English 9 (Period 6) Assignments

Final Assignment of the Year!!!! Yay!!! (Formative)

 

Fahrenheit 451 Science Fiction Infographic (40 points)

Directions: Create an infographic that depicts the elements of science fiction as found in Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451:

• A time setting in the future, in alternative timelines, or in a historical past that contradicts known facts of history or the archaeological record.
• A spatial setting or scenes in outer space (e.g., spaceflight), on other worlds, or on subterranean earth.
• Characters that include aliens, mutants, androids, or humanoid robots.
• Technology that is futuristic (e.g., ray guns, teleportation machines, humanoid computers).
• Scientific principles that are new or that contradict known laws of nature, for example time travel, wormholes, or faster-than-light travel.
• New and different political or social systems (e.g. dystopia, post-scarcity, or a post-apocalyptic situation where organized society has collapsed).
• Paranormal abilities such as mind control, telepathy, telekinesis, and teleportation.

For each element you must have a label (what the element is), a quotation from the book, and an image that illustrates how the quotation exemplifies that element of science fiction. These quotations must be representative of the book as a whole, so you need to find two from each of the 3 sections of the book with the final element coming from wherever in the book you choose.  While you will not necessarily be graded on “artistic” ability, you will be graded for how much of a colorful representation you create.

Read "Part I:  The Hearth and the Salamander" from Fahrenheit 451.

Make sure to have your copy of Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury in class starting today!

Red Scarf Girl Project PowerPoint Presentations begin!

Have your Rough Draft of your PowerPoint in class and ready for a Peer Edit.

 

(Sorry about the date typo in the project paper.  I meant Friday, May 6th.)

PowerPoint Outline is due.

Have notes from sources or sources highlighted and in class on this day so you are ready to begin your PowerPoint Outline.

 

Attached are the guides on how to analyze your sources.

Complete Works Cited due to Turnitin.com.  Please use the OWL at Purdue to make sure that things are formatted correctly!

 

  https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/2/10/

Complete Topic Proposal and bring in 6 sources.

Be prepared for Chapter 5 and 6 Reading Quiz:

 

Chapter 5: “Graduation”

• How were school assignments made before the Cultural Revolution? How are they being made now? What does Ji-li think of the new school assignment system?

• How were school assignments made before the Cultural Revolution? How are they being made now? What does Ji-li think of the new school assignment system?
• Why is Ji-li so excited when she hears where she will be going to junior high school? What changes at the end of the chapter?
• What does Ji-li think will happen to many of the books in the school library?

Chapter 6: “The Sound of Drums and Gongs”

• What were the Red Guards trying to find when they searched through houses? What does “the sound of drums and gongs” represent?

• Why do Ji-li’s parents fire Song Po-po? How does Ji-li’s role in her family change as a result?
• Why does the Jiang family turn silk dresses into mops and paint red leather trunks black?

Read Chapters 3 and 4 of Red Scarf Girl and answer the questions on Google Classroom.

Read Red Scarf Girl chapters 1-2.

Make sure to have your copy of Red Scarf Girl by Ji-Li Jiang.  Start bringing it to class every day.

Be prepared for the Practice CAASPP test that we will be taking.  Make sure you iPad is charged and you bring your own head phones!

Finish Compare/Contrast Essay

Finish your Peasblossom's Peak gossip article about what happened between Bottom and Titania.

Don't forget to complete your Romeo and Juliet Persuasion Essay and submit it to Turnitin.com!

Finish up your Comedy/Tragedy Compare and Contrast Chart

Write your "Dear Abbithinia" response.

Make sure to have your Copy of Midsummer Night's Dream in class on this day.

 

I recommend the Folger version.

Come prepared for your in-class essay.  You may have your Debate sheet and an Outline.  Make sure to have your CHARGED iPad with you!

Complete Minor Character's Sonnet.

Complete Tybalt's Sonnet.

Bring in Romeo and Juliet book.  You should have the Folger Shakespeare Version, ISBN:  978-0743477116.  (Amazon Prime has it for $3.68 right now.)

Prepare for Roots and Affixes Test #11 (LAST ONE!!!!)

Have your Editorial Assignment ready for a Peer edit in class.  It is due to Turnitin.com by the end of the day.

Prepare for Roots Test #10.

Have your Scottsboro Trial News Article ready for Peer Edit in class.  The final draft is due to Turnitin.com by midnight.

 

Link to Trial Information is in the Google Classroom

Prepare for Roots and Affixes Test #9.

TKAM:  Finish the book.

Prepare for Roots Test #8.

Complete Character Diary Summative Assessment.

 

Submit each Diary individually to Turnitin.com.

TKAM:  Read Chapters 24 and 25

Prepare for Roots Test 7.

TKAM:  Read chapters 18-20.

TKAM:  Read chapters 16-17.

Study for Roots Test #6

Finish your In-Role Writing #2.

 

If you have not already, finish Chapters 12 and 13.

TKAM:  Read Chapters 11-13

Study and be ready for Roots Test #5.

Be prepared to present your Haunting Your Childhood Poem.

Finish In-Role writing if you did not complete it in class (on Google Classroom).

 

Also, read TKAM Chapters 9 and 10 and be ready for discussion.

TKAM:  Be ready for Chapter 7 and 8 Reading Quiz.

Finish Mapping Your Childhood assignment.

Read Chapters 7 and 8 of To Kill A Mockingbird and be ready for a reading quiz.

Prepare for Roots Test #4

Finish reading Chapters 3-6 of To Kill A Mockingbird.

To Kill a Mockingbird:  Read Chapters 1 and 2.  Be prepared for a reading quiz.

Please get your copy of To Kill A Mockingbird, ISBN:  9780446310789

We will need it in class every day starting with this week.  It is extremely important that each student have their own copy.  Please see me prior to this date to let me know if you are unable to purchase your own copy.

Prepare for Roots Test #3 (notice the postponed date).  

Students should be working on their Odyssey Essays.  We will have a chance for a Peer Edit on Wednesday the 23rd.  

 

The Final Draft is due on the 25th and must be submitted via Turnitin.com.  Instructions on how to log in/create an account are on Google Classroom.

Finish writing your thesis and finding your quotations for the Odyssey Greek Values Essay.  We will begin writing these essays in class on Monday.

Finish "Journey to Hades" paragraph if you have not already turned it in.

 

Prepare for Roots Test #2.

Study for Roots Test #1

 

Remember you will be expected to:

1.  Define the root

2.  Give a word that contains that root

3.  Write a sentence using that word that shows your understanding of the roots definition.

 

Example

Root Given:  Aero

 

Response:

 

1.  aero=air

2.  aerodynamic

3  The plane's aerodynamics allow it to fly in the air at great speed.

 

Finish your Cyclops Paragraph

Read the Books 1-8 Summary.  There will be a quiz on it first thing on Wednesday.

Start bringing Odyssey Book to class.  You will need it everyday for the next 4 weeks.

Allusion Assignment

Get Syllabus signed.