Tues. Jan 25

9th Grade Assignment:
DO NOW: Math Practice:
apangea.com
studyisland.com
http://www.math.com/practice/Algebra.html

Assignment: English Practice:
1. Headline News Story Search for a modern day news story that mirrors an event that occurred in the Romeo and Juliet. Write a short summary on your blog with links to the original news story.

2. Instant Messages or Text Messages Rewrite a dialogue between two characters from Romeo and Juliet in modern-day format as if it took place online through instant messages or texts.

3. What if? Describe a scene from Romeo and Juliet that you believe would have been radically different given the existence of a certain piece of advanced high-tech equipment. Name the item and describe how and why the scene would have been different, and how it would have affected the outcome of the play.

4. Reality TV Show Imagine that the characters are part of a reality TV show. Rewrite a scene from the text as it would have been caught from the surveillance cameras of the show.

OR if you are continuing in the competition, work on your NHD project.


Seniors:

Begin brainstorming and researching ideas for your senior project/research paper.

NHD Reflection

1. Sign in to your email and start an email to mirandagt2014@gmail.com

Write an IN DEPTH reflection of the NHD Process (300-500 words)

• What debates did you have with your partners, teachers, your friends and yourself during the NHD process? How did you resolve these debates?
• What were your successes?
• What were your failures?
• What were the consequences?
  

EXAMINE the RUBRIC and give your self a NUMBER for each category. EXPLAIN why you gave yourself each number. ADD up the numbers for a total grade.

SEND THE EMAIL to MIRANDAGT2014@GMAIL.COM