10th summer reading assignment

Read about the summer reading assignment here.

preparation for the final

1. Study your vocab roots!  There will be matching, multiple choice, and/or sentence-writing prompts.

2. Create the Google Doc for your self-assessment.  Title it "[First] [Last] Accomplishments [period]," and share it with me.

In that document, list everything you've done / accomplished / learned this year in this English class!  For ideas / evidence, examine...
* Your brain
* The class blog
* The assignment blog
* Your folder
* Your journal

This is a prewrite for the final--the more you can list today, the easier the final will be!

roots study guide

The roots study guide (a list of all the roots that may appear on the final) is at this link.

the Lit Circle Assessment

... is available as a Google Doc.  Be sure to carefully follow all instructions!

Journal #39

Reflect on the year.  What have you learned?  How have you changed?

OR

Write me a letter.  "Dear Mr. Anderson..." and go from there.

Journal #38

Reflect on your reading progress.

What have you accomplished this year?  Have you met your reading goals?  Do you have good reading habits?  How well do you understand what you read?

Journal #37

On the final, you'll be expected to match roots and their definitions and/or connected words, and, in some cases, to 

write a sentence correctly using the root in a word.

In your journal, describe and reflect.

1. What study method did your group use?

2. How well do you know the roots?

3. What will you have to do to ready yourself for the final?

agendas, June 11-15

Monday, 6/11

Goals:

* To bolster our vocabulary

* To reflect on and strengthen prior learning

Tasks:

0: Previewing the week; instructions for tasks

1. Vocabulary review

2. Journal #37

3. Lab Time: Biblical Allusion-blogging

Tuesday, 6/12

Goals:

* To demonstrate understanding of the texts we've read

* To prepare for the Lit Circle Assessment

Tasks:

0: Instructions

1. Group Work (Literature Circles)

2. Journal #38

3. Turning in Work

Wednesday, 6/13

Goals:

* To read for focus and fluency

* To reflect on our reading progress

Tasks:

0: Instructions

1. Reading Time

2. Calculating WPM / Reading Records

Thursday, 6/14

Goals:

* To demonstrate understanding of the texts we've read

* To prepare for the Lit Circle Assessment

Tasks:

0: Instructions + Preview of the Assessment

1. Group Work (Literature Circles)

2. Journal #40 (last of the year)

3. Scoring Journals (they'll be collected Monday)

Friday, 6/14

The Lit Circle Assessment!

Week 12 roots

Fa, fat, fess
Fac, fact, fect
-fic, -fy, -ify
Fing, fig, fict
Simil, simul, sembl
Quasi-
Non-, ne-
Sap, sip

Journal #36

Use five root-based words in either...

* A persuasive speech using 3 rhetorical devices

OR

* a 6-line iambic pentameter poem (rhyming or not)

agendas, June 4-8

Monday, 6/4

Goals:

* To augment our vocabulary

* To practice / reinforce writing skills

Tasks:

1. Presentations (along with Journal #35)

2. New Vocab

3. Journal #36: vocab practice


Tuesday, 6/5

Goals:

* To practice critical reading

* To appreciate the creativity of our peers

Tasks:

1. Presentations (along with Journal #35)

2. Journal #36 (as needed)

Wednesday, 6/6

Goals:

* To practice critical reading

* To appreciate the creativity of our peers

Tasks:

1. Presentations (along with Journal #35)

2. Bible as Literature / Evidence of Learning

Thursday, June 7

Goals:

* To practice critical reading

* To appreciate the creativity of our peers

Tasks:

1. Presentations (along with Journal #35)

2. Bible as Literature / Evidence of Learning

Friday, June 8

Goals:

* To practice critical reading

* To appreciate the creativity of our peers

Tasks:

1. Presentations (along with Journal #35)

2. Bible as Literature / Evidence of Learning

allusion preassessment

what's on your mind?

Share something with the class.

100-150 words.

Check for spelling, conventions, etc.