Second+Quarter+Assignment


 * On this page, you will find any worksheets or assignments that I've made and the dates on whichthey were assigned. If you got a worksheet in class and you lost it on the way home, it //should// be on here for you to print out. **

Wanna see where we're going with this? Take a look at assignment 8 on the Writers' Workshop page. || || (And no, you cannot bring in lyrics with the swears crossed out. Find a song without swears in it. They're out there) || Write 5 sentences about the portion of your book that you read today so that each sentence uses one of you vocabulary words. || **Examples based on the book I'm reading:** Sirine is **legitimately** American despite that fact that she was born in Iraq. Her parents **obtained** American citizenship when Sirine was very young. The students who eat at Um-Nadia's diner have **profound** discussions over their coffee. || Write a 5 question quiz about what you read during those 20 minutes. You can write multiple choice, true or false, fill in the blank, or matching questions. || Make sure you include 1. Your name 2. The book title and author's name 3. The page range that your quiz covers. 4. Your quiz questions (no answer key necessary) || || **NOVEMBER** || POST YOUR UPDATE AS A REPLY TO THE MESSAGE ENTITLED "INDEPENDENT READING UPDATE #6". ||  || Extra Credit due Monday ||   || We are doing vocab skits Tuesday. We will have a super short vocab quiz on Wednesday. ||  || Final draft of Attribution Essay due Monday. ||  || Final draft of Attribution Essay due Monday. || || <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">The essay rubric and the directions for uploading the file are both attached here > || || <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">If you forget how to do dialectical notes, there are detailed instructions attached here > <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">__General directions__: Copy quotes into the left hand column and make notes in the right hand column. The notes should be **C**omments, **C**onnections, **Q**uestions, **I**nferences, or **P**redictions (CCQIP). || ||
 * JANUARY**
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 * **<span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Thursday, January 26 ** || <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Write your own sentence or draw a picture that demonstrates the meaning of each of your vocab words on your word study. ||  ||
 * **<span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Wednesday, January 25 ** || <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">"Translate" Shakespeare's //Sonnet 18// || [[file:sonnet 18.doc]] ||
 * **<span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Tuesday, January 24 ** || <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Ok, this time I mean it...Bring in your completed rough draft tomorrow. || (I am going to collect them Wednesday and make some comments. Then hopefully I'll bne ready to give them back to you Friday so you can turn them into final drafts.) ||
 * **<span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Monday, January 23 ** || <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Bring in a completed rough draft of your Fat Tax essay tomorrow. || [[file:fat tax rubrics.doc]] ||
 * **<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Friday, January 20 ** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Fill in the graphic organizer on your persuasive Fat Tax essay. || [[file:5 paragraph go.doc]] ||
 * **<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Thursday, January 19 ** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Read the articles on Denmark's fat tax. Then, jot down a note about a) whether the US should or should not adopt a fat tax and b) three reasons why. You can either do this at the bottom of the article or on a separate sheet of paper. || [[file:8 - Fat Tax Articles.doc]]
 * **<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Wednesday, January 18 ** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Complete the delayed adjective worksheet distributed in class. || [[file:delayed vs. opening adjectives.doc]] ||
 * **<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Tuesday, January 17 ** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Bring in a list of 5 reasons that your "persona" should survive the Great Balloon Debate! Your list will be collected for HW credit after you have presented your argument to the class. || [[file:Balloon Debate assignment.doc]] ||
 * **<span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Tuesday, January 10 ** || <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Debates continue on Wednesday and Thursday || [[file:sample persuasive arguments.doc]] ||
 * **<span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Monday, January 9 ** || <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Debates continue on Tuesday and Wednesday ||  ||
 * **<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Friday, January 6 ** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Finish your debate paragraph(s) by Monday. We will do the debates in class Monday and Tuesday. || [[file:8 - X-Men Debate Assignment and Rubric.doc]] ||
 * **<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Thursday, January 5 ** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Add 3 new reasons that you think X-Men action figures should be either toys or dolls (give reasons for whichever side your group did NOT take during class today). || [|Mutant Rights radio broadcast] ||
 * **<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Wednesday, January 4 ** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Finish the 6-sentence formula worksheet ||  ||
 * **<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Tuesday, January 3 ** || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Finish the delayed adjectives worksheet. || [[file:delayed adjective notes.doc]]
 * DECEMBER**
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 * **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Tuesday - Friday ** || <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">BOOK CLUB PROJECT PRESENTATIONS ON FRIDAY!!! || [[file:book club project.doc]] ||
 * **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Monday, December 19 ** || <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Bring in lyrics from a song that you think are "poetic." || **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">PLEASE __do not bring__ in lyrics that includes: **
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">- Curse words/swears **
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">- References to drugs or alcohol **
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">- Sexually explicit language **
 * **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Friday, December 16 ** || <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">If you did not finish your vocabulary project during class, please finish it by Monday. || [[file:Vocab Unit 5 Project .doc]] ||
 * **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Tuesday, 12/13 - Thursday, 12/15 ** || <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Have someone (other than yourself) edit your temper trantrum essays by Friday. ||  ||
 * **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Monday, December 12 ** || <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Read 15-20 minutes in your independent reading book.
 * **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Friday, December 9 ** || <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Finish your word study for unit 5 by Monday. ||  ||
 * **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Thursday, December 8 ** || <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Study for tomorrow's opening adjectives quiz. ||  ||
 * **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Wednesday, December 7 ** || <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Study for Friday's opening adjectives quiz ||  ||
 * **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Tuesday, December 6 ** || <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Final draft of "Use of Force" essay due tomorrow! || [[file:6 - use of force rubric.doc]] ||
 * **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Monday, December 5 ** || <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">The final draft of your "Use of Force" essay is due on Wednesday day ||  ||
 * **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Friday, December 2 ** || <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Read 20 more minutes of your independent reading book.
 * **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Thursday, December 1 ** || <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Finish the ROUGH DRAFT of your "Use of Force" essay. || [[file:Use of Force.doc]]
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 * **<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Thursday, December 1 ** || <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Finish the ROUGH DRAFT of your "Use of Force" essay. || [[file:Use of Force.doc]]
 * **<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Wednesday, November 30 ** || <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Read for 20 minutes in your independent reading book. Post a book update in the discussion section of your class page.
 * **<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Tuesday, November 29 ** || <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Copy down three sentences from your independent reading book that DO NOT start with adjectives. Re-write all three sentences so that they DO start with opening adjectives/adjective phrases. || [[file:14-16.doc]] ||
 * **<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Monday, November 28 ** || <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Complete the Opening Adjective worksheet. || [[file:pgs 12-15.doc]] ||
 * **<span style="color: #ffa600; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Wednesday, November 23 ** || <span style="color: #ffa600; font-family: Georgia,serif;">CNN Heroes extra credit due Monday. Happy Thanksgiving! ||  ||
 * **<span style="color: #ffa600; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Tuesday, November 22 ** || <span style="color: #ffa600; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Short vocab quiz tomorrow
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">** Monday, November 21 ** || <span style="color: #ffa600; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Complete the word splash handed out in class today.
 * **<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Friday, November 18 ** || <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Final draft of Attribution Essay due Monday. ||  ||
 * **<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Thursday, November 17 ** || <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">"Disco Rice" word study due tomorrow. 80% of you need to bring the homework if you want to do skits! (Actors get prizes this week)
 * **<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Wednesday, November 16 ** || <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">"Disco Rice" word study due Friday. Unless 80% of your class completes the word study, you can't do skits!
 * **<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Tuesday, November 15 ** || <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Final draft of Attribution Essay due MONDAY. Final draft MUST BE TYPED! If you couldn't save it to the wiki, it is on your U:Drive at school, so you should be able to get it from any computer at Beebe and either upload it again or e-mailing it to yourself.
 * **<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Monday, November 14 ** || <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Read your independent reading book for at least 15 minutes. On a piece of white lined paper, take dialectical notes on __three__ quotes from the section you read today.

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