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"No one can figure out your worth but you."
Pearl Bailey

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"Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought."
Basho

"Idle hands do the work of the chupacabra."

G.W.Hurst

"Every exit is an entry somewhere else."
Tom Stoppard

"Try to avoid spitting in the wind"

G.W.Hurst

"Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you."

Ralph Waldo Emerson

For a description of the classes described below, click on the title of the class

Honors 10

-Reading logs will be back in the mix as soon as you come back. There will be ten items due EVERY Friday. A template for the reading log can be found here.

-The Homies have taken over instruction for this week, so listen to what they have to say. Once they provide me with the materials, I will put links up on this page.

-The reading comp assignment for chapters 9-12 of They Cage the Animals at Night is located here.

-Your latest essay is more creative than formulaic. The creative writing assignment can be found here and the link to the website that contains the pictures for the assignment is located here.

-Do not lose your journals! The biggest part of the journal grade is yet to come.

-Do not wait until the week before to get the extra credit you need to get your grade up to the next level.

Humanitas English 10
-Feel free to check it out at www.thedavincicode.us, or you click this link.

-The Ninjas have taken over instruction for this week, so listen to what they have to say. Once they provide me with the materials, I will put links up on this page.

-Your latest essay is more creative than formulaic. The creative writing assignment can be found here and the link to one website that contains lyrics that may be useful for the assignment is located here.

-Make sure to turn in the graphic novel Auschwitz.

-Reading logs will be back in the mix as soon as you come back. There will be six items due EVERY Friday. A template for the reading log can be found here.

-Do not lose your journals! The biggest part of the journal grade is yet to come.

-Do not wait until the week before to get the extra credit you need to get your grade up to the next level.

Humanitas Cinema
- Check out Andy Rojas' work on his project Lego Panzers.

-Do not lose your journals! The biggest part of the journal grade is yet to come.

-Work on your screenplays!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

-Check out the AFI top 100 list right here.

You have one more movie review due this term, some time in June. You can use the same template as you did for the last review. A rough copy of that template can be found right here.

-The first movie that we will view is Swing Kids, and the fact sheet can be found here.

-The second movie that we are watching is a documentary entitled SuperSize Me. The fact sheet is here.

-The third movie that we are watching is a drama entitled The Candidate. The fact sheet is here.

-The fourth movie that we are watching is a drama entitled Primary Colors. The fact sheet is here.

-The fifth movie that we are watching is a political comedy entitled Wag the Dog. The fact sheet is here.

-The last movie that we are watching in this unit is a drama entitled Schindler's List. The fact sheet is here.

-The first movie of the new term that we are watching in this unit is a drama entitled Memento. The fact sheet is here.

-As we begin our unit on "the great storytellers," the fourth director (after viewing works from Orson Welles, Franics Ford Coppola, and Steven Spielberg) that we are watching is M. Night. Shyamalan. The first of his movies that we will be watching is The Sixth Sense. The fact sheet for that film is here. The second movie that we are watching from Shyamalan is a thriller entitled The Village. The fact sheet is here

-As we continue our unit on "the great storytellers," the second director that we are watching is Alfred Hitchcock. The first film that we will watch is a thriller entitled Psycho. The fact sheet is here. We will follow it up with the 1998 remake of the film whose fact sheet can be found here. The next two Hitcock classics that we will watching are Rear Window and North by Northwest and their fact sheets can be found by clicking on the movie names.

-After watching "great storytellers" like Franics Ford Coppola, M. Night Shyamalan, Alfred Hitchcock, Billy Wilder, Orson Welles, and of course Steven Spielberg, we would be remiss if we did include one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed directors of the 20th century, Martin Scorsese. We will close out the semester viewing six of Scorsese's most successful films:
Taxi Driver
Raging Bull

Goodfellas

Casino

Gangs of New York

and

The Aviator

Their fact sheets can be found by clicking on the movie names.

-The template for your AFI movie samples can be found here.

-The template for movie notes can be found here.

English 10
-We will begin working on what is referred to as reading logs as soon as you come back. There will be five items due EVERY Friday. The first sets of reading logs will be based on the novel 1984. The first set of logs will be due on Friday, May 27th. A template for the reading log can be found here.

-Do not lose your journals! The biggest part of the journal grade is yet to come.

-Do not wait until the week before to get the extra credit you need to get your grade up to the next level.

-Get ready to write!

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Assignments Mr. Hurst's Class
"No one can figure out your worth but you." Pearl Bailey	Home Who is Mr. Hurst Grades Assignments Extra Credit Class Standings Baseball Links
"Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought." Basho "Idle hands do the work of the chupacabra." G.W.Hurst "Every exit is an entry somewhere else." Tom Stoppard "Try to avoid spitting in the wind" G.W.Hurst "Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you." Ralph Waldo Emerson		For a description of the classes described below, click on the title of the class Honors 10 -Reading logs will be back in the mix as soon as you come back. There will be ten items due EVERY Friday. A template for the reading log can be found here. -The Homies have taken over instruction for this week, so listen to what they have to say. Once they provide me with the materials, I will put links up on this page. -The reading comp assignment for chapters 9-12 of They Cage the Animals at Night is located here. -Your latest essay is more creative than formulaic. The creative writing assignment can be found here and the link to the website that contains the pictures for the assignment is located here. -Do not lose your journals! The biggest part of the journal grade is yet to come. -Do not wait until the week before to get the extra credit you need to get your grade up to the next level. Humanitas English 10 -Feel free to check it out at www.thedavincicode.us, or you click this link. -The Ninjas have taken over instruction for this week, so listen to what they have to say. Once they provide me with the materials, I will put links up on this page. -Your latest essay is more creative than formulaic. The creative writing assignment can be found here and the link to one website that contains lyrics that may be useful for the assignment is located here. -Make sure to turn in the graphic novel Auschwitz. -Reading logs will be back in the mix as soon as you come back. There will be six items due EVERY Friday. A template for the reading log can be found here. -Do not lose your journals! The biggest part of the journal grade is yet to come. -Do not wait until the week before to get the extra credit you need to get your grade up to the next level. Humanitas Cinema - Check out Andy Rojas' work on his project Lego Panzers. -Do not lose your journals! The biggest part of the journal grade is yet to come. -Work on your screenplays!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -Check out the AFI top 100 list right here. You have one more movie review due this term, some time in June. You can use the same template as you did for the last review. A rough copy of that template can be found right here. -The first movie that we will view is Swing Kids, and the fact sheet can be found here. -The second movie that we are watching is a documentary entitled SuperSize Me. The fact sheet is here. -The third movie that we are watching is a drama entitled The Candidate. The fact sheet is here. -The fourth movie that we are watching is a drama entitled Primary Colors. The fact sheet is here. -The fifth movie that we are watching is a political comedy entitled Wag the Dog. The fact sheet is here. -The last movie that we are watching in this unit is a drama entitled Schindler's List. The fact sheet is here. -The first movie of the new term that we are watching in this unit is a drama entitled Memento. The fact sheet is here. -As we begin our unit on "the great storytellers," the fourth director (after viewing works from Orson Welles, Franics Ford Coppola, and Steven Spielberg) that we are watching is M. Night. Shyamalan. The first of his movies that we will be watching is The Sixth Sense. The fact sheet for that film is here. The second movie that we are watching from Shyamalan is a thriller entitled The Village. The fact sheet is here -As we continue our unit on "the great storytellers," the second director that we are watching is Alfred Hitchcock. The first film that we will watch is a thriller entitled Psycho. The fact sheet is here. We will follow it up with the 1998 remake of the film whose fact sheet can be found here. The next two Hitcock classics that we will watching are Rear Window and North by Northwest and their fact sheets can be found by clicking on the movie names. -After watching "great storytellers" like Franics Ford Coppola, M. Night Shyamalan, Alfred Hitchcock, Billy Wilder, Orson Welles, and of course Steven Spielberg, we would be remiss if we did include one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed directors of the 20th century, Martin Scorsese. We will close out the semester viewing six of Scorsese's most successful films: Taxi Driver Raging Bull Goodfellas Casino Gangs of New York and The Aviator Their fact sheets can be found by clicking on the movie names. -The template for your AFI movie samples can be found here. -The template for movie notes can be found here. English 10 -We will begin working on what is referred to as reading logs as soon as you come back. There will be five items due EVERY Friday. The first sets of reading logs will be based on the novel 1984. The first set of logs will be due on Friday, May 27th. A template for the reading log can be found here. -Do not lose your journals! The biggest part of the journal grade is yet to come. -Do not wait until the week before to get the extra credit you need to get your grade up to the next level. -Get ready to write!