English III Honors-P5 Assignments
- Instructor
- Riley Jeffs
- Term
- 2024-2025 School Year
- Department
- Language Arts
- Description
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Past Assignments
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Just Mercy Socratic Seminar Questions
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Freewrite Mini Essay
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Just Mercy Chapter 10 Written Response Questions
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Because capital punishment (the death penalty) is unconstitutional for crimes committed when the accused was under the age of 18, many children have been given sentences of life in prison without parole instead. What is the author’s purpose for describing these sentences as “death-in-prison” rather than “life in prison” (Stevenson 160)?
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NRI: Adjectives and Adverbs
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Equal Justice Initiative Slide
Work to complete one slide. On your slide, include:
A bullet point overview of the main ideas from the website
A blend of statistics and stories (where possible)
A photo, image, or symbol
A detail or quote from the book that specifically relates to your topic
A bullet point overview of the main ideas from the website
A blend of statistics and stories (where possible)
A photo, image, or symbol
A detail or quote from the book that specifically relates to your topic
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ACT: Commas 1
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ACT Reading Section OA Try 2
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ACT Reading Section OA
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NRI: Restrictive and Nonrestrictive Clauses
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Creative Writing Portfolio
Compile Portfolio…with your responses, and original writing (poetry, creative nonfiction, and micro/flash fiction) We will be sharing these with small groups in class!
Compile (copy and paste) all of your pieces in the Portfolio assignment here. Feel free to add images and make the portfolio look nice!
Compile (copy and paste) all of your pieces in the Portfolio assignment here. Feel free to add images and make the portfolio look nice!
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Creative Writing Portfolio - FLASH/MICRO FICTION
Day 3 - Wednesday, March 26 - No Red Ink and Flash Fiction/Micro Fiction
No Red Ink Sophomores: Prepositional and Participial Phrases
Participial phrases begin with an -ing or -ed form of a verb (action or state-of-being word). Prepositional phrases begin with a preposition such as in, on, or around.
No Red Ink Juniors: Restrictive and Nonrestrictive Clauses A restrictive clause introduces information that is necessary to the meaning of the sentence. A nonrestrictive clause can be removed without changing the meaning.
Definition: Microfiction and flash fiction are both forms of extremely short storytelling, but they have slight differences in length:
Flash Fiction typically refers to stories under 1,000 words, though some definitions extend it to 1,500 words. It tells a complete story with character, conflict, and resolution in a condensed space.
Microfiction is even shorter, usually under 300 words (sometimes capped at 100 or even 50 words), requiring extreme brevity while still delivering an emotional impact or narrative arc.
Both forms rely on implication, strong imagery, and efficiency in language to create powerful stories in a limited word count.
Read “With One Wheel Gone Wrong” (Linked below)
Response: Who is our main character, what does she want?
What imagery does the author use to show us her world?
Write a story with a clear beginning, middle and end that is 150-300 words in length.
No Red Ink Sophomores: Prepositional and Participial Phrases
Participial phrases begin with an -ing or -ed form of a verb (action or state-of-being word). Prepositional phrases begin with a preposition such as in, on, or around.
No Red Ink Juniors: Restrictive and Nonrestrictive Clauses A restrictive clause introduces information that is necessary to the meaning of the sentence. A nonrestrictive clause can be removed without changing the meaning.
Definition: Microfiction and flash fiction are both forms of extremely short storytelling, but they have slight differences in length:
Flash Fiction typically refers to stories under 1,000 words, though some definitions extend it to 1,500 words. It tells a complete story with character, conflict, and resolution in a condensed space.
Microfiction is even shorter, usually under 300 words (sometimes capped at 100 or even 50 words), requiring extreme brevity while still delivering an emotional impact or narrative arc.
Both forms rely on implication, strong imagery, and efficiency in language to create powerful stories in a limited word count.
Read “With One Wheel Gone Wrong” (Linked below)
Response: Who is our main character, what does she want?
What imagery does the author use to show us her world?
Write a story with a clear beginning, middle and end that is 150-300 words in length.
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Creative Writing Portfolio - CREATIVE NONFICTION
Day 2 - Tuesday, March 25 - Creative Nonfiction
Definition: Creative nonfiction is a genre of writing that uses literary techniques and storytelling elements—such as vivid description, dialogue, and narrative structure—to present factual, real-world subjects. It blends the accuracy of journalism or research with the artistry of fiction, making true stories engaging and compelling. Examples include memoirs, personal essays, literary journalism, and travel writing.
Read the Example Essay "Almost Behind Us" (Linked below)
Written Response
How did the author use vivid description, dialogue, and narrative structure to make her real life event more compelling and engaging?
Write your own creative nonfiction! It can be a memoir, like the essay above, it can be true crime, it can be something you research, it can be science related, etc. Whatever you write, try to use vivid descriptions and blend artistry into the facts. Minimum 150 words.
Definition: Creative nonfiction is a genre of writing that uses literary techniques and storytelling elements—such as vivid description, dialogue, and narrative structure—to present factual, real-world subjects. It blends the accuracy of journalism or research with the artistry of fiction, making true stories engaging and compelling. Examples include memoirs, personal essays, literary journalism, and travel writing.
Read the Example Essay "Almost Behind Us" (Linked below)
Written Response
How did the author use vivid description, dialogue, and narrative structure to make her real life event more compelling and engaging?
Write your own creative nonfiction! It can be a memoir, like the essay above, it can be true crime, it can be something you research, it can be science related, etc. Whatever you write, try to use vivid descriptions and blend artistry into the facts. Minimum 150 words.
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Creative Writing Portfolio - POETRY
Day 1 - Monday, March 24 - Poetry
Watch the slam poem "Touchscreen" linked below, and read the poem "Mountain Dew Commercial Disguised as a Love Poem" linked below.
Write out 3 things you found interesting or liked in the poems.
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Published Poems –
You must find at least 2 published poems.
Each poem should be linked from the internet or copy/pasted or typed on this google doc. (with the author’s name and date the poem was published)
Write a one-paragraph summary analyzing the theme of each of the poems.
You cannot use poems that we have already read and/or discussed in class.
Original Poem –
You must write at least 1 original poem.
You can choose from any of the following styles – free verse, rhyming, cinquain, haiku, couplets (must be at least 4 couplets in your poem), limerick, sonnet, blackout poem – you can only use each style once!
Your poem should include at least 1 of the following figurative language devices: simile, metaphor, personification, alliteration, assonance, consonance, onomatopoeia, etc.
YOU MAY NOT write poems that are excessively morbid (keep it PG-13, people), have violent themes, or use inappropriate language. If you have any questions, please discuss your ideas with me before the beginning of the project.
You will NOT be graded on your poetic ability, but rather on the amount of thought and effort you put into your poems and illustrations.
This poem will be put in your portfolio at the end of the week.
Watch the slam poem "Touchscreen" linked below, and read the poem "Mountain Dew Commercial Disguised as a Love Poem" linked below.
Write out 3 things you found interesting or liked in the poems.
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Published Poems –
You must find at least 2 published poems.
Each poem should be linked from the internet or copy/pasted or typed on this google doc. (with the author’s name and date the poem was published)
Write a one-paragraph summary analyzing the theme of each of the poems.
You cannot use poems that we have already read and/or discussed in class.
Original Poem –
You must write at least 1 original poem.
You can choose from any of the following styles – free verse, rhyming, cinquain, haiku, couplets (must be at least 4 couplets in your poem), limerick, sonnet, blackout poem – you can only use each style once!
Your poem should include at least 1 of the following figurative language devices: simile, metaphor, personification, alliteration, assonance, consonance, onomatopoeia, etc.
YOU MAY NOT write poems that are excessively morbid (keep it PG-13, people), have violent themes, or use inappropriate language. If you have any questions, please discuss your ideas with me before the beginning of the project.
You will NOT be graded on your poetic ability, but rather on the amount of thought and effort you put into your poems and illustrations.
This poem will be put in your portfolio at the end of the week.
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ACT English 5: Punctuation, Colons :
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ACT English 4: Punctuation - Semicolons ;
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Freewrite Mini Essay 3
Honors English III Freewrite Mini Essay 2
Learning Target W.1/W.2/W.3
Write a minimum 200 word freewrite on a topic of your choice. It could be a review for a book/movie/album/song/videogame. It could be a narrative or story. It could be a poem and paragraphs about why you wrote it and the creative choices you made. It could be an argumentative opinion about a topic of your choice.
It can also be a continuation of a previous freewrite essay. If it is, please be sure to include the initial writing and mark where your new writing begins or make the text a different color.
Do not write anything that would violate the school handbook.
Learning Target W.1/W.2/W.3
Write a minimum 200 word freewrite on a topic of your choice. It could be a review for a book/movie/album/song/videogame. It could be a narrative or story. It could be a poem and paragraphs about why you wrote it and the creative choices you made. It could be an argumentative opinion about a topic of your choice.
It can also be a continuation of a previous freewrite essay. If it is, please be sure to include the initial writing and mark where your new writing begins or make the text a different color.
Do not write anything that would violate the school handbook.
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ACT Reading Practice
Complete the google form below.
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"Why I Want a Wife" Speech and Rhetorical Analysis Assignment
Read the document below and answer the questions at the bottom of the document.
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ACT English 3: Punctuation Periods .
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ACT English 2: Conciseness
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ACT English Practice 1
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Macbeth Final Personal Choice Project
Pick one of the options below. Label your assignment by what option you picked and follow the instructions below.
1. Character Social Media
Using Google Slides, design a social media account for one of the characters.
10 slide minimum.
Profile Picture
Handle
Posts with captions
50-100 word description about your creative choices.
2. Monologue Performance
Memorize and perform a soliloquy or monologue, adding your own interpretation to the delivery. Include a 100 word minimum written reflection explaining your choices.
3. Alternate EndingWrite an alternate ending to Macbeth that changes the fates of the characters. How would the story unfold if Macbeth made a different choice at a pivotal moment?
500 Word Minimum
4. Character DiaryWrite a series of diary entries from the perspective of Lady Macbeth, Macbeth, or another character. Capture their thoughts, motivations, and feelings before and after key events.
500 Word Minimum
5. Modern AdaptationRewrite a scene or monologue in modern language and set it in a contemporary context (e.g., a corporate boardroom or political campaign).
500 Word Minimum
1. Character Social Media
Using Google Slides, design a social media account for one of the characters.
10 slide minimum.
Profile Picture
Handle
Posts with captions
50-100 word description about your creative choices.
2. Monologue Performance
Memorize and perform a soliloquy or monologue, adding your own interpretation to the delivery. Include a 100 word minimum written reflection explaining your choices.
3. Alternate EndingWrite an alternate ending to Macbeth that changes the fates of the characters. How would the story unfold if Macbeth made a different choice at a pivotal moment?
500 Word Minimum
4. Character DiaryWrite a series of diary entries from the perspective of Lady Macbeth, Macbeth, or another character. Capture their thoughts, motivations, and feelings before and after key events.
500 Word Minimum
5. Modern AdaptationRewrite a scene or monologue in modern language and set it in a contemporary context (e.g., a corporate boardroom or political campaign).
500 Word Minimum
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NRI: Fragments
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NRI: Parallel Elements
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Freewrite Mini Essay 2
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NRI: Parallel Elements
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NRI: Misplaced Modifiers
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American Dream Essay Final Draft
Attach the final revised draft of your essay here.
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NRI: Pronouns and Antecedents
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American Dream Essay Rough Draft
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The Great Gatsby Socratic Seminar Questions
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NRI: Comma Splices and Fused Sentences
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Freewrite Mini Essay 1
Write a minimum 300 word free write on a topic of your choice. It could be a review for a book/movie/album/song/videogame. It could be a narrative or story. It could be a poem and paragraphs about why you wrote it and the creative choices you made. It could be an argumentative opinion about a topic of your choice. Content should be school appropriate and not have anything that would violate the handbook.
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Subject Verb Agreement 2
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NRI: Dangling Modifiers
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NRI: Subject Verb Agreement 1
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Lord of the Flies Theme Essay
3-5 Pages (1000 Words)
12 point font, double spaced, 1 inch margins with at least 5 fully developed paragraphs.
Due November 7, 2024 11:59 PM
Prompt: Select two major themes from “The Lord of the Flies” and write an essay that discusses how these themes develop over the course of the text and interact with each other in the text. You must use at least 5 pieces of cited textual evidence from the novel in your response.
To organize your paper I suggest that you break your response down into five paragraphs that might look something like this:
Paragraph 1: Introduction (hook, context, background, and thesis statement)
Paragraph 2: THEME 1 - explain, use evidence to support your theme, analysis
Paragraph 3: THEME 2 - explain, use evidence to support your theme, analysis
Paragraph 4: THEME 1 & 2 - how do these themes interact and build on one another, use evidence to support this argument, analysis
Paragraph 5: Conclusion (restate, summarize, push your reader)
12 point font, double spaced, 1 inch margins with at least 5 fully developed paragraphs.
Due November 7, 2024 11:59 PM
Prompt: Select two major themes from “The Lord of the Flies” and write an essay that discusses how these themes develop over the course of the text and interact with each other in the text. You must use at least 5 pieces of cited textual evidence from the novel in your response.
To organize your paper I suggest that you break your response down into five paragraphs that might look something like this:
Paragraph 1: Introduction (hook, context, background, and thesis statement)
Paragraph 2: THEME 1 - explain, use evidence to support your theme, analysis
Paragraph 3: THEME 2 - explain, use evidence to support your theme, analysis
Paragraph 4: THEME 1 & 2 - how do these themes interact and build on one another, use evidence to support this argument, analysis
Paragraph 5: Conclusion (restate, summarize, push your reader)
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NRI: Using Strong Evidence to Support a Claim
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Peer to Peer Quick Write
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Lord of The Flies Guided Questions
Here are the questions from the study guide in a google doc you can type your answers out to the questions. This assignment will remain open for the duration of the unit.
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Lord of the Flies Theme Essay Brainstorm Document
Here is a document for you to keep track of motifs and potential themes while reading The Lord of the Flies. It is also a document for you to brainstorm and map out ideas and thoughts for your essays.
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NRI: Comma Phrases and Thesis Statements
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No Red Ink: Hyphens in Compound Adjectives
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NRI: Hyphens for Compound Nouns
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No Red Ink: Commas with Items in a Series
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No Red Ink 3: Conjunctions
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No Red Ink 2: Commas
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No Red Ink 1: Independent and Dependent Clauses
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Grades 11–12 Diagnostic
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