11th grade Language Arts

English Composition and Writing

Monday, November 25, 2019

November25
  1. The Glass Castle
    • Test
    • Return books
    • Movie?

HOMEWORK:

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Friday, November 22, 2019

November22
  1. Warm-up(week 10)—Friday Figurative Language
    • Collect 
  2. The Glass Castle

**Late work will NOT be accepted after today!!**

HOMEWORK: Finish work on double-entry journals. Test on Monday.

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Thursday, November 21, 2019

November21
  1. Warm-up(week 10)—Thursday Thoughts
    1. Click on the link to watch a video clip. Respond in writing by providing your thoughts on the following question: If you could start your own business, what would it be?
  2. The Glass Castle
    • Work on double-entry journal
    • Read

**No Late Work will be accepted after tomorrow!!!!**

HOMEWORK: Read, The Glass Castle pgs. 274-288

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Wednesday, November 20, 2019

November20
  1. Warm-up(week 10)—Wednesday Wise Words
    • What is the meaning of the following quote? Do you agree? How does it relate to your life or the world? I am the greatest. I said that even before I knew I was. – Muhammad Ali
  2. No Red Ink—Sentence or Fragments
  3. The Glass Castle
    • Work on double-entry journal
    • Read

**Late work WILL NOT be accepted after Friday, November 22!!!**

HOMEWORK: Read, The Glass Castle pgs. 258-273

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Tuesday, November 19, 2019

November20
  1. Warm-up(week 10)—Tuesday Terms
  2. No Red Ink—Sentence or Fragments
    • Growth Quiz tomorrow
  3. The Glass Castle
    • Reading Quiz
    • Work on double-entry journal
    • Read

**Late work WILL NOT be accepted after Friday, November 22!!!**

HOMEWORK: Read, The Glass Castle pgs. 245-257

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Monday, November 18, 2019

November18
  1. Warm-up(week 10)—Monday Mistakes
  2. No Red Ink—Sentence or Fragments
    • Work Day
    • Growth Quiz on Wednesday
  3. The Glass Castle
    • Work on double-entry journal
    • Read

**Late work WILL NOT be accepted after Friday, November 22!!!**

HOMEWORK: Read, The Glass Castle pgs. 193-241

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Friday, November 15, 2019

November15
  1. Warm-up (week 9)—Friday Figurative Language
    • Collect 
  2. No Red Ink—Sentence or Fragment #4
  3. The Glass Castle
    • Partner Activity: one a piece of paper answer the following questions.
      1. How do the children respond to their parents leaving for Phoenix?
      2. Explain the huge fight that takes place between the grandmother and children. How do the parents respond when they return?
      3. Why do the parents reject welfare or charity?
      4. What’s the purpose of the Ginnie Sue Pastor story?
      5. Why do so many children hate the Walls?
      6. Describe the story of Jeannette taking care of her injured father.
    • Work on double-entry journals
    • Read

**Late work WILL NOT be accepted after Friday, November 22!!!**

HOMEWORK: Read, The Glass Castle pgs. 180-192

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Thursday, November 14, 2019

November14
  1. Warm-up (week 9)—Thursday Thoughts
  2. The Glass Castle
    • Discuss
    • Work on double-entry journals
    • Read, pgs. 168-179

HOMEWORK: Read, The Glass Castle pgs. 168-179

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Wednesday, November 13, 2019

November13
  1. Warm-up (week 9)—Wednesday Wise Words
    • What is the meaning of the following quote? Do you agree? How does it relate to your life or the world? You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.Indira Gandhi
  2. No Red Ink—Sentence or Fragment #3
  3. The Glass Castle
    • Discuss
    • Work on double-entry journals
    • Read

HOMEWORK: Read, The Glass Castle pgs. 155-167

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Tuesday, November 12, 2019

November12
  1. Warm-up (week 9)—Monday Mistakes & Tuesday Terms
  2. The Glass Castle
    • Partner Q’s
      • What role does religion play in the family? Explain.
      • Explain the purpose of the zoo story.
      • Explain the quotation on page 115: “When Dad went crazy, we all had our own ways of shutting down and closing off, and that was what we did that night.”
      • Describe the quotation at the bottom of page 129.
      • Describe the family that Jeannette meets in Welch. How do they respond to the visitors? How do Jeannette and her family react to their new relatives?
      • Describe Welch 
      • Formal Response
    • Read, pgs. 140-154

HOMEWORK: Read, The Glass Castle pgs. 140-154

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