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Assignment for November 27, 2001
Today in class we reviewed vocabulary from Sections 9-12 and the
literature terms we have learned. These reviews are found in the Quiz
section. Your homework for today is to write a brief answer to the
following question:
You find a bottle in the street. When you pick it up a genie, a
magical person, comes out of the bottle. He offers to give you three
wishes. What are your wishes?
Have fun with this assignment and hand it in to Louise's file in Room
184. Good luck on your certificate tests!
Assignment for November 20, 2001
Today in class we read pages 94 and 95 in our textbook. (Available
for sale in Room 184). Practice reading the selection out loud and ask a
teacher for help with any words you can't pronounce well. The homework
for today is to do pages 96 and 97, #1-13.
Assignment for November 6, 2001
Today in class we read page 93 in our textbook. (Available for sale
in Room 184). Practice reading the selection out loud and ask a teacher
for help with any words you can't pronounce well. The homework for
today:
1. Write a sentence for each new vocabulary word and memorize two of the
sentences.
2. Preview (Read ahead) pages 94 and 95 for next week
Assignment for October 30, 2001
· Today in class we read pages 88 and 89 in our textbook. (Available
for sale in Room 184). Practice reading the selection out loud and ask a
teacher for help with any words you can't pronounce well. The homework
for today is to complete pages 90 and 91 and write a brief composition
answering Question 16 on page 91. Please hand in your work to Louise's
file in Room 184.
· Remember to write briefly, but write often. The more often you
write, the easier it will become. The best way to improve your writing
is to make lots of mistakes, and then learn from them. Keep writing!!!!
And have some fun.
Assignment for October 23, 2001
Today in class we read pages 86 and 87 in our textbook. (Available
for sale in Room 184). Practice reading the selection out loud and ask a
teacher for help with any words you can't pronounce well. The homework
for today is to write a brief composition answering Question 3 on page
86. Please hand in your work to Louise's file in Room 184.
Remember to write briefly, but write often. The more often you write,
the easier it will become. The best way to improve your writing is to
make lots of mistakes, and then learn from them. Keep writing!!!!
Assignment for October 16, 2001
· Today in class we read pages 82 and 83 in our textbook. (Available
for sale in Room 184). We learned new vocabulary with a worksheet.
Please make sentences with new words to help you remember them. Practice
reading the selection out loud and ask a teacher for help with any words
you can't pronounce well. The homework for today is to do pages 84 and
85. Please write a brief composition to answer question 14 on page 85.
Please hand in your work to Louise's file in Room 184.
· Remember to write briefly, but write often. The more often you
write, the easier it will become. The best way to improve your writing
is to make lots of mistakes, and then learn from them. Keep writing!!!!
Assignment for October 9, 2001
· Today in class we read pages 80 and 81 in our textbook. (Available
for sale in Room 184). We discussed questions 1-3 on page 80 and learned
the vocabulary. Please make sentences with new words to help you
remember them. We read page 81 using context clues to figure out the
meanings of new vocabulary, and then used our dictionaries. The homework
for today is to write a brief composition to answer question 3 on page
81. Please hand in your work to Louise's file in Room 184.
· Remember to write briefly, but write often. The more often you
write, the easier it will become.
Assignment for October 2, 2001
· Today in class we read pages 76 and 77 in your textbook.
(Available for sale in Room 184). Practice reading the whole story out
loud. Then do questions #1-15 on page 78 and 79. Please hand in the
answers to questions 14 and 15. Hand in your work to Louise's file in
Room 184.
· Remember to write briefly, but write often. The more often you
write, the easier it will become.
Assignment for September 25, 2001
· Read pages 74 and 75 in your textbook. (Available for sale in Room
184). Do questions #1, 2 and 3 on page 74. Review the vocabulary, and
make sentences with the new words to help you remember them.
· Then read page 75 twice without using your dictionary!!!! Use
context clues to figure out the meanings of unfamiliar words. Then check
with a dictionary. Make a note of new words and make sentences with
them.
· Finally, write a brief composition to answer question 3 on page
74. Your composition might begin:
______________ is very important to our society. If it were not
invented, …… (your invention or idea)
Hand in your work to Louise's file in Room 184.
Important note: the goal in this class is to write short compositions
and write often. Don't feel you need to write a lot. Make it your goal
to write briefly on these assignments every week. The more often you
write, the easier it will become.
Assignment for May 29, 2001
If you missed class, please ask Louise or Teresa for the "Model
9-Roberto and I" handout. In class, we talked about people we know
who are different from us. We brainstormed how someone is different from
us in their physical appearance and their personality.
If you weren't in class, brainstorm these ideas. Then proceed with the
homework.
Your homework is to write a composition about someone who is
different from you.. You will write four paragraphs:
Paragraph 1: Introduction-What are you writing about? Who
are you writing about? Say that you are dividing the topic into looks
and actions. What do people think?
Paragraph 2: Describe the differences in physical appearance.
Paragraph 3: Describe the differences in personality.
Paragraph 4: Conclude with general statements Do the
differences cause problems? How do you feel about the differences?.
As we have talked about in class, try to make your writing detailed
and specific. Try to show, not tell.
Remember to give your essay a title and hand it in Room 184. Have fun
writing!
Assignment for May 15, 2001
If you missed class, please ask Louise for the "Model 8-The
Weather" handout. In class, we talked about the weather in places
we have lived. We brainstormed weather words. If you weren't in class,
brainstorm ideas about the weather in a place you have lived. Then
proceed with the homework.
Your homework is to write a composition about the weather in a place
you have lived.. You will write four, five or six paragraphs. The number
of paragraphs depends on the number of seasons. You can combine seasons
that are similar.
Paragraph 1: Introduce the topic. Is the weather important? Which
part of the world are you writing about? How many seasons are
there?
Paragraph 2,3 (4,5): Describe each season. Last paragraph: Conclude
with general statements. What are your feelings?
As we have talked about in class, try to make your writing detailed
and specific. Try to show, not tell.
Remember to give your essay a title and hand it in Room 184. Have fun
writing!
Assignment for May 1, 2001
If you missed class, please ask Louise for the "Model 5-Mrs.
Baroni's Day" handout. In class, we talked about bad days. We
brainstormed everything that happened to us on a bad day. If you weren't
in class, brainstorm ideas about one of your bad days. Then proceed with
the homework.
Your homework is to write a composition about a bad day you have had
in the past. Remember you will be using past tense to tell your story.
You will write four paragraphs:
Paragraph 1: Introduction-what kind of day was this day? What was
your main morning activity? Afternoon activity? Evening activity? How
did you feel by evening?
Paragraph 2: Describe your morning.
Paragraph 3: Describe the next part of your day.
Paragraph 4: Describe the rest of your day. Conclude with bedtime.
As we have talked about in class, try to make your writing detailed
and specific. Try to show, not tell.
Remember to give your essay a title and hand it in Room 184. Have fun
writing!
Assignment for April 24, 2001
If you missed class, please ask Louise for the "Model 3-My
Girlfriend, Maria" handout. In class, we worked on describing a
friend. We brainstormed physical and personality descriptions. If you
weren't in class, brainstorm ideas about your friend's physical looks
and personality. Then proceed with the homework.
Your homework is write a composition about a friend-describe your
friend. You will write four paragraphs:
Paragraph 1: Introduction—introduce your friend
Paragraph 2: Describe your friend physically: age, hair colour, etc.
Paragraph 3: Describe your friend's personality
Paragraph 4: Conclusion
As we have talked about in class, try to make your writing detailed
and specific. Try to show, not tell. For example, avoid, "My friend
is nice." This is very general and tells us what your friend is
like. Show us what your friend is like, " My friend is very kind.
Twice a week she volunteers in a nursing home helping elderly patients
eat their dinner."
Remember to give your essay a title and hand it in Room 184. Have fun
writing!
Assignment for April 17, 2001
If you missed class, please ask Louise for the "Model 1-Maria's
Daily Activities" handout. Last week your assignment was to write a
composition about your daily activities.
This week I would like you to look at your composition again and see
if you can be more specific and detailed in your description. Instead of
saying, " I get up very early.", tell your reader what time.
Instead of saying, " I eat breakfast.", tell your reader what
you eat. Help your reader see a picture of your daily activities. Give
your reader sensory information.
Please hand in your composition in Louise's file folder in Room 184.
Assignment for April 10, 2001
If you missed class, please ask Louise for the "Model 1-Maria's
Daily Activities" handout.
In class we brainstormed our daily activities according to the
diagram in the handout. Your assignment is to use your brainstorm from
class to write a composition about your daily activities. Write five
paragraphs and put the following information in your paragraphs:
Paragraph 1. Introduce yourself. Where do you live? What do you
do?
Paragraph 2. Tell about your morning activities ( before work or
school).
Paragraph 3. Tell about the main part of your day.
Paragraph 4. Tell about your evening activities.
Paragraph 5. Conclude with several general points.
Give your composition a title and remember to indent for each
paragraph. Please hand in your composition in Louise's file folder in
Room 184.
Assignment for March 27, 2001
Pretend you are Mrs. Jong, the mother in the story, Double Face, at
the end of the story. Using the "Four Quadrants" worksheet,
brainstorm while standing in the shoes of Mrs. Jong. Draw a picture of
the situation. Think about sensory information-what do you see, hear,
smell, touch or taste? What are you thinking or saying? What are you
feeling? After you have brainstormed, use your worksheet to write a
composition. Remember to show, not tell, and finally give your writing a
title. Above all have fun being someone else!
Assignment for March 13, 2001
How are you similar to different from your parents or your children?
Write a short composition to explain how you are the same or different.
Here are some sample topic sentences:
I am very similar to my parents. Or: I am very
different from my parents. Or I am similar to my parents
in some ways but different from them in others.
Assignment for March 6, 2001
Complete #1-18 on pages 48 and 49 in your Pre-GED Reading text.
Please write the answers in complete sentences. You can check #1-16
yourself with the answers at the back of the book. Please hand in
questions #17 and 18 for me to look at.
Assignment for February 27,
2001
Last week we talked in groups about the following idea: "Have
you ever been awakened in the night by a sound? Have you lain there
listening for every scratch or creaking sound?"
Then we used the "Four Quadrants" worksheet to brainstorm
our experiences. In class we began writing about our experiences and
reading them to each other.
Finish up writing your scary experience and hand it in to
"Louise's" file in Room 184.
Assignment for February 20,
2001
1. Using your ideas and the ones we discussed in class, write a final
draft about "Sitting by the River". Try to "show not
tell" when you write, so your reader gets a vivid picture of what
you see, hear and smell by the river.
2. Complete #1-14 on pages 42 and 43 in your Pre-GED Reading text.
Please write the answers in complete sentences. You can check #1-12
yourself with the answers at the back of the book. For #13 and 14, ask a
teacher to read your answers.
3. Have you ever been awakened in the night by a sound? Have you lain
there listening for every scratch or creaking sound? Using the
"Four Quadrants", brainstorm the experience. Draw a picture to
explain the event. Think about what you saw, heard, smelt, tasted or
touched. What were you thinking? How were you feeling? Bring your
brainstorm to class next week.
Assignment for February 13,
2001
From page 40 of the story, "Bless me, Ultima", imagine you
are sitting with the narrator and Samuel by the side of the river. What
do you see? What do you hear? What do you smell? Using the answers to
these questions, write a short composition about "Sitting by the
River". Remember what we have talked about. Try to "show not
tell" when you write, so your reader gets a vivid picture when they
read your writing.
Assignment for February 6,
2001
a) Using your "Four Quadrants" brainstorm, write a final
draft of "Writing in Role". Remember that you are pretending
to be Ciel at the end of the story, "The Women of Brewster
Place." Bring that moment to life! Please hand in your work to
Louise's file in Room 184.
b) Complete #1-16 on pages 36 and 37 in your Pre-GED Reading text.
Please write the answers in complete sentences. You can check #1-14
yourself with the answers at the back of the book. For #15 and 16, ask a
teacher to read your answers.
Assignment for November 28,
2000
From the outline that you made last week on My Summer, write a short
essay. Remember to write an introduction which includes your thesis
statement. Then write 2-4 body paragraphs. Finally, write a conclusion.
Hand in your essay in Room 184 in the file folder marked
"Louise".
Assignment for November 21,
2000
Today we practiced brainstorming and arranging our brainstorm into an
outline or an idea map. Brainstorm and list your ideas for the essay
topic, My Summer. Then organize these ideas into an outline or an idea
map. Do NOT write the essay yet; just hand in your brainstorm and
outline.
Assignment for November 14,
2000
What do you think about robots? Are they dangerous? Are they useful?
Are they convenient? Would you have a robot in your house?
Write a paragraph to explain what you think about robots. Remember
before you begin to write, do your prewriting to narrow your topic,
write a complete and limited topic sentence and a body that fully
supports and develops the topic sentence.
Assignment for November 7,
2000
Choose one of the following topics and write a paragraph. Aim
for:
1. a clear, complete and limited topic sentence
2. a body that fully supports and develops the topic sentence
Remember to follow the Writing Process by using your Paragraph
Checklist.
Choose ONE of these sayings; state whether you think it is true. Then
explain why you think it is true using examples to support your point of
view.
a. Beauty is only skin deep.
b. Honesty is the best policy.
c. Necessity is the mother of invention
Assignment for October 31,
2000
Choose one of the following topics and write a paragraph. Aim
for:
1. a clear, complete and limited topic sentence
2. a body that fully supports and develops the topic sentence
Remember to follow the Writing Process by using your Paragraph
Checklist.
1. My Ideal Vacation
2. A sense of humour can make life easier.
3. In my family, traditions (values or beliefs) are very
important,
4. Secrets to a Good Marriage
Assignment for October 24,
2000
Choose one of the following topics and write a paragraph. Aim
for:
1. a clear, complete and limited topic sentence
2. a body that fully supports and develops the topic sentence
Remember to follow the Writing Process by using your Paragraph
Checklist.
1. Discuss a day in your life when you learned something
important.
2. Discuss your favourite room.
3. Discuss the ideal job.
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