Wednesday, December 3, 2014

 

ENGLISH – HOURS 1 & 3 only – Day 4

·         (approx. 15 minutes) FINISH CYBORG ASSIGNMENT (they all have one started already):

o   Add a 5-sentence paragraph to your CYBORG assignment…this time, write down what your cyborg could do the same ability, but for the dark side of things - to be mean or evil.

o   When finished, exchange your EVIL paragraph with someone else at your table and have them read it and make a drawing of it right on your paper.

§  When finished, turn it in …

o   COLLECT all cyborg classwork FOR A GRADE

§  Include name, date, hour in upper right hand corner of paper

·         (2 minutes) REVIEW THE ANSWER TO YESTERDAY’S HOMEWORK CHALLENGE: (which was, “Name a contraction whose apostrophe stands in for exactly 3 letters”)

·         (10 minutes) Complete the handout “Apostrophes in Contractions” (1 – 17)

·         (20 minutes) Complete the backside of your vocabulary sheet (ex. 1 & 2)

·         If time, each student creates an original, 10-sentence, fill-in-blank pretend practice test using this week’s vocabulary words.

ENGLISH homework – HOURS 1 & 3 only:

Study vocabulary words for Friday’s test.

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ENGLISH – HOURS 4 & 5 only – Day 4

·         Students will quietly read 12 pages (pgs. 1025 – 1036) and pretend they are a teacher and create one test question and ANSWER KEY for any 10 of the 12 pages. Starting with page 1025 and ending on page 1036.

a.       For example, using the information on page 1025, write up a test question (and a separate answer key)

b.      Do the same for page 1026

c.       Again for 1027…until you have 10 questions (and answers) total.

d.      They must use a variety of question styles… multiple choice, short answer, true/false, and ONLY ONE fill-in-the-blank style questions.

                                                              i.      TO BE COLLECTED TODAY

·         With any time remaining, have students begin this drawing assignment. The GOAL is for them to make a rough drawing with enough detail that someone could look at their drawing and match it to its definition.

a.       Using the character list on pages 1032 and 1033, create a MATCHING test that has 2 columns. The left-hand column you can copy from the information on pages 1032 and 1033...in the right-hand column, draw something that represents each of the descriptions from the first column. 

Home of Circe, the enchantress and goddess King of Phaeacia. Odysseus tells the story of his adventures to Alcinous’s court.

·         SAVE your work…we will finish on another day.

·         CONTINUE working on yesterday’s Hero’s Journey assignment (today, it can be handwritten)

a.       TO BE COLLECTED TODAY

ENGLISH homework – HOURS 4 & 5 only:

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