English I- Academic Foundations (Period 2,3,4) Assignments
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- 2009-2010 School Year
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Past Assignments
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All late work due Tuesday. Extra study questions for final attached below.
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Final draft of research paper due Wednesday. Typed; double spaced; Times New Roman; 3-5 pages...
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PowerPoint will be due on Friday during AF period.
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Paragraphs 4-6 of your research paper due Thursday. Follow the same format as paragraphs 1-3.
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Bring things to put on your brochure. You will work on it tomorrow in your AF period and it will be due at the end of the period.
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First 3 paragraphs of Research Paper rough draft due Monday. The product you turn in should be approximately one and a half pages long, Times New Roman 12 pt. font, double spaced, with 1 inch margins. Each paragraph should include a topic sentence and at least one quote from your research correctly cited with a parenthetical reference.
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Pages 183, 185, 187 in Grammar handbook due Thursday
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20 notecards for AF project due Thursday.
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OMAM Chapter 5 and 6 questions due Friday.
Print out score for quizzes or email me the score:
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Grammar handbook- pgs. 171, 173, 175, 177 due Thursday
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Hey everyone-
Each spring break, Mrs. Harmonson from Suzanne Middle School and I work on a trip for our students!!! Here is what is planned for Spring Break 2011...looks great!!!!
We are at it again. This time we are headed to Rome and Florence in Italy for Spring Break 2011. Below is the itinerary. We are now booking the 8 day, 7 night trip. Now through April 8th, EF has extended to us a coupon for $150 off. That means it only costs $2268 dollars for a student to travel to Italy for a week. (Adult supplement $300) PLUS if you have traveled with EF before, you receive another $95 credit since you have a lifetime EF membership. WOW! But this price is only good through April 8. After that, the price will increase by $150.
Interested? Read on to find out how to register on the tour.
Want more information? Email Michelle Harmonson at [email protected] or call her at 909-896-9863. (I'll be in London beginning April 5)
Questions while I'm in London? contact our EF representative Alyssa Warren...her number is included below.
Remember, the discount only lasts until April 8. Don't miss out on a chance to tour Italy and spend time with friends old and new.
***Trip is not limited to Walnut students. Friends and family of Suzanne and Walnut High students are welcome.
REGISTER ON LINE TO RECEIVE THE DISCOUNT!
Enroll on Ms. Harmonson’s tour by following this link:
www.eftours.com/enroll
You will have the option of checking out the tour or enrolling on the tour. Your Tour Number is 985086.
If you would like to enroll with Customer Service please call 800.665.5364.
$95 is due upon enrollment. Please only check the insurance option if you are ready to pay for the insurance at this time. You can always add the insurance later on.
If you enroll with $95 on or before April 8th you will lock-in with the $150 discount and the lowest program fee!!
Please contact Alyssa Warren with any questions @ 800.637.8222 x79641 or @ [email protected].
DETAILED ITINERARY OF FLORENCE AND ROME APRIL 5 through APRIL 12 2010
Day 1 - Fly overnight to Italy
Day 2 - Rome • Assisi
Arrive in Rome
Continue on to Assisi
Day 3 - Assisi • Florence
Take a guided tour of Assisi
Visit the Basilica of St. Francis
Travel to Florence
Day 4 - Florence
Take a guided tour of Florence:
· Piazza della Signoria
· Ponte Vecchio
· Chiesa di Santa Croce
· Gates of Paradise
Visit the Duomo
Visit the Accademia
Day 5 - Florence • Rome
Enjoy free time in Florence
Travel to Rome
Day 6 - Rome
Take a guided tour of Rome
Visit the Forum Romanum
Visit the Colosseum
Optional: Roman Catacombs
Day 7 - Rome
Take a guided tour of Vatican City
Visit the Sistine Chapel
Visit St. Peter’s Basilica
Take a self-guided walking tour of Rome:
· Trevi Fountain
· Pantheon
Day 8 Depart for Home
Program fee includes:
Airfare: Round-trip flights
Transportation: Comfortable motorcoach
Accommodations: 6 overnight stays in hotels with private bathrooms
Meals: European breakfast and dinner daily
Tour director: Full-time EF Tour Director
Sightseeing: 4 sightseeing tours led by licensed local guides Experiential learning: Pizza making
Optional: Roman Catacombs $60
We hope to see some familiar faces on our trip to Italy. Our past trips have been so much, not only because of where we went, but who the company we kept.
Sincerely,
Michelle Harmonson
EF Tours
Each spring break, Mrs. Harmonson from Suzanne Middle School and I work on a trip for our students!!! Here is what is planned for Spring Break 2011...looks great!!!!
We are at it again. This time we are headed to Rome and Florence in Italy for Spring Break 2011. Below is the itinerary. We are now booking the 8 day, 7 night trip. Now through April 8th, EF has extended to us a coupon for $150 off. That means it only costs $2268 dollars for a student to travel to Italy for a week. (Adult supplement $300) PLUS if you have traveled with EF before, you receive another $95 credit since you have a lifetime EF membership. WOW! But this price is only good through April 8. After that, the price will increase by $150.
Interested? Read on to find out how to register on the tour.
Want more information? Email Michelle Harmonson at [email protected] or call her at 909-896-9863. (I'll be in London beginning April 5)
Questions while I'm in London? contact our EF representative Alyssa Warren...her number is included below.
Remember, the discount only lasts until April 8. Don't miss out on a chance to tour Italy and spend time with friends old and new.
***Trip is not limited to Walnut students. Friends and family of Suzanne and Walnut High students are welcome.
REGISTER ON LINE TO RECEIVE THE DISCOUNT!
Enroll on Ms. Harmonson’s tour by following this link:
www.eftours.com/enroll
You will have the option of checking out the tour or enrolling on the tour. Your Tour Number is 985086.
If you would like to enroll with Customer Service please call 800.665.5364.
$95 is due upon enrollment. Please only check the insurance option if you are ready to pay for the insurance at this time. You can always add the insurance later on.
If you enroll with $95 on or before April 8th you will lock-in with the $150 discount and the lowest program fee!!
Please contact Alyssa Warren with any questions @ 800.637.8222 x79641 or @ [email protected].
DETAILED ITINERARY OF FLORENCE AND ROME APRIL 5 through APRIL 12 2010
Day 1 - Fly overnight to Italy
Day 2 - Rome • Assisi
Arrive in Rome
Continue on to Assisi
Day 3 - Assisi • Florence
Take a guided tour of Assisi
Visit the Basilica of St. Francis
Travel to Florence
Day 4 - Florence
Take a guided tour of Florence:
· Piazza della Signoria
· Ponte Vecchio
· Chiesa di Santa Croce
· Gates of Paradise
Visit the Duomo
Visit the Accademia
Day 5 - Florence • Rome
Enjoy free time in Florence
Travel to Rome
Day 6 - Rome
Take a guided tour of Rome
Visit the Forum Romanum
Visit the Colosseum
Optional: Roman Catacombs
Day 7 - Rome
Take a guided tour of Vatican City
Visit the Sistine Chapel
Visit St. Peter’s Basilica
Take a self-guided walking tour of Rome:
· Trevi Fountain
· Pantheon
Day 8 Depart for Home
Program fee includes:
Airfare: Round-trip flights
Transportation: Comfortable motorcoach
Accommodations: 6 overnight stays in hotels with private bathrooms
Meals: European breakfast and dinner daily
Tour director: Full-time EF Tour Director
Sightseeing: 4 sightseeing tours led by licensed local guides Experiential learning: Pizza making
Optional: Roman Catacombs $60
We hope to see some familiar faces on our trip to Italy. Our past trips have been so much, not only because of where we went, but who the company we kept.
Sincerely,
Michelle Harmonson
EF Tours
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Pages 37 & 39 in your grammar handbook due Tuesday/Wednesday.
Grammar Test next Thursday!!!!
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Of Mice and Men Chapter 3 Questions due tomorrow.
Use the following link for the Chapter 3 quizzes. Print your score sheet and bring it to class no later than Monday.
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OMAM Chapter 2 Questions due Thursday.
Complete quiz at following link and bring your score on Thursday as well.
http://www.argo217.k12.il.us/departs/English/blettiere/OMAM_02_summaryquiz.htm
Complete quiz at following link and bring your score on Thursday as well.
http://www.argo217.k12.il.us/departs/English/blettiere/OMAM_02_summaryquiz.htm
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Complete Chapter 1 Questions for Of Mice and Men. Also, complete the following quizzes(follow the links) and print out your score page:
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To Kill A Mockingbird Test Tuesday or Wednesday.
***Extra Credit***- do the quiz found in the following link- email me your answers and you will receive extra credit.
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TKM Chapters 26-31 work due Monday.
TKM Test on Tuesday or Wednesday.
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Chapter work for chapters 23-25 due Thursday. Full online text:
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Chapter work for chapters 15-18 due Thursday.
Vocabulary homework due Thursday.
Adjectives/Adverbs test Thursday.
Vocabulary test Friday.
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Grammar handbook pages 27,29,31 due Thursday.
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PAGE 21, 23, 25 IN GRAMMAR HADBOOK DUE THURSDAY.
VOCABULARY DUE THURSDAY.
VOCABULARY TEST FRIDAY.
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Verb Test- all Verb homework and classwork due Thursday.
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TKM Chapters 9-11 work due Thursday.
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TKM Chapter work chapters 4-8 due Monday.
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Grammar handbook pages 13, 15, 17, 19 due Friday.
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Finish Chapter 2 and 3 work for stamping on your block day (either Tuesday or Wednesday).
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Vocabulary Handbook pages 9&11 due Friday. Grammar test Friday.
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Vocabulary- words and definitions due Thursday. Quiz Friday will be fill in the blank sentences, not just words and definitions. This means you will need to know what the words mean, not just memorize the definitions!!!
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AF DEBATE NOTECARDS DUE THURSDAY.
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Create a family tree for the Finches. Due Monday.
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Grammar- page 1 and 3 of your grammar handbook due Friday.
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Reserch what a mockingbird is. Make a prediction as to why the book is titled To Kill A Mockingbird.
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Final draft of storybook due Tuesday.
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Final Storybook due tomorrow.
Find 3 CDs and 5 CMs for one other character who expresses their opinion about love.
Examples: The Nurse, Friar Laurence, Mercutio, Benvolio, Capulet, Paris, Lady Capulet
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Theme sentence for your intro paragraph due tomorrow. Complete this on page 19 of your notebook. To write the sentence consider the following: What did Shakespeare want you to learn about love? How does love relate to destiny or fate? Is love always good?
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Rough draft of family storybook due by end of period Friday.
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5 Cms for Romeo and 5 Cms for Juliet in regards to their views on love- on page 18 in your notebook. Due Thursday.
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3 quotes for Romeo and 3 quotes for Juliet due tomorrow on page 18 of your notebook.
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Romeo and Juliet Literary Terms Assignment:
SEE BELOW- THE ASSIGNMENT HAS CHANGED SLIGHTLY!!! I WOULD LIKE YOU TO FIND AN EXAMPLE OF A PUN IN ADDITION TO THE OTHER 20 TERMS. ALSO, THE PLOT CHART HAS BEEN SLIGHTLY ADJUSTED!!!
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Act IV and V Questions due Thursday (this is not a mistake!!! I am giving you more time because there are a lot of questions!)
Literary Terms Assignment and Plot Chart due Thursday.
Romeo and Juliet Test on Thursday!!!!
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Bring in supplies for AF project to second period by Wednesday(deadline of Wednesday is for Miss Beemer's second period only- all others follow your second period teacher's instructions).
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Vocabulary test on Friday on the words and definitions attached. There is no homework for this list because you will be using these words in your literary devices assignment.
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Essay Corrections due tomorrow!
Vocabulary test tomorrow!
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On page 17 of your notebook, write down the main idea for Act I and add 5 details that support the main idea.
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Here is the Literary Devices Assignment for anyone that wants to get started on it. It will be due the day of the unit test for Romeo and Juliet.
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Here are the vocabulary words and their definitions! Test wil be on Monday not Friday!
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Questions for Act I due tomorrw. There are some changes to the questions. Here they are:
For #7, it should read, "lines 200-210"
For #9, it should read, "lines 229-231"
For #19, it should read, "lines 131-132"
For #20, it should read, "lines 153-157"
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Extra Credit oppurtunity:
Imagine that your scary story was going to be made into a feature film. Choose one of the following activities:
1- Make a soundtrack for your movie. Your soundtrack must be 12-20 songs burned on one CD. With the CD, you must write a description of where in the movie(story) the song fits and why it would be appropriate. If you use music that is not your own, you must somehow give credit to the artist. If you use songs that you create, please give yourself credit!!!
2- Make a preview for your film. This preview should make an audience want to see your film because it is scary. Your target audience is teenagers and others that like to watch a good scary movie. The best research you can do for this is to pay attention to previews for scary movies and try to make you preview in a similar style.
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Shield due. Study for Romeo and Juliet test.
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Read packets and study for test on Friday.
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On page 16 in your notebook, write a paragraph for each piece you have read (Angela's Ashes, Glory & Hope/I Have a Dream, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings) discussing freedom. What does it mean to be free? Why is freedom so valued? Do humans need freedom to survive? Lastly, write a paragraph where you take your notions of freedom and discuss how a communist government could be considered a government that gives it's people "freedom".
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Vocabulary homework:
16 & up: words and definitions
15& below: Cornell words and definitions handwritten
2 synonyms
definition inyour own words
one sentence per word
parent/guardian log sheet
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Finish reading Angela's Ashes, then complete the worksheet attached. Please glue the worksheet onto page 15 of your notebook, or write the chart out on page 15 of your notebook.
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Finish reading Glory and Hope and complete the following for each speech on page 14 of your notebook:
Title of the Speech:
Purpose of the Speech:
Main Idea:
Words or Phrases to Emphasize Main Idea:
Emotions it Conveys:
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Questions 1, 3,4,5,6,7,8 on page 216 are due Monday.
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Advertising Campaign from p. 437 in your literature book due Friday.
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Vocabulary Test tomorrow. Advertising Activity on page 473 due tomorrow. This activity requires you to make a poster advertising the play "The Devil and Daniel Webster". Please read all instructions before attempting to create your poster.
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PowerPoint for world sumit due on a CD or Flashdrive tomorrow at the beginning of the AF period.
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Final draft and all work that goes along with it due Thursday. Final draft should be typed, double spaced, Times New Roman, size 12 font, 1 inch margins.
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Final draft of essay due Thursday. It must be 12 point, Times New Roman, double spaced. You need your rough draft and your yellow packet stapled to the back of your final draft to receive credit for the all the work you did.
Vocabulary:
16 & up: words and definitions
15 & below: handwritten words and definitions in Cornell notes- should also include 2 synonyms for each word and write a definition in your own words what the word means. Also, log the time you spent studying- a parent/guardian should sign this.
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Vocabulary Quiz due tomorrow. Bring rough drafts to continue peer editing.
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Rough draft of your scary narrative due Thursday.
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Make sure your World Summit work is completed!!!
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Here are the vocabulary words for week 8 for anyone that wants to get a head start!!!
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T-charts for horror narrative due Friday.
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Worksheet for Annabel Lee and The Bells. Also, write an example of simile, personification, and onomatopoeia on page 13 of your notebook.
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Vocabulary-
16 and up: words and definitions
15 and below: words and definitions- handwritten; Cornell notes style with 2 synonyms and one trick to help you remember the word (for every word)
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Finish Most Dangerous Game; Literary Analysis Questions on page 58 and Illustrated Map activity on page 59- do these on page 12 of you notebook. Put the questions on the back of your map. You must add three of your own dangers to the map. Also, on the back of the map, write the theme of this story.
Vocabulary homework due Thursday:
16 and up- words and definitions
15 and below- handwritten words and definitions in Cornell notes style; 2 synonyms for each words; one trick to remember the word and it's definition written below the definition.
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Vocabulary homework due Thursday:
16 and above- words and definition
15 and below- handwritten words and definitions; page 59 in your literature book Vocabulary in Action Exercises A and B; two synonyms for each word.
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Study your notes from the review game on Friday for your Something Wicked This Way Comes test tomorrow.
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Here are the vocabulary words for next week for those of you who would like to get a head start studying!
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This homework will be assigned Tuesday/Wednesday during block scheduling. I will be out Tuesday, so I am putting it on my website now. Please wait until after class Tuesday to do homework. Periods 2 and 4 may go get the worksheet from the substitute if they would like to have the same amount of time as period 3.
In notebook, on page 11, describe an ideal father/son relationship. What makes it ideal? How common is that relationship? Complete Discovering Relationships and Web of Relationships worksheets.
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This is homework for Monday, September 28th: Vocabulary homework due Thursday. 16 and above: words and definitions. 15 and below: handwritten words and definitions, 2 synonyms and 2 antonyms, one paragraph containing all the words used appropriately.
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Something Symbolic This Way Comes worksheet and Examining the Origins of Good and Evil worksheet due Monday.
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Vocabulary Quiz tomorrow.
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The Good, The Bad, and the Rest of Us worksheet due Thursday.
Vocab:
16 or above: Please show me words and definitions by Thursday.
15 or below: Find 2 synonyms and 2 antonyms for each word. Also, please handwrite the words and their definitions, and use them in an original sentence.
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Unfinished partner activity due tomorrow. Vocabulary due tomorrow. The Good, the Bad, and the Rest of Us worksheet due tomorrow. Vocabulary quiz Friday.
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Complete Web off the Word worksheets and Doughnut sheets for each T-chart you did for The Necklace. That means you will have a total of 4 web off the word worksheets and 2 doughnut sheets.
Read Chapters 19-24 in SWTWC by Friday.
Vocabulary quiz on Friday.
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Web of the Words and Doughnut Sheets due tomorrow. Vocabulary quiz tomorrow- stamped homework due. Notebook check tomorrow. Thematic Youth Chart completed in your notebook by tomorrow.
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Figurative language worksheets due Thursday.
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On pg. 7 of your notebook: E.B. White(Charlotte's Web) was once asked to comment on "the meaning of democracy". Instead of offering a dictionary definition, he strung together a series of metaphors: "it is the dent in the high hat...the feeling of privacey in voting booths, the feeling of communion in the libraries, the feeling of vitality everywhere...a letter to the editor...the score at the beginning of the ninth...the mustard on a hot dog and the cream in the rationed coffee." Compose a similar string of metaphors to define one of the following: peace, shame, compassion, evil, hope.
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Finish any reading and any questions that you did not finish in class today. Vocabulary quiz tomorrow.
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Characters under study questions
Vocabulary quiz Friday. By Thursday, you must be ready to show me the words and their definitions in some sort of study format.
Vocabulary quiz Friday. By Thursday, you must be ready to show me the words and their definitions in some sort of study format.
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Vocabulary Quiz Friday- AF English notebooks due Friday.
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Vocabulary Quiz tomorrow/ Notebooks due
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Read The Necklace on page 28 of your literature book. Create two T-charts about Madame Loisel- one for her in the first half of the story and one for her in the second half of the story. Due Thursday. See Jane Schaffer worksheet page on this website for T-chart with steps!
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In your AF English notebook, write one paragraph telling about your greatest fear. Explain why it is your greatest fear. Below that paragraph, research 10 phobias and tell their names as well as what they are a fear of. Example: arachnophobia= fear of spiders. Work on vacabulary for week 1- Soemthing Wicked This Way Comes- there will be a matching quiz on Friday.
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Best friends comparison chart due Monday; Sullabus and info sheet are due no later than Monday or participation points will be lost.
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At one point in the story, the mother explains that there are "two kinds" of daughters. What does the expression "two kinds" mean to both the mother and the daughter? One paragraph is required for each character.
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Signed syllabus and completed information packed due tomorrow. Research the prodigy you are given and write 10 CDs about him/her in your English notebook by tomorrow
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Definitions of leadership, teamwork, and innovation in your English notebook. T-chart with 3 CDs and 3 CMs on teamwork in English notebook- all due tomorrow