Assignment Info. & Textbook
CAPSTONE: All assignments are posted in Schoology. See the video and instructions at the bottom of the English IV assignments if you do not know how to use Schoology yet.
ENGLISH IV: Most assignments will be posted in Schoology as of Wednesday 9/1. If no assignment is posted for the day in question or you do not understand something, please email me at [email protected] or send a Remind chat message.
If you need to use the online textbook, here is a link to the login instructions: Online Textbook Login Instructions
Below are links to the PDFs of individual units in the textbook-these are usually easier to use than the online book.
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English IV
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*** If you don't have access to your textbook, use the PDF for UNIT 1. Print the pages or write the answers on notebook paper.
PLEASE MAKE SURE you TITLE your assignments so I know what they are.
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Monday August 23
Tuesday August 24
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ACT Practice Passage (if you were out, I can email this to you)
In your textbook, complete the Academic Vocabulary assignment on page 5. You can print the page from the textbook or complete the assignment on a separate sheet of paper.
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Tuesday August 24 |
| Wednesday August 25 |
Read: "A World of Heroes" on pages 6-7. Add words to the Word Network on page 7 as you read.
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Wednesday August 25 |
| Thursday August 26 |
Write an objective summary of "A World of Heroes" in the space provided on page 8. Here's a video if you don't remember how to do this Khan Academy Objective Summaries
Fill in the Launch Activity Statement with three traits that you would use to describe a hero.
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Thursday August 26 |
| Friday August 27 |
Watch Schoology instruction video Schoology Instruction
*** Note: assignments will be moving to Schoology soon. Make sure you watch the video (when posted) and ask questions if you have them. You can also use the instruction websites from Schoology posted above.
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| Monday August 30 |
Respond to the Prompt (top of page 9) and complete the Quick Write assignment. In answering this, consider the character traits that you would apply to a "hero." You are making an argument - make sure you have a central idea and evidence to support your claim.
Turn this assignment in along with the Summary from page 8.
Begin reading Historical Perspectives on pages 10-14. This information will be on a test.
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August 30 |
| Tuesday August 31 |
Complete Historical Perspectives reading/discussions. Answer the following questions on a sheet of notebook paper or in the margins of your book:
How did the Roman invasions of Britain shape the nation that we know today?
Why does the English language contain so many words from other cultures?
What effect does written history have on a culture?
How did the rise of a merchant class foreshadow the end of feudalism?
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August 31 |
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All future assignments (beginning 9/1) will be posted on Schoology. If something changes, I will let you know.
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