Bellwork 1/17-1/20

Tuesday 1/17

Rewrite these sentences into your bellwork notebook. THEN edit them for any errors.

Wednesday 1/18

Click on the "Satire Bellwork" link below. Respond to the prompt in your composition/notebooks

https://docs.google.com/a/ocps.net/document/d/1mjBDLjdWj36EEyMg2t-Yc3s5Rgg_X0LQQUuJkIs1i-Y/copy

Thursday 1/19

Tomorrow we will have a new president. How do you feel about the changing of power from Democratic President Obama to Republican President Trump? What changes do you expect to see? Is this a good move for America? Write a response of three sentences or greater in your composition notebook.

Friday 1/20

What is irony? Listen to the following song. "Ironic." Choose two examples of irony from the song, and explain why each example is an example of irony.

 

Bellwork 1/9/17-1/13/17

Monday 1/9
 
Write the two paragraphs from MUG below into your composition book and correct it for any spelling, punctuation, and grammatical errors:
 

Tuesday 1/10

Write an introductory paragraph for an argumentative essay that is either for or against the legalization of marijuana.

Your introduction must include:

• A hook/attention grabber

• Some background information that introduces the topic

• A strong thesis, take a stance and give the reader an idea of the direction you will take the essay

Wednesday 1/11

Five, Seven, and Five,

This is what you have to do,

When you write Haiku.

Write a Haiku using at least 3 words from Vocab 3.1 in your composition/notebook.

REMEMBER: A basic Haiku follows the format above...

5 syllables

7 syllables

5 syllables

 

 

Thursday 1/12

 

Define the following terms in your own words:

• Idiom
• Realism - in literature
• Irony
• Satire
• Cause and effect - in literature

Friday 1/13

Answer the following question in your composition/notebooks...

What were two aspects of or moments in the story, "The Censors" that you found especially effective as satire? Explain?