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1984 - By George Orwell - Audiobook (Period 3)

Class,

We will be reading 1984 by George Orwell for period 4. Please click here to download the audiobook. Thanks,

T. Brandon

Source Cards - Homework for Feb 16th

On your first page of the research report notebook, you must write the following:

Author:
Title:
Name of Magazine:
Place of Publication:
URL:

Summary (with Direct Quotes if applicable):

Research Topic (write your topic here)
Areas of interest (subtopics)

Research Report Topics

Due February 12th. All that you need to do is post your topic here, ie: Click on "comments" and post your topic. "Illegal gun trafficing in Colombia." or what ever it may be.

Selecting a Topic - Questions from Handout - 1 through 5

Due: Tuesday Feb. 9th, 2010.

Assigned in class on Tuesday.

Research Assignment: Due Feb. 9th (Before class)

From “West with the Night” (first page of our Research Handout) find one topic the passage that interests you. Research the topic using at least 3 sources and write a paragraph about the topic.

• Make sure you use in-text citing
• Post your paragraph to the blog
• Provide me your references at the end of the paragraph

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Ch. 31 - Conclusion: Questions and Vocabulary

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Ch. 26 - 30: Questions and Vocabulary

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Ch. 21 - 25: Questions and Vocabulary

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Ch. 15 - 20: Questions and Vocabulary

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Ch. 11 - 15: Questions and Vocabulary

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Ch. 6 - 10: Questions and Vocabulary

10TH GRADE POST HERE The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Ch. 1 - 5: Questions and Vocabulary

To post your questions and Vocabulary, click on comments, just below.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer: How to post your Questions and Vocabulary words

10th Grade class, your weekly homework assignment due on Tuesdays:

1. Post 2 questions for your chapter to the assigned reading

• Chilito, Fayad: 1 *Chapters: 1, 6, 11, 16, 21, 26, 31
• Forero, Gasca: 2 *Chapters: 2, 7, 12, 17, 22, 27, 32
• Guerrero, Murillo: 3 *Chapters:3, 8, 13, 18, 23, 28, 33
• Rivera, Rodriguez: 4 *Chapters:4, 9, 14, 19, 24, 29, 34
• Vallejo, Varela: 5 *Chapters: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35

2. Post 3 new vocabulary words weekly to create our vocabulary list together.

• 3 vocabulary words with their definitions and page number in the book.

Example Posting:

Chapter 2

1. What did the main character get as punishment for fighting with his brother?

A. Washing the car

B. Taking Brandon's exam

C. Whitewashing the fence

D. Shaving Terrence's head

2. What does Tom gain from his peers while also getting them to paint the fence?

A. Dead cat, marbles, broken kite

B. Taking Brandon's exam

C. Whitewashing the fence

D. Shaving Terrence's head

Vocabulary:

1. Awesome - means Brandon in 14 languages.

2. Blog - where you need to post your assignments.

3. Do it - literally means do it.