Assignments

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1	2 Questions for the Blind Men and the Elephant 2 PM	3	4	5 Attendance Question 2 PM	6 11/6/20 Attendance Question: What have you done for 20-30 minutes in English today, and how does it benefit you as an English student? 2 PM	7
8	9	10	11	12 11/12/20: Attendace Question: What did you do for 20-30 minutes in English? (Choose from list) 2 PM	13 Trimester 1 English Portfolio 2 PM	14
15	16 11/16: After reading today's article, what do you think about Cell Phone Addiction? Is it real? Is it dangerous? Do you feel your own use of social media has negative consequences? 2 PM	17 11/17: If it's bad for 40,000 Congolese child laborers, how can cell phones be "good"? 2 PM	18 Today's work: Read/scan 1-3 of the additional articles posted today. Be sure to read the lesson about how to include/cite information from articles in your persuasive writing. It is a good idea to use pencil and paper to collect your ideas and evidence in a brainstorm, cluster or notes. Then, to show attendance, answer the following 4 questions: 1. What is your argument/thesis/claim about cell phone use? (What do you consider healthy use for young people? What limits, rules, and policies do you recommend?) 2. What evidence/line of reasoning will you include to support your argument in the A section of your persuasive writing? 3. What evidence/line of reasoning will you include to support your argument in the B section? 4. What evidence/line of reasoning will you include to support your argument in the C section? Reminder: You can COUNTER-ARGUE the articles. In other words, you can quote/paraphrase an article, then DISAGREE with it... 2 PM	19 Thursday, 11/19: How far did you get today writing your Cell Phone Safety essay, and what do you have to do tomorrow to finish? 2 PM	20 Nov 16-20 Persuasive Writing 2 PM	21
22	23	24 11/24 Attendance Questions: a. What is the title of the work you are assigned to read this week? b. Who is the author? c. What is the setting (you can access this in the reading, or research separately) d. What will it be like for the family to lose their farm and have to travel to California to look for work as American migrant workers? 2 PM	25	26	27	28
29	30 from The Grapes of Wrath: Student Edition, Unit 5 11:59 PM 11/30 Questions 2 PM	1 12/1: Remote English Learning Activity 2 PM	2 12/2: Remote Wednesday School: Using Prepositional Phrases in Autobiographical Writing 2 PM	3 12/3: Pre-writing Activities for Persuasive Writing 2 PM	4 12/4: Research for Great Depression and Grapes of Wrath 2 PM	5