FRESHMAN ENGLISH ASSIGNMENT LOG
E-mail: Beverly.Questad@vansd.org and Lisa.Schmidt@vansd.org
Phone: 313-4200
Website: Dr. Questad's web page: http://skyview.vansd.org/bquestad/index.htm

* REMEMBER *
* ALL ITEMS RELATED TO THE GREEK RESEARCH PROJECT AND THE READING OF THE ODYSSEY
HAVE TO BE COMPLETED AND SUBMITTED ON THE DUE DATE WHETHER YOU ARE ABSENT OR NOT *

Last updated: 12/14/06
No. Date Assigned Assignment
DUE
  

1
11/27
 Voc #10 Notebook and Test
12/1
  

2
11/27
 Read and Respond: Poseidon
11/29
  

3
11/28
 Parent Signature on Greek Research Paper
11/28
  

4
11/28
 Read and Respond: The Trojan War
11/29
  

5
11/28
 Read and Respond: Helen
11/30
  
6
11/29
 Topic and Character Choice
11/29
  
7
12/1
 Read and Respond: Helen (reassigned)
12/1
  
8
12/4
 Voc #11: test and notebook
12/8
  
9
12/4
 OJ THESIS LECTURE: OJ Case Background: THESIS ORG CHART
12/4
  
10
12/5
 Research and Thesis Organizer: due as you enter class on Wednesday
12/6
  
11
12/5
 Compile your research
12/7
  
12
12/6
 First handwritten draft of research paper - begun in class, finish at home
Write from Thesis Organizer
12/6
  
13
12/6
 First typed draft: write from handwritten draft: Turn in to Tech and Turnitin.com Thursday
NO LATE WORK ACCEPTED- even if absent!
12/7
  
14
12/6
 Final typed draft: Turn in to Tech and Turnitin.com
Have it done and ready by 12/12
NO LATE WORK ACCEPTED - even if absent!
12/13
  
15
12/7
 Voyage Picture (due 12/7 for 5th period by unanimous student vote)
12/8
  
16
12/8
 Brown textbook: Read pages 481-485
12/8
  
17
12/8
 LAST DAY FOR MLA RETAKE
12/15
  
18
12/11
 Read and Respond: Poseidon
12/11
  
19
12/11
 Voc #12: Test and Notebook due THURSDAY
12/14
  
20
12/12

Final Research Paper: Extra Credit if in on Wednesday (complete and not plagiarized) - 2 days early, a little less extra credit on Thursday (complete and not plagiarized) - 1 day early - but no late papers accepted after Friday
1. Hardcopy in folder to Mrs. Hoover
2. Turnitin.com submission

Submission of Final Research Paper Portfolio

12/15
(extended)
 
21
12/12
 Read and Respond: Athena
12/14
  
22
12/12

Myth Logs: Myth List : Response List
1. Creation
2. Zeus
3. Trojan War
4. Helen
5. Poseidon
6. Athena
Include the rubric with heading filled out

12/15
  
23
 
 
24
 
 

January Student Log

ARCHIVES
No. Date Assigned Assignment
DUE
  

1
11/28
 Voc #10 test, packet (handout) and notebook
12/2
  

2
11/28
 Prometheus writing and artistic on theme
11/29
  

3
11/22
 Greek Project: signatures and topic
11/30
  

4
11/29
 Read: The Trojan War (read all sections): write 3 questions and note a section to read
11/30
  

5
11/21
Greek history test from lecture - see website
11/30
  
6
11/22
 Thesis Paper Organizer: due today whether absent or not
12/2
  
7
11/22
 First draft of thesis paper due in Tech at the end of that class
12/2
  
8
12/5
 Voc #11 test, worksheet and notebook
12/8
  
9
12/5
 Team Time with The Trojan War (read all sections)to answer questions and determine theme
12/5
  
10
12/6
 The Color Test : Done in class w/Mr. Erdman - get handout from Dr. Questad
Get Assignment Log stamped in Career Center
12/6
  
11
12/7
 Trojan War and Helen Theme: Art and Writing
12/8
  
12
12/7
 Self-Edit and Peer Edit first draft of Greek Research Paper
If absent, either get a parent to be your editor or get a peer from your team at school who does not need to type in tech.
12/8
  
13
12/8
 Read Book I of The Odyssey: develop 3 higher level questions and decide on a reading passage
12/9
  
14
12/8
 Final Draft of Research Paper: Turnitin.com and hardcopy: Rubric
12/13
  
15
12/9
 Voyage Picture
12/12
  
16
12/12
 Voc #12: Test on both Voc #12 and Books I-III of The Odyssey, Notebook and Packet (hand-out)
12/16
  
17
12/13
 Turn you paper into Turnitin.com and a hardcopy version to Mrs. Schmidit
12/13
  
18
12/14

The Odyssey Log Project
Be done reading Books I and II of The Odyssey and complete your theme art or writing

12/14
  
19
12/15
Test on Books I - III of The Odyssey
12/16
  
20
12/15
 Read Book III of The Odyssey
12/16
  
21
12/15
 Theme Response on Book III
12/16
  
22
12/15
 Read Book IV of The Odyssey
12/19
  
23
12/15
 Theme paper on Book IV
12/20
  
24
12/15
 Read Book V of The Odyssey and complete theme response
1/4
  
SNOW DAY
Even though we missed school 12/19, the calendar expectations are not changed.
Test on Odyssey reading upon return to reward you for keeping up..

Student January 2006 Log

Book Card
ARCHIVES: Last updated: 12/12/04

No. Date Assigned Assignment Due
1
12/3
 MLA Worksheet #3 and PR #1
12/6
2
12/3
 Read Books 3-5 of Od for test (Click on link if you don't have the book)
12/10
3
12/6
 Hotsheet
12/7
4
12/6
 Voc #11 Worksheet
12/10
5
12/6
 Voc #11 Test and Od Test books 3-5
12/10
6
12/6
 Hot Sheet and harcopies of research
12/7
7
12/8
 PR#3
12/8
8
12/8
 Graphic Organizer
12/8
9
12/9
 Handwritten Crazy Paper (not graded - advised prior to typing first draft)
12/10
10
12/10
 Read Od Books 6-8
12/17
11
12/13
 Parallel Construction (test Wednesday, 12/15)
12/13
12
12/1
 First draft of Crazy Paper - No late work
You may stay after school and finish in lab or email from home on an attached Word Document before midnight. Email at your own risk. If for some reason the document does not come in to Dr. Questad, whether by computer error or not, you will not receive credit for this draft. Most students finished last Friday - the weekend and Monday are extra days for those of you who are needing more time.
12/13
13
12/13
 Voc #12 test, notebook and packet
12/17
14
12/13
 Final Draft of Crazy paper - No late work
12/17
15
12/14
 Edit First Draft
12/14 and 15
12/16
 Read from Lang of Lit text (brown book at home) pages 479-485
12/16
16
12/22
 Apostrophe: page 893-4 in Writer's Craft - NOT 3rd PERIOD
10/22
17
12/22
 Quotation Marks: page 795-799 - NOT 3rd PERIOD
10/22
18
1/3-5
543 B, 1-15 and 546 D, 1-10 in Writer's Craft
1/5
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Jan. Log