8th Period 11th Grade English-113N-7 & 113NI-2 Assignments

1. (TODAY) we will review a lesson on types of Context Clues using StudySync and other resources and complete the StudySync assignments including the Vocabulary and Your Turn tabs..
2. (TODAY) we will also learn about "neologisms" - words that do not appear in the dictionary but should as a fun game.  Then we will create a made-up word of our own and compose a sentence or a few sentences that provide a context clue as to the meaning of your new word.  We will switch with a partner and let them try to guess the meaning of your word through the context clues you inserted in the sentence(s).
3. (HOMEWORK) In StudySync, you have been assignment a short reading with 2 multiple choice questions. The assignment is entitled “TEXT DEPENDENT RESPONSES.”
4.  (TOMORROW IN CLASS) Tomorrow we will be working on the Assignment "Story Elements" in your Study Sync account.

HOMEWORK: Assignment 3: Context Clues:  (Homework tonight) This is the second lesson.  We will learn about Context Clues today too, and advance through the 4 blue boxes of Define, Vocabulary, Model and Your turn.

1.  Open the assignment "First Read: The Story of an Hour."  We will be working on this lesson in class together.
2.  Then, if we have time we will review yesterday's work, one more time, to make sure everyone knows how to use Study Sync and the lessons we did together and on our own yesterday as practice.
Complete and turn in "Blast Away" assignments
Complete and turn in "Annotation" 4 assignments: Define, Vocabulary, Model, Your Turn
Complete and turn in "Context Clues" 4 assignments: Define, Vocabulary, Model, Your Turn
3.  I will give you until tomorrow to submit the 2 assignments we worked on in class yesterday (Blast Away and Annotation) and last night's homework (Context Clues) as well as tonight's regularly scheduled homework: "First Read-The Story of an Hour."

1.  American literature is often divided into five major periods:
The Colonial and Early National period (17th century to 1830)
The Romantic period (1830 to 1870)
Realism and Naturalism (1870 to 1910)
The Modernist period (1910 to 1945)
The Contemporary period (1945 to present)
There is a video attached you can watch on your own time.
STUDY SYNC -  
2.  Starting with our text through Study Sync:  

Today we will begin a unit with the theme of Breaking Away.
The question we will keep in our mind as we read is "How does independence define the American spirit?"
We will begin with the reading selection "The Story of an Hour" in Study Sync. 
Log in to Clever using your google email (select "Log in with Google", then select McGraw Hill, then make sure the school in the upper left hand side says Ferris High School.  Select Study Sync, and scroll down in your Assignments to the 2 assignments posted today.)
TODAY: Assignment 1: Blast: Blast Away:   (In Class today) This is the introduction to the Unit.  We will read the Background section on the right, and then answer the "Study Sync Quick Poll" and "Create Your Blast" on the left.
TODAY: Assignment 2: Annotation:  (In Class today) This is the first lesson in Unit 1. We will practice using the online features of our curriculum for the posted lessons, beginning with "Annotation".  Start with Define, then click through the blue boxes at the top of the page to complete each activity under Define, Vocabulary, Model and Your Turn.
HOMEWORK: Assignment 3: Context Clues:  (Homework tonight) This is the second lesson.  We will learn about Context Clues today too, and advance through the 4 blue boxes of Define, Vocabulary, Model and Your turn.
TOMORROW: Assignment 4:  First Read: The Story of an Hour.  (In class tomorrow) This is our first look at the short story we are studying this week.  A link to the author's website is included for additional context (time period, women's issues, etc.) and for a full version of the story.  The one in the text is abridged for our purposes in the lesson but I encourage you to read the full version for the best experience.

Help me learn about what types of literature interest YOU the most.  Please fill out the attached Google Form which is a survey about your favorite types of of literature to read.  Even if you don't enjoy reading that much, if you HAD TO read something, think about what types of literature in which you would be most interested.

Please watch the following video about how to join our Study Sync class for ELA.  Mark the assignment as turned in when you have completed the steps.


Log into Clever as usual at www.clever.com/in/jerseycity
Then Select the McGraw Hill App at the bottom of the page. (Pic of the app attached)
This will bring you to Study Sync's login.
Finally, watch the attached video on how to sign into Study Sync using your Google (jcpsnj) account

6 Word Memoir - Summarizing & Parts of a Story

Parts of a Story:
introduction
character
setting
plot
central conflict
climax
resolution

1.  Open google Doc "The 6-Word Memoir" & read along as I review the assignment.
2.  Watch the You Tube supplemental video on how to write a 6-word memoir.
3.  Put your name on the lined paper distributed & make a long list of your personal qualities and things that describe you. (2 minutes)
4.  Circle 2-3 descriptions about you which bring to mind a story you could tell about yourself.  Then, narrow those 2-3 things that you circled down to one and put an asterisk next to it.  (2 minutes)
5.  Free write (write down anything that comes to mind when you think about that description of you that you picked. (2 minutes). Free writing is defined in the attached pdf.
6.  Now, summarize the main idea or controlling idea of this story in 6 words.