English 8 Homework Page Assignments

• Read Article C (passed out in class) and answer the three (3) question/prompts. Link to article C: http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bhmjustice4.html
• Read either Article A or B and answer the one prompt.

• All previous parts revised PLUS add your counter-argument (in purple). Counter argument should be 4-5 sentences. Please use the handout on the argument essay to structure the sentences.
• Be sure to print out your essay and bring to class.

1. ADD blue argument #2
2. ADD red evidence (for argument 2)
3. ADD green commentary (for argument 2)

Compare/Contrast Written Analysis due Tuesday/Wednesday, 11/12 & 11/13: Be sure you have one to two well-written paragraphs analyzing the differences and similarities of the play and film. See the back of the graphic organizer for help organizing your paragraph. This document is also attached below.

• Character Analysis Chart due Th/F of this week. Be sure you have completed ALL parts including: (1) how the character of Anne changes from the beginning of the play to the end, (2) two S/T/E/A analyses for each (all 8) characters. This means you need to have a minimum of 4 sentences in each of the S/T/E/A boxes because each S/T/E/A analysis should include: one sentence introducing the evidence of how the character speaks, thinks, acts, or has an effect on others, and a second sentence explaining what the significance of the evidence is. You should do this two sentence analysis twice per character.

ROOTS TEST FINAL (lists 1-3) is Tuesday/Wednesday!

Compare the film to the play graphic organizer due T/W of this week. Be sure you have written complete sentences that show critical thinking. Avoid dead words: do not write "it was good," or "it is okay." In column 5, be sure you explain what the director or playwright's choice helps the audience UNDERSTAND.

• Study for your Roots Final (Lists #1-3)!!! Test is on Tuesday/Wednesday
• Work on the compare/contrast graphic organizer for the Anne Frank Film vs. the play (see the document below for a digital version)

• Complete critical thinking questions #8, 9, 10, and 11 for the "Malala the Powerful" article (PART B).
  
• Submit your answers to the Google Form: https://docs.google.com/a/lgusd.k12.ca.us/forms/d/1YruFOPUo7o_fzVJZioAqp8zo94alstBP50td8RJdv10/viewform
• Answers must be submitted by the beginning of class on the day your assignment is due (Thursday or Friday). If you encounter a message telling you that you cannot access the form, then the form has been closed because the assignment is already due. This error message means your assignment must be printed out and submitted as a hard copy for late credit. 
• BE SURE YOUR ANSWERS SHOW CRITICAL THINKING!!!!
  

• Debate: Are human beings good at heart? Continue to work on your graphic organizer for your debate. ALL STUDENTS must have their graphic organizer completed to participate.
  
• Complete a minimum of 3 arguments for your side (proposition OR opposition)
• Add text-based evidence to each of your arguments. You should have a minimum of 2 pieces of evidence to support each argument. CITE the evidence using quotation marks. This means you will have to use the actual text. YOU CANNOT COMPLETE THE EVIDENCE PORTION OF THE CHART BASED ON YOUR MEMORY ALONE. 
• Below is a list of some of the texts we read in class (each student should also have a copy of these in her binder). Use the texts below along with The Diary of Anne Frank from your textbook.
  
• Be sure to write a refutation to your argument (what the other side will say) AND a response to the other side's refutation (in support of your own argument). 

• Your ISISS is due T/W; be sure you have used the ISISS help packet to be sure you do all parts correctly. There are four versions of the ISISS chart under "Indie Reading Resources"'; please use the one that works best for your computer
  
• Read "Malala the Powerful" and complete the PART A questions (#1-7; you do not have to write in complete sentences). Be sure you have read the article and are ready to discuss in class on Tuesday/Wednesday
  

• Study for your Roots Test #3!
  
• End of Anne Frank reflection due Monday (two paragraphs in total; 8-12 sentences each). Use your ISISS hep packet to help you with the second paragraph about theme. Be sure you write a thoughtful, thorough analysis. Pay attention to your grammar, sentence structure, and use of transitions. This will be one of your final scores for quarter one. 
• Your ISISS is due Tuesday/Wednesday!
  

• Read play of Anne Frank Act II: Scene 3 (all); there will be a reading quiz on Th/F to assess whether you read.
  
• Work on your I.S.I.S.S.! It is due in less than a week! See the guide under "Indie Reading Resources" ; download the "form" on the same page in order to complete the actual page w/ columns
  

• Mini-Research project is due T/W! Be sure you bring:
  
• Printed Works Cited page (one per group)
• A rubric for EACH person in your group
  
• Study grammar concepts for Grammar Test #2 tomorrow
• Compound/Complex sentences and writing sentences with introductory phrases
• Comma usage (especially w/ appositives: see comma rules packet)
  

• Study for Spelling Test #3 Monday
• Read the Comma Rules Packet and complete the "Appositives Part Deux" worksheet inside (will correct in class Monday prior to Grammar Test #2 on T/W)
• Complete the character analysis chart for "The Diary of Anne Frank" according to the new and additional parts assigned in class 
• Don't forget! Your research project is due on T/W of next week! See the links to Prezi tutorials under the green sidebar "Research and Inquiry Resources"
  

1. Grammar Worksheet #4 on Compound and Complex Sentences is due Th/F
2. Finish all parts of the Conformity/Groupthink Handout (all questions on back). See the document below and also under "Unit 1 Resources"
3. Continue working on your mini-research project; Projects are due next Tuesday/Wednesday, Oct. 15 & 16

• Today we read Scene 4 and part of Scene 5. Using your text to help you, complete the two reading analysis questions on the Google form "Scene 5 Reading Questions." Here is the link to the form: https://docs.google.com/a/lgusd.k12.ca.us/forms/d/1zK-i_MXPBgnoI5aXgvGe7-qBchJHKpHo63A_lLBRvzw/viewform

Remember, once you begin typing in the Google form, you cannot save your work. It is advisable to write your answers to the questions in a separate document and then copy and paste them into the Google form. Be sure to press submit once you have finished your responses.

• Be sure you have posted your response to the "good or bad at heart" question on your period's wiki. Be sure you click on the correct period and QUESTION #4 (because essential question #4 is the one that is about being good or bad at heart).
  

• Read Anne Frank ALL of scene 3 (stop at p. 730); there will be a reading quiz on Th/F
  
• Finish all parts of the Anne Frank Annex Exploration: parts A, B, C (see the Unit 1 Resources link in the green sidebar on the home page). Part C must be completed on the class wiki. Be sure you navigate to the correct period and question number on the correct wiki page.
  
• Complete more of the character analysis chart in your Anne Frank packet (yellow). Add Mr. and Mrs. Van Daan (including age/background, looks, and an STEA analysis). Add a STEA analysis for both Anne and Mrs. Frank. Remember, each STEA analysis must be two sentences: (1) paraphrase/cite the evidence from the text, (2) make an inference.
  

• Self-Correct your Complex Sentence Review WKST (handed back to you in class today) using the answer key below. Use this along with the Subordinating Conjunctions Handout to help prepare for the GRAMMAR QUIZ (Tuesday/Wednesday). Score out of 13 points using a purple pen.
  
• Study for your GRAMMAR QUIZ (Tuesday/Wednesday)!

• Complete the Complex Sentence Review worksheet in preparation for your grammar quiz on T/W, 10/1 and 10/2. The worksheet was handed out in class and a PDF copy may be viewed below.  You may hand write your answers on binder paper if you cannot successfully print the image.

• Complete the assigned portions of the Character Analysis Chart in your Anne Frank packet (p. 7).
  

• Study for your Roots Test #2! See the list under the "Indie Reading Resources" tab on the home page.
  

• The final draft of your group's technicolor paragraph on "The Lottery" short story is due Thursday/Friday. Be sure it is printed in color. Paragraphs not submitted at the beginning of class will be considered late.
  
• Create a drawing of the annex (stage version): Using the text on page 701 of the story, visualize the stage space depicted by the narrator and recreate it by hand on paper. Be sure to include all the details mentioned and pay attention to spacing. You may draw this on a separate piece of paper or do it on the first page of your Anne Frank packet.
  

• Be sure to read your indie book! You should be on your second book by now.
• Complete side 2 of the grammar worksheet; be sure to follow each step.
  
• Study for Spelling Test #2 (the list is available under "Roots and Spelling Resources" tab (green). Test is on Monday!
  

Read the article "Fighting Hitler" and answer the questions at the end. Be sure to address ALL parts of each question. Be prepared to discuss your answers in class.

Complete sample one (side one) of the grammar worksheet. Be sure to follow each direction on the list. Use formal, scholarly writing technique!

Roots Test on List 1 is Monday! Be sure to study with your flashcards.

We have finished reading "The Lottery." Please complete the focus questions and the discussion questions on the last page of your yellow packet. In order to participate in discussion, you must have this last page complete (both sides).

Read your indie book for at least 30 minutes tonight!

• Spelling Test #1 is Monday! Be sure you study your No Excuses words.
  
• Read your indie book (remember--you need to read two books this quarter!)
  

• No Excuses packet, pp. 5-6 (to be corrected Th/F)
• Finish the ISISS (It Says, I Say, So..) practice: complete six sentences for each of columns 2 and 3. Use your sample from the orange "Bloom's Packet" to help you. Be sure to thoughtfully answer your chosen Bloom's question. Think critically!
  
• Read your indie novel.
  

Complete pages 3 & 4 of the "No Excuses" practice packet (pink in color).

Please begin gathering the required supplies. Your supplies, signed syllabus, and signed reading newsletter are due Monday. The supply list is located on the first page of the syllabus.

"Where I'm From" Poem
Write a one-page poem about yourself and what places and things "you are from." See the sample and graphic organizer below to help you. Yours must be a complete page in size 11 or 12 font. You can make it rhyme if you wish. Get creative and allow your experiences and identity show through in the writing.

Create a book spine for your favorite book. Copy the words and illustrations from the spine onto the paper spine handed out in class (or your own paper if you see fit). You can copy the original spine exactly, or create your own spine (as long as it contains the same information). Spines will be displayed all year long in class so make them beautiful!