Assignment for Week of June 1

Read the following story and answer the questions below.
Autumntime 
Create a doc in your English folder with the title First Initial Last Name Autumn
 (example B Desai Autumn)

Answer the following questions:

1. Write a developed and supported paragraph on what you think the theme of 
   the story is. Support it with specific evidence from the text. Connect your 
   evidence with reasoning.
2. Write a developed and supported paragraph that answers the following 
   question: why do you think the author draws the reader's focus to the final 
   image in the story? What are the different perspectives a reader might take 
   on this final image?
3. Write a developed paragraph in which you explain and give evidence for
   how the author makes clear the tree is a rarity. 
   Due: Monday, June 8 before 2 p.m.

Assignment for May 26

Here is your assignment for the week.

1. Read the story in the link.
2. Create a google doc in your English folder titled First Initial Last Name Marigolds. (Example: B Desai Marigolds)
3. Read the story in the link below and answer questions 6, 7, and 8 using complete sentences.
4. Due Monday, June 1 before 2 p.m.
   

Marigolds

Assignments for Week of May 18

Here's a link to the assignments for this week.
Due date: Tuesday, May 26 before 2 p.m. (They would usually be due on Monday, but the 25th is a holiday.)


Antaeus and The Lottery

Assignment for May 12

This week you'll be working on found poetry.

Click this link for the assignment: Found Poetry Assignment

Assignment for May 4

Create a doc in your English folder called First Initial Last Name Prompt

(example: B Desai Prompt)

Choose a writing prompt from the visual prompts on the link 

below and write an essay or story (depends on the prompt you 

choose) from the prompt. After choosing a prompt, if you’re 

unsure which to write, an essay or story, email me the prompt 

you chose and ask for advice. (Essentially, write a story for a 

fictional prompt, and an essay for an argument or non-fiction 

prompt.)If you don’t know which prompt to choose, I can assign 

you one, just ask. :)

Due date: Monday, May 11, before 2 p.m.

Visual Writing Prompts