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May 1^st-June 6^th Assignment Due Dates

*These are tentative due dates and are subject to be changed.  Additional assignments may be added.

Works Cited Practice One:  Due Wednesday, May 2nd

Final Topic Selection:  Due Thursday, May 3^rd

Resource Information/Notecard Sheet for at least 5 resources:  Due Tuesday, May 8^th

Works Cited Practice Two:  Due Wednesday, May 9^th

Speech Outline:  Due Wednesday, May 9^th

Vocabulary Packet: Due Thursday, May 10^th for a quiz grade

Rough Draft of Written Speech:  Due Thursday, May 10^th,  You should plan to have two copies one to practice and one to turn in for feedback from teacher

Partner Practice Advice:  Due Friday, May 11^th (by end of class)

Works Cited Page:  Due Friday, May 11^th (at beginning of class)

Textbook Activity:  Due Friday, May 11^th

Vocabulary quiz: On Friday, May 11th

Over-Cycle Homework:  Practice speech

Persuasive Speech:  Due Wednesday, June 6^th - This is a test/project grade.

OUTLINE FORMAT

Introduction

Thesis: the main idea of your speech

Stance on your topic: yes or no

Argument 1:  Fact/Detail/Quote or Statistic that supports your point

Transtions

Argument 2: Fact/Detail/Quote or Statistic that supports your point

Transtions

Argument 3:Fact/Detail/Quote or Statistic that supports your point

Transtions

Conclusion- with call to action

Due Monday, October 17th- Act One Questions & Exposition Character Graphic Organizer

Due Wednesday, October 19th- page 25, questions 1-10.  These must be in complete sentences.

Due Monday, character graphic organizer.

Due Friday, October 21st. Exit to Admit Slip

Due Monday, October 24th- finish act two, complete questions A-E, "Reading Check" and # 1.  Page 38.

Over-Cycle Homework: NOW DUE November 28th

Finish reading Act Three of The Crucible, Complete the reading check questions on page 53, A-D, and  complete the graphic organizers received in class.  Did you stop by to pick up your progress report?  If not, they are printed and waiting in my classroom.

Parents & Students,

Please be aware that this cycle's assignments will be entered under the date of 11/21/11 due to the date changes of the marking period.

IF you did not complete your over-cycle homework you can still recieve partial credit.

Due Tuesday, Nov 29th:  Page 53, questions 2, 3, 4.  Quiz on Act Three.

On-going homework:  Complete the graphic organizer packet (handed out Tuesday in class).  This will help you prepare for your DWTA.  The graphic organizer packet is due Friday. 

Due Thursday: Complete reading Act 4 if you did not in class.  On page 64 complete questions A-D, 2-5, 7 & 8.  These should be in complete sentences.  Also, if you did not get your progress report signed, please bring it in signed tomorrow.

Due Friday:  Graphic Organizers and finish reading "The Lottery".

DWTA on Monday.

Due Monday, December 12th:  Vocabulary Packet

On Tuesday, December 13th:  Vocabulary quiz on 5 words of your choice

Over-cycle Homework: complete the Thoreau packet, due January 9th

Into the Wild Webquest

You will be reading a novel, Into the Wild, by Jon Krakaeur

You will start with a webquest about his life, which will provide you background knowledge about him.  This webquest will help you to better understand what you will be reading.  Follow the link below to start the webquest.

http://www.zunal.com/webquest.php?w=112917

You will have one class period to explore these websites.  If you are unable to read all of the information you may look at it again during a study hall, or at home.  If you have not finished your vocabulary assignment you should also be working on that at home.  The vocabulary packet is due Monday, February 6th.

Into the Wild

There are a total of 203 pages in Jon Krakauer’s novel, Into the Wild.  The following pages are optional:  Chapter Nine, Davis Gulch, pages 84-97; Chapter Fourteen, The Stikine Ice Cap, pages 134-144; Chapter Fifteen, The Stikine Ice Cap, pages 145-156.  If you would like to read these chapters you may do so, but it is not required and you will not be expected to know any material from the listed chapters.

There may be a reading quiz on various chapters (except for the above chapters).  The entire novel will need to be completed by February 28^th, and you will be writing a response paper, as well.  The response paper will be a significant grade.  In addition, you will be required to complete a reading journal for every chapter. 

This reading journal should include the following information:

• Character names
• Important dates/events
• Question/comments you have
• Reactions to the reading
• Text connections
• Moments that include elements of the American Dream, including: “triumph of the individual”, “feeling of optimism”, and “America as the land of promise”.
• Any other pertinent information you want to include

You will be graded periodically on your reading journal and it will be beneficial to keep an accurate and thorough journal.  You must have separate entries for each chapter.  The journal can be typed, or hand written.  Do NOT go on spark notes and provide their summaries for your journal entries.  This would be plagiarism and would result in a zero, as well as, possible disciplinarian action.

I have provided a time frame for you to follow in order to finish the book.  You may absolutely read ahead, but do not fall behind on the reading journals.  A suggested strategy would be to take notes while reading, or upon the completion of each chapter, write down key events/characters etc.

Author’s Note & Chapter One, pages 1-7 are due on Monday, February 6th

• Provides background about Alex & his adventure

Chapter Two, pages 9-14 are due on Monday, February 6th

Chapter Three, pages 15-23 are due on Tuesday, February 7th

Chapter Four, pages 25-37 are due on Wednesday, February 8^th (EXPECT A QUIZ)

Chapter Five, pages 38-46 & Chapter Six, pages 47-60 for February 9^th-11th

I suggest the following time frame while you are in shop:

Chapter Seven, pages 61-69 for Sunday, February 12th

Chapter Eight, pages 70-85 for Monday, February 13th

Chapter Nine- SKIP, unless you want to read it

Chapter Ten, pages 98-102, for Tuesday, February 14th

Chapter Eleven, pages 103-116 for Wednesday, February 15^th

• Information about Chris McCandless’s family & their relationship

Chapter Twelve, pages 117-126 for Thursday, February 16^th

Chapter Thirteen, pages 127-132 for Friday, February 17^th

Chapter Fourteen, pages 133-first half of 134 and SKIP the rest of the chapter

Chapter Fifteen- SKIP, unless you want to read it

Chapter Sixteen, pages 157-171 for Saturday & Sunday, February 18^th & 19th

Chapter Seventeen, pages 172-186 for Monday & Tuesday, February 20^th & 21st

Chapter Eighteen, pages 187-199 for Wednesday, February 24^th

Epilogue, pages 200-203 for Thursday, February 25th

Your response paper will be entered as a test/project grade.  Your reading journals will also be entered as a test/project grade.  Failure to complete these two assignments could result in a failing grade.

Discussion Questions for Into the Wild due Wednesday, Feb 29th

Response Paper Rough Draft/Pre-writing due Monday, March 5th

Response Paper Due Wednesday, March 8th (this is a major grade)

DWTA this cycle

DWTA Graphic Organizers should be utilized to study for DWTA - DUE Thursday, March 8th

If you are missing classes due to CAPT make-ups see below:

Monday, March 5, 2012

1. Quickwrite #3:  What are transitions?  Where do they belong?  What is a thesis?  Where does it belong?
2. Writing Powerpoint- only section 11-4
3. Pre-writing (if you did not complete for HW)
4. Writing Conference with Ms. Rivers (individual)
5. American Dream G.O. DWTA Study Guide: due tomorrow 1^st page.
6. SSR- 20 minutes max for the double period.

Objective:  Students will identify elements of the American Dream/writing technique for DWTA.

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

1.  Finish writing powerpoint/take notes
2. Work on Graphic Organizers- due Thursday
3. Work on Final Draft- due tomorrow
4. HW: continue preparing for DWTA

Response Paper due Wednesday

Writing quiz tomorrow on information learned from powerpoint

You need your textbooks every day this week!

March 13th-April 19th Classwork/Homework Assignments

http://freeaudio.org/fdouglass/narrative.html

Free Audio CD Link

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave, written by Himself

*  There will potentially be a short reading quiz each day.  You are responsible for having a reading journal completed for every chapter you read.  You may use your reading journal on the quizzes and the journals will be checked periodically for homework grades. 

Reading Schedule

• Tentative Due dates: may be adjusted accordingly

Chapter I (1): Due 3/14/11- expect a quiz!

Chapter II (2):  Due 3/15/11

Chapter III (3):  Due 3/16/11

Discussion Questions Due

Chapter IV, V, VI  (4, 5, 6):  Due Monday, April 2^{nd ,}  First Day Back fromShop

Chapter VII (7):  Due Tuesday, April 6^th  & Vocabulary Assignment

Chapter VIII (8):  Due Wednesday, April 7^th

Chapter VIIII (9):  Due Thursday, April 8^th,  

Also due:  Chapter 1-9 questions which will be part of your test review.

Chapter X (10):  Due Friday, April 13^th- This is 52 pages, do not wait until last minute.  I recommend reading ten pages a day on vacation.  2^nd page of review packet

Chapter XI & Appendix (11):  Due Monday, April 16^th  3^rd page of review packet

Due Tuesday, April 17^th: completed review packet

Wednesday, April 18^th:  Test Review

Thursday, April 19^th:  Frederick Douglass Test

Remember you will have a DWTA next trimester and you want to think about the themes of Social Justice and the American Dream. While completing your reading logs make sure to take notes that focus on these themes, and write down pertinent quotations in the double entry diary style.  Don’t forget to write down the page number!

Use the test review, posted on the homework website, and the notes you took in class to study for your test.  You must have turned in each part of the test review, part one, two and three by Thursday.