Welcome to Dr. Gubernat's Accelerated Freshman English homework site. This page will be updated by Friday afternoon each week so that students will know their homework for the following week. Since students know their assignments A WEEK in advance, there's no excuse for not doing homework on time!

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Plagiarism = using the words or ideas of another person and passing them off as your own. {Don't do it!}

FYI...

*copying homework is plagiarism!

*taking info from a book, online source, etc. without citing the source is plagiarism!

*cheating on a test is plagiarism!

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The dates below indicate when the homework is DUE; therefore, students can work on the homework whenever it's convenient as long as they bring the completed homework to class on the date indicated below.

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Dr. Gubernat's school contact: (732) 549-7600 x261

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PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS THE LAST WEEK THAT HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE POSTED ON THIS SITE.  FROM MARCH 7 ON, YOU WILL FIND MY HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS POSTED ON THE ST. JOE'S HW PAGE.  YOU CAN ACCESS IT FROM THE SCHOOL'S WEB SITE (www.stjoes.org) OR HERE, IF THE LINK WORKS:

http://stjoes.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=116437&type=d&pREC_ID=classes

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Monday, February 28:

Vocab lesson 19

-study words (spelling, definitions, part of speech)

-do ALLexercises in the unit

-prepare for a quiz at the end of the period

Tuesday March 1:

-xerox due: "Complements (review)"

* consider this an in-class review of  the 5 types of complements to prepare for thetest on Complements next Tuesday

* Q&A for Night(bring paperback book to class)

Wednesday, March 2:

- test: Night

- format = multi-choice & T/F, as well as short answerquestions

- bring: pencil, eraser, white-out, pen, paperback book (toreturn)

Thursday, March 3:

- introduction to Greek theater & Antigone

- distribution of drama literary terms

- bring: lit book, notebook, journal

Friday, March 4:

- reread what we covered in class yesterday (Intro to Greektheater and Sophocles)

- In-class reading of: Antigone

- bring: lit book, notebook, journal

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Monday, February 14:

Vocab lesson 18

-study words (spelling, definitions, part of speech)

-do ALLexercises in the unit

-prepare for a quiz at the end of the period

* Black History Month Library Hunt assignment due! (countsas a double HW grade)  Follow Xeroxdirections.

* Bring your Course Request sheet to class today.  I will initial the sheets of those studentswho have met the qualifications as listed in the Curriculum Guide, and willreturn the sheets to you before the end of the period.

- distribution of writing assignment due Thursday

Tuesday February 15:

-xerox due: "Subject Complements"

* additionally, we will do an in-class review of  the 5 types of complements to prepare for thetest on Complements next Tuesday (after Winter Break)

Wednesday, February16:

- work on your Single Syllable writing assignment (followXerox directions), which is due tomorrow. Peer editing is always a good idea!

- finish/reread: from Angela’s Ashes p.475-481  (no questions due)

- read prior to class: p.692-693

- in-class: “Marion Anderson: Famous Concert Singer”p.702-706

Thursday, February 17:

- due: Single Syllable writing assignment

- finish/reread essay: “Marion Anderson: Famous ConcertSinger” p.702-706

- questions 1-6 on p.706-707 “Thinking About the Selection”

- questions 2,3,5,9 on p.707 “Literary Analysis”

(10 questions total; type all).

Friday, February 18:

- distribution of Winter Break reading assignment (paperback)

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Monday, February 7:

Vocab lesson 17

-study words (spelling, definitions, part of speech)

-do ALLexercises in the unit

-prepare for a quiz at the end of the period

- distribution of “Object Complements” xerox

Tuesday February 8:

- due: "Object Complements" (follow Xeroxdirections)

- bring grammar book to class

Wednesday, February 9:

- Read prior to class: p.674-675

- in-class: from The Way to Rainy Mountain p.676-682

Thursday, February 10:

- distribution of Black History Month library huntassignment (due next Monday)

- finish/reread essay: from The Way to Rainy Mountainp.676-682

- questions 1-6 on p.682 “Thinking About the Selection”

- questions 1,4,6 on p.689 “Literary Analysis”

(10 questions total; type all).

- Read prior to class: p.298-299

- in-class: from “Dessert Exile” p.300-308

Friday, February 11:

- finish/reread essay: from “Dessert Exile” p.300-308

- Read: from Snow Falling on Cedars p.312-315

- questions 1-5 on p.308 “Thinking About the Selection”

- questions 3,4,6,7,8 on p.309 “Literary Analysis”

(10 questions total; type all).

- Read prior to class: p.474

- in-class: from Angela’s Ashes p.475-481

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Monday January 31:

Vocab lesson 16

-study words (spelling, definitions, part of speech)

-do ALLexercises in the unit

-prepare for a quiz at the end of the period

- distribution of “Object Complement” HW Xerox, due nextTuesday

Tuesday February 1:

- in-class editing assignment and distribution of quoteparagraph writing assignment (due Friday)

Wednesday February 2: 

SCHOOL CANCELED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER

Thursday, February 3: (Liturgy schedule)

- reread: from My Left Foot p.168-174

- questions 1-5 on p.174 “Thinking About the Selection”

- questions 1,2,3,7,10 on p.175 “Literary Analysis”

(10 questions total; type all).

- read prior to class: p.254-255

- in-class: “The Dog that Bit People” p.256-260

Friday, February 4:

- finish/reread essay “The Dog that Bit People” p.256-260

- questions 1-5 on p.260 “Thinking About the Selection”

- questions 1,2,3,6,8 on p.261 “Literary Analysis”

(10 questions total; type all).

- Due: Quote paragraph. Follow Xerox directions.

- in-class writing assignment: essay for Accelerated Sophomore English placement.

- Bring a pen and white-out

- Be prepared to write about a book that you’ve recently read

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Monday, January 24:

- Midterm exams for periods 3 & 6

Tuesday, January 25:

- Midterm exams for periods 4 & 8

Period 8 Accelerated English: midterm at 9:50 a.m. in room 101 

* please arrive promptly!  Don't forget your 3 essays!

Wednesday, January 26:

- PLEASE BRING YOUR VOCAB WORKBOOK TO CLASS TO DAY, TOO  

-bring notebook and journal to class

* we will go over the Midterm diagrams and discuss themidterm essays.

*** If you do not have at least 25blank pages in your journal, you MUST get a new one for the 2^ndsemester.

Thursday, January 27: SNOW DAY - NO CLASSES

Friday, January 28:

- Read prior to class: p.166-167 & p.178-179

- in-class: From My Left Foot p.168-174