Archived Homework

Assignments for December 2018

Week 14

Mon

12/03

The Scarlet Letter

The Biggest Sinner Group Activity

• Revisit questions in The Scarlet Letter Homework Packet (Word) or (PDF) as we move through the work.  Note any patterns in your annotations/reading patterns as revealed by your new understandings from class discussion.

• Print or save to Notability

  • The Scarlet Letter Reading Packet Word or PDF

Tues

12/04

The Scarlet Letter

The Biggest Sinner debate - presentation and rebuttal.  Gloves off people.

• Revisit questions in The Scarlet Letter Homework Packet (Word) or (PDF) as we move through the work.  Note any patterns in your annotations/reading patterns as revealed by your new understandings from class discussion.

• Print or save to Notability

  • The Scarlet Letter Reading Packet Word or PDF

Wed

12/05

The Scarlet Letter

The Biggest Sinner Presentation.  Gloves off people.

• Revisit questions in The Scarlet Letter Homework Packet (Word) or (PDF) as we move through the work.  Note any patterns in your annotations/reading patterns as revealed by your new understandings from class discussion.

• Print or save to Notability

  • The Scarlet Letter Reading Packet Word or PDF

Thurs

12/06

Biggest Sinner Rebuttal

• Revisit questions in The Scarlet Letter Homework Packet (Word) or (PDF) as we move through the work.  Note any patterns in your annotations/reading patterns as revealed by your new understandings from class discussion.

• Print or save to Notability

  • The Scarlet Letter Reading Packet Word or PDF

• Tomorrow, let's meet in the library for our second round of CAASP practice testing.  Tomorrow's focus is Revision.  If you want to prepare, review your past essays.  This is a shorter one, so bring your The Scarlet Letter Homework Packet and the novel to fill the extra time.

Fri

12/07

• Revisit questions in The Scarlet Letter Homework Packet (Word) or (PDF) as we move through the work.  Note any patterns in your annotations/reading patterns as revealed by your new understandings from class discussion.

• Print or save to Notability

  • The Scarlet Letter Reading Packet Word or PDF

Week 15

Mon

12/10

Review questions from last historical unit multiple choice.

• Revisit questions in The Scarlet Letter Homework Packet (Word) or (PDF) as we move through the work.  Note any patterns in your annotations/reading patterns as revealed by your new understandings from class discussion.

• Print or save to Notability

  • The Scarlet Letter Reading Packet Word or PDF

Tues

12/11

Review answers from Colonial Unit Multiple Choice Test.  How do you need to study for next time?

What is an Essential Question (Word or PDF)

• Revisit questions in The Scarlet Letter Homework Packet (Word) or (PDF) as we move through the work.  Note any patterns in your annotations/reading patterns as revealed by your new understandings from class discussion.

• Print or save to Notability

  • The Scarlet Letter Reading Packet Word or PDF

Wed

12/12

What is an Essential Question (Word or PDF)

• Revisit questions in The Scarlet Letter Homework Packet (Word) or (PDF) as we move through the work.  Note any patterns in your annotations/reading patterns as revealed by your new understandings from class discussion.

• Print or save to Notability

  • The Scarlet Letter Reading Packet Word or PDF

Thurs

12/13

Thesis claim - specific to general.  Devise a thesis claim based on your experience with the Essential Question.  What does your character's sin say about human nature?

Moral Wilderness Project from page 5 in The Scarlet Letter Reading Packet Word or PDF.

So

• Divide your Biggest Sinner group in half.

• There should be four to five people per group. 

• You are assigned the same character as you had for your Biggest Sinner project. 

• Together read the requirements for the project on page 5 in The Scarlet Letter Reading Packet Word or PDF

• Pick at least 2 symbols associated with that character (see symbol bank or use your own)

• Make sure you include textual evidence

• Make sure your presentation includes:

  • A Universal Thematic Claim

  • A thesis claim about the sin this character represents and how this sin affect himself/herself and others

  • A revisited thesis claim

• Study for Vocab 7a (See Quizlet)

• Revisit questions in The Scarlet Letter Homework Packet (Word) or (PDF) as we move through the work.  Note any patterns in your annotations/reading patterns as revealed by your new understandings from class discussion.

• Print or save to Notability

  • The Scarlet Letter Reading Packet Word or PDF

• An opportunity for all you beautiful writers to write: Optimist International Essay Contest.  Express yourself, win big money.  Deadline is January 31.  Explanation.  Entry Form.

Fri

12/14

Continue Moral Wilderness Project

• Revisit questions in The Scarlet Letter Homework Packet (Word) or (PDF) as we move through the work.  Note any patterns in your annotations/reading patterns as revealed by your new understandings from class discussion.

• Print or save to Notability

  • The Scarlet Letter Reading Packet Word or PDF

• An opportunity for all you beautiful writers to write: Optimist International Essay Contest.  Express yourself, win big money.  Deadline is January 31.  Explanation.  Entry Form.

Mon

12/17

Vocab 8a Deno/Conno

Continue Moral Wilderness Project

• The Scarlet Letter Homework Packet due Friday 12/14. No late work and no redemption.  You must submit the packet whether or not you come to school.

• Study for The Scarlet Letter Unit Test (See Writing Packet and Strategies for Unit Tests starting on page 15).

• An opportunity for all you beautiful writers to write: Optimist International Essay Contest.  Express yourself, win big money.  Deadline is January 31.  Explanation.  Entry Form.

Tues

12/18

Present Moral Wilderness

• The Scarlet Letter Homework Packet due Friday 12/14. No late work and no redemption.  You must submit the packet whether or not you come to school.

• Study for The Scarlet Letter Unit Test (See Writing Packet and Strategies for Unit Tests starting on page 15).

• An opportunity for all you beautiful writers to write: Optimist International Essay Contest.  Express yourself, win big money.  Deadline is January 31.  Explanation.  Entry Form.

Weds

12/19

Assessing sin in each character.  Let's synthesize our understandings and draw a conclusion.

• The Scarlet Letter Homework Packet due Friday 12/14. No late work and no redemption.  You must submit the packet whether or not you come to school.

• Study for The Scarlet Letter Unit Test (See Writing Packet and Strategies for Unit Tests starting on page 15).

• An opportunity for all you beautiful writers to write: Optimist International Essay Contest.  Express yourself, win big money.  Deadline is January 31.  Explanation.  Entry Form.

• Study for Vocab 7a (See Quizlet)

Thurs

12/20

Vocab 8a Quiz

Do/What practice

• The Scarlet Letter Homework Packet due Friday 12/14. No late work and no redemption.  You must submit the packet whether or not you come to school.

• Study for The Scarlet Letter Unit Test (See Writing Packet and Strategies for Unit Tests starting on page 15).

• An opportunity for all you beautiful writers to write: Optimist International Essay Contest.  Express yourself, win big money.  Deadline is January 31.  Explanation.  Entry Form.

Fri

12/21

The Scarlet Letter Unit Test

• An opportunity for all you beautiful writers to write: Optimist International Essay Contest.  Express yourself, win big money.  Deadline is January 31.  Explanation.  Entry Form.

The Scarlet Letter Homework Packet

Winter Recess

12/24 through 01/04