American Literature - Period 2 Assignments
- Instructors
- Term
- Fall 2010
- Department
- English
- Location
- Period 2
- Code
- Period 2
Upcoming Assignments
No upcoming assignments.
Past Assignments
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Today on 10/5:
1) Journal: How do you deal with guilt? or Write about how a character in The Crucible deals with guilt. (1 page)
2) HW Stamped (Act II - Crucible)
3) Literary Term Presentation(s)
4) Notes: Act III; began reading Act IV in per. 3 only
HW = WORK ON YOUR INTERVIEWS!!!!
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Today on 10/6:
1) Completed Act IV and took notes. Notes stamped in class, including act 2, 3 4
2) Literary Term Projects continued
HW = INTERVIEW!! Don't forget anecdotes and quotes! Due Friday (TYPED!!)
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Today on 10/4:
1) Final Draft rubric passed out.
2) Literary Term projects began.
3) Watched Act II and Act III of The Crucible.
HW = Continue working on interview, lit. term project and study questions for Act II (which are due Tuesday)
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Today on 10/1:
Computer Lab Day:
1) #2 on the rubric for the immigration project was "stamped" by me in the computer lab. (Expanded interview)
2) #3 on the rubric (typed notes turned in - as much as you can type during the period.
HW = Finish chp. 6 of Enrique's Journey and prepare for your literary term presentation (They start Monday and go thru Friday)
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Today on 9/30:
1) Interview examples/styles given.
2) MLA format packet given out.
3) Notes: Act II in journal
4) Say/Mean/Matter
HW = Expanded interview; map due tomorrow!
Continue reading EJ (complete chp. 6), Complete Act II Study Q( due Monday)
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Today on 9/29:
1) Spent lots of time working on preparing the interview questions. Handout given in class. Bring your EXPANDED interview (something other than what was stamped in class) to the computer lab on Friday. No typing on Friday = F for the day!!
2) SSR
HW = Complete expanded interview...prepare for Friday; continue reading Enrique's Journey (complete chp. 6) and complete map by Friday.
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Today on 9/27:
1) Quiz: Enrique's Journey - You missed it!
2) Finished reading Act II - Began handout "Say/Mean/Matter" for Act II.
HW = Interview and Map!! (Of course, please read chp. 6 of Enrique's Journey by next Monday!)
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Today on 9/28:
1) Journal: How do first impressions effect our opinion of people? (1 page)
2) Completed Say/Mean/Matter for Act II and turned in for stamp.
HW = Interview, read, etc. Interview is DUE tomorrow!
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Today on 9/20:
1) HW Stamped (Act I) Crucible study questions
2) Watched Act I of The Crucible
3) Introduced Immigration Project - Interview Due 9/29 and Map is due 10/1
HW = Read EJ chp 5 by Monday; Complete interview and map.
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Today on 9/24:
1) HW Stamped (character chart)
2) SSR
3) Literary Project Time
HW = Read EJ (quiz on Mon. covering chps. 4/5); work on interview; work on map!
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Today on 9/23:
1) Journal - Describe a successful relationship. (1 page)
2) Literary Term Project - Dates assigned...groups to present the week of Oct 4
3) Reading Groups: The Crucible - Began Act II and finished about 20 pages.
HW = Update your character charts!!! This is way overdue! I will be checking! Bring in EJ for SSR tomorrow. Continue to work on immigration project (interview/map)
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Today on 9/22:
1) Quiz - Act I The Crucible
2) SSR - 30 min.
3) Journal: What kinds of things are people persecuted for these days? (1 page)
4) Word Wall: Enrique's Journey
5) Literary Term Project - Groups created...more details to follow
HW = Read EJ; Work on interview and map.
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Today on 9/20:
1) Test - Simon's Saga Episode 3
2) Quiz - Enrique's Journey
3) Completed The Crucible - Act I
HW = Complete Act 1 Study Questions - No - you don't have to write the questions down!
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Today on 9/17:
1) SSR
2) Discussed: Say/Mean Matter chart.
3) "Reader's Theater" - both classes almost done reading Act 1
HW = Read EJ (quiz on Monday covering anything from beginning to chp. 4); Study for Simon's Saga (Episode 3). Worksheet also due Mon. right before test.
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Today on 9/16:
1) Journal Check.
2) Groups completed reading assignment.
3) "Say/Mean/Matter" Chart - completed in class and turned in for credit.
HW = Read Enrique's Journey (complete chp. 4); Study SAT words!
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Today on 9/15:
1) HW Collected - grade check and flashcards checked.
2) SSR - 30 min. Enrique's Journey
3) Simon's Saga practice
4) Reading Groups: The Crucible Act 1 pgs. 21-34 in green book; 20-32 in blue; 19-30 in black
HW = Study Simon's Saga Vocab. (packet due Mon.); Read Enrique's Journey (finish chp 4) by FRIDAY
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Today on 9/14:
1) HW collected (grade check)
2) Journal: Use first 5 words of Simon's Saga Ep. #3 in 5 sentences.
3) Corrected and collected ACT 1 Crucible vocabulary sheet
4) Big Discussion on The Crucible! Notes taken!
HW = Complete flashcards for Simon's Saga; Learn the definitions of the words in SS; Read Enrique's Journey (EJ). BRING EJ to school for SSR!
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Today on 9/13:
1) Journal: Freewrite
2) Grade Check - Get it signed by a parent/guardian!
3) Quiz: Enrique's Journey chps. 2/3 - missed it!
4) Reading Groups completed The Crucible reading assignment for the day (up to pg. 21 of the green book ("John Proctor was a farmer in his middle thirties.") Pg. 20 of blue book; pg. 19 black book
HW = Grade Checks: due Tuesday; Simon's Saga Ep. #3 flashcards due Wed.; Enrique's Journey - Read to chp. 4 by Friday
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Today on 8/31:
1) Journal: Put yourself in the shoes of Cabeza de Vaca, the Karankawa Tribe, or Olaudah Equiano. Reflect on what your day would be like. 1/2 page only
2) Crucible: Notes/Introduction to Book
HW = Fix the errors and fill in the correct answer from your SAT words. New quiz tomorrow. Also, complete Act I vocab. worksheet for The Crucible
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Today on 8/30:
1) Quiz on Simon Saga Episode #2
2) Turned in #8 - Simon Saga worksheet
3) Handouts given in class: Background on Arthur Miller (read/due Tuesday); The Crucible (play to be read during class) (Bring Crucible every day); Character List (bring daily); Vocabulary Act I The Crucible (due Wed.)
HW = Read Enrique's Journey chp 2 & 3 By Sept. 13 - There WILL BE A QUIZ!
Complete Act I vocab. by Wed. (handout given in class)
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Today on 8/25:
1) HW Stamped
2) Vocabulary Practice Time
3) Finished documentary on the Salem Witch Trials
4) Introduced Enrique's Journey - Book to read at home and for SSR on Wed. and Fri.
HW = Read Prologue and Chp. 1 by Monday! Continue studying vocabulary words for quiz on Monday too!
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Today on 8/27:
1) SSR - 30 minutes
2) Watched documentary on "The Middle Passage" - Took notes/stamped in class for credit.
HW = Complete the prologue in Enrique's Journey and STUDY for big quiz on Monday on Simon's Saga - quiz will be fill in this time.
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Today on 8/26
- Journal: Freewrite - BUT, use any 5 of the current episode from Simon's Saga words
- Read pg. 93 "The Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano" in textbook
- Notes: Class note section about reading, then #4, 6, 7
Per. 3 - New books handed out: Enrique's Journey
HW = Continue studying vocab words, complete the prologue of Enrique's Journey by MONDAY!! Bring book (EJ) tomorrow for SSR.
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Today on 8/23:
1) HW Collected - Simon Saga crossword
2) Journal: Mistake
3) Simon's Saga - Episode 3 worksheet
4) Read: "Of Plymouth Plantation" pg. 82 - textbook (classwork stamped for grade)
HW = Create flashcards or foldables for ALL 30 words by tomorrow (Tues); complete worksheet by Wed. for S. Saga
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Today on 8/19:
1) HW Stamped (crossword puzzle)
2) Journal: Freewrite
3) Finished recipes
4) Finished La Relacion
5) Completed worksheet - Simon's Saga in class
HW = Study for Quiz!!!!
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Today on 8/20:
- Simon's Saga Episode 1 Quiz
- Protest Letter to King Charles based on pg. 72 reading "La Relacion"
HW = None
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Today on 8/18:
1) HW Check (last 5 words - flashcards)
2) Practice Words - SS
3) Notes: Class Notes Section - La Relacion - see a friend if you missed it
4) Read La Relacion - pg. 72 of text book to end
HW = Crossword puzzle to practice Simon Saga words
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Today on 8/17:
- HW Check
- Journal - Last 5 words
- Finish Diagnostic
HW = Study for quiz on Friday (Simon's Saga); flashcards for last 5 words
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Today on 8/16:
- HW Checked
- I collected assignment #5
- Diagnostic (in class)
- Journal: Complete #11-20 in your journal for Simon's Saga
HW = Study for Simon's Saga quiz and create flash cards for the next 10 words
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Today on 8/13:
- HW Stamped
- Journal - In the "journal" section of your journal, please use the first 10 words in the Simon's Saga handout and write 10 sentences using those words.
- Practice word time in class. Quiz next Friday on the 20th.
- In class writing: Sport Fishing EPT Prompt (see me to complete).
HW = Create flashcards or a foldable for the first 10 Simon's Saga words.
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Today on 8/9:
- Name Tags
- Course Syllabus
- Class Recipes
HW = Return signature sheet by Friday and bring in proof of English notebook/folder/section also by Friday
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Today on 8/10:
- HW collected
- Notebook/folder check
- Recipes turned in or almost done
- Diagnostic/Annotation/Summary Test
HW = Same as Monday!
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Today on 8/12:
- HW Stamped (Native American Story/Poems)
- Journal #1 = Freewrite 1 page
- Discussion of homework
- Begin SAT Vocab. - Simon's Saga Episode 1 (handout folder)
HW = Same as all week, in addition to completing Simon's Saga worksheet by Friday.
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Today on 8/11:
- HW Check
- Distributed textbooks and journals to each student.
- Reading: "The Walam Olum" - see handout folder
- Notes: "The Walam Olum" - taken in journal (Reminder: Answer the 7 questions from reading and place into "Class Notes" section of journal.
HW = "Song of the Sky Loom" and "I Have Killed the Deer" - handout folder. Only answer the ones that are checked and answer these on a separate piece of paper.