Archived Homework
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Assignments for November 2018
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Date |
Class
Work |
Homework |
Due Today |
Week 10 |
Mon
10/29 |
Minimum Day
Vocab. 5a Deno/Conno
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Chapter 17-24 (Conclusion) by
11/02
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Answer the questions in the
The Scarlet Letter Homework Packet (Word)
or (PDF)as
you move through the work. Make sure you review
the rubric in the packet and make sure you:
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Respond
to the questions as you would for a formal,
ethos/logos focused essay
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Provide
evidence and cite it (MLA)
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Follow
all protocols for grammar for responding to a
literary work.
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Answer
questions in the
Unit 2 (Colonial Period) Homework Packet (pdf
version) as we move through the work.
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Reader's
Response. Read "They're Made Out of Meat" by
Terry Bison. Using a
Reader's
Response, answer the following question: In what way
does this work illuminate your understanding of early
American encounters?
Due Wednesday 10/31.
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Tues
10/31 |
Journal 5a
The Puritans were obsessed with success because it meant
salvation. How do Americans define success today? How do
we define failure?
Ben Franklin Bio
Secularization of Puritan Work Ethic
READ: "Moral
Perfection" from The Autobiographyby Benjamin
Franklin (textbook pg. 130-134)
READ:
Aphorisms from Poor Richard's Almanac
(textbook pg. 134) |
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Chapter 17-24 (Conclusion)
by 11/02
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Answer the questions in the The
Scarlet Letter Homework Packet (Word)
or (PDF)as
you move through the work. Make sure you review the
rubric in the packet and make sure you:
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Respond to the questions as you would for a formal,
ethos/logos focused essay
-
Provide evidence and cite it (MLA)
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Follow all protocols for grammar for responding to
a literary work.
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Answer
questions in the Unit
2 (Colonial Period) Homework Packet (pdf
version) as we move through the work.
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Weds
10/31 |
READ: "Moral
Perfection" from The Autobiographyby Benjamin
Franklin (textbook pg. 130-134)
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Reader's
Response. Read "They're Made Out of Meat" by
Terry Bison. |
Thurs
11/02 |
Teacher
In-Service
No Students |
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Fri
11/02
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Vocab 5a Quiz READ:
Aphorisms from Poor Richard's Almanac
(textbook pg. 134) |
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Chapter 17-24 (Conclusion)
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Week 11 |
Mon
11/05 |
13 Virtues Project |
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Tues
11/06 |
13 Virtues
Project |
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Weds
11/07 |
13 Virtues
Project |
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Thurs
11/08 |
13 Virtues
Project |
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Fri
11/09 |
Vocabulary
Midterm |
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Week 12 |
Mon
11/12 |
Veteran's Day
No Students |
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Tues
11/13 |
Journal 6a
What characteristics do we associate with denizens of the
following cities: NY, NY; Mobile, Alabama; Des Moines, Iowa;
Newport, Beach, CA? On what factors do we base our
perceptions? (what elements define these people both
physically/mentally, socially, culturally, financially)
READ: "What is an American?" by Hector
St. John de Creveceour (textbook pg. 143)
In pairs, read READ: "What is an American?" by Hector
St. John de Creveceour (textbook pg. 143). Answer the
questions in the Homework Packet |
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Colonial
Packet due Friday 11/16. No
late work and no redemption. You must
submit the packet whether or not you come to school.
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Study for
Native Amer/Puritan/Colonial Unit Test (See
Writing Packet
and Strategies for Unit Tests starting on page 15).
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Weds
11/14 |
"The Declaration of Independence" by
Thomas Jefferson (textbook pg. 138)
An Omission from the Declaration (pkt.
28)
"Was the Sage a Hypocrite" (pket 29)
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Colonial
Packet due Friday 11/16. No
late work and no redemption. You must
submit the packet whether or not you come to school.
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Study for
Native Amer/Puritan/Colonial Unit Test (See
Writing Packet
and Strategies for Unit Tests starting on page 15).
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Thurs
11/15 |
Voices of The Other:
"Remarks Concerning the Savages of North America" (1784) by
Ben Franklin (pkt. 24)
READ: "Letters from John and Abigail Adams"
(pkt. 31)
Phillis Wheatley's letter to Reverend
Samson Occum (pkt. 32) |
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Colonial
Packet due Friday 11/16. No
late work and no redemption. You must
submit the packet whether or not you come to school.
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Study for
Native Amer/Puritan/Colonial Unit Test (See
Writing Packet
and Strategies for Unit Tests starting on page 15).
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Please take
the Healthy Kids Survey by end of day
tomorrow.
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Fri
11/16 |
Colonial Unit
Test |
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Thanksgiving
Holiday
November 19 - 23 |
Week 13 |
Mon
11/26 |
Minimum Day
Vocab 6a Deno/Conno
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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.
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Print or save to Notability
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Tues
11/27 |
Review the prompt from last Unit Test - Do/What and Main
idea |
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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.
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Print or save to Notability
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Using a
SEPARATE PIECE OF PAPER, rewrite prompt materials:
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Identify
main idea
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General
Do/What
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Specific
do/What
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New
Thesis Claim
DUE WEDNESDAY 11/29 (period 1 only)
Due Thursday for period 3, 4, and 5.
****Okay everyone: Access Porter's
Semester 1 Synonym Quizlet.*** |
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Wed
11/28 |
Review the prompt from last Unit Test - Do/What and Main
idea |
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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.
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Print or save to Notability
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Using a
SEPARATE PIECE OF PAPER, rewrite prompt materials:
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Identify
main idea
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General
Do/What
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Specific
do/What
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New
Thesis Claim
DUE TOMORROW for Period 3, 4, and
5.
****Okay everyone: Access Porter's
Semester 1 Synonym Quizlet.*** |
Using a SEPARATE
PIECE OF PAPER, rewrite prompt materials. PERIOD 1
ONLY |
Thurs
11/29 |
Journal 8a
Do you believe
mankind is basically "good" or is mankind more prone to
evil? You must commit to one or the other choice.
Make sure you support your opinion with at least two
examples from history.
Introduce Essential Questions and Unit Objectives
The importance of exposition - read Chapter 1 |
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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.
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Print or save to Notability
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Study for Vocab 6a Quiz (see
Quizlet)
****Okay
everyone: Access Porter's
Semester 1 Synonym Quizlet.*** |
Using a SEPARATE
PIECE OF PAPER, rewrite prompt materials. PERIOD 3, 4
and 5. |
Fri
11/30 |
Vocab 6a Quiz The Scarlet
Letter
Exposition - setting context for the work to unfold:
"The Prison
Door": Mood and tone.
How does the author create this mood.
Thesis Evidence
Analysis
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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.
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Print or save to Notability
****Okay
everyone: Access Porter's
Semester 1 Synonym Quizlet.*** |
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Week 14 |
Mon
12/03 |
Vocab 7a Deno/Conno
The Scarlet Letter |
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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.
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Print or save to Notability
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Tues
12/04 |
The Scarlet
Letter |
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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.
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Print or save to Notability
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Wed
12/05 |
The Scarlet Letter |
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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.
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Print or save to Notability
- Study for Vocab 7a Quiz (see
Quizlet)
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Thurs
12/06 |
Vocab 7a Quiz
The Scarlet
Letter |
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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.
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Print or save to Notability
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Fri
12/07 |
CAASP Testing Round 2 |
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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.
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Print or save to Notability
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