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Homework for April 30

First and second period:
Make a list of Troy's job experiences.
Bring your book to be collected tomorrow.

Fifth and ninth period:
Make sure you have read through Chapter 28 of To Kill A Mockingbird.
Write a list of Atticus's job experiences.

Seventh and eighth period:
Read "Taking Multiple Choice Tests."

Attendance for April 30

First period absences:
Sherlana Cummings
Khadijah Okoh
Brian Eastman
Sabrina Ulysse
Saphire Yancey
First period latenesses:
Kerin Charles
Yanick Francois
Nadia Mack
Akeem Noble

Second period absences:
Arianna Fearon
Kenisha White
Second period lateness:
Zaid Abdullah

Fifth period absences:
Denzel Andrews
Jerry Charles
Paul Foster
Timothy Grier
Hugh Husbands
Walberto Perez
Tyleek Rhem
Jessica Seepersad

Seventh period absences:
Khalid Edwards
Shaquille Garraway
Chevar Grant
Raven Holdip
Kadeem Joseph
Andre Lewis
Matthew West
Seventh period latenesses:
Justin Brown
Antoinette Burrows
Dominique Byrd
Jeffrey Coleman
Crystal David
Shanelle Sullivan
Verdine Warner

Eighth period absence:
Rockisha Gittens
Eighth period latenesses:
Tian Nath
Beverly Voltaire

No ninth period class on Wednesday!

Attendance for April 29

First period absences:
Tanae Campbell
Kerin Charles
Tiffany Gonzalez
Akeem Noble
Khadijah Okoh
Brian Eastman
Arif Wedderburn
First period latenesses:
Shani Pascal
Josephine Weah

Perfect attendance second period!

Fifth period absences:
Tameka Ashton
Sabrina Broushet
Jerry Charles
Paul Foster
Madina Middleton
Walberto Perez
Tyleek Rhem
Jessica Seepersad

Seventh period absences:
Lynchie Bowlay
Dominique Byrd
Anna Kaye Daley
Khalid Edwards
Chevar Grant
Kadeem Joseph
DaShaun Murray
Matthew West

Eighth period absences:
Taleesha Bowrin
Rockisha Gittens
Beverly Voltaire
Eighth period latenesses:
Yanique Boswell
Rochelle Johnson
Tia Nath

Ninth period absences:
Latriche Brissett
Desiree Campbell
Shantee Goggins
Javein Thomas

Homework for April 29 (Dante Rodriguez's birthday!)

All ninth graders:
Prepare your portfolio -- DUE TOMORROW, even for ninth period.
Fifth and ninth period:
Read through Chapter 26 of TKAM.

Tenth grade homework:
Be prepared to discuss the end of Sula in class tomorrow.

Attendance for April 28 - Final exam

First period absences:
Kerin Charles
Camille Edwards
Daniel Paul Jolly
Danielle Neverson
Shani Pascal
Brian Eastman
Sabrina Ulysse
Saphire Yancey
First period latenesses:
Sherlana Cummings
Yanick Francois

Second period absences:
Shanice Jerriho
Ryan Warner

Fifth period absences:
Dondre Blackwood
Tashe Bowen
Jerry Charles
Nadia Deshong
Hugh Husbands
Tyleek Rhem
Jessica Seepersad

Seventh period absences:
Lynchie Bowlay
Anna Kaye Daley
Dinneka Deonarine
Shaquille Garraway
Chevar Grant
Kadeem Joseph
DaShaun Murray
Shanice Payne
Camilla Pierre Pierre
Shanelle Sullivan
Matthew West
Seventh period latenesses:
Justin Brown
Antoinette Burrows
Rossian Russell
Verdine Warner

Eighth period absences:
Imani Farmer
Rockisha Gittens
Eighth perios latenesses:
Nikkisha Maragh
Tia Nath

Ninth period absences:
Desiree Campbell
Shantee Goggins
Tiana Gondola
Shakele Seaton
Javein Thomas
Ninth period latenesses:
Chenoa Bailey
Kiara Page
Georgina Sealy

No homework today -- Uniform Final exam date

Ninth grade -- make sure your portfolios are ready for Wednesday.

Fifth and ninth period -- be through Chapter 28 of TKAM by Thursday.

Homework over Spring Break (April 18)

Ninth grade classes:
Perfect your portfolio! Write a 3-10 page short story about your character, using archetypes, and modifying them through characterization, setting, and plot.

Tenth grade classes:
Visit this website, and do at least 10 of the passages here. If you score 100% on each one, you don't need to do more than 10. If you don't, you need to keep working until you get 10 passages 100% correct.

(Click on the link below to connect)

http://www.geocities.com/yamataro670/readinglab.htm

Attendance for April 18

First period attendance:
Kerin Charles
Sherlana Cummings
Daniel Paul Jolly
Akeem Noble
Brian Eastman
Sabrina Ulysse
First period lateness:
Jonathan Omeus

Second period absences:
Latriche Brissett
Tiona Terry
Mykael Turner

Fifth period absences:
Marcus Bacchus
Jerry Charles
Kodjo George
Timothy Grier
Hugh Husbands

Seventh period absences:
Shanea Brathwaite
Justin Brown
Chevar Grant
Hamadi Laylor
Andre Lewis
Camilla Pierre Pierre
Rossian Russell
Verdine Warner
Matthew West
Seventh period latenesses:
Lynchie Bowlay
Dominique Byrd
Jahlai Cherry
Anna Kaye Daley
Dinneka Deonarine
Khalid Edwards
Raven Holdip

Eighth period absences:
Courtney Douglas
Davonte Elmore
Rockisha Gittens
Eighth period latenesses:
Kadian Browne
Destiny Lamour
Beverly Voltaire

Ninth period absences:
Desiree Campbell
Jesse Forbes
Shantee Goggins
Jessica Kelley
Kiara Page
Georgina Sealy
Javein Thomas

Homework for April 17

First, second, fifth, and ninth period:
Develop or improve your business letter to place in your character portfolio.

Seventh and eighth period:
Develop and discuss a theme for Sula based upon "Prufrock."

Attendance for April 17 -- Poem in Your Pocket Day!

First period absences:
Sherlana Cummings
Akeem Noble
First period latenesses:
Tanae Campbell
Kerin Charles
Chanice Lake
Nadia Mack
Shani Pascal
Sabrina Ulysse

Second period absences:
Latriche Brissett
Second period latenesses:
Zaid Abdullah
Shane Salmon
Lloyd Style
Tiona Terry

Fifth period absences:
Jerry Charles
Paul Foster
Avery Millington
Tyleek Rhem
Donovan Robinson
Fifth period latenesses:
Robert Corley
Timothy Grier
Hugh Husbands

Seventh period absences:
Shanea Brathwaite
Jeffrey Coleman
Chevar Grant
D'Andra Howell
Kadeem Joseph
Andre Lewis
Joseph Malarbe
Camilla Pierre Pierre
Rossian Russell
Seventh period latenesses:
Lynchie Bowlay
Dominique Byrd
Verdine Warner
Dequan Williams

Eighth period absences:
Courtney Douglas
Rockisha Gittens
Jordan Gonzalez
Eighth period latenesses:
Yanique Boswell
Tia Nath
Beverly Voltaire

Ninth period absences:
Desiree Campbell
Shantee Goggins
Rachel Oge
Cassandra Prince
Javein Thomas
Ninth period lateness:
Michael Betton

Homework for April 16

First and second period:
Have a poem in your character's voice ready for class tomorrow.
A promptbook for "Fences" will be due on Friday.

Fifth and ninth period:
Have a poem in your character's voice ready for class tomorrow.
Read through Chap. 22 of TKAM. For Friday, write a 5 paragraph essay on the loss of innocence in TKAM. What is innocence? Who loses it in TKAM?

Seventh and eight period:
3 REAP logs for "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" by T.S. Eliot.
Lines to REAP:
I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each./I do not think that they will sing to me.

Till human voices wake us, and we drown.

There will be time, there will be time/ To prepare a face to meet the faces that you meet;

Attendance for April 16

First period absences:
Kerin Charles
Sherlana Cummings
Brian Eastman
First period latenesses:
Yanick Francois
Danielle Neverson
Akeem Noble
Jonathan Omeus
Shani Pascal
Kyle Patrice

Second period lateness:
Latriche Brissett
No second period absences!

Fifth period absences:
Jerry Charles
Timothy Grier
Hugh Husbands
Jessica Torchon
Fifth period latenesses:
Imani McKay
Tyleek Rhem

Seventh period absences:
Shanea Brathwaite
Jeffrey Coleman
Shaquille Garraway
Chevar Grant
Kadeem Joseph
Rossian Russell
Verdine Warner

Eighth period absences:
Rockisha Gittens
Tian Nath

No ninth period on Wednesdays.

Homework for April 15

First and second period:
Work on your character's poem for Thursday.
Choose your favorite scene from "Fences." Write a paragraph explaining why this is your favorite scene from the book.

Fifth and ninth period:
Work on your character's poem for Thursday.
Read TKAM through Chapter 20. Is Tom Robinson an archetype? Defend your response.

Seventh and eighth period:
Read "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock," by T.S. Eliot. Annotate the poem, writing down definitions for any words you don't know, and circling any parts that you don't understand.

Attendance for April 15

First period absences:
Akeem Noble
Arif Wedderburn
First period latenesses:
Tanae Campbell
Daniel Paul Jolly
Chanice Lake
Nadia Mack
Jonathan Omeus
Josephine Weah

Second period latenesses:
Latriche Brissett
Lloyd Style
Kenisha White
No second period absences!

Fifth period absences:
Jerry Charles
Madina Middleton
Fifth period latenesses:
Robert Corley
Paul Foster
Avery Millington
Tyleek Rhem
Jessica Seepersad

Seventh period absences:
Shanea Brathwaite
Crystal David
Chevar Grant
Rossian Russell

Eighth period absences:
Rockisha Gittens
Jordan Gonzalez
Eighth period latenesses:
Debralee Brown
Tia Nath
Beverley Voltaire

Ninth period absences:
Desiree Campbell
Shantee Goggins
Javein Thomas
James Wood

Homework for April 14

All ninth grade classes:
Bring in YOUR favorite poem, AND your character's favorite poem. You must write a poem in the voice of your character for Thursday.

First and second period:
In addition to the previous assignment, read "We Wear the Mask." Who in "Fences" might like this poem? Write a paragraph explaining why.

Seventh and eighth grade:
Write a poem that develops YOUR setting -- physical, social, and historical, in order to characterize YOU.

Attendance for April 14

First period absences:
Kerin Charles
Sherlana Cummings
Yanick Francois
Shani Pascal
Brian Eastman
Saphire Yancey
First period latenesses:
Sara Gray
Akeem Noble

Second period absence:
Tiona Terry

Fifth period absences:
Jerry Charles
Timothy Grier
Hugh Husbands
Janine Miller
Tyleek Rhem

Seventh period absences:
Shanea Brathwaite
Dominique Byrd
Shaquille Garraway
Chevar Grant
Shanelle Sullivan
Seventh period latenesses:
Justin Brown
Crystal David
Verdine Warner
Matthew West
Dequan Williams

Eighth period absences:
Davonte Elmore
Rockisha Gittens

Ninth period absences:
Chenoa Bailey
Dennis Campbell
Desiree Campbell
Shantee Goggins
Jewel Moore
Javein Thomas
James Wood

Homework for April 11

First, second, fifth and ninth periods:
What was the saddest tor worst thing that ever happened to your character?

First and second:
Prepare for an essay test on "Fences" on Monday.

Seventh and eighth period:
Finish reading Sula for Monday.

Attendance for April 11 (quiz for 9th grade, test for 10th)

First period absences:
Tiffany Gonzalez
Brian Eastman
Saphire Yancey
First period latenesses:
Kerin Charles
Sherlana Cummings
Yanick Francois
Sara Gray
Khadijah Okoh
Jonathan Omeus
Josephine Weah

Second period absences:
Samuel Stewart
Lloyd Style
Second period lateness:
Zaid Abdullah

Fifth period absences:
Marcus Bacchus
Dondre Blackwood
Jerry Charles
Paul Foster
Walberto Perez
Tyleek Rhem
Jessica Torchon
Fifth period latenesses:
Timothy Grier
Hugh Husbands
Saykeya Williamson

Seventh period absences:
Justin Brown
Shaquille Garraway
Chevar Grant
Verdine Warner
Seventh period latenesses:
Lynchie Bowlay
Jeffrey Coleman
Anna Kaye Daley
Crystal David
Kadeem Joseph
Dequan Wiiliams

Eighth period absences:
Kadian Browne
Davonte Elmore
Rockisha Gittens
Tia Nath
Charles Williams
Eighth period latenesses:
Yanique Boswell
Destiny Lamour
Beverly Voltaire

Ninth period absences:
Desiree Campbell
Shantee Goggins
Jewel Moore
Cassandra Prince
Javein Thomas

Homework for April 10

First and second period: Paper on 3 characters from "Fences" (see yesterday's homework post) due tomorrow.

All ninth grade classes:
Character passport application due tomorrow.

Seventh and eighth period:
Prepare for tomorrow's test: bring an outline comparing and contrasting parental influence in "Romeo and Juliet" and Sula.

Attendance for April 10

First period absences:
Sherlana Cummings
Danielle Neverson
Akeem Noble
Brian Eastman
First period latenesses:
Kerin Charles
Sara Gray
Khadijah Okoh
Jonathan Omeus
Shani Pascal
Arif Wedderburn

Second period absence:
Samuel Stewart
Second period lateness:
Shane Salmon

Fifth period absences:
Jerry Charles
Hugh Husbands
Jessica Torchon

Seventh period absences:
Khalid Edwards
Chevar Grant
Seventh period latenesses:
Jeffrey Coleman
Crystal David
Dequan Williams

Eighth period absences:
Rockisha Gittens
Ashley Massillon
Eighth period lateness:
Yanique Boswell

Ninth period absences:
Desiree Campbell
Shantee Goggins
Cassandra Prince
Javein Thomas

Homework for April 9

First and second period (due Friday):
Choose 3 characters from "Fences." Discuss allusion in their names, symbolism, their characterization, and the fences they break through in a 3-paragraph essay.

Fifth period:
Read chapter 18. Write a one page defense of Tom Robinson.

Seventh and eighth periods:
Read "1941." What does Teapot's Mamma do once Sula dies? How is her life transformed by Sula?

Attendance for April 9

First period absences:
Brian Eastman
Sabrina Ulysse
First period latenesses:
Kerin Charles
Sherlana Cummings
Courtney Dewar
La-Tia Edwards
Yanick Francois
Nadia Mack
Danielle Neverson
Khadijah Okoh
Jonathan Omeus
Kyle Patrice
Michelle Rosado
Tiffany Woodbine

Second period absences:
Shanice Jerriho
Najaah Reid
Samuel Stewart
Second period lateness:
Lloyd Style

Fifth period absences:
Sabrina Broushet
Jerry Charles
Tyleek Rhem
Donovan Robinson
Fifth period latenesses:
Tashe Bowen
Hugh Husbands
Avery Millington
Zenzili Thomas

Seventh period absences:
Chevar Grant
Matthew West
Seventh period latenesses:
Justin Brown
Dominique Byrd
Crystal David
Kadeem Joseph
Shanelle Sullivan
Dequan Williams

Eighth period absences:
Davonte Elmore
Rockisha Gittens
Ashley Massillon
Eighth period lateness:
Yanique Boswell

No ninth period on Wednesdays.

Homework for April 8

First and second period:
Research the name of the character/allusion you were assigned in class. How can you strengthen your theme with this information? Write a theme connected with this character in a paragraph for homework.

Fifth period:
Read chapter 17. REAP log, quote, page 154, plus REAP log, any quote, chapter 17. Give examples of evidence used in the Tom Robinson case. Do you believe this evidence? Why or why not?

Ninth period: Same as fifth period, except REAP logs should be on chapters 17 and 18, and you should have read through chapter 18 for Thursday's class.

Seventh and eighth periods:
Read "1940." What happens to Sula in 1939 and 1940? How do you feel about this in regards to Sula as a character?

Attendance for April 8

First period absences:
Sherlana Cummings
Shaquille Fanfair
Yanick Francois
Akeem Noble
Brian Eastman
First period latenesses:
Tanae Campbell
Chanice Lake
Nadia Mack
Johnathan Omeus
Shani Pascal
Josephine Weah


Second period absences:
Aaron Santiago
Samuel Stewart
Lloyd Style Jr.
Second period latenesses:
Latriche Brissett
Arianna Fearon
Kenisha White


Fifth Period absences:
Tameka Ashton
Jerry Charles
Devon Nazaire
Tyleek Rhem
Fifth period latenesses:
Robert Corley


Seventh Period absences:
Dominique Byrd
Chevar Grant
Kadeem Joseph
Seventh Period latenesses:
Jeffrey Coleman
Khalid Edwards
Shanelle Sullivan


Eighth Period absences:
Rockisha Gittens
Eighth Period latenesses:
Yanique Boswell
Destiny Lamour
Beverly Voltaire

Ninth Period absences:
Desiree Campbell
Shantee Goggins
Tiana Gondola
Cassandra Prince
Javein Thomas

Homework for April 7

First and second period:
Finish "Fences." Why does Cory go to Troy's funeral? How is Raynell involved? Explain in a well-crafted paragraph.

Fifth and ninth period:
Read through chapter 16 of TKAM. Give 2 examples, one internal and one external, of conflict in a well-crafted paragraph.

Seventh and eighth period:
Read "1939." Continue to develop your essays on parental influence in "Romeo and Juliet" and Sula. Develop an outline with all elements of your essay included.

Attendance for April 7

First period absences:
Danielle Neverson
Khadijah Okoh
Brian Eastman
Sabrina Ulysse
Saphire Yancey
First period latenesses:
Tanae Campbell
Kerin Charles
Sherlana Cummings
Shaquille Fanfair
Yanick Francois
Rollet Hurry
Nadia Mack
Akeem Noble
Jonathan Omeus
Shani Pascal
Teafhia Smith
Armani Springer

Second period absence:
Samuel Stewart
Second period latenesses:
Lloyd style
Samir Taylor

Fifth period absences:
Jerry Charles
Timothy Grier
Hugh Husbands
Donovan Robinson
Saykeya Williamson

Seventh period absences:
Shaquille Garraway
Chevar Grant
Andre Lewis
Dashaun Murray
Shanice Payne
Seventh period latenesses:
Verdine Warner
Matthew West
Dequan Williams

Eighth period absence:
Rockisha Gittens
Eighth period latenesses:
Davonte Elmore
Beverly Voltaire

Ninth period absences:
Desiree Campbell
Shantee Goggins
Javein Thomas

Homework for April 4

First, second, fifth, ninth periods:
Write an introduction to a controlling idea essay on parental influence which would compare "Romeo and Juliet" and our current text.

Seventh and eighth periods:
Pre-write a controlling idea essay on parental influence in "Romeo and Juliet" and Sula. Be sure you have at least one page full of ideas with specific literary techniques.

Attendance for April 4 (Quiz date)

First period absences:
Kerin Charles
Brittany Cooper
Sherlana Cummings
Courtney Dewar
Dewitt John
Daniel Paul Jolly
Khadijah Okoh
Brian Eastman
Sabrina Ulysse
First period latenesses:
Rocky Etienne
Yanick Francois
Nadia Mack
Jonathan Omeus
Shani Pascal
Kyle Patrice
Teafhia Smith
Josephine Weah
Arif Wedderburn

Second period absences:
Zaid Abdullah
Brenda Dickerson
Samuel Stewart
Lloyd Style
Second period latenesses:
Shanice Jerriho

Fifth period absences:
Tashe Bowen
Jerry Charles
Timothy Grier
Tyleek Rhem
Saykeya Williamson

Seventh period absences:
Dominique Byrd
Khalid Edwards
Chevar Grant
Alex Mills
Seventh period latenesses:
Jeffrey Coleman
Crystal David
Kadeem Joseph

Eighth period absences:
Rockisha Gittens
Nikkisha Maragh
Eighth period latenesses;
Tia Nath

Ninth period absences:
Michael Betton
Desiree Campbell
Ronette Isaacs
Jewel Moore
Taevonna Polk
Cassandra Pine
Javein Thomas

Homework for April 3

First and second period:
Begin thinking about a web page for your character. Catch up on reading for quiz -- you should be done with Act2, scene 4 of "Fences". Review your class notes for tomorrow's quiz.

Fifth and ninth period:
Begin thinking about a web page for your character. Catch up on reading for quiz-- you should be done with Chapter 12 of TKAM for tomorrow. Review your class notes for tomorrow's quiz.

Seventh and eighth period:
What was Sula's life like in 1932? 1935? What was she doing for ten years when she wasn't in Medallion, Ohio? Write a short story about one incident in Sula's life during these "lost years." Use empirical eveidence of characterization and setting, and then let your imagination take over.

Attendance for April 3

First period absences:
Brittany Cooper
Tiffany Gonzalez
Rollet Hurry
Danielle Neverson
Khadijah Okoh
Brian Eastman
First period latenesses:
Chanice Lake
Nadia Mack
Shani Pascal
Arif Wedderburn
Tiffany Woodbine

Second period absences:
Latriche Brissett
Brenda Dickerson
Shanice Jerriho
Samuel Stewart
Lloyd Style
Ryan Warner
Kenisha White

Fifth period absences:
Dondre Blackwood
Jerry Charles
Paul Foster
Timothy Grier
Hugh Husbands
Saykeya Williamson
Fifth period lateness:
Tyleek Rhem

Seventh period absence:
Joseph Malarbe
Seventh period latenesses:
Justin Brown
Antoinette Burrows
Jeffrey Coleman
Anna Kaye Daley
Crystal David
Dinneka Deonarine
Khalid Edwards
Kadeem Joseph
Verdine Warner

Eighth period absence:
Rockisha Gittens
Eighth period latenesses:
Kimberlyn Brooks
Destiny Lamour
Nikkisha Maragh
Josel Stoute

Ninth period absences:
Desiree Campbell
Javein Thomas

Homework for April 2

First, second, fifth and ninth period:
Work on your fictional character - bring at least one page of personal details about your character -- remember, YOU are omniscient and omnipotent!

Seventh and eighth period:
Read "1937". (By now, you should have finished Part One) What is the meaning of the symbol of the robins accompanying Sula back to the Bottom? Write a paragraph explaining this.

Attendance for April 2

First period absences:
Brittany Cooper
Courtney Dewar
Sara Gray
Dewitt John
Brian Eastman
Sabrina Ulysse
First period latenesses:
Yanick Francois
Daniel Paul Jolly
Kyle Patrice

Second period absences:
Brenda Dickerson
Samuel Stewart

Fifth period absences:
Jerry Charles
Timothy Grier
Tyleek Rhem
Fifth period latenesses:
Robert Corley
Zenzili Thomas

Seventh period absences:
Jahlai Cherry
Chevar Grant
Rossian Russell
Verdine Warner
Seventh period latenesses:
Lynchie Bowlay
Antoinette Burrows
Anna Kaye Daley
Khalid Edwards
Shanelle Sullivan

Eighth period absences:
Davonte Elmore
Rockisha Gittens

No ninth period on Wednesday.

Homework for April 1

First and second period: REAP log, Act 2, scene 3 of "Fences".

Fifth and ninth period: REAP log, Chapters 9 & 10 (ninth period should have read through chapter 12 by Friday).

Seventh period:
Essays and Sula timeline for Part 1, at least 20 examples of events in the book.

Eighth period:
Complete a Part One timeline for Sula, using at least 20 examples of events in the book.

Attendance for April 1

First period absences:
Kerin Charles
Brittany Cooper
Sherlana Cummings
Tiffany Gonzalez
Dewitt John
Brian Eastman
First period latenesses:
Tanae Campbell
Courtney Dewar
Rocky Etienne
Chanice Lake
Akeem Noble
Shani Pascal
Sabrina Ulysse

Second period absences:
Brenda Dickerson
Samuel Stewart
Lloyd Style

Fifth period absences:
Jerry Charles
Kodjo george
Tyleek Rhem
Fifth period latenesses:
Denzel Andrews
Robert Corley

Seventh period absences:
Justin Brown
Dominique Byrd
Dinneka Deonarine
D Andra Howell
Seventh period latenesses:
Lynchie Bowlay
Antoinette Burrows
Jahlai Cherry
Jeffrey Coleman
Crystal David
Chevar Grant
Kadeem Joseph
Camilla Pierre Pierre
Shanelle Sullivan
Dequan Williams

Eighth period absences:
Rockisha Gittens
Destiny Lamour
Eighth period latenesses:
Nikkisha Maragh
Beverly Voltaire

Ninth period absences:
Desiree Campbell
Cassandra Pine
Javein Thomas