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Assignments Term 6 |
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Week One
8/20-8/22
No school on Monday or Tuesday this week due to Tropical Storm Fay! |
Day One: Students are advised to wear their I.D. badges at all times and that they may purchase a new one, if necessary, during lunch or in the morning. |
| Begin reading short story entitled: Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Pg. 20-29. Complete the during and after reading activities in the Interactive Reader Workbook. Complete the 'Harrison Bergeron' Active Reading Skillbuilder: (Making Inferences). You can find instructions for this assignment at the bottom of page 20 and in the Interactive Reader Workbook. Complete the Literary Analysis Skillbuilder: (Theme) |
*Students will receive notes on the F.R.I.E.S. facts, reasons, illustrations, examples and statistics.
Classwork/Homework-continue writing started in class and use the FRIES as an elaboration technique; include as many as possible. Due tomorrow! |
Day Two:
Students will be given an activation code for books on line (www.classzone.com/eservices) and advised to sign up by tomorrow. |
| Complete the Words to Know Skillbuilder parts A-C |
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| 1.) Grammar Skills activity: Proper Nouns. |
| Turn in all Active reading & Lit. Analysis skillbuilders & Grammar today. |
| Part C of the Words-to-Know skillbuilder is the first writing composition sample of the year. |
*All students were given a syllabus today to have signed by parents and returned by Monday, August 25th. |
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Week Two
8/25-8/29
No school on Tuesday due to Teacher Planning!
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Day One: Each student will receive a folder.
Begin a V.I.S. for words to know in literature textbook
(Notes:handouts) 1) Transitional Words |
Day Two:
*Students will receive notes on the F.R.I.E.S. facts, reasons, illustrations, examples and statistics.
Classwork/Homework-Begin writing practices in class using the FRIES as an elaboration technique; include as many as possible. |
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Test on Harrison Bergeron!
Discuss: Figurative Language and Sound Devices and Showing, Not Telling. |
Day Four:
Classwork: Complete Proper Nouns Grammar Skillbuilder worksheet. |
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Week three
9/1-9/5
No School on Monday due to holiday! |
Day One: Begin reading "Once More to the Lake" by E.B. White
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Day Two: Descriptive Writing/Show, Don't Tell! All students Practice in class and type final copy for homework.
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Day Three: Complete a V.I.S. for the Words to Know associated with the short story. Class Discussion/Making a Connection with the short story read yesterday. |
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| Day Five: Notetaking: Students will take notes today on 1.) Context Clues...Definition and Overview/Idioms/Figurative Language 2.) Poetry...Sound devices/Imagery |
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Week Four
9/8-9/12 |
Day One: Diagnostic test on grammar skills. Complete Grammar in Context (Active & Passive Voice) exercise 1-5 on p. 123 in Language of Literature textbooks. Refer to pgs. 534-535 for additional help with Active/Passive Voice. This is due by the end of class. |
Day Two:Complete Writing Profile Center Worsheet/Begin remediation of grammar skills
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Day Three: Begin reading "The Son from America" by Singer |
| Day Four: Students will receive writing folders. |
Day Five: complete Grammar and Literary Analysis Skillbuilders for "The Son from America" by Singer
Continue work started with the writing profile center w.s. |
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Week Five
9/15-9/19 |
Day One: Data Day!! Student & Teacher will discuss goals and expectations leading to graduation.
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Day Two: Test on Once More to the Lake!
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| Day Four: Interims today! |
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Week Six
9/22-9/26
Early Release on Thursday! |
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Week Seven
9/29-10/3
No School on Tuesday! |
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Week Eight
10/6-10/10
No School on Thursday! |
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Weeks Nine & Ten
10/13-10/23 |
Introducing Independent and Subordinate Clauses/20.2 of the Writing and Grammar textbook...
Adjective Clauses
Complete exercise 29 (1-10) pg. 467
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Term 7 Assignments |
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Week One
10/27-10/31
No School on Tuesday (Election Day)! |
Day One:
Reading: Cry, the beloved Country by A. Paton Distribute Study Guide ch 1-10.
Students are required to take notes while reading. click here for notes spreadsheet
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Day Two: Begin Vocabulary/include in notes spreadsheet. |
Day Three:
Continue reading: Cry, the beloved Country by A. Paton
Students are required to take notes on the notes spreadsheet while reading.
South Africa Project #1 instructions were given to students on Monday.
Students were advised all reading/notes should be completed by friday 11/10.
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Week Two
11/3-11/7
No School Tues.
Election Day! |
Day One:
Continue Oral Presentations.
Begin Expository Essay/Due Friday
Discuss thesis statements and Introductions.
Students will prepare and outline using the information they have gathered for their presentations.
Students will begin writing an introduction and thesis statement for their outlines. Click on the following links for help: Writing the Introduction or Conclusion/Writing the Thesis Statement
*Any student not finished reading Cry, the Beloved Country may check out a novel to take home!
Writing good body paragraphs. |
| Day Two: No School! |
| Day Three: Students will write a Persuasive prompt for November 3-7 |
| Day Four: Students will continue working on Persuasive prompt for November 3-7 |
| Discuss study guides and work on charts. |
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Week Three
11/10-11/14
No School Tues.
Veteran's Day! |
Day One:All work (reading of novel, notes chart, study questions) should be completed today. Begin reading, 'The Pit and the Pendulum' by Edgar Allan Poe beginning at page 559 in Language of Literature textbook. Work through the story in Interactive Reader beginning at page 184. Reading and interactive reader should be completed by the start of class on Wednesday. Refer to day three of this week for upcoming writing assignment and begin thinking about what you may want to write.
Click here to get instructions for writing a Parody |
| Day Two:No School! |
| Day Three:The Pit...Pendulum work is due today! Writing Option #2 page 576 in Language of Literature textbook. Students will write a Poe Parody or comic imitation, of Poe based upon the story. For example, students may create a narrator who is "tortured" by the process of waking up on a school day. Try and imitate Poe's style. Due Thursday by the end of class. |
| Day Four: Continue Writing Option #2 (Poe Parody or comic imitation, of Poe based upon the story page 576 in Language of Literature textbook). Check your work to make sure you have imitated Poe's style. Work should be typed and turned in by the end of class today. |
| Day Five: Complete Vocabulary in Action exercises A and B page 576 in Language of Literature textbook. Complete Grammar in Context appositive phrases page 577 (1-4) in Language of Literature textbook. Complete Exercise 3 Identifying Appositives (1-5) page 446 in Writing and Grammar textbook. Click here to see a sample parody |
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Week Four
11/17-11/21 |
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Week Five
11/24-11/26
No School Thurs.-Fri. Thanksgiving! |
| Continue reading (aloud)'The Witness for Prosecution by Agatha Christie pg. 873 (the story can also be found online at www.classzone.com). |
| Finish reading short story: "The Witness for Prosecution" and discuss utilizing the critical thinking questions and extended interpretation on page. |
| Click here to view tips for a Dramatic Reading! |
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Six
12/1-12/5 |
| Day One: Continue reading Antigone by John Knowles (following the tape) Complete notetaking chart. |
| Day Two: Continue reading Antigone by john Knowles (following the tape) Complete notetaking chart. |
| Day Three:Practice exercises: Literary Analysis Skillbuilder(Dialogue focus),Grammar Skillbuilder(Noun Clauses),Words to Know Skillbuilder. Continue reading Antigone by john Knowles (following the tape) Complete notetaking chart. |
| Day Four: Continue reading Antigone by john Knowles (following the tape) Complete notetaking chart. Take notes on the following phrases: Infinitive, Participial, Prepositional and Gerund. Representative from Marketing class will speak to the class! |
| Day Five:Continue reading Antigone by john Knowles (following the tape) Complete notetaking chart. Continue notetaking on phrases not covered already this week. |
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Week Seven
12/8-12/12 |
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Week Eight
12/15-12/19
Winter Break Begins! |
| Take a test on the sonnet!Email me your answers as an attachment and I'll let you know your results in class. This is a great way to determine how well you understand the sonnets. |
| Sonnet (final copy) is due on Tuesday December 18th. Make sure it is typed, you have read pages 225-227, and followed the guidelines on pages 233-236. |
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