quiz on Act II Fri 5/4

Homework due Wed 5/2
Read R+J Act II Scene 5
p.625-627
Summary what you read in the form of a letter from Juliet to her cousin Desdemona in Venice.

Homework due Tues 5/1
Vocab Unit 27, ex 1-4

Homework due Monday 4/30
Read Act I Scene 3 of R+J
pp. 616-18 in the textbook
Write a 1 paragraph summary.

Homework due Mon 4/30
Read Act II Scene 3 of R+J
p 616-618 in your textbook.
Write a 1 paragraph summary.

Quiz on Act I Fri 4/27

Homework due Thurs 4/25
All classes: Textbook p 606. Answer questions 1-10 re: Act I of R+J
Quiz on Act I on Fri.

Important Announcements!

Honors Exam: J students wishing to take Honors-level English next year must sit for the placement exam this Thursday, April 26. Report to Mr. Ross in Room 280 immediately after school. Make up: Thurs May 3.

Homework due Tues 4/24
All classes -- Vocab Unit 26, ex 1-4

Homework due Fri 4/20
Read Romeo & Juliet Act I Scenes 2-4
(In other words, read to p 600)
Prepare a 1 paragraph summary.

Homework due Wed 4/18
All classes -- Vocabulary Unit 25, ex 1-4

Homework due Mon 4/17
Shakespeare sentence fragment worksheet

Homework due Thurs 4/12
Give the Shakespeare survey to 3 adults. Tally the results.
Bring in $ tomorrow for the book fair.

Homework due Tues 4/10
All classes -- Vocabulary Unit 24 ex 1-4

Due Thurs 3/29
K classes -- Open book test on The Pearl.
J classes -- Speak project -- 2 minute presenations

After school, come see me Rock Out for Darfur!
6pm South Cafe
(Concert sponsored by the Stop Genocide Club)

Homework due 3/28
K classes -- finish the Pearl; test on Thursday.
J classes -- vocab Unit 23, ex 1-4

Homework due Tues 3/27
K- Read the Pearl to p. 82 -- Test Thursday
J- Test on Speak tomorrow

Homework due Mon 3/26
K classes -- read The Pearl to p. 73

4th period class -- Meet in Room 21 (until Dan's ankle heals)

Homework due Fri 3/23
K -- Read & analyze Ch 5 of The Pearl
J -- Finish Speak

Homework due Thurs 3/22
K --Read & analyze The Pearl to the end of Ch 4
J -- Read & analyze Speak to p. 165

Homework due Fri 3/16
K -- Read & Analyze The Pearl to p. 29
J -- Read & Analyze Speak to p. 92

Homework due Wed 3/15
K- read & analyze Ch 2 of The Pearl (all of it!)
J - read & analyse Speak to p. 68

Homework due Wed 3/14
K Finish Ch1 of the Pearl
J read to p 46 of Speak

Homework due Tues 3/13
K -- Read & analyze The Pearl to the bottom of p. 7
J -- Read & analyze Speak to p 24.

Homework due Wed 3/7

K classes -- Study for test on Our Town!!!
J clasess -- Vocab Unit 20, ex 1-4

Homework due Tues 3/6
Vocabulary!
K classes -- Unit 20, ex 1-4
J classes -- Unit 19, ex 1-4

Homework due 3/5
K classes -- write 2 "Good-by" speeches in the style of Emily's speech from Our Town
5/6th period -- Vocab Units 17 & 18, ex 1-4
11th period -- Vocab Unit 18, ex 1-4

J classes -- Test tomorrow (3/1) on To Kill A Mockingbird

Homework due Wed 2/27/07
J classes - Mockingbird review sheet (Test Thurs)
K classes - Our Town Act II questions

Study for quiz on Do Now! vocabulary words.
Quiz Tues 2/27.

J classes -- To Kill A Mockingbird test on Thurs 3/1

Homework due Mon 2/26
All classes -- Do Now! Vocab Review Crossword
Do Now! Vocab quiz on Tuesday 2/27

J classes -- To Kill A Mockingbird Test on Thursday 3/1

Homework due Fri 2/23
J classes -- Read & analyze Ch 30 &31 (the end) of Mockingbird

Homework due Wed 2/21
K classes -- Vocab Unit 19, ex 1-4
J classes -- read & analyze Mockingbird Ch 26-27

Homework due Wed 2/14
J -- Read & analyze Mockingbird Ch 16-17

Homework due 2/13
K -- Vocab unit 18, ex 1-4
J -- Read & analyze Mockingbird Ch 14-15

Homework due Mon 2/12
J classes - read & analyze Ch 12-13 of Mockingbird
Quiz on Tues on Ch 8-13.

Homework due Fri 2/9
J classes -- read & analyze Ch 10-11 of Mockingbird

Homework due Thurs 2/7
J -- Read & Analyze Ch 8-9 of Mockingbird

Hoomework due Mon 2/5
K classes -- research paper, 3-5 pages plus cover & works cited page
J classes -- ead & analyze Ch 1-3 of Mockingbird

No homework due Fri 2/2
Happy Groundhog's Day

Homework due Thurs 2/1 -- Vocab!
All classes -- Unit 16, ex 1-4

Good luck on your exams!

Porter's Communcations Exam Schedule:

Fri
7:30 am 3rd period K class
9:55 am 4th period K class

Mon
7:30 am 5/6 period J class

Tues
7:30 am 10th period K class
9:55 am 11th period J class

Homework due Wed 1/24
Mid-term vocab review part 2

Homework due Tues 1/23
Mid-term vocab review part 1

Homework due Mon 1/22
K classes -- First draft of research paper

Homework due Fri 1/18
J -- Vocab Unit 15, ex 1-4

Test Thursday 1/18!
K classes -- Animal Farm by George Orwell
J classes -- Our Town by Thornton Wilder

Homework due Tues 1/17

K-- Animal Farm review sheet questions
J -- Prepare a "Good-by" speech similar to Emily's in Our Town

Homework due Tues 1/16
K Classes -- read & analyze Ch 10 of Animal Farm
Prepare Outline for your research paper

J Classes -- Answer the Act III questions on the Our Town Packet

Homework due Fri 1/12
K Classes -- read & analyze Ch 9 of animal Farm

Homework due 1/10
K classes -- Read & analyze Ch 8 of Animal Farm
J classes -- answer Act II questions in Our Town packet

Homework due Wed 1/10
K Classes -- Read & analyze Animal Farm Ch 7

Homework due Tues 1/9
K-- Read & analyze Ch 6 of Animal Farm
J -- Vocab Unit 14, ex 1-4

Homework due Monday 1/8

K Classes -- Read & analyze Ch 4&5 of Animal Farm (you only need to provide one single analysis); AND prepare a works cited page for your research paper.

J Classes -- Complete reading Act I of Our Town and answer the study guide questions.

Homework due Fri 1/5
K classes -- read & analyze Ch 3 of Animal Farm

Homework due Thurs 1/4
K classes -- read & analyze Ch2 of Animal Farm

Happy New Year!

Homework due Wed 1/3

K classes -- read & analyze Ch 1 of Animal Farm
J classes -- Vocab Unit 13, ex 1-4