Term Project Rubric

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Week 5 Term 2

Homework:
Kite Runner Chapters 10-11
Project: Step 2


Reading:
Read Kite Runner Chapters 10-11
Due: Sunday  December 15, 2013

Step Two:
Due Wednesday:
11E
11S
Due Tuesday:
11I
11A


QUIZ:
Sunday December 15, 2013
11E
11I
11S
Monday December 16, 2013
11A

You Quiz will cover The Kite Runner Chapters 4-5
A Reading Comprehension Paragraph
Vocabulary from the following Words:

1. Exemption
2. Imbecile
3. Exaggerate
4. Coup
5. Hierarchy
6. Perpetually 
7. Bustling
8. Valiant
9. Nemesis
10. Indecipherable
11. Immersed
12. Entourage

Week 4 Term 2

Proposal Paragraph:
Due: Tuesday December 10, 2013
11I
11A
Due: Wednesday December 11, 2013
11E
11S

Reading:

Read Kite Runner Chapters 8-9
Due: Sunday  December 8, 2013

Vocabulary Sheet Due
Monday December 9, 2013
11A
11S
11E
Tuesday December 10, 2013
11I



1. Exemption
2. Imbecile
3. Exaggerate
4. Coup
5. Hierarchy
6. Perpetually 
7. Bustling
8. Valiant
9. Nemesis
10. Indecipherable
11. Immersed
12. Entourage

Week 3 Term 2

Homework:
Kite Runner Chapters 6-7


Reading:
Read Kite Runner Chapters 6-7
Due: Sunday  December 1, 2013


No journal and no quiz this week!

Week 2 Term 2

Homework:
Kite Runner Chapters 4-5
Journal
Vocabulary Sheet

Reading:
Read Kite Runner Chapters 4-5
Due: Sunday  November 24, 2013

Journal Topic: 
Characterize Baba and Amir's relationship. Why does "hate" enter into their father/son relationship? What quotations show us, the readers, the raw truths about their feelings towards one another? (Your journal must have a clear thesis statement concerning their relationship)
(Your journal must be 250-300 word, typed in proper MLA format, and do not include vocabulary words. YOUR JOURNAL WILL BE DUE AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS. YOU CANNOT PRINT IT AND SUBMIT IT AFTER CLASS. YOU MUST BRING YOUR JOURNAL WITH YOU TO CLASS.)

JOURNAL DUE DATES:
Tuesday November 26, 2013
11I
11A
Wednesday November 27, 2013
11E
11S


QUIZ:
Sunday November 24, 2013
11E
11I
11S
Monday November 25, 2013
11A

You Quiz will cover The Kite Runner Chapters 1-3
A Reading Comprehension Paragraph
Vocabulary from the following Words:

1. Eloped
2. Incapable
3. Garrulous
4. Exaggerate
5. Veracity
6. Havoc 
7. Variation
8. Passionate
9. Patronized
10. Aficionado
11. Clenched
12. Envious

Vocabulary Sheets are due the day of your Quiz. Good Luck!

Week 1 Term !

Homework:
Kite Runner Chapters 1-3
Journal
Vocabulary

Reading:
Read Kite Runner Chapters 1-3
Due: Monday  November 18, 2013

Journal Topic: 
Do adults usually act in a mature way showing self control or discipline or do adults usually lack self control and discipline?
(Your journal must be 250-300 word, typed in proper MLA format, and do not include vocabulary words. YOUR JOURNAL WILL BE DUE AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS. YOU CANNOT PRINT IT AND SUBMIT IT AFTER CLASS. YOU MUST BRING YOUR JOURNAL WITH YOU TO CLASS.)

JOURNAL DUE DATES:
Tuesday November 19, 2013
11I
11A
Wednesday November 20, 2013
11E
11S


QUIZ:
Sunday November 17, 2013
11E
11I
11S
Monday November 18, 2013
11A

You Quiz will cover all of Dr. Heidegger's Experiment
A Reading Comprehension Paragraph
Vocabulary from the following Words:

1.Venerable
2. Verge
3. Stigma
4. Tremulous
5. Decrepit
6. Aspect
7. Exhilaration
8. Deferential
9. Dispute
10. Exultingly
11. Efface
12. Transient

Vocabulary Sheets are due the day of your Quiz. Good Luck!

Week 5 Term 1

Journal (Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God): 

"Write a persuasive journal taking a position on an important issue that you feel should be revitalized or altered and defend it"

Journals must be typed in proper MLA format.  All journals must be at least three paragraphs (Introduction, Body, and Conclusion) and no more than 300 words.

Vocabulary:
As posted in class

11E:
Journal: Due Wednesday October 23, 2013
Vocabulary: Due Wednesday October 23, 2013

11A:
Journal: Due Thursday October 24, 2013
Vocabulary: Due Thursday October 24, 2013


11I:
Vocabulary: Due Tuesday October 22, 2013
Journal: Due Thursday October 24, 2013
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11S:
Journal: Due Wednesday October 23, 2013
Vocabulary: Due Wednesday October 23, 2013


Portfolio Check: (To be Announced)

Vocabulary Sheet

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B7Wt00HLhtS0UEFJSUR2cUJLWE0/edit?usp=sharing

Homework Policy

No late homework will be accepted.

All homework must be submitted at the beginning of the class period when homework is collected.

Homework must be brought into class in your binder. Do not leave your homework in your locker or in your bag.

Homework must be submitted on the worksheet given to you. Do not copy your homework on a notebook paper instead of the worksheet. If you lose your vocabulary worksheet you can print the one supplied below:

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B7Wt00HLhtS0UEFJSUR2cUJLWE0/edit?usp=sharing

All journals must be submitted at the beginning of class. Journals must be typed and printed. If you do not have a printer, do not wait until the day the journal is due to write it. Write your journal a day earlier and print it at school or at any other location. If you have a friend with a printer, send it to them in order to print it.

Journal Correction Code

Journal Rubric

Quiz 1 Term 1

Quiz: 
Of Plymouth Plantation (Pages 4-11) & Vocabulary

Note: Use your book to prepare for the vocabulary portion of the quiz. Study how the word is used in the book and any other possible usages available for reference online. Practice your critical thinking skills using resources online. Good Luck!

11E:
Quiz Date: Sunday September 29, 2013

11A:
Quiz Date: Monday September 30, 2013

11I:
Quiz Date: Sunday September 29, 2013

11S:
Quiz Date: Sunday September 29, 2013

Week 1 Term 1

Journal (Of Plymouth Plantation): 

"Write a journal taking a position on whether you feel that William Bradford's account of the Pilgrims experience is realistic and truthful or biased and exaggerated." Make sure to have a clear opinion with a clear thesis statement.

Journals must be typed in proper MLA format and contain five vocabulary words from the list below. All journals must be at least three paragraphs (Introduction, Body, and Conclusion) and no more than 300 words.

Vocabulary:

1. aloof
2. desolate
3. hue
4. providence
5. solace
6. commodity
7. feigned
8. procure
9. sentinel
10. vanquish
11. scurvy
12. rendezvous

11E:
Journal: Due Wednesday September 25, 2013
Vocabulary: Due Wednesday September 25, 2013
Reading: Of Plymouth Plantation (Pages 4-11) Due Wednesday

11A:
Journal: Due Thursday September 26, 2013
Vocabulary: Due Thursday September 26, 2013
Reading: Of Plymouth Plantation (Pages 4-11) Due Wednesday

11I:
Vocabulary: Due Tuesday September 24, 2013
Journal: Due Thursday September 26, 2013
Reading: Of Plymouth Plantation (Pages 4-11) Due Wednesday

11S:
Journal: Due Wednesday September 25, 2013
Vocabulary: Due Wednesday September 25, 2013
Reading: Of Plymouth Plantation (Pages 4-11) Due Wednesday

Quiz: (To be Announced)
Of Plymouth Plantation (Pages 4-11) & Vocabulary

Material Needed

Portfolios must be brought to class everyday along with The Interactive Reader Plus or current Novel. Your portfolio must be divided into the following sections:

1. Warm-ups

2. Notes

3. Handouts

4. Journal

5. Quizzes and Tests

Proper Journal Format

 Everyone's journal/essay should look like this from a distance. 

Your name, the date, class, and word count must be in the top left corner.

Go to Line Spacing Options

Choose Double under Spacing Options.

Indent Paragraph: Choose First Line by 0.5" under Special.

Make sure to center your Title. Do not make it fancy. Do not underline. Do not make it bold. Don't do anything special!

 Your Journals and Essays must be in Times New Roman and 12pt font. Every single word must be Times New Roman 12pt. Nothing different!