7th Grade English Language Arts Per. 6 (Culver City Middle School) //ccms.ccusd.org/apps/classes/775796/assignments/ Class Name: 7th Grade English Language Arts Per. 6 Instructor(s): Bruce Luu en-us SchoolSitePro <![CDATA[Due: 05/31/2017]]> //ccms.ccusd.org/homeworkItem4698958 //ccms.ccusd.org/apps/classes/775796/assignments/ Community Project Essay
 
Attached is the outline to help you with the essay.

]]> Fri, 26 May 2017 09:54:45 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 05/22/2017]]> //ccms.ccusd.org/homeworkItem4694509 //ccms.ccusd.org/apps/classes/775796/assignments/ Read "Companies Start Implanting Microchips into Worker's Bodies"
 
http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-microchip-employees-20170403-story.html
 
Respond to the prompt below in your notebook:
 
Sandra Haglof stated that she wants to be part of the future. Is that a future that you would want to be a part of? Why or why not? Cite two details from the article and explain how they support your position.

]]> Fri, 19 May 2017 08:18:27 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 04/17/2017]]> //ccms.ccusd.org/homeworkItem4660904 //ccms.ccusd.org/apps/classes/775796/assignments/ With state testing starting on the 18th, I would like to encourage students to bring their own headphones/earphones to use during testing. We will be covering the listening portion of the practice test on Monday, so students can start bringing their headphones/earphones to class.
 
Mr. Luu

]]> Fri, 14 Apr 2017 09:24:18 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 03/24/2017]]> //ccms.ccusd.org/homeworkItem4636814 //ccms.ccusd.org/apps/classes/775796/assignments/ Here is an outline template for you essay
]]> Tue, 21 Mar 2017 11:49:18 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 03/20/2017]]> //ccms.ccusd.org/homeworkItem4628522 //ccms.ccusd.org/apps/classes/775796/assignments/ Students will be completing a research essay on a social issue. Students will be choosing a topic from the list provided and researching causes and solutions for their topic this week. Attached is a list of topics for students to choose from and an outline for students to complete by Monday 3/20.
 

]]> Tue, 14 Mar 2017 10:49:25 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 03/06/2017]]> //ccms.ccusd.org/homeworkItem4615804 //ccms.ccusd.org/apps/classes/775796/assignments/ Chapter 12 Questions:
 
  •       Why doesn’t Ponyboy feel scared when the Socs approach him and he threatens them with a broken bottle? How has Ponyboy changed?
  •       What does Darry mean when he says, “you just don’t stop living because you lose someone”?
  •       How do we know Sandy didn’t love Soda as much as he loved her?
  •       Explain how Darry and Ponyboy play tug of war with Soda.
  •       What was so special about Johhny?

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Chapter 10 & 11:

  •      How does Pony’s dreaming, or lying to himself, finally work in this chapter?   
  •      Why was Johnny’s dying so difficult for Dally to handle?
  •      Why do you think Dally would have wanted to die?
  •      Explain why Pony might rather would have anyone’s hate than their pity.

]]> Tue, 28 Feb 2017 15:02:41 PST <![CDATA[Due: 02/27/2017]]> //ccms.ccusd.org/homeworkItem4604719 //ccms.ccusd.org/apps/classes/775796/assignments/ Chapter 9 Questions:
 
1) When Pony asks what kind of world it is, what is he saying about how society judges people?
2) Why do the boys fight? Why is Pony different?
3) What is the difference between Tim Sheppard's gang and Pony's? Explain how Pony feels this difference might give Pony's group the upper hand.
4) What do you think Johnny's last word -- "Stay gold Ponyboy. Stay gold" -- mean?

]]> Thu, 23 Feb 2017 12:51:52 PST <![CDATA[Due: 02/13/2017]]> //ccms.ccusd.org/homeworkItem4584671 //ccms.ccusd.org/apps/classes/775796/assignments/ Chapter 6 & 7 Discussion Questions:
  •       What does Ponyboy realize about his relationship with Darry? What was Darry afraid of, according to Ponyboy? (pg. 78)
  •      “I had taken the long way around, but I was finally home. To stay.” (Hinton 88) What does this quote mean?
  •       Why would being crippled be worse for Johnny than someone else?
  •       Why would Two-bit think Johnny, Dally, and Ponyboy were heroes all along; before they saved the kids?
  •       What was Bob’s real problem according to Randy? (pgs. 102-103)          
  •       Why did Ponyboy think it was better to see the Socs as “just guys” on page 118? What do you think he means by this?

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  Read Chapter 8 and answer the following questions.

  •      “We needed Johnny as much as he needed the gang? And for the same reason.” What do you think Pony means, and what is the reason?
  •       What does Pony mean when he says, “We can get along without anyone but Johnny”?
  •       If Darry did not have Soda and Pony, why would he be a Soc?
  •      What does Cherry mean when she says Bob “just wasn’t anyone”?
*Be sure to provide evidence (quotes) and explain how they support you answer.

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