EOCT PRACTICE Practice some of these tests for Eng. and Lang. Arts. Dont forget to send me an e-mail everyday after logging in to schoolnotes.com and checking the EOCT practiice website.
Dear Parents/Students,
Welcome to my Ninth grade English class. We have a semester full of excitement, reading, learning and success ahead of us. Below you will find the classwork, homework and project assignments we will be engaged in. Please encourage your students to complete all assignments by the due date.
Our reading programm at Kendrick High is one of best in the state and we are required to read a total of 12 books or 500,000 words each semester. We will be reading the following as a class: Tuck Everlasting, Animal Farm, Gifted Hands, Romeo and Juliet, and The Oddysey. Your student is required to read any other six books of their choice, or bookS that have a total of 250,000 words.
A passing score on the RC Test for each book, and a book report on each book read, will go a long way to ensuring that your student passes this class. Please click on the e-mail link at the top of this page to send me an e-mail with all your contact information so that I can keep you abreast of relevant and up to date information concerning your student.
WARNING – DO NOT COPY FROM ANY SOURCE. YOUR REPORT MUST BE WRITTEN IN YOUR OWN WORDS
You have read your book. Your next step will be to organize what you are going to say about it in your report. Writing the basic elements down in an outline format will help you to organize your thoughts.
What will you include in the outline? Follow all the instructions your teacher has given you. The following guidelines should be followed carefully.
Start with a description of the book. The description should include the following elements:
Write the title, the author, the date of publication and if the book was a best seller or won any literary award.
1. The setting—where does the story take place? Is it a real place or an imaginary one? If the author does not tell you exactly where the story is set, what can you tell about it from the way it is described?
2. The time period—is the story set in the present day or in an earlier time period? Perhaps it is even set in the future! Let your reader know.
3. The main character(s)—who is the story mostly about? Give a brief description. Often, one character can be singled out as the main character, but some books will have more than one.
4. The plot—what happens to the main character? WARNING! Be careful here. Do not fall into the boring trap of reporting every single thing that happens in the story. Pick only the most important events. Here are some hints on how to do that. First, explain the situation of the main character as the story opens. Next, identify the basic plot element of the story--is the main character trying to achieve something or overcome a particular problem? Thirdly, describe a few of the more important things that happen to the main character as he/she works toward that goal or solution. Finally, you might hint at the story's conclusion without completely giving away the ending.
5. The Theme - For the final section of your outline, give your reader a sense of the impression the book made upon you. Ask yourself what the author was trying to achieve and whether or not he achieved it with you. What larger idea does the story illustrate? How does it do that? How did you feel about the author's style of writing, the setting, or the mood of the novel? You do not have to limit yourself to these areas. Pick something which caught your attention, and let your reader know your personal response to whatever it was.
6. Your report must have THREE paragraphs in all and 250 words or more.
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KENDRICK HIGH SCHOOL - MRS. OSAKWE – ENGLISH 1
PROJECT FOR MONTH OF JANUARY – AUTOBIOGRAPHY
“THE STORY OF MY LIFE”
Page 1 - Cover Page
Page 2 - Table of Content
Page 3 - Acknowledgement and Dedication
Name all those who have played an important role in your life and express your appreciation. Dedicate this autobiography to someone special.
Page 4 - Imagine you are thirty years old and already married with two children. You have decided to write the story of your life, telling your children the history of your life in detail. Sometimes you ask your mother or someone who was there when you were born to tell what happened on that day. Recount the specific incidents that happened in your childhood that you think your children should know because it would help them understand life better. (Interview a family member to get this information.)
Page 5 - Include Pictures of you as a baby and as a toddler and other members of your family. Label every picture.
Page 6 - In this page you will be telling your children about your life as a student. Describe your high school days and how your high school graduation was celebrated. What were your GPA and your SAT or ACT scores. How many scholarships you got and which college you chose to go to and why.
Page 7 - In this page tell your children about your college days. What course did you major in? What profession did your training in college qualify you to practice? Did you do ahead to get a graduate degree and post-graduate degree?
Page 8 - Include a picture of your college. Label the picture
Page 9 - Tell your children how and where you met your wife/husband. The day you got married and how you felt when they were born. Why did you give them the names they have. What your plans for the future are – Where do you see yourself in the next thirty years.
Page 10 - The things you like about yourself. Other things you would like to change or improve on.
Page 11 - Tell about your role model and mentor
Page 12 - Back Page – Your most recent picture. A biographical sketch written by your friend or close relative (70 words or less).
*******Additional Information for Autobiography********
1.Typed, double space, 12 font size, times new roman, pages numbered, print 2 pages on one sheet.
2. Follow this lay out for your pages.
2. Glue your pages together to make it look like a mini book.
3. Design your front and back cover
4. GIVE EVERY PAGE A TITLE.
5. HAVE FUN!!
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WEEK ONE - Jan. 8-11, 2008
1. Each student will need a 70-page spiral college ruled note book for all classwork and homework.
2. Read the Kendrick High School students handbook
3. Read the MCSD Discipline and Behavior code book
4. Review Course Syllabus for English 1
5. Review Safety procedures for Emergencies, Fire, Tornado etc.
6. Daily Language Practice Week 1: days 1-3
7. Test - SRI
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WEEK TWO - Jan. 14-18, 2008
1. Journal Entries: "My first week at Kendrick High School.
2. Essay of the Week is a Persuasive Essay. 250+ words, extra 5 points if typed. Your essay must have: your name, date, title, 5 paragraphs, thesis statement.
“Based on the themes of the movie "Coach Carter", the three D's of success are Desire, Discipline and Dedication." Using your notes taken as you watched the movie, provide evidence in support of this statement.
3a. Grammar Unit 1 - Nouns:Ex. 1,3,5,7,10,12.
3b. Grammar Unit 1 Pronouns: Ex. 16,18,21.
4. Vocabulary Practice: Prefix: 1-4
5. Literature: Short Story. Read "The Cask of Amontillado" Discuss review and assess questions on pg. Write 1/2, "My thoughts on Revenge.
6. Daily Language Practice Week 2: Days 1-5
7. Qiuz (Open-Book) - #1-25. Write the word, definition and give two examples.
1. Return signed Course Syllabus for a grade.
****Assignments to be turned in for week-3***********
1. DLP Sentences 1-5
2. Vocabulary Practice Suffix 5,6,7,& 8.
3. Literature: Fairy Tale: Finish reading your Group RC Novels, Write a book report using handout below.
4. Complete Literature Circles group assignment and present to Class.
5. Journal Entries- In 70 words write your thoughts on each Laws of Life Topic:
Mond.- "Love Conquers all Things" Virgil
Tues.- "Where there is no vision, the people Perish"
Wedn.- "Make yourself neccesary to the world and mankind will give you bread" Ralph W. Emerson
Thurs.- "Love Thy Neighbour as thyself" Matthew 19:19
6. Test - RC Book 1: Group Novel
HOMEWORK- due Friday Jan. 25, 2008
1. Vocabulary. SEE FLASHCARDS
• Write the word
• Write the part of speech
• Write the definition
• Write two sentences for each word that reflect the meaning of the word
2. Finish reading your group RC Novel and write a book report on your novel. The report must be 250+ words. Use the handout as guidelines
3. Literature text page 273 #1-9. “Rules of the Game” by Amy Tan. Write the Qs and Ans.
1. Journal Entries: "Friends are like buttons on an elevator. They can take you up or bring you down."
Mond.-Expalin this quote-50 words;
Tues.-Give examples -50 words
Wedn.-Conclude by giving advice to a friend-50 words
3. Vocabulary Practice 9-12: Word Roots.
4. Students will be taken to the Library to select the NEXT RC book for the semester. (RC Test and Book Report Due Feb. 9th). This novel is a group novel and student will be reading with 4 others in class and at home. Assignment to complte is "Literature Circles"
5. Monday and Tuesday - Watch movie on Tuck Everlasting and complete chart on Compare&Contrast.
1. Daily Language Practice WK.5 Days 1-5
2. buddy group novel RC Book #3 Due Feb. 19, 2008Finish reading your book and write a Book report. Please use your guidelines in the hand-out.
3. Reading Tuck Everlasting Chpters 1-8. Complete before/after comprehension exercises.
3. Unit 11 - Parts of a Sentence.Page 456 in Writer's Choice Grammar textbook: Complete ex. 1, 2, 5, 7, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17 & 22.
4. Word Roots - 9, 10, 11, 12, 13.
5. BLACK HISTORY MONTH
DUE DATE: February 29,, 2008
(Note: This project will not be accepted late. That means turn it in at the beginning of your class period on the due date or do not turn it in at all. Technology will fail you! SO DO NOT WAIT TILL THE LAST MINUTE TO TRY TO PRINT AND PUT THIS PROJECT TOGETHER!)
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1. Out of the list provided, pick 10 writers and research them.
2. Then, compose a report for each person. Each report should be at least (Minimum) 1 page long, TYPED, DOUBLE SPACE. 10 points each ( total 100 )
3. You are to compile each report and make a book of significant African-American authors. 20 points
4. With your report, you need to include a picture and a sample of the authors writing.
20 points
5. At the end of your report, you must include a Works Cited page in MLA style. (I will explain what that means, but you may go ahead and look it up for those of you who will get an early start.) 30 points
6. Give the book a cover (COLLAGE OF YOUR AUTHORS) and a table of contents listing the pages each author can be found on. 10 points
7. Make a time line of the authors. Put the time line in the book behind the Table of Contents. 20 points
8. Put the authors in alphabetical order.
9. All pages must be typed. You must use 12 - font, and Times New Roman font style.
Summary:
Choose 10 authors from the list. Make a book. At the beginning of the book, put a table of contents and a timeline. Start with the first author – provide picture, summary, and a writing sample of this persons work. After the last person, place your works cited page and back cover.
Choose from the following:
1) Olauda Equiano
2) Phyllis Wheatley
3) Harriet Jacobs
4) Fredrick Douglass
5) Booker T. Washington
6) Charles Chestnutt
7) W.E.B. Dubois
8) James Weldon Johnson
9) Paul Laurence Dunbar
10) Arthur Schomburg
11) Alain Locke
12) Claude McKay
13) Zora Neale Hurston
14) Nella Larsen
15) Jean Toomer
16) Langston Hughes
17) Countee Cullen
18) Richard Wright
19) Ralph Ellison
20) Gwendolyn Brooks
21) Rita Dove
22) Terry McMillan
23) Tyler Perry
24) Zane
25) James Baldwin
26) Lorraine Hansberry
26) Amiri Baraka
28) Nikki Giovanni
29) Maya Angelou
30) Toni Morrison
31) Ernest Gaines
32) Alice Walker
33) Octavia Butler
34) Jamaica Kincaid
35) Gloria Naylor
36) Marcus Garvey
DUE DATE - FEBRUARY 29, 2008
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY
1. Daily Language Practice: Rewrite all ten sentences correcting all punctuation, grammar and spelling errors.
2. Read buddy-RC-Novel and write your book report using the handout below.
3. Finish reading Tuck Everlasting: Complete the Analysis handout for Chpt 1-8, and 21-25 & Epilogue
4. RC Test on Tuck Everlasting on Friday Feb. 15, 2008. Please study
5. Synonyms. Vocabulary practice # 14, 15, & 16.
1. Daily Language Practice Days 1-5
2. Vocabulary - Antonyms: Exercise 17, 18, & 19.
3. Test on Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
4. Watch the Tuck Everlasting movie and complete compare/contrast exercise.
5. RC Test on your Buddy RC Book
1. Journal response to newspaper articles
2. Check out your third RC book and read for 45 minutes every evening
3. Vocabulary test on Synonyms & Antonyms
4. For Homework you should be finishing your BHM project. Due date is Feb. 29. Late work will not be graded.
5. Daily Language Practice Week 8 Days 1-5.
6. Text: African American Literature Page 497-508
read "Da-duh in Memory" and write Qs. and Ans. 1-5 and 1-5.
7. Text: Writer's Choice:Unit 12 Phrases
Mid-Term exams are scheduled for this week.
We will be reviewing all our work for the last 8 weeks We will take a practice EOCT for mid-term.
Please remember that the grade on the nine week report is permanent. It cannot be changed and assignments for this grading period cannot be made up after report cards go home. Students should try to keep their grades at 75% and above.
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SECOND NINE WEEKS
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March Project
MRS. OSAKWE – NINTH GRADE ENGLISH
ORIGAMI BOOK REPORT - GROUP PROJECT
Due date – March 19, 2008
SECTION I
Working in your groups, come to an agreement of what shape your book will take. Be creative and make sure that your book-cover has a semblance to a symbol, motif or themes in the play – The Piano Lesson. (Piano, ghost, music, etc)
Each student has to complete 8 pages of work. When you put all eight pages together, your group’s book will have 50+ pages including front cover page, table of contents page, and back cover page. Each student must write their first and last name on the bottom right corner of their eight pages.
The front cover should have the pictures of the six students and their names. Please be very creative in decorating your front cover. First impressions are lasting impressions.
The back cover should have a comment from six different people who will appraise your book. You should have 2-teachers, 2-classmates and 2-friends – no more than 15-20 words for each comment.
Each student will earn up to 100 points for their individual contribution to the origami book report – which is your eight pages
Each group will earn a group grade of up to 100 points for the finished work and presentation of your origami book. Particularly cover page, back page, table of content page, the neatness and binding of the book, and how colorful, attractive and perfect it is.
Cover Page
Table of Contents page -/1
Student-1--736-744/2-9
Student-2--745-753/10-17
Student-3--753-762/18-25
Student-4--763-772/26-33
Student-5--772-780/34-41
Student-6--781-790/42-49
Back Cover page
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Front Cover (Work on this as a group
Back Cover (Each student will get someone to write a comment about your origami book.)Each comment should have no more than 20 words.(30 points)
SECTION II
What should you have in your eight pages?
First page: Title of book – Chapter #- Catchy Chapter title - Page #s – Act # and Scene # - Your Name. Your 8 pages form a chapter – Give your chapter a catchy title.10 points
Second page: Setting. Where does the story in your section take place: Geographic Location (Mexico, France, or America), The time period (1980, today, WW II, the great depression), The Socio-economic characteristic of the location (wealthy, middle class, or poor), The specific Building or Room (a school, John’s living room, on Park Street) 10 points
Third page: Summarize the plot in your pages. Collaborate with the student covering the pages before and after you so that your summary is sequential. 20 points
Fourth page: Characterization. Select two characters form this section and write a paragraph each describing the character. (Round/flat; dynamic/static; protagonist/antagonist.) How does the author use direct characterization (words) or indirect characterization (thoughts, actions, & appearance)? 10 points
Fifth page: Themes. What life lessons can be learnt from your section of the play? Discuss at least three with supporting evidence for the play. 15 points
Sixth page: Compare and contrast the author’s diction to current standard American English - One whole page should be a table of at least 5 sentences from the book rewritten in standard American dialect. State the speaker, pg #, the quote and the paraphrase 15 points
Speaker Page
Quote from text in Black Urban Speech – early 1900’s Paraphrase –Standard American English -2008
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Seventh page: Write your evaluation and appraisal of the section you are covering – What you liked or disliked what you found most interesting and fascinating, your commendations to the author and recommendation to others to read the book. 10 points
Eighth page: Write five reading comprehension questions and their answers based on the information from your section. 10 points
When you finish putting your book together, number your pages beginning with The Table of Contents page as page # 1 and the inside back cover as page 49. Do not put a number on the front and back covers.
SECTION III
Each group will have 15 minutes to present a skit of their favorite scene or an abridged version of the whole play. The skit will be video taped and grades of 100, 90, 80, or 70 will be assigned. Please strive for first place.
Use this handout as a check list for your work.
WEEK TEN - March 10-14, 2008
1. Reading
Read "The Piano Lesson" (Act 1) by August Wilson(RC Book #5)
2. Grammar
Unit 13 Clauses - Main and Subordinate clauses.
Complete Exs.1,2,3, Pg. 500-503 - Writer's Choice .
3. Journal Enrties: 70+ words each
Monday: "Lost time is never found"
Tuesday: "Use wisely the power of Choice" Og Mandino
Wednesday: "The possibilities of tomorrow nullify the impossibilities of yesterday"
. Write an Expository essay on the increasing high school drop-out rate amongst African American teenagers in the United States. Identify three causes of this trend and suggest two solutions. Support your opinions with data and statistics.
4. Daily Language Practice Week 10 1-5
WEEK ELEVEN - March 17-21, 2008
1. Reading
Read The Piano Lesson Act 2 with your group members
2. Compare Wilson's diction and language (early 1920s) and todays formal American English.
3. Complete your 8-page Origami Book Report.
4. Presentation on Wednesday March 19, 2008
5. Grammar - Unit 13 contd. pg 505 Ex. 6,7,10,14,16,
Simple Sentence and Compound Sentence Exs. 3, ,
5.RC Book #5 is due November . An RC test an be waived if you have a score of 90% on your Book-in-a-bag assignment.
6. Friday-Rc Test on The Piano Lesson/Piano Lesson Movie
Payment for the field trip to CSU Theater on the park to watch Blood Wedding is due by Friday March 20, 2008.
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WEEK TWELVE - MARCH 24 - 28, 2008
1. Grammar - Unit 14: Verb Tense and Voice
1. Daily Language Practice Week 12 Days:1-5
2. Vocabulary Practice 28-29: Misused Words
4. Poetry Powerpoint presentations.
5. Teacher lectures on Types of Poems
6. Teacher lectures on Figures of speech. Study your handout for test on Friday
1. READING: The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet
2. POERTY: Elements of Shakespearean Sonnets
3. GRAMMAR: Paraphrasing passages in Romeo and Juliet
4. Working in groups, students will select scenes from each act to perform drama skits on.
5. Spelling Practice 1,2, 3
6. Sectional Test - Poetry, Grammar and Spelling
!!!! ALL ASSIGNMENTS COMPLETED FOR WEEKS 10, 11 & 12.Please turn these in before Spring Break!!!!
1. DAILY LANGUAGE PRACTICE WEEK 10
2. CLAUSES – UNIT 13 (GRAMMAR Exercises)
3. Romeo and Juliet – Paraphrased passages
4. Romeo and Juliet: Identifying figures of speech, types of rhyme schemes, and meter
5. DAILY LANGUAGE PRACTICE WEEK 11
6. ESSAY – Expository - “DROP OUT RATE…”
7. SENTENCE DIAGRAMMING – UNIT 14 (GRAMMAR)
8. POETRY POWER POINT - emailed or printed
9. DAILY LANGUAGE PRACTICE – WEEK 12
10. VERB TENCE AND VOICE – UNIT 15 (GRAMMAR)
11. VOCABULARY PRACTICE 26-30
12. SPELLING PRACTICE 1-2
13. CONDUCT/CLASS PARTICIPATION (WHERE APPLICABLE)
1. Daily Language Practice Days 1-5
2. Spelling Practice 6-7
3. Grammar Exercise Unit 16: 1,2,3,4,5,7 & 9
4. Test- Romeo and Juliet Act II
5. Paraphrase Page 822, lines 103-109; 116-123
6. Journal Writing Pg. 283- Full Page
7. RC Test and RC Book report (use class handouts)
**Arrange all assignments in order, staple them and submit***
1. Writing; Persuasive Essay. Complete journal entries for the following days:
Mon- What is "gangster rap" music. Be detailed
Tues- "Gangster rap" music represents black culture"
Wed- Read the article handout and agree or diagree with the writer. Give reasons for your opinion
Thur- Read the article from Ebony Magazine. Write your response
Fri- Using your journal entries, write a 250+ word essay on the following topic.
2. Grammar Unit 20 Ex:5
3. Grammar Unit 21 Ex:3,7,8,16,&17
4. RC Book #6 Test and Report
************EOCT WEEK******************
We will be reviewing for the EOCT exam. Remember to have a good night's rest and some breakfast. Our testing days are May 2nd and 3rd on Wednesday and Thursday during our regular class time.
If you are in my third period class, we will be having first lunch so that testing time is uninterrupted.
GOOD LUCK!! I am proud of all of you who worked ver hard this semester and I am confident that you will all pass this test. Congratulations in advance.
WEEK SEVENTEEN -
1. RC Test on Romeo and Juliet
2. Reading of The Odyssey
3. Vocabulary Practice 26-27 Commonly Misused Words
4. Vocabulary Practice 30-31 Specialized Vocabulary
5. Essay - Movie Review
6. Assignment/Grade Verification
7. All Textbooks are due on Friday May 11, 2007
8. Please review for FINALS using your study guide
*****STUDENTS WILL BE GIVEN A PROGRESS REPORT ON ....FRIDAY . PARENTS NEED TO SIGN THE REPORT AND WRITE A NOTE ON THE REPORT. STUDENTS SHOULD RETURN THIS SIGNED PROGRESS REPORT TO MRS. OSAKWE ON MONDAY ......
CLASS GRADE - 85% (FINALS - 15% of CLASS GRADE)
EOCT - 15% of final grade
FINAL GRADE = CLASS GRADE + EOCT
Friday
- WE will complete "The Birds" assignments
- Watch movie of Odyssey and complete Venn Diagram.
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