Room+305-LA+-+October

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The Presidency...how would you vote? Get ready for a mock voting in 4 weeks!

What does the president do?

Seven Roles One President

You will have to research on the Internet to find examples of what the President did to fulfill his roles in his last term as President.

Did he do his job well enough to be the President again?

You will then write an article using Google docs or Microsoft Word telling your school what the president did in the last four years.

Email it to Mrs. Simenson at jrsimenson@cps.edu

Check out a cool new web site:

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 * THIS IS THE LAST DAY FOR HW ON THIS PAGE. THE PAGE WILL CHANGE EVERY MONTH. PLEASE VISIT ROOM 305-LA - NOVEMBER FOR HW**


 * Wednesday - 10/31 - HW**
 * READING**
 * Social studies is due Friday**

2) 1 book and 1 printed article about your topic - **DUE FRIDAY**
 * WRITING**

1) 1 Achieve3000 - 75% or better 2) Symbolism - typed analysis - **DUE WEDNESDAY**
 * Tuesday - 10/30 - HW**
 * READING**

1) Finish research key words and questions - bright green sheet - **DUE WEDNESDAY** 2) 1 book and 1 printed article about your topic - **DUE FRIDAY**
 * WRITING**

1) 2 Odyssey Activities - one graded 2) Symbolism - typed analysis - **DUE WEDNESDAY**
 * Monday - 10/29 - HW**
 * READING**

1) Finish research key words and questions - bright green sheet - **DUE WEDNESDAY** 2) 1 book and 1 printed article about your topic - **DUE FRIDAY**
 * WRITING**

1) HG Symbolism - create a paper sized image of your symbol 2) 1 Achieve - 75% or better 3) Wordskills - finish parts, B, C, and D - pgs 21 and 24
 * Friday - 10/26 - HW**
 * READING**

1) Odyssey - Quotations Quiz
 * WRITING**

1) Achieve - 75% or better 2) HG - Part 2 Vocab Definitions - **Due FRIDAY**
 * Thurs - 10/25 - HW**
 * READING**
 * 3)** Wordskills - Part D - pgs 23 and 24

1) Odyssey - Grammar - Quotations Folder - 1st lesson only
 * WRITING**

1) Flag Symbolism - due at 4pm 2) Odyssey - 2 Activities - 1 must be graded 3) Symbolism Wksht - Do all of them through "Katniss' Skills" 4) HG - Part 2 Vocab Definitions - **Due FRIDAY**
 * Wed - 10/24 - HW**
 * READING**

1) Grammar - pg 201 2) 1 Magazine citation
 * WRITING**

1) Flag symbolism **due Wed** 2) Wordskills – part B and C 3) Achieve - 1 article - 75% or better
 * Tues - 10/23 - HW**
 * READING**

1) Flag symbolism **due Wed** 2) Wordskills – context clues – 1-10 3) Odyssey - 2 Activities - One must be graded
 * Mon - 10/22 - HW**
 * READING**

1) Grammar – pg 200 - Part A
 * WRITING **

1) Achieve3000 - one activity - your choice - 75% or better 2) Wordskills - Part A - 1-20, use form given 3) Chpt 7-8 quiz questions
 * Fri - 10/19 - HW**
 * READING**

1) Wordskills - definitions - 1-20 2) HG - 1pg reading response prompt - Choose between the prompts
 * Thurs - 10/18 - HW**
 * READING**


 * "The story is set in the future, so when Katniss references her ancestors, she is referring to us. What**
 * has happened to North America? How might we have contributed to the destruction of it?"**


 * OR**


 * "Why doesn’t Katniss want to get close to any of the tributes, including Peeta?"**

3) Achieve3000 - Your Choice - 75% or better 4) District Occupations 5) Reading Log

1) Chapter 7 Vocab definitions 2) Katniss and Peeta Skills Sheet 3) District Occupations - Last two pages of setting packet - **Due Friday** 4) Reading Log due Friday
 * Wed - 10/17 - HW**
 * READING**


 * Check out these websites for some theories about how Panem got it's shape -**
 * http://www.hungergameslessons.com/2011/01/my-updated-map-of-panem-hunger-games.html**

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 * Check out this website to register to become part of a district**

1) Setting Affects Character - Round 2 2) Study for Vocab Test tomorrow 3) District Occupations - Last two pages of setting packet - **Due Friday** 4) Odyssey - 2 Activities - One must be graded
 * Tues - 10/16 - HW**
 * READING**

1) HG - Vocab Crossword Puzzles 2) HG - Chpts 1-5 Vocab Test Tuesday - STUDY using Quizlet, Crossword Puzzles and definitions 3) One Achieve3000 article at 75% or better.
 * Mon - 10/15 - HW**
 * READING**

1) 1/2 page prompt - “Have you ever plagiarized before? What were the circumstances? Why did you do it? Was it on purpose or an accident?”
 * WRITING**

1) Odyssey - 2nd Setting Activity 2) Setting Affects Character Wksht
 * Fri - 10/12 - HW**
 * READING**


 * WRITING**
 * NONE**

1. Odyssey - First Setting Activity
 * Thurs - 10/11 - HW**
 * READING**

1. Read the two articles I gave you and highlight key words and phrases that help give the article a specific tone. Then, write one paragraph on in your writing notebooks explaining your answer. 1. Describe what tone the author had in the article. 2. Does the tone give the article credibility or make it not credible? Please explain why or why not.
 * WRITING **

1. One characterization Graphic Organizer 2. One word web
 * Wed - 10/10 - HW**
 * READING **

1) **Journal Prompt – 1 pg -** The setting (time and place) can affect how a character acts and behaves. Write one page describing some of the settings in your life and how you behave differently in each. What causes you to behave so differently in each of those places? 2) **Vocab Sentences** - 3 sentences each using chapter 5 words. 3) **Vocab Sentences -** Redo - chapter 4 sentences
 * Tues - 10/9 - HW**

1) Sign into Odyssey 2) Complete first two vocabulary activities 3) Chapter 5 Vocab Definitions
 * Mon - 10/8 - HW**
 * READING**

1) Read Your Student Uniform Article - write one paragraph (4-5 sentences) explaining why that article is credible or not.
 * WRITING**


 * Fri - 10/4 - HW**
 * READING**
 * 1)** Finish Dystopia story
 * 2)** One Vocab Word Web from chpt 4


 * WRITING**
 * 1)** Find and PRINT one CREDIBLE source on the topic - "School Uniforms"


 * Thurs - 10/4 - HW**
 * 1)** Chapter 4 Vocab -
 * 2)** Finish characterization chart
 * 3)** Finish chapter 2-3 questions

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 * Thurs - 10/4 - IN CLASS**
 * WRITING - Credible Sources**
 * Cubs**

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1.[] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2.[] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">3.[] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">4.[] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">5.[]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Bears **

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 * Sox**

1) Finish filling out character chart for the characters we've met from chapters 1-3 2) Rewrite vocab sentences
 * Wed - 10/3 - HW**
 * READING**

1) Explore www.oldnewsads.com - find one ad that seems credible and one that seems unreliable. Write a 2-3 sentence explanation of why you think that.
 * WRITING**

1) One Achieve Article - 75% or better
 * Tues - 10/2 - HW**
 * READING**


 * Mon - 10/1 - HW**
 * 1)** Achieve article about slave ships assigned to you


 * Fri - 9/28 - HW**
 * 1)** Two achieve articles - activity only - 75% or better
 * 2)** 2 Word Webs from words from HG Chpt 3
 * 3)** Finish dystopia story and explanations


 * Thurs - 9/27 - HW**
 * 1)** Characterize a person in your family using the Four aspects of characterization
 * 2)** Write 2 sentences for each word in HG Chpt 3 Vocab (12 sentences total)
 * 3)** Reading log due tomorrow

1) HG - Chapter 3 Vocab Definitions 2) Play scatter on Quizlet for Hunger Games - Chpt 2-3 - Fastest time gets a prize! 3) One Achieve article - Activity and Thought Question
 * Wed - 9/26 - HW**
 * READING**

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 * WRITING**

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">“Have you ever been in the company of a group of which you were clearly not a member? What were the circumstances? How did you act? How were you treated?” 1 pg
 * Tuesday 9/25 - HW**
 * READING**
 * 1)** Journal Entry -
 * 2)** Words in context sheet with Fact vs Opinion article (2 words)


 * WRITING**
 * 1)** Finish back of Fact vs Opinion sheet
 * 2)** Fact and Opinion article #2

Directions -
 * Monday, 9/24 - HW**
 * READING**
 * 1)** Confirm Quizlet account email
 * a)** Go to www.google.cps.edu
 * b)** Log in using your CPS username and password
 * c)** Confirm your account at Quizlet by clicking the link in the email
 * 3)** Independent Reading Log - due Friday


 * WRITING**
 * 1)** Finish front of Fact v Opinion sheet
 * 2)** Fact v Opinion Article - highlight the facts, underline the opinions

Your login information is: username: ___(your CPS username)__@cps.edu password: Cps __your id #__
 * Friday, 9/21 - HW**
 * 1)** Finish Reading HG chapter 1
 * 2)** Vocab for chapter 2 and 3 - all definitions,
 * 3)** 2 word webs on colored paper
 * 4)** Log in to Quizlet to study 2 and 3 Vocabulary. Say "hi" on the message board in the lower left to prove you were there
 * 5)** Words in context - chapter 2
 * 6)** Independent Reading Log


 * Thurs. 9/20 - HW**
 * READING -**
 * 1)** Finish Reading pgs 1-11
 * 2)** 2 Examples of HG being a dystopia in your Reading Response notebooks

1) Finish Expository Assignment •Pick an object in the room. •You are only allowed to write FACTS about that object. 4 sentences for each paragraph. – Paragraph 1 •Physical description (size, shape, color etc) – Paragraph 2 •History of the object – Paragraph 3 •Effect on it’s surroundings
 * WRITING**

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 * Wed. 9/19 - HW**
 * READING -**
 * 1)** Suzanne Collins Video - Questions 1-13


 * 2)** Hunger Games Vocabulary - Find Definitions, 1-5


 * 3)** Hunger Games Vocabulary - One Word Web

1) Finish in class response - " Think about something you have read in the past. How did the idea of POWER play a role in your story?" - 1 full page 2) Create a quizlet account and join my class. Go [|HERE]
 * 9/6/12 - HW**
 * READING**

1) Gather two articles to support your paper
 * WRITING **


 * 1) ** The government is considering changing the minimum age of a soldier to 21 instead of 18? Is 18 too young to be sent to war or is it an appropriate age? Write an argument in the form of a letter to your congressman stating your position and reasons why, just like a persuasive essay **


 * 1) ** The City of Chicago is planning on making it legal for gay couples to be married. Do you agree with this? Write your argument in the form of a letter to Mayor Rahm Emmanuel telling him your opinion. **

Paragraph 1) What you are looking forward to in Language Arts this year? Paragraph 2) What do I need to know about you as a reader and a writer?
 * 9/5/12 - HW** - Send me an email. Please write me an email at awolf1@cps.edu. The subject of your email should be "Reading and Writing." Please write at least 2 paragraphs about

2) I AM poem

Put some thought into it. Nobody will see this but me.

9/4/12 - Homework project #1 - Fill our your class survey [|HERE]

9/5/12 - Hey Class of 2013! You're invited to join my Quizlet page. Click this link - http://quizlet.com/join/nh93a8z8s/ to create an account and join.

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