Vanterpool

= Mr. Vanterpool's Wiki Page BRING YOUR INDEPENDENT READING BOOK EVERY DOUBLE PERIOD!!! = **5/4:** Read up to page 142 //Fahrenheit 451.// ** 2/6: ** Complete the "Preposition or Adverb" worksheet. ** 2/3: ** Write 3-4 paragraphs on a Civil Rights figure. How did their words and actions change the society around them? How can someone go from accepting the status quo to rebelling against it? Were these people leaders, rebels or followers?Be sure to give background information on whoever you choose. You **cannot** choose: MLK, Malcolm X, Rosa Parks or Harriet Tubman. ** 2/2: ** Poetry Out Loud Class competition on ** TOMORROW!! ** If you get the highest score, you advance to the school wide competition. ** 1/31: ** Poetry Out Loud Class competition on ** THIS Friday **. If you get the highest score, you advance to the school wide competition. ** 1/24: ** Complete the //Antigone// essay. The 5 paragraph, typed essay will be due on Friday at noon. ** 2) ** Pick 2 poems from the Poetry Out Loud website. We will have a guest on Thursday. ** 1/23: ** ** QUIZ TOMORROW!! ** It will cover: Antigone plot up to page 50, Verbs/Adverbs, and Antigone Vocab words.  ** 1/19: ** Complete the "Leadership in Antigone" packet.  2) ** QUIZ NEXT TUESDAY! ** ** 1/17: ** Complete the " How does Conflict..." work sheet. 2)** QUIZ NEXT TUESDAY! ** It will be covering: Verbs, Adverbs, Antigone and Vocab ** 1/12: ** Complete the Quote Analysis Activity. You MUST do all 6 to earn full credit. ** 1/10: ** Complete the 2 questions in regards to Creon's personality. Remember that these are direct quotes and they shed light on who he really is.  ** 1/9: ** Complete the "Fate, Family, and Oedipus Rex" worksheet.  ** 1/6: ** Answer the 6 Unit Essential Questions for //Antigone//.  2) Complete the "Noun or Adverb" worksheet. ** 1/5: ** Answer the "Compare and Contrast" sibling questions. 2) Come up with 1-2 questions to ask our special guest. ** 1/4: ** Complete the "Action and Linking Verbs" Worksheets A and B. ** 12/15: ** ** SECOND DRAFTS ARE DUE ON FRIDAY!!!! FINAL DRAFTS ARE DUE ON MONDAY!!!! ** ** 12/13: ** ** SECOND DRAFTS ARE DUE ON FRIDAY!!!! ** ** 12/12: ** ** First drafts are due TOMORROW, 12/13 at 2:15. YOU MUST HAVE A PRINTED COPY WITH YOU! ** ** 12/8: ** ** FIRST DRAFTS ARE DUE ON TUESDAY, 12/13!!!!!! ** ** 12/6: ** ** Full Outline and Notecards are due on THURSDAY, 12/8 at 12:30 pm!!!!! ** ** 12/5: ** ** Full Outline and Notecards are due on THURSDAY, 12/8!!!! ** ** 12/1: ** We will have a 12 Angry Men Quest on ** MONDAY, 12/5 ** ** 2) ** For your Famous Trials Essay, your sources, full outline and note cards are due ** NEXT THURSDAY, 12/8. ** ** 11/29: ** Complete the Extend the Story 2) Create your thesis statement. Due on ** THURSDAY ** ** 11/28: ** Provide examples from //12 Angry Men// of Ethos, Pathos and Logos. ** 2) ** Pick which of the famous trials you would like to write your research paper on. ** 11/21: ** Complete the "Which juror do you think will cause the most problems in reaching a verdict and why" worksheet. ** 11/18: ** Complete the "Which juror can you relate to and why?" worksheet. Only complete Prompt #1. ** 11/17: ** Complete the Quote Analysis sheet. ** 11/15: ** Make vocab cards for ALL vocab words. Cards should have part of speech. 2) Complete the theme worksheet for //12 Angry Men.// ** 11/14: ** Read "Verdict on Juries" and fill out the chart in its ** ENTIRETY ** ** 11/10: ** Answer the questions regarding judgement and biases. ** 11/7: ** Your Student Teaching Projects are due ** TOMORROW **, ** Tuesday, 11/8 ** . The group of 3, yours will be due ** Thursday, 11/10 ** .  ** 11/1: ** You will write a 2 paragraph letter from 1) Tybalt to Romeo challenging him to a duel **OR** 2) Mercutio to Romeo convincing him to fight Tybalt.  ** 10/31: ** Your Student Teaching Projects are due ** NEXT Tuesday, 11/8 ** . The group of 3, yours will be due ** NEXT Thursday, 11/10 ** . We will be working on this all week.  ** 10/28: ** Finish Act 2 of //Romeo and Juliet.//  ** 10/25: ** Write a 4 paragraph letter to Juliet from the Nurse trying to convince her to marry Paris.  2) Finish the Noun or Adjective worksheet. 3) If you have not already done so, complete your IR Projects. These will be due ** TOMORROW. ** ** 10/20: ** Independent Reading Projects are due on ** TUESDAY!! ** 2) Read Act 1 Scenes 2-3 in //Romeo and Juliet.// ** 10/19: ** You will be performing your internal stage lines tomorrow. Please come prepared. ** 10/18: ** Annotated Bibliographies are due ** TOMORROW! ** ** 10/13: ** Come in with at least 3 sources for your Annotated Bibliography project. ** 10/11: ** **FINISH** //I Am Malala//. That means, you will be reading Chapter 27 to the end of Chapter 34. ** 10/7: ** Ready and annotate Chapters 24-27 in //I Am Malala//. You think there might be a quiz on Tuesday? Probably... 2) If you didn't already do so, finish reading and annotating " The Taliban's War Against Women", and answer the questions at the back of the packet.  ** 10/6: ** Read and annotate Chapters 19-23 in //I Am Malala.//  ** 10/4: ** Complete the "Textual Moments on Political Opinions" for //I Am Malala.// Remember to answer ALL 4 questions thoroughly.  ** 10/3: ** Read and annotate Chapters 16-18 in //I Am Malala//.  ** 9/30: ** Complete the chapter guide for Chapters 13-15 in you //I Am Malala// packet.  ** 9/29: ** Respond to the 3 questions handed out in class. Yes, you must use complete sentences. Yes, there is a back page.  ** 9/27: **Read Chapters 11-13 in //I Am Malala//. Will there be a quiz?? I don't know....  ** 9/26: ** Complete the " Insisting Reading vs Restricting Reading" response sheet. Yes, you must use complete sentences.  ** 9/23: ** Read and annotate Chapters 4-7 in //I Am Malala.// ** 9/22: ** Answer both questions in reference to Malala's passion for education. ** 9/20: ** Finish reading Chapter 1 of //I Am Malala// and an swer questions 1-13 in reference to Chapter 1. ** 9/19: ** ** Your typed Journey Poem final are due TOMORROW. Remember that there must be 3 POEMS!!!! ** ** 9/16: ** ** Your typed Journey Poem rough drafts are due on MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH!! Typed final drafts are due on TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH!!! ** ** 9/13: ** ** Your typed Journey Poem rough drafts are due on MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH!! Typed final drafts are due on TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH!!! ** We will have edits in class on Monday. ** 9/12:If ** ** you did not do so, you should complete the chart at the BACK of your Journey Anthology Packet. ** 2) ** We will have our "The Last Book in the Universe" Test on TUESDAY!!! ** Please remember to bring your Independent Reading book EVERY double period which will be on Tuesdays. 2) If you have not done so, finish reading and annotating " Majority of Americans.."
 * 5/16: ** Rough Draft for your "Own Dystopias" are due on ** THURSDAY! ** Final drafts are due on ** FRIDAY! **
 * 5/15: ** Rough Draft for your "Own Dystopias" are due on ** THURSDAY! ** Final drafts are due on ** FRIDAY! **
 * 5/12: ** Your rough drafts of your "Own Dystopias" are due on ** Thursday, 5/16 ** . Your final drafts are due on ** Friday, 5/19. **
 * 5/11: ** Novel sequels are due tomorrow at 3 pm.
 * 5/9: ** Your //Fahrenheit 451// Novel Sequels are due on Friday.
 * 5/8: ** Compare Montag to Icarus. Think about Montag's transformation thus far.
 * 5/5: ** Complete the "Foreshadowing Chart" for //Fahrenheit 451.//
 * 5/2: ** Complete the Social Justice Response Sheet. Yes, there is a back. #Savethetrees
 * 5/1: ** Read the interview with Ray Bradbury from 2005. Answer the corresponding questions in complete and coherent sentences.
 * 4/28: ** Complete the Theme Chart for //Fahrenheit 451//.
 * 4/27: ** Complete the "Who is the foil?" response sheet.
 * 4/25: ** Diagram the 10 sentences for HW. If you get stuck, remember the template....
 * 4/24: ** How has Montag changed so far? Don't forget to use textual evidence to support your claims. (Hint: find a quote at the beginning of the book and then one from the last 10-12 pages)
 * 4/21: ** Answer 2 of the 4 prompts in 3 paragraph answers. Be sure to answer all questions and be sure to write in complete and coherent sentences.
 * 4/20: ** Complete the letter to Beatty.
 * 2) ** Read up to the middle of page 89.
 * 4/18: ** Complete the letters from Montag to Clarisse or Montag to Mildred.
 * 4/14: ** Complete the //Happiness in Fahrenheit 451// worksheet.
 * 2) ** Your weekly logs are due ** NEXT TUESDAY **.
 * 4/13: ** Complete the Short Answer assignment sheet for //Fahrenheit 451.//
 * 4/10: ** Read and annotate up to page 45 in // Fahrenheit 451 //** . **
 * 2) ** You were given a week log today regarding your screen time. These are due ** NEXT TUESDAY **.
 * 4/7: ** Complete your mini essay prompts. These are due on Sunday, 4/9, at 12:00pm!!
 * 4/6: ** Read to the bottom of page 21 in //Fahrenheit 451.//
 * 4/4: ** Complete, in its entirety, the Technology Chart. Remember that pros = good; cons = bad.
 * 4/3: ** Answer the "Censorship" questions. Only complete questions 1 and 2(the first page).
 * 3/20: IR PROJECTS ARE DUE TOMORROW!! ** Make you are up to date with Indirect and Direct Objects. You will see them again.....
 * 3/16: ** Bring your material for your IR Project tomorrow. We will be working on them in class.
 * 3/10: Your Independent Reading Projects are due NEXT Tuesday, 3/21! **
 * 3/9: ** Complete the Comma Splice Practice sheet. Punctuation/Comma Splice quiz is ** TOMORROW!. **
 * 3/6: ** Complete the comma and semi colon work sheet. There will be a quiz on ** Friday ** that will be covering the following: **Fragments and Run-ons, Periods, Commas, Semi Colons, Colons and Commas Splices.**
 * 3/2: ** Complete the "Your and You're" and the "Their, There and Their" worksheets.
 * 2/27: ** Complete the Sentence/Fragment/Run-on work sheet. Yes, there is a back.
 * 2/23: ** Your African American Essays are due at the end of class tomorrow, 2/24.
 * 2/14: ** Dress warm for the U Street and Logan Circle Heritage Trails.
 * 2/9: ** Read and Annotate pages 587- 594 of James Baldwin's //Notes of a Native Son.//
 * 2/7: ** You will write you own letter to a loved one( living or deceased) in which you reference: child hood, love, and time. Letters will be **MINIMUM 25 lines**. Yes, 25 lines. This letter will be in poetry form.
 * Typed rough drafts are due NEXT MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19th!! **
 * JOURNEY POEMS ARE DUE ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20th!! We will be working on these for the next week! **
 * 9/8: ** Read and annotate " The Problem With an Almost-Perfect Genetic World" and answer questions 1-5.
 * 9/6: ** Prepare 2-3 questions for our debate on Genetic Testing
 * 9/2: ** Find textual evidence of the following themes: Wisdom, Science, Family, Religion, Utopia vs Dystopia, and Government. You MUST provide the page number and summarize what is happening in the scene.
 * 9/1: ** Who is the Hero in LBITU?
 * 8/30: ** Complete the "Hero" worksheet.
 * 8/29: THE LAST BOOK IN THE UNIVERSE TEST IS TOMORROW!!!!!!!!! **
 * 8/26: ** Complete the Vocab chart and answer the questions on the second page. Yes, you must fill out the chart COMPLETELY!!!
 * 8/25: ** Complete the "Is writing important" worksheet. Yes, you must use complete sentences.
 * 8/24: ** Return signed syllabus that was handed out today. Don't forget to bring your "The Last Book in the Universe" from here until further notice.