English 12 (Period Per. 5) Assignments
- Instructor
- Ms. Lisa Greenhouse
- Term
- 2015-16 School Year
- Department
- English
- Description
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A Works Cited page for the recent essay is due. Use easybib. It's easy!
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Monster Mayhem
Prompt:What can you say about how contemporary artists have attempted to free villains of their villainous status? You must consider how the villains figure in Beowulf, Grendel, Grendel, Grendel, Sleeping Beauty, and Maleficent. Your response should be at least four paragraphs and contain at least four concrete details. The first and only draft of this essay is due on Wednesday, June 1st. If you show to class without it, you must participate in a seminar on a similar prompt in class that day. You need to bring a hard copy to class as well as submit an electronic copy to turnitin.com.
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Start your PowerPoint presentation.
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No official homework due.
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Study for a quiz on acts 4 and 5 of Macbeth. Also, spirals are due. I will expect to see spiral work for Beowulf, page 15 and beyond through the last 4-square for Macbeth.
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Finish reading Macbeth (5.5-5.7) and do the accompanying 4-square.
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Read 5.1-5.4 and do the accompanying 4-square.
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Finish the ethics 3-square that we started in class. Read 4.3 and do the accompanying 4-square.
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SRP final paper is due Tuesday. Make sure you review all handouts, especially pages 2 and 22 in the SRP handbook. Also, remember that the final checklist in worth an additional 10 points.
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Optional SRP Chromebook time on Monday afternoon from 3-5 pm:)
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If you're resubmitting your mandala, do so by Friday.
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No homework is due 4/27, but the SRP paper is due on 5/3. I'll be available from 3-4 on 4/26, 3-3:30 on 4/28, and 3-5 on 5/2.
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Read Macbeth 4.1-4.2 and do the accompanying 4-square.
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Mandala is due. Make sure your "people should" statement is typed, your reasoning is clear, and that you've labeled the statement as the correct theory. Also, finish editing a peer's SRP paper.
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Complete the visual part of your art project. Do not yet type up your "people should" statement. Also, read Act III, scenes 4-6 and do the accompanying 3-square.
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Read Act III, scenes 1-3 and do the accompanying 4-square. Also, bring magazine clippings to do the mandala art project.
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Complete the previously assigned 4-square for Act II, scenes one and two. Also, complete the Ethics 4-square that we started in class. Lastly, read the ethics article I distributed.
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typed rough draft of Parts I, II (including Works Cited w/ 5 sources), and III are due 4-11-16 (first day back from Spring Break). This item is worth 100 points. DO THE WORK EARLY--DONT WAIT UNTIL SPRING BREAK!!!!!! there will be time given in class to do this--come prepared everyday with your work!!!!
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HOME WORK: Final draft of 3-part research paper w/ perfected Works Cited due 4/19
CLASS WORK: students will peer edit and edit the rough drafts in class. Final checklists and reviews of last-minute detatils, including title page and cover page will be given. Students will evaluate sample research paper in cooperative groups.
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The following should be drafted before spring break: rough drafts due 4/11 to Ms. Greenhouse
Job Shadow Report: debrief the job-shadow experience in approximately 700 words(see your packet for more details)
Research Report:using approximately 100 words introduce the career, discuss education and skills required, salary, motivational aspects of job, and characterize stress levels (see your packet for more details)
All Students:conclusion of approximately 300 words (see packet for details)
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4-Square for Act 2, Scene 1-2 due
Have read Act 2. Scenes 3-4 and be ready to discuss.
You will start Act III with Ms Greenhouse at the beginning of your last quarter of high school (4/11)
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Meet at the Little Theater for a workshop and selected scenes from Macbeth.
Remember no food or drink.
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Begin working on Macbeth in class
Continue getting those Senior Project time sheets, rubrics, research cards turned in....better late than never....
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worked in groups today to research and provide background to class assignment of Macbeth. presentations will continue until next class. Practice and Participation credit will be given.
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reviewed parts II and III of Senior Project. Handed out Skeleton Outline:Part IIB in class. Time will be given in class over the next week to complete in class. Early submits of outline will receive bonus points.
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Socratic Seminar on Beowulf. It will be the final grade for Beowulf.
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Final test/writing assignment on Beowulf. see previous assignment for details.
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Discussion in class on theme topics distributed in class on 3/1 and listed below. The writing assignment/final test for Beowulf will be 3/7--45 minute writing assignment on Chrome book, with book, but NO notes, to be turned into Turnitin.com.
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1) nature of fame. is it hubris? have things changed?
2)eye for an eye vs justice court system of today
3)appeal of hero/villain story. how is Beowulf a hero? why does story endure?
4)what is a warrior?
5)what is a King?
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SENIOR PROJECT TIMELINES:
job shadowing: hours time cards due. (100 points). Time cards can be submitted by students in class, but rubrics must be directly mailed to the instructor (that will be Ms. Greenhouse at SPHS .
research paper: 20 note cards of reference research due (50 points)
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Beowulf--last 20 minutes of poem in class
start review
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Spirals due! I will keep them over the weekend.
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Quiz on Beowulf through the battle where Grendel is wounded.
We read through pages 123 in class on 2/10. Your 5th 4 square should reflect page 69 the chase of Grendel, through the death of Aeschere on page 93, and through the death of Grendel's mother (page 125).
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we are now up to page 71 in Beowulf. you should have 4 4 squares. 1) pgs 3-15, 16-31, 32-43, and 44-69. pages do not need to be exact, but should reflect the chunks we do in class.
There will be a quiz on this first section through the maiming of Grendel next week after the 4 day weekend, probably Tuesday. Do not worry, just review the vocabulary I have emphasized, setting, and who is who and you, along with the main action and should be fine.
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Interim Assessment for English. All students will participate. Only 15 questions. General Reading Comprehension. Bring ear buds
Continuing with Beowulf in class
Senior Project at home. Start arranging Job Shadowing or start working on your research( see page 33 in your packet).
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Senior Project
Hard copy of the following packet: for senior project 100 points
1)cover sheet 2)Introduction paragraph telling me who you are and what you are investigating 3)copy of your survey questions 4)data sheet compilation 5)data charts with explanation beneath each chart 5) interview summary/or question answer format
Beowulf
through page 31 with two 4 squares
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Beowulf: read to pg 31
Vocabulary: kennings: metaphorical compounds words or phrases, i.e., "whale-road", "battle flasher", "bone rings" used especially in Old English and Old Norse poetry. Beowulf is rife with kennings.
Make a Kenning to describe yourself.
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New Due date for Data summary and Interview for full credit 100 points
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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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10 surveys and single interview transcript are due.
last chunk of BLCS and 4 square
we will start to discuss and prepare for final
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Read second 20 page chunk in BLCS Part III (up to pg 138) and do 4 square.
Keep working on Senior Project
There are still people missing the quiz on Part II of BLCS from 12/18. Make it up!
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BLCS read 20 pages each class session and complete 4 square: Vocab, Events, Theme, DIFS. This will put you on track for final on Jan. 21, 8 AM.
continue to work towards Jan 13 due date for senior project.
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Prepare for the quiz on pages 45-105 of BLCS. Spirals will not be accepted in January. Turn yours in if you haven't already!
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Read pages 79-105 in BLCS and do the top two boxes of a new 4-square. Also, a hard copy of the draft of the interview questions is due. Have spirals handy for grading everyday.
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A hard copy of the draft of the survey is due. It should include 10-15 questions. Have spirals handy for grading everyday.
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Read 66-79 and do the top two boxes of a new 4-square. Also, your SRP contact list (pages 11-12) is due. Leave no cell blank.
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Read 45-65 and do the top two boxes of a new 4-square.
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Read pages 21-40 and complete the 3-square.
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Read the first 20 pages of BLCS and complete the top two boxes of the first 4-square. Also, decide if you want to partner up for the SRP project or not.
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Give some thought to whether you'd like to work on the SRP with a partner or not. Remember that this project lasts until the end of the year. That's a long time to work collaboratively with a single person. Can your relationship handle the stress? Make sure you bring the SRP booklet and your copy of Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress to class with you on 11/30.
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The following SRP paperwork is due:
Signed parent letter
The two-sided Unresolved Societal Issues handout
The first page of the Naviance Career Interest handouts
The 1/2 page affirmation that explains which CNN hero you voted for and why.
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A works cited page for the recent essay is due. Use easybib. It's easy!
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Bring hard copies of drafts 1 and 2 to class. Also, submit draft 2 to turnitin.com by 8am on Thursday.
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A rough draft of the synthesis paper on the summer vacation question is due on Monday. Have a hard copy in class with you as well as electronic access to the draft via google docs.
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Find an article if you still need to and attach a 2-square with three vocabulary words and three pertinent events. Also, draft a thesis and record which five quotes from which three sources you will use in your paper. You may ultimately decide to paraphrase all five cd's. However, for Thursday, record the direct quotes. You must be able to show this to me in a google doc at the beginning of class on Thursday.
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Prepare for Tuesday's quiz. Make sure you really know the two articles I assigned this week. I gave you a hard copy of Alice Park's "The Power of Sleep" and there is a link to "Summer Vacation is Evil" in another recent homework posting. The quiz will also revisit chapter 9 from Outliers. There will be no strictly vocabulary questions on the quiz. Do know the DIFS notes very well and be able to apply them to passages. Remember that the DIFS steps can be found on an attachment to a recent homework posting.
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Prepare for the seminar if you haven't yet gone. Read the article about sleep and find and print a pro-summer vacation article. Also, continue to have spirals handy for grading.
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There will be a Socratic seminar in class on Wednesday. You can use Outliers and one double-sided page of hand-written notes during the seminar. You may NOT use your spirals. However, DO bring your spirals to class. You should prepare 2+ quotes to answer all five of the potential seminar questions.
For question one, you'll need to follow the link to the article about summer vacation. http://www.slate.com/articles/business/moneybox/2013/07/summer_learning_loss_summer_vacation_hurts_kids_in_school_and_is_especially.html
For question five, you'll need to complete the DIFS notes we took in class today by seeing the attachment and adding the 4-5 steps to each of the four boxes.
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Make sure you complete all 4 boxes of your group's assigned section of chapter 7 or 8 in your personal spiral. Also, make sure all the information that was on the board today makes its way into the vocab and pertinent points boxes for all chapter 7 and 8 4-squares.
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Read your assigned approximate 20 pages carefully. When your groups meet on Tuesday, you will only get 30 minutes to complete your group's 4 square and decide what to present to your classmates. Plan to turn in spirals and take a quiz on Thursday.
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Finish reading chapter 5 of Outliers and do the top two boxes of a new 4-square.
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Read chapter four of Outliers and do the accompanying 3-square. Also, if chapter three's 4-square isn't done, finish it before class. Lastly, prepare for a quiz on chapters 1-4.
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Read Outliers, chapter 3 and do the top two boxes of a new 4-square. If you haven't completed the chapter 2 4-square, then do so now.
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Read chapter two and do the top two boxes of a new 4-square in your spirals.
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Do a 3rd draft of the personal statement. Bring hard copies of all three drafts to class. Also, submit to turnitin.com by 8am on Tuesday morning. Finally, read the first chapter of Outliers and do the top two boxes of a 4-square in your spirals.
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Do draft two of the personal statement. Bring a hard copy to class. Also, return Funny in Farsi and The Things They Carried to the library. Then pick up Outliers if you haven't already. You will need it in class on Thursday and the library is closed that day.
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Complete both sides of the personal statement brainstorm. Then, write a first draft of the personal statement. There are eight prompts to choose from, three UC and five Common Application prompts. Bring a hard copy to class on Tuesday.
If you choose one of the UC prompts, then your word count must be between 250 and 750 words. See the link below.
If you choose one of the Common Application prompts, your word count must be between 250-650 words.
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Read the last chapter of The Things They Carried. Remember that Friday's quiz could cover anything in the two assigned chapters as well as the small packet about the Vietnam war and the bio of Tim O'Brien.
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Read the small packet about O'Brien and the Vietnam war. A quiz on Friday could cover questions about this small packet as well as the first and last chapters of The Things They Carried. Additionally, please be ready to do your 2nd 3 Minutes packet presentation at the beginning of class Wednesday if your group didn't present on Monday.
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Read through page 26 in The Things They Carried. Those with photocopies should read the whole packet except for the last half page. Also, have an independent reading book to show me in class.
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Read the rest of the reading packet. Groups that didn't present today should be ready to present their first assigned reading at the beginning of class.
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Read pages 1-18 in the reading packet; that's about half of the packet. You'll get a good part of the period to prepare to present your group's two passages. Then, you could be asked to actually present towards the end of the period. So, in addition to reading the first 18 pages, make sure you've read both your passages a few times. Lastly, remember to have an independent reading book with you on Tuesday.
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Finish Funny in Farsi and do free write #6 by responding to this question: do you believe people can be "rich" without money? Explain and give examples. Your response should be a full page.
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Read through page 166 in Funny in Farsi and do a fifth free write. Choose one of the topics below:
1. Do your parents have a good idea of the type of person they think you should marry someday?
2. Do you have an earthquake story to tell?
3. What physical feature of yours would you change if you could? Why? Will you?
4. What are your views on beauty pageants?
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Read through page 110 in Funny in Farsi and do just one additional free write in your spirals. The free write should an entire page and respond to one of the following prompts:
1. Write about a time you had trouble acquiring some skill.
2. Do you think Americans have a weird fascination with cheap free things?
3. Do you agree that there are good and bad people from every religion?
4. Do you have a story to tell about encountering a famous person?
5. How connected is your extended family?
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1. Submit an electronic copy of the first typed assignment to turnitin.com. You will first need to create an account unless you already have one. Use the following information to enroll in the section/class 2015-2016 English 12 Per 5:
Class ID: 10539487
Password: GhouseSnrs (password is case sensitive)
2. Read through page 67 in Funny in Farsi. Then do a second full-page free write in your spiral notebook. Suggested topics from this assigned reading are:
Tell about:
-a time assumptions were made about your based on your ethnicity.
-a summer camp experience.
-a Las Vegas experience.
-your vision of an ideal vacation.
-trouble your name has caused you.
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Do a third draft of the current half-page writing assignment. It must be typed and double spaced in font size 12. Remember to clearly address the prompt and make an attempt at interesting diction. Bring a hard copy to class and also make sure you have electronic access to it during class on Friday.