Friday, January 14

It's Friday! And even better - it's a half day!!

Important Notes:
- CONGRATULATIONS JONATHAN!!!!
- Happy birthday (again) Balani!
- Is anyone interested in playing flag-football? Talk to Ms. S or Julianna. Mike, the TA in the morning class, is coaching and needs to know ASAP if you want to play. It'd be Tuesday/Wednesday/OR Thursday each week at 1:30.

Here are your assignments as you come in today...

1) Vocabulary Quiz. You have to take your quiz BEFORE you can get a laptop.

2) PLATO - English/Language Arts
Go to: Written and Oral Conventions
Assignment: Correcting Sentence Fragments - Verb Phrases
Print the mastery test (with your name printed on it) and turn in. If your name does not print, you need to show Ms. S or Julianna your assignment on the computer and have us sign the printout.

3) Mary Shelley - The author of Frankenstein
Read the attached article in Edmodo that gives you some background on the author of Frankenstein, Mary Shelley. When you are done reading, write down 5 facts that you learned about her life. IF YOU COPY & PASTE FROM THE ARTICLE, YOU WILL NOT EARN CREDIT.

This assignment will be done in your blog. Blog Title - Mary Shelley - Author Background

You also need to visit the attached website in Edmodo (http://home.tiscali.nl/~hamberg/gothic/genre.html) and answer the questions:
1) What is gothic literature?
2) What is one reason that Frankenstein is classified as gothic literature?
3) What is science fiction?

4) Social Studies

If you are working on US History, complete the following assignment:
American Vision books - Chapter 14 - Primary Sources (p.694-695)
Document Based Questions - Answer all 5 questions

If you are working on World History, complete the following assignment:
World History books - Chapter 14 - Primary Sources (p.668-669)
Document Based Questions - Answer all 5 questions