**REMINDERS FOR WED. 10/10 SCHOOL-WIDE TESTING DAY **REMINDERS FOR/HW DUE THURS. 10/11**

1st British Lit./Comp.

**REMINDER: SCHOOL-WIDE "CRAZY TESTING DAY" WED. 10/10**

--JUNIOR/SENIORS know where to report WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR THE SAT/ASVAB and/or **SENIORS** who are visiting a college know what to bring back in order to have an EXCUSED ABSENCE!

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**ALSO, FYI FOR CLASS THURS. 10/12:

1) If not already, I'll be returning your GRADED ASaxon Summary EXT. PARA. as well as GRADED QUIZ #2 ASAP!

2) In class Thursday 10/11, we'll be completing the SECOND/LAST of TWO official ACT PRACTICE *TIMED* WRITING PROMPT RESPONSES

--AGAIN more info/overview of how to respond (*AUDIENCE/PURPOSE/CONTEXT*) AND IMPROVE YOUR RESPONSES FROM THE FIRST TIME (Tuesday) in class THURSDAY before you write

--ALSO: here's a link to the ACT WRITING PRACTICE page with sample/model responses which earned a *score of 5 or 6 (a 10-12 TOTAL SCORE):
ACT WRITING PRACTICE: SAMPLE ESSAYS earning a 5 or 6 score point

--**REMINDER: although BOTH responses (*TUES. and THURS.) will be given a score/grade equivalent, your BEST RESPONSE of the two will be given both a score AND a grade to be entered in the gradebook as a daily grade



2nd/3rd Pre-AP American Lit./Comp.

**REMINDER: SCHOOL-WIDE "CRAZY TESTING DAY" WED. 10/10**

--SOPHOMORES/JUNIORS/SENIORS know where to report WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR THE PSAT/SAT/ASVAB and/or **SENIORS** who are visiting a college know what to bring back in order to have an EXCUSED ABSENCE!

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**ALSO, HW DUE/REMINDERS FOR CLASS THURS. 10/12:

1) From the "Master Sentences" List #1 (WRITING section of your binder):

Complete/create your own version of sentence #2, labeled:
 "The Compound Sentence" 

REMEMBER:
**follow instructions given/modeled to you in class

**you may write your sentence(s) on this sheet, BUT please do so NEATLY and completely

--BE READY THURSDAY TO SHARE YOUR OWN CREATED SENTENCE FOR POINTS TOWARD YOUR WEEKLY DISCUSSION/PARTICIPATION GRADE!!

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2) **given to you Tues. 10/9, (NOTES section) complete just like the last two sheets:

"The Road: A Big Archaic Vocabulary Assortment (Vocab Sheet #2): **pp. 129-287**

**Note: this FINAL ONE-SIDED vocab. assignment sheet is FOR A GRADE, and it will be assessed for completion, effort, and accuracy in class THURS. 10/11!

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3)**BY THIS THURSDAY 10/11, make sure you've completely finished reading McCarthy's post-apocalyptic novel The Road

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4) FINALLY, in class THURSDAY we'll also be completing the SECOND/LAST of TWO official ACT PRACTICE *TIMED* WRITING PROMPT RESPONSES

--more info/overview of how to respond AND IMPROVE UPON YOUR LAST RESPONSE (**AUDIENCE/PURPOSE/CONTEXT**) in class THURSDAY before you write

--ALSO: here's a link to the ACT WRITING PRACTICE page with sample/model responses which earned a *score of 5 or 6 (a 10-12 TOTAL SCORE):
ACT WRITING PRACTICE: SAMPLE ESSAYS earning a 5 or 6 score point

--**although BOTH responses will be given a score/grade equivalent, your BEST RESPONSE of the two (*TUES. and THURS.) will be given both a score AND a grade to be entered in the gradebook as a daily grade

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FYI ALL/**LAST CHANCE THIS WEEK!!!!**: for anyone interested, you can earn an EXTRA CREDIT 100% for 'formally' using **'post-it notes/notations' for our entire reading of THE ROAD over the next couple weeks; **MORE DETAILED INFO TBA in class!