AMERICAN LIT/CONT COMP (Period 5) Assignments
- Instructor
- Elizabeth Grofsky Ramos
- Term
- Fall 2014
- Department
- English
Upcoming Assignments
No upcoming assignments.
Past Assignments
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Read the play "The Crucible"
Complete the Selection Test for each Act:
Act One- (Completed in class. 300 points)
Act Two- 100 points
Act Three- 100 points
Act Four- 100 points
This assignment is due as you arrive to class. No late work will be accepted. Have the three tests and the essays stapled together. Follow the directions on the test carefully. Happy Thanksgiving!
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Additional Writing Assignment for the Medical Careers and Sciences Academy
Medical Careers and Sciences Academy
Write a newspaper editorial expressing your opinion about the causes of the witchcraft hysteria in Salem more than 300 years ago. For evidence, draw upon events in Miller’s play and your own knowledge of the mass hysteria from prior research. See the rubric for what you will be graded on. Include a copy of the rubric when you submit your assignment. Have your name and information written in MLA format on the rubric.
Don't make this hard on yourself. You should be able to write it in your sleep.
Total Points: 200
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Project:
Create a Infographic
Go to this Website to create a chart: http://piktochart.com/
The chart must use information from pages 260-261.
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Classwork: " Letter to the Rev. Samson Occom" & "Letter to John Adams"
Vocabulary in Action (10) pg. 288
Connect to Your Life (10) pg. 282
Read Build Background pg. 282
Read pages 283-284
Thinking Through the Literature 1-3 (30) pg. 284
Read pages 285-286
Thinking Through the Literature: 1,CC, 3,4,5 (50)
6 paragraph (10)
7 paragraph (10)
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Read "Resident Bill of Rights"
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Agenda for the day:
Review the homework and projects for the holiday break.
Review the homework for tonight.
Two group rotation:
Rotation A (outside)
Handout B
- Answer each question in a short constructed response.
Rotation B (inside)
- Break into 7 groups
- Bullet the important information of your section
- You may use handout and book
- Signature group: 10 men that changed the world
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Class Agenda... Collect Selection Test: “The Crucible” Act One
Read to students page 256-258
- Close Reading Assignment “The Crucible” Movie Review
(Collect at 30 mins time.)
- Classwork: “Speech in the Virginia Convention”
- Connect to Your Life Page 252
- Vocabulary in Action Chart Page 268
- Revise and Editing Page 253
- Read pages 262 266
- Thinking Through the Literature 1,CC,2,4, and 5
(Collect at 45 mins time.)
Rotate
- Your homework for the Spring Break is posted online.
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Andromeda Strain test due! All or nothing grade.
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Collect:
Name Card
Character Trait Graphic
Thinking Through the Literature
Pause and Reflect
Today:
Read Act II
Thinking Through the Literature
Pause and Reflect
HW: Andromeda Strain Due 11/10/14
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Vocabulary Boxes: from "Sinners from an Angry God"
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All Medical Academy students should be signed up for ConnectEdStudios.org.
DO IT!
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All Medical Academy students should be signed up for ConnectEdStudios.org.
DO IT!
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The agenda for the day...
The Mass Hysteria assignment will be collected on Thursday.
The Virus brochure will be collected on Thursday.
Vocabulary Boxes: from "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" (Finish for HW)
Classwork: from "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"
Vocabulary in Action page 159
Connect to Your Life page page 152
Read
Thinking Through the Literature 1,CC,2,4,5,6. Do #7 as a paragraph.
Project:
Choices and Challenges (page 159)
Writing Option #3
Public Service Announcement
Make a public service announcement that addresses a medical issue.
300= You did it correctly
150= You did it wrong
1= You know
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Print it. Read it. Follow the directions. Have the printout for class to receive your credit. Have the paper completed on time.
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Print it.
Follow the directions for this medical journal.
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Collect HW- Classwork from last class.
Collect Report #2
Do Historical Narrative
Vocabulary Boxes from "Blue Highways"
Classwork: from "Blue Highways"
Vocabulary in Action
Thinking Through the Literature 1,CC,3,4,5 and 6
HW: Print out Native American Medicine
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Turn in Vocabulary Boxes
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Agenda for the day...
Collect Vocabulary Boxes
Reading
Classwork
Historical Narrative
Selection Quiz
HW: Project #2 will be posted on Connect Ed Studios at 5:30pm.
&
Finish your classwork.
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Report Due
Staple Report to Article
Good Luck
Rubric:
100 Completed
50 No Completed
1 ? What is this...
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Collect Historical Narrative: "Women and Children First"
Collect Report #1: Jamestown Cannibalism Article
Review Connect Ed Studios Registration
Vocabulary Boxes: "The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano"
Classwork: "The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano"
Vocabulary in Action
Connect to Your Life
Sensory Details Graphic
Thinking Through the Literature 1,CC,4,5,6 and 7 #8=Paragraph
Reading
HW: Finish Vocabulary Boxes
Coming Soon...
Historical Narrative
Selection Quiz
Report #2 The Disease Daily
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Agenda for today:
Selection Quiz
Historical Narrative "Of Plymouth Plantation"
Reading Andromedan Strain
Hw: "Women and children first"
Historical narrative
Report #1 due
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Agenda for today:
Selection Quiz
Historical Narrative "Of Plymouth Plantation"
Reading Andromedan Strain
Hw: "Women and children first"
Historical narrative
Report #1 due
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Agenda for today:
Selection Quiz
Historical Narrative "Of Plymouth Plantation"
Reading Andromedan Strain
Hw: "Women and children first"
Historical narrative
Report #1 due
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This is your rubric for when we grade your Argumentative essays.
This is to stay in your binder. Make a tab for RUBRICS.
Print it.
Read it.
Put it in your binder.
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This is your Master. Print it. You should have it in your notebook.
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Today's Agenda...
Roll Call
Collect Vocabulary Boxes
Give credit for those of you who printed out the Cannibalism article.
Classwork:
- Vocabulary in Action Part B
- Vocabulary in Action Part A
- Connect to Your Life
- Read from "Of Plymouth Plantation"
- Pause and Reflect Question 1 and 2
HW: Print the four new articles. Read them. Put them into your binder.
Extra: I attached the Pause and Reflect questions that I will be asking during the reading. You may print them out if you need the additional help.
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You must bring the Andromeda Strain to class everyday. Assignment sheet and reading log are in the classroom. No excuses.
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Agenda for the day...
Collect Classwork from "La Relacion"
Writing Assignment Page 79 Writing Option #1
Prepare Sub-header for of "Plymouth Plantation"
- Vocabulary in Action page 90
- Connect to Your Life page 81
- Pause and Reflect
- Thinking Through the Literature 1,CC,3,4,5 and 6
Vocabulary Boxes for of "Plymouth Plantation"
HW: Printout of Cannibalism Assignment
The assignment of this will be done in class. Your job is to print it and read it. Put it in your binder and have it ready for next class.
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Heads up:
Coming soon...
Small Pox Lesson
Cannibalism Lesson
Selection Quiz for "La Relacion"
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Today's Agenda:
Collect TED Talk Essay
Collect page 54
Classwork: "The Man to Send Rain Clouds"
Thinking Through the Literature 1,CC,2,3,5 and 6
Vocabulary in Action
Selection Quiz for "The Man to Send Rain Clouds"
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todays agenda
-roll
-collect vocabulary boxes "The Man to Send Rain Clouds"
-distribute paper for the hw as class reads
-show how to put header on paper for classwork
-thinking through literature 1,cc,2,3,5, and 6
-vocabulary in action 1-5
-surprise selection quiz
Homework:
-p54 activity #1 of activities and explorations
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Buy the Book
The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton
ASAP
iBook okay
Kindle okay
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Agenda:
Collect Pictographs
Vocab for "The Man to Send Rain Clouds"
Read "The Man to Send Rain Clouds"
Classwork:
Questions 1,cc,2,3,5,& 6
Vocab in Action
Homework:
Pg 54 Activities #1
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Read on your own: pages 24-30
Answer Questions: 1, CC, 3, 4 and 6 Page 31
Vocabulary in Action Part A Page 32
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Read about these students changing the world.
Write 500 words or less on how one of their ideas has inspired or amazed you. This writing assignment will be used as a diagnostic assignment.
- 100= Assignment Completed
- 50= Assignment not completed
- 1= Assignment submitted but you did not follow directions.
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Agenda for 8/13
- Write Diagnostic
- Binder Check
- Review Pages 18-19
- Review Homework Assignment
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You don't need to bring your textbook.
Friday we will work on Writing Option #3 in class.
Complete the ConnectEd registration.
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Agenda for 8/13
- Collect Diagnostic
- Binder Check
- Review Timeline pgs. 18-19
- Read pages 24-30
- Answer Questions pg. 31 #'s 1, CC, 3, 4 and 6
- Vocabulary in Action Part A pg. 32
Notes:
Writing Option #3 will be done in class on Friday.
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Subscribe to my homework site.
100 points