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Homework due Wednesday the 27th

NOTE: If you have already find 3 credible sources and completed your research notes, skip down to assignments 3 and 4.
 
Assignment 1 of 4
If you haven't already, find THREE sources (e.g., two in support of your argument, one against it) you will use for your research paper. 

If you are using online sources, please bookmark the link and have it ready to show on your iPad OR print out hardcopies anytime next week.

If you are using any print sources (or in-person interviews), bring hardcopies of those sources and/or the names of the people you're thinking of interviewing (and reasons why, time/date of interview).


Assignment 2 of 4
Complete a set of Research Notes for your paper.  Instructions are at the bottom of the first page of the assignment handout you were given in class (i.e., your outline).  Essentially, separate your research by source (the title of the source and/or an abbreviation of the URL link) and make sure your notes fill up at least 1.5 pages.  
 
Some Reminders
**Single-space your notes if typing them up
**More is better in terms of sources ... consider finding a fourth
**Make sure you're not just repeating info with your sources (the info from source 1 should be different from source 2 ... otherwise, you'll end up with very little research to use).
 
 
Assignment 3 of 4
In the space provided on your outline, write a one-sentence thesis statement/argument.  It should answer your paper's research question and present what you want the reader to think after reading your paper.  
 
 
Assignment 4 of 4
 
If you haven't received approval for your second IRP book, make sure you do so by Friday the 29th. If you have questions about whether your book will be approved or not, please stop by for a quick conversation.

Please make sure you have the book's lexile level ready to show me when coming for approval. If the book's lexile level cannot be found, make sure to bring the book in.

Homework due Monday the 25th/Tuesday the 26th

***If your research question was approved and you have found at least three credible sources, skip down to assignments 3 and 4.
 
Assignment 1 of 4
Revise your research question based on class Monday/Tuesday if it still needed work after Thursday/Friday's class. 

NOTE: After Thursday and Friday's class, you are NOT allowed to change your topic or your question.


Assignment 2 of 4
If you haven't already, find THREE sources (e.g., two in support of your argument, one against it) you will use for your research paper. 

If you are using online sources, please bookmark the link and have it ready to show on your iPad OR print out hardcopies anytime next week.

If you are using any print sources (or in-person interviews), bring hardcopies of those sources and/or the names of the people you're thinking of interviewing (and reasons why, time/date of interview).


Assignment 3 of 4
Complete a set of Research Notes for your paper.  Instructions are at the bottom of the first page of the assignment handout you were given in class (i.e., your outline).  Essentially, separate your research by source (the title of the source and/or an abbreviation of the URL link) and make sure your notes fill up at least 1.5 pages.  
 
Be ready to show your notes Monday/Tuesday (in typed/handwritten hardcopies or as a Google Doc on your iPad).


Assignment 4 of 4
If you haven't received approval for your second IRP book, make sure you do so by Friday the 29th. If you have questions about whether your book will be approved or not, please stop by for a quick conversation.

Please make sure you have the book's lexile level ready to show me when coming for approval. If the book's lexile level cannot be found, make sure to bring the book in.

Homework due Thursday the 21st/Friday the 22nd

Assignment 1 of 4
Revise your research question based on class Monday/Tuesday. Be prepared to present this during the next class and stay for tutoring after school Thursday should it not be ready at the end of the period Thursday/Friday.

Remember, a strong research question will be specific (it should have a focus), direct and open-ended (try phrasing your question so it begins with "How" or "Why").


Assignment 2 of 4
Find THREE sources (two in support of your argument, one against it) you are thinking of using for your research paper. We will be evaluating their credibility in class Thursday/Friday.

If you are using online sources, please bookmark the link and have it ready to show on your iPad OR print out hardcopies.

If you are using any print sources (or in-person interviews), bring hardcopies of those sources and/or the names of the people you're thinking of interviewing (and reasons why).

NOTE: If you are reasonably sure of the credibility of your sources already, it never hurts to get ahead … start your research notes using the instructions provided on the outline handout.


Assignment 3 of 4
If you haven't finished all five steps in Achieve 3000 for "Coral Reefs Need Care" please make sure you do so before Thursday the 20th.


Assignment 4 of 4
If you haven't received approval for your second IRP book, make sure you do so by Friday the 29th. If you have questions about whether your book will be approved or not, please stop by for a quick conversation.

Please make sure you have the book's lexile level ready to show me when coming for approval. If the book's lexile level cannot be found, make sure to bring the book in.

Homework due Monday the 14th

  1. Use the index card(s) provided in class (odd periods, stop by Friday the 11th) to record any quotes, vocabulary definitions or plot details you think you may need to answer the questions your period was given for the final.
    • Be warned that I will take away your index card if it has inappropriate material/does not follow guidelines (do not write out your entire CEL paragraph; do not come with an index card in a size/style that I did not give you).
    • You will only be able to use it on the written portion of your final.
    • If you fail to bring your index card on the day of the final, or violate any guidelines for using one, you will not be issued a new one or allowed to make a new one before the final.
  2. Bring your OMAM book ... you will be able to use it on your Final SCR #1 in class if you bring it, and on your character pages/symbol charts if you finish the assignment on Monday early.
  3. Finish the Achieve 3000 lesson for "Moms to March" and "A Second Chance for Pets" if you have not already done so (NOTE: it is now worth late credit only).  Inform me when it is done.
  4. Submit IRP materials to Turnitin.com (everything except assignment #4 and #10) if you haven't already done so or those 0.5s in Pinnacle will become 0s next week.  Inform me when it is done.
  5. Finish answering the study guide questions for Section 4. 

Homework due the first day back from Winter Break (1/1316 OR 1/14/16)

  1. Study for your second Word Roots Quiz on either Wednesday or Thursday.  Know all 19 word roots from the list (audi ~ viv, vita, vivi)
    • The list of word roots, prefixes and suffixes is attached as a file to the class website (look for the file posted 10/14/14).
    • Spelling counts for both word roots and examples on this one.
    • If there are multiple roots, you need to provide at least 2 (ex. the root for "feeling, suffering" is "path-/-path/-pathy" ... you need to put "path" AND "pathy" as your answer for full credit).
    • If there are multiple meanings for a root, you need to provide at least 2  (ex. for the root "dict" you would need to put both "say" AND "speak" for full credit)
  2. Complete TWO Achieve 3000 articles of your choosing before 11:59 p.m. Tuesday night (1/12).
    • Use the graphic organizer you were given in Seminar (or English, if you do not have Ms. Ng).  If you lose it, a copy will be posted online by Ms. Ng.
    • Make sure to do ALL FIVE steps for BOTH articles.
  3. Find a book to read for your second semester IRP over winter break.  Make sure to get it approved by me via email over break.
    • The guidelines for your first semester IRP book still apply: no lower than 100 points below your current lexile level, no anthologies or series works, no works with media tie-ins (books made into films, novelizations of video games, etc.), 200 pages minimum (no short stories, poems, graphic novels, etc.).
    • Guidelines are attached to the website (look for the file dated 3/20/15).  A list of possible AP texts to choose from are attached to the website (look for the link posted 3/6/15).
  4. Fill out the IRP Approval Worksheet for your second semester IRP book once it is approved.  You will need to select your book and get it approved no later than Friday January 29th.
    • If you lose your copy, look for the file "IRP Approval Worksheet" posted 12/16/15.

Homework due the day of your final

  1. Use the index card(s) provided in class to record any quotes, vocabulary definitions or plot details you think you may need to answer the questions your period was given for the final.  Write your name on the card and be ready to turn it in as you walk into class.
    • Be warned that I will take away your index card if it has inappropriate material/does not follow guidelines (do not write out your entire CEL paragraph; do not come with an index card in a size/style that I did not give you).
    • You will only be able to use it on the written portion of your final.
    • If you fail to bring your index card on the day of the final, or violate any guidelines for using one, you will not be issued a new one or allowed to make a new one before the final.
    • If you've lost your index card, see me.  I can give you a replacement as long as you ask BEFORE the day of your final.
  2. Finish your character pages and symbol charts!
    • These are separate assignments.  Staple them separately.
    • Handwrite them, or type them.  Just make sure you bring them on the day of your final.  If typed, they obviously need to be printed out before class.
    • Format for the character page: character name, symbol, explanation of symbol's connection to character, 3 adjectives describing the character, quotes from the text (in quotation marks, properly cited by page number)
    • Format for the symbol chart (3 columns): for each of the 10 symbols, please (a) identify the symbol, (b) give it's meaning, (c) provide a quote where the symbol and its meaning are clear (in quotation marks, properly cited by page number)
    • You should have 8 character pages (46 quotes total) and 10 symbols in your symbol chart.
  3. Bring your OMAM book if you would like to use it to study before the final.  If you like, you may bring an SSR book to read after you finish your final.
  4. Finish the Achieve 3000 lessons for "Moms to March" and "A Second Chance for Pets" if you have not already done so.  Inform me when you finish "Moms to March" if you still have a 0 for it in Pinnacle.
  5. Submit IRP materials to Turnitin.com (everything except assignment #4 and #10) if you haven't already done so or those 0s in Pinnacle will become a permanent part of your first semester grade.  Inform me when it is done.

Homework due Thursday the 10th/Friday the 11th

  1. Bring your OMAM book ... you will be able to use it on your Final SCR #1 in class if you bring it.
  2. Finish the Achieve 3000 lesson for "Moms to March" if you have not already done so (NOTE: it is now worth late credit only).  Inform me when it is done.
  3. Submit IRP materials to Turnitin.com (everything except assignment #4 and #10) if you haven't already done so or those 0.5s in Pinnacle will become 0s next week.  Inform me when it is done.
  4. Finish answering the study guide questions for Section 4.
  5. Study for your Section 4 retakes.  Tomorrow (Thursday the 10th) is the last day to do retakes for either Section 4's quiz OR Section 1 & 2's quiz.

Homework assigned Monday/Tuesday 127~12/8

NOTE: The following assignments are due on Wednesday the 7th
  1. Bring OMAM to class Wednesday
  2. Finish Achieve 3000 Lesson #4 ("Moms to March"): do up to the thought question
  3. Study for your Section 4 Quiz retakes this week (Tuesday the 8th or Thursday the 10th ONLY)
  4. Due Thursday/Friday: Finish answering the study guide questions for Section 4
  5. Due the day of your final: character pages (8 pages, 46 quotes total) and symbol charts (10 symbols with interpretations and quotes to back each up)
  6. Study for your finals!!!

Section 4 Study Guide Questions

  1. Where does Crooks live on the ranch?

  2. What does Crooks' living situation tells us about his social position on the ranch?
    1. Notice the repetition of "little": little shed, little room, little bench
    2. Notice the line: "Crooks had his apple box over his bunk, and in it a range of medicine bottles, both for himself and for the horses" (66)
    3. Notice the line: "He had accumulated more possessions than he could carry on his back" (67)

 

 

  1. What phrase does Lennie repeat on page 68? How does it link to animal/insect imagery AND a theme of the novella?

  2. Link ALL following occurrences in Section 4 to a SINGLE theme of OMAM:
    1. Lennie talking to Crooks, despite Crooks' aloofness
    2. Lennie forgets not to talk about the plan to buy the 10-acre ranch for $600
    3. Curley's Wife's lines on page 79: "I seen too many of you guys. If you had two bits in the whorl', why you'd be gettin' two shots of corn with it and suckin' the bottom of the glass. I know you guys."

 

 

  1. Why is it important that Crooks tells Lennie he "ain't a southern n****" on page 70, and that his family was the only African-American one in Soledad?

  2. Talking to Lennie makes Crooks bitter and causes him to be cruel … Why is that? What theme does this suggest?

  3. Look at what Crooks says about his childhood on page 73 … how is his childhood similar to the dream George and Lennie share?

  4. According to Crooks, what does every rancher want?

  5. Crooks starts off in Section 4 in a position of power (orders Lennie around) but ends the chapter powerless … who steals his power? How does this person accomplish this?

  6. By rubbing liniment on his back at the end of Section 4, Crooks is symbolically getting rid of _____?

NOTE: The following homework assignments are due on Monday the 7th for odd periods and Tuesday the 8th for even periods.
 
  1. Bring OMAM to our next class.
  2. Annotate Section 6 (pp. 99-107), completing your annotations for the book.  (Period 4: Read the rest of Section 6 on your own).
  3. Complete a summary for Section 6.  
  4. Write a CEL paragraph (title this Final Practice #5) in your notebook responding to the following question: 
    1. What does Candy realize after his dog’s death and how does this affect George’s decision to shoot Lennie? Be sure to connect the lesson that Candy and George learn to the theme(s) of the novella in your response.
      1. Your claim should identify the lesson Candy and George both learn as a result of their companions' deaths.
      2. Set up your quotes: what caused Candy and George to learn this lesson?
      3. Provide quotes that indicate the lesson Candy and George both learned (perhaps one for each) … don't forget to use the proper citation format
      4. In your explanation, prove how your quotes connects the lesson Candy and George both learn to Lennie's death
      5. Don't forget to connect this lesson to a theme of the novella: how is Lennie's death and George's decision to shoot him tied to at least one of the themes?
  5. Please submit one of your CEL paragraphs to turnitin.com for an activity we will do next week.  It does not have to be your best work.
  6. Due on the day of your final: completed symbol charts (10 symbols total), completed character logs (46 total quotes for 8 total characters)
  7. Due no later than Monday the 14th: IRP Poster grades will be going in soon ... if you have not uploaded your IRP materials to turnitin.com yet (all assignments except #4 and #10), you will get a 0 for the poster.