Tenth Grade English Classes (Periods 4&5)

1. During the week of Thanksgiving you are required to write in your journal two times--on one of the previously released academic topics, and then on Friday, for your traditional Friday Freewrite. 2. Additionally, I will allow all students in my period 4 and 5 classes to complete the Additional Thanksgiving Break Slave Narrative Assignment, and selected students in period 3. The assignment instructions can be found under Classroom Readings and Handouts. I included links to the PDFs as well.

English Ten Period 5

1. Complete the Questions to Encourage Reflection 1-10. Write out your responses based on the event or incident that you have chosen for either your Chapter 2 or your Chapter 3. You must answer all questions. 2. Finish drafting your Chapter 2 or Chapter 3. 3. Finish read ALL of Chapter 10 of the Narrative of Frederick Douglass. Your Chapter 1 Final Draft is due typed on Friday, November 21st.

Honors English Ten Period 3

1. Read the Essay: "A Way of Writing" by William Stafford. Highlight and underline key parts of the essay. Be able to answer the following questions: Why is writing one of the great human activities? What is Stafford's purpose for writing? 2. Finish answering Questions to Encourage Reflection for your Chapter 2 or Chapter 3. Finish the rough draft for that chapter. Bring in both. 3. Finish reading Chapter 10 of The Narrative of Frederick Douglass

English Ten Periods 3, 4, and 5-- Drawing A Scene from the Narrative of Frederick Douglass

Chapters Nine and Ten of The Narrative of Frederick Douglass have a lot of imagery, as well as scenes, as well of instances in which one event causes another. Select a passage; or series of passages from Chapter 9 or 10 (or another Chapter) and draw/create an illustration of that scene. If you have more than one scene, you may create a series of pictures on one page. Your picture or image or series of scenes must be on plain white paper. You must use color--either colored pencils, markers or crayons. Your drawing must use the entire sheet of paper. First plan out a scene or scenes. It must be something reflected in the text, or how you imagine/visualize it to be. Due tomorrow November 18, (for periods 3, and 5; due Wednesday for period 4.

English Ten Period 5

Using your SOAPS Sheet for your Chapter of The Narrative of Frederick Douglass. Using your SOAPS Answer the following question in at least a paragraph: What are the big ideas that Frederick introduces in this chapter? How does Frederick communicate these ideas? Does he use examples, quotes?

English Ten Period 5 Homework due Friday 9/26

Reflective Journal: Reflect on your viewing of the first part of Slavery and the Making of America. Write a one page reflection in which you answer the following questions: What did I learn about slavery that I had never known or learned before? What parts of the video surprised you? What questions from group were able to be answered? What questions do you still have or what else would you like to know more about? 2. Four Journal Entries based on your Independent Reading Novel

English Ten Period All Classes

English Ten-- Remember to read ten to 20 pages of your Independent Reading Novel and make journal entries EVEN WHEN YOU MIGHTNOT PHYSICALLY HAVE YOUR JOURNAL. Simply fold a sheet of paper in half, select your quote, include the page number and respond in one half page. Be sure to include a vocabulary word; its definition and use in a sentence at the bottom of your entry. This way you will not get behind on your entries! Period 5- Article of the Week SOAPS and Summary/Reflection due Wednesday.

English Ten Periods 3, 4

1. Be sure to finish your précis for the "How to Be AN Active Reader" article. It is a 4-6 sentence summary of the author's main points and purpose. 2. Respond to the following writing prompt: Write about a Journey/Quest that YOU or A Family member has taken. Perhaps it was a journey to learning how to do something; or a trip from another state or country. What obstacles did you encounter? Discuss. 3. Don't forget to keep reading in your Independent Reading Novel.

English Ten Period 5

1. To completely finish your SOAPS Sheet. 2. Complete an additional twenty or more pages of reading in your independent reading novel; and have no fewer than four (4) reading entries. 3. To complete your response to the Quest prompt. 4. Finally, please bring Enrique's Journey to class on Thursday.

English Ten Periods 3, and 5

Now that you have written a letter to a close friend, loved one or sibling about a topic, talent or interest or hobby that you have, you will write ANOTHER letter. Select one of the following audiences for your letter: Dr. Woods (Principal) or Mr. Lewis or Mr. Park (Assistant Principals; OR a student in the third (3rd) or fourth (4th) grade; or a potential employer. Write a new letter to the audience that you select. You will need to make changes perhaps in organization, how you use language in your letter to your new audience. It may be shorter or longer than your original letter. Be sure thought, that you discuss the same talent, hobby, interest or skill that you have in the second letter as well. Your letter may be handwritten or typed.

English Ten Periods 3, 4 and 5.

Think of a subject, or hobby, or interest that you have, and have some experience with. Compose a letter to a friend, close friend, in which you discuss/describe your hobby, talent, interest or experience. Your letter should be a full page long, and should have at least one FULL paragraph devoted to a discussion of your talent; hobby, interest.

Please click on the above link for the Rewrite Instructions Regarding Your First Essay, "A Time When I"

English 1C

For our next class, please peruse the introduction of our Critical Thinking Text, and complete the following exercises 1.4 pg xxviii, 1.7, pg. xxxii. read and annotate all of Chapter 1 paying careful attention to pages 22-23. complete exercise 1.6 on page 12; and 1.9 on page 18.

English 1C El Camino Spring 2014

For next week, January 25, 2014 1. In up to a page, respond to the following prompt: What is critical thinking (in your own opinion)? And...what keeps us from thinking critically? 2. Download, using the link to the right, the essay, "Why Men Reason Poorly." Read it, mark and underline, "A-Hah!" moments or parts of the text that strike you as important, meaningful, and sound. 3. Purchase a single subject notebook or composition book for use as your journal. 4. Bring a physical object that represents or symbolizes you. Be prepared to share.