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Academic English I Assignments

                                               Academic English I Homework assignments and tests/quizzes schedule*     

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Academic Homework assignments and tests/quizzes schedule*

Thursday, Oct 1      Check grammar 20 mastery test

                               PowerPlus unit 1 vocab test

Friday                     Work on autobiography 1

 

Monday, Oct. 5      Verify grades

                               Work on autobiography conferencing

Tuesday                  PowerPlus unit 2 due

                               Pretest Unit 21 grammar punctuation

Wednesday            Poetry

Thursday                 PowerPlus unit 2 vocab test

                               Begin grammar 21 notes only

Friday                     Autobiography 1 Final Early

                               Begin autobiography 2

 

Monday, Oct. 12     Columbus Day – no school Act 80

Tuesday                  PowerPlus unit 3 due

                               Work on Grammar 21 notes

Wednesday            Autobiography 1 Final due

                               Begin interviewing techniques\open-ended questions

                               Chose expert topic

Thursday                 PowerPlus unit 3 vocab test

                               Finish Grammar 21 notes

                               LAST AFTER-SCHOOL HELP BEFORE THE end OF THE 9 WEEKS

Friday                     Poetry – finish sound effects

 

 

Monday, Oct. 19     Autobiography 2 rough due to dropbox

                               Conferencing

Tuesday                  PowerPlus units 1- 3 due

                               Begin grammar exercises Unit 21

Wednesday            End of Q1 – the first nine weeks

Poetry – figurative language

                               Poetry quiz

Thursday                 PowerPlus units 1- 3 test

                               Work on grammar exercises

Friday                     Pair up Expert Interview project – practice interview

                               Choose an interview topic – write questions

 

Monday, Oct. 26     Poetry - Imagery

 Autobiography 2 conferencing

Tuesday                  Unit 4 Shostak homework due

                               Punctuations questions day – check exercises

                               2nd pretest for grammar 21

Wednesday            Conduct Interviews

Thursday                 Unit 4 Shostak vocab test           

Friday                     FINAL due autobiography2

Begin Autobiography 3 graphic organizer

 

 

Monday, Nov. 2      In class work on the Expert Interview Power Point

                               Interviews for anyone who was absent

Tuesday                  Unit 5 Shostak homework due

Wednesday            Poetry practice

                               Instruction in notetaking

                               Notes pages 2-3

Thursday                Unit 5 Shostak vocab test

                               Assign Vocab Unit 6 homework Shostak

Friday                    Assign “Thank you, M’am” notes

 

Monday, Nov. 9      Work on autobiography – Rough draft due

                               Finish Powerpoint\Finish notes “Thank you, M’am”

Tuesday                  Vocab Unit 6 homework due Shostak

Grammar Unit 21 Punctuation Knowledge Check

Wednesday            Present Expert Interview Power Point in small groups

Thursday                1/2 day – assembly in the morning

Friday                     NO SCHOOL

 

Monday, Nov. 16    “Thank you, M’am” notes due

“Thank you, M’am” reading check quiz

Tuesday                           

Wednesday            “Thank you, M’am” written quiz with notes

Thursday                 Vocab unit 6 test Shostak

Friday                     Mother to Son” in class

 

* The schedule may need to be adjusted from time to time due to classroom disruptions (assemblies, pep assemblies, etc.) or if instruction takes more time than anticipated.   Nothing will ever be due before the date on the schedule; it could l be adjusted to a later date. 

All assignments can be turned in early.

 

Remember to ask questions whenever you do not understand or need clarification.

 

After school help will be most Thursdays at 3.

 

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