//www.rowlandhs.org/apps/classes/930283/assignments/ Class Name: English 9 Per 5-Per 5 Per. 5 Instructor(s): Howard Hsiao (alumnus 1997) en-us SchoolSitePro //www.rowlandhs.org/homeworkItem5805279 //www.rowlandhs.org/apps/classes/930283/assignments/ Write a brief essay or construct a slide presentation that will support and explain your claims on our society.

ASSIGNMENT: You will need to research ideas such as utopian vs dystopian society then gather credible info & sources to discuss these ideas and present.
- Collected literary evidence from textbook & current informational text.
- Construct a report OR slide presentation.
- Record through flipgrid, screencast-o-matic, screencastify, or any other media your presentation

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1. The first video is your assignment
2. The 2nd video is helpful in giving additional info on how to find credible information.
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3. What do we know about this news channel, site, or station? Can we trust it?
]]> Sun, 31 May 2020 13:33:49 PDT //www.rowlandhs.org/homeworkItem5805273 //www.rowlandhs.org/apps/classes/930283/assignments/ Pg 779-781 / THERE WILL BE A QUIZ!

Read either the full article or listen to the link. All work will go on the attached google doc. A simplified version of the article is in pdf for you.

Complete vocabulary, background info on "living in a fake world", and 7 article questions about The Myth of the War of the Worlds Panic & from Radiolab: War of the Worlds
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1. Do the check in question for the week about hysteria. What is this that?
2. Do the first two sections of our assignment - vocab and a little research on War of the Worlds.
3. Listen to the podcast all the way through first. Then go back and read/ listen to it while answering the 8 questions that follow the podcast.

Due next week worth 40 points.
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We are video conferencing every week. I will have links posted in the stream
Rules & Conduct
1. Video ON until I notify you to turn it off
2. Mute yourselves on coming in
3. I will look for your response during lectures so please be respectful as if in a classroom setting
4. Due Dates for Video Conference will be your real time conferencing times
5. Let's participate during conference worth participation and assignment points

Please log in at least once every week to earn full credit.
]]> Sun, 31 May 2020 13:33:49 PDT //www.rowlandhs.org/homeworkItem5805253 //www.rowlandhs.org/apps/classes/930283/assignments/ 2. Give an actual example of how people can panic because of what they hear on the internet or the news.
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In a 1-2 page first person report (you have been there...) describe the most unsual or strange place you have been to. Give details of the destination and a recommedation or a bad review based on your experience. Include pictures of the place as if you were writing a report. Explore and connect to the question why people are visit these strange places and how we are fascinated with the ending of a world or civilization.

Requirements:
1. First Person Narrative - Include yourself in the story (have a personal story & experience)
2. Give at least 2-3 events or actions that happened in your story
3. Details at least 10 describing words about your story or events
4. Identify a strange or different destination (Everyone MUST write on a different place)
5. Connect to essential questions: Why are people fascinated with the end of a world or civilization?
6. Give a review of the destination
7. Include at least 2 pictures of the destination or personal experience
8. Give brief background on the destination (history, description, and revelant ideas)
9. Proofread - no sentence and grammar errors
10. Story format: Beginning, middle, and end of story. Have conflicts (internal conflicts = problem with personal feelings / external conflicts = problems with people, nature, or situation). Resolution = concluding idea & solving the problem.
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We are video conferencing every week. I will have links posted in the stream
Rules & Conduct
1. Video ON until I notify you to turn it off
2. Mute yourselves on coming in
3. I will look for your response during lectures so please be respectful as if in a classroom setting
4. Due Dates for Video Conference will be your real time conferencing times
5. Let's participate during conference worth participation and assignment points

Please log in at least once every week to earn full credit.

]]> Sun, 31 May 2020 13:33:50 PDT //www.rowlandhs.org/homeworkItem5805261 //www.rowlandhs.org/apps/classes/930283/assignments/ 1. Give a destination you have been that is a strange or special.
2. Be original and make sure no one else is writing on the same destination. I will ask you to change it. First come first serve.
2. You will write your personal experience travel report on this destination
]]> Sun, 31 May 2020 13:33:50 PDT //www.rowlandhs.org/homeworkItem5805302 //www.rowlandhs.org/apps/classes/930283/assignments/ 1. Give a 1-2 reasons why our society is interested in these unusual or strange places for travel & vaction. Think about social media, thrill seeking, movies, peer pressure, your generation, orginality, and etc...

2. The second question focuses on why you would visit or why you would not. Give a personal reason or experience to explain your answer. Focus on the "I" of what we discussed.
]]> Sun, 31 May 2020 13:33:51 PDT //www.rowlandhs.org/homeworkItem5805233 //www.rowlandhs.org/apps/classes/930283/assignments/ Complete the three parts

1. Complete Vocabulary definitions & sentences (6pts)
2. Research the Chernobyl Disaster - Watch Video, take notes on the information & use internet to help complete the chart (16pts)
3. Read the Nuclear Tourist and complete the 6 questions. (16pts)
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***PLEASE CHECK COMPLETED once you have finished.
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Extra point for originality
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Unit 6 World’s End - There Will Come Soft Rains
PGs 722-730 in your Text Vol 2
Directions: As you read There Will Come Soft Rains complete each section reaching the author, identifying vocabulary words, and answering questions about the story.

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2. Write an outline 5 body paragraphs to examine these ideas.
3. Type in MLA format an argumentative essay Rough draft/ Final draft due by April 6th

Rough Draft - March 27th
April 6th - Final Draft
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]]> Sun, 31 May 2020 13:33:49 PDT //www.rowlandhs.org/homeworkItem5805290 //www.rowlandhs.org/apps/classes/930283/assignments/ 2. If you miss this time frame you can email me on when you are ready to take it and I will open it up accordingly.

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PGS 451-478 in your Text Vol 2
Directions: As you read R&J Act 4 & 5 answer the questions below for each of the scenes, provide additional information, and provide a quote that supports the answer.

P.S. You will have a quiz based on this information so do your base to check the No Fear to help you understand dialogue and action. I have included everything you may need to look over the last sections of the story. The responses and questions can be used for your quiz.
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