Friday, April 28, 2017

MONSTER--CULMINATING PROJECT

4/27-4/28/17

Please answer the following question in complete sentences:

Level 1: Please write 1 sentence to complete the assignment
Level 2: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 3: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment

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DISCUSS AND/OR DRAW A PICTURE EXPRESSING ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:
OPTION 1: STEVE HARMON IS A MONSTER.
OPTION 2: MONSTERS IN SOCIETY ARE PEOPLE WHO...
OPTION 3: I AM A MONSTER WHEN...... 

Thursday, April 20, 2017

MONSTER CONT'D

4/26/17 homework

Dear Students,


Please answer the following question in complete sentences:

Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

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Do you agree with the jury’s verdict? Explain your answer. 

THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 2016

MORE OF MONSTER

4/25/17 homework

Dear Students,


Please answer the following question in complete sentences:

Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

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How does Mr. Sawicki serve as a character witness for Steve? How does Petrocelli try to discredit Mr. Sawicki in the eyes of the jury? 

4/21/17 homework

Dear Students,


Please answer the following question in complete sentences:

Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

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Directions: Match the vocabulary words in 1-8 with the correct definition a-h. Write the letter of the correct definition on the line provided.

1._____________ foreboding      
2._____________ testify
3._____________ credible
4._____________ distinction
5._____________ unwavering
6._____________ montage
7._____________ evidence
8._____________ disdain
9._____________ infer
10.____________ sob
11.____________ speculate
12.____________ mundane
13.____________ interrogate
14.____________ coerce



a.    To persuade or pressure a person to do something by using threats, intimidation, or the like

b.    Of or pertaining to what is common and everyday, ordinary commonplace

c.    To question for a long time for an official purpose

d.    A strong feeling that something bad is going to happen

e.    Believable or plausible

f.     To give evidence or testimony

g.    To make a guess based on facts and observations; conclude

h.    To make guesses or wonder about something

i.      To cry with great emotion while making short gasps for breath

j.      Steady; not moving back and forth or changing positions

k.    A mark or feature that makes someone or something different

l.      To regard or treat as unworthy or beneath oneself

m.   Something that gives proof of or a reason to believe something

n.    Any grouping of apparently unrelated images presented as a unified whole

MONDAY, APRIL 11, 2016

THE TRIAL PROCESS BEGINS

4/20/17 homework

Dear Students,


Please answer the following question in complete sentences:

Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

**All homework must be signed by a parent.**
What is Ernie’s debate for why he is not guilty? Do you agree with his conclusion?

4/19/17 homework

Dear Students,


Please answer the following question in complete sentences:

Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

**All homework must be signed by a parent.**
What is the, “Cheap trick” O’Brien thinks Petrocelli is trying to use? 

Sunday, April 9, 2017

MONSTER


THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 2016


THE MAKEUP OF THE JURY

4/5/17 homework

Dear Students,


Please answer the following question in complete sentences:

Level 1: Please write 1 sentence to complete the assignment
Level 2: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 3: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment

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O’Brien states, “Half of those jurors, no matter what they said when we questioned them when we picked the jury, believed you were guilty the moment they laid eyes on you. You’re young, you’re Black, and you’re on trial. What else do they need to know?”

How does this quote challenge the idea that all defendants are supposed to be innocence until proven guilty? 
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 2016


ALONE AND IN JAIL

4/4/17 homework

Dear Students,


Please answer the following question in complete sentences:

Level 1: Please write 1 sentence to complete the assignment
Level 2: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 3: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment

**All homework must be signed by a parent.**
In the opening line Steve states that, “The best time to cry is at night.” Why does he think this? Do you agree with Steve’s assumption? 
Image result for monster walter dean myers character

TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 2016


WHAT IS A MONSTER

4/3/17 homework


Image result for monster walter dean myers character

Dear Students,


Please answer the following question in complete sentences:

Level 1: Please write 1 sentence to complete the assignment
Level 2: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 3: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment

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In today’s lesson you learned the difference between imaginary and real life monsters. Using the chart below, compare a real life monster to a fictional monster and explain what those two monsters have in common.


Fictional
Real




















Both















MONDAY, APRIL