HOMEWORK: Due Tuesday Fahrenheit 451 – Read p. 77-100 AND do Qs. Pt. 2 #5-9 Dissident’s Diary novel project – Part 1: Research – you should have good notes & info on your TWO research topics. We will be moving on to the next sections, so make sure you get your rough work done. Remember […]
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ENGLISH 8 – 1.1/2.1
HOMEWORK: Friday/Monday LP #52-53 Read & reflect on p. 15-18 – especially the poem “Best Things” Worksheet – “The Things I Like” – fill in your top 10 nouns Review your flashcards/poetry terms for another quiz next week! (Re)Watch these videos to help you study —> Simile, Metaphor, Personification AND Poetic Devices explained & drawn AND Similes & Metaphors in […]
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ENGLISH 11- 1.2/2.2
HOMEWORK: Friday/Monday Quote Responses – be prepared to share your ideas with the class for each of the quote discussion Qs “Terrible Things” E. Bunting- read this very short story & try to connect it to the quotes, poems, & issues we’ve been discussing Checklists handout– take your time to read through the different scenarios […]
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ENGLISH 9 – 2.4
HOMEWORK: Due Friday Fahrenheit 451 – Read p. 67-76 AND do Qs. Pt. 2 #1-4 Dissident’s Diary novel project – Part 1: Research – choose 2 topics that you want to work on for our research time in the Learning Commons on Friday. Here are some helpful links for the topics you have to choose […]
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ENGLISH 10 – 1.3/1.4
HOMEWORK: Due Thurs Otello – Opera Tuesday, April 25th, 7pm start at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. Be there by 6:45pm AT THE LATEST. Here’s a link to the theatre. Map of Queen Elizabeth Theatre location AND General theatre info and scroll down for Link for transportation info. Here’s a quick, 3 min. summary of Otello NOVEL PROJECT – we […]
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ENGLISH 11 – 1.2./2.2
HOMEWORK: Due Wed/Thurs Quote activity – read the quote your group was given, discuss/explain it, and answer the questions. Try to connect the quote with what we’ve been discussing in class. You will be sharing your ideas with your group and then with the whole class, so it’s important that you come to class with […]
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ENGLISH 8 – 1.1/2.1
HOMEWORK: Due Wed/Thurs LP – #51, #48 (all), #50 Poetry Terms – Flashcards for Part. IV -Other- #1-6 Read p. 15-18 Finish writing your individual “Word Choice” poems. Use the list of ideas on the front of the worksheet and like I did for my poem, write a short poem then go back and choose […]
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ENGLISH 9 – 2.4
HOMEWORK: Due Wed Fahrenheit 451 – Worksheets – Conflict “Battlelines” and Character #1:Analysis – add more info/examples, etc. “A Dissident’s Diary” – project – start to prep and plan. Read through each section & check off possible project topics you may want to do, note down any questions you have, start to brainstorm and look […]
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ENGLISH 10 – 1.3/1.4
HOMEWORK: Due Tuesday TKAM – Read chp. 26-28 and do Qs # 62-67 Novel Project progress check – I want to see that you have started to work on your projects. (that I assigned weeks ago) This means more than a few notes or some brainstorming. I want to see sufficient progress so that I […]
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ENGLISH 11 – 1.2/2.2
HOMEWORK: Due Mon/Tues Written response– (yes, continue practicing your paragraph structure techniques!) – What’s 1 thing you would like to change? Why? Preview/review these videos —> Kid President AND Amnesty International: Morgan Freeman
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