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Assignment

Today's Class:
  1. finish A Modest Proposal Close Read handout (will collect Monday if you didn't finish in class today)
  2. turn in satire cartoon
  3. do handwritten notes on poem (attached)
  4. STUDY FOR FINAL!  Remember that you can earn extra points if you fill out the study guide on Google Classroom

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Assignment

Today's Class:
  1. Journal #30:  Turn to pg. 210 in textbook.  In journal format, answer #1-7.  Do not # your answers.  Just write for the designated 10 minutes (again, in journal format).
  2. social satire cartoon due by end of period (see me if you were absent--directions have been attached, but they have been altered slightly to match A Modest Proposal)
  3. study for final next week!

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Assignment

Today's Class:
  1. Journal #29:  handout and get from me if you were absent today
  2. discussion on satire and today's world of satire
  3. A Modest Proposal Close Read Questions--not homework, just work on them
  4. study for next week's final exam

Due:

Assignment

Today's Class:
  1. Vietnam Speech Close Read was collected via Google Classroom by 7:30 a.m.
  2. read A Modest Proposal (199) and mark satire with Post-Its to document important information
  3. People and Peace (close reader) due tomorrow 12/9
  4. Final on Weds. 12/17 (p. 6) or Thurs. 12/18 (pg. 1)--study guide posted and you may complete it for extra points towards the final via Google Classroom

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Assignment

Today's Class:
  1. Vietnam War Close Read due Mon. 12/8 (via Google Classroom)
  2. People and Peace (39-44) in Close Reader due Tues. 12/9
  3. First Semester Final Exam on 12/17, 12/18 (if you fill out study guide via Google Classroom, you may earn points towards your test)

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Assignment

Today's Class:
  1. Journal #28:  Now that you have read 3 different selections on women's rights, what issues exist today?  Are there new issues that simply didn't exist in the past?  Are there issues taht ahve continually existed?  Explain.  You may broaden your discussion to other issues besides women's rights.
  2. read Speech on the Vietnam War, 1967 (151-164) and do pg. 166--#1-8 in complete sentences--due Fri. 12/5
  3. PLEASE NOTE:  If you were absent today, the class took notes and used Post-Its to mark in the textbook.  Please come to Tutorial to either get the notes directly from me or copy the notes out of a peer's book.  This is an assignment.
  4. do People & Peace (39-44) in close reader for Mon. 12/8
  5. Feminism Chart due and collected

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Feminism Chart.jpg

Assignment

Today's Class:
  1. Journal #27:  Read Analyze Structure:  Counterarguments on pg. 119 in textbook.  What do you think about Wollstonecraft's comment?  Explain her stance on the rights of women.
  2. use Post-Its to mark and count the arguments/counterarguments in A Vindication
  3. read "In a Scattered Protest..." (123-126)
  4. create Feminism Chart (see attachment)--due W/Th (need a minimum of 5 similarities and/or differences per selection

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Assignment

Today's Class:
  1. Pink Think Quiz (Tutorial if you were absent and you need your close reader)
  2. turn in close reader
  3. turn in typed copy of poem with rough draft
  4. read A Vindication of the Rights of Women (113-118) and read Rhetorical Devices (119) and do pg. 120--#1-6 in complete sentences with text support and o pg. 121--vocabulary all as one assignment

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Assignment

Today's Class:
  1. Journal #26:  Reread "My Father's Sadness" on pgs. 109-110 and write out a paraphrase of the poem.  Also, what are soem themes?  Explain what the poem is really about and how you came to this conclusion.
  2. My Father's Sadness work collected
  3. read Pink Think (33) in close reader and follow directions--due Mon. 12/1
  4. bring a typed copy of your powm for Mon. 12/1 (along with your rough draft)
  5. Ms. Sevold's email if you have questions:  [email protected]

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Assignment

Today's Class:
  1. Journal #25:  Write a plot summary of "The Men We Carry in Our Minds."  What did you think about the essay?  If you did not read it, provide an explanation as to why.
  2. turn in work for the essay that was due today
  3. My Father's Sadness poem (handwritten notes) and do pg. 111, #1-4 on back of poem (complete sentences with text support--use line numbers for citation)

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Assignment

Today's Class:
  1. BMU Final (see me if you were absent--need about 25 minutes to complete)
  2. turn in BMU novel anytime
  3. read The Men We Carry in Our Minds (131 in textbook) and do pg. 138, #1-8 in complete sentences (read directions, text support is required)--due Mon. 11/21
  4. need textbook next week!

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Assignment

Today's Class:
  1. BMU essay exam (see me if you were absent)
  2. turn in BMU book after Friday's test
  3. BMU Final on Fri. 11/21
  4. need textbook on Fri. 11/21

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Assignment

Today's Class:
  1. submit thesis statement for essay final by end of day via Google classroom
  2. pre-write must be done prior to exam
  3. need textbook on Fri. 11/21
  4. turn in BMU novel after Friday's test
  5. BMU Final on Fri. 11/21 (may complete BMU Study Guide via Google Classroom for extra points towards test--optional)
  6. BMU Study Guide Questions collected (they were due Monday, but they were collected today so no late work on these questions)

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Assignment

Today's Class:
  1. BMU Essay Prep begins tomorrow 11/18--please choose a prompt
  2. you need your BMU book tomorrow
  3. need textbook on Fri. 11/21
  4. BMU Essay Final on W/Th--will be submitted via Google classroom
  5. BMU Final on Fri. 11/21 (optional study guide on Google classroom)

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Assignment

Today's Class:
  1. Journal #24:  On pg. 248, Antonio's father shares life wisdome with him:  "...because in the end understanding simply means having a sympathy for people."  Who do you have in your life that has shared their wisdom with you?  What did they say?  Was it helpful?  Explain.
  2. finish reading chp. 22 in BMU
  3. BMU chps. 21&22 Quiz (see me if you were absent)
  4. Dream Chart collected--highlight your "favorite" dream and then write a theme statement next to its number
  5. BMU Study Guide Questions due Mon. 11/17
  6. need textbook on Fri. 11/21
  7. BMU Essay Final on W/Th (11/19, 11/20)
  8. BMU Test on Fri. 11/21--you may earn extra points towards your test by filling out the study guide on Google Classroom--deadline is Friday though!
  9. if you have a smart phone, download the Socrative APP

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Assignment

Today's Class:
  1. Journal $23:  Discuss the relationship between Ultima and the owl.  Is the owl an extension of Ultima?  Does it act as her guardian?  Explain your stnace with references to the text if possible.
  2. read BMU chps. 21 & 22
  3. BMU chps. 21&22 Quiz tomorrow
  4. Dream Chart due tomorrow
  5. BMU SG Questions due Mon. 11/17
  6. BMU Essay Final on W/Th (11/19, 11/20)
  7. BMU Test on Fri. 11/21

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Assignment

Today's Class:
  1. Journal #22:  Reread teh paragraph on pgs. 215-216 that begins with " 'I have to,' I whispered" to the end of the chapter.  What is happening in this selection?  Who is being affected by Tony's actions?  Explain.
  2. read BMU chp. 20
  3. BMU chps. 18, 19, 20 Quiz tomorrow
  4. fill out dream chart--whole chart due Fri. 11/14
  5. BMU Study Guide Questions will be collected on Mon. 11/17
  6. Chimayo Cures poem collected today
  7. BMU Essay Final on W/Th (11/19, 11/20)--prompts posted
  8. BMU Test on Fri. 11/21 (study guide posted)

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Assignment

Today's Class:
  1. Journal #21 (handout and get from me on Wednesday)
  2. read BMU chps. 17, 18, 19
  3. BMU chps. 15, 16, 17 Quiz (get from me if you were absent)
  4. Narciso's Garden drawing due (if you were absent yesterday because of the blood drive, you are excused from assignment)
  5. work on BMU study guide questions
  6. Chimayo Cures questions and poem due Weds. 11/12 (ALL OF IT)

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Assignment

Today's Class:
  1. do Chimayo Cures #4 & #5
  2. draw Narciso's Garden (see Ms. Sevold if you were absent for period 1)
  3. read BMU chps. 15 & 16 by Fri. 11/7 with study guide questions
  4. BMU chps. 15, 16, 17 Quiz on Fri. 11/7

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Assignment

Today's Class:
  1. Journal #20:  "If I had been willing to take on Ernie I guess they figured that I would fight anybody" (147).  Explain what Antonio does, why he does it, and how this is a pivotal moemnt for him in the book.
  2. finish reading chp. 14 and read chps. 15 & 16 by Fri. 11/7 (chps. 15, 16, 17 Quiz on Friday after we read chp. 17 together)
  3. BMU chps. 13&14 Quiz (see me if you were absent)
  4. Chimayo Cures #1, 2, 3 due (not collected)

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Assignment

Today's Class:
  1. no OA today
  2. read chp. 14 to pg. 160
  3. BMU chps. 13&14 Quiz tomorrow after we finish reading chp. 14 in class tomorrow
  4. continue answering study guide questions
  5. fill out Dream Chart #8
  6. do Chimayo Cures #1, 2, 3 by tomorrow

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Assignment

Today's Class:
  1. BMU chps. 11&12 Quiz (see me if you were absent today)
  2. read BMU chp. 13
  3. fill out Dream Chart #7

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Assignment

Today's Class:
  1. Journal #19:  To the best of your understanding, explain the Golden Carp.  Why is Antonio obsessed with knowing more abou it?  Explain Cico's role in the legend and in Tony's life.
  2. BMU chps. 9&10 Quiz (see me if you were absent today)
  3. read BMU chp. 12
  4. fill out Dream #6 by Fri. 10/31
  5. Chimayo Cures poem/handout--highlight/annotate poem, but do not answer questions yet

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Assignment

Today's Class:
  1. Journal #18 (handout--get from me if you were absent)
  2. read BMU chps. 10 & 11
  3. BMY chps. 9&10 Quiz tomorrow/Thursday
  4. Religion Handout (attached)

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Assignment

Today's Class:
  1. BMU chps. 4-8 Quiz (see me if you were absent)
  2. read BMU chp. 9 by tomorrow
  3. Dream #5 by tomorrow
  4. BMU Study Guide questions through chp. 9 by tomorrow

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Assignment

Today's Class:
  1. BMU chps. 1-3 Quiz (see me if you were absent)
  2. read BMU chps. 5, 6, 7, 8 by Mon. 10/27 and answer study guide questions
  3. finish Curanderismo article (attached if you were absent)
  4. fill out Dream Chart #3 & #4
  5. BMU chps. 4-8 Quiz on Mon. 10/27

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Assignment

Today's Class:
  1. BMU chps. 1-3 Quiz (see me if you were absent)
  2. read BMU chps. 5, 6, 7, 8 by Mon. 10/27
  3. finish Curanderismo article (attached if you were absent)
  4. fill out Dream Chart #3 & #4
  5. BMU chps. 4-8 Quiz on Mon. 10/27

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Assignment

Today's Class:
  1. Journal #17:  Explain the circumstances behind Lupito's death and how his death affects Antonio.  Does Tony change because of this event?  What about his dad?  Explain.
  2. fill out Dream #2 from chp. 2 on chart
  3. read BMU chps. 3 & 4 by Fri. 10/24
  4. BMU chps. 1-3 Quiz tomorrow 10/24
  5. BMU Vocabulary List (get from me if you were absent)
  6. Curanderismo Article (get from me if you were absent)--not homework, will finish tomorrow 10/24

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Assignment

Today's Class:
  1. Journal #16:  Write a plot summary of The Pardoner's Tale Prologue and story.  wha tis happening?
  2. The Pardoner's Tale work due Weds/Thurs (unless you already did it and turned it in today)
  3. read BMU chps. 1 & 2 by W/Th. and answer study guide questions
  4. fill out dream chart #1 by W/Th
  5. you no longer need your textbook/close reader after The Pardoner's Tale work

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Assignment

Today's Class:
  1. Journal #15:  What are some themes in The Wife of Bath's Tale?  What is it really about?  Discuss possible themes and you may use text support.
  2. The Wife of Bath close read handout (get from me if you were absent)
  3. The Canterbury Tales Q&A due Mon. 10/20
  4. read The Pardoner's Tale in close reader for Monday 10/20
  5. The Pardoner's Tale work is due Tuesday 10/21
  6. join classroom.google.com with your District Gmail account (yourstudentid#@g.wevusd.k12.ca.us)

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Assignment

Today's Class:
  1. finish reading The Wife of Bath's Tale
  2. do Old Lady's Lecture handout on separate paper (directions attached)
  3. on same paper, do pg. 90--#1-7 in complete sentences with text support (due Fri. 10/17)

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Assignment

Today's Class:
  1. no OA Journal today
  2. check-out Bless Me, Ultima book from textbook office
  3. download/print BMU study guide questions (you may print front to back, but do not put 2 pages on one) by Mon. 10/20
  4. read Wife of Bath to pg. 83, line 219 by Thurs. 10/16 (p. 1 only)
  5. Knights of Camelot notes (copy someone's so you can get credit)

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Assignment

Today's Class:
  1. no OA today
  2. finish reading Prologue--highlight/annotate--will be collected tomorrow 10/14
  3. need your textbook and close reader every day this week
  4. download Bless Me, Ultima questions for Mon. 10/20

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Assignment

Today's Class:
  1. no OA, but Topic Sentence practice instead (handout attached)
  2. readhighlight/annotate The Prologue up through the Reeve, Summoner, Pardoner
  3. you need your textbook and close reader next week

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Assignment

Today's Class:
  1. Journal #14:  Describe the Monk, the Friar, and the Merchant.  What kind of men are these three?  What are your thoughts about the order of appearance on The Prologue?  Explain everything.
  2. continue reading/taking notes on The Prologue (come to a Tutorial to copy notes if you were absent)
  3. highlight/take notes on the following characters by Fri. 10/10:  Oxford Cleric, Sergeant at the Law, Franklin, Cook, Skipper, Doctor, Wife of Bath, Parson, Plowman, Miller, Manciple
  4. definition of Manciple:  a servant in charge of purchasing food

Due:

p. 1 #5.jpg p. 1 #3.jpg p. 1 #4.jpg p. 1 #1.jpg p. 1 #2.jpg

Assignment

Today's Class:
  1. Journal #13:  Write me a 10-minute story.  This OA is one of the few times you get to do creative writing.
  2. The Prologue notes (attached)
  3. on your own, do Monk, Friar, Merchant for Thursday (period 1 only)
  4. The Canterbury Tales Questions attached--not an assignment yet

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Assignment

Today's Class:
  1. Journal #12:  Recall a time when you and some friends told funny stories about growing up.  What situations inspire people to tell stories?  What role does an audience play in making the telling of a story more interesting?  Explain.
  2. number the lines on The Prologue packet (every 5 lines)--attached if you were absent or have lost your copy
  3. Poem Template collected with poem/handwritten notes attached
 

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Assignment

Today's Class:
  1. senior presentation today
  2. Expect Nothing TPS-FASTT template with handwritten notes on poem due Mon. 10/6
  3. need textbook and close reader on Mon. 10/6
  4. if you have not turned in The Color Purple, please do it NOW

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Assignment

Today's Class:
  1. work on Expect Nothing TPS-FASTT template (due Mon. 10/6)
  2. bring textbook and close reader on Mon. 10/6
  3. report to Theater on Fri. 10/3

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Assignment

Today's Class:
  1. turn in your novel to the textbook office NOW
  2. CP Exam (Tutorial if you were absent)
  3. need textbook and close reader on Mon. 10/6
  4. turn in typed TPS-FASTT
  5. turn in study guide questions for CP (ones you worked on throughout the reading of the novel)
  6. Poem and TPS-FASTT (attached)--do title, paraphrase, speaker for 2nd block this week--need handwritten notes on poem and then write it out on the template (pen only)

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Assignment

Today's Class:
  1. Journal #11:  What are your final thoughts about The Color Purple?  Who is your favorite character and why?  Least favorite and why?  Why do you think we read this novel (not because I make you)?
  2. themes in The Color Purple (Celie's Narrative, God, Creative Expression, Hope for the Next Generation, Female Solidarity, Color, Transcendence & Relationships)
  3. turn in your novel after the test tomorrow 9/30
  4. need textbook and close reader on Mon. 10/6
  5. I forgot to collect the typed TPS-FASTT so I will collect it tomorrow 9/30
  6. The Color Purple questions you have been working on throughout the reading of the novel are due tomorrow 9/30

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Assignment

Today's Class:
  1. Journal #10:  Explain from Letter 87:  "If a mule could tell folks how it's treated, it would.  But you know some womens would have just love to hear they man say he beat his wife cause she wasn't them" (270).
  2. finish reading The Color Purple
  3. typed TPS-FASTT due Mon. 9/29
  4. The Color Purple Final on Tues. 9/30 (study guide attached)
  5. CP Study Guide questions will be collected on Tues. 9/30
  6. after Tuesday, turn in CP book
  7. need textbook and close reader on Mon. 10/6

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Assignment

Today's Class:
  1. Journal #9:  Explain this paragraph from Letter 81:  "But this is what the villagers are doing to the young women and even the men.  Carving their identification as people into their children's faces.  But the children think of scarification as backward..." (242).  What is going on?
  2. read The Color Purple pgs. 247-276 and answer study guide questions
  3. finish TPS-FASTT--Tone handout
  4. typed TPS-FASTT due Mon. 9/29
  5. The Color Purple Final on Tues. 9/30 (study guide attached)

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Assignment

Today's Class:
  1. Journal #8:  Discuss Harpo's character.  What is his role in the novel?  How is he different than the other male characters?  How is he the same?  How does Harpo treat Celie?  Explain everything.
  2. read The Color Purple pgs. 226-246 and answer study guide questions
  3. continue working on TPS-FASTT (notes attached)

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Assignment

Today's Class:
  1. no OA
  2. read The Color Purple pgs. 205-225 and answer study guide questions
  3. TPS-FASTT--completed first figurative language together

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Assignment

Today's Class:
  1. Journal #7:  Write a plot summary of pgs. 163-85 (pages you read last night).  What is going on?  What significant events happen in these pages?  Explain.
  2. read The Color Purple pgs. 186-204 and answer study guide questions
  3. continue working on TPS-FASTT (notes attached)

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Assignment

Today's Class:
  1. Journal #6:  Discuss the letters Celie and Shug read together.  What is going on?  How have the letters changed from Celie's letters to God?  You may write plot summary, but it must be in your words.
  2. The Color Purple Letters 51-61 Quiz
  3. read The Color Purple pgs. 155-185 by Fri. 9/19 with study guide questions
  4. continue working on TPS-FASTT

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Assignment

Today's Class:
  1. Journal #5:  Explain the relationship between Celie and Shug.  What is Shug's role in Celie's life?  What does Shug do for Celie?  Does Celie do anything for Shug?  Explain everything.
  2. read The Color Purple pgs. 114-154 and answer study guide questions
  3. work on TPS-FASTT on Blessed Are the Poor in Spirit (attached)

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Assignment

Today's Class:
  1. personal statement #2 due
  2. read The Color Purple pgs. 90-113 and answer study guide questions

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Assignment

Read The Color Purple chps. 40-56 by Mon. 9/15 and answer study guide questions

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Assignment

This Week:
  1. read chps. 22-27 in The Color Purple and answer study guide questions by tomorrow 9/9
  2. read chps. 28-39 in The Color Purple and answer study guide questions by 9/10, 9/11
  3. typed rough draft for prompt 1 UC personal statement is due 9/12
  4. typed rough draft for prompt 2 UC personal statement is due 9/15

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Assignment

Today's Class:
  1. Journal #4:  Why won't Celie's dad allow Mr. ___ to marry Nettie?  What is Celie's solution?  What does her dad say about Celie to Mr. ___?  Explain.  Refer to Letter #7 for help.
  2. read The Color Purple pgs. 8-23 (p. 1) or pgs. 8-27 (p.6) and answer questions
  3. A Walk to the Jetty work due tomorrow (p. 6) or Thursday (p. 1)

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Assignment

Today's Class:
  1. Next Term close reader work due (stamped)
  2. A Walk to the Jetty work is due TUESDAY 9/2
  3. begin answer CP questions

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Assignment

Today's Class:
  1. Journal #3:  Read the Performance Task prompt on pg. 44.  Same format as journals.  Write this prompt though (not the one in the book).
  2. A Walk to the Jetty Q&A due Tues. 9/2 (attached are the questions we did together in class)
  3. read Next Term, I'll Mash You (11-16) in close reader by Fri. 8/29 and do #1-6 plus short response (formal writing rules apply)
  4. read The Color Purple Letters 1-6 (do not need to answer questions until next week)

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Assignment

Today's Class:
  1. Journal #2:  Explain the first 10 lines (pg. 31) in your own words.  What is happening?  What is the setting?  Explain why the setting is important.
  2. read A Walk to the Jetty
  3. read Next Term, I'll Mash You (11-16) in close reader by Fri. 8/29 and do #1-6 with short response
  4. need a copy of The Color Purple by tomorrow/Thursday (go to Textbook office with your student ID)

Due:

Writing Notes #1.jpg Writing Notes #2.jpg

Assignment

Today's Class:

  1. no OA today
  2. need a copy of The Color Purple by Thurs. 8/28--go to textbook office with your student ID to check out a copy
  3. read Next Term, I'll Mas you (11-16) in close reader and do #1-6 with short response (formal writing rules apply) by Fri. 8/29
  4. Formal Writing notes (attached if you were absent or missed some)

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Assignment

Today's Class:

  1. Journal #1:  Discuss these two lines from "Don't Eat Fortune's Cookie":
    "You owe a debt to the unlucky."
    "All of you have been faced with the extra cookie."
    What do these lines mean?  Explain.
  2. Don't Eat Fortune's Cookie quiz (see me if you were absent)
  3. Don't Eat Fortune's Cookie work turned in
  4. no homework this weekend

Due:

Kewauna's Ambition Notes.jpg

Assignment

Today's Class:

  1. get your close reader stamped for Single-Sex Education and write short response (1-chunk)
  2. notes for Kewauna's ambition (attached if you were absent)
  3. watch video clip at my.hrw.com for Don't Eat Fortune's Cookies and answer #1-5 in complete sentences on pg. 20 in textbook

Due:

Assignment

Today's Class:

  1. turn in Marita's Bargain questions
  2. read Kewauna's Ambition in close reader and do #1, 2, 3, 5, 6
  3. read A Right to Choose Single-Sex Education (7-10) in close reader and do #1, 2, 3, 4 for tomorrow
  4. sign up for REMIND and my.hrw.com if you have not done so yet

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Assignment

Today's Class:

  1. Marita's Bargain Quiz (see me if you were absent)
  2. create account at my.hrw.com for ebook of textbook and supplements (PERIOD 1!!!!  I ATTACHED THE USERNAME AND PASSWORD FOR YOU.  PLEASE USE IT OR YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO GET INTO THE WEBSITE.  I LEARNED THIS INFORMATION AFTER I SAW YOU IN CLASS TODAY)
  3. Marita's Bargain questions (16)--#1, 4, 5, 6, 8 in complete sentences with text support
  4. sign up for REMIND if you haven't done so yet
  5. turn in class expectations signature and covered textbook was checked today (if you didn't do these things, please have them ready for tomorrow)

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Assignment

Today's Class:

  1. sign and have parent sign course syllabus by tomorrow
  2. cover textbook by tomorrow
  3. read Marita's Bargain in textbook (3-14)
  4. bring close reader and textbook to class unless told otherwise
  5. sign up for REMIND