4B Accelerated Language Arts-Accelerated Assignments
- Instructor
- Taylor Emerson
- Term
- 2023-2024 School Year
- Department
- Language Arts
- Description
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Upcoming Assignments
No upcoming assignments.
Past Assignments
Due:
Due Thursday, May 16 (all groups will present their posters or slides to the class)
See instructions page for details.
1. Must include either a poster or slides presentation (attach your own slides)
2. All information must be NEW -- cannot be information learned from our introduction slides
3. Must include research (3-5 sources) with MLA citations (works cited page)
4. Needs to include one original illustration (picture, hand drawn, not from any website or pre-existing image)
Group 1: Tyler, Talia, Grace
Topic: Mary Queen of Scots
Subtopics: Prison time, why she attempted murder, childhood
Group 2: Liam, Koula, Catie
Topic: Bloody Mary
Subtopics: Executions, Name Origin, and Royal Life
Group 3: Artie, Emma, Palmieri
Topic: Queen Elizabeth
Subtopics: Rise to Power, Marriage, Mary Queen of Scots
Group 4: James, Adriana, Prisco
Topic: The Old Globe
Subtopics: Costumes, Plays, Building and Destruction
Group 5: Connor, Peyton, Prisha
Topic: Elizabethan Theater
Subtopics: What was Elizabethan theater, Shakespeare's influence, popularity and importance
Group 6: Emersyn, Anabelle, Addie
Topic: Plays Created During King James I Rule
Subtopics: Different plays of the time, fashion/costumes, how his authority affected plays
Group 7: Foster, Pesticci, Ainsley, Sofia
Topic: Shakespeare's Life
Subtopics: Early life, accomplishments, personal life
See instructions page for details.
1. Must include either a poster or slides presentation (attach your own slides)
2. All information must be NEW -- cannot be information learned from our introduction slides
3. Must include research (3-5 sources) with MLA citations (works cited page)
4. Needs to include one original illustration (picture, hand drawn, not from any website or pre-existing image)
Group 1: Tyler, Talia, Grace
Topic: Mary Queen of Scots
Subtopics: Prison time, why she attempted murder, childhood
Group 2: Liam, Koula, Catie
Topic: Bloody Mary
Subtopics: Executions, Name Origin, and Royal Life
Group 3: Artie, Emma, Palmieri
Topic: Queen Elizabeth
Subtopics: Rise to Power, Marriage, Mary Queen of Scots
Group 4: James, Adriana, Prisco
Topic: The Old Globe
Subtopics: Costumes, Plays, Building and Destruction
Group 5: Connor, Peyton, Prisha
Topic: Elizabethan Theater
Subtopics: What was Elizabethan theater, Shakespeare's influence, popularity and importance
Group 6: Emersyn, Anabelle, Addie
Topic: Plays Created During King James I Rule
Subtopics: Different plays of the time, fashion/costumes, how his authority affected plays
Group 7: Foster, Pesticci, Ainsley, Sofia
Topic: Shakespeare's Life
Subtopics: Early life, accomplishments, personal life
Due:
Use the planning document to brainstorm and plan for your speech.
In a separate doc, paste/write your final speech.
Remember, you must try and use the appeals ethos, pathos, and logos that we have been studying in your final speech.
If you wish to include slides with images to enhance your speech, attach that document as well. It's encouraged, but not necessary.
YOU NEED TO USE MLA FORMATTING – header, times new roman, size 12, double spaced. YOU NEED AN MLA WORKS CITED PAGE FOR ANY WEBSITES YOU PULL INFO FROM.
In a separate doc, paste/write your final speech.
Remember, you must try and use the appeals ethos, pathos, and logos that we have been studying in your final speech.
If you wish to include slides with images to enhance your speech, attach that document as well. It's encouraged, but not necessary.
YOU NEED TO USE MLA FORMATTING – header, times new roman, size 12, double spaced. YOU NEED AN MLA WORKS CITED PAGE FOR ANY WEBSITES YOU PULL INFO FROM.
Due:
Use the planning document to brainstorm and plan for your speech.
In a separate doc, paste/write your final speech.
Remember, you must try and use the appeals ethos, pathos, and logos that we have been studying in your final speech.
If you wish to include slides with images to enhance your speech, attach that document as well. It's encouraged, but not necessary.
YOU NEED TO USE MLA FORMATTING – header, times new roman, size 12, double spaced. YOU NEED AN MLA WORKS CITED PAGE FOR ANY WEBSITES YOU PULL INFO FROM.
In a separate doc, paste/write your final speech.
Remember, you must try and use the appeals ethos, pathos, and logos that we have been studying in your final speech.
If you wish to include slides with images to enhance your speech, attach that document as well. It's encouraged, but not necessary.
YOU NEED TO USE MLA FORMATTING – header, times new roman, size 12, double spaced. YOU NEED AN MLA WORKS CITED PAGE FOR ANY WEBSITES YOU PULL INFO FROM.
Due:
Use the planning document to brainstorm and plan for your speech.
In a separate doc, paste/write your final speech.
Remember, you must try and use the appeals ethos, pathos, and logos that we have been studying in your final speech.
If you wish to include slides with images to enhance your speech, attach that document as well. It's encouraged, but not necessary.
YOU NEED TO USE MLA FORMATTING – header, times new roman, size 12, double spaced. YOU NEED AN MLA WORKS CITED PAGE FOR ANY WEBSITES YOU PULL INFO FROM.
In a separate doc, paste/write your final speech.
Remember, you must try and use the appeals ethos, pathos, and logos that we have been studying in your final speech.
If you wish to include slides with images to enhance your speech, attach that document as well. It's encouraged, but not necessary.
YOU NEED TO USE MLA FORMATTING – header, times new roman, size 12, double spaced. YOU NEED AN MLA WORKS CITED PAGE FOR ANY WEBSITES YOU PULL INFO FROM.
Due:
Use the planning document to brainstorm and plan for your speech.
In a separate doc, paste/write your final speech.
Remember, you must try and use the appeals ethos, pathos, and logos that we have been studying in your final speech.
If you wish to include slides with images to enhance your speech, attach that document as well. It's encouraged, but not necessary.
YOU NEED TO USE MLA FORMATTING – header, times new roman, size 12, double spaced. YOU NEED AN MLA WORKS CITED PAGE FOR ANY WEBSITES YOU PULL INFO FROM.
In a separate doc, paste/write your final speech.
Remember, you must try and use the appeals ethos, pathos, and logos that we have been studying in your final speech.
If you wish to include slides with images to enhance your speech, attach that document as well. It's encouraged, but not necessary.
YOU NEED TO USE MLA FORMATTING – header, times new roman, size 12, double spaced. YOU NEED AN MLA WORKS CITED PAGE FOR ANY WEBSITES YOU PULL INFO FROM.
Due:
**Due For Homework on Friday**
Today you will research...
1) Dr. Martin Luther King
2) Malcolm X
3) Maya Angelou
Using these slides, compile your research in a presentation. You may create more slides, this is just a basic template.
Each slide should include color and a photo of the person you are researching.
Things to include might be:
1) Birth / Death Date
2) Significant publications
3) Significant events
4) Their lasting impact today
5) How did they use their words/writing to create change?
Today you will research...
1) Dr. Martin Luther King
2) Malcolm X
3) Maya Angelou
Using these slides, compile your research in a presentation. You may create more slides, this is just a basic template.
Each slide should include color and a photo of the person you are researching.
Things to include might be:
1) Birth / Death Date
2) Significant publications
3) Significant events
4) Their lasting impact today
5) How did they use their words/writing to create change?
Due:
**Due For Homework on Friday**
Today you will research...
1) Dr. Martin Luther King
2) Malcolm X
3) Maya Angelou
Using these slides, compile your research in a presentation. You may create more slides, this is just a basic template.
Each slide should include color and a photo of the person you are researching.
Things to include might be:
1) Birth / Death Date
2) Significant publications
3) Significant events
4) Their lasting impact today
5) How did they use their words/writing to create change?
Today you will research...
1) Dr. Martin Luther King
2) Malcolm X
3) Maya Angelou
Using these slides, compile your research in a presentation. You may create more slides, this is just a basic template.
Each slide should include color and a photo of the person you are researching.
Things to include might be:
1) Birth / Death Date
2) Significant publications
3) Significant events
4) Their lasting impact today
5) How did they use their words/writing to create change?
Due:
**Due For Homework on Friday**
Today you will research...
1) Dr. Martin Luther King
2) Malcolm X
3) Maya Angelou
Using these slides, compile your research in a presentation. You may create more slides, this is just a basic template.
Each slide should include color and a photo of the person you are researching.
Things to include might be:
1) Birth / Death Date
2) Significant publications
3) Significant events
4) Their lasting impact today
5) How did they use their words/writing to create change?
Today you will research...
1) Dr. Martin Luther King
2) Malcolm X
3) Maya Angelou
Using these slides, compile your research in a presentation. You may create more slides, this is just a basic template.
Each slide should include color and a photo of the person you are researching.
Things to include might be:
1) Birth / Death Date
2) Significant publications
3) Significant events
4) Their lasting impact today
5) How did they use their words/writing to create change?
Due:
View instructions document.
In class writing days:
Friday, 2/23 (goal = complete body 1 and 2)
Tuesday, 2/27 (goal = complete body 3, start introductions and conclusions)
Thursday, 2/29 (goal = finish introductions and conclusions, revisions/ peer editing)
In class writing days:
Friday, 2/23 (goal = complete body 1 and 2)
Tuesday, 2/27 (goal = complete body 3, start introductions and conclusions)
Thursday, 2/29 (goal = finish introductions and conclusions, revisions/ peer editing)
Due:
View instructions document.
In class writing days:
Friday, 2/23 (goal = complete body 1 and 2)
Tuesday, 2/27 (goal = complete body 3, start introductions and conclusions)
Thursday, 2/29 (goal = finish introductions and conclusions, revisions/ peer editing)
In class writing days:
Friday, 2/23 (goal = complete body 1 and 2)
Tuesday, 2/27 (goal = complete body 3, start introductions and conclusions)
Thursday, 2/29 (goal = finish introductions and conclusions, revisions/ peer editing)
Due:
View instructions document.
In class writing days:
Friday, 2/23 (goal = complete body 1 and 2)
Tuesday, 2/27 (goal = complete body 3, start introductions and conclusions)
Thursday, 2/29 (goal = finish introductions and conclusions, revisions/ peer editing)
In class writing days:
Friday, 2/23 (goal = complete body 1 and 2)
Tuesday, 2/27 (goal = complete body 3, start introductions and conclusions)
Thursday, 2/29 (goal = finish introductions and conclusions, revisions/ peer editing)
Due:
Attached are the essay topics and rubric, as well as a graphic organizer.
Final essay should be written/pasted in the blank google doc attached.
Writing Schedule:
Tuesday, 12/12 -- Picking essay topics and starting essays
Thursday, 12/14 -- Drafting day
Monday, 12/18 -- Drafting day (after lesson from Ms. DeLucia)
Wednesday, 12/20 -- Final drafting day / editing and revising
Essays Due: Thursday, 12/21 @ 11:59pm
Final essay should be written/pasted in the blank google doc attached.
Writing Schedule:
Tuesday, 12/12 -- Picking essay topics and starting essays
Thursday, 12/14 -- Drafting day
Monday, 12/18 -- Drafting day (after lesson from Ms. DeLucia)
Wednesday, 12/20 -- Final drafting day / editing and revising
Essays Due: Thursday, 12/21 @ 11:59pm
Due:
Thursday, 11/30 Presentations:
WW 2 Quiz
67-72: Connor, James, and Olivia Palmieri
73-78: Tyler, Artie, and Liam
Monday, 12/4 Presentations:
79-84: Gabby P., Ainsley, and Emma
85-90: Grace, Sofia and Gabby F.
91-95: Olivia Prisco, Adriana, and Catie
Wednesday 12/6 Presentations:
96-100: Annabelle, Koula, and Emersyn
101-106: Prisha, Peyton and Talia
WW 2 Quiz
67-72: Connor, James, and Olivia Palmieri
73-78: Tyler, Artie, and Liam
Monday, 12/4 Presentations:
79-84: Gabby P., Ainsley, and Emma
85-90: Grace, Sofia and Gabby F.
91-95: Olivia Prisco, Adriana, and Catie
Wednesday 12/6 Presentations:
96-100: Annabelle, Koula, and Emersyn
101-106: Prisha, Peyton and Talia
Due:
A utopia is defined as an ideally perfect place. If you had to design your “perfect world”, what would it look like? What would life be like for the people who live in your community?
What would be special about your community that would make other people want to join it?
You are going to be designing your own utopian world. Your project will include information about the following areas. Under each category, you must supply enough information to inform others of your community and entice them to join. You will create a GOOGLE SLIDES PRESENTATION of this information. Imagine you are giving a presentation and convincing an audience to join your society!
What would be special about your community that would make other people want to join it?
You are going to be designing your own utopian world. Your project will include information about the following areas. Under each category, you must supply enough information to inform others of your community and entice them to join. You will create a GOOGLE SLIDES PRESENTATION of this information. Imagine you are giving a presentation and convincing an audience to join your society!
Due:
Review the google slides about what a utopia is and the different types of utopias.
After looking over the slides, complete the attached google form.
When you finish this assignment, please begin the Utopia project activity.
After looking over the slides, complete the attached google form.
When you finish this assignment, please begin the Utopia project activity.