WS-1212

Homework for Monday, June 25th (Due Tuesday, June 26th)
There are two parts of tonight's assignment: Part 1: Make fifty vocabulary notecards from the list beginning on page 11 of the Student Handbook.

Part 2: For the passages in the Big Blue Book on pages 391-395, and 403-406: (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 26th (Due Wednesday, June 27th)
There are two parts of tonight's assignment:

Part 1: For the passages in the Big Blue Book on pages 426-428: Index the passage the way we did in class, and interact with the passages the same way we did yesterday (10%-15% of the passage underlined as “important,” individual words in the answer choices crossed through to eliminate them (DO NOT CROSS THROUGH LETTERS A, B, C, D, or E!!).)

Part 2: For the Sentence Completions on pages 458 and 475, just do them, but identify words that you would like to know more about. For the passages on pages 459-462, and 476-480: You may (but do not have to) index the passage the way we did in class, and (you must) interact with the passages the same way we did yesterday (10%-15% of the passage underlined as “important,” individual words in the answer choices crossed through to eliminate them (DO NOT CROSS THROUGH LETTERS A, B, C, D, or E!!).)

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.

Homework for Wednesday, June 27th (Due Thursday, June 28th)
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">(1) Put three boxes on the corner of the front of the note cards you have made. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">(2) Big Blue Book, page 390, 402, 425, 487 (Sentence Completions) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">(3) Big Blue Book, pages 488-490 (Passage-Based questions)
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Underline what gives away what goes in the blank(s).
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Write your own word in every blank (you may “recycle”).
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Indicate your answer (A, B, C, D, or E) off to the side.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Identify any words that you would like to know more about.
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Underline 10%-15% of the passage as “important.”
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Cross through individual words in the answer choices to eliminate them (DO NOT CROSS THROUGH LETTERS A, B, C, D, or E!!).
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Indicate your answer (A, B, C, D, or E) off to the side.

Homework for Thursday, June 28th (Due Monday, July 2nd)
You will need the Big Blue Book. For pages 396-401, 413-418, 419-425. (1) You must do something logical on every problem. EVERY PROBLEM. If you leave one problem completely blank, you will not be paid. If all you can do is the one step, that is fine, but you have to do at least one step. (2) Please show all of your work. Think about it like a lawyer will: If it didn't get down on paper, it didn't happen.

Remember to engage in a little Vocab Fun Time multiple times every day.

Homework for Monday, July 2nd (Due Tuesday, July 3rd)
You will need the Big Blue Book. For pages 452-457, 463-468, 481-486. (1) You must do something logical on every problem. EVERY PROBLEM. If you leave one problem completely blank, you will not be paid. If all you can do is the one step, that is fine, but you have to do at least one step. (2) Please show all of your work. Think about it like a lawyer will: If it didn't get down on paper, it didn't happen.

Remember to engage in a little Vocab Fun Time multiple times every day.

Homework for Tuesday, July 3rd (Due Thursday, July 5th)
You will need the Big Blue Book. For pages 514-519, 525-530, 543-548. (1) You must do something logical on every problem. EVERY PROBLEM. If you leave one problem completely blank, you will not be paid. If all you can do is the one step, that is fine, but you have to do at least one step. (2) Please show all of your work. Think about it like a lawyer will: If it didn't get down on paper, it didn't happen.

Remember to engage in a little Vocab Fun Time multiple times every day.

Homework for Thursday, July 5th (Due Friday, July 6th)
You will need the Big Blue Book. For pages 581-586, 593-598, 609-613. (1) You must do something logical on every problem. EVERY PROBLEM. If you leave one problem completely blank, you will not be paid. If all you can do is the one step, that is fine, but you have to do at least one step. (2) Please show all of your work. Think about it like a lawyer will: If it didn't get down on paper, it didn't happen.

Remember to engage in a little Vocab Fun Time multiple times every day.

Homework for Friday, July 6th (Due Monday, July 9th)
You will need the Big Blue Book. For pages 409-410 (questions 12-29), 471-472 (questions 12-29), 533-535 (questions 12-29).

Just show evidence of your having done the questions beyond simply writing answers beside the questions.

Remember to engage in a little Vocab Fun Time multiple times every day.

Homework for Monday, July 9th (Due Tuesday, July 10th)
You will need the Big Blue Book. For pages 601-601 (questions 12-29) and 658-660 (questions 12-29). (1) Answer the question. (2) If you found a mistake in the question, fix it. (3) If you found a mistake in the question, draw an arrow from the mistake that you fixed to the other thing(s) in the sentence that established a pattern that the underlined portion originally violated. (4) Write next to each item the page number and item number of another sentence from tonight's homework or Friday's that has the same type of error.

Remember to engage in a little Vocab Fun Time multiple times every day.

Homework for Tuesday, July 10th (Due Wednesday, July 11th)
You will need the Big Blue Book. For pages 407-408, 429-431, 469-470, and 491-493: (1) Answer the question. (2) If you found a mistake in the question (which should happen in about 40 of the 50), fix it. (3) Be prepared to describe and defend your though process in your small groups. OPTIONAL! (4) Write next to each item the page number and item number of another sentence from tonight's homework or Friday's that has the same type of error.

Remember to engage in a little Vocab Fun Time multiple times every day.

Homework for Wednesday, July 11th (Due Thursday, July 12th)
PICK either MATH, CRITICAL READING, or WRITING SKILLS Math: 638-643, 650-655, and 667-671 Show all your work! Critical Reading: 644-649, 662-666, 672-675 Show all your work! (Underline things that are important; show evidence of process of elimination) Writing Skills: 599-601, 614-616, 718-723, 738-740 Show all your work! (Correct when things are wrong.)

Remember to engage in a little Vocab Fun Time multiple times every day.