Homework for MON, August 2

Reading: #4 p.91-92 (Crossword)

Novel:
Read ch. 22 and answer the following question in a paragraph (5-7 sentences.)

Question: When the preacher is praying on page 153, he says, “we appreciate the complicated and wonderful gifts you give us in each other.” What do you think he means by this? Note: Consider not just the books’ characters but also your own life experience and relationships when writing your response.

See you Monday!

Homework for Friday, July 30th

Reading: #8 pg. 87 and #2 pg. 88

Novel: Read Ch. 21 (quick 5Q quiz on FRI)

L/S: Find/Bring in an ad from print media (newspaper, magazine, etc.)
*Choose 1 that you especially like OR dislike.

Homework for TH, July 29

READING
Quick Write:
Was it easy or hard to describe yourself? What kind of people (personalities/physical types) do you think will respond to your ad?
Explain your prediction.

L/S
Group Presentation Tomorrow - Prepare
News Report: Create a news story (make believe.)
Include: a - What happened? b - Where it happened?
c - Who was involved? d - When it happened?
e - Why it happened?

Format: Present your story to the class as if on TV/Live Report.
Roles: 1 reporter, 2-3 witnesses he/she interviews
Decide as a group what questions the reporter will ask and write down
your answers. You can have 1 notecard for the presentation with notes
but not the script.

Grade:
Performance (Individual):
1 - Ability to understand how W questions are answered.
2 - Grammar (S+V, S+V agreement, verb tenses)
3 - Clarity of speech/pronunciation.
4 - Intonation and role-playing effort/animation
5 - Effort in planning
Performance (Group):
1 - Script submission
2 - Timing/Shared Speaking

Homework for WED, July 28th

READING
1- Quick Write:
Answer the following question:
What do you think makes a relationship successful?
(4 + sentences. Give examples/share personal experiences.)

2- Matching Exercise:

A - Match the words with their opposites.
a) intelligent
b) funny
c) handsome/pretty
d) friendly
e) extroverted
f) interesting
g) sweet

1. boring 2. ugly 3. shy 4. serious
5. rude 6. insensitive 7. Stupid

B - Put the positive adjectives in the order that they are most
important to you. 1 should be the thing that is most important, and 7 should be the thing that is least important.

3 – Make a list:
What do you look for in your perfect partner?

L/S
Read an article (in the newspaper, online about American culture or world news.
Summarize the article for the class. (Main points: What? Where? When? Who? Why?)
Give your opinion of this news: Is it accurate or not? Why?

Homework for Tuesday, July 27th

Reading: Ch 5. #2 p. 78 Answer questions in sentence form.

Novel: WD Quiz on Tuesday:
1- In a sentence, write down the chapter's main idea. (Chapters 1-20, text given)

2- Answer questions about the details in Ch. 19-20

3- Answer in a paragraph: Excluding WD and Opal, which character do you think is the most important to the story's plot? Explain why. (5-7 sentences).

Homework due Thursday: 7/22

Homework for THURSDAY 7/22:

PD 1/READING:
At the doctor’s office:
Write a dialogue between you and a doctor.
In it, include:
A – What’s wrong? / What hurts?
B – How it feels / Describe the pain:
*use words from the written dialogue we did in class
i.e. ache, dull, sharp, sore, stiff, throb, twinge, …
C – Advice / recommendations from the doctor (You should ….)

PD 2

NOVEL: WD Read Chapter 16 OR 17 as assigned on Tuesday, be prepared to summarize/explain it.

Note: You have a Midterm on Friday including:
RDING:
Chapter 1 (Neighborhoods, Cities and Towns, *p19)
Chapter 3 (Friends and Family *p55)
Chapter 4 ( Health Care *p75)
L/S:
Chapter 1 (Academic Life Around the World *p21)
Chapter 4 (In the Community *p81)