Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Reading schedule for Juniors in Porter's American Lit: The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

2/15-17 Read Ch 1-3
2/19 Ch 4,5
2/20 Ch 6
2/21 Ch 7,8
2/22-24 Ch 9,10
2/25 Ch 11,12
2/26 Ch 13
2/27 Ch 14 – 15
3/3 Ch 16 to break
3/4 Ch 16, 17
3/5 Ch 18 to break
3/6 Ch 18, 19
3/7-9 Ch 20 to where other mother confronts Ma over soup
3/10 Ch 20, 21
3/14-16 Ch 22 to 407
3/17 Ch 22, 23
3/18 Ch 24,25
3/19 Ch 26 to break
3/20 Ch 26
3/26 Ch 27, 28
3/27 Ch 29, 30

Thursday, February 14, 2008

Homework due Tues 2/19 --

Juniors: Read Ch 1-3 of The Grapes of Wrath

Friday, February 08, 2008

Homework for Juniors:

Re-write your essay on Of Mice & Men. Final draft due Monday!

Thursday, February 07, 2008

Homework schedule for Mr. Porter's Freshmen reading John Steinbeck's The Pearl


Feb 4 Ch. 1
2/5 Ch. 2
2/6 Ch. 3 to p. 29
2/7 Finish Ch. 3
2/8-10 Ch. 4
2/11 Ch. 5
2/12 Ch. 6 to p. 82
2/13 Complete the novel
2/14 -19 No school -- long President's Day Weekend
2/19 Discussion & Review
2/20 Test (tentative)

Friday, February 01, 2008

American Lit Homework for Juniors:

Read Of Mice & Men by Thursday 2/7 when you will have an essay test on Steinbeck's novel.