Homework
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Wed. 9/2
Biopoem due Tuesday.
How to Write a Biopoem
Scout Finch example
Thurs. 9/3
Biopoem due Tuesday.
Get syllabus signed.
Buy supplies and get organized (see syllabus--linked from orange box above).
Tues. 9/8
Finish reading "Summer Bummer" by Joe Queenan. Take think-aloud-style notes like we did in class.
Wed. 9/9
"Summer Bummer" Writing Assignment: Do you agree or disagree with Joe Queenan's assessment of summer reading? Take a position on this issue and support it with evidence from the text and your own experience. The final product should be 1-2 well-written paragraphs. Due tomorrow.
Thurs. 9/10
Prepare for the "Summer Bummer" quiz tomorrow. Review text and questions. Create your Vocabulary Journal (which you may use on the quiz).
Fri. 9/11
Independent reading. Read something you enjoy!
Mon. 9/14
Independent reading again. (You deserve it after a day of MCAS open response diagnostic testing.)
Tues. 9/15
My Reading History Timeline. Due tomorrow.
Wed. 9/16
Begin your Literacy Biography. Due Thurs. 9/24.
Thurs. 9/17
Read "Black Boy" Chapter 13 by Richard Wright. Hard copy given in class (not available online due to copyright). Due Monday.
Literacy Biography due Thurs. 9/24. Here is the excerpt from my own literacy/language acquisition paper.
Fri. 9/18
Read "Black Boy" Chapter 13 by Richard Wright. Hard copy given in class (not available online due to copyright). Due Monday.
Literacy Biography due Thurs. 9/24.
Mon. 9/21
Work on Literacy Biography. Due Thursday.
Tues. 9/22
Work on Literacy Biography. Due Thursday.
Wed. 9/23
No School. Finish working on your paper. Email me with questions. Literacy Biography is due tomorrow--printed--at the beginning of class.
Thurs. 9/24
Banned Books Week Poster/Presentation due Monday. Research the book you chose in class today and begin designing your poster. Start bringing Fahrenheit 451 to class. Here is the list of books everyone has chosen.
Fri. 9/25
Banned Books Week Poster/Presentation due Monday. Create your poster and practice your part of the presentation. Start bringing Fahrenheit 451 to class.
Mon. 9/28
Independent reading. Check out Mrs. Heinz's Scandalous Scavenger Hunt for Banned Books Week too.
Tues. 9/29
Independent reading. Check out Mrs. Heinz's Scandalous Scavenger Hunt for Banned Books Week too.
Wed. 9/30
Read "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson. Identify dystopian characteristics as you read. You do not need to do the discussion questions included.
Thurs. 10/1
Read "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas"by Ursula K. Le Guin. Identify dystopian characteristics as you read. Also study the positive tone vocabulary. Here is the full list of tone vocabulary.
Fri. 10/2
Read "The Veldt" by Ray Bradbury. Identify dystopian characteristics as you read. Also study the positive tone vocabulary.
Mon. 10/5
Look over the negative tone words (see list link above). Highlight the words you don't know. We'll go over these words soon. Also be sure you have read all three of the short stories from last week.
Tues. 10/6
Choose 2-3 comments from today's "silent discussion" posters. Respond to each of those comments in your Learning Log by either defending it, challenging it, or qualifying it. Use evidence (quotations) from the stories to support your response. This work will help prepare you for tomorrow's more traditional circle discussion.
Wed. 10/7
Read Fahrenheit 451 pp. 1-28 (in the red/black cover version). Stop at the part where Clarisse and Montag are exchanging goodbyes. ("Goodbye." "Goodbye.")
Thurs. 10/8
Finish Part 1: The Hearth and the Salamander for Tuesday.
Fri. 10/9
Finish Part 1: The Hearth and the Salamander for Tuesday. Complete the characterization chart for your assigned character.
Mon. 10/12
No school -- Columbus Day
Tues. 10/13
Read Part 2: The Sieve and the Sand for Thursday.
Wed. 10/14
Read Part 2: The Sieve and the Sand for Thursday.
Thurs. 10/15
No new assigned reading tonight. Read on if you wish.
Mon 10/26
Look up your allusion to present tomorrow.
Wednesday 10/28
Prepare for F4SI
Part 3 Quiz Tomorrow (Reread, review, analyze for litersry devices...)
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Wed. 9/2
Biopoem due Tuesday.
How to Write a Biopoem
Scout Finch example
Thurs. 9/3
Biopoem due Tuesday.
Get syllabus signed.
Buy supplies and get organized (see syllabus--linked from orange box above).
Tues. 9/8
Finish reading "Summer Bummer" by Joe Queenan. Take think-aloud-style notes like we did in class.
Wed. 9/9
"Summer Bummer" Writing Assignment: Do you agree or disagree with Joe Queenan's assessment of summer reading? Take a position on this issue and support it with evidence from the text and your own experience. The final product should be 1-2 well-written paragraphs. Due tomorrow.
Thurs. 9/10
Prepare for the "Summer Bummer" quiz tomorrow. Review text and questions. Create your Vocabulary Journal (which you may use on the quiz).
Fri. 9/11
Independent reading. Read something you enjoy!
Mon. 9/14
Independent reading again. (You deserve it after a day of MCAS open response diagnostic testing.)
Tues. 9/15
My Reading History Timeline. Due tomorrow.
Wed. 9/16
Begin your Literacy Biography. Due Thurs. 9/24.
Thurs. 9/17
Read "Black Boy" Chapter 13 by Richard Wright. Hard copy given in class (not available online due to copyright). Due Monday.
Literacy Biography due Thurs. 9/24. Here is the excerpt from my own literacy/language acquisition paper.
Fri. 9/18
Read "Black Boy" Chapter 13 by Richard Wright. Hard copy given in class (not available online due to copyright). Due Monday.
Literacy Biography due Thurs. 9/24.
Mon. 9/21
Work on Literacy Biography. Due Thursday.
Tues. 9/22
Work on Literacy Biography. Due Thursday.
Wed. 9/23
No School. Finish working on your paper. Email me with questions. Literacy Biography is due tomorrow--printed--at the beginning of class.
Thurs. 9/24
Banned Books Week Poster/Presentation due Monday. Research the book you chose in class today and begin designing your poster. Start bringing Fahrenheit 451 to class. Here is the list of books everyone has chosen.
Fri. 9/25
Banned Books Week Poster/Presentation due Monday. Create your poster and practice your part of the presentation. Start bringing Fahrenheit 451 to class.
Mon. 9/28
Independent reading. Check out Mrs. Heinz's Scandalous Scavenger Hunt for Banned Books Week too.
Tues. 9/29
Independent reading. Check out Mrs. Heinz's Scandalous Scavenger Hunt for Banned Books Week too.
Wed. 9/30
Read "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson. Identify dystopian characteristics as you read. You do not need to do the discussion questions included.
Thurs. 10/1
Read "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas"by Ursula K. Le Guin. Identify dystopian characteristics as you read. Also study the positive tone vocabulary. Here is the full list of tone vocabulary.
Fri. 10/2
Read "The Veldt" by Ray Bradbury. Identify dystopian characteristics as you read. Also study the positive tone vocabulary.
Mon. 10/5
Look over the negative tone words (see list link above). Highlight the words you don't know. We'll go over these words soon. Also be sure you have read all three of the short stories from last week.
Tues. 10/6
Choose 2-3 comments from today's "silent discussion" posters. Respond to each of those comments in your Learning Log by either defending it, challenging it, or qualifying it. Use evidence (quotations) from the stories to support your response. This work will help prepare you for tomorrow's more traditional circle discussion.
Wed. 10/7
Read Fahrenheit 451 pp. 1-28 (in the red/black cover version). Stop at the part where Clarisse and Montag are exchanging goodbyes. ("Goodbye." "Goodbye.")
Thurs. 10/8
Finish Part 1: The Hearth and the Salamander for Tuesday.
Fri. 10/9
Finish Part 1: The Hearth and the Salamander for Tuesday. Complete the characterization chart for your assigned character.
Mon. 10/12
No school -- Columbus Day
Tues. 10/13
Read Part 2: The Sieve and the Sand for Thursday.
Wed. 10/14
Read Part 2: The Sieve and the Sand for Thursday.
Thurs. 10/15
No new assigned reading tonight. Read on if you wish.
Mon 10/26
Look up your allusion to present tomorrow.
Wednesday 10/28
Prepare for F4SI
Part 3 Quiz Tomorrow (Reread, review, analyze for litersry devices...)