ELD I, II, and III (Period 1) Assignments
- Instructor
- Jomeline Balatayo, Ph.D.
- Term
- Spring 2018
- Department
- English
- Description
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Past Assignments
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If you are taking a regular English class next school year, do not forget to do the Summer HW:
Students will be required to write an essay or take a test based on the summer reading upon returning to school in August.
The English 10 Summer HW document is attached below.
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Watch these videos:
Finding Themes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSPO194N0OU
In a poster paper, write the following elements:
Theme: Central idea or message in a story. Find 5 quotes that support the theme
Motif: Recurring word, event, idea in a story
Plot: Action in the story
Setting: Location (place) of the story
Characterization: How a character is portrayed in the story (i.e. how the character acts, talks, feels, etc.). Describe how Biddy, Quincy, and Lizabeth are characterized in the story.
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Read up to pg. 200 of Girls Like Us.
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Read up to pg. 150 of Girls Like Us
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Girls Like Us Project:
- Pick one symbol from the pgs. 1-120 of the novel. Draw or paste a picture of your symbol on a piece of poster paper.
- Pick three quotes from pgs. 1-120 that supports the symbol and write it on the same poster paper.
- On the same poster paper, write a paragraph of 7-10 sentences that show why this symbol is important in the story.
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Read pgs. 41-61 of Girls Like Us.
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Correct the errors on your Compare and Contrast Essay. Use the following videos to help you.
Run-ons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1xHYkDIWBA
Do vs. Does: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-X9sURtFB8
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Describe the similarities and differences in your life and Parvana’s.
1.PARAGRAPH 1 (Introduction): What do you notice about your life and Parvana’s. Explain your ideas. Thesis: Our lives are from each other different because _______.
2.PARAGRAPH 2 & 3 (Body): Describe how your life is similar to Parvana’s.
3.PARAGRAPH 4-6 (Body): Describe how your life is different from Parvana’s.
4.PARAGRAH 7: (Conclusion): What did you learn about life in Afghanistan that you did not know before? What did you learn about the movie?
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In a paragraph (consisting of 7 sentences), write down your thoughts about the first half of the movie and the treatment of women by the Taliban.
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Write a paragraph response for the following prompt: What sacrifices are you willing to make in order to take care of your own family?
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Read the rest of the "Women in Afghanistan" sheet and write notes.
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- Create a fiction story through a comic/graphic novel style book, OR
- write a non-fiction story (4-pages) about a moment in your life. Use MLA, size-12 font, double space.
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Essay 2nd Drafts due on 4/13, Friday.
Do the following:
- Correct run-on sentences and fragments
- Provide additional ideas and sentences
- Print all 4 essays and submit on Friday.
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Understanding Different Voices from Different Cultures Reading Project due on 3/23, FRIDAY.
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Do Comprehension and Writing/Discussion Questions of Issue 4. HW due on Tuesday, 3/13
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Do Comprehension and Writing/Discussion Questions of Issue 3. HW due Monday, 3/12
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Do the Writing/Discussion Questions ONLY of Ms. Marvel Issue 2.
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Finish the Issue 1 Comprehension; Writing/Discussion Questions and the back sheet of Ms. Marvel.
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- Pick a cause/social issue in our society or community that you want changed. What do you want to happen? Who should change this issue? And what are the solutions?
- Create one of the following: 1) a poem, 2) a collage, 3) or a letter. Your project should have 3 paragraphs (with 7 sentences each) that address the cause, change, and solution you want to take place.
- Projects are due on Tuesday, 2/27/2018
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Do Discussion Questions #1-8 of the Malala Yousafzai packet.
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Do the following exercises on this link: http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/courses/elc/studyzone/490/reading/dog2-reading.htm
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Complete the ELPAC packets and be ready to discuss the answers.
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- Study for the run-on sentences test on 2/2/18
- Finish Section III of the Adverbs packet
- Review Adverbs of Manner, Time, Degree, and Space: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPt0Kdpuum8
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Watch the Review portion of this video and take notes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yd_BOav7TRE
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Do Adverbs HW, section II only.
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Fix the run-on sentences: https://image.slidesharecdn.com/academicwritingskillsforwork-130607033357-phpapp01/95/academic-writing-skills-for-work-46-638.jpg?cb=1370576148
Sentence Order Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F03w-vOV-xw
Run-On sentence Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hLmqqAu8h4
Adverbs List: https://7esl.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/ADVERBS.jpg
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Study and review sentence fragments and run-on sentences: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hLmqqAu8h4
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- Do Fragments HW and correct the fragments in your own piece of paper.
- Study for Fragments Test on Thursday, 1/18
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Fixing and Finding Sentence Fragments: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8h3MYlJUIg
Subject, Verb, Object: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MT4ApF466Y