Tuesday, March 24, 2020

Enrichment Work

For March 30: Here's a comma review activity with a flash card quiz.
Comma Review

Also, check this out:
For this week's enrichment, you could write an essay to entry an FFA contest. Prizes are:
First place: $7,500
Second place: $5,000
Third place: $2,500

To enter, submit an essay of 1,000 words or less responding to the prompt (listed in the link) by April 20, 2020. If you'd like feedback from me on in, please share the google doc with me before April 13. (That will give you time to polish up after feedback from me.)

Here's the link: FFA Essay Contest

For March 23: today's enrichment work is from Grammar Girl, a
podcast on invented words for colors. Listen to the podcast and/or read the article. 
Click the link here: Grammar Girl-Colors

Monday, January 13, 2020

Midterm exam

Your midterm exam will be an in-class essay that covers using thorough evidence-based argumentation. Please review the prezi on EBA (in the online textbook).

Wednesday, December 4, 2019

Friday, November 1, 2019

Thursday, September 26, 2019

Girl Emulation

Here's the link to the short story "Girl" from Jamaica Kincaid: "Girl"
Here are links to the assignment and the brainstorming sheet: Assignment and Brainstorming

Tuesday, August 27, 2019

CMP and syllabus

Here's a link to the CMP and syllabus for Level 2 Freshman English. Be sure to turn in your signature sheet by Friday, 9/6. Level 2 Freshman English CMP and syllabus