TO ALL MY LITERATE ENGLISH 9 STUDENTS...
GHONG XI FAH CHAI...HONG PAO NA LAI?! XIN NIAN KUI LE!!!
Here are your Chinese New Year Break Homework/Assignments...I am nice so it won't be much…I promise…LOL!
FIRST...work on and continue memorizing your R&J lines; as soon as we get back from the break, we are immediately going to have an Oral Test without using your textbooks...this'll mean I will call your group up front and you will deliver your lines without gestures or actions, and I will be grading you. Performance day has been finalized and it’ll be on 18 or 19 March, depending on which day you are in for my class, in the 360 Hall...!
SECOND...on a WSP...give me another EVALUATION of all the members of your group, both leader and fellow members, except yourself, by first giving them a rating of 1-5, where 1 is the lowest and 5 is the highest, then justify it by giving a short explanation of why the individual got that grade...!
THIRD...we will be having another Literary Terms Test Application on the first day we meet as a class after the break...25 words worth 100 points...!
FOURTH...we will discuss and finish your novel as soon as we get back from the break...either WOO, TKMB, THOMS, or PB...so reread it if you have to and review your notes on it. Next, find me good and clear examples of five (5) simple Figures of Speech (Simile, Metaphor, Personification, or Hyperbole) and on an A4/F12/DS/TNR, type it down and indicate on which page and on which line you took it from in your novel. It does not have to be one of each, it can be a combination of all four types...!
FIFTH…on EDLINE, I have posted a short story by Roald Dahl titled Lamb to the Slaughter. I want you to print out a copy for your self, read it and take notes on it. Then, on an A4/F12/DS/TNR, reflect on the story by writing a short paragraph (12-15 sentences) or an essay (3-5 paragraphs) on what you think the message of the story is all about and how the title reflects the story...!
SIXTH...Read and understand Choice: A Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, pages 367-370 of your text; take notes and focus on the message of the story; answer Reading Check a-d of page 372 in your notebook...!
SEVENTH…on the first day we get back from the break, I am going to give you a short Comprehension Test on all these stories I asked you to work on for the break…nothing essay, just short answers, modified true or false, multiple choice, and probably a sequential order part. When you read or reread the stories, make sure you do understand it so you will no longer waste your time doing it…!
EIGHTH...finish working on your second drafts for Literature 9B and Literature 9C, and first draft (I think?!) for Literature 9D...!
LASTLY...I would like to commend you on your Thai Performances in the 360 Hall...wonderful indeed! A lot of you have so much potential in acting and the performing arts and I hope you'll think about signing up for the Drama & Theatre Arts Class next year. I have more than enough students for this class at the moment...however, I do not know who they are that well...I need talents like what a lot of you possess. Also, those of you who have not done so yet...see Mr. Keith and sign up for the Ethics Class as soon as we get back from the break if you intend to move to my class...!
That's All Folks! Finish all your homework/assignments immediately so you can enjoy your break more...do not procrastinate and leave it off to the weekend before school starts. Anyone who will miss any homework/assignment I need to collect when we get back gets an automatic zero for it! Take care and be safe always if ever you are going out of town or out of the country...be ready to Rock-N-Roll as soon as we get back...and of course...enjoy your vacation! Do not miss me too much. Be good and study well...CIAO!!!
Mr. A
