English I (2nd block) Spring 2018 (Period 2) Assignments
- Instructor
- Jennifer Williams
- Term
- 2017-2018 School Year
- Department
- English Department
- Description
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This course is designed to build a solid foundation of knowledge, skills, and strategies that will be refined, applied, and extended as students engage in more complex ideas, texts, and tasks. Students will be introduced to various genres of classical and contemporary narrative and informational texts, while developing and enhancing their grammar and writing skills.
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Assignment
Standard: R.CS.6
Cornerstone: Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.
Standard: R.IKI.8
Cornerstone: Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, including the validity of the reasoning as well as the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence.
Standard: W.TTP.1
Cornerstone: Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.
Monday, April 9, 2018
Bell Work
April 9 - Confusing Words Cont'd
to - preposition; part of an infinitive
Ex: He began to whistle.
too - also; more than enough
Ex: You are too young to drive.
two - the number
Ex: I will graduate in two years.
who's - contraction of who is or who has
Ex: Who's been coaching them and who's there now?
whose - belonging to whom (possession)
Ex: Whose book is this?
your - belonging to you (possession)
Ex: Your coat is in the closet.
you're - contraction of you are
Ex: You're always on time.
Take notes on Claim / Counterclaim.
Complete the "Claim / Counterclaim Graphic Organizer" handout.
Tuesday, April 10, 2018
April 10 - Choose the word from parentheses to make the sentence correct.
1. (Your, You're) mother made a delicious dinner last night.
2. There was (to, too, two) much traffic on the interstate for us (to, too, two) enjoy the ride.
3. (Who's, Whose) going to use that ticket now?
4. It really doesn't matter (who's, whose) fault it is this time.
5. You, (to, too, two), can be a better speller if you try.
6. (Your, You're) sure Mrs. Hughes wanted to see me?
7. I don't know (who's whose) taller, the center or the forward.
Wednesday, April 11, 2018
April 11 - Choose the word from parentheses to make the sentence correct.
1. The face on the postage stamp on the next page is that of Benjamin Banneker, considered (to, too, two) be the first African American man of science.
2.First issued on February 15, 1980, this stamp honors a man (who's, whose) contributions in the areas of math and astronomy are impressive.
3. Although free, Banneker, (to, too, two) faced prejudice and discrimination.
4. However, a neighbor who was interested in science gave some astronomy equipment (to, too, two) Banneker.
5. One of my most embarrassing moments occured the day I took the road test (to, too, two) get my driver's license.
6. (Your, You're) coat is lying on the sofa.
7. We went out after dinner, but there were (to, too, two) many people in the street, so we came home.
Thursday, April 12, 2018
Bell Work
Confusing Words Handout for review
Friday, April 13, 2018
Bell Work
Confusing Words Handout for review
Due:
Assignment
Standard: R.CS.6
Cornerstone: Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.
Standard: R.IKI.8
Cornerstone: Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, including the validity of the reasoning as well as the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence.
Standard: W.TTP.1
Cornerstone: Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.
Monday, April 2, 2018
Bell Work
April 2 - Confusing Words cont'd
lose - to suffer the loss of
Ex: Don't lose your ticket.
Loose - free; not close together; not firmly fastened
Ex: I forgot to lock the gate, and now the pigs are loose.
its - belonging to it
Ex: The town has not raised its taxes in years.
it's - contraction of it is or it has
Ex: It's cold, and it's started to snow.
Complete the Text Structure handout by reading each of the 5 paragraphs and deciding which text structure each paragraph would follow. Once you decide which text structure it would use, copy the graphic organizer and put the information from the paragraph into the graphic organizer.
Tuesday, April 3, 2018
Bell Work
April 3 - Choose the word from parentheses to make the sentence correct.
1. If you (lose, loose) the directions, we will never get there.
2. After he went on a diet, his clothes were too (lose, loose).
3. (It's, Its) not every day that her parents let her use the car.
4. One of the advantages of living in the state (capital, capitol) is having the opportunity to see state government up close.
5. Last Friday, twenty-seven members of our school's National Honors Society chapter toured the nearby (capital, capitol) building.
6. Said student Botan Park, "Governor Jones shook hands with each of us and (complimented, complemented) us on being hone students.
7. "Of course," added student Elena Cruz, (it's, its) her first term as governor, and we will be eligible to vote when she when she comes up for re-election."
8. Meeting Governor Jones had a big (affect, effect) on the students and on me.
We are going to take a practice test in the Nextera testing platform so that you guys will be familiar with how the program works when we begin testing on April 16th. I will provide you with the information you need in order to complete this assignment.
Wednesday, April 4, 2018
Bell Work
April 4 - Confusing Words cont'd
principal - the head of school; main or most important
Ex: The principal export of Brazil is coffee.
principle - a rule of conduct; facot or general truth
Ex: Her principles are very high.
stationary - in a fixed position
Ex: Are these desks movable or stationary?
stationery - writing paper
Ex: Colored stationery is not appropriate for business letters.
their - belonging to them
Ex: Their apartment has a view of the river.
there - at that place
Ex: I have not been there in a long time.
they're - contraction of they are
Ex: They're reading a book by Mr. Cottrell.
Today we are going to type a passage into the Nextera program so that you have some practice with how the program works when we begin testing on April 16th.
Thursday, April 5, 2018
Bell Work
April 5 - Choose the word from the parentheses that will make the sentence correct.
1. I am learning some of the (principals, principles) of physics.
2. The bookstore is have a big sale on (stationary, stationery).
3. Several Pueblo artists are displaying (their, there, they're) work.
4. If you see the (principal, principle) in the hall, tell her she's wanted in the office.
5. (Their, There, They're) parents may not let them go.
6. Since one of the branches of the Motor Vehicle Department is near my dad's office, I met Dad (their, there, they're) after school.
7. She assured me that the (coarse, course) was "a piece of cake" and that she would not ask me to do anything illegal to try to trick me.
8. Everything went surprisingly well until we got to the end of the (coarse, course).
Take notes over Claim / Counterclaim
Friday, April 6, 2018
PROM DAY!!!
We will work on makeup work if needed (and most of you do)!
Due:
Assignment
Standard: R.CS.6
Cornerstone: Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.
Standard: R.IKI.8
Cornerstone: Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, including the validity of the reasoning as well as the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence.
Standard: W.TTP.1
Cornerstone: Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.
Monday, March 19, 2018
Bell Work
March 19 - Confusing Words
accept - to receive
Ex: Gary did not accept the bribe.
except - to leave out; to exclude
Ex: Everybody except me knew the answer.
affect - to influence
Ex: Working part time did not seem to affect his study habits.
effect - a result of some action
Ex: Teens need to understand the effects of their actions on others.
allusion - an indirect reference to something
Ex: This stroy has an allusion to "Noah's Ark" in it.
illusion - mistaken idea or a misleading appearance
Ex: Stripes embellish the surface to create the illusion of wood grain textures.
between - refers to two things at a time
Ex: A strong bond exists between the twins.
among - refers to all members of a group rather than to separate individuals in the group.
Ex: We distributed the pamphlets among the crowd.
fewer - used with plural nouns and tells "how many"
Ex: There are fewer whales than there once was.
less - used with singular nouns and tells "how much"
Ex: We should have bought less meat and more vegetables.
Complete the vocabulary handout with the following words:
barbaric
exuberant
self-communing
valor
procured
doleful
retribution
imperious
fervid
Tuesday, March 20, 2018
ACT Day!
Complete the vocabulary handout started yesterday.
Wednesday, March 21, 2018
Bell Work
March 20 - Confusing Words Cont'd
which - refers to things only
Ex: Her medal, which is actually gold-plated, is quite heavy.
that - refers to people or things
Ex: Carlotta is the runner that (who) won the gold medal.
who - refers to people only
Ex: Carlotta, who is a sophomore, won the gold medal.
capital - center of government; money or property used in business; punishable by death; of major importance; excellent; uppercase
Ex: Do you support capital punishment?
capitol - building where legislature meets
Ex: We could see the capitol from our hotel.
complement - to make whole or complete
Ex: That scarf complements your outfit nicely.
compliment - praise; coureous act or statement
Ex: He received many compliments on his cooking.
coarse - rough or crude
Ex: Burlap is a coarse fabric.
course - part of a meal; series of studies; a playing field; path of action
Ex: What course will resolve the conflict?
counsel - advice; advise
Ex: Sue followed her aunt's counsel.
council - group called together to accomplish a job
Ex: Members of the council voted on the resolution.
Read "The Lady or the Tiger?" and discuss as we read.
Begin the handouts that accompany this story:
1. Critical Thinking Questions - answers must be given in complete sentences in order to receive
credit for the assignment.
Thursday, March 22, 2018
Bell Work
March 21 - Confusing Words cont'd - Choose the correct word from the parentheses to make the sentence correct.
1. The tasks were divided evenly (among, between) the two scouts.
2. The audience was deeply (affected, effected) by Simon Estes's powerful baritone voice.
3. No ne (accept, except) the sophomores will attend.
4. Penicillin has had a profound (affect, effect) on modern medicine.
5. Uncle Joe said that the crosslike rays radiating from the moon were an (allusion, illusion) caused
by the screen door.
6. In his remarks about Dr. King, the speaker last night made an (allusion, illusion) to Ghandi, whose
nonviolent protests paved the way for the civil rights movement in the United States.
7. The heat has (affected, effected) the growing season; we'll harvest (fewer, less) olives this year.
8. Don't forget that you can mix cursive, printed, capital, and lowercase letters to create
(affects, effects) like the ones in these ambigrams.
9. The workers (which, that, who) put up that new office building certainly finihsed it quickly.
10. Ronald E. McNair was aboard the space shuttle (which, that, who) exploded in January 1986.
11. Thanks to modern medicine, there are (fewer, less) cases of tetanus and diptheria nowadays.
Finish the handouts for "The Lady or the Tiger?"
If time allows, read the article "Stanley Williams." As you read the article, make notes in the margins and look for evidence to answer the following questions: How did Stanley Williams change? Why did he change?
Then complete the questions that go with the article.
Friday, March 23, 2018
Bell Work
March 23 - Confusing Words cont'd - Choose the correct word from parentheses to make the sentence correct.
1. Ahead of us on the desert, a lake seemed to sparkle, but it was only an (allusion, illusion).
2. This prolonged water shortage will (affect, effect) the whole state (accept, except) for two
counties.
3. Because of the indiscriminate slaughter, each year there were (fewer, less) bison.
4. The disagreement (between, among) the two friends caused a number of problems.
5. The illness has had a strange (affect, effect) on everyone.
6. My cousin knows the (capital, capitol) city of every state.
7. The British consul (counciled, counseled) the reporter to leave the country.
8. Christopher said that the two new players for the guard position will (complement, compliment)
our basketball team.
9. One of the advantages of living in the state (capital, capitol) is have the opportunity to see
state government up close.
10. Last Friday, twenty-seven members of our school's National Honor Society chapter toured
the nearby (capital, capitol) building.
11. Sad student Botan Park, "Governor Jones shoot hands with each of us and (complemented, complimented) us
on being honor students.
12. Meeting Governor Jones had a big (affect, effect) on the students and on me.
Finish the article "Stanley Williams" and the questions that accompany the article.
Read the article "Do Juvenile Killers Deserve Life Behind Bars?"
Complete the questions that accompany the article.
All this MUST be turned in before leaving school for the day.
Due:
Assignment
Standard: R.CS.6
Cornerstone: Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.
Standard: R.IKI.8
Cornerstone: Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, including the validity of the reasoning as well as the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence.
Standard: W.TTP.1
Cornerstone: Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.
Monday, March 12, 2018
Bell Work
March 12 -Subject-Verb Agreement cont'd
The following indefinite pronouns are plural:
both few many several
Ex: Have both of them been informed?
Ex: Many of the staff volunteer with local charities.
The following indefinite pronouns are singular or plural, depending on how they are used:
all any more most none some
Ex: Most of the job was finished.
Ex: Most of the jobs were finished.
Ex: Has any of the shipment arrived?
Ex: Have any of the shipments arrived?
**Make up day**
Students who have not taken the midterm will do so during class.
Students will be given an updated progress report with missing work still needed and will be given the opportunity to work on the missing work during class.
Tuesday, March 13, 2018
Bell Work
March 13 - The subjects and verbs in some of the sentences do not agree. If a sentence is incorrect, write the correct form of the verb. If a sentence is already correct, write C.
1. Several of the forwards on the team was commended by the captain.
2. Neither of the coacher were happy with the decision.
3. Each of us are going to make a large poster for the upcoming election.
4. Some of the frozen yogurt have started to melt.
5. Does both of those games require special gear?
6. Either of Mr. Catalano's assistants have approval and can go.
7. None of the buildings were damaged by the hail.
8. None of the food have been frozen.
9. Niether of the book reports were finished on time.
10. Does anyone want to help me make gefilte fish for the Passover feast?
Take notes on point-of-view:
With a first person point-of-view, the narrator:
- is a main or minor character in the story
- refers to him- or herself as I or me
- presents his or her own thoughts, feelings, and interpretations
- lacks direct access to the thoughts of other characters
- creates a subjective tone (open to interpretation)
Other notes:
You may feel connected to a first person narrator because he or she seems to be talking directly to you. However, you can't trust everything the narrator tells you.
Ask:
- Is the narrator trustworthy or unreliable?
- How might the narrator's opinions of other characters affect what he or she says about them?
Wth a third-person limited point-of-view, the narrator:
- is not a character in the story but an outside observer
- zooms in on the thoughts and feelings of one character--usually the protagonist
- creates an objective tone (strictly based on facts)
Other notes:
Because you learn only one character's thoughts, you don't get the big picture.
Ask:
- How might the characters' thoughts, affect readers' impressions of characters and events?
- What more would an omniscient narrator be ablr to convey?
With a third-person omniscient point-of-view, the narrator:
- is not a character in the story but an outside observer
- is "all knowing'
- has access to the thoughts and feelings of all characters
- may create a very detached tone
Other notes:
When an omniscient narrator tells the story, you become "all knowing" too.
Ask:
- How do different characters react to the same event?
- How do the characters perceive each other?
Complete the "Point-of-View" Handout
Wednesday, March 14, 2018
Bell Work
March 14 - Subject - Verb Agreement cont'd
Subjects joined by and generally take a plural verb.
Ex: Ramon and she like hiking.
Singular subjects joined by or or nor take singular verbs.
Ex: Marcie or Donya knows the address.
Plural subjects joined by or or nor take plural verbs.
Ex: Neither Cardinals nor finches come to the bird feeder.
When a singular subject and a plural subjects are joined by or or nor, the verb agrees with the subject nearer the verb.
Ex: Niether the roast nor the potatoes are done.
Ex: Neither the potatoes nor the roast is done.
We will read "Sorry, right Number" together and discuss as we read.
You will begin working on the following handouts for the story if time allows:
1. Reading a Teleplay
2. Reading Check / Question Support
3. Critical Thinking Questions (Must be answered in complete sentences and using a couple of sentences per question)
Thursday, March 15, 2018
Bell Work
March 15 - Choose the verb in parentheses that agrees with the subject of the sentence.
1. Niether my older brother Alexander nor my sister Elizabeth (has, have) a car.
2. Marlon and she (is, are) the dance champions.
3. Our relatives and yours (is, are) having a barbecue together next Saturday afternoon.
4. Both the shcool tennis coach and her son (plays, play) a good game of tennis.
5. Either the director or the actors (is, are) going to have to compromise.
6. Niether the grapes nor the cantaloupe (was, were) ripe enough for us to eat.
7. Both Hakeem Olajuwon and Reggie Miller (was, were) popular with fans.
8. Our class or theirs (is, are) going to sponsor the spring festival.
9. Either the faucet or the shower head (leaks, leak).
10. Either a transistor or a capacitor (has, have) burned out in this receiver.
Finish the handouts from yesterday.
If time remains, see me for corrections to make to your informative essay.
Friday, March 16, 2018
Bell Work
March 16 - Subject - Verb Agreement Review Handout
Make sure informative essay is complete and ready to turn in for final grade!
Due:
Assignment
Standard: R.CS.6
Cornerstone: Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.
Standard: R.IKI.8
Cornerstone: Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, including the validity of the reasoning as well as the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence.
Standard: W.TTP.1
Cornerstone: Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.
Hook
Background information
Thesis
Topic sentence
Important evidence
Detailed analysis
Ending statement
Topic sentence
Important evidence
Detailed analysis
Ending statement
Topic sentence
Important evidence
Detailed analysis
Ending statement
Reference back to thesis
Tuesday, March 6, 2018
Bell Work
March 6 - Give the subject and then choose the verb that agrees with it.
1. A heaping basket of turnip greens (was, were) sitting on the counter.
2. The cost of two new snow tires (was, were) more than I had expected.
3. The community college course on collecting stamps always (attracts, attract) many people.
4. The members of the Pak family (meets, meet) for a reunion every year.
5. The carpeting you saw in the upstairs and downstairs rooms (is, are) going to be replaced.
6. The turquoise stones in the Navajo ring certainly (is, are) pretty.
7. One friend of my brothers (says, say) that I look a little like his teacher.
8. The package sent by my cousins (was, were) smashed in the mail.
9. Not all the singers who tried out for the shcool choir (sings, sing) equally well.
10.Burt, not Anne and Laura, (has, have)borrowed the bicycle pump.
Finish writing your essays.
Hook
Background information
Thesis
Topic sentence
Important evidence
Detailed analysis
Ending statement
Topic sentence
Important evidence
Detailed analysis
Ending statement
Topic sentence
Important evidence
Detailed analysis
Ending statement
Reference back to thesis
Once you have completed the highlighting of your essay, you will email it to me and then come to my desk so that we may look at it together.
If you would rather, you may print off the essay and highlight it with markers and then bring it up to be looked at. If you do it this way, you have the option of writing on the paper and not having to remember every detail.
After you have finished writing your article and your highlighting, if you are not at my desk working on your essay, you will get the article "Excerpt from 'The Fifties': The Cold War" Read the article and answer the questions ON YOUR OWN! You must give evidence from the text in your answers to get credit for any of the question.
Wednesday, March 7, 2018
Bell Work
March 7 - Subject-Verb Agreement cont'd
The following indefinite prounouns are singular:
anybody everybody no one something
anyone everyone nothing
anything everything one
each neither somebody
either nobody someone
Ex: Niether of the animals in the pen has been fed this morning.
Ex: Somebody is bringing a CD player to the birthday party on Saturday.
Ex: Was everyone on the volleyball team on time for the class picture at noon?
Ex: One of the puppies has chewed a hole in your tennis shoe.
If you have not seen me to go over your essay, you MUST do that today...
If you are finished with your essay completely and have submitted your final draft, you need to get the article "Excerpt from 'The Fifties': The Affluent Society." You will complete the questions for the article ON YOUR OWN! you must give evidence from the text in your answers to get credit for any of the question.
Thursday, March 8, 2018
Early Dismissal Day -- Career Day at Patterson Park
Friday, March 9, 2018
Bell Work
March 9 -Subject-Verb Agreement cont'd
The following indefinite pronouns are plural:
both few many several
Ex: Have both of them been informed?
Ex: Many of the staff volunteer with local charities.
The following indefinite pronouns are singular or plural, depending on how they are used:
all any more most none some
Ex: Most of the job was finished.
Ex: Most of the jobs were finished.
Ex: Has any of the shipment arrived?
Ex: Have any of the shipments arrived?
Now get the article "Excerpt from 'The Fifties': Fifties Society." Read the article and complete the questions ON YOUR OWN! you must cite evidence from the text in order to get credit for the question.
When you have finished this article, you should also answer the questions at the bottom of the question handout "Questions for the Entire Text Set." Notice that you must show evidence for each of these questions as well.