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 * Assignment # 1:**

Register for Proboards (seniorenglish.proboards99.com) & Wikispaces (Request for membership for Wikispaces, trcsseniors.wikispaces.com)
 * Assignment # 2:**

First Draft on Compelling Letter
 * Assignment # 3:**

Detail the changes that you underwent during your drafting process (Compelling Letter Drafts)
 * Assignment # 4:**

Explain what the format of your letter will be and why it fits the audience and purpose of your letter, (Handout).
 * Assignment # 5:**

8 1/2 x 11"-inch poster, with a quote from your "compelling" letter.
 * Assignment # 6:**

Take part in discussions over at proboard, "What is the state of the world?"
 * Assignment # 7:**

Take part in discussion at Proboards, and ask Socrates Questions in anything related to the "State of the World."
 * Assignment # 8:**

How do you effectively and critically read a New York Times article? Begin compiling NYT articles and look up additional information on that specific topic by using the different types of probing.
 * Assignment # 9:**

New York Times, 2 articles
 * Assignment # 10:**

4 FAQ about your book on wikispaces
 * Assignment # 11:**

Assignment #12: Lesson plan for a class discussion (current events or literature) Attach lesson plan and write brief reflection (two to three sentences)

Assignment #14 Engage in FAQ’s regarding your book (due on Monday)-@trcsseniors.wikispaces.com

Assignment #15: Quote Databank

Assignment #16: First Draft of Quality Assignment #2

Assignment #17: Peer Reviewing Documentation for Quality Assignment #2

Assignment #18 Answer two of the “questions to consider” for “Columbus in Chains" by Jamaica Kincaid

Assignment #19 Answer two of the "questions to consider" for "By Any Other Name" by Santha Rama Rau

Assignment #20 What are some of the themes reflected in the two stories?

Assignment #21 One in depth critical study of one of your articles.

Assignment #22 Online discussion on your new york times reading.

Assignment #23 One in-depth critical study (following the steps in ‘the Effective and Critical Reading Guide’) for an article from week two of your readings. Make sure that you follow each step of the process. This should be documented in your notebook and should be later used in your scrapbook. Yumeris stamps notebook.

Assignment #24 Rough Draft of a poem responding to the State of the World.

Assignment #25 Second online discussion – under “State of the World NY Times” on proboards. You can continue from last week’s threads – or start new ones. Due on Wednesday of next week (at least four posts) Next week, you need to turn in your “discussion self-evaluation” for both discussion. If this is not turned in you will not get credit for the discussion.

Assignment #26 Rough draft of a political cartoon concept

Assignment #27 Reflecting on the NYTimes Scrapbook project (Yumeris stamps notebook)

Assignment #28 Choose two topics you might want to persuade others about. Write a paragraph about each of the topics. What would you want to persuade your classmates about? What would you say to try to convince them? =**Note* - ( If you know which assignments Yumeris Stamped in the Notebook please make a note of which assignments were stamped on this wiki page.)**=