ELD- Edge curriculum (Period per. 1) Assignments

Finish the schools packet and be prepared to turn it in

 

Finish the outline for the college essay

Finish reading the Schools chapter and finish the schools packet

 

Be ready to take a quiz

Finish reading the chapter on schools and write in your notes two things that stood out as important in the homework reading and explain why you selected them

 

Be prepared for a quiz on the reading

 

Schools packet is due

Finish the article we started in class and find four words and define them

Finish annotating the article and define four unknown words

 

Research a career you are interested in doing in the future and answer the following:

1. What career are you interested in?

2. What are the education requirements for this career?

3. What is the mid level salary average? Will this career support the lifestyle I want?

The test for the unit on My Brother's Keeper is today

 

Finish the problem and solution paragraph and bring in final draft- printed out- edit for types of sentences and verbs used

 

Finish the introduction paragraph on loyalty- edit for types of sentences and verbs used and bring in the typed paragraph

Finish researching and paraphrasing the notes on what you learned about your person from What Price Loyalty and what dilemma he or she faced- DO NOT PLAGIARIZE!

 

Assignment directions are on page 291 at the top- entitled problem solution report

do grammar pages 87 & 88

Grammar pages 83-86

 

pg. 289 - do the key vocabulary review- write out the entire paragraph

Finish the 4 analysis questions for What Price Loyalty

Do grammar pages 81 and 82

 

Read "What Price Loyalty?" and do the graphic organizer focusing on what the author's purpose is in writing the article. Look up any and all words you don't know. Expect a quiz on the article

grammar pgs 79 & 80

 

Do Analyze Questions 2-4 for "My Brother's Keeper"

Finish reading "My Brother's Keeper" and continue selecting quotes and working on the graphic organizer. You should have a minimum of 8 quotes on the graphic organizer and it should be finished- expect a quiz on the rest of the story

pg. 262- write out the vocabulary words and definitions

 

pg. 259- Using the sentence structure graphic organizer or not- your choice- write out your small essay using the venn diagram comparing your life lesson to the one in Amigo Brothers. If you use the provided structure, you must write one original sentence of your own for each paragraph. It must be typed, double spaced

Write out a statement in which you answer the author's message of a dominant theme in Amigo Brothers

 

Write down some similar lessons you have learns to those lessons learned by Antonio and Felix in Amigo Brothers

 

Study for the test which is today- bring in the green textbook

pg. 258 in the textbook- write out the answers to the questions on 1-5- use the past tense verbs in the parenthesis in your answers

Write out the paragraph below the questions on 1-5- change the underlined verbs into past tense verbs

 

Do grammar pages 77 and 78

Pg. 256- return to the text paragraph for "Lean on Me"- typed, double spaced

grammar pages 73 & 74

 

Finish graphic organizer for Lean on me

Pg. 252- complete the return to the text paragraph for Amigo Brothers- typed, double spaced

Do grammar pages 71, 72

 

Finish reading "Amigo Brothers" be ready for a quiz

 

Find three more quotes to analyze- should have a total of 7 on the graphic organizer

Read Amigo Brothers through page. 241 and continue your graphic organizer chart- select at least two additional quotes, etc...

 

Grammar book pages 69 and 70

Make quizlet or write out new words in composition book- words are on pg. 234

 

Write a summary about Piri Thomas from reading on pg. 236- don't copy!

Typed, double spaced

Finish introduction graphic organizer for essay

 

pg. 228- compare and debate questions- answer completely- several sentences for each question

Study for test on Freedom Writers unit- test is today- bring your book!

 

Bring in the brainstorm for the person you admire essay: Should have selected the person you admire and the three qualities about them that you admire- assignment directions is on pg. 209

Write out the key vocabulary review paragraph on pg. 207 and insert the correct words where they go

 

Finish the group critical thinking paragraphs on pg. 207- you will present 

grammar book- pages 61-64

 

Re-write Poem analysis and bring in final draft- printed

 

Finish all analyze questions for "Strength, Courage, and Wisdom" on pg. 206

 

Return to the text paragraph- typed, double spaced, pg. 206

Write a paragraph analysis of the poem on pg. 203. Typed, double spaced, 12 point font. Explain the message of the poem and how the metaphors help develop the message.

grammar pages 59 and 60

 

pg. 202- analyze q. 3 and return to the text paragraph- half page, typed, double spaced

grammar pages 57 and 58

grammar pages 55 and 56

 

Read pages 192 and 193 and do the graphic organizer notes for these two diary entries

grammar pages 53 and 54

 

Read Diary entry 1 on pages 188 and 189 and do the graphic organizer notes for that section

Grammar pages 51 and 52

Write out new vocab. list in composition book- word on one side- definition on the other

 

pg 181 at the top- research one of the people on the list and write a half page summary of their life- double spaced and printed out

Pg. 178- Analyze Q. 3 and return to the text paragraph- typed, double spaced

Pg. 179- Vocab. Review

Pg. 179- Critical thinking #4- one quote from each text and one paraphrased example from your own life- typed, double spaced

grammar book pages 48 & 49

Pg. 178- paraphrase the last Q & A in the interview

 

grammar pages 46 & 47

Pg. 172- return to the text paragraph- Brown writes a letter to mom- typed, double spaced

 

Grammar book- pgs. 45 and 46

Finish reading "My Left Foot" and finish the summary notes we started in class

Unit 2: Cluster 1 test is today- study!

Read about analogy and allusion on pg. 154

155 top left: Context Clues- Definitions- 1 and 2

News Feature is due- a couple of paragraphs- typed, double spaced

Pg. 152- #4 and the return to the text paragraph- 1/2 page, double spaced, typed

 

Grammar book- pgs. 41, 42

 

Pg. 153- Vocabulary Review paragraph- write out the entire paragraph and insert the correct words

grammar book- pages 35-40

 

pg. 152- analyze questions 1-3

Pg. 148- Analyze "La Vida Robot"- questions 1 and 2- and do the return to the text paragraph- typed, double spaced- half page minimum

Put new vocab. words in the comp book- vocab words are on pg. 124

 

Read about The Team on pages 128-134 and complete the first graphic organizer for this section

Finish the graphic organizer on pg. 123 for demo text 3

Bring in article about affirmative action- annotate it and answer the two questions on oral report assignment on pg. 99

Cluster 3 test is today! Study all of the words and concepts for Skins and Nicole unit

 

Find out what affirmative action is and bring in your article. Read and annotate your article

Grammar pages 27 and 28

 

Pg. 98- read about static-dynamic characters and do the GO at the bottom of that section of reading on the characters

Grammar pages 23-26

 

Pg. 96- "Nicole" Return to the text paragraph- typed, double spaced, 1/2 page

Pg. 89- "Skins"- return to the text paragraph- typed, double spaced, 1/2 page

 

Pg. 96- Analyze "Nicole" 1 and 2

Finish margin questions for "Nicole" and finish graphic organizer for understanding new words

 

 

Grammar pages 21-22

 

Read "Skins" through pg. 80 and do margin questions 13

 

Begin graphic organizer

Write out new unit vocab words in vocab section of comp book

Interview is due

Study for Unit 1- Cluster 2 test- test is today!

 

Finish Suffix graph with words and meanings

Typed narrative story is due!

 

 

Grammar pages 17/18

pg. 64- Fill in the plot diagram for two kinds

Grammar practice book- pgs. 15/16

 

Pg. 63- key vocab review- write out paragraph with words

pg. 63- Writing application paragraph- using vocab words- typed, double spaced, 1/2 page minimum

Grammar pages 13 and 14

pg. 56- return to the text paragraph

1/2 page, double spaced, half page minimum

 

Analyze Novel Musician Questions 1-3- use the questions to develop your answer

Finish reading Two Kinds from page 52-end and finish all margin questions

 

Interactive practice book- pages 21, 22

Interactive Practice Book- pg. 20

Put new vocab words in vocab section of comp book

 

Read pages 44-51

Complete margin questions 4-15

Grammar book pages 9 and 10

 

Textbook page 33- prefixes, written report- biographical sketch, opinion paragraph- !/2 page, typed, double spaced

 

Cluster 1 test is today- study! Bring in the green text book or you won't be able to use it during the test

Grammar practice book- pages 7 and 8

 

Textbook page 31- write about literature paragraph- must use one quote from each of the stories to prove your argument- half page minimum, typed, double spaced

Interactive Practice book- pgs 11-16

 

Text book- pg. 31- Key Vocabulary Review

Write out the whole paragraph and fill in the words

Grammar work book pages 3-6

Textbook page 30

Analyze "Who We Really Are"- questions 1 and 2

Return to the text paragraph- 1/2 page minimum- double spaced, typed

Grammar practice book pages 1 and 2

Textbook- pg. 24- re-read and write paragraph- typed, double spaced, half page minimum

Interactive practice book pages 8-10

Textbook pg. 24- Analyze "The Moustache" 1 and 2

Read page four of the text book- "Partners"

Rank sentences on page five at the top-

Interactive Practice Book- pgs. 6/7

All class materials and EDGE book and work books are due