Honors English 10 (Period Per. 1) Assignments

 

Period 1:  Tuesday, June 6 - 8:00-10:00 a.m.

Period 2:  Wednesday, June 7 - 8:00-10:00 a.m.

Period 7:  Friday, June 9 - 9:00-11:00 a.m.

 

 

1.  Your blue literature book, marked with your quotes for the Julius Caesar essay

2.  #2 pencil

3.  All ungraded Julius Caesar guides, which I will collect and score

 

 

1.  Julius Caesar test: Go over your Julius Caesar study guides. Quotes on the test will be strongly representative of each character. You will be expected to identify literary devices from the play, but you should be able to identify examples of metaphor, personification, foreshadowing, allusion, etc. without even reading the play!

 

2.  Julius Caesar essay: The essay (which is really a long analysis paragraph) will focus on an author's message regarding your chosen topic (betrayal, loyalty, politics, manipulation, and the personal quest for power). You might want to give some thought to a strong author's message regarding your theme, and one that can be supported by the quotes you have chosen. Read over your quotes - collectively, they should give you some ideas. Perhaps also give some thought to a hook!

 

 

Homework due Friday, June 2 for Period 1, and Monday, June 5 for Period 2:

 

 

Because we need to focus on the last of the Julius Caesar study guides, we will not have the test on Word Roots 25-26, so there is no homework due!

Homework due Wednesday, May 31 for Period 1, and Thursday, June 1 for Period 2:

 

1.  Julius Caesar: Read and complete the last study guide for Act V, Scenes iii-iv-v.

 

2.  Vocabulary 8:  Make flash cards and study for the test.

 

3.  Prepare for Final Exam Julius Caesar Analysis Paragraph:  Mark your four (or more) quotes in your big, blue literature textbook, based on an author's message you will devise for your chosen topic. Choose from: politics, loyalty, betrayal, the manipulation of others, or the personal quest for power.  Bring your book to class!

Homework due Friday, May 26 for Period 1, and Tuesday, May 30 for Period 2:

 

1.  Julius Caesar:  Read and complete the study guide for Act V, Scenes i and ii.

 

2.  Word Roots 23-24:  Make flash cards and study for the test.

 

Homework due Wednesday, May 24 for Period 1, and Thursday, May 25 for Period 2:

 

1.  Julius Caesar:  Read and complete study guide for Act IV, Scene iii.

 

2.  Word Roots:  Complete list 26.

Homework due Monday, May 22 for Period 1, and Tuesday, May 23 for Period 2:

 

Julius Caesar:  Read and complete the study guide for Act IV, Scenes i-ii.

Homework due Thursday, May 18 for Period 1, and Friday, May 19 for Period 2:

 

1.  Julius Caesar: Read and complete study guide for Act III, Scene 2.

 

2.  Word Roots: Complete list 25.

Homework due Tuesday, May 16 for Period 1, and Wednesday, May 17 for Period 2:

 

Julius Caesar:  Read and complete study guide for Act III, Scene 1.

Homework due Wednesday, May 10 for Period 1, and Thursday, May 11 for Period 2:

 

Julius Caesar:  Read and complete the study guide for Act II, Scene 1, line 162 to the end of the scene.

 

The calendar also says you should create a PowerPoint for Vocabulary 9, but ignore that - we are still in List 8!

Homework due Monday, May 8 for Period 1, and Tuesday, May 9 for Period 2:

 

1.  Julius Caesar:  Read and complete the study guide for Act I, Scene ii, line 79 to end and Scene iii, AND Act II, Scene i to line 161.

 

2.  I-Search Cover Page:  Print (preferably in color) and bring in a copy of your I-Search cover page for classroom display.

Homework due Thursday, May 4 for Period 1, and Friday, Cinco de Mayo for Period 2:

 

CHANGE ON THE CALENDAR! We have not had time for Vocabulary 8 presentations, so the test is moved back, back, back indefinitely. Instead....

 

1.  Word Roots 21-22:  Make flash cards and study for the test, which has been moved to Thursday and Friday this week. If you missed class on Tuesday because of the A.P. Computer Science test, you can stop by the classroom on Wednesday to pick up the flash card sheet, or just make your own flash cards.

 

2.  Word Roots 23-24:  Complete both lists.

Homework due Tuesday, May 2 for Period 1, and Wednesday, May 3 for Period 2:

 

Julius Caesar:  Read the play in the blue literature textbook only and complete the study guide for Act I, Scene I, and Scene 2 to line 78.

 

You cannot read the play in any other source, including online, because the page numbers and line numbers to which I refer will not be the same in another source, nor will the sidebar notes be the same. The study guides direct you to pages, lines, and sidebar notes!

Homework due Friday, April 28 for Period 1, and Monday, May 1 for Period 2:

 

Night:  Study all study guides for literature test on Night.

Homework due Wednesday, April 26 for Period 1, and Thursday, April 27 for Period 2:

 

1.  Word Roots 19-20:  Make flash cards and study for test.

 

2.  Word Roots 21-22:  Complete the lists.

Homework due Monday, April 24 for Period 1, and Tuesday, April 25 for Period 2:

 

Night:  Complete last study guide for Chs. 7-8-9.

Homework due Thursday, April 20 for Period 1, and Friday, April 21 for Period 2:

 

Night:  Read and complete study guides for Chapters 5 and 6.

Homework due Tuesday, April 18 for Period 1, and Wednesday, April 19 for Period 2:

 

 

View checklist for format in your hand-out titled "Writing the I-Search Paper," and scrutinize the rubric. Make sure you have addressed all requirements, including submitting to Turnitin and printing the Text Only Originality Report.

 

Attached is a PDF sample of a completed I-Search paper, with notes on the side identifying the paragraphs. View at 75%. Note that the header in the upper-right corner begins with page 1 on the first page of text, and ends with the final page numbers on the Works Cited pages. Check carefully to make sure you have a minimum of seven paragraphs in your paper:  1) opening,  2) first body paragraph about organizing research and writing your business letter,  3-4-5-6) regular body paragraphs on outline sections I-II-III-IV,  7) closing paragraph. I graded two body paragraphs - you are on your own for the other two!

 

The cover page and outline are not part of this larger document, because if so, the header would appear on those pages (which you do not want). Print them separately. Note that the outline includes the main research question.

 

 

1.  If your email recipient answered you after you wrote your opening, make sure you revise your opening to include that he/she answered, and what they said.

2.  If your email recipient answered and you used their information in the paper, do not forget to list that person as a source on your Works Cited page, formatted as an email.

3.  If you used information from any sources found after you wrote your initial Works Cited page, add them to the page!

4.  If you did not actually use and cite any one of your sources already on your Works Cited page, remove them from the page! You still need a minimum of 10 sources, however.

5.  If the A-B-C-D sections from your outline are not in A-B-C-D order in your body paragraph, then change the order on your outline so that outline section matches your body paragraph.

6. Do not wait until the morning the paper is due to submit to Turnitin - it may take a while for the O.R. to show up.

 

Homework due Friday, April 14 for Period 1, and Monday, April 17 for Period 2:

 

1.  I-Search Closing Paragraph: Make sure you view the checklist for the requirements of the paragraph in your "Writing the I-Search Paper" hand-out. Write a good clincher as the last sentence, which circles back around either to your hook, or to something else memorable from your opening paragraph.

 

2.  I-Search Cover page: I have attached examples below in a PDF - change the size to view at 50% to see each page separately. An appropriate image must cover most of the page. Your creative title must be placed in a position that makes it easy to read - in a color box, if needed. Your "heading" information belongs near the bottom of the page, either centered or in an appropriate position so the image is not interfering with your text. Place in a color box, if needed. The date should be your due date. Print in COLOR, if possible.

Homework due Wednesday, April 12 for Period 1 and Thursday, April 13 for Period 2:

 

1.  I-Search body paragraph:  First, make sure you have revised your outline according to the comments on the graded outline. Then write a second regular body paragraph, reporting on your research. Take a look at your graded paragraph to see where you went right and where you went wrong! Make sure you type your main research question above the paragraph. Print the document.

 

2.  Night:  Read Ch. 4 and complete the study guide.

Homework due Thursday, March 30 for Period 1, and Friday, March 31 for Period 2:

 

If you committed to bringing a treat, don't forget to bring it! You can drop it off in the classroom in the morning if you want.

 

1.  Night:  Read and complete the study guide for Ch. 3.

 

2.  Word Roots:  Complete lists 19-20.

Homework due Tuesday, March 28 for Period 1, and Wednesday, March 29 for Period 2:

 

1.  I-Search Appendix Page:  Follow directions on hand-out BUT type a proper heading in the upper left. You are looking for statistics, graphs, or charts relevant to your research, but images are acceptable, also. Make sure you cite your source with the full source information (just as it will appear on your Works Cited page when you add it) below the source, graph, or images.

 

2.  Vocabulary 8 PowerPoint:  For this list on Confused and Misused Words, you must get your information from the little American Heritage book titled 100 Words Almost Everyone Confuses and Misuses, which is in the classroom or behind the circulation desk at the library (just ask for it). If you are referred to Merriam-Webster Online instead, make sure you write down the specific definitions that are indicated on the vocab. list. When you email me the PowerPoint, type "Vocabulary 8 - Period 1 (or 2)" on the subject line.

Homework due Friday, March 24 for Period 1, and Monday, March 27 for Period 2:

 

1.  I-Search First Regular Body Paragraph:  Follow the checklist for "Subsequent Body Paragraphs" on "Writing the I-Search Paper." Your paragraph must have a topic sentence and closing sentence, and report both your questions and your answers. Remember to properly cite the source of every fact from your notes, and also remember to include reflection about the research process. Proofread before you print.

 

2.  Night:  Complete the guide for Chapter 2.

Homework due Wednesday, March 22 for Period 1, and Thursday, March 23 for Period 2:

 

 

1.  I-Search Outline:  Make sure outline is formatted properly! Revise your current outline if needed. New Information: Please type your main research question on the outline, word for word, between the title and the Roman numeral I section. 

 

2.  Vocabulary 7:  Make flash cards and study for the test. Make sure you know which of the fallacies fall within these three groups:  Fallacies that change the subject, fallacies that miss the point, and fallacies that appeal to emotion.

Homework due Thursday, March 16 for Period 1, and Friday, March 17 for Period 2:

 

1.  Research 6:  Two sources, any type, with a full page of notes between the two sources. Do not forget to match up your notes with your outline numbers.

 

2.  Night Introduction:  Type a document with a proper heading. The first part of the assignment involves research on Elie Wiesel; the second part involves watching two short videos, and then responding to a prompt about the videos that will go into your Writing grade. The entire document must be double-spaced. Do not forget to submit to Turnitin under Holocaust Reflection and print the Text Only Originality Report.

 

 

Homework due Friday, March 10 for Period 1, and Monday, March 13 for Period 2:

 

 

 

Homework due Wednesday, March 8 for Period 1, and Thursday, March 9 for Period 2:

 

1.  I-Search Research 4:  Two new sources (can be regular Internet sources, database sources, print periodicals, or books) and a half-page of notes on each.

 

2.  Word Roots: Make flash cards and study for the test on lists 17-18.

Homework due Friday, March 3 for Period 1, and Tuesday, March 7 for Period 2:

 

1.  I-Search Research 3:  Find two new database sources from the school databases (see the second page of the hand-out on Evaluating Research) and take half a page of notes on each. Make sure you write out the source information correctly, and match up your notes with your outline.

 

2.  Word Roots:  Complete List 18.

Homework due Monday, February 27 for Period 1, and Tuesday, February 28 for Period 2:

 

 

Homework due Thursday, February 23 for Period 1, and Friday, February 24 for Period 2:

 

1.  I-Search Business Letter:  Pay attention to the instructions and the rubric! Besides your printed letter and Turnitin O.R., make sure you have the instruction packet in class to staple to your documents. The score for this letter is going in the Writing portion of your grade.

 

2.  Word Roots:  Complete list 17.

Homework due Monday, February 13 for Period 1, and Tuesday, February 14 for Period 2:

 

1.  I-Search Questions worksheet:  Complete information on page 2, and then brainstorm 25 questions about your main research question. Last, read over your 25 questions and put a star or check mark in the left margin for the 15 most important questions.

 

2.  I-Search Business Letter Recipient:  Find a recipient to whom you can email. This person must be a professional (active or retired) in the field of your main research question. Type up and print a document with proper heading, double spaced, in Times New Roman 12 point. Include the following:

 

 

Homework due Thursday, February 9 for Period 1, and Friday, February 10 for Period 2:

 

Word Roots 15-16:  Make flash cards and study for the test.

Homework due Tuesday, February 7 for Period 1, and Wednesday, February 8 for Period 2:

 

I-Search Choosing & Narrowing a Topic:  Follow directions carefully to develop three topics into main research questions on the last two pages of the packet you received in class.

 

Remember that two of the three must be from the topics I numbered on your graded Personal Profile. The third topic can be anything you want - the topic did not need to appear on your Profile, or, you can choose a third topic from your Profile.

 

Your main research questions should have some aspect of arguability; in other words, your research should lead to a conclusion regarding your gathered information and evidence. Remember that you are not writing a report, such as providing expository information on the planet Jupiter or on how the electoral college works. You will be conducting an investigation on a narrowed yet multi-faceted question, for which you research relevant information in order to (we are hoping) thoroughly answer your question.  

 

Be thoughtful about this assignment, because you will spend the next twelve weeks researching one of your three main research questions!  

Homework due Friday, February 3 for Period 1, and Monday, February 6 for Period 2:

 

Tone Shift Analysis 2:  Carefully scrutinize your first Tone Shift analysis to see where you went right, and where you went wrong. View the rubric (posted below). Type your analysis, meeting all requirements of the rubric, and submit to Turnitin under Tone Shift Analysis 2. Print your document and the Text Only Report O.R. I have also attached the original hand-out, below.

 

Homework due Wednesday, February 1 for Period 1, and Thursday, February 2 for Period 2:

 

I-Search Personal Profile:  Make sure you follow directions for each question carefully! Submit to Turnitin, but do not print the O.R. - just print the original document. Remember that your answers will lead to your research topic, so make them thoughtful!

Homework due Monday, January 30 for Period 1, and Tuesday, January 31 for Period 2:

 

Vocabulary 6 Skit:  Prepare a courtroom skit for your assigned term regarding inductive reasoning or inductive fallacies. Your typed and printed script should show the term being used as a persuasive device in a court of law. This might mean that the prosecuting attorney is trying to convince the jury that the defendant should be found guilty, or that the defense attorney is trying to convince the jury that the defendant should be declared innocent. As Johnny Cochran said, "If the glove don't fit, you must acquit!"

 

You must have a prop in the form of physical evidence to show the jury. This can be an item, a photo, a chart of statistics, etc.

Homework due Friday, January 20 for Period 1, and Monday, January 23 for Period 2:

 

Vocabulary 5:  Make flash cards and study for the test. You will not be responsible for spelling the words (you will have a word bank) and there are no functions for these terms - you will need to know the definition of each term and be able to recognize each term in an example.

 

You will also need to know the following: considering affirming the antecedent, denying the consequent, denying the antecedent, and affirming the consequent: which two are sound deductive arguments, and which two are unsound deductive arguments?

Homework due Wednesday, January 18 for Period 1, and Thursday, January 19 for Period 2:

 

Antigone:  Last study guide, for pp 35-52.

 

Also be preparing for the final exam by beginning to study your vocabulary terms from Lists 1-4, and deciding on an author's message from Antigone. Remember you should find four quotes to support your message.

Homework due Friday, January 13 for Period 1, and Tuesday, January 17 for Period 2:

 

 

Word Roots:  Complete lists 15-16.

 

Note:  If you are a girl and are interested in pursuing a career in medicine and/or medical engineering, you can apply for the Perry Outreach Program. This is a free, one-day event being held Saturday, April 22 at the Orthopaedic Institute for Children in L.A., at which students will be given presentations by women in the health industry, and be allowed to perform mock orthopaedic surgeries and biomechanics experiments. If you are interested in applying, go to  www.perryinitiative.org  and access the application.

Homework due Wednesday, January 11 for Period 1, and Thursday, November 12 for Period 2:

 

Antigone:  Complete the study guide for pp 20-34.

 

Have a wonderful holiday,

and be present and engaged with your family!

Homework due Tuesday, December 20 for Period 1, and Wednesday, December 21 for Period 2:

 

Word Roots:  Make flash cards and study for the test on lists 13-14.

Homework due Friday, December 16 for Period 1, and Monday, December 19 for Period 2:

 

Antigone:  Complete study guide for pp 1-19. You may refer to the text in your big blue literature book to check for understanding, but remember that the study guide asks questions on the poetic text in the little Dover edition.

 

Note: I have mentioned to you that you should seek out opportunities, especially for the summer, in which you can expand your horizons. Here is an interesting summer learning opportunity if you are interested in journalism:

 

REMINDER: You will have your first homework assignment in Antigone on Wednesday, and you cannot check out the book until you have turned in your Alchemist and True Diary books! Don't forget to bring them to school!

 

Homework due Wednesday, December 14 for Period 1, and Thursday, December 15 for Period 2:

 

Word Roots: Complete lists 13-14.

NOTE:  You will have your first homework assignment in Antigone on Thursday, and you cannot check out the book until you have turned in your Alchemist and True Diary books! Don't forget to bring them to school!

 

Homework due Monday, December 12 for Period 1, and Tuesday, December 13 for Period 2:

 

 

2.  Vocabulary 5 PowerPoint:  Read the information about your term carefully in the "Deductive and Inductive Arguments" packet. 

 

Your PowerPoint must have two example slides (and your examples can come from the packet), but does not need a function slide. Make sure you include a Yes-No-Why slide and a Sources slide for your images.

 

Do not seek information online unless you have been assigned "fallacy" or "equivocation" - all information for the other terms must come from the packet or from the vocabulary list!

 

Email me your PowerPoint with the subject line "Vocabulary 5 - Period 1 (or 2)." If you have any questions about your term, make sure you email me, but make the subject line "Question about vocabulary."

 

 

Homework due Thursday, December 8 for Period 1, and Friday, December 9 for Period 2:

 

The Alchemist:  Study for test on pp 87-116 (two study guides).

Homework due Tuesday, December 6 for Period 1, and Wednesday, December 7 for Period 2:

 

1.  Socratic Seminar Reflection:  Typed, double spaced, with proper heading, and submitted to Turnitin. Print your document and your O.R., and also bring to class your notes taken during the seminar.

 

Read the prompt carefully and follow directions: You are writing about one of the twelve themes, and how something said during discussion brought you to a new realization regarding that theme, as relevant to both novels. Must have at least one concrete example and one quote from each book. As always, write a good hook and a good clincher. See the rubric below so you know how your Reflection will be graded.

 

2.  Prepare for the Vocabulary 4 test:  Make flash cards and study for the test. As on the previous tests, you will be tested on spelling, definitions, functions, and being able to recognize an example of the rhetorical device.

Homework due Wednesday, November 30 for Period 1, and Thursday, December 1 for Period 2:

 

Alchemist or True Diary quote tags:  Find your next 12 quote tags in either book, referring to the list on the Socratic Seminar hand-out. Be sure to mark the quotes with labeled Post-Its.

Homework due Thursday, November 17 for Period 1, and Friday, November 18 for Period 2:

 

 

2.  True Diary Quote Tags:  In preparation for the Socratic Seminar, find one quote for each of the twelve themes for discussion listed on your Socratic Seminar hand-out. Mark the page of each quote with a Post-It or other device, such as a paper clip and a tag. Each tag must be marked with the topic (such as "Disloyalty") so the topic name shows outside the page edge. The tag should be placed near the quote.

Homework due Wednesday, November 9 for Period 1, and Thursday, November 10 for Period 2:

 

Alchemist Test:  Study your study guides for the Alchemist test on pp 1-87. Do not just read the questions and answers - have someone quiz you!

Homework due Monday, November 7 for Period 1, and Tuesday, November 8 for Period 2:

 

1.  Greek Theatre PowerPoint:  Check your hand-out to make sure you follow all directions: You need 6-10 content slides, plus a title slide and Sources slide. No more than four short bullet points per slide in readable text, great graphics, and sources listed in MLA format. When you email to me, type "Greek Theatre - Per. 1 (or 2)" in the subject line, please.

 

2.  The Alchemist:  Study guide for pp 116-167. See Word doc attached below. Do not forget to submit to Turnitin.

Homecoming! No homework due in class Friday, November 4!

 

Homework due Wednesday, November 2 for Period 1, and Thursday, November 3 for Period 2:

 

1.  Ancient Greek Theatre Research:  Research from a minimum of three sources for your assigned topic on the hand-out. You can copy and paste sections from a web page onto a Word doc, or print entire web pages. If you copy and paste on a doc, make sure you also copy and paste the URL of the site! Highlight (with a yellow highlighter) the information which is most relevant to your topic if you print entire web pages.

 

For Period 1: Sorry I did not get the MLA format guide to you during class! I will distribute on Wednesday; in the meantime, the document is attached below. Numbers 13, 14, and 15 on page 4 will be most useful to you. Read the general information on the first page, also, and especially note #s 10-13, which discuss the most recent changes for the 8th Edition.

 

2.  Vocabulary 4 PowerPoint:  Review the rubric at the end of the hand-out on Vocabulary Presentations to make sure you address all requirements and number of slides for your assigned term or literary genre. Email to me, and type on the subject line of the email "Vocabulary - Period 1 (or 2)."

Homework due Friday, October 28 for Period 1, and Tuesday, November 1 for Period 2:

 

The Alchemist: Study guide for pp 87-116. Do not forget to turn in to Turnitin! See the Word document attached below.

 

 

Vocabulary 4 PowerPoint:  Here are the directions in case you are in Period 2 and want to work on this project over the weekend. The PP is due Thursday, Nov. 3:

 

 

Homework due Wednesday, October 26 for Period 1, and Thursday, October 27 for Period 2:

 

College Personal Statement Rewrite!  Address all comments and corrections on your original essay! Submit the rewrite to Turnitin under College Personal Statement - Revision 1. Print the new document and the Turnitin O.R., and bring to class with your original essay.

Homework due Monday, October 24 for Period 1, and Tuesday, October 25 for Period 2:

 

Vocabulary 3:  Make flash cards and study for the test. Remember you are tested on spelling, definitions, and functions, and you must be able to identify an example of each device.

Homework due Thursday, October 20 for Period 1, and Friday, October 21 for Period 2:

 

REMINDER: Go through the closets at your house and find old but usable shoes you can donate for the Skills USA Shoe Drive! Deadline is Thursday!

 

The Alchemist:  Complete the study guide for pp 59-87, and print, using the document attached below. Remember to submit to Turnitin!

Homework due Tuesday, October 18 for Period 1, and Wednesday, October 19 for Period 2:

 

Word Roots:  Make flash cards and study for the test on Lists 9 and 10.

Homework due Friday, October 14 for Period 1, and Monday, October 17 for Period 2:

 

The Alchemist:  Complete the study guide for pp 25-59 using the attached Word document below, and print. Submit to Turnitin under Alchemist 25-59, but do not print the O.R. 

Homework due Monday, October 10 for Period 1 and Tuesday, October 11 for Period 2:

 

Word Roots: Complete Lists 9-10.

Homework due Thursday, October 6 for Period 1, and Friday, October 7 for Period 2:

 

 

Word Roots 7-8:  Make flash cards and study for the quiz.

Homework due Tuesday, October 4 for Period 1, and Wednesday, October 5 for Period 2:

 

1.  Vocabulary 2:  Make flash cards and study for the Vocabulary 2 test.

 

2.  Vocabulary 3:  Typed courtroom skit script, with prop. If you have any doubt about how your assigned term is used, or how you can use the device persuasively in a courtroom scene, make sure you email me. And I do NOT mean the night before the assignment is due!

 

I have attached a skit example. Note that the details of the case are briefly announced at the beginning of the skit so the audience knows who is on trial, and possibly why. In this skit, the accusation is made known at the end.

Homework due Friday, Sept. 30 for Period 1, and Monday, October 3 for Period 2:

 

CHANGE IN CALENDAR: True Diary and Vocabulary 2 tests rescheduled.

 

1.  True Diary:  Study the guides for pp 118-230 for the test on those pages.

 

2.  Word Roots: Complete lists 7-8.

 

3.  Vocabulary 3 Courtroom Skit: Due Tues., October 4 for Period 1, and Wed., October 5 for Period 2. Follow directions for typing skit on the back of the Vocabulary 3 hand-out.

 

The Vocabulary 2 test is scheduled for Tues., October 4 for Period 1, and Wed., October 5 for Period 2.

Homework due Wednesday, Sept. 28 for Period 1, and Thursday, Sept. 29 for Period 2:

 

College Personal Statement: Typed, with Originality Report. Have the following in class:

 

a.  Typed original document, double-spaced, Times New Roman 12 pt., proper heading, etc. Check the format requirements on your instructions hand-out.

b.  Turnitin Text Only Originality Report.

c.  Graded Ideas document with your three ideas.

d.  Graded Opening Paragraph document.

e.  The hand-out on the paper with instructions and rubric.

 

 

Also....CHANGE IN CALENDAR! The True Diary test has been moved to Friday for Period 1, and to the following Monday for Period 2!

 

 

Homework due Monday, September 26 for Period 1, and Tuesday, September 27 for Period 2:

 

1.  True Diary:  Study pp 118-230 for the test.

 

2.  Author's Message Analysis:  Follow directions carefully. Type your analysis for your assigned speech/text. Submit to Turnitin under Author's Message Analysis 1 and print your original doc and the Text Only Originality Report. I will be expecting the correct O.R. this time, and on time - no excuses!

 

See attached document below for a breakdown of my analysis for President Lincoln's Second Inaugural Speech.

Homework due Thursday, Sept. 22 for Period 1, and Friday, Sept. 23 for Period 2:

 

1.  Roots 5 & 6:  Make flash cards and study for the quiz.

 

2.  Tone Shift Analysis:  Following directions carefully, write a tone shift analysis for your assigned section in the packet. Begin by placing the speech or article in context, such as writing "In his resignation speech, President Nixon's initial tones were..." or "In an article explaining why Nazi troops abandoned Rome to the Allied Forces, the initial tones in the article are..." 

 

After identifying initial tones, tell how the tones contribute to a larger idea, such as author's message, conflict, etc. (see list below). Make sure you include short quotes to support your tones. Then identify the tones after the tone shift, again telling how they contribute to a larger idea. Finally, tell how the four tones and the shift contribute to a larger idea of analysis. 

 

Submit to Turnitin under Tone Shift Analysis, and print the original Word doc and the Turnitin Text Only Originality Report.

 

Choices for extending your analysis are to relate the tones to:

 

Mood, theme, author's message, plot, characterization, conflict, foreshadowing, or suspense.

Homework due Tuesday, Sept. 20 for Period 1, and Wednesday, Sept. 21 for Period 2:

 

1.  True Diary:  Complete study guide for pp 197-230 (last pages!)

 

2.  Word Roots:  Complete Lists 5 and 6. These are suffixes. You can find them on the Merriam-Webster website at  m-w.com  by typing in the suffix including the hyphen. So, for example, you would type in  -able.  On the next screen, the first word will be "able," so you need to scroll down to "-able." Merriam-Webster will give you the origin, but these other suffix sites will not, so you will need to ask about origins in class:

 

 

3.  For Period 1 only: Vocabulary 2 TV commercial skit, if you did not already turn in.

Homework due Friday, Sept. 16 for Period 1, and Monday, Sept. 19 for Period 2:

 

1.  Personal Statement (College Essay) Opening Paragraph:  Write your opening paragraph in a typed document, with a proper heading and using Times New Roman 12 pt. Include the prompt #, the exact wording of the prompt, and tell your topic. See the hand-out attached below. Period 1 students: if you would like a hard copy of this hand-out, stop by my classroom on Thursday! You do not need to submit this paragraph to Turnitin.

 

Your paragraph needs a hook, a reference to your narrative, and either your word-for-word message, or your message worded similarly if you want to save your word-for-word message for your closing paragraph. I also want to see the first line of your second paragraph in which you write your narrative, so I can see the transition you create between the opening and narrative. See the attached hand-out below.

 

2.  Word Roots 3-4 Quiz:  Make flash cards and study for the quiz on Lists 3 and 4.

 

3.  Vocabulary 2 Skit:  (Due Tuesday, Sept. 20 for Period 1, but you will earn extra points if you turn in on Friday; for Period 2, the script is due on Monday, Sept. 19) First look up the definition of your rhetorical term as it relates to persuasive speech. Then look at the function of the term, and decide what product, service, or charitable agency you could sell or promote in a television commercial, using your assigned rhetorical strategy to sell or promote the product or service or charity. A commercial is usually between 15 and 30 seconds, so keep it short. You must have a prop for your skit. Do not actually use your word in the skit; the class will guess what strategy (rhetorical device) you used.

 

Type your script, with a proper heading, using Times New Roman 12 pt. Bring to class to turn in. The script must have the definition and function of your word above the script dialogue, so you can present that information to the class after performing your skit.  

Homework due Wednesday, Sept. 14 for Period 1, and Thursday, Sept. 15 for Period 2:

 

 

1.  Vocabulary 1: Make flash cards for Voc. 1 words with  a) definitions,  and b) functions. If you can squeeze in a short example, also, that would be helpful for you. You will be tested on spelling, definitions, function, and identifying examples of the devices.

 

2.  True Diary:  Complete study guide for pp 159-196.

 

You cannot do the Vocabulary 2 skit, because you do not yet have the list!

Homework due Monday, Sept. 12 for Period 1, and Tuesday, Sept. 13 for Period 2:

 

 

1.  Word Roots: Complete Lists 3-4.

 

2.  Personal Statement Ideas:  Type up information for three, different possible essays, following the format shown on the hand-out. You must choose a minimum of two topics that I have marked as #1, 2, or 3 on your Personal Profile, choosing the best prompt to go with the topic. Your third topic can be from the Profile, or can be a completely new topic, as long as it is appropriate for one of the four UC prompts. Submit to Turnitin and print the Text Only Originality Report to turn in with your Ideas document.

 

Note: You must develop a plan for three different topics; however, the three topics could possibly all be for the same prompt. For example, for the prompt on what you sets you apart from other applicants, you could write about your family dynamics AND (in a separate essay idea) a personal talent AND (in a separate essay idea) a risk you took. So you do not need to develop essay ideas for three different prompts, but the essays must be on three different topics.

Homework due Wed., Sept. 8 for Period 1, and Fri., Sept. 9 for Period 2:

 

1.  Tone Analysis 2:  Follow directions on hand-out. Type the tone analysis for your assigned speech, and print. Also submit to Turnitin, and print the O.R. (Originality Report). You will turn in both papers. Pay careful attention to the rubric at the end of the hand-out, especially to the analysis extension. Also, do not forget to put your key words of analysis (including the complementary tones) in bold-face italics. See my Mark Twain analysis sample.

 

2.  Study for the True Diary Test:  The test is on pages 1-117. The first three packets cover these pages, and you have them in your possession. If you are familiar with the study guides, you will do well on the test. The test questions are copied and pasted from the study guides!

Homework due Tuesday, Sept. 6 for Period 1, and Wednesday Sept. 7 for Period 2:

 

1.  True Diary: Read and complete study guide for pp 118-158. Note that the web link for question 2 is not working; use this one instead:  https://www.ihs.gov  Also, there is a reference in question 13 to a hand-out titled "Unit 1: Stories and Storytellers." I have not distributed this hand-out yet, so I have attached a PDF of it, below!

 

2.  College Essay (Personal Statement) Profile:  Answer the questions asked on the profile hand-out. See my sample answers on the back - you should type a brief "topic" for each question, as shown; you do not need to copy each question. Note that your answers should be fairly brief. Submit to Turnitin, but do not print the O.R. (Originality Report). Print your profile to turn in during class!

Homework due Thursday, September 1 for Period 1,and Friday, September 2 for Period 2:

 

1.  Word Roots Lists 1 & 2:  Make flash cards and study for the quiz.

 

2.  Tone Analysis 1:  Follow all directions to mark the text of each short speech excerpt, and come up with complementary tones.

Homework due Tues. August 30 for Period 1, and Wed. August 31 for Period 2:

 

1.  True Diary: Study guide for pp 82-117.

 

2.  Word Roots: Lists 1 and 2 (prefixes). Remember: Word origin in the first column, definition of the prefix in the second column, and a sample word that fits the prefix definition PLUS the definition of the sample word in the third column.

Homework due Friday, August 26 (Per. 1) or Monday, August 29 (Per. 2):

 

1.  True Diary: Complete study guide for pp 44-81.

 

2.  Vocabulary 1 PowerPoint:  Follow directions carefully (on Vocabulary Presentations hand-out) to create a six-slide PowerPoint for your assigned literary term. You and your partner can work on Google Slides, but try to convert to PowerPoint before sending to me. Either you or your partner must email me the PowerPoint by the time your class starts (on the due date) with the subject line "Vocabulary - Period 1 (or 2)".

 

3. Turnitin: Add my class to your account on Turnitin.com, following directions on the hand-out.

Homework due Wednesday, August 24 for Period 1, and Thursday, August 25 for Period 2:

 

1.  Class Contract: Signed contract is due, unless you have already turned it in.

 

2.  True Diary: Study guide for pages 1-43.

 

3.  Syllabus Test: Study Syllabus for the test on Wednesday/Thursday. If you read the Syllabus, take the practice test in the Syllabus, and read over the answers from the Scavenger Hunt, then you will do well!

Your homework due Monday, August 22 for Periods 1 and 7 and on Tuesday, August 23 for Period 2 is:

 

1.  English binder with marked dividers (see instructions attached in a PDF below)

2.  Summer Reading List, completed and signed by parent

3.  Signed Class contract (really due the next class, but you will earn extra points if you turn in early)