ERWC-Period 2 Assignments
- Instructor
- Gale Harrington
- Term
- 2019-2020 School Year
- Department
- 12th Grade
- Description
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Upcoming Assignments
No upcoming assignments.
Past Assignments
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Final Exam Project
Choose one of the two projects to complete for the final exam: Creating a Podcast or Final Exam/End of Unit Alternate Project
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Elements of Mystery
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Episodes 10-12: Answer any TWO of the following questions and then comment on one other person's response. Be sure to add some new insight, reason for agreeing or disagreeing, etc.
1. Do you feel that Adnan's case was affected by racism? Explain.
2. Do you think Adnan's lawyer, Gutierrez, botched the case? Explain.
3. Do the rumors about Adnan change your opinion of him? Explain.
4. Do you think Adnan is a psychopath? Why or why not?
5. What are your feelings about the case and it's verdict after hearing all of the information?
2. Do you think Adnan's lawyer, Gutierrez, botched the case? Explain.
3. Do the rumors about Adnan change your opinion of him? Explain.
4. Do you think Adnan is a psychopath? Why or why not?
5. What are your feelings about the case and it's verdict after hearing all of the information?
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The Complicated Ethics of Serial
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Reader Response #1
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Conventions of Podcast
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Episode 12
Listen to the podcast and complete the note guide.
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Episode 9 Questions: 1. Koenig suggests that with this new evidence there could be no way Hae was murdered by 2:36. The State, however, based their entire case around this call. What is the new evidence? Who do you think is most correct? Explain. 2. Koenig ends by telling us that despite the evidence, she has reasonable doubt that Adnan committed the crime because of his character. Given Adnan’s insistence that only evidence be looked at, and Trainum’s advice to discount character descriptions in deciding guilt or innocence, do you agree or disagree with her conclusion? Why? Explain.
Answer at least one of the posted questions FOR EACH EPISODE. Then go back later and comment on at least 2 people's responses (to any question). You may not just say I agree or disagree. You must add new information or insight to the discussion.
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Episode 8 Questions: 1. How did Adnan's lawyer try to discredit Jay? Was she successful? Why or why not? 2. What was important about Chris's story? 3. What did you think about Jay's sentencing? Why did they go so light on him?
Answer at least one of the posted questions FOR EACH EPISODE. Then go back later and comment on at least 2 people's responses (to any question). You may not just say I agree or disagree. You must add new information or insight to the discussion.
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Episode 10
1. Listen to the podcast and complete the note guide.
2. Read and annotate the articles. Then, fill in the chart and answer the questions at the bottom of the document.
2. Read and annotate the articles. Then, fill in the chart and answer the questions at the bottom of the document.
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Episode 11
1. Listen to the podcast and complete the note guide.
2. Complete the handout and evaluate Adnan to determine whether or not you believe he is a psychopath.
2. Complete the handout and evaluate Adnan to determine whether or not you believe he is a psychopath.
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Episode 7 Questions 1. What do Enright’s students think of Adnan’s case? What are their reasons for this? Do you agree? Explain. 2. Why do they examine the Wolfe case carefully? How is the use of cell records related to Adnan's case? (Be specific in your explanation.)
Answer at least one of the posted questions FOR EACH EPISODE. Then go back later and comment on at least 2 people's responses (to any question). You may not just say I agree or disagree. You must add new information or insight to the discussion.
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Episode 6 Questions: 1. After reviewing the evidence against Adnan, do you think he is being honest about the evening Hae is killed? Explain. 2. Have your opinions about Adnan changed over time? Explain.
Answer at least one of the posted questions FOR EACH EPISODE. Then go back later and comment on at least 2 people's responses (to any question). You may not just say I agree or disagree. You must add new information or insight to the discussion.
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Episode 8
Episode 8- complete "E8 The Deal with Jay" rhetorical analysis as you listen to the start of the podcast
Listen to Episode 8 and complete the note guide
Listen to Episode 8 and complete the note guide
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Episode 7
Episode 7 Making Connections (complete with Case Comparison and The Cell Phone Evidence attachments)
Listen to Episode 7 and complete the note guide.
Listen to Episode 7 and complete the note guide.
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Episode 6
Finish listening to and completing the note guide for Episode 6. (We left off around the 31 minute mark.) If you do not have your Episode Guide with you, you may complete the one attached digitally.
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Episode 9
Listen to Episode 9 and complete the note guide
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RR#2
Be sure to set your response up in MLA format.
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RR#1: The Desert
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Final Exam Slides
Prior to the exam period, please attach and TURN IN your slides for the final HERE.
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THUG and ERWC: Racial Profiling Unit Essay
Add a doc setup in MLA format to this assignment and type your response to the essay prompt by the end of today.
Essay must be 2-3 pages. Please note, you are required to name your sources and have proper in-text citations. You do NOT need a Works Cited page.
Please see attached scoring rubric
Essay must be 2-3 pages. Please note, you are required to name your sources and have proper in-text citations. You do NOT need a Works Cited page.
Please see attached scoring rubric
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Essay Planner
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The Rose That Grew From Concrete
Please read and answer questions for the poem. Be sure your response to the short answer question:
1. restates and answers the question
2. provides evidence from the poem
3. explains how the evidence supports your answer
1. restates and answers the question
2. provides evidence from the poem
3. explains how the evidence supports your answer
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THUG Reader Response
Add a document to this assignment and set it up in MLA format with your response. Be sure to include direct quotes.
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Ch. 1-8 Quiz
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Movie Trailer Project
Movie trailers must be uploaded and turned in here (only one group member needs to submit the video).
Handouts may be submitted here or on paper (only one set of handouts per group).
Handouts may be submitted here or on paper (only one set of handouts per group).
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Reader Response #2- Compare and Contrast
Attach and turn in your Reader Response #2 document here. See the attached document for instructions and rubric; the second document contains sample compare and contrast frames and transition phrases.
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Reader Response #1- Holden's Diagnosis
Attach and turn in your Reader Response #1 document here. See attached document for instructions and rubric.
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Disorder Webquest
1. Follow the directions on the attached document to complete the Webquest.
2. In your notebook, answer the following question. Be sure to provide evidence from your Webquest research and the book.
Question: At this point in the book, how would you diagnose Holden?
2. In your notebook, answer the following question. Be sure to provide evidence from your Webquest research and the book.
Question: At this point in the book, how would you diagnose Holden?
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Revised ATDPTI Essay
Submit your revised essay HERE AND TO TURNITIN.COM. Be sure you have included a Works Cited page (automatic 'F' if there is no Works Cited page or citations are just URLs). Essays should be 3-5 pages.
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Rough Draft of ATDPTI Essay
Add a doc and use the attached doc as a reference to set up your page in MLA (Modern Language Association) format. MLA format is a requirement for all essays in your English courses. You will need your rough draft for peer review in class on Monday.
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Peer Review Instructions
Share your doc with a partner and complete the steps attached by commenting on each other's Google docs with suggested revisions and edits.
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ATDPTI End of Book Test
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Tuesday 9/3
1. Write a letter to Sherman Alexie- see assignment directions on the attached doc. You should write your letter on this doc and click "Turn in" when finished.
2. Register for NoRedInk using the attached link. Sign up using your Google login. The class code, if prompted is: fun goose 92
3. Complete the NoRedInk practice on MLA Citations and Capitalization- I saw many errors in the RRs, so I want to make sure we've practiced these skills for properly capitalizing and citing in the end of unit essay.
2. Register for NoRedInk using the attached link. Sign up using your Google login. The class code, if prompted is: fun goose 92
3. Complete the NoRedInk practice on MLA Citations and Capitalization- I saw many errors in the RRs, so I want to make sure we've practiced these skills for properly capitalizing and citing in the end of unit essay.
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Reader Response for ATDPTI
1. Read and annotate the "Superman and Me" article by Sherman Alexie
2. Complete the Reader Response on the assigned Doc. Be sure to follow directions. Responses should be 2-3 paragraphs.
2. Complete the Reader Response on the assigned Doc. Be sure to follow directions. Responses should be 2-3 paragraphs.
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Reservation Webquest
Conduct research to complete the provided questions and complete a Works Cited page for your sources. Be sure to turn in both your "Reservation Webquest" and "Works Cited" through Google Classroom.
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Essay 1: Who do you think you are?
Please type your essay in the attached document and turn it in via Google Classroom.
The prompt/outline handout is also attached for your reference.
The prompt/outline handout is also attached for your reference.