Homework 8
Thurs 2015-02-12
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2015-01-20 Tues
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2014-12-16 Tues
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2014-12-15 Mon
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2014-12-12 Fri
Finish your protagonist poster this weekend. You will be presenting your poster to the class on Monday. |
2014-10-17 Fri
Work for 30 minutes on the PEE paragraph you are writing about How does Lowry use characterization on p.105-107 to paint Jonas as a character that the reader cares about? In other words, what METHODS of characterization does Lowry use? You should find some answers on your Narrative Elements handout. You will find a link to this handout at the top of the PEE Paragraphs document in your Classwork folder. |
2014-09-18 Thurs
Make sure to check your rubric because I have changed the wording on some things. (Changes are highlighted in yellow.)
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2014-09-16 Tuesday
Highlight in green the first three words of ONE of the paragraphs that Ms. K will grade. Look at the topic sentence for that paragraph and make sure that it is the best that it can be. Make revisions so that:
(We will be putting these topic sentences on a public document tomorrow.) |
2014-09-10 Wed
Think of, or research, a metaphor for analysis. What can you compare analysis to? Something you could draw a picture of. Think: “Analysis is like a…..” OR “Just like a…..?????.....analysis also…..” Ex. A paragraph is like a hamburger. Just like the topic sentence is at the top of the paragraph, the bun is at the top of the hamburger. Just like the body sentences are in the middle, the meat is in the middle of the hamburger. Just like the concluding sentence is at the bottom of the paragraph, the bottom of the bun is at the bottom of the hamburger. ***Note this helps us to understand the placement of each part of the paragraph.
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2014-08-14 & 15
Finish editing your 'Summer Book Review' according to the Book Review Rubric. Due Monday 18th via electronic turn-in. (Do not print it on paper.) This will be your first grade in English for Quarter 1. |