WS-1211

Homework for Monday, June 4th (Due Tuesday, June 5th)
For the passages in the Big Blue Book on pages 391-395, 403-406, and 426-428: (1) Identify the 10%-15% of the passage that you thought was important. You may choose to do what I do: Underline the important words that set the subject matter of the passage, and circle transitional elements. (2) Identify and cross through the specific words or phrases that make the wrong answer choices wrong. These tend to be words that either contradict evidence within the passage or address ideas not mentioned in the passage. (3) Indicate your answer by writing the letter to the left of the question number.

You also may wish to circle question numbers for questions that you are certain you would like to know more about. It may aid you in small-group and class discussion tomorrow.

Read smart!


 * Generate predictions about what the author will say.
 * Early in the reading, mentally review what you already know about the subject.
 * Decide to “look out for” what’s important or relevant.
 * Make inferences about these things, based on other clues available to you:Evaluate what you’re hearing and your own understanding of it.
 * Your previous knowledge of the subject,
 * The context of the passage,
 * The identity of the speaker
 * Check your inferences to see if they’re correct.

Homework for Tuesday, June 5th (Due Wednesday, June 6th)
> (2) Big Blue Book, pages 458-462.
 * (1) Make fifty notecards from the vocabulary list that appears on the pages that begin on p.11 in the Student Handbook. DO NOT make a card for a word that you are already pretty familiar with.
 * 1) For the Sentence Completion items on 458, just do them.
 * 2) For the Passage-Based questions, same method as last night.

Homework for Wednesday, June 6th (Due Thursday, June 7th)
There are two parts of the assignment:

(1) You will need the Big Blue Book. You will be working on the following pages: 390, 402, and 425. You are to complete the following tasks for the items on these pages:

(2) You will need the Big Blue Book. You will be working on pages 475-480. Treat the Sentence Completion questions as described above and the Passage-Based questions as we have the past two nights. <span style="display: block; font-size: 21.3333px; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 251px; width: 1px;">Homework for Tuesday, June 5th (Due Wednesday, June 6th) <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 251px; width: 1px;"> (1) Make fifty notecards from the vocabulary list that appears on the pages that begin on p.11 in the Student Handbook. DO NOT make a card for a word that you are already pretty familiar with. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 251px; width: 1px;"> (2) Big Blue Book, pages 458-462.
 * For each item, __underline the word or words__ in the sentence that determine what word must go in the blank(s);
 * __Write in your own word__(s) in the blank(s);
 * When you reveal the answer choices on some items, you will decide that one of the choices fits well with your expected word from the previous step. If, however, none of the answers jumps out as "right," show __evidence of your use of process of elimination__ on certain answer choices that you decide do not conform with your expected answer from the previous step. Actually __cross out answers that you judge to be wrong__ if you use this process.
 * Circle or otherwise identify any __words__ on these pages that __you would like to know more about__ in tomorrow's class.
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">For the Sentence Completion items on 458, just do them.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">For the Passage-Based questions, same method as last night.

Homework for Thursday, June 7th (Due Monday, June 11th)
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> There are two parts of the assignment:

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(1) You will need the Big Blue Book. You will be working on pages 520-524 and 537-542. Treat the Sentence Completion questions as described above and the Passage-Based questions as we have the past two nights.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(2) You will need the Big Blue Book. You will be working on pages 396-401. Just show all your work. If you do not show work, you do not get paid!!

Homework for Monday, June 11th (Due Tuesday, June 12th)
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> There are two parts of the assignment:

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(1) You will need the Big Blue Book. You will be working on pages 413-424. Show all of your work. You must show evidence of SOME ATTEMPT ON EVERY PROBLEM to get paid.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(2) You will need the Student Handbook. Read and annotate "Do Something Smart," beginning on page 25.

Homework for Tuesday, June 12th (Due Wednesday, June 13th)
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> There are three parts of the assignment. You will need the Big Blue Book:

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(1) You will be working on pages 452-457. Show all of your work. You must show evidence of SOME ATTEMPT ON EVERY PROBLEM to get paid. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(2) You will be working on pages 463-468. Show all of your work. You must show evidence of SOME ATTEMPT ON EVERY PROBLEM to get paid. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(3) You will be working on pages 481-486. Show all of your work. You must show evidence of SOME ATTEMPT ON EVERY PROBLEM to get paid.

Homework for Wednesday, June 13th (Due Thursday, June 14th)
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> There are three parts of the assignment. You will need the Big Blue Book:

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(1) You will be working on pages 514-519. Show all of your work. You must show evidence of SOME ATTEMPT ON EVERY PROBLEM to get paid. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(2) You will be working on pages 525-530. Show all of your work. You must show evidence of SOME ATTEMPT ON EVERY PROBLEM to get paid. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(3) You will be working on pages 543-548. Show all of your work. You must show evidence of SOME ATTEMPT ON EVERY PROBLEM to get paid.

Homework for Thursday, June 14th (Due Monday, June 18th)
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> There are three parts of the assignment. You will need the Big Blue Book and the Student Handbook:

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(1) You will be working in the Big Blue Book on pages 407-412. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(2) You will be working in the Big Blue Book on pages 429-431. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(3) You will be working in the Student Handbook. Read pages 47-48 and do the activity on 49.

Homework for Monday, June 18th (Due Tuesday, June 19th)
There are three parts of the assignment. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You will need the Big Blue Book and the Student Handbook: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(1) You will be working in the Big Blue Book on pages 471-472. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(2) You will be working in the Big Blue Book on pages 533-535. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(3) You will be working in the Big Blue Book on pages 601-602.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You must show evidence of the following four steps: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(1) Mark where there is a mistake. (2) Fix the mistake. (3) Circle the thing in the sentence that is NOT underlined that <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">establishes an expectation that an underlined portion must fulfill. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(4) Name the error from the Characteristics of Effective Writing (pages 38-41 in the Student Handbook).

You should be able to do (1) and (2) for all of the items, (3) for about 80% of the items, and (4) for at least half.

Homework for Tuesday, June 19th (Due Wednesday, June 20th)
There are four parts of the assignment. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You will need the Big Blue Book: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(1) You will be working in the Big Blue Book on pages 469-470. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(2) You will be working in the Big Blue Book on pages 491-492. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(3) You will be working in the Big Blue Book on pages 531-532. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(4) You will be working in the Big Blue Book on pages 553-555.

For every sentence that has an error, fix the mistake.

Homework for Wednesday, June 20th (Due Thursday, June 21st)
There are three parts of the assignment. You will need the Big Blue Book and Student Handbook:

Part 1: Everyone will do pages 9-10 of the Student Handbook. Underline the word(s) that give away what must go in the blank, and then fill in the blank with your own word.

Parts 2 and 3: Do the sections of your choosing (either the two Math sections, two Critical Reading, or two Writing Skills):

Math: Big Blue Book pages 638-643, 650-655. Show all of your work. You must show evidence of SOME ATTEMPT ON EVERY PROBLEM to get paid.

Critical Reading: Big Blue Book pages 644-649, 662-666.

For the Sentence Completion items:
 * For each item, underline the word or words in the sentence that determine what word must go in the blank(s);
 * Write in your own word(s) in the blank(s);
 * When you reveal the answer choices on some items, you will decide that one of the choices fits well with your expected word from the previous step. If, however, none of the answers jumps out as "right," show evidence of your use of process of elimination on certain answer choices that you decide do not conform with your expected answer from the previous step. Actually cross out answers that you judge to be wrong if you use this process.
 * Circle or otherwise identify any words on these pages that you would like to know more about in tomorrow's class.

For the Passage-Based items:
 * Identify the 10%-15% of the passage that you thought was important. You may choose to do what I do: Underline the important words that set the subject matter of the passage, and circle transitional elements.
 * Identify and cross through the specific words or phrases that make the wrong answer choices wrong. These tend to be words that either contradict evidence within the passage or address ideas not mentioned in the passage.
 * Indicate your answer by writing the letter to the left of the question number.

Writing Skills: Big Blue Book pages 656-661, 676-678.

For every sentence that has an error, fix the mistake.