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English 10 - Semester 1

Day 1 - August 7, 2024:
 
Assignment #1: Email Your Teacher
 
Using your Office 365 Account, email your teacher introducing yourself. Answer the following questions in your email:
 
What subject or subjects do you enjoy most at school?
 
What activities (sports, hobbies, etc) do you enjoy?
 
What do you appreciate about your family or friends?
 
What things do you do to serve your community?
 
This assignment is due by the end of the period.
 
Day 2 - August 8, 2024:
 
Assignment #2:  Join Khan Academy
 
Please be sure to use your district email address to make your account. 
 
Assignment #3:  Khan Academy - Introduction to Nouns
 
In this assignment, you will go to khanacademy.org and complete the assignments on "Introduction to Nouns".
 
If you have issues with Khan Academy, please email me at [email protected].
 
Assignment #4:  Khan Academy - Types of Nouns
 
Login to your Khan Academy account and complete the next set of assignments titled "Types of Nouns". There are four assignments, two videos and two quizzes. Be sure to complete each video and get a passing score on each test in order to receive full credit.
 
Day 3 - August 9, 2024:
 
Assignment #5:  Join EdPuzzle Class:
 
In this assignment, you will go to EdPuzzle by clicking on the following link and signup for the class: https://edpuzzle.com/join/sefuhes
 
Assignment #6:  Fahrenheit 451: The Hearth and The Salamander (Part 1)
 
Read the following part of Fahrenheit 451 and answer all the questions. Please be sure to answer the questions fully in order to receive full credit.
 
Day 4 - August 12, 2024:
 
Assignment #7:  Fahrenheit 451: The Hearth and The Salamander (Part 2)
 
Read the following part of Fahrenheit 451 and answer all the questions. Please be sure to answer the questions fully in order to receive full credit.
 
Day 6 - August 14, 2024:
 
Assignment #8:  Khan Academy - Irregular Plural Nouns (Part 1)
 
Login to your Khan Academy account and complete the next set of assignments titled "Irregular Plural Nouns: Base Plural and Irregular Endings". There are six assignments, three videos and three quizzes. Be sure to complete each video and get a passing score on each test in order to receive full credit.
 
Day 7 - August 15, 2024:
 
Assignment #9:  Fahrenheit 451: The Hearth and The Salamander (Part 3)
 
Read the following part of Fahrenheit 451 and answer all the questions. Please be sure to answer the questions fully in order to receive full credit.
 
Day 9 - August 19, 2024:
 
Assignment #10:  Fahrenheit 451: The Hearth and The Salamander (Part 4)
 
Read the following part of Fahrenheit 451 and answer all the questions. Please be sure to answer the questions fully in order to receive full credit.
 
Day 11 - August 21, 2024:
 
Assignment #11:  Khan Academy - Irregular Plural Nouns (Part 2)
 
Login to your Khan Academy account and complete the next set of assignments titled "Irregular Plural Nouns: Base Plural and Irregular Endings". There are six assignments, three videos and three quizzes. Be sure to complete each video and get a passing score on each test in order to receive full credit.
 
Test #1:  Khan Academy - Nouns Unit Test (100 pts)
 
Login to your Khan Academy account and complete the Unit Test. You may take the test multiple times to receive a higher score.
 
Day 12 - August 22, 2024:
 
Assignment #12:  Fahrenheit 451: The Sieve and The Sand (Part 1)
 
Read the following part of Fahrenheit 451 and answer all the questions. Please be sure to answer the questions fully in order to receive full credit.
 
Day 14 - August 26, 2024:
 
Assignment #13:  Fahrenheit 451: The Sieve and The Sand (Part 2)
 
Read the following part of Fahrenheit 451 and answer all the questions. Please be sure to answer the questions fully in order to receive full credit.
 
Day 15 - August 27, 2024:
 
Test #2:  I-Ready Test
 
In order to monitor growth of Language Arts skills, students will take the I-Ready test today in Language Arts. 
 
Day 16 - August 28, 2024:
 
Assignment #14:  Khan Academy - Introduction to Verbs
 
Login to your Khan Academy account and complete the next set of assignments titled "Introduction to Verbs". There are four assignments, two videos and two quizzes. Be sure to complete each video and get a passing score on each test in order to receive full credit.
 
Day 17 - August 29, 2024:
 
Assignment #15:  Fahrenheit 451: Burning Bright (Part 1)
 
Read the following part of Fahrenheit 451 and answer all the questions. Please be sure to answer the questions fully in order to receive full credit.
 
Day 19 - September 3, 2024:
 
Assignment #16:  Fahrenheit 451: Burning Bright (Part 2)
 
Read the following part of Fahrenheit 451 and answer all the questions. Please be sure to answer the questions fully in order to receive full credit.
 
Day 20 - September 4, 2024:
 
Assignment #17:  Khan Academy - Verb Tenses
 
Login to your Khan Academy account and complete the next set of assignments titled "Introduction to Verbs". There are five assignments, four videos and one quiz. Be sure to complete each video and get a passing score on each test in order to receive full credit.
 
Day 21 - September 5, 2024:
 
Assignment #18:  Fahrenheit 451: Burning Bright (Part 3)
 
Read the following part of Fahrenheit 451 and answer all the questions. Please be sure to answer the questions fully in order to receive full credit.
 
Day 22 - September 6, 2024:
 
Performance Task #1:  Fahrenheit 451: Movie Review
 
After watching and analyzing the movie Fahrenheit 451, write a movie review stating your opinion of the movie as well as its comparison to the book by Ray Bradbury.
 
Day 25 - September 18, 2024:
 
Assignment #19:  Khan Academy - Linking Verbs
 
Test #3:  Khan Academy - Verb Quiz #1
 
Login to your Khan Academy account and complete the next set of assignments titled "Linking and Helping Verbs". There are three assignments, and one quiz. Be sure to complete each video and get a passing score on each test in order to receive full credit.
 
Day 26 - September 19, 2024:
 
Assignment #20: EdPuzzle: Cask of Amontillado
 
Watch the EdPuzzle video and answer the six questions. In order to receive full credit, you must watch the entire video and answer each question completely.
 
Assignment #21: OneNote: My Introduction to Gothic Literature
 
Today we will begin a SOAPSTONE summary of the essay titled "My Introduction to Gothic Literature. The students will also complete Page 8 and 9 and insert of picture of each into their OneNote.
 
Day 28- September 23, 2024:
 
Assignment #22: OneNote: "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allan Poe
 
Today we will begin a literary analysis of "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allan Poe.
 
Watch the biography of Edgar Allan Poe:
 
 
Watch the animated movie of the story:
 
Day 30 - September 25, 2024:
 
Assignment #23:  Khan Academy - Irregular Verbs
 
Login to your Khan Academy account and complete the next set of assignments titled "Irregular Verbs". There are six assignments, five videos and one quiz. Be sure to complete each video and get a passing score on each test in order to receive full credit.
 
Day 33 - September 30, 2024:
 
Test #4:  "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allan Poe
 
Day 34 - October 1, 2024:
 
Assignment #24: OneNote: "House Taken Over" by Julio Cortazar
 
Today we will begin a literary analysis of "House Taken Over" by Julio Cortazar.
 
Day 35 - October 2, 2024:
 
Assignment #25:  Khan Academy - Verb Aspect
 
Login to your Khan Academy account and complete the next set of assignments titled "Verb Aspect". There are seven assignments, four videos and three quizzes. Be sure to complete each video and get a passing score on each test in order to receive full credit.
 
 
Day 40 - October 9, 2024:
 
Assignment #26:  Khan Academy - Verb Aspect (2)
 
Test #6:  Khan Academy - Verbs Unit Test (100 pts)
 
Login to your Khan Academy account and complete the Unit Test. You may take the test multiple times to receive a higher score.
 
Day 41 - October 10, 2024:
 
Performance Task #2:  The Sixth Sense Movie Review
 
Day 52 - October 25, 2024:
 
Assignment #27:  Khan Academy - Introduction to Pronouns
 
Login to your Khan Academy account and complete the next set of assignments titled "Introduction to Pronouns". There are four assignments, two videos and two quizzes. Be sure to complete each video and get a passing score on each test in order to receive full credit.
 
Day 53 - October 28, 2024:
 
Assignment #28: OneNote: "The Metamorphosis" 
 
Read Pages 137-179, then answer questions 1-3 on Page 179, questions 1-4 of "Analyze the Text"  on Page 180, and all questions on Page 182. Be sure to include pictures of Page 179, 180, and 182 in your OneNote.
 
Assignment #29: EdPuzzle: "The Metamorphosis" Part 1
 
Assignment #30: EdPuzzle: "The Metamorphosis" Part 2
 
Assignment #31: EdPuzzle: "The Metamorphosis" Part 3
 
Day 55 - October 31, 2024:
 
Assignment #32:  Khan Academy - Possessive Pronouns
 
Login to your Khan Academy account and complete the next set of assignments titled "Possessive Pronouns". There are four assignments, two videos and two quizzes. Be sure to complete each video and get a passing score on each test in order to receive full credit.
 
Day 59 - November 6, 2024:
 
Assignment #33:  Khan Academy - Relative Pronouns
 
Login to your Khan Academy account and complete the next set of assignments titled "Relative Pronouns". There are four assignments, three videos and one quiz. Be sure to complete each video and get a passing score on each test in order to receive full credit.
 
Test #8:  Khan Academy - Pronoun Unit Quiz (100 pts)
 
Login to your Khan Academy account and complete the Unit Test. You may take the test multiple times to receive a higher score.
 
 
Day 63 - November 13, 2024:
 
Assignment #34: OneNote: To Kill a Mockingbird - Chapter 1
 
In this assignment, you will complete Chapter 1 of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.
 
Day 64 - November 14, 2024:
 
Assignment #35:  Khan Academy - Subject, Object, Person, and Number
 
Login to your Khan Academy account and complete the next set of assignments titled "Subject, Object, Person, and Number". There are six assignments, three videos and three quizzes. Be sure to complete each video and get a passing score on each test in order to receive full credit.
 
Day 66 - November 18, 2024:
 
Assignment #36:  OneNote: To Kill a Mockingbird - Chapter 2
 
In this assignment, you will complete Chapter 2 of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.
 
Day 67 - November 19, 2024:
 
Assignment #37:  OneNote: To Kill a Mockingbird - Chapter 3
 
In this assignment, you will complete Chapter 3 of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.
 
Day 68 - November 20, 2024:
 
Assignment #38:  Khan Academy - Indefinite Pronouns
 
Login to your Khan Academy account and complete the next set of assignments titled "Indefinite Pronouns". There are six assignments, three videos and three quizzes. Be sure to complete each video and get a passing score on each test in order to receive full credit.
 
Test #10:  Khan Academy - Pronoun Unit Test (100 pts)
 
Day 71 - December 2, 2024:
 
Assignment #39:  OneNote: To Kill a Mockingbird - Chapter 4
 
In this assignment, you will complete Chapter 4 of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.
 
Day 72 - December 3, 2024:
 
Assignment #40:  OneNote: To Kill a Mockingbird - Chapter 5
 
In this assignment, you will complete Chapter 5 of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.
 
Day 73 - December 4, 2024:

Assignment #41:  OneNote: To Kill a Mockingbird - Chapter 6
 
In this assignment, you will complete Chapter 6 of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.
 
Day 74 - December 5, 2024:
 
Assignment #42:  OneNote: To Kill a Mockingbird - Chapter 7
 
In this assignment, you will complete Chapter 7 of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.
 
Day 75 - December 6, 2024:
 
Assignment #43:  OneNote: To Kill a Mockingbird - Chapter 8
 
In this assignment, you will complete Chapter 8 of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.

Day 76 - December 9, 2024:
 
Assignment #44:  OneNote: To Kill a Mockingbird - Chapter 9
 
In this assignment, you will complete Chapter 9 of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.
 
Day 77 - December 10, 2024:
 
Assignment #45:  OneNote: To Kill a Mockingbird - Chapter 10
 
In this assignment, you will complete Chapter 10 of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.
 
Day 79 - December 12, 2024:
 
Test #11:  To Kill a Mockingbird - Part 1 (Chapters 1-10)
 
Day 81 - December 16, 2024:
 
Test #12:  I-Ready Test
 
In order to monitor growth of Language Arts skills, students will take the I-Ready test today in Language Arts.