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?