Thursday, November 29, 2012

Literature 7 - Wednesday, December 19, 2012 - Pearl projects due. I have reviewed the requirements for this project with the class and have shown them examples of projects.
Literature 6:
Literature 6
Nonfiction Project
Due Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Students are to write a biography of an adult family member. It may be a parent, grandparent, aunt, etc. They should include the person’s name and the student’s relationship to the person, important events in the person’s life, his or her accomplishments, people and events that have shaped the person’s life, any advice he or she has for the young people of today, and goals for the future if the person is still alive. It should not be just a list of dates telling what has occurred in his or her life. Students should tell about the personality and character traits of the person and how he or she got to be that way. It should be a minimum of seven paragraphs. Each paragraph should have a minimum of five sentences.
Requirements:
·        One cover page with the title of their biography, the due date, Literature 6, and their name.
·        A minimum of seven paragraphs
·        12 point type size
·        Times new Roman font
·        Double spaced
·        Standard default margins

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Literature 8
Short Story Project
Due Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Students should write an original short story that includes a protagonist, antagonists, dilemma, climax, denouement, and theme. Students will have a packet with these details already worked out.
Requirements:
Three pages
One cover page with the title of their short story, the due date, Literature 8, and their name.
Two pages of typed text
12 point type size
Times new Roman font
Double spaced
Standard default margins
No bold type

Monday, November 26, 2012

Lit 8 - Due Tuesday, 11/27 - Antagonistic forces for original short story.
Eng 8 - Wednesday, 11/28 - Pronoun unit test. English folders are due at test time.

Thursday, November 15, 2012

Literature 8 - Due Monday, 11/19 - Dilemma for original short story.

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Lit 8 - Due Wednesday, 11/14 - Protagonist for original short story.
English 7 - Due Friday, 11/16 - Pronoun unit take-home test, exercise 46old.
English 7 - Tuesday, 11/20 - Pronoun unit test - folder will be due at test time.

Thursday, November 8, 2012

Lit 6 - Monday, 11/12 - Journal check:
8/29 Memories
9/18 - Rules
10/4 - Jonas
10/11 - Release
10/17 - Respect life (1/2 page)
10/25 - Letter
11/1 - Diary entry
11/7 - Bedroom (1/2 page)

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Literature 8 - Due Thursday, 11/8 - Proofreading p.115 top and bottom.
English 8 - Thursday, 11/8 - Test on relative pronouns.

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Lit 7 - Due Wed. ,Nov, 6 - Proofreading page 67 top and bottom.
Lit 6 - Wed., 11/7 - proofreading page 23 top and bottom.

Monday, November 5, 2012

Lit 8 - Due Tuesday, 11/6 - proofreading p.113 top and bottom.

Friday, November 2, 2012

English 7 - Tuesday, Nov. 6 - Test on relative pronouns. I will allow students to use their notes and books for the test.