Archive for the ‘English 10’ category

Eng10: Publish your Big Book for extra credit

May 24th, 2009

If you want your Big Book to have a wider audience, publish it online at myebook.com. It’s free, and you get to share it with whomever you like.

Here’s a video to help you get started.

Eng10: Last Big Book assignments

May 5th, 2009

You’re all doing well in this last phase of the Big Book. Here are the last assignments:

  • Title Page
  • Dedication
  • Table of Contents
  • Preface (here is an example) (1st person)
  • About the Author Page (3rd person)

Remember to use your Big Book Publishing Checklist to keep you on track!

Eng10: This week’s extra credit!

March 9th, 2009

If you’re caught up in your Book Club reading and homework, here’s some extra credit you can do.

We need to get all 500 vocabulary words up on the walls by the end of the week! So come by during lunch and after school and put some up.

Eng10: Mandatory rewrite meeting tomorrow

March 4th, 2009

Take advantage of another chance to improve your writing and raise your grade.

Meet me in Room 317 at 11:25 tomorrow, March 5, for a meeting about how to rewrite your research paper.

You are eligible to rewrite your essay if you turned in a final draft and attend the meeting.

Eng10: Vote by text and get extra credit

March 1st, 2009

We just started our new Book Club unit. We’re reading three books — If Beale Street Could Talk, Macho!, and Go Tell It On the Mountain – at the same time. Do you like your book so far? Participate in this online poll by texting in your answer and earn this week’s extra credit.

Here’s how: Send a text to 99503. If you like your book so far, text 17052. If not, text 17051.

Eng10: Excitement for Book Club Unit!

February 25th, 2009

New unit in English 10! The new Book Club unit is all about four things:

  • Reading
  • Choice
  • Teamwork
  • Technology

 

I’m happy so many of you are looking forward to this unit. Now it’s time to get serious, help each other, be accountable, and stay on top of things.

If you lose a handout, check out the English 10 page. Here is another copy of the BookNotes Unit Overview & Project Sheet, which we did today in class. It also has a calendar of what we’re doing each day.

Eng10: Research essay due date extended

February 20th, 2009

Well, it’s happened: Isero is giving you an extension. (Crazy, right?) You’ve been working hard on your research essays, and I want them to be really good, so here are the new due dates.

  • 2nd Period: Monday, March 2, beginning of class
  • 4th Period: Tuesday, March 3, beginning of class

Now take advantage.

Eng10: New Unit = Research

February 3rd, 2009

Get ready to write a research paper! That’s because our new unit is about research. You get to choose your topic. Make sure to work hard. Here’s an extra copy of the materials just in case: English 10 Research Unit.

This week’s extra credit

January 31st, 2009

Hey everyone. This week’s extra credit is to link as many classes as you can to your primary ID at www.mygradebook.com. It’s 10 points for every class you link. To earn your points, come to office hours on Thursday at lunch and show me your linked account. Good luck!

Eng10: Obama’s Inaugural Address

January 19th, 2009

Well, the historic day is here: Barack Obama’s inauguration. To commemorate the day, it’s time for some extra credit.

For 20 points (due Friday, Jan. 23):

(1) Print out Obama’s inaugural address and mark it up. (Use the markings we’ve learned this year.)

(2) Choose another president’s inaugural address here, print it out, and mark it up.

(3) Type a 1-2 page comparison between the speeches in content and rhetoric. Send it to me via Google Docs.