Cascio's 11th Grade ELA Class

Wednesday, December 5, 2018

ACT Practice

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97 ACT English Practice Tests

90 ACT Math Practice Tests

105 ACT Reading Practice Tests

120 ACT Science Practice Tests

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Sunday, October 28, 2018

Declaration of Independence Scavenger Hunt

Directions: Look up the following; please support your answers with quotes from the text whenever possible. Be sure to hand in your papers with all the correct answers after the conclusion of this activity for a grade.

1. Who penned the Declaration of Independence?

2. What “Laws” is the Declaration based?

3. Where do men’s rights come from and what are they?

4. Where does government get its rights?

5. When is it acceptable to change your government?

6. What is the purpose of government?

7. Is it acceptable to have a despot lead your government?

8. Does a society need to change government if it is deemed necessary that government is not doing its job?

9. What is the history of the King of Britain and what is the King’s name?

10. What are paragraphs 3 through 21 about?

11. What did the King do with his “standing army”?

12. Who is the army “independent of and superior to”?

13. What did the King do to the colonist trade?

14. How did the King impose taxes?

15. What did the King do to the colonists’ charters?

16. What did the King do to towns in America?

17. What armies did the King use in America? (Hint: there are two that he uses)

18. What did the King do to fellow citizen that he captures at sea?

19. What role did Native Americans play?

20. What is the King? (Hint: you need a quote from this document)

21. Can the colonies ever be at peace with Great Britain again?

22. What are the colonies now according to this declaration? (Hint: you need a quote)

23. Who is John Hancock?

24. How many representatives signed this declaration?

25. How many future presidents signed this declaration?

Friday, October 26, 2018

Voice of Democracy Scholarship Essay Competition Reminder

Voice of Democracy Scholarship Essay Competition Reminder

Voice of Democracy 2018 - 19
Theme “Why My Vote Matters” Student Entry Deadline: October 31, 2018
Patriotic Audio Essay Competition Grand Prize: $30,000 Award

https://www.vfw.org/-/media/vfwsite/files/community/youth-and-education/voice-of-democracy-student-entry-form-and-brochure.pdf

Sunday, September 30, 2018

The ACT English Practice Test Questions

The ACT English Practice Test Questions: Five sets of free The ACT English practice test questions that you can use to familiarize yourself with the test instructions and format.

Wednesday, September 12, 2018

INFORMATIONAL TEXT: READING ASSIGNMENT

Read the provided article, and then answer the questions on the provided handout.
Article: Neurologic Illness or Hysteria? A Mysterious Twitching Outbreak by Joe Nickell August 2012

Tuesday, August 14, 2018

"The Man to Send Rain Clouds"

Read the following text and create an objective summary using the template provided in class.

http://people.ku.edu/~write-on/203/pdf/Silko%20Man%20to%20Send%20Rain%20Clouds.pdf