English 9 (Period Per. 6) Assignments
- Instructor
- Ms. Lisa Greenhouse
- Term
- 2015-16 School Year
- Department
- English
- Description
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Past Assignments
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When we meet for the last time, you must hand in your annotated bibliography and your 4-square work for acts IV and V of Romeo and Juliet. You will also take the last Romeo and Juliet quiz (covering acts IV and V). Please bring an additional hard copy of either IR project I or II, whichever you are willing to read aloud. Lastly, submit your annotated bibliography to turnitin.com.
Women in the Arts Research Question: Has your girl been portrayed negatively, positively, or neutrally by artists? Feel free to consider literature and the visual arts. You also may choose to consider history books and biographies if applicable.
Directions for Annotated Bibliography:
Make an annotated bibliography (an extended Works Cited page) with five entries. One entry must be Romeo and Juliet. One much come from the list of sources I provide, and one must be of your own choosing. After each entry, write one paragraph of five or fewer sentences. The paragraph must explain why the source appears reputable and why it might be helpful in answering the research question. It is not necessary to be experts on any of the five sources on which you report.
Remember to use easybib for help creating the works cited entries. Also, the below links should prove helpful. The first is to a sample annotated bibliography. The second link shows an example of how to cite a play by Shakespeare. Make sure you use the the publisher and copyright information in your textbook when creating your exact entry for Romeo and Juliet.
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IR Project II is due. Please look back at the 5/17-18 posting attachment for full directions. Also, read all of act V and complete the 4-square work. 7th period will have finished the reading and 4-square work by 5/31.
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Complete the vocab for acts IV and V. Read act IV. Start the events box. Finally, spirals are due!
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There is a quiz on Act III.
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Read all of Act III and do all the spiral work except the comp. questions box.
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There will be a quiz on Act II. See the nine vocabulary words at the bottom of page 794. Also, submit your IR project to the right posting on turnitin.com.
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For homework, read 2.4-2.6 and finish all accompanying spiral work.
Additionally, remember that your 1st IR project is due!
Directions: Each student must do two IR projects this quarter. The first is due 5/17-18 and the second is due 6/1-2. There are a total of four options. You must do 1a or 1b and 2a or 2b. You may do both b's, but not both a's.
All projects must be typed in a professional size-twelve font. The b's must be double spaced. All projects must include awesome titles and an additional three purposeful diction choices.
1a. A sonnet about the main character. The sonnet must be 14 10-syllable lines and fit either the English or Italian rhyme scheme. It does NOT need to be in iambic pentameter.
1b. Examine how stereotyping has impacted the main character. Did the character grow despite the stereotyping or was growth stunted by the stereotyping? Write an essay of at least four paragraphs. Each paragraph must contain at least two quotes. I recommend considering a single stereotype.
2a. Write three poems that spin out of some singular experience you've had. You determine the length of the poems. Attach a paragraph explaining whether or not there are any connections between your poems and your IR book. It is perfectly acceptable to claim there is no connection. Additionally, your paragraph should guess at what topic your main character would choose to write three poems about if he or she were given this assignment by a teacher.
2b. Write a personal narrative of 300+ words. The personal narrative must make some reference (direct or indirect) to the IR book.
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Read 2.1-2.3, Complete all the vocabulary (10) for Act II and start the events.
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Study for a quiz on the first act of Romeo and Juliet.
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Finish act I and the accompanying spiral work. Finish your first IR book for this quarter. Also, begin to prepare for the act I quiz that will be given 5/11 and 5/12. The five vocabulary words you must know are the five at the bottom on page 769.
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Read 771-780 and add to the spiral work for act I. Also, make sure that you do any of the once unclear homework from the weekend.
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Skim Act I of Romeo and Juliet and do the vocabulary (10+). Also, do the spiral work for your assigned poem.
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Be ready for a quiz on The Odyssey and the poem "Siren Song" (page 1054-55). See the last post for directions to the 14 vocabulary words.
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Read 1039-1046 and do the accompanying 4-square. A quiz on the entire epic will be given on Friday/Monday. There are 14 words to study for the vocabulary portion. Those words can be found at the bottom of 979 and 1020. At the bottom of 979, there are three words that fall between pages 986-999. You aren't responsible for studying those three words.
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Read through 1037 and do an accompanying 4-square for pages 1029-1037.
Make some progress in your IR books.
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Read 1021-1029 and do the accompanying 4-square.
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Read 1007-1017 and do the accompanying 4-square. Also, bring your Q4 IR book to class.
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Finish the characterization and diction 4-square we did in class today. Also read pages 999-1007 and do the accompanying 4-square.
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Read the translations handout I distributed. Also, read 981-985 in textbook and complete the 4-square we started in class.
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Persuasive Presentation Project using your IR book on historical fiction.
We will be working in class and you will probably need HW time to perfect your presentation.
Rubric and handout on Proposals and Pitches given out in class. Make sure you have one!
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1) make a persuasive presentation 5-7 max
2) NO NOTES
3)use Google Slides as your visual aid only--major grading will be on your ability to make a presentation
4)pitch your IR book (you are pretending to be a representative of the author)
to Mrs. O(she is pretending to be a publisher of books for middle and high school English classes that also teach history) Use TKaM as your exemplar(perfect example).
5)This is an individual assignment. You will have time in class to work with fellow students to edit and perfect your presentation.
6) presentations will be given to class 3/24-4/1(before spring break)
7)this will be a "summative" assignment
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Watched a video in class on making presentations. Discussed new assignment.
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU ARE FINISHED WITH YOUR IR BOOK AND READY TO MOVE TO THE NEXT STEP
Presentation Rubric and details of Presentation assignment will be given out next class. Date of presentations still to be determined--hopefully last week of March, so you can give to Ms. O. and be prepared for Mrs. Greenhouse's return after spring break.
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Last Quiz on TKaM
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Review and TKaM activity--preparation for quiz
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have TKaM finished and ready to discuss and prepare for last quiz!
No 4 square due for last chunk of chapters. (remember I will have your spirals)
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TKaM chapters 26-28 and 4 square
last chapters will be due first of next week(first week in March) with quiz late in week.
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Chpts 26, 27, 28 and 4 Square
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SPIRALS DUE! be prepared to leave your spiral over the weekend. To be returned for studying for last quiz on TKaM next week
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TKaM chapters 23-25 and 4 square
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TKaM chpts 20-22 (short chapters, so there are 3) 4 square
Keep reading those IR books, remember if you have finished one, find another!
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No assigned reading over the long weekend for TKaM. Keep reading those IR books! Have a good weekend.
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Correction!!!!
TKaM Quiz through chpts 19 Counted as your first quiz in new semester
Short and to the point. Review your 4 squares.
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Interim Assessment for English on Chrome Books. Bring ear buds. Counted as the second quiz of the first semester (only 15 questions). General reading comprehension. 4 Square and discussion of chpts 18 & 19
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have chpts 16-17 and 4 square ready
we will also work with Mrs. Kadletz on getting ready for the Interim Assessment which we will be doing later in the month
BRING A SET OF EAR BUDS OR SMALL HEADPHONES. WE WILL HAVE A FEW SETS FOR THOSE THAT DO NOT HAVE....
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TKaM read through chp 15 and have a 4 square for chpts 14-15 and ready to discuss! find those themes and DIFS!
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Chap 12-13 and 4 Square due
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Socratic seminars on your work to date to prepare for essay questions which will be on final. Come prepared in order for it to be beneficial! Have your reading done, your 4-squares prepared, and any questions that have not been address.
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FYI this is a link of an audio version of TKaM
Sometimes it helps to listen AND read
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finish the last chapters of Part I of TKaM and make your final (#4) 4 square: events, vocabulary, theme, and DIFS.
Continue work on your character chart
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read next chunk, chapters 7-9, in TKaM and do 4 square and continue work on character chart started in class. Keep reading IR
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Chapters 4-6 in TKaM with one 4-square for the collection. Make it useful to you!
keep reading your IR book.
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HW: read chp 1-3 and do 4 square using Vocab, Events, Theme, and DIfs for squares. One square for the 32 pages. Be ready to discuss.
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Be ready to share the TKaM research you did a few nights ago for homework. And bring LotF to return to the library. Also, have your IR books and spirals handy.
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Do the unit two 2-square in your spiral notebook. Have your 3rd quarter IR book. It must be realistic fiction set during 2001 or longer ago. The older, the better. Poetry readings and spiral checks are happening too!
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Final draft (draft 2) of the LotF project is due. It is a paper answering the following question:
How is the impressive DIFS consistent with a theme found in your passage? Your paper must be submitted to turnitin.com by 8am on the due date. If you are working as a group, only one person in your group needs to submit it. I also want hard copies of both drafts. Additional information for 7th period: turnitin will say that the paper was due on 12/15. Don't worry about this. Go ahead and submit it. Additionally, 7th period MUST hand in two editing sheets with their hard copies tomorrow.
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A hard copy of draft 1 of LotF project is due. You must have a thesis, full body, and conclusion by this date. Don't forget to do all the DIFS steps for your DIFS cd's. That is essentially your commentary. Also, be ready to recite your poem from memory if you signed up to present on this date. Lastly, have your spirals with you for grading everyday between now and break.
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Spirals are due. Though 7th period can wait until Thursday to turn them in. A hard copy of the final draft of the poem is due. Make sure that your poem includes:
10+ lines
3+ consecutive lines of an extended metaphor about a significant character.
2+ diction examples
1 hyperbole or personification example
A theme typed at the end of your poem or included as one of the lines in the poem
*Also, your poem must be memorized on the day you present.
Lastly, don't forget to make progress on your LotF project. Write your theme and thesis on the DIFS gathering page in your spirals.
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Have a hard copy of poem in class. Also, have your DIFS gathering done for your passage. Sign up for the first day of poetry presentations if you want the bonus points. Sign up sheet will be posted at 7am.
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Make progress on your original poem (IR project). Decide on a passage for the group LotF project. Lastly, have your spiral handy each day for some preliminary scoring.
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You should have finished both LotF and your IR book so that you have no homework over break:) A major assignment for each text will be introduced when you return. Please bring the two books to class with you.
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Finish reading chapter 11 w/ a 4-square. Finish reading chapter 12 w/ a 2-square. Prepare for a quiz on the two chapters. Vocabulary words are:
1. Billowed-195
2. Balked-195
3. Ululation-196
4. Inscrutably-177
5. Ineffectual-179
6. Antiphonal-188
7. Ensconce-191
8. Cordon-191
9. Myopia-167
10. Jeer-176
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Prepare for a vocab quiz AND a written quiz on chapters 7-10. Make sure you also read chapter 10 and do a complete 4-square.
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Prepare for a vocabulary quiz and a Socratic seminar. Please see the attached handout. It contains the seminar questions and other useful information.
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Read chapter eight and complete an entire 4-square. Also, complete the vocab box of chapter nine. Lastly, read to page 125 in your current 200 page IR book. The vocabulary words for next Thursday/Friday's quiz on chapters 7-9 are:
1. covert-109
2. ceaseless-110
3. awestricken-116
4. antagonism-118
5. impervious-121
6. contemptuously-124
7.serenading-125
8. blundered-127
9. indignant-128
10. rebuke-128
11. derisive-128
12. fervor-133
13. solemnly-142
14. festooned-146
15. corpulent-146
16. garlanded-149
17. sauntered-150
18. sulphurous-152
19. abominable-152
20. surged-153
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Finish reading chapter 7 and complete a 4-square.
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Prepare for the quiz on chapters 5 and 6. You'll need to study your 4-squares, the vocabulary words, and difs notes. Furthermore, make sure you know who Beezlebub is.
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Read chapter 6 and do the complete 4-square. Also be sure to complete the close reading of the chapter 5 passage assigned to your group. You may also want to begin studying for Tuesday/Wednesday's quiz. The ten vocab words to know are:
1. jeeringly
2. reverence
3. effigy
4. tempestuously
5. incantation
6. idly
7. interminable
8. emphatic
9. diffidently
10. plinth
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Read chapter 5 and do the 4-square as detailed in class. Continue to bring your spirals back to class each day.
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Your new IR book must be in your possession. You have a quiz on chapters 1-4 of LotF and your spirals are due. Be sure to use your spiral as a study guide. This includes studying the DIFS notes on the most recent spiral page. To further prepare for the quiz, you should also closely review the following pages:
Chapter 1: pages 13-14
"I could swim when I was five." to "The roar from the reef became very distant."
Chapter 2: page 41
The paragraph that starts with the words "life became a race with the fire..."
Chapter 3: pages 55-57
Start with "Simon was not in the bathing pool as they had expected" and read through the rest of that chapter on page 57.
As you read the above pages, preview them for D, I, F, and S. You do not need to write the DIFS down anywhere. There is nothing I plan to collect for this last homework assignment.
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Annotate the handout of two paragraphs from LotF using the symbols d, i, and f. The quiz and collection of spirals have been postponed. Also, have your new IR book in your possession by Monday/Tuesday.
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Complete the 4-square for chapter 3 as discussed in class. Also, read chapter 4 and do the top two boxes of a new 4-square.
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Work on presentation. Read LotF, chapter three and do the top two boxes of a new 4-square.
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Work on presentation. Also, read chapter two of LotF and do the top two squares.
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Prepare for presentations. Also, scan LotF for 5+ vocabulary words and then complete the vocab. box of a 4-square for chapter two. You do not need to read chapter two yet.
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Make progress on your IR project.
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Start work on your independent reading project. See the attachment.
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Finish your IR book by this date.
Also, finish the two boxes on the right side of the 4-square for LotF, chapter one.
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Draft three must be submitted to turnitin.com by 8am. You will also need to bring a hard copy to class. Be sure to have hard copies of drafts one and two handy as well. Lastly, do #'s 1 and 5 from page 661 in your spirals if you haven't already.
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Draft two of the business letter is due. Make sure that your name and address is listed first. The date should come next, followed by your recipient's name and address. The entire letter should be left justified. Single space within items (paragraphs), but double space between. Make sure that you end your letter with something professional, such as "sincerely." Be sure to leave room to sign your business letter between "sincerely" and your typed name. Check to make sure that you transition from paragraph to paragraph smoothly. Finally, consider making any changes that your peers recommended.
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Draft four or more paragraphs of a business letter to an official at the local, state, or federal level. Remember that the prompt is to defend, challenge, or qualify the notion that summer vacation should be eliminated. Consider incorporating your personal experience. Make sure your letter includes at least two cd's, one of which should be a direct quote from the source you choose to include. Bring a hard copy to class.
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Finish the 4-square on your assigned article. Decide if you will defend, challenge, or qualify during the next writing assignment. Choose a recipient of the business letter you'll write in the future. Find that person's valid address, and seek out an additional source if necessary.
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Read either "Summer Vacation is Evil" by Matthew Yglesias, dated 7/24/13 or "The Power of Sleep" by Alice Park, dated 9/11/14. Start a first 4-square in your spiral notebook. Complete the top two boxes. You'll need to work with three or more vocabulary words and find three or more pertinent points.
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Read enough of your independent reading book to know whether or not you can commit to it this quarter.
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Do a third draft of the current writing assignment. Bring paper copies of all three drafts to class. You will also need electronic access to draft three during class. Finally, you will have to show me your IR book by the end of class.
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1. Complete the vocabulary box of the Outliers, chapter 9 4-square.
2. Based on the discussion we had about the terms for unit one, revise draft one of the first typed writing assignment. Bring a paper copy of draft two to class and be sure to save this latest copy electronically as you will have to submit an electronic version at some point.
3. You should also be in the process of finding an informational text to read on your own this quarter. However, I have officially pushed the deadline for having such a book in your possession from 9/1-2 to 9/3-4.
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1. Bring a spiral notebook to class.
2. Also, do a 1/2-page written response to the prompt: defend, challenge, or qualify Winn's argument that screen time has played a major role in diminishing the state of the family. Furthermore, it has numbed parents into accepting this diminished state.
*Double space the document and use font size 12. Bring a hard copy to class, but also make sure that you have electronic access to it.