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Mrs. Angeli’s College Prep
Homework 1st and 2nd
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***All homework is given on Monday for the week to be put in the
student’s planner unless they were gone.
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Tues. 9/2 |
Welcome Back! Handouts |
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Wed. 9/3 |
Discuss syllabus and classroom
rules. Handout |
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Thur. 9/4 |
Handout |
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Fri. 9/5 |
Explain metaphors and read two |
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Mon. 9/8 |
Show me your rough draft of
your college essay. Research colleges
or trade schools you may want to apply to this month. A complete college
essay typed in MLA format is due on Wed. (3 pts.) |
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Tues. 9/9 |
COMPUTER LAB 259B—Finish researching
schools and print at least one college application to fill out. Complete college application to be checked
on Friday, Sept. 19 (5 pts.) Typed college essay due
tomorrow. |
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Wed. 9/10 |
Handout: FVP requirements. Go over handout. Work on editing the rough
draft to clean up common errors in writing and expression. Take essay home
tonight, make corrections, and turn in a polished typed copy tomorrow WITH NO
NAME ON IT. |
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Thur. 9/11 |
Collect college essays with no
names (5 pts) Prisoner Organ Donor FVP presentation given by Mrs.
Angeli. Handout: Sample FVP essay. Sign up for FVP presentations that begin on
9/18. Bring WRITE FOR COLLEGE (WFC) to
class tomorrow. |
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Fri. 9/12 |
Read and peer edit other
student’s college essays (everyone reads four and makes corrections and gives
feedback for improvement). Hand back essays to be corrected and polished by
next Friday. YOU MUST turn in the
corrected rough draft with your final copy. Handout: WFC Scavenger Hunt using your WFC find the sections and details to fill out handout due
Monday 5 pts. |
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Mon. 9/15 |
Collect Scavenger Hunt and
briefly discuss how the book will be used (5 pts.) Take PUNCTUATION PRETEST. Discuss the
importance of good writing skills for college. |
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Tues. 9/16 |
Mrs. A. Does another sample FVP
Presentation Handouts: sample introduction of an FVP essay off today’s topic
AND the Grading rubric for the FVP Presentations (30 pts.)
. Go over senior writing project prompt. REMEMBER: College Application
is due completed on Friday (5 pts.) along with the final College Essay and
corrected rough draft (20 pts.) |
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Wed. 9/17 |
Students write the College
Placement essay for the writing project . |
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Thur. 9/18 |
FVP #1 Presentation –Essay due
on Monday (5 pts.) |
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Fri. 9/19 |
Collect College Essay and check
completed college application. ##If
you complete an application online or already sent in your application, have
a parent sign a note that you have it done. (5 pts.) Bring WFC to class on
Monday |
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Mon. 9/22 |
Go over FVP essays. Handout:
Reminders of How to Write an FVP. Students will correct their
FVP and peer edit. Begin our
Grammar/Punctuation Unit. Go over
ELLIPSIS< DASH>HYPHEN. Due Wed.: Write a 1 ½ page min. narrative in your
notebook about a time you got in trouble (make it school appropriate) using
at least one ELLIPSIS< DASH>HYPHEN . Underline each example and state the term
in the left column. You have tomorrow in class to write it (I have a sub). |
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Tues. 9/23 |
Turn in corrected FVP essay #! (5
pts.) Go over capitalization rules and put in notebook. Handout: Capitalization exercises. Go over answers. Work on trouble story entry that is due
tomorrow. |
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Wed. 9/24 |
Check punct.
and read aloud some of the trouble stories (3 pts.)
Read “Eleven” Talk about “exploding the
moment”—students rewrite one paragraph from trouble story exploding the
moment using at least one punct. skills
and underline –due Thursday. |
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Thur. 9/25 |
Check paragraph (2 pts.) Teach
dialogue and record in notebook. Have
students write a recent phone conversation with correct dialogue paragraphing
and punctuation. |
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Fri. 9/26 |
FVP #2 Essay due on Monday |
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Mon. 9/29 |
Collect FVP essay (5 pts.)
Practice a dialogue with correct punctuationGo over
CLAUSE, PHRASE, INTRO. CLAUSE/ PHRASE, and
APPOSITIVES. Write down examples in notebook a long with rules to remember. |
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Tues. 9/30 |
Review Monday’s punct. terms with examples. Handouts: Appositives, Intro. Phrase and
clause. Complete handouts for
tomorrow. |
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Wed. 10/1 |
I have a sub—gone to a
conference--Go over punctuation handouts. Write a story about any story you
can tell and remember from being in a car—trip, driver ed., sad-funny,
etc. You must include: One –appositive, intro. clause,
intro. phrase, a direction capitalized and not, and
a relative capitalized and not. This is SEVEN terms underlined and labeled in
the left column in your 1 ½ page min. entry in your notebook. You must
also include dialogue of at least 6 interchanges of conversation in a row. DUE
FRIDAY (5 pts.) |
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Thur. 10/2 |
I have a sub—gone to a
conference-- Working with a partner, write a conversation that the two of you
have on a “school appropriate” conversation.
I t was be at least 10 lines of conversation mixed with telling a story. 1 ½ pages min. Turn into sub at the end of the hour. |
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Fri. 10/3 |
Check car story (5 pts.) FVP #3
presentation. FVP essay #3 due on
Monday. |
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Mon. 10/6 |
Turn in FVP essay. NMU Writing
Project—working on brainstorming to improve preparation for writing cohesive
essays. |
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Tues. 10/7 |
NMU Writing Project—working on
brainstorming to improve preparation for writing cohesive essays. |
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Wed. 10/8 |
NMU Writing Project—working on
brainstorming to improve preparation for writing cohesive essays. |
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Thur. 10/9 |
FVP #4 presentation. FVP #4 essay due on Monday PROGRESS REPORTS WERE SENT HOME TODAY |
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Fri. 10/10 |
NO SCHOOL-INSERVICE DAY Turn in your FVP essay on Monday |
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Mon. 10/13 |
FVP #4 Due (5 pts.) Writing Project College Placement essay
prompt will be written in class. |
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Tues. 10/14 |
Review all punct.
rules and examples from notebook. Go over from WFC p. 572-581 and p. 550-558:
semi-colon, colon, comma rules, equal adjectives that modify, and conjunctive
adverbs. Homework. Do the first two
pages in packet for class tomorrow. |
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Wed. 10/15 |
Go over punct.
packet answers. Do the last two pages in packet in
class with partners. Go over the
answers and address any questions. |
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Thur. 10/16 |
Review all punct.
concepts.
Handout: Personal Truth assign. Work on essay due Monday in MLA format, typed (7
pts.) |
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Fri. 10/17 |
FVP #5 –no FVP essay, so work
on Personal Truth essay due on Monday |
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Mon. 10/20 |
Read aloud Truth essays (7
pts.) |
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Tues. 10/21 |
Review all punctuation and
grammar covered this quarter |
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Wed. 10/22 |
QUIZ: Punctuation essay (25
pts.) |
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Thur. 10/23 |
WFC—look at business letter format Handout: Business letter to parents on first quarter
personal reflection. Complete written out rough draft due on Monday to bring
to computer lab. |
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Fri. 10/24 |
FVP #6 Essay due on Monday. Meet in computer lab and also bring your
complete rough draft of business letter. |
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Mon. 10/27 |
Computer Lab. Type your business letter to your parents |
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Tues. 10/28 |
2nd Quarter Grades
Start Today Start reading either
TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE
or FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN. Read pgs. 1-31 in
class |
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Wed. 10/29 |
Finish reading pgs. 1-31 and write
a minimum 1½ page reflection in your notebook of your choice on something you
thought was interesting that you read.
You must include and underline one appositive and a semicolon. |
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Thur. 1030 |
Read aloud reflections and
discuss both stories. Continue reading book. PROGRESS REPORTS that include 1st
quarter grades, a business letter, and a letter to parents. The letter must be signed after reading all
materials and sent back for 5 pts. By Monday, Nov. 3rd. |
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Fri. 10/31 |
FVP #7 presentation. FVP essay due Monday (5 pts.) |
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Mon. 11/3 |
NMU Writing Project—learning more about how to
write a well-developed thesis |
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Tues. 11/4 |
NMU Writing Project—learning more about how to
write a well-developed thesis |
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Wed. 11/5 |
NMU Writing Project—learning more about how to
write a well-developed thesis |
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Thurs. 11/6 |
FVP Presentation #8. FVP essay due on Monday. |
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Fri. 11/7 |
No class--- FVP essay due on
Monday. |
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Mon. 11/10 |
Collect FVPO essays. Read TWM: p. 32-52 and reflect on page
39-40 OR Read 5 PEEPS p. 32-55 and reflect on p.
44----Reflection 1 ½ pg. min. due Tuesday—3 pts. |
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Tues. 11/11 |
Discuss and check
reflections. Read TWM: p. 53-66 and
write a reflection on p. 66. Use Morrie’s list or create one of your own and
explain your list. OR
5 PEEPS: p. 56-66 Write on—“When I think of Eddie...” Due Wed.
(3 pts.) |
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Wed.11/12 |
Discuss and check
reflections. TWM: p. 67-87. OR 5 PEEPS: p. 66-87. Write a
reflection on anything that you read that relates to your life. Reflections due on Monday. |
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Thur. 11/13 |
TWM: p. 88-114. Write a reflection on p. 108 on your views
and thoughts on death and dying. OR 5 PEEPS: p.
87-116. Write a reflection on p. 104.
Reflections due on Monday. |
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Fri. 11/14 |
FVP #9 Presentation. FVP essay and Albom
reflection due Monday. |
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Mon. 11/17 |
Collect FVP essays. Discuss and
check reflections. Read TWM p. 88-114
and reflect on p. 108 dealing with your thoughts and views on death and
dying. OR Read
5 PEEPS p. 87-116 and reflect on p. 104. Reflection#5 Due Wed. |
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Tues. 11/18 |
Same as Monday. |
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Wed. 11/19 |
Discuss novels and read aloud
some reflections. Read TWM p. 115-130
OR 5 PEEPS p. 117-131 and write a reflection of your choice on anything the
readings make you think of or relate to you and your life. Reflection#6 due
Thurs. I will check both #5 and #6 on
Thursday (6 pts.) |
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Thur. 11/20 |
Check and discuss reflections
#5-#6. Read TWM p. 131-151 and write
on your views of faith and/or love.
OR Read 5 PEEPS p. 132-150 and
write a story/memory about your mother Reflection #7 DUE MONDAY |
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Fri. 11/21 |
FVP #10 Presentation Essay due
Monday. |
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Mon. 11/24 |
Collect FVP essays. Finish
Thursday’s readings and reflection and read aloud some entries and discuss at
the end of the hour. |
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Tues. 11/25 |
FVP #11 Presentation—no essay
this week. |
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Wed. 11/26 |
THANKS letter. Write a letter (with sentence variety) in
your notebook to someone you don’t take enough time to thank—I encourage you
to give them your letter or send it to them for Thanksgiving. Finish reading your Albom
book. |
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11/27-11/28 |
NO SCHOOL ---- HAPPY
THANKSGIVING |
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Mon. 11/31 |
Finish reading your Albom book. Due
Friday: Typed in MLA format, 1 ½ page min. Apply the novel to your own
life and state what lessons you have learned that you want to remember and
take with you that you have learned. (15 pts.) 10 pts. for
Content--- 5 pts. for Sentence Variety used
correctly. |
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Tues. 12/1 |
Handout the novel—PEACE LIKE A RIVER. Read thru p. 107 for quiz on 12/11 (25 pts.) Start watching the movie: TUESDAYS WITH
MORRIE. Finish Albom essay due Friday. |
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Wed. 12/2 |
Movie: TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE Finish Albom essay due
Friday. Read PLAR |
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Thur. 12/3 |
Movie: TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE Finish Albom essay due
Friday. Read PLAR |
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Fri. 12/4 |
Collect Albom
typed reflections. (15 pts.) FVP #12
Presentation FVP essay due on Monday Read PLAR |
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Mon. 12/8 |
Collect FVP essays. Watch
movie: THE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN Read PLAR EXTRA CREDIT: If you print
your progress report, have your parents sign it and return to me by Wed. You
can earn 1 Ex. Credit pt. |
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Tues. 12/9 |
Watch movie: THE PEOPLE YOU
MEET IN HEAVEN Read PLAR Collect
progress reports. |
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Wed. 12/10 |
Collect progress reports. Watch
movie: THE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN
Read PLAR for tomorrow’s quiz p. 1-107. |
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Thur. 12/11 |
PLAR quiz (25 pts.) Discuss
novel. Read pages 108-204 for next Thursday’s quiz |
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Fri. 12/12 |
FVP #13 presentation. FVP essay due on Monday WITH OPPOSING
VIEWS. Read PLAR |
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Mon. 12/15 |
Collect FVP essay #13 (6 pts.) Movie: PAY IT FORWARD -- You can earn up to 5 pts. by replacing a 5 pt. missing assignment –a
handout will be given with writing options. DUE ON MONDAY JAN. 5TH |
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Tues. 12/16 |
Read PLAR
for tomorrow’s quiz Movie:
PAY IT FORWARD --same as Monday |
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Wed. 12/17 |
Read PLAR for tomorrow’s quiz Movie: PAY IT FORWARD --same as Monday |
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Thur. 12/18 |
PLAR Quiz: 25 pts. Finish PLAR for Jan. 7th final
test. (40 pts.) |
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Fri. 12/19 |
FVP #14 Presentation---No Essay
for over the holiday break. Finish
PLAR for Jan. 7th final test. (40 pts.) |
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Mon. 1/5 |
Collect extra credit PAY IT
FORWARD essay worth up to 5 pts. Finish PLAR for Jan. 7th
final test. (40 pts.) |
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Tues. 1/6 |
Review for tomorrow’s test on
PLAR—short answer and essay questions (40 pts.) |
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Wed. 1/7 |
Collect PLAR books PLAR Final Test |
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Thur. 1/8 |
Bring notebooks—THE CUBE
Personality Test |
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Fri. 1/9 |
FVP #15 Presentation FVP essay with opposing views (addition al
paragraph) due Mon. |
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Mon. 1/12 |
Collect FVP essay (6 pts.) |
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Tues. 1/12 |
EXAM REVIEW starts. Handout: Exam reveiw—Look
at FVP articles to annotate for exam-collect |
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Wed. 1/13 |
Handout FVP articles to
annotate for exam—collect at the end of the hour Study grammar/punct. |
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Thur. 1/15 |
FVP essay #16—no essay—review grammar/punct. in WFC and in your notebook |
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Fri. 1/16 |
Do a practice grammar/punct. test. Study for exams. |
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Mon. 1/19 |
NO SCHOOL |
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Tues. 1/20 |
A.M. review----7th
hour exam at 12:40 |
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Wed. 1/21 |
1st and 4th
hour exam—excused at 11:19 |
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Thur. 1/22 |
6th and 3rd
hour exam—excused at 11:19 |
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Fri. 1/22 |
2nd and 5th
hour exam---excused at 11:19 |
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