Grade 12 – Term 1 IP

Posted by tbakbrack on October 21st 2009 to College English 12, Homepage

Click here to download the Term 1 IP specifications and steps. You will compare the Anglo-Saxon elegiac poem, “The Wife’s Lament”, to a modern song about longing or loss in a PowerPoint.

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Grade 11 – U-Pick Journal Topics

Posted by tbakbrack on October 20th 2009 to College English 11, Homepage

Click here to download JW topics, through 10/19. Save in your Homework folder.

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Grade 12 – Beowulf Study Guide 2

Posted by tbakbrack on October 20th 2009 to Homepage

Click here for the second Beowulf study guide. Save in your Classwork folder as NAME.Beowulf2.

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Grade 12 – College Essay Organizers

Posted by tbakbrack on October 19th 2009 to Homepage

Click here for an updated list of steps, specifications and deadlines for your common application college essay. Save this in your projects folder using the same name on Oct. 19.

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G 12- Term 1 Extra Credit

Posted by tbakbrack on October 14th 2009 to Homepage

Click here to view 3 options for Extra Credit in Term 1 – worth up to  50-point test grade. All are due by Thurs., Nov. 5.

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Grade 12 – Writing a Great Hook, Part 2

Posted by tbakbrack on October 13th 2009 to College English 12, Homepage

Click here for examples and more resources on writing a great hook for your college essay. Includes homework for OCt. 13.

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College 11 – Thesis statements & persuasive essay outline

Posted by tbakbrack on September 28th 2009 to College English 11, Homepage

This is a resource to help you organize and write a 5-paragraph persuasive essay.

Click here for thesis statement models and essay outlines.

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SAT practice test for seniors

Posted by tbakbrack on September 21st 2009 to College English 12, Homepage

For Tues-Thurs., Sept. 22-24, College English 12 students

Do Now: Open this SAT Practice Test to Section 1 – Reading Comprehension

Disregard the Answer Sheets for now; they are printed out already for you.

Tues., Wed. and Thurs., work through the first section, pages 3-9, 10 minutes per day.

We will review correct answers and strategies the following day.

** The next time we will do a timed, 20-minute practice similar to the actual test environment. Relax. Focus. Read closely, and good luck.

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Welcome back!

Posted by tbakbrack on September 01st 2009 to College English 11, College English 12, Homepage
Get ready for an active and challenging year at TBA!

Get ready for an active and challenging year at TBA!

Assignment #1

Grade 12 -
1) Summer Reading journal for All Souls due Monday, Sept. 21.

2) Purchase a writing journal and notebook for use Monday, Sept. 14. (You will use the 2-sided notebook system.)

Click here for the Reading Journal assignments sheet.

Grade 11 -
1) Summer Reading journal for I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings or Black Boy due Monday, Sept. 21.

2) Purchase a writing journal and notebook for use Monday, Sept. 14. (You will use the 2-sided notebook system.)

Click here for the Reading Journal assignments sheet.

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