Pd. 2 College Prep. Seminar Assignments
- Instructors
- Term
- Semester 2
- Department
- English
- Location
- 339
Upcoming Assignments
No upcoming assignments.
Past Assignments
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Assignment
Agenda - Friday, October 19, 2007
- Final study guide review - complete grammar practice and essay practice
- Mini-Lesson - How to Make a Quote Sandwich
- Peer edit "Theseus" paragraph
- SSR/Log (collected today)
- Review game
Weekend HW
- Complete final draft of "Theseus" paragraph
- Study for Monday's final
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Assignment
- Agenda - Thursday, October 18, 2007
- Grammar practice #24, Levels 1-6
- Essay structure practice #3
- SSR/Log
- Read "Theseus and the Minotaur" - complete T-chart for heroic/unheroic characteristics of Theseus. Make sure you are paying attention to the text as evidence.
- Writing workshop - begin outline first draft about whether you consider Theseus a hero or not.
Today's HW
- First draft/outline of "Theseus and the Minotaur" Be sure to answer whether you think Theseus is a hero or not. Use text to back up your supporting details.
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Assignment
Agenda - Wednesday, October 17, 2007
- Grammar practice #23, Levels 1-6
- Re-read "Pandora's Box"
- Discuss what makes her heroic/unheroic using T-chart
- Writing workshop - Answer the following question in a persuasive paragraph. Do you consider Pandora heroic or unheroic based on what you read about her in the story. Make sure to complete a persuasive outline before you begin writing the paragraph.
Today's HW
- Finish writing persuasive paragraph and outline about Pandora
- REMINDER (Pd. 4 ONLY): 2nd draft of legal letter is due FRIDAY (October 19, 2007)
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Assignment
Agenda - Monday, October 15, 2007
- Stamp outline/First draft of legal letter
- Copy peer edit checklist/ Peer edit
- Computer lab - type 2nd draft of legal letter
Today's HW
- 2nd draft of legal letter due Wednesday, October 17. Please turn in with the following items in this order:
- 2nd draft
- peer editing checklist
- first draft
- outline
- tree map
- bubble map
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Assignment
Agenda - October 16, 2007
- Grammar practice #22, Levels 1-6
- Essay writing practice #2
- SSR/Log
- Read "Pandora's Box"
Today's HW
- Pd. 2 - Turn in 2nd draft of legal letter
- Pd. 4 - Read "Pandora's Box."
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Assignment
Agenda - Friday, October 12, 2007
- Take Grammar Quiz #4 (If you were absent and need to make it up, please come to lunch tutoring on Monday, October 15)
- Review sample legal letter about Britney Spears (Download below)
- Review legal letter outline (Download below)
- Writing workshop - Work on completing outline and first draft of legal letter with your group
- Computer lab - type final draft of Stillman Hero paragraph. If you do not finish typing in class today, type it over the weekend and return it to me on Monday with the first draft.
Weekend HW
- Complete legal letter outline
- Complete first draft of legal letter (use sample letter about Britney Spears if you need more guidance. You can download the sample below)
- Bring a thumb drive or a floppy disk to save your work as we will be going to the computer lab on Monday to type final drafts of the legal letter.
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Assignment
Agenda - Thursday, October 11, 2007
- Grammar practice #21, Levels 1-6
- Essay structure practice #1 (in new workbook)
- SSR/Log
- Read "Myth of Prometheus"
- Writing workshop - complete bubble map and tree map to begin brainstorming ideas for legal letter you will be drafting tomorrow in class. You will be writing a letter to defend Prometheus' innocence.
Today's HW
- Complete bubble map and tree map for "Myth of Prometheus"
- Study for grammar quiz tomorrow (levels 1-6)
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Assignment
Agenda - October 10, 2007
- Grammar practice #18, Level 6
- Writing workshop - start expository outline and paragraph that answers this question: "How does your hero match up to Stillman's definition of a hero?"
- SSR/Log
- Essay introductory activities
- view essay samples in small groups
- complete tree map
- receive new packets for essay practices
Today's HW
- Complete expository outline and paragraph that answers this question:
- How does your hero match up to Stillman's definition of a hero?
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Assignment
Agenda- Tuesday, October 9, 2007
- Review Subject/Verb Reference Sheet - Level 6 (Compound Verbs)
- Grammar Practice #17, Level 6
- Notes- R/W notebook: "Three Ways to Respond to Text"
- SSR/Log
- Re-read Peter Stillman's "Eight Attributes of a Hero"
- Begin brace map
Today's HW
- Complete brace map for "Eight Attributes of a Hero." On the top half of each bracket, write a summary of what Stillman says about that attribute. On the bottom half of the bracket, explain how the hero you selected matches up to Stillman's attribute.
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Assignment
Agenda - Monday, October 8, 2007
- Grammar Practice #16, Level 5
- Review cornell notes for "The Ancient Greek Hero"
- Peer edit
- SSR/Log
- Read "Eight Attributes of a Hero"
- Brace Map
Today's HW
- Final draft of "Ancient Greek Hero" paragraph. Turn in with first draft and outline.
- Pd. 1 - Turn in your emergency cards!
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Assignment
Agenda - Friday, October 5, 2007
- Stamp HW
- Complete final draft at computer lab using self-editing checklist
- SSR/Log (Pd. 1 only)
- Grammar practice #15, level 5
- Cornell notes- The Hero in Ancient Greece"
Weekend HW
- After reading the entire article and completing the cornell notes, complete an expository outline and paragraph that answers the following question:
- According to the reading, what did the Ancient Greeks believe a hero was?
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Assignment
Agenda - Thursday, October 4, 2007
- Stamp/Review/Collect HW (Grammar Practice #14, Level 5)
- Paragraph Practice #4
- Finish periodic assessment
- SSR/Log
- Give One/Get One handout - What is a hero?
- Bubble map/discussion of what a hero is
Today's HW
- Complete expository outline and paragraph that addresses this question:
- What are three characteristics that an ideal hero must possess?
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Assignment
Agenda - Wednesday, October 3, 2007
- Paragraph Practice #3
- Subjects and Verbs Reference Sheet- Level 5
- Grammar Practice #13, Level 5
- SSR/Log
- R/W Notebook - The Introduction and the Cup (Notes)
- Periodic Assessment Part II
Today's HW
- Grammar Practice #14, Level 5
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Assignment
Agenda - Tuesday, October 2, 2007
- Exposition Periodic Assessment - Part I
Today's HW
None - just come prepared to take Part II of the Periodic Assessment.
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Assignment
Agenda - Friday, September 28, 2007
- Collect HW
- Finish product ads
- present ads
- vote for best company
- present gifts to winning companies
Today's HW
- Midterm exam has been postponed to Monday. Please study for the test using your study guide over the weekend.
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Assignment
Agenda - Monday, October 1, 2007
- MIDTERM EXAM TODAY. Please see me ASAP if you are absent so we can schedule a make-up date.
* No HW tonight
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Assignment
Agenda - Thursday, September 27, 2007
- Collect HW
- Midterm Study Guide - Part II, Grammar
- Midterm Study Guide - Part III, Writing
- R/W Notebook - Notes on How to Organize Ideas in Writing
- Review Self-Edit Checklist
- Finish ad posters
Tonight's HW
- Self-edit the first draft of the paragraph you wrote for HW last night (paragraph about why people should buy your product.) Use the self-edit checklist I handed out in class today to write the final draft of the paragraph tonight.
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Assignment
Agenda - Wednesday, September 26, 2007
- Stamp/Review/Collect HW
- Midterm Study Guide
- SSR/Log
- Finish product ads
Today's HW
- Answer the following question using the persuasive paragraph outline. "Why should people buy your product?" Once you have completed the outline, use the outline to write the first draft of a persuasive paragraph.
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Assignment
Agenda - Tuesday, September 25, 2007
- Collect HW
- Grammar Practice #11, Level 4
- Writing practice: Persuasive Paragraph #2
- SSR/Log
- Continue working on ad
Today's HW
- IN ADDITIONAL GRAMMAR PRACTICE SECTION: Grammar Practice #12, Level 4
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Assignment
Agenda - Monday, September 24, 2007
- Stamp HW
- Grammar practice #10, Level 4
- Writing - "Two Paragraphs, Two Purposes"
- Writing workshop - rewrite paragraph about the best Greek god keeping in mind that the purpose of the paragraph is to PERSUADE, not EXPLAIN
- SSR and log (Week 5)
- Develop product ad in groups using persuasive techniques
Today's HW
- Write final draft of Greek god persuasive paragraph
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Assignment
Agenda - Friday,September 21, 2007
- Stamp HW
- Take Grammar Test #3
- Review computer lab policies and MLA formatting (Download "The Great White Ox" for a sample MLA formatted document, and download "Computer How Tos" for directions for Microsoft Word commands)
- Computer lab
- Pd. 1 - Type up Myths. Turn in rough draft and final draft on Monday.
- Pds. 2 & 4 - Type up "Best Greek God" paragraph. Turn in outline, rough draft, and final draft on Monday.
Today's HW
- If you did not finish typing your work at the computer lab today, please finish it over the weekend.
Due:
Assignment
Agenda - Thursday, September 20, 2007
- Stamp/Review/Collect HW - Grammar practice #12, Level 4
- R/W notebook - Notes: Two Types of Writing, counterclaims, and rebuttals
- Persuasive paragraph model (download below)
- "On the Flip Side" activity (download below)
- Introduction to persuasive paragraph outline (download below)
- Writing workshop: Which is the best Greek god?
Today's HW
- Complete persuasive outline and paragraph. Answer question asked above. Use the reading titled "Thirteen Greek Gods" to complete your outline.
- Grammar quiz tomorrow. Please study!
- Bring disk or thumb drive for computer lab tomorrow. Also, please make sure you have your username and password to log on to computers.
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Assignment
Agenda - Tuesday, September 18, 2007
- Grammar practice #13, Level 4
- SSR/Log
- Peer edit last night's HW
- Writing workshop
Today's HW
- Complete final draft of "Theories and Sources of Myths" paragraph
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Assignment
Agenda - Monday, September 17, 2007
- Stamp, review, collect HW - Grammar Practice #11, Level 4
- SSR and reading log
- finish presentations on "Theories and Sources of Myths"
- Writing Workshop
Today's HW
- Complete expository outline and paragraph on "Theories and Sources of Myths"
Due:
Assignment
Agenda - Friday, September 14, 2007
- Grammar practice #9, Level 4
- Writing/Grammar practice - Read "America Remembers" and edit for mistakes
- SSR and log (collected today)
- Finish group work for presentations
- Begin presentations
Today's HW
- IN ADDITIONAL GRAMMAR PRACTICE SECTION: Complete all of Grammar Practice #11, Level 4
Due:
Assignment
Agenda - Thursday, September 13, 2007
- Take paragraph/grammar test
- Grammar lesson - Level 4, Compound Verbs
- Grammar practice #8, Level 4
- SSR and reading log
- Complete group presentations
Today's HW
- None!
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Assignment
Agenda - Wednesday, September 12, 2007
- Writing practice #10
- Grammar review game
- SSR and log
- Group work/presentations - "Theories and Sources of Myths"
Today's HW
- Study for paragraph structure and grammar test. Both tests will be given at the beginning of the period tomorrow.
- For the paragraph test, you will need to know how to identify all the parts of an expository paragraph that we discussed in class. You will also need to identify transition words and demonstrate your knowledge of how to integrate transition words into paragraph.
- For the grammar test, you will need to know how to identify simple subjects, verbs, and prepositional phrases. To review, read over Levels 1-3 on your Grammar Reference Sheet (first page in the "Grammar Section" of your workbook).
Due:
Assignment
Agenda - Tuesday, September 11, 2007
- Writing practice #8
- Grammar practice #7
- SSR and reading log
- Group work - "Theories and Sources of Myths"
Today's HW
- In ADDITIONAL GRAMMAR PRACTICE SECTION complete Practice 6, Level 3.
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Assignment
Agenda - Monday, September 10, 2007
- Review Paragraph Test #1
- Practice - Using Transition Words (download below if absent)
- Writing workshop - Peer edit first draft of "People and Myth" paragraphs
- Grammar practice #6, level 3
- Read assigned section of "Sources of Myths" with groups
Today's HW
- Complete final draft of "People and Myths" paragraph. Be sure to use transition words between ideas. Remember, you will be graded on the STRUCTURE of the paragraph as well as how well you have REVISED from the first to the final draft of the paragraph. I will collect the outline, first draft, and final draft tomorrow.
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Assignment
Agenda - Friday, September 7, 2007
- Stamp/Review/Collect last night's HW
- Grammar practice 4, level 3
- Take paragraph test #1
- Complete cornell notes for "People and Myths"
- Writing workshop - Complete expository paragraph outline for "People and Myths" using cornell notes
- SSR and reading log (turn in today)
Today's HW
- Complete outline and first draft of expository paragraph for "People and Myths"
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Assignment
Agenda - Thursday, September 6, 2007
- Stamp and review “Trans-Fat” paragraph; collect grammar practice #5, level 3
- Read “True Love for Pete and Sally.”
- Meet Preposition Pete. All his life, Pete felt like there was something missing. He couldn’t quite put his finger on it. He was good looking and successful. People could see the determination on his face. His face screamed, “With enough effort.” But for some reason, he just never felt complete, as if there was a huge subject and verb-less hole in his heart. Then, he met HER. Her name was Sentence Sally. She had the sexiest subject and the most voluptuous verb he had ever seen. He just knew he had to be with her. He used the smoothest lines he could think of on her, but she just laughed. Still, he never gave up pursuing her. Eventually, all his hard work paid off when she finally agreed to be his girlfriend. Pete was ecstatic. The minute they were united, Pete felt complete, and he knew he had found what he had been looking for all along. Together, their life motto now read, “With enough effort, dreams come true.” They were a couple that truly made sense.
- Moral of the story: A prepositional phrase will NEVER have a subject or a verb. It must be connected to another complete sentence.
- Preposition review activity
- SSR + log (logs will be collected tomorrow. After tomorrow's reading log, you should have a total of three logs)
- Discussion – what are some big questions out there that people have about life in general?
- Read “People and Myths”
- Cornell notes on "People and Myths" - complete for HW if not done in class.
Today's HW
- Complete Grammar Practice #4, Level 3
- Study for tomorrow's paragraph quiz
- Finish reading “People and Myths” paragraph and complete cornell notes.
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Assignment
Agenda - Wednesday,September 5, 2007
- Stamp HW and collect
- Review selected paragraphs from yesterday’s game ("Beauty Ideals" and "Billionaires")
- Review Subject/Verb Ref. Sheet Level Three - Prepositions. The reference sheet is the first page in the grammar section of your workbook.
- Complete grammar practice #5, level 3, #1-5
- SSR (no log today)
Today's HW
- Complete grammar practice #5, level 3, #6-10
- Identify parts of expository paragraph in paragraph titled "Trans-fats." You can download the handout below.
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Assignment
Agenda - Tuesday, September 4, 2007
- Stamp/Review HW
- Take grammar test 2 and correct
- Notes: Ways to engage with text
- SSR/Log
- Paragraph game
Today's HW
- Complete Writing Practice #4 in your workbook
- Complete reading log if you did not finish it in class. Remember they are worth 5 points each and will be collected at the end of the week.
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Assignment
Agenda- Friday, 8/31/07
- Complete Gates-MacGinitie Test
- Paragraph structure – Practice 3
- Review/share HW
Today's HW
- Grammar Practice #3, Level 2 (first practice in Additional Grammar Practices section of your workbook)
- Complete Writing Practice 3 if you did not complete it in class (Pd. 4 only)
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Assignment
Agenda - Thursday, 8/30/07
- Paragraph Structure - Practice #2
- Review Homework [Revision W: 1.9]
- Peer Editing
- Grammar Study [Sentence Construction LC: 1.2]
- Test #1
- Subject/Verb Reference Sheet: Level 2
- Practice #2
- Gates-MacGinitie Reading Test [Various Standards]-Part One: Vocabulary
Today's HW Assignment
- Get parent signature on syllabus if you did not turn it in today
- Buy all required materials listed on syllabus
- I will be collecting the following items from you tomorrow. Please staple all these items in the order they appear below:
- Quickwrite
- Expository outline
- Peer editing form
- First draft
- Final draft
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Assignment
Agenda - Wednesday, 8/29/07
- Copy agenda, receive programs, and review syllabus
- Class introductions and BINGO game
- Notes - Parts of an expository paragraph
- Review Subject/Verb Reference Sheet
- Grammar Practice #1
- Quickwrite - What are the three most important things I need to know about you?
Today's HW Assignment
- Complete Quickwrite if not done in class. Respond to the following question in 1/2 a page or more: "What are the three most important things I need to know about you?"
- Take information in Quickwrite and organize it onto expository paragraph outline. You must complete at least one explanation for each supporting detail, but you may complete all three explanations if you wish. Once you complete the outline, write the information out as an organized expository paragraph. Be sure to DOUBLE SPACE your lines.
- Get parent signature on your syllabus.
- Get parent signature for Poly High School computer user agreement (Pd. 2 only).