Honors English 9 Assignments
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- Fall 2014 & Spring 2015
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- English
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Instruction in English 9 introduces students to reading and writing at the high school level. Students develop comprehension and critical thinking skills through analysis of all major literary genres. Students develop writing skills while mastering the basic principles of grammar, vocabulary building and construction of sentences, paragraphs and essays. English 9 instruction establishes appreciation for literature and grammatical competence while enhancing communication skills. Honors English 9 instruction expands on the English 9 course in both depth and breadth of material covered. Levels of reading analysis and literary criticism increase significantly in Honors classes, with greater pace, rigor of grading and quantity of material covered. It is intended for students who want to challenge themselves even more and who not only enjoy reading extensively, but who also want to learn to probe, analyze and explore key literary themes and techniques. This course is the gateway course for eventual participation in the Advanced Placement courses at the junior and senior years.Finally, the course will also provide each student the opportunity to master the CORE Standards in reading, writing, listening and speaking.
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Spring Semester Final Exam
- Must have blue or black ink pens and an index card with both textual evidence and the thesis statement for the essay written on it.
- Comprised of two writing sections:
- Short Response: Night by Elie Wiesel and "A Dream within a Dream" by Edgar Allan Poe
- 5 Paragraph Essay: The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
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The final Binder Check is today.
- All unused bathroom passes will be added as extra credit to the Binder Check grade.
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Classic Author/Poet MGP final product hardcopy is due!
- Must be in the correct order including a cover page.
- Must make all necessary corrections from rough drafts.
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Romeo and Juliet Vocabulary Quiz is today.
- Completing the Sentence
- #'s 21-30 from the handout
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Classic Author/Poet MGP final product is due to Turnitin.com by 11:59 p.m
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The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet Act V Quiz is today.
- Will have to explain a selected passage
- Be able to identify a literary device in selected lines from the play
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The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet Act IV Quiz is today.
- Will have to explain a selected passage
- Be able to identify a literary device in selected lines from the play
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Romeo and Juliet Vocabulary Quiz is today.
- Completing the Sentence
- #'s 11-20 from the handout
Classic Author/Poet MGP Rough Draft of Essay is due for peer review.
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Must bring MGP materials to class tomorrow since half of the block is dedicated to working on the rough draft of the essay.
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Classic Author/Poet MGP Letterhead (Stationery) and Business Card are due today.
The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet Act III Quiz is today.
- Will have to explain a selected passage
- Be able to identify a literary device in selected lines from the play
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The Line by Line "Translation" of your chosen monologue is due to Turnitin.com by 10:00 p.m.
Monologue Recitations will take place today before school, during break, lunch and after school.
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Classic Author/Poet MGP Personal Resume is due.
- Must be typed and time-period appropriate
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Classic Author/Poet MGP Personal Metaphors are due today.
- You must use all 15 metaphors for your author/poet
Romeo and Juliet Vocabulary Quiz (#1-10) is today.
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Classic Author/Poet MGP Personal Alphabet is due today.
- Must use all 26 letters
- The alphabet is comprised of adjectives (not nouns, verbs or adverbs)
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The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet Act I Quiz is today.
- Will have to explain a selected passage
- Be able to identify a literary device in selected lines from the play
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Dead Poets Society Reflection handout is due by the beginning of class.
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Lessons 9 and 10 Vocabulary Quiz is today.
Classic Author/Poet MGP typed notes and typed Works Cited are due today.
Notes must be in bullet format and must focus on the life, works and time period of your chosen author.
Works Cited must be in proper MLA format, alphabetized and have at least the following:
- 3 Internet Sources
- A Print source
- Literary Criticism (either print or Internet)
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Dead Poets Society Reflection Response handouts
* Handouts will be distributed at the beginning of class.
* The Reflection is due at the end of class ... NO EXCEPTIONS!
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Original English Sonnet is due today.
* Must be 3 quatrains and 1 couplet following the classic rhyme scheme
* Does not have to follow iambic pentameter
* Must be an unconventional love/admiration sonnet
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Elements of Poetry Test
- The Poetic Devices (multiple choice) is today.
Multigenre Research Paper is introduced today.
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Poetry and Mythology
- "The Seven Ages of Man" (735), "Sonnet 30" (756), "Sonnet 116" AND "Sonnet 130" (handout) by William Shakespeare must be read by today.
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Socratic Seminar
- Must have the handout completed and with you today. This is based on "The Odyssey."
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Elements of Poetry Test
- The Essay portion (5-paragraphs) is today.
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Poetry and Mythology
- "Pyramus and Thisbe" (946-49) must be read by today.
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Lessons 7 and 8 Vocabulary quiz is today.
Poetry and Mythology
- "The Odyssey: Part 2 (1089-1114) by Homer must be read by today.
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Greek God/Goddess poster is due today.
Poetry and Mythology
- "The Odyssey: Part 1" (1045-1082) by Homer must be read by today.
- "The Odyssey: Part 2 (1089-1114) by Homer must be read by March 6th.
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Poetry and Mythology
Multiple Choice Quiz on "Women," "An Ancient Gesture," and "Siren Song" is today.
Annotations for the poems listed above will also be checked today.
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Poetry and Mythology
- "Women" (752) by Alice Walker, "An Ancient Gesture" (1128) by Edna St. Vincent Millay AND "Siren Song" (1130-31) by Margaret Atwood must be read and annotated within your textbook by today.
Poetry Annotations: Type of poem, rhyme scheme, examples of: Assonance, Consonance, Alliteration, Similes, Metaphors, Onomatopoeia, Internal Rhyme, Personification, and Allusions
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Poetry and Mythology
- "maggie and milly and molly and may" (732) by AND "anyone lived in a pretty how town" (handout) by ee cummings must be read and annotated within your textbook/handout by today.
Poetry Annotations: Type of poem, rhyme scheme, examples of: Assonance, Consonance, Alliteration, Similes, Metaphors, Onomatopoeia, Internal Rhyme, Personification, and Allusions
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Original Lyric Poems due today.
* Must be a minimum of 4 stanzas
* Must be in a style similar to either Poe, Hughes, Dickinson, Whitman or Frost
* Must have evidence of either Assonance, Consonance, Alliteration, Similes, Metaphors, Onomatopoeia, Internal Rhyme, Personification, and Allusions
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Poetry and Mythology
- "The Road Not Taken" (724-25) AND "Fire and Ice" (736) by Robert Frost must be read and annotated within your textbook by today.
Poetry Annotations: Type of poem, rhyme scheme, examples of: Assonance, Consonance, Alliteration, Similes, Metaphors, Onomatopoeia, Internal Rhyme, Personification, and Allusions
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Poetry and Mythology
- "Macavity: The Mystery Cat" (726-27) by T.S.Eliot AND "The Jabberwocky" (662-64) by Lewis Carroll must be read and annotated within your textbook by today.
Poetry Annotations: Type of poem, rhyme scheme, examples of: Assonance, Consonance, Alliteration, Similes, Metaphors, Onomatopoeia, Internal Rhyme, Personification, and Allusions
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Opportunity Tickets letter is due. Must be typed and follow the format discussed in class.
Poetry and Mythology
- "Hope is the Thing with Feathers" (632-33) and "Much Madness Is Divinest Sense" (634) by Emily Dickinson AND "I Hear America Singing" (750) by Walt Whitman must be read and annotated within your textbook by today.
Poetry Annotations: Type of poem, rhyme scheme, examples of: Assonance, Consonance, Alliteration, Similes, Metaphors, Onomatopoeia, Internal Rhyme, Personification, and Allusions
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Poetry and Mythology
- "Dreams Deferred" (620) and "Dreams" (621) by Langston Hughes must be read and annotated within your textbook by today.
Poetry Annotations: Type of poem, rhyme scheme, examples of: Assonance, Consonance, Alliteration, Similes, Metaphors, Onomatopoeia, Internal Rhyme, Personification, and Allusions
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Contemporary Genocide PowerPoint and PSA brochure is due today. Presentations will begin today.
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Vocabulary Lessons 3 and 4 Quiz is today.
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Poetry and Mythology
- "The Bells" (655-57) by Edgar Allan Poe must be read and annotated within your textbook by today.
Poetry Annotations: Type of poem, rhyme scheme, examples of: Assonance, Consonance, Alliteration, Similes, Metaphors, Onomatopoeia, Internal Rhyme, Personification, and Allusions
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Life is Beautiful handout and Reflection Essay are due today.
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Poetry and Mythology
- "Perseus" (1225-1232) must be read by today.
- "The Odyssey: Part 1" (1045-1082) by Homer must be read by March 3rd.
- "The Odyssey: Part 2 (1089-1114) by Homer must be read by March 6th.
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Read Ch. 2 and 3 of Maus II by today
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Independent Novel Permission Slip is due today.
Vocabulary Quiz: Lessons 1 and 2 is today.
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Read Ch. 5 and 6 of Maus I by today.
Genocide Group PSA Project introduced today.
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Signed updated Course Policies form is due today.
Night Discussion Questions are due today.
8 Comma Rules handout is due today. It will be corrected, collected and added to Power School.
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December 9th - December 16th (today) must meet with Mrs. Edwards for 5-10 minutes either before school, break, lunch, or after school to chat about the Nonfiction Independent Novel. You must have your book cover with you.
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Night Chapters 7 - 9 quiz is today.
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Binder Check for the semester is today.
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Vocabulary Lessons 11 and 12 quiz is today.
Critical Lens Essay "hard copy" Final Draft on A Separate Peace and "The Scarlet Ibis" is due. The peer reviewed Rough Draft and any drafts Mrs. Edwards reviewed must be stapled to the back of the final copy.
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Night by Elie Wiesel Ch. 3 and 4 quiz is today.
Critical Lens Essay Final Draft on A Separate Peace and "The Scarlet Ibis" is due to Turnitin.com by 10:00 p.m. If it is not submitted by 10:00 p.m., it will be late and points will be deducted.
Remember, you must meet with me before submitting your essay!!
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Study guides for the final exam will be distributed today.
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Night Ch. 1 and 2 quiz is today.
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Grammar: Active and Passive Voice handout is due today. It will be corrected, collected and added to the grade book.
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Holocaust Digital Timeline presentations will begin today.
Critical Lens Essay Final Draft on A Separate Peace and "The Scarlet Ibis" is due on Nov. 19th to Turnitin.com by 10:00 p.m. If it is not submitted by 10:00 p.m., it will be late and points will be deducted.
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Need to have Night by Elie Wiesel by today. (Preferred ISBN 978-0-374-50001-6)
Critical Lens "hard copy" of the Rough Draft is due to class for peer review.
Remember, Mrs. Edwards is more than willing to proof Rough Drafts of the Critical Lens Essay during break, lunch and after school. You have until November 20th to have the essay reviewed.
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Need to have Night by Elie Wiesel by tomorrow. (Preferred ISBN 978-0-374-50001-6)
Critical Lens Essay Rough Draft on A Separate Peace and "The Scarlet Ibis" is due to Turnitin.com by 10:00 p.m. If it is not submitted by 10:00 p.m., it will be late and points will be deducted.
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Read Alvarez's "My English" (114-120) by today.
Holocaust Digital Timeline Introduced. This will be a pair project.
Need to have Night by Elie Wiesel by Nov. 13th. (Preferred ISBN 978-0-374-50001-6)
Critical Lens Essay Rough Draft on A Separate Peace and "The Scarlet Ibis" is due Thursday, Nov. 13th to Turnitin.com by 10:00 p.m. If it is not submitted by 10:00 p.m., it will be late and points will be deducted.
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Read Walker's "Before Hip-Hop Was Hip-Hop" (435-439) by today.
Need to have Night by Elie Wiesel by Nov. 13th. (Preferred ISBN 978-0-374-50001-6)
Critical Lens Essay Rough Draft on A Separate Peace and "The Scarlet Ibis" is due Thursday, Nov. 13th to Turnitin.com by 10:00 p.m. If it is not submitted by 10:00 p.m., it will be late and points will be deducted.
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Read King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" (542-548) by today.
Need to have Night by Elie Wiesel Nov. 13th. (Preferred ISBN 978-0-374-50001-6)
Critical Lens Essay Rough Draft on A Separate Peace and "The Scarlet Ibis" is due Thursday, Nov. 13th to Turnitin.com by 10:00 p.m. If it is not submitted by 10:00 p.m., it will be late and points will be deducted.
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Read Mandela's "Glory and Hope" (1202-1204) by today.
Need to have Night by Elie Wiesel by Nov. 13th. (Preferred ISBN 978-0-374-50001-6)
Critical Lens Essay Rough Draft on A Separate Peace and "The Scarlet Ibis" is due Thursday, Nov. 13th to Turnitin.com by 10:00 p.m. If it is not submitted by 10:00 p.m., it will be late and points will be deducted.
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Read Ch. 13 of A Separate Peace by today.
Ch. 11-13 quiz on A Separate Peace is today.
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Read Ch. 11 and 12 of A Separate Peace by today.
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Read Ch. 9 and 10 of A Separate Peace by John Knowles by today.
Ch. 5-10 Quiz will be administered today.
Independent Nonfiction Novel Permission Slip is due today.
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Read Ch. 8 of A Separate Peace by John Knowles by today.
Lessons 7 and 8 Vocabulary Quiz is today.
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Read Ch. 6 and 7 of A Separate Peace by John Knowles by today.
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Read Ch. 4 and 5 of A Separate Peace by John Knowles by today.
Quiz on Ch. 1-5 of A Separate Peace will be administered today.
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Read Ch. 1 and 2 of A Separate Peace by John Knowles by today.
Introduce A Separate Peace Critical Lens Handout and Essay today in class.
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Quarter Exam - Elements of the Short Story- is today.
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Independent Reading Novel "The Classics" Book Review with original book cover is due.
Essay portion of the Quarter Exam will take place today.
Need to purchase A Separate Peace by John Knowles. The approximate cost is $10.00. We will begin reading the novel starting Friday, October 10th. The recommended ISBN is #978-0743253970.
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"The Yellow Wallpaper" WebQuest is due. Presentations will begin today.
- Groups of 4 or 5 students
- Must create one PowerPoint presentation for the group
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Read "The Scarlet Ibis" (384-395) by today.
Need to purchase A Separate Peace by John Knowles. The approximate cost is $10.00. We will begin reading the novel starting Friday, October 10th. The recommended ISBN is #978-0743253970.
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Vocabulary Quiz: Lessons 5 and 6 is today.
Quarter Exams Study Guide - The Elements of the Short Story - will be distributed today.
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Read "The Rules of the Game" (316-328) by today.
Need to purchase A Separate Peace by John Knowles. The approximate cost is $10.00. We will begin reading the novel starting Friday, October 10th. The recommended ISBN is #978-0743253970.
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The TKAM RTL Essay final draft hard copy is due today. Rough drafts must be stapled to the final draft.
The "Monkey's Paw" prequel is due.
Need to purchase A Separate Peace by John Knowles. The approximate cost is $10.00. We will begin reading the novel starting Friday, October 10th. The recommended ISBN is #978-0743253970.
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The To Kill a Mockingbird RTL Essay is due to Turnitin.com by 10:00 p.m. Remember, if you do not submit the essay by 10:00 p.m., the website will lock you out.
Need to purchase A Separate Peace by John Knowles. The approximate cost is $10.00. We will begin reading the novel starting Friday, October 10th. The recommended ISBN is #978-0743253970.
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Grammar Handout: Commas, Semicolons and Colons is due.
Read "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" (128-134) is due.
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"The Landlady" extended writing project is due today.
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Must read "The Gift of the Magi" (260-266) by today. Be prepared for a reading quiz.
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The "hard copy" of the rough draft of the Response-to-Literature essay on To Kill a Mockingbird is due. It must be brought to class for credit and peer review.
The grammar handout on punctuation, capitalization and writing numbers is due. It will be corrected, collected and added to the grade book.
Read "The Gift of the Magi" (260-266) by today.
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The rough draft of the Response-to-Literature essay on To Kill a Mockingbird is due to Turnitin.com by 10:00 p.m. If it is not submitted by 10:00 p.m., it will not be accepted by the website.
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Read the short story, "The Landlady" from your packet by today. Be prepared to take a reading quiz.
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Please read "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Poe (handout) by today. Be prepared for a quiz.
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Mechanics Review: Punctuation, Capitalization and Writing Numbers handout is due. This will be corrected, collected and added to the grade book.
Vocabulary Quiz on the Terminology Thursday words and the five words from "The Most Dangerous Game" is today.
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Please read "The Cask of Amontillado" by Poe (60-68) for class today.
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Please read "The Most Dangerous Game" by Connell (214-236) by today. Be prepared for a quiz.
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To Kill a Mockingbird "Close Reading: Perception of Tom Robinson" and "Strange Fruit" analysis are due.
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The 8 Parts of Speech review handouts are due. This will be corrected in class for credit.
To Kill a Mockingbird "Close Reading: Atticus Finch's Closing Argument" is due.
First Quarter Independent Reading Novel permission slip is due.
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Please re-read Ch. 20 of To Kill a Mockingbird.
First Quarter Independent Reading Novel permission slip is due Friday, Aug. 29th.
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Binder Check on Monday!! Binders must have college-ruled notebook paper and 5 dividers/tabs labeled as follows: Daily Journal, Literature Notes, Grammar/Writing Notes, Class work & Homework, and Essays & Projects. The check is worth 15 points.
Finish the Grammar Pretest Packet if it was not completed in class. The packet is due Monday, Aug. 22nd.
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Signed course policies are due.
To Kill a Mockingbird "I Am" poems are due.
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Comprehensive test on To Kill a Mockingbird. The test will be comprised of matching, multiple choice, quotes identification, and an essay.
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To Kill a Mockingbird Summer Reading Assignment is due.