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English 9 (Najar/Hommel) (Period 4) Assignments

Instructors
Mrs. Cheryl Hommel
Ms. Olivia Najar
Term
Spring 2015
Department
English
Description
 11-16-15  Article of the Week - Runaway Teens
Read the Article & respond to these questions:
1.  Explain why they ran away.
2.  What was their plan & how were they caught?
3.  What was a red flag for the parents about their children's relationship being "too serious" 
4.  What would you have done if you were Braxton or Jayden and your parents were sending you to different schools to keep you apart?
5.  Do you think the teens could have successfully survived & lived "happily ever after"?  Why?  Why not?

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End of the year EXTRA CREDIT 🤓

You can do one part for 50 points or both parts for 100 points.

Part 1: Idioms

Directions: pick 3 popular idioms. Research their origin. In a 5 sentence paragraph, state the idiom, explain the origin of the idiom and how we use it today. You will write a paragraph for each idiom.

Part 2: Haikus

You will write 3 Haikus explaining conflict for any of the characters we've met this year. It can be from any short story or novel that we have read. For example, you can write a Haiku on Lennie killing Curley's Wife, or Eckels stepping on the butterfly. Just be sure to follow the Haiku rules. You will write 3 Haikus.

DUE: TUESDAY, MAY 31st, assignment will not be accepted after the 31st.

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Assignment

End of the year EXTRA CREDIT 🤓

You can do one part for 50 points or both parts for 100 points.

Part 1: Idioms

Directions: pick 3 popular idioms. Research their origin. In a 5 sentence paragraph, state the idiom, explain the origin of the idiom and how we use it today. You will write a paragraph for each idiom.

Part 2: Haikus

You will write 3 Haikus explaining conflict for any of the characters we've met this year. It can be from any short story or novel that we have read. For example, you can write a Haiku on Lennie killing Curley's Wife, or Eckels stepping on the butterfly. Just be sure to follow the Haiku rules. You will write 3 Haikus.

DUE: TUESDAY, MAY 31st, assignment will not be accepted after the 31st.

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Please bring a book for SSR (Sustained Silent Reading) on the following days:
Friday, May 6
Friday, May 13
Friday, May 20
Friday, May 27