Informative Brochure Assignment Due 10/23/09

Topic: Drop Out Rates

Point Value: 50 pts.

Directions: Students are required to complete a tri-fold brochure on the issue of high school drop out rates. Students will be required to complete this assignment with the criteria below.

Front Section: The front cover of the brochure will be on the CONFLICT that drop out rates present. They will be required to show their understanding of whether or not it is an internal or external conflict.

Middle Section: 1. The RIGHT HAND PORTION OF THE MIDDLE SECTION will cover the IRONY of students dropping out of high school. 2. THE MIDDLE PORTION OF THE MIDDLE SECTION will cover COMPARING SETTINGS where students are required to compare different times or places and their difference as far as drop out rates. THE LEFT PORTION OF THE MIDDLE SECTION will cover SYMBOLISM. Students will be required to show what a drop out from high school is a symbol of in our society.

Back Section: The back section will cover CAUSE AND EFFECT. Students must show the cause and effect of drop outs in our society.

Follow these steps to complete the assignment:

• Gather information on the topic, taking notes in the library and authoratative internet sources. Develop clear questions to help you gather details from both primary and secondary sources.
• Organize your coverage. Plan the sectinos for the brochure and the imformatino present in each section. In addition, chose which ideas are most important, and decide whether illustrations should convey some of the information.
• Design your brochure. Place text so that information is easy to find. Add visual elements but avoid "cluttered" look. If possibly, use computer software to lay out your brochure.

Learning Goals for Unit 2: Short Story

Below are the learning goals for this unit. These are the skills that the students will learn about and be expected to know and apply in the next four weeks.

Literary Elements:
Conflict
Irony
Comparing Setting
Characterization
Dialogue and Dialect
Comparing Symbolism and Allegory

Reading Skills:
Making Inferences
Cause and Effect

Grammar:
Verbs
Adverbs
Active and Passive Voice
Subject and Predicate

Please spend some time reviewing these concepts and skills at home. Knowing the above skills will be crucial to each students grade, but more importantly, to their success in reading a text and writing a text. Thanks.

Bless Me Ultima Pacing Guide (Honors Only)

Bless Me Ultima Pacing Guide

Week One: Pages 1-50

Week Two: Pages 51-105

Week Three: Pages 106-176

Week Four: Pages 177-202

Week Five: 203-262

You are required to read through each section and be prepared to discuss each section in class. Each section will be tied into the learning goals of unit two and each student will be expected to identify those goals in the text.

Greek and Latin Root Words

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Autobiographical Essay

Worth: 75 pts.
Due Date: October 2nd, 2009

Defining the Form: An autobiographical narrative describes real events in the writer’s life and shares the lessons or wisdom the writer gained from the experiences. You might use elements of autobiographical narration in letters, journals, reflective essays, or persuasive essays.

Assignment: Write an autobiographical narrative about one your vivid memories that we worked on last week. Include the following elements:
•A sequence of events involving you the writer
•A problem, or conflict, and the lesson your learned from it.
•Details that locate scenes and incidents in specific places.
•Your thoughts, feelings, or views about the significance of events
•Error-free grammar, including correct use of possessive nouns.

Logistical Requirements:

• Between 1 1/2- 2 Pages in length
• Can be either handwritten in pen or typed
• If typed must be Times New Roman, Double Spaced, 12 Point Font, 1" Margains
• If written in pen must be single spaced and clearly legible
  

In/Out Interview DUE FRIDAY 9/19/09

Directions: Interview one person over the age of 60 and one person under the age of 20 about the big question "Can truth change"

Point Total: 50 pts.

Due: Friday 9/18/09

Follow these steps to complete this assignment:

1. Generate and ask relevant questions that are open-minded and cannot be answered simply with a yes or no, in order to demonstrate your knowledge of the subject matter.

2. Listen carefully to what the person you are interviewing is saying.

3. Make notes of the interview so that you can respond with appropriate questions or answers.

4. To make your delivery more effective, speak clearly, with confidence and poise, make eye contact with your partner, and use language that shows maturity, sensistivity, and respect.

5. After your interview is done, write a one page response paper that you will share with the class on the topic "HAS TRUTH CHANGED IN THE LAST DECADE?"

Questions that must be asked in interview:

1. What is your name, birthplace, and year that you were born?
2. What are the fondest memories in your life so far?
3. If you could pass on one thing to the next generation what would it be?
4. What is the difference between truth and belief?
5. Can truth change? If so, how have you experienced this in your lifetime? If not, why is that?

Textbook Online!

One of the benefits of a technological age is our ability to access things through different mediums. Our students have the opportunity to not only access their textbooks through print in the classroom, but also have the opportunity to access their textbooks virtually through the Pearson website. Students will need to know how to navigate this site because they will be required to use it to do at home readings, online essays and other classroom activities. The link to the website is below.

www.pearsonsuccessnet.com

Have a good day.