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English 9 Tales of Adventure
Tales of Adventure Unit.

Homework from the textbook, Imagine.

Feb. 14 - Read "Side Bet", p. 27 and do qu 1-8 p 37.  Follow the criteria below for writing answers to the comprehension questions.
Comprehension Questions -  Criteria:
1. 50-150 wds (ink or typed)
2. question/answer format
3. academic voice
4. proven by the text
5. neat/complete/don't cheat
6. No homework = no mark

Feb. 16- Bring the complete cast and crew, the first two pages,  from the movie Cast Away. Click on this link and print your own.
Feb. 20-24 - Cast Away Film Study comparison to "Side Bet"
                  -Film Quiz T.B.A.
Feb. 22- Let's Get Involved Rat Research-see pp. 38, q.2.
Feb. 27-March 1 - Complete Let's Get Involved Projects #1(Animal Story) and #2(Rat Research)
March 9 - Cast Away Movie Quiz

March 12-23- Spring Break.

March 27- Animal Story due.
Criteria:  typed/3-5 paragraphs(300-500 wds)/You vs an animal(fact or fiction)/exciting beginning/descriptive action scenes/a scene of conflict with picture/surprise ending/cool title(5-10 wds), edited.

March 29 - Rat Research due
Criteria:  typed/200-400 wds/present sections A,B,C, and D is your choice(see pp. 38), a picture for each section, printed version to be submitted after presentation, edited, variety of presentations as follows: Power Point/Poster Board, Video Interview. 

April 2 - Read "Voodoo" and do questions-1-3-pp. 69-71 No homework=no mark.
April 4 - Read"Number Fifty-Six" and do Questions-pp. 73-79-questions 1-6. No homework=no mark.

April 10 - Read "The Little Girl and the Wolf" p. 93 (no questions)
              -"The Bamboo Trap" and qu. 1-9. p. 51- 65 No homework=no mark.
April 12- Read  "The Monkey's Paw" and do questions pp. 163-174-questions 1-10. No homework=no mark.
April 16-18 - Film Study: Romancing the Stone vs "The Bamboo Trap."



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