Mr.+Passantino

Due Monday

For your second draft of your immigration groups essay, edit your paper so it contains NO ERRORS AND make sure it follows this outline -Paragraph 1: Introduce immigration in America and your two groups Paragraph 2: The similarities the groups faced Paragraph 3: The differences the groups faced Paragraph 4: Your opinion of which group assimilated to American Culture easier. Paragraph 5: Conclusion


 *  New Persuasive Essay Topic Choices:


 * Are Websites like [|Facebook]  or [|Twitter]  Substituting Face-to-Face Social Interaction ?
 * Should Homework be Banned?
 * Is Television is a Bad Influence?
 * Should Violent [|Video Games] be Banned?
 * Is the [|Death Penalty] Inhumane?
 *  [|Euthanasia] : Do people have the Right to Die?
 * Is Human Cloning morally acceptable?
 * Is There a More Effective Punishment than Grounding ?

__Homework __: **Due Friday Dec 2: Second draft of your persuasive essay including all techniques to be learned in this week's lessons.**

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Select ONE of the topics you wrote about in Wednesday's homework and research BOTH sides of the topic. Once you have picked your side, begin to brainstorm, outline, and write a rough draft of your essay. Be sure to include at least 3 FACTS that support your opinion and a counter-argument to combat your opponent's opinion. This essay should be no more than 1.5 pages in length.=====

Due Wednesday, November 23rd:
 Select 5 topics that you would like to write a persuasive essay or debate your classmates on.

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 20pt;"> All Classes Due Monday :
<span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 20pt;"> Explain the reasoning for why you chose the incorrect answers for each question you got wrong on the Uniform Assessment.

correct answers:
1.A 2.B 3.D 4.A 5.D 6.D 7.A 8.A 9.A 10.D 11.D 12.D 13.B 14.D 15.A 16.B 17.D 18.C 19.D 20.A 21.B 22.A 23.B 24.B 25.A 26.A 27.D 28.B 29.C 30.B 31.D 32.A 33.A 34.B 35.B 36.B 37.B 38.C 39.A 40.D

<span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 22pt;">Use your textbook as a reference if you cannot find better information through your research.
__<span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 22pt;">Project for 621, 622 Due Thursday (slide outline due Monday ) __

__As discussed ad nauseum in class:__

Create a powerpoint or open office (www.openoffice.org) presentation on a figure in history who overcame great adversity to become a success. The presentation should be 5 minutes long, biographical in nature focusing on the subject's difficulties and how they overcame them, between 7-10 slides and you must have index cards with your notes to hand in after you give the presentation.

__<span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 22pt;">ework due Wednesday October 26 __<span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 22pt;">: Begin research for a biography on a famous person who overcame great adversity to become a success.

homework for 635 due Monday Oct. 24

Book report of one page on your latest finished D.E.A.R. book. Please include

-a summary of the plot -characters and their traits -your opinion of the book and why -what you feel the author's purpose was

Homework for 621, 622 due Tuesday Oct. 25

Create a diorama of an Ancient Mesopotamian city. Be sure to include the details we learned about in class and from the Eastern Hemisphere Book A.

Homework for the week starting 10/17: Due Tuesday

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__<span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 26pt;">Homework __<span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 26pt;">: Define and identify the parts of speech of the following words: comical, frigid, infinite, postpone, significant, plumage, patron, contemporary, eloquent, fertile, negative, indefinite, muscular, monotony, excerpt, exert, excess, slender, blurt, saunter. =====

Use the second ten vocabulary words to create two sentences per word using the words CORRECTLY.
Friday VOCABULARY QUIZ, please study.

Use 11-20 of the vocabulary words Parents, I am not sure if you were at our back to school event but I gave out my google voice number incorrectly

The correct number is FOR EMERGENCIES ONLY 718 -347- 7277

My email is

mr.passantino@gmail.com and this is the best way to get in touch with me for all inquiries.

Due 10/17 __<span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 24pt;">Homework __<span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 24pt;">: research the first human civilizations online and bring in information for Monday. This is not a report, you should bring in the INFORMATION only. I do not require you to type or write anything at this time.

9/19 Create an outline similar to this and a brainstorm of an embarrassing event in your past. This outline is just a sample and is not nearly complete. Basic Outline Model a. Date and time. December of 1991, b. Lived in upstate NY, caught insects, built damns, went swimming,
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;">I. “The Brine Shrimp Incident”
 * 2) A. Background info


 * 1) c. no stop lights, not much to do except be outside
 * 2) a. in winter, we had to find other things to do
 * 3) b. we needed to go holiday shopping

i. Dorky ii. 11, 6th grade iii. Liked reptiles/animals
 * 1) c. Characters and traits
 * 2) a. James

i. Equally dorky ii. 11, 6th grade iii. Liked reptiles iv. James’s friend and invited him on trip i. Not dorky ii. Phil’s mom iii. Didn’t like reptiles iv. Was the driver/chaperone
 * 1) b. Phil
 * 1) d. Lilyann

9/16 due Monday <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 26pt;"> Create a complete and unique map of your choosing from the maps you learned about in class. 9/13 due Friday <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 26pt;">What character traits do you possess that are positive? Negative? How do they affect your interactions with others?

9/12 <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 26pt;">Answer the following in paragraph form: What rules allow our society to function? What would happen if these rules disappeared?

9/8

Welcome to Mr. Passantino's Homework Wiki.

I use technology to keep in contact with parents instead of wasteful and antiquated backpack letters, my email address is by far the most efficient way to do this.

mr.passantino@gmail.com

In an emergency situation, you can try my google voice number at 347 688 7277. I do not always answer this for new numbers but if you leave a voicemail with your information, I will save your number and be able to get back in touch with you.

I make myself available as much as possible for parents/guardians to check in. Please take advantage of this.

Important Note: Please make sure that your child brings in their D.E.A.R. book (Drop Everything And Read) EVERY Friday. This counts as homework and it is an ongoing program at our school. I encourage you the parents to join us on Fridays to read with your children. To find out what period D.E.A.R will be held on that day, please call the school. Thanks, Mr. Passantino

Homework:

Bring the following supplies for Monday, Sept. 12th:

3 ring binder with at least 50 sheets of lined paper one composition notebook one spiral notebook a box of pencils per quarter a box of pens per quarter a box of tissues (optional) hand sanitizer

If you are having trouble affording these supplies, please do not hesitate to contact me and we can work something out.