Pd. 2 - (H) English 9A Assignments
- Instructors
- Term
- Semester 3
- Department
- English
- Location
- 310
Upcoming Assignments
No upcoming assignments.
Past Assignments
Due:
Assignment
Agenda - Monday, December 15, 2008
Tonight's HW
- Computer lab
Tonight's HW
- Start studying for final
Due:
Assignment
Agenda - Friday, December 12, 2008
- Peer edit body paragraph #3 and conclusion
- Computer lab
Weekend HW
- Revise body #3 and conclusion
- Organize essay packet and prepare for submission. All of the following items must be included:
- All 4 gist charts we have done in class (each should include at least 2 reasons with at least 3 quotes in order to receive full credit)
- All drafts (only drafts with homework stamps will receive full credit; others will receive half)
- Final typed essay
Due:
Assignment
Agenda - Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Today's HW
- SSR
- Create your own PTP (Complete p. 34 and turn in )
- Vocabulary - complete squares for all 10 words
- Writing workshop
- Mini-lesson: how to use power verbs (see handout)
- Peer edit body paragraphs
Today's HW
- Revise body paragraphs 1 & 2 - check quotes for accuracy and power verbs
- complete all vocabulary squares
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Assignment
Agenda - Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Today's HW
- Journal 13
- Create your own PTP (create three, p. 34)
- Vocabulary 6-10 (acquiesce, belligerent, ephemeral, ostentatious, superfluous)
- Writing workshop
- view sample body paragraph
- begin outline for body 1 & 2
Today's HW
- Complete outline and first drafts for body paragraphs 1 & 2
- Vocabulary sentences (2 for each word)
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Assignment
Agenda - Monday, December 8, 2008
Today's HW
- SSR
- Create your own PTP #1
- Vocabulary (aberrant, disdain, innocuous, ameliorate, fallacious)
- list
- squares
- Writing workshop
- introduction game
- peer edit/ work on introduction draft
Today's HW
- Final draft of introduction paragraph
- 2 sentences for each vocabulary word
Due:
Assignment
Agenda - Friday, December 5, 2008
Weekend HW
- Quiz 3
- Writing workshop
- Review Klein article and gist chart (pp. 123-127)
- Do front page of essay planning/synthesis sheet and introduction box on back
- The essay question you are answering is as follows:
- Should teens be required to receive parental consent before getting an abortion?
- View sample introduction
- Begin introduction draft
Weekend HW
- Write two versions of your introduction using two different strategies
Due:
Assignment
Agenda - Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Today's HW
- SSR
- PTP #13, 1-5
- Vocabulary 7-10 (confer, integrity, feasible, contingent)
- Reading workshop
- Review Coburn article
- Pre and post read pp. 123-127
Today's HW
- 2 sentences for each of today's vocabulary words
- vocabulary cards for each word
- PTP #13, 6-10
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Assignment
Agenda - Monday, December 1, 2008
Today's HW
- SSR
- Grades
- Periodic assessment part I
Today's HW
- Make flash cards for each of the following words (circumvent, notorious, disclose, distraught, preclude, grapple)
- side one: write the word
- side two: write the part of speech, definition, and sentence
Due:
Assignment
Agenda - Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Weekend HW
- Journal 11
- Review PTP #12, 1-5
- Vocabulary 4-6 (distraught, preclude, grapple)
- list
- squares
- Reading workshop
- Re-read pp. 120-122 with small groups for evidence
Weekend HW
- Two vocabulary sentences for each word (distraught, preclude, grapple)
Due:
Assignment
Agenda - Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Today's HW
- SSR
- PTP #12, 6-10 (p. 19)
- Vocabulary 1-3 (circumvent, notorious, disclose)
- list
- vocabulary skills
- Reading workshop
- Pre- and post- read pp. 120-122
Today's HW
- 2 vocabulary sentences for each vocabulary word
- PTP #12, 1-5
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Assignment
Agenda - Friday, November 21, 2008
No weekend HW
- Quiz
- Film - Who Killed the Electric Car?
No weekend HW
Due:
Assignment
Agenda - Thursday, November 20, 2008
Today's HW
- SSR
- PTP #11, 6-10
- Story race
- Reading workshop
- re-read pp. 115-117 with small groups for reasons and evidence
Today's HW
- Vocabulary squares #6-10 (confound, abdicate, curtail, deplorable, expeditious)
- PTP #11, 1-5
- Study for quiz
Due:
Assignment
Agenda - Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Today's HW
- Journal 9
- PTP 10, 6-10
- Vocabulary
- Introduction to vocabulary 4-squares (p. 55)
- Vocabulary skits
- Reading workshop
- Pre-read/Post-read "Ask a Kid: Parents Need Abortion Notice" (pp. 115-117)
Today's HW
- PTP #10, 1-5
- Complete 4-squares for following words: impressionable, perpetuate, oversight, sobering, ardent
Due:
Assignment
Agenda - Monday, November 17, 2008
Today's HW
- Journal 8
- PTP #8, 1-5 (p. 15)
- Vocabulary List Wk. 3/4, #s 1-5
- impressionable
- ardent
- oversight
- sobering
- perpetuate
- Pro/Con face-off: Parental consent for abortions?
- Reading workshop
- read pp. 112-114 and complete gist chart
Today's HW
- Write two sentences for each of today's vocabulary words
- Complete PTP #8, 6-10
- Complete gist chart for pp. 112-114
Due:
Assignment
Agenda - Friday, November 14, 2008
Weekend HW
- Computer lab
Weekend HW
- None!
Due:
Assignment
Agenda - Thursday, November 13, 2008
- Journal 7 - Should the gambling age be lowered to 18?
- PTP #7, 1-5
- Writing workshop
- Anatomy of a body paragraph
- Notes: MLA Parenthetical Citations
- Computer lab
Today's HW
- PTP #7, 6-10
- Final draft of caffeine essay due at end of period tomorrow. Final essay must be turned in with all drafts and all 4 gist charts.
Due:
Assignment
Agenda - Monday, November 10, 2008
- Journal #6 - 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 #5, #s 1-5 (p. 12)
- Review gist chart for "What Caffeine Does to You"
- Writing workshop
- view sample persuasive essay (pp. 86-89) and brainstorm features of persuasive essay on 2-column chart in journals
- on-demand writing: in class, write a persuasive essay that answers the following question - "Should teens limit their intake of caffeinated products?"
Due:
Assignment
Agenda - Friday, November 7, 2008
Today's HW
- Assigned SSR - read "What Caffeine Does to You" (pp. 93-95 in workbook)
- Small group work (complete gist chart for yesterday's LA Times article and today's "What Caffeine Does to You"
- Find 4 pieces of evidence from LA Times article
- Find 3 pieces of evidence from "What Caffeine Does to You"
- Quiz 1
Today's HW
- Complete both gist charts if they were not completed in class today.
Due:
Assignment
Agenda - Thursday, November 6, 2008
Today's HW
- Journal 5
- Review Persuasive Tech. #4, 6-10
- Vocabulary Review: Story Race
- Reading workshop:
- Read LA Times article about caffeine (pp. 99-100)
- Complete pre-reading & post-reading on gist chart
Today's HW
- Study for tomorrow's quiz. You will not be able to use your persuasive techniques notes, so please study your past homework assignments and notes. For the vocabulary portion of the quiz, you will need to write one paragraph that uses all ten of the vocabulary words.
Due:
Assignment
Agenda - Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Today's HW
- SSR
- PTP #4, #1-5
- Vocabulary skits
- Reading workshop:
- Review HW gist chart
Today's HW
- Persuasive techniques practice #4, #s 6-10
- Read "Dangerous Addiction" and complete gist chart
Due:
Assignment
Agenda - Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Today's HW
- Journal 4
- Persuasive Practice #3, #s1-5
- Vocabulary List - debilitating, avid, unwarranted, intriguing, percolate
- Reading workshop
- Read "There are Benefits to Caffeine"
Today's HW
- Write two vocabulary sentences for each vocabulary word
- Complete persuasive practice #3, #s 6-10
- Summarize today's article and find three pieces of evidence that support the article's argument
Due:
Assignment
Agenda - Monday, November 3, 2008
Today's HW
- SSR
- Persuasive Tech. Practice #2, #1-5
- Vocabulary List - delectable, susceptible, compelling, caveat, dispel
- Complete "Save Fluffy" campaign poster
Today's HW
- Write two sentences for each of today's vocabulary words
- Persuasive practice #2 - #6-10
Due:
Assignment
Agenda - Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Today's HW
- 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 HW
- Writing workshop
- View sample persuasive paragraph
- Begin work on persuasive paragraph for "Save Fluffy" campaign
Today's HW
- Complete persuasive paragraph for "Save Fluffy" campaign. Make sure there are three supporting details, three explanations that use three different persuasive techniques, and a counterclaim/rebuttal. Refer to the sample persuasive paragraph for assistance.