English 10 - Semester 2

Day 1 - January 15, 2025:

Assignment #1: Email Your Teacher

Using your Office 365 Account, Email your teacher introducing yourself. Answer the following questions in your email?

What areas in school were you successful Semester 1?

What areas in school did you struggle the most Semester 1?

How would you describe your effort in Semester 1?

What are your goals for Semester 2?

This assignment is due by the end of the period.

Assignment #2:  Join Khan Academy

Please be sure to use your district email address to make your account. 

Assignment #3:  Khan Academy - Introduction to Adjectives and Articles

In this assignment, you will go to khanacademy.org and complete the assignments on "Introduction to Adjectives and Articles". There are four video assignments and three quizzes.

Day 2 - January 16, 2025:

Assignment #4:  OneNote: To Kill a Mockingbird - Chapter 15

In this assignment, you will complete Chapter 15 of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.

Day 3 - January 17, 2025:

Assignment #5:  OneNote: To Kill a Mockingbird - Chapter 17

In this assignment, you will complete Chapter 17 of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.

Day 5 - January 22, 2025:

Assignment #6:  Khan Academy - Introduction to Adverbs

In this assignment, you will go to khanacademy.org and complete the assignments on Adverbs". There are two video assignments and three quizzes.

Day 7 - January 24, 2025:

Assignment #7:  EdPuzzle: To Kill a Mockingbird - Chapter 18

In this assignment, you will complete Chapter 18 of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.

Day 8 - January 27, 2025:

Assignment #8: OneNote: To Kill a Mockingbird - Chapter 19

In this assignment, you will complete Chapter 19 of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.

Day 9 - January 28, 2025:

Assignment #9:  OneNote: To Kill a Mockingbird - Chapters 20-27

In this assignment, you will complete Chapter 20 of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.

Day 10 - January 29, 2025:

Assignment #10:  Khan Academy - Adjective Order and Commas with Adjectives

In this assignment, you will go to khanacademy.org and complete the assignments on "Adjective Order and Commas with Adjectives". There are two video assignments and two quizzes.

Day 11 - January 30, 2025:

Assignment #11:  OneNote: To Kill a Mockingbird - Chapters 28

In this assignment, you will complete Chapter 21 of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.

Day 12 - January 31, 2025:

Assignment #12:  OneNote: To Kill a Mockingbird - Chapter 29-31

In this assignment, you will complete Chapter 28 of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.

Day 13 - February 3, 2025:

Test #1:  To Kill a Mockingbird Part 2 (Chapters 15-31)

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Day 14 - February 4, 2025:

Assignment #13:  OneNote: "Four Freedoms Speech" by Franklin Delano Roosevelt

In this assignment, you will read Pages 269-276 in the textbook. You will complete a SOAPSTONE Summary of the speech as well as complete Pages 277 and Page 280. In order to receive full credit, you must complete the pages in the textbook.

Here is an audio version of the speech:
https://youtu.be/tPjYCg8_sKQ

Day 15 - February 5, 2025:

Assignment #14:  Khan Academy - Comparative, Superlative, Intensifiers, and Adverbs of Degree

In this assignment, you will go to khanacademy.org and complete the assignments on "Comparative, Superlative, Intensifiers, and Adverbs of Degree". There are three video assignments and two quizzes.

Test #2: Khan Academy - Modifiers Unit Test

Day 19 - February 11, 2025:

Test #3: The "Four Freedoms" Speech by Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Day 20 - February 12, 2025:

Assignment #15:  Khan Academy - Introduction to Prepositions

In this assignment, you will go to khanacademy.org and complete the assignments on "Introduction to Prepositions". There are four video assignments and three quizzes.

Day 22 - February 18, 2025:

Assignment #16:  OneNote: "Inaugural Address" by John F. Kennedy

In this assignment, you will read Pages 283-286 in the textbook. You will complete a SOAPSTONE Summary of the speech as well as complete Pages 287 (Questions 1-4), 288 (Analyze the Text 1-4), Page 290 (Why These Words? 1-2 and fill out the chart for Word Study). In order to receive full credit, you must complete the pages in the textbook.
Here is video version of the speech:
https://youtu.be/NwM6s55no6U

Day 23 - February 19, 2025:

Assignment #17:  Khan Academy - Types of Prepositions and Phrases

In this assignment, you will go to khanacademy.org and complete the assignments on "Types of Prepositions and Phrases". There are three video assignments and three quizzes.

Day 24 - February 20, 2025:

Test #4: The "Inaugural Address" by John F. Kennedy

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Day 25 - February 24, 2025:

Assignment #18:  Join EdPuzzle Class

Using your Microsoft Office 365 Account, login to Edpuzzle.com and join the EdPuzzle Class with the following link:
https://edpuzzle.com/join/sefuhes

Assignment #19:  EdPuzzle: Peak - Chapters 1-3

In this assignment, you will complete Chapters 1-3 of the novel Peak by Roland Smith.

Day 26 - February 25, 2025:

Assignment #20:  EdPuzzle: Peak - Chapters 4-6

In this assignment, you will complete Chapters 4-6 of the novel Peak by Roland Smith.

Day 27 - February 26, 2025:

Assignment #21:  Khan Academy - Introduction to Conjunctions

In this assignment, you will go to khanacademy.org and complete the assignments on "Introduction to Conjunctions". There are two video assignments and three quizzes.

Day 37 - March 12, 2025:

Assignment #22:  Khan Academy - Conjunction Types

In this assignment, you will go to khanacademy.org and complete the assignments on "Correlative Conjunctions". There are two video assignments and two quizzes.

Test #5: Khan Academy - Prepositions and Conjunctions Unit Test


Day 28 - February 27, 2025:

Assignment #22:  EdPuzzle: Peak - Chapters 7-9

In this assignment, you will complete Chapters 7-9 of the novel Peak by Roland Smith.

Day 29 - February 28, 2025:

Assignment #23:  EdPuzzle: Peak - Chapters 10-12

In this assignment, you will complete Chapters 10-12 of the novel Peak by Roland Smith.

Day 30 - March 3, 2025:

Assignment #24:  EdPuzzle: Peak - Chapters 13-15

In this assignment, you will complete Chapters 13-15 of the novel Peak by Roland Smith.

Day 31 - March 4, 2025:

Assignment #25:  EdPuzzle: Peak - Chapters 16-18

In this assignment, you will complete Chapters 16-18 of the novel Peak by Roland Smith.

Day 32 - March 5, 2025:

Assignment #26:  Khan Academy - Introduction to Conjunctions

In this assignment, you will go to khanacademy.org and complete the assignments on "Introduction to Conjunctions". There are two video assignments and three quizzes.

Day 33 - March 6, 2025:

Assignment #28:  EdPuzzle: Peak - Chapters 19-21

In this assignment, you will complete Chapters 19-21 of the novel Peak by Roland Smith.

Day 34 - March 7, 2025:

Assignment #29:  EdPuzzle: Peak - Chapters 22-24

In this assignment, you will complete Chapters 22-24 of the novel Peak by Roland Smith.

Day 35 - March 10, 2025:

Assignment #30:  EdPuzzle: Peak - Chapters 25-27

In this assignment, you will complete Chapters 25-27 of the novel Peak by Roland Smith.

Day 36 - March 11, 2025:

Assignment #31:  EdPuzzle: Peak - Chapters 28-30

In this assignment, you will complete Chapters 28-30 of the novel Peak by Roland Smith.


Day 39 - March 13, 2025:

Assignment #33:  OneNote: "I Came, I Saw, I Shopped"

In this assignment, you will read Pages 366-367 in the textbook. You will complete a summary of the article on Page 368 and the QuickWrite on Page 369. You will take pictures of these two pages and add them to your OneNote.

Day 40 - March 14, 2025:

Assignment #34:  OneNote: "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant

In this assignment, you will read Pages 373-380 in the textbook. You will complete Page 381 (Questions 1-4), Page 382 (Analyze the Text) and Page 384 (Why These Words, Practice, and Word Study). You will take pictures of these three pages and add them to your OneNote.

Day 41 - March 17, 2025:

Test #6: "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant
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Day 43 - March 19, 2025:

Assignment #35:  Khan Academy - Introduction to Commas

In this assignment, you will go to khanacademy.org and complete the assignments on "Introduction to Commas". There are three video assignments and three quizzes.

Day 44 - March 20, 2025:

Assignment #36:  OneNote: "Civil Peace" by Chinua Achebe

In this assignment, you will read Pages 389-394 in the textbook. You will complete Page 395 (Questions 1-4), Page 396 (Analyze the Text) and Page 398 (Why These Words and Word Study). You will take pictures of these three pages and add them to your OneNote.

Day 45 - March 21, 2025:

Test #7: "Civil Peace" by Chinua Achebe

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Day 43 - April 9, 2025:

Assignment #37:  Khan Academy - Commas in Time and Space

In this assignment, you will go to khanacademy.org and complete the assignments on "Commas in Time and Space". There are three video assignments and two quizzes.


Day 48 - April 16, 2025:

Assignment #29:  Khan Academy - More Ways to Use Commas

In this assignment, you will go to khanacademy.org and complete the assignments on "More Ways to Use Commas". There are four video assignments and two quizzes.

Test #6: Khan Academy - Commas Unit Quiz



Day 51 - April 8, 2024:

Assignment #30:  OneNote: "Fit for a King: Treasures of Tutankhamun"

In this assignment, you will read Pages 402-405 in the textbook. You will complete Page 406 by answering questions in the OneNote.

Day 52 - April 9, 2023:

Performance Task #2:  Informative Essay

Day 53 - April 10, 2024:

Assignment #31:  Khan Academy - Apostrophes and Contractions

In this assignment, you will go to khanacademy.org and complete the assignments on "Apostrophes and Contractions". There are three video assignments and three quizzes.

Day 56 - April 15, 2024:

Assignment #32:  EdPuzzle - Clash of the Gods: Zeus

Day 58 - April 17, 2024:

Assignment #33:  Khan Academy - Introduction to the Possessive

In this assignment, you will go to khanacademy.org and complete the assignments on "Introduction to the Possessive". There are three video assignments and two quizzes.

Day 59 - April 18, 2024:

Assignment #34:  EdPuzzle - Clash of the Gods: Hercules


Day 61 - April 22, 2024:

Assignment #35:  EdPuzzle - Clash of the Gods: The Minotaur


Day 63 - April 24, 2024:

Assignment #36:  Khan Academy - "Its" vs. "It's" 

In this assignment, you will go to khanacademy.org and complete the assignments on "Its" vs. "It's". There are three video assignments and one quiz.

Test #8: Khan Academy - Comma and Apostrophe Unit Test

Day 64 - April 25, 2024:

Assignment #37:  OneNote - Oedipus Rex - Part 1

In this assignment, you will read Pages 675-697 in the textbook. You will complete Page 698 (Questions 1-4) and Page 699 (Analyze the Text, Why These Words, and Word Study). You will take pictures of these two pages and add them to your OneNote.

Assignment #38:  EdPuzzle: Oedipus Rex - Part 1.1

Assignment #39:  EdPuzzle: Oedipus Rex - Part 1.2

Assignment #40:  EdPuzzle: Oedipus Rex - Part 1.3

Assignment #41:  EdPuzzle: Oedipus Rex - Part 1.4

Day 68 - May 1, 2024:

Assignment #42:  Khan Academy - Introduction to Colons

In this assignment, you will go to khanacademy.org and complete the assignments on "Introduction to Colons". There are two video assignments and one quiz.

Day 70 - May 3, 2024:

Test #9:  Oedipus Rex - Part 1
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Day 71 - May 6, 2024:

Assignment #43:  OneNote - Oedipus Rex - Part 2

In this assignment, you will read Pages 703-720 in the textbook. You will complete Page 721 (Questions 1-5), Page 722 (Analyze the Text) and Page 724 (Why These Words, and Word Study). You will take pictures of these three pages and add them to your OneNote.

Assignment #44:  EdPuzzle: Oedipus Rex - Part 2.1

Assignment #45:  EdPuzzle: Oedipus Rex - Part 2.2

Assignment #46:  EdPuzzle: Oedipus Rex - Part 2.3

Assignment #47:  EdPuzzle: Oedipus Rex - Part 2.4

Day 73 - May 8, 2024:

Assignment #48:  Khan Academy - Introduction to Semicolons

In this assignment, you will go to khanacademy.org and complete the assignments on "Introduction to Semicolons". There are two video assignments and three quizzes.

Test #10: Khan Academy - Colon and Semicolons Quiz


Day 72 - May 10, 2024:

Test #11:  Oedipus Rex - Part 2
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Day 73 - May 13, 2024:

Performance Task #3:  Non-Fiction Narrative (Page 728)

Day 78 - May 15, 2024:

Assignment #49:  Khan Academy - Hyphens, Dashes, and Ellipses

In this assignment, you will go to khanacademy.org and complete the assignments on "Hyphens, Dashes, and Ellipses". There are three video assignments and three quizzes.

Test #12: Khan Academy - Colon and Semicolons Unit Test

Day 79 - May 16, 2024:

Assignment #50:  EdPuzzle: Stargirl - Prologue-Chapter 2

Day 80 - May 17, 2024:

Assignment #51:  EdPuzzle: Stargirl - Chapters 3-7

Day 81 - May 20, 2024:

Assignment #52:  EdPuzzle: Stargirl - Chapters 8-10

Day 82 - May 21, 2024:

Assignment #53:  EdPuzzle: Stargirl - Chapters 11-13

Day 83 - May 22, 2024:

Assignment #54:  EdPuzzle: Stargirl - Chapters 14-16

Day 84 - May 23, 2024:

Assignment #55:  EdPuzzle: Stargirl - Chapters 17-19

Day 85 - May 24, 2024:

Assignment #56:  EdPuzzle: Stargirl - Chapters 20-22

Day 86 - May 28, 2024:

Assignment #57:  EdPuzzle: Stargirl - Chapters 23-25

Day 87 - May 29, 2024:

Assignment #58:  EdPuzzle: Stargirl - Chapters 26-29

Day 88 - May 30, 2024:

Assignment #59:  EdPuzzle: Stargirl - Chapters 30-33