OMAM Drafting a Thesis Statement

You will find more info about drafting thesis statements here.

OMAM Powerpoint Research Projects

Life for African Americans and Women in the 1930s
Mental Disabilities

John Steinbeck's Life

The Dust Bowl

The Migrant Experience

The Salinas Valley: Geography, History, Agriculture

The Great Depression

The Pulitzer Prize

Euthanasia

Study Skills Catch-up!

Dear Students,

If you scroll down, you will find the answer keys to packets #5 and #6, as well as to #7. I realized that I never put these answer keys up, but since there will be study skills questions on the final in January, you definitely want to correct your work!

Please correct packets #5 and #6 and turn them in to me by Monday, December 6.

Thank you!

Dr. Fleming

Study Skills Packet #7: Answer Key

Dear Students,

Here is the answer key to study skills packet #7:

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0BzL0G8D3R89uMWUzMTU1ZDktNWIwZi00ZmI5LTlmMDgtNzNlNjhkYzJiMDIy&hl=en&authkey=COeOx7cO

Be sure to use a red pen to receive full credit!

Have a lovely day,

Dr. Fleming

Study Skills Packet #6: Answer Key

Dear Students,

Here is the answer key to study skills packet #6:

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0BzL0G8D3R89uMThhOWZhM2EtOGYyMS00Njc3LWFmNTgtZDU3ZjljZGQxMWRi&hl=en&authkey=CJm46b8G

Be sure to use a red pen in order to receive full credit!

Have a great day,

Dr. Fleming

Study Skills Packet #5: Answer Key

Dear Students,

Here is the answer key to study skills packet #5:

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0BzL0G8D3R89uNTRkZGQyNWItNTg1Yy00MTQ3LWI2ZDQtMTBmNTA2MGRmYjQz&hl=en&authkey=CIzB-psI

Be sure to use a red pen for corrections in order to receive full credit!

Have a great day,

Dr. Fleming

Of Mice and Men PPT research project

Here are the topics for the research project:

1. Life of John Steinbeck


2. African Americans and women during the 1930's


3. Mercy Killing


4. Mental Disabilities


5. The Migrant Experience in the United States


6. The Great Depression


7. The Dust Bowl


8. The Pulitzer Prize


9. Geography, History, and Agriculture of the Salinas River Valley in California

Common Proofreading Symbols

Here is a link to the proofreading symbols used to edit your AIN.

Bookmark this link! I expect you to pay attention to the proofreading marks, as well as all of the other marks in the paper, and make ALL the changes indicated.

This will be the only way to improve the grade on your AIN.

Learning Styles

Take the following learning styles quiz, and when you get your results, copy/paste the link into an email and send it to hfleming@pleasanton.k12.ca.us.

http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/learningstyles/ilsweb.html
Make sure to enter your name in the field where it says "Full Name" - your results will not be stored anywhere, but if you do not put your name, I will not be able to give you credit!

Study Skills Packet #4: Answer Key

Dear Students,

Here is the answer key to the Study Skills Packet #4: https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0BzL0G8D3R89uMzljNGExMmQtNzE0Ni00NWVhLWI1N2QtZDVkMDNkZmQwNmUx&hl=en&authkey=COrMqkw
Make sure to use a red pen for corrections! That way you will receive full credit.

Have a lovely weekend,

Dr. F

Study Skills Packet #3: Answer Key

Dear Students,

Here is the answer key:
https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0BzL0G8D3R89uYmI2Yjc2ZDMtM2M3OC00ZDU1LWI0NTYtYzRkYWY5MDI3NGJl&hl=en&authkey=CKL68bMJ

AIN Outline

Dear English 9 Students:

Tonight you will create an outline for your Autobiographical Incident Narrative (AIN).
First, read all three pages at the Purdue OWL website here on "Developing an Outline": "Outline Components," "How to Outline," and "Types of Outlines."

• Then, create an Alphanumeric Outline using the notes and ideas you wrote down in class today. Make sure to group your ideas in a logical way, so that there is a "bare bones" structure of your future narrative composition.
• Include upper-case Roman numeral headings for an introduction and a conclusion, although you may not know what you will say in these parts of your paper yet. You should also have AT LEAST five upper-case Roman numeral headings for the body of your paper.
• Double-space your outline, and make sure that all of your indentations are even (all like headings should line up: all the upper-case Roman numerals, all the upper-case Latin letters, all the lower-case Roman numerals, and all the lower-case Latin letters should line up with each other, just like in this example)
• Check and correct your outline for parallelism, coordination, subordination, and division.
• Make sure your work is NEAT.

This outline is due tomorrow, and we will also edit your outline tomorrow.

Study Skills Packet #2: Answer Key

Here is the answer key for the SQRW packet:

https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0BzL0G8D3R89uY2YyOGU0ZTQtMTc3My00Y2E5LWEwYTUtMzU4MTllYTdmYmM0&hl=en&authkey=COO53L8L

Verb Tense Practice

Here is the link to the three verb exercises that I showed you in class: http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs11.htm

And here are the related tutorials: http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/simplepast.html

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/presentperfect.html

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/pastperfect.html

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/pastperfectcontinuous.html

Please make sure to work on the verb exercises until you get 100% without using the "hint" button!

Study Skills Packet #1: Answer Key

Click on the link to access the Answer Key.

https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0BzL0G8D3R89uZmE0OWViMTEtMDNkNy00N2M4LWI2ZjUtMTU0YWRlMWYwZTY2&hl=en&authkey=CIXDhJ4P

Remember to make your corrections using a red pen!

Have a great weekend ~

Dr. F

Cases of Nouns and Pronouns

Read the information given in this webpage, then complete Quiz 1 and Quiz 2 at the bottom of the page. Print the results of each quiz once you have completed it with a score of 100% and bring the printouts to class on Friday to receive credit for this homework assignment.

External/Internal Conflict

Read the information on external and internal conflict in the link below. Then PRINT the quiz at the bottom of the page and complete the quiz.
http://www.dowlingcentral.com/MrsD/area/literature/Terms/conflict.html

Speech Proficiency Links

Here are some links informative links that might be helpful in preparing your speech:

General

http://www.ehow.com/how_2125470_make-outline-speech.html

http://www.essortment.com/all/speechpreparati_rvcj.htm

http://sixminutes.dlugan.com/speech-preparation-1-how-to-prepare-presentation/

Informative Speeches

http://www.ehow.com/how_5796990_write-minute-informative-speech.html

http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/speaking/infomod/pop2e.cfm

Demonstrative Speeches

http://www.ehow.com/how_4523163_outline-demonstrative-speech.html

http://www.ehow.com/how_18315_give-demonstrative-presentation.html

How to Develop an Outline

Read the three pages at this website at Purdue University on how to develop an outline: Outline Components, How to Outline, Types of Outlines (you will find the links in the left-hand margin).

This information will be helpful in preparing the outline required for your speech!

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/544/1/

New Vocabulary for the week of April 12

1. to regale
2. lugubrious
3. tragedy
4. meager
5. to encounter
6. exultant
7. plethora
8. miser
9. to disperse
10. noisome
11. exuberant
12. perky
13. to blare
14. amphitheater
15. dapper
16. visage
17. to oscillate
18. abode
19. enrapture
20. comely

MLA Format

Dear Students,

Under the heading "Dr. F's Handy Documents" in the right-hand margin of the blog, you will find a link to the MLA Format handout that you should refer to when formatting any English paper while you are at Foothill. It is also a good format to use if you ever write an essay in your foreign language classes, since the MLA standard is used for academic writing in all fields of language and literature. (Note that MLA stands for Modern Languages Association.)

This format will come in handy when you are in college, too!

See you soon,

Dr. Fleming

Odyssey Webquest

Task 1, due Monday, March 1:

http://library.thinkquest.org/19300/data/homerhist.htm

Task 2, due Wednesday, March 3:

http://www.pantheon.org/main/search.html
Use the “search” field to search for information on each name.

Task 3, due Friday, March 5:

http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~loxias/odchoice.htm
Choose your character, and begin your adventure. In the space below, summarize what happens on your QUEST!

Odyssey Vocabulary

Here is the vocabulary list for The Odyssey! We will learn 12 words at a time. Note that the quizzes will be cumulative over time.

http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0ATL0G8D3R89uZGhiamo5aHBfNjNmZnZxbnNmNQ&hl=en

Mythology Links

To work on your god cards...

start here:

http://www.mythweb.com/

and go into more depth here:

http://www.pantheon.org/main/search.html

and here:

http://www.theoi.com/

Greek Myth of Creation

Read this myth to complete your notes for tonight's homework:

http://www.cs.williams.edu/~lindsey/myths/myths_16.html