Fall 2018 - English IV - 2nd Period (Period 2) Assignments
- Instructor
- Jennifer Williams
- Term
- 2018-2019 School Year
- Department
- English Department
- Description
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This course will focus on reading and comprehending British Literature, including fiction and literary nonfiction, in the grades 11-12 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. Throughout the course students will write routinely over extended time frames for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audience, with a focus on a major research paper. Attention will be given to accurately using general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level.
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You should have a complete rough draft completed and submitted by Friday, December 7 at the end of class!!!
Your rough draft should include the following:
Cover page
Header with your last name and page numbers at the top right
Works Cited Page
All five of your sources (including any notes you took from any books you are using)
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W.RBPK.7 Cornerstone: Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on focus questions, demonstrating new understanding of the subject under investigation.
W.RBPK.8 Cornerstone: Integrate relevant and credible information from multiple print and digital sources while avoiding plagiarism.
Assignments & Due Dates for Senior English Research Paper
To access online book, search: McGraw Hill’s Concise Guide to Writing Research Papers PDF
Weekly Assignment 11/26 – 11/30
Research sources, and record important evidence.
DUE Friday, November 30 – Correct citation for 5 sources and a final Thesis Statement
*Refer to p. 49-52 (documentation) and p. 79-81 (thesis statement) from online book for details and guidance.
Grade: ________ (5 Citations) (Citation Machine) <-----Click on video for help
Grade: __________ (textual evidence from each source/viewpoint)
Grade: ________ (Thesis Statement) <----Click on video for help
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Research sources, and record important evidence.
Use this link to access the McGraw Hill's Concise Guide to Writing Research Papers
DUE Tuesday, November 27 – Correct citation for 5 sources and a final Thesis Statement
*Refer to p. 49-52 (documentation) and p. 79-81 (thesis statement) from online book for details and guidance.
Grade: ________ (5 Citations) (Citation Machine) <-----Click on video for help
Grade: __________ (textual evidence from each source/viewpoint)
Grade: ________ (Thesis Statement) <----Click on video for help
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November 12 - Confusing Words - Copy the following definitions and examples onto your own paper!
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.
You will all need to finish your Bubble Chart for your topic. Then you will continue as follows. You will need to write at least a page for the written summary of the issues surrounding your topic. Make sure you discuss both viewpoints!
Familiarize yourself with the topic...provide a written summary of the issues surrounding your topic. Make sure to discuss from both viewpoints.
All of this should be turned in before you leave class today!
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.
November 13 - 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.
Thursday, November 15, 2018
Make up day!!!
Friday, November 16, 2018
We will go to the library to finish the lesson with Mrs. Palmer
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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.
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?
You will receive a packet containing every piece of Beowulf reading we have covered in class and the test. Please spread out around the classroom (you are not allowed to sit near anyone else) and complete the test you have been given.
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?
Finish Holocaust research
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October 26 - 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.
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Standard: R.KID.3
Cornerstone: Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.
Standard: R.CS.5
Cornerstone: Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of a text (e.g., a section, chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole.
Standard: R.KID.2
Cornerstone: Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.
Monday, September 17, 2018
Bell Work
Get the ACT Math handout and just read over the handout.
Move to a computer and copy the notes over "Theme." You will find the notes as an attachment below. At the end of the notes, you should also complete the questions for each of the practice stories. All notes and the three practice stories should be together! You must inclue ALL EXAMPLES in your notes!
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R.KID.3
Cornerstone: Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.
R.CS.5
Cornerstone: Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of a text (eg., a section, chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole.
W.TTP.3
Cornerstone: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective techniques, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.
Monday, September 10, 2018
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September 12 - Semicolons
Use a semicolon between independent clauses that are closely related if they are not jointed by and, but, for, nor, or, so, or yet.
**The semicolon takes the place of the comma and the conjunction.**
Ex: First, I had a sandwich and a glass of milk; then I called you for the homework assignment.
A semicolon can take the place of a period to join two or more simple sentences.
Ex: Eric looked out at the downpour; then he put on his raincoat and boots.
Use a semicolon between independent clauses joined by a conjunctive adverb or transition.
Ex: Emma felt shy; however, she soon made some new friends.
Tuesday, September 11, 2018
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September 11 -Write the following sentences adding semicolons where needed.
1. Art in Mexico is varied and distinctive and it exhibits a strong Spanish influence.
2. The Zapotec and Mixtec peoples of Puebla and Oaxaca have a long history of artistic craftsmanship the Mixtec were considered master goldsmiths.
3. The Mixtec built a tremendous pyramid in Cholula it was the largest pyramid of the ancient world.
4.During the thirteenth century, stone was a favorite medium of these peoples they also used bone, gold, jade, and wood.
5. Much of the art from southern Central America was destroyed during the years of the Spanish conquest but several historical manuscripts survive today.
Finish presentations for those not at school yesterday.
9/11 Web Quest
Wednesday, September 12, 2018
Go to the library for a lesson with Mrs. Palmer
Thursday, September 13, 2018
Bell Work
September 12 - Semicolons cont'd
A semicolon (rather than a comma) may be needed to separate independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction when the clauses contain commas.
Ex: Alana, Eric, and Kim voted for her; and Scott, Roland, and Vanessa voted for Jason.
Use a semicolon between items in a series if the items contain commas.
Ex: I would like to visit Panama City, Florida; Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; and San Diego California.
EARLY DISMISSAL - Work on makeup work
Friday, September 14, 2018
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September 13 - Write the following sentences adding semicolons where needed.
1. The president of the student council has appointed the following members to chair committees: Anna Marie Chen, fundraising, Ben Cohen, volunteer services, and Donna Massad, event planning.
2. After his concert in New York, my Uncle Vittorio will come to visit on Thursday, March 25, Friday, March 26, or Saturday, March 27.
3. Would you prefer to live in Boston, Massachusetts, San Francisco, California, or Seattle, Washington?
4. I bought my sister several gifts, including a book, a skirt, and a tennis racket, but unfortunately, I couldn't find a present for my mother, who wants an antique desk.
5. We admired the atrium's flowering vines, rock formations, and fountains, and them we stepped out into the courtyard, followed the flagstone path, and crossed the bridge over the goldfish pond.
REWARD DAY!
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