English 7
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Update: The Jungle Project due Monday 2/22/10 for 7I & 7S Only
Date:
Thursday, 11 February 2010 - Sunday, 21 February 2010 Due to unforseen events and acts of weather, The Jungle project will be due Monday, February 22nd. This is the Monday we return from vaction. Students will NOT have time to work on the project during class; they must contact their group members over vacation and get the work done on their own time.
Remember, The Jungle Reflection is also due the same day.
Due to a number of students wasting their classtime, 7Q's projects are due at the end of the day on Friday 2/12/10. They will not receive the extension.
Vacation Homework: The Jungle Self-Reflection - Due Monday 2/22/10
Date:
Tuesday, 9 February 2010 - Sunday, 21 February 2010 File Attachments:
Return The Jungle Test Signed
Date:
Friday, 5 February 2010 - Thursday, 11 February 2010 This is the first homework grade for the third marking quarter.
The Jungle Project Due Monday 2/22/10
Date:
Monday, 1 February 2010 - Sunday, 21 February 2010 File Attachments:
Characterization - Jurgis
Date:
Thursday, 21 January 2010 Students worked in groups to describe Jurgis's physical description and character traits throughout the story.
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Study for The Jungle Test
Date:
Tuesday, 19 January 2010 - Wednesday, 27 January 2010 Students should be studying their notes in order to prepare for their on Thursday, January 28. As students read in class, they were required to take notes about characters and major events in the story.
Feature Article #1 (Homeless Man) Due Tues. 1/18
Date:
Thursday, 14 January 2010 - Monday, 18 January 2010 Write a feature article about the homeless man in Jacob Riss's photograph. See attachments for what a feature article is, reporter's guide (pre-writing), and photograph.
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Medium-Stakes Writing #1 Due Thurs. 1/14
Date:
Tuesday, 12 January 2010 - Wednesday, 13 January 2010 Complete Medium-Stakes Writing #1 - Tour of the Slaughterhouse
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All Classes: Found Poem Due Tues. 1/12
Date:
Friday, 8 January 2010 - Monday, 11 January 2010 Create a found poem based on the excerpt from chapter IX (pg. 93-97) of The Jungle. Your poem will contain two stanzas. You must use 20 words from the excerpt to create each stanza for a total of 40 words. You cannot use any words that don't appear in the text.
7Q & & 7S Only: News Article 2nd Draft Due Tues 1/12
Date:
Friday, 8 January 2010 - Monday, 11 January 2010 Choose EITHER News Article #1 OR News Article #2 and revise it using the NY Times article we read in class as your model.
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News Article #2
Date:
Tuesday, 5 January 2010 - Wednesday, 6 January 2010 Write a news article based on an event from The Jungle. Students completed their inverted pyramid graphic organizer in class. Next, they need to write a news article based on that graphic organizer.
Vacation HW - Write News Article
Date:
Tuesday, 22 December 2009 - Sunday, 3 January 2010 Write a news article based on one of Jacob Riis's photographs we analyzed in class. On Monday, January 4th, you need to complete the graphic organizer and the 1st draft of the article. I am asking you to make inferences about what happened in the photograph and write a news article based on those inferences. You are reporting on an event that happened. Type the 1st draft.
- Choose a photograph
- Write a caption
- Complete the Inverted Pyramid Format graphic organizer
- Write the 1st draft of the news article
- Follow the NY Times Guide to Page One (Click the disk in the upper left hand corner and save the pdf to your computer)
You will find everything you need to complete this assignment as attachments.
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Bring in the New York Times for Thursday
Date:
Tuesday, 15 December 2009 - Wednesday, 16 December 2009 Bring in the New York Times. DO NOT bring in an online version.
RAFT - Choose role, audience, format, and topic due tomorrow
Date:
Monday, 7 December 2009 RAFT - Choose role, audience, format, and topic due tomorrow
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The Pearl - Take-Home Test Due Monday 12/7
Date:
Thursday, 3 December 2009 - Sunday, 6 December 2009 The Pearl - Take-Home Test Due Monday 12/7
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LSW: Symbolism - the pearl Questions #9-15
Date:
Wednesday, 2 December 2009 See yesterday's assignment for attachment.
LSW: Symbolism - the pearl Questions 1-8
Date:
Tuesday, 1 December 2009 LSW: Symbolism - the pearl Questions 1-8
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Reading Guide - Chapt. 5 - Due Tues. 12/1
Date:
Wednesday, 25 November 2009 - Monday, 30 November 2009 Complete the reading guide for chapter 5 of The Pearl. This is due on Tuesday 12/1.
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Finish Medium Stakes Writing #3: Oppression Due Wed. 11/25
Date:
Tuesday, 24 November 2009 Finish Medium Stakes Writing #3: Oppression
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Quote Analysis Part II - 7I Only Due Tomorrow
Date:
Thursday, 19 November 2009 Part II of the quote analysis activity is due tomorrow for 7I only.
Quote Harvest - The Pearl: Chapt. 3 - Due Tues. 11/24
Date:
Thursday, 19 November 2009 - Monday, 23 November 2009 Find four quotes from chapter three that relate to the topics from the quote analysis activity in class. It does not matter if you reuse a topic more than once.
The quote analysis activity and the quote harvest are both attached. Please download of you need them.
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Have fun and smile
Date:
Wednesday, 18 November 2009 Students are required to have fun and smile tonight. Everyone worked very hard today in class. As a reward, they don't have any homework.
The Pearl- Read Chapt. 3 & Finish Reading Guide
Date:
Monday, 16 November 2009 - Tuesday, 17 November 2009 Finish reading chapter 3 of The Pearl and complete the reading guide. Both are due on Wednesday.
Attached are the vocabulary words and reading guide for chapter 3.
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Low Stakes Writing - Chapter 3
Date:
Friday, 13 November 2009 - Sunday, 15 November 2009 Low Stakes Writing - chapter 3. You do not have to read chapter 3.
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