Honors Contemporary Composition Period 2

1. Carefully read The Godfather Chapter 24 and complete the appropriate literature circle role sheet you got in class. If you were absent, download one under Class Readings and Handouts.
2. Stretch your autobiographical sketch/narrative about a time you made a poor choice.  Goal is to get it to at least a page with dialogue, details and imagery.
3. Keep reading independent novel, adding responses to padlet, and include the Gif, Interview clip, picture and song related thematically to a chapter or the text as a whole!
4. Be ready to continue discussion of lit term categories.

Contemporary Composition period 1 Homework

Reflect on your viewing thus far of The Crucible.  Be sure to have a total of 6 examples of: Contrasts and Contradictions; Aha Moment; Tough Question; Again and Again based on our viewing of the movie The Crucible.  Select any three of them and write paragraphs about why you noticed them or the contradiction you saw, or the tough questions being asked. 
2. No article of the week-- we will have a class article or podcast on Monday or Tuesday of next week.
3. Reflect--what can you do to improve your scores?
4.  Bring your Independent Reading Novel to class on Monday.

Honors Con. Composition period 2

1.  Re-read and complete a SOAPS Analysis of "Why Men Reason Poorly" by John Locke. Will check it at the door.
2.  Create ten questions that you have about the text, "Why Men Reason Poorly"
3. Use Padlet to organize the literary terms on the green sheet in meaningful categories.
4. Continue reading your independent novel and making the needed additions to your padlet--interview with author, picture of author, author reading some of the novel; and a gif or song related to the novel
5. Article of the week: due Monday 

What's Wrong With The following

What wrong? Analyze the following responses and correct them
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Contemporary and Honors Contemporary Comp. period 2

You should be reading your independent novel and should be finishing up by early next week. I expect all students to have at least 15-20 Digital Journal Entries (Padlet Posts) which must include audio/visual uploads.  Please upload the following: A Clip of the author of your text either being interviewed or reading a portion of the text; a picture of the author of the text; a song that is connected to the protagonist or antagonist or other literary element; and lastly a theme posting.  We will share our padlets in small groups beginning next week.

Contemporary Composition period 1

1. First read: Why Men Reason so poorly. Annotate the text, underline main ideas; circle unfamiliar words, *** ideas we've heard in class; or use the know and wonder or aha moment or contrast or contradictions protocols to mark the text.
2. Read and do a SOAPS Analysis form for an article, commentary or PODCAST of YOUR Choice. Do not use a song!
3. Read your novel at least 20 pages. Next week is last week of reading this novel before projects assigned!

Agendas for Periods 1,2 and 4

American Literature
You will need a Chromebook to take the Smarter Balanced Practice Exam that is uploaded in Schoology. It should take no more than 30 minutes,if you carefully read each of the questions.  Honoring Kobe Bryant. Today is Mamba Day.  Write a one page reflection

on what Kobe Bryant means/meant to you, or a eulogy honoring him. You may also draw a picture or
write a rap or a poem of at least 15 lines or more. If you are stuck on #2,
you may read an article or commentary about Forever Mamba: The Life and Legacy of Kobe Bryant

and complete a SOAPS. Submit to Mrs. Hutchinson.