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AP English I

5/24/2016

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If you signed up for AP English I for next year, your summer homework assignment can be found at the link below.
AP English I Summer Homework
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Week of 23-27 May, 2016

5/20/2016

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Last week of school for this regular school year.  Final exam on Tuesday.  See the calendar below to see how the week plays out:
Click the link below during your appropriate class period on Tuesday to take the final exam.
ELAR 8 Final Exam
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ELAR 8 Final: Reading Material
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Week of 16-20 May, 2016

5/11/2016

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We'll complete The Outsiders this week by reading Chapters 5-12.  The link to the Reflections for these chapters is below, and we'll have a test on Friday.  Reflections, Ch. 5-12, are due at the end of the day Thursday.  Here's how it pans out:
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The Outsiders: Ch. 5-12, Reflections
Outsiders Assessment
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Week of 9-13 May, 2016.  

5/9/2016

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STAAR Retesting and Testing This Week... and then Summer Fun.  We'll pick up The Outsiders again next week.  Here's how it plays out: 
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Week of 2-6 May, 2016

5/2/2016

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We begin our reading of S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders this week.  This novel, and the viewing of the film, will take us to just about the end of the school year (with a break from reading next week during STAAR testing).
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Here are the vocabulary words for this week:
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Link to audio chapters of the novel
Outsiders Reflections #1
Permission form for the movie "The Outsiders"
The Outsiders, full text
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Week of 25-29 April, 2016

4/22/2016

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We complete our research, analysis, and writing of a children's book this week.  The final product counts as a major assessment grade.  The working packet (see last week's post for link) counts for two Individual Work grades.  Do well.  Be excellent.
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Week of 18-22 April, 2016

4/18/2016

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We begin week one of a two week project to write (in groups of two or three) a children's story.  This week is primarily research and analysis; next week will be creation.  Here's how the week pans out:
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Packet I: Write a Children's Book
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Week of 11-15 April, 2016

4/8/2016

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This is the final week of the grading period.  We'll spend the week reading some graphic novels (informational text) on certain battles of the Civil War.  Here is how it pans out:
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Graphic Novel (Civil War) Assignment
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Week of 4-8 April, 2016

4/4/2016

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It's back to poetry this week, with students analyzing select poems and composing an original work of their own.  Note poetry test on Thursday.  Here's how it pans out.
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Weekly vocabulary words and terms: attitude; create; emphasis; mental; style.

Vocabulary Worksheet
Original Poem Grading Rubric
Unit 5 Poetry Textbook Pages
Unit 5 Poetry Quiz
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Week of 28 March - 1 April, 2016

3/28/2016

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