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Day 1 - January 10, 2024:
Assignment #1: Email Your Teacher
Using your Office 365 Account, Email your teacher introducing yourself. Answer the following questions in your email?
What areas in school were you successful Semester 1?
What areas in school did you struggle the most Semester 1?
How would you describe your effort in Semester 1?
What are your goals for Semester 2?
This assignment is due by the end of the period.
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: 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 2 - January 11, 2024:
Assignment #4: OneNote: "The Moral Logic of Survivor Guilt" by Nancy Sherman
In this assignment, you will read Pages 153-157 in the textbook. You will complete a SOAPSTONE Summary of the editorial as well as complete Pages 157 (Questions 1-3), 158 (Analyze the Text 1-4), Page 160 (Why These Words? 1-2 and fill out the Word Study 1-2). You will take pictures of these three pages and add them to your OneNote.
Day 5 - January 17, 2024:
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 6 - January 18, 2024:
Test #1: "The Moral Logic of Survivor Guilt" by Nancy Sherman
Day 8 - January 23, 2024:
Performance Task #1: Argument Essay
Day 10 - January 24, 2024:
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 11 - January 25, 2024:
Assignment #6: OneNote: "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
In this assignment, you will read Pages 203-210 in the textbook. You will complete a narrative literary analysis of the story as complete Pages 211 (Questions 1-5) and Page 212 (Why These Words? and Word Study). You will take pictures of these three pages and add them to your OneNote.
Day 15 - January 31, 2024:
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 #2: Khan Academy - Modifiers Unit Test
Day 16 - February 1, 2023:
Test #3: "Life of Pi" by Jann Martel
Day 18 - February 5, 2024:
Assignment #9: OneNote: "Pyramus and Thisbe" by Ovid
In this assignment, you will read Pages 487-489 in the textbook. You will complete a narrative literary analysis of the story as complete Pages 490 (Questions 1-3) and Page 491 (Analyze the Text 1-4, Why These Words? and Word Study). You will take pictures of these two pages and add them to your OneNote.
Here is a video narration of Pyramus and Thisbe:
Here is a video summary of the OneNote:
Day 20 - February 7, 2024:
Assignment #10: 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 21 - February 8, 2024:
Test #4: "Pyramus and Thisbe" by Ovid
Day 23 - February 12, 2024:
Assignment #11: OneNote: "Romeo and Juliet: A Tragedy or a Misunderstanding?"
In this assignment, you will read Pages 360-361 in the textbook. You will complete a SOAPSTONE analysis of the article on Page 362 and complete the QuickWrite on Page 363. You will take pictures of these two pages and add them to your OneNote.
Here is a video narration of "Romeo and Juliet: A Tragedy or a Misunderstanding?"
Here is a video on Determinism vs. Free Will:
Day 24 - February 13, 2024:
Assignment #12: OneNote: Romeo and Juliet - Act I
In this assignment, you will read Pages 377-396 in the textbook. You will complete questions 1-4 on Page 396 and complete Analyze the Text, Why These Words? and the Word Study on Page 397. You will take pictures of these two pages and add them to your OneNote.
Day 25 - February 14, 2024:
Assignment #13: 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, 2024:
Assignment #14: 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, 2024:
Test #5: Romeo and Juliet - Act I Test
Day 31 - February 26, 2024:
Assignment #15: OneNote: Romeo and Juliet - Act II
In this assignment, you will read Pages 401-420 in the textbook. You will complete questions 1-5 on Page 420 and complete Analyze the Text, Why These Words? and the Word Study on Page 421. You will take pictures of these two pages and add them to your OneNote.
Day 33 - February 28, 2024:
Assignment #16: Khan Academy - Correlative Conjunctions
In this assignment, you will go to khanacademy.org and complete the assignments on "Correlative Conjunctions". There are two video assignments and two quizzes.
Test #6: Khan Academy - Prepositions and Conjunctions Unit Test
Day 35 - March 1, 2024:
Test #7: Romeo and Juliet - Act II Test
Day 37 - March 5, 2023:
Assignment #17: OneNote: Romeo and Juliet - Act III
In this assignment, you will read Pages 425-446 in the textbook. You will complete questions 1-3 on Page 446 and complete Analyze the Text, Why These Words? and the Word Study on Page 447. You will take pictures of these two pages and add them to your OneNote.
Day 38 - March 6, 2024:
Assignment #18: 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 8, 2023:
Test #8: Romeo and Juliet - Act III Test
Day 42 - March 12, 2023:
Assignment #19: OneNote: Romeo and Juliet - Act IV
In this assignment, you will read Pages 451-462 in the textbook. You will complete questions 1-3 on Page 462 and complete Analyze the Text, Why These Words? and the Word Study on Page 463. You will take pictures of these two pages and add them to your OneNote.
Day 43 - March 13, 2024:
Assignment #20: 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 46 - March 18, 2024:
Assignment #21: OneNote: Romeo and Juliet - Act V
In this assignment, you will read Pages 467-478 in the textbook. You will complete questions 1-3 on Page 479, Analyze the Text on Page 480, and Why These Words? and the Word Study on Page 482. You will take pictures of these two pages and add them to your OneNote.
Day 48 - March 20, 2024:
Assignment #22: 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 #9: Khan Academy - Commas Unit Quiz
Day 49 - March 21, 2024:
Test #10: Romeo and Juliet - Act IV and V Test
Day 51 - April 8, 2024:
Performance Task #2: Argument Essay
Day 53 - April 10, 2024:
Assignment #23: 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 15, 2024:
Assignment #24: EdPuzzle - Clash of the Gods: Zeus
Day 58 - April 17, 2024:
Assignment #25: 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 59 - April 18, 2024:
Assignment #26: EdPuzzle - Clash of the Gods: Hercules
Day 61 - April 22, 2024:
Assignment #27: EdPuzzle - Clash of the Gods: The Minotaur
Day 63 - April 24, 2024:
Assignment #28: 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 #11: Khan Academy - Comma and Apostrophe Unit Test
Day 64 - April 25, 2024:
Assignment #29: EdPuzzle: The Iliad - The Story of Paris
Assignment #30: EdPuzzle: The Iliad - The Story of Helen
Assignment #31: EdPuzzle: The Iliad - A Tragic Love Story
Day 66 - April 29, 2024:
Assignment #32: EdPuzzle: The Iliad - War Begins
Assignment #33: EdPuzzle: The Iliad - Menelaus' Challenge
Assignment #34: EdPuzzle: The Iliad - Tragic Prophecy
Day 68 - May 1, 2024:
Assignment #35: 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 69 - May 2, 2024:
Assignment #36: EdPuzzle: The Odyssey - Sailing From Troy
Day 70 - May 3, 2024:
Assignment #37: EdPuzzle: The Odyssey - The Cyclops
Day 71 - May 6, 2024:
Assignment #38: EdPuzzle: The Odyssey - The Land of the Dead
Day 72 - May 7, 2024:
Assignment #39: EdPuzzle: The Odyssey - The Sirens
Day 73 - May 8, 2024:
Assignment #40: 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 #12: Khan Academy - Colon and Semicolons Quiz
Day 74 - May 9, 2024:
Assignment #44: EdPuzzle: The Odyssey - Scylla and Charybdis
Day 75 - May 10, 2024:
Assignment #45: OneNote: "The Odyssey - Part 1"
In this assignment, you will read Pages 561-589 in the textbook. You will complete Page 590 and 591, then take pictures of these two pages and add them to your OneNote.
Test #14: "The Odyssey - Part 1"
Day 76 - May 13, 2024:
Assignment #46: EdPuzzle: The Odyssey - 20 Years Gone and Back Again
Day 77 - May 15, 2024:
Assignment #42: 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 #13: Khan Academy - Colon and Semicolons Unit Test
Day 78 - May 16, 2024:
Assignment #47: OneNote: "The Odyssey - Part 2"
In this assignment, you will read Pages 595-616 in the textbook. You will complete Page 617 and 620, then take pictures of these two pages and add them to your OneNote.
Test #15: "The Odyssey - Part 2"
