child in choosing additional books to gain information about reading levels and other information about various titles. In order to complete the Summer Reading requirement, students should be prepared to take a reading comprehension test based on the required novel once they return to school. Also, within the first two weeks of school, your child will complete a writing assessment based on the other book(s) he or she read from the suggested list. In order to best prepare for this assessment
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more interested because the city they were talking about was Chicago. With little notice my two friends Sam and Jordan quickly arrived to my house in Wentzville, Missouri. I finished packing quick because I was so excited for the trip of the summer. Before leaving to Chicago my friends and I decided upon flipping a coin to see whom the unlucky winner was to drive. This was already an unfair battle because only Sam and I actually have a vehicle. I slowly reached for a quarter on my dining room
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Summer Reading My experience with summer reading went well this summer. I found a book that I enjoyed and it was a quick easy read as well. In past summers I usually pick the book that’s the shortest and that’s it. This year a friend had told me to read Life as we knew it by Susan Beth Pfeffer because she had read it in the past and said it was a great read. The book was about how the world plunges into despair and Miranda the main character learns how to take care of her family. Her two
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Brittany Ferguson Dear Summer Search, Hello! My name is Brittany Ferguson, I am 17 years old and I’m from Richmond California. I go to Richmond High School and I’m currently entering my junior year of high school. I have lived in Richmond for about 80% of my life, and the other 20% was in Antioch. I live at home with my mom, sister and my brother. About two years ago, we moved from my step dad’s house it was seriously a tragic move. Times were really tough for my family. My mom works as
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flag hanging on the door, this house – a symbol of the American dream – stood taller than all the other houses. My attention then shifted to two great big evergreen trees on each facade, and the beautiful bed of flowers, of all shapes, sizes, and colors, wrapped tightly around the base of the house – the tracings of an American summer. There was a light through the upstairs’ window of the house. I could see a mother sitting with her baby son. Although all I could hear were the many crickets
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Claudia Mascina AP English Literature Summer Reading Assignment 1. Throughout The Jungle, many of Sinclair’s characters are not versatile or convincing characters as they are representing the force of the immigrant workers as a whole. The characteristics of Jurgi’s characters are made
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compared to the other sub disorders. The highs and lows are not as extreme. Charlie has been avoiding his friends. He does not sleep, does not go to school, and does not do much but ponder on his own self worth. Just a month ago in summer, he was his usual outgoing self, and his friends don’t understand what has changed in him. He used to go to parties and drink, he even managed to get a girlfriend since his confidence was through the roof. Charlie seems to be the exact opposite of what
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English 12-Advanced Placement Literature and Composition Summer 2014 Summer Assignment Lindenhurst Senior High School Dear AP Literature and Composition students: Welcome to what will be an extremely rewarding and challenging course for your senior year. Because the background required for a course of this magnitude is great, it is invaluable to assign some work over the summer. It not only allows us to begin the vast preparation necessary for college and the national exam in May, but it
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AP Chemistry 2012-2013 NAME:________________________________ Unit Test #1 – Summer Assignment Test 80 points Directions: For all questions involving calculations please apply significant figures (+ or – one) Section 1 – Memorization 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) Give the formula and charge on a cyanide ion _________________ 2pts Give both formulas for the acetate ion __________ and ___________ 2pts How many oxidation states does nitrogen ion make __________2pts Give all the oxidation states of a Chloride
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Advanced Financial Accounting (ACC3AFA) Summer Semester, 2014 The following question is to be used for BOTH the following assessment tasks: Group Report Group Presentation Due Date: Week 4 Week 12 Mark Allocation: 30 Marks (10% of final grade) 30 Marks (10% of final grade) Rationale: These assessment tasks require students to critically evaluate the theories of financial accounting. They give the students the opportunity to demonstrate their level of understanding of the conceptual
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The authentic text I chose for this task is about beach vacations that customers might like added to their holidays, I chose this article from an online news paper that specialises in beach vacations around the world and the website is called vacationNewz. I decided to write about beach vacations because I believe that the students will relate to it especially as most of the students come from tropical countries and believe it’s relevant as it’s coming up to the summer time so it’ll be quite
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Nicole Blase March 24th, 2015 Analysis Response Essay Erickson “The Girls in Their Summer Dresses’ by Irwin Shaw is a short story about a couple that argues about how the husband is constantly looking at other women which led to the wife becoming insecure. Throughout the story, Shaw uses many literary devices, including diction, the author’s word choice, to develop her central idea that jealousy can
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pan. Next, add your favorite nuts (if you so desire). Just about any kind of nut will do fine. I prefer it without any nuts, but if you insist, walnuts, pecans or almonds would taste swell. Now you can place the pan, uncovered, into the oven for one hour. Once it's finished, cover the pan with tin foil and wait for dessert time! When you're ready to eat it, place a spoonful of whipped cream or vanilla ice cream on it to give it some added sweetness. My family loved this spicy pumpkin pudding so much it became our family's new traditional holiday dessert. This year, make it your family's new tradition as well.
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Summer Reading Assignment Honors Ninth Grade Literature and Composition Purpose of Assignment: The intention of the summer reading assignment is to promote literacy, to introduce the topics and themes for our first unit of study, to continue the rigorous workload and high expectations of Elite Scholars Academy during the summer break, and to encourage student ownership of their own learning experiences. This assignment counts as your first test grade in the class and will be due the first
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The University of Texas at Brownsville Forensic Investigation Program Preliminary Course Syllabus Summer Session II, 2014 , COURSE DESCRIPTION: CRIJ 1310 Fundamentals of Criminal Law: This course focuses on the nature of criminal law and its philosophical and historical development; major definitions, concepts and classifications of crime; elements of crimes and penalties, using Texas statutes as illustrations; and the concept of criminal responsibility. COURSE GOALS
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My Summer With The Warriors Moniette Wells ENG121: English Composition I (AXC1314C) Shayla Gordon May 6, 2013 My Summer With the Warriors The screeching sound of the alarm has me reaching over to hit the snooze button for just 10 more minutes, but I know to get there in time I must get started. It’s the last week of May and most families are preparing for the usual Labor Day festivities. A day filled with BBQ’s, fireworks, friends and family. My Labor Day will include friends and
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I have thrived. My eyes sometimes interpret alongside convey rather endearing messages resulting in innocent and unpredictable profit at times. The most memorable moment in which this occurs is the time that a group of my friends were interviewed by local media personnel about credit awareness during holiday seasons. Witnessing my friends undergo their interviews, I expected my interview to relish a similar nature. I was wrong. A few gripping transmissions permitted my interviewer and I to
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mm long and a four-lobed apex 3–6 mm across, and a strong fragrance; they are produced in broad panicles5–30 cm long and 3–20 cm broad in early summer. The fruit is a dry, smooth brown capsule15–25 mm long, splitting in two to release the two winged seeds Location: Native to eastern Asia, in northern Japan, northern China, Korea, and far southeastern Russia. Culture: Full sun; moist, well drained, slightly acid soil. Features: Large clusters of creamy white flowers in early summer
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On one bright summer afternoon, my mother had taken me to my basketball tryouts for a junior high team. When we arrived, I started to talk to the coaches about their game plans and asked each of my team members their names. I noticed that I was the smallest person there. That’s when I realized what I was getting myself into. That’s when I knew I would have to push myself harder than most of the people on the team. A few days after, I started my first day at
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considered to be blues standards covered by thousands of blues artists and are often considered the pinnacle of the genre. I came to Robert Johnson through other artists like I believe most people do who were not around back when he was alive. Although I had been hearing songs like "Sweet Home Chicago" all of my life, I didn't take the time to seek out the man himself till my interest in blues deepened in my early college days and I was increasingly interested in who had influenced some of my favorite
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old fashioned text symbolizing the history and age in London. The size of “Olympics Games” and “London” are larger than the rest of the font to stand out. The colours in this poster are old fashioned with faded out colours, darker. The placement of each symbol or lettering is placed evenly throughout the poster. Colour Schemes- the season that is conveyed in the poster is summer because they use a yellow, meaning the warm yellow sun, in summer. The meaning that they are trying to give off is
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My Summer in North Carolina On July 7, 2013, I left for my two week long trip to North Carolina. I was going alone, with no family or friends to rely on, I was very nervous. However, I was also very excited for the amazing opportunities at the medical forum and volleyball camp that I would be going to. As I hugged my family goodbye and boarded my plane, I began to feel slightly lonely. When my plane touched down in Raleigh, North Carolina, I was immediately lost in the airport. Finally, I saw
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Finding Faith The warm summer breeze whispered its way down the grassy foothills and through the trees. Rays from the afternoon sun saturated the pavement. The fresh green grass danced in the wind until one piece grazed my sweaty cheek awakening me from a day-dream. The reality set in that I was imprisoned by the dreadful cast around my leg while still sitting on the bench watching the other fifth graders have an enjoyable recess. The annoying sounds of a few fourth grade boys picking on me
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TDSB Virtual Summer School Course Outline 2015 Teachers: Mr. P. Cartlidge Ms. E. Doucet Mr. M. Coverly Mr. G. Janeteas Ms. A. Longpre Mr. A. Parise Contact Information Teacher Email: Eileen.Doucet@tdsb.on.ca Course Chair: Anthony.Parise@tdsb.on.ca School Telephone: 416-396-6745 Teacher/Student Tutorial Time: Check the online course for the link to our live meeting room Time TBD Course
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Three Weeks with my Brother- Nicholas Sparks I believe that Three Weeks with My Brother is a work of literary non-fiction because of the use of figurative language such as: sensory details, imagery, flashbacks, and symbolism. In this book, Nicholas Sparks uses sensory detail to describe everything in his life and everywhere that he is going with his brother on vacation away from their families. Three Weeks with My brother alternates between modern day and the flashbacks of Nicholas Sparks
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2013 APUSH Summer Assignment Considering Advanced Placement U.S. History? Your summer assignment focuses on exploring the first two themes you will encounter within the first two chapters of American Pageant. SHS APUSH Summer assignment descriptions CORE CONTENT Identifications: Your chapter identifications are simply essential vocabulary terms, people, or events of note. As we progress through the year it is your responsibility to master these identifications. A mastery
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Summer 2015 Assignment 3: Diet Analysis Evaluating Food and Nutrient Intake Record your diet for 3 days. If you would like, there are “Diet Record” forms available on D2L. Record two consecutive weekdays (example: Tuesday and Wednesday) and 1 weekend day. Start keeping track when you wake up and continue until you go to sleep. Record all food and beverages; including water. Separate your supplements and alcohol intake for each day and write them in the provided space. Any protein powder
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Year 11 EAL Holiday Homework (Term 1) Topic: Encountering Conflict Part 1. Conflicts Television News ISIS Sleeper Cells Allegedly Planning Large-Scale Terror Attacks On Mainland America Introduction ISIS Sleeper Cells claimed they have the power to act to the mainland of U.S.A and they would use terror attacks toward American Government if necessary. What type of conflict is it? Political Conflict Who is involved? ISIS terror organisation The Sleeper Cells) U.S.A Government What are
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Reading Response Prior to studying Billie Holiday for this course my only knowledge of the singer came from the film Lady Sings the Blues and I recently watched the film again. Loosely based on Holiday's autobiography of the same name, the film begins in 1930s Baltimore where teenaged Billie is raped and then sent to Harlem to live with a friend of her mother's. In Harlem she works first as a chambermaid in a brothel and then a prostitute. She begins singing at a lounge across the street
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Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to apply for the summer internship programme advertised by Arnold & Porter and Viacom. Academically, I have always been a very determined and studious individual, hence why I knew that a law degree at University would be the definite next step. I have a broad interest in many subject areas yet feel drawn towards a law or political orientated degree. As I study politics currently, I interact daily with a complex and intriguing
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