Week of September 13-16

Hi everyone,

Here are the assignments for this week. Tuesday and Wednesday are the last two days where all classes have the same assignments. Starting on Thursday, please check to make sure you are completing the assignments for the correct class.

Reading Logs will begin next week! Make sure you come to class on time and prepared with your notebook, binder, Reading Log, IR Book and a pen/pencil to get your stamp!

As always, email me at msatwill@gmail.com with any questions.

Monday: No school

Tuesday: Classwork: We will look through books from the Independent Reading Library, and "interview" them to find out what books we want to read. Once we find a book we like, add it to our Book Wish List.

Homework: Write 1/2 page: How does reading make you feel?

Wednesday:

Classwork: We will take the diagnostic reading assessment. This test measures your reading level, and it does NOT count for your grade, so don't worry. It is just to help you and your teachers find out what you need to work on this year.

Homework: Bring in a book for independent reading, OR circle your top three choices on your Book Wish List to check out from the class library!

Thursday:

9th and 10th grades (Periods 1, 5 and 7)

Classwork:

-Begin Independent Reading. Students will check out books from the class library if they don't have books from home or another library.
-Read "How to date a brown girl (black girl, white girl, or halfie)" by Junot Diaz.
-Double Entry Notes: Your reactions to the text.

Homework: Write a 1/2 page "How To" guide on a topic of your choice, pretending you are as much an "expert" as Junot Diaz is.

12th grade: (Periods 2 and 6)

Classwork:

-Begin Independent Reading. Students will check out books from the class library if they don't have books from home or another library.
-Sign out copies of The Autobiography of Malcolm X.
-Read and discuss pages 1-4 of The Autobiography of Malcolm X.

Homework: Write 1/2 page: How does the author make his points clear, convincing, and engaging in the beginning of the text?

Friday:

9th and 10th grades (Periods 1, 5 and 7)

Classwork:
-Continue Independent Reading. Next week, we start reading logs, so be on time to get your stamps!
-Author's Toolbox: Satire.
Def: Using humor, exaggeration or sarcasm to make a point.
Ex: In "How to Date..." the narrator claims to be an expert at dating girls of different backgrounds, but his stereotyping reveals how little he knows about actual relationships.
-Writer's Workshop: Satirical "How To" guides. Students will share their homework with their table groups, and then discuss how to improve them.

Homework: Type and email to Ms. Atwill (msatwill@gmail.com) your final draft of your Satirical "How To" guide, or print it out and bring to class. Due WEDNESDAY, 9/21.

12th grade: (Periods 2 and 6)

Classwork:
-Continue Independent Reading. Next week, we start reading logs, so be on time to get your stamps!
-Read and discuss the rest of Chapter 1 from The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Pages 4-23).

Homework: Choose one of the following prompts from the Common Application and free write 1/2 page based on the prompt. (Link to handout is here)

-Some students have a background or story that is so central to their identity that they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.
-Recount an incident or time when you experienced failure. How did it affect you, and what lessons did you learn?
-Reflect on a time when you challenged a belief or idea. What prompted you to act? Would you make the same decision again?
-Describe a place or environment where you are perfectly content. What do you do or experience there and why is it meaningful to you?
-Discuss an accomplishment or event, formal or informal, that marked your transition from childhood to adulthood within your culture, community, or family.