SUMMER READING ASSIGNMENT 2012-2013 High School English 9th – 12th grade OSNAS students are required to read two novels if placed in an English Regular’s or Honor’s class and three novels if placed in an AP English class: Several grades will be given for the summer reading. Dialectical response journals for each book (rubric attached). Exams on the assigned novels within the first days of school. In class essay questions on each of the novels. 9th Grade Regulars and Honors - Reading Assignment:
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Tortilla Curtain and Crash: Another Kind of Racism Racism is a disease. Spread by not only words and actions but by silence and inaction. In two stories presented in different media – a novel and a movie—racism is spread by people who feel they are not racists‚ but who do nothing to prevent and stop racism. The reality is that it is easy to pretend racism doesn’t exist‚ yet everyone practices it in some way. Those who know racism is wrong and do nothing are the “perpetrators” of racism. They allow
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Case Study Monitor 23 I. Introduction The case study focuses on an employee‚ Paul Keller‚ who is being affected by a number of factors. His job performance is hindered by constraints such as his work environment‚ his home environment‚ stressors‚ mood‚ and the management style of his superior. The case study demonstrates how his job performance is affected and what the consequences could be as a result of his poor job performance and lack of concentration. II. Problems Paul is not able to
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Material Reading Strategies Worksheet Identify two reading goals‚ one short-term and one long-term. • Long-term reading goal: To understand more of the things I read for school in less time‚ instead of reading things three or four times. • Short-term reading goal: Read 5 pages a night on weekdays & 25 pages a day on weekends totaling at least 100 pages a week. Write a 100- to 150-word response to each of the following questions: • How do you currently approach the weekly readings in the
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Outline: 1. Transformational Generative Grammar 2. Constructional grammar 3. Communicative grammar TRANSFORMATIONAL-GENERRATIVE GRAMMAR “Transformational Generative Grammar Theory” was presented byNoam Chomsky. This theory is about structure (Syntax) of sentences ina language. This theory tells us how syntax is formed and learned. Syntax: The study and organization or arrangement of sentences in alanguage is called Syntax. T.G.G theory explains this arrangement and organization
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COMPLETE MESSAGE February 11‚ 2011 Mr. Bryce Villa Head Organizer Grand Hotel Iloilo City Dear Mr. Enriquez Greetings! It is very disappointing and stressful that I won’t be able to attend on your series of three work-related seminars due to begin next week on December 11‚ 2011. I would like to apologize and to ask whether I can attend the later dates. Basically‚ my brother is having a difficulty in breathing and I am currently watching over him at the hospital
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First of all‚ I have many reasons why Houston should be your kind of town. The town the U.S. state of Texas. This town is located in Harris‚ Fort Bend‚ and Waller counties. The population of Houston has grown over the years. Katy has won national accolades for growth and sustainability. Threw out the years Houston has built Malls‚ great football programs‚ and great restaurants. I was born in Hot Springs‚ AR then moves to my hometown of Houston‚ TX which I lived there for 8 years. I lived most of
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Anne Sexton’s poem titled “Her Kind” is a popular poem filled with powerful imagery‚ diction‚ and syntax. Her particular use of these elements in different ways contributes to the robotic and non-human tone of the poem. Her use of syntax in the poem is done in a very clever manner. The lines of the poem are short and almost all contain commas. These commas are a part of the syntax because they contribute to the sentence structure. They split up each line into two halves‚ and it almost
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Kinds of Informal Report There are six kinds of informal report; 1. Information Report 2. Progress Report 3. Justification Report 4. Feasibility Report 5. Minutes of meetings 6. Summaries The detail of all these reports is given below. 1. Information Report: What is Information Report? The reports that collect and organize information are informative or investigative reports. Importance: The information reports may records routine activities such as daily‚ weekly‚ and monthly
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The Nature of the Reading Process Reading is a complex process; it is not about identifying words but also about understanding them. Reading requires attending to the environment‚ encoding and interacting with the stimulus in a meaningful manner and linking the meanings of the stimulus with existing knowledge and prior experiences. Thinking Reading is a thinking process; it is not just about calling or recognizing the words on a page but understanding what was read. Therefore the reader
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