Pd. 1 - English 9A Assignments
- Instructors
- Term
- Semester 6
- Department
- English
- Location
- 309
Upcoming Assignments
No upcoming assignments.
Past Assignments
Due:
Assignment
Agenda - Thursday, June 18, 2009
Today's HW
- SSR
- Vocabulary
- Vocabulary in Context Ex. 1
- Vocabulary skits
- Explain That! Ex. 1
- Writer's Circle
Today's HW
- Study for vocabulary quiz
- complete body paragraph 2 by tomorrow
Due:
Assignment
Agenda - Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Today's HW
- Journal 16
- Vocabulary - depravity, elated
- 4-square
- TIPQC #8
- Writing Circle
Today's HW
- 3 vocabulary sentences per word
- Complete body paragraph #2 draft
Due:
Assignment
Agenda - Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Today's HW
- SSR
- Vocabulary - cordial, colloquial
- cards
- 4-squares
- TIPQC Ex. 7
- Writing workshop
- Writer's Circle - begin work on Body 2
Today's HW
- Complete 4 square and three sentences each for "cordial" and "colloquial"
- Continue working on essay - complete body 2 by tomorrow
Due:
Assignment
Agenda - Monday, June 15, 2009
Today's HW
- Journal 15
- Vocabulary - superfluous, meticulous
- TIPQC Ex 6
- Writing workshop:
- Writer's circle
Today's HW
- Body paragraph #2 outline and draft
- Three sentences for each vocabulary word
Due:
Assignment
Today's Agenda June 12,2009
H.W
- SSR
- Vocabulary quiz
- TIPQC Ex.5
- W/W:writers circle
H.W
- Body outline and draft
Due:
Assignment
Agenda - June 11, 2009
Today's HW
- Journal 14
- Vocabulary - skits and study guide
- Essay structure practice 9
- Writing workshop
- Review essay prompt
- writer's circle
Today's HW
- Study for tomorrow's quiz
- Complete introduction outline and write out as 1st draft introduction paragraph on separate sheet of paper, double spaced
Due:
Assignment
Agenda - Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Today's HW
- SSR
- Vocabulary - distribute, invalidate
- Vocabulary squares
- Essay structure practice 8
- Reading workshop
- Read "Mobile Phones More Dangerous Than Smoking"
Today's HW
- Complete one vocabulary square for each of the following words:
- reprimand
- speculate
- ramifications
- intervene
- distribute
- invalidate
Due:
Assignment
Agenda - Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Today's HW
- Journal 13
- Vocabulary: ramifications, intervene
- Essay structure practice 7
- Reading workshop
- Review "Mobile Phones Raise Children's Risk of Brain Cancer Fivefold"
Today's HW
- Three vocabulary sentences for each word
Due:
Assignment
Agenda - June 5, 2009
Today's HW
- Journal 12
- Vocabulary quiz 4
- Essay practice 5
- Reading workshop
- "Cell Phones May Harm Fertility"
Today's HW
- none
Due:
Assignment
Today's Agenda- June 4,2009
H.W.
- SSR
- Vocabulary : review
- Essay structure practice 4
- Reading workshop: "Are Hands Held Hazardous?"
H.W.
- Study for tomorrow's vocabulary quiz
- Finish source synthesis sheet if not complete in class
Due:
Assignment
Today's Agenda - June 3,2009
H.W.
- Journal 11
- Vocabulary: prominent, notorious
- Essay structure practice 3
- Reading workshop: This is your brain on cell phones"
H.W.
- 3 sentences for each vocabulary word
- Finish source synthesis sheet if not complete in class
Due:
Assignment
Agenda May 29, 2009
- Ssr (Pd. 1 only)
- Vocabulary
- Vexing: (adj or v)- something that causes anger
- Ex(1)- I was vexed when he stole my clothes and said she didnt have them.
- Ex(2)- I got into the most vexing situation when i my car tire popped on the way to the interview.
- Adverse (Adj): harmful; inurious.
- Ex(1)- The suns rays had adverse effects on her skin.
- Ex(2)- Scientists say that cell phones rays could have adverse effects on your health.
- Finish movie: Human Fotprint
Material/ Special instructions
- Collect vocab homework
- Collect essay
- SIgn ups for party or aid presentation
Homework
- 3 sentences for each word
Due:
Assignment
Agenda - Wednesday, May 27, 2009
- Computer lab
Today's HW
- Your completed and TYPED human consumption and waste essays are due tomorrow with the first draft and rubric attached!!!
Due:
Assignment
Agenda Friday, May 22, 2009
- Quiz
- MLA formatting
- Lab
Homework
- Continue essay drafts
Due:
Assignment
Agenda May 21, 2009
- Ssr
- Vocabulary
- skits
- Quote Integration Ex. 4
- Writing workshop
- Intro. v . Conclusion
- Writing sample
Today's Homework
- Conclusion Draft
- Study for vocabulary quiz
Due:
Assignment
Agenda - May 20, 2009
- Journal #9
- Vocabulary
- Compile, Diminish
- Quote integration Ex.3
- Writing Workshop
- Introduction Cup
- Introduction Samples
- Writing Circle
Today's H.W
- Introduction Draft
- Vocabulary Sentences
Due:
Assignment
Agenda- May 20,2009
Today's H.W
- Journal #8
- Vocabulary
- Hedonist,Mundane
- Showing Vs. Telling Ex.3
- R/W Workshop
- Photo Vignette
- Plot Patterns
Today's H.W
- 3 Vocabulary sentences for each word
- Complete plot patterns
Due:
Assignment
Agenda - Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Today's HW
- SSR
- Vocabulary - eminent, vulnerable
- TIP QC Ex. 2
- Writing workshop - body paragraphs for essays
Today's HW
- 3 vocabulary sentences for each word
- continue to body paragraph 3
Due:
Assignment
Today's Agenda May 18,2009
H.W
Body paragraph 2
- Journal #8
- Vocabulary
- Emit, Dispute
- Quote Integration
- Exercise 1
- Writing Workshop
- body paragraphs
H.W
Body paragraph 2
vocabulary sentences (3 per word)
Due:
Assignment
Agenda - Friday, May 15, 2009
Today's HW
- SSR
- Vocabulary
- none today
- Expository paragraph: MLA Format Practice 3
- Writing Workshop:
- Body paragraphs
Today's HW
- 1st draft of body paragraphs 1 and 2
Due:
Assignment
Agenda - Thursday, May 14, 2009
Today's HW
- Journal 7
- Vocabulary quiz 2
- MLA Formatted paragraph practice #2
- Writing workshop
- Begin 1st body paragraph for essay on human consumption and waste
Today's HW
- 1st draft - body paragraph #1
Due:
Assignment
Agenda May 13, 2009
Today's Homework
- Ssr
- Vocabulary
- Accumulate/crucial
- Expository paragraph
- MLA format practice #1
- Reading Workshop
- Read "Know Your Footprint"
Today's Homework
- 3 vocabulary sentences for each word
- Study for quiz #2
Due:
Assignment
Agenda May 12, 2009
Today's Homework
- Journal #6
- Vocabulary
- Compelling/Encounter
- Expository paragraph on demand prompt 2
- revision
- Reading workshop
- review Ken Manchen article
Today's Homework
- 3 Vocabulary sentences for each word
- 2nd draft of on demand paragraph # 2
Due:
Assignment
Agenda May 11, 2009
Today's Homework
- Ssr
- Vocabulary
- Lucrative/Salvage
- Expository paragraph on demand prompt 2
- Reading workshop
- read and review "E- waste not"
Today's Homework
- 3 Vocabulary sentences for each word
Due:
Assignment
Agenda - Friday, May 8, 2009
Today's HW
- Journal 5
- Vocabulary quiz 1 (make up on monday if you were absent today)
- Writing workshop
- Read student samples of on-demand prompt 1
- Revise your on-demand prompt 1 and turn in
Today's HW
- None unless you didn't finish your revision of on-demand prompt 1. Enjoy the weekend!
Due:
Assignment
Agenda- Thursday, May 7, 2009
Today's Homework
- ssr
- vocabulary skits
- on demand writing prompt. #1
- reading workshop
- read "E- waste not"
Today's Homework
- Study for tomorrows vocabulary quiz
- turn in your readers/writers notebook
Due:
Assignment
Agenda - Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Today's HW
- Journal #4
- Vocabulary
- forage
- generate
- Expository paragraph ex. 5
- Reading workshop
- Review "Plastics of Evil" and complete source synthesis sheet
- Begin reading "E-Waste Not"
Today's HW
- Three sentences for each vocabulary word (forage, generate)
- Begin studying for your vocabulary quiz
Due:
Assignment
Agenda - Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Today's HW
- SSR
- Vocabulary
- implement
- coerce
- Expository paragraph ex. 4
- Reading workshop
- Review source synthesis sheet for "Bottle Stoppers"
- Read "Plastics of Evil"
Today's HW
- 3 sentences for following words:
- implement
- coerce
Due:
Assignment
Agenda - Monday, May 4, 2009
Today's HW
- Journal 3 - First, review what we went over in class last week. Be as detailed as possible. Then, discuss some of the obstacles you encountered the first time you took English 9A. What can you do differently this time around to ensure your success?
- Vocabulary cards:
- jurassic (adj): overexaggerated term used to describe something old
- exemplary (adj): worthy of being imitated; something considered to be a model or ideal example
- Expository paragraph ex. 3
- Reading workshop
- Re-read "Bottle Stoppers" and highlight information that answers questions on bubble map
- Transfer questions and answers to "Source Synthesis Sheet"
Today's HW
- Three quality sentences for today's vocabulary words: jurassic and exemplary
- Get R/W notebook
Due:
Assignment
Agenda - Friday, May 1, 2009
Today's HW
- SSR
- Review syllabus
- Vocabulary -
- dismantle (v): to take apart
- obsolete (adj): something that is no longer in use
- Expository paragraph structure ex. 2 (see attachment)
- Reading workshop
- Create bubble map and brainstorm research questions for our topic on human consumption and waste
- Read: "Bottle Stoppers" (see attachment)
Today's HW
- Two quality vocabulary sentences for each word we have reviewed (enact, guise, obsolete, dismantle); 8 sentences total
- Bring R/W notebook if you have not yet purchased one
- Get parent signature if you have not yet turned it in
Due:
Assignment
Agenda - Thursday, April 30, 2009
Today's HW
- Journal #1 - In letter form, write a brief introduction of yourself to me. This should be approximately one page in length.
- Review syllabus (see attachment)
- Vocabulary cards: (1) enact, (2) guise
- Review: Expository writing tree map (Journal item #2)
- Identify parts of expository paragraph in sample paragraph about elephants (see attachment)
- Introduction to unit topic: Human consumption and waste
Today's HW
- Parent signature slip
- Get a reader's/writer's notebook (any notebook will do as long as it is college ruled)