English Homework

Sept 25/28:  SSR (book finished by Oct. 7/8), writing with details practice, "Salvador Late or Early" discussion
               HW:  your description of yourself due next class
                        Vocabulary homework due Thursday (A day)/Friday (B Day)
Sept 29/30:  SSR, Banned Books discussion
               HW:  letter to RRISD regarding your book due next class
                        Vocabulary definitions and sentences due next class
                        Vocabulary QUIZ next class
Oct. 1/2:  Vocabulary Quiz, Holocaust Video
               HW:  Read your SSR book - should be finished by Wed/Thursday next week
Oct 5/6:   SSR, PSAT review, Introduction to personal narrative
               HW:  SSR book finished by next class,  Intro. paragraph to narrative due next class
Oct 7/8:  PSAT review, Intro. paragraph first lines review, SSR Quiz
               HW:  Put introduction paragraph for narrative in Moodle and make at least one helpful comment on another
                         person's entry  (see handouts for moodle instructions)
Oct 9/13:  Library for new SSR book, PSAT Review, finish Holocaust video and turn in questions
               HW:  work on narrative rough draft
Oct 14/15:  work on missing work and narrative rough draft
               HW:  personal narrative rough draft due next class
Oct 16/19:  Peer Edit Rough Draft, Holocaust Term research poster (turned in at the end of class)
               HW:  need SSR book next class, work on personal narrative
Oct 20/21:  SSR (no journal), Suitcase handout, begin Night
               HW:  personal narrative due next class
                          TURN IN:  final typed draft, narrative checklist, peer editing sheet, edited rough draft) 
 
Oct 22/23:  Documentation Guide Questions, Who is Responsible handout
               HW:  finish "Who is responsible" if not finished in class
                        Read 40 pages in SSR by Friday, October 30th (A day) or Monday, November 2nd (B Day)
                        Benchmark TAKS test next class - bring a pencil 
Oct 26/27:  Reading Benchmark
Oct 28/29:  Writing Benchmark
Oct 30/Nov 2:  SSR, continue ch. 1 Night, Introduce research paper
               HW:  Research paper topic due next class
Nov 3/4:  Sign up for research topic, review research databases, finish ch. 1
               HW:  Bring copy of an article from a database.  Remember to highlight/make notes on your copy.
Nov 5/6:  ch. 1 chapter notes, read ch. 2, go to library for research
               HW:  Library Book Search handout due next class