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Mr. De Vesta - 9th Grade English-1 Assignments

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Reading Logs - May in Google Classroom

Reading Logs - May

CRITERIA
1. At least 4 reading logs are completed
2. All the sections for each reading log is correctly filled out
3. The "Gist Summary" is written in at least 3 complete sentences

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Week 19 - Paris Metaphor - CERER in Google Classroom

Week 19 - Paris Metaphor - CERER

Write at least 8 sentences

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Week 18 - Act 1, Scene 3 - TDQs in Google Classroom

Week 18 - Act 1, Scene 3 - TDQs

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Week 16 - RJ Scene 2 - TDQs in Google Classroom

Week 16 - RJ Scene 2 - TDQs

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Week 16/17 - RJ Scene 2 CERER

Explain why you think Romeo will take the chance of attending the party at the Capulet house. What could possibly happen if he does attend?
 in Google Classroom

Week 16/17 - RJ Scene 2 CERER Explain why you think Romeo will take the chance of attending the party at the Capulet house. What could possibly happen if he does attend?

Write a CERER - At least 8 sentences.

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Week 16 - RJ Scene 1 - Benvolio CERER in Google Classroom

Week 16 - RJ Scene 1 - Benvolio CERER

Prompt: Line 231- How does Benvolio vow to help Romeo resolve this conflict? What does this suggest about Benvolio’s personality and motivations?

Write at least 8 sentences.

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Reading Logs - April in Google Classroom

Reading Logs - April

CRITERIA
1. At least 4 reading logs are completed
2. All the sections for each reading log is correctly filled out
3. The "Gist Summary" is written in at least 3 complete sentences

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Week 14 - Romeo and Juliet - CERER

In scene 1 Tybalt says “What drawn, and talk of peace? I hate the word, as I hate hell, all Montagues and thee. Have at thee coward”

What can you infer about Tybalt’s personality and his role in the play based on these words?
 in Google Classroom

Week 14 - Romeo and Juliet - CERER In scene 1 Tybalt says “What drawn, and talk of peace? I hate the word, as I hate hell, all Montagues and thee. Have at thee coward” What can you infer about Tybalt’s personality and his role in the play based on these words?

Write at least 8 sentences in your CERER.

*TURN IN YOUR FIRST DRAFT (ON PAPER) TO THE SUB

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Week 12/14 - Romeo and Juliet - Scene 1 TDQs in Google Classroom

Week 12/14 - Romeo and Juliet - Scene 1 TDQs

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Week 11/12 - Romeo and Juliet - Prologue CERER

How does knowing these events before they occur create suspense? in Google Classroom

Week 11/12 - Romeo and Juliet - Prologue CERER How does knowing these events before they occur create suspense?

See rubric below for specific criteria. Your CERER should be at least 8 sentences.

Claim: 
In the prologue of the _______ titled ________ by ______, suspense is created by________.
Suspense is ________.
Evidence: 
For example, the prologue reveals, “_____”
Reasoning: 
The words “____” and “_____” refer to _____.
Knowing that ______ before the play begins creates suspense because ______.
Not knowing that ____ creates anxiety as the reader _____.
Guiding Questions
What tragic events does the prologue give us?
What details does the prologue leave out?
How does knowing the tragic events create suspense?
How does not knowing certain details create suspense?

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Reading Logs - March in Google Classroom

Reading Logs - March

CRITERIA
1. At least 4 reading logs are completed
2. All the sections for each reading log is correctly filled out
3. The "Gist Summary" is written in at least 3 complete sentences

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Week 11 - Romeo and Juliet Prologue - Summary
In your own words, write an objective summary of the prologue of Romeo and Juliet.  in Google Classroom

Week 11 - Romeo and Juliet Prologue - Summary In your own words, write an objective summary of the prologue of Romeo and Juliet.

Write at least 5 sentences.

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Week 10 - Happiness - TDQs and Summary in Google Classroom

Week 10 - Happiness - TDQs and Summary

Before completing this assignment, annotate the hard-copy text. Write 2 comments/questions and 2 circles/underlines for each section. 

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Week 9 -Final Draft - Eulogy CERER

Background: Unlike a traditional eulogy where a speech about the deceased person is given to a crowd of people at a funeral, Kennedy gave this eulogy of King to a crowd of blacks who didn’t expect to hear this tragic news. Furthermore, because King was killed by a white man, the crowd may have not wanted to listen to Kennedy, who was also a white man.

Prompt: How did Kennedy successfully defuse the possible violent reaction and instill hope in his audience? How did he maintain peace?
  in Google Classroom

Week 9 -Final Draft - Eulogy CERER Background: Unlike a traditional eulogy where a speech about the deceased person is given to a crowd of people at a funeral, Kennedy gave this eulogy of King to a crowd of blacks who didn’t expect to hear this tragic news. Furthermore, because King was killed by a white man, the crowd may have not wanted to listen to Kennedy, who was also a white man. Prompt: How did Kennedy successfully defuse the possible violent reaction and instill hope in his audience? How did he maintain peace?

Write at least 10 sentences.

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Week 8 - Eulogy for King - Vocabulary in Context in Google Classroom

Week 8 - Eulogy for King - Vocabulary in Context

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Week 7 - Eulogy for King - TDQs in Google Classroom

Week 7 - Eulogy for King - TDQs

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Reading Logs - February in Google Classroom

Reading Logs - February

CRITERIA
1. At least 4 reading logs are completed
2. All the sections for each reading log is correctly filled out
3. The "Gist Summary" is written in at least 3 complete sentences

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Week 5/6 - Summarize Kennedy's "Eulogy for Martin Luther King" in Google Classroom

Week 5/6 - Summarize Kennedy's "Eulogy for Martin Luther King"

See attached document for specific expectations and rubric.
Write at least 8 sentences.

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Week 5 - Summarize the first 5 paragraphs of Kennedy's "Eulogy for Martin Luther King" in Google Classroom

Week 5 - Summarize the first 5 paragraphs of Kennedy's "Eulogy for Martin Luther King"

See attached document for specific expectations and rubric.
Write at least 5 sentences.

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Week 4 - Last Night of the World - Vocabulary in Google Classroom

Week 4 - Last Night of the World - Vocabulary

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Week 4 - Last Night of the World - Quiz in Google Classroom

Week 4 - Last Night of the World - Quiz

10/10=4
9/10=3.4
8/10=3
7/10=2
1-6/10=NP

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Week 3 - Last Night of the World - CERER in Google Classroom

Week 3 - Last Night of the World - CERER

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Week 3 - Last Night of the World - Constructed Response

What might be the significance of the wife's final act of turning off the water faucet in the kitchen?  in Google Classroom

Week 3 - Last Night of the World - Constructed Response What might be the significance of the wife's final act of turning off the water faucet in the kitchen?

Criteria:
See attached CER rubric


Sentence Starter: 


In Ray Bradbury's short story, "The Last Night of the World", the wife's final act is to...
This is significant because...

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Reading Logs - January in Google Classroom

Reading Logs - January

CRITERIA
1. At least 4 reading logs are completed
2. All the sections for each reading log is correctly filled out
3. The "Gist Summary" is written in at least 3 complete sentences

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Week 1 (LESSON #3) - The Last Night of the World - Summary in Google Classroom

Week 1 (LESSON #3) - The Last Night of the World - Summary

Pages 1-5 = Reading
Page 6 = Summary Assignment

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Week 0 (LESSON #2) - The Last Night of the World - Guided Questions in Google Classroom

Week 0 (LESSON #2) - The Last Night of the World - Guided Questions

Pages 1-5 = Reading

Page 6 = Guided Questions Assignments

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Week 0 (LESSON #1) - The Last Night of the World - Annotations in Google Classroom

Week 0 (LESSON #1) - The Last Night of the World - Annotations

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Reading Logs - December in Google Classroom

Reading Logs - December

CRITERIA
1. At least 2 reading logs are completed
2. All the sections for each reading log is correctly filled out
3. The "Gist Summary" is written in at least 3 complete sentences

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Week 17 -  I Have a Dream - TDQ Review in Google Classroom

Week 17 - I Have a Dream - TDQ Review

Instructions are on the document. If you finish early, go back to your TDQ document from last week and fix it. After that, work on reading logs. 

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Reading Logs - November in Google Classroom

Reading Logs - November

CRITERIA
1. At least 4 reading logs are completed
2. All the sections for each reading log is correctly filled out
3. The "Gist Summary" is written in at least 3 complete sentences

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Week 14 - I Have a Dream - Paragraph Summaries in Google Classroom

Week 14 - I Have a Dream - Paragraph Summaries

Paragraph breaks:

1-2
3-4
5-6
7
8
9-10
13-14

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Week 12 - Grasshopper - CERER in Google Classroom

Week 12 - Grasshopper - CERER

For the Criteria, see the CER rubric.

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Reading Logs - October in Google Classroom

Reading Logs - October

CRITERIA
1. At least 4 reading logs are completed
2. All the sections for each reading log is correctly filled out
3. The "Gist Summary" is written in at least 3 complete sentences

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Week 10 - Grasshopper TDQs in Google Classroom

Week 10 - Grasshopper TDQs

Mon/Tues - TDQ #1-5
Wed/Thurs - TDQ #6-10
Fri - Error Analysis

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Week 8 - Quilt - Final CER (REAL) in Google Classroom

Week 8 - Quilt - Final CER (REAL)

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Reading Logs - September in Google Classroom

Reading Logs - September

CRITERIA
1. At least 4 reading logs are completed
2. All the sections for each reading log is correctly filled out
3. The "Gist Summary" is written in at least 3 complete sentences

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Week 7 - Quilt of a Country - Test in Google Classroom

Week 7 - Quilt of a Country - Test

10/10 = 4
9/10 = 3.4
8/10 = 3
7/10 = 2.5
6/10 = 2
1-5/10 = 1

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Week 6 - Quilt of a Country - TDQs in Google Classroom

Week 6 - Quilt of a Country - TDQs

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Week 4 - The Journey - Final Quiz in Google Classroom

Week 4 - The Journey - Final Quiz

You may use the poem for this quiz. 


Grading Key:
10/10 = 4 (A)
9/10 = 3.4 (A-)
8/10 = 3 (B)
7/10 = 2.5 (C)
6/10 = 2 (C-)
1-5/10 = 1 (NP)

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Week 3 - "The Journey" Constructed Response in Google Classroom

Week 3 - "The Journey" Constructed Response

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Reading Logs - August in Google Classroom

Reading Logs - August

*Only 2 reading logs required for this month. 


CRITERIA
1. At least 2 reading logs are completed
2. All the sections for each reading log is correctly filled out
3. The "Gist Summary" is written in at least 3 complete sentences

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Week 1 Syllabus Hunt in Google Classroom

Week 1 Syllabus Hunt