Make sure to have all required supplies so that you may earn the full allotment of homework points. I will circulate and check during silent reading.
Due Thursday, February 12, 2009:
Submit a draft of your essay to myaccess.com to test that your login works and also to have an opportunity to get feedback and subsequently revise.
While you are at it, also test your turnitin.com login.
DO NOT WAIT until Friday to test your logins because I will not be available on Friday to assist you. Late essays will NOT be accepted; hard-copy essays will not be accepted; and e-mailed essays will not be accepted. You were given ALL week, and you were warned MANY times.
Due Friday, February 13, 2009:
Complete and submit by 10 PM to both myaccess.com and turnitin.com an essay in response to the "Recommending Literature" prompt as prescribed on the essay assignment sheet and as discussed in class.
Follow the first outline on this outline hand-out and be sure to use terminology from the "Menu of Literary Elements and Devices" and "How to Read a Narrative."
Use as additional resources this essay starter and this template.
Due Thursday, February 19, 2009:
Check your myaccess.com and turnitin.com logins.
Another essay will be due next Friday. Remember that no late essays will be accepted. Essays MUST be turned in exactly as prescribed, so plan ahead!
Due Monday, February 23, 2009:
Study for the novel exam.
Due Wednesday, February 25, 2009:
Study the practice exams (and the concepts therein) in preparation for a cumulative exam.
Due Friday, February 27, 2009:
Write and submit an essay regarding your novel in accordance with this essay assignment sheet.
Use the second outline on this outline hand-out and also this Menu of Literary Elements and Devices to assist you.
Due Wednesday, March 11, 2009:
Bring to class (or have in myaccess.com already) the 800+-word rough draft of your personal narrative "An Important Change."
Submit to myaccess.com by midnight at least one (preferably several) worthy submissions of your essay entitled "An Important Change." Your goals are to earn a score of 6 and a readability score at or above your grade level. Additionally, you want your story to be compelling, truthful and expressive.
Please also submit any newsletter submissions to me via e-mail so that I may fill the next issue with rich examples of student writing.
Due Tuesday/Wednesday, March 17/18, 2009:
Submit via e-mail or the submissions folder at least one newsletter entry (if you haven't already) so that it may be considered for publication in the next issue of the Nitrometer. Make sure to e-mail or submit your entry no later than midnight Tuesday (Wednesday AM). Here is a comic template, if you need.
Please also heed the following CAHSEE information for Tuesday and Wednesday, March 17-18, 2009:
Period 1 tests with Ms. Kittelson in B211 from 8:00 - 10:14.
Period 4 tests with Ms. Macaulay in J387 from 8:00 - 10:14.
Period 5 tests with Mr. Eldred in J391 from 8:00 - 10:14.
Period 6 tests with Ms. Caddel in J486 from 8:00 - 10:14.
Due Monday, March 23, 2009:
Complete decoding the secret code on Rhetoric.
Due Thursday, March 26, 2009:
Earn one day's worth of homework points by attending the Open House Thursday night and signing the sign-in sheet in B211.
Due Friday, March 27, 2009:
Complete the Reader's Companion for the short story you and your group were reading and also your list of ten or more examples of figurative language found in the same story.
Due Monday, March 30, 2009:
Review this summary of rhetoric and read and write for enjoyment.
Due Friday, April 3, 2009:
Complete the review of rhetoric activity started in class.
Due Thursday, April 9, 2009:
Study these practice exams in preparation for tomorrow's Part II of the Q3 exam.