HW from 10/10/13

Due on Tuesday, 10/15/13

1. Using the paper I wrote about my grandmother as a model, write a character description.  The person must be real (someone you actually know) and the character must be human (in other words, don't describe an animal). Your character sketch should tell us about the person utilizing both description and dialogue.  Be sure to include each of the seven ways we've discussed to enhance description and to correctly punctuate your dialogue.

 

NOTE:  The format for the paper is as follows: 
- double-spaced word processing document
- standard 1-inch margins
- 12-point font (Arial or Times New Roman)
- standard 5-space indentations for paragraphs
- do not skip an extra line between paragraphs
- a header with your name, the date, and the title "Character Sketch" in the right-hand corner
- a footer with a page number in the middle of the bottom of the page
- at least two full pages, typed according to the above parameters

Have them ready to turn in at the beginning of class!  You will turn in (stapled in this order, bottom to top): your rough draft(s)--proofread and signed by you and by two others, one of which is a parent; in the middle, your final, corrected draft; and on top, your grading rubric, with the information at the bottom of the sheet filled out.  Do not fold your papers "hot dog bun" style.

2.  Print the compiled list of attributions/"said replacements" that I emailed to you and place it in your notebook in the "class notes" section.

3.  Read the article "Idioms Abound--We Are Bound to Hear Them" by clicking on the link.   Send me an email listing at least ten idioms she mentions in the article, identifying both one that you've never heard before and one that you've personally used.

4.  I will be offering a make-up quiz on Tuesday at 11:30 for those of you who made a C or lower on our last quiz.  I will average the two grades together for your final grade. Please let me know if you're planning to come so I'll know how many students to expect. 

5.  Review daily the material from our writing and grammar lessons in class so that you can more easily learn and memorize (as we go along) the different things we are studying.  Be ready for a quiz anytime on all that we've learned so far.

Also (daily):

+ Read your (approved) book for pleasure 30 minutes daily.  Mark it on your reading log as you go along.  The current reading log is due, signed by a parent, on Thursday, October 31, 2013.

------- OPENING* (Bible verse and prayer):

For Tu, 10/15: David P. (CWA); Evan P. (CWB)
For Th, 10/17: Elizabeth D. (CWA);  Baylee W. (CWB)