HOMEWORK: Due Monday LP #21 & 24 Journal #7 – Critical Thinking – PEN! Double Spaced! Good points & clear, specific examples! Use your paragraph planning sheet & LP lessons #68-71 to write a good, well-structured paragraph. Follow the examples and tips on the Do’s/Don’ts sheet. Remember, you MUST include at least 3 compound sentences […]
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Jan 12
Jan 12
ENGLISH 8 – 1.1/2.1
HOMEWORK: Due Fri/Mon LP #66-67 LP Unit #2 Retake test – Thursday!! Make sure you study, so you can do better!! Here are some links to help you study –>Subject-Predicate Quiz —> Identifying Sentences —> Complex Sentences —> Compound or Complex? Read and highlight info -“Paragraph Do’s/Don’ts” sheet Watch BOTH of the following videos – take notes, DRAW out the hamburger […]
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ENGLISH 11 – 1.2/2.2
HOMEWORK: Due Fri/Mon Film Fest – you MUST watch Hyena Road – It directly connects with what we are doing in class & you will need to include it in your Socratic Discussion Lit Circle role sheet & reading The Act of Writing – read p. 119 – “In the Trenches” – Do Qs – […]
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ENGLISH 10 – 1.3/1.4
HOMEWORK: Due Friday Thesis statement handouts – Complete exercises #1, 2, 3, 4 – you can just write your answers/changes onto the handout Making Thesis Statements – (last page of handout) – on the blank back page, come up with 5 TOPICS and for each, come up with 5 SUBTOPICS – Ex. Topic: Cars Subtopics: […]
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ENGLISH 9 – 2.4
HOMEWORK: Due Thurs LP #22-23 Paragraph Do’s/Don’ts – handout – read & highlight key ideas Paragraph Structure Sheet – Topic: Discuss why it is important to be a critical thinker? Use the examples & info from the Do’s/Don’ts page to write an intro/topic sentence, 3 point sentences, note form supporting details, and a concluding sentence. […]
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ENGLISH 11 – 1.2/2.2
HOMEWORK: Due Wed/Thurs We’ll be finishing up Lit Circle #1 Fill in the Socratic Circle Discussion sheet with a few points for each Q on the essay “The Scar“. You will be adding more info to the sheet as we read 4 more essays/articles, but if you fill out ideas now for “The Scar” it […]
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ENGLISH 8 – 1.1/2.1
HOMEWORK: Due Thurs/Friday LP #64-65 Character writing – Geraldine Moore – fill in the character web for Geraldine Paragraph Planning sheet – General topic: Discuss the character of Geraldine from the story “Geraldine Moore the Poet”. Choose 3 characteristics from your character web & write them as Point 1,2,3. Using the topic and your points, […]
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ENGLISH 10 – 1.3/1.4
HOMEWORK: Due Wed LP #70-71 Compare & Contrast package – fill in the compare & contrast outline for Point by Poing & Block- Subject A: Mom & Subject B: Ms. Hancock Compare & contrast – watch the following videos & take notes – Compare & Contrast Essays Tutorial – and watch from 2:00 mins to 4:56 mins […]
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ENGLISH 9 – 2.4
HOMEWORK: Due Tuesday LP #19-20 Journal #6 – Writing Prompt – What achievement are you most proud of and why? Remember to have a topic sentence, follow it with supporting details that use transitions, and then make sure to conclude. This should be about 1 page double spaced, in pen.
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ENGLISH 8 – 1.2/1.1
HOMEWORK: Due Mon/Tues “The Day the Sun Came Out” – Qs #1-13, Character Grid for Mary, and Story Map – You can write the answers to the Qs right in the package/story. You do not have to write them on a separate page.
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