December Due Dates

The Good Earth Reading Assignments:
Due Monday, December 14: Chapters 1-9 of The Good Earth
Due Monday, December 21: Chapters 10-17 of The Good Earth
Due Monday, January 4: Have The Good Earth completed

Thesis Paper Assignments:
Due Thursday, December 17: Rough draft of the thesis paper due. It is to be typed and have the works cited page attached to it. We will be doing a peer evaluation on this day.
Due Tuesday, December 22: Final draft of thesis paper due. If you hand it on Wednesday, you will be penalized an entire letter grade. I will not accept papers after Wednesday.

Reminder: http://hatlerenglish.ning.com/ has all of the documents needed for this paper.

The Week of November 30

Monster Project is due Wednesday, November 25! Don't forget.

Assignments for the Week of November 30 are as follows:

Due Monday, Nov. 30: The Odyssey Log Entry will be due today -- see the handout for requirements or go to the ning and print out a new copy on the 9 H page.
Due Tuesday, Dec. 1: Be prepared for a Socratic Seminar today -- this is your opportunity to discuss log entries, questions that you may have, create a time-line as a class, etc.
Wednesday, Dec. 2: End Test on The Odyssey -- Study! Study! Study! This test will include Homer information, The Epic information, the heroic journey, Xenia information, and any other discussions and information you were given on The Odyssey. You will also need to be familiar with the books we read from The Odyssey.
Friday, Dec. 4: We will begin our thesis paper discussion on Fate vs. Free-will. Due dates on different segments on the paper will be given in class.

The Week of Nov. 23

Due Monday: Book 12 of The Odyssey & book summaries for 13-10
Due Tuesday: Book 21 of The Odyssey
Due Wednesday: Monster Project, Book 22 of The Odyssey, and Book 24 Summary
Due Monday, November 30: The Odyssey log entry (typed and printed -- a formal response)

The Week of November 16

Due Monday, November 16:

• Book V: Sweet Nymph and Open Sea (starts on pg.81)
• If you are signed up for Books 6, 7, & 8, be prepared to provide a summary to the class today.
• Have the AP Passage read & multiple choice questions completed for today.

Due Tuesday, November 17:

• Book IX: New Coasts and Poseidon's Son

Due Thursday, November 19:

• Book X & XI of The Odyssey (pages 165-206)

Due Friday, November 20:

• Book summaries due today (Books 13-20)

The Week of Nov. 9

Due Tuesday, Nov. 10: Read "The Trojan War" and complete "What is a Hero?" handout.
Due Wednesday, Nov. 11 by 11:59 PM: Blog Post - 9 Honors: I am a hero! http://hatlerenglish.ning.com/

Reading of The Odyssey:
Due Thursday, November 12: Book I: A Goddess Intervenes (starts on page 1)
(I will provide the summary to Books II-IV)
Due Monday, November 16: Book V: Sweet Nymph and Open Sea (starts on pg.81)
If you are signed up for Books 6, 7, & 8, be prepared to provide a summary to the class today.
Have the AP Passage read & multiple choice questions completed for today.

Period 2 Due Dates:
Monday, Nov. 2 -- The Creation of the Titans and Gods
Tuesday, Nov. 3 -- Demeter and Persephone
Wednesday, Nov. 4: The Labors and Death of Heracles

Period 3 Due Dates:
Monday, Nov. 2 -- The Labors and Death of Heracles
Tuesday, Nov. 3 -- Demeter and Persephone
Wednesday, Nov. 4 -- The Ages of Man

Blog response on http://hatlerenglish.ning.com/ is to be posted by Sunday, Nov. 8 (midnight deadline). Please refer to the 9 Honors Mythology Blog Post for instructions (see BLOG at the top of the toolbar on the Ning). Responses are to be posted right on the Ning. You may want to type it in a Word Document on your computer and do a spell/grammar check and then cut and paste it into the ning.

I will update this blog on Monday, Nov. 9. This is the week we will begin The Odyssey.

The Week of October 26

Things we will be doing & due dates for the Week of October 26:

• Work on a writing assignment focusing on Meursault and existentialism (due date is Wednesday, Oct. 28)
• Feel free to have a conversation via http://hatlerenglish.ning.com/ on The Stranger Forum. I started one discussion question. This is not a requirement; however, many of you may want to discuss the novel a bit more before completing your writing assignment.
• Work on mythology group projects (We will be in the library on Monday, Tuesday, & Wednesday and in the classroom on Thursday)
• Read your group myth as soon as possible! It will need to be read before you begin working on your project.
• Period 2: Read the following myth for Friday, Oct. 30 presentation -- The Ages of Man
• Period 3: Read the following myth for Friday, Oct. 30 presentation -- The Creation of the Titans and the Gods

The Week of October 12

Due Thursday, October 15: Part I and log entry for The Stranger

This week we will be viewing and analyzing the film The Minority Report and connecting the characters, themes, etc. to Oedipus.

The Week of October 5, 2009

Monday: We will be discussing the end of Oedipus and prepare for the Oedipus & Greek Theater test on Tuesday.
Tuesday: End Test
Wednesday: Practice AP Test will be completed in class today. Your Antigone project is due today.
Thursday: You will receive the next novel (The Stranger) and log entry assignment in class today. Part I of the novel and the log entry will be due Thursday, October 15.

Oedipus Review Game:
http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~loxias/oedipus/oedipusindex.htm

The Week of Sept. 28

Due Monday, Sept. 28: Pages 344-364 of Antigone
Due Tuesday, Sept. 29: Antigone Log Entry
Due Thursday, October 1: Pages 364-end of Antigone & have 5 questions prepared (typed or handwritten) for the Socratic Seminar we will be having today on Antigone.

We will continue reading and discussing Oedipus as a class this week. Once we have completed both Antigone and Oedipus, you will be assigned an end project. Due date is to be announced at a later date.

The Week of Sept. 21

Read the following in preparation for Monday's in-class writing:

Commencement Speech by Steve Jobs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1R-jKKp3NA (video)
http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2005/june15/jobs-061505 (speech)

Monday, Sept. 21: In-class writing today
Tuesday, Sept. 22: Sophocles and Greek Theater PowerPoint will be presented
Wednesday, Sept. 23: We will begin reading Oedipus today. In preparation for today's discussion, please come to class today with a one page typed (MLA Format) response (10 HW points) to the following: Discuss ways in which destiny can be predicted and whether or not you buy into it. Explain your reasoning.

As we are reading Oedipus in class you will be reading Antigone on your own. The following are your responsibilities for Antigone:
Read 344-364 and complete the log entry assignment for next Monday, Sept. 28.

The Week of September 14

Due Monday: Pages 51-79
Due Tuesday: The alchemy internet research activity
Due Wednesday: Pages 80-127
Due Friday: (1) complete novel (2) create at least three questions for the Socratic seminar (3) Personal Legend writing assignment

The Week of Sept. 8-11

The Alchemist Assignments for the week are listed below:
Due Wednesday, Sept. 9: The Introduction
Due Friday, Sept. 11: Part I
Due Monday, Sept. 14: 51-79
Make sure you are keeping a list of fate vs. free-will quotes on the handout I gave you!

Do not forget the other assignments this week:

• Book Talk for summer reading assignment will be on Tuesday, Sept. 8 (all students not in Mrs. Sutton's History class will share their novels with the rest of the class).
• The in-class writing on your summer reading assignment will be on Thursday, Sept 10 -- prepare for it ahead of time, but realize you will be writing the essay in class & you are not to bring in an essay to simply copy over during the period.

The Week of Sept. 1

Due Friday, Sept. 4:

• Class Mission Statement (one per group) & Individual Mission Statement
• Students who are not in the 9 Honors World History Class with Ms. Sutton should be prepared to discuss their summer book and articles.

The Week of Sept. 1

Class Mission Statement and Individual Mission Statement are due on Friday, Sept. 4. This is an overnight assignment -- no late papers accepted.

9 Honors Summer Assignment for the 2009-2010 School Year

9 Honors English/9 Honors World History
Summer Work
English: Mrs. Hatler (ehatler@hpregional.org)
History: Ms. Sutton (jsutton@hpregional.org)

Directions. All students in 9 Honors English and/or 9 Honors World History must complete parts I, II, and III.

Part I: “How to Mark a Book”

Read Mortimer J. Adler’s “How to Mark a Book.” This essay is about the different ways to take notes while reading an article or book. Based on the techniques given in the article, you will use a note-taking technique that works for you when doing parts II and III of your summer work. You will find the essay on the following website: http://www.tnellen.com/cybereng/adler.html


Part II: World Literature

Choose a full-length work of nonfiction or historical fiction by a foreign author that pertains to a non-American culture. The work cannot be a fantasy or a mystery novel. The work must take place in a country other than the United States and should be rich in cultural information that can be compared and contrasted with the American culture. Take a visit to your local book store or head to the library and search the shelves for something that may interest you. Read reviews on your choice to make sure it is World Literature, not American Literature, and to make sure it is age appropriate. Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/) is a good website to read a brief summary and reviews of different works. Your parents must consent to your chosen work. To prove their consent, write your name and the name of the work and author on a notecard and have your parents sign the notecard. The signed notecard needs to be handed in on Wednesday, September 2, 2009.

You are to take notes on the culture you are learning about while reading your chosen work. If it is your own book, you can “mark it up” based on ideas found in “How to Mark a Book.” You may use post-it notes to mark off important sections rich in culture. If it is not your own book and it needs to be returned to the library, take notes in a notebook. In any case, you must provide evidence of your note taking abilities.

These notes will be helpful for the activities we have planned for the first week of school. You will be having a book talk and you will be writing a persuasive letter as an in-class writing the first week of school.

Due Dates:
· Reading is to be completed by Tuesday, September 1, 2009.
· Class discussion on books will begin on Wednesday, September 2, 2009.
· In-class writing will be on Friday, September 4, 2009.

Make sure you pick your work at the beginning of the summer. This will make it easier to complete Part III of your summer assignment.


Part III: Current Events

This current events section of your summer work will correspond with the culture found and discussed in your chosen work from Part II. Each week from the week of July 5 through the week of August 16 read a reputable newspaper, magazine, or an internet news website. The following are examples of reputable sources:

The New York Times
The Wall Street Journal
The Star Ledger
Time
Newsweek
The New Yorker
cnn.com
foxnews.com
aldaily.com
msnbc.com

As you read, collect articles that offer a global (world) perspective regarding a variety of current events on the culture discussed in your chosen work. For example, if your work is about a young boy living in Iran, your articles may focus on political, social, and economic stories from that same country. You may also choose stories that are related to the humanities – art, literature, and music. Avoid sports related articles.

Requirements:

You must have seven articles, each dealing with a different topic related to your work’s culture. These seven articles include one from each of the seven weeks from July 5 through August 16.
You are to mark up the articles based on the techniques found in “How to Mark a Book.” You must bring in the marked up articles, including the dates and the sources, to English and/or World History class on Wednesday, September 2, 2009.
Be prepared to discuss the contents of your articles both orally and in writing during the first week of school.

The Week of June 1

We will be viewing Osama this week. You should be reading your literature circle novel at home while we are viewing the film in class. You will have your book discussion on Friday. You will need to have the following items typed: 5 Discussion Questions, 1 Connection, and 1 Researched Item. Please look for your vocabulary packets. I would like you to bring them to class on Monday, June 8. Have a great week!

The Week of May 26

We will finish the Animal Farm discussion this week & conclude the unit with an in-class writing. Once completed, you will choose your literature circle book & complete the reading of it for next Friday (don't panic...they are not long novels!). We will begin the film Osama next week. You can begin preparing for exams by looking over the Greek and Latin root lessons. You had three packets -- Lessons 1 & 2, Lessons 3 & 4, and Lessons 5 & 6. These Greek and Latin roots will be on the exam because they are important in preparing for SATs. You may also want to look over the literary terms we have explored and discussed this year. We discussed many while reading Romeo and Juliet, All Quiet on the Western Front, The House on Mango Street, and Animal Farm. Besides these two things, we will discuss the requirements for the thesis paper you will be writing on exam day during the week of June 8. Enjoy the week! ~Mrs. Hatler

The Week of May 18

Monday, May 18: Chapters 7 & 8 due
Wednesday, May 20: Chapters 9 - end due

We will be having a Socratic Seminar and an in-class writing on the novel. I will provide you with the dates for both of these activities in class. I want to see when we are finished with the group presentations. Next week we will be starting our literature circle novels and viewing Osama.

Assignments for the Week of May 11

Animal Farm Reading Assignments:
Please read Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech by clicking on the following link before Wednesday's class: http://www.mlkonline.net/dream.html .
Due Wednesday, May 13 -- Chapters 1-3
Due Friday, May 15 -- Chapters 4-6
Due Monday, May 18 -- Chapters 7 & 8

*Reminder: All Quiet on the Western Front test is on Monday, May 11. Letter assignment is also due on Monday, May 11.

The Weeks of April 27 & May 4

Tuesday, April 28 -- In-class Writing

Wednesday, April 29 -- Chapters 5 & 6 Due

Thursday, April 30 -- Chapter 7 Due

Monday, May 4 -- Chapters 8-10 Due

Friday, May 8 -- Chapter 11-end

Monday, May 11 -- End Test & Letter Home Project Due * Note due date change!

We will be completing a computer scavenger hunt on Tuesday, May 5 & Wednesday, May 6. These are the websites we will be viewing:

http://www.worldwar1.com/

http://www.fylde.demon.co.uk/xmas.htm

Assignments for the Week of April 20

Monday, April 20 & Tuesday, April 21: We will be discussing Elie Wiesel's Night these two days. We will be conducting two fishbowl discussions. I will discuss the format of a fishbowl discussion with you on Monday. One will be dealing with Eliezer's relationship with his father and Eliezer's relationship with God.

I was also planning on giving you some time to finish your vocabulary packet. Please bring the packet in on Monday.

Wednesday, April 22: In-class writing on Night (20 points)

Thursday, April 23: The thesis paper will be due today. Note the change in the due date. This gives you an extra day to spend revising it. You must hand in a final outline, paper, and works cited page. You will not be given an opportunity to rewrite this paper like you were able to do for your first thesis paper if you earned a C+ or below. Therefore, you will need to really revise and edit it before you hand it in for a grade. I will accept the paper a day late (Friday, April 23) for a penalty. Just a reminder: You must send me your paper via e-mail if you are not in school on Thursday. This must be e-mailed to me first thing in the morning. If not, you must bring it in the next day for the penalty. Below is an interesting video on women's rights:

http://www.snagfilms.com/films/watch/chahinaz_what_rights_for_women/

Thursday, April 23 & Friday, April 24: We will begin All Quiet on the Western Front. These two days will be used for background information on the novel. You will need to read chapter 1-4 for Monday, April 27.

The Weeks of March 30 & April 6

Thesis Paper

We will continue to work on thesis papers the next two weeks. We will begin the week of March 30 by discussing plagiarism. We will then begin the research aspect of this paper on Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday. The class will meet in the library on these three days. We will work on peer evaluations and revisions during the week of April 6. The due dates for this paper are as follows:
Thursday, April 2 --Part II of thesis paper
Wednesday, April 8 -- Completed rough draft (print out a revised copy of the outline, works cited page, and the completed rough draft)
Wednesday, April 22 -- Final thesis paper due (Need to hand in a revised copy of the outline, works cited page, & final draft of the paper)

Website for plagiarism test: http://www.indiana.edu/~tedfrick/plagiarism/item1.html

Unit 3: The Effects of War on a Culture

The final unit of the year -- The Effects of War on a Culture -- will begin by the class reading the novel Night. I will be giving you this novel on Monday, April 6 and will discuss your responsibilities while reading the novel. The book needs to be completed by Monday, April 20.

Assignments for the Week of March 23

This week we will end our discussion on The House on Mango Street. Creative vignettes are due Friday, March 27. Reminder -- Vignettes handed in on Monday, March 30 will be penalized 2 letter grades lower & no papers will be accepted after that date. Please review the assignment sheet for the requirements for this creative project. This will be the last major grade for the marking period.

We will also begin working on our The Treatment of Women in Other Cultures thesis paper. This will be a comparison/contrast paper & will involve some research material to use as secondary sources. You will have to complete an organizational outline, a works cited page, and a rough draft for this paper. Due dates for each will be given in class. Although most of the process of this thesis paper will be included in the 3rd marking period, the final draft of the thesis paper (100 points) will be included in the 4th marking period.

Assignments for the Week of March 2

We will be finishing Romeo and Juliet by the end of this week. Therefore, you will need to complete your character log entry by Monday, March 9. Keep in mind this log entry is to be a formal writing. I have noticed the log entries from Nectar in a Sieve and The Namesake seemed rushed, lack focus and organization, and do not have quotes from the work to support your points. This is a must. We are now in the second half of the year and you should know the requirements for a log entry. Keep in mind that to document a quote from a play is different from a novel. Look at your instruction sheet for the log entry in order to properly document from Romeo and Juliet. I have also noticed in my gradebook that many of you are not doing your assignments or are handing them in late. Both of these things will obviously lower your grade significantly. I will provide you with an updated grade on Friday. This will be the grade you will be getting on your progress reports. As far as a final assessment for Romeo and Juliet goes, we will be doing an alternative end assessment. Although this is a creative activity, it will include a great deal of work. I have high expectations for the end results. More will follow on this end assessment at the end of this week or the beginning of the next week. Have a great week. I will be out of class on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. If you need me on those days, you may find me in my office at the end of the day.

Assignments for the Week of February 23

Monday, February 23 - Today you will have a Socratic Seminar on Nectar in a Sieve or The Namesake. You will hand in your typed log entry at the end of the period. Late log entries will be accepted on Tuesday, but for a letter grade penalty. No papers will be accepted after Tuesday. Refer to the log entry handout for the possible log topics and format of the log entry.

Tuesday, February 24 -- You should have read Act I, scenes 3, 4, & 5 and Act II, scenes 1 & 2 in preparation for today's class. Remember to use the scene summaries before you read a scene. This will certainly help you understand what it is about. We will be viewing bits and pieces of these scenes today and discussing them as a class.

Wednesday, February 25 -- Today will be your background test and Act I test. Read over all handouts, PowerPoint notes, etc. in preparation for today's test.

Thursday, February 26 -- We will be viewing the balcony scene from both film versions. We will discuss the version you believe to be what Shakespeare intended this scene to portray. Once completed, we will continue to view Act II (scenes 3 & 4). Depending on how much we get done in class, I may ask you to finish the rest of Act II for homework. Listen for instructions in class.

Friday, February 27 --We will discuss Act II and Romeo and Juliet's marriage decision and the involvement of the nurse and friar in their love affair. We will then hopefully get to view Act III, scene 1 (another big sword fight!). Over the weekend you will read Act III, scenes 2 & 3 in preparation for Monday's discussion.

The Week of February 16

This week we will view the PowerPoint on Shakespeare's language and finish listening to How William Became Shakespeare. We will then begin reading and viewing Act I of Romeo and Juliet. You will be given a log entry assignment for Romeo and Juliet on Thursday, February 19. This assignment will not be due until the completion of the play.

Homework:
Due Monday, February 23 -- Complete The Namesake/Nectar in a Sieve and complete the log entry assignment for your chosen novel. This will be the day you will have your final Socratic seminar.
Wednesday, February 25 -- Be prepared for a background quiz and an Act I quiz on Shakespeare & Romeo and Juliet.

The Week of February 9

This week we will begin learning about Shakespeare and the Elizabethan Times in preparation for reading Romeo and Juliet. At the beginning of the week we will be going to the computer lab to complete a webquest. At the end of the week we will be listening to the How William Became Shakespeare CD. Finally, you will see a PowerPoint presentation discussing Shakespeare's language and dramatic conventions used in his plays. The reading of Romeo and Juliet will begin on the Wednesday we return from February break. In the meantime, you should be reading The Namesake (pp. 1-124) or Nectar in a Sieve (pp. 1 - 78) and preparing for Friday's Socratic seminar. I would like you to have the following items typed in preparation for the Socratic seminar: four discussion questions, two interesting quotes/passages with an explanation, and one connection to another work, film, our real life connection. These typed notes will be worth 20 points.



Webquest websites:

http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/

http://www.renfaire.com/

http://elizabethan.org/

http://www.william-shakespeare.info/elizabethan-theatre-facts.htm

Assignments for the Week of February 2

We will begin viewing The Joy Luck Club this week (finally!). You will receive a viewing guide that will help you stay focused as you are watching the film.

You will also be receiving a vocabulary packet -- Lessons 3 & 4 -- to be completed by Monday, February 9.

Finally, you will receive a novel you will be reading on your own while we are viewing The Joy Luck Club and reading Romeo and Juliet as a class. The novel will either be The Namesake or Nectar in a Sieve. Please come to class on Tuesday, Feb. 3 with an idea on which novel you will want to read. A summary of both can be found on the amazon.com website. The first half of the book will need to be read by Friday, February 13 (The Namesake - pages 1-124 & Nectar in a Sieve - pages 1-78). You will have a Socratic seminar on that date. I would like you to have the following items typed in preparation for the Socratic Seminar: four discussion questions, two interesting quotes/passages with an explanation, and one connection to another work, film, our real life connection. These typed notes will be worth 20 points.

9 HONORS UPDATE

Hope you have enjoyed the unexpected snow day today. Below is a list of new dates for assignments & quizzes:

• Hedda Gabler in-class writing on Friday, January 16.
• Finish A Doll's House for Tuesday, January 20.
• A Doll's House quiz on Wednesday, January 21.