English 9 Per. 6 (South Pasadena High School) //www.sphstigers.org/apps/classes/829639/assignments/ Class Name: English 9 Per. 6 Instructor(s): Denise Gill en-us SchoolSitePro <![CDATA[Due: 06/04/2018]]> //www.sphstigers.org/homeworkItem4981813 //www.sphstigers.org/apps/classes/829639/assignments/ See attached.
]]> Wed, 23 May 2018 13:15:42 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 06/04/2018]]> //www.sphstigers.org/homeworkItem4978061 //www.sphstigers.org/apps/classes/829639/assignments/ Final terms to know:

SPHS Writing Terms: assertion, topic sentence, thesis, concrete detail, commentary

Exposition

Rising action

Climax

Falling action

Resolution

Direct characterization

Indirect characterization

External conflict

Internal conflict

Mood

Tone

First person narrator

Third person limited narrator

Omniscient third person narrator

Motivation

Denotation

Connotation

Setting

Theme

Simile

Metaphor

Symbol

Sonnet

Internal monologue


]]> Thu, 17 May 2018 10:56:40 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 05/30/2018]]> //www.sphstigers.org/homeworkItem4979943 //www.sphstigers.org/apps/classes/829639/assignments/ Finish your 4th IR book by today!
]]> Mon, 21 May 2018 10:06:45 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 05/23/2018]]> //www.sphstigers.org/homeworkItem4979942 //www.sphstigers.org/apps/classes/829639/assignments/ Read your IR book for at least a half an hour and write a log.
]]> Mon, 21 May 2018 10:06:16 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 05/21/2018]]> //www.sphstigers.org/homeworkItem4979940 //www.sphstigers.org/apps/classes/829639/assignments/ Choose two more This I Believe prompts (look at last week's homework posts) and write at least a half page each.
]]> Mon, 21 May 2018 10:05:31 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 05/17/2018]]> //www.sphstigers.org/homeworkItem4978028 //www.sphstigers.org/apps/classes/829639/assignments/ “This I Believe"

Questions about the essays:

What does this person believe? Summarize in 2-3 sentences.

What kinds of details does the author include? Include 2-3 quotes to explain.

Prompts

  1. Most of us have been in a situation where we made a promise that for one reason or another we were unable to keep.

When were you disappointed because someone made you a promise that they failed to keep? Or when did you break a promise that you made to someone else?

  1. We all tend to judge people by their appearances, even though looks can be deceiving.

Have you ever prejudged someone incorrectly based on their appearance or has someone ever prejudged you unfairly based on how you look?

  1. All of us are works in progress with a long way to go before we reach our full potential.

In what skill or area are you still working to make progress?

  1. Everyone has problems or challenges to overcome.

What obstacles are you proud to have faced and conquered?

  1. Our society uses the word hero in many different ways?

How do you define hero, and who is a hero in your life?

  1. There is a famous adage: "To err is human, to forgive divine.”

When did you feel divine because you were able to forgive someone for his or her mistake? When did someone act divine by forgiving you when you were wrong?


]]> Thu, 17 May 2018 10:32:12 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 05/17/2018]]> //www.sphstigers.org/homeworkItem4975958 //www.sphstigers.org/apps/classes/829639/assignments/ Speak reflections attached. 
Super QWs: 

Describe a memorable holiday

Describe a time you were frustrated

A time you were embarrassed

A time you were proud

A favorite place

A lesson you learned

A dream you have

A first something

A goodbye


]]> Tue, 15 May 2018 10:03:33 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 05/15/2018]]> //www.sphstigers.org/homeworkItem4973583 //www.sphstigers.org/apps/classes/829639/assignments/ Finish reading "They're Loyal Fans and They Bake." Then, answer the following:
1. How does Carlip begin her essay? What kind of information does she give?
2. How does she end it?
3. Explain how she uses detail to help you understand who she was at the beginning. Include three quotes from the first page, and explain how these details help the reader know her as a character.
http://www.freshyarn.com/1/essays/carlip_fans1.htm

]]> Fri, 11 May 2018 10:16:43 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 05/09/2018]]> //www.sphstigers.org/homeworkItem4969197 //www.sphstigers.org/apps/classes/829639/assignments/ Read you IR book and add a reading log. 
]]> Mon, 07 May 2018 10:03:00 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 05/08/2018]]> //www.sphstigers.org/homeworkItem4966798 //www.sphstigers.org/apps/classes/829639/assignments/
Read through page 155, and respond to the following two prompts:
Mistakes: Mr. Freeman also says that "art is about making mistakes and learning from them" (122). Isn't that what life is also like? How could you use this in your own life?
Now that you have heard Melinda's version of the story, what do you think she should do? What do you think it means that she has finally acknowledged—at least to herself—what happened that night?

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