1. Assignment Description
Binder Check
Assignment Description

2. Binder Check Binder Organization
(Assignments, Writing Goals, Grammar notes,
Vocabulary (list: A,B,C vocab Quiz)
and Resources: Example essays ) 85ppts
Collections: (after assignment list)
COLIN POWELL PPTS
FLIGHT ppts
ESSAYS: (writing goals)
What does it take to be a great leader? 90ppts
Cyberbullying ppts
Guide to Black History    75ppts
Planning ppts
10 effects music has on the mind 150ppts
Grammar: (grammar notes)
Magic of ppts
Subject Verb Agreement ppts
Worksheet
Compound Subjects (after assignment list)
and verb Agreement ppts
Binder Check

3. Collections Book COLIN POWELL: memoir & biography Read P
Complete:
Analyzing the text p.259, p.266, p.268
Critical vocabulary
Compare and contrast: Memoir and Biography
*Use the stories to help you gather evidence and support your claim (position). WRITE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS!!!

4. Colin Powell’s Advice p. 253 & p. 260 MB, MC, MD (only)
Colin Powell’s advice to readers is “Always do your very best.” Write 3 paragraphs that explains how this principle helped shape Powell’s life and career.
As you write, include information from the texts that indicates how experiences, people, and events influenced Powell.
Topic: What does it take to be a great leader, motivator, or CEO?

5. Speaking Activity: Speech (ME ONLY)
What does it take to be a great leader or motivator?
Be sure to present your ideas in a logical order. Include details that support each idea.
Practice delivering your speech in a formal way, using appropriate eye contact, correct volume, and clear pronunciation.
Check that you have not used any vague pronouns that might confuse listeners.
Use Pages 253 and 260 to gather evidence to support your claim.
Speaking Activity: Speech (ME ONLY)
Colin Powell’s advice to readers is “Always do your very best.” Present a speech that explains how this principle helped shape Powell’s life and career.
As you write your speech, include information from the texts that indicates how experiences, people, and events influenced Powell.
Write 5 paragraphs:
Complete and turned in by: 3:35pm

6. Collections: Flight 93 Read: pgs 293 and 300 Complete: Station 4:
Analyzing the Media pgs. 299 and 302
Look at:
Note and analyze the evidence.
Make inferences
Draw a conclusion.
Check your conclusion 
List of evidence from the new articles that draw the conclusion that the passengers on United Flight 93 stormed the cockpit in order to thwart the hijacker’s plans.
Collections: Flight 93
Read: pgs 293 and 300

7. Homework
Write 5 paragraphs that express what it feels like to be bullied. What are some solutions to deal with the problem of bullying?
*You may use online resources to complete the assignment. It must include a complete introduction with: Red for Hook, Green for Background information and Blue for Thesis.

8. Vocabulary List A Accelerate Brilliance Ancient Rapport Gesture
*Define *Identify part of speech. *Give 3 synonyms. *Write a sentence for each word.
Accelerate
Brilliance
Ancient
Rapport
Gesture
Legitimate
Campaign
Paradoxical
Conscious
Criticize
Eclectic
Obnoxious

9. The Magical Effects Music Has On the Mind
Planning
-Three reasons
-Thesis
-Introduction
After you have completed the introduction and it has been reviewed move on to re-write the introduction:
Red for Hook, Green for Background information and Blue for Thesis.

10. The Magical Effects Music Has On the Mind
Write 5 paragraphs:
-On the effect music has on the mind.
-Uses references provided
-Evidence from the video: Power Of Music On The Brain | Dementia & Parkinson’s
Introduction:
Red for Hook, Green for Background information and Blue for Thesis.
Body paragraph and Conclusion:
Black ink or Pencil.

11. Vocabulary List B Eager Chamber Peculiar Demonstrate Hardship Reveal
*Define *Identify part of speech. *Give 3 synonyms. *Write a sentence for each word.
Eager
Chamber
Peculiar
Demonstrate
Hardship
Reveal
Century
Routine
Frantic
Heroic
Invisible
Annual

12. Worksheet
Compound Subjects and Verb Agreement See Mrs. LaFleur for copy of the worksheet.

13. Vocabulary List C Tragic Vast Advantage Calculate Valiant Venture
*Define *Identify part of speech. *Give 3 synonyms. *Write a sentence for each word.
Tragic
Vast
Advantage
Calculate
Valiant
Venture
Disclose
Typical
Variety
Ordeal
Predict
Absorb

14. Homework
Are we too dependent on technology? Include a thesis with your 3 reasons supporting your claim 2 paragraphs using 5 vocabulary words. INTRO & 1st Body Only