Sophomore Honors English (Period 1) Assignments
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- 2017 - 2018 School Year
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Welcome to Honors English!Think about this: Freshman English may have been challenging for you last year. If so, prepare for an even greater challenge this year. The official title of the class is "World Literature and Composition" and it is an Honors class, which means greater rigor in both quality and quantity of work than in a regular Sophomore class. The term "world" literature refers to literature written first in another language (and thereby reflecting a culture different from the American culture) and translated into English, or written by an author from an English-speaking country other than America (such as England). The word "composition" refers to writing. This year we will also focus on what I call "pre-A.P." to prepare you for the study of A.P. English Language in your Junior year, or the study of persuasive language (also known as "rhetoric"). To learn more about what we will accomplish this year, refer to your class Syllabus and Quarter Calendar, which you received in class. The Quarter Calendars will also be posted on this page as a PDF as they appear. The document shows Periods 1 and 3 first, then Period 2.
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Expectations for Final Exam on Thursday, May 31 for Periods 1 & 3 (8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. for Period 1, and 10:20 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. for Period 3), and Friday, June 1 for Period 2 (8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.).
Bring the following:
1. #2 pencil
2. Julius Caesar quotes
3. Your own big, blue literature book
Final Exam sections:
1. Julius Caesar Literature Test: Study your Act V study guides for the test. This score will actually go into the Literature Test section of your grade.
2. Julius Caesar Essay: You have your quotes, but take a second look at them. I saw quotes on "betrayal," for example, on one person's document in which the Plebians were accused by the Tribunes of disloyalty to Pompey, Cassius was accused of betrayal to Caesar, and Antony was accused of betrayal to Caesar. This choice of quotes means the writer must address three different circumstances of betrayal in a 500-word essay. Even if your quotes were approved, try to stick to no more than two circumstances of character-driven loyalty, betrayal, manipulation, etc., which means you may need to add another quote.
Also, think about a strong author's message, and a strong hook and clincher. If you have all these aspects of the essay in mind, along with your quotes, you will be well prepared. For the hook and clincher, make sure you look back at your hand-out on writing good essay openings and closings, which should be in the Writing section of your notebook.
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Homework due Tuesday, May 29 for Periods 1 & 3, and Wednesday, May 30 for Period 2:
Note: If you are planning to do a play write-up for this semester, it is due before the Final Exam! Remember that you must follow the play write-up instructions in a hand-out you received earlier this year. If you cannot find the hand-out, email me and I will send it to you.
1. Word Roots: Make flash cards for lists 25-26 and study for the last vocabulary test.
2. Quotes for Final Exam Essay: On a Word doc, create a document with a proper heading, titling it "Final Exam Quotes." After you have chosen your topic for the Final Exam essay on Julius Caesar, find four quotes that support your topic. Type your topic above the quotes. Your quotes must be cited properly with Act, Scene, and line number/s. At least two of your quotes must contain figurative language or a literary or rhetorical device.
Your five choices for topics are: politics, loyalty, betrayal, the manipulation of others, or the personal quest for power. Remember that you are writing about only one.
Also, give some thought to an author's message for your topic, but do not type it on the quotes document.
Shakespeare's author's message is not about Julius Caesar's fitness as a leader of Rome, or Brutus's failure to observe that he was being manipulated. His message to his audience is broader - it is a message about the human condition and how it applies to all people, not just the people in 42 BC.
An author's message is like a thesis statement. It must be arguable, and should be one of the following. After each suggestion I have provided an example author's message appropriate for Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian:
1. It should express an opinion or stance that asserts an arguable conclusion
"Standing up to adversity is often dangerous, but the alternative is even more
dangerous."
2. It should point out an arguable cause-and-effect relationship
"Accepting friendship from others rather than drawing away may not always turn out well,
but the acceptance makes one a more open and trusting person."
3. It should state a truth that is both universal and arguable
"Everyone's past, good and bad, has profound and inescapable influences on who they
become."
4. It should offer advice for living one's life (but usually with a "because" statement
added)
"Do not be afraid to take risks, because failure to adventure is an even riskier threat to
one's confidence and peace of mind."
5. It should make an arguable comment or observation on human nature or human
folly
"Those who give up when life throws them curve balls will never hit a home run."
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Homework due Thursday, May 24 for Periods 1 & 3, and Friday, May 25 for Period 2:
Julius Caesar: Study the guides for Act IV to prepare for the Act IV test.
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Homework due Tuesday, May 22 for Periods 1 & 3, and Wednesday, May 23 for Period 2:
Julius Caesar: Read Act V, Scenes iii-iv-v, and complete the study guide.
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Homework due Friday, May 18 for Periods 1 & 3, and Monday, May 21 for Period 2:
Julius Caesar: Read Act V, Scenes i and ii, and complete the study guide.
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Homework due Wednesday, May 16 for Periods 1 & 3, and Thursday, May 17 for Period 2:
1. Julius Caesar: Study the guides for Act III for the test.
2. Julius Caesar again: Read Act IV, Scene iii, line 157 to end and complete the study guide.
"Remember March, the ides of March remember: Did not great Julius bleed for justice' sake?"
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Homework due Monday, May 14 for Periods 1 & 3, and Tuesday, May 15 for Period 2:
1. Word Roots: Complete lists 25-26.
2. Julius Caesar: Read Act IV, Scene iii to line 156 and complete the study guide.
I have news about an exciting writing contest, for which you could win a plot of land in Scotland! Go here to see:
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Homework due Thursday, May 10 for Periods 1 & 3, and Friday, May 11 for Period 2:
1. Julius Caesar: Read Act IV, Scenes i-ii and complete the study guide.
2. Word Roots 23-24: Make flash cards and study for the test.
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Homework due Tuesday, May 8 for Periods 1 & 3, and Wednesday, May 9 for Period 2:
Julius Caesar: Read Act III Scene ii, line 170 to end, and complete the study guide.
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Homework due Friday, May 4 for Periods 1 & 3, and Monday, May 7 for Period 2:
1. Julius Caesar: Read Act III, Scene ii to line 169 and complete the study guide.
2. Word Roots: Make flash cards for lists 21-22 and study for the quiz.
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Homework due Wednesday, May 2 for Periods 1 & 3, and Thursday, May 3 for Period 2:
1. Julius Caesar: Read Act III Scene i, line 144 to end, and complete study guide.
2. Julius Caesar Test: Study Acts I and II for test!
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Homework due Monday, April 30 for Periods 1 & 3, and Tuesday, May 1 for Period 2:
1. Julius Caesar: Read Act III Scene i to line 143 and complete the study guide.
2. Word Roots: Complete lists 23-24.
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Homework due Thursday, April 26 for Periods 1 & 3, and Friday, April 27 for Period 2:
Julius Caesar: Read Act II Scenes ii-iii-iv and complete the study guide.
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Homework due Tuesday, April 24 for Periods 1 & 3, and Wednesday, April 25 for Period 2:
1. I-Search: If you haven't already, run off a fresh copy of your cover page and your outline. TRY to print your cover page in color!
2. Julius Caesar: Read Act II, Scene i from line 162 to the end of the scene, and complete the study guide.
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Homework due Friday, April 20 for Periods 1 & 3, and Monday, April 23 for Period 2:
1. Julius Caesar: Read Act II Scene i to line 161 and complete the study guide.
2. Word Roots: Make flash cards for Roots 19-20 and study for the quiz.
3. I-Search: Please run off a fresh copy of your cover page (in color, I hope) and your outline!
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Homework due Wednesday, April 18 for Periods 1 & 3, and Thursday, April 19 for Period 2:
Julius Caesar: Read Act I, Scene ii from line 79 to end, and Act I, Scene iii, and complete the study guide. The guide is 6 1/2 pages long, so do not procrastinate! Start it the night it is assigned, and finish it the next night!
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Homework due Monday, April 16 for Periods 1 & 3, and Tuesday, April 17 for Period 2:
1. Vocabulary 7: Make flash cards and study for the test. You will not be tested on spelling, but tested on definitions, and recognizing the fallacy used in a sentence or description. Do not just study from your vocabulary list - study the information and examples on all these fallacies in your packet on "Deductive and Inductive Arguments."
2. Word Roots: Complete lists 21-22.
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Homework due Thursday, April 12 for Periods 1 & 3, and Friday, April 13 for Period 2:
Julius Caesar: Read Act I, Scene i, and Scene ii to line 78, and complete the study guide.
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Homework due Friday, March 30 for Periods 1 & 3, and Wednesday, April 11 for Period 2:
"Much Ado About Shakespeare": Complete the Internet-quest worksheet.
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After that long, stressful weekend of finishing your I-Search paper....
N O H O M E W O R K !
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Homework due Monday, March 26 for Periods 1 & 3, and Tuesday, March 27 for Period 2:
FINAL I-SEARCH PAPER! Come into class with the following, printed, but not stapled:
1. Cover page
2. Outline, with no heading in top left and no header in top right
3. Body of paper with header (last name/page number) in upper right. The body of the text
of the paper, which are all paragraphs, must be at least six full pages. The rest of this
document includes:
a. Title at the top of page 1 that matches title on cover page
b. Opening paragraph
c. Body paragraph in which you described your subtopics and business letter
d. At least four additional body paragraphs, with all researched information cited
correctly. Make sure every cited source appears on your Works Cited
page! Make sure your paper strictly follows your outline!
e. Closing paragraph
f. Appendix page/pages - these are on separate pages! Make sure you have
removed the heading in the upper left corner. Make sure you have inserted
the parenthetical (see Appendix A) or B, C, etc. in the appropriate place in
one of your body paragraphs. Also, the citation at the bottom of your appendix
page must also appear in the appropriate place on your Works Cited page!
g. Works Cited page/pages - these are on separate pages! Make sure there is
no heading in the upper left corner. Make sure every source is cited in the
text of your paper.
4. Entire Turnitin O.R. You are only submitting your "I-Search Final Paper" doc, not
your cover page or outline.
5. Hand-out titled "Writing the I-Search Paper," because it has the rubric on
the back.
Your printed paper is due when your class begins - no excuses, no exceptions. If you are absent on your paper's due date, your paper must be submitted to Turnitin by the time your class starts.
A note on plagiarizing: Make sure you have copied nothing from the internet word for word, unless you have presented it as a quote, in quote marks. I cannot emphasize enough how profound the consequences will be if matching text to internet sources shows up in your paper in red. If you copied information word for word into your I-Search Journal, or copied and pasted anything from the internet into your paper, make sure it is quoted or you will be guilty of plagiarizing. This doesn't mean you can quote large bodies of text, however. The penalty for plagiarism, even for a few sentences, is a zero on the paper. This is the rule in college, and it is the rule at SPHS.
Make sure you email me EARLY if you have any questions!
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Homework due Thursday, March 22 for Periods 1 & 3, and Friday, March 23 for Period 2:
Night: Study for the test on Chs. 1-9. The test questions will be multiple choice, matching, and two short answer. All questions on the test are from your study guides, word for word.
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Homework due Tuesday, March 20 for Periods 1 & 3, and Wednesday, March 21 for Period 2:
1. I-Search Closing Paragraph: Follow checklist in "Writing the I-Search Paper" packet, and view the sample closing paragraph on my Oxford research. Need a proper heading, main research question, and (something I did not tell you in class) below the main research question type the sentence(s) from your opening paragraph that are connected to your clincher (last sentence in the closing paragraph). See attached sample below for the format!
2. Word Roots: Complete lists 19-20.
3. I-Search Paper: Work on corrections this weekend, and that fourth body paragraph you are writing on your own!
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Homework due Friday, March 16 for Periods 1 & 3, and Monday, March 19 for Period 2:
1. I-Search third regular body paragraph: Following your outline (especially noting the comments and corrections I wrote in red ink), write a third regular body paragraph. This does not need to be Roman numeral III on your outline - you can write a paragraph for any section that is not yet written. Make sure you have a proper heading with the new date, and include your main research question. Title the doc "I-Search Third Regular Body Paragraph" and print.
Many of you have not included enough CM (commentary) in your paragraphs - you should add commentary after every researched fact and answer. Your commentary connects the fact/answer to your personal understanding, your main research question, your sub-topic question, and/or draws a conclusion about what you discovered.
2. I-Search cover page: This will be the cover for your I-Search final paper. Your cover should be well designed with an interesting image, a creative title, and "heading" information somewhere near the bottom of the page. If you can find negative spaces in your image to insert the text for the title and heading so that they are perfectly readable, great - if not, place text in a text box. Print your doc, and for this version you can print in black and white. See five examples with great images and imaginative titles, attached below. If any of the samples are on your topic, you may not copy!
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Homework due Wednesday, March 14 for Periods 1 & 3, and Thursday, March 15 for Period 2:
1. I-Search Appendix Page: See the hand-out and examples. You should look for statistics, graphs, charts, lists, or images relevant to your research. You can copy and paste this information, or even do a Print Screen, crop, and paste onto document. I have found that Google Images provides more possibilities than trying to copy and paste charts from web articles. However, you need to click on Visit next to the image to find the source information.
For this assignment, set your margins at 0.5" top and bottom, and 1.0" on left and right. Your document should have a proper heading, be titled "Appendix A," and printed to turn in.
Under your graph, chart, image, etc., type the correct source citation just as it will appear on your Works Cited page, then add the citation to your Works Cited page, also.
See three examples attached below. If you are having trouble finding anything appropriate, first ask a parent for help, and if you have no luck there, email me no later than Sunday night and ask for help.
2. Night: Last study guide! Read Chs. 7-8-9 and complete the study guide.
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Homework due Friday, March 9 for Periods 1 & 3, and Tuesday, March 13 for Period 2:
1. I-Search Outline: Type and print your outline. This is the time to make revisions, as your research has probably led you to questions and answers of which you were unaware when you originally hand-wrote your outline. Delete questions that now appear unimportant, and add questions if needed. You need a minimum of four and maximum of five sub-topics, and at least three questions (marked A, B, C) in each sub-topic section.
Remember to never use the space bar - always Tab over to vertically line up the beginning of each line.
See your graded first body paragraph (the one that directly follows your opening paragraph) for revisions on the wording of your sub-topic questions. Also, after you have typed the document, scrutinize it to see if your Roman numeral sections are in an order that makes sense, and if your sub-questions in each Roman numeral section are ordered sensibly.
2. I-Search Body Paragraph: Type and print a second body paragraph. We set up the paragraph in class with a heading and the main research question. This paragraph can be on any of the sub-topic Roman numeral sections from your outline. Make sure you add any new sources that are cited in this paragraph to your Works Cited page.
Your topic sentence should include the Roman numeral sub-topic question on your outline (but revise it if needed), and remember to type in each of the A, B, C questions with the cited answers, plus commentary. You should cite at least two sources in each body paragraph, and end with a summarizing closing sentence.
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Homework due Wednesday, March 7 for Periods 1 & 3, and Thursday, March 8 for Period 2:
1. Night: Read Ch. 6 and complete the study guide.
2. Word Roots: Make flash cards for Roots 17-18 and study for the test. We have not yet scored list 18, which we will do before the test, but in the meantime, write me if you have any questions.
3. I-Search Research: I only assigned you to research four times. At this point, it is up to you to fill in the gaps of your information by discovering what questions on your outline still remain unanswered. As you find information, write out the source citation correctly in your I-Search Journal and take notes. Since you have seven sources, the subsequent sources will be 8, 9, 10, etc.
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Homework due Monday, March 5 for Periods 1 & 3, and Tuesday, March 6 for Period 2:
1. Vocabulary 7 Skit or PowerPoint: See the instructions on the back of the Vocabulary 7 list.
Skit: If you create a skit, it must be a television commercial in which you use the fallacy to manipulate the viewers into buying a product, voting for a candidate, contributing to a charity, etc. Your product or service can be actual or fictional. The script must be typed and printed, and you must have a prop. See an example of a vocabulary skit below.
PowerPoint: If you create a PowerPoint, it must have five slides: title slide, definition slide, example slide, Yes-No-Why slide, and Sources slide. Your example must be an embedded video of a commercial, movie scene, or TV show scene. The best place to find videos is YouTube, of course. Make sure you share with Mrs. K. See an example of a vocabulary PowerPoint below.
2. I-Search First Regular Body Paragraph: See the paragraph example below so you know how to format. Your paragraph will be written on one Roman numeral section of your outline. You do not need to write on the Roman numeral I section - you can choose to write on II, III, IV, or, if you have one, section V. View the checklist on "Writing the I-Search Paper" to make sure you do not miss anything. Your topic sentence should include the question for that Roman numeral section, written word for word. If I made changes to your outline sub-topic question on the first body paragraph, where you listed your sub-topics, then make the change.
You are reporting out your research in this paragraph, so you will write from your I-Search Journal notes. First you need to find the relevant information, so you should go through the notes on your Journal and mark each bullet-point of notes as belonging in I, II, III, IV, or V on your outline.
Remember you are telling what sub-questions you asked (question A, B, C, or D), where you found the answers (websites or print article or book), what the answers are, and then write at least one line of commentary on the answer - were you surprised? Pleased? Confused? Was the answer hard to find, or easy?
Read my paragraph sample below, plus the help notes at the end of the paragraph. Print your document.
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Homework due Thursday, March 1 for Periods 1 & 3, and Friday, March 2 for Period 2:
1. Vocabulary 6: Make flash cards and study for the test. The best way to study is to read the appropriate sections in the packet on "Deductive and Inductive Arguments"!
2. Word Roots: Complete list 18.
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Homework due Tuesday, February 27 for Periods 1 & 3, and Wednesday, February 28 for Period 2:
1. Works Cited page: Create your Works Cited page (which may go to two pages). We set up the document in class, so just keep a'goin'! You have at least seven sources at this point - make sure they are in alphabetical order according to the first word in the citation. View the hand-out! Print your document.
2. Night: Read Ch. 5 and complete the study guide.
If you are absent on Tuesday or Wednesday: The Vocabulary 6 test is on Thursday Mar. 1 for Periods 1 & 3, and Friday Mar. 2 for Period 2. If you are absent for the preceding class and miss the rest of the presentations, just study your packet on "Deductive and Inductive Arguments" for the information, because you will be taking the test on the assigned class day.
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Homework due Friday, February 23 for Periods 1 & 3:
1. I-Search Research 4: Find two new sources of any type (internet, online database, print) and take a half-page of notes on each in your I-Search Journal. Make sure you write the citation correctly.
2. I-Search First Body Paragraph: Type the paragraph on your new doc with your opening paragraph. Make sure you have changed the date in the heading, the title, and made all corrections shown on your graded opening paragraph. Follow the checklist in your hand-out on "Writing the I-Search Paper" to make sure you do not miss anything, including a closing sentence. Remember that Roman numeral sub-sections from your outline must be copied word for word, and your two or three questions from your business letter must also be copied word for word. PRINT, and do not forget to bring the graded opening paragraph to class so a peer can check your corrections. See attached sample paragraph below, with the rubric for grading! Do not, however, use my letter as a template - it is provided to show you how all the requirements for the paragraph should appear, with transitions between points.
What to reply if your business letter recipient replies to your email:
You are very lucky if you receive a reply, so you must be properly grateful. Here is a good way to express your gratitude:
Dear --:
Many, many thanks for replying to my email regarding my questions for my research paper. I am so grateful that you took an interest in my research, and were willing to take the time to answer my questions. [If appropriate:] I am so excited to receive information from your first-hand experience, [OR, I am so excited to receive information from your personal viewpoint,] and know that your response will greatly strengthen my research. Thank you again for your time and generosity!
Sincerely,
[your name]
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Homework due Wednesday, February 21 for Periods 1 and 3:
No homework due, thanks to George and Abe!
However, following is some advice regarding your email to your I-Search business letter recipient.
What to reply if your business letter recipient replies to your email:
You are very lucky if you receive a reply, so you must be properly grateful. Here is a good way to express your gratitude:
Dear --:
Many, many thanks for replying to my email regarding my questions for my research paper. I am so grateful that you took an interest in my research, and were willing to take the time to answer my questions. [If appropriate:] I am so excited to receive information from your first-hand experience, [OR, I am so excited to receive information from your personal viewpoint,] and know that your response will greatly strengthen my research. Thank you again for your time and generosity!
Sincerely,
[your name]
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Homework due Thursday, February 17 for Periods 1 & 3 only:
1. I-Search Opening Paragraph: Make sure you look at the checklist and the sample opening paragraph in the hand-out titled "Writing the I-Search Paper." I will be looking especially for a killer hook and your main research question word for word. Type your opening paragraph (double-spaced, with a proper heading) and print to turn in. You do not submit to Turnitin.
2. Night: Read Ch. 4 and complete the study guide.
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Homework due Tuesday, February 13 for Periods 1 & 3, and Wednesday, February 14 for Period 2:
1. I-Search Business Letter Rewrite: Make sure you address (fix, revise, mend, change!) all comments and corrections in red ink. Print your revision. Submit your letter to Turnitin under I-Search Business Letter | Revision 1, and print the Text Only Report. In class, make sure you have the rewrite, the new O.R., and your original letter packet.
2. I-Search Research 3: Find either a hard-copy book (not an e-book) or a print periodical newspaper or magazine article (not from online) and take one page of bullet-point notes on the source. If the source is a book, you must bring to class. If the source is from a magazine or newspaper, you must bring either the article, cut out, or the entire magazine or newspaper page, or you must have a photo of the source on your phone if you find a periodical at the library. Do not procrastinate on this assignment as it will take you a while to find a PRINT article or book! If you go to the library to look for a book, make sure you go straight to the research/resource librarian and ask for help first - do not just wander around! Your best local library to look for a book (since the SP library is small) is the main-branch City of Pasadena Library on Walnut. If you do not have a library card for that library, a parent will need to go with you to get one.
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Homework due Friday, February 9 for Periods 1 & 3, and Monday, February 12 for Period 2:
1. I-Search Research 2: Find two sources on subscription databases (see page 2 of "Evaluating Research Sources for Validity and Brainstorming Possible Sources for Research"). Take a half-page of notes on each. Make sure you correctly write the citations at the top of the page (see the "Quick Guide" - page 2). You can find two articles from one database, or articles from two different databases. Start with ProQuest, but do not click on the eLibrary - click on SIRS Knowledge Source.
2. Night: Read Ch. 3 and complete the study guide.
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Homework due Wednesday, February 7 for Periods 1 & 3, and Thursday, February 8 for Period 2:
1. I Search Research 1: Find two online sources that have relevant information for your research. Make sure you look for information for questions on your outline - do not search blindly. Write out the citation information for each source in MLA 8th edition format, making sure every period and comma are in the right place. The only thing you will underline in the citation is the name of the website. These websites cannot be from the subscription databases, such as ProQuest. Take a half page of bullet-point notes on each source, making sure you do not copy information word-for-word. Also do not forget to write a few sentences for each source in the Thoughts on my Progress column. Remember that you may not use EasyBib to cite your sources! Follow the directions on the hand-outs you received in class for citing sources in MLA 8th.
2. Word Roots: Complete list 17.
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Homework due Monday, February 5 for Periods 1 & 3, and Tuesday, February 6 for Period 2:
1. Evaluating Research Sources: Complete the worksheet on the last page in the hand-out titled "Evaluating Research Sources for Validity and Brainstorming Possible Sources for Research." The sections on Internet sources and periodicals should be filled, but you may not have anything to write in other sections, such as for community organizations or museums. Make sure you find at least two book sources to write down, and look online for documentary videos or Ted Talks.
2. Word Roots: Make flash cards for lists 15-16 and study for the test.
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Homework due Thursday, February 1 for Periods 1-3, and Friday, February 2 for Period 2:
1. Night: Read Ch. 2 and complete the study guide.
2. I-Search Business Letter: Before beginning, read all instructions in the hand-out, including the check list and the rubric. Your letter should look almost identical to my sample letter regarding the format, spacing, etc., but do not copy my wording. Your main research question must appear, WORD FOR WORD as approved, in the opening paragraph.
Your TWO or THREE (but NO MORE) questions must be personalized to the knowledge, experience, and expertise of the person to whom you are writing. Your questions should require BRIEF answers.
You can sign your letter in class, and your signature must be legible, not a scribble.
PRINT your letter, then submit to Turnitin and print the O.R. In class you must have the letter, the O.R., and the instruction hand-out.
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Homework due Tuesday, January 30 for Periods 1 & 3, and Wednesday, January 31 for Period 2:
1. I-Search Organizing Research: Complete the worksheet to create an outline, using all 15 of your starred questions on the graded Developing Your Research Questions hand-out. Make sure your questions are grouped by similarity, and come up with a general, over-arching question for each group, which you write on the Sub-Topic lines that are numbered by Roman numerals.
If you have one or two questions that do not fit any categories, you will need to make decisions about revising them, eliminating and replacing them, or creating a fifth sub-topic section and adding more questions.
2. Word Roots: Complete lists 15 and 16.
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Homework due Friday, January 26 for Periods 1 & 3, and Monday, January 29 for Period 2:
1. Vocabulary 6: Type and print a short courtroom skit, following directions on the back of the vocabulary list. Do not use your term in the skit - the class will guess what your assigned term is. See a sample skit attached below.
2. Night: Read Ch. 1 and complete the study guide.
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Homework due Wednesday, January 24 for Periods 1 & 3, and Thursday, January 25 for Period 2:
1. I-Search Developing Research Questions: First copy your approved main research question word for word on the worksheet, then fill in the rest of the information on pg. 2. For the questions, you must come up with 25 questions, thinking as critically, creatively, and diversely as you can. Make sure you go broad here, and write down questions that address details - see my partial list of sample questions regarding attending Oxford.
2. I-Search Business Letter Recipient: Find a professional who works in the field you are researching. This person can be a family member, and can even be retired from work in that field. If you cannot find a professional in the field, find someone who can still answer questions about the topic, such as a college professor. Follow the directions on the hand-out to type and print a document with the required information.
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Homework due Monday, January 22 for Periods 1 & 3, and Tuesday, January 23 for Period 2:
Vocabulary 5: Make flash cards and study for the test. You should thoroughly read the first three pages in the packet titled "Deductive and Inductive Arguments" and study all the examples for the different terms so you gain a clear understanding. You will be tested on definitions and examples - you do not need to know how to spell the terms.
Here are the most important things you need to remember for the test:
Deductive arguments (including deductive fallacies) can always be expressed as a syllogism.
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A syllogism has three parts: The major premise that states something about a general group (such as "All birds have wings"), the minor premise that refers to a specific example (a person or thing) that fits into the group mentioned in the major premise (such as "A bluejay is a bird"), and a conclusion that is derived from the major and minor premise (in this case, "A bluejay has wings").
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The major premise contains the antecedent (the subject part of the sentence, as in "All birds have wings") and the consequent (the predicate [verb] part of the sentence, as in "All birds have wings.")
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The minor premise does one of the following, regarding what is said in the major premise (which might be "All dogs have four legs"):
1. Affirms the antecedent As in "Rover is a dog."
2. Denies the consequent As in "Rover does not have four legs."
(These two are "sound" arguments)
3. Denies the antecedent As in "Rover is not a dog."
4. Affirms the consequent As in "Rover has four legs")
(These two are "unsound" arguments, and also fall in the category of "deductive fallacies")
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The four deductive fallacies on the vocabulary list are:
1. Denying the antecedent
2. Affirming the consequent
3. The fallacy of equivocation
4. The fallacy of division
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Homework due Thursday, January 18 for Periods 1 & 3, and Friday, January 19 for Period 2:
1. I-Search Choosing and Narrowing a Topic: Following directions carefully, complete the last two pages of the hand-out. Remember that TWO of your ideas must come from one of the three topics on your Personal Profile that I NUMBERED; the last idea can be anything new, from your profile or not.
Your main research questions should be complex, well written, and in Honors-level language. They must be narrowed, but not so narrow that you can find the answer from a single source.
You may not ask "How can I become an FBI agent?" or "How can I become a famous rapper?" If you are writing about the FBI, for example, consider an aspect of the FBI, such as: "What are the duties and responsibilities of the FBI, and what is a typical assignment like for an agent?"
Instead of "How can I become a famous rapper?" ask "In what ways did the most well-known rappers today begin and develop their careers?"
Consider "who, what, where, when, why, and how," but do not begin with those particular words. Here are some good ways to begin your main research question (but you cannot copy any complete questions!):
Instead of "Why did...," ask "What factors led to..."
Instead of "How did...," or "What did...," ask "In what ways did..." or "To what extent did..."
Instead of "How can I become..., ask "What educations, skills, training, and experience do I need to become..."
Instead of "Why is hate speech allowed?" ask "What defines speech as "hate" speech, and in what ways is hate speech either supported or prohibited by the First Amendment?"
Instead of "Why are there so many terrorists?" ask "What methods are used by terrorist organizations to recruit members?"
Instead of "Why is fast food bad?" ask "What are the dangers of frequent consumption of fast food, and how do those dangers affect a person's health?"
Consider phrases such as: "What are the arguments for and against...." and "What justification exists..." and "What progress has been made in..." and "What types of..." and "What are the origins of..." and "What is the procedure for..." and the like.
2. Night Introduction: Follow directions carefully. You are answering some questions about Elie Wiesel, which you will search on your own, online, then you will watch two videos (see links below). A writing prompt addresses the two videos. Your answers to the Wiesel questions and your response to the videos are on one document. Print, then submit to Turnitin under Holocaust Reflection, and also print the O.R. For students in Period 1, the hand-out is attached below.
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No homework over the Martin Luther King weekend!
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Homework due Thursday, January 11 for Periods 1 & 3, and Friday, January 12 for Period 2:
I-Search Personal Profile: Follow directions carefully. On your computer-generated document, put a proper heading in the upper left corner, title the doc "I-Search Personal Profile," and double space. Number the answers as shown, and include the underlined headings shown on the examples for each question.
Make sure that every answer is geared toward possibly writing a research paper related to the topic. Submit to Turnitin under I-Search Personal Profile, and print your document, but do not print the O.R.
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Writing Contests you may want to give some thought to over Winter Break!
Attached are the instructions for four writing contests. Below are the due dates and cash awards for each contest:
The Jack London Short Story Contest: Due Wednesday, January 31. First prize: $2,000.00.
The Rotary Club Four-Way Test Speech Contest: Due Wednesday, January 31. First prize: $5,000.00.
The Rotary Club Ethics Essay Contest: Due Friday, February 19. First prize: $3,000.00.
The 'Save the Earth' Poetry Contest: Due Saturday, March 31. Seven winners = $200.00 each.
If you wish to enter any of these contests, you must first submit your work to Turnitin under a special assignment. See Mrs. Kadletz if you plan to enter any of the contests!
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Homework due Tuesday, December 19 for Periods 1-2-3:
Remember you are attending all classes on Tuesday, December 19th!
Study Vocabulary Lists 1-2-3-4 for the Final Exam: List 1 is on literary devices; lists 2-3-4 are the rhetorical terms and genres. The test will be all "matching" questions in groups of five, in which you will match the words with the definitions, and the words with examples of how the literary or rhetorical device appears in text. You are not being tested on functions.
The best way to study is to go through your flash cards twice on Saturday, twice on Sunday, once on Monday, once on Tuesday, and for Period 2, once also on Wednesday. Just spend 15 or 20 minutes each time.
You do not need to prepare for the Antigone short essay - you are already prepared with your author's message and quotes, but since you have not yet seen the prompt, you cannot prepare further. Concentrate your studying on the vocabulary lists!
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Homework due Friday, December 15 for Periods 1 & 3, and Monday, December 18 for Period 2:
1. Word Roots 13-14: Make flash cards and study for the quiz.
2. Antigone quotes: Find four quotes in the play that support the author's message you wrote. Mark them in the book with Post-Its or other tags. You will use at least two of these quotes when you write your short final exam essay on Antigone. Make sure the tags in your book for the Socratic Seminar are gone.
3. Author's Message: If, after hearing discussion during the Socratic Seminar, you are having second thoughts about the author's message for Antigone that you turned in, or have now had a better idea, you may type up a new author's message and turn it in to me by 4:30 on Thursday. Make sure you look at the homework description for this assignment so you know the expectations.
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Homework due Wednesday, December 13 for Periods 1 & 3, and Thursday, December 14 for Period 2:
1. Antigone Quote Tags: Look at the twelve themes for Antigone and Christmas Carol, listed on your Socratic Seminar hand-out. Find four quotes in Antigone addressing four different themes on the list, and mark with a Post-It or other tag. Make sure you have noted which theme the quote addresses!
THE FOLLOWING ASSIGNMENT IS NOT ON THE CALENDAR:
2. Antigone Author's Message: Think of an author's message for Antigone for your final exam essay. Think of the message has some kind of advice or observation Sophocles wanted to pass on to the audience of his time. Do not think in modern terms, for Sophocles had no idea that 2500 years after he wrote the play, teen-agers would be reading the script in a high school English class. The English language did not even exist during his time! Possible messages would do one of the following:
States a universal truth (but must be arguable in nature; cannot be something like "All people die.")
Makes an observation of human nature or human folly.
Offers advice for: living one's life, OR avoiding errors in judgment OR avoiding pitfalls of morality.
Points out a cause and effect relationship.
I sent out an email to all classes with some clarification on the messages, which follows here:
You are writing a single sentence, in Honors-level language, that relates a message that Sophocles might have wanted to communicate to his audience through the play Antigone. Do NOT address the reader by using "you" or "your" in your message.
You might get inspiration for your message from the twelve topics or themes that are listed on the Socratic Seminar hand-out. Think deeply - do not be satisfied with a trite, surface-level, or unoriginal message.
An author's message is similar to a thesis statement in that it must be arguable; in other words, it cannot state a fact of the play, such as: "Sophocles wanted to communicate to his audience that Creon defied the gods by not allowing the body of Polynices to be buried" or "Antigone's stubbornness eventually led to her death."
Here are examples of author's messages for True Diary:
Alexie relates to his audience that overcoming the fear of rejection is difficult, but may also be the only way to break the barriers of making new friendships.
Alexie tells the reader that attempting to fight against prejudice with reason is futile; prejudice can only be overcome by actions that inspire both recognition and respect.
Alexie communicates that deeply-rooted cultural attitudes often present deterrents to personal growth; therefore, those who reject the barriers of cultural beliefs should be recognized for their courage and not be accused of disloyalty.
Type up a document with a proper heading and the title "Antigone Author's Message" and print to turn in during class.
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Homework due Monday, December 11 for Period 1, and Tuesday, December 12 for Period 2:
Vocabulary 5: Create a PowerPoint for your assigned word and share your Google Slides with Mrs. K. Make sure you use ONLY information from the packet on "Deductive and Inductive Arguments" - do not go to the Internet for information!
Your presentation needs the following: title slide, definition slide, TWO examples slides, with TWO examples on each slide for four examples total, a Yes-No-Why slide, and a Sources slide. There are no "functions" for these terms! Make sure you understand your assigned information, and if you have any questions, email Mrs. K.!
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Homework due Thursday, December 7 for Period 1, and Friday, December 8 for Period 2:
Vocabulary 4: Make flash cards and study for the test. This test score is very important to many of you, so give yourself plenty of time to study!
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Homework due Tuesday, December 5 for Periods 1 & 3, and Wednesday, December 6 for Period 2:
Antigone: Read and complete the study guide for pp 35-52.
If you are in Period 1 and did not receive the study guide, see the guide attached below!
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Homework due Friday, December 1 for Periods 1 & 3, and Monday, December 4 for Period 2:
1. Whimsy: Complete the worksheet on oxymorons and paradoxes.
2. Word Roots 11-12: Make flash cards and study for the quiz. Remember that for some of you, an 'A' on this quiz will be essential to your essential grade!
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Homework due Wednesday, November 29 for Periods 1 & 3, and Thursday, November 30 for Period 2:
Antigone: Read pp 20-34 and complete the study guide.
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No homework over Thanksgiving Break!
Except for this:
Be present with your family - no going off in a corner with your cell phone.
Talk to your grandparents and great-grandparents - they grew up during the Depression years and/or WWII and/or the Civil Rights movement and/or the Vietnam War -
they are eye witnesses to historic events and have tales to tell!
One of them may even have gone to Woodstock!
And help out in the kitchen for the big feast -
don't leave all the work up to Mom, Dad, and Grandma!
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Homework due Thursday, November 16 for Periods 1 & 3, and Friday, November 17 for Period 2:
1. Vocabulary 4: Create a PowerPoint for your assigned word with a graphic theme. Make sure your text is readable - place in colored text boxes if needed. Do not highlight text so the words appear in strips - that method makes the text hard to read. You need two examples of your term in use, either on the same slide or on two slides, and you may embed videos as examples. Email/share with Mrs. K. - the title of your Google Slides should be "Vocabulary 4 - Period 1 (or 2 or 3)."
2. Word Roots: Complete list 14.
3. Field Trip signed forms and $$$: If you have not already turned in, your last chance approacheth!
4. Walking Shield: If you have not contributed, please bring a dollar!
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Homework due Wednesday, November 8 for Periods 1 & 3, and Thursday, November 9 for Period 2:
Antigone: Read pp 1-19 and complete the study guide. You may check the prose version of the play in your big blue Literature book, but do not depend on that translation - your study guide is strictly for the iambic pentameter version in the little Dover edition you have in your possession.
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Yippee-ki-yay!
No academic homework over the four-day Veterans Day weekend!
However, please take care of the paperwork for our field trip to A Noise Within Theatre. You should have the following in class on Tuesday (Pers. 1 & 3) or Wednesday (Per. 2) next week:
1. Parent Permission form, completed and signed.
2. Check for $18.00 made out to SPUSD, or $18.00 cash.
3. Your pink half-sheet, signed by your Odd day teachers.
Also, if you have not already, please bring a dollar for Operation Walking Shield so our four- and five-year old Native American children can experience a memorable Christmas!
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Homework due Monday, November 6 for Periods 1 & 3, and Tuesday, November 7 for Period 2:
1. Vocabulary 3: Make flash cards and study for the test. You will be tested on spelling, definitions, functions, and identifying the rhetorical device used in a sentence.
2. Word Roots: Complete list 13.
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Homework due Thursday, November 2 for Periods 1 & 3, and Friday, November 3 for Period 2:
1. Whimsy: Complete the worksheet on Alliteration. The best way to catch the alliteration is to read the story out loud!
2. Word Roots: Complete lists 11-12.
3. True Diary: Turn in your book to the library! We will be getting Antigone during class, and you will not be given a copy is your True Diary book has not been returned!
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Homework due Tuesday, October 31 for Periods 1 & 3, and Wednesday, November 1 for Period 2:
Ancient Greek Theatre PowerPoint: Make sure you follow instructions on the hand-out for this assignment carefully. If you create the PP on Google Slides, title your presentation "Greek Theatre - Period 1 (or 3) - Category 1 (or 2 or 3 or 4)." Share with/email to me by the time class starts.
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Homework due Friday, October 27 for Periods 1 & 3:
Word Roots 9-10: Make flash cards and study for the quiz.
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Homework due Wednesday, October 25 for Periods 1 & 3:
Rewrite College Personal Statement: Make sure you address every comment written in red ink. Submit your new document to Turnitin under College Personal Statement: Revision 1. Print your new document and the O.R.
In class you must have the new document, the Text Only Originality Report, and your original essay, stapled to the rubric.
Reminders:
1. Change the date on your new doc to October 25, 2017.
2. Add the fully written prompt if you neglected to do that on the first doc!
3. Replace the word count at the end with the new word count - your essay must still be between 345 to 355 words!
4. Do not use "you" or "your" anywhere in the essay.
5. Make an attempt to use figurative language at least once in the essay.
6. Use the Comments Guide to see what the circled numbers mean!
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Homework due Monday, October 23 for Periods 1 & 3, and Tuesday, October 24 for Period 2:
1. Ancient Greek Theatre Research: Research your assigned section. Create a Word document with a proper heading, in Times New Roman 12 pt. for your research (see attached example of a first page of a research document). You must find three sources. You will cite your sources in MLA format, as shown on the back of your hand-out on this project.
When you copy and paste information from the Internet onto your document, make sure you head your information with the citation information, as shown on the sample. Then, divide up your information into bullet-point sentences. This will make your job easier when you create your PowerPoint.
Print your document to turn in.
2. Shoe Drive and Book Drive: Please look through your closet and your bookcase, and see if you have "gently used" shoes in any size, and/or books for ages 9-13, that you could bring to school for the shoe and book drives!
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Homework due Thursday, October 19 for Periods 1 & 3, and Friday, October 20 for Period 2:
1. Whimsy: Complete the worksheet on Allusions.
2. March 3: Bring your book!
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Homework due Tuesday, October 17 for Periods 1 & 3, and Wednesday, October 18 for Period 2:
Tone and Author's Message Analysis: This is another Writing assignment, so do a good job. Read your assigned text, underlining clue words that indicate the author's attitude toward the topic of the text. Copy the words on the lines on pg. 6 of the packet. To figure out the complementary tones, say to yourself, for example, "Winston Churchill feels (?tone?words?) about England being at war." Then write a deeply profound author's message related to those tones, in Honors-level language.
It helps if you know the audience, too. In the Churchill speech, his message is directed at the people of England. Marcus Aurelius is addressing those who are leaders, giving them advice. Ronald Reagan is addressing all the people of the United States. Coach Gaines is addressing his football team. Say to yourself, what is the message to this audience?
When you have decided on the complementary tones and the author's message, type your analysis. See the rubric below. Look back at the Abraham Lincoln speech excerpt and Mrs. K.'s analysis. Your analysis must begin with a hook, then go straight to the tones (also working in the context of the text, such as saying, "...in her speech to the Republican National Convention..." or "When Tom Hanks addressed the Vassar graduates,..."). Analyze the tones, including quotes, then transition into the author's message. Remember that the tones must lead to and support the author's message. End with a closing sentence, preferably a clincher.
Submit to Turnitin. Print the analysis document and the Turnitin O.R. for class. Email me if you get stuck, but be specific with your problem in your email!
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Homework due Thursday, October 12 for Periods 1 & 3, and Friday, October 13 for Period 2:
1. Word Roots: Make flash cards and study for the test on lists 7-8.
2. Vocabulary 3: Create a courtroom skit, typed and printed. If you have more character parts than the number of people in your group, you can recruit readers in the classroom.
Use your assigned rhetorical strategy to persuade the jury of something (such as the defendant is either guilty or innocent). You need to come up with a court scenario and decide on a crime, such as murdering Mrs. Kadletz or stealing the bronze tiger sculpture in the library foyer. Read all the directions on the back of the list, and see the attached sample script so you know the expectations. Note that the use of the rhetorical device is highlighted in yellow - please do the same on your script.
If you have any doubt about the meaning of your word or how it is used persuasively, make sure you email me!
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Homework due Tuesday, October 10 for Periods 1 & 3, and Wednesday, October 11 for Period 2:
1. Vocabulary 2: Make flash cards and study for the test on rhetorical terms. You will need to spell the words, know their definitions, know their functions, and identify an example of each rhetorical device used in a sentence.
2. Whimsy: Complete the worksheet on Similes.
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Homework due Friday, October 6 for Periods 1 & 3, and Monday, October 9 for Period 2:
Tone Shift Analysis: Remember that this is a 90-point Writing assignment, and Writing assignments are 30% of your grade!
Follow the directions carefully, and type a tone shift analysis of your assigned text. Begin with "The initial tones of the (identify text/writer) are...", then provide quotes and analysis. Analysis offers more insight into the quotes and tones, and does not just paraphrase what the quote said. Next, identify where the tone shifts, and identify the new tones. You can write, "The tones shifts to (tone) and (tone) when..." Add quotes and analysis. End with the analysis extension, in which you tell how another aspect of the text is supported by the tones. The list of choices (conflict, theme, characterization, etc.) is on the last page, along with the rubric.
Submit to Turnitin, and print your original document and the Turnitin O.R. for class.
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Homework due Wednesday, October 4 for Periods 1 & 3, and Thursday, October 5 for Period 2:
1. Study True Diary: Study the last three study guides for the test.
2. Word Roots: Complete lists 9 & 10.
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Homework due Monday, October 2 for Periods 1 & 3, and Tuesday, October 3 for Period 2:
UC Admissions Personal Statement: Follow the instructions, Format Checklist and the Rubric for a writing your Personal Statement.
Revise your opening paragraph so you have a great hook and state the thesis or message of the essay, which is a life lesson you learned that is relevant to your future success in college.
Remember that the one body paragraph should equally relate a narrative, and reflect on how the incident or situation taught you the life lesson. The life lesson must not be specific to coaching basketball or working hard in math - make sure it is a broader message. Ask yourself, "What can I say that will convince a reader that I have faced adversity and powered through, thus becoming a more courageous/more tolerant/more responsible/more diligent person?"
The closing is short, with a good clincher that circles back around to your hook.
Print your document. Submit to Turnitin and print the Text Only Originality Report. In class, also have the instructions hand-out to turn in.
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Homework due Thursday, September 28 for Periods 1 & 3, and Friday, September 29 for Period 2:
Whimsy Literary Devices: Complete the two worksheets on Personification and Metaphor.
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Homework due Tuesday, September 26 for PeriodS 1 & 3, and Wednesday, September 27 for Period 2:
1. True Diary: Read and complete the study guide for pp 197-230.
2. Word Roots: Complete list 8.
3. March 3: Bring in the book!
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Homework due Friday, September 22 for Periods 1 & 3, and Monday, September 25 for Period 2:
1. Personal Statement Opening Paragraph: Make sure you thoroughly read the hand-out you received in class on "Writing an Opening and Closing for the UC Admissions Personal Statement." I provide an example of an opening paragraph for each of the four prompts.
Also, note on each example that I also provided the first sentence of the body paragraph following the opening. You need to do this, also, because I want to see the transition.
The title of your document should be "Personal Statement Opening Paragraph." Under that, write one of the following so I know what prompt you chose: Leadership, Talent, Challenge, or Other.
Since this is the opening of a 350-word essay, the opening should be no more than about 100 words. The paragraph should contain a great hook, your thesis statement (your message, or what life lesson you learned), and a closing sentence leading to the next paragraph. Make clear the prompt you are addressing, such as "I learned what it means to be a leader when..." or "I faced a challenge when..."
Print the document to turn in during class. Do not submit to Turnitin.
2. Word Roots: Complete list 7.
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Homework due Wednesday, September 20 for Periods 1 & 3, and Thursday, September 21 for Period 2:
1. Tone Analysis 2: Read my example of analysis of Mark Twain's speech again. Read your assigned text and type up a tone analysis (see rubric on last page). Use Times New Roman 12 pt. and double space. Print the document, but also submit to Turnitin and print the Text Only Originality Report to turn in. Make sure you extend the analysis at the end, as per the instructions. Remember that this assignment is going in your Writing grade.
2. Word Roots 5-6: Make flash cards and study for the test.
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Homework due Monday, September 18 for Periods 1 & 3, and Tuesday, September 19 for Period 2:
1. True Diary: Read and complete the study guide for pp 159-196.
2. Vocabulary 2: On the Internet, find the definition for your assigned word. Wikipedia has a good list, as does a website called Virtual Salt:
Figure out how to use the rhetorical device or strategy to manipulate an audience in a television commercial. Make up a skit for any type of television commercial (selling a product, asking for votes for a candidate, buying a service such as car insurance, contributing to a charity, etc.) that is no more than one minute long. Use your assigned device (rhetorical term) to sell the product or idea. See the attached example of how your skit should look!
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Homework due Thursday, September 14 for Periods 1 & 3, and Friday, September 15 for Period 2:
1. Personal Statement Ideas: The instructions for this assignment are complex, so read them carefully! You are typing up three ideas (three different topics/stories) in the format shown on the hand-out. The last item in each idea plan is different for each of the four prompt choices.
Your three ideas could each be for the same prompt, but must concern three different topics/stories. Remember: Two of your ideas must come from the choices I numbered on your Profile; the third idea can also be from the Profile, or can be about something that does not appear on the Profile.
Make sure you use Times new Roman 12 pt. font, have 1" margins, and a proper, double-spaced heading in the upper left corner.
Turn in to Turnitin, and print the document and the Turnitin Text Only Report. See your Turnitin hand-out for instructions on finding the Text Only Report.
2. Vocabulary 1: Make flash cards and study for the test. You need to know the spelling of each word, the definition, the function, and be able to recognize the device in a sentence. For the literary terms we did not cover in class, make sure you get the definitions from the packet on analyzing literature, which is in the Literature section of your notebook.
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Homework due Tuesday, September 12 for Periods 1 & 3, and Wednesday, September 13 for Period 2:
1. True Diary: Complete the study guide for pp 118-158.
2. Word Roots: Make flash cards and study for the test on lists 3-4.
3. March 3: Bring the book again!
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Homework due Friday, September 8 for Periods 1 & 3, and Monday, September 11 for Period 2:
1. True Diary: Study three study guides for the test on pp 1-117. The test is almost all Short Answer, with two sections of Matching literary terms to quotes.
2. Word Roots: Complete lists 5 and 6.
You are moving into suffixes, now, so you will need to search the Internet for information, such as going to m-w.com and typing in the suffix with the hyphen, such as "-able." You will need to scroll down, as first "able" appears, then farther down "-able" as a suffix appears. Here is a good site, also: https://msu.edu/~defores1/gre/roots/gre_rts_afx3.htm
3. March 3: Bring the book again!
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Homework due Wednesday, September 6 for Periods 1 & 3, and Thursday, September 7 for Period 2:
1. College Personal Statement Profile: Type your document. Format the document and answer the questions as shown on the sample answers on the back of the sheet. Make sure you place a double-spaced heading in the upper left of the page (see below). Print the document, and submit to Turnitin. You do not need to print the Turnitin Originality Report.
2. March 3: Bring in the book!
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Homework due Friday, September 1 for Periods 1 & 3, and Tuesday, September 5 for Period 2:
Three-Day Weekend Coming Up for Labor Day!
True Diary: Read and complete the study guide for pp 82-117.
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Homework due Wednesday, August 30 for Periods 1 and 3, and Thursday, August 31 for Period 2:
1. Tone 1: Complete the worksheet on the speech excerpts for Malcolm X and Dr. M. L. King. You can hear audios of both speeches at americanrhetoric.com under "Top 100 Speeches" on the vertical menu on the left of the Home page of the website.
2. Word Roots: Calendar change! Complete lists 3 and 4 (not just list 3).
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Homework due Monday, August 28 for Periods 1 and 3, and Tuesday, August 29 for Period 2:
1. Word Roots 1-2: Make flash cards and study for the quiz on Word Roots 1 and 2. On the back of each flash card, write the definition of the root (such as for counter- : against, opposite of) and an appropriate sample word (such as counterclockwise or counterattack). On the quiz you will need to write the definition and the sample word for each root, but you do not need to memorize the origin (such as Latin or Greek), and you will not need to write the definition of your sample word.
2. True Diary: Read pp 44-81 and complete the study guide thoughtfully and thoroughly.
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Homework due Thursday, August 24 for Periods 1 & 3, and Friday, August 25 for Period 2:
1. Vocabulary 1 PowerPoint: Make sure you follow the instructions on the hand-out on Vocabulary Presentations. PowerPoints are worth 65 points, and note there is a grading rubric on the last page of the hand-out.
Remember that you are not allowed to use a PowerPoint template (you must choose "blank presentation") and your PP must follow a theme supported by great images.
The definition for your term must come from the packet on Analyzing Literature in the Literature section of your notebook. The terms begin on pg. 9. If you have any questions about how your term works or what it means, make sure you email me! Copy the function from the vocabulary list sheet.
One of the members of your group must email me the PP, with subject line "Vocabulary 1 - Period 1 (or 2 or 3)". If you are sending me a Google Slides doc, make sure it is shared with me and/or invites me to edit.
2. Word Roots: Complete Word Roots lists 1 and 2 in the Word Origins packet.
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Homework due Tuesday, August 22 for Periods 1 & 3, and Wednesday, August 23 for Period 2:
1. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian: Read pages 1-43, and complete the packet. Write thoughtful answers! If you have the ingredients in the house and the time, you can also try making some fry bread!
2. Study for Syllabus Test: Read the Syllabus, take the little practice test on pg. 7 of the Syllabus, and go over the answers on your Scavenger Hunt sheet.
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Assignment
Homework due Friday, August 18 for Periods 1 and 3, and Monday, August 21 for Period 2:
1. English Notebook: You need to bring in a "View" 3-ring binder and eight dividers, as I showed you in class. When you walk through the door, the tabs on the dividers should be marked and in the proper order in your binder. Your Quarter Calendar should be slipped into the front cover.
2. Signed Class Contract: You fill out the front of the last page in the class Syllabus packet, and your parents fill out the back page. You will be turning in this page only - the rest of the packet belongs in the General section of your English notebook.
Remember: If you are missing either of the above assignments, you will automatically have detention after school, and will be calling one of your parents to let Mom or Dad know you did not do your English homework. This consequence is not negotiable, even if you have a Fall sport.