Read CommonLit article "Fear Is Simple & Profound" & answer questions (both multiple choice & discussion)
Submit poem for poetry contest
Finish "The Raven": Writing a Thesis assignment from class
Study for "The Raven" test tomorrow
"The Raven" slam poem presentations tomorrow
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Complete Analysis: Classmates' poems assignment on GC; be prepared to discuss poems during class
Complete the Poetry Analysis: "There Will Come Soft Rains" assignment on GC
Study for Lord of the Flies test (tomorrow)
Read Chapter 8 "Gift for the Darkness", answer comprehension questions; read "The Madness of Humanity Part 3: Tribalism"; prepare to discuss similarities between the article & Chapter 8
Read Chapter 9 "A View to the Death", answer comprehension questions; prepare to discuss
Study for vocab test (Chapters 1-6)
Complete original sentences for 15 hardest vocab words (in your opinion) on loose leaf to turn in
Read LotF Chapter 6 "Beast from Air"; complete comprehension questions on GC, prepare to discuss
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Read LotF Chapter 3 "Huts on the Beach"; complete comprehension questions on GC
Read LotF Chapter 4 "Painted Faces & Long Hair"; complete comprehension questions (handout)
Read the two articles on GC that accompany Lord of the Flies after having read through Chapter 4; prepare to discuss
Read Chapter 1 "The Sound of the Shell" from Lord of the Flies; complete comprehension questions
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Finish reading "The Drummer Boy of Shiloh" in Collections text pgs. 167-72; complete Analyzing the Text questions on pg. 174
Read "A Mystery of Heroism" in Collections workbook pgs. 49-62; complete prompts/answer questions
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Study for Collections Test 4
Study for MLK Vocab Quiz
Complete #s 4 & 5 under Language Arts Connection in Martin Luthor King Jr's "I Have a Dream" speech
Study for vocab quiz
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Finish reading from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave in Collections textbook
Complete Analyzing the Text Questions (#s 1-2, 4-6) for Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass on pg. 149 in Collections text; answers must be handwritten to turn in
Complete Literary Analysis for Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass & submit on GC
Finish Archbishop Wood Writing Contest short story; submit on GC
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Read ANYTHING (article, book, etc.) for 30 mins; prepare to discuss in class tomorrow (speech practice); write down unfamiliar vocab words & define
Complete "The Most Dangerous Game" vocab & Final Analysis assignments on GC
Study for "The Most Dangerous Game" essay test (tomorrow)
Study for test (tomorrow)
Read "The Most Dangerous Game"; familiarize yourself with the vocab list for this story
Complete "The Most Dangerous Game" Comprehension Questions on GC
Read Daniel Cohen's essay "Man-Made Monsters" in close reader; complete prompts/answer questions; prepare to discuss
Study for Collections Test 3
Reflective Essay due at 11:59pm
Complete Theme & Comprehension Questions worksheets for "The Tell-Tale Heart"
Read Edgar Allan Poe's "The Pit and the Pendulum" short story on GC; prepare to discuss
Finish reading "The Outsider" in close reader (pgs. 21-30); complete prompts/answer questions, prepare to discuss
Read "The Legend of the Lost Salmon" on GC, prepare to discuss
Study for Collections Test 2
Finish Narrative Fiction: On Immigration & Refugees
Informative Essay due at 11:59pm tomorrow
Informative Essay due at 11:59pm
Read The Latehomecomer in Collections textbook pgs. 53-66; prepare to discuss
Read article "How this man is using a video game to help refugees"; prepare to discuss
Read article "Cities' geographies can aid, underscore, or discourage a protest movement's success" (pdf on Google Classroom)
Write a TAG thesis for a political cartoon & include THREE points of analysis (assignment on GC)
Study for vocab quiz
Complete assignment on GC FACEBOOK: Fact or Fiction?
Read "The War Years" on GC & prepare to discuss parallels to My Favorite Chaperone & Bonne Annee
Read "The War Years" on GC & complete the assignment Connecting Themes: "The War Years"
Extra Credit Vocab Assignment due Friday- corrections for wrong answers on RETEST ONLY (handed in to me with retest)
Work on Debate prep (guidelines on GC)
Complete Analyzing the Text for Bonne Annee on GC
Review first five vocab words
Complete My Favorite Chaperone: Analyzing the Text on GC
Read article "Immigrants Put America First: In Coming Here, They Affirm Our Values" & prepare to discuss
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Finish Tuesday News Day assignment on Google Classroom
Finish Reading My Favorite Chaperone in Collections