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Power Point for Cornell Notes
These notes will help students complete the weekly grammar homework. 
Students also have a small red grammar textbook which was checked out to them to reference, if needed.
 
Grammar Worksheets, by week.
Each week is two pages.

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One Pager
 
A one-pager is a written and graphic interpretation of a single sheet of paper of what you have read. It may be literal or it may be a symbolic representation of the piece. The One-pager will help you visualize what you are reading and help you further understand what you have read.
 
Guidelines:
  • Use Standard (8.5x11) unlined paper
  • Fill the entire page
  • Written work must be in ink or typed, not pencil
  • Use color as much as possible
  • Include ALL of the following, arranged in any way that you choose:
    • Title and author
    • Three or more excerpts from the passage, what are the most important
    • A personal response to each passage you selected
    • One or more graphic representations (illustrations, magazine pictures or computer-generated graphics that are related to the passage/s that you selected
  • Add a border or other decorations and you are done.
  • Make sure your first and last name are on the front in a corner

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Complete Cornell Notes for the included Power Point. You will need them for class on Thursday, and the remainder of the unit. 

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The Power of Persuasion
Together we will identify elements of persuasion, and analyze articles for these elements. We will then identify our own point of view of the issue, and create our argument for our persuasive essay. The essay will include in-text citations, MLA formatting, a citations page, as well as a new format for our paragraphs utilizing "say mean matter". This will be an electronic submission of the essay, with more details to follow.

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NewsELA
We will be spending time once per week to complete NewsELA articles, which have been already assigned to you. Please make sure that you complete all 3 by the end of the triad, as they will be counted towards your grade. 

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Night Novel Unit

Night by Elie Wiesel—a memoir that focuses on the final year of the Holocaust—a year the author spent at Auschwitz, a Nazi death camp.
The Central Questions: What is the relationship between our stories and our identity? To what extent are we all witnesses of history and messengers to humanity?

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Extra Credit College Poster Project

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Extra Credit Readings
Complete the included reading, marking the text, and the assignment on the page. It is that easy!

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Non-Fiction Texts
These are interesting and relevant non-fiction texts that you can use for reading logs.

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ERWC Unit: Social Networking
Is social networking social or anti-social?

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Extension was given until 9/21 for QUALITY PRODUCT. Please be sure to PUT IN EFFORT!

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Summarizing, Paraphrasing, and Quoting
What is the difference?
 

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MLA Power Point, quick guide, and Flip Book

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Power Point for Cornell Notes
These notes will help students complete the weekly grammar homework. 
Students also have a small red grammar textbook which was checked out to them to reference, if needed.
 
Grammar Worksheets, by week.
Each week is two pages.

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Each week you will be assigned a reading log to complete while reading your AR book. These will not only ensure that you are reading 30 minutes each night, but that you are comprehending what you are reading as well as help you pass the AR tests. 
Each week a different log will be assigned, and you will not know which one until that Monday. These are being provided for you here, in case you should lose your reading log after it has been provided to you for the week. 

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These handouts are to help you with the completion of your reading logs each week. They will be handed out in class, and I would recommend page protectors. However, should you need to make additional copies they are here for you. 

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Business Letter
Using your notes, and example letter, write a letter to me about your future job.