English III-1st Period Assignments
- Instructor
- Colleen Brasher
- Term
- 2020-21 School Year
- Department
- High School
- Description
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Upcoming Assignments
No upcoming assignments.
Past Assignments
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Under Our Skin Google Slide Project/Presentation
Submit to Google Classroom before midnight, Wed., May 5.
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Reminders for Under Our Skin Writing to submit to Turnitin before midnight tonight (May 3) **Must include a Works Cited page for this writing. (See below for further info.)
1. Use Adichie's complete name the first time used. Then use her last name.
2. Make sure your thesis is strong and clear. It must answer the prompt.
3. Quotations need to flow in the comparison. Use transition words or phrases to connect the similarity of the 2 quotes. Also consider word choices and/or phrases to connect the similarity of the comparison you are noting.
4. Conclusion sentence must be clear, concise, and sum up the purpose of the writing.
5. Must include a Works Cited page with Watson's book information. (See the attached MLA link in the section of G. Classroom/Under Our Skin Google Slides Presentation.)
2. Make sure your thesis is strong and clear. It must answer the prompt.
3. Quotations need to flow in the comparison. Use transition words or phrases to connect the similarity of the 2 quotes. Also consider word choices and/or phrases to connect the similarity of the comparison you are noting.
4. Conclusion sentence must be clear, concise, and sum up the purpose of the writing.
5. Must include a Works Cited page with Watson's book information. (See the attached MLA link in the section of G. Classroom/Under Our Skin Google Slides Presentation.)
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Classwork for Monday, April 26
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CommonLit: The Danger of a Single Story
This assignment is due 04/26/2021. Click the attached link to access the assignment; on the CommonLit login page, click Log In With Google.
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Classwork for Friday, April 23
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Classwork for Thursday, April 22
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CommonLit: An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
This assignment is due 04/21/2021. Click the attached link to access the assignment; on the CommonLit login page, click Log In With Google.
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CommonLit: The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: Excerpts from Chapters 1 & 7
This assignment is due 04/16/2021. Click the attached link to access the assignment; on the CommonLit login page, click Log In With Google.
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CommonLit: The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: Excerpt from Chapter 1
This assignment is due 04/13/2021. Click the attached link to access the assignment; on the CommonLit login page, click Log In With Google.
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CommonLit: The Cask of Amontillado
This assignment is due 03/28/2021. Click the attached link to access the assignment; on the CommonLit login page, click Log In With Google.
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CommonLit: The Raven
This assignment is due 03/25/2021. Click the attached link to access the assignment; on the CommonLit login page, click Log In With Google.
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Poetry Project
In Class Poetry Project: Follow the instructions on the Rubric (attached).
Feb. 22-26: In class work on Annotations and Paraphrases of each poem.
March 1-5: Finish any Annotations and Paraphrasing of assigned poems.
Monday: Complete annotations and paraphrasing of "Psalm of Life" and "O Captain, My Captain"
Tuesday: IN CLASS- complete CL: "A Psalm of Life"
Wednesday: IN CLASS - complete CL: "O Captain, My Captain"
Feb. 22-26: In class work on Annotations and Paraphrases of each poem.
March 1-5: Finish any Annotations and Paraphrasing of assigned poems.
Monday: Complete annotations and paraphrasing of "Psalm of Life" and "O Captain, My Captain"
Tuesday: IN CLASS- complete CL: "A Psalm of Life"
Wednesday: IN CLASS - complete CL: "O Captain, My Captain"
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CommonLit: O Captain! My Captain!
This assignment is due 03/04/2021. Click the attached link to access the assignment; on the CommonLit login page, click Log In With Google.
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CommonLit: A Psalm of Life
This assignment is due 03/03/2021. Click the attached link to access the assignment; on the CommonLit login page, click Log In With Google.
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Final Draft of "The Minister's Black Veil" Essay Due Tues. before midnight to Turnitin: Submit to TURNITIN Tues., March 2, before midnight and you need to bring a printed copy to class Wed. Also bring all Peer Edits and your 1st Draft of the essay to turn in.
Remember to take your Writing Folder home. READ the elements of the Literary Analysis RUBRIC and also read the Tips on Writing a Literary Analysis. Also remember to look at your Deerslayer essay on Turnitin and The Crucible essay (in your writing folder) and notice the areas that you are missing and correct those errors.
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Membean Test
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Weekly Membean Due Sunday, Feb. 21
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"Minister's Black Veil" Annotate and/or highlight your answers to the questions given in class today. Be sure to LABEL your answers so you can identify and find those marked answers quickly.
Questions
1. Effects of the veil
2. Meaning of the veil: *Hooper's sin? *Congregation's sin? *Both?
3.Which group did not pull away from Rev. Hooper? In fact, they sought him.
4. Elizabeth
*Reaction
*Argument
*Decision
5. Hooper's Death bed (details of this setting)
1. Effects of the veil
2. Meaning of the veil: *Hooper's sin? *Congregation's sin? *Both?
3.Which group did not pull away from Rev. Hooper? In fact, they sought him.
4. Elizabeth
*Reaction
*Argument
*Decision
5. Hooper's Death bed (details of this setting)
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"Minister's Black Veil" Guided Reading Questions Due Date
Read the packet and answer all questions on each page.
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Due Wed.: Using Textual Evidence to prove your claim, choose "Who's to Blame?" reviewing Ch. 9 and any other chapters. Remember to state who you believe the blame belongs to and use strong supportive textual evidence to prove your claim. Include page numbers.
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Due Tuesday: State who you think won the showdown between Tom and Gatsby. Look through Chapter 7 making notes on all Textual Evidence to support your claim of "Who's Winning?"
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Crucible Essay due to Turnitin.com before midnight tonight, Thursday, Dec. 10.
Tomorrow you must turn in the following to class:
1. 1st Draft (with my editing suggestions on it)
2. Rubric (again with my comments on it)
3. Copy of Final Draft
4. Your Crucible book.
1. 1st Draft (with my editing suggestions on it)
2. Rubric (again with my comments on it)
3. Copy of Final Draft
4. Your Crucible book.
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The Devil And Tom Walker
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ACT Semicolons
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Membean Bonus Week: Meet the following requirements (10 Bonus Points)
1. Three fifteen-minute sessions (three different days)
2. 1st Quarter Accuracy - 60%
3. 100 Correct Words are to be seen each week
2. 1st Quarter Accuracy - 60%
3. 100 Correct Words are to be seen each week
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CommonLit: Petition from the Pennsylvania Society for the Abolition of Slavery
This assignment is due 10/05/2020. Click the attached link to access the assignment; on the CommonLit login page, click Log In With Google.
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CommonLit: The Declaration of Independence
This assignment is due 10/02/2020. Click the attached link to access the assignment; on the CommonLit login page, click Log In With Google.
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CommonLit: On Being Brought from Africa to America
This assignment is due 09/30/2020. Click the attached link to access the assignment; on the CommonLit login page, click Log In With Google.
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CommonLit: Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death Speech
This assignment is due 09/29/2020. Click the attached link to access the assignment; on the CommonLit login page, click Log In With Google.
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CommonLit: To My Dear and Loving Husband
This assignment is due 09/14/2020. Click the attached link to access the assignment; on the CommonLit login page, click Log In With Google.