Due Thursday, May 20, 2021 before class
1. Finish reading Chapter 12
Due Monday, May 10, 2021 before class
1. Finish Annotating Chapter 10
Due Thursday, May 6, 2021 before class
1. Finish Annotating Chapter 9
Due Tuesday, April 27, 2021 before class
Finish the Annotated Bibliography
Due Thursday, April 22, 2021 before class
1. Finish reading and annotating Chapter 8
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ziirV1tDzvTZQSs3IfklJFIfCIYfErNGAEK9JrElepg/edit?usp=sharing
2. Silent Seminar on Ch 7/8
Due Thursday, April 15, 2021 before class
Finish reading and writing the central ideas, etc for Chapter 7
Here is the link so you can see my instructions for where to mark central ideas: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dJgXEutMJ74JTYiPB4oshf-IPs-SERoxBm8eP7Stb94/edit?usp=sharing
Due Monday, April 12, 2021 before class
Please finish the group essay on your own. Submit on schoology before class.
Due Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Chapter 6 Annotations
Due Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Finish Chapter 5 Annotations (Inferences)
Due Monday, March 22, 2021
Finish Chapter 4 Writing
Due Thursday, February 18, 2021
1. Finish annotating Chapter 2 part 2
Due Monday, February 8, 2021
1. Finish both assignments from Thursday's class.
Due Thursday, February 4, 2021
1. Take the Star 17 Reading Test.
Instructions: Go to schoology and click on our course. Then open Renaissance Learning on the left hand side. Select Star Reading test. Make sure to identify our class period. If password is required, it is admin
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Due Tuesday, December 15, 2020 (by the end of class)
Submit Presentation Recording
Due Thursday, December 3, 2020
1. Finish reading Chapter 10
2. Choose a quote from the chapter and cite it. Then, in 1 page minimum discuss 1. how this quote exemplifies Douglass's character and 2. why this quote stands out to you as important.
Due Monday, November 30, 2020
1. Annotate your essay
Look for:
1. Am I answering the two questions
2. Am I following the format outlined in the blue essay sheet? (both for thesis and body paragraphs)
3. Am I explaining how the device proves my claim? (Don't just state "there is a metaphor" and give a quote. You need to actively explain how that metaphor proves his attitude)
Write an essay in which you discuss the rhetorical strategies that Douglass uses in order to convey his attitude toward reading and writing to the audience.
What are the rhetorical strategies?
What is his attitude?
You will need: Essay Rubric, blue essay sheet, essay writing notes with examples
Due Tuesday, November 17, 2020 (before class)
1. Read Ch 8 of Douglass
2. Prepare for a reading quiz
Due Thursday, November 12, 2020 (before class)
1. Rewrite PARTS of your Douglass Essay--I need 3 part thesis statement and ONE strong body paragraph that has all the parts as outlined in the Blue Essay Sheet. If you got 25 points or higher, please rewrite the entire essay, focusing on fixing sentence level grammar, expression, and structure.
Due Monday, November 9, 2020 (before class)
1. Participate in the discussion about Chapter 7 on schoology
Due Tuesday, November 3, 2020 (before class)
1. Evaluate the credibility and usability of your sources. Write a sentence for each source on the works cited page that evaluates that source.
Due Friday, October 30, 2020
1. Complete your STAR Reading Test!! (follow instruction under "updates" on schoology)
Due Tuesday, October 20, 2020 (before class)
1. Finish classwork from Monday--Ch 4 Analysis
Due Monday, October 19, 2020 (before class)
1. Finish annotating Article 2
Due Tuesday, October 13, 2020
1. Write 5 HL Questions about Ch 1 and 2
2. Use them to engage in the Silent Discussion
Due Thursday, October 8, 2020 by 11:59pm
OPTIONAL:
If you came late to class and missed the reading quiz, you may write a 500 word reflection discussing the key points and ideas in Chapter 2. Make sure you include the word count in the document. Also, make sure you don't plagiarize in any way.
Due Thursday, October 8, 2020
1. Read Chapter 2 of Autobiography of Frederick Douglass (the PDF is in the google drive)
2. Prepare for a reading quiz
Due Tuesday, October 6, 2020 (submit on schoology before class)
1. Finish the classwork from yesterday:
I want you to consider the words "bias," "credibility," and "perspective." Please define these terms in your own words as you understand them. Then compose a few sentences that propose how these terms might connect to the news and media right now.
Due Monday, October 5, 2020
1. Read the Preface of Autobiography of Frederick Douglass (the PDF is in the google drive)
Due Thursday, October 1, 2020 (submit on schoology before class)
1. Consider all of my feedback on your Slave Narrative Essay. Then, rewrite the essay.
2. Prepare 5 HL Questions about the context info we read regarding racism.
Due Tuesday, September 29, 2020 (submit on schoology before class)
1. Read the following terms dealing with structural racism: https://assets.aspeninstitute.org/content/uploads/files/content/docs/rcc/RCC-Structural-Racism-Glossary.pdf
2. Write a one sentence "definition" for each in your own words.
Due Tuesday, September 22, 2020
1. Review the Essay Rubric
2. Review the Blue Essay Sheet
3. Review your Literary Devices
Due Thursday, September 17, 2020 (submit on schoology before class)
1. Finish reading and annotating the articles
Due Tuesday, September 15, 2020 (submit on schoology before class)
1. For each of the following prompts, write the 2 questions and the thesis.
Write an essay in which you discuss the virtues of the burrito in comparison to other foods such as the taco.
Write an essay in which you examine the causes for climate change and the impacts these have had on the planet.
Due Thursday, September 10, 2020 (submit on schoology before class)
1. Consider the short film we watched in class. Respond in no less than 1/2 a page in your best writing style: Why do you think this film was created? What might the impact on the audience be? What do you think are its central arguments? How does it use rhetorical strategies that we discussed today in class? What is your overall reaction to the message?
Due Tuesday, September 8, 2020 (submit on schoology before class)
1. Engage in the discussion on the articles we read!
Due Monday, August 31, 2020 (submit on schoology before class)
1. Review page 7 of the Student Distance Learning Toolkit (found in the Google Drive)
2. Compose an email to me about anything you would like, following the guidelines on page 7. Be sure to submit this "email" on schoology--don't actually email it to me!
Due Tuesday, August 25, 2020 before the end of the day (submit on schoology)
1. Finish annotating the "American Slavery" text
Due Tuesday, August 25, 2020 before class (submit on schoology)
Writing: 1. What do you hope to learn in this class this year? 2. What are some of your strengths and weaknesses as a student? 3. Tell me something about your outside of school interests. 4. What are your feelings about remote learning?