Must-Read Book Survey

This week is the last week we will have SSR in class this school year. :(

Did you read a great book this year? Have a recommendation for another student? If so, please be sure to fill out this short "Must-Read" Book Survey this week, which will be shared with all of you as well as my sophomores next year to help them choose good independent reading/SSR books. Thanks!

Homework 6/1-5

All classes:
Please return all classroom library books by Wednesday! Check the side "Owed Books" board to see if you need to return a book. If you have lost a book, let me know ASAP so I can look up the replacement cost.

Literacy in English 9:

• If you are absent on Wednesday, you must make arrangements to make up the STAR test this week.
• WN #14 revisions due Thursday at 3:00
• "MDG" vocab. #2 revisions due Friday at 3:00

English 10R:

• Research paper + Works Cited page (final draft) due at 3:00 on Monday—Be sure to turn in your rubric/W.C. checklist
• We will be reading E.B. White's "Death of a Pig" in class this week. If you are absent, you may access a digital version of the text here.
• "Death of a Pig" Part 1 discussion questions due in class on Tuesday (if you did not finish in class)
• "Death of a Pig" Part 2 discussion questions due in class on Wednesday
• "Death of a Pig" Part 3 discussion questions due in class on Thursday
• "Death of a Pig" Part 4 discussion questions due in class on Friday

English 10H:

• Research paper + Works Cited page draft due in class on Google Drive on Thursday
• Independent reading: Read "Death of a Pig," and answer one question of your choice by class on Friday.
• Research paper + Works Cited page (final draft) due at midnight on Friday—Be sure to turn in your rubric/W.C. checklist when you are done.
• *Bonus IR story: Read Raymond Carver's flash fiction story, "Little Things" (handed out in class and shared with you on Google Drive). We will not be discussing this in class, but you may use it for your QIRJ #2 if you wish. 

Summer Ideas from Shmoop

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Homework 5/26-5/29

All classes:
Please return all classroom library books this week! Check the side "Owed Books" board to see if you need to return a book. If you have lost a book, let me know ASAP so I can look up the replacement cost.

Literacy in English 9:

• WN #14 due Thursday at 3:00: In "The Most Dangerous Game," Rainsford is forced to play a very dangerous "game" with General Zaroff. For this week's WN, write about what you would have done if you were in Rainsford's place. Do you believe you would have "won" Zaroff's game? Why or why not?
• "MDG" vocab. #2 due Friday at 3:00

English 10R:

• Research paper + Works Cited draft due in class on Google Drive on Tuesday
• Research paper + Works Cited final draft due in class on Friday

English 10H:

• Organize, annotate, and/or take notes on all of your sources for class on Tuesday.
• Work on your research paper outline and draft this week.
• Independent reading: Read "Harrison Bergeron" for class on Friday. There are no assigned questions, but take a look at Shmoop's questions before class. Also, consider the following two questions: What is the story's central idea or theme? What is the significance of the ending?

When do you cite?

Check out this super simple flowchart to help you determine when to cite.

(Hint: In research, the answer is most of the time. If in doubt, always cite!)

Homework 5/18-21

Literacy in English 9:

• "MDG" vocabulary revisions due Wednesday at 3:00
• WN #13 revisions due Thursday at 3:00

English 10R:

• Research paper + Works Cited draft due in class on Google Drive on Tuesday 5/26

English 10H:

• We will be researching in the Library on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday this week. By the end of the week, you must have at least five reliable, relevant, and accessible sources to help you answer your chosen inquiry question. By Tuesday 5/26, organize, annotate, and/or take notes on these sources.
• Independent reading: Read "A Rose for Emily" (in textbook) and complete one question of your choice by class on Thursday.

Homework 5/11-15

Literacy in English 9:

• The Local ELA 9 Assessment will be given in class on Monday and Tuesday. Students will be asked to read two short related passages, answer five multiple-choice questions about the passages, and then write a well-developed multi-paragraph (at least two) response that answers a question about the passages. Since the passages will be a cold read (texts we have not studied in class before), students cannot study the content of the passage. They can, however, prepare for this assessment by reviewing how to write a well-developed paragraph, how to properly cite and quote, and their Editing Log minilessons.
• "The Most Dangerous Game" vocabulary #1 due Wednesday at 3:00
• WN #13 due Friday at 3:00: ​How do you plan on spending your summer?  OR  What is the best summer-time memory you have? Pick one to write about for your WN.  Remember, it needs to be a page handwritten or 2/3 page typed, so provide details!

English 10R:

• Research proposal due Monday at midnight
• We will be researching in the Library on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday this week. By the end of the week, you must have at least five reliable, relevant, and accessible sources to help you answer your chosen inquiry question.

English 10H:

• Inquiry Questions Checklist due Tuesday in class on Google Drive
• Pre-searches #1 and #2 due Thursday in class on Google Drive
• Independent reading: Read Ernest Hemingway's "Hills Like White Elephants" for class on Friday. Focus questions: What is the couple talking about? (Please do not Google this; try to figure it out using context clues!) How does the story end?
• Research proposal due Friday at midnight