1st Hr. Honors Lit/Comp 1-2 Collard - Semester 1 Assignments

Dear Students,

Please complete the Final Exam. While most people will be able to complete the final exam DURING our class time on Wednesday, the exam itself is due just before midnight on Wednesday in case anyone needs more time to answer the questions. Please read the directions on the top of the page to help you complete the exam.

Thank you for your hard work, dedication, and creative learning this semester! Let's finish strong! You've got this!

Mrs. Collard

P.S. I have been grading, and will continue to grade, your essays and essay-related assignments, including Source Logs (for 10th grade) submitted late. While I am checking emails, I am not responding immediately because I am focused first on grading. You are welcome to email me; just know that a response will not be immediate. Thank you.

Dear Students,

Attached are two documents. The document titled, "Write Your Essay Here," is where you can type your essay. The document titled, "Essay Formatting" is a guide to help you format your essay correctly. Please use that guide. Correct formatting is an essay requirement.

Finally, there is a link to a helpful Purdue OWL website about how to set up your essay. This website has a helpful visual with notes that can explain what to include and why.

Dear Students,

1 - At a minimum, your job is to complete the Thesis Statement portion of your Outline.
2 - You are also encouraged to work on your outline further, as the due date will approach very soon.

The entire outline is due on Monday, January 11th at midnight. We will have the majority of our class on Monday, January 11th to work on the outline so that you can ask questions, etc. However, please work on this BEFORE class so you can ask questions DURING that class time.

Dear Students,

After you have been assigned to a group, please complete the Group Slides using your ACE Summaries to help you. Your group will need to discuss the summaries you each wrote, and will then have to decide the most helpful information to put on the slides. This is due before you leave class today. Each Group may turn in 1 slide presentation, so long as each group member's first and last name is on the front slide. YOU WILL NOT GET CREDIT IF EACH GROUP MEMBER'S FIRST AND LAST NAME IS NOT ON THE SLIDE. Thank you!

Our Persuasive Writing unit begins with this Article of the Week about the Heidelberg Project in Detroit. Please read, highlight, and annotate the article. Highlight the following:
--> Key ideas, supporting ideas/details, supporting examples
--> Any portion of the article that stands out to you

Annotate by labeling what you think the author's key ideas, supporting ideas/details, and/or supporting examples may be.

This article will be the basis of what we write our Persuasive Essay about.

Dear Students,

After reading the Newsela article about the Heidelberg Project in Detroit, complete the ACE Summary and submit it to Google Classroom. Remember: this article and summary will help you write your persuasive essay. You will not be able to write the persuasive essay without understanding this article. Use the sentence stems provided to help you write the summary.

Dear Students,

It's important that you understand why you received a particular grade for the Short Story Assessment. Please watch both Loom videos, and then complete the Google Forms assignment.

Please watch the videos in the order they appear. The first video explains how I graded the assessment, with a focus on the rubric. The second video is a really good student example.

After you complete the LOOM videos, please complete the attached Google Form for a grade.

Dear Students,

Your Short Story Assessment gave each of you a chance to write about the characters and story that we discussed in depth in class. As we continue writing - and as we move into a writing unit with an essay - knowing how to use FANBOYS can be especially helpful. FANBOYS are conjunctions (linking words) that connect different parts of a sentence together. Getting practice with FANBOYS can help your writing right away. In other words, it's a quick way to level up your writing.

To help you do that, please do the following:
1 - Watch the Kahn Academy video on Coordinating Conjunctions. Kahn Academy does a good job, but they sometimes use words and phrases that can be a little complicated. If you feel a little unsure of what the speaker means, just keep listening. Overall, this is a good video that should be helpful.

2 - Complete the No Red Ink exercise titled, "Identifying Coordinating Conjunctions" (FANBOYS). (You should do this lesson before the second No Red Ink Lesson.)

3 - Click on the next circle (gray circle with a key in the middle of it) to go to the next assigned lesson and exercise. This next lesson and exercise is called, "Identifying the Function of FANBOYS." Please complete the Lesson and Practice portion. (NOTE: The "Quiz Me" and "History" portion are optional.)

Try to complete as much of this assignment as you can in class today. If you do not finish, the due date is Tuesday, Dec. 1 just before midnight.

Dear students,

Last week, you researched an article of your choice when you completed the “Research an Article” document. (You can find that document under “Assignments: Week 12. You can also find the two videos about Click Restraint that we discussed.)

For our shortened week this week, I’d like you to clean up the summary you wrote in the “Research an Article” document. You already wrote a summary for the article of your choosing. Think of that as a rough draft. Now, using the ACE Summary Template, please do the following:

1 – Pull up the article you selected last week for the “Research an Article” assignment.
2 – Reread the summary you wrote on the “Research an Article” document last week.
3 – Reread the article you choose for the “Research an Article” document.
4 – After rereading both the summary you wrote last week and the article you chose last week, use the ACE Summary Template I’ve attached for this week, do the following:

--> Complete Steps 1-3 on the ACE Summary Template.
--> Complete Step 4 on the ACE Summary Template. You can use your original summary as a guide but consider the summary you wrote last week as a rough draft. THE SUMMARY YOU ARE WRITING FOR STEP 4 TODAY SHOULD BE A REVISED, NEW SUMMARY THAT INCORPORATES THE INFORMATION FROM STEPS 1-3 ON THE ACE SUMMARY TEMPLATE.

This is your only assignment for today. So please make it a good one! When I grade your ACE Summary, I will give a completion grade for your “Research an Article” document, but I will give a larger grade for the ACE Summary.

Thank you for your time, effort, and energy. I’m proud of what you are doing, and I hope that each of you has a truly wonderful Thanksgiving Break!

P.S. Try as best as you can to get this done during class today so you don't have homework. If you do not complete it during class, finish it as soon as possible so you don't have homework. The due date is Tuesday, November 24 before midnight, but finish it sooner than that so you can relax!

Please complete the "Research an Article" document. The document has all the instructions. Along with those instructions, please also watch the attached two videos on click restraint.

This is the assessment for the short story unit. To complete this assessment, please log on to Common Lit and access The Sniper. Use your copy of The Sniper while you take the assessment. You will need to access The Sniper on Common Lit so you can locate textual evidence. If helpful, you may also look up definitions of key terms on Google, including the term "suspense," while you complete the assessment.

Please note that I will be using the attached rubric to grade your responses. It is the same rubric that has been used throughout the short story unit.

Dear Students,

Please do the following:
1 - Watch at least the first 6 minutes of the Irish Civil War YouTube video. You don't need to understand and remember EVERY detail in the video. It is just a helpful introduction to the Irish Civil War. Watch it to better understand who was fighting who.

2 - Rewatch the video "For the Birds" by Pixar. Think about the following: how is suspense created? How do the (small) birds end up sealing their own fate?

3 - Read, highlight, and annotate the short story, "The Sniper" by Liam O'Flaherty. Highlight key scenes, interactions, and details that help you better understand the setting, suspense, and characters in the story.

4 - As you read, complete the Guided Reading Questions. (They questions have been assigned.)

5 - After you read, complete the Assessment Questions. (They have been assigned.)

6 - Finally, highlight what you think is the CLIMAX of the story in a different color and label it with your annotations.

Dear students,

We will be taking the STAR reading assessment today. (NOTE: While this is called an assessment it is not an assessment grade.) Please use the attached document to help you understand and navigate the STAR reading assessment. The STAR reading assessment will be taken in class and needs to be completed by the end of class.

You can access the STAR reading assessment by following the link below.

The attached document helps you understand how to access and complete the STAR reading assessment.

Please complete the "Research an Article" document. The document has all the instructions. Along with those instructions, please also watch the attached video on click restraint.

Use the Group Roles Sheet to discuss and work with your group to create a Thin Slide for your assigned column on the Plot Questions homework assignment from last week.

--> The Group Roles Sheet has all of the directions. Please read that and work with your group to complete this assignment before the end of class today.

--> Complete the Thin Slides before the end of class. One person may submit the Thin Slides for the entire group; however, ALL names (first and last names) MUST be at the top of the slide in order for group members to receive credit.

Dear Students,

For today's work, please complete the Plot Questions Sheet for the story, "The Necklace." Each student has a copy of the Plot Questions Sheet. Please make sure that each person submits that Sheet to Google Classroom for a grade.

NOTE: Even though we began working on this together in class, each student needs to complete the Plot Questions Sheet independently. And EACH student needs to submit this assignment on Google Classroom before the due date of Friday, Oct. 23, just before midnight.

Dear Students,

Read, highlight, and annotate the short story, "The Necklace." Read the entire short story by the due date.

--> As you annotate, remember to use the two reading strategies we discussed in class: Predicting and Visualizing.
THE LINK FOR READING STRATEGIES HANDOUT IS LOCATED AT THE END OF THIS POST.

For Predicting, you are required to use at least one of the sentence stems from that category at least once:
- I think this will be about _____ because...
- I think _____ is going to happen next because…
- I predict that . . . because..
- _____ make me think that _____ will happen.
- I’m guessing this will be about ___ because…
- Since ____ happened, I think ___ will happen.
- My predictions were right/wrong because...

For Visualizing, you are required to use at least one of the sentence stems from that category at least once:
• I could really picture . . .
• The description of ____ helped me visualize . . .
• I created a mental image of . . .
• In my mind I could really see . . .
• When it said ____, I could imagine . .

NOTE #1: You need to highlight and annotate the entire short story. Use your own sentences or ANY sentence stems on the Reading Strategies sheet. You are REQUIRED to use the sentence stems above at least once, but you can pick and choose what other sentence stems you want to use from the document, OR you may create your own sentences.

(3) Complete the Guided Reading Questions while you read the story.

(4) Be ready to discuss the characters and to answer basic questions about the events in the story for the next class.

NOTE #2: Please SUBMIT the short story on CommonLit AFTER you read, highlight, annotate, and complete the Guided Reading Questions (and before the due date expires).

Dear students,

Use the link provided and log on to No Red Ink (noredink.com) and complete the grammar diagnostic assessment. A diagnostic assessment is used by teachers to better understand what students already know and what they need to know. It's essentially a tool I can use to help me know what you know, and that in turn, helps me to plan in-class activities, lessons, and homework assignments that meet our specific class needs.

This diagnostic test is about identifying subjects and verbs of sentences - the building blocks of sentence construction.

You'll need to click on the link provided, log on to No Red Ink, and complete the assessment. Let me know if you have any questions.

Read, highlight, and annotate the article, "A Quick Note on Getting Better at Difficult Things" by Ta-Nehisi Coats. Next, utilizing what we discussed in class, complete an ACE Summary for the article.

Dear Students,

Using the article, "A Quick Note on Getting Better at Difficult Things" by Ta-Nehisi Coates, along with the Google Slides with the ACE definitions (claim, key ideas, evidence/explanation) write a Type 3 ACE Summary for the article. Be sure to complete steps 1-4. This summary is due just before midnight on Thursday, October 8.

Use the link below to access an article on CommonLit written by Ta-Nehisi Coates on learning how to difficult things. We'll utilize the article, a Google Slides presentation, a Jamboard, and class discussion to help us talk about the claim, key ideas, and evidence/explanation for the article.

Dear Students,

Please complete the slide using the sentence stems provided. Remember that you have several resources to help you including the following:
--> 2 videos posted in the Short Story Unit ("Material: Short Story Unit") on Google Classroom.
--> Story Elements Slides posted in the Short Story Unit ("Material: Short Story Unit") on Google Classroom.
--> The short story you read. That's available by logging into CommonLit and accessing the story.

Also: Use what you remember from the class activity on Wednesday/Thursday to help you as you work on the Google Slides.

NOTE: I had originally planned for students to screencast this assignment, but due to technical issues, will save screencasting for another assignment.

This assignment is due on Sunday, Oct. 4 just before midnight.

Dear Students,

We'll be working on grammar this week. Consider this a basic refresher on key grammar concepts we'll be using throughout the year. In other words: this is a basic grammar building block that you'll need to know and will use often.

First, you'll need to join the website NoRedInk.com. If you have not already done that, go to Grammar Assignment #1 and click on the links provided to help you select "Sign up as a student" and to create a new account. Once you create that an account, you'll be automatically added to our class.

For Grammar Assignment #2: Work on Identifying Action Verbs + Identifying Verbs in a Sentence.

There is a brief lesson, and then you'll need to complete the grammar exercise.

Dear Students,

We'll be working on grammar this week. Consider this a basic refresher on key grammar concepts we'll be using throughout the year. In other words: this is a basic grammar building block that you'll need to know and will use often.

First, you'll need to join the website NoRedInk.com. To help you do that, click the link I've provided below. Next, select “Sign up as a student” to create a new account. Once you create an account, you’ll be automatically added to our class.

Click on the link to join NoRedInk.com for our class:
(You can also copy and paste that URL into your web browser.)

https://www.noredink.com/join/deep-bunny-44

For Grammar Assignment #1: Work on “Parts of Speech: Identifying Common Nouns.”

There is a brief tutorial, and then you'll need to complete the grammar exercise. The exercise is all about identifying common nouns.

During class in your small groups, use your BookaKucha slides, your highlighting and annotating on CommonLit, and your critical/creative thinking skills to help you discuss and answer the questions on the Google Document.

YOU ONLY NEED TO COMPLETE ONE GOOGLE DOC PER GROUP. HOWEVER, EVERY PERSON MUST CONTRIBUTE TO THE DISCUSSION AND TYPE THEIR NAMES ON THE DOCUMENT.

Dear Students,

You have already read section 1 of the story. Now please read section 2: paragraph 145 – to the end of the story.

While you read, highlight and annotate. Annotate things you are...
--> Surprised by
--> Reminded of
--> Key events
--> Questions you have

ALSO: In a different color, please highlight any part of the story where you understood how the SETTING impacted Rainsford's thoughts, actions, and personality.

FINALLY: Please complete the GUIDED READING QUESTIONS. Those questions will be counted as a grade, and that grade will be based on effort and completion.

Dear Students,

Your task is to complete the individual slide you started working on in class for the short story. You'll be citing textual evidence from the short story. Please see the sample slide to help you do this.

On your slide, you'll need to copy and paste a sentence (or two) from the short story. That's EVIDENCE from the short story.
Next, you'll need to provide EXPLANATION. That's where you'll explain why you used that quote/sentence from the short story.

DUE DATE: This assignment is due just before midnight on Friday, September 25.

YOUR JOB IS TO DO YOUR SLIDE AND YOUR SLIDE ONLY. USE EVIDENCE (QUOTES/SENTENCES) THAT YOU HIGHLIGHTED OR ANNOTATED FROM THE SHORT STORY.

Dear Students,

We're going to break up this story into 2 sections. Please read all of section 1 before midnight on Tuesday, September 22 if you are in 1st hour. Please read all of section 1 before midnight on Wednesday, September 23 if you are in 7th hour. For both hours, section 1 is paragraph 1 - paragraph 145.

While you read, highlight and annotate. Annotate things you are...
--> Surprised by
--> Reminded of
--> Key events
--> Questions you have

ALSO: In a different color, please highlight any part of the story where you understood how the SETTING impacted Rainsford's thoughts, actions, and personality.

DUE DATE: Please complete Steps 1-3 of the ACE Summary sheet. (YOU DO NOT NEED TO COMPLETE STEP 4, THE ACTUAL SUMMARY ITSELF.) The due date is Friday, Sept. 18, just before midnight.

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO:
Look back at the article, paying special attention to what you highlighted and annotated. Also: Remember what we discussed in class during our in-class activity with Thin Slides. Read the directions for the ACE Summary sheet for Steps 1-3 and complete steps 1-3 only. (You do not need to complete step 4 and actually write the entire summary.)

Submit your assignment through Google Classroom before midnight on Friday, Sept. 18.

ACCESSING COMMON LIT: Click the attached link to access the assignment; on the CommonLit login page, click Log In With Google.

P.S. I synched our Google Classroom with the Common Lit website. So, in theory, all you'll need to do to access Common Lit is click on the link at the bottom of AOW Assignment #1. If you have any questions, I'd first recommend reaching out to a classmate or friend. But if that still doesn't help, send me a REMIND message.

Dear Students,

Some people have not been able to type on the attached document (ACE Summary) I created for AOW Assignment #3. If you are having that problem, I have attached the same document through Google Docs. It looks like attaching it through Docs will allow you to type on the assignment and turn it in.

NOTE: If you already turned in AOW Assignment #3 (the ACE Summary) and everything worked for you, you DO NOT need to turn it in again. This is only if you were unable to turn in the ACE Summary the first time around.

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HERE ARE THE ORIGINAL DIRECTIONS FOR THE ASSIGNMENT:

DUE DATE: Please complete Steps 1-3 of the ACE Summary sheet. (YOU DO NOT NEED TO COMPLETE STEP 4, THE ACTUAL SUMMARY ITSELF.) The due date is Friday, Sept. 18, just before midnight.

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO:
Look back at the article, paying special attention to what you highlighted and annotated. Also: Remember what we discussed in class during our in-class activity with Thin Slides. Read the directions for the ACE Summary sheet for Steps 1-3 and complete steps 1-3 only. (You do not need to complete step 4 and actually write the entire summary.)

Submit your assignment through Google Classroom before midnight on Friday, Sept. 18.

ACCESSING COMMON LIT: Click the attached link to access the assignment; on the CommonLit login page, click Log In With Google.

P.S. I synched our Google Classroom with the Common Lit website. So, in theory, all you'll need to do to access Common Lit is click on the link at the bottom of AOW Assignment #1. If you have any questions, I'd first recommend reaching out to a classmate or friend. But if that still doesn't help, send me a REMIND message.

DUE DATES: Please highlight, annotate, and complete the assessment questions before you come to our next class. The due date is Tuesday, Sept. 15, just before midnight.

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO:
WHILE YOU READ...
Read the article a second time. As you read, highlight and annotate. (Annotate means to type notes on the article as you read.)
--> Highlight parts of the article that make you wonder, remind of you something you've read/heard about/ seen, or are key ideas.
--> Annotate by briefly typing what you are wondering about, what you are reminded of, and why something might be a key idea.

AFTER YOU READ...
After you read, complete the Assessment questions.

AFTER COMPLETING QUESTIONS...
Click on the attached clip to learn about what happened to the boys.

ACCESSING COMMON LIT: Click the attached link to access the assignment; on the CommonLit login page, click Log In With Google.

P.S. I synched our Google Classroom with the Common Lit website. So, in theory, all you'll need to do to access Common Lit is click on the link at the bottom of AOW Assignment #1. If you have any questions, I'd first recommend reaching out to a classmate or friend. But if that still doesn't help, send me a REMIND message.

DUE DATES:
Please read the following article before you come to class on Monday, Sept. 14 (for 1st hour) or Tuesday, Sept. 15 (for 7th hour).

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO:
As you read, you'll need to complete the Comprehension questions. (You will not be allowed to move on with article until you complete those questions.)

WHAT YOU DO NOT NEED TO DO (YET):
You do not need to annotate (highlight) the article before you come to class, and you do not need to complete the multiple choice questions at the end of the article before you come to class. We will briefly talk about how to annotate, complete multiple choice questions, and do a discussion board post in class on Monday or Tuesday.

ACCESSING COMMON LIT:
Click the attached link to access the assignment; on the CommonLit login page, click Log In With Google.

P.S.
I synched our Google Classroom with the Common Lit website. So, in theory, all you'll need to do to access Common Lit is to log in by clicking "Log In With Google." BUT: If that doesn't work for some reason, please use the attached document to help you log in to Common Lit through Google. If you have any questions, I'd first recommend reaching out to a classmate or friend. But if that still doesn't help, send me a message and I'll do my best to respond over the weekend.

Start by stating your name and the hour you are in (1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.)
Next pick 4 (or more) topics to share about yourself:
--> NOTE: Pick at least 1 topic from CONVERSATIONAL TOPICS and 1 topic from INFORMATIONAL TOPICS.

CONVERSATIONAL TOPICS:
Your favorite: sports, movies, books, food, holiday, etc.
Things you did over the summer
What you do in your spare time/favorite hobbies
How many people live in your household
What you are looking forward to this year
If you could live anywhere, where would you live? Why?
One thing you wish I knew about you
Who is someone you consider a hero in your life? Why?

INFORMATIONAL TOPICS:
Concerns you may have about the school year
How you are currently feeling
Things that make you feel nervous/anxious
Things that help you feel the most supported by your teachers
The best ways that you learn
What is your least/most favorite part about school?
Describe your relationship with your parents/guardians.