Ms. Phillips hw for 9/28 and 10/10

HW for 9/28- 12th grade Eng.:  review essay-writing protocols; you will be writing an SAT-type essay in class (timed) on Friday.

9th and 10th grade English Comp.: write an informational essay.

HW for 10/10:-9th and 10th grade Eng. Comp.: write a sentence from the essay given in class for each of these elements of a review essay: summary; analysis; author’s reaction.

11th grade Eng. Lit.: choose a familiar object.  Personify it.  Write a story from its point of view.

AP Psych: review the study guide given 9/27. Read the 9/25  NY Times Science Section article on mouse avatars.  Extra credit due by 10/26: Read Russ Rymer’s book about Genie (see the last page of the Genie article.) Prepare a 10-minute presentation on it for the class.

9th grade Eng. Lit.: see 11th grade Eng. Lit. assignment.  SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT FOR GARY LEVIN: look up the definition of “jeremiad”.  Read Jonathan Edwards’ classic “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry G-d”.  Prepare a 10-minute presentation for the class that includes the following information: Who was Jonathan Edwards? What is a jeremiad? Why was this genre important at certain times in American history? What warning was Edwards giving to his listeners?  Are jeremiads written today?