Period 1- ELD 3-4 (Period 1) Assignments

Final is today- study all OMAM Words and Academic Vocab.Words 

Review essay structure 

Leave your composition notebook if you haven't yet

Quiz on all academic words through rewrite is today

Quiz on OMAM vocab words through foreshadowing is today 

Quiz on academic vocabulary words through Refer is today

Quiz on OMAM vocabulary words through Allusion is today 

Students in grade 9-10: Report to Mr. Afram in the library projection room

Students in grade 11-12: Report to our normal classroom, 129

 

ELPAC Testing begins today 

Read the book, Of Mice and Men, through page 56- stop toward the bottom with Old Candy

Make notes on your sheet

Study your new words 

Quiz on the first seven academic words and the first five from the Of Mice and Men List is today

 

Make quizlet or flash cards for the next seven and the next five from the academic vocab and OMAM list- 

 

Bring in a hard copy of the final draft of your Outsiders essay- make corrections from my comments on turnitin.com

Finish reading chapter two and prepare your notes on your graphic organizer for the chapter

 

Make Quizlet or flashcards for the first seven words on the academic vocab list and for the first five of the Of Mice and Men word list- study and learn these

 

Look at turnitin.com at all of my comments and write them out on a list or on a hard copy of your essay and we will discuss today 

Hard copy of Outsiders essay is due

Grammar packet quiz on sentence types, etc... is today 

Packet will be turned in today. make sure you have work done on other sheets stapled to the packet 

Finish the grammar packet and study for your grammar and sentence structure quiz next Thursday

Write a working thesis statement for your theme prompt using the multi-flow chart

Share your Outsiders introduction with me on google drive by 11:59 pm

Complete compound complex sentences # 3

Looking at the pic of your multi-flow map- select one cause and one effect- the two that seem the most important to you- and write a working thesis statement about the significance of the title, The Outsiders in the book

Complete compound complex sentences # 2

Write a half to a full page about what you think the author's message is about your selected theme

Research posters are due today

Be prepared to present your poster 

Finish your research poster project and be ready to present on Friday

Finish sentence combining # 5

 

Read Chapter 11 of Outsiders- take notes on your organizer for events and significant parts

Work on your poster for your research project

Do grammar combining sentences #4

Complete sentence combining # 3 in the grammar packet- do them on a separate sheet of paper

Bring in two printed articles on your topic- credible and relevant- read and annotated 

Complete Sentence Combining Worksheet # 2 in the grammar packet

Find one more article on your topic- print it out and annotate it

Finish reading chapter 9 and complete the notes boxes on your sheet for the chapter

Quiz for vocab 4-6 is today

Complete the sentence combining sheet in the grammar packet

Finish reading chapter 8 in the Outsiders- take notes on note-taking and summarizing handout

Find one credible and relevant article for your topic- use the databases and print out the article, read it and annotate it

 

Bring in your book!

Complete complex sentences- exercise 4

Read and annotate the first page- chapters 4-6 packet about discovering credible sources

select the topic you would like to research about

Finish reading chapter 6 and complete the boxes for that chapter on your chart. 

Complete the complex sentences exercise 2 

Read chapter five in Outsiders and complete the note taking and summarizing sheet- the first boxes across for that chapter

 

Make a quizlet for ch. 4-6 words

 

Complete the complex sentences sheet in the grammar packet  

Quiz on chapters 1-3 for the Outsiders is today 

Finish the Outsiders vocab and grammar packet- all exercises

 

Study for ch. 1-3 vocab quiz on Friday 

Finish reading chapter 4

Finish the vocab pages for ch. 1-3 vocab. words

Bring in Quizlet or flashcards for ch. 1-3 words

Finish the first page of the language focus: sentence combining and clauses page- read the through the lesson and directions. Review simple and compound sentences 

 

Finish reading chapter one of the Outsiders- visualize your reading and be ready for a quiz

Continue taking notes on new characters as they are introduced in the book

Read Breaking Through through page 126- expect a quiz

Read the next two chapters in the book- through page 108

 

Finish your power point- we will practice presenting today

 

Print out a paragraph or essay you have written- identify all of your verbs with a colored pen or pencil: action- transitive or intransitive, helping, linking

Read the next two chapters in the book- Breaking through

pages 80-90

Bring in one quote that connects to your research question in some way

Finish the paragraph- read it out loud and correct any grammar errors. Circle all verbs

 

Read the next chapter, "Becoming a Saint" and be prepared for a quiz

Read through the rest of the research packet- from Ella's sources to the end- annotate the packet and do all exercises in the packet

Read through the research packet again and study the differences between primary and secondary sources- annotate the reading and check all answers in activities- stop at Ella's Search for Sources

 

Study action and linking verbs

 

Print out, annotate, and bring in one reliable source that answers some aspect of your inquiry question. complete the article analysis handout given to you today- front and back

Read and annotate the research packet- annotate the reading and do all questions and activities in the packet. Stop at Ella's Sources 

 

Bring in two or more significant reliable sources that answer your inquiry question

read the next chapter in Breaking Through- Back to the Fields 

Find 2 significant quotes in the chapter and explain why they are significant- go deep in your analysis

 

Find one significant article- at least 3-5 pages- that answers your inquiry question- must print out showing the web source, title, author's name

 

 

Go on to turnitin.com and read all of my feedback on your essay

 

Make any necessary changes if you received a 4- or below and submit a hard copy today with the changes 

Read Together Again in Breaking Through and write down two significant quotes and explain why you selected them- read with the lens of your inquiry question 

Read chapter 3- stepping out and find two significant quotes that seem significant to you- must write down the quote and explain its significance 

Read chapter 1 of Breaking Through and find two significant quotes- write them down and explain why you selected them

 

Using the multi flow thinking map you created in class today, write an analysis paragraph identify a main cause and effect of poverty- typed, double spaced- use the body paragraph graphic organizer in your resource packet for guidance 

Finish identifying the kinds of pronouns we started in class

 

 

Make all changes to your Circuit essay and submit your final draft onto turnitin.com by tonight 11:59 pm

 

class id is 16594792

enrollment key or password is Period1

Finish typing out your introduction and body paragraph for your Circuit essay- share with me by tonight and bring in a hard copy of these two paragraphs tomorrow 

 

my email is: [email protected]

out of all of the quotes you have selected from The Circuit to prove your thesis- select your best two and write them in to the body paragraph graphic organizer in your resource packet that we went over today in class. Make sure you put quotation marks around them- " " and the page number

SAT packet needs to be finished including critical reading passage questions 1-10

SAT packet will be turned in today

SAT packet 2 words including roots, prefixes, suffixes and example words quiz is today

SAT Packet exercise 3- learn roots, prefixes, suffixes- learn example words for test on Tuesday

Study the new SAT words from packet 2- study every day

We will have a practice SAT quiz today 

Study the elements of plot definitions- you will be given a short story today and will identify the elements of plot in the story as your quiz

Find two quotes from the chapter, "To Have and To Hold" that prove your thesis- explain how the quotes reveal and develop the thesis- finish the chapter if we didn't finish it in class

SAT packet is due today- finish the packet including the critical reading and 10 questions

Quiz is today on words, roots, prefixes, suffixes and example words using them with their definitions

Finish reading The Circuit- Find two additional quotes to prove your message 

Quiz on elements of plot is today

Make flashcards for SAT packet 2

Bring in introduction for The Circuit Essay

Make flashcards for the elements of plot that we went over in class today

Read the next chapter in the book entitled, "Cotton Sack" 

Find two quotes from the chapter that prove the message of your theme and explain how the quote reveals the message 

SAT packet words quiz is today including the prefixes and root words and example words and definitions- The packet will be turned in today as well

 

Finish your sentence showing the author's message of your theme- find two quotes from the chapter that you will read, "Christmas Gift" if you can that reveals the message of the theme. If you need to look in previous chapters that's okay. Write down the quote- put quotes around it " " including the page number and then explain in your own words how this quote reveals the message.

 

 Make flashcards or quizlet for the new SAT words- study them

complete exercise B in the packet

Finish reading Miracle in Tent city- expect a quiz

Find your three significant quotes and explanations on your graphic organizer

 

Type the handwritten paragraph you brought in last time. Must be a minimum of 1/2 page, 12 point font, double spaced- bring in a hard copy

 Read the paragraph on page 17 at the bottom starting, "Miss Scalopino...(ending with) I heard her voice in my head"

 

Does this description remind you of your first days in America in school? In what ways was your experience similar and or different? Write a paragraph explaining your experience in relation to Panchito's.

 

 

 Study for your vocabulary quiz this Wednesday- you will be quizzed on the definitions

In the vocabulary packet- complete the choosing the right word and synonyms acitivities

Read chapter three- "Inside Out"- find four significant quotes from the chapter and write them out on your t-chart- you will explain why the quotes are significant- important

 

 

 

 Bring in "The Circuit" every time we meet. 

Bring in a photo copy of the last signed page of the syllabus