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HW 8/9:  HW

8/13-8/17

Dress Code or Uniforms text

9th Turn It In Directions  <-Turn your papers in here.  DO NOT TURN THEM IN UNTIL YOU ARE READY FOR ME TO GRADE THEM!  YOU CANNOT TURN IT IN TWICE!

Uniform Paper Example

8/20-25

Vocab squares/circles/KIMS for the following words, found on pg. 9-14 of your book:  Jade, peony, dissension, precariously, famine, reprieve.  

KIMS chart example

Jade Peony Questions

Jade Peony narrative:  Create a new ending for The Jade Peony.  Your new ending should show a change in perspective of another character as a result of the events in the original story.  You can rewrite the ending starting from any point that you choose.  You must add dialogue and have at least 3 pieces of imagery.

Gift of the Magi Worksheet:  After this, complete the questions on pg. 59.  1-3

8/27-31

Most Dangerous Game part 1

Most Dangerous Game Part 2

Most Dangerous Game 3

Character Development Sketch:  use this and do it for the character your group did NOT do today.  Cite evidence.  

Most Dangerous Game Narrative

9/4-7

Reading Inventory  

Username: Last Name.First NameMiddle Initial 

Ex.: shute.jermainee 

Password: First Initial, Last Initial, Last 6-digits of the 3000#,@  

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Theme Powerpoint  Take notes on theme if you were not in class to take them.

9/10-15

Read Cask of the Amontialldo.  Find at least 3 themes.  Explain if you agree or disagree with them.  Complete questions 1-2 on pg. 91.

Create individual plot diagrams using the template for "The Cask of Amontiado". Cite the character, setting, and main conflict for the exposition.  Identify 2 events that happen in the rising action and explain how they each lead to the climax Explain what type of conflict is used in the rising action.  Identify the climax and explain why it is the climax.  Identify one event of the falling action and explain how it is leading to either a happy or an unhappy ending.  Explain the final resolution of the story and what lesson can be learned from the final outcome. Explain how the ending was foreshadowed. CITE ALL EVIDENCE FROM TEXT!  Complete 6 and 7 on pg. 91

Create an irony chart for Cask.  Identify the situational, verbal, and dramatic irony.  Complete 8 on pg. 91

Ball Don't Lie Lit Circle Roles:  Each day we will read 17 pages and switch roles.  Students should switch papers based on what their role is for that day.  Roles will be turned in once each person has done each role once.  

9/17-21

Complete one choice from Column A for the reading this week, pg. 38-129

Choiceboard

Choiceboard examples

****CREDIT RECOVERY****  IF YOU ARE FAILING 9 WEEKS 1, DO THIS.  IF THERE IS ANY DOUBT IN YOUR MIND THAT YOU MIGHT FAIL 9 WEEKS 1, DO THIS.  DUE 10/10.

Credit recovery option: Write a narrative showing how Sticky's life is 5 years from now. What is he doing with his life? Is he successful? Not? Is he still with An-Thu? Include at least one flashback, dialogue, and imagery. Make sure you have seperate paragraphs. As this is a credit recovery option, I am going to disregard papers that do not meet basic requirements of English. Must be at least two pages. 

10/10-10/18

Night Research Assignment  Due on the 18th.  

Example

Night Project Rubric

9th Turn It In Directions  <-Turn your papers in here.  DO NOT TURN THEM IN UNTIL YOU ARE READY FOR ME TO GRADE THEM!  YOU CANNOT TURN IT IN TWICE!

Night Chapter 1 Part 1

Night Chapter 1 Part 2

10/22-26

Read chapter 3.  

When finished, complete 1 a and 1 b, 6a and 6b on pg. 58 and 1&2 on pg. 59-60.

10/31:  Night Ch. 8 Work

11/1  Night Ch. 9 work

11/5  Night Extended Reading White Rose

11/13-16

Notes for This Week

 Logos, Pathos, Ethos Worksheets  Complete logos on tuesday, pathos on Wed, and Ethos on Thursday.

11/26-30

Science Fiction Passages and Prompt

Say Mean Matter Chart

HW 11/26:  What is your favorite science fiction movie, television show, or book?  Why do you think it is successful/profitable?  Explain in at least a paragraph.

Outline template

Distinguished Informative Anchor Paper

12/3-7

Letter from Birmingham Jail excerpts

Essay topic:  After reading MLK's Letter from Birmingham Jail, examine thd evelopment of King's argument.  Specifically, analyze and explain how he uses rhetorical devices such as logos, pathos, ethos, parallelism, repetition, analogy, etc to shape and build his argument for his intended audience.

Example Essay

12/14-12/20

Make up any work you have not.  Start with the Night Project, as it is worth the most:

Night Research Assignment   

Example

Night Project Rubric

OWL In-text citations

OWL full text citations

9th Turn It In Directions 

1/7-1/11

1/7  Technology Argumentative Passages and Prompts

Objective Summary Directions

HW: Look up information on the pocket points cell phone app (and download it if you want to participate). Do you think this is a good app? What are some rewards you would be interested in? How does this app relate to our topic/passages? Briefly explain.

If you need to finish objective summary, articles and directions will be on my teacher class page.

1/8:  

1/8:  

Argumentative Rubric

Technology Paper Examples

Grade each of the exemplar papers using the rubric to mark the paper for each category on the rubric:  Topic and Organization, Evidence and Development, and Language and Conventions.  Once all four have been graded, answer the following questions:

1.  Which paper is the best and why?

2. What did the Distinguished paper do better than the Proficient Paper?

3.What suggestions for improvement would you give to the person that wrote the worst paper?  Give specific suggestions based on the rubric.

HW:  Imagine you are a teen in the 80s/early 90s.  There are no smartphones and internet is very limited.  What do you do for fun?  How does it differ from what you do currently?  Explain your answer.

1/9:  Create an outline for your paper using the passages and the template

Argumentative Outline Template

1/15:  Complete conclusions for papers.  Full papers due Wed morning.

1/17-1/22:  Complete KIMS chart for the following words:  KIMS chart example:  

 Prodigious • Rouse • Adversary • Assuage • Insidious • Rancor • Sage • Lout • Guile • Archetype • Epic Hero, Flashback, in media res, hubris, character trait

1/22:  Make flashcards for Hermes, Zeus, Apollo, Aphrodite, Artemis, Athena, Poseidon, Hades, Hera, Hephestus, Ares, Hermes.  On the other side, make a card for a modern hero or character they relate to.  Give the character's name, which god or goddess they relate to, and explain the traits the character shares with the god or goddess.  Greek Gods and Goddesses