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Remember that extra help meets every day at the start of period five. All AMS students are welcome. ***THIS IS THE DAILY HOMEWORK FOR OUR CLASS*** ********Homework for Every Night******* *1* BE PREPARED FOR CLASS. Be ready for a preparation check at any time. See page the supplies list link at the left of this page or page two of your notes for details. *2* STUDY and REVIEW your -NOTES, FLASHCARDS, DO NOW (Practice Tests), and TESTS. *3* HAVE YOUR TEST PAPERS SIGNED. Show your parents the test section of your binder. Show the graph of your grades. Have your parents sign all your test papers -especially those of 70% or below. Return them to the signed test bin in the classroom within THREE days of getting them back, and earn some extra points! ADDITIONAL HOMEWORK 11/25/08 Period FOUR only: Everybody: o Happy Thanksgiving. o The same stuff from 11/24 applies. 11/24/08 o Return your signed answer sheet from Flash Cards Test #1 to the signed test bin by Tuesday, December 2, 2008 for bonus points. o There will be a second test on the flashcards on Tuesday, 12/2. Take the practice test online. Use the Flash Cards Audio if you can. Be sure that you are ready. Review test #1 and be sure that you learn the ones you missed. Learning your English terms will help you a lot throughout school- not just this year. (Find out why.) o If you still have not made it, practice and prepare yourself for your presentation of "All About Me" to your class. 11/17/08 o All papers that have been turned in have been returned to you with a stamp on them. Use the papers to prepare yourself for your presentation. o I fixed the bad link (auxiliary verbs) in the Flashcards Audio Project page. Thanks to the person who gave me the info. I'm glad to see that at least one person is using that stuff. I fixed it, and I tested the link. It should work fine now. o The stuff from 11/14 is still true, too. 11/14/08 o Tuesday, 11/18 is the Zero Cutoff for "All About Me" late papers. o There will be a test on the flashcards on Friday, 11/21. Take the practice test online. Be sure that you are ready. 11/10/08 o The stuff for 11/10 still holds. See below. o Please fill out your Project Adventure worksheet about today's awesome experience. Be thouough. Remember all you did today and tell about it o We spent a good deal of time outside today. Please remember to check yourself for ticks before going to sleep tonight! 11/10/08 o New Notes and 8 Parts of Speech Be sure that you read and review your new grammar notes, and that you really use your flash cards daily. o Project Adventure The weather looks good for Wednesday, so we will try again for Project Adventure on that day. Please dress in comfortable layers and wear comfy shoes for our outdoor experience. We will meet in the school lobby across from the main office, and we will leave our bookbags in the lobby. Bring your English folder and a pencil with you. o "All About Me"
11/7/08 o "All About Me"
o Return signed tests by Monday, 11/10 o Project Adventure will be re-scheduled for sometime next week.
11/6/08 o "All About Me"
o Project Adventure We will go outside FRIDAY instead of Thursday because of the weather. Be sure that you :
10/31/08 Have a happy and safe Halloween! Wear casual clothes for Monday. We will be moving around in class a lot! 10/29/08 Be ready for a test on subject and predicate and for a separate test on the difference between a group of words that is a sentence and one that is not a sentence. Review your sentences packet and your Do Now section! (Maybe we will have both tests on Thursday, 10/30/08 so that we can do something special on Halloween!) 10/28/08 As you know, tomorrow, 10/29/08 is the ZERO cutoff for the Veterans Day paragraph. If you did not hand in your work yet, tomorrow is your last chance! All the details about the project can be seen below. Note: I have updated the grades page today after school. Your zero will become permanent if you do not hand in your work at the start of class tomorrow! 10/27/08 o Have Subject and Predicate Test #2 signed by Wednesday, 10/29/08 to earn extra credit points. o If you did not hand in your paper last Friday, a LATE Final Draft of your Veterans Day paragraph will be accepted until the beginning of class on Wednesday, 10/29/08. Be sure that you follow the format shown below, and that you set up your paper according to the requirements detailed in your notes section. Papers not in by Wednesday will earn ZERO credit. NOTE: If your work has not been handed in, your grade for this assignment has been listed and averaged as a zero. That zero will be updated to reflect late marks as they apply to your paper if you hand in your work before the zero-cutoff date of Wednesday, 10/29/08. 10/24/08 o Have Subject and Predicate Test #2 signed by Wednesday, 10/29/08 to earn extra credit points. o If you did not hand in your paper today, a LATE Final Draft of your Veterans Day paragraph will be accepted until the beginning of class on Wednesday, 10/29/08. Be sure that you follow the format shown below, and that you set up your paper according to the requirements detailed in your notes section. Papers not in by Wednesday will earn ZERO credit. NOTE: If your work has not been handed in, your grade for this assignment has been listed and averaged as a zero. That zero will be updated to reflect late marks as they apply to your paper if you hand in your work before the zero-cutoff date of Wednesday, 10/29/08. 10/21/08 o Be sure to study for Subject and Predicate Test #2. The test will be given in class on Thursday, 10/23/08. o Final Draft of your Veterans Day paragraph will be due at the beginning of class on Friday, 10/24/08. Be sure that you follow the format shown below, and that you set up your paper according to the requirements detailed in your notes section. OPTION: Based on our further class discussion, you may consider making another RE-DRAFT your paragraph. Do your best. Be sure that you have all the parts as explained below. A "Best Draft" paper will be collected in class on Friday. Be sure that you are really ready to hand in your best work! Re-read the notes below if you need to do so. -Mr. J. 10/20/08 OPTION: Based on our further class discussion, you may consider making another RE-DRAFT your paragraph. Do your best. Be sure that you have all the parts as explained below. A "Best Draft" paper will be collected in class on Friday. Be sure that you are really ready to hand in your best work! Re-read the notes below if you need to do so. -Mr. J. 10/17/08 Based on our class discussion, RE-DRAFT your paragraph. Be sure that you have all the parts as explained below. Re-drafted paragraphs are due (for HW credit) at the beginning of class Monday, 10/20/08. Have a good weekend! 10/16/08 o DRAFT YOUR PARAGRAPH. Your draft is due at the start of class Friday, 10/16/08. It will count for homework credit. (NOTE: This assignment is based on the homework from 10/15/08. See below.) Here are some selections from the class lesson for today:
**Select a Topic** Once you have generated your list of things you feel thankful for, narrow down your list.
•Choose the one thing for which you are most thankful to
the Veterans of the •This will be the topic of your paragraph. •Be sure it is something you can write a whole paragraph about.
**Be sure you can Support With Details** •After you select your paragraph’s topic, you have to think of supporting details. •Your topic should have at least three supporting details to go with it. •The details should develop and expand on the topic. •Stick to the point, and don’t wander
Draft a Paragraph- Step #1 –Make a thesis •Thesis: a general statement of the main point of a piece of writing. This is what your piece will prove. Example:
–I am thankful to the veterans of the Tips: –Clearly and simply state the topic of your piece. –Be sure your thesis is something you can support with details and examples, or it won’t work
Draft a Paragraph- Step #2 Support and prove your thesis. •Supporting Details: specific reasons and examples that expand and develop on the thesis. These are what will prove your thesis. Examples: DETAIL#1 Your service to all of us means that you have to spend a lot of time away from family and friends. I know that I miss my family if I don’t see them for a day. It must be terrible to be away from your families for months at a time. DETAIL#2 Throughout our nation’s history, servicemen had to endure harsh conditions to serve and defend our nation. I get grumpy and miserable just waiting on the corner for my bus on a cold day. I can hardly imagine the conditions that you had to bear for our sake. DETAIL#3 I am inspired by your willingness to place yourself in harm’s way for our sake. Your willing sacrifices for our nation’s sake have helped me to understand that there are things worth standing up for. Tips: –Be sure that the details support and develop the thesis. –Stay on topic, and don’t wander.
Draft a Paragraph- Step #3 Wrap it up •Clincher: wraps-up and closes the paragraph. Often the clincher re-states the thesis in different terms or brings home the main point. Example:
CLINCHER I love the Tips: –Be sure that the clincher echoes or re-asserts the thesis. –Finish with a strong image, statement, or final comment about that main idea.
That's about all. If that doesn't serve as a memory jogger, nothing will!
o Make a list of things that you love about America for which you are grateful to our nation's Veterans. Put it in your work section. Have at least five things. It will count for homework credit.
NOTE: To make extra credit on Test #3, signed papers must be returned by Friday, 10/17.
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Flash Cards... What are they? Read on! Grammar: Eight Parts of Speech and Flash Cards This is the foundation of our language. Begin to study your English Flash Cards. (Find out why.) Now. We'll have a test! Follow this link to take a practice test on this web site. Now is the time to learn your flashcards! Be sure that you bring your flash cards to class every day! Study them in your spare time. KNOW THEM ALL! KNOW THEM COLD! At the very least, a person should know the following: **Learn this list of the Eight Parts of Speech. **Learn the flash card definition for each of the Eight Parts!
**** The LAST DAY for any extra credit points is Friday, June 12, 2009. **** STUDY FOR THE CUMULATIVE FINAL EXAM IN ENGLISH! CONFIRMED EXAM DATES= Monday, June 8 and Tuesday, June 9, 2009. Wednesday, June 10, 2009 will be a make-up day for absent students.
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