Writing projects, with prompts from Yourdictionary.com (minimum 250 words):

 

• ·         Explain how high school is different than middle school, as if you are speaking to a middle school student.

• ·         List and describe the characteristics and/or beliefs you value in a friend.

• ·         Think about your best day in high school. Describe why you remember it that way.

• ·         Convince our principal, Mr. Butler, he should add a class to our curriculum.

• ·         What are some careers related to your favorite subject in school?

 

Reading assignments from Commonlit.org (you will need to create an account and use our class code to join):

 

• ·         “Baseball is a Field of Dreams – and Dashed Hopes – for Dominicans”

• ·         “Why This Controversial German Woman Turned Her Back on Money for 16 Years”

• ·         “The Forgotten Man” – Speech by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932

• ·         “The Elements of Success”

• ·         “Scientists Reveal Three Keys to Happiness”