HOMEWORK: Due Tuesday Journal #1 – My Values – 2nd draft (p.7). Make revisions – rearrange order, add, remove, improve sentences & vocab. For those of you who didn’t do the outline and/or 1st draft, you need to complete BOTH and have someone edit your 1st draft in your notebooks in order to catch up […]
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Sep 11
ENGLISH 9 – 2.1
HOMEWORK: Due Wed Writing notebook (min. 80 pgs) and all supplies (binder, pens, highlighter, etc.) Language Power (LP) workbook – either go buy your own level G or bring $15 Signed form – course outline Nametag Writing Self-Evaluation – finish up
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ENGLISH 9 – 2.4
HOMEWORK: Due Tuesday Fahrenheit 451 – Read p. 134-150 & Do Qs #11-15 Media responses – Edit – peer or self – and do a 2nd draft in pen double spaced. Start of describing and explaining the video clip and/or the fake website and then explain and connect it to the novel. Here are the […]
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ENGLISH 11 – 1.2/2.2
HOMEWORK: Due Thurs/Mon Written response: What is an “active citizen” and how are you or how do you fit the definition. Reflect on the readings & activities we’ve been doing for the last 2 weeks. Proper paragraph(s) form, min. 1 page, double spaced, in pen/typed. NIGHT – read chapter 1 & the intro in the […]
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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 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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ENGLISH 11 – 1.2/2.2
HOMEWORK: Due Thurs/Fri Poem worksheets – “Equality” & “Black Rage” – read, mark up, complete Qs On a separate piece of paper write responses to the following Qs – (1) Is it possible for 1 person (you) to create change/make an impact? (2) Could you? Would you? Have you? (3) Is it/Why is it important? Consider […]
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HOMEWORK: Due Tues/Wed Pink Poetry Terms Sheets – Flashcards – Pt. II – #4-6 Bio-poem – read the handout & fill in the chart on the back – the more ideas you brainstorm the better! Paragraph Response – What is Poetry? Good copy response. You need to have a hook, a clear topic sentence, and […]
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ENGLISH 8 – 1.1/2.1
HOMEWORK: Due Fri/Mon Pink Poetry Terms Sheet – Flashcards for Pt. II #1-3 Read poems p. 5-8 (we will be discussing and doing the Qs in class) Paragraph Response – What is Poetry? Using the information from p. 1-4. You must take notes on these pages (I will be checking your notes), as well as […]
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ENGLISH 9 – 2.4
HOMEWORK: Due Tues Journals #1-6 – collected – all should be clearly titled/labeled, double spaced, in proper paragraph form, edited, and a good discussion of the topic. Short Stories Test Part 2: Use the handout and take time to prepare your response. You WILL NOT be allowed to bring in any notes, but you will […]
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