AM LIT COMP Assignments
- Instructor
- Elizabeth Grofsky Ramos
- Term
- Fall 2011
- Department
- English
- Location
- S87
- Description
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This course provides understanding of recurrent themes and genres in U.S. Literature. Instruction focuses on integrated language arts and developing the writing process. Activities include writing for personal, vocational, and academic purposes; speaking effectively in group discussion; and critical thinking. This course is taught with a medical careers emphasis. Additional literature and assignments are designed to increase each Medical Careers Academy student's knowledge of the medical fields available to them once they have graduated from Chatsworth High School. Students will also be responsible for current events and journal assignments that are medically themed.
Upcoming Assignments
No upcoming assignments.
Past Assignments
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Denotation and Connotation
Journal Check (See Below)
"Money Matters" Writing Assignment from "The Devil and Tom Walker" in Journal Book
"Money Matters" Writing Assignment from "The Devil and Tom Walker" in Journal Book
Part C of "The Devil and Tom Walker" Words to KnowSkillBuilder in your Journal Book
The Essay "The Devil and Tom Walker" was moved to this date. Students that turned it in on 11/30 got extra credit. Please attach your rubric.
Part C of from "Civil Disobedience" Words to Know SkillBuilder in Journal Book
T-Chart comparing Emerson and Thoreau on 11x 17 must be colored
InterActive Reader Assignments for from "Civil Disobedience": Pause and Reflect, Active Reading SkillBuilder, Literary Analysis SkillBuilder, Words to Know SkillBuilder 40 points total
The Essay "The Devil and Tom Walker" was moved to this date. Students that turned it in on 11/30 got extra credit. Please attach your rubric.
Part C of from "Civil Disobedience" Words to Know SkillBuilder in Journal Book
T-Chart comparing Emerson and Thoreau on 11x 17 must be colored
InterActive Reader Assignments for from "Civil Disobedience": Pause and Reflect, Active Reading SkillBuilder, Literary Analysis SkillBuilder, Words to Know SkillBuilder 40 points total
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Agenda
12/2/11
American Literature and Composition
Warm-Up: CST Prep
Collect ALL HW and Projects
Selection Quiz
View Zack Wahls
Selection Quiz
In Class Paragraph
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See the agenda from 11/22/11 for more details.
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from "Self-Reliance"
HW: End of Reading Questions
Pause and Reflect in InterActive Reader
Active Reading SkillBuilder in InterActive Reader
Literary Analysis SkillBuilder in InterActive Reader
Words to Know SkillBuilder in InterActive Reader (do not do C)
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Agenda 11-30-11
American Literature and Composition
Warm-up: Protest QuickWrite
Collect/Correct HW: Teacher will come to you. See Agenda for 11-28-11 for all the work that is due.
Review: Before you Read and Writing Assignment (Teacher will give you 11x17 paper for the writing assignment.)
Teacher Led: Summary and Read from "Civil Disobedience"
Students: Active Reading SkillBuilder (InterActive Reader)
Students: Analysis Literary SkillBuilder (InterActive Reader)
Homework: Words to Know SkillBuilder (InterActive Reader) and Denotation and Connotation
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Read the Agenda from 11/22/11 for more details.
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American Literature and Composition
11-28-11
Agenda
Warm-up: Daily Language SkillBuilder 10
Collect HW: "The Devil and Tom Walker" Idioms, Mood (on a separate sheet of paper), Selection Quiz
Teacher: Reads summary of from "Self-Reliance"
Students: Connect to Your Life page 363
Teacher Guided: Literary Analysis SkillBuilder
Class: Reads from "Self-Reliance"
HW: End of Reading Questions
Pause and Reflect in InterActive Reader
Active Reading SkillBuilder in InterActive Reader
Literary Analysis SkillBuilder in InterActive Reader
Words to Know SkillBuilder in InrerActive Reader (do not do C)
check due dates for additional homework that is due during the week.
11-28-11
Agenda
Warm-up: Daily Language SkillBuilder 10
Collect HW: "The Devil and Tom Walker" Idioms, Mood (on a separate sheet of paper), Selection Quiz
Teacher: Reads summary of from "Self-Reliance"
Students: Connect to Your Life page 363
Teacher Guided: Literary Analysis SkillBuilder
Class: Reads from "Self-Reliance"
HW: End of Reading Questions
Pause and Reflect in InterActive Reader
Active Reading SkillBuilder in InterActive Reader
Literary Analysis SkillBuilder in InterActive Reader
Words to Know SkillBuilder in InrerActive Reader (do not do C)
check due dates for additional homework that is due during the week.
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Homework:
Vocabulary Cards for "The Devil and Tom Walker" page 349
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Agenda
11-22-11
American Literature and Composition
Warm-up: CST Prep "A Family of Stars"
Collect HW: Book work from last class meeting.
Correct: Vocabulary Cards 15 Words to Know from "The Devil and Tom Walker"
Teacher Guided: Doctor Johann Faust
Review Writing Assignment that is due 11/30/11
HW: Words to Know SkillBuilder
Mood
Idioms (if not done in class)
Selection Quiz (started in class)
Writing Assignment
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Homework that was assigned on 11/16/11
Read Declaration of Independence (page 270)
Complete Words to Know SkillBuilder Parts A, B and C. Do part C on the backside of your paper.
End of Reading Questions
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Agenda for 11/18/11
American Literature and Composition
Warm-Up: CST Prep Page 39 and 40
Collect HW:
Declaration of Independence
Complete Words to Know SkillBuilder Parts A, B and C. Do part C on the backside of your paper.
End of Reading Questions
Students will take the Selection Quizzes for "Declaration of Independence" and "What is an American?"
Teacher Led: Writing Workshop, "Writing to Persuade Others..." Textbook pages 320 - 324
Students: Page 325, Answers only
Teacher Guided: Page 326
Students: Exercise 1-5 Answers only on page 326
Teacher Guided: Page 327
Students: Exercise 1-5 Complete sentences and underline the verb change.
Teacher Led: Reading and Writing for Assessment pages 330 - 332
Students: Page 333, Answers only
Teacher Led: Page 334
Students: Page 335, Answers only
HW: Vocabulary Cards for "The Devil and Tom Walker" Page 349
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Writing Opitions
Remember to do only one option. This may be handwritten but must be done in MLA format.
Rubric:
10= completed the assignment
5= did not complete assignment or done wrong
1= little or no effort made
Scores will be multiplied by 3.
Total possible points = 30
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Agenda
Week 15
11-16-11
American Literature and Composition
"What is an American?"
Warm-Up: Daily Language SkillBuilder
Collect HW: Writing Options for Patrick Henry
Review Homework due on 11/18
Connect to Your Life: What is America? (11 x 14 paper)
Class: Read "What is an American?" Pause and Reflect
Active Reading Skillbuilder
Literary Analysis SkillBuilder
Words to Know SkillBuilder Parts A and B only
HW: Read Declaration of Independence (page 270)
Complete Words to Know SkillBuilder Parts A, B and C. Do part C on the backside of your paper.
End of Reading Questions
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Homework:
-Active Reading SkillBuilder in your InterActive Reader
-Lit Analysis SkillBuilder (HW) in your InterActive Reader
-Words to Know SkillBuilder (HW) in your InterActive Reader
-Selection Quiz (HW)
I have attached a copy of everything but the Selection Quiz. All assignments need to be done in your InterActive Reader and will be checked as you do your Warm-up on 11/14/11. The Selection Quiz will be collected by the TA.
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Week 15 Agenda for
American Literature and Composition
Warm-Up: CST Prep- "Eleanor Roosevelt Speaks to the Members of the American Civil Liberties Union, Chicago, IL, March 14, 1940"
Collect HW:
- Active Reading SkillBuilder
- Lit Ana SkillBuilder
- Words to Know SkillBuilder
- Pause and Reflect
- Selection Quiz
InterActive Reader Book Check
Read in textbook: Page 269
Review HW: Writing Options
Classwork: End of Reading Questions
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Editorial on the Hysteria of the Salem Witch Trails
Date changed! Late work will not be tolerated.
Date changed! Late work will not be tolerated.
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Perfect Tense Verbs
Follow the directions perfectly.
Finish your vocabulary index cards.
Follow the directions perfectly.
Finish your vocabulary index cards.
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Agenda for today...
November 9, 2011
"Speech in VA Convention"
Warm-up: CST "Driving the Big Road"
Teacher grades Vocabulary Cards
Collect: Editorial on Mass Hysteria
Collect: Perfect Tense
-Read "Speech in the VA Convention"
-Do Pause and Reflect
November 9, 2011
"Speech in VA Convention"
Warm-up: CST "Driving the Big Road"
Teacher grades Vocabulary Cards
Collect: Editorial on Mass Hysteria
Collect: Perfect Tense
-Read "Speech in the VA Convention"
-Do Pause and Reflect
Homework:
-Active Reading SkillBuilder in your InterActive Reader
-Lit Analysis SkillBuilder (HW) in your InterActive Reader
-Words to Know SkillBuilder (HW) in your InterActive Reader
-Selection Quiz (HW)
-Active Reading SkillBuilder in your InterActive Reader
-Lit Analysis SkillBuilder (HW) in your InterActive Reader
-Words to Know SkillBuilder (HW) in your InterActive Reader
-Selection Quiz (HW)
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What we did in class today...
November 7, 2011
Week 13
Warm-up: Founding Fathers
Independent Work: Page 253 on your own paper
Independent Work: Page 255 on the same paper
Handout Reference Sheet (See attached)
Teacher Led: 256-258
Teacher Led: 260-261
Students copy: Strategies for Reading Persuasive Rhetoric
Turned work in.
Vocabulary Cards for Words to Know on page 262
HW: See entry due 11/9/11
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Current Event:
"Tainted Cantaloupes" article from latimes.com.
You receive a copy of this current event in class.
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Current Event: "Reebok Fined $25M"
Note change in grading policy:
All Current Events and Journals are due on Fridays that your class meets.
25 points per each assignment.
Late work will receive half credit.
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"Between Heaven and Hell" handout. Students started this assignment in class and were to finish it for HW.
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Highlighting Assignment
You should know how to do this by now. A serious lack of effort on your part equals a serious conversation with your parents on my part. Get the picture?
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The Selection Quiz from "Blue Highway" was a take home quiz. If you do not turn in the quiz on Friday, you will receive a 0 for the grade. If you were not in class when we read the short story, you are responsible for reading it on your own. There are no exceptions.
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My Journey
Done on yellow 11 x 17 paper.
Where you were before...
Where you are right now...
Where you will be tomorrow...