Week of January 3 - 7: Lesson Objectives and Assignments

Lesson 1:  Review Research Report Structure and Format, Taking Notes, Note Cards, Outline, Vocab Unit 7
Lesson 2:  Review Summarizing, Paraphrasing, and Using Notes; Forms of Plagiarism; Documenting Sources; use note cards to complete Works Cited
Lesson 3:  Quiz #3 (Vocab 7 and Research Report); Grammar - Making Comparisons in the basic, comparative and superlative forms

Homework Due Wednesday Jan.6th
1. Complete Outline, Draft and Works Cited for Research Report
2. Study for Quiz

Homework Due Sunday Jan. 10th
1. Study for Test! (Vocab 6 and 7; Literary Elements and Structure of Literary Analysis, Compare and Contrast, and Research Report; Taking Notes; Forms of Plagiarism; Citation; Grammar - Making Comparisons)
2. Journal #4

Week of December 20 - 24: Lesson Objectives and Assignments

Lesson Objectives for the week.
1) Assess weekly vocab and writing via online quiz scheduled for Sun Dec 20th
2) Collect Journal #2
3) Introduce Research Report project.
4) Choose research report topic.
5) Read and analyze model research report.
6) Create and answer researchable questions to narrow down topic.
7) Practice taking notes, paraphrasing, and summarizing.
8) Practice Documenting Information using source cards
9) Begin research on selected topic
10) Complete Vocabulary Unit 7A-B-C and write original sentences 


Homework due Thursday Dec 24, 2009:
1) Research Report Pre-writes 
2) Voc7ABC and sentences
3) Taking notes, paraphrasing, and summarizing worksheet.


Homework due Sunday Jan 3, 2010:
1) Voc 7D and Definitions
2) Use source cards to take notes, paraphrase, and summarize from atleast 3 different sources.


Intro to Research Report, Prewrite Worksheets, Source Card Worksheets, and Taking Notes Worksheets as well as information on how to access Sunday's quiz will also be emailed to you.

Grade 11 English Language Assignment Updates

Hello! (again)

I really do miss you in hallways and classes :(

Here is an update on what you still need to finish this week.  I will be sending you an email by Thursday regarding what we will be doing next week. 

1) Go to www.skype.com and create an account.  Once you have created an account please add me to your account.  My account name is rasha.ghappour   This will count as a homework grade.  Marks will be deducted if you have not done so by TOMORROW!

2) Your final persuasive essay is due tomorrow, Wed. Dec. 16th.  It should be emailed to me by 3pm.

3) Your compare and contrast pre-write and essay is due on Thursday Dec. 18th. Remember this is a short 4 paragraph essay and will be graded as a draft.  

4) Vocan 6D and the definitions are due on Thursday Dec. 18th.  Please type and email.  I will be emailing you the answers once you have submitted the homework.

5) Journal #2 is due on Sunday Dec. 20th.

6) We will have a quiz during the scheduled time on Sunday Dec. 20th covering Voc 6D and compare and contrast.  More information will follow regarding the quiz.

Remember you have known about these assignments / due dates since the beginning of the week.

Good luck and contact me with any questions.

Week of December 13 - 17: Lesson Objectives and Assignments

Lesson 1:  Complete worksheets and Literary Analysis essay on Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God by Jonathan Edwards; Portfolio Check; Collect Journal #1
Lesson 2:  Assessment of Voc 6ABC and Literary Analysis Structure;  Introduce Compare and Contrast  Assignment; Read and Analyze Sample Compare and Contrast Essay and Review Standards, Structure, and Forms of Organization for Writing Lit Analysis (LN ch. 20)
Lesson 3: Comparative and Superlative Forms - Recognize how modifiers form comparisons and use modifiers in comparative forms in writing; Continue working on C&C wkshts and essay; Submit Persuasive Essay final.
Lesson 4: Introduce Research Report topics; Grammar - Using Nouns; Submit C&C wkshts and essay.


Homework due on Thursday December 17th, 2009:
1. Voc6D and Definitions
2. C&C Worksheets and Essay (essay is worth a quiz grade and graded as a draft; worksheets are worth individual homework grades)

Homework for Sunday December 20th, 2009
1) Study for quiz #2 (Voc 6D and Compare&Contrast Essay structure and terms)
2) Journal #2
3) Complete preliminary research in order to choose research report topic

Week of December 6 - 10: Lesson Objectives and Assignments

Lesson 1: Revision for term test
Lesson 2: Introduce Literary Analysis Assignment; Read and Analyze Sample Lit Analysis and Review Standards for Writing Lit Analysis (LN ch. 19)
Lesson 3: Consider and discuss main ideas, opinions, likes, dislikes of selected literary piece (Sermon from Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God by Jonathan Edwards); Discuss how to support main ideas and opinions from the text; Write thesis statement and outline for literary analysis (complete prewrite)
Lesson 4: Correct Vocab.  Complete prewriting worksheets for literary analysis; write literary analysis of selected piece and submit for grading.

Homework Due on Thursday December 10th, 2009
1) Voc 6ABC
2) Literary Analysis Prewriting Worksheets and Essay (essay is worth a quiz grade and graded as a draft; worksheets are worth individual homework grades) **should we not have lesson 4 prewriting worksheets and essay will be completed in lesson 1 of week 2


Homework for Sunday December 13th, 2009
1) Study for quiz #1 (Voc 6 and Lit Analysis terms)
2) Journal #1
3) Persuasive Essay Final due Wednesday December 16th (worth a quiz grade)

Term 2 Journal Topics

Journals for term 2 will be required on a weekly basis.  One full journal (intro, body, conclusion) will be due for submission each Sunday. (You will probably have to write 4 or 5 for the term.) You will be reminded of you journal assignment with your weekly homework.  Following are the topics you can choose from for your journals this term:

1.  I only regret…

2.  I learned…

3.  School is…

4.  If I could not leave my house…

5.  She shouted from…

6.  When I think of the future…

7.   I love to eat…

8.  Brothers and sisters are…

Vocab and Grammar Answers

Download Wordskills Unit 5 and Subject Verb Agreement Practice answers ...http://msrasha.yolasite.com/