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Grade 12 – Term 1 IP

tbakbrack — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:05:17 +0000

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.

Grade 11 – U-Pick Journal Topics

tbakbrack — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:34:32 +0000

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

Grade 12 – Beowulf Study Guide 2

tbakbrack — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:42:08 +0000

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

Grade 12 – College Essay Organizers

tbakbrack — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:56:23 +0000

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.

G 12- Term 1 Extra Credit

tbakbrack — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:58:56 +0000

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.

Grade 12 – Writing a Great Hook, Part 2

tbakbrack — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:58:27 +0000

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

College 11 – Thesis statements & persuasive essay outline

tbakbrack — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:00:09 +0000

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

Click here for thesis statement models and essay outlines.

SAT practice test for seniors

tbakbrack — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:06:55 +0000

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.

Welcome back!

tbakbrack — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:09:46 +0000

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.