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Wednesday, December 9 Bonus Work expires at 3pm on Wednesday!

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It is now after 3pm and the bonus is over.  There will be more. Fewer  means “not as many.” We use  fewer  with countable nouns like cookies. ...  Less  means “not as much.” We use  less  with uncountable nouns like milk.   Please complete the following exercise. It must be received by 3pm on Wednesday, in order to receive bonus credit. Copy and paste onto a google doc and share with me directly. Do not put the bonus work into google classroom  200630 or           dorothy.parker @rcsdk12.org

Monday,/ Tuesday, Dec 7/8 Common Formative Assessment

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  Monday:   revisit your CFA document. Write or finish writing your response to the task, a copy of what is on your notetaker is below. Remember the steps: 1. Hook-general statement on the topic                                   2. Identify the central idea / theme / controlling idea of the reading.                                   3. Identify how this is developed: literary element (character, plot, point of view (first person limited / omniscient or third person limited / omniscient), tone (this is created through diction/ word choice) OR imagery (seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, feeling), personification, similes or metaphors.                                 4. Weave in your proof. YOU MUST HAVE TEXTUAL PROOF TO SUPPORT...

Tuesday, December 1 through Friday, December 4 CFA testing and half day Friday work

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FRIDAY' S BONUS WORK BELOW!    Tuesday, December 1.  Day 1 CFA....from google classroom open and begin your CFA exam.  Follow the directions, read, respond to the multiple choice questions and organize your essay. At the close of class, turn in. Wednesday, December 2.  If you receive extended time, you MUST attend office hours. This is a required ASYNC Day.   Thursday, December 3.  Day 2 CFA...from google classroom open and continue your CFA exam. At the close of class turn in. Friday, December 4.  period 9. Catch up time for those missing work. Bonus assignment for those who owe me nothing. See below ****************************************************************************** Bonus work for Friday, December 4 Whether you have class, you make take advantage of the bonus work. It will be accepted ONLY until 3 pm Friday. Have you turned in your The Very Old Many With Enormous Wings essay? Values Essay? Directions:  Underline or highlight...

English II: Common Formative Assessment Testing: Monday, Nov 29 to Tuesday, December 8

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  WHAT'S HAPPENING MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29 THROUGH Tuesday, December 8 Quick overview:  Monday, November 29  preparation for  C ommon  F ormative  A ssessment, the CFA                               Tuesday, Dec 1: Day 1 testing                               Wednesday, Dec 2: all students who receive extended time must come to regular                                                                        office hours. You will be with co teacher or classroom teacher.                                                  ...

Monday/ Tuesday, Nov. 23/24 essay on The Very Old Man With Enormous Wings

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sotaenglish2.blogspot.com Please find below the directions for your essay on the  short story The Very Old Man With Enormous Wings by Gabirel Garcia Marquez This is the same material as posted and reviewed on Friday. AS USUAL, OPEN UP A GOOGLE DOC AND BEGIN YOUR ESSAY WITH YOUR MLA HEADING. SHARE WITH ME DIRECTLY WHEN YOU HAVE FINISHED. dorothy.parker@rcsdk12.org or 2006630 from the drop down menu. Find  three  examples from the text to support your topic choice and copy them in. Choose one of the following three topics. And consider the questions to gather some text. Theres do not need to be complete sentences.  What is the symbolism behind the wings and the spider woman? Find text that describes the wings and the spider woman. Consider her story. Why do the people prefer her story to the passivity of the old man? 1. 2. 3.       What role does prosperity play in Palayo and Elisendra's lives? How do their lives change? How do they treat the old man onc...