April 9 – April 13, 2018

Weekly Assignment for ACT Prep

DAILY:
1. Weekly Vocabulary……Vocabulary.com (Practice, Spelling Bee, Quiz)

 Some Tricky Homonyms

Words that sound the same but are spelled differently (a type of homonym) can be
stumbling blocks in comprehension or when trying to communicate something in writing.
If you know that there's "peek" "peak" and "pique," which one do you use to describe
what your character did at the window? If you use the wrong one, then your character
has reached the heights (peak) or is having a fit if anger (pique) by the window. Is that
what you mean? Is the character simply looking through that window (peek)? As you can
see, all these words sound the same but suggest very different things. Here are 32
vocabulary words that are often confused.
2. Edgenuity Subject
3. Edgenuity Writing

Project 1:
Read the complete magazine: Mississippi Next: A Guide to Life after High School.
Part 1: Prepare 2 separate brochures on any two topics from the magazine. 30pts.
Due April 9, 2018 @ the end of class
Part 2: Prepare a Poster on one of the College listed in the magazine. 50pts.
(DO NOT PUT YOUR NAME ON THE FRONT OF THE POSTER!!!)
Due April 16, 2018 @ the end of class
Part 3: Take the Test on Quia, when available. 20pts.
Due April 12, 2018 @ the end of class
Total point 100pts.
**Rubrics is included in your magazine

Prior Project: Birmingham Letter

Part 1 …..An Essay……Due Friday, April 13, 2018 @ the end of class
Part 2…..A Letter……..Due Friday, April 20, 2018 @ the end of class