English 9 (Period Per. 4) Assignments
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- 2016-17 School Year
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English 9 is formally titled Survey of Literature and Composition. Students will study different forms of literature and informational text (non-fiction) and improve their writing skills so they are writing at the high school level. Students also study Greek and Latin roots, other forms of vocabulary,and literary analysis.
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Final Exams:
Period 4: Wednesday, June 7 - 10:20 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.
Period 5: Wednesday, June 7 - 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Bring the following:
1. Your blue Adventures in Reading book, marked with your quotes for the Romeo and Juliet essay
2. #2 pencil
3. All ungraded Romeo and Juliet guides, which I will collect and score
4. Your big green literature book, if you haven't already turned it in
To prepare for the Final Exam:
1. Romeo and Juliet test: Go over your Romeo and Juliet study guides for Acts IV and V only. 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. Romeo and Juliet essay: The essay (which is really a long analysis paragraph) will focus on the paradoxical nature of love. A paradox is something that reflects opposite ideas, and yet they work together in a single entity. Remember that I am giving you the thesis statement. Look at the quotes you have chosen, and think about how love can make a person the happiest they have ever been, and the most miserable they have ever been. Perhaps also give some thought to a hook regarding opposites, like sweet and sour, night and day, dark and light, bittersweet, etc.
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Homework due Friday, June 2 for Period 5, and Monday, June 5 for Period 4:
CHANGE ON THE CALENDAR!
Because we need to focus on the last of the Romeo and Juliet study guides, we will not do Word Roots 25-26, so there is no homework due!
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Homework due Wednesday, May 31 for Period 5, and Thursday, June 1 for Period 4:
1. Romeo and Juliet Read and complete the last study guide for Act V, Scene 3 (B).
2. Roots 23-24: Make flash cards and study for the test.
3. Prepare for Final Exam Romeo and Juliet Analysis Paragraph: Mark your three (or more) quotes in your blue textbook (or make a list of quotes on a separate sheet of paper) that support the idea that love is a paradox that can make someone in love wildly happy, and can also make that person miserable. Suggest you find four quotes: one quote from Romeo and one from Juliet when they are happy about love, and one quote from Romeo and one from Juliet when they are miserable about love.
4. Bring in your big, green literature book to turn in!
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Homework due Friday, May 26 for Period 5, and Tuesday, May 30 for Period 4:
1. Romeo and Juliet: Read and complete the study guide for Act V, Scene 3 (A) for lines 1-170.
2. Study for Romeo and Juliet Act III test: Study your three study guides for Act III for the test (includes Act II, Scenes 5-6 and Act III, Scene 1).
See attached poster on a playwriting contest for students!
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Homework due Wednesday, May 24 for Period 5, and Thursday, May 25 for Period 4:
1. Romeo and Juliet Read and complete study guide for Act V, Scenes 1-2.
2. Word Roots: Complete lists 23-24.
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Homework due Monday, May 22 for Period 5, and Tuesday, May 23 for Period 4:
1. Romeo and Juliet: Read and complete the study guide for Act IV, Scenes 4-5.
CHANGE ON CALENDAR!
2. Vocabulary 6: Make flash cards and study for the test.
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Homework due Thursday, May 18 for Period 5, and Friday, May 19 for Period 4:
1. Romeo and Juliet: Read and complete study guide for Act IV, Scenes 1-2-3.
2. Word Roots: Make flash cards and study for test on lists 21-22.
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Homework due Tuesday, May 16 for Period 5, and Wednesday, May 17 for Period 4:
1. Romeo and Juliet: Read and complete study guide for Act III, Scenes 3-4-5.
2. Word Roots: Complete list 22.
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Homework due Friday, May 12 for Period 5, and Monday, May 15 for Period 4:
Romeo and Juliet: Read over and study all the guides for Acts I and II to prepare for the test! You have six study guides that cover Acts I and II.
The test has multiple choice and matching questions. The matching are for quotes and literary devices (so you must be able to identify metaphors, similes, personification, symbols, oxymorons, allusions, and foreshadowing.
Here are three samples:
1. Who said this? "Three civil brawls, bred of an airy word, have thrice disturbed the quiet of our streets!"
2. What literary device is this? "O brawling love! O loving hate! O heavy lightness! Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health!"
3. While Juliet is speaking to Romeo in the balcony scene (before she knows he is actually below in the orchard, listening) Juliet asks him to deny his father and refuse his name, or else she will do what?
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Homework due Wednesday, May 10 for Period 5, and Thursday, May 11 for Period 4:
1. Romeo and Juliet: Read and complete the study guide for Act III, Scene 2.
2. Word Roots: Complete list 21.
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Homework due Monday, May 8 for Period 5, and Tuesday, May 9 for Period 4:
1. Romeo and Juliet: Read and complete the study guide for Act II, Scenes 5-6 and Act III, Scene 1.
CHANGE ON THE CALENDAR!
2. Word Roots 19-20: Make flash cards and study for the test.
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Homework due Thursday, May 4 for Period 5, and Friday, Cinco de Mayo for Period 4:
CHANGE ON CALENDAR! Roots 19-20 test will be held next week!
Romeo and Juliet: Read and complete the study guide Act II, Scenes 2, 3, and 4.
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Homework due Tuesday, May 2 for Period 5, and Wednesday, May 3 for Period 4:
Romeo and Juliet: Read the play and complete the study guide for Act I, Scene 5, and Act II, Scene 1.
Remember that you cannot read the play in any other source except the Adventures in Reading book, including online, because the page numbers and line numbers to which I refer will not be the same in another source, nor will the footnotes be the same. The study guides direct you to pages, lines, and footnotes!
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Homework due Friday, April 28 for Period 5, and Monday, May 5 for Period 4:
1. Romeo and Juliet: Read and complete study guide for Act I, Scene 4.
2. Roots 17-18: Make flash cards and study for the test.
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Homework due Wednesday, April 26 for Period 5, and Thursday, April 27 for Period 4:
Change on Calendar! Vocabulary 6 test delayed!
Extra scene added to Romeo and Juliet homework!
Romeo and Juliet: Read Act I, Scenes 2 and 3, and complete both study guides.
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Homework due Monday, April 24 for Period 5, and Tuesday, April 25 for Period 4:
1. Romeo and Juliet: Complete study guide for Prologue and Act I, Scene 1. Make sure you always read the notes on the bottom of the page!
2. Roots 15-16: Make flash cards and study for the test on Roots 15-16.
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Homework due Thursday, April 20 for Period 5, and Friday, April 21 for Period 4:
Family Member Biography: Rewrite your biography, addressing all comments and corrections in red ink. Submit to Turnitin.com under Biography - Revision 1. Print your new document, and your Text Only Originality Report. In class, make sure you have both documents plus your original essay.
Remember to change the date on your heading. Remember also that this time you need a creative title, followed by an identification of the person about whom you are writing, and their relationship to you. The creative title should reflect a main point you are making about this person. So if I were writing about my dad, my title might be:
Master Craftsman
A Biography of my Father, Arthur J. Sherman
If I were writing about my great-grandmother, my title might be:
Girl of the Sea of Cortez
A Biography of my Great-Grandmother, Liberata Beltran Gonzales
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Homework due Tuesday, April 18 for Period 5, and Wednesday, April 19 for Period 4:
1. Study for Mockingbird test on Chs. 23-31.
2. Word Roots: Complete lists 19-20.
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Homework due Friday, April 14 for Period 5, and Monday, April 17 for Period 4:
1. To Kill A Mockingbird: Last chapters! Read and complete the study guide for Chs. 29-31.
2. Word Roots: Complete list 18.
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Homework due Wednesday, April 12 for Period 5 and Thursday, April 13 for Period 4:
1. Mockingbird: Read Ch. 28 and complete the study guide. This chapter contains the big climax of the novel!
2. Word Roots: Complete list 17.
Also, don't forget to reprint your I-Search cover page (in COLOR, if possible), and to bring a dollar or 50 cents for the Romeo and Juliet textbooks!
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Homework due Thursday, March 30 for Period 5, and Friday, March 31 for Period 4:
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. Vocabulary 6: Create a skit illustrating your assigned word. Do not use your word in the skit - the class will guess your word. Your script must be typed, have a proper heading, and include the word's part of speech, the definition, and the sentence from the book.
2. Word Roots 13-14: Make flash cards, and study for the test.
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Homework due Tuesday, March 28 for Period 5, and Wednesday, March 29 for Period 4:
To Kill A Mockingbird: Complete the study guide for Chs. 25-27.
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Homework due Friday, March 24 for Period 5, and Monday, March 27 for Period 4:
1. To Kill A Mockingbird Test: Read over your study guides to prepare for the test on Chapters 12 to 22 (you should have five study guides on these chapters). It's a good idea to have an adult or a friend ask you random questions from the packets.
2. Word Roots: Complete lists 15-16.
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Homework due Wednesday, March 22 for Period 5, and Thursday, March 23 for Period 4:
1. To Kill A Mockingbird: Complete the study guide for Chs. 23-24.
2. Vocabulary 5: Make flash cards and study for the test.
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Homework due Monday, March 20 for Period 1, and Tuesday, March 21 for Period 2:
1. Word Roots: Complete list 14.
2. College Personal Statement rewrite: Make all changes according to comments and corrections in red ink on your original document. Change date in heading, and change title to read "College Personal Statement - Rewrite." Don't forget to print your new document, and submit to Turnitin to College Personal Statement - Revision 1" and print the Text Only Originality Report. In class, have your new document, your O.R., and the original essay.
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Homework due Thursday, March 16 for Period 5, and Friday, March 17 for Period 4:
To Kill A Mockingbird: Read Chs. 20-22 and complete the study guide.
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Homework due Tuesday, March 14 for Period 5 and Wednesday, March 15 for Period 4
IMPORTANT: According to the class rules, Writing assignments are due on the day they are due, whether you are present in class or not! If you are absent on Tuesday or Wednesday, you must still submit the document with the body of your paper (not the cover or outline) to Turnitin by the time your class begins!
I-Search Final Paper! In class I gave you a new rubric for the paper - see attached, below. You need to do the following for the final paper:
1. Write the missing body paragraph from one of the Roman numeral sections on your outline!
2. Make sure you have made all the corrections from your graded paragraphs on the paragraphs in the final paper.
3. Make all corrections on your outline and Works Cited page.
4. Make any corrections on your cover page.
5. Copy and paste your Works Cited on the next page after your last paragraph of the paper - do not begin the Works Cited on the same page as the closing paragraph! The Works Cited page will have your header with last name and page number - do not leave the "heading" that was on your original paper in the upper left corner.
6. Submit the main document of your paper to Turnitin, and print the Text Only Originality Report. You do need to submit the cover page or the outline.
In class you need the following, but do not staple together until you are in class:
1. Cover page, printed in color, if possible.
2. Outline - no heading in the upper left! Just titled Outline at the top of the page.
3. The paper itself, beginning with your opening paragraph, followed by the first body paragraph that tells how you organized your research, etc., then the three regular body paragraphs, then the Works Cited page. All these pages should have the "header" in the upper right corner.
4. Your Turnitin Text Only Originality report.
5. Your packet on "Writing the I-Search Paper," plus the new rubric.
Good luck!
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Homework due Friday, March 10 for Period 5, and Monday, March 13 for Period 4:
1. I-Search cover page: We started this today in class. See the attached sample below. Make sure you have a creative title, and the proper "heading" information at the bottom of the page, as shown in the sample. Your text must be readable, so if you cannot find a good space within your image, put your text in a colored box!
2. I-Search corrections: We also started the document in class for the final paper, with a "header" with your last name and the page number. Copy and paste all your paragraphs into this document in order (but remember your creative title also appears on page 1 at the top, but below the header). Make all corrections indicated on your graded paragraphs. In class on Friday or Monday, you will add your Works Cited page and make the corrections. NOTE: Also remember that you are writing one of your body paragraphs on your own! Also, do not forget to add information in one of your body paragraphs from your email recipient if you received an answer, and do not forget to add that person on your Works Cited page! If you need help with this, ask!
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Homework due Wednesday, March 8 for Period 5, and Thursday, March 9 for Period 4:
1. I-Search Works Cited page: Follow directions carefully! Print your document to turn in.
2. Word Roots: Complete list 13.
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Homework due Friday, March 3 for Period 5, and Tuesday, March 7 for Period 4:
1. I-Search Closing Paragraph: Write your closing paragraph according to the checklist in the hand-out titled "Writing the I-Search Paper." Make sure you include all elements, and have a good clincher at the end that circles back around to your hook in your opening paragraph.
On your document, type in a proper heading and then copy and paste your opening paragraph into the doc. THEN type your closing paragraph directly below that.
2. Word Roots: Make flash cards and study for the test on Roots 11-12.
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Homework due Wednesday, March 1 for Period 5, and Thursday, March 2 for Period 4:
To Kill A Mockingbird: Complete the study guide for Chs. 18-19.
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Homework due Monday, February 27 for Period 5, and Tuesday, February 28 for Period 4:
1. Vocabulary 5 PowerPoint: Follow the directions on the back side of the Vocabulary 5 list. If you want to embed a video, make sure the part you want to show is only about a minute long, so you must indicate on the slide at which time-stamp the segment begins. For example, I could use the following Raiders of the Lost Ark clip to illustrate "acquisition," and would put on the slide: Begin at 0:45.
2. Word Roots: Complete lists 11 and 12.
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Homework due Thursday, February 23 for Period 5, and Friday, February 24 for Period 4:
I-Search Second Regular Body Paragraph: Look at your graded, typed outline and decide which paragraph you will write next. The paragraph should correspond to a Roman numeral section on your outline. Read my sample body paragraph in the hand-out on "Writing the I-Search Paper," if needed, and look at the checklist on the first page of that hand-out to review the requirements. Then take a good look at your first graded regular body paragraph to see where you went right, and where you went wrong.
Type a proper heading. Your title should be "I-Search Regular Body Paragraph 2." Under that, type your main research question word for word, then write the paragraph, double-spaced. Make sure you cite your sources correctly!
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Homework due Tuesday, February 21 for Period 5, and Wednesday, February 22 for Period 4:
To Kill A Mockingbird: Complete the study guide for Chs. 16 and 17.
I-Search Research: I urge you to continue your research on your own if all the questions on your new outline have not yet been answered! Make sure you use your journal to take the notes!
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Homework due Wednesday, February 15 for Period 5, and Thursday, February 16 for Period 4:
Vocabulary 4: Make flash cards and study for the test!
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Homework due Monday, February 13 for Period 5, and Tuesday, February 14 for Period 4:
1. I-Search Outline: Type up an outline with a proper heading and in Times new Roman 12 point. The entire document must be evenly double spaced. I showed you in class today how to turn off the "automatic numbering" on your computer - make sure you do this. See attached sample outline.
Remember that you must Tab over from the Roman numeral to the sentence on that line, Tab over from the margin to the A.B.C.D. lines, and Tab over from the A.B.C.D.s to the sentence or question on each of those lines.
Make sure your outline makes sense, and that questions are listed in the proper sub-categories!
2. I-Search Research: In your Journal take a half-page of notes for each of two new sources, for a full page of notes. Make sure you look at your outline to see which of your questions have not yet been answered, and concentrate your research on those questions!
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Homework due Thursday, February 9 for Period 5, and Friday, February 10 for Period 4:
I-Search first regular body paragraph: View your hand-out on writing the I-Search paper and see the checklist for writing a regular body paragraph. You can write any body paragraph for the paper; it does not need to be the one that will follow the last paragraph you wrote. Each Roman numeral section on your outline (in the packet of stapled hand-outs - it's the one titled "Organizing and Planning Your Research") equals at least one body paragraph.
You are writing in the first person, and now reporting what you learned from your research. See my sample body paragraph on finding a place to live at Oxford for an idea of how your paragraph should look (in the hand-out on writing the I-Search). Remember not to just report facts, but to include commentary on your search in the form of reflection (from your I-Search Journal).
Remember that you must cite each source in your writing. See the second page of the hand-out you received in class today, titled "Integrating and Citing Quotes - MLA 8th Edition" where I explain how to cite quotes or other researched facts in a paper with multiple sources. You can do this two ways (the source is in red in the examples below):
1. By identifying the source in your sentence: In an article by educator Kim Kadletz on teen cell phone use, she said that 87% of teens check their phones over 100 times per day.
2. By identifying the source with a parenthetical reference: Studies have shown that 87% of teens with cell phones check their phones over 100 times per day (Kadletz).
Note that with the parenthetical reference, the period goes after the end parenthesis.
Also remember that in a parenthetical reference, if the source does not have an author name, cite the source with the first word of the article, in quote marks. If the title of the article is "Teen Cell Phone Use Becoming an Obsession," then the parenthetical reference would be: ("Teen").
Your paragraph should be about a page long, double-spaced! You do not need to include your two previous paragraphs in this document; just type your main research question below the title. Title can be "First regular body paragraph."
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Homework due Tuesday, February 7 for Period 5, and Wednesday, February 8 for Period 4:
Mockingbird study guide: Read Chapters 14-15 and complete the study guide. The guide is attached below for Henry and Kevin!
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Homework due Friday, February 3 for Period 5, and Monday, February 6 for Period 4:
I-Search First Body Paragraph: This is a specially-formatted paragraph, so follow directions carefully. See the requirements below. Type the paragraph, with a proper heading and double-spaced, in Times new Roman 12 point, and print to bring to class. Also see a sample paragraph below.
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q Topic sentence on how you organized your research q A few sentences on how you organized your research, including telling the sub-categories of questions you decided on in your outline q What you knew about your topic before you started researching q How you found the person to whom you wrote your business letter (including what websites you visited), the questions you asked in your business letter, and if the person has responded, briefly summarize the answers, saving the detailed answers for the appropriate body paragraph. |
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First, I organized my questions into sub-categories. My sub-categories are on applying to Oxford, transferring units to Oxford, the types of D.Phils available at the university, the cost of earning a D.Phil, how and where I will live on or near the campus, and the cost and methods of transportation. When I visited London many years ago and took a tour of Oxford, I was surprised and gratified to find out that I could earn a Master’s and D.Phil in a three-year program. I was told that the yearly cost to attend was comparable to an American state university, which at that time was about $10,000. a year. When I began to look for a person to whom I could write a business letter to seek information, I started at the Oxford website. In the Literature Department (which is very different from the Classic Literature Department) I found the name and email address of an assistant professor in American Lit., named Edith Barker. I wrote and asked her if she could tell me if post-graduate students were provided housing and/or offices on campus, if she felt it was feasible to live off campus, and in her opinion, how many hours per week I would spend on academic work. I was very lucky to receive an answer from her within a week. She provided me with positive information on my questions, so I now feel more than ever that my plan to attend Oxford can actually work.
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Homework due Wednesday, February 1 for Period 5, and Thursday, February 2 for Period 4:
I-Search Research: For this assignment you must find two sources, and take a half-page of notes (or more) for each source, totaling at least one page of notes. At least one of the two sources must be a periodical, or you can have two periodical sources.
Both your sources must be found in the school databases. For periodical articles, your best bet is ProQuest. Your I-Search hand-out titled "Evaluating Research Sources for Validity and Brainstorming Possible Sources for Research" has a list of the school databases, their URLs, and the User IDs and Passwords to access the sites. This hand-out may be stapled in the packet of I-Search hand-outs with your questions, your outline, etc.
To cite your source in MLA, look at #15 in your hand-out titled "Entries for 'Works Cited' Page - MLA 8th Edition." Remember that every comma and period counts!
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Homework due Monday, January 30 for Period 5, and Tuesday, January 31 for Period 2:
To Kill A Mockingbird: Complete the study guide for Chs. 12-13.
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Homework due Wednesday, January 25 for Period 4, and Thursday, January 26 for Period 5:
Study for the Final Exam! The Period 4 final is scheduled for Wednesday, January 25, from 10:20 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. The Period 5 final is scheduled for Thursday, January 26, from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m. See the hand-out on preparing for the Final:
1. Literature Test on To Kill A Mockingbird: The test is on Chapters 1-10 only. The questions are matching characters with descriptions, and multiple questions on the plot events.
2. Short Essay: You cannot prepare for the essay responding to a short article, so just study your Mockingbird guides!
What do you need to bring to class for the Final? Only a #2 pencil.
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Homework due Friday, January 20 for Period 5, and Monday, January 23 for Period 4:
1. I-Search opening paragraph: Typed and printed, double-spaced, with proper heading in the upper left corner. Make sure you look at your hand-out on writing the I-Search paper for the checklist of requirements for this paragraph.
2. I-Search research: You need to find a periodical source (from a newspaper or magazine) and take a half-page of notes. Do not forget to write your source information in MLA format.
A good place to look is ProQuest, which includes SIRS, as this database is specifically for periodical articles.
Reach ProQuest through this URL: http://www.proquest.com/libraries/schools/
The user name is spusd and the password is tigers
The information you need to write out the information in MLA for a database source is on your hand-out titled Entries for "Works Cited" - MLA 8th Edition. The citation example is #15. Remember that when you hand-write, words that should be italicized are underlined.
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Homework due Wednesday, January 18 for Period 5, and Thursday, January 19 for Period 4:
1. To Kill A Mockingbird: Chapter 11 study guide.
2. I-Search Research: Find a new source of information, and take a half-page of notes in your I-Search Journal. Make sure you cite the source in MLA format, and do not neglect to write in the column on "Thoughts on my progress."
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Homework due Friday, January 13 for Period 5, and Tuesday, January 17 for Period 4:
Remember that Monday is Martin Luther King Day!
To Kill A Mockingbird: Read Chapters 9-10 and complete the study guide.
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Homework due Wednesday, January 11 for Period 5, and Thursday, January 12 for Period 4:
1. Business Letter Rewrite: Make all changes according to the comments on your graded letter. Print the new letter, and submit to Turnitin and print the O.R. Bring the new letter and O.R., and the old letter packet to class.
2. Vocabulary 4 Skit: Type up a script and print it. Your script must have:
- a proper heading
- title: "Vocabulary 4 Skit"
- the word, the part of speech, the definition, and the sentence from the book.
The skit should be short, and you must have a prop! Make sure your script thoroughly demonstrates the meaning of your assigned word, but do not actually use your word in the skit - the class will guess what word you are demonstrating!
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No homework over Winter Break!
Have a wonderful holiday,
and be present and engaged with your family!
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Homework due Tuesday, December 20 for Period 5, and Wednesday, December 21 for Period 4:
I-Search Business Letter: Follow all instructions on the hand-out carefully! Even though you found your recipient's email address, you will also need to find a street address for that person for the "inside address" on the business letter. Make sure you print the letter, turn it in to Turnitin and print the O.R., and have your instructions in class so you can staple your materials together before turning in.
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Homework due Friday, December 16 for Period 5, and Monday, December 19 for Period 4:
1. Vocabulary 3: Make flash cards and study for the test.
2. I-Search Research: Need a half-page of notes on one source. Your notes should answer at least one of your questions from your outline of questions. Your source should be written at the top of the page in MLA format. Make sure you include thoughts on your research process in the right-hand column!
3. I-Search E-Mail Recipient: Typed on a sheet of paper with a proper heading, include your information on your email recipient for your business letter. The person needs to be a professional in the field of study or career you are researching. Please type your main research question on the page! See the attached example below.
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Homework due Wednesday, December 14 for Period 5, and Thursday, December 15 for Period 4:
To Kill A Mockingbird: Complete the study guide for Chapters 7-8.
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Homework due Thursday, December 8 for Period 5, and Friday, December 9 for Period 4:
To Kill A Mockingbird: Read and complete the study guide for Chapters 5-6. This is a long study guide, so do not procrastinate!
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Homework due Tuesday, December 6 for Period 5, and Wednesday, December 7 for Period 4:
Planning your I-Search Research: Complete the worksheet on planning out your research by creating a well-organized outline. As instructed in class, if you make copies of your questions (do not cut up your graded worksheet!), then cut them into strips, it will be easier to move them around and find questions that fall into certain categories. When you have organized your questions, come up with a good, general question regarding each group (such as, "What experience do I need to play a Division I sport?") and write your Roman numeral sub-topics and A, B, C, D sub-questions on the outline form. See my examples on the first two pages of the hand-out.
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Homework due Friday, December 2 for Period 15 and Monday, December 5 for Period 4:
To Kill A Mockingbird: Read Chs. 3-4 and complete the study guide.
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Homework due Wednesday, November 30 for Period 5, and Thursday, December 1 for Period 4:
1. Word Roots 9-10: Make flash cards and study for the test on the two lists.
2. I-Search Research Questions: Complete the worksheet. You must come up with 25 relevant questions for your main research question. Then, put a star or a check mark next to what you feel are your top 15 questions.
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Homework due Thursday, November 17 for Period 5, and Friday, November 18 for Period 4:
1. Vocabulary 3: Skit script, typed, with a proper heading, and printed. Make sure you follow all instructions on the back of the vocabulary list!
2. I-Search Narrowing and Choosing a Topic: Complete the worksheet on choosing a topic. Be thoughtful - you will be spending an entire quarter researching one of the topics you propose! Warning: I do not allow you to change your mind on your topic later because you have become disenchanted with it or claim you cannot find any information on it.
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Homework due Tuesday, November 15 for Period 5, and Wednesday, November 16 for Period 4:
To Kill A Mockingbird: Complete the study guide for Chapters 1 and 2. Suggest you use pencil. Write thoughtful, complete answers!
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Homework due Wednesday, November 9 for Period 5, and Thursday, November 10 for Period 4:
I-Search Personal Profile: Follow directions carefully. Type your answers with a proper heading in the upper left. Title your document "I-Search Personal Profile." Answer the questions thoughtfully, following the format shown in my sample answers. Double space. Submit to Turnitin, but do not print the O.R.
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Homework due Monday, November 7 for Period 5, and Tuesday, November 8 for Period 4:
Word Roots: Complete lists 9 and 10.
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Homecoming! No homework due in class Friday, November 4!
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Homework due Wednesday, November 2 for Period 5, and Thursday, November 3 for Period 4:
Final Compare-and-Contrast Analysis Essay on Two Non-Fiction Texts:
Rewrite your graded opening paragraph and two body paragraphs, and add a closing paragraph. The sample closing paragraph we brainstormed in Period 5 is attached below. Make sure you view the Checklist for the paper's format in your instruction packet for this essay, and view the Rubric to see how your essay will be graded.
Print the essay, and submit it to Turnitin and print the O.R. In class, make sure you have the following:
1. Essay document
2. Turnitin O.R.
3. Your three graded paragraphs
4. Your graded outline
5. Your instructions and rubric packet for this essay
If you have any questions over the weekend, be sure to email me!
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Homework due Friday, October 28 for Period 5, and Tuesday, November 1 for Period 4:
Whimsy 1: Complete the worksheet on Similes by underlining all similes in the continuing adventures of Whimsy. Look carefully - many of you missed multiple metaphors on the metaphor worksheet!
Reminder: Your "for reals," final compare-and-contrast essay on your chosen two non-fictions works is due on Wednesday, November 2 for Period 5, and Thursday, November 3 for Period 4. You should work on the essay over the three-day weekend!
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Homework due Wednesday, October 26 for Period 5, and Thursday, October 27 for Period 4:
1. Word Roots 7-8: Make flash cards and study for the test.
2. Whimsy Metaphor: Underline all examples of metaphors in the continuation of the Whimsy story.
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Homework due Monday, October 25 for Period 5, and Tuesday, October 25 for Period 4:
Second BODY paragraph for compare-and-contrast essay: Using your outline as a guide, write the second body paragraph for your compare-and-contrast essay. First open your opening paragraph and first body paragraph on your computer or on Google Docs, and type the second body paragraph below (because when we evaluate the body paragraph, we must see the thesis statement).
Make sure you keep checking what you write against your thesis statement - everything written in the body of an essay must address (or in other words, refer back to, or support) what is in the thesis statement.
The paragraph must be typed, double-spaced, in Times New Roman 12 point, with a proper heading, and PRINTED. You will not submit to Turnitin.
See the sample body paragraph on the description for Thursday's and Friday's homework for a compare-and-contrast essay on Green Eggs and Ham versus Are You My Mother?
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Homework due Thursday, October 20 for Period 5, and Friday, October 21 for Period 4:
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!
First BODY paragraph for compare-and-contrast essay: Using your outline as a guide, write the first body paragraph for your compare-and-contrast essay. First open your opening paragraph on your computer or on Google Docs, and type the body paragraph below (because when we evaluate the body paragraph, we must see the thesis statement).
Make sure you keep checking what you write against your thesis statement - everything written in the body of an essay must address (or in other words, refer back to, or support) what is in the thesis statement.
The paragraph must be typed, double-spaced, in Times New Roman 12 point, with a proper heading, and PRINTED. You will not submit to Turnitin.
See the sample body paragraph below for a compare-and-contrast essay on Green Eggs and Ham versus Are You My Mother?
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Homework due Tuesday, October 18 for Period 5, and Wednesday, October 19 for Period 4:
Opening Paragraph: Write the opening paragraph for your compare and contrast essays on two non-fiction articles. See your outline: the opening paragraph must have a hook, the thesis statement, a reference to your two sub-topics, and a closing sentence. See your hand-out on writing a good essay opening and closing to get ideas for your hook. That hand-out has an example of an opening paragraph.
The paragraph must be typed in Times New Roman 12 point, double-spaced, with a proper heading, and printed. An opening paragraph is very short - maybe five or six sentences.
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Homework due Friday, October 14 for Period 5, and Monday, October 17 for Period 4:
Outline for Compare/Contrast Essay: Complete the outline in pencil. You have your study guides on your two chosen non-fiction works you are comparing, and your thesis statement is ready to go. Think carefully as you complete the outline: the CDs and quotes are easy, but the topic sentences are a bit more of a challenge.
Most challenging of all is the commentary: Remember that your commentary tells how your CD and quote support both the topic sentence of that paragraph, and most importantly, how they support the thesis statement.
You may complete the outline in "note" form; what you write does not need to be in complete sentences.
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Homework due Wednesday, October 12 for period 5, and Thursday, October 13 for Period 4:
1. Business Letter Rewrite: To rewrite, bring up your original business letter to Lorraine Hansberry or Stan Lee on your computer. Do "File - Save As" and add the word "revision" to the name of the file. Then make every change indicated in red pen on your letter. Notice the little circled numbers here and there? Those numbers match up on the Essay Comments Guide you have slipped into the back cover of your English notebook. For example, "25" means "be specific," and "12" means "do not use slang or contractions."
Print your new letter, and also submit to Turnitin and print the new O.R. On Turnitin, the name of the assignment is "Business Letter 1 - Revision 1." In class, make sure you have the entire packet with your original letter, plus the new letter and the O.R.
2. Word Roots: Complete List 7. It says List 8 on your calendar, but we have not done List 7 yet.
3. Thesis Statement for the Compare and Contrast Essay: Attached below is the list of thesis statements that were brainstormed by past students for this essay. Choose your favorite, and copy it on the lines for Thesis on your Outline form for the essay.
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Homework due Monday, October 10 for Period 5 and Tuesday, October 11 for Period 4:
Family Member Biography: Read all instructions carefully, and stay within the word count: at least 400 words, and no more than 500 words. The word count does not include your heading and your title, of course.
Submit to Turnitin, and print the Text Only O.R. to turn in during class, with the hard copy of your typed biography.
Remember: You are not including every answer from the questions you asked regarding the person about whom you are writing - only the answers that are relevant to your central story about the person, plus their birth place, birth date, and where they grew up. If you have any questions over the weekend, be sure to email me!
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Homework due Thursday, October 6 for Period 5, and Friday, October 7 for Period 4:
1. Vocabulary List 2: Make flash cards and study for the test on Genres of Writing.
2. "Understanding Comics": Finish the analysis guide.
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Homework due Tuesday, October 4 for Period 5, and Wednesday, October 5 for Period 4:
1. Family Member Biography: The answers to your questions for your family member biography are due in class. Your answers can be typed or hand-written. Your document cannot just have the answers - the questions must also be included.
2. "Understanding Comics": Read the graphic (cartoon) story in your big green literature textbook and answer the questions on the analysis guide. You only need to do the first three pages of the guide, but if you complete the guide, you will earn some extra credit points. Note: The table on pages 2 and 3 of the packet refer to "frames." The frames are the individual boxes that contain each cartoon which are part of the larger sequence. Always count from the top left across to the right, then continue counting with the first frame in the next row. Open the attached sample to see how you should count the frames in a comic strip.
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Homework due Friday, Sept. 30 for Period 5, and Monday, October 3 for Period 4:
CHANGE IN CALENDAR:
1. Spike Lee article: Read the newspaper article on Spike Lee, following directions about underlining figurative language. Then follow directions to find an Opinion article at latimes.com, which you will print and mark, also.
2. Answers to Questions for Biography on Family Member: The answers are not due until October 4 and 5, but work on interviewing your chosen person!
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Homework due Wednesday, Sept. 28 for Period 5, and Thursday, Sept. 29 for Period 4:
1. Roots 7-8 flash cards: Make flash cards and study for the test on Word Roots 5-6.
2. Questions for your family member biography. Typed and printed. No fewer than 15 questions,and no more than 20. Make sure one of your questions is about a significant event in the person's life, which may be the story you use for your central event. Remember to call the person tonight and ask their permission to interview them by phone or in person, or to send them your questions by email!
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Homework due Monday, September 26 for Period 5, and Tuesday, September 27 for Period 4:
Business Letter to Lorraine Hansberry or Stan Lee. Follow directions carefully! Be aware of the spacing requirements, and what belongs in each of the three short paragraphs of the body of the letter. Print your letter, then submit to Turnitin and print the Text Only Originality Report. This is a writing assignment, so is due to Turnitin on the due date whether you are in class or not!
Note: Microsoft Word has the factory default set on your home computer or laptop to insert extra space every time you hit the Enter key. To correct this on your computer, when you are in Word, first click on Home next to File at the top left of the monitor. Then click on the down-facing arrow in the lower-right corner of the Paragraph choice to the right. When the dialogue box pops up, look for Spacing on the left. "Before:" will be set to 0 pt, but "After:" is set to 8 pt. Change the 8 pt to 0 pt (caution: do not change to 'Auto'). Then, at the bottom, click on OK. A pop-up will ask if you want to make the change for that document only, or for "All documents based on the Normal template?" Click that second choice, and this problem will not appear again! Click OK, then you are set.
If you are using Google Docs, there is a separate problem, which is that the default spacing is set to 1.15. Be sure you set your Line Spacing to Single, instead.
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Homework due Thursday, Sept. 22 for Period 5, and Friday, Sept. 23 for Period 4:
Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm Speeches Analysis Guide: You only need to complete the online research in this packet on the lives of MLK and Malcolm X. Do not do any of the Tone analysis - we will do that together in class.
Seems that the Malcolm X website is no longer available, but you can find answers to the questions on any website about Malcolm X. For question 1.e., however, here is where you can go (note the underscore before the X):
Scroll down to the section sub-titled "Advocacy and teachings while with Nation," and you can find appropriate answers.
For the Martin Luther King Jr. research, when you go to nobelprize.org, the Biography of MLK is now #12 in the list, so just scroll down to find it.
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Homework due Tuesday, Sept. 20 for Period 5, and Wednesday, Sept. 21 for Period 4:
College Personal Statement! Make sure you follow instructions carefully on the hand-out about the Personal Statement, noting the Checklist for format, and the rubric on how your essay will be graded. Remember that I changed the word count length of the essay to 350 words instead of 500 words. See a sample document attached below!
Follow the plan you created on your Personal Statement Organizer.
Keep checking your word count: if you are using Word on your computer, the word count appears in the lower-left corner of your monitor. The count includes your heading, title, etc., so to check the word count of your essay, highlight the essay text only, and the word count at the lower left will change. If you are using Google Docs, check your word count by highlighting your text (without including your heading, etc.), then click on Tools and Word Count. The font on Google Docs is set on Arial 11 points, so make sure you change to Times New Roman 12 point.
Submit to Turnitin and print the O.R.: For submitting to Turnitin and printing the Text Only Originality Report, follow the instructions on the Turnitin hand-out!
In class on the due date, you should have the following:
1. Your printed essay
2. Your printed Turnitin Text Only Originality Report
3. Your hand-out on writing the essay that has the rubric on the last page
4. Your Personal Statement Organizer
Any questions, make sure you email me!
Note: When you are in a Word doc on your computer at home, it probably has the default set under Paragraph to include 8 points "Spacing After" every time you hit the Enter key. Go to Paragraph on Word, and change the 8 pt "Spacing After" to 0 pt.
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Homework due Friday, Sept. 16 for Period 5, and Monday, Sept. 19 for Period 4:
1. Word Roots 3-4 Quiz: Make flash cards and study for the quiz on Lists 3 and 4.
2. Vocabulary 2 PowerPoint: This list is on the genres of writing for school, according to the State Standards and the Common Core. Your PowerPoint will have five slides:
Slide 1: Title slide, with the names of you and your partner.
Slide 2: Word, and definition. To find the definition, do an Internet search. Make sure you ask "What is narrative writing?" or "What is workplace writing?" Remember you are looking for a definition of a specific kind of writing.
Slide 3: Two examples of your type of writing, such as autobiographies of Abraham Lincoln and Katy Perry, or technical manuals on setting up a computer and operating a digital camera. Amazon.com would be a good source for this.
Slide 4: Yes-No-Why slide, with one correct example of your assigned type of writing, and one incorrect example.
Slide 5: URL sources.
Make sure your PowerPoint is creative, with great images and large text that is easy to read (such as not crossing over images).
Email your PowerPoint to me as an attachment. On the Subject line, type "Vocabulary - Period 5 (or 4)."
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Homework due Wednesday, Sept. 14 for Period 5, and Thursday, Sept. 15 for Period 4:
1. Vocabulary 1: Make flash cards for Voc. 1 words with a) definitions, and b) examples. You will be tested on spelling, definitions, and identifying examples of the devices.
2. Word Roots: Complete Lists 5 and 6.
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Homework due Monday, Sept. 12 for Period 5, and Tuesday, Sept. 13 for Period 4:
Stan Lee Biography: Read the biography, bracketing and marking (labeling) sections of text that discuss the same categories of information, such as Stan Lee's early life, his time in the military, his creation of the various Marvel comic characters, etc. Then use the Word document attached below to copy and paste sections of text in order, so that the biography makes more sense instead of skipping around from topic to topic. Print your document and bring to class, along with the hand-out. Note you will not write the reflection on the last page for homework - this will be a class assignment.
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Homework due Thurs., Sept. 8 for Period 5, and Friday, Sept. 9 for Period 4:
1. Grammar 2: Complete the worksheet on sentence clauses and semi-colons. Note there are four pages!
2. Word Roots: Complete the information for Lists 3 and 4. Remember you need a) the origin of the prefix (Greek, Latin, etc.), b) the definition of the prefix, and c) an example word beginning with the prefix and that word's definition.
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Homework due Tuesday, Sept. 6 for Period 5, and Wednesday, Sept. 7 for Period 4:
1. Study for Roots 1-2 Test: Make flash cards and study for quiz on Roots lists 1 and 2. For the test, you do not need to memorize the origins of the words (Greek, Latin, etc.) - you must memorize one definition for each prefix, and one example word that is relevant to the definition you have chosen. Example: If you choose the definition "toward" for ad- the example word could be "adapt" or "advance," but not "adverb." You will not need to write the definition of the example word.
2. College Personal Statement Organizer: Decide on the prompt for the Personal Statement you want to choose (see the hand-out titled "Writing a College Personal Statement," and plan out your essay on the Organizer worksheet. This will take you some serious thought and time! Consulting with a parent will probably be helpful to get ideas.
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Homework due Thursday, Sept. 2 for Period 5, and Friday, Sept. 3 for Period 4:
"White House Diary": Read the text in the green literature textbook, beginning on page 674, and complete the analysis guide.
Caution: You may want to consult with your parents before viewing the video on President Kennedy's assassination, as it is very graphic.
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Homework due Tues., August 30 for Period 5, and Wed., August 31 for Period 4:
1. Grammar 1: Complete the worksheet. Do not just rush through it - learn the rules of grammar!
2. Word Roots: Complete List 2.
3. Vocabulary 1 PowerPoint: Create a PowerPoint for your assigned word with your partner/s. You can work on Google Slides and share with each other, or meet and work together on one computer.
Follow the directions in the hand-out on Vocabulary Presentations very carefully! You are creating a five-slide PP, with a Sources slide at the end to list the URLs of your online sources for graphics.
Remember that either you or your partner must email me your presentation, either as a PP attachment or a Google Slides attachment. If possible, however, convert your Google Slides document to a regular PowerPoint, and send that to me. Do not 'Share' the Google doc with me because that slows us down during presentations.
If you have any questions about your word or the format of the PowerPoint, email me!
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Homework due Friday, August 26 (Per. 5) or Monday, August 29 (Per. 4):
1. "On Summer": Complete the study guide on this essay by Lorraine Hansberry.
Change in the calendar: The calendar also shows that your Vocabulary 1 PowerPoint is also due. Since students write the Summer Reading Essay in class on Wednesday and Thursday, time was not available to assign the words. The PowerPoint will be due on Tuesday, August 30 (Per. 5) and Wednesday, August 31 (Per. 4).
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Homework due Wednesday, August 24 for Period 5, and Thursday, August 25 for Period 4:
1. Word Roots (Origins): Complete List 1 of Prefixes. Remember you need a) the origin of the prefix, such as Latin, Greek, Old French, etc. (write in the first column), b) the definition of the prefix, and c) a word beginning with that prefix that is relevant to the definition, and the dictionary definition of that word.
3. Syllabus Test: Study the 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!
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Your homework due Monday, August 22 for Period 5 and Tuesday, August 23 for Period 4 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 contract (last page of Syllabus)
4. "The Process" by Bill Watterson, read and questions completed