HOMEWORK:
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October 15, 2012
PER 6 AND 7
1. Write your reflections. Be sure to follow the instructions on the reflection sheet I gave you. On Wednesday, you submit all of your papers that you used for this activity (all pages are worth credit, so make sure you give me everything!). Please staple everything
2. Vocab/Grammar quiz TOMORROW!
PER 8:
2. Vocab/Grammar quiz TOMORROW!
PER 8:
1. Write your reflections. Be sure to follow the instructions on the reflection sheet I gave you. Tomorrow, you submit all of your papers that you used for this activity (all pages are worth credit, so make sure you give me everything!). Please staple everything
2. Vocab/Grammar quiz TOMORROW!
October 12, 20122. Vocab/Grammar quiz TOMORROW!
PER 6:
1. Read chapters 20, 21, and 22 of TKM
2. From the perspective of your character fill out the trial sheet...Speed Dating "Test" in on Monday! Sheet due Monday. Bring any notes you want.
3. Grammar/Vocab quiz on Tuesday! Study the 20 words and the 7 parts of speech.
PER 7:
1. Read chapters 20, 21, and 22 of TKM
2. From the perspective of your character fill out the trial sheet...Speed Dating "Test" in on Monday! Sheet due Monday. Bring any notes you want.
3. Your first grammar and vocab quiz is Tuesday! Study the 20 words and the 7 parts of speech.
PER 8:
Great work today!
1. Write your reflections. Be sure to follow the instructions on the reflection sheet I gave you. On Tuesday, you submit all of your papers that you used for this activity (all pages are worth credit, so make sure you give me everything!). Please staple everything
October 11, 2012
PER 6:
1. Read chapters 18 and 19 of TKM. Make sure to annotate and use the red light/yellow light strategy. Due Friday
2. Do parts II and III of the vocab grammar sheet (NOT part I). Due Friday
3. Define the last 10 vocabulary words. Due Friday No sentences necessary
4. From the perspective of your character fill out the trial sheet...Speed Dating "Test" in on Monday! Sheet due Monday.
PER 7:
1. Read chapters 20, 21, and 22 of TKM
2. From the perspective of your character fill out the trial sheet...Speed Dating "Test" in on Monday! Sheet due Monday.
3. Your first grammar and vocab quiz is Tuesday! Study the 20 words and the 7 parts of speech.
PER 8:
1. Read chapters 20, 21, and 22 of TKM
2. From the perspective of your character fill out the trial sheet...Speed Dating "Test" is TOMORROW! Sheet due TOMORROW.
3. Your first grammar and vocab quiz is Tuesday! Study the 20 words and the 7 parts of speech.
October 10, 2012
PER 6:
1. Read chapters 18 and 19 of TKM. Make sure to annotate and use the red light/yellow light strategy. Due Friday
2. Do parts II and III of the vocab grammar sheet (NOT part I). Due Friday
3. Define the last 10 vocabulary words. Due Friday No sentences necessary
4. From the perspective of your character fill out the trial sheet...Speed Dating "Test" in on Monday! Sheet due Monday.
PER 7:
1. Read chapters 18 and 19 of TKM. Make sure to annotate and use the red light/yellow light strategy. Due tomorrow
2. Do parts II and III of the vocab grammar sheet (NOT part I). Due tomorrow
3. Define the last 10 vocabulary words. Due tomorrow No sentences necessary
4. From the perspective of your character fill out the trial sheet...Speed Dating "Test" in on Monday! Sheet due Monday.
PER 8:
1. Read chapters 18 and 19 of TKM. Make sure to annotate and use the red light/yellow light strategy. Due tomorrow.
2. Do parts II and III of the vocab grammar sheet (NOT part I). Due tomorrow
3. Define the last 10 vocabulary words. Due tomorrow No sentences necessary
4. From the perspective of your character fill out the trial sheet...Speed Dating "Test" is on Friday! Sheet due Friday.
October 9, 2012
PER 6:
1. Read chapters 18 and 19 of TKM. Make sure to annotate and use the red light/yellow light strategy.
2. From the perspective of your character fill out the trial sheet...Speed Dating "Test" in on Monday!
PER 7:
1. Read chapters 18 and 19 of TKM. Make sure to annotate and use the red light/yellow light strategy. Due Thursday.
2. From the perspective of your character fill out the trial sheet...Speed Dating "Test" in on Monday!
PER 6:
1. Read chapters 18 and 19 of TKM. Make sure to annotate and use the red light/yellow light strategy.
2. From the perspective of your character fill out the trial sheet...Speed Dating "Test" in on Friday!
October 4, 2012
PER 6:
1. Read chapters 16 and 17 of TKM. Make sure to annotate and use the red light/yellow light strategy. Be ready for a quiz!
PER 7:
1. Read chapters 16 and 17 of TKM. Make sure to annotate and use the red light/yellow light strategy. Be ready for a quiz!
2. Choose a mob from TKM and outline it- Who is part of it? Why does it exist? What does it do?
PER 8:
1. Read chapters 16 and 17 of TKM. Make sure you annotate and use the red light/yellow light strategy. Be ready for a quiz!
October 4, 2012
PER 6:
1. Read chapters 14 and 15 of TKM. Make sure to annotate and use the red light/yellow light strategy. Be ready for a quiz!
PER 7:
1. Read chapters 14 and 15 of TKM. Make sure to annotate and use the red light/yellow light strategy. Be ready for a quiz!
2. By 8:00pm post a question to edmodo.com on your class wall. Make sure the question falls is either analytical or essential. Also respond to one other question on the wall.
PER 8:
1. Read chapters 14 and 15 of TKM. Make sure you annotate and use the red light/yellow light strategy. Be ready for a quiz!
October 3, 2012
PER 6:
1. Read chapters 12 and 13 of TKM. Make sure to annotate and use the red light/yellow light strategy.
PER 7:
1. Read chapters 12 and 13 of TKM. Make sure to annotate and use the red lights/yellow light strategy.
PER 8:
1. Read chapters 12 and 13 of TKM. Make sure to annotate and use the red light/yellow light strategy.
October 2, 2012
PER 6:
1. Read chapters 10 and 11 of TKM. Make sure to annotate and use the red light/yellow light strategy.
2. By 8:00pm post a question to edmodo.com on your class wall. Make sure the question falls in the "analyzing" or "evaluating" boxes on your Bloom's handout.
PER 7:
1. Read chapters 10 and 11 of TKM. Make sure to annotate and use the red light/yellow light strategy. The two-column notes are optional.
PER 8:
1. Read chapters 10 and 11 of TKM. Make sure to annotate and use the red light/yellow light strategy. Also, be sure to fill out the two-column notes!
October 1, 2012
PER 6:
1. Read chapters 8 and 9 of TKM. Make sure to annotate and use the red light/yellow light strategy. Also, be sure to fill out the two-column notes!
PER 7:
Due TUESDAY:
1. 10 meaningful vocabulary sentences, as outlined on handout given in class. Try to get on the "Best of Vocab Sentences!"2. Read chapters 8 and 9 of TKM. Make sure to annotate and use the red light/yellow light strategy. Also, be sure to fill out the two-column notes!
PER 8:
Due WEDNESDAY:
1. Read chapters 10 and 11 of TKM. Make sure to annotate and use the red light/yellow light strategy. Also, be sure to fill out the two-column notes!
PER 6:
Due MONDAY:
1. Read chapters 6 and 7 of TKM. Make sure to annotate and use the red light/yellow light/green light strategy.
2. As outlined on the journal responses handout given to you in class, please complete journals for chapters 6 and 7.
3. 10 meaningful vocabulary sentences, as outlined on handout given in class. Try to get on the "Best of Vocab Sentences!"
PER 7:
Due TUESDAY:
1. 10 meaningful vocabulary sentences, as outlined on handout given in class. Try to get on the "Best of Vocab Sentences!"2. Read chapters 8 and 9 of TKM. Make sure to annotate and use the red light/yellow light strategy. Also, be sure to fill out the two-column notes!
PER 8:
Due MONDAY:
1. 10 meaningful vocabulary sentences, as outlined on handout given in class. Try to get on the "Best of Vocab Sentences!"2. Read chapters 8 and 9 of TKM. Make sure to annotate and use the red light/yellow light strategy. Also, be sure to fill out the two-column notes!
September 27, 2012
PER 6:
Due MONDAY:
1. Read chapters 6 and 7 of TKM. Make sure to annotate and use the red light/yellow light/green light strategy.
2. As outlined on the journal responses handout given to you in class, please complete journals for chapters 6 and 7.
3. 10 meaningful vocabulary sentences, as outlined on handout given in class. Try to get on the "Best of Vocab Sentences!"
PER 7:
Due FRIDAY:
1. Read chapters 6 and 7 of TKM. Make sure to annotate and use the red light/yellow light/green light strategy.
2. As outlined on the journal responses handout given to you in class, please complete journals for chapters 6 and 7.
Due TUESDAY:
1. 10 meaningful vocabulary sentences, as outlined on handout given in class. Try to get on the "Best of Vocab Sentences!"
PER 8:
Due FRIDAY:
1. Read chapters 6 and 7 of TKM. Make sure to annotate and use the red light/yellow light/green light strategy.
2. As outlined on the journal responses handout given to you in class, please complete journals for chapters 6 and 7.
Due MONDAY:
September 25, 2012
PER 6:
Due MONDAY:
1. Read chapters 6 and 7 of TKM. Make sure to annotate and use the red light/yellow light/green light strategy.
2. As outlined on the journal responses handout given to you in class, please complete journals for chapters 6 and 7.
PER 7:
Due FRIDAY:
1. Read chapters 6 and 7 of TKM. Make sure to annotate and use the red light/yellow light/green light strategy.
2. As outlined on the journal responses handout given to you in class, please complete journals for chapters 6 and 7.
PER 8:
Due FRIDAY:
1. Read chapters 6 and 7 of TKM. Make sure to annotate and use the red light/yellow light/green light strategy.
2. As outlined on the journal responses handout given to you in class, please complete journals for chapters 6 and 7.
September 24, 2012
PER 6:
1. Read chapters 4 and 5 of TKM.
2. Type a response, answering the question: What do we learn about Scott and Jen's values in these chapters? Think specifically about the scene in chapter 4 when Scout and Jem are discussing what to do with the pennies they found.
PER 7:
1. Read chapters 4 and 5 of TKM.
2. Your final narrative is due tomorrow! As discussed in class, your final version will be a 1-page vignette.
REQUIREMENTS for FINAL:
- size 12, double-spaced, times new roman
- 1-page maximum
- Submit in hard copy STAPLED to draft
- Submit final vignette version to turnitin.com Submit final vignette version to turnitin.com
1. Read chapters 4 and 5 of TKM.
2. Type a response, answering the question: What do we learn about Scott and Jen's values in these chapters? Think specifically about the scene in chapter 4 when Scout and Jem are discussing what to do with the pennies they found.
September 21, 2012: Take a Cleansing Breath
We're going zen. ALL classes need to step back and make sure their binders are organized and they have all of their materials for class. Today we clarified our binder situation, talked about Poem of the Day (start poetry searching!), and hit the 'reset' button as we launch into our first novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. Here is your homework, class by class:
PER 6:
1. Read chapters 1, 2, and 3 of TKM. Don't forget to annotate with stickies, as we discussed!
2. Your final narrative is due Monday! As discussed in class, your final version will be a 1-page vignette.
REQUIREMENTS for FINAL:
- size 12, double-spaced, times new roman
- 1-page maximum
- Submit in hard copy STAPLED to draft
1. Read chapters 1, 2, and 3 of TKM. Don't forget to annotate with stickies, as we discussed!
2. Your final narrative is due Tuesday! As discussed in class, your final version will be a 1-page vignette.
REQUIREMENTS for FINAL:
- size 12, double-spaced, times new roman
- 1-page maximum
- Submit in hard copy STAPLED to draft
- Submit final vignette version to turnitin.com Submit final vignette version to turnitin.com
1. Read chapters 1, 2, and 3 of TKM. Don't forget to annotate with stickies, as we discussed! As you read, also make a character list for yourself. On a piece of paper, write down the character and a brief description.
September 20, 2012
PER 6:
1.
Read Roosevelt's inaugural address and write a 1-2 paragraph reaction. Compare the tone of the President to the tones of the poems we read in class. Was Roosevelt hopeful, unsure, disturbed...? How do you think Roosevelt would have responded to the poetry of Hughes or the song "Strange Fruit"?
Read Roosevelt's inaugural address and write a 1-2 paragraph reaction. Compare the tone of the President to the tones of the poems we read in class. Was Roosevelt hopeful, unsure, disturbed...? How do you think Roosevelt would have responded to the poetry of Hughes or the song "Strange Fruit"?
2. Your final narrative is due Monday, September 24. As discussed in class, your final version will be a 1-page vignette.
REQUIREMENTS for FINAL:
- size 12, double-spaced, times new roman
- 1-page maximum
- Submit in hard copy STAPLED to draft
- Submit final vignette version to turnitin.com
PER 7: Your final narrative is due Tuesday, September 25. As discussed in class, your final version will be a 1-page vignette.
REQUIREMENTS for FINAL:
- size 12, double-spaced, times new roman
- 1-page maximum
- Submit in hard copy STAPLED to draft
- Submit final vignette version to turnitin.com
PER 8: Your final narrative is due TOMORROW, Friday, September 20. As discussed in class, your final version will be a 1-page vignette.
REQUIREMENTS for FINAL:
- size 12, double-spaced, times new roman
- 1-page maximum
- Submit in hard copy STAPLED to draft
- Submit final vignette version to turnitin.com (Sign in and click on our class. I created a drop box for your 'personal narrative.' Open the drop box and upload your vignette.)
PER 6: Your final narrative is due Monday, September 24. As discussed in class, your final version will be a 1-page vignette.
REQUIREMENTS for FINAL:
- size 12, double-spaced, times new roman
- 1-page maximum
- Submit in hard copy STAPLED to draft
- Submit final vignette version to turnitin.com
PER 8: our final narrative is due Friday, September 21 (this Friday)! As discussed in class, your final version will be a 1-page vignette.
REQUIREMENTS for FINAL:
- size 12, double-spaced, times new roman
- 1-page maximum
- Submit in hard copy STAPLED to draft
- Submit final vignette version to turnitin.com
September 18, 2012
PER 6/7: Your narrative draft is due tomorrow! Remember, it is 2-4 pages long.
PER 8: Your final narrative is due Friday, September 21 (this Friday)! As discussed in class, your final version will be a 1-page vignette.
REQUIREMENTS for FINAL:
- size 12, double-spaced, times new roman
- 1-page maximum
- Submit in hard copy STAPLED to draft
- Submit final vignette version to turnitin.com
Continue work on your narratives!
PER 8: draft due Tuesday (the 18th)
PER 6/7: draft due Wednesday (the 19th)
September 13, 2012
1. Read and annotate the article given to you today in class.
2. Today I gave you the assignment sheets for your personal narratives, so get writing!
PER 8: draft due Tuesday, Sept. 18
PER 6/7: draft due Wednesday, Sept. 19
September 12, 2012
It's your lucky night! Take a break from English homework :)
September 11, 2012
Time to try your hand again at writing an introductory analytical paragraph! I think our discussions, your notes, and my handouts will make this process a bit easier than last time. Your task is to write an introductory paragraph of an essay on how Sarty changes as a result of his epiphany. Reminders:
- Start really general and work your way to the specifics
- EVERY sentence works towards your thesis
- A + B + C = THESIS! (argument + topic + 3 major points = THESIS!)
- Type, if possible
Write down some bullet points about redeeming qualities Abner Snopes may possess. Without a doubt, Abner Snopes is a bad man and I think we all see the abuse and terror he puts his family through. However, I argue that there are traits of Snopes that Faulkner admires. Think about why Snopes burns down barns, destroys rugs of wealthy land owners, and has such a terrible attitude towards his family. Consider the time period, how Snopes is treated and what Snopes wants for himself and his family.
September 7, 2012
1. Read and annotate "Barn Burning" by William Faulkner. Have questions? Go to edmodo.com and use your account to ask/discuss with your class! Don't forget to click on your group once you sign in.
2. Write a 1 paragraph reaction journal to the story. What do you think of it? Consider what you find disturbing or interesting.
September 6, 2012
PER 6/7:
Using one of your thesis statements you edited in class today, write the rest of the analytical introductory paragraph! Helpful Handouts: "Steps to Success" thesis handout, "Mary had a Little Lamb" intro. analytical paragraph handout. Remember to consider what the reader needs to know before you reach your thesis and fill in the blanks for them. Introduce your topic, give some background (not too much!) and start to work towards your argument...then your thesis! Use your class notes and handouts as a guide.
September 5, 2012
PER 6:
1. Come up with two possible thesis statements for The Stolen Party on how Rosaura developed from the beginning of the story to the end. Use your thesis sheets and think back to our class discussion today!
2. Try to login to a school computer using your username and password. If you have trouble, let me know tomorrow.
PER 8:
Using one of your thesis statements you discussed in class today, write the rest of the analytical introductory paragraph! Remember to consider what the reader needs to know before you reach your thesis and fill in the blanks for them. Introduce your topic, give some background (not too much!) and start to work towards your argument...then your thesis! Use your class notes and handouts as a guide.
September 4, 2012
PER 7/8:
1. Come up with two possible thesis statements for The Stolen Party on how Rosaura developed from the beginning of the story to the end. Use your thesis sheets and think back to our class discussion today!
2. On the sheet with all of the thesis statements that I gave you in class, please rate each thesis on a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being awesome, 1 being horrible). Choose whatever you rated as "the best" and the "the worst" and, on the back of your sheet, explain what makes the best one so good and the worst one so bad.
3. Try to login to a school computer using your username and password. If you have trouble, let me know tomorrow.
August 31, 2012
PER 6: Use the peer review sheets from class to correct your monologue. A typed final draft is due Wednesday, September 5. Please submit your draft WITH your final copy.
PER 7 & 8: Use the peer review sheets from class to correct your monologue. A typed final draft is due Tuesday, September 4. Please submit your draft WITH your final copy.
August 30, 2012
Finish a draft of your monologue tonight (the assignment sheet was given out in class). Bring in the draft and tomorrow we will work in class to make changes.
August 29, 2012
Please fill out the inner monologue pre-writing sheet for Rosaura's monologue at the end of The Stolen Party.
August 28, 2012
Today in class, we spent time learning how to annotate a text. For homework, please read and annotate the short story given to you, The Stolen Party. While I want you to focus on the questions that you see on the sides of the page, I also want you to annotate the rest of the text! Remember the list we made- questions, vocab, theme, tone, major moments, character change, character traits, etc. Be ready for a reading quiz! *Please ignore the last page of the story handout that says "Strategies Learning Log." You do not have to fill in that page.
August 27, 2012
ALL CLASSES
1. Get your syllabus signed
2. Shoes Assignment- As outlined on the assignment sheet given to you in class, tell me about yourself using your shoes!
