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Assignments and Due Dates

Scroll below to find assignments and due dates for Language Arts 3/4 and Advanced Placement Language and Composition (Language 5/6 AP). To read course descriptions, overviews of units, semester novels, and web links to helpful sources, click on the appropriate title on the right.

Language Arts 3/4

Week of 1/12/09

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Week of 1/5/09

Monday: Second semester overview notes; Vocabulary Set #5 Latin Roots handout and worksheet

Tuesday: Language Lesson # 12; Lesson on Complex Sentences: Notes, practice, w/sheet

Wednesday: Level of Language Notes; Write three 5-sentence paragraphs in each of the three levels of language; Topic: a time you were sick

Thursday: Sentence Combining # 12; Theme lesson, notes; Practice by writing 5 themes for movies, books, songs, and your life; game

Friday: Spelling #5; Review Theme; Read "The Man in the Water" page 471-475; Q. 6 p. 476

AP 5/6 Language and Composition

Week of 1/12/09

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Week of 1/5/09

Monday: New Semester Notes; The Difference Between Argument and Persuasion; Partner Activity in R.L. H/W: Read Excerpts from The Impossible Will Take a Little While by Friday

Tuesday: Intro. to Fallacies; Fallacy #1 in R.L. "Fallacies" section; R.L. Response: A Time when emotion hijacked your ability to reason (1/2 page

Wednesday: Aristotelian Argument Appeals; 4 Types of Arguments; Apply to Essay, "Five Myths About Immigration"

Thursday: Review the P.A.P.A. Square technique; Select an essay of 2+ pages from America Now to analyze in PAPA square; Share with a partner

Friday: Reading Quiz over "Cha Cha Cha" and other excerpts; R.L. Entry: Which of the excerpts inspired you the most and why? (1 Page); H/W: Have The Tipping Point by Tuesday

Note: The above may be changed as needed due to class needs, interruptions to schedule, or teacher absence. For the most part, I adhere to my plans, so you can pretty much count on the assignments and activities listed, even if the days change.

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