26-Jan-2009
1. How does the way Holden acts with the prostitutes show that he is only a 17 year old boy?
2. How do Maurice and the prostitute take advantage of Holden?
26-Jan-2009
Category : English, Ms. Belmont, Ms. Holmes, Ms. Rapinat
Answer the following questions based on today’s reading:
1. Why is Holden crying in the middle of Chapter 14? Think about deeper reasons involving his current “situation.”
2. Make a prediction about what will happen to Holden. Where will he go? What will he do?
3. Is Holden’s “situation” getting better or worse? How do you know?
26-Jan-2009
This homework is due Monday 10/15/12
Homework #13- (Reading) ELA test Prep grade 8. Read the short story and answer the questions in the packet.
Prepare for Quiz 3 which will be given on Tuesday 10/16/12. Review will be given on Monday.
Answer the Essential Question in essay-format. How does your situation determine who you are and who you’ll be? (Write one page) Use examples from your life and tell a story that reflects the answer to this question. For example, the fact that Ms. T lived in NYC most of her life helped determined her career. She was surrounded by supportive people. She wanted to share her knowlege with others. She put in the “leg work” by finishing school.
26-Jan-2009
This homework is due on 10/12/12
Hw#12 (Reading) Read the poem called “Mother to Son” by Langston Hughes. On the same paper with the poem answer this question: How does the mother’s urban setting in the past affect her in the future?
(Writing) Pretend you are Holden and create a poem showing explaining how life for you hasn’t been a “Crystal Stair.” Poem must be 1 page long. Use your cornell notes to help you. This will be graded as Project number 2.
26-Jan-2009
1. Read and ANNOTATE Langston Hughes’ poem, “Mother to Son.”
2. RESPOND to this poem with a POEM (10-20 lines), write this poem from Holden’s perspective. In other words, as if YOU ARE HOLDEN.
3. If you are having trouble deciding where to start, begin with the following line from Langston’s poem: Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair…
26-Jan-2009
Category : English, Ms. Belmont, Ms. Holmes, Ms. Rapinat
1. Read Langston Hughes’ short story. Annotate the text and answer the 6 questions attached.
26-Jan-2009
Category : English, Ms. Belmont, Ms. Holmes, Ms. Rapinat
1. Read for 30 minutes in your Independent Reading book, get reading log signed.
2. Choose one character and make a CLAIM (this character is jealous, this character is a phony, this character is a real friend, this character is generous, etc.) about this character, provide evidence (a QUOTE) to support this claim, and an ANALYSIS that explains this claim. This analysis can have a sentence starter like: Here we see that… This statement makes it clear that… From this we understand that…
26-Jan-2009
This is homework for 803 and 804. This homework is due on 10/10/12
HW #10 (Reading)- Create 5 sentences using the vocabulary word “depressed.” Test Prep Handout- Read the short story and answer the 6 questions in the packet.
(Writing) 1. Who or what is adding to Holden’s loneliness? 2. Have you ever known someone who was depressed? 3.What were some of the depression symptoms this person was experiencing? 4.Why were they depressed? Write your answers in one complete paragraph.
26-Jan-2009
Category : English, Ms. Belmont, Ms. Holmes, Ms. Rapinat
Reading–Answer the following questions based on Chapter 8 of The Catcher in the Rye :
1. Is Holden himself guilty of being a phony? Explain!
2. Is Holden mature or immature? Or both? How do you know?
3. What do we discover about Holden’s character upon reading Chapter 8?
Writing:
Review your notes from last week and create one potential thesis statement from the brainstorming work we did in class today.
26-Jan-2009
1. Read for 30 minutes in your independent reading books, get log signed by parents/guardians.
2. Complete Text to_________ worksheet.
3. Complete “Thesis” worksheet.
