Ms. H. Aulakh

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   Mar 10

ENGLISH 8 – 1.2/2.3

HOMEWORK: Due Thurs/Fri Notebook: p. 20 – Literary Paragraph Outline Choose your top 3 traits for Geraldine (you want traits that have strong evidence AND that show a variety of traits and evidence) Decide the order of your points – from good to best point – P1 – good; P2- better; P3 – best point.  […]

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   Mar 07

ENGLISH 8 – 1.2/2.3

HOMEWORK: Due Tues/Wed  Notebook: Geraldine Moore & character p. 17 – STEAL Geraldine Moore – write in examples for each of the STEAL boxes p. 18 -Geraldine Moore Traits & Evidence Looking at your p. 17 info, decide what personality traits are revealed. (Ex. If a person always says “please” and “thank you”, you might […]

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   Mar 03

ENGLISH 10 – 2.4

HOMEWORK: Due Thurs   LPN – #11 – “I Am poem” – Try to write a poem where you compare yourself to something else – metaphor. Express parts of your identity through this metaphor (ex. I am a river) Write an extended metaphor Min. 10 lines long Include – 2 similes, 1 ex. of personification, and […]

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   Feb 25

ENGLISH 8 – 1.2/2.3

HOMEWORK: Due Tues/Wed LP – Compound Sentences/FANBOYS – worksheet Compound Sentences using FANBOYS Coordinating Conjunctions: Using FANBOYS Start to review for unit test coming up in 7-10 days Character Pkg – “Geraldine Moore the Poet“ Qs #8-11 Reading Quiz – know your terms & the story Notebook: p. 14 – Plot Graph “Geraldine Moore the […]

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   Feb 24

ENGLISH 10 – 2.4

HOMEWORK: Due Wed LPN – #4-6 Compassion Essay – take out 1 example you had, and add a new one based on the movie “Just Mercy”. What did you learn about compassion from the movie “Just Mercy”. You should have 3 things you learned: Mr. Hamar’s class, TKAM, and “Just Mercy” “Just Mercy” worksheets And, […]

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   Feb 18

ENGLISH 8 – 1.2/2.3

HOMEWORK: Due Wed Grammar: Independent & Subordinate clauses worksheet Watch the videos for more help: Complex Sentences = Independent + Subordinate Clauses Independent & Dependent Clauses Character Pkg: “Geraldine Moore the Poet“ Qs #1-7 Bring your NOTEBOOK. We will be adding sheets to your interactive notebooks!!

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   Feb 10

ENGLISH 9 – 1.3

HOMEWORK: Due Tuesday Utopia/Dystopia assignment sheet –  Brainstorm ideas for 3 NEW topics – come up with tech that would make our future a “utopia” but then also consider how the tech could make life a “dystopia” Be prepared to share & explain your ideas Watch the following videos to give you some ideas 65 […]

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   Dec 19

ENGLISH 8 – 2.3

HOMEWORK: Due Friday WALL-E – Themes sheet – Do AT LEAST ONE theme with evidence so we can make sure you’re doing it right

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   Dec 12

ENGLISH 9 – 1.3

HOMEWORK: Due Friday LP #25 Quiz – Simple, Compound, Complex, CP-CX  Values Pkg: Critical Thinking –  Read & HIGHLIGHT all – Q: 31, 32, 34  Do the activity Qs within each reading Critical Thinking Brainstorm Sheet Watch (at least 2) the following videos and read the sheets in the package Fill in the brainstorms with […]

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   Dec 12

ENGLISH 10 – 2.4

HOMEWORK: Due Thurs TKAM –  Chp. 25 Qs Chp. 25 Summary & Analysis Quiz – chp. 12-21 & Vocab pt. 2 #1-10 Conflict sheet– Add 4 more conflicts (consider gender, race, other) Marginalization Pkg – follow the brainstorm information and the example we did last class for Tom Robinson, and fill in the mind map […]

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