Week 6: September 6-9

CHECK THE WEEKLY CALENDAR for the checklist of assignments due this week and longer term assignments on the horizon

• Week 6: September 6-9
• Week 5: August 29-September 2
• Week 4; August 22-25
• Week 3: August 15-19
• Week 2: August 8-12
• Week 1: August 1-5

RECENT DOCUMENTS

• New Frontier Parallel Book Choices and Reading Schedule -- Book in Hand Check on Tuesday 9/6 
• Essential Questions and definitions of Dystopias

VOCABULARY.COM FOR NEXT TWO WEEKS 

• DUE Monday 9/12 -- Vonnegut's "2BR02B"
• DUE Wednesday 9/21 -- Hawthorne's "The Birthmark"
• For both assignments, get to 85% on practice; no quiz as of now.
  Expect a cumulative quiz in a couple weeks.

THIS I BELIEVE ESSAY -- DUE THURSDAY 9/8

• This I Believe Overview, Model Essays, and Planning (PowerPoint)
• Basic Requirements, Guidelines, Organizational Strategy
• Proofreading and Rubric

• OPTIONAL BRAINSTORMING RESOURCES
• Inspirational Quotes (from writers and thinkers)
• Inspirational Quotes (from coaches and athletes)
• Inspirational Quotes (from musicians and artists)
• Inspirational Quotes from people of all ages (6-92) and lessons learned from Charlie Brown
• More Model Essays, and you can also go to This I Believe.org and search for more CAUTION: if you are stuck it may prove more daunting to get started if you keep looking at these model essays.  Stick to being true to yourself, to saying what is important to you, and focusing and developing one key belief