Homework due Wednesday 4/1
NOTE: Bring your Unit 3 reader to every class next week.
Assignment 1 of 6:
Complete the descriptive outline for Ben Sasse's "What to Do with the Kids This Summer? Put 'Em to Work" (pp. 13-6 in your readers).
SAYS: 1-2 sentences summarizing what happens/what is discussed
DOES: 1-2 sentences describing what you see Sasse using to make his points (asking questions, using expert opinions, using personal anecdotes, etc.).
For the "does" section, consider using this sentence frame: Ben Sasse uses ________ to persuade readers.
Assignment 2 of 6:
Answer ALL thirteen reading questions for Ben Sasse's "What to Do with the Kids This Summer? Put 'Em to Work" (pp. 13-6 in your readers).
You may answer them on the actual handout OR on a separate sheet of paper (stapled to the back).
Don't forget to also have Parts 1 and 2 of the graphic organizer completed.
If you missed class on Thursday/Friday, please write the following in Part 1: essays explain ideas to readers vs. arguments persuade readers of ideas
Assignment 3 of 6 (due by 4/19):
Complete late CEL paragraphs for Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet by Thursday, March 19th at the latest. Before turning them in, decide which CEL paragraph you want to be your 25% grade and mark that CEL accordingly. Use the breakdown below to clarify what materials will be collected from you on Wednesday:
If you make the R+J CEL paragraph your 25% grade ...
-Romeo and Juliet final draft (typed, Times New Roman 12-point font, double-spaced)
-Romeo and Juliet rough draft
-Romeo and Juliet peer-editing sheet
-Romeo and Juliet outline
-Hamlet final draft (typed, Times New Roman 12-point font, double-spaced)
If you make the Hamlet CEL paragraph your 25% grade ...
-Hamlet final draft (typed, Times New Roman 12-point font, double-spaced)
-Hamlet rough draft
-Hamlet peer-editing sheet
-Hamlet outline
-Romeo and Juliet final draft (typed, Times New Roman 12-point font, double-spaced)
Assignment 4 of 6 (due by 4/19):
Turn in late performance scripts for your annotations grade and late critiques for your individual performance grade.
If you fail your performance, you may be able to raise your grade by improving your critiques. Otherwise, you can schedule a time to come in after school on Tuesdays or Thursdays to redo it.
If you fail your script grade, you may be able to raise your grade by improving your original asides and attempting better paraphrases for the key sections of dialogue we discussed earlier in class.
Assignment 5 of 6 (ongoing):
Once your IRP book has been approved, you should begin reading it. Plan to finish the book by the end of March. For a book with exactly 200 pages, that means at least 7 pages a night starting March 2nd.
Some Reminders:
We will begin working on assignments for the IRP starting mid-March.
Digital copies of the IRP approval worksheet, IRP book selection guidelines and the AP list are all uploaded to Google Classroom.
A FAQ (frequently asked questions) document with how to get your book approved is also available on Google Classroom.
Assignment 6 of 6 (ongoing):
Complete any late assignments not turned in. Remember, if you failed last semester and want to be eligible for grade replacement, you cannot have ANY missing assignments by the time grades are finalized in June.
Assignments you can still make up:
Career CEL Paragraph
Rough Draft Materials for your Career CEL Paragraph
Hamlet, Act 1 scene 2 paraphrased
Hamlet Act 1 scene 2 Quiz (Periods 1, 5 and 6 only)
Hamlet CEL paragraph (outline/rough draft materials)
Hamlet CEL paragraph (final draft)
Romeo and Juliet CEL paragraph (outline/rough draft materials)
Romeo and Juliet CEL paragraph (final draft)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton Benchmark Practice Packet