HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS (AS OF 9/23 [A], 9/24 [B])

TONIGHT'S ASSIGNMENTS

*NOTE: The following assignments should be completed prior to the next class meeting or by the posted due date. Please read all standards and directions when completing.

I. Organize your notebooks...it has been SEVERAL WEEKS since the first day of school. This means you should have had enough time to get things in order....BE PREPARED!!! Use the Notebook Structure Chart.

NOTEBOOK CHECK ALERT!!!!

II. Read and review Course Syllabus and Course Orientation Notes. POP QUIZZES ARE STILL POSSIBLE!!!

Also, you are strenuously urged to learn the information that relates to this course (rules, policies, procedures, standards, etc.)...not knowing it WILL affect you throughout the school year.

III. Register with http://www.turnitin.com/ for all future typed assignments. You WILL lose 25 points per assignment if the typed work is not submitted.

*NOTE: For registration instructions follow this link. PLEASE REGISTER IN THE CORRECT CLASS!!!!!

IV. Bring your TEXTBOOK and WRITING JOURNAL and ALL COURSE MATERIALS to class EVERYDAY!!! Point penalties will be given if textbook, journal and materials are not in class each meeting.

V. Read "A Sound of Thunder" by Ray Bradbury (handout).

In addition to reading the short story ("A Sound of Thunder"), please complete the following:

1. the ANALYSIS CHART

-There are four assigned passages in this story, that means you MUST analyze four passages.
-All three columns should be completed.
-Use the format that we discussed in class.

2. the ACTIVE READING OUTLINE

-Complete the outline as you read the story.
-Use your list of prose lit terms and the evaluating short stories handout.
-Every part of the outline should be completed.

This is a 15-25 point assignment (ALL OR NOTHING).

DUE 9/29 [A], 9/30 [B]...BRING THE WORK TO CLASS ON 9/25 [A], 9/26 [B].

VI. Register with ThinkWave (the class grade book program) so you can access your grades. Use the handout that was given to you during class.

VII. Begin composing your SAT Vocabulary List #2 Extended Definition Assignment. Please READ the guide sheet BEFORE you begin working...avoid unnecessarily losing points simply because you neglected to look at the guide sheet.

DUE 9/29 [A], 9/30 [B]

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DAILY ASSIGNMENTS

*NOTE: These are assignments that you should be doing whether we have homework or not. There is a level of expectation that requires you as the student to claim some responsibility for your academic career.

I. Study/Review SAT Vocabulary Terms (LIST 1). You should review the following items:

-word definitions
-part(s) of speech (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs)
-related forms (family words)
-synonyms and antonyms
-notes on how to distinguish the varied parts of speech.

In addition, students should prepare to work on additional in-class vocabulary assignments by reviewing words nightly. For test/quiz dates see calendar in class or upcoming dates post. To prepare for the in-class study and tests/quizzes, students are encouraged to create 3x5 study cards. STANDARD [EV1]

II. Students should conduct a nightly/daily review of the literary elements of prose fiction. Students will be expected to adequate mastery and knowledge of ALL terms. They should employ the same study method that is suggested for the SAT terms. STANDARD [ER2]

III. Students should conduct a nightly/daily review of the elements of grammar. Students will be expected to adequate mastery and knowledge of all elements.

IV. Bring materials/supplies to class; this includes textbooks, paper, pens, notebooks, writing journals, etc. (NO EXCEPTIONS)

V. You should conduct a nightly/daily review of the course orientation notes. You will be expected to have adequate mastery and knowledge of all course policies and procedures.

VI. You should conduct a nightly/daily review of the course standards. You will be expected to have adequate mastery and knowledge of all course standards.