English II (Period 3) Assignments
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- Fall 2015
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- English
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no homework!
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Ode to Mrs. B's tree (10 lines minimum)
Stave one quiz (period 6 only)
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Typed one chunk paragraph on the use of personification in A Christmas Carol
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Study notes for short story test; bring a scantron
Need A Christmas Carol by Monday
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Study notes for short story test
Get a copy of A Christmas Carol (by Monday!)
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reflect on essay on turnitin.com
2 responses to turnitin comments
2 responses to my comments
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study for vocabulary quiz
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Finish reading "Everyday Use"
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Final copy of symbolism/foreshadowing paper due by 8 am to turnitin.com
PLEASE read the rubric before your final submission!
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Finish reading "Catch the Moon"
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Rough Draft of paper due Tuesday, handwritten or typed (double spaced either way)
Analyze the use of symbols and foreshadowing in "The Monkey's Paw"
-describe at least two examples of both symbols and foreshadowing (four examples total)
-support each with a quotation from the short story; explain the impact of each example on the short story
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Rough draft of paper
vocabulary sentences and definitions
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Foreshadowing Worksheet
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Study for literary terms test!
Extra credit paper due if you saw the play.
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NO HOMEWORK! WATCH THE NEWS-FORMULATE AN OPINION ON A CURRENT EVENT-GO OUTSIDE AND DO SOMETHING-HELP YOUR MOM OR DAD
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Reflection on "Troy" paper, if not done already (written or typed and brought to class)
-Skit due Tuesday on a social convention gone wrong
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View your paper (if I have corrected it) on turnitin
Write a short reflection on your paper and bring to class tomorrow.
You can include what you did well on the paper, what you need to improve on for the next paper, and any questions you have about my remarks or your grade.
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Define next fifteen literary terms
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Test on the Iliad Monday
Bring text book Monday
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Paper on "Troy: Who Was the True Hero?"
1 1/2 pages typed (minimum), double spaced, at least 3 paragraphs (intro, body, conclusion), with your opinion of which character was most heroic (use notes given before reading Iliad to remind yourself of heroic characteristics) and at least two specific examples to support your belief.
Due: Friday, 8 am, to turnitin.com
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Clear thesis 5
Clear examples 10
Clear conclusion 5
Spelling 10
Grammar 10
Punctuation 10
Conventions* 6
*includes correct heading, font and size of font, spacing, indenting, space between paragraphs
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Vocabulary Sentences
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finish reading "The Trojan War"
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Iliad Study Questions, numbers 18-28
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Quiz on Parts of the Sentence
Finish Iliad Study Questions if not done
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No homework tonight-study vocabulary words for quiz on Friday if you have time.
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-Create an account for Turnitin.com
-Submit the sample assignment (one or two sentences, one original,one plagiarized)
Write a sentence for each vocabulary word; bring this assignment to class tomorrow please.
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Bring summer reading books to class Friday.
Get text book for next week!
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Study for Summer Reading Test on Of Mice and Men
Essay Questions: (choose two) THESE ARE ONLY WRITTEN HERE FOR YOU TO THINK ABOUT! DO NOT WRITE THE ANSWERS AT HOME AND BRING THEM TO CLASS-YOU WILL BE WRITING THE ANSWERS IN CLASS TOMORROW.
Explain why, individually, Lennie, Crooks and Candy were left behind when all of the other men went to town.
Trace in detail the soft things that Lennie likes to pet in the novel (at least 3) and show how the petting grows more serious as the novel goes on.
The killing of Candy's old dog foreshadowed Lennie's death. Describe each of the two killings in depth, pointing out at least two similarities and two differences between them.