Assignments

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28	29	30 Quick-write: Imitating Cisneros Tell me a little more about yourself. Remember, this could be a story, list, poem, letter, etc. Refer back to your “Brainstorm Bank” to gather ideas. Use “Eleven” as a guide for writing. You may want to use the phrase “What they don’t understand about…” to begin your piece. Example: “What they don’t understand about being a swimmer is…” 10:10 AM "Eleven" By Sandra Cisneros 10:10 AM Do Now 8/30: “Mavis helped me learn so much about who I am, and who I wanted to be. I love comedy and now surround myself with people who love to talk about it just as much as I do” (Kaling). Please put this quote in your own words. What is the deeper meaning behind this quote? Why does this quote matter? 10:10 AM "Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?" 8:30 AM Quick-write: Describe to me how you met your first real friend. This friend can be a person, pet, relative, etc. You may choose any form to write your response. Some examples you may want to use… Paragraph Poem Personal letter Dialogue or script Story News article Try to imitate Kaling’s style as much as possible in your writing. 8:30 AM	31	1 Do Now 9/1: Please identify the simple subject and simple predicate of the following sentences. You can simply list the subjects and predicates: “California regulators on Thursday moved forward with a landmark plan to phase out the sale of gas cars over the next 13 years” (The Guardian). “Monkeypox cases in some large US cities appear to be declining” (The Guardian). “The FBI told a judge they expected to find "evidence of obstruction" of justice in a search of former President Donald Trump's Florida home” (BBC). 10:10 AM	2	3
4	5	6	7	8 Do Now 9/8: What are TWO good things that happened this week? What is ONE challenge you faced this week? What are you looking forward to this weekend? 10:10 AM Song Analysis Assignment 10:10 AM	9	10
11	12 Common Writing Assessment: Fall 2022 10:10 AM	13	14 Edpuzzle - Elizabeth Acevedo Introducing The Poet X 8:30 AM Grammar Quiz #1 11 AM Do Now 9/14: “Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings: It takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility.” - William Wordsworth Put the above quote in your own words. What does the quote mean? Why does the quote matter? 11 AM Write-Pair-Share: In the first few pages, we see the way men in the neighborhood talk to Xiomara. Have you experienced this yourself or talked to a person this way, (page 4)? How do you think this feels if you haven’t experienced it yourself? If you have experienced it, how did it make you feel? 11 AM	15	16 "Poet X" Part 1 Characters 10:10 AM Do Now 9/16: Please answer the following questions in complete sentences: What do we know so far about the narrator of Poet X, Xiomara? What is one external conflict (issue with the outside world) Xiomara faces? What is one internal conflict (mental or emotional issue) Xiomara faces? 10:10 AM	17
18	19	20 Do Now 9/20: “Sometimes it seems like writing is the only way I keep from hurting” (41). Paraphrase the above quote. What is the deeper meaning of this quote? Why does this quote matter? 10:10 AM Poems of Place 10:10 AM	21	22 "Poet X" Part One Reading Quiz 10:10 AM Do Now 9/22: Caridad, Twin, and Xiomara are all very different. Do you think this is good or bad for their relationship? Support your answer with an example from the text. Asylum means safety. How does music function as an asylum for Xiomara? What gives you asylum? 10:10 AM	23	24
25	26 Assignment 1-Most Impactful Day 8:30 AM Complex Sentence Notes 8:30 AM	27	28 Do Now 9/28: Please rewrite the following sentences as one smooth sentence. Remember, there are multiple options for how to combine each pair. We had pizza together. It was pepperoni. Shirley is the captain of our cheer team. She created many new cheers for us. We had to search for our lost ball. It rolled into the bushes. We made chocolate cake for the class. It melted in the car. My baby sister cries. She does that whenever my mom leaves the house. 11 AM Grammar Quiz #2 11 AM	29	30 "This I Believe" 5 Skill Reading Response Worksheet 10:10 AM Do Now 9/30: Please answer the following questions in complete sentences: What would you like the class to STOP doing? What would you like the class to START doing? What would you like the class to SUSTAIN? 10:10 AM	1