Day 1 - January 10, 2023
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.
Here is a summary video of the assignment:
Assignment #2: Join Khan Academy
In this assignment, you will go to khanacademy.org and create an account using the class codes that are in the following video:
Please be sure to use your district email address to make your account.
Assignment #3: OneNote: "Four Freedoms Speech" by Franklin Delano Roosevelt
In this assignment, you will read Pages 269-276 in the textbook. You will complete a SOAPSTONE Summary of the speech as well as complete Pages 277 (Questions 1-4), 278 (Analyze the Text 1-3), Page 280 (Why These Words? 1-2 and fill out the chart for Word Study). You will take pictures of these three pages and add them to your OneNote.
Here is an audio version of the speech:
Here is a video summary of the highlights and annotations:
Day 2 - January 11, 2023:
Assignment #4: Khan Academy - Introduction to Adjectives and Articles
In this assignment, you will go to khanacademy.org and complete the assignments on "Introduction to Adjectives and Articles". There are four video assignments and three quizzes.
Day 6 - January 18, 2023:
Assignment #5: Khan Academy - Introduction to Adverbs
In this assignment, you will go to khanacademy.org and complete the assignments on Adverbs". There are two video assignments and three quizzes.
Day 7 - January 19, 2023:
Test #1: The "Four Freedoms" Speech by Franklin D. Roosevelt
Day 9 - January 23, 2023:
Assignment #6: OneNote: "Inaugural Address" by John F. Kennedy
In this assignment, you will read Pages 283-286 in the textbook. You will complete a SOAPSTONE Summary of the speech as well as complete Pages 287 (Questions 1-4), 288 (Analyze the Text 1-4), Page 290 (Why These Words? 1-2 and fill out the chart for Word Study). You will take pictures of these three pages and add them to your OneNote.
Here is video version of the speech:
https://youtu.be/NwM6s55no6U
Here is a video summary of the highlights and annotations:
Day 11 - January 25, 2023:
Assignment #7: Khan Academy - Adjective Order and Commas with Adjectives
In this assignment, you will go to khanacademy.org and complete the assignments on "Adjective Order and Commas with Adjectives". There are two video assignments and two quizzes.
Day 13 - January 27, 2023:
Test #2: The "Inaugural Address" by John F. Kennedy
Day 16 - February 1, 2023:
Assignment #8: Khan Academy - Comparative, Superlative, Intensifiers, and Adverbs of Degree
In this assignment, you will go to khanacademy.org and complete the assignments on "Comparative, Superlative, Intensifiers, and Adverbs of Degree". There are three video assignments and two quizzes.
Test #3: Khan Academy - Modifiers Unit Test
Day 17 - February 2, 2023:
Performance Task #3: Informative Essay
Here is a video summary of the Unit 3 Performance Task beginning on Page 298 of the textbook.
Day 19 - February 6, 2023:
Assignment #9: Join EdPuzzle Class
Using your Microsoft Office 365 Account, login to Edpuzzle.com and join the EdPuzzle Class with the following link:
Assignment #10: EdPuzzle: Peak - Chapters 1-3
In this assignment, you will complete Chapters 1-3 of the novel Peak by Roland Smith.
Day 20 - February 7, 2023:
Assignment #11: EdPuzzle: Peak - Chapters 4-6
In this assignment, you will complete Chapters 4-6 of the novel Peak by Roland Smith.
Day 21 - February 8, 2023:
Assignment #12: Khan Academy - Introduction to Prepositions
In this assignment, you will go to khanacademy.org and complete the assignments on "Introduction to Prepositions". There are four video assignments and three quizzes.
Day 22 - February 9, 2023:
Assignment #13: EdPuzzle: Peak - Chapters 7-9
In this assignment, you will complete Chapters 7-9 of the novel Peak by Roland Smith.
Day 24 - February 13, 2023:
Assignment #14: EdPuzzle: Peak - Chapters 10-12
In this assignment, you will complete Chapters 10-12 of the novel Peak by Roland Smith.
Day 25 - February 14, 2023:
Assignment #15: EdPuzzle: Peak - Chapters 13-15
In this assignment, you will complete Chapters 13-15 of the novel Peak by Roland Smith.
Day 26 - February 15, 2023:
Assignment #16: Khan Academy - Types of Prepositions and Phrases
In this assignment, you will go to khanacademy.org and complete the assignments on "Types of Prepositions and Phrases". There are three video assignments and three quizzes.
Day 28 - February 21, 2023:
Assignment #17: EdPuzzle: Peak - Chapters 16-18
In this assignment, you will complete Chapters 16-18 of the novel Peak by Roland Smith.
Day 29 - February 22, 2023:
Assignment #18: Khan Academy - Introduction to Conjunctions
In this assignment, you will go to khanacademy.org and complete the assignments on "Introduction to Conjunctions". There are two video assignments and three quizzes.
Day 30 - February 23, 2023
MAP Test Final: Growth Language Arts 2-12 Common Core
Grade level proficiency in Language Arts for 10th grade students is set at 225 RIT, which is 80 percent proficiency. If you have any questions about your performance, please email me at
[email protected].
Day 32 - February 27, 2023:
Assignment #19: EdPuzzle: Peak - Chapters 19-21
In this assignment, you will complete Chapters 19-21 of the novel Peak by Roland Smith.
Day 34 - March 1, 2023:
Assignment #20: Khan Academy - Correlative Conjunctions
In this assignment, you will go to khanacademy.org and complete the assignments on "Correlative Conunctions". There are two video assignments and two quizzes.
Test #4: Khan Academy - Prepositions and Conjunctions Unit Test
Day 35 - March 2, 2023:
Assignment #21: EdPuzzle: Peak - Chapters 22-24
In this assignment, you will complete Chapters 22-24 of the novel Peak by Roland Smith.
Day 37 - March 6, 2023:
Assignment #22: EdPuzzle: Peak - Chapters 25-27
In this assignment, you will complete Chapters 25-27 of the novel Peak by Roland Smith.
Day 39 - March 8, 2023:
Assignment #23: Khan Academy - Introduction to Commas
In this assignment, you will go to khanacademy.org and complete the assignments on "Introduction to Commas". There are three video assignments and three quizzes.
Day 40 - March 9, 2023:
Assignment #24: EdPuzzle: Peak - Chapters 28-30
In this assignment, you will complete Chapters 28-30 of the novel Peak by Roland Smith.
Day 44 - March 15, 2023:
Assignment #25: Khan Academy - Commas in Time and Space
In this assignment, you will go to khanacademy.org and complete the assignments on "Commas in Time and Space". There are three video assignments and two quizzes.
Day 45 - March 16, 2023:
Assignment #26: OneNote: "I Came, I Saw, I Shopped"
In this assignment, you will read Pages 366-367 in the textbook. You will complete a summary of the article on Page 368 and the QuickWrite on Page 369. You will take pictures of these two pages and add them to your OneNote.
Here is a video on the topic of consumer spending:
Assignment #27: OneNote: "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant
In this assignment, you will read Pages 373-380 in the textbook. You will complete Page 381 (Questions 1-4), Page 382 (Analyze the Text) and Page 384 (Why These Words, Practice, and Word Study). You will take pictures of these three pages and add them to your OneNote
Here is a video narration of the story:
Here is a video summary of the OneNote:
Day 49 - March 22, 2023:
Assignment #28: Khan Academy - More Ways to Use Commas
In this assignment, you will go to khanacademy.org and complete the assignments on "More Ways to Use Commas". There are four video assignments and two quizzes.
Test #5: Khan Academy - Commas Unit Quiz
Day 50 - March 23, 2023:
Test #6: "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant
Day 52 - April 10, 2023:
Assignment #29: OneNote: "Civil Peace" by Chinua Achebe
In this assignment, you will read Pages 389-394 in the textbook. You will complete Page 395 (Questions 1-4), Page 396 (Analyze the Text) and Page 398 (Why These Words and Word Study). You will take pictures of these three pages and add them to your OneNote
Here is a video narration of the story:
Here is a video summary of the OneNote:
Day 54 - April 12, 2023:
Assignment #30: Khan Academy - Apostrophes and Contractions
In this assignment, you will go to khanacademy.org and complete the assignments on "Apostrophes and Contractions". There are three video assignments and three quizzes.
Day 56 - April 14, 2023:
Test #7: "Civil Peace" by Chinua Achebe
Day 57 - April 17, 2023:
Assignment #31: OneNote: "Fit for a King: Treasures of Tutankhamun"
In this assignment, you will read Pages 402-405 in the textbook. You will complete Page 406 by answering questions in the OneNote.
Day 59 - April 19, 2023:
Assignment #32: Khan Academy - Introduction to the Possessive
In this assignment, you will go to khanacademy.org and complete the assignments on "Introduction to the Possessive". There are three video assignments and two quizzes.
Day 60 - April 20, 2023:
Performance Task #4: Informative Essay
Here is a video summary of the Unit 4 Performance Task beginning on Page 408 of the textbook.
Day 64 - April 26, 2023:
Assignment #33: Khan Academy - "Its" vs. "It's"
In this assignment, you will go to khanacademy.org and complete the assignments on "Its" vs. "It's". There are three video assignments and one quiz.
Test #8: Khan Academy - Comma and Apostrophe Unit Test
Day 65 - April 27, 2023:
Assignment #34: EdPuzzle: 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 66 - April 28, 2023:
Assignment #35: EdPuzzle: 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 - May 1, 2023:
Assignment #36: EdPuzzle: 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 - May 2, 2023:
Assignment #37: EdPuzzle: 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 69 - May 3, 2023:
Assignment #38: Khan Academy - Introduction to Colons
In this assignment, you will go to khanacademy.org and complete the assignments on "Introduction to Colons". There are two video assignments and one quiz.
Day 70 - May 4, 2023:
Assignment #39: EdPuzzle: 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 71 - May 5, 2023:
Assignment #40: EdPuzzle: 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 72 - May 8, 2023:
Assignment #41: EdPuzzle: 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 73 - May 9, 2023:
Assignment #42: EdPuzzle: 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 74 - May 10, 2023:
Assignment #43: Khan Academy - Introduction to Semicolons
In this assignment, you will go to khanacademy.org and complete the assignments on "Introduction to Semicolons". There are two video assignments and three quizzes.
Test #9: Khan Academy - Colon and Semicolons Quiz
Day 75 - May 11, 2023:
Assignment #44: EdPuzzle: 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 76 - May 12, 2023:
Assignment #45: EdPuzzle: 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 77 - May 15, 2023:
Assignment #46: EdPuzzle: To Kill a Mockingbird - Chapter 15
In this assignment, you will complete Chapter 15 of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.
Day 78 - May 16, 2023:
Assignment #47: EdPuzzle: To Kill a Mockingbird - Chapter 17
In this assignment, you will complete Chapter 17 of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.
Day 79 - May 17, 2023:
Assignment #48: Khan Academy - Formatting Styles
In this assignment, you will go to khanacademy.org and complete the assignments on "Formatting Styles". There are three video assignments and two quizzes.
Day 80 - May 18, 2023:
Assignment #49: EdPuzzle: To Kill a Mockingbird - Chapter 18
In this assignment, you will complete Chapter 18 of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.
Day 81 - May 19, 2023:
Assignment #50: EdPuzzle: To Kill a Mockingbird - Chapter 19
In this assignment, you will complete Chapter 19 of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.
Day 82 - May 22, 2023:
Assignment #51: EdPuzzle: To Kill a Mockingbird - Chapter 20
In this assignment, you will complete Chapter 20 of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.
Day 83 - May 23, 2023:
Assignment #52: EdPuzzle: To Kill a Mockingbird - Chapter 21
In this assignment, you will complete Chapter 21 of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.
Day 84 - May 24, 2023:
Assignment #53: Khan Academy - Hyphens, Dashes, and Ellipses
In this assignment, you will go to khanacademy.org and complete the assignments on "Hyphens, Dashes, and Ellipses". There are three video assignments and three quizzes.
Test #10: Khan Academy - Colon and Semicolons Unit Test
Day 85 - May 25, 2023:
Assignment #54: EdPuzzle: To Kill a Mockingbird - Chapter 28
In this assignment, you will complete Chapter 28 of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.
Day 86 - May 26, 2023:
Assignment #55: EdPuzzle: To Kill a Mockingbird - Chapter 31
In this assignment, you will complete Chapter 31 of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.