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College/Career Ready English 10

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CCR English 10 is a college and career preparatory language arts class at Fairfield High School in Fairfield, Ohio. This section is taught by Mark Braam.

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Why We Proofread ... (A Continuing Series)

Why do we proofread? Sometimes it is so we do not get sued for calling someone a drug addict, as opposed to a drummer.

Reposted: RITS Raisin Reading Guides, Acts 1-3

For those students who have lost any of the Reading Guides for A Raisin in the Sun, they are attached here. They were originally posted (and still available online) several weeks ago. (Act III has not been handed out yet in class)
The Reading Guides are being completed and gone over as we work through the play. Completed guides are being checked, graded, and returned as we finish each act.  

Reposted: RITS Vocabulary for Acts 1-3

For those students who have lost the Vocabulary packet for A Raisin in the Sun, it is attached here. It was originally posted (and still available online) several weeks ago.
The packet is being completed and gone over as we work through the play, and the completed packet will be handed in for a grade near the end of the year. 

Assignment for Tuesday, May 12, 2015

If you were absent from class on Tuesday, May 12, 2015, or did not finish, the assignment is to read Act 2, Scene 2 (Pages 96-109) and answer questions 1-8 in the Act 2, Scene 2 reading guide. Due on Wednesday.
* Again, all students MUST keep up with the reading and the vocab lists. All reading guides and vocab lists have been posted for a long time. Pop quizzes and regularly scheduled tests may occur at any time, plus HW will be checked at the start of the bell for a grade at the teacher's discretion.
If you miss a quiz, it is YOUR responsibility to arrange to make it up.
 

Reading/HW assignment for Monday, May 11, 2015

If you were absent from class on Monday, May 11, 2015, or did not finish, the assignment is to read Act 2, Scene 1 (Pages 76-95) and answer questions 1-12 in the Act 2 reading guide. Due on Tuesday.
* Also, you must do the Act 2, Scenes 203 Vocab. Also Due on Tuesday
* When you return, you must make up the Act 1, Scene 2 pop quiz that was given Monday.
* Again, all students MUST keep up with the reading and the vocab lists. All reading guides and vocab lists have been posted for a long time. Pop quizzes and regularly scheduled tests may occur at any time, plus HW will be checked at the start of the bell at the teacher's discretion.
If you miss a quiz, it is YOUR responsibility to make it up.
 

Reading Assignment for Fri., May 8, 2015

If you missed class on Friday, May 8, the reading assignment is to finish Raisin in the Sun Act 1 Scene 2 (pages 66-75), then answer the remainder of the Act 1 Reading Guide questions.
* Completed Reading Guide due Monday.
* Review all questions for discussion Monday.
* Remember: Students are required to keep up with reading whether absent or not. Scheduled and pop quizzes on the reading guides and vocabulary can come at any time, and students are expected to be ready.

Wed., May 6, Assignment

Greetings,
On Wednesday, May 6, we started prep work for a test on Thursday. Students read a poem (Maya Angelou's "Still I Rise"), watched a commercial (a United Negro College Fund ad that uses the poem), and then read a New York Times article that talks about the poem and the ad, annotating and taking notes on all three.
On Thursday, students will be answering two essay questions asking them to compare and contrast the different elements, and to evaluate how the commercial transformed the original poem. They need to be thinking about author purpose in addition to other elements.
* Also, students need to have done the Vocab for Act 2, Scene 1 of Raisin in the Sun.

Black Hairstyles Text Set

Attached is a text set dealing with black hairstyles in the military called Black Hairstyles Text Set. It was read in class Tuesday in conjunction with an HBO movie trailer for the Chris Rock documentary Good Hair as part of an in-class writing assignment called "Freedom of Hair." The text set assignment was largely completed in class, but is due at the start of class Wednesday. There is a separate attachment containing the movie trailer. 
Note: Focus on the 2nd and 4th article in the text set when reading. The 1st is largely included for the artwork and the 3rd is just for additional information as needed.

Good Hair trailer

Attached is an HBO movie trailer for the Chris Rock documentary Good Hair. It was watched Tuesday in class to be used with an in-class writing assignment called "Freedom of Hair." The text set assignment was largely completed in class, but is due at the start of class Wednesday. There is a separate attachment containing the rest of the text set.

RITS Reading/Vocab Assignment for Mon., May 4

Greetings,
If you are absent Monday, May 4, from school, you are responsible for:
* Reading between Pages 54-66 in A Raisin in the Sun (the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2), looking for answers for the corresponding questions -- Nos. 17-21 -- in the reading guide (distributed in class last week and already posted online).
* Reviewing all of the Vocabulary for Act 1, Scenes 1-2, in the Vocab packet. 
 
NOTE: There will be several quizzes/tests over A Raisin in the Sun content and vocabulary, some announced ahead of time and some randomly given. Students are expected to keep up on reading and the vocabulary packet EVEN IF ABSENT!!!!

Reading/Vocab Assignments and HW for Friday, May 1

Greetings,
If you are absent Friday, May 1, from school, you are responsible for:
* Reading between Pages 35-53 in A Raisin in the Sun (the remainder of Act 1, Scene 1), looking for answers for the corresponding questions -- Nos. 9-16 -- in the reading guide (distributed in class on Wednesday and already posted online).
* Completing all questions for Act 1, Scene 1. They are due at the start of class on Monday, May 4.
* Completing the Vocabulary for Act 1, Scene 2, in the Vocab packet. That is also due at the start of class on Monday, May 4.
NOTE: There will be several quizzes/tests over A Raisin in the Sun content and vocabulary, some announced ahead of time and some randomly given. Students are expected to keep up on reading and the vocabulary packet EVEN IF ABSENT!!!!

Athletic Physicals for Next School Year Coming Soon

From the High School announcements:
 
Playing a sport next year ? Thinking about it?  Join the Fairfield City School District and Mercy Health Monday, May 18, 2015 and get your physical done that day!
$10.00 is the cost!  A free T-Shirt is the prize!
Join us during the following times:
Seniors: 5:45 PM
Juniors: 6:15 PM
Sophomores: 6:45 PM
Freshman: 7:15 PM
Middle School: 7:45 PM
Enter Door #9 at the back of the High School.
In addition, Fairfield City School’s Athletic Department wants this to be even easier so we have adopted a paperless form system. All but the physical itself can be filled out and submitted online.  Go to https://fairfield-oh.finalforms.com/ register your child(ren)and fill out the required forms.  It will walk you through it step by step.
 
Please know that once you submit all forms online through Final Forms, you will only be required to update and sign forms once per school year online.
Understand that the online update will be a few minutes at most! The physical will still be required yearly.
We look forward to seeing you May 18th.  Thanks again for supporting Fairfield Athletics.
Any questions, email Diana Ivkovich @ [email protected]

RITS Reading, Thurs., April 30, Note on Quizzes

Greetings,
If you were absent Thursday, April 30, from school, you are responsible for reading between Pages 23-35 in A Raisin in the Sun of Act 1, Scene 1, then answering the corresponding questions Nos. 1-8, in the reading guide (distributed in class on Wednesday and already posted online).
NOTE: There will be several quizzes/tests over A Raisin in the Sun content and vocabulary, some announced ahead of time and some randomly given. Students are expected to keep up on reading and the vocabulary packet EVEN IF ABSENT!!!!

RITS Vocabulary Acts 1-3

Attached is the A Raisin in the Sun vocabulary packet that was distributed on Wednesday, April 29, 2015. Vocab will be assigned as we move through the play, but students are welcome to work ahead.
The first assignment was Act I, Scene I, due Thursday, April 30.
The overall packet will be checked for a final grade at a later date, but it may be checked at any time to see if students are staying on track.

RITS Raisin Reading Guides, Acts 1-3

Attached are all three Reading Guides for A Raisin in the Sun. Each act will be distributed separately (beginning with Act 1 on Wednesday, April 29, 2015), but I decided to make them all available now since so many students seem to be going on field trips or out of town for other reasons. This way, there is no reason why students cannot access the Reading Guides.
Also coming soon: All 3 acts of vocabulary words.