Pd. 4 - College Prep. A Assignments
- Instructors
- Term
- Semester 1
- Department
- English
- Location
- 309
Upcoming Assignments
No upcoming assignments.
Past Assignments
Due:
Assignment
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Peer edit Intro/Conclusion
Review MLA Formatting
Computer lab
Friday, August 21, 2009
Computer lab
Monday, August 24, 2009
Film day – The Odyssey
work with select students on Amphora project
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Film Day – The Odyssey
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Film day – Jim Henson's Story Tellers
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Party day!
Friday, August 28, 2009
Move out
Due:
Assignment
- SSR
- TIPQC Ex. 5
- Writing workshop:
Peer edit Odyssey paragraph
Intro. v. Conclusion Samples
Begin Intro/Conclusion
Today's HW:
- 1st draft – introduction/conclusion
- bring flash drive for lab
Due:
Assignment
- Journal 17
-Review grades
- Have you accomplished most of the goals you set forth at the beginning of the mester, and if not, what can you change to accomplish your goals next mester? - TIPQC Ex. 4
- Writer's Circle – Body paragraph 3
Revise paragraph 2
Today's HW:
- Have body paragraph 3 draft completed by tomorrow
Due:
Assignment
- SSR
- Grammar practice #21, 22
- TIPQC Ex. 3
- Reading/Writing workshop
-Peer edit body paragraph #2
-Finish reading Book X of Odyssey
Begin tree map for The Odyssey
Today's HW:
- Finish tree map for The Odyssey
Due:
Assignment
- Journal 14
- Review materials thoroughly (no second question today)
- Test 4
- Writing workshop
Body paragraph #2 - Begin Odysseus?
Today's HW:
- 1st draft – body paragraph #2
Due:
Assignment
- SSR (Read “Theseus” - read to page 216)
- Grammar practice 21 (Pd. 1)
Grammar practice 20 (pds. 3, 4 - TIPQC Ex. 2
- Reading workshop
Finish reading “Theseus” (p. 216) - Review/Study guide
Today's HW:
- Study for tomorrow’s quiz
- Complete Theseus tree map
Due:
Assignment
- Journal 13
-What are some unforgivable flaws in a heroic figure and why?
- Greek RPS
-pedo- (pedophile, pedagogue); child
-iatry (podiatry, psychiatry); art of healing
- TIPQC Ex. 1
- Peer edit body paragraph 1
- Reading workshop
-Begin “Theseus”
Today's HW:
- Greek RPS cards and chart
- 2nd draft – Perseus paragraph (pay attention to quote revisions; use TIPQC strategy)
Due:
Assignment
- SSR
- Greek RPS
-Root: -enni-/-anni- (perennial, centennial)
-Root: -enni-/-anni- (perennial, centennial)
- Writer's circles
-- body paragraph 1 (Perseus)
Today's HW:
- Greek RPS chart and cards
- -Have body paragraph 1 first draft completed by tomorrow
Due:
Assignment
- Journal 14
- What do you think are the most important problems America needs rescuing from?
- Greek RPS
-Root: -theo- (atheist; theocracy)
-Suffix: -sperse (disperse; intersperse)
- Grammar practice 19
- Essay structure practice 3,4
- Reading workshop
Today's HW:
- Greek RPS cards and chart
- Complete stillman brace map for Perseus
Due:
Assignment
- SSR
- Formative Assessment
- Review formative assessment
Today's HW:
- None
Due:
Assignment
- Journal 11
-The Greeks valued ideas like bravery, battle, and self-control. What do you think the values of our country are?
- Greek RPS
-Root: -phil- (philander, pedophile)
-Suffix: -cide (genocide, regicide)
- Grammar practice 18
- Essay practice #3 – Pd. 1
Essay practice #2 – pds. 3, 4 - Finish reading “Perseus” and discuss how Perseus matches Stillman's 8 attributes of a hero
Today's HW:
- Complete “Perseus” brace map
- cards/chart for Greek RPS
Due:
Assignment
- SSR
-
Greek RPS
Prefix (micro) – microscope, microwave
Root (bene) – benevolent, benefit
- Suffix (
- Essay structure practice 2
- Reading workshop
Start reading “Perseus” and annotate as you read – identify Stillman's attributes of Greek hero
Today's HW:
3 vocabulary sentences for each of today's words
Due:
Assignment
- Journal 12
- Review grade
*Who are some of America's heroes and why do you think they are considered heroic?
- Greek RPS
mis-(miscreant, misogyny)
-phon- (phonics, cacophony)
-logue (dialogue, monologue)
- Grammar 16
- Essay structure 1
- Complete Stillman reading
Today's HW:
- Greek RPS chart and roots
-
Finish Stillman reading and annotation if not complete in class
Due:
Assignment
- Midterm exam
Today's HW:
- Tree map and 1st draft of Ancient Greek Hero paragraph
Due:
Assignment
- Journal 9- Review + What do you think are the most heroic qualities about yourself?
- Grammar practice #14
- Paragraph structure #6
- Peer edit
- Review game
Today's HW:
Final draft – due Monday
Due:
Assignment
- SSR
- Greek RPS
-morph- (metamorphosis, polymorphic)
auto- (autonomous, autoimmune)
-ess (hostess, heiress)
- Grammar ref sheet level 5
- -practice 13
- Complete reading on “Ancient Greek Hero”
- Begin paragraph – According to the reading, what traits did an Ancient Greek hero need to possess?
Today's HW:
-
1st draft – paragraph about Ancient Greek hero
Greek RPS chart 3 and cards
Due:
Assignment
- Journal 8
- Review and reflect on 3 week grade
- Greek RPS
chron
anti
graph
- Grammar Practice 12
- Paragraph structure 5
- What is a hero? Give one get one
Begin reading “What is a Hero?”
Today's HW:
Greek RPS Chart 2
Due:
Assignment
- SSR
- Greek Roots Intro
a (amoral, atonal, amorphous, asymmetrical)
logy (geology, psychology, theology, gerontology)
- Grammar Practice 11, Level 4
- Paragraph structure 5
- Finish presentations
Today's HW:
- Midterm – Friday (pass out study guide); begin studying!
- Greek roots organizer 1
Due:
Assignment
- SSR
- Greek Roots Intro
bio (biology, biography, abiotic, biodegradable)
a (amoral, atonal, amorphous, asymmetrical)
logy (geology, psychology, theology, gerontology)
- Review HW w/ students
- Grammar Practice 11, Level 4
- Paragraph structure 5
- Finish presentations
Today's HW:
-
Midterm – Friday (pass out study guide); begin studying!
Greek roots organizer 1
Due:
Assignment
- SSR (Students must have book selected by tomorrow)
- Review last night's HW (Grammar practice 10)
- Paragraph structure 4 Ex
- Final prep. For presentation tomorrow
-put together poster board
-create note cards
-practice delivery
Today's HW:
- Study for quiz 3 (level 4)
Complete note cards
select SSR book by tomorrow
Due:
Assignment
- Journal 7
-Review what we have covered in class over the past few days.
- Quiz 3
- Presentations
Today's HW:
- none
Due:
Assignment
Agenda- Wednesday 22, 2009
- Peer edit paragraph
- Review MLA Formatting
- Computer lab to type paragraph and print out other pictures/captions/titles
Today's HW:
-
Grammar Practice 10
Due:
Assignment
- Journal #6
- Grammar-Level 4-Practice 8
- Student paragraph samples ex.
-Review music paragraphs and make notes on where to make changes (self-edit) using criteria established during workshop
- Continue working on Greek Gods project
Today's HW:
- Revise on-demand music paragraph; turn in final draft by tomorrow
- buy poster
Due:
Assignment
- Grammar practice 9
- -computer lab – get pictures/images
- type up paragraphs about each greek god
Today's HW:
Final prep. For presentation tomorrow
Due:
Assignment
- Journal #5- Review the past two days; what is the most difficult aspect of essay writing?
- Grammar practice #6
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R/W Workshop
- Review Cornell notes for “Theories and Sources of Myths”
-Then, begin paragraph that answers following question:
What major theories exist that explain the sources of myths? Make sure you include a topic sentence, supporting details, explanations, and a concluding sentence. You should also include transitions.
-Pictures! Take classes according to following schedule:
Pd. 1 – 8:25
Pd. 3 – 12:35
Pd. 4 - 2:15
Today's HW:
- 1st draft: Theories and Sources of Myths paragraph
- Study for quiz on paragraph structure and prepositional phrases
Due:
Assignment
- SSR
- Quiz # 2
- Peer editing – peer edit “Theories and Sources of Myths” paragraph with a partner using the peer editing checklist.
Begin Greek Gods Project
- Students will be assigned one of the thirteen main Greek gods.
- Today's focus will be the research component. They should read the texts provided to gather knowledge about their assigned god.
- Then, groups should come up with 4 questions they think are important to know about their god and re-read the texts with the purpose of answering these questions.
- Following the re-reading, groups should take Cornell Notes in their journals using the questions and answers they came up with
Today's HW:
-Buy poster board for project
- Final draft - “Theories and Sources of Myths” paragraph; turn in with first draft and tree map
Due:
Assignment
- SSR
- Grammar practice #5 (Review)
- Sentence strip activity: Provide students with 4 sentence strips each (2 red, 2 yellow). On each of the yellow strips, they should write a complete sentence. On each of the red strips, they should write a prepositional phrase. The object of this activity is to “marry” their red strips with someone else's yellow strip and vice versa. This will allow students to seehow prepositional phrases are never complete sentences and always need to be paired with complete sentences that include a subject and verb.
- On demand prompt #1
- Finish reading and reviewing “Theories and Sources of Myths.” Review completed Cornell Notes with students.
- complete Cornell notes if not complete in class.
Due:
Assignment
- Journal #4 - Review the past day. Then, review your 2-week grade and discuss how you feel about the progress you are making. If you are not happy with the progress you are making, discuss what you can do to improve.You can also suggest ways I can help you further.
- Grammar Practice 4
- Expository Paragraph practice 3
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Writing workshop – begin paragraph on “Theories and Sources of Myths” Discuss three explanation on where people believe myths came from. Start with a tree map. Be sure to include transition words in your paragraph.
Today's HW:- Grammar practice 5, level 3
- Grammar practice 5, level 3
Due:
Assignment
- SSR
- Grammar: review level 3 - do practice 3, level 3
- Transition practice 1- transition practice follow-up questions
- Peer Edit: revise partners paragraph using the parts of paragraph we have discussed. Then, chart their paragraph using a tree-map.
- Reading workshop
- Read "Theories and Sources of Myths" and take Cornell Notes
Final draft – people and myths paragraph
Due:
Assignment
- Journal 3 - review and then discuss what one thing you know how to do well is. Explain how to do what you selected.
- Grammar/Paragraph Quiz 1
- Review questions students came up with yesterday in workspaces
- Have students complete “People and Myths” cornell notes (model first part for them
- Review cornell notes for people and myths
- Have students write paragraph using guiding question, “What is the the purpose of myths?”
- Tree map + paragraph (writing circle)
Today's HW
First draft – people and myths paragraph
Due:
Assignment
Journal #3- Grammar/paragraph Quiz #1
- Review questions students came up with yesterday in workspaces
- Have students complete “People and Myths” cornell notes (model first part for them)
- Review cornell notes for people and myths
- Have students write paragraph using guiding question, “What is the the purpose of myths?”
- Tree map + paragraph (writing circle)
- Time permitting – finish Forrest Gump
First draft – people and myths paragraph
Due:
Assignment
- SSR
- Grammar quiz 1
- Notes - Thinking maps: Circle and Tree Maps (Journal Item 2)
Today's HW
- Parent signature slip if you have not yet turned it in