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Lamarque-Main Cp English 12 ALL WORK MUST BE TURNED IN TYPED AND EDITED, NO HAND WRITTEN WORK IS ACCEPTED In class journal writing is the only exception to this rule.


 * PROCESS ESSAY PRESENTATION due 3/16/15 [[file:LLM Process Essay Presentation.pdf]]**

4/7 The Road Movie in class, Finish reading Book by Friday. Essay test Friday 4/10 and Monday 4/13 Vocab Quiz 4/14 3/6/15 Read THE ROAD to page 106 by 3/12 3/4/15 NEW Vocab list at quizlet.com/1883529 Quiz Tuesday 3/10 3/1 In class peer edit of Process Essay. Final draft due Friday 3/5. No more in class work time will be given. (No work time in class all- it was made very clear to them.) 2.24.15 HW: Finish reading questions on "Winnipeg" short story. Open note/reading. Continue work on process essay. FULL Rough draft due tomorrow. Final draft due 3/6/15 2.23.15 Journal Entry: What does Courage mean to you. In class reading: Winnipeg (see Mrs. LLM for a copy of the packet.) 2.12.15 Rough Draft of Process Essay was due today and not turned in by Cheyenne H, Stephen G, Austin M, and Kristen K. This needs to be turned in (show it to LLM) immediately. 2.11.15 VOCAB QUIZ and First draft of process essay due tomorrow 2/12/15 (Cheyenne still has not read the story for yesterdays quiz. No credit, no extension.) 2/10/15 Oral pop quiz "On the Rainy River" Stephen Giardino may retake quiz on paper. Cheyenne can take the quiz wednesday (unprepared today.) 2/5/15 Process Essay brainstorming in class. No due dates posted at this time.

This will be a 5 paragraph essay. 1. Overview: Intro Paragraph. What process will you be describing? 2. Special Terms: New vocab. an uninitiated reader would need to know in order to understand the essay. 3. Sequence of steps, very detailed steps, so that uninitiated reader could easily recreate the events. 4. Examples: when this process could be or was useful, people who taught you this, "what happened when..." 5. Results: Conclusion, how did it turn out or how should it turn out. This will be an ESSAY, not just a list of steps. It should be interesting to the reader, tell a story and still give the detailed steps needed for understanding.

1/6/15 Short story: The Ledge (available on students google classroom) p.11-end Journal Entry: Write about a time when you took a risk that did not work out well in the end.

1/5/15 Short story: The Ledge (available on students google classroom) p.1-10 Journal Entry: Write about your New Years Resolution, or lack of one.


 * Part IV Unbroken Quiz Thursday 12/4**

12/4 Unbroken Quiz in class. Stephen G. and Austin M. need to finish the quiz in SS. Heaven-Leigh missed the quiz due to illness. 12/1 New vocab list given. HW: Words, definitions and parts of speech need to be typed into ipad by students. 11/25 100 word vocab quiz in class. Finish reading Unbroken for Tuesday 12/2 11/21 Unbroken QUIZ ch 18-26 (p179-270) 11/21 Final draft memoir/college essay 11/25 100 Word vocab unit test. Multiple choice.

11/12 Quiz in class today. Cheyenne absent. Stephen completed less than 1/2 of quiz. Not sure if he is reading the book or not.

10/31 Unbroken Quiz Monday- Closed book through p 121 Focus on problems with the plane, Louis and main characters (not small characters), the almost crash and big events. Small details not part of the quiz.

10/30 Vocab List #4- Quiz friday 11/7. Continue reading Unbroken. Part 2 chapters 7-8 10/28 Unbroken Quiz in class. Cheyenne and Stephen were both unprepared for the quiz. they are not completing the assigned reading. Additionally, Cheyenne is not preparing for Vocab tests in this class.

10/27 Vocab Quiz in class, READ: Part One of Unbroken by Tuesday 10/28 10/24 Vocab Quiz Monday, READ: Part One of Unbroken by Tuesday 10/28 10/22 Memoir 2nd draft due friday. edit for grammar, punctuation and sentence interest. First and Last sentence of paper should be interesting and attention getting. Strong thesis statement and conclusion needed. 10/21 Memoir 2nd draft due tomorrow, READ: Part One of Unbroken by Tuesday 10/28 New Vocab on class quizlet. (Students have this bookmarked) 10/16 Memoir draft conferenced in class. Second draft due 10/22. Final draft will be due 11/5 10/15 Glass castle essay due in class 10/16, First draft of memoir due 10/16 10/14: Finish Glass Castle final Essay, turn in on Google Classroom (they all know how to do this) due by end of day/tomorrow AM.

10/7 Memoir rough draft due tomorrow. Approx 500 words, Use "20 questions" to choose 1 topic for 1 essay. This is not necessarily a college application essay, some are choosing to write it as such. Not a requirement. FINISH READING GLASS CASTLE for tomorrow.

10/6 Glass Castle p. 245-288 FINISH BOOK FOR WEDNESDAY 10/8 First draft of Memoir writing due Wednesday.

10/1 Memoir 20 questions in class. Students will have a rough draft due next week of a college application OR memoir essay. 20 questions are for student use only, possible ideas for the essay. More info to follow. 9/24 In class visit from Guidance on college planning. Resumes turned in. Keep reading in Glass Castle. Quiz 2 tomorrow.

9/22 Vocab Quiz in class. Resume due Wednesday. Next reading due Wednesday in Glass Castle. Vocab List 2 Quiz Monday 9/29 9/16 Glass castle quiz in class, CHECK CALENDAR FOR UPCOMING ASSIGNMENTS

9/15 Resume first draft due: 9/18, Vocab 1 Quiz 9/22

Vocab Quizlet link: [|Vocab 1 #1-25]

9/12 Resumes started in class today, will continue next week. READ TO PAGE 100 FOR TUESDAY 9/16/14

9/10 Quiz in class on Glass Castle p1-50 READ TO PAGE 100 FOR TUESDAY 9/16/14

9/9 Vocabulary "Words to Make You Sound Smart" List will be completed in class tomorrow. 9/8 In class Information Sheet completed. Introduction to Glass Castle READ THROUGH PAGE 50 FOR QUIZ WEDNESDAY 9/11 9/4 Course description distributed and discussed. In class activity, "American Lit Knowledge" Turned in today, no action necessary.