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Thank you slide for parents in Google Classroom

Thank you slide for parents

Create a slide thanking your parents for your STM education.

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Quiz Frankenstein  in Google Classroom

Quiz Frankenstein

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Free Verse "River Roads"  in Google Classroom

Free Verse "River Roads"

Complete Google document

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Frankenstein reading and annotations in Google Classroom

Frankenstein reading and annotations

Complete reading of Frankenstein (Audible 24-30) Create a five sentence summary for each chapter.

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Activity C and Writer's Corner page 471 in Google Classroom

Activity C and Writer's Corner page 471

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Vocabulary Chart Unit 16 in Google Classroom

Vocabulary Chart Unit 16

Create a chart for unit 16 words that includes the word, definition, part of speech, synonym, antonym, and an original sentence.

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Knights of Columbus Essay Scholarship in Google Classroom

Knights of Columbus Essay Scholarship

The Knights of Columbus is awarding a scholarship to the winner of their essay contest. The winner will receive $500 towards their tuition at a Catholic High School. The topic this year is " What is the effect that Coronavirus is having on my worshiping and praying , and not being with my classmates and family at Mass" ? Please complete in this Google Doc . Extra credit will be given to all participants.

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Vocabulary Unit 16 in Google Classroom

Vocabulary Unit 16

Complete exercises 2 & 3 pages 98-100

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Expository Essay in Google Classroom

Expository Essay

Write an expository essay on the topic of your choice. Remember to have a hook and a strong thesis statement. Cite all sources using MLA. You must have at least three sources. Internet sources are fine.
Length 1050 word minimum ; 1500 word maximum.

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Vocab Quiz 15 in Google Classroom

Vocab Quiz 15

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Introduction for your expository essay in Google Classroom

Introduction for your expository essay

Please type yur expository essay in this google doc
12 times new roman
Use the two pm class for working on this

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Annotations Chapters 20-23 Audible in Google Classroom

Annotations Chapters 20-23 Audible

Read and Annotate chapters 20-23

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Expository essay organizer  in Google Classroom

Expository essay organizer

Choose one of the following organizers to plan your topic. Complete all aspects of the organizer you choose. You do not need to use complete sentences for all parts of the graphic organizer, but you should have the thesis statement and hook. CHOOSE ONLY ONE GRAPHIC ORGANIZER TO COMPLETE.

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Literature Assignment in Google Classroom

Literature Assignment

Using the novel Frankenstein, fill in and submit this assignment. Choose one character to complete this assignment. You will need to create a google doc to complete this assignment. Your title is Hashtag a Character.

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Review for tomorrow's test in Google Classroom

Review for tomorrow's test

Please complete as a review for tomorrow's quiz. Self check and submit.

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Noun clause Quiz in Google Classroom

Noun clause Quiz

Please complete this quiz

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Quiz noun clauses  in Google Classroom

Quiz noun clauses

We will take the quiz during classtime. The quiz will be posted during class on Wednesday, May 6

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Vocabulary chart Unit 15 in Google Classroom

Vocabulary chart Unit 15

Follow previous instructions. Remember to include an original sentence.

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T -Chart Strengths and Weaknesses of the monster in Frankenstein in Google Classroom

T -Chart Strengths and Weaknesses of the monster in Frankenstein

Follow the instructions on Storyboardthat to create a t- Chart. You do not need a title box for this assignment. You should have 3 strengths and three weaknesses supported by facts from the book. Each square must have a picture that is a factual illustration of the strength or weakness.

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Unit 15 exercise 1 in Google Classroom

Unit 15 exercise 1

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Varying sentences with Noun Clauses in Google Classroom

Varying sentences with Noun Clauses

Complete all answers in the attached document.

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Audible chapters 13-19 in Google Classroom

Audible chapters 13-19

Listen to Audible chapters 13-19. Then fill in a cornell outline for each chapter along with a five sentence summary. Each summary is worth five points. Your notes should be thick with detailed facts from the chapter.

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Noredink, Cornell outlines and storyboards in Google Classroom

Noredink, Cornell outlines and storyboards

Please complete noredinks, cornell outlines and storyboards .

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Frankenstein storyboard Chapters 9-12 in Google Classroom

Frankenstein storyboard Chapters 9-12

https://www.storyboardthat.com/storyboard-creator
Using the link above create an electronic storyboard with one box(cell) for each chapter. Box 1 is your title box.There are six boxes in total. Box 6 is a map 0f the setting for one of the chapters. You will present your story boards on Wednesday, April 29 & Thursday April 30
Each box must have
1. the chapter's number and a name created by you. (example Ch.9 Post Justine )
2. A three- sentence summary of the chapter
3. A picture with no violence or inappropriate subjects
4. Color

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Frankenstein study guide questions in Google Classroom

Frankenstein study guide questions

Answer Questions 1-10 on document.

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Workbook pages 158 &159 in Google Classroom

Workbook pages 158 &159

Complete workbook pages 158 &159. We will check them tomorrow. Thanks for an excellent class. You are the best!

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Fact and Opinions in Google Classroom

Fact and Opinions

Please complete and submit.

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Activity A page 377 and Exercise B page 378 in Google Classroom

Activity A page 377 and Exercise B page 378

Do exercises A and B

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Reading assignment Frankenstein in Google Classroom

Reading assignment Frankenstein

Read or listen to Audible Chapters 9-11. Write a 150 word summary of each chapter. Start with the Main idea and add important supporting details. Include all characters and highlights. Each summary should be about 150 words.

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Figurative Language Writing Assignment in Google Classroom

Figurative Language Writing Assignment

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Frankenstein in Google Classroom

Frankenstein

Read or listen to chapters 5-8. Then complete a cornell outline annotation outline for chapters 5-8 .

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Prediction paragraph in Google Classroom

Prediction paragraph

Write a prediction paragraph for the novel Frankenstein following the directions on the document.

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ReadWorks: An Unexpected Trip in Google Classroom

ReadWorks: An Unexpected Trip

Please click the link to go to this assignment.

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Frankenstein Quiz Chapters 1-4 in Google Classroom

Frankenstein Quiz Chapters 1-4

Using your annotations from chapters 1-4 , Answer the following questions in complete sentences. Organization and sentence structure counts.
Once you complete the quiz, submit both your annotations and your quiz.

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Frankenstein  in Google Classroom

Frankenstein

https://stories.audible.com/discovery
This is the link for Audible for kids. Before you start reading, write a 75 word paragraph on what you think the book is about, genre, and other predictions . Then, click on it, go to classics and begin reading chapters 1-4. Chapter 1 is short, but you may include Letter I as part of it.

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Vocabulary Units 13 & 14 in Google Classroom

Vocabulary Units 13 & 14

Do exercises 1, 2, and 3. Do exercise 1 in a google doc and post to Google classroom.

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Activity C page 344 Voyagers in Google Classroom

Activity C page 344 Voyagers

Rewrite the assigned passage in chronological order in a google doc. Please put your first and last name on the doc.

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2019-2020 snowflake studies in Google Classroom

2019-2020 snowflake studies

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Organization in Google Classroom

Organization

Using the examples in Activity A page 343, create an example for spatial order, order of importance, comparison and contrast, and chronological order. All entries must be in paragraph format and each entry must be at least 100 words

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Vocabulary Units 13 & 14 in Google Classroom

Vocabulary Units 13 & 14

Create a chart for the words in Units 13 & 14.

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ReadWorks: If in Google Classroom

ReadWorks: If

Please click the link to go to this assignment.

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Noredink writing assignment in Google Classroom

Noredink writing assignment

Use pages from virtual lesson 3/20 Voyagers pages 336-337

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Quiz Units 11 & 12 in Google Classroom

Quiz Units 11 & 12

copy pledge before doing quiz.
I pledge that my work is my own without assistance from texts, computer sources or other persons.
Then sign

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Personal Narrative  in Google Classroom

Personal Narrative

Personal narratives must be 750 words and written in five paragraph format.