Activators and Grammar Bites

As always are updated to the same Google Doc.

9th Grade Lit Activators

American Lit Activators

Grammar Bites

Activators and Grammar Bites and Research Presentations, Oh my!

Click here for the 9th Grade Activators.

Click here for the American Lit Activators.

Click here for the Grammar Bites.

Remember, Reading Logs are due on Monday!  Remember, I will not accept Reading Logs that don't have dates, totals, or signatures.

Click here if you need to see the Rubric for the American Lit Research Prestations.  I expect this to take no longer than 10 minutes per person.  If you're doing a PowerPoint, you should aim on about 10 slides to make sure you have enough information.

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Today we are in the library to learn about MLA style and start typing up our drafts of our reaseach paper.  Why is it important to say where you got the information you got for your research paper?  Why do you think you need to copy down more than just the title of the book or a web address?  (Hint: perhaps something to do with the validity of the source?)

GB48:  Copy the sentences and underline the adverbs.

1. After 1st Block, you should go directly to the auditorium.  (This is a false statement.)
2. You need to have your research papers finished so work quickly, quietly, and diligently.  (This is a true statement.)
3. All of your makeup work is due on October 31st if you want it to appear on the progress report, so make sure your work is completely done by then.

The goal for today is to complete your Works Cited page.  When you finish your Works Cited page, work on typing up your draft above your Works Cited in the same Word Document.   Make sure you include your in-text citations (for 9th grade, this should pretty simple, for American Lit, please be careful and diligent!) every time you quote or paraphrase a source. 

Remember, your papers are due at the beginning of class on Friday, October 28th, NEXT FRIDAY!!!

Week 10

Hello All

Today is day 45 of the semester!  We are exactly half way through!

Makeup Work Announcement:  All make up work due in the first 1/2 of the semester has a final deadline of Monday, November 7th.  Any work due before today, Monday, October 17th that is turned in after Monday, November 7th will not be accepted.  However, if you want the makeup work to reflect on your next progress report, it must be turned in by Monday, October 31st. 

Deadlines and Locations:

Monday:  In class writing of research paper.  I hope you brought your notes!  The alternative assignment is not happy.  9th Grade, last day for poetry presentations (today is technically late).

Tuesday-Wednesday:  9th will continue with the poetry unit.  American Lit will continue with Transcendentalism.

Thursday:  Final day in Library for an MLA workshop.  Meet in library, not the classroom.  Check in with Ms. Bundschu to be counted present.  Vocabulary workbook due.

Friday:  Meet in Writing Lab, 146.  Vocabulary quiz (20 original sentences may be used as "Open Notes.").  Work on Publishing your Research Papers.  Activators and Grammar Bites Due.  9th Grade Activators, American Lit Activators, Grammar Bites.

Monday:  Reading Logs Due.  9th Poetry Test.  American Literature Transcendentalism Test this week. 
Friday:  Research Papers Due.

Activators and Grammar Bites, Set 4

Activators and Grammar Bites, Set 4 can now be found:

9th Grade

American Lit

Grammar Bites

Reading Logs due Monday!

Activators and Grammar Bites--Set 3

As before, I just update the Google Documents with the new A/GBs, so find the number of the A/GB you are missing.

Make sure you number your activators and grammar bites clearly and correctly!

Grammar Bites can be found here.

9th Grade Activators can be found here.

American Literature Activators can be found here.

Also, Reading Logs are due Monday! 

Your articles are due on the Discussion Board (link to the right) on Friday, 9/23/11!  Click here for a pdf of directions for How to Create and Share your Document!

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Are due on Friday.

American Lit find yours here.

9th Grade Lit find yours here.

Find your Grammar Bites here.

Have a wonderful Thursday!

Week Two Activators and Grammar Bites

9th Grade, find your activators here. 

11th Grade, find your activators here.

Find your Grammar Bites 1-4 here.

All are due tomorrow!