Monday, October 28, 2013

October 28 - November 1

Don't forget -

  • Hairs Modeling Assignment is due on Wednesday
  • PreAP Book Test Essay is due next Monday
What you miss if you miss this week -
  • We will continue reading The House on Mango Street
  • We will begin analyzing Cisneros' use of figurative language
PreAP Essay Questions -

Write a well-developed essay in which you analyze how the author portrays the protagonist and his/her relationships in the novel.  

OR
Choose a character from your novel who responds in some significant way to justice or injustice.  Then write a well developed essay in which you analyze he character's understanding of justice, the degree to which the character's search for justice is successful, and the significance of this search for the novel as a whole.

Monday, October 21, 2013

October 21 - October 25

What you miss if you miss this week -

  • PreAP - Be sure you are finishing your independent reading assignment.  Your essay test will be next Monday.  Look under the assignments tab to find the review information.
  • Our common assessment scores were less than stellar.  We will be working on mandatory test corrections on Monday for a square root curve.
  • We will begin reading House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros.
  • We will complete a writing assignment modeled after one of the chapters in the novel.
  • We will begin looking for expository texts for some paired reading assignments.  You get to pick your own! 
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4th Period Identity

5th Period Identity

6th Period Identity

7th Period Identity



Tuesday, October 15, 2013

October 14-18

What you miss if you miss this week -

  • We will read our short stories to each other, offer editing advice, then grade each other using the rubric provided.  You will have until Friday to make corrections and changes to your story.
  • Readistep testing is on Wednesday
  • We will review for our first common assessment on Thursday
  • On Friday we will take our first common assessment

Imaginative Story Rubric

Monday, October 7, 2013

October 7 - October 11

What you miss if you miss this week -
  • We will analyze and practice using plot patterns
  • We will read "Fish Cheeks" by Amy Tan and use it as a model for writing
  • We will learn to understand what a paragraph REALLY is and how to organize our writing
  • We will practice showing instead of telling
  • We will analyze great leads
"Fish Cheeks" by Amy Tan

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Objective
Write an imaginative story that -
  • sustains reader interest
  • uses an appropriate organizational strategy
  • uses a variety of strategies to enhance style and tone
  • includes well paced action and an engaging story line
  • develops interesting characters
  • creates a believable setting using sensory detail