Here is the review sheet for your midterm! ¡Buena suerte! [gview file="https://www.whsad.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/midterm-review-1.docx"] … [Read more...]
Junior English HW #3 – Marking Period #2
AIM What are the different strategies you can use to improve your ELA Regents Multiple Choice score? EXTENSION ACTIVITY / HOMEWORK HW#3: Students will Passage Map and Answer ELA Regents Multiple Choice Questions … [Read more...]
SAT Essay Due Monday = 10% of the CCSS Writing Section of your Marking Period #2 Grade
AIM What are the different strategies you can use to improve your SAT Essay score? EXTENSION ACTIVITY / HOMEWORK HW: Students will complete SAT Essay = 10% of the CCSS Writing Section of your Marking Period #2 Grade … [Read more...]
3-28-14 Invasion de Extraterrestres HW#2
This just in!! Aliens have been spotted in New York City. NY1 wants viewers to call in and give as much information possible about them. They have disabled all electronic devices so you must a sketch of what it looks like. You are going to draw a picture of the Alien and label atleast 8 parts of his body ( parts can repeat). Underneath the picture answer the following questions: 1. ¿De que planeta es? 2. ¿De que color es? 3. ¿Es bueno o Malo? 4. ¿A dónde está? 5. Describelo (Describe at least 5 distinct features using tener) Here are the body parts we went over in class today: 1. cabeza - head Extras: 2. cuello - neck … [Read more...]
Video: Spain
Aim: What makes Spain a place to see? Instructions: Click the link below to the National Grographic's video about Spain, and fill in the missing information on the transcript. Spain Video: http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/destinations/spain-overview-dest [gview file="https://www.whsad.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Spain.docx"] … [Read more...]
SAT Essay Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EerhjNrwIPM … [Read more...]
Senior ELA Announcements
Upcoming Dates Homework Due Thursday: Write a 10-sentence paragraph comparing John the Savage as the dystopian hero archetype to one of the other four dystopian heroes we have discussed in class (Montag, Neo, the little boy, or Plato's freed prisoner). This goes with the worksheet given in class on Monday. Missing Work Last week we had two assignments due. We wrote a character analysis of Bernard Marx's change throughout the course of the novel. It's a 10-sentence paragraph with 3 textual quotes from the novel that support your thesis statement about what his change says about him. The other assignment was a worksheet that we used to help organize our thoughts on the novel. This assignment is already considered late and must … [Read more...]
IDENTITY
In the autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Maya Angelou recalls how the segregated society's idea of "beauty" created adversity for her as a child. Using 11x14 inch poster board, create a portrait that depicts how you see yourself, not how others see you. Write a paragraph explaining the picture, and how these images affect you. Use any art materials available to you, as well as magazine pictures, fabric, markers, colored pencils, computer graphics (original). Due Wednesday. … [Read more...]
Maya Angelou
Scavenger hunt due Friday: Use the websites on the handout to locate information to answer questions 1-15 about the author of "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. You will be graded on completeness, accuracy, legibility, spelling, punctuation, capitalization and grammar. DUE FRIDAY … [Read more...]
STUDY FOR REFLEXIVE VERB TEST TOMORROW!!!
Test tomorrow! Here is the review sheet!! Also, visit the links from the last post to practice. Study!!! Reflexive Test review --> This copy is better. [gview file="https://www.whsad.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Reflexive-Test-review2.docx"] … [Read more...]