Holiday Assignment

Complete Practice CST Exam
Check your answers and on separate sheets of paper
1.  Take notes on the topics you need us to review next semester.
2.   Explain why the answers are correct.

Remember practice SAT is on January 29th with corrections/review on February 4th at Will and Ariel Durant Library on 7140 Sunset Blvd.

Have a Happy Holiday and Best Wishes for a Happy and Healthy New Year.

Week 15

Day	Class Work	Homework
Monday	Read the Pit and the Pendulum and Do Questions1-7 pp.265	Read the Pit and the Pendulum and Do Questions1-7 pp.265 Declaration of Independence Exam Essay due to Turnitin.com
Tuesday	Do questions:   1-9 pp. 250 Vocabulary to add to glossary Propitious Prevalent Melancholy Eminent Parsimony Ostentation Perplexed Resolute Notorious Impregnable	Study for Vocabulary Quiz
Wednesday	College Bowl Folk tale symbol Mood setting Imagery	Read The Raven
Thursday G	Listen to Raven Sound devices Alliteration, repetition of consonant sounds Assonance-repetition of similar vowel sounds Onomatopoeia-the use of words whose sound suggest the natural sound of an object or activity Repetition-the repeating of a word or phrase Parallel construction-items in a sentence that are of equal importance should be expressed in parallel (or similar) forms.	Do questions 1-6 PP. 273
Friday	Author’s chair Reception P5 P6  Finish watching Crucible.	Complete CST Packet for 1000 extra credit points Completion means you explain why each answer is correct!

Week 14

Day	Class Work	Homework
Monday	Declaration of Independence Pp.177-182	Vocabulary make index cards and add vocabulary words to your reader’s writer’s notebooks Notebooks will be graded on Tuesday in class.
Tuesday	Declaration of Independence Pp.111-182	Do questions 1-6 pp.182
Wednesday	Tone Answer question on tone pp.182	Vocabulary Quiz Thursday Unalienable, transient, usurpation, constrain, harass, abdicate, perfidy, barbarous, magnanimity, consanguinity
Thursday G	Vocabulary Study Vocabulary Quiz	Read The Devil and Tom Walker pp. 240
Friday	Do questions:   1-9 pp. 250 Vocabulary to add to glossary Propitious Prevalent Melancholy Eminent Parsimony Ostentation Perplexed Resolute Notorious Impregnable	Read the Pit and the Pendulum and Do Questions1-7 pp.265

Memory Sticks/Thumb drives

Remember to bring to class daily so that you are able to save your work or submit your work to turnitin.com.

Week 12

	Class Work	Homework
Monday Print syllabus for 100 extra credit points by beginning of Class on Monday	Correct Scarlet Letter Exam Bring memory sticks/thumb drives to class daily in order to save your work	Completed Crucible Packets due no later than tomorrow Completed essays submitted through turnitin.com due no later than tomorrow.
Tuesday	Grammar Subject verb agreement	TBA
Wednesday	Grammar Diagramming sentences	TBA
Thursday	Grammar Parallel structures	TBA
Friday	Grammar	TBA

Week 11 ( print by Monday Class time for Extra Credit 100 points)

	Class Work	Homework
Monday Print syllabus for 100 extra credit points by beginning of Class on Monday	Vocabulary Exam on P12 words Continue in your RWN your character Analysis of  Hester Prynne, Reverend Master Dimmesdale, Roger Chillingworth, Governor Bellingham, Pearl. Leave room to add details as your read. Reading Circle Chapters 1-6	Add to Character Analysis Table in your Reader’s Writer’s Notebook (RWN) RE-Read Chapters 7  and 8 pp.96-114
Tuesday Bring Scarlet Letter to class	Bring Scarlet Letter to class Vocabulary Analysis	RE-Read Chapter 9 and 10 pp.1114-125
Wednesday Bring Scarlet Letter to class	Reading Circle Day Vocabulary	Study for Exam on Chapters 1-8
Thursday Bring Scarlet Letter to class	Exam on Chapters 1-8	Read Chapters 10-16 pp.134 Vocabulary Test on 1-6 Vocabulary
Friday Bring Scarlet Letter to class	Read Chapters 11-16 135-185	Finish Scarlet Letter Chapters 17-24 pp. 185 259

Week 10 American Literature

	Class Work	Homework
Monday Print syllabus for 100 extra credit points by beginning of Class on Monday	Character Analysis using STEAL For Hester Prynne, Reverend Master Dimmesdale, Roger Chillingworth, Governor Bellingham, Pearl. Leave room to add details as your read. Reading Circle Chapters 1-6	Add to Character Analysis Table in your Reader’s Writer’s Notebook (RWN) Read Chapters 7 pp.96-104
Tuesday	Bring Scarlet Letter to class Vocabulary Analysis	Read Chapter 8 pp.104-114
Wednesday	Reading Circle Day Vocabulary	Read Chapter 9 pp.114-125
Thursday	Vocabulary	Read Chapters 10 pp.125-134 Vocabulary Test on 1-6 Vocabulary
Friday	Essay on Individualism and the American Character Instructions	Outline Essay Read Scarlet Letter 11-16 Pp135-185

Pre-writing Table for Essay on the Crucible

Create Table in your Reader's Writer's Notebook

Choose your Character

List the Decisions and the Reasons that the character made the decision.

Back it up with a quote from the text ( what the character said)

Explain what the quote means. Discuss why it matters.

Use this information to write the body paragraphs of your essay/letter/ journal entry

Character	Decision	Reason	Quote (Say)	Mean	Matter

Week 8 American Literature ( Print by Tuesday class for 100 Extra Credit Points)

	Class Work	Homework
Monday Print syllabus for 100 extra credit points by beginning of Class on Tuesday	Persuasive Essay/Letter/Journal entry/prayer/ In the Voice of a character from the Crucible Assignment Page 142 -147of the Crucible Choose your Character and Your Audience	Complete Pre-writing Table Character Decision Reason Quote (Say) Mean Matter
Tuesday	With your Elbow Partner Evaluate the Quotes and Types of Evidence in your table	Write the first draft of your 3 Body paragraphs- use multi color pen system.
Wednesday	With your elbow partner Check body paragraphs for Say, Mean, Matter i.e. Quote, explanation, comment structure	Write conclusion 1st draft due Thursday. This is your last grade that will count towards your midterm report card grade.
Thursday	Bring Scarlet Letter to class	Read Scarlet Letter Pages TBA in Class
Friday Mr. Genut is the guest teacher today.	Read Scarlett Letter Complete Reading Circle handouts, Make sure your papers are labeled with your name, the date, and your team’s name.	Read Scarlett Letter Pages TBA in class Read for GIST The American Crisis by Thomas Paine pp. 170-171 Answer the Following questions: In your Reader’s/Writer’s Notebook answer: What is the text about? What is the Issue? Who is the writer? What do we know about him? How do we know? Reread The American Crisis by Thomas Paine pp. 170-171 to identify the author’s argument: What is the author’s argument? How do you know?