This class is an exploration of the transition from childhood to adulthood. What are your individual strengths and challenges? How are you influenced by your family, friends, and various environments? How much do you know about your history and heritage? What are your core beliefs and values, and how do those shape how you deal with challenges? What are your goals for completing high school and the immediate years after high school? To help us on this journey, we’ll read four novels focused on different aspects of "coming of age" and Malcolm Gladwell's "Outliers" about success. Students will be assigned a variety of papers and essays throughout the year to relate course topics and readings to their own experiences. (1 English credit)



Monday, December 16, 2013

HW for remainder of Session 2

Work on  your creative project for "Warriors Don't Cry". It is due at the start of class on Thursday, Dec. 19, with your edited gallery card. No exceptions or extensions.

Other items to complete:
1. Typed book report for independent book
2. Rough draft of persuasive essay
3. Missing IRP weekly responses
4. Missing WDC responses
5. Retake vocab quizzes as needed

HW #20 WDC Ch. 16-Epilogue Response Qs (6 questions)

Here are the questions for this assignment.

Warm Up: Choose your holiday book (I recommend books that could serve as an IRP)

Search the Amazon website or Goodreads for a book you might like to read. It must be under $15.

Once you know the book, complete this chart.

Monday, December 9, 2013

HW #19 Finish WDC and Final Dialogue Journal

See the link under Class Resources if you need the dialogue journal worksheet.

HW #17 IRP 6 (for WDC); HW #18 Typed book report for IRP

For IRP 6, you must write a detailed description of the creative project you will complete based on our class book "Warriors Don't Cry".  Remember, your project must:
1. Teach about the book
2. Be interactive
3. Show a lot of effort

Your typed, book report will be based on the independent book you read this session. The outline for that book report can be found in the "IRP Weekly Questions" link in the Class Resources section of this blog. Your completed book report must be typed, double-spaced and be a minimum of 5-paragraphs long.

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Monday, December 2, 2013

HW #15 WDC Dialogue Journal Ch. 13-15

Use the handout in Class Resources section of this blog if you need another copy. You must have 6 notes completed, with page numbers and comments by tomorrow or you will have additional HW due on Thursday.