12th Grade English (Period Per. 1) Assignments

1. Finish "Comic Strip" review of Beowulf.

2. Review Beowulf. Prepare for test on Tuesday and bring book to class.

3. If you have not done so already, submit your Senior Research Report in class and to turnitin.com. It is past due.

1. Finish reading Beowulf and review for a test. Bring your copy of the book.

2. If you did not submit your senior research project on Wednesday, complete the assignment asap and turn it in. 

1. The final draft of your senior research project is due in class. Please print a copy before coming to class and submit it. The final editing sheet should also be submitted if you haven't done so yet. You will also need to submit the report to turnitin.com.

2. Bring your copies of Beowulf to read in class.

 

1. Complete rough draft of senior research paper and bring a copy to class.

2. Finish reading through page 143 of Beowulf and bring novel to class.

1. Read to page 123 of Beowulf if you did not complete the reading in class. Bring your copy of the book.

2. Continue your work on the Senior Research Project. A rough draft of parts II and III of the paper is due on Wednesday, April 12. 

1. Senior Research Project check on Thursday. Are you on track?

2. Senior Research Paper, Parts II and III are due on April 12.

3. Read "About this Translation" on pages xxii to xxx in your copy of Beowulf.

4. Finish the "Paraphrase" activity that we started in class on Tuesday. Bring to class along with your copy of Beowulf.

1. Finish final draft of "Censorship" paper and submit it in class and on turnitin.com by 3/20/17.

2. Continue work on Senior Research Project. Be sure to turn in any past due work.

3. Read the introduction of Beowulf through page xxii and bring your copy of the book to class.

1. Continue work on your Senior Research Project. Bring your note cards and outline to class. Also, if you did the job shadowing, you need to have the timesheet and evaluation submitted or postmarked by 3/14.

2. Continue work on the "Censorship" paper and bring your current draft to class. The final draft is due Thursday, March 16.

3. Return your copy of Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress if you haven't done so already.

 

1. Finish your research for the Senior Research Project and bring your notecards to class. Shadowing timesheets need to be submitted and evaluations need to be received through the mail by next week.

2. Complete the first draft of your Censorship paper and bring a hard copy to class.

1. Continue research and shadowing for Senior Research Project. Due March 8th.

2. Complete any late work by 3/1/17.

3. Turn in Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress.

1. Finish reading Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress if you haven't already done so.

2. Turn in graphic organizer.

3. Continue with your work on the senior research project. The research and shadowing are due March 8.

1. Finish reading Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress.

2. Complete the graphic organizer and turn in during class. Be sure to include multiple entries and characters for each theme.

3. Continue your Senior Research Project with the shadowing or the research. If you have not already done so, you must email me your shadowing contact info.

4. I am still missing some of the "Survey and Interview Analysis" papers. You must submit this to turnitin.com and in Google Classroom to proceed with the project.

1. Read pages 109 to 138 of Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress and bring the novel to class. 

2. Continue working on the graphic organizer for the novel and bring to class.

3. Continue your research or shadowing on the Senior Research Project. Shadowing contact was due to me via email on 2/7.

4. If you haven't submitted your "Survey and Interview Analysis" to Google Classroom, do so asap. It also must be submitted to turnitin.com.

1. Continue work on your Senior Research Project. Part 1, Survey and Interview Analysis is due on the day of the final, January 24.

2. Be prepared to submit the "Summer Vacation" essay to turnitin.com. I will guide you through the process in class.

3. Read part 1 of Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress, pages 3-40.

1. Turn in 10 completed surveys and one completed interview (questions and answers) on Friday.

2. Submit "Summer Vacation" essay with Works Cited page in hard copy form and on turnitin.com by Wednesday, January 18.

3. Make sure all Google Classroom assignments have been completed.

1. Continue work on career interest surveys and interview for the senior research project. 10 completed surveys and 1 interview (questions and answers) are due on 1/13/17.

2. Continue to work on "Summer Vacation" synthesis essay. A second draft of the essay with a works cited list is due on 1/11/17.

 

1. Continue work on your "Summer Vacation" synthesis essay and bring a hard copy of your rough draft to class.

2. Complete any past due assignments for the senior research project and turn them in. Tuesday is your final chance to get feedback on the survey and interview questions, so make sure I have them by Monday.

3. Bring your copy of the Outliers if you still have it. We need to return all copies to the library.

1. Finish career survey and interview questions. Bring hard copy to class. If peer editing is complete, bring that as well.

2. Work on the first draft of your "Summer Vacation" synthesis essay that is due on 12/16.

1. Write first draft of survey and interview questions for the Senior Research Project. Bring to class.

2. Finish reading four articles on summer vacation.

3. Highlight or underline three supporting details for each article.

4. Reminder: the first draft of the summer vacation essay is due December 16.

!. Finish your list of 14 professional contacts for the SRP and bring it to class.

2. Read "In Defense of Summer Vacation".

3. Search for a 4th article on summer vacation and bring the link and/or title to class.

4. If you have not finished reading chapter 9 of the Outliers, read it! Also, if you are not caught up on your Senior Research Project assignments, get caught up now.

1. Identify and list 14 professional contacts for your Senior Research Project.

2. Make up any past due work.

3. Bring Outliers book.

4. Enjoy the weekend!

1. Review for Outliers test.

2. Complete "Chapter 8 & 9 Study Questions".

3. Work on list of 14 professional contacts for the Senior Research Project. It is due on 12/8.

1. Complete "Choosing and Limiting Topic" handout by 11/30.

2. Generate list of 14 professional contacts by 12/8.

3. Finish reading the Outliers if you haven't already. Bring your book.

4. Prepare for Outliers test on Friday.

1. Make a decision as to whether or not you want to complete the Senior Research Project with a partner or on your own.

2. Read "The Epilogue: A Jamaica Story" in the Outliers. If you are behind on your reading, I encourage you to catch up as we will be moving on to final assessments of the book shortly after returning from break.

1. Complete and return "Unresolved Societal Issues" activities and "Getting Started Questions". These are in your Senior Research Project packet.

2. Complete the Naviance profiler, if needed.

3. Read chapter 9 of the Outliers and bring your book to class.

1. Complete "Power Distance Index" assignment in Google Classroom.

2. Read chapter 8 of The Outliers.

3. Share the Parent Letter for the Senior Research Project with your parents, ask them to sign it and then bring it back to class.

1. Finish reading chapter 7 of The Outliers, pages 201-223.

2. Finish and submit "The Trouble with Geniuses" by 11/7.

3. Submit Personal Statement on Google Classroom by 11/9.

1. Finish reading chapter 7 of The Outliers, pages 201-223.

2. Finish and submit "The Trouble with Geniuses" by 11/7.

3. Complete the "Practical Intelligence" assignment on Google and submit by 11/9.

4. Submit Personal Statement on Google Classroom by 11/9.

1. Finish reading chapter 5 of The Outliers. As this concludes the first part of the book, be prepared for a possible test. Bring your book.

2. Finish responding to the following questions from "The Trouble with Geniuses" assignment in Google classroom. Answers to these questions must be written in the document found with the assignment. What is intelligence? How is intelligence measured? Is intelligence passed through genes? What types of intelligence are there?

1. Read chapter 5, parts 1-8 of The Outliers. Bring your book to class.

2. If you didn't turn in your Personal Statement on Monday, you will need to do so today. Please print a hard copy and bring the student-scored rubric with you.

1. Revise your Personal Statement, print it and bring a copy to class on Monday. Also bring the student-scored rubric as you will need to attach that to the composition. Do not turn in the assignment to Google Classroom yet.

2. Finish reading chapter 4 of The Outliers and bring your copy of the book. There may be a quiz! 

1. Revise "Personal Statement" and print a copy of the second draft. Bring to class.

2. Read chapter 4 of The Outliers.

3. Check to make sure you have submitted all assignments, except the Personal Statement, in Google Classroom.

1. Finish all three Personal Insight prompts and the Common Application essay prompt in Google Classroom as we will submit them while in class on Friday. Remember that each response should represent about 30 minutes of writing.

2. Read chapter 3 of The Outliers and bring your book to class.

1. Complete, but do not submit, first draft of Personal Insight 3 or 4 in Google Classroom.

2. Finish reading The Outliers, chapter 1, pages 15-34 and bring your copy of the book to class.

1. Complete, but do not submit, first draft of "Personal Insight: 1 or 2" in Google Classroom.

2. Read the introduction to The Outliers, pages 3-11 and bring your copy of the novel to class.

Revise "Mini-Memoir" assignment and be prepared to submit it in Google Classroom after a final edit.

1. Finish Mini-Memoir assignment in Google Classroom, but don't turn it in. This is a first draft.

2. Print your work, at least as much of it as you are willing to share with classmates, and bring to class.

1. Begin "Mini-Memoir" assignment in Google Classroom.

2. Relax and enjoy the weekend.

1. Review for Funny in Farsi test. Bring your copy of the novel.

2. Bring list of life experiences that you may possible use in a personal narrative.

1. Continue brainstorm of your life experiences and identify at least 3 that could be put into a narrative showing others a bit of who you are.

2. Finish reading Funny in Farsi. Test on 9/22!

1. Finish reading Funny in Farsi.

2. Continue working on Funny in Farsi journal and submit by 9/20.

1. Read pages 141-166 of Funny in Farsi.

2. Complete the journal entries for these 3 chapters.

1. Read pages 111-140 of Funny in Farsi.

2. Complete the journal entries for these four chapters.

3. Enjoy the weekend!

1. Read pages 88-110 of Funny in Farsi.

2. Complete the journal entries for these three chapters.

3. Finish the Funny in Farsi Q & A assignment if you haven't already, and turn it in at the beginning of the class period.

1. Read pages 62 to 87 of Funny in Farsi.

2. Complete the journal entries for those chapters.

3. Bring your copy of the novel and your Funny in Farsi Q & A sheet.

4. I hope you enjoy your Labor Day weekend!

1. Read pages 42-61 of Funny in Farsi.

2. Complete journal entries for each chapter.

3. Bring your novel to class.

1. Read pages 24-41 of Funny in Farsi.

2. Complete the journal entries for these chapters.

 

1. Make sure you turned in your "Sun Goes Down on Summer" composition in Google Classroom.

2. If you haven't already, pick up a copy of Funny in Farsi from Ms. Wilkerson in the library or get a copy of you own.

3. Read pages 3-23, the first four chapters of the novel, before the start of class on Friday.

1. Submit the compostion "The Sun Goes Down on Summer" to Google Classroom by the end of the day.

2. Turn in your Summer Reading verification sheet.

3. Bring the two books that you read for the summer, if possible, as we will be writing about them in class.