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Second half!- 10 ideas from "Shakespeare Uncovered" in Google Classroom

Second half!- 10 ideas from "Shakespeare Uncovered"

Write down 10 facts/ ideas/ bits of information that you learned from Shakespeare Uncovered. You may use bullet points.
Created by Diane Shires: Monday, December 19 11:26 PM

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Reminder for Final Exam- Bring Warm Ups and School Laptop in Google Classroom

Reminder for Final Exam- Bring Warm Ups and School Laptop

Quick reminder to bring the following for Tuesday's Final Exam:
1. Composition Book for Warm Ups (Scored in class)
2. School issued chromebook

See you bright and early!
Created by Diane Shires: Monday, December 19 11:26 PM

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Final Exam - M/C Test for Act 1 in Google Classroom

Final Exam - M/C Test for Act 1

Ms. Shires will post your final exam scores here when they are scored.
Created by Diane Shires: Tuesday, December 20 11:39 AM

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Final Exam- Study Guide and Review Sources- Act 1 in Google Classroom

Final Exam- Study Guide and Review Sources- Act 1

Our final exam for Semester 1 will be a Multiple Choice exam that covers Act 1 of Romeo and Juliet. The following list gives you several options to study for the final, including:
Use the Romeo and Juliet Act 1 Packet to review the various scenes.
Use the attached study guide questions to review Act 1. These questions are similar to the type of questions that will be on the final exam for Act 1.
Use the list of resources to review each scene. There are multiple ways that you can read/listen to / analyze/ watch each scene.
Click on "done" when you have finished studying for the final exam.
Created by Diane Shires: Sunday, January 8 2:17 AM

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10 ideas from "Shakespeare Uncovered" in Google Classroom

10 ideas from "Shakespeare Uncovered"

Write down 10 facts/ ideas/ bits of information that you learned from Shakespeare Uncovered. You may use bullet points.
Created by Diane Shires: Thursday, December 15 11:28 AM

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Romeo and Juliet Act 1 Packet in Google Classroom

Romeo and Juliet Act 1 Packet

Created by Diane Shires: Friday, December 16 11:14 AM

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Intro To Shakespeare Packet in Google Classroom

Intro To Shakespeare Packet

Created by Diane Shires: Thursday, December 15 11:28 AM

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Romeo and Juliet Packet- Page 10 and Page 11 due by Monday night in Google Classroom

Romeo and Juliet Packet- Page 10 and Page 11 due by Monday night

Romeo and Juliet packet-
Page 10- Finish final row for page 10. The quote for Mercutio, 1.4.27 is " If love be rough with you, be rough with love;Prick love for pricking, and you beat love down.”
Page 11- Answer all questions except 2.a (we'll try to do the drawing later). For the first question about Romeo's dreams, describe Romeo's dream of marrying Rosaline, then describe Romeo's dream he talks about at the end of 1.4.
When done with both pages, take a photo of each page and upload here for this assignment.
Created by Diane Shires: Friday, December 9 10:36 AM

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Complete Romeo and Juliet Packet- Page 10 for all quotes up to 1.3 in Google Classroom

Complete Romeo and Juliet Packet- Page 10 for all quotes up to 1.3

Change the following quotes:

Juliet 1.3.71- change to 1.3.66 "It is an honor that I dream not of."
Juliet 1.3.103-105- change to 1.3.97-99 "I'll look to like, if looking liking move, But no more deep will I endart mine eye, than your consent gives strength to make it fly."
Lady Capulet 1.3.75-79- change to 1.3.69-74 "Well think of marriage now. Younger than you... are made already mothers. I was your mother... that you are now a maid. Paris seeks you for his love."
Nurse 1.3.101- change to 1.3.105- "Go, girl, seek happy nights to happy days."
Created by Diane Shires: Wednesday, December 7 11:15 AM

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Romeo and Juliet Packet- Page 10 in Google Classroom

Romeo and Juliet Packet- Page 10

Page 10- Complete first four rows (row 3 is already done for you).
Fix line #s as follows:
Romeo 1.1.195- 199 change to Romeo 1.1.199-207
Benvolio 1.1.235-236 change to Benvolio 1.1.218-219
Benvolio 1.2.47-48 change to Benvolio 1.2.44-49
Capulet 1.2.13 and 1.2.16-17 stays the same.
Created by Diane Shires: Monday, December 5 11:41 AM

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Scholastic Awards- 3 submissions, 3 submission forms, 1 fee waiver in Google Classroom

Scholastic Awards- 3 submissions, 3 submission forms, 1 fee waiver

Please make sure the following are submitted before Tuesday at 6 pm:
Submit you Success Essay, and 2 of your "Poet X" poems,
Complete 3 submission forms with parent/guardian signatures and student signatures and upload,
Complete 1 fee waiver form with parent/guardian signatures and student signatures and upload.
Created by Diane Shires: Monday, December 5 11:41 AM

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R and J packet- 1-3, 8-9 in Google Classroom

R and J packet- 1-3, 8-9

R and J- Act 1 packet
Make sure pages 1-3, and 8 -9  are done in packet.
 Start working on page  10 (only questions for Act 1, Scene 1)
Created by Diane Shires: Thursday, December 1 11:37 AM

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Paper copy of "Intro to Shakespeare" packet due on Dec. 1 in Google Classroom

Paper copy of "Intro to Shakespeare" packet due on Dec. 1

Bring your paper copy of "Intro to Shakespeare" packet to class on Thursday, Dec. 1. We will be grading the paper packet in class on that day.
Created by Diane Shires: Friday, November 18 4:14 PM

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Romeo and Juliet- Act 1 and 2 Movie Notes in Google Classroom

Romeo and Juliet- Act 1 and 2 Movie Notes

Write down 10 instances in Acts 1 and 2 in which you notice foreshadowing of tragedy. 
Foreshadowing- A literary device in which an author drops subtle hints about plot developments to come later in the story.
Created by Diane Shires: Tuesday, November 29 12:10 PM

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Translate Prologue- Act 1, Scene 1 in Google Classroom

Translate Prologue- Act 1, Scene 1

Write translation of Prologue- Google Classroom Assignment
Using the green textbook, translate each of the 14 lines of the prologue on page 771 in the textbook into modern English.
Watch videos on R and J’s Prologue. Use the links attached.
Number off each line #1 to #14
Created by Diane Shires: Sunday, December 25 7:36 PM

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Write Your Own Sonnet in Google Classroom

Write Your Own Sonnet

Follow instructions on Worksheet.
Created by Diane Shires: Friday, November 18 10:15 AM

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Study for the Intro to Shakespeare Test on Friday! in Google Classroom

Study for the Intro to Shakespeare Test on Friday!

On Friday, we will have a test on the Intro to Shakespeare packet. Review the information you have taken notes on from the packet to prepare for Friday's test.
Created by Diane Shires: Monday, November 14 12:27 PM

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Bring school issued laptop for Friday's test! in Google Classroom

Bring school issued laptop for Friday's test!

Reminder: please bring your school issued laptop to school on Friday.
Created by Diane Shires: Thursday, November 17 10:31 PM

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Study for Friday's Test! in Google Classroom

Study for Friday's Test!

Study Packet.
Created by Diane Shires: Wednesday, November 23 6:27 PM

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Intro to Shakespeare Packet- page 12 in Google Classroom

Intro to Shakespeare Packet- page 12

Use information at the top of page 11 to fill in page 12.
Created by Diane Shires: Monday, November 14 12:27 PM

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Intro to Shakespeare Packet- Pages 13 and 14 Photo in Google Classroom

Intro to Shakespeare Packet- Pages 13 and 14 Photo

Please take a photo of pages  13 and 14
Upload photos here.
DO NOT DO PAGE 10. We will do it next class.
Created by Diane Shires: Wednesday, November 9 11:11 AM

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In-Class assignment- Sonnets Introduction in Google Classroom

In-Class assignment- Sonnets Introduction

In Google Classroomthis assignment, write down 10 important facts From these two videos

Number off each #1 through #10.
Created by Diane Shires: Wednesday, November 9 11:11 AM

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Intro to Shakespeare Packet- Pages 8, 9 and 13. in Google Classroom

Intro to Shakespeare Packet- Pages 8, 9 and 13.

Snap a photo of each page when complete. Submit to google classroom before our next class.
Created by Diane Shires: Friday, November 4 10:30 AM

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Submit final draft of 8 Poems to www.turnitin.com  by Friday night in Google Classroom

Submit final draft of 8 Poems to www.turnitin.com by Friday night

Final draft of all 8 poems due on www.turnitin.com by Friday night.
Created by Diane Shires: Monday, October 31 8:52 AM

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Intro to Shakespeare Packet- Pages 6,7, and 8 in Google Classroom

Intro to Shakespeare Packet- Pages 6,7, and 8

Snap a photo of each page when complete. Submit to google classroom before our next class.
Created by Diane Shires: Wednesday, November 2 5:08 PM

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Write down 10 things you've learned from the presentation on "You're Order Out of" in Google Classroom

Write down 10 things you've learned from the presentation on "You're Order Out of"

Created by Diane Shires: Wednesday, November 2 5:08 PM

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Intro to Shakespeare Packet- Page 4 in Google Classroom

Intro to Shakespeare Packet- Page 4

Take notes in “Intro to Shakespeare Packet” page 4. Minimum of one page.
Take photo and upload to GC.
Created by Diane Shires: Monday, October 31 2:52 PM

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Intro to Shakespeare Packet- Page 5 in Google Classroom

Intro to Shakespeare Packet- Page 5

After watching documentary and taking notes on page 4, create original test review question on page 5. 
Instructions:

Use information from different parts of the documentary.
Use a multiple choice format to create 5 review questions.
At least 4 potential answers.
Highlight the correct answer for each question. You may also create a key at the bottom of the page.
Created by Diane Shires: Monday, October 31 2:52 PM

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Intro to Shakespeare Packet- Pages 1 to 3 in Google Classroom

Intro to Shakespeare Packet- Pages 1 to 3

Read, Annotate, and highlight pages 1 to 3 in INtro to Shakespeare packet
Annotate- 
Use the “Chunking “method
Every 5 or 6 lines of text, write 5 or 6 lines of summary in the margin 
Focus on main idea, important point for those 5 or 6 lines
Highlighting
Highlight important words, ideas, phrases, topics
At least 6 sections of highlighting per page
Take photos of all 3 pages- 1 to 3
Upload to GC
Created by Diane Shires: Monday, October 31 2:52 PM

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First Draft of 8 Poems in Google Classroom

First Draft of 8 Poems

First Draft of 8 Poems submitted to  Google Classroom by Sunday night as well as on www.turnitin.com.
Created by Diane Shires: Thursday, October 27 10:24 AM

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3 Peer reviews for the 8 Poems due Sunday night in Google Classroom

3 Peer reviews for the 8 Poems due Sunday night

When you have completed your 3 peer reviews for the 8 Poems, click on "done."
Use www.turnitin.com to peer review.
Created by Diane Shires: Thursday, October 27 10:24 AM

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The Poet X- Writing Assessment in Google Classroom

The Poet X- Writing Assessment

50 Points- Essay/Writing Category on Aeries. Submit to both Google Classroom as well as on www.turnitin.com
Created by Diane Shires: Tuesday, October 25 3:17 PM

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Prep for Character Writing Prompt for The Poet X - Tuesday in Google Classroom

Prep for Character Writing Prompt for The Poet X - Tuesday

In Tuesday's class, we will be composing an extended paragraph writing analysis, focused on a few of the main characters from the novel, The Poet X. You can prepare for the writing prompt by doing the following:
Review the Character Research Documents on the discussion board on www.turnitin.com
Review important scenes in the novel that focus on the main characters
Created by Diane Shires: Thursday, November 17 4:40 PM

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Complete Team Character Research Document by Sunday night! in Google Classroom

Complete Team Character Research Document by Sunday night!

Make sure your team's character research document is complete by Sunday night. Other students will be using your document to study for Tuesday's Character Writing Prompt.
Created by Diane Shires: Friday, October 21 12:48 PM

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First Draft of 8 Poems is due on www.turnitin.com before next class in Google Classroom

First Draft of 8 Poems is due on www.turnitin.com before next class

Copy and paste your 8 first draft poems on your Google Document. Include title for each, make sure each poem is at least 20 lines in length. Submit to GC.
Next, submit your 8 first draft poems document to both Google Classroom and www.turnitin.com. Due on www.turnitin.com by Sunday night. Make sure you do not have your name on document.
Any private poems? Only include poems you wish to share anonymously on turnitin.com . Option for personal poems- if you are including private poems that you will not be sharing on www.turnitin.com , please have 3 people that you are comfortable reading your poems complete a peer review on the document for your 8 poems that you are submitting to Google Classroom. Have them highlight and comment in the suggestion mode in the upper right corner (blue drop down box titled “Editing.”)
Created by Diane Shires: Thursday, November 17 4:40 PM

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Worksheet #8- Indelible Impact in Google Classroom

Worksheet #8- Indelible Impact

Instructions on worksheet.
Created by Diane Shires: Friday, October 21 12:48 PM

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Reminder- 8 first draft poems due in class on Friday! in Google Classroom

Reminder- 8 first draft poems due in class on Friday!

Check to make sure your first draft poems are ready to combine on one document to turn in to www.turnitin.com. We'll be finishing Poem #8 (Strong Memory) in class, and you will be submitting all 8 poems in class when you have all 8 first drafts. You will be able to choose what poems you peer review, just in case there are any poems that are personal.
Created by Diane Shires: Thursday, October 20 1:52 PM

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Poet X Character Teams in Google Classroom

Poet X Character Teams

One shared copy per team.
Post on www.turnitin.com discussion board by end of period.
Created by Diane Shires: Friday, October 21 12:48 PM

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Gratitude Worksheet #7 in Google Classroom

Gratitude Worksheet #7

See worksheet for instructions.
Created by Diane Shires: Wednesday, October 19 10:01 AM

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Mentor Worksheet #6 in Google Classroom

Mentor Worksheet #6

See worksheet for instructions.
Created by Diane Shires: Monday, October 17 12:30 PM

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Memorable Friend Worksheet in Google Classroom

Memorable Friend Worksheet

Only complete box #1!!!!!!!!!!!
Created by Diane Shires: Thursday, October 13 1:49 PM

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Warm Up Notebook Check in Google Classroom

Warm Up Notebook Check

Please make sure follow the instructions on each daily entry on the Google Slides attached. Will be scored right at the beginning of class.
Created by Diane Shires: Wednesday, October 5 10:29 AM

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Icon Sensory Map in Google Classroom

Icon Sensory Map

Only complete box #1!!!
Created by Diane Shires: Tuesday, October 11 12:24 PM

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My Cultural Background Worksheet in Google Classroom

My Cultural Background Worksheet

Only complete Box #1!!!!!!!!!!!
Created by Diane Shires: Monday, October 10 2:39 AM

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My Family Worksheet in Google Classroom

My Family Worksheet

Follow instructions on document.
Created by Diane Shires: Wednesday, October 5 10:29 AM

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My Name Writing Worksheet in Google Classroom

My Name Writing Worksheet

Complete entire worksheet. Remember, this is a first draft. We will work on the final draft later.
Created by Diane Shires: Friday, September 30 11:47 AM

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Origin of your name in Google Classroom

Origin of your name

For Wednesday's class, our first team will focus on the theme of "names" from The Poet X. After the team presents, our class will work on a writing activity that focuses on the origin of your name. For homework, please ask your family about your name origin. Were you named after someone? Do you have a nickname? Where does your last name come from? Is your name hard to pronounce? Andy details or stories about your name would be helpful for our activity on Wednesday.
Created by Diane Shires: Saturday, October 29 3:43 PM

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Poet X Theme Presentations - Wednesday! in Google Classroom

Poet X Theme Presentations - Wednesday!

Please have your team theme presentation done for Wednesday's class.
Created by Diane Shires: Monday, September 26 11:30 AM

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Bring your copy of "The Poet X" to class on Monday! in Google Classroom

Bring your copy of "The Poet X" to class on Monday!

We'll be starting a team project on Monday for The Poet X. Please bring your copy of the novel to class.
Created by Diane Shires: Thursday, September 22 1:22 PM

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Padlet- Theme Quotes and passages in Google Classroom

Padlet- Theme Quotes and passages

Research passages up to 30 lines based on your assigned theme. 
Next, post the following:
 Theme, 
Team #, 
Your theme passage, 
your name
Created by Diane Shires: Monday, September 26 11:30 AM

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First Draft- Success Essay in Google Classroom

First Draft- Success Essay

See instruction sheet
Created by Diane Shires: Thursday, September 22 1:22 PM

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Final Draft- Success Essay due on www.turnitin.com by Sunday night in Google Classroom

Final Draft- Success Essay due on www.turnitin.com by Sunday night

Check instructions to make sure you have included all requirement, including:
1. Minimum of 500 words
2. MLA 8 format,
3. Works Cited page (using easybib.com )
4. Include at least 3 of our sources, discussing your chosen quotes.
See instructions for full list of requirements.
Created by Diane Shires: Thursday, September 22 1:22 PM

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Daily Reading Log- The Poet X 2022 in Google Classroom

Daily Reading Log- The Poet X 2022

Follow the instructions on the document. Your goal is to read 10 to 15 minutes each day. Fill in the chart for each reading session. When done, submit to both Google Classroom and www.turnitin.com.
Created by Diane Shires: Tuesday, September 20 2:17 PM

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Research worksheet for Success Essay in Google Classroom

Research worksheet for Success Essay

Finish the first three TED talks before Wednesday's class.
Created by Diane Shires: Wednesday, September 14 2:12 PM

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Padlet quotes for Success Essay in Google Classroom

Padlet quotes for Success Essay

See Padlet.
Created by Diane Shires: Friday, September 16 12:41 PM

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Stoop Sitting - Literary Inventory 2022 in Google Classroom

Stoop Sitting - Literary Inventory 2022

See instructions on Worksheet
Created by Diane Shires: Thursday, September 8 4:05 PM

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"This I Believe" Analytical Journal in Google Classroom

"This I Believe" Analytical Journal

Instructions are listed on top of document. 
Created by Diane Shires: Thursday, September 8 7:12 PM

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Per. 2- A Different Mirror Test- Intro and Ch. 1 in Google Classroom

Per. 2- A Different Mirror Test- Intro and Ch. 1

Follow instructions on test.
Created by Diane Shires: Thursday, September 8 4:05 PM

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A Different Mirror Ch. 1 test on Tuesday! in Google Classroom

A Different Mirror Ch. 1 test on Tuesday!

Remember to study for "A Different Mirror" test on Tuesday.
Ways to study:
1. Read through the intro and chapter 1,
2. Go through the team presentations on the discussion board on www.turnitin.com ,
3. Read over your notes you took on the team presentations.
When you have studied for the test, click on "done" below.
Created by Diane Shires: Saturday, October 1 3:58 PM

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Notes - Intro Activity for A Different Mirror- 2022 in Google Classroom

Notes - Intro Activity for A Different Mirror- 2022

See instructions on worksheet.
Created by Diane Shires: Thursday, September 8 4:05 PM

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3 Paragraph Writing Assignment- Dry- Final Draft in Google Classroom

3 Paragraph Writing Assignment- Dry- Final Draft

Must submit on www.turnitin.com
Created by Diane Shires: Thursday, September 8 4:05 PM

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Bring your copy of the text "A Different Mirror" to Friday's class in Google Classroom

Bring your copy of the text "A Different Mirror" to Friday's class

Bring "A Different Mirror..." to class on Friday. Just click on submit when you have put it in your backpack for Friday. If you have not received your copy of the text, please go to the SPHS library before Friday to check it out.
Created by Diane Shires: Thursday, September 8 4:05 PM

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Complete 3 peer reviews by Tuesday night on www.turnitin.com in Google Classroom

Complete 3 peer reviews by Tuesday night on www.turnitin.com

Check off how many peer reviews you completed by Tuesday night.
Created by Diane Shires: Thursday, September 8 4:05 PM

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Notes for 3 Paragraph Writing Activity- Dry 2022 in Google Classroom

Notes for 3 Paragraph Writing Activity- Dry 2022

Created by Diane Shires: Thursday, September 8 4:05 PM

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3 Paragraph Writing Assignment- Dry in Google Classroom

3 Paragraph Writing Assignment- Dry

Created by Diane Shires: Thursday, September 8 4:05 PM

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Survival by Teamwork Quotes in Google Classroom

Survival by Teamwork Quotes

Survival by Teamwork Quotes
1. Post your "Survival by Teamwork" Quote, 
2. Comment on 3 other Quotes: 
What does this quote say about the theme "Survival by Teamwork,"? 
What does this quote say about the characters?
 What did you learn from this quote? 
Do you agree with the ideas/ characters in this quote?
Created by Diane Shires: Thursday, September 8 7:12 PM

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Survival of the Fittest Quotes in Google Classroom

Survival of the Fittest Quotes

1. Post your "Survival of the Fittest" Quote,
2. Comment on 3 other Quotes: 
What does this quote say about the theme "Survival of the Fittest,"?
 What does this quote say about the characters? 
What did you learn from this quote? 
Do you agree with the ideas/ characters in this quote?
Any insights on this quote?
Created by Diane Shires: Thursday, September 8 7:12 PM

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Dry- Novel Quotes Activity  in Google Classroom

Dry- Novel Quotes Activity

Please complete both quotes.
Created by Diane Shires: Thursday, September 8 4:05 PM

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Composition Book for Journals in Google Classroom

Composition Book for Journals

Due for Monday's class.
Created by Diane Shires: Thursday, September 8 4:05 PM

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Syllabus in Google Classroom

Syllabus

Highlight key facts and sections and provide signatures.
Created by Diane Shires: Thursday, September 8 4:05 PM

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Student Data Sheet in Google Classroom

Student Data Sheet

Fill in and submit by Sunday night.
Created by Diane Shires: Thursday, September 8 4:05 PM