Grammaire et conventions

Devoirs pour mardi 8 mars
La virgule / Comma: Compose 21 sentences, each giving an original example of a rule. If several options are given for a rule, then provide an example for each option.  
Rule # 9: If you were absent Friday, come to see me to get a handout. 

Lundi 29 février

Finir l'essai sur les droits civiques - Vérifiez l'originalité de votre devoir avec un de ces programmes:

http://smallseotools.com/plagiarism-checker/
http://www.duplichecker.com/

The program will call your quotes "plagiarism", as it doesn't have the capacity to verify the correct citation.

Liens pour la classe de mercredi

LearnZillion lessons for Friday 
Complex sentences
https://learnzillion.com/lesson_plans/6588#fndtn-lesson

Run-on
https://learnzillion.com/lesson_plans/4924-recognize-and-correct-run-on-sentences#fndtn-lesson
Fragments
https://learnzillion.com/lesson_plans/4892-recognize-and-correct-fragments-by-adding-missing-information#fndtn-lesson 

Capitalization
http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar_quiz/capitalization_1.asp

it's vs. its
it's (it is) = subject + verb (It's Wednesday today)
its is to show possession (I have a cat, its name is Bella)
http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar_quiz/its_1.asp

than vs. then
than is to compare (I am bigger than you)
then is to show a progression (In the morning, I drink my coffee, then I get dressed)
http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar_quiz/than_vs_then_1.asp

their, there, they're
their is to show possession (I have new neighbors. I really like their dog)
there is to show where things are (Where are my keys? I thought I left them there / There are new students today).
they're is a contraction of the subject pronoun "they" + verb "are" (I have new neighbors. They're super nice)
http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar_quiz/their_vs_there_vs_theyre_1.asp
http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar_quiz/their_vs_there_vs_theyre_2.asp

affect vs. effect
affect is mainly a verb "affecter" en français, but can be a noun "an affect" meaning "Feeling or emotion, especially as manifested by facial expression or body language"
effect  is mainly a noun "un effet" en français, but it can be a verb meaning "to produce as an effect; bring about; accomplish; make happen"
http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar_quiz/effect_vs_affect_1.asp
http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar_quiz/effect_vs_affect_2.asp

Research on civil rights

• Voir la page "Schedule, criteria and topics" sur Google doc.
 
• Création d'un site WEB:
https://sites.google.com/a/4j.lane.edu/civil-rights-in-u-s-a/  

• Devoirs pour vendredi 18 décembre: Info sheet 1 + 2 are done + proof read. You citation page is completed.

• Devoirs pour mercredi 16 décembre:
Work on your info sheet 2: You should have read a total of 3 sources on your  topic + started to write your info sheet.  This info sheet needs to be done by next class (Friday).

• Devoirs pour lundi 14 décembre:
Work on your info sheet 2: You should have read at least 2 sources on your new topic + taken a few notes.

• Devoirs pour jeudi 10 décembre:
Work on your info sheet 1: You should have read at least 2 sources and started to write your info sheet.  This info sheet should be done by the end of class on Thursday.

Theme analysis

Devoirs pour mercredi 25 novembre:
All essays have to be revised by the end of Wednesday + the last assignment is due.

Devoirs pour vendredi 13 novembre:
A la fin de la classe, l'essai sur Shakespeare doit être complété. Relire les critères de la feuille orange + les indications de la feuille beige pour intégrer les citations de la pièce. 

Devoirs pour lundi 9 novembre:
Write 3 body paragraphs with at least 3 quotes. Please use the Google Docs I sent you on your 4j email.
Reread the criteria for this essay (orange sheet). 

Devoirs pour mardi 3 novembre:
Decide on a topic and write your thesis statement (please use the google doc that I sent you on your 4j email). 

Devoirs pour vendredi 30 octobre:
Come up with 1 or 2 theme analysis topics in Much Ado About Nothing you would like to explore in an essay.

Character analysis

Devoirs pour jeudi 22 octobre
Work on your character analysis by strengthening the wording of your thesis, finding quotes to back up your arguments, or write your "found" poem.

Devoirs pour le mois d'octobre

• Devoirs pour mardi 20 octobre:
Complete the summaries and the analysis of act V - Find a few quotes for your character analysis.

Dimitri > Borachio / Ruby > Antonio
you need to find ± 4 quotes that reveal who the character is through
1) character says,
2) other characters say about your character.
You also need to find quotes that reveal 3) what the character thinks and 4) how he looks (this might be a little more challenging). 
Students started the assignment in class, and will have in class Tuesday to complete their findings. We will then (Thursday) work on displaying the analysis.

• Devoirs pour jeudi 15 octobre:
Work on act 5 (summaries / analysis) - Make sure your folder is in order (all corrected summaries/analysis should be placed and in order).

• Devoirs pour mardi 13 octobre:
Complete the summaries and the analysis of act IV - Continue reading of Act V to line 194

• Devoirs pour jeudi 8 octobre: 
Work on the summaries and analysis of act IV (we read the entire act in class) - This work can be turned in on Monday.

• Devoirs pour mardi 6 octobre:
Complete the summaries and analysis of act III. Make sure to include what we said during class.

• Devoirs pour vendredi 2 octobre:
Finish scene iii + read scene iv of Act III - Continue your summary/analysis of the dialogue.