Pd. 1 - English 9A Assignments

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Assignment

Agenda - Monday, December 15, 2008 
  • Writing workshop 
    • Conclusion sample 
    • Peer edit body paragraphs 
    • Computer lab 

Today's HW

  • Essay due tomorrow with all 5 gist charts and drafts  

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Assignment

Agenda - Friday, December 12, 2008

  • Journal 13
  • Create your own PTP (in Journal)
  • Create vocabulary cards
  • Writing workshop
    • Mini Lesson: Power Verbs

Weekend HW

  • Complete and revise all three body paragraphs

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Assignment

Agenda - Wednesday, December 10, 2008
  • SSR
  • PTP 15
  • Vocabulary squares
  • Writing workshop 
    • View sample body paragraph 
    • complete all body paragraph outlines 

Today's HW

  • Complete all body paragraph outlines 
  • Complete 1st draft of 1st body paragraph 

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Assignment

Agenda - Tuesday, December 9, 2008
  • Journal 12
  • PTP 14
  • Vocabulary 4-7 (astute, banal, diligent, enervate) 
  • Writing workshop 
    • Peer edit introduction 
    • Complete final introduction draft 

Today's HW

  • Write two vocabulary sentences for each vocabulary word 
  • Complete 2nd draft of introduction 

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Assignment

Agenda - Monday, December 8, 2008
  • SSR
  • PTP #13, all
  • Vocabulary (affable, exuberance, cryptic) 
    • list
    • squares
  • Writing workshop 
    • work on 1st draft of introduction 

Today's HW


  • 2 sentences for each vocabulary word 
  • complete introduction draft 

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Assignment

Agenda - Friday, December 5, 2008
  • Quiz 3
  • Writing workshop 
    • Notes - Introduction Cup 
    • View sample introduction 
    • Introduction game 
    • Begin introduction paragraph 

Weekend HW

  • Complete introduction outline on back of synthesis sheet
  • Write 1st draft of introduction 

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Assignment

Agenda - Wednesday, December 3, 2008
  • SSR
  • PTP #11, 1-10
  • Vocabulary 5-7 (manipulate, narcissistic, stultify)
    • list
    • squares
  • Reading workshop
    • Revisit "Students are Technologically Skilled" 
  • Writing workshop
    • Essay Planning/Synthesis Sheet

Today's HW

  • Use each of today's vocabulary words in two sentences each 
  • create vocabulary cards for each of today's words 

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Assignment

Agenda - Monday, December 1, 2008
  • SSR
  • Grades
  • Periodic assessment part I

Today's HW

  • Make flash cards for each of the following vocabulary words ( passive, distressing, adept, generate) 
    • One side one- the word
    • Side two - the part of speech, definition and sentence 

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Assignment

Agenda - Wednesday, November 26, 2008

  • Journal 10
  • Review PTP #10, 6-10
  • Vocabulary 3, 4
    • List (adept, generate) 
    • Squares 
  • Reading workshop 
    • Pre and Post read "Students are Technologically Skilled" 

Weekend HW 

  • Write three sentences for each of today's vocabulary words (adept and generate) 

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Assignment

Agenda - Tuesday, November 25, 2008
  • SSR
  • PTP #10, 1-5
  • Vocabulary 1-2 (passive, distressing) 
    • List
    • Vocabulary squares
  • Reading workshop 
    • Pre-Read and Post-Read  "Video Games May Help Relieve Pain" (p. 103)
    • Re-read with small groups and find reasons and evidence 

Today's HW

  • PTP #10, 6-10
  • 3 vocabulary sentences for each of the following words 
    • passive
    • distressing 

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Assignment

Agenda - Friday, November 21, 2008
  • Quiz
  • Film - Who Killed the Electric Car?

No weekend HW

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Assignment

Agenda - Thursday, November 20, 2008

  • SSR
  • PTP #9, 1-5
  • Reading workshop
    • Read "Nicco's Letter"
    • Re-read for evidence with small groups 
  • Review game

Today's HW


  • PTP #9, 6-10
  • Study for quiz 

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Assignment

Agenda - Wednesday, November 19, 2008
  • Journal 8
  • PTP #8, 1-5
  • Vocabulary
    • 4-squares
    • Skits
  • Reading workshop
    • Review yesterday's gist chart 

Today's HW

  1. PTP #8, 6-10
  2. Start studying for Friday's quiz
  3. LAST day to collect money for food drive - please bring all donations by tomorrow!

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Assignment

Agenda - Monday, November 17, 2008
  • Journal 7
  • PTP #6, 1-5 (p. 11)
  • Vocabulary 3, 4 
    • dehumanize
    • pathological
    • complete 4-squares for vicariously and promote 
  • Reading workshop
    • Pre-read "A Veto to Ban Video Games"
    • Re-read with small groups for evidence 

Today's HW

  • Three vocabulary sentences for each of the following words: 
    • dehumanize
    • pathological 
  • PTP #6, 6-10 

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Assignment

Agenda - Friday, November 14, 2008
  • SSR
  • Review PTP #5, 6-10
  • Vocabulary List Week 3
    • vicariously
    • promote 
  • Journal: Pro/Con chart - "Do video games negatively influence youth?"
  • computer lab 

Weekend HW

  • Write three sentences for each of the following vocabulary words
    • vicariously
    • impose

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Assignment

Agenda - Thursday, November 13, 2008

 
  • Journal 6 - Should the age limit to gamble be lowered to 18?
  • PTP #5, 1-5
  • Notes: MLA Parenthetical Citations (journal)
  • Computer lab

Today's HW

  • PTP #5, 6-10
  • Driver's License Paragraph Final Draft + all other drafts + all 4 gist charts

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Assignment

Agenda - Monday, November 10, 2008
  • Journal #5: After reviewing your 2-week grade, evaluate your progress so far. If you are doing well, explain what you have been doing to succeed. If you are not doing well, explain why and discuss what you can do to improve. 
  • PTP #3, 1-5 (p. 8 in workbook)
  • Writing workshop
    • complete outline if you did not complete it for HW
    • begin first draft of paragraph about driver's license age limit 

Today's HW 

  • complete PTP #3 (page 8), #s 6-10
  • Complete 1st draft of paragraph about driver's license 

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Assignment

Agenda - Monday, November 7, 2008
  • SSR
  • Quiz 1 (makes-ups, see me on Monday during lunch or at beginning of pd. 1) 
  • Writing workshop 
    • view sample persuasive paragraph 
    • Begin persuasive paragraph outline about raising driver's license age limit to 18. 

Weekend HW

  • Complete persuasive paragraph outline

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Assignment

Agenda - Thursday, November 6, 2008
  • Journal #4
  • Persuasive Techniques #2, 6-10 (review HW) 
  • Vocabulary skits
  • Reading workshop
    • Read "Raising the Driving Age Will Not Stop Teen Driving Accidents" 
    • Complete gist chart 

Today's HW

  • Study for tomorrow's quiz. You will be able to use your persuasive techniques notes. For the vocabulary portion of the quiz, you will need to be able to write one sentence for each word that demonstrates you understand what the word means. 

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Assignment

Agenda - Wednesday, November 5, 2008
  • SSR
  • Persuasive Practice #2, #1-5
  • Vocabulary 
    • impose
    • deprive
    • revoke
  • Reading workshop: 
    • Read "Age is Not What Makes Young Drivers Unsafe"
    • Complete gist chart

Today's HW

  • Write 2 sentences for each vocabulary word
  • Persuasive practice #2, # 6-10

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Assignment

Agenda - Tuesday, November 4, 2008 (ELECTION DAY!)
  • Journal #3
  • Persuasive Practice #1, #1-5
  • Vocabulary List (advocate, momentous) 
  • Review HW (Gist chart) 
  • Make evidence tree for persuasive paragraph about whether the driver's license age limit should be raised from 16 to 18. 

Today's HW

  • Write 3 sentences for each of today's vocabulary words
  • Complete persuasive practice #1, #6-10

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Assignment

Agenda - Monday, November 3, 2008
  • SSR
  • Persuasive techniques #3
  • Vocabulary words: (1) leeway, (2) nullify
  • Issue: Should the age limit to obtain a driver's license be increased from 16 to 18? 
    • Pro/Con Chart
  • Reading workshop

Today's HW 

  • Write 3 sentences for each of the vocabulary words (6 in total) 
  • Complete the gist chart for the article "The Younger the Driver, the More Likely to Crash" 

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Assignment

Agenda - Wednesday, October 29, 2008 
  • Journal #2 (R/W Notebook) - In one paragraph, briefly summarize what we went over in yesterday's class. Then, describe one cause/issue you would like to advocate. 
  • Review homework
  • Ad gallery - identify persuasive techniques in ad gallery using post-its
  • Cornell notes - Persuasive techniques (cont) 
  • Writing workshop 
    • View sample persuasive paragraph 
    • Revise chocolate paragraph 

Today's HW

  • Revise your chocolate paragraph. Make sure there are three reasons and a counterclaim/rebuttal