Assignments for week of October 1-5

English-M.intro vocab quiz 4, Lord of Flies study guide due. T. coordinating conjunctions 537, work on thesis statements. W. check notecards, show thesis, game show review. Th. show essay draft, lof test. F. Essay due, vocab quiz.

History- M.go over web quest. T. present create a country. W. present create a country. Th. review, study guide. F. Rise of Democratic Ideal test.
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Assignments for week of Sept. 24-28

English- M. intro to vocab sects. 7,8,9 p.144, check LoF chapt 7+8 journals, explain the beast, how have ideals eroded. T. prepositional phrases, lof quiz. W. check ncards, work on study guide, hand out essay question. Th. vocab quiz, work on study guide.

History- M. finish core words, start create-a-country assignment. T. read 22-26, work on study guide. W. work on create-a-country. F. web quest in computer lab.
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Assignments for Week of September 17-21

English- M. vocab intro, chp. 4 of Lof F, five things that make the world civilized. T. parts of speech 533, ch. 5 lof, quiz on chps. 2-4. W. check ncards, chp. 6 lof, characterization exer. Th. prep. phrases 534, what are people afraid of. Fr. vocab quiz sections 3-6.

History- M.work on core words, political spectrum, check hw. T. read p.18-20 do 1&2, wrksht. W. present core words. Th. present core words. Fr. introduce create-a- country exercise, Plato.

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Assignments for week of September 10-14

This blog provides an arena for class members to exchange ideas and check on assignments for our Tenth Grade core class. We will go over details of how we will use this forum during the first week of class.

Here is what we will be working on this week.
English- M. get texts, LoF chp.1, What makes civilization civilized? T. intro to lit terms, focus on setting and characterization. W. check ncards, quiz in lof chp. 1. Th. catch up on reading F. vocab quiz on sects. 1 and 3 p. 137, quiz on lof chp. 2.
History- M. Bomb shelter exercise. T. text intro and outline of opening section. W. Plato. Th. Socrates, assign core social studies words. F. work on social studies words, read pp. 12-16 do 1&2 p. 16

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