February

__ English1Agenda february __

Check out books on TT Select video clips for each discussion ** Grade Breakdown ** Vocabulary__-due Feb. 25 ** Lesson 7, 8 plus 5 pictionaries per lesson—100 points (50 points each minus errors and missing pictionaries) 2 Flashcards—20 points ** __Doc Essay__ ** Introduction-Feb. 8 See link “artsums,” print out 5 copies, and **__bring with you to class__** Use Online research through [|www.pioneer.uen.org] : Feb. 17 Research help with Mr. Hinckley in the IMC Feb. 23 5 artsums due end of class Feb. 25 Documented Essay **Outline** (50 points) and **Works Cited Page** (50 points) due end of class. See links for Outline and for Works Cited Page. __** LOF **__-reading and study guide schedule Study Guide Chapters 1-3 SG plus Quiz and discussion notes on Chapters 1-3 on Feb. 19 Study Guide Chapters 4-6 SG plus Quiz and discussion notes on Chapters 4-6 on March 2 Study Guide Chapters 7-9 SG plus Quiz and discussion notes on Chapters 7-9 on Mar. 4 Study Guide Chapters 10-12 SG plus Quiz and discussion notes on Chapters 10-12 on Mar. 8
 * A. ** ** Vocabulary lesson 7 and 8 **
 * B. **** Literature-//Lord of the Flies// by William Golding **
 * C. ** ** Writing-Documented Essay (MLA format) **
 * __Two journalism articles due Feb. 4 -linked as two of the following: "Satire," "Feature," "Opinion," "News"
 * Discuss Handouts: **Plagiarism** and **MLA sample research** paper
 * Documented Essay topic chosen by end of class on Feb.8 . For topic ideas, visit []
 * Remember: topics must be ones that can be researched with studies, facts, statistics. __Do not choose a person and write a biography, and don't scrounge up your old history papers and turn them in (e.g. Tank warfare in WWI). Also, don't choose a topic too broad (addiction) or too narrow (mating habits in June, 1898, or the Little Rock, Arkansas, mosquito colony…choose an important and current__ __social issue or controversy instead.__
 * Topic toThesis assignment**—25 points due Feb. 10 . See links for Topic 2 Thesis assignment and Sample Thesis Statements for ideas.
 * 5 Artsums**—100 points (20 points each) You must use a **__variety__** of sources here, not 5 magazine articles, or 5 websites...but a variety!
 * Final perfect Documented Essay** in MLA format will be between 5-7 pages in MLA format due March 12 -no late essays accepted!


 * __FebBlog__-Open the February Agenda link and click on the Discussion Tab (top of screen). Under Subject, click on FebBlog. Post your comments by Feb. 25 on the question Mrs. Clark posted. 25 points.**

__HKI Online**__ Visit the school newspaper website: [|www.tinyurl.com/altahki]. Read any two stories and submit a comment on each one. Comments can be to suggest improvements, suggest story ideas, disagree with the article, etc. Comments should be roughly 3-5 sentences long. 25 points. Post comment by Feb. 25.

__Calendar __ No school Feb. 15 and 26 Parent Teacher Conferences Feb. 24, 25