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January 31-February 4, 2022

1/31/2022

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Unless stated otherwise, all assignments are due by 11:59 PM on the date they are assigned.
 
All handouts, presentations, videos, and other class materials are available on the Google drive for this class, organized in folders according to unit and subject.

IF YOU DID NOT RECEIVE FULL CREDIT FOR A BRUSHSTROKE, PLEASE REVIEW THE NOTES AND EXAMPLES AND TRY AGAIN. SUBMIT YOUR WORK TO THE REVISION ASSIGNMENT IN TURNITIN.
 
Reminders and Due Dates:
Tuesday, Feb. 1: Vocab Journal #3 Due
Wednesday, Feb. 2: U6L5A1 NoRedInk Identifying Subjects and Verbs diagnostic due
Wednesday, Feb. 9: U6L5A1 NoRedInk Identifying Subjects and Verbs Practice due
Friday, Feb. 4: We will be using the SpringBoard text (pp. 198-205).
Tuesday, Feb. 15: Vocab Journal #4 Due
 
 
Monday, Jan. 31, 2022
Standards: RL9, RI1, RI4, W8, L2, L4, L6
 
U6L5A2 Identifying Subjects and Verbs
Complete the Diagnostic in NoRedInk by Feb. 2. Practice exercises are due Feb. 9.
 
U6L4A5 Adjectives OoO Brushstroke (LF)
  1. Read about the Adjectives Brushstroke (Adjectives Brushstroke.pptx; brushstrokes _EXCELLENTwQuotes.pdf (61-70)).
  2. Record the definition and example of the brushstroke.
  3. Hand in your example of the Adjectives OoO Brushstroke to Turnitin by 11:59 PM tonight.
  4. Complete the Adjective Clause Worksheets (41 Adjective Clauses 12GE1909.pdf and 42 Adjective Clauses 12GE1910.pdf).
 
U2L1A1 Medieval Period Notes (RF)
Today, we will discuss the historical background of the Medieval Period. You will need the following files, which can be found in the Medieval folder on the Google drive:
-Medieval Period Historical FA22.pptx.
-Medieval Period Historical Notes.docx.
10Castles__Manors__and_Feudalism.asx
11The_Norman_Conquest_of_England.asx
 
Use the presentation titled Medieval Period Historical FA22.pptx to answer the questions on the Medieval Period Notes worksheet. Watch the videos when the presentation indicates that you should.
 
We will finish the notes and hand in the worksheet tomorrow.

 
We will finish the notes and hand in the worksheet tomorrow.
 
 
Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022
 
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL9, W8, L2, L4, L6
 
U6V3 Vocab Journal #3 due.
 
U6L4A6 Prepositions and Prep Phrases Review Prepositions (15 Prepositions 12GE1715.pdf; 16 Prepositions 12GE1716.pdf).
Review Prepositional Phrases (33 Prepositional Phrases 12GE1901; 34 Prepositional Phrases 12GE1902).
 
Unit 2
First, we will finish the Medieval period notes that we began yesterday. Then, we will watch a video about the worst jobs of the Medieval period (Worst_Jobs_In_History_-_1x02_-_Medieval).
 
Presentations and texts can be found in the 2 Medieval Period folder on the Google drive.
 
 
Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL9, W8, SL1, SL4, L2, L4, L6
 
U6L5A2 Identifying Subjects and Verbs diagnostic due tonight
 
U6L5A3 Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers (NG)
Review Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers (misplacedmodifier.pdf; Misplaced Modifiers.doc; 65 Mis Dang Modifiers 12GE2017; 66 Mis Dang Modifiers 12GE2018).
 
U2L2A1 Chaucer and His Lit (NG)
1. Look at the Canterbury Tales Begin REV2017 presentation for background info on the text.
2. Look carefully at the presentation titled “What Does He Mean Chaucers Sardonic Wit” and figure out what Chaucer is REALLY saying about each of these characters – he’s not being as nice as it first appears that he is.
3. Read lines 1-41 of the Prologue to the Canterbury Tales found at https://www.dvusd.org/cms/lib011/AZ01901092/Centricity/Domain/2891/Canterbury%20Tales%20prologue.pdf
(or Prologue Before Characters.pdf).
 
 
Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL9, W8, SL1, SL4, L2, L4, L6
 
U6L5A4 All about Conjunctions
Review the information about conjunctions and complete the worksheets:
  1. All About Conjunctions.pptx (conjunctions_ master_list_alternate_version.pdf).
  2. Coordinating Conjunctions.pptx.
  3. Review Conjunctions (17 Conjunction Types Prep Adv 12GE1717.pdf; 18 Conjunction Types Prep Adv 12GE1718.pdf).
 
U2L2A2 Pilgrim Body Biography (RF)
Read and follow the directions in body_biography_instructions Cant Tales.docx to create a body biography for the pilgrim assigned to you. If you are absent today, please email me for your assigned pilgrim.
 
Today, we will create the body biographies; then, we will present Chaucer’s pilgrims.
 
 
Friday, Feb. 4, 2022
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL9, W8, SL1, SL4, L2, L4, L6
 
U6L5A5 Joining Ideas within Sentences
  1. GUM Review: Joining clauses and ideas (Colon Magical Properties.pptx).
  2. 135 Semicolons and Colons 12GE2709.pdf, 136 Semicolons and Colons 12GE2710.pdf.
  3. Joining ideas.pptx
 
U6L5A6 Fragments and Run-ons
61 Fragments 12GE2013.pdf, 62 Fragments 12GE2014.pdf, 63 Runons 12GE2015.pdf, and 64 Runons 12GE2016.pdf
 
Unit 2
-Look at the name of lens for unit two and identify what it DOES and DOES NOT mean with
Feminist Critical Lens.pptx
-Text page 198.
- Bechdel Test for Women in Movies:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLF6sAAMb4s
 

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​January 24-28, 2022

1/21/2022

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Unless stated otherwise, all assignments are due by 11:59 PM on the date they are assigned.
 
All handouts, presentations, videos, and other class materials are available on the Google drive for this class, organized in folders according to unit and subject.
 
GUM Resources:
Complete GUM Review.pdf and SAT_Grammar_Review.pdf.
 
Reminders and Due Dates:
Tuesday, Jan. 25: Beowulf Summative Assessment
Tuesday, Jan. 25: Vocab Journal #2 Due
Wednesday, Jan. 26: U6L5A1 NoRedInk Sentences and Fragments Practice due
Friday, Jan. 28: We will be using the SpringBoard text.
Friday, Jan. 28: U1L3A4 Grendel Comparison and Contrast due
Tuesday, Feb. 1: Vocab Journal #3 Due
Wednesday, Feb. 2: U6L5A1 NoRedInk Identifying Subjects and Verbs diagnostic due
Wednesday, Feb. 9: U6L5A1 NoRedInk Identifying Subjects and Verbs Practice due
Friday, Feb. 4: We will be using the SpringBoard text (pp. 198-205).
Tuesday, Feb. 15: Vocab Journal #4 Due
 
Monday, Jan. 24, 2022
Standards: W3, W4, W6, L1, L2, L3, L6
U1L3A3 Summative Assessment (WS) Work on the unit Summative Assessment (Importance of Perspective Beowulf Grendel SP22.pdf). The summative is due Tuesday, Jan. 25.
 
 
Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022
Hoya Block Begins 1/25/22
 
Standards: W3, W4, W6, L1, L2, L3, L6
 
U6V2 Vocab Journal #2 due.
 
U1L3A3 Summative Assessment (WS) Work on the unit Summative Assessment (Importance of Perspective Beowulf Grendel SP22.pdf). The summative is due by 11:59 tonight.
 
 
Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL6, RL7, RL9, W3, W4, W6, W8, SL3, SL4, L1, L2, L3, L4, L6
 
U6L5A1 NoRedInk Sentences and Fragments
Practice due.
 
In class, we will listen to student versions of Grendel’s story. Then we will complete the following assignment.
 
U1L3A4 Grendel Comparison and Contrast (four grades: one for each row of the rubric and one for MLA format).
Read Chapters 11 and 12 in Grendel by John Gardner (pp. 151-174). Access the document at https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=Y3NkbS5rMTIubWkudXN8bWlhaHxneDo3M2Q4MTMyNGM2MTZkN2Uw
 
For this assignment, you will write two paragraphs: write one paragraph comparing the student versions to the professional version and one paragraph contrasting the student versions with the professional version.
 
These two paragraphs must be typed in perfect MLA format and submitted to Turnitin by midnight on Friday, January 28 (See the full explanation in Grendel Comparison Contrast Assignment with Rubric.docx that is in the 1 Anglo-Saxons folder on the Google drive).
 
Hand this in to Turnitin by 11:59 on Friday, Jan. 28.
 
 
Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022
Continue/finish U1L3A4 Grendel Comparison and Contrast.
 
 
Friday, Jan. 28, 2022
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL7, RL9, W8, L2, L4, L6
 
Complete the Array Interaction Inventory 2-sided.doc and email me your results.
 
U6L3A5 Dashes and Parentheses
Complete worksheets: 143 Dashes Parentheses 12GE2717.pdf; 144 Dashes Parentheses 12GE2718.pdf (In Grammar Worksheets folder on the Google drive)
 
U6L4A4 Absolute Brushstroke
  1. Review Participles with Participles_lesson_e.pdf.
  2. Look at the Midsummer Eve.pptx (In the Grammar folder on the Google drive): Create a base sentence for the whole picture, then highlight three elements/nouns and describe with participial phrases. Join.
  3. Look at the Absolute Brushstroke.pptx (in the Grammar folder on the Google drive) and follow the directions in the presentation to create the model sentences about ONE of the pictures.
 
Unit 1
Read about Cultural Criticism (text p. 76; Cultural Criticism P76.pdf) and discuss how this concept applies to Beowulf. Note that Cultural Criticism is NOT necessarily based on Religion or Ethnicity – it based on differences between social groups.
 
Read the end of Beowulf.

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January 17-21, 2022

1/17/2022

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Unless stated otherwise, all assignments are due by 11:59 PM on the date they are assigned.
 
All handouts, presentations, videos, and other class materials are available on the Google drive for this class, organized in folders according to unit and subject.
 
GUM Resources:
Complete GUM Review.pdf and SAT_Grammar_Review.pdf.
 
Reminders and Due Dates:
Wednesday, Jan. 19: Vocab Journal #1 Due
Wednesday, Jan. 19: U6L5A1 NoRedInk Sentences and Fragments Unit Diagnostic due (Practice due Jan. 26).
Thursday, Jan. 20: We will be using the SpringBoard text.
Friday, Jan. 21: Comma Quiz
Tuesday, Jan. 25: Beowulf Summative Assessment
Tuesday, Jan. 25: Vocab Journal #2 Due

Monday, Jan. 17
Holiday
 
Tuesday, Jan. 18
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL7, RL9, W8, L2, L3, L4, L6
 
Reminders:
- Check grades frequently
- Submit collaboration contracts
- Vocab due tomorrow.
 
Assignments
U6L3A3 Comma Rules #4-6 (NG) Copy comma rules 4-6 from Comma Rules SP21.pptx into your notes in the GUM section of your notebook.
 
Complete Exercises 1 and 2 on 131 Comma Added Elements 12GE2705.pdf and 132 Comma Added Elements 12GE2706.pdf.
 
U1L3A1 Beowulf Details Chart (RF) Continue reading Beowulf, recording details in your details chart through “The Coming of Beowulf.”
 
 
Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL7, RL9, W8, L2, L4, L6
 
U6V1 Hand in Vocab Journal 1.
 
U6L3A4 Commas with Essential & Non-Essential Complete the SECOND page (numbered page 115) of Commas Essential and Nonessential wkst 4.pdf.
 
Finish reading “The Coming of Beowulf” and hand in U1L3A1 Beowulf Details Chart
 
U1L3A2 Unferth’s Challenge
Read “Unferth’s Challenge” and analyze the text according to the directions on the text. Make sure to identify the letter sound that is used to create alliteration and the TYPE of imagery that is used.
 
 
Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL7, RL9, W8, L2, L4, L6
 
U6L3A5 Commas with Essential & Non-Essential Complete the FIRST page of
Commas Essential and Nonessential wkst 4.pdf (numbered page 114).
 
Activities:
1. Discuss how writers choose the subjects they write about.
2. Discuss why people like/dislike certain movies, books, etc. What makes the difference?
3. Define the word perception.
4. Read aloud They All Saw a Cat.
5. Discussion: On what does perception rely? Where does a person’s perception come from?
6. Find multiple images in the pictures in Optical Illusions.pptx.
7. Look at Differing Perspectives Pictures.pptx through red and blue glasses.
8. Read “About the Unit” p. 4 and “Literary Criticism” p. 6 of your Springboard text. (U1L1.pptx).
9. Discussion: What accounts for Beowulf’s and Unferth’s different perceptions of the race with Brecca in Unferth’s challenge?
 
Assignments
U1L4A1: Reader-Response Criticism
Our analysis of literature this semester will focus on perception. Our experiences have given each one of us a unique perspective. We have formed interests and dislikes, sometimes strong ones, based on our experiences.
1. Read the information about Reader-Response Criticism. You can find this information on page 19 of your textbook (U1 Reader-Response Criticism P19.pdf).
2. In a paragraph, identify some subjects that you have strong opinions about based on your experiences. The opinions you hold on these subjects are likely to affect your Reader’s Response to texts that deal with those subjects.
 
U1L4A2 It’s a Matter of Perspective
1. Review the different types of Literary Criticism. You can find this information on pages 7 and 8 of your textbook (Literary Theory PP7-8.pdf).
2. In a paragraph, tell which literary criticism, based on the descriptions in the document, you are likely to find the most challenging. Why do you think you will find that particular perspective challenging?
 
 
Friday, Jan. 21, 2022
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL7, RL9, W8, L2, L4, L6
 
U6L3A6 Comma Quiz
These will be graded in class. If you would like to try again, study, then come sometime within the next week to take a different version of the same quiz to replace the grade.
 
Read “The Battle with Grendel,” “The Monster’s Lair,” and “The Battle with Grendel’s Mother.”
 
Discussion: Why does Beowulf travel this far to risk his life? Theme: God protects those who are honorable and fight for good against evil. How does culture play a part in what happens?
 
U1L3A3 Summative Assessment (WS) Review the unit Summative Assessment and unit expectations (Importance of Perspective Beowulf Grendel SP22.pdf). The summative will be due Monday, Jan. 25.
 
Review the Collaboration Contract. This online contract MUST be completed by ALL group members, from THEIR OWN Office 365 login before students will be allowed to begin working together. We will begin working on this assignment in class on Jan. 21.
 
Review MLA formatting rules (Essay Guide, ver. 13, pp. 11-14). Remember: You have access to an MLA template.
 
Complete page 1 of the summative assessment document and then being working on the narrative.
 
You should probably spend some time this weekend working on this since it will be due Tuesday night by midnight. 
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Jan. 10-14, 2022

1/9/2022

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Unless stated otherwise, all assignments are due by 11:59 PM on the date they are assigned.
 
All handouts, presentations, videos, and other class materials are available on the Google drive for this class, organized in folders according to unit and subject.
 
GUM Resources:
Complete GUM Review.pdf and SAT_Grammar_Review.pdf.
 
Monday, Jan. 10
 
Standards: RL9, SL1, SL3, W4, L1, L2, L3
 
Assignments
 
U1L2A2 Beowulf Documentation (WF) The teacher will walk students through citing Beowulf correctly using the Essay Guide (Documenting Beowulf.mp4 for online text; in class for textbook). The teacher will also demonstrate to students how to do a hanging indent once the citation is complete (Essay Guide, Ver. 13, p. 26).
  1. Go over different types of parenthetical citations for different types of literature (Essay Guide, Ver. 13, pp. 89-93).
 
U1L1A1 Historical Background Notes (RF): Access the background notes worksheet (British History Background Notes.docx) and save it with the appropriate name (U1L1A1 Lastname.docx).
 
Read notes (British Lit Intro Rev SP22.ppt) and watch videos (Roman_Britain.mp4, Dark_Ages.mp4, and Anglo_Saxon_Invasions_of_Britain.mp4) as specified in presentation through slide 17, answering the questions on the worksheet as you go. 
 
Tuesday, Jan. 11
 
Standards: L1, L2, L6
 
Assignments
 
U6V1 Vocab Journal 1 (LF). Look over vocabulary journal instructions and prepare any questions you have so you can ask for an explanation tomorrow. The first vocab journal will be due Tuesday, Jan. 18.
 
U6L3A1 Comma Rule #1 (NG) Copy comma rule 1 and examples from Comma Rules SP21.pptx into your notes in the GUM (Grammar, Usage, Mechanics) section of your notebook.
 
U6L3A2 Comma Rules #2 and #3 (NG)
Copy comma rules 2 and 3 and examples from Comma Rules SP21.pptx into your notes in the GUM (Grammar, Usage, Mechanics) section of your notebook.
 
Look at the article for the importance of the Oxford comma: Oxford Comma Dispute Is Settled as Maine Drivers Get $5 Million - The New York Times.pdf.
 
Complete the following grammar worksheets:
129 Comma Sep Basic Elements 12GE2703.pdf and
130 Comma Sep Basic Elements 12GE2704.pdf
You do NOT have to copy the entire sentence. Just copy the words that need a comma after them and place the commas after the correct words.
 
U6L2A1 Verb Review
Complete the following worksheet activities:
Ex. 1 on 5 Action Linking Verbs 12GE1705.pdf and Ex. 1 on 6 Action Linking Verbs 12GE1706.pdf
 
You do NOT have to copy the entire sentence. Just copy the verb and identify it as action or linking.
 
Wednesday, Jan. 12
 
Standards: RI1, RI4, SL1, SL3, W4, L2, L3
 
Discuss and ask/answer questions about the Vocabulary Journal.
 
Go over comma and verb worksheets from yesterday.
 
Assignments:
 
U1L1A1 Historical Background Notes (RF): Access the background notes worksheet you started on Monday.
 
Read notes (Anglo-Saxon Invasions of Britain.pptx) and watch videos (Stowa__An_Anglo_Saxon_Community.mp4 and The_Spread_of_Christianity.mp4) as specified in presentation from slide 18 through the end, answering the questions on the worksheet as you go. Submit your worksheet to Turnitin.

Thursday, Jan. 13
 
Standards: RI1, RI4, SL1, SL3, W4, L2, L3

U6L5A1 NoRedInk Sentences and Fragments
Unit Diagnostic due Jan. 19; Practice due Jan. 26.
 
U6L4A1 Participle Brushstroke (LF)
Look at Brushstrokes Intro.pptx thru slide 14 and look at Participle Brushstroke.pptx (brushstroke activity also applies comma rules 1 and 2-notice the different jobs of the commas).
 
The assignment is in the presentation. You will write three sentences:
- A basic sentence with the subject at the beginning of the sentence.
- The basic sentence with three properly punctuated participles at the beginning of the sentence, describing the subject.
- The basic sentence with two of the three participles from the previous sentence converted to participial phrases that describe the subject, properly punctuated.
 
U1L2A1 Beowulf Intro (NG) Look at Beowulf Intro FA20.pptx
 
U1L2A3 Kenning Practice (RF)
Look at Kennings and Alliteration.pptx. The assignment is in the presentation: create three kennings (one of each kind) for a noun of your choice. One of the kennings must include alliteration.
 
U1L3A3 Summative Assessment (WS) Briefly discuss and answer questions about the unit Summative Assessment and unit expectations (Importance of Perspective Beowulf Grendel SP22.pdf). The summative will be due Monday, Jan. 24.
 
Go over the Collaboration Contract. This online contract MUST be completed by ALL group members, from THEIR OWN Office 365 login before students will be allowed to begin working together. We will begin working on this assignment in class on Jan. 21.
 
 
Friday, Jan. 14
 
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL7, RL9, W8, L2, L3, L4, L6
 
Reminder: Email the teacher when turning in late work to Turnitin.
 
View Turnitin Feedback.mp4
 
If you scored less than 100% on U6L5A1 Participle Brushstroke, please look at the feedback and try again in the revision assignment in Turnitin.
 
Assignments
 
U6L4A2 Participles and Participial Phrases (NG)
Participles and Participial Phrases A (participle-ws-2.pdf, first page). You do not need to write the whole sentence. You will copy participial phrases and the word(s) they describe. Circle the participle, underline the participial phrase, and draw and arrow to the word that is described.
  
U1L3A1 Beowulf Details Chart (RF) Begin reading Beowulf with “The Wrath of Grendel,” in Beowulf Text.pdf,  analyzing and recording details from the text on the Beowulf Details Chart FA20.docx. This chart will be due on Jan. 20.
 

 

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Friday, January 7, 2021

1/7/2022

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​Standards: RL9, SL1, SL3, W4, L1, L2, L3
 
Reminders:
Email the teacher when you hand in late work! (Otherwise, she will NEVER know you handed it in!!)
 
Check your email and gradebook regularly!
 
If the assignment you submit to Turnitin contains fewer than 20 words, you MUST add a random sentence (or two) at the bottom of the assignment or Turnitin will not take it!
 
Log OUT and back IN to Turnitin to verify that it took your assignment upload!
 

 
U0L2A3: Documenting a Source (NG)
1. In Resources, or on the class web site/Google drive, locate the Essay Guide (titled Your Essay Guide Ver. 13.pdf).
2. Use the Table of Contents in the Essay Guide to find the section titled “MLA Format: Step-by-Step Bibliographic Citations.” The page numbers in the Table of Contents of the PDF are hyperlinks that will take you directly to the appropriate section if you click on them.
3. In the first unit, we will be reading Beowulf. We have a text in class. The cover and some pages of this text are available in the Google drive in the 1 Anglo-Saxons folder (Cover and TOC to xxxiii.pdf and Beowulf Text.pdf), but at home, you may want to use an online version (please be aware that the online version has different line numbers than the textbook version). Click this link to open the online text: https://www.bpi.edu/ourpages/auto/2017/9/13/42764661/beowulf__raffel_translation_.pdf
4. Use the step-by-step directions in the Essay Guide and create a bibliographic citation for the Beowulf text we will be using (book or online version). Submit this citation in Turnitin by 11:59 PM.
 
U6L1A1: Diagnostic Assessment (NW)
You started the diagnostic assessments in NoRedInk yesterday. Take this opportunity to finish these assessments. They are ALL due by 11:59 Sunday.
 
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Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022

1/6/2022

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Standards: RI1, RI4, SL1, SL3, W4, W8, L1, L2
 
Activities:
  1. Tour class Web Site at www.kmcauthor.com, previewing assignments and resources.
  2. Discussion: expectations and class procedures (ask questions if you have them!).
 
U0L2A1 Email and Daily Procedure (WF)
1. First, review the Guidelines for British Lit presentation (Guidelines for the Classroom.pptx, specifically the guidelines for emails, which can also be found in the presentation titled Email Guidelines and Assignment.pptx).
2. Following the email guidelines presented in the presentation, send me an email detailing what you should do each day at the beginning of class.
3. Then (also in the email), tell me what you should do (where you should go) if you are absent from class. My email address is kimberly.mccarter@cobbk12.org. 
 
Make sure your email is formatted according to the guidelines and includes BOTH pieces of information.
You do NOT need to submit this assignment anywhere other than the email. You should send this email by 11:59 PM tonight.
 
U0L2A2: Avoiding Plagiarism (WF)
Watch the brief video on Plagiarism (Google drive, main directory). RE-read the information about plagiarism and academic honesty in the syllabus. Then, in a document, tell me what you will need to do differently from what you’ve done before in order to protect against plagiarism.
 
Submit your answer in Turnitin by 11:59 tonight.
 
U6L1A1: Diagnostic Assessment (NW)
Log in to NoRedInk (access code is in your CTLS Announcements for this class).
 
The diagnostic assignment has been divided into four separate parts that reflect major areas of concentration: Research, Parts of Speech, Mechanics, and Sentence Structure. You must complete ALL FOUR SECTIONS of the diagnostic by 11:59 Sunday. You WILL have some time in class tomorrow to work on this as well.
 
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Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022

1/4/2022

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Standards: RI1, RI4, SL1, SL3, W4
 
Activities:
  1. Pick up handouts from the top shelf of the bookshelf by the door as you enter the room (Syllabus British Lit SP22 McC.pdf, Syllabus quiz SP22.docx; Letter to Students SP22.doc)
  2. Watch introduction video (Welcome to British Lit.mp4).
  3. Complete Student Info Sheets (Student Information Form.docx) while your teacher collects and checks transcripts.
  4. Get a textbook (location provided on the board) as you turn in the completed info form (Student Information Form.docx) to the basket by the door.
  5. Complete the syllabus quiz as the teacher checks transcripts (Syllabus quiz SP22.docx).
  6. Look at the Guidelines presentation (Guidelines for the Classroom.pptx).
  7. Sign up for Remind, NoRedInk, and Turnitin (codes are in the CTLS  Announcements for this class).
  8. Your teacher will tell you  how to submit handwritten documents in Turnitin (and how to subvert the 20-word minimum requirement).
 
Assignments:
 
U0L1A1 Welcome Letter: Write a letter response to the teacher’s letter (Letter to Students SP22.doc) and submit it to Turnitin.com.

U0L1A2 Syllabus Review and Receipt: Students AND parents fill out online info forms (MUST have student form AND at least one parent form filled out):
Syllabus
Student Form
Parent Form
 

 

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