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WINTER BREAK HW

12/22/2017

ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY --> Due 1/2/17
Your task over the break is to finish writing your introduction and the three body paragraphs for your argumentative essays. The essay is based off of your topic from your non-fiction Lit Circles.

You can find sample paragraphs in previous postings
Click HERE for a copy of the assignment and calendar.
Below are links to the articles you read in class (scroll down to page 11 to read the articles):
- Tracking consumer preferences w/o permission
  - http://www.nysedregents.org/hsela/614/hsela62014-exam.pdf
- Celebrities for humanitarian causes
  - http://www.nysedregents.org/hsela/616/hsela62016-exam.pdf
- Genetic modification of food
  - http://www.nysedregents.org/hsela/116/hsela12016-exam.pdf
- Mandatory voting in the US
  - http://www.nysedregents.org/hsela/815/hsela82015-exam.pdf
- Paying college athlethes
  - http://www.nysedregents.org/hsela/615/hsela62015-exam.pdf
- Sugar regulation
  - http://www.nysedregents.org/hsela/816/hsela82016-exam.pdf

In addition, if you recieved a score lower than 32.5 on your Haroun Unit Exam, you are eligible for CREDIT RECOVERY. This is the only way that you will be able to get a passing score on the exam!

CREDIT RECOVERY --> Due 1/5/17

Check a HATSOS book out (if you were absent on 12/22, you must use the link to the pdf. of the book to complete the assignment)
For Haroun, Rashid, Butt the Hoopoe, Iff the Water Genie, Blabbermouth, the Walrus, Prince Bolo, Mali, Goopy & Bagha, and Khattam-Shud...
1. Identify ONE QUOTE for EACH of them that captures their personality very well in your opinion.
2. Record the quote and page number, and then EXPLAIN what about this quote is such a good example of what type of person this character is. What does it REVEAL about them?
3. Be as detailed as possible. All 10 quotes and detailed explanations due NO LATER than Friday 1/5/17.
For SIMILE, METAPHOR, IMAGERY, PERSONIFICATION, HYPERBOLE, and ALLITERATION...
1. Identify ONE QUOTE for EACH of them that shows a great example of that literary device.
2. Record the quote and page number, and then EXPLAIN how that quote meets the definition of that literary device.
3. Be as detailed as possible. All 6 quotes and detailed explanations due NO LATER than Friday 1/5/17.

**Here is the link to the HATSOS pdf:
https://is.muni.cz/el/1441/podzim2015/A2MK_SOBR/4._Reading_for_Session_Five__a_nicer_scan_is_due_on_Wednesday_.pdf

Drafting your Body Paragraphs

12/21/2017

DUE FRI 12/22/17

Begin to draft your body paragraphs following TE/EA format. Use the rubric and your knowledge of TE/EA paragraphs to work on your essay. If you are not done with your organizer, complete that FIRST. You should write at least one body paragraph for homework tonight.

A sample organizer, sample body paragraph, a a copy of the graphic organizer are all available below.

December 20th, 2017

12/20/2017

DUE THURS 12/21

Finish writing your introduction paragraph for class tomorrow.
If you did not hand in your HATSOS Mastery for this marking period, you must do so this week!
Continue working on your poems for Poetry Out Loud --> poem checks will defintely be happening tomorrow!!!

Drafting Thesis Statements

12/19/2017

DUE WEDNESDAY 12/20
FOR A BLOCK ONLY!!!

Using your position trackers and what you learned about thesis today, draft 2-3 thesis statements for your Lit Circle topic:

A thesis is your TOPIC + your OPINION
You can try different variations of the roadmap thesis.
Be sure that your thesis is debatable and includes reasoning!

**In addition, the second round of your Poetry Out Loud checks is beginning tomorrow! You must have the title, author and first 5-10 lines of your poem memorized. Please bring a copy of your poem with you to class tomorrow!

Lit Circle Meeting #2/#3

12/15/2017

Depending on whether or not you had your Lit Circle on Friday, you will either be completing your second or your final Lit Circles on Monday 12/19.

Be sure to prepare for your lit circle meeting on Monday 12/18!
Come to class prepared to discuss with all homework completed.
Do NOT let your group down by showing up unprepared!

You can find information on all the roles and responsibilities in a previous post.

Lit Circle #1

12/12/2017

TOMORROW 12/13 is your first Lit Circle meeting!

You need to read your first articles TONIGHT so that you can come prepared to class tomorrow. Check your calendars to see which role you are responsible for. Descriptions for the roles are on the back of your calendars, but can also be found below.

REMEMBER -- this is a group project! If you come to class unprepared, you are not the only one who suffers the consequences. Don't let your group down!

Literature Circle Roles
DISCUSSION DIRECTOR
HOMEWORK TO BE DONE BEFORE COMING TO LIT CIRCLE:

Come up with 5-10, meaty, open-ended questions for discussion.
- Answer one of the discussion questions in a paragraph.

CLASSWORK TO BE DONE DURING LIT CIRCLE:

Ensure all group members are participating and on-task.
Maintain the discussion for the allotted amount of time.
Facilitates the analyst and connector sharing what they've brought to the discussion.

CONNECTOR
HOMEWORK TO BE DONE BEFORE COMING TO LIT CIRCLE:

List and explain 3-5 connections you found between the reading and the outside world.
Find and print an outside article from 2017 that is related to your topic.

CLASSWORK TO BE DONE DURING LIT CIRCLE:

Briefly summarize your article and explain how/why it is connected to your topic.

ANALYST
HOMEWORK TO BE DONE BEFORE COMING TO LIT CIRCLE:

Identify the thesis statement (the main argument) in the article.
Outline the article’s structure.
Identify three key passages/phrases, noting line numbers.

CLASSWORK TO BE DONE DURING LIT CIRCLE:

Lead group through a structural break-down of the article based on your outline.
Direct group to each of the three key passages, asking what is significant about that section of the text.

Mastery Work & POL Check!

12/11/2017

DUE TOMORROW 12/12

Your final, typed Mastery Work Paragraph Portfolio for Haroun and the Sea of Stories is due TOMORROW 12/12! Please be sure to have ALL of the following prepared:

The cover sheet (allegorical interpretation) --> Completely filled out and ready for submission.
The five revised, edited, and typed final drafts. --> Printed out and stapled together
The assignment sheet (rubric on back) --> Rubric facing forward
All rough drafts w/ feedback --> Stapled together

In additon, your first Poetry Out Loud check is tomorrow. Be sure to visit www.poetryoutloud.org to choose a poem for recitation. Keep in mind the following:

The poem must be at LEAST 10 lines long.
Extra credit for poems with 25 lines or more.
You must memorize the title, author and first two lines of the poem for tomorrow.

If you can't search through the entire website, click HERE for a link to pre-selected poems to choose from or visit for more info:
http://www.rushclassroom.com/9th-grade-foundations/pol-1st-check

HELPFUL MATERIALS for POL & HATSOS Mastery

Click HERE for a link to the Cover Sheet for the HATSOS Mastery.
Click HERE for a link to the Mastery Work assignment for HATSOS.
Click HERE for a link to the Poetry Out Loud assignment sheet.

Unit Test Tomorrow 12/5!!!

12/4/2017

Make sure to STUDY for your Haroun and the Sea of Stories UNIT TEST! The exam is taking place tomorrow, 12/5! The study guide and link to the .pdf of the book are posted below.

Click HERE for the link to the .pdf of Haroun and the Sea of Stories OR click the link below:
https://is.muni.cz/el/1441/podzim2015/A2MK_SOBR/4._Reading_for_Session_Five__a_nicer_scan_is_due_on_Wednesday_.pdf

Homework due 12/4/17

12/1/2017

Pick one of the literary device examples you found in your work today and write a brief statement explaining what it adds to the text. Be sure to:

Identify the literary device.
Explain how it enhances/adds to the text. Consider: Why did the author choose to use a literary device in this instance?

Ex: When Rushdie describes the buildings of the sad city as looking “like broken hearts” (Rushdie 15) he uses simile to express that the city and its people are emotionally and physically in a depressing place. Not only do the people suffer from emotional sadness, but their homes reflect the dismalness of their existences.

Samples from the Text:

"Haroun often thought of his father as a Juggler, because his stories were really lots of different tales juggled together..." (Rushdie 16)
If you live in a sad city you know unhappiness when you run into it. You can smell it on the night air, when the fumes of cars and trucks have faded away and the moon makes everything look clearer." (Rushdie 42)
" 'So,' thought Haroun, filled with wonder, 'there really are Plentimaw Fish in the Sea, just as old Snooty Buttoo said..." (Rushdie 85)
"'The poison is so concentrated here that it behaves like a powerful acid,'" (Rushdie 147)