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ELA 1 Honors (Period 1256) Assignments

Instructor
Ms. Cozette Petitt
Term
Semester 1 - 2019-2020
Department
Language Arts
Description
Welcome to Honors Language Arts! On this main page you will find key attachments, such as syllabus, reading calendars, long-term project assignments, etc. 
 
I also post our daily agenda and homework.  This is the same for both Ms. Petitt & Mrs. Shimasaki.
 
It's going to be an AWESOME year!

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Past Assignments

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Thursday, 1/23
FINAL EXAMS 4,5

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Wednesday, 1/22
FINAL EXAMS 2,3

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Tuesday, 1/22
FINAL EXAMS 1,6

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Monday, 1/20
NO SCHOOL

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Friday, 1/17
1. Art Analysis gallery walk
2. Film 
FINALS SCHEDULE
Tues: periods 1 & 6
Wed: periods 2 & 3
Thur: periods 4 & 5

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Thursday, 1/16
1. Film 
FINALS SCHEDULE
Tues: periods 1 & 6
Wed: periods 2 & 3
Thur: periods 4 & 5

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Wednesday, 1/15
1. Film (+ essay make ups)
FINALS SCHEDULE
Tues: periods 1 & 6
Wed: periods 2 & 3
Thur: periods 4 & 5

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Tuesday, 1/14
1. In-class essay
 

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Monday, 1/13
1. In-class essay

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Friday, 1/10
1. TKAM prompt + supplements
HW: Essay prep (outline) - YOU MAY ONLY HAVE 3 PAPERS (BESIDES YOUR PROMPT) + YOUR BOOK OUT DURING THE ESSAY
In-class essay next Monday & Tuesday

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Thursday, 1/9
1. Art analysis due
2. Finish symbol review
3. Theme wkst (due tomorrow)
4. OMM analysis "body paragraph" 
HW: see above

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Wednesday, 1/8
1. Symbols + review
2. Theme (time permitting)
HW: Art analysis due tomorrow

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Tuesday, 1/7
1. Review dynamic characters
HW: TONE wkst due tomorrow (for those who haven't turned it in already)
* Art analysis due Thursday

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Monday, 1/6
1. Static / Dynamic characters + symbols
HW: Harper Lee Bio - read & annotate (if you haven't already)
*Art Analysis due Thursday, January 9

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Friday, 12/20
1. Characters' tone
2. Time permitting: static / dynamic characters
HW: Harper Lee Bio - read & annotate
*Art Analysis due Thursday, January 9

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Thursday, 12/19
1. Quiz ch. 27-31
2. Review vocab quiz list #4
3. Discussion ch. 27-31
4. Time permitting: Characters' tone
HW: Harper Lee Bio - read & annotate
*Art Analysis due Thursday, January 9

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Wednesday, 12/18
1. Cook-off AWARDS!
2. Ch. 22-26 review
3. Character's tone
HW: Check calendar

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Tuesday, 12/17
1. Vocab quiz list #4
2. Intro: Art Analysis DUE Thursday, January 9
3. Ch. 16-26 review continued
HW: Check calendar

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Monday, 12/16
1. Review: research, vocab quiz #3, TKAM quiz ch. 16-21
2. TKAM discussion ch. 16-21
HW: Check calendar

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Friday, 12/13
1. Southern cook-off!
HW: Check calendar

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Thursday, 12/12
1. Cook-off review
2. Scottsboro review
3. Ch. 16-21 review
HW: Check calendar

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Wednesday, 12/11
1. Ch. 16-21 quiz
2. Scottsboro
HW: Check schedule

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Tuesday, 12/10
1. Finish ch. 12-15 review
2. Vocab list #3 quiz
3. Scottsboro film
HW: Check calendar

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Monday, 12/9
1. Cook-off review
2. Research DUE
3. Essay review (per. 5,6)
4. TKAM ch. 12-15 graded discussion
HW: Check calendar

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Friday, 12/6
1. MLA review
2. Finish "teach the class"
3. Essay returned - affect vs. effect
HW: Check calendar

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Thursday, 12/5
1. Review: web quests, vocab quiz #2, ch. 12-15 quiz
HW: Check calendar

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Wednesday, 12/4
1. TKAM quiz ch. 12-15
2. Ch. 8-11 "teach the class"
HW: Check calendar

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Tuesday, 12/3
1. Cook-off questions?
2. Vocab Quiz list #2
3. Ch. 8-11 review "teach the class"
HW: Check calendar

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Monday, 12/2
1. Scottsboro slip?
2. Southern Cook-off intro!
HW: Check calendar

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Friday, 11/22
1. Finish web quest
2. Ch. 8-11 group "experts"!
HW: check calendar

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Thursday, 11/21
1. Research in library
HW: Check calendar

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Wednesday, 11/20
1. Correct vocab quiz
2. Review ch. 3-7 discussion
3. Web quest
HW: check calendar

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Tuesday, 11/19
1. Vocab (list 1) Quiz
2. Ch. 3-7 graded discussion
HW: Check calendar

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Monday, 11/18
1. Harper Lee webquest DUE in basket
2. Ch. 3 perspective
3. Begin graded discussion ch. 3-7
HW: Check calendar

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Friday, 11/15
1. Intro - TKAM research
2. Finish Harper Lee webquest
3. Ch. 3 - perspective (time permitting)
HW: Check calendar

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Thursday, 11/14
1. Annotating TKAM
2. Harper Lee web quest cont.
HW: Check calendar

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Wednesday, 11/13
1. Listening benchmark: click here
2. Harper Lee web quest when finished: Step 1, Step 2, Step 3, Step 4
HW: Check calendar (reading + vocab)

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Tuesday, 11/12
1. Ch. 1 quiz
2. Ch. 1 summary - Course Hero
3. TKAM structure & POV
4. Finch family history (flipchart)
HW: Check calendar

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Monday, 11/11
NO SCHOOL

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Friday,11/8
1. He Named Me Malala
HW: Check calendar

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Thursday, 11/7
1. TKAM (To Kill a Mockingbird): calendar, bookmark, and vocab
2. He Named Me Malala - film
3. Benchmark - listening
HW: checking reading calendar

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Wednesday, 11/6
1. In-class essay
*TKAM in class by tomorrow

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Tuesday, 11/5
1. In-class essay
*TKAM in class by Thursday

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Monday, 11/4
1. Essay prep
HW: outline
*TKAM in class by Thursday

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Friday, 11/1
1. Malala final
2. Transitions
3. EQ tracker
* In-class essay next Tue (11/5) & Wed (11/6)
* TKAM in clasas next Thur (11/7)

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Thursday, 10/31
1. 1st quarter benchmark - part 1
2. Essay components
HW: Malala final tomorrow
* In-class essay next Tue (11/5) & Wed (11/6)
* TKAM in class next Thur (11/7)

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Wednesday, 10/30
1. Malala: theme
HW: Final Friday
*In-class essay next Tues (11/5) and Wed (11/6)
*To Kill a Mockingbird (TKAM) in class by 11/7

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Tuesday, 10/29
1. Review: "Only Daughter" - "Voice" - "Necklace"
2. Research returned (you have this week at lunch for any revision credit)
HW: Finish Malala by tomorrow - FINAL is Friday
* In-class essay next Tuesday (11/5) and Wednesday (11/6)

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Monday, 10/28
1. "Only Daughter" (or) EQ tracker (or) read Malala
HW: Finish Malala by Wednesday - FINAL is Friday
* In-class essay next Tues (11/5) and Wed (11/6)

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Friday, 10/25
1. Vocab final
2. "Only Daughter" (finish) or EQ Tracker or reading (Malala)
HW: Check reading schedule

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Thursday, 10/24
1. Review Malala ch. 18-20 quiz
2. "Only Daughter" + wkst
HW: Vocab final tomorrow
* Check reading schedule
* TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD in class by THURSDAY, NOV. 7

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Wednesday, 10/23
1. Research FINAL DRAFT due
2. Malala - listening activity
3. EQ tracker & reading
HW: Vocab final Friday
* Check reading schedule

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Tuesday, 10/22
1. Roots #4 f/c DUE
2. Quiz
3. In-text (parenthetical) citations & brackets
4. Research due - peer edit!
HW: Research FINAL DRAFT DUE TOMORROW
* Vocab final Friday
* EQ tracker + reading schedule

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Monday, 10/21
1. Broken Circles
2. Inference
HW: Roots #4 f/c due tomorrow
* Research due tomorrow
* Check reading schedule

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Friday, 10/18
1. "The Necklace" + wkst
2. Link Crew survey: click here
HW: Research due Tuesday, 10/22 (new date)
*Check reading and vocab calendar

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Thursday, 10/17
1. Irony
2. "The Necklace" + wkst
HW: Research due Tuesday, 10/22 (new date)
*Check reading and vocab calendar

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Wednesday, 10/16
1. Library - database intro + parenthetical citations & sample paper
HW: Research due Tuesday, 10/22 (new date)
*Check reading and vocab calendar

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Tuesday, 10/15
1. Library Orientation
2. Roots #3 f/c DUE
HW: Research due Tuesday, 10/22 (new date)
*Check reading and vocab calendar
 

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Monday, 10/14
1. MLA continued: Works Cited (electronic source), parenthetical citations, and sample paper
HW: Roots #3 f/c
* Check reading and vocab calendar

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Friday, 10/11
1. Quiz
2. MLA continued: works cited, parenthetical citations, sample paper
HW: Check reading and vocab schedule

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Thursday, 10/10
1. Dreams & Aspirations - RESEARCH 
2. Works Cited
HW: Check reading and vocab schedule

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Wednesday, 10/9
1. Classrooms around the World cont.
HW: Check reading & vocab schedule

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Tuesday, 10/8
1. Map & timeline DUE
2. Roots #2 f/c DUE
3. "Voice" - 10 min.
4. Classrooms around the World
HW: Check reading schedule

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Monday, 10/7
1. "The Voice that Challenged a Nation" + wkst
HW: Roots #2 f/c due tomorrow
* Map & timeline due tomorrow
* "Voice" due tomorrow (if you don't finish in class)
* Check reading calendar

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Friday, 10/4
1. Brochure & license plate DUE
2. Gallery Walk
3. Pakistan map & timeline
HW: Check reading schedule

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Thursday, 10/3
1. "Malala Returns to Pakistan" - news reports
2. "Burka Avenger" + questions
HW: Brochure (printed in color - 1 per pair) & license plate DUE TOMORROW
*Check reading schedule

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Wednesday, 10/2
1. Malala: Birmingham - ch. 3 DUE
2. "Burka Avenger" - background article + questions
HW: Check reading schedule
* Brochure & license plate due Friday
OMM final review availability:
Today & Thurs 7:30 am or Lunch

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Tuesday, 10/1
1. Roots 1 f/c DUE
2. Swat Valley travel brochure
HW: Check reading schedule
* Brochure & license plate due Friday
OMM final review availability:
Today, Wed, Thurs 7:30 am or Lunch

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Monday, 9/30
1. Swat Valley travel brochure
HW: Roots #1 f/c due tomorrow
* Check reading schedule
* Brochure & license plate due Friday
OMM final review availability:
Tues, Wed, Thurs 7:30 am or Lunch

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Friday, 9/27
1. Vocab quiz
2. License plate 
3. Swat Valley travel brochure (partner assignment) - DUE Friday, 10/4
HW: Check reading schedule
*License plate due Friday 10/4

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Thursday, 9/26
1. I Am Malala DUE = annotations info + bookmark (reading schedule) + vocab
2. OMM Final Exam 
HW: Prefix #1&2 + suffix quiz tomorrow
*Check reading schedule

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Wednesday, 9/25
1. Analysis worksheet DUE
2. Film
HW: OMM Final Exam tomorrow
I Am Malala due in class tomorrow
* Prefix #1&2 + suffix quiz Friday

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Tuesday, 9/24
1. Check suffix f/c
2. Film
HW: Analysis worksheet due tomorrow
* OMM Final Exam 9/26
I Am Malala due in class 9/26
* Prefix #1&2 + suffix quiz Friday

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Monday, 9/23
1. OMM annotations - bring OMM to class tomorrow & Wednesday
2. Analysis wkst - due Wednesday
3. Begin film
HW: Suffix f/c due tomorrow
* OMM Final Exam 9/26
* I Am Malala due in class 9/26
* Prefix #1&2 + suffix quiz Friday

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Friday, 9/20
1. Ch. 3-5 quiz review
2. "To a Mouse" - Robert Burns (poem analysis & application to OMM)
HW: EQ tracker
* OMM final = Thursday, 9/26
I Am Malala due in class next Thursday, 9/26

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Thursday, 9/19
1. Ch. 5-6 discussion + review + THEME
HW: EQ tracker
* OMM final = Thursday, 9/26

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Wednesday, 9/18
1. Ch. 3-6 quiz
2. EQ tracker
HW: I Am Malala due in class next Thursday, 9/26
* Check vocab calendar for next quiz date

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Tuesday, 9/17
1. Prefix #2 f/c DUE
2. Ch. 3-4 graded discussion + review
HW: Ch. 3-6 quiz tommorrow

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Monday, 9/16
1. Prefix #2
2. I Am Malala due in class next Thursday, 9/26
3. Finish ch. 1-2 review
4. Parking lot: Intellectual disability & internal/external conflict
HW: Prefix #2 f/c DUE TOMORROW
* Check reading calendar

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Friday, 9/13
1. Prefix #1 quiz
2. Papers returned & review: Steinbeck, historical context, ch. 1-2 quiz
3. Begin ch. 1-2 whole group review
HW: Intellectual Disability web quest DUE MONDAY
* Ch. 3-4 DUE MONDAY

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Thursday, 9/12
1. Intellectual disability web quest - DUE MONDAY
2. OMM ch. 1-2 graded discussion
HW: prefix #1 quiz tomorrow
* Check reading calendar

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Wednesday, 9/11
1. presentation
2. OMM ch. 1-2 reading quiz
3. small group graded discussion set-up
HW: check reading calendar

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Tuesday, 9/10
1. f/c DUE + review
2. presentations
HW: reading quiz tomorrow

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Monday, 9/9
1. 1st quarter vocab: calendar, lists, flashcards
2. Presentations
HW: Prefix #1 f/c due tomorrow
* reading quiz Wednesday

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Friday, 9/6
1. HW (historical context) due in basket
2. Presentations
HW: reading calendar

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Thursday, 9/5
1. 1930's historical context
HW: Check reading calendar + OMM annotations

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Wednesday, 9/4
1. Webquest due
2. Novel check
3. Literary terms + review
4. OMM: bookmark, annotations, & EQ (Essential Question)
HW: Check reading calendar + OMM annotations

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Tuesday, 9/3
1. Presentations
HW: Steinbeck webquest & OMM novel due tomorrow

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Thursday, 8/29
1. John Steinbeck webquest - DUE 9/4
HW: OMM novel due in class by 9/4

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Wednesday, 8/28
1. Signatures DUE
2. Syllabus / policies & procedures
3. D&A Google slides presentation directions
HW: please bring earbuds/airpods/headphones (to use with Chrome book tomorrow)

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Tuesday, 8/27
1. Welcome to EDHS!
2. Class novels - signature due tomorrow
3. Presentation sign ups
4. Play dough!