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See handout from class. Follow directions exactly.

Scholars: Read and take copious notes. Expect test/essay or both on due date. Chunk your reading.

Due April 26, 2016 Directions: Copy the vocabulary words. Most of them have been taken from your textbook; some words/terms may not be typical vocabulary words (for example, names of places or allusions to famous things); nevertheless, you should know them.  Look up the definitions and  parts of speech  of each word. Write both in your notebook. ( You must handwrite this assignment;  not type, or cut and paste). 

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Due April 5, 2016 Directions: Copy the vocabulary words. Most of them have been taken from your textbook; some words/terms may not be typical vocabulary words (for example, names of places or allusions to famous things); nevertheless, you should know them.  Look up the definitions and  parts of speech  of each word. Write both in your notebook. ( You must handwrite this assignment;  not type, or cut and paste). 

Due March 29, 2016 Directions: Copy the vocabulary words. Most of them have been taken from your textbook; some words/terms may not be typical vocabulary words (for example, names of places or allusions to famous things); nevertheless, you should know them.  Look up the definitions and  parts of speech  of each word. Write both in your notebook. ( You must handwrite this assignment;  not type, or cut and paste). 

Due March 8, 2016 Directions: Copy the vocabulary words. Most of them have been taken from your textbook; some words/terms may not be typical vocabulary words (for example, names of places or allusions to famous things); nevertheless, you should know them.  Look up the definitions and  parts of speech  of each word. Write both in your notebook. ( You must handwrite this assignment;  not type, or cut and paste). 

Due Monday, February 29, 2016 Directions: Copy the vocabulary words. Most of them have been taken from your textbook; some words/terms may not be typical vocabulary words (for example, names of places or allusions to famous things); nevertheless, you should know them.  Look up the definitions and  parts of speech  of each word. Write both in your notebook. ( You must handwrite this assignment;  not type, or cut and paste). 

Due February 17, 2016 Directions: Copy the vocabulary words. Most of them have been taken from your textbook; some words/terms may not be typical vocabulary words (for example, names of places or allusions to famous things); nevertheless, you should know them.  Look up the definitions and  parts of speech  of each word. Write both in your notebook. ( You must handwrite this assignment;  not type, or cut and paste). 

Due February 9, 2016 Directions: Copy the vocabulary words. Most of them have been taken from your textbook; some words/terms may not be typical vocabulary words (for example, names of places or allusions to famous things); nevertheless, you should know them.  Look up the definitions and  parts of speech  of each word. Write both in your notebook. ( You must handwrite this assignment;  not type, or cut and paste). 

Two Lawyers Conversing, Honore Daumier (1860s) Writing Prompt: (from the Florida Department of Education website) I t’s no secret that sometimes great discoveries come as a result of really big mistakes. But are they always worth the problems they cause? Sometimes the mistakes lead to greatness, and sometimes they lead to disaster.  Are mistakes key to making discoveries? Write an essay in which you take a position on whether or not mistakes are a key part of discovery.  Use the information presented in the passages to support your points. Make sure to include information from all the passages in your essay. Manage your time carefully so that you can read the passages; plan your essay; write your essay; and revise and edit your essay. Be sure to include a claim; address counterclaims; use evidence from multiple sources; and avoid overly relying on one source. Your written response should be in the form of a multiparagra...

Due February 2, 2016 Directions: Copy the vocabulary words. Most of them have been taken from your textbook; some words/terms may not be typical vocabulary words (for example, names of places or allusions to famous things); nevertheless, you should know them.  Look up the definitions and  parts of speech  of each word. Write both in your notebook. ( You must handwrite this assignment;  not type, or cut and paste). 

Due January 26, 2016 Directions: Copy the vocabulary words. Most of them have been taken from your textbook; some words/terms may not be typical vocabulary words (for example, names of places or allusions to famous things); nevertheless, you should know them.  Look up the definitions and  parts of speech  of each word. Write both in your notebook. ( You must handwrite this assignment;  not type, or cut and paste). 

Annotate and take notes on the entire article.   State the main claim/argument/assertion/point/thesis (all these terms mean the same thing) in one sentence.