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Finish the Gatsby reading we started in class: Ch. 7, 8, 9 and complete study guide.
Created by Katie Jaroch: Wednesday, May 15 1:49 PM

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Gatsby: Read ch. 6 and complete study guide. Submit to google and turnitin.com.
Created by Katie Jaroch: Monday, May 13 11:19 AM

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Gatsby: Read Ch. 5 and complete study guide. Submit to google and turnitin.
Created by Katie Jaroch: Thursday, May 9 11:18 AM

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Read Gatsby Ch. 4 and complete vocabulary and study guide. Submit study guide to turnitin.com and google classroom. 
Created by Katie Jaroch: Friday, May 3 12:31 PM

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Read Gatsby, ch. 3, and complete study guide questions and vocabulary for ch. 3. Submit your study guide (ongoing google doc) to classroom, and complete the vocabulary in the packet (hard copy).
Created by Katie Jaroch: Wednesday, May 1 11:23 AM

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1. Read Gatsby, ch. 1 and 2. Complete study guide questions and vocabulary; submit study guide answers to turnitin.com by 12:20 p.m. THIS WILL BE ON ONGOING DOC THAT YOU WILL ADD TO FOR EACH CHAPTER/SECTION, SO TITLE THIS ENTRY AS GATSBY, CH. 1-2.  
Be prepared for a reading check quiz!
Created by Katie Jaroch: Friday, April 26 1:45 PM

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Answer the following questions. "A Good Man is Hard to Find" Discussion Questions #1 and #2. This will be an ONGOING google doc. Be prepared to share your answers in class.

 

Discussion Questions: the passage is on p. 8 of the PDF.

1. What is the effect of the reader on O’Connor's prolific use of details (dress, colors, etc.)?

2. What does she mean by the word “mean” when she says of the trees that “the meanest of them sparkled?” The word “mean” will appear again, so this is a kind of foreshadowing. Does the passage contain any other foreshadowing elements?

Created by Katie Jaroch: Friday, April 12 11:45 AM

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WE WILL WORK ON THIS IN CLASS, AND IT WILL BE DUE AT THE END OF CLASS: First draft of personal narrative, modeled on "Lunch" or "Fourth of July" due to google. 1-2 pages, double spaced. 
Created by Katie Jaroch: Tuesday, April 16 12:04 PM

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Read the essays in your packet: "Lunch" and "The Fourth of July" and answer the following questions on a sheet of paper:
p. 184: #1, 2, 3, 4
p. 225: #1 and 4
Created by Katie Jaroch: Friday, April 12 10:57 AM

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OTHELLO FIELD TRIP:
1. Bring a lunch or lunch money.
2. I will distribute TAP cards.
3. Meet at the auditorium steps (facing the bungalows) at 9:00 a.m. We will take attendance and walk to the Metro station.
Created by Katie Jaroch: Friday, March 22 11:42 AM

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GET PINK SLIP SIGNED BY YOUR ODD DAY TEACHERS!
Othello Act III quiz.
Created by Katie Jaroch: Friday, March 22 11:41 AM

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Finish reading Othello, Act II, and complete study guide questions from your study guide handout (also listed below). Handwrite your answers. 
 
1. Why did Iago want Roderigo to anger Cassio?
2. What was the purpose of Iago's plan? 
3. Why did Iago want Cassio to drink more wine?
4. What lie did Iago tell Montano about Cassio?
5. Why did Othello strip Cassio of his rank?
6. Why did Iago want Cassio to ask Desdemona for help in restoring Othello's faith in Cassio?
 
Created by Katie Jaroch: Monday, March 18 10:33 AM

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Vocab. 5 sentences due to turnitin.com and google. 
Created by Katie Jaroch: Wednesday, March 6 9:59 AM

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Vocabulary 4 sentences due. See instructions on handout and submit to classroom. 
Created by Katie Jaroch: Monday, February 4 9:53 AM

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Finish your Othello background questions and submit to classroom. 
Bring signed permission form and $10 for field trip!
Prepare for your presentation. 
 
Created by Katie Jaroch: Wednesday, February 27 9:49 AM

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Presentations begin!
Created by Katie Jaroch: Friday, February 8 2:13 PM

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1.Vocab 4 test, if you did not earn a 20/20 on the pretest. 
2. Work on written and spoken components for your Instructional/Improvement reading project.
Created by Katie Jaroch: Friday, February 8 2:12 PM

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Have your how-to/instructional book finished and bring to class for one more reading log and reflection. 
Created by Katie Jaroch: Thursday, January 31 10:31 AM

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Finish reading your independent reading book this week!
Created by Katie Jaroch: Friday, January 11 8:56 AM

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Continue reading your free choice book (instructional/self-improvement/how to)!
Created by Katie Jaroch: Friday, January 25 10:23 AM

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Submit your final draft "read aloud" essay to turnitin and bring a hard copy to class!
Created by Katie Jaroch: Wednesday, January 23 11:33 AM

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First draft of your personal essay: either analytical, expository, or satirical. 3 or 4 paragraphs. Submit to google classroom. 
Created by Katie Jaroch: Wednesday, January 16 11:20 AM

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Come to class with a list of three essay ideas that you could write an essay about about:
1 analytical (exploring an idea, philosophy, or observation, like in The Mortgaged Heart)
1 expository (explaining an idea or concept, like in Onomatopoeia)
1 satirical (poking fun/criticizing an idea or event, like in Coyote)
Created by Katie Jaroch: Monday, January 14 11:37 AM

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Finish "Onomatopoeia" questions if needed: #3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b.
Created by Katie Jaroch: Friday, January 11 8:56 AM

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Finish questions #1-7 on The Mortgaged Heart on p. 1114. We will grade them in class. 
Created by Katie Jaroch: Tuesday, January 8 11:46 AM

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HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK PROJECT DUE IN CLASS.
Created by Katie Jaroch: Wednesday, December 5 12:45 PM

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Study for Vocabulary 3 test !
Created by Katie Jaroch: Wednesday, December 5 10:10 AM

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Study for lesson three vocabulary pretest.
Created by Katie Jaroch: Monday, December 3 11:16 AM

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Crucible background presentation due.
Created by Katie Jaroch: Tuesday, October 16 9:08 PM

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 Bring historical fiction book every day and complete your reading log in class every day. 
Created by Katie Jaroch: Tuesday, October 16 9:09 PM

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Work on mini-research project for The Crucible: Period 5 Topics. You will have about 30 minutes in class today to work on it. 
Slide 1: Title
Slide 2, 3, 4=Key figures, events, interesting facts IN YOUR OWN WORDS. Every slide must be visually appealing with images and clear, large font. 
Slide 5=Works Cited page.
Then create a Kahoot! or Quizlet quiz/comprehension check. for your classmates to access in class. 5 questions minimum
Browse ideas for historical fiction independent reading book. We will visit the library today, also. 
Created by Katie Jaroch: Monday, October 15 10:06 AM

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RESILIENCE ESSAY FINAL DRAFT DUE TO TURNITIN.COM BY 10:00 A.M. INCLUDE A WORKS CITED PAGE. See link below for the video we watched in class. Remember to use citation machine for all sources in your Works Cited page. Link below.
 
 
Return your memoir. Your next independent reading book will be historical fiction, so browse the Internet and/or go to the library to find one. We will also go as a class. 
Created by Katie Jaroch: Friday, October 5 11:00 AM

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First draft due: Resilience essay. Please bring a hard copy to class. 
 
Created by Katie Jaroch: Friday, October 5 10:22 AM

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Complete the outline for your synthesis/argument essay in which you take a stand on resilience. (see dove gray assignment sheet.) Complete the outline EXCEPT for the conclusion, which we will work on next class. 
 
Videos that we watched in class are linked below. 
 
 
Created by Katie Jaroch: Friday, September 28 1:13 PM

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Read your memoir. You should be just about finished by next week. 
Created by Katie Jaroch: Wednesday, September 26 1:47 PM

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Vocabulary Quiz: Unit 1. Matching, #1-20. 
Take a selfie: you reading your memoir in your favorite reading spot and bring a printed copy to class. Filters ok! Color if possible! Make sure the book cover is visible. 
Created by Katie Jaroch: Wednesday, September 19 6:54 AM

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1. Bring headphones.
2. Read your memoir for 15 minutes per night. 
Created by Katie Jaroch: Tuesday, September 18 1:04 PM

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1. Write an original sentence for each vocabulary word from Unit 1. Your topic for each sentence: your memoir. Submit to turnitin.com by 10:00 a.m. 
2. Vocab pretest (matching).
3. Bring headphones/earbuds to class this week and next week. 
Created by Katie Jaroch: Monday, September 17 1:17 PM

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1. Complete your final draft of your power essay on style and your Works Cited page ONLY IF I CONFERENCED WITH YOU ALREADY OTHERWISE WE WILL CONFERENCE FRIDAY AND YOU WILL SUBMIT YOUR FINAL DRAFT TUESDAY. Submit to turnitin.com by 10:00 a.m. 
2. Continue reading your memoir for 15 minutes a night.
Created by Katie Jaroch: Wednesday, September 12 11:45 AM

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Finish your power essay draft that we started in class and submit to turnitin.com by 10:00 a.m. Remember: 2 pieces of evidence per paragraph, and one paragraph needs to be about style (from notes/PowerPoint in class). PowerPoint is also attached.
Created by Katie Jaroch: Monday, September 10 10:24 AM

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Finish your outline for your comparison/contrast argument essay about memoir style. 
Created by Katie Jaroch: Wednesday, September 5 7:29 PM

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In your notebook or on a separate sheet of paper, finish the questions (attached) from the CNN video about Gregory Boyle and HomeBoy Industries.
Read your independent reading book for 15 minutes per night. 
Created by Katie Jaroch: Tuesday, September 4 11:11 AM

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1. Bring your self-selected memoir to class each day.
2. Bring your Tiger Guide or other planner (digital or paper) to class every day.
3. Read your memoir for at least 15 minutes each night!
Created by Katie Jaroch: Thursday, August 30 11:29 AM

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1. In a paragraph or a double-bubble map, compare and contrast the styles between Roxane Gay's style in Hunger and Gregory Boyle's style in Tattoos on the Heart. Use quotations when it is helpful. Use your thinking map from class to help you.
 
Created by Katie Jaroch: Thursday, August 30 1:30 PM

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1. Personalized meme or starter pack due. In color, if possible, and include a title and your name. You will be sharing these with the class. 
2. Choose your favorite chapter from Born a Crime
Created by Katie Jaroch: Monday, August 20 11:14 AM

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1. Signed syllabus page.
2. Bring your annotated copy of Born a Crime.
Created by Katie Jaroch: Wednesday, August 15 9:36 PM

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IN CLASS (if you were absent, not hw): QUICK WRITE ON THE VIDEOS BELOW. 
 
Created by Katie Jaroch: Wednesday, August 15 9:39 PM