How To Access the News

Please complete the following assignment. Send your assignment to the assignment email address (englishassignments09@gmail.com). Your assignment should be submitted no later than Monday, 30 July 2007. This means you will have to work on your assignment at home.

Task 1:

Choose at least one news article from each Web sites. Do not choose the first article you see; give yourself an opportunity to decide what news you find interesting. Some Web sites require you to register. The registration is safe; please register at the sites that require registration.

Washington Post

The New York Times

CNN

Fox News Network

Mother Jones

BBC International News

Task 2:

From each news organization, you must provide an article from one the following categories:

Science and Technology
Health
Arts & Style
Books
World / International News
Sports
Travel
Local News (from The Washington Post)

Task 3:

For each article, you must provide the following information in a typed document. No cutting and pasting is allowed.

• A written summary of the article.
• Three questions you would ask the writer
• The reason you chose the article

WEB QUEST : Complete the WebQuest, and submit your final copy in a file labeled "Web Quest". This assignment is due Thursday, 26 July 2007.

The Odyssey: Webquest
All answers must be written in your own words. Do not copy and paste.

http://www.geocities.com/jed51459/odysseyquest.html
TASK 1
Who was Homer?
Write a summary of each section on the following page:
Homer’s History
http://library.thinkquest.org/19300/data/homerhist.htm

Introduction and Background

Who was Homer?

Where did he live?

When were these epics composed?

Why does Homeric literature still survive today?


TASK 2
Write a one or two sentence definition for each of the following using the following link:
Encyclopedia Mythica
http://www.pantheon.org/mythica/areas/all/

GODS
Aeolus

Apollo

Athena

Helios

Muses

Poseidon

Zeus

HUMANS
Laertes

Nausicaa

Odysseus

Penelope

Telemachus

Tiresias

SUPERNATURAL BEINGS
Calypso

Charybdis

Circe

Cyclops/Polyphemus

Scylla

Sirens

LOCATIONS
Olympus

Underworld

TASK 3
Play the Odyssey game!
http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~loxias/odchoice.htm
Choose your character, and begin your adventure. In the space below,
summarize what happens on your QUEST!

Welcome to Week # 3

Hi, guys.

Welcome to week three!!! Time flies, doesn't it?

This week we will spend a lot of time in the computer lab and the library. During the mornings, you will work on biographical research in the library, and after lunch, I have a few online presentations for you in the computer lab. You will access most of the presentations through this site, and you will also submit your assignments through this web site.

Please begin by accessing the link through the Assignment #1 link.

Have a great week!

-Ms. Hamsa

Hi, Guys!

I just want to let you know that you all are doing very well. I know the days are long, and most mornings you all are extremely tired. Your grammar quiz scores have improved; I am glad you are learning this summer.

Remember that you can always ask questions, and I am always here to help!

Have a great day!

A note about time management:

Please come to class on time; some of you have been late more than once, and a few of you have missed one day of class, and this is only the first week of classes. Be mindful of the attendance rules!

-Ms. Hamsa

Welcome to English 9

9 July 2007

Dear Student,

Welcome to English 9 (summer 2007)! My name is Ms. Hamsa, and I will be your instructor during the next five weeks. I hope you are ready for an action-filled English course. During the regular school year, I am an instructor for English 9 and English 10 at Fairfax High School.

You must be willing to work hard during the time that you are in this class. We have a lot of work to do and only twenty-five days to complete it. We will cover the following items during this class:

Grammar / Writing
Paragraph Structure / Styling Sentences
Literary Analysis
Personal Essay
Short Stories
Novel
The Chocolate War
Drama
Romeo and Juliet
Non-fiction
Newspaper and Magazine Articles
Speaking
Oral Presentations

You are expected to bring a three-ring binder, navy blue or black pens, pencils and a notebook (for journal entries) each day. If you come to class unprepared, points will be deducted from your final grade. You should be able to complete most of your assignments in class; however, you will be responsible for completing unfinished finished assignments at home. You will be given a folder, and you will add selected assignments to this the folder. Your folder and all other materials provided by Chantilly High School must remain in the classroom at all times.

I would like to hear from you. Please write me a letter; tell me about yourself, and include the answers to the following questions:


What is your favorite subject?
Why are you taking English 9 this summer? What things are you going to do differently in order to be successful in this course?
What are your strengths and challenges in school?
What is your favorite book? What makes this book your favorite?
What do you like to do outside of school?
What college would you like to attend? / In which subject(s) would you like to major?

I look forward to working with and getting to know you this summer. I believe this is going to be a great experience!

Sincerely,



Emerson Zora Hamsa
Instructor, English 9
Summer 2007