Sociopath Test Link!

http://www.sociopathtest.net/

Link to the Full Text of Of Mice and Men

Of Mice and Men Full Text Online

Christopher Durang WebQuest

Here is the link for the Christopher Durang WebQuest. The questions will be given out in class and can be linked to in Skedula.

The link to the questions is here.

Of Mice and Men Audio

If you'd like to listen to Of Mice and Men as an aid to your reading, here is the link to the audio. You will find the individual chapters as well as the whole book available for download and for listening to online.

HOWEVER, the audio is NOT a substitute for reading. It's just to help you if you're having trouble. And, remember, there will be no audio on the Regents exam or on any test I give you. Don't use the recording as a crutch.

For help with the references and vocabulary in Of Mice and Men, click on this link.

Of Mice and Men WebQuest

You are about to embark on a WebQuest to discover what life was like in the 1930s. Of Mice and Men is set in California during the Great Depression. It follows two migrant workers, George and Lennie, as they struggle to fulfill their dreams. In order to better understand their plight, you will be exploring several websites to increase your background knowledge before getting into the book. Check out the websites listed below to help you answer the following questions.

Questions Answer the question assigned to your group after using the websites to conduct your research. Your group should have a well‐developed paragraph response for your question. For each question, you should reference at least two of the sources to get all of the points.

Group #1 What are the geographical features of the Salinas Valley? What kinds of jobs are available there?
Group #2 What were the main features of the Great Depression? (What are the basic, most important facts?)
Group #3 What were some of the causes of the Great Depression?
Group #4 How did the Dust Bowl/Great Depression affect California?
Group #5 Who were migrant workers and how did the Great Depression affect them?
Group #6 What were some of the struggles that migrant workers faced?

Websites Use the entire class to complete your research, spending at least a few minutes at each relevant website.

Migrant Workers:
http://www.neabigread.org/books/grapesofwrath/teachers/grapes_handout03.pdf
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/afctshtml/tsme.html
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/fsahtml/fachap03.html

Dust Bowl/Great Depression:
http://www.neabigread.org/books/grapesofwrath/teachers/grapes_handout01.pdf
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rails/timeline/index.html
http://www.neabigread.org/books/grapesofwrath/grapes03_context.php
http://www.english.illinois.edu/MAPS/depression/photoessay.htm

Salinas Valley, California:
http://www.ci.salinas.ca.us/visitors/history.cfm
http://www.lausd.k12.ca.us/Belmont_HS/mice/cal2.html
http://www.salinas.com/

Tennessee Williams WebQuest

DRAMA STUDENTS:

Below are links for the Tennessee Williams WebQuest. The WebQuest worksheet can be found as an attachment in Skedula.

http://www.imagi-nation.com/moonstruck/clsc9.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_Williams

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/tennessee-williams/about-tennessee-williams/737/

http://www.olemiss.edu/mwp/dir/williams_tennessee/index.html

Why no posts?

Why hasn't Ms. Xeni been posting to her blog? Because she's now linking to all her assignments and related readings using Skedula. To access her assignments, please log into pupilpath.skedula.com using your personalized log-in information. If you don't have this information, please go the front office to request it.

"A&P" by John Updike

I promised a link to the audio version of "A&P" but had never put it up. Here it is!

Homework for September 8-9/September 12-16

Homework for Grade 9

Name Assignment (due Friday, September 9 for 901; due Monday, September 12, for 902 and 903)

Write a paragraph about the connotation and denotation of your name. Due Tuesday, September 13, for all classes.

Work on the rough draft of your Name Project. [worksheet and due dates will be posted shortly]

Homework for Credit Recovery

Copy of "Ransom of Red Chief" story here.

Complete "Ransom of Red Chief" worksheet.


Quiz on "Ransom of Red Chief"

Summer ShakeUp Theater Program!

If you are interested in attending the Summer ShakeUp Theater Program, click on this link to register: http://shakespeareinthepark.org/programs-for-teens/summer-shakeup/.

It's a one-day event that starts at 10 AM on Saturday, July 23, by the Queensboro Bridge. (It takes about an hour to get there from the Parkchester Station.)

2nd-quarter Credit Recovery

Due Wednesday, July 6: Copy of "A Retrieved Reformation" plus questions and vocabulary sheets.

4th-quarter Credit Recovery

Copy of "Ransom of Red Chief" by O. Henry

Due Wednesday, July 6: Copy of "Ransom of Red Chief" Vocabulary Worksheet

Due Wednesday, July 6: Copy of "Ransom of Red Chief" Questions


For BOTH classes:

Rough Draft due Monday, July 11: Assignment Sheet and Rubric for "Ransom of Red Chief" Critical Lens (you may use the same assignment sheet for "A Retrieved Reformation")

Instructions for Writing Critical Lens Essay (you may use the same assignment sheet for "A Retrieved Reformation")

Revised draft due Tuesday, July 12.

Final draft due Wednesday, July 13, at the start of class.

Summer School Critical Lens Essay

Please look below for links to "The Ransom of Red Chief" or "A Retrieved Memory" work.

Also, if you'd like to listen to the stories, the recordings are below!


"The Ransom of Red Chief" Audio Recording:

"A Retrieved Memory" Audio Recording:

Credit Recovery Information and Documents

Copy of "Ransom of Red Chief" by O. Henry

Due Thursday, June 16: Copy of "Ransom of Red Chief" Vocabulary Worksheet

Due Thursday, June 16: Copy of "Ransom of Red Chief" Questions


Rough Draft due Monday, June 20: Assignment Sheet and Rubric for "Ransom of Red Chief" Critical Lens

Instructions for Writing Critical Lens Essay

Revised draft due June 21.

Edited draft due June 22.

Final draft due June 23.

Homework for June 6-10

Here is a link to the Odyssey Narrative Project and Rubric. A partial draft is due on Wednesday, June 8. The final draft is due Tuesday, June 14. More detailed information is available in the rubric and project description.

Homework for May 31-June 3

Make-up work! Students will be given an opportunity to make up missed on-line Odyssey quizzes in class on Wednesday, June 1.