Sunday, June 7, 2020

Assignment for Week of June 8

Create a doc in your English folder called First Initial Last Name Tiger (example: B Desai Tiger).

Read the following story and answer the questions from the link below. Due date: June 15 before 2 p.m.

Here's the link for the story: The Lady or the Tiger 

Here's the link for the questions: The Lady or the Tiger questions 
 

Sunday, May 31, 2020

Assignment for Week of June 1

This week you'll be reading the second part of "Flowers for Algernon."

Create a doc in your English folder called First Initial Last Name Flowers 2. (Example: B Desai Flowers 2).

Answer questions 2, 3, 4, and 6 on p. 85 (34 out of 36 on the scroll).  
Use complete sentences. Number each of your answers.

Due Monday, June 8 before 2 p.m. 

The link for the story is here: Flowers for Algernon 

Monday, May 25, 2020

Assignment for May 26

  1. Create a doc in your English folder titled First Initial Last Name Flowers 1 (Example: B Desai Flowers 1).
  2. Read the first half of the story (link below) through to the questions on p. 72. (We'll be reading the second half of the story next week since it's a long short story.)
  3. Answer questions 2, 3, 4, and 10 on p. 72 (page 21 out of 36 on the scroll). Use complete sentences.
  4. Due Monday, June 1 before 2 p.m.

Flowers for Algernon

Sunday, May 17, 2020

Assignments for the Week of May 18

Here are this week's assignments.
Due date for both: Tuesday, May 26 before 2 p.m. (It would usually be due Monday, but the 25th is a holiday.)

The Lottery and All Summer in a Day

Tuesday, May 12, 2020

Assignment for May 12

This week, you'll be working on found poetry. We did a found poem once before with words from the short story "A Christmas Memory."

Instructions are here: Found Poetry Assignment

Monday, May 4, 2020

Assignment for May 4

Create a doc in your English folder called First Initial Last Name Prompt
(example: B Desai Prompt)
Choose a writing prompt from the visual prompts on the link 
below and write an essay or story (depends on the prompt you 
choose) from the prompt. After choosing a prompt, if you’re 
unsure which to write, an essay or story, email me the prompt 
you chose and ask for advice. (Essentially, write a story for a 
fictional prompt, and an essay for an argument or non-fiction 
prompt.)If you don’t know which prompt to choose, I can assign 
you one, just ask. :)
Due date: Monday, May 11, before 2 p.m.

Visual Writing Prompts

Friday, April 24, 2020

Assignment for April 24

I hope you are all doing well. Here's a chance to express your thoughts about
your current situation. 
What: 
  • Create a doc in your English folder called First Initial Last Name Loss 
    • (example B Desai Loss).
  • Write a personal essay or a short story that has these two components: 
    • What do you mourn the loss of in this shutdown?
    • What good things do you look forward to? 
You may write this in first person (personal essay) or, if it makes sense to you, 
write it in third person with a fictional character (which can make it easier to 
process and give you more control than first person). 
For fun, if you want to, you can include images-photos, drawings, doodles. 
(Please keep them appropriate for your teacher to see). 
This gets credit for content/completion and a separate credit for mechanics. 
(If google underlines a mistake, be sure to fix it, and fix any other mistakes 
that you catch.)
Due date: Friday, May 1 by 2 p.m.
What credit looks like (content
  • The essay/story should include both components (loss and looking forward). 
  • A completed essay or short story.
What credit looks like (mechanics)
  • You have fixed your errors. You have overall blemish-free mechanics.
  • The story should include both components (loss and looking forward).
What no credit looks like (content)
  • No essay or story in your English folder labeled as specified.
  • An incomplete story or essay.
  • You don't follow the "prompt." 
What no credit looks like (mechanics)
  • You have lots of typos and errors.