-- MUGS Week #9. Study, teach an adult. Quiz Thursday.
[This week's skills: pronoun-antecedent agreement; between vs. among; more comma splice practice; underlining names of ships, newspapers, books, paintings, aircraft; commas within dates, spelling, using numerals and words for LARGE numbers (millions, billions, trillions)]
-- Read 20+ minutes, log.
-- More assessments coming on elements of five-paragraph essays!
-- Five-paragraph EXPOSITORY (explain!) Essay
(Vomit, Outline, Drafts, Masterpiece)
Due Thursday 11/12, explore ONE of the three prompts below:
1. What qualities makes a best friend?
2. You're hiking in the woods with three friends. One falls, sprains ankle, can't walk. You're five miles from civilization. It's getting dark. How will you get everyone home safely?
3.Pick an aphorism (wise, sometimes witty advice about life). Explain what the aphorism means, with examples. To browse famous aphorisms, visit http://www.aphorisms-galore.info/
-- Margin Noting: "Other Fish to Fry" Due Thursday 11/12
REMEMBER: All evidence of your essay development is due when you walk into A101. Vomit! Outline! Drafts! Final Masterpiece! Make arrangements ahead of time to print all of your work. You may not use classtime to use the printer.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Monday, November 9, 2009
English Homework: Monday, November 9, 2009
-- MUGS Week #9. Study, teach an adult. Quiz Thursday.
(new skills: pronoun-antecedent agreement, between vs. among, more comma splice practice)
-- Read 20+ minutes, log.
-- QUIZ: Scoring Guide (tomorrow, 11/10)
-- Five-paragraph EXPOSITORY (explain!) Essay
(Vomit, Outline, Drafts, Masterpiece)
Due Thursday, explore ONE of the three prompts below:
1. What qualities makes a best friend?
2. You're hiking in the woods with three friends. One falls, sprains ankle, can't walk. You're five miles from civilization. It's getting dark. How will you get everyone home safely?
3.Pick an aphorism (wise, sometimes witty advice about life). Explain what the aphorism means, with examples. To browse famous aphorisms, visit http://www.aphorisms-galore.info/
-- Start Margin Noting: "Other Fish to Fry"
(new skills: pronoun-antecedent agreement, between vs. among, more comma splice practice)
-- Read 20+ minutes, log.
-- QUIZ: Scoring Guide (tomorrow, 11/10)
-- Five-paragraph EXPOSITORY (explain!) Essay
(Vomit, Outline, Drafts, Masterpiece)
Due Thursday, explore ONE of the three prompts below:
1. What qualities makes a best friend?
2. You're hiking in the woods with three friends. One falls, sprains ankle, can't walk. You're five miles from civilization. It's getting dark. How will you get everyone home safely?
3.Pick an aphorism (wise, sometimes witty advice about life). Explain what the aphorism means, with examples. To browse famous aphorisms, visit http://www.aphorisms-galore.info/
-- Start Margin Noting: "Other Fish to Fry"
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
English Homework: Tuesday, November 3, 2009
-- MUGS Week #8. Study, teach an adult. Quiz Thursday.
(new skills: commas in dates, commas in a series, more semi-colons practice)
-- Read 20+ minutes, log.
-- Five-paragraph Essay(Vomit, Outline, Drafts, Masterpiece)
Due Thursday, defend ONE of the thesis statements below:
"Students at Ipswich Middle School should be required to wear school uniforms."
"Students at Ipswich Middle School should not be required to wear school uniforms."
(new skills: commas in dates, commas in a series, more semi-colons practice)
-- Read 20+ minutes, log.
-- Five-paragraph Essay(Vomit, Outline, Drafts, Masterpiece)
Due Thursday, defend ONE of the thesis statements below:
"Students at Ipswich Middle School should be required to wear school uniforms."
"Students at Ipswich Middle School should not be required to wear school uniforms."
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
English Homework: Wednesday, October 28, 2009
* Reading 20+ minutes per evening. Update your log.
* Review today's MUG SHOT... teach an adult what you learned today.
(skills: parallelism, articles, using the right word, spelling)
* MUG SHOT QUIZ TOMORROW.
* Vocabulary: ZENITH and CLANDESTINE (antonyms)
* Vocabulary QUIZ on Friday
* Five-paragraph Essay: Due Thursday, October 29, 2009
(Vomit, Outline, Drafts, Final Masterpiece)
Be sure you experiment with one of the FIVE introduction techniques!
"Mrs. Forester wants to invite a celebrity to attend a special assembly and share wisdom with our school community. Which well-known celebrity would you nominate to speak at this special assembly? This celebrity should have a VALUABLE story (or stories!) to tell. Choose a celebrity whose experiences would affect I.M.S. students/teachers in a POSITIVE way. Be sure to defend your nomination with convincing reasons and details."
* Review today's MUG SHOT... teach an adult what you learned today.
(skills: parallelism, articles, using the right word, spelling)
* MUG SHOT QUIZ TOMORROW.
* Vocabulary: ZENITH and CLANDESTINE (antonyms)
* Vocabulary QUIZ on Friday
* Five-paragraph Essay: Due Thursday, October 29, 2009
(Vomit, Outline, Drafts, Final Masterpiece)
Be sure you experiment with one of the FIVE introduction techniques!
"Mrs. Forester wants to invite a celebrity to attend a special assembly and share wisdom with our school community. Which well-known celebrity would you nominate to speak at this special assembly? This celebrity should have a VALUABLE story (or stories!) to tell. Choose a celebrity whose experiences would affect I.M.S. students/teachers in a POSITIVE way. Be sure to defend your nomination with convincing reasons and details."
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
English Homework: Tuesday, October 27, 2009
* Reading 20+ minutes per evening. Update your log.
* Review today's MUG SHOT... teach an adult what you learned today.
(today's skills: irregular verbs, capitalization, spelling)
* MUG SHOT QUIZ on Thursday.
* Vocabulary: ZENITH and CLANDESTINE (sentences)
* Vocabulary QUIZ on Friday
* Five-paragraph Essay: Due Thursday, October 29, 2009
(Vomit, Outline, Drafts, Final Masterpiece)
"Mrs. Forester wants to invite a celebrity to attend a special assembly and share wisdom with our school community. Which well-known celebrity would you nominate to speak at this special assembly? This celebrity should have a VALUABLE story (or stories!) to tell. Choose a celebrity whose experiences would affect I.M.S. students/teachers in a POSITIVE way. Be sure to defend your nomination with convincing reasons and details."
* Review today's MUG SHOT... teach an adult what you learned today.
(today's skills: irregular verbs, capitalization, spelling)
* MUG SHOT QUIZ on Thursday.
* Vocabulary: ZENITH and CLANDESTINE (sentences)
* Vocabulary QUIZ on Friday
* Five-paragraph Essay: Due Thursday, October 29, 2009
(Vomit, Outline, Drafts, Final Masterpiece)
"Mrs. Forester wants to invite a celebrity to attend a special assembly and share wisdom with our school community. Which well-known celebrity would you nominate to speak at this special assembly? This celebrity should have a VALUABLE story (or stories!) to tell. Choose a celebrity whose experiences would affect I.M.S. students/teachers in a POSITIVE way. Be sure to defend your nomination with convincing reasons and details."
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