Homework 3/31

1) Complete a 2nd ROAR post

2) Vocab Quiz #13 pushed back to Wednesday, April 7th

Homework 3/29

1) Read and 4-Square notes for the 4 Fahrenheit articles

2) Fahrenheit test: period 1&2 Wednesday, period 5 Thursday

3) ROAR post #2 due Thursday night

Fahrenheit Study Material

In advance of Wednesday's test, here are some online quizzes to refresh and train your brain
(Although, I wonder what Bradbury would think about using the internet to study for a test...)

Crossword Plot/Characters
http://www.argo217.k12.il.us/departs/English/blettiere/451_cross.htm

Quizzes
http://www.triv.net/html/Users/user1924.htm
http://www.quia.com/rr/116799.html
http://www.quia.com/cb/118301.html
http://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz/quiz15527111c8450.html

Vocab
http://www.argo217.k12.il.us/departs/English/blettiere/451_vocab_part_01_match_drag_drop.htm

http://www.argo217.k12.il.us/departs/English/blettiere/451_vocab_part_02_match_drag_drop.htm

http://www.argo217.k12.il.us/departs/English/blettiere/451_vocab_part_03_match_drag_drop.htm

Homework 3/25

A good end to MCAS week...

1) keep up with your ROAR reading

2) here are articles to read for Tuesday's debate

Ills of Technology
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2008/07/is-google-making-us-stupid/6868/

http://www.popmatters.com/pm/tools/print/107954

Good of Technology
http://www.wired.com/culture/culturereviews/magazine/16-09/st_essay

http://www.britannica.com/blogs/2008/07/why-abundance-is-good-a-reply-to-nick-carr/

Compose 4-Square notes for these articles:

-------------------------
Agree Disagree
-------------------------
Questions Connections
--------------------------

Homework 2/23

ROAR 1st post due Wednesday night!

Catch up on Fahrenheit 451 reading

Homework 3/22

Review your MCAS cheat sheets!

Comment on this post to submit your guess for the MCAS writing prompt.
The closest answer wins a catered lunch!

2010 Writing Prompt
In literature as in life, ______________________.

Homework 3/18

1) Fahrenheit reading p130-165 DUE MONDAY

2) MCAS cheat sheet #3 for Friday

3) ROAR post #1 next Wednesday

Homework 3/16

1) Fahrenheit 113-130

2) MCAS cheat sheet (pick a play)

3) Vocab quiz #12

4) Imitation poem upload to turnitin.com

Homework 3/15

1) Fahrenheit 93-110

2) upload imitation poem (and original) to turnitin.com

3) ROAR reading?

Homework 3/12

1) Fahrenheit p 71-93

2) ROAR proposal

3) Imitation Poem to Turnitin.com

4) class presentation

Twitter Article
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/16/world/americas/16iht-currents.html

Suburbs Article
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3251758/Levittown.doc

Little Black Sambo Article
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3251758/The%20Picaninny%20Caricature.doc

Art
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3251758/madonna%20pictures.doc

Homework 3/11

1) MCAS cheat sheet

2) ROAR proposal on Monday

3) Upload Imitation Poem (and original) to Turnitin.com for Tuesday

Homework 3/10

1) read and notes for Fahrenheit p40-68

2) History ROAR book proposal due Monday

Homework 3/9

1) read and notes for Fahrenheit p. 21-40

2) find your history ROAR!

Homework 3/8

1) start your reading of Fahrenheit 451. Read until the paragraph break on page 21.

2) find a history ROAR! Check the recommendations, and get your book for 4th term.

3) this looks like a packed week, so hold off on vocab quiz until next Wednesday

Homework 2/2

1) Works Cited test (2/3)

2) imitation poem due at end of class (2/3)

3) Vocab #11 quick quiz (2/4)

Homework 3/1

March into these assignments...

1) Works Cited Test on Wednesday

2) Imitation poem due on Wednesday

3) short vocab quiz on Thursday

4) Turnitin.com copy of Research Paper due on Friday

5) Print version of Research Paper due on Monday