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English 11

Aug. 16, 2007 English 11 Assignments for English 11 for Mrs. Jones:Parent Letter needs to be taken home to your parents. Bring it back to me signed by Friday, August 24. This is to set up communication information from me to parents with my contact information on it. 10 points for returning parent letter by the due date.If parents do not hear from me when they call and leave voice messages or when they write emails, please try again. There are two English teachers with the last name "Jones," so please make sure they are contacting Mrs. Jones atnjones@center.k12.mo.us . Hour 1: Introduction to the course Post Card assignment due at the end of the hour Friday, August 17, 2007; 10 points. See the assignment sheet for details. Hour 3: We did not meet other than to take roll since they were called to an assembly. Hour 5 and 6: We will do the same as hour one with either the journal entry or the Interest Inventory due at the end of the hour Friday. The journal entry is "Money buys everything except love, personality, immortality, silence, and peace" by Carl Sandburg.

ENGLISH 11 POST CARD WRITING

Write a post card to someone (real or fictitious) to whom you are describing reasons to come to visit Kansas City. You may refer to the picture on your chosen card, but you do not have to do so. The greeting, body of the message, salutation, and your signature are written on the left side of the card. The name, street, city, state, and zip code are written on the right half.

Use the proper salutation such as:

Dear Todd,

In the body of the post card message write at least two details about what you think the person should visit in Kansas City.

Use correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Use an appropriate closing such as:

Sincerely,

Sign your first and last name This project is for ten points.

Correct salutation = 2 points

Two details of what to visit = 2 points Grammar, spelling, and punctuation are appropriately written = 2 points Correct closing = 2 points Address on the right side in correct order

Objective: Know the correct format of one type of written communication including salutation and closing that is supported by a minimum of two details which helps prepare for the MAP exam.

August 17, 2007 Communication Arts 11 Turn in post cards from post card project by the end of class today. No late work accepted. There is an assignment sheet over this work if you have been absent.

Complete the Interest Inventory. Submit by Aug. 24, 2007 (10 Points) Write a journal on the Carl Sandburg quotation. This needs to be done in ink. The minimum length is one half page. Distribute syllabus. Due date for parent signature returned from contact information letter – Aug. 24 (10 points) Check out textbooks. Bring textbooks to class daily. Ask teacher for approval on outside reading choice asap. Write a narrative of your first storyteller. This needs to be done in blue or black ink, and the minimum length will be one page. This is due by the end of the hour on Monday, August 20. Textbook reading assignment will be a Native American Legend on Grizzlies. This will be discussed in class on Monday, so be prepared for a short quiz on it, too. Vocabulary will be presented in context on the Native American legends for next week. Objective: Students will be able to write for a variety of purposes and audiences from post cards, journals, and narratives. Students will know the proper salutation, body text details, and closing for a letter. Students will show evidence of writing with grammatical conventions and proper punctuation. DOK: Relate, Narrate, and Analyze