Spring Break Catch Up

The assignments listed below may be completed over Spring Break and turned in for credit on the Monday after the break; quizzes/tests may be made up before/after school until April 16, but not afterward. Please understand that NONE of these assignments will be accepted after April 16.

Coat of Arms Project

 * [[File:Creating your Coat of Arms.docx]]
 * [[File:SampleCoat.pdf]]

Visual Text: Millet

 * [[File:VisualTextPanes.docx]]
 * [[File:VisualTextMoodChart.docx‎]]

Instructions:

Watch the YouTube clip below. As you view each pane of the painting, record as many details of things you see as you can. You will do this as a group.

Now, for the details you've recorded, fill out the mood chart. What sensory details are present in the painting? What adjectives describing mood do these sensory details convey?

Constructed Response

 * [[File:VisualTextConstructed.docx]] -->THIS IS THE FILE THAT YOU WILL RECEIVE THE GRADE FOR

ON YOUR OWN for homework, fill out the guided constructed response packet. You will be scored on each individual element (this is to help me identify your weaknesses).

Constructed Response #2
Complete the PACKET (http://micki-clark.com/wiki/index.php?title=File:GuidedConstructedResponse2.docx) and then write the ESSAY. This grade is for the actual ESSAY.

Constructed Response #2 PACKET
http://micki-clark.com/wiki/index.php?title=File:GuidedConstructedResponse2.docx

Need help? Check out these YouTube videos (part 1 takes you through the TP-CASTT, part 2 deals with the essay).

Part 2 covers the essay:

Group Work Body Paragraph
If you had a legitimate absence from school you are exempt from this activity (does not count against you).

Group Work Introductory Paragraph
If you had a legitimate absence from school you are exempt from this activity (does not count against you).

Lit Circles #1
http://micki-clark.com/wiki/index.php?title=File:LiteratureCirclesPacket.docx

Pick any one of the sheets and do it for chapters 4-6 of Tess

Lit Circles #2
http://micki-clark.com/wiki/index.php?title=File:LiteratureCirclesPacket.docx

Pick any one of the sheets and do it for chapters 12-15 of Tess

MAP Testing/Read Novel
Completion grade only.

On Demand #1
Our region of the country (in particular, Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois) was hit very hard by severe weather over this past week. Write a blog entry directed at ELEMENTARY AGE STUDENTS in which you discuss the following: Keep in mind the age of your audience when writing your response. Also, remember that blog entries are more conversational/informal than an essay.
 * Steps for severe weather preparedness
 * How to respond DURING a severe weather emergency
 * Ways to help AFTER a severe weather emergency.

Parent Signature Sheet
Sign the back page: http://micki-clark.com/wiki/index.php?title=File:Updated_Classroom_Policies.docx

Parent/Teacher Extra Credit
E-mail me or write me a note stating that you are aware of your child's current grade.

Seminar Discussion #1
Answer these questions
 * Discussion Question #1: Is our fate tied to our heritage (our parents and theirs)? In other words, is who you become dependent upon who they were/are?
 * Discussion Question #2: As the Durbeyfields are walking home in chapter IV, Mrs. Durbeyfield remarks, "Thank God, I was never of no family, and have nothing to be ashamed of in that way!" How important is ancestry? Is it something to be proud of/ashamed of, or is it something that is more coincidence?
 * Discussion Question #3: Provide one of the quotes from the reading so far that you found particularly interesting or confusing (please share the chapter/page number).
 * Discussion Question #4: Many of the characters we've met so far in the book are notable for their irresponsibility or childish nature. What do you think about this? What are the possible reasons for each character's childish qualities? What does that childishness represent in each character (for example, innocence? ignorance? impishness?)

Tess Test #1
Must make up by 4/16.

Tess Study Guide
http://micki-clark.com/wiki/index.php?title=File:TessSG124.pdf

Vocab Quiz #1 - 4
Must make up by 4/16.

Study Island
Visit the Study Island page for details.