Last week of October

Thursday BNW test - STUDY GUIDE and Turnitin discussion posts are good places for review
Friday Vocabulary Quiz Lesson 8

My comments have been added to all new posts re: themes. Note my responses and those of your peers for study purposes. Be prepared for discussion on BNW Wed!

This week homework will include correcting vocabulary TEST lessons 1-7 (Friday after Vocabulary test or weekend homework)

November 3/4 10th Grade retreat days...library orientation in class each day for those at school
November 5th - have Survival in Auschwitz in class

BNW discussion topics posted on Turnitin.com

BNW themes listed in discussion forum...respond to me as well as to one peer.

Your response to me is to answer my prompt.
Your response to your peer is to provide constructive criticism...encourage them to think critically...push them to get better!
Finally...on Monday you need to look back at the responses from your peers/me.

All discussions will be graded once a month...look for the October Turnitin.com points to be posted at the beginning of November as a homework grade.

Paper # 2 and Survival in Auschwitz

BNW test is 10-30 ... therefore we'll start Survival in Auschwitz. All students need that book in class by 11-5/08.

Paper # 2 DRAFT is due 10-27 - more opportunity to work on MLA format, in text citations, research... RUBRIC IS POSTED IN AUGUST BLOG...one of first posts.

FIRST WEEK of the SECOND QUARTER

We'll go over active vs passive voice of verbs this week with a grammar quiz on Friday.
Friday we'll also have a vocabulary TEST on lessons 1-7...BINGO review this week!

Vocabulary quiz corrections (lesson 6) due Tuesday 10/21

OUTSIDE READING book was to be chosen last week. I gave you a chance to start the book on Friday after the quiz, if you need to change your book for any reason...it MUST BE DONE THIS WEEK. I will not accept reports on books that are not what is written in the log as of this coming week.

BNW will be discussed and quizzes given (at any time) based on the BNW schedule posted earlier on the blog.

BNW Assignments

The reading assignments for BNW include the following (reading questions ) and quizzes given at any time:

Due Monday 10/20 read up to and including chapter 7
21st - Chapter 8
22nd - Chapter 9
23rd - through chapter 11
27th - through chapter 15
28th - complete the book
30th - Test

Homework

Complete Vocabulary 6 words and definitions
On a separate page, write original sentences for the vocabulary words and illustrate the sentences.

If you have not chosen OR#2...or I asked you to pick a more challenging book, bring me the title before school, at lunch or after school Tues/Wed/Thurs this week. Last day to switch book titles is Monday October 20th.

ALSO...discussions(2 or 3 questions) posted on turnitin.com - do by Wednesday before school (7:30 AM) ...concepts will be covered on the quiz Thursday. Respond to me and at least one classmate for each question posed. You will be required to read each peer's post/reply the Wednesday night in preparation for Thursday's quiz.

Last week of the quarter coming up...

Paper # 1 due tomorrow - turn in at Turnitin.com as well as bring in a hard copy.
OR #2 chosen by Monday the 13th
BNW quiz Thursday 10/16 (Chapters 1-5 and background info)
Vocabulary Quiz Friday 10/17 - lesson 6
Grammar Quiz - Friday 10/17 Pronouns and Active vs Passive voice of verbs

Interested in PHOTOGRAPHY?

National Geographic contest...

Deadline October 31, 2008

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Brave New World

For Tuesday ... Read Chapters 1-5 and complete the attached worksheet.

Look on Turnitin.com for a discussion ... will be posted Friday. One response from EVERYONE is due by Tuesday.

Model T homework

check out this site...the archive of the story...I'll accept the work emailed to my yahoo account (in the body of the email...NO ATTACHMENTS) by Friday...anytime Friday date stamped in my email.

Please answer in complete sentences.

http://www.detnews.com/apps
/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080927/AUTO01/809270428/-1/ARCHIVE

Upcoming Deadlines for Paper #1

By Thursday 10/2...register at Turnitin.com under YOUR block (easy homework assignment...quick way to earn points)

Use the following information:
Students MUST enroll in their block
block ID's are:
Block 3= 2442940
Block 4= 2442942
Block 5= 2442944
Password = Room322

We will use Turnitin.com for class discussions about BNW as homework assignments to accompany our reading of the text.

Tuesday 10/7 bring in revised draft...stapled to 1st draft...have body paragraphs reworked to include in-text citations in MLA format for class workshop

Friday 10/10
Paper must be turned in IN CLASS stapled to the back of the rubric and two drafts. Papers without rough drafts will not be accepted, they will be treated like a rough draft and seen as a work in progress.
Paper must also be turned in AT TURNITIN.COM NO LATER THAN 1 PM FRIDAY...if this paper is not in by 1 pm Friday it will not be accepted.

The turnitin.com copy will be graded and turnitin.com will check for plagiarism.