HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS (2/5/14)

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. Obtain a copy of Ender's Game (Card); read and annotate the text at your own pace. If you have a digital copy of the text I strongly urge you to make annotation notes on sheets of paper. This text is a part of our science fiction study. There will be a reading and analysis test later. 

II. Review the vocabulary terms and concepts (e.g. context clues, suffixes); prepare for assessments.

III. Read the Fahrenheit 451 Analysis Project material; prepare to discuss the project next week.

IV. Review Fahrenheit 451 for the reading check test; examine the plot, characters, and thematic elements of the novel. Use your analysis outlines, the F451 lecture notes handout, and your annotations of the novel to prepare for the test.

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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 (Lists 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) 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.

*suffix endings and roots

*context clue types

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 or Extended Definition assignment.

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

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

IV. Bring materials/supplies to class; this includes copies of literary works studied, 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 show 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 show adequate mastery and knowledge of all course standards.

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UPCOMING DATES*

*ALL DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. PLEASE LISTEN TO THE OPENING MEETINGS FOR ANY CHANGES.

ASSESSMENTS 

Summative Assessment: Spring Semester Exam
6/TBA/14

Details

1. This assessment is mixture of Level One and Level Four questions (see DoK Chart).

2. It will mostly measure your knowledge of the following concepts:

a. Reading Comprehension (studied and cold text)

b. Context Clues (Vocabulary and Literature)

c. Main Idea (Author Purpose) Identification

d. Passage analysis

e. Recognition of Prose Fiction Terms and Definitions
f. Analysis of selected texts

Summative Assessment: Fahrenheit 451
2/11/14

Details

1. This assessment is mixture of Level One and Level Four questions (see DoK Chart).

2. It will mostly measure your knowledge of the following concepts:

a. Reading Comprehension

b. Character Quote Recognition

c. Main Idea (Author Purpose) Identification

d. Passage Analysis

e. Recognition of Prose Fiction Terms and Definitions

READING COMPREHENSION

Informal Assessment: Cold Text Analysis

TBD

Details

1. This assessment is primarily a reading comprehension and annotation analysis assessment.

2. It will mostly measure your knowledge of the following concepts:

a. Reading Comprehension (studied and cold text)

b. Context Clues (Vocabulary and Literature)

c. Main Idea (Author Purpose) Identification

d. Passage analysis

LITERARY ANALYSIS/READING*

Active Reading Assignment: "Sweet Sixteen and Spoiled Rotten" (Cox)
DUE 9/16/13

Active Reading Assignment: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (pages xiii to 86)
DUE 9/16/13

Active Reading Assignment: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (pages 86-end)
DUE 9/30/13

Active Reading Assignment: "The Pleasure of Books: A Speech" (Phelps)
DUE 9/26/13

Active Reading Assignment: "The City Tourists Never Knew" (Steptoe)
DUE 10/4/13

Active Reading Assignment: "from All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes" (Angelou)
DUE 10/10/13

Active Reading Assignment: "The Cask of Amontillado" (Poe)
DUE 11/15/13

Active Reading Assignment: "Young Goodman Brown" (Hawthorne)
DUE 11/21/13

Active Reading Assignment: "Caline" (Chopin)
DUE 12/9/13

Active Reading Assignment: "The Story of an Hour" (Chopin)
DUE 12/13/13

Active Reading Assignment: "Three and One are One" (Bierce)
DUE 1/10/14

Active Reading Assignment: "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" (Bierce)
DUE 1/14/14

Active Reading Assignment: "The Lottery" (Jackson)
DUE 1/24/14

Active Reading Assignment: "The Pedestrian" (Bradbury)**
DUE TBA

Active Reading Assignment: "There Will Come Soft Rains" (Bradbury)**
DUE TBA

**These texts will be studied along with Fahrenheit 451

MAKE-UP SESSIONS

PRACTICE ANALYSIS SESSIONS

Study Analysis Sessions: After School Meeting
2/11/14 (the practice piece is available on www.schoology.com; read it before coming to the workshop)

DISCUSSIONS/LECTURES

Unit Lesson: Long Fiction Analysis
starts 2/11/14

PROJECTS

Group Analysis Project: Fahrenheit 451
Planning Day 1: TBA
Planning Day 2: TBA
Planning Day 3: TBA
Planning Day 4: TBA

Discussion Day 1: TBA
Discussion Day 2: TBA
Discussion Day 3: TBA
Discussion Day 4: TBA

WRITING

Journal Writing Assignments

*NOTE: you should be prepare to write in your journal daily.

Creative Writing Assignments

TBA

Literary Analysis Writing Assignments

Writing Assignment: Analysis Essay (Synthesis Essay for Realism texts)
1/30/14

Writing Assignment: Chunk Paragraph Assignment #2
TBA (30 minutes)

ACTIVE VIEWING

TBA

VOCABULARY

Formative Assessment: SAT Vocabulary List 5
1/24/14

Summative Assessment: SAT Vocabulary List 5 (Quiz #1)
2/7/14