Friday, October 28, 2011

HOMEWORK FOR OCTOBER 31-NOVEMBER 4

FOR MONDAY, OCTOBER 31: Write a Cause and Effect Essay Using #4 on page 417
FOR TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1: Clean Copy of Cause and Effect Essay
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2: HOLIDAY
FOR THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3: Read and Annotate Chapter 8: Definition
FOR FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4: Read and Annotate “Our Do It Yourself Economy” and do Qs, Study for Vocabulary Quiz
FOR MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7: Read and Annotate “I Want a Wife” and do the Qs AND Write an Essay Using #4 on page 443

Sunday, October 23, 2011

HOMEWORK FOR OCTOBER 24-31

FOR MONDAY, OCTOBER 24: Read and Annotate “Caffeine Crazies” and “On Teenagers and Tattoos” and do the Qs
FOR TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25: Read and Annotate “My Wood” and do the Qs
WEDNESDAY: Practice AP Essay (In Class)
FOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27: Read and Annotate “Driving Us to Distraction” and “Black Men and Public Space” and do the Qs
FOR FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28: Read and Annotate “Living the Dreams” and do the Qs, Study for Vocabulary Quiz
FOR MONDAY, OCTOBER 31: Write a Cause and Effect Essay Using #4 on page 417

Monday, October 17, 2011

"to go cold turkey"

"to go cold turkey"

definition: to quit something abruptly. (usually some type of drug)

example: You will not lose weight until you give up chocolate - I suggest you go cold turkey.

origin: The expression originates from the goose bumps and palor which accompany withdrawal from narcotics or tobacco. One's skin resembles that of a plucked, cold turkey.

Saturday, October 15, 2011

HOMEWORK FOR OCTOBER 17-24

FOR MONDAY, OCTOBER 17: Read and Annotate “The Culture of Martyrdom” and “The Internet: The 10% Solution” and do the Qs
FOR TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18: Read and Annotate “Stripped for Parts” and do the Qs
FOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20: Write an essay using the Writing suggestion #4 for “Stripped for Parts”
FOR FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21: Clean Copy of Essay, Study for Vocabulary Quiz (In Class: Read and Annotate Chapter 7: Cause and Effect)
FOR MONDAY, OCTOBER 24: Read and Annotate “Caffeine Crazies” and “On Teenagers and Tattoos” and do the Qs

Sunday, October 9, 2011

HOMEWORK FOR OCTOBER 10-17

FOR MONDAY, OCTOBER 10: Clean Copy of the Comparative Essay. Read and Annotate “My Daily Dives in the Dumpster” and do Qs
FOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13: Read and Annotate “Revision and Life” and “Almost Time to Write.” and do Qs
FOR MONDAY, OCTOBER 17: Read and Annotate “The Culture of Martyrdom” and “The Internet: The 10% Solution” and do the Qs

Saturday, October 1, 2011

HOMEWORK FOR OCTOBER 3-7

FOR MONDAY, OCTOBER 3: Read and Annotate “Remembering My Childhood on the Continent of Africa” and do Qs
FOR TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4: Read and Annotate “Neat People vs. Sloppy People” and do Qs; For Thursday do Writing Suggestion #4
FOR WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5: We will be doing a practice AP Rhetorical Analysis Essay.
FOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6: Writing Suggestion #4 for “Neat People vs. Sloppy People”
FOR FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7: Read and Annotate Chapter 6 (Process) and study for vocabulary quiz
FOR MONDAY, OCTOBER 10: Clean Copy of the Comparative Essay. Read and Annotate “My Daily Dives in the Dumpster” and do Qs

HOW TO ANNOTATE AND WHY

I came across this article and I think it is worth a read:

http://slowreads.com/how-to-mark-a-book/

C.