Final Exam

Period 1: Meet in Room 424 at 8 a.m. on Tuesday for Breakfast in the Classroom. At 8:15 a.m. we will go to the library where you can type your essay and upload it to Turnitin.com. The class code is 13678178 and the password is period1.
If you finish early, go to NoRedInk.com and use the class code fe9dc8vk to log in. Choose your interests and the exercises will have sentences based on the interests you chose.

Period 5: Wednesday after lunch we will use the laptops to do the NoRedInk exercises. Use the class code 4dw7v849 to log in. Choose your interests and the exercises will be based on the categories you chose.
On Thursday, meet in Room 424 at 8 a.m. for Breakfast in the Classroom. At 8:15 a.m. we will go to the library where you can type your essay and upload it to Turnitin.com. The class code is 13678185 and the password is period5.
If you have time left over, you can go back to the NoRedInk exercises.

The Pursuit of Unhappiness

For the last two and a half weeks of this semester, we will be using a unit called The Pursuit of Unhappiness. You will not need your textbook. The reading selection and the activities are in the folder in the box. Here's a rundown:

Monday, Nov. 28: Getting Ready to Read, Quickwrite
Tuesday, Nov. 29 (shortened day): Surveying the Text, Making Predictions, Asking Questions
Wednesday, Nov. 30: SOAPStone, Understanding Key Vocabulary, Reading for Understanding
Thursday, Dec. 1: Descriptive Outlining, Understanding Connotations
Friday, Dec. 2: Annotating the Text, Quickwrite

Monday, Dec. 5: Five Word Summary
Tuesday, Dec. 6: Rhetorical Precis
Wednesday, Dec. 7: Reflect on your Reading Process, Considering the Writing Task
Thursday, Dec. 8: Taking a Stance, Write a Thesis
Friday, Dec. 9: Using the Words of Others, Composing a Draft

Monday, Dec. 12: Considering Structure

Tuesday, Dec. 13: Period 1 Final 8:00 -10:13 a.m. Write your essay

Thursday, Dec. 15 Period 5 Final 8:00 - 10:13 a.m. Write your essay

The Cold Equation - Memrise

Use this site to learn your vocabulary words.

The Cold Equation - Memrise

Carol Dweck on Struggle

If you were absent Wednesday, watch these videos and answer the questions.

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/embracing-struggle-exl

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/deeper-learning-challenges-students-exl

Welcome to English 10 Honors

Dear Scholars,

I hope you had a wonderful vacation and are ready to learn lots of new things this year. Your summer assignment is due on Friday, Aug. 19 at the beginning of class. In case you missed it, the assignment was to watch four of nine TED Talk videos from the Who Are You? playlist https://www.ted.com/playlists/354/who_are_youand complete a SOAPStone for each of the four you chose. If you need another SOAPStone, it is in the Box at right.