Good morning.  Welcome to English 10.  I’m Mr. C.E. Sikkenga.  You can call me either “C.E.” or “Mr. Sikkenga.”  Whatever you feel comfortable with.

This year we’re going to learn to be more literate (and hopefully have a bit of fun doing so).  This site is your home page for the course.  The first thing you should do every day is log in here.

LEARNING TARGETS: by the end of today’s class you should

• know the location of our class blog.
• have subscribed to our class blog
• know my name

 

 

 

EXAM REVIEW

FORMAT

• 85 questions
  • 1-15 Matching on literary terms
  • 16-33 Multiple choice on terms
  • 34-49: Multiple choice on writing and sources–you get examples and answer questions based on these.
  • 50-61 Vocabulary in context
  • 62-85 Vocab fill in the blank

HOW TO DO IN TEXT CITATIONS

HOW TO DO A WORKS CITED PAGE

English 10B Exam Review Guide

A couple of notes on research papers.

• Make sure you’re paying attention to MLA formatting
• Make sure you are citing any information that isn’t original to you or plain facts.
• Make sure you’re answering the question.
  • Sample Research Paper for class discussion
  • VONNEGUT SAMPLE PAPER

MONDAY:

• Finish Rough Drafts (if needed)
• Work on revisions (if roughs were turned in Friday)
• Exam Review

TUESDAY

• Work on revisions
• Exam Review

WEDNESDAY  (note: C.E. will not be here 5th/6th hour)

• Practice Vocab
• Work on revisions
• Exam Review

THURSDAY

• Work on revisions (if roughs were turned in Friday)
• Exam Review

FRIDAY

• FINAL DRAFTS OF PAPERS DUE!!!
• Exam Review

MONDAY/TUESDAY  JUNE 12/13

• Exam Review

THURSDAY JUNE 15, FRIDAY, JUNE 16

• EXAM

MONDAY JUNE 19-TUESDAY SEPT. 4             SUMMER VACATION!!!!

Stephen King: Rylee, Mariah, Elizabeth

ON TAP FOR THIS WEEK

• Tuesday: Finalize Presentations
• Wednesday:
  • Presentation hard copies due
  • Practice Vocab Quiz
  • Begin Presentations
• Thursday
  • Presentations
• Friday
  • Final Vocab Quiz
  • Presentations

 

Sample Research Paper for class discussion

MAIN TASK:  Transitioning from research into creating project

 

WARNING:  Top grades will only go to those projects that show DEPTH of UNDERSTANDING–not just that you’ve “ticked the boxes.”  Be sure to research CRITICAL ANALYSIS not just biography.

 

SAMPLE PRESENTATION Richard Russo

Spent all week researching authors.

 

LEARNING TARGET: be able to explain as much as possible about your author’s life and work.

 

ASSIGNMENT FOR THE WEEK: Research Logs

 

VOCAB TEST FRIDAY!!

Presentation Guidelines (50 points)

• • Slides: Minimum of 8 slides  (5 points)
    • Title (1)
    • Introduction (1)
    • Body (4)
    • Conclusion (1)
    • Works Cited (1)
      • minimum of 3 sources (same as paper)

 

• Content: Content will be based on the information you included in your research paper. (20 points)

 

• • • Graphic and text on each slide
    • Maximum number of 4 bullet points per slide, no more than 6 words per bullet point
    • Cite paraphrased, quoted, or borrowed information and images*
    • Answers the prompt

 

• Quality and Effort: neat, organized, legible (font color and size) (5 points)

• THE Presentation: (10 points)

 

• • • All group members participate
    • Utilizes good presentation skills
  • MLA Citations and Works Cited done and done correctly: (10 points)

 

• **You will lose points for not using your own words.