Homework

Prepare for an in-class essay on teen rights. Answer the four questions listed below. Print your answers. Bring all handouts with you to class. 1. Name the case you focused on for today. Summarize it in 5 sentences. 2. Explain why you are interested in this case. Use 3-5 sentences. 3. Write 2-3 quotes fro the article you brought to class today that show what you learned about the case/topic. 4. List the MLA source info about your article. Author Title of Article in quotation marks Title of Publication in italics Date of publication
 * Homework for Thursday, December 9th**

start to review for exam on December 15th Find a magazine article related to one of the "Ten Supreme Court Cases Every Teen Should Know" Use googlescholar or ebscohost through NH Library ebscohost sample article
 * Homework for Tuesday, December 7th**

start to review for exam read the article I emailed to you--here is another copy
 * Homework for Friday, December 3rd**


 * Homework for Wednesday, December 1st**
 * Read the packet "10 Supreme Court Cases Every Teen Should Know"**




 * Happy Thanksgiving!**
 * Remember the Revolution discussion on Monday during contact in the EAC.**

final drafts of compare/contrast essays due at the start of class Work through activities 2- 7 on pages 67- 76 in green book
 * Homework assigned on Friday, November 19th for Tuesday, November 23rd**

make changes to your essay based on the activities we did in class today final drafts due on Tuesday bring green books!
 * Homework assigned on Wednesday, November 17th for Friday, November 19th**

Rough draft of compare/contrast essay ready to share in class (please double space and print) Four paragraphs-- 1) intro with thesis 2)compare/contrast of items 3)compare/contrast of items 4)compare/contrast of items with sentences of conclusion Bring green books also
 * Homework assigned on Monday, November 15th for Wednesday, November 17th**

Open notebook quiz on sentence composition--use pp. 52 and 53 as sample quiz be sure to review sentence types, parallel structure, and active/passive voice
 * Homework assigned on Thursday, November 11th for Monday, November 15th**

Think about topic for comparison and contrast essay

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Do the Review of Sentence Composition on pp. 43-49 in green book--activities 1 through 5 Read the packet on Comparing and Contrasting--do not fill in the back page
 * Homework assigned on Tuesday, November 9th for Thursday, November 11th**

From Green work book take notes on Clear and Forceful sentences--pp. 21-30
 * Homework assigned on Friday, November 5th for Tuesday, November 9th**

Do activities 2, 3, 4 all and activity 5 just the odds

Your final draft of Ellen Foster Essay needs to ready to be turned in at the start of class--bring orange papers, yellow papers, and rough drafts please! Remember that we are now working with the green books, so please bring them to class
 * Homework assigned on Wednesday, November 3rd to be completed for Friday, November 5th**

Complete p. 191 in blue book--underline clauses and label types of sentences work on rough draft of EF essays--due Friday! Bring green book
 * Homework assigned on Monday, November 1 for Wednesday, November 3**

Response to viewing movie (orange sheet) Rough draft of EF essay Clause Quiz
 * Homework assigned on Thursday, October 28th for Monday, November 1**

Ellen Foster paper plan (front of yellow sheet) Read "Writing Paragraphs" handout Come to EAC for class
 * Homework assigned on Tuesday, October 26 for Thursday, October 28th**

Homework Assigned on Friday, October 22 for Tuesday, October 26th Write a main idea in the form of a judgment statement about //Ellen Foster//. You can use these ideas as a jumping off point. Include 3 passages from the novel and the page numbers.

Study for a practice quiz on main and subordinate clauses

Homework assigned on Wednesday, October 20 for Friday, October 22 Think about EF topics for essays

Work with handouts on Noun clauses, adjective clauses, and adverb clauses Do odd #s only

Homework assigned on Monday, October 18 for Wednesday, October 20th Finish Reading Ellen Foster and add 4 quotes and page numbers to your list Upload Library Presentation, NH Faculty Interview, and Narrative Essay to your googledocs folder

Homework assigned on Tuesday, October 12 to be completed for Monday, October 18th

Read through p. 72 of EF Respond to one of the prompts on the handout--write 2-3 paragraphs and use at least one passage from pp. 46-72. Be sure to include the page number of the passage. Review the clause information that we did in class today

Homework assigned on Wednesday, October 6th to be completed for Friday, October 8th 1) narrative essay final drafts to be printed before class

2) study for phrase quiz--prepositional, gerund, participial, infinitive

3) Bring //Ellen Foster//

Homework assigned on Monday, October 4th to be completed for Wednesday, October 6th 1) review phrase types--prepositions, gerunds, participles, infinitives 2) read narrative essay to a friend--title, significance, pacing, dialog, active verbs, 1st or 3rd person 3)read through p. 18 in //Ellen Foster// and write 4 passages on looseleaf--include page number

Be sure to bring with you your narrative essay work, blue books, //Ellen Foster// books, and notes


 * Homework assigned on Thursday, September 30th to be completed for Monday, October 4th**

1)Bring //Ellen Foster//

2)Work with draft of narrative essay--do not re-print --title --dialog --pacing --what do you want us to know about life?

3) we will continue to work with phrases in class together

HOMEWORK FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPT 2 email photo of yourself to jstaed@nerinxhs.org words confused pp.97-98 activity 7 in book work on library project googledocs account

Homework for Monday, August 30th

Write one paragraph on looseleaf answering the question "What will you remember about Hey Day?" Complete the summer reading Survey Monkey questionnaire Look over the library project--we will meet in the classroom and then go to the library to work and hear from Mrs. Winkler the librarian

See you tomorrow after homeroom--tomorrow is an A day!

Thanks, Mrs. Staed

Homework for Monday, August 23

A)Prepare for Summer Reading Tests-you will take the tests in homeroom on Monday. Good Luck! B)Prepare a draft of "My Name" writing to share with the class. If you are comfortable reading off of our computer screen, you do not need to print before you come to class. C)Look over your two grammar workbooks and select 3 lessons you would like to study. On looseleaf, list each lesson, its page number, and why you want to study that lesson. Example entry: Lesson 121 on p. 121 of the blue book I want to study this lesson on subordinate clauses because I have a hard time varying the length and structure of my sentences. Also, when I studied this in grade school I didn't really understand it.

Have a great weekend! Mrs. Staed