English - Block 2 - Writing - Blue Assignments
- Instructor
- Penny Paradies
- Term
- 2019-2020 School Year
- Department
- English
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Past Assignments
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Complete 244/246 about capitalization. It will be collected in 1st. Hr. on Friday since Friday is a Gold Day.
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Pet Peeve Poem - Using the handout from class, create a poem about a pet peeve. Poems must be a minimum of 14 lines with a minimum of 5 similes (this is different from what is stated on the handout). A hard copy of the poem is due at the beginning of class on Wednesday.
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Revise the first draft of your informative essay about a hobby/interest. Complete the final copy. the final copy should either be typed (font 12, 1.5 spacing) or hand written in blue or black ink. Remember to include the correctly formatted heading.
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Think about a hobby or activity that you enjoy. Then, write a 1-page informative essay about it as if your reader knows nothing about your topic. Your essay is due Thursday at the beginning of the period. (Blue Day will hand it in 1st Hr.) . Essays are to be handwritten.
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There will be a quiz about the Greek and Latin affixes discussed in class on January 29th. Students should have notes about these affixes.
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These definitions will need to be written in your Writing Notebook (the one you keep in the classroom).
- independent clause - a sentence
- subordinate clause - a sentence that begins with a subordinating conjunction. It relies on an independent clause to make sense.
- subordinating conjunctions: (see page 156)
- compound sentence - 2 independent clauses joined using either a conjunction or a semi-colon (;)
- complex sentence - a sentence using both a subordinate and independent clause
- compound-complex sentence - a sentence using 2 or more independent clauses and 1 or more subordinate clauses
Homework -
page 155:
"Critical Vocabulary - Practice and Apply"
"Vocabulary Strategies - Practice and Apply"
page 156
"Language Conventions - Practice and Apply"
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Final copy of the personal memoir is due at the end of class on Wednesday, January 15th.
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Students need to select a memorable event that occurred during Winter Break for a short memoir. They need to brainstorm events and sensory details about the incident. When adequate prewriting has been completed, students should begin drafting the memoir.
Font - Arial, Calibri, Times New Roman
Font Size - 12
Spacing - 1.5
Final copies will be due Wednesday (Blue Day) or Thursday (Gold Day) at the end of class.
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Complete the Graphic Organizer for an argumentative essay about Columbus Day.
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The Top 5 Google Slide presentation needs to be finished by the end of the period on the due date. The rubric for the project can be found on Google Classroom.
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Finish and submit your Top 5 Google Slides presentation. Be sure to review the requirements on the rubric.
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Students should have submitted a copy of their Top 10 List in class.
The Top 5 List with evidence to support your choices is due no later than tomorrow before 8th Hr.
Both assignments have a place to submit them on Google Classroom.
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Go to Google Classroom to access the writing assignment "How are you bold?". The assignment will be due on Wednesday at the beginning of class.
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Revise the rough draft of your story. Refer to the attached notes for additional ideas. A hard copy of the final paper is due ...
Blue - Monday, Sep. 9
Gold - Tuesday, Sep. 10
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The final copy of your story based on the book The Mysteries of Harris Burdick is due at the beginning of class on Monday (Blue) or Tuesday (Gold).
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I am postponing the due date for the first drafts of The Mysteries of Harris Burdick stories. The drafts will not be due until next week.
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Complete a first draft of the story you are creating with your partner.
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Write a friendly letter to Ms. Paradies. An example and the format for a friendly letter can be found on Google Classroom or attached to this assignment. A hard copy of your letter is due at the beginning of class on Wednesday.
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Write a Bio Poem about yourself. (Handout given in class.)