English 8 Laucher (Period P.4) Assignments
- Instructors
- Term
- School Year 2016 - 2017
- Department
- English Language Arts
- Description
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Upcoming Assignments
No upcoming assignments.
Past Assignments
Due:
Assignment
1. Roots 5 Video Sheet due.
2. Poetry Project due February 6.
3. Lit Circle #2 due next Tues/Wed
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1. Do the work to prepare for your Lit Circle 1. See your blog and click on the "Directions/Help" for instructions for your vocabulary, questions, and written response (this is printed and turned in).
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1. Lit Circle Introduction Questions (See you book's individual assignment below. Remember to use an MLA heading and PRINT this out for turn-in.). Due Thursday/Friday.
2. Roots 4 Quiz on Thursday/Friday.
3. Bring your Lit Circle book to class every day IN A PLASTIC BAG.
4. If you cannot successfully access the "Life Below Zero" dogsled video for The Call of the Wild, use the link below.
5. Please check PowerSchool to make sure your grades are accurate. Check your folder in class and the "No Names" drawer if there is an error, and then check with me.
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1. No Red Ink assignment on Capitalizing and Formatting Titles is due TUESDAY for all students.
2. All rewritten CC Essays must have a hard copy, rubric, and first copy turned in on TUESDAY to be graded in time for the end of the semester.
3. All late work for Q2 is due on Tuesday.
4. IF YOU WERE ABSENT for the poem recitations, the make-up will be at FLEX on Tuesday. Get a pass Tuesday at break and come ready to present your poem.
5. Lit Circle Groups are listed below
6. Roots 4 Test Jan. 19,20
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1. Poetry Presentations on Thursday and Friday!
a. Be ready and have fun! (See the rubric below.)
b. Exra credit for memorizing your whole poem!
c. Make sure to have a copy of your poem in case you need it, and
BE PREPARED TO TELL US IN ONE OR TWO SENTENCES WHAT
YOUR POEM IS ABOUT BEFORE YOU RECITE IT.
d. For a sample of a presentation from one of your peers that demonstrates how to employ "dramatic appropriateness," see Trevor Ross's poem presentation on the video link below.
2. No Red Ink: You have a new assignment on Capitalizing and Formatting Titles. Do this practice by January 17.
3. Roots 4: Your video sheet is due January 12-13. The test will be Jan. 19-20.
Due:
Assignment
1. Bring INDIE book tomorrow.
2. Prepare poem to be delivered to class on Thursday/Friday (see rubric).
3. Bring a HARD COPY of your poem to class Tues/Wed.
4. Turn in all late work.
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1. Quiz on Fragments and Fanboys = Thursday. If you established mastery on the Quiz on December 19 (Monday), then you do not need to take the quiz on Thursday and will work on your poem instead.
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1. No Red Ink Quiz on FANBOYS and Fragments: If you scored below 80 on the quiz on Monday, this is basically your retake. If you have not taken the quiz because you were absent, then this is also your quiz. It will be taken in class.
2. Poetry Packet (all pieces) and Poetry Terms sheet due Thursday.
3. Poems recited and presented to the class January 12-13.
4. READ!
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1. Complete all sections in your Poetry packet except section 5. Bring this to class for check-off with Mrs. Bernat.
2. Bring your earbuds to class for watching an online video.
3. NRI Quiz "Retake" this Thursday for any scores below 80%.
4. Keep reading your INDIE book, and BRING IT TO CLASS FOR POST-ITS.
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1. Compare/Contrast Essay due on Google Classroom in the right template by Sunday night at 8 pm. Bring your purple sheet to class on Monday.
2. No Red Ink: all practice assignments mastered (100%) by Monday morning. Practice Quiz on all areas on Monday for points.
3. Choose your poem....sign-ups begin Thursday/Friday and by Monday. Poetry list is being revised and will be resubmitted tonight. Check website by 9 pm for an update.
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1. Final drafts of essay due on Google Classroom by 8 pm on Sunday night (Dec. 18) with yellow packet completed and turned in on Monday.
2. NRI December (2) Mastery of list due Monday, December 19.
3. NRI Practice Quiz on all topics Monday, December 19 (for points)
4. Poem selection due by Monday (first come, first served). See packet on website for listing.
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1. Please post your rough draft on Google Classroom by the end of today.
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1. No Red Ink Mastery of all four areas of Sentences and Fragments (top of the scoring sheet).
2. Complete the outline of your Compare/Contrast Essay so you can begin writing your essay in class on Thursday/Friday.
Periods 1 and 5: Please follow the "Text A, Text B" on your outline to look like this so that each text is used in each body paragraph. There was an error on yor handout:
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Reasoning/Analysis [GREEN] Explain the effect on the audience or OR how the evidence contributes to the message or tone.
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Reasoning/Analysis [GREEN] Explain the effect on the audience or OR how the evidence contributes to the message or tone.
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Text A Evidence of Difference #2 [RED]
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Reasoning/Analysis [GREEN] Explain the effect on the audience or OR how the evidence contributes to the message or tone.
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Text B Evidence of Difference #2 [RED]
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Reasoning/Analysis [GREEN] Explain the effect on the audience or OR how the evidence contributes to the message or tone.
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1. Venn Diagram for the Compare/Contrast Essay.
2. NoRedInk Practice assignment on "Topic: Identifying Sentences and Fragments"
Due:
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1: Life is Beautiful responses (all questions answered on a single document and turned in on Monday, December 5.)
2. Roots 3 Retake Thursday at lunch in my room.
3. Bring your INDIE book and Post-it Notes daily.
4. Bring a hard copy of your best work for the wall (3 points; due Tues/Wed)
5. If you have not finished your diagnostic test for No Red Ink, please finish it at home tonight.
Due:
Assignment
1. Be grateful!
2. Show the "Life is Beautiful" movie permission slip to your parent.
3. Complete the November Diagnostic Test on No Red Ink if you did not finish it in class. THIS DOES NOT COUNT FOR YOUR GRADE!
Due:
Assignment
1. Roots 3 Quiz on Thursday/Friday.
2. "Dancing with G-d" annotations (5 per page) and 26 vocab. definitions due Thursday/Friday. (Note: The copy given in class has a few typos, and they are corrected in the version attached here.)
3. No Red Ink: Watch the "No Red Ink" video link on this website.
a. Go to noredink.com and enter the following code for your class.
Period 1: 8xc8emmk
Period 2: fk9w7emw
Period 4: xwhm7dce
Period 5: xavhkcf9
Period 6: hc7ed3vf
b. Follow the instructions to choose your preferences (favorite shows, etc.)
so the program will customize questions for you.
Due:
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1. EQ Project due Tuesday and Wednesday. DO NOT BE LATE. PLEASE COME PREPARED! It is very important to look over the rubric below as you prepare the final part of your project!
2. Roots 3 Quiz: New Date is Thursday/Friday, November 17/18.
Due:
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1. EQ Projects due Tues/Wed! I can't wait to see your projects! Be ready!
2. Roots 3 Quiz Thursday/Friday.
3. "Dancing with G-d": 5 annotations per page and definitions for all 26 underlined words.....due Thursday/Friday.
4. Please bring your INDIE book to class every day.
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1. Venn Diagram of Anne and Sonia (comparing and contrasting setting, tone, conflict and characterization) is due on Thursday for ALL students. If you are in Period 1 or Period 2, please drop off your homework in my classroom before the end of the day.
Use quotations from both readings as evidence of your comparisons/contrasts.
You may also use the template and share it with me as an alternative. See the link below.
2. EQ Projects due next Tuesday/Wednesday.
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1. Roots 3 Video Sheet Due
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1. Roots 3 Video Sheet due Tues/Wed.
2. Bring INDIE book for check-off Tues/Wed.
3. EQ Projects due November 15/16 (next Tues/Wed).
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1. I Promised I Would Tell (Sonia Weitz) Segments 2 (this one does not have a label) and Segment 3:
Read the two pages and follow the directions at the bottom of each of the
readings. You will need to write your answers on a separate sheet with
an MLA heading and title ("Sonia Weitz Segments 2 and 3").
The question at the bottom of each page should be answered in a paragraph.
Due:
Assignment
1. Read to the end of Anne Frank (including Afterword)
2. Read "What Happened After Anne Died..." on my webpage.
3. EQ Individual notes due Thursday/Friday. (2-3 completely filled pages, a Workes Cited Page, and at least 3 credible sources.) Print and bring this to class to work in your group.
Due:
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1. Hard copy of EQ research notes due. See previous posting for details.
2. Read purple Sonia Weitz poem and write 5 annotations in the right column. Watch the first 2 minutes of the Sonia Weitz video (on my site) and answer the question at the bottom of the page (on the page).
3. Roots 2 Retake is Friday at lunch in my room, R8. Make sure you complete the pink retake sheet (or print and do it from my site) and bring it to the retake.
4. Read in your INDIE book.
Due:
Assignment
1: Life is Beautiful responses (all questions answered on a single document and turned in on Monday, December 5.)
2. Roots 3 Retake Thursday at lunch in my room.
3. Bring your INDIE book and Post-it Notes daily.
4. Bring a hard copy of your best work for the wall (3 points; due Tues/Wed)
5. If you have not finished your diagnostic test for No Red Ink, please finish it at home tonight.
Due:
Assignment
1. Use the EQ Research Notes Template (sent to you in your email) to take your research notes on your research topic. Remember to use the two-column structure, and have at least 2 pages and at least 3 sources. IF YOUR SOURCES ARE UNRELIABLE, YOUR PRESENTATION WILL BE WEAK AND UNBELIEVABLE. CHECK YOUR SOURCES BEFORE YOU COMPLETE YOUR RESEARCH.
*See the link here to review the rules for whether a source is reliable for
research.:
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1. Roots 2 Quiz
2. Read Anne Frank to p. 253
3. EQ projects presented to class November 15/16.
Due:
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1. Anne Frank: Read to p. 183 and complet the Conflict Chart. Due Thursday/Friday.
2. Roots 2 Quiz Monday.
3. All Pearl Essay Rewrites due by end of day Wednesday.
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1. Roots 2 Quiz October 31.
2. Anne Frank reading to p. 133 due Tues/Wed
3. Conflict Chart due Thurs/Fri
4. Pearl Essay Rewrite due Tues/Wed (See below)
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1. Quiz on Anne Frank reading to p. 95. (see online reading instead of packet).
2. Slide Show paragraph (NOT for chief editors)
3. Conflict Chart due NEXT Thursday/Friday
Due:
Assignment
1. EQ Project: Choose a group and question and sign up by the end of the period
on Thursday/Friday.
2. Anne Frank Reading: NOTE: The green packet is missing some pages! I am sorry! See the online version below to get the pages you need, and disregard the packet. Since there is an error in the packet, we will continue to read to p. 95 and have a quiz on Monday on p. 16-95 (instead of the quiz Thursday and Friday on 16-64) as posted on the online reading. We will not have a printout of these pages, and everyone will have what they need to do their best job. Read through p. 64.
TO REHASH: NO QUIZ THURSDAY/FRIDAY
NEW QUIZ ON P. 16-95 on online version
3. Roots 2 Sheet (use the video on my website) due Thursday/Friday.
4. Conflict Sheet for Anne Frank excerpts: Write 2 entries in each category as we read. Due Oct. 27/28.
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1. Final Draft of Pearl Essay Due Tuesday/Wednesday:
Top: Final draft, signed by proofreader (parent or chief editor), with highlighted
areas to show all corrections made
Middle: Planning Sheet (checked boxes with reverse side filled out)
Bottom: Original/Rough draft (see "revision history" in the file drop-down menu)
Reminders:
•12 point font Times New Roman
•Color-coded (red for evidence; green for reasoning)
•double-spaced
•thesis in black and underlined
•italicize The Pearl
•no longer than 1 1/2 pages
•MLA heading and citations
•present tense
2. Roots 2 Video Sheet due Thursday/Friday
3. PLEASE BRING IN YOUR PEARL BOOKS FOR TURN-IN.
Due:
Assignment
1. See the UPDATED Checklist below for details about what is due Thursday/Friday, Monday and Tuesday/Wednesday.
2. Due Thursday/Friday by the end of class: Anne Characterization with quotes
(link for body outline: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qS5gc4F1ZMRPz5DtXCZhL99ZY81gCRe8HJMSAjvcu6M
2. Due Monday: Annex Exploration
3. Due Tuesday/Wednesday:
Final Draft of Pearl Essay (no longer than 1 1/2 pages) PRINT YOUR FINAL DRAFT AND STAPLE IT ON TOP OF YOUR ORIGINAL DRAFT AND LEARNING PLAN. Make sure to highlight all corrections you made on your final draft.
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1. Post your slide by the end of today (Monday) on your class slide presentation.
2. Read the Foreward to The Diary of Anne Frank and write five well-developed sentences on what you learned about the background/causes of World War II and the Holocaust.
3. Roots 1 Retakes: If you scored 9 or below, you make retake the quiz and earn up to 10. The test is given tomorrow and Wednesday at TNT. You must do the Directions on Roots Retakes Sheet posted on my website. Print and fill this out. Bring it to the test when you retake it.
Due:
Assignment
1. Roots Quiz on Monday (see previous posting for definitions and synonyms.)
2. Slide Report (both slides are due Monday): Each person needs:
a) two slides with your name and topic on the first slide
b) 2 paragraphs of information about the topic and why it is important
c) 1-3 images of your topic
d) a reflective sentence at the bottom of your second slide
e) an MLA Works Cited at the VERY bottom of your second slide
Due:
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1. Root quiz on Monday. ALL DEFINITIONS AND TWO VOCABULARY WORDS MUST BE MEMORIZED.
dismissive:
feeling or showing that something is unworthy of consider-
ation (synonyms=contemptuous; disdainful; scornful; snide;
disparaging; negative)
subversive:
seeking or intended to overthrow or destroy an established institution (like a government or social group); seeking to undermine an established system (synonyms=disruptive; troublemaking;inflammatory; scornful; mutinous; rebellious)
2. Read your INDIE book for 30 minutes.
3. Turn in your Pearl novel by October 14. Keep it until then if needed for essay revisions.
4. Look over the research topics (see the list attached below) for our library work on Thursday and Friday. Come prepared with several options as you will randomly get your order for signing up.
Due:
Assignment
1. Roots 1 Video Sheet due Tues/Wed.
2. EQ Essay Outline on The Pearl due Tues/Wed. BRING YOUR BOOK.
3. Bring your INDIE book to class on Tues/Wed.
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1. Reading Journal due. See the rubric below and be ready to turn it in complete on Thursday/Friday.
***Please highlight your explanatory sentences that you just added to each quote so that they can be easily identified. Also, remember to place the title of theme at the top of the column on each new page.
2. Practice Technicolor Thesis and Outline due for practice essay question.
3. Roots Video sheet due Tuesday/Wednesday.
4. Technicolor Thesis and Outline for ESSENTIAL QUESTION in-class essay due
Tuesday/Wednesday (to use to write your essay). This is the purple sheet, but
you may use the template and bring a hard copy to class. (see below)
5. Period 1: I am post-poning the Writing Journal prompt about "advice to your former self."
Due:
Assignment
1. Finish reading The Pearl. Bring your novel to class all week.
2. Choose ONE question from the Technicolor planning sheet to work on for your practice outline. (We will work on the outline in class.)
3. Finalize your Reading Journal for turn-in on Thursday/Friday. This will be graded on you THINKING, WRITING AND ORGANIZATION/NEATNESS. Not turning your Reading Journal on time will result in a lowering of your grade by 10% each day it is late.
4. THEME TRACKER DUE TUES/WED. Remember to add a clarifying sentence to EACH quotation to explain how the quote you chose supports the identified theme.
Here is an example:
THEME: Money, Possessions, and Greed
QUOTE: p. 7 "The doctor never came to the cluster of brush houses. Why
should he, when he had more than he could do to take care of
the rich people who lived in the stone and plaster houses of the
town."
EXPLANATION: This shows that the doctor favors patients who can afford
to pay for treatment, and Kino cannot afford it.
5. Roots sheet is due October 4/5.
Due:
Assignment
1. Theme Tracker due Tues/Wed., 9/27 and 9/28
2. Bloom's Study Aide due Monday, 9/26.
3. Reading Journal turned in 9/29/9/30.
4. Read The Pearl through page 79.
Due:
Assignment
1. Read The Pearl to p. 79 for Monday.
2. Study Aide due Monday.
3. Theme Tracker due Tues/Wed.
4. Reading Journal due Thurs/Fri.
Due:
Assignment
1. Make a Bloom's Study Aide (1-2 pages) that shows each level by name and number, defines the level and gives several examples for each one. Use the PowerPoint presentation on my website for information on Bloom's ("Bloom's for Annoting with Post-its").
2. Annote the poem "Greed": your annotations should apply Bloom's levels of thinking and you should have an annotation for each line (16)...even it if is just an inference or a synonym for some lines.
REMINDERS:
1. Theme Tracker due Monday.
2. Bring your INDIE book and The Pearl every day.
3. Your Roots 1 (use Roots 1 Video on my website) sheet is due Monday, 9/26.
4. If you scored 7 or below on the Pearl Quiz Chapter 4, you may "retake" the quiz by writing a summary of Chapter 4 and earn up to 8/10.
Due:
Assignment
1. Pearl Vocabulary for Chapters 1-3 due Tues/Wed.
2. Remind that if you need to edit/revise any of your work in your Reading Journal, it will be due the week after next. Please redo any assignments that do not meet the standard as you have time, so that you are not overwhelmed with "fix-its" at the last minute.
3. Theme Tracker is due September 26.
Due:
Assignment
1. Read The Pearl Chapter 4 and be ready for a quiz on Monday (10 multiple choice questions.)
2. Venn Diagram comparing your article on winning the lottery to Kino's finding the pearl. See assignment on Google Classroom for this, and remember to label each circle. There should be at least 5 points in each section, and your final needs to be printed and pasted into your Reading Journal.
3. Quiz on Proofreading Marks on Monday. Review the exercises we have done in class.
Upcoming:
1. Pearl Chapters 1-3 vocabulary (on Google Classroom) due Tuesday/Wednesday. Print your final copy and paste it into your Reading Journal.
2. Theme Tracker due September 26. Keep adding to your Theme Tracker as you read, and print and paste the final draft into your Reading Journal.
Due:
Assignment
1. Continue your work on your THEME TRACKER, which will be due and mounted in your Reading Journal at the end of our Pearl study. Remember to use columns and headings, quotations and explanations to show your understanding of the themes of this book. SEE THE THEME TRACKER TEMPLATE ON GOOGLE CLASSROOM if you do not want to make your own. It is editable. Print your theme tracker and mount it in your Reading Journal at the end of the book.
2. Chapter 3 Questions: Read Chapter 3 in The Pearl and answer your Discussion Questions on the Google Doc attached here. Print it out at home and paste it into your Reading Journal.
Due:
Assignment
1. Read The Pearl:
a. Read Chapters 1 and 2. Take notes in your Reading Journal.
b. Quiz on Chapters 1 and 2 The Pearl. You may use your notes on the quiz.
c. In your Reading Journal, write 3 questions/comments on The Pearl,
Chapters 1 and 2.
2. Theme Tracker (DUE AT THE END OF THE BOOK) : Make your own document and describe (with page numbers and quotations) the six themes of The Pearl. Each category should show 3- Trim and paste your Theme Tracker (six categories) into a 2-page spread of your Reading Journal. (See attachment below for Unit Overview. This has the themes and vocabulary.)
Due:
Assignment
1. Remember to bring The Pearl and your reading journal to class every day. Please DO NOT read ahead.
2. Enjoy your weekend! You are amazing students!
Due:
Assignment
1. The Pearl:
a. Pre-reading vocabulary: Write definitions for all words in complete sentences and paste into your Reading Journal.
b. Finish your group presentation on Slides or Docs. Make sure you cover key points and have a visual, and that you answer all of the questions in your presentation. Put your groups' names and period on the first slide/doc.
2. No Excuses Spelling Test
Study and make sure to bring your old test and any worksheets to attach to the test.
MAKE SURE TO BRING YOUR PEARL NOVEL TO CLASS EVERY DAY. WE WILL BE READING IT TOGETHER IN CLASS ON FRIDAY.
Due:
Assignment
1. Watch the video on my website about Pearl Diving in the Sea of Cortez.
2. In your READING JOURNAL, enter today's date. List at least ten facts you have learned about pearl diving, the Sea of Cortez, etc.. Then, also in your journal, write a paragraph about some aspect of the content of this video. Make sure to have a topic sentences and supportive evidence from your notes.
3. Bring The Pearl and your reading journal to class each day.
4. No Excuses Test next Thursday and Friday.
Due:
Assignment
1. Freewrite in your Writing Journal for at least 15 minutes. Date your entry.
2. Read in your INDIE novel for 20 minutes each night.
Due:
Assignment
1. Bring The Pearl to class in a plastic bag.
2. No Excuses Spelling Test is next Thursday and Friday (September 8,9).
Due:
Assignment
1. No Excuses test September 8,9
2. Remember to bring your independent reading book (INDIE) to school every day.
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Assignment
"Where I'm From" poem due Monday (see attachments for details).
Due:
Assignment
"Where I'm From" poem due. See yesterday's and today's attachments.
Due:
Assignment
1. Complete your yellow "Where I'm From" packet.
--Front page: annotate the poem; 3 details per stanza
--Directions page: read this
--Graphic organizer: answer the questions in each box; use bullet points
--Template: this is a guide if you would like; do not turn in the yellow page, but
write your poem on a separate paper
--Student Sample poem: Use this as inspiration for your own poem
--Peer Edit page: we will use this in class on Friday
2. Write your rough draft of your "Where I'm From" poem on a separate of paper with an MLA heading. Use stanzas to organize each section and remember to follow the descriptive detail example of the poems shared in class and in the packet. Double space and write your whole poem on ONE side of the page
3. If you have not had your supplies checked off or turned in your signed syllabus or "Where I'm From" list, make sure to turn those in on Thursday/Friday.
Due:
Assignment
1. Complete your yellow "Where I'm From" packet.
--Front page: annotate the poem; 3 details per stanza
--Directions page: read this
--Graphic organizer: answer the questions in each box; use bullet points
--Template: this is a guide if you would like; do not turn in the yellow page, but
write your poem on a separate paper
--Student Sample poem: Use this as inspiration for your own poem
--Peer Edit page: we will use this in class on Friday
2. Write your rough draft of your "Where I'm From" poem on a separate of paper with an MLA heading. Use stanzas to organize each section and remember to follow the descriptive detail example of the poems shared in class and in the packet. Double space and write your whole poem on ONE side of the page
3. If you have not had your supplies checked off or turned in your signed syllabus or "Where I'm From" list, make sure to turn those in on Thursday/Friday.
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Assignment
Write a list of the unique things that make you YOU! Consider the following and write at least 8 items for your list. Add specific sensory details as you recall them:
•songs that you grew up with
•places your family traveled or homes/places that were special or disturbing or meaningful in some way to you
•traditions you have kept (holidays, birthdays, seasonal, etc.)
•secrets you kept
•foods you always ate/hated/loved
•sayings you were raised with/things your parents have always repeated to you
•childhood friends who helped shape you
•games you used to play with your friends
•things you grew to fear or look forward to
•smells around your home
•dreams you have had
•activities you did each season
•beliefs you have held
...and whatever else comes to mind!
Enjoy the chance to appreciate what has made you who you are today!
Due:
Assignment
1. Syllabus Signature page and Supplies List due on Monday.