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  • LA Final Exam

    Language Arts Final Exam will be Tuesday, June 5th

    Start looking over notes from:

    Gothic

    Southern Gothic

    Grammar 

    WODS

    Of Mice and Men

    Literary Terms

    Shakespeare vs Hip Hop

     

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  • Links to Gun Control Essay Resources

    pro con

    NJ Gun Laws

    Proposed NJ State Bill

    Gun Show Article

    Black Market Guns

    Wikepedia

    How to cite a bill

    How to cite a law

    Citation Maker

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  • OF MICE AND MEN TEST

    Of Mice and Men Test will be on Monday, April 16th. 

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  • IRB Playlist Project

    Playlist IRB Presentations begin April 9th

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  • WOD Quiz 4

    Quiz on lesson 4 WODS will be Tuesday, March 20th. See resources for quizlet link

     

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  • Monday Must Haves

    For Monday each group must have finished:

    1. Questions and answers for your client (Done in class and for HW on Thursday)

    2. Questions and answers for your 2nd witness (Done in class and for HW on Thursday)

    3. 8-10 Possible Questions the other side may ask your client and responses that you want your client to give for each (anticipated cross-examination)

    4. 8-10 Possible Questions the other side may ask your 2nd witness and responses that you want your client to give for each (anticipated cross-examination)

     5. Cross-examination questions for the other side's client (Tom or Mayella)--aka questions you will ask their client

    6. Cross-examination questions for the other side's 2nd witness--aka questions you will ask their client

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  • Mock Trials

    Mock Trials will be February 28th and 29th in class. Bring any props, costumes, materials, and a extra printed copies of all work (enough for each group member plus one for Ms. Mailloux)

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  • TKMB Test and IRB

    Test for TKMB will be on Monday, February 12th. IRB books are due in class that day to be checked (any fiction novel).

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  • Lesson 3 WODS Quizlet

    https://quizlet.com/392591/wordly-wise-3000-book-8-lesson-3-flash-cards/ 

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  • Narratives due on Monday

    Final draft of narrative is due on Monday.  If you want me to look at it, see me after school or during lunch, or you can email it to me or share the document no later than Saturday. I will gladly make comments on content and structure if you need guidance. 

    - Must be 12 point Times New Roman

    - Double Spaced

    - No more than 5 pages (I will not read anything past 5 pages)

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Grammar Resources

  

Below you will find links to important grammar notes, worksheets, and review activities:

Boot Camp Instructions:  Grammar Boot Camp competition instructions.doc   

 

Round 2 Nouns powerpoint  Nothing but Nouns Powerpoint.ppt  

Round 2 Pronouns Notes  Pronouns.ppt 

Round 3 Verbs notes  Verbs - Helping Linking Action.ppt 

Round 3 Verbals Notes  verbals.ppt 

Round 3 Mock Quiz  round 3 mock quiz.doc 

Round 5 notes  Clauses-phrases.ppt     Conjunctions.ppt    Sentence Structures.ppt   

 

Literary Terms and Reading Strategies

  

Below you will find links to resources pertaining to literature terms and devices and reading strategies:

Lit Terms Worksheet:  lit terms notes.doc  

Lit Terms Powerpoint: lit terms.ppt 

To Kill a Mockingbird Resources

Theme review game from class  TKMB Theme Review.ppt 

Character Chart  Character chart.doc 

Chapter Questions  chapter Hw questions.doc 

Symbolism Chart  Symbolism Chart.doc 

Themes Chart  Themes in To Kill a Mockingbird.doc 

TKMB Background Notes  tkmb powerpoint.ppt 

What Would Atticus Do?  What Would Atticus Do.doc 

Courtroom/ Trial Notes  courtroom def.ppt 

Mock Trial Resources

List of Objections  COMMON TRIAL OBJECTIONS.docx  

Rubrics Individual Assignments Mock TRial.doc 

Opening Statement Video Opening Statement Video

 

Of Mice and Men

Steinbeck background notes  style.ppt 

Chapter 1 Study Guide Ch 1 Study Guide.doc 

Chapter 2 Study Guide  Ch 2 Study Guide.doc 

Chapter 3 Study Guide  Ch 3 Study Guide.doc 

Chapter 4 Study Guide  Ch 4 Study Guide.doc 

Chapter 5 and 6 Study Guide  Ch 5 6 Study Guide.doc 

Plot Chart  OMAM_Plot_table.pdf 

Character Chart  OMAM_character_chart.pdf 

Foreshadowing  Foreshadowing.docx 

Imaginarium  imaginarium omam.doc 

Symbolism  Symbolism.docx 

Theme Chart  themes wksht.doc 

Instagram  instagram template.docx 

Theme Review from Class  OMAM Theme Review.ppt