English 2 Regular (Period 3) Assignments
- Instructor
- Mrs. Grace Lim-Hays
- Term
- Fall 2017
- Department
- English
- Description
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Throughout the year, the students will develop professional and critical thinking skills as they learn the required language arts standards. The class applies Design-Based Learning’s methodology to deliver an integrated language arts curriculum called Community Building. By solving real life challenges set in the context of an imaginary community, the students’ writing, reading, vocabulary, discussions, and research have relevance.
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Finalize Essay for Team and submit to turnitin. Print doc and receipt.
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Draft of Essay Due (please print)
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Drafts for Final Essay due. Please label your section completed in the shared document.
Materials due for Final Project.
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Act II-III JCaesar Analysis Questions due.
Submit to turnitin.com. Print doc and receipt.
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Julius Caesar Act III Questions : Analyze Brutus and Antony's speeches. Support with textual evidence.
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Draft of Act II paragraph (choose between Sc. 1b or Sc.2 question).
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Voc Log JCaesar I-II due.
Test JCaesar Act I-II.
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Act II, Sc.1a: Write paragraph about how Brutus's perception is warped using your notes from the chart we filled-out in class. Write about at least 3 parts of the chart. Please type and print.
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Act I JCaesar Questions due.
Definitions for Argument and Logical Fallacies due.
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Submit Prep Seminar L of Flies to turnitin.com and print both document and receipt.
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Test L of Flies Ch. 10-12 Rdg and Vocab 7-12
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Read Ch. 12 L of Flies.
Do Ch. 11-12 Open question paragraph and bring to class. Edit drafts of previous paragraphs.
Study vocab.
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Read Ch. 9-10 of L of Flies. Be ready for a quiz any time.
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Prep for Socratic Seminar LF (1-6) due. Submit to turnitin.com, print doc and receipt. Attach drafts to packet.
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Ch.5-6 Draft of Open Question. Print and bring to class.
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Read Ch.2 Lord of the Flies
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Vocab Test Ch.1-4 L of Flies
Reading Quiz on chapters assigned.
Vocab Log due.
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Slides for Presentation.
All members need to have made comment / feedback to improve and fix them.
Precis and Analysis "The White House" - submit to turnitin.com, print doc and receipt. Attach annotated article.
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Final Draft Essay "Equality" submit to turnitin.com, print doc and receipt. Attach drafts and outline with Rubric.
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Draft due Essay Equality (Animal Farm). Print document required.
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Prep for Seminar Animal Farm due. Upload to turnitin.com, print document and receipt.
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Revise your Ch.1-2 Open question paragraph to meet the criteria/rubric standards.
Do 2 open questions for Ch. 3-6. Add to your Drive document and print.
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Type and print response to open question for Ch.1-2. Bring to class.
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Type a well-supported response to a suggested open/analysis question for Ch.1-2. Print and bring to class.
Read Ch.3-4
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Complete Vocab for Animal Farm.
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Final Draft of Essay "Success": submit to turnitin.com, print document and receipt. Attach drafts and prewrite charts to back to show writing process.
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Revise Intro paragraph for essay "Success".
Plan and type 2 body paragraphs. Integrate and cite quotes. Print and highlight your evidence.
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Write and Introduction paragraph for essay about success.
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Swimming to Antarctica:
How did Lynne Cox face and overcome the challenge of swimming to Antarctica? What strategies and skills did she apply? What traits did she exhibit? (Coherent paragraph. Integrate 3 pieces of evidence and explain each one's connection/meaning.)
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“Occupation Conductorette” (79)
How does Maya Angelou’s experiences in Occupation Conductorette relate to Paul Tough’s views of success?
• What noncognitive skills did she exhibit? Examples/evidence? Explain.
• How does her mother affect her? Evidence? Explain.
• What noncognitive skills did she exhibit? Examples/evidence? Explain.
• How does her mother affect her? Evidence? Explain.
Link to Paul Tough interview: http://www.npr.org/2012/09/04/160258240/children-succeed-with-character-not-test-scores
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Present Discussion Topic "Magdalena"
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Review Elems of Fiction (4-8)
Read Magdalena Looking (10)
Close Reading Notes Chart
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Journal: Success
Compound/Simple Sentences (1088)
Complex Sentences (1118)
Vocabulary Log: Magdalena Looking (10)
1. profound (adj): deep
2. wistful (adj): mood of longing
3. sear (v.): to burn surface with intense heat
4. erode (v.): to gradually wear away or destroy
5. sentry (n.): guard
6. guilder (n): Dutch currency
7. flaxen (adj): golden
8. chartreuse (adj): bright, yellow-green
9. ultramarine (adj.): rich blue
2. wistful (adj): mood of longing
3. sear (v.): to burn surface with intense heat
4. erode (v.): to gradually wear away or destroy
5. sentry (n.): guard
6. guilder (n): Dutch currency
7. flaxen (adj): golden
8. chartreuse (adj): bright, yellow-green
9. ultramarine (adj.): rich blue
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Course Description.
Vocabulary Log for terms on p. 3 of textbook.