DUE 12/17-18 - "A Hero's Journey" Final
DUE 12/11 & 12/14 - "A Hero's Journey" typed Rough Draft (editing, revising, and polishing will be part of the workshop in class)
DUE 12/9-10 - "Simple, Compound and Run-On Sentences" Review worksheet
DUE 12/7-8 - "A Hero's Journey" (Epic Project Guidelines, Rubric and Activities are available to download from the "Documents" link) Outline due
DUE 12/2-3 - Subject/Verb Agreement worksheet
DUE 11/30 & 12/1 - Participial Phrases worksheet
DUE 11/20 & 11/23 - Absolute Phrases worksheet
DUE 11/18-19 - Introductory Quiz on the Fantasy Genre and the epic Beowulf.
DUE 11/12-13 - Finish Chapters 1-5 in Beowulf, complete questions, and finish symbolism chart if necessary.
DUE 11/10-11 - Read Chapters 1-2 in Beowulf
DUE 11/3-4 - Return Impact text for final HW grade of the quarter.
DUE 10/30 & 11/2 - No HW due
DUE 10/28-29 - Final draft of the "News to Narrative" project.
DUE 10/22-23 - Rough draft for the "News to Narrative" project - 2 paragoraph minimum required for rough draft. It must include the exposition and part of the rising action (including the inciting incident).
DUE 10/20-21 - Outline for the "News to Narrative" project
DUE 10/15 & 10/19 - News article and analysis sheet for the "News to Project" (see "Documents" link for copies of the project guidelines, rubric, teacher model, and analysis sheet).
DUE 10/13-14 - Complete "Compound Sentences" worksheet
DUE 10/9&12 - Complete "The Open Window" BCR prompt #1 ONLY!
DUE 10/7-8 - Complete Compound Subject and Compound Verb worksheet
DUE 10/5-6 - NONE
DUE 9/29 (A&B) - Read "The Circuit" in Impact. Add a "Comment" to Blog #2 (your class) and answer the posted questions. All "comments" must be posted by 7:30am on 9/29.
DUE 9/24-25 - Introductory QUIZ on Elements of Plot! STUDY PLEASE!
DUE 9/22-23 - Review ALL elements of plot notes and the short stories we have read.
DUE 9/18 & 9/21 -
- Read "The Emperor's New Clothes" in Impact. Complete the Vocabulary Worksheet based on the reading.
- First in-class timed writing
DUE 9/16-17 - Read "The Interlopers" on pg. 148 in Impact. Write a BCR based on the following prompt: What is the central conflict in "The Interlopers"? Be sure to state the TYPE of conflict in your fist sentence answer!
DUE 9/14-15 - Read "A Secret For Two" on pg. 300 in Impact text. On paper, identify a fact/event from the story for each of the SIX parts of plot. (Plot Notes can be found on the "Documents" page on this website.)
DUE 9/10-11 - EXPECTATIONS PROJECT DUE
DUE 9/8-9 -
- Sourcebook (my fancy name for a marble composition book!)
- Comment on my BLOG with your own insprirational quote!
DUE 9/2-3 -
- Completed/Signed Information Sheet
- Picture of YOU!