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"What Slaves Are Taught to Think of the North" by Harriet Ann Jacobs

Please upload ONLY your final draft (EDITED AND REVISED)
MLA heading in the upper left hand corner:
Your name
Ms. Chalupsky
English 8 SM
20 January 2021

Prompt: The system of slavery and slaveowners did not respect the family bonds between slaves and often attempted to destroy these family bonds.

Using details from the slave memoirs of Douglass, Jacobds, and Washington, argue whether slavery did or did not destroy family bonds between slaves.

Directions on Slide 8 of Tuesday's Presentation! (If you were not in class...or were not participating in class today...this is going to be difficult!)

"Understanding Systemic Racism"

1. Answer this Question AFTER you finish reading Chapter 11
2. Make sure your answer is written WELL: correct spelling, grammar, and full ideas.

The attached pdf will give you instructions on what to do during class on Friday January 8th (while I am in an all-day Englsih Meeting!

Some of the tasks are due before the end of your class period so make sure you stay focused :)

Directions:
1. Reread paragraphs 2–5 in Chapter 9.
2. Highlight (if you are using an online document) or use sticky notes (in your anthology) two moments where
Douglass describes people (slaves, slave owners, or others) practicing religion.
3. For each moment, make an annotation that notes whether Douglass’s description shows that this practice
improves the lives of the slaves or does not improve the lives of slaves.
4. Answer the following question in the CER Outline attached.

This should take you between 5 and 10 minutes to complete! (There will be a quick quiz on the Passive and Active Voice on Wednesday)

1. Choose a quote from Chapter 6
2. Write it PROPERLY below
3. Cite the paragraph number in parenthesis

1.Chose a quote from Chapter 5
2.Type it below CORRECTLY
3.Cite the paragraph number in parentheses

1. Read Chapter 4 "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave" by Frederick Douglass.
2. Answer the above question with 3-6 sentences using evidence from the text.

1. Open up your responses in CommonLit.org
2. Paste your answer to the last question in the space provided.
3. Highlight the sections of CER as Ms. C models for you during class.
4. Answer the last question

1. Rough Draft (MLA FORMAT STILL APPLIES)

AFTER reading CHAPTER 3, please write 2-5 sentences explaining why.

1. You may use this Memoir Outline to design your structure.
2. Make a Google Doc with a proper MLA heading in the UPPER LEFT-HAND CORNER
3. Create your Memoir Structure
4. Upload it here!

Please complete the Pre-Assessment that we started in class on Friday December 4th.

1. Watch the "Prom" Podcast video during class time on The Moth By Hasan Minhaj
2. While watching the video, answer questions 1-10 on the attached Google Doc
3. After the video and reflection, answer remaining questions 11-16 completely on the same Google Doc
4. Be prepared to share and discuss your answers as a class! (Make connections to Dahl's "Going Solo")
5. Turn in completed Podcast Questions no later than Friday December 4th
*See the Podcast Video attached for review and/or if you had difficulty with your audio during Zoom class

Week Three NRI Practice
Choosing the Appropriate Conjunctions, Building Compound and Complex Sentences

This is the trajectory of our Book Review:
1. Watch the Book Review Videos the 8th grade teachers made for you (WEEK ONE)
2. Read NYTimes Book Reviews to get ideas of how to write a review (read at least 2 not annotated in the teacher videos) (WEEK ONE and WEEK TWO)
3. Plan your Book Review: make bullets and notes of what you want to include. Use the Book Review Directions to guide your planning and structure (outline/chart/etc.) (WEEK ONE and TWO)
4. You MUST make a structure. You must have a detailed and specific plan for what will be in each of your paragraphs BEFORE you start writing. (WEEK TWO)
5. Write your Book Review! (WEEK THREE)
6. Run your draft through Grammarly.com
7. READ YOUR DRAFT ALOUD.
8. Turn in your Book Review Final on FRIDAY 20 November 2020

For you!

1. Read/listen to this chapter from Going Solo
2. Complete the Chart

NRI Quiz:
Formatting Titles and Informal & Formal Language

1. Each day we will take the first ten minutes of class to write.
2. Each prompt is listed for this week.
3. You are to write continuously for the whole ten minutes.
4. On Friday afternoon, upload the completed document.

NRI Practice:
Formatting Titles Practice & Formal and Informal Language

1. Design your structure.
2. Upload it here.

Here are two more Book Review Directions for you to use to design your structure.

Work on “8th Grade Grammar Diagnostic.”

You will find the video annotation in the Book Review Videos assignment.

These are the copies of the NYTimes Book Reviews.
Watch the movies and learn about different styles of review writing.

1. Talk to your parents about your English Syllabus...discuss it together
2. Chat about the Citizenship Rubric and the Academic Rubric
3. Have your parents fill out the Google Form
4. Turn it in :)

Open...annotate

1. Pick ONE slide from below to edit (do not edit anyone else's slide!)
2. In the center of the slide put your name & the name you prefer to be called.
3. Fill in the text Boxes.
4. Decorate the slide with pictures, change the font, etc. Make it your own!