Freshmen English – September 30, 2016

-Friday’s Freshman Play

*Meet in the auditorium

*We will sit as a class

*Mrs. Marcy and/or Mr. Foley will be waiting for you in the auditorium

*The auditorium will have a large partition up; walk through the doorway of the partician and enter the smaller room

*Make us proud and be on your best behavior

*Watch a video reminding you of expected behavior by clicking HERE


-If necessary, finish American Born Chinese written exam (100 points/summative)

*Newsela articles

+Warner Bros. Expands Its Universe With DC SUPER HERO GIRLS

+Colin Kaepernick Protest Has 49ers Fans Burning Their Jerseys

+Is Disney’s portrayal of a Polynesian demigod culturally insensitive?

+Beyond the “Model Minority” Image: Asians In the U.S.

+N.C. governor declares state of emergency as Charlotte violence erupts


Newsela Article: N.C. governor declares state of emergency as Charlotte violence erupts

*Click HERE to read this week’s Newsela article

*Choose the a reading level that is most comfortable for you

*Take the correlating quiz by Friday


Extra Time In Class? (Optional)

*Play this game: Free Rice

+For every question you get right, they donate 10 grains of rice to the United Nations World Food Program

*Play a quick video game starring the Monkey King by clicking HERE


Very Interesting Article (Optional)

Around NBA, teams already discussing need for social change


ACT Prep (Optional)

*Kaplan ACT Practice Question Of the Day


SAT Prep (Optional)

*Kaplan SAT Practice Question Of the Day

*22 SAT Sentence Completion Practice Tests

*37 SAT Literature Practice Tests

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