Friday, may 18
A+D- Read chap 19 with questions and post #4 for writing
C+E+F- Work on I-Search Research Powerpoint
Wednesday, May 16
A+D- Read along with the May schedule
C+E+F- Finish chapters 4-7 questions and bring in your research question(s) tomorrow
Thursday, May 10
A+D- Read chapter 14 with questions / 3rd posting for paper
C+E+F- Start reading chapter 3 and bring questions 1-5
Wednesday, May 9
A+D- Read chapters 11+12 with questions
C+E+F- Start reading chapter 2 in The Red Badge of Courage
Tuesday, May 8
A+D- Read chapters 9+10 with questions
C+E+F- Finish reading chapter 1 with questions
Monday, May 7
A+D- Read chapters 7+8 with questions
C+E+F- Start reading chapter 1 - We will be in reading groups tomorrow
Friday, May 4
A+D- Read chapters 5+6 with questions
C+E+F- Essay was due today (10 points off Monday) Test on Romeo and Juliet Monday
Thursday, May 3
A+D- Catcher chapters 3+4 with questions
C+E+F- Essay due tomorrow and Act V worksheet from class due if it was not completed in class
Wednesday, May 2
A+D- Read The Catcher In the Rye chaps. 1+2 with questions
C+E+F- Questions 1, 3, 4, a, b, c, d from Act IV worksheet
Tuesday, May 1
A+D- Thesis and pages 1-2
C+E+F- Essay due Friday - Back in the lab tomorrow
Monday, April 30
A+D- Thesis and Resume
C+E+F- Sonnet and Essay due Friday
Wednesday, April 25
A+D- Thesis and Resume
C+E+F- Bring in your finished rough draft of a sonnet
Tuesday, April 24
A+D- Thesis and Resume
C+E+F- Bring in first two finished stanzas of your sonnet
Monday, April 23
A+D- Write up one page thesis and bring in resume for Thursday/Friday
C+E+F- Write down a topic for you sonnet and why you chose that topic
We will begin writing our sonnets in class tomorrow.
Thursday, April 12
A+D- Work out outline and post prompt on google groups
C+E+F- Answer question 7 in a paragraph (5 sentences) Make a prediction...What events do you predict will take place in Act IV?
Wednesday, April 11
A+D- Bring in the prompt you created. We will begin reading articles tomorrow and designing outlites
C+E+F- Do questions 2-9 and a-c on your Act III worksheet
Tuesday, April 10
A+D- Test for period A tomorrow
D craft prompt for your upcoming paper
C+E+F- Hand in Act II questions tomorrow
Monday, April 9
A+D- Test on Poetry for A Wed. and tomorrow for D
C+E+F- Objects Grammar Test tomorrow
Wednesday, April 4
A+D- Work on your papers due Friday- Choose your book for Monday
C+E+F- Do the objects sheets 1-20
Tuesday, April 3
A+D- Post 1st paragraph of SAT prompt and read Lyric Poems with questions 1-3
C+E+F- Do the object of prepositions worksheet 21-30
Friday, March 30
A+D- Look over pastoral, narrative, and Harlem R. notes for Monday
C+E+F- Papers are pushed off until Monday
Thursday, March 29
A+D- Read L. Hughs poems and be prepared to speak on them
C+E+F- Papers are due tomorrow on the masking motif
Wednesday, March 28
A+D- Finish typing up your ballads
C+E+F- Papers due Friday - We will be in the library tomorrow
Tuesday, March 27
A+D- Finish poetry analysis
C+E+F- Papers are due Friday
Monday, March 26
A- Bring in a poem that "moves you"
C+E+F- Work on outlining and writing your symbol essay
D- 1-2 pages analyzing your poem
Friday, March 23
A+D- Bring in a poem that moves you
C+E+F- Need masks and do pronoun antecedent agreement sheet
Thursday, March 22
A+D- none
C+E+F- finish masks
Wednesday, March
A+D- MCAS Review
C+E+F- Questions on Queen Mab
Tuesday, March 20
A+D- MCAS review
C+E+F- None
Monday, March 19
A+D- MCAS review
C+E+F- Finish questions 1-9b - study for vocab. 9 quiz
Friday, March 16
A+D- Vocab quiz Monday- Finish intro. MCAS paragraph if not done Fri.
C+E+F- Do questions 1-8 on the opening R and J worksheet
Wednesday, March 15
A+D- Work on MCAS packet- vocab quiz monday
C+E+F- Hold off on Romeo and Juliet Questions until tomorrow
Tuesday, March 13
A+D- Midsummer Night's Dream Test Tomorrow
C+E+F- Subject / Verb agreement sheet
We are starting Romeo and Juliet tomorrow :)
Monday, March 12
A- Finish working on dream assignment- Finish vocab.
D- Read Act V scene i and finish dream assignment - Finish vocab.
C+E+F- Test on The Odyssey
Friday, March 9
A- Read Act V scene i and jot down a dream to bring to class
D- Jot down a dream to bring to class - We will read Act V on Monday
C+E+F- Do questions: E, 1, 5, and 6 for homework- Finish reading "Odysseus and Penelope"
Thursday, March 8
A+D- Do sheet #25
C+E+F- Answer questions A, B, C, D and #8
Wednesday, March 7
A+D- Read Act 4 scene i- I will hand out another character web tomorrow
C+E+F- Finish revenge stories
Tuesday, March 6
A+D- Read Act 4 scene 1 - We will go over tomorrow in class
C+E+F- Do 5 questions on Odysseus and his dog
Monday, March 5
A+D- Read Act III scene ii- Make sure page 21 is done
C+E+F- Answer the following question in a paragraph:
Why is Odysseus' return to Ithaca so important? Remember to practice including broad opening statement, 3 supporting sentences, and a thesis.
Friday, March 2
A+D- Look over MCAS practice sheets, finish MCAS essay, Read Act III scene ii for A period and scene i for D period
***Act II scenes i and ii + Act III scene i quiz Monday
C+D+F- Read the song lyrics "Coming Home" and make 5 connections using full sentences to The Odyssey
Thursday, March 1
A+D- Finish working on your MCAS - Read Act III scene i
C+E+F- Do 5 questions on The Cattle of the Sun Gods
Wednesday, February 29
A+D- Finish working on your intro. and conclusion MCAS
(We will be in a lab to type these up and edit them.)
C+E+F- Do the 5 questions on "The Sirens"
Tuesday, February 28
A- Read Act III scene i
D- Start on essay, focus on intro. and conclusion (check my example)
C+E+F- Look at chunking sheet and answer 5 homework questions
Monday, February 27
A+D- Do page 19
C+E+F- Read "The Land of the Dead" - Chunk and take notes
Friday, February 17
A+D- Do pages 13-18 in packet over break (All of 13-18)
C+E+F- Those who owe me test essays, finish over break
***Enjoy February Vacation!!!
Thursday, February 16
A+D- Read Act II scene ii
C+E+F- Binder check tomorrow
Finish questions on Circe (sheet from class)
Wednesday, February 15
A+D- Finish reading Act II scene i
Do questions for Act I scene ii and Act II scene i
C+E+F- Finish 40 point Cyclops Packet (you started this in class)
Tuesday, February 14
A+D- Read Act II scene i - Tomorrow we will go over questions and important parts of Act I and beginning of Act II
***Setting of the play is Ancient Athens (Just to Clarify)
C+E+F- Answer three questions from board
Monday, February 13
A- read act 1 scene 2
C+E+F- Finish worksheet up through the lotus eaters
Friday, February 10
A+D- Read Act I, scene i and prepare for Monday's reading check
C+E+F- Read Calypso and make sure all 5 questions from the opening on are ready for Monday's check
Thursday, February 9
A+D- Read 2 sonnets and paraphrase lines
C+E+F- Come see me if you haven't finished your test
Hw questions aren't due until Monday
Monday, February 7
A+D- Things They Carried Test
C+E+F- Call of the Wild Test
Friday, February 3 and Monday, February 6 - I will not be here.
A+D- Sophomores make sure to have read through "In the Field" by Tuesday with all questions answered from the latest packet
C+E+F-
Make sure Freshmen have your theme books done to hand in Tuesday
You should have finished reading chapter 7 with questions for Tuesday
Test on Wednesday, February 8th
Thursday, February 2
A+D- Finish reading "Notes"
C+E- Read chapter 6 in class today - finish this reading with questions for Tuesday
***Theme books due on Tuesday
Wednesday, February 1
A+D- Read "Notes"
C+E+F- We are starting chapter 6 in class - Finish reading for hw and answer chapter 6 questions
Tuesday, January 31
A+D- Checking in on reading through "Speaking of Courage" tomorrow - Quick reading check
Come with ideas of current stereotypes that exist
C+E+F- Chapter 5 question check tomorrow
Monday, January 30
A+D- Read "Speaking of Courage" - Continue presentations tomorrow in class
C+E+F- Going over chapters 3+4 in class tomorrow
Read chapter 5 with questions for Wed.
Friday, January 27
A+D- Read Ambush and Style (pgs. 131-136)
Bring posters and powerpoints for Monday's presentation (All need to be prepared)
C+E+F- Read chapter 4 with questions for Monday's hw check
Thursday, January 26
A+D- Come prepared to answer questions on "The Man I Killed"
C+E+F- Chapter 3 question check tomorrow
Wednesday, January 25
A+D- Read up thorugh "The Man I Killed"
C+E+F- Read chapter 3
Monday, January 23
A+D- Do packet of questions through page 116
C+E+F- Read chaps 1+2 with questions
Friday, January 20
A+D- Finish reading through 116
C+E+F- Vocab. quiz pushed off until Monday (Study Lesson 7 words)
Have chapter 1 read with first 4 questions answered
Thursday, January 19
A+D- Read up through 116 and study for vocab. quiz
C+E+F- Read chapter 2 with questions
Wednesday, January 18
A+D- Finish ex's 1-4 in vocab. , vocab. quiz Friday
C+E+F- Read chapter 1 - Reading check tomorrow, vocab. quiz Friday
Tuesday, January 17
A+D- Finish study guide questions
C+E+F- Bring in your vocab and read pages 1-3
Wednesday, January 11
A+D- Read the chapter "Friends"
C+E+F- Finish vocab. packet
Monday and Tuesday (Jan. 9 +10)
A+D- Read through page 62 - Finish test essay
C+E+F- Finish reading Tears of a Tiger
Friday, January 6, 2012
A+D- read chapter 2 for
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
A+D= Test on Lord of the Flies
C+E+F- Final review sheet on Parts of speech
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
A+D- Read chapter 9 with questions
C+E+F- vocab. assignment
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
A+D- Read chapter 8 - Reading check tomorrow chaps. 1-8
C+E- Create a timeline of events so far
F- Answer the following question- Why do we need to learn our parts of speech?
Monday, December 19, 2011
A+D- Read chapter 7
C+E+F- Answer the following question- Why do we need to learn our parts of speech?
Thursday, December 15, 2011
A+D- Read chapter 4 and keep list of vocab.
C+E+F- next 5 vocab. words with definitions
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
A+D- Read chapter 3
C+E+F- 5 vocab. words with definitions
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
A+D- Read chapter 2 and start vocab. list
C+E+F- Start vocab. list
Friday, December 9. 2011
A+D- Assessment Monday - Review and Prepare
C+E+F- Read the end of To Kill a Mockingbird with questions- I am giving out summaries to help you with the ending. Monday Test on To Kill a Mockingbird
Thursday, December 8, 2011
A+D- Finish questions for chapters 11-15 - Blueprint due on google groups tomorrow
C+E+F- Read chapter 27 with questios - We will wrap up To Kill a Mockingird tomorrow
Vocab. Lesson 6 quiz tomorrow
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
A+D- Finish A Tale of Two Cities - reading check tomorrow - vocab. quiz Tues.
C+E+F- Read chapter 26 with questions - vocab. lesson 6 quiz Friday
Monday, December 5, 2011
A+D- Read book 3 chapters 11+12 with questions
Final Assessment on A Tale of Two Cities on Monday, December 12th
C+E+F- Finish reading chapter 24 with questions, vocab. due Wed., and vocab. quiz Friday
Thursday, December 1, 2011
A+D- Read book 3 chapter 9 with questions
C+E+F- Read chapter 22 with questions
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
A+D- Read book 3 chapter 8 with questions
C+E+F- Read chapter 21 with questions
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
A+D- Read book 3 chapters 6+7 - Reading check tomorrow
C+E+F- Read chapter 20 with questions
Monday, November 28, 2011
A+D- Read book 3 chapters 4+5 with questions
C+E+F- Read chapter 19 with questions
Anyone who did poorly on the vocab. quiz today has a week to do a makeup.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
A+D- Read book 3 chapter 2 with questions
C+E+F- read chapter 18 with questions
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
A+D- Read 23 with questions
C+E+F- Work on powerpoints if not done
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
A+D- Read 21 with questions
C+E+F- Read chapter 14 with questions (checking tomorrow)
Monday, November 14, 2011
A+D- Read 20 with questions, keep SAT first paragraph in your writing section, and anyone interested in enrichment reading...A Lexicon of Terror must be read by the day before Christmas Break ...You will be working on your language essay over the break. Good luck with the reading!
C+E+F- Read chapter 14 with questions- Due Wednesday
Chapter 13
- Why does Aunt Alexandra come to stay with Atticus and his family? What is she like?
- Read the first two things Alexandra says when she comes to the Finch house. Are these typical of her or not?
- Alexandra thinks Scout is “dull” (not clever). Why does she think this, and is she right?
- Are all adults good at knowing how clever young people are?
- How does Aunt Alexandra involve herself in Maycomb's social life?
- Comment on Aunt Alexandra's ideas about breeding and family. Why does Atticus tell them to forget it? Who is right, do you think?
Chapter 14
- Comment on Atticus's explanation of rape.
- How suitable is this as an answer to Scout.
- Why does Alexandra think Atticus should dismiss Calpurnia?
- How does Atticus respond to the suggestion?
- Why is Scout pleased when Jem fights her back?
- Why is she less pleased when he tells Atticus about Dill?
- What do we learn from Dill's account of his running away?
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Thursday, November 10, 2011
A+D- Read 20 with questions- Decide if you want to read A Lexicon of Terror for enrichment
C+E+F- We will go over all of the 13 questions Monday- Continue working on powerpoints
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
A+D- Read 19 with questions
C+E+F- Do two questions from class
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
A+D- Read 18 with questions if you haven't - We will go over these Q's tomorrow
C+E+F- Read chapter 13 - We will do a reading check tomorrow.
Monday, November 7, 2011
A+D- Read chapter 18 with questions- We will go over these on Wednesday
C+E+F- Finish chapter 12 questions for tomorrow's check
Friday, November 4, 2011
A+D- Papers and blueprints due Monday
C+E+F- Get caught up through 12 - We sre working on research Monday
Thursday, November 3, 2011
A+D- Read 17 with questions / papers and blueprints due Monday
C+E+F- Read chapter 12 - We will do questions in class tomorrow.
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
A+D- Read chapter 16 with questions
C+E+F- Do chapter 11 questions - We didn't get to those today.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Happy Halloween!!!
A+D- Work on papers - Due Monday with blueprint
C+E+F- Do chapter 11 questions - Will check on Wednesday.
Friday, October 28, 2011
A+D- read chapter 15 with questions
blueprint DUE MONDAY!
C+E+F- read chapter 11 - we will do questions in class on Monday
Thursday, October 27, 2011
A+D- Read chapter 14 with questions
C+E+F- Get caught up on reading with questions - post opening paragraph
BOOK 2, CHAPTER 11
64. What future plan does Stryver confess to Carton?
65. What does Stryver advise Carton to do?
BOOK 2, CHAPTER 12
66. Why does Stryver stop in to tell Mr. Lorry of his plans?
67. What is Mr. Lorry’s reaction to Stryver’s news?
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68. What does Mr. Lorry offer to do for Stryver?
69. What is Stryver’s attitude when Lorry comes to the house with information, and why does he act this way?
BOOK 2, CHAPTER 13
70. In his talk with Lucie, what is Carton’s opinion of himself?
71. What does Carton say he would do if Lucie should love him?
72. What memory does Carton want to take with him?
73. What promise does Carton make Lucie? Where do you think this promise will lead him?
BOOK 2, CHAPTER 14
74. Whose funeral procession does the crowd attack? Why do they attack it?
Friday, October 28, 2011
A+E- read chapter 15 with questions
C+D+F- read chapter 11 - we will go over questions in class Mon.
75. What is Jerry Cruncher’s reaction to the mob violence?
76. Describe Mr. Cruncher’s “fishing tackle.” What kind of “fish” do you think he is going for with this type of “tackle”?
77. What name does young Jerry give to his father’s “trade,” and what is Mr. Cruncher’s response when young Jerry says he
wants to be in that trade when he grows up? Do you see an irony in “resurrection man” and “recalled to life”?
BOOK 2, CHAPTER 15
78. What was the fate of the Marquis’s killer, and who reported that fate to Defarge?
79. What is the sentence that Defarge and his compatriots give after hearing the fate of the Marquis’s killer? What are the
future implications of this sentence?
80. How are these sentences recorded so that they will be kept secret until the appropriate time?
81. Why does Defarge compliment his guest for cheering the king and queen?
BOOK 2, CHAPTER 16
82. What information does Defarge get from Jacques on the police force? Where have you heard of this man before?
83. Why is Defarge depressed, and how does Madame Defarge comfort him?
84. What is the significance of Madame Defarge pinning a rose in her hair?
85. What does the spy learn from the Defarges, and what do they learn from him? Why does the spy’s information disturb
the Defarges?
BOOK 2, CHAPTER 17
86. What are the Doctor’s feelings about Lucie’s impending marriage?
BOOK 2, CHAPTER 18
87. What does Charles Darnay tell the Doctor on the morning of his marriage to Lucie?
88. What is the Doctor’s response to the combination of this information and the giving of his daughter in marriage?
89. What two things does Mr. Lorry do in reaction to the Doctor’s condition?
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BOOK 2, CHAPTER 19
90. How does Mr. Lorry go about approaching the Doctor about his condition for the nine days without upsetting him?
91. What is the Doctor’s opinion about the future of Mr. Lorry’s “hypothetical” man?
92. What does the Doctor say is the one thing that could bring on another relapse? What does he mean by this?
93. What recommendation does Mr. Lorry make to the Doctor, and how does he talk him into following it?
BOOK 2, CHAPTER 20
94. What request does Carton make of Charles?
95. What does Lucie request of Charles?
BOOK 2, CHAPTER 21
96. What is the significance of the “echoing footsteps”?
97. What sad thing befell Charles and Lucie during this time period?
98. What has happened to Carton and Stryver over the years?
99. What happened in Paris on July 14, 1789?
100.Where did Defarge demand to be taken first? Why?
101.How does Madame Defarge show her merciless strength?
BOOK 2, CHAPTER 22
102.Who is Madame Defarge’s lieutenant in leading the women, and what does this “nickname” imply about her?
103.Who was Old Foulon and what was his fate?
104.What has begun?
BOOK 2, CHAPTER 23
105.What is the symbol of the revolutionaries?
106.What happens at the Marquis’s villa? What is this an example of?
BOOK 2, CHAPTER 24
107.In the year 1792, where was the headquarters for the “Monseigneur” in Paris?
108.Why is Mr. Lorry going to France? What is his mission?
109.What is Gabelle’s urgent plea?
110.What is Charles’s decision? Why does he decide on this course of action? What does this say about his character?
BOOK 3, CHAPTER 1
111.What type of reception does Charles receive in France?
112.What is the “emigrant decree,” and how does it affect Charles?
113.What is Defarge’s reaction to Charles’s plea for help, and why does he act this way?
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114.Who is this La Guillotine who has become the new darling of France?
115.What about Charles’s detention makes it worse than general imprisonment? Why do you think this is worse?
BOOK 3, CHAPTER 2
116.What horrible thing is located in the courtyard of Tellson’s in Paris? What makes it horrible?
117.Who are Mr. Lorry’s surprise guests, and what news do they bring him?
118.Why does the Doctor say he leads a “charmed life” in Paris?
119.What is the mob’s reaction to the Doctor’s plea for help?
BOOK 3, CHAPTER 3
120.Who is the messenger that comes to Mr. Lorry, and what is his message?
121.Why does Madame Defarge say she visits Lucie, and what is her true reason?
122.What does Lucie ask of Madame Defarge, and how does she respond?
BOOK 3, CHAPTER 4
123.What conditions does the Doctor find in the prison?
124.What has the eighteen years he spent in prison done for the Doctor?
125.What position did the Doctor achieve because of his status, and how does this position help Charles?
126.What is the new legal order in France at this time?
BOOK 3, CHAPTER 5
127.How does Lucie respond to living fifteen months in constant fear that every day might be Charles’s last? What does this
say about her?
128.What small scrap of good news does the Doctor bring Lucie?
129.Who is the wood-sawyer, and what is his attitude toward those in prison?
130.What is the Carmagnole, and why does Lucie think it is terrible?
BOOK 3, CHAPTER 6
131.Who orchestrates Charles’s acquittal, and is his defense built on fact or emotion?
132.What is the mob’s reaction to Charles’s acquittal, and why is this surprising?
BOOK 3, CHAPTER 7
133.Why do Charles and his family stay in France, and what is their style of living there?
134.What happens to Charles during his first night of freedom?
BOOK 3, CHAPTER 8
135.Who do Miss Pross and Jerry Cruncher run into while shopping?
136.Who does Carton know this man as?
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137.How does Carton get this man to help him?
138.What startling information does Mr. Cruncher have concerning the death of Roger Cly, and how does this information
help Carton?
BOOK 3, CHAPTER 9
139.What is Barsard going to do for Carton? What do you think Carton’s plan is?
140.What memory gives Carton comfort as he wanders the Paris streets, and what does it tell us of why he turned out the way
he did?
141.Who are Charles’s accusers? Why is one of them particularly surprising?
142.What is the form of Dr. Manette’s accusation?
BOOK 3, CHAPTER 10
143.Who are the twin brothers who need the Doctor’s services?
144.Who is the sick woman, and what is wrong with her?
145.What does this say about the brothers’ character?
146.What was the boy’s last act, and how has it turned out?
147.What was the Marquis St. Evermonde’s wife’s request of the Doctor? Whose mother was she?
148.Who had the Doctor put in prison and why?
149.What was the last thing the Doctor wrote in his account, and what effect does its reading have?
BOOK 3, CHAPTER 11
150.Why didn’t Lucie collapse when Charles was condemned, and what does this say about her?
151.Why did Carton encourage Dr. Manette to continue his efforts to free Charles? What does this say about Carton?
BOOK 3, CHAPTER 12
152.Why did Carton go to Defarge’s wine shop?
153.What are Madame Defarge and Defarge arguing over?
154.Why is Madame Defarge so merciless towards Charles and his family?
155.What is the Doctor’s condition when he returns, and what is its cause?
156.What papers does Carton give Mr. Lorry to hold?
157.Why does Carton instruct Lorry to be prepared to leave the next day? What do you think is Carton’s plan?
BOOK 3, CHAPTER 13
158.What does Charles write in his “last” letter?
159.How does Carton get Charles to go along with his plan?
160.How does Carton get Charles out of prison?
161.How is Carton going to keep the promise he made to Lucie years before?
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BOOK 3, CHAPTER 14
162.What is Madame Defarge’s plan and what does Defarge think of it?
163.What plan are Miss Pross and Mr. Cruncher following and why?
164.What happens between Miss Pross and Madame Defarge?
BOOK 3, CHAPTER 15
165.At the execution, what do they say about Carton?
166.What does Carton foretell for Charles and Lucie, and how does their future bring honor to his name?
AFTER READING THE NOVEL
QUESTIONS
Monday, October 24, 2011
A+D- chapter 12 reading with questions
C+E+F- read chpater 8 with questions
Friday, October 21, 2011
A+D- Post 5 quotes to google groups
C+E+F- Do questions 1-10 on chapters worksheet
Thursday, October 20, 2011
A+D- Study vocab. quiz tomorrow
C+E+F- Vocab. quiz tomorrow / read chapter 7 in To Kill a Mockingbird
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
A+D- Read chapter 11 / no questions
C+E+F- Read chapter 7 / vocab due tomorrow
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
A+D- Read chapter 10 with questions / do vocab #4 due Thurs. / Quiz Friday
C+E+F- Read chapter 5 / vocab. #3 due Thursday / Quiz Friday
Monday, October 17, 2011
A+D- Read chapter 9 with questions (will check)
C+E+F- Read chapter 4
Friday, October 14, 2011
A+D- Read chapter 8 with questions if not done yet and reading check on Monday!
C+E+F- Finish reading chapter 3 and answers questions 1-3 from the comprehension sheet
C Period only - Vocab. quiz Monday!
Thursday, October 13, 2011
A+D- Read chapter 8 with questions
C+E+F- Read chapter 3 - Vocab. quiz tomorrow for E+F - Quiz Monday for C period
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
A+D- Read chapter 7 with questions (checked tom) - Paper due Monday!
C+E+F- Read chapter 2 with questions - study for Friday's vocab quiz
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
A+D- Read chapter 7 with questions
C+E+F- read chapter 2 with questions and do vocab sheet / vocab quiz Friday
Friday, October 7, 2011
A+D- Blue print DUE Tues
C+E+F- read chap 1 of To Kill a Mockingbird
Thursday, October 6, 2011
A+D- Read chapter 6 with questions
C+E+F- answer- What is the definition of racism?
Wednesday,Octoberr 5, 2011
Kick-off Day!
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
A+D- read chapter 5 with questions
C+E+F- none (we will visit the presentation question on Thursday)
Monday, September 3, 2011
A+D= thesis, questions chapters 1-4
C+E+F- bring in lyrics if you haven't yet
Friday, September 30, 2011
A+D- label 6 sentences from board - verb, noun, adj
C+E+F- read book 2 chapters 1+2
Thursday, September 29, 2011
A+D- study vocab lesson 2 (quiz tomorrow)
C+E+F- study vocab lesson 2 (quiz tomorrow) & bring in lyrics
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
A+D- read chapter 6 and answer questions
C+E+F- bring in lyrics Friday, fininsh vocab. 2 for tomorrow
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
A+D- Read chapters 4+5 with questions
C+E+F- Vocab. lesson 2 Do exercises 1-4 (quiz Friday)
Monday, September 26, 2011
A+D- Read chaoters 1-3 with questions 1-9
C+E+F- Choose 1 of the 4 follow-up questions
Friday, September 23, 2011
C+E+F- Re-read poem and answer 6 questions (1-6) on the back
A+D- Answer the following 7 questions - No essay due this week
1. How is setting important to a story/novel?
2. What types of characters do you least like within a text? Explain.
3. How does identifying theme enhance your reading of the story/novel?
4. Look up information///Who was Charles Dickens?
5. What do you know about 19th century literature?
6. What took place during the French Revolution?
7. What was the French Bastille?
These questions will help jump start our conversation on Monday. Get ready to start A Tale of Two Cities!
Thursday, September 22, 2011
All classes - no formal hw - finish tesrs or essays tomorrow
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
All classes - Make essay outline and study for the Test
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
C+E+F- Bring the outline for your essay - We will work on these in class tomorrow.
Monday, September 19, 2011
A+D- re-post your google groups essay #3
C+E+F- finish reading "Harrison Bergeron" and do questions 1-5 and 6-8 for extra points
Thursday, September 15, 2011
A+D- 3rd essay due Monday and vocab. lesson 1 quiz tomorrow
C+E+F- finish Scarlet Ibis questions and vocab. lesson 1 quiz TOMORROW! flashcards +2
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
A+D- begin 3rd essay and study vocab.
C+E+F- read pages 6-8 of The Scarlet Ibis
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
A+D-
Do verbs sheet front and back
Start studying vocabulary for Friday's quiz
C+E+F-
Read pages 1-4 of The Scarlet Ibis + Nouns Quiz tomorrow!
Monday, September 12, 2011
A+D-
Do Lesson 1 Vocabulary
C+E+F-
Do Lesson 1 Vocabulary
Friday, September 9, 2011
A+D-
Finish "Where Are You Going...?", Do questions, and do essay (5 paragraphs)
Reminder of the essay prompt:
In Literature, as in life, people often struggle to know the truth.
Choose a work of literature in which a character struggles to know the truth. In a well-developed composition identify the character who struggles to know the truth, describe his orher struggle, and explain how this struggle is important to the work of literature. (Choose from "The Minister's Black Veil" or "Where Are You Going? Where Have You Been?"
C+E+F-
Finish reading "The Most Dangerous Game" - Questions on Monday
Thursday, September 8, 2011
A+D- Read the first half of "Where Are You Going? Where Have You Been?"
C+E+F- Write one paragraph about expsoition -challenge-include a thesis statement
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
A+D- 1-2 paragraphs on "The Minister's Black Veil" - sheet given in class
C, E, F- Fill out the plot graph sheet and have 3-ring binder for Friday's check
Tuesday, Septmber 6, 2011
A+D- Finish reading "The Minister's Black Veil" - Do questions
C, E, F- Finish back sheet of nouns
Thursday, September 1, 2011
A+D- Create a gmail account, submit paper, and do nouns sheet
C+E+F- Finish Defining Moment essay
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
All classes- HW- First paragraph - bring to class
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
All classes - HW - Term 1 goals sheet
Get in your summer reading!
Friday, June 10
All Classes- Turn in makeup work, books, study for final exams
You may only take a final exam if your book is turned in to me!
Thursday, June 9
A+E- Final paper due, Study for final exam, ALL 26 chapter questions due tomorrow
C- I need any papers that have not been turned in, study for final exam
D+F- Read second section of coming home, tomorrow we will read Odysseus and Penelope
Wednesday, June 8
A+E- Follow reading schedule - work on 10 page paper - make outline for final exam essay
C- Begin reviewing for final exam - make flashcards
D+F- Read Coming Home and begin studying for final exam - make flashcards
Thursday, June 2
A+E- Follow reading schedule - will check through 17 tomorrow (Friday)
C- Poetry Haiku tomorrow
D+F- Packet done through Circe for tomorrow's check - Quiz on Movie from today
Wednesday, June 1
A+E- Follow reading schedule bellow and final paper due June 10th
C- No class (MCAS)
D+F- Packet done through the Cyclops - hw check tomorrow
Reading Schedule:
Catcher In the Rye
May 25 Read Chapters 6+7 with questions (due May 26)
May 26 8+9 with questions
May27 10+11 with questions
May 31 12+13 with questions
June 1 14+15 with questions
June 2 16+17 with questions
June 3 18+19 with questions
June 6 20+21 with questions
June 7 22+23 with questions
June 8 24+25 with questions
June 9 26 with questions
June 10 Review for Final Exam (You will have a handout with everything you need to know. No surprises
Thursday, May 26, 2011
A+E- Following reading schedule, 2 pages posted by tomorrow
C- Finish 3-4 page research paper by Friday
D+F- I-Search paper outline + Powerpoint due Friday!
Thursday, May 19
Sophomores= Post next pages on google groups
Freshmen= Test on Romiette and Julio tomorrow - Continue working on I-Search due next Friday!!!
Wednesday, May 18
Sophomores= MCAS
Freshmen= Test on Romiette and Julio +Work on I-Search
Tuesday-
Sophomores = MCAS
Freshmen= Test Friday on Romiette and Julio
Monday, May 16
Follow week schedules
Friday, May 13, 2011
A+E- Post your first two pages
C- Have The Things They Carried read by next Friday
D+F- Come with three ideas for the I-Search
Due dates for Honors 10 - A+E
May 13: Book finished, Craft your question, Begin organizing paper
May 16: First 2 pages due
May 20: Second 2 pages due
May 27: Third 2 pages due
June 3: Fourth 2 pages due
June 10: Final Paper Due (10 Pages)
May 11, 2011
A+E- Follow research schedule
D+F- Work on 5 paragraph essay (due Friday)
May 10, 2011
A+E- Follow Research schedule
C- Read In the Field with questions
D+F- Work on 5 paragraph essay
May 9, 2011
A+E- Research
C- Comtimue research
D+F- Object of preps. sheet
May 6, 2011
A+E- Read books and continue research
C- Continue reserach
D+F- Object of Prepositions sheets
May 3, 2011
A+E- Final assessment of Things They Carried
C- Computer lab- find book and watch powerpoint on research paper
D+F- Vocab. Sentences, hw-vocab go over, read next section, questions on reading, hw- Finish 5 sentences – Will be attached to quiz on Friday
May 4, 2011
A+E- Look for books and choose critical theory today
C- Begin researching historical topic using data bases
D+F- Vocab. Paragraph read and answer questions
Read in groups and do class activity – Highlight important information, make notes, these to be turned in to me
HW- Write a one paragraph prediction of what will happen to Romiette and Julio with the gangs
Monday, May 2
A+E- Finish assessment - have book ready for research
C- Finish "Notes" chapter questions online
D+F- Lesson 10 vocab sheets - quiz on Friday
Thursday, April 28
A+E- Finish book by Friday for assessment, have ALL questions finished, submit your final paper on google groups
C-
D+F-
Wednesday, April 27
A+E- Finish book by Friday for assessment, have ALL questions finished, submit your final paper on google groups
C- Read next chapter with questions - Final paper due Friday
D+F- Read next two chapters - quiz tomorrow on reading
Tuesday, April 26
A+E- Finish book by Friday for assessment, have ALL questions finished, submit your final paper on google groups
C- Do questions for Ambush and Style
D+F- Read chapters 9+10, highlight main points, and write 1 paragraph sum.
Monday, April 25
A+E- Finish book by Friday for assessment, have ALL questions finished, submit your final paper on google groups
C- Read Ambush and Style
D+F- 3 things you would like to change about school - bring for tom. group work
Friday, April 15 --- ENJOY APRIL VACATION!
A+E- Finish reading The Things They Carried with questions - Peer edited paper not due until April 29
C- Read pages 86-116 - The Dentist and Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong
D+F- Read chapters that were printed out for you over break from Romiette and Julio
Thursday, April 14
A+E- Read The Man I Killed and Ambush w/ questions- paper due tomorrow - and don't forget to comment on three posts
C- Answer questions on How To Tell a True War Story - Quick reading check up through that chapter tomorrow
D+F- Write out your first body paragraph - If you have already finished that continue to write the next paragraph for tomorrow's class
Wednesday, April 13
A+E- Read 10+11 with questions
C- Read How To Tell a True War Story
D+F- Write your reflection
Tuesday, April 12
A+E- Google groups - read 7+8
C- Read 3 with questions
D+F- Journal sheet
Monday, April 11
A+E- Google groups response 2 due today, Read Dentist with questions, and term 4 paper topic 1 due Friday (peer editing in class)
C- Read chapter 2 with questions tonight
D+F- Brainstorm for MCAS essay
Friday, April 8
A+E- Google groups second topic due Monday- read chapter 6 with questions
C- Answer questions on chapters 1+2 (short chapters)
D+F- Romiette and Julio questions
Thursday, April 7
A+E- Read chapter 5 with questions - make sure to look on google groups
C- Answer chapter 1 questions
D+F- Answer questions about blog site
Wednesday, April 6
A+E- Read chapters 3+4
C- Work on journals
D+F- Reflective questions on Freedom Writers
Tuesday, April 5
A+E- Read chapters 1 and 2 from Things They Carried
C- Work on journals
D+F- Reflective questions on Freedom Writers- turn in term 4 goals
Monday, April 4
A+E- Google groups responses
C- Work on journals
D+F- Reflection questions on Freedom Wtiters
Friday, April 1
A+E- Google groups question due Monday online
C- Work on journals
D+F- None
Thursday, March 31
A+E- Final assessments due tomorrow
C- Symbols paper due tomorrow
D+F- Romeo and Juliet test tomorrow
Wednesday, March 30
A+E- Final assessments
C- Symbols paper due Friday
D+F- Study Romeo and Juliet- Test Friday
Tuesday, March 29
A+E- Freedom Writers - Finish assessment
C- Symbols papers and final assessment
D+F- Finish all R and J questions
Monday, March 28, 2011
A+E- SAT hw
C- Symbols papers
D+F- Act V continue questions
Friday, March 25, 2011
A+E- Papers on symbols
C- Symbols papers blue print
D+F- Act V questions
Thusrday, March 24, 2011
A+E- MCAS hw
C- Read chapter 9
D+F- Study Acts 3 and 4
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
A+E- Go over MCAS materials
C- Go over MCAS materials
D+F- Act IV scene ii questions
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
A+E- Go over MCAS materials
C- Go over MCAS materials
D+F- Act IV scene i questions
Monday, March 21, 2011
A+E- Go over MCAS materials
C- Go over MCAS materials
D+F- Sonnets for those who have not turned them in
Acts II and III quizzes
Friday, March 18, 2011
A+E- Read chapter 12 with questions - Final assessments after MCAS
C- Vocab. quiz today- Chapter 8 reading
D+F- Act III scene iv questions - watched and read in class
Thursday, March 17, 2011
A+E- Symbols paper due tomorrow
C- Chapter 7 questions
D+F- Act III scene iii questions
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
A+E- Read chapter 11 with questions
C- Chapter 5 questions - vocab. quiz Friday
D+F- Act III scene ii questions
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
A+E- Read chapter 10 with questions
Symbols paper due Friday
C- do chapter 5 questions - vocab. 11 quiz Friday
D+F- Act III scene i questions
Monday, March 14, 2011
A+E- Read chapter 9 with questions
C- Read chapter 5
D+F- Journal #9
Friday, March 11, 2011
A+E- Paper is due next Friday the 18th - look over blueprint
C- Outline for MCAS essay due
D+F- Act II questions
Thursday, March 10, 2011
A+E- Blueprint due tomorrow
C- Essay due tomorrow
D+F- Sonnet due tomorrow
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
A+E- Work on blueprint
C- Essay Due Friday
D+F- Sonnet due Friday
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
A+E- Read chapter 6 with questions
C- Chapter 4 questions
D+F- Sonnet due Friday
Monday, March 7, 2011
A+E- Read chapter 5 with questions
C- Chapter 3 questions
D+F- Sonnet due Friday
Thursday, March 3, 2011
A+E- First draft of MCAS essay due
C- Continue working on opening paragraphs for essay / Friday Vocab 10 quiz
D+F- Act II final questions due Fri.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
A+E- Bring thesis statement tomorrow- 1st draft due Fri.
C- Bring thesis statement tomorrow- Computer lab to type papers
D+F- Come see me after school this week if you need makeup work
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
A+E- Read chapter 5- Do 2 questions
C- 5 vocab. sentences
E+F- Acts I and II quiz tomorrow
Monday, February 28, 2011
A+E- Finish reading chapter 4 - Quiz tomorrow chapters 1-3 (E-quiz 1-4)
C- Finish lesson 10 vocab. - Quiz tomorrow chapters 1+2
D+F- Finish Act II Romeo and Juliet questions -
Quiz Wednesday on Acts I and II!!!
Friday, February 18, 2011
A- Read photocopy with questions
E- Read chapter 4 and make sure questions for chapters 1-4 are done
A+E- Quiz Tuesday, March 1 on Lord of the Flies
C- Hw- read chapter 2 with questions from Lord of the Flies
D+F- Hw- Answer questions for Act I scenes i, ii, and iii
Thursday, February 17, 2011
A+E- Hw questions chapters 1+2 Lord of the Flies
C- MCAS worksheet - poem and questions
D+F- Finish questions from Act 1 scenes i
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Homework-
A+E- MCAS Excerpt from Winesburg, Ohio - Answer Questions
C- Answer chapter 1 questions for Lord of the Flies
D+F- Answer Romeo and Juliet background Questions
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Homework-
A- MCAS on Hamlet- read and answer questions
C- Paragraph on the importance of the conch shell
D+F - Five sentences using this week's vocabulary
E- Develop thoughts on symbols within Lord of the Flies
Monday, February 14, 2011
A+E- Read chapters 1+2 before Friday
HW - Over break read chapters 3 +4 of Lord of the Flies
C- Read chapters 1+2 before Friday
HW- Over break do the February writing assignment
D+F- Fill out term 3 goals sheet (due tomorrow)
Friday, November 5
A+E- Any last questions on test, wrap up Act V, Test for Julius Caesar on Monday!
C- Test on Julius Caesar!
D+F- Vocab. Lesson 4 quiz, hw- Answer questions on Tears of a Tiger
Thursday, November 4
A+E- Go over Act IV questions and review for next week's test - hw- read Act V
C- Watch and read Act V - hw- questions on Act V- hw- Review test questions- Study for tomorrow's test
D+F- Continue reading Tears of a Tiger- hw- study vocab. lesson 4 for tomorrow's quiz
Wednesday, November 3
A+E- Finish presentations - hw- questions on Act IV - begin reading Act V
***We will review all parts of the Julius Caesar test before I leave
C- Watch and read parts of Act IV - HW- questions on Act IV
D+F- Vocab. review- hw- Finish writing sentences for Lesson 4 vocab.
Tuesday, November 2 - Prof. Development Day
Monday, November 1
A+E - Showed powerpoint presentations - hw- Finish reading Act IV for Wednesday
C- Essays on characters - Will finish reading and watching Act IV in class this week
D+F- Finish the 2 paragraphs on race issues within Tears of a Tiger
Friday, October 29
A+E- Wrap up Act IV and continue perfecting powerpoints over the weekend
C- Essays on characters
D+F- Quiz on prepositions and adjective - hw- Do Lesson 4 vocab. packet
Thursday, October 28
A+E- Go over Act IV and discuss powerpoints and rubrics, hw- read Act IV
C- Prepare written work- tomorrow we will be in the library working on essays
D+E- Study for prepositions and adjectives quiz - did a prequiz in class today
Wednesday, October 27
A+E- Powerpoints and windows movie maker projects to be pushed off until next week
C- Working on character essays, Julius Caesar test on Friday, Nov. 5th
D+E- Start studying for Friday's preposition and adjectives quiz, read for tomorrow's reading check
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
A+E- We will go over 1-8 questions in class tom., Make sure to have them for the check, HW- continue working on powerpoints - I have a web site for music you can use to download
C- Make sure I have your thesis statement for class tomorrow
D+E- Read Tears of a Tiger through page 65- will have a reading check again tomorrow
Monday, October 25, 2010
A+E- Finish reading Act III (all scenes) and answer questions 1-8 for tomorrow
Continue working on powerpoints and windows movie maker projects (due Thurs)
C- Last group will present today, hw- Work on writing the first paragraph of your paper - bring to class Tues.
D+F- work on prepositions in class, read Tears of a Tiger, read the printed chapter at home and come prepared Tuesday to answer questions on the reading
Friday, October 22, 2010
A+E- Finish reading or reread Act III scene i and answer 1-8 questions
C- Come back on Monday with a character in mind, craft a thesis statement
D+F- Finish poetry essay if you did not finish in class today
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
A+E- SAT question of the day, go over reading Act II scenes ii and iii, hand out hw sheet which are the questions from Act II scenes ii and iii, work in groups on powerpoint outlines, hw- Do questions 1-8 on Act II scenes ii and iii
C- SAT question of the day, go to the library and work on putting music to the powerpoints, hw- bring in any music on a flashdrive that you want to use
D+F- New grammar – prepositions, go back to reading Tears of a Tiger, hw- Questions on first few chapters
***Grade 9 D+F- Poetry Test this Friday (Oct. 22)
10/19 (Tues)
A+E- Read Act II scene ii- Answer questions
C- Answer questions on Act II
D+F- Fill out study guide for Friday's poetry test
10/18 (Mon)
A+E- Do questions 1-8 on Act II scene i
Begin working on powerpoints for Julius Caesar
C- Work on powerpoints for Julius Caesar
D+F- Start studying for Friday's Poetry Test!
10/15
A+E- Read Act II scene i - highlight any passages that are confusing
study for vocab quiz
C- Read Act II scene i - study for vocab. quiz
D+F- Finish reading "Funeral Blues" and "To an Athlete Dying Young" - Answer questions
10/8
A+E- Continue working on Act I questions
We will watch the opening of Julius Caesar on Tuesday
C- Quiz on Act I on Wednesday for Julius Caesar
D+F- Finish vocab. 3 all exercises - On Tuesday we will continue working on "Music As Poetry" on Tuesday in class
10/7
A+E- Finish Act I Questions for homework
Vocab. 30 Quiz tomorrow (Friday)
C- Study for vocab. 30- bring in flashcards for +2
D- Read new poem with questions
F- Study for verbs and adverbs quiz tomorrow
10/6
A+E- Begin Julius Caesar Act 1 scenes 1 and 2 questions
C- Begin Julius Caesar Act 1 scene 1questions
D+F- Bring in song Lyrics if you haven't - do questions 1-6 with the poem "I Wandered Lonely As a Cloud"
9/29-
A+E- Verbs/adverbs quiz Friday - essay due Friday for peer review
Short Story Test Monday!
C- verbs/adverbs quiz Friday- essay due Friday and Short Story Test Monday
D- Binder check Friday, Short Story Test Friday (opposite F period)
Verbs/Adverbs quiz Monday
F- Binder check Fridat, Verbs/adverbs quiz Friday
Short Story Test Monday
9/24-
A+E- Bring first paragraph of MCAS essay to class Monday
Typed or written
Short Story Test will be Thursday, September 30th!
C- Finish any story that was not read yet, need to show me your first paragraph by Mondau
Short Story Test will be Thursday, September 30th!
D+F- Finish reading the two stories if you were absent or not caught up
Short Story Test will be Monday, October 4th!!! - Start studying your literary devices!
9/23 - All classes have vocabulary quizzes tomorrow
A+C+E- Lesson 29 vocab. quiz - 10 honors know parts or speech
D+F- flashcards = +2 points on the vocab quiz
*** essay due tomorrow is pushed off until Ocober 1!
9/15/10 (Advisory day)
10th grade- literary devices – take notes (just plot and point of view), with a partner refine paragraphs written last night, hw- essay for Friday due and vocab lesson 28 quiz
10th grade C.P. – go over hw vocab. Sheet, literary device notes (just plot and point of view), review what each group came up with for differences people are scared of, hw- vocab lesson 28 sheet – vocab quiz on Friday
9th grade- literary device sheet notes, vocab. HW vocab lesson 1 sheet review, hw- vocab sheet for lesson 28 and study for Friday lesson 1 quiz
***All classes have a vocabulary quiz this Friday
***Honors 10 essays are due on Friday
9/14-10
9th grade - hw- vocabulary lesson 1 worksheet
10th grade C.P.- Vocabulary lesson 28 worksheet
10th grade honors- first paragraph for Friday's writing assignment
9/10/10
9th and 10th grade - Work on Defining Moments Essays
and study nouns for the quiz
10th grade Continue Reading "The Minister's Black Veil"
10th grade C.P. We will continue working on essays in class Monday
9/9/10
9th grade- Defining Moments essay due tomorrow
Nouns quiz Monday
10th grade- Defining Moments essay due tomorrow-
Nouns quiz Monday
***10th grade Honors Writing Schedule:
Due date: September 10th
Defining Moment Essay – Directions given out the first week
Due Date: September 17th
In literature as in life, people often struggle to know the truth.
Choose a work of literature that you have read in or out of school in which a character struggles to know the truth. In a well-developed composition identify the character who struggles to know the truth, describe his or her struggle, and explain how this struggle is important to the work of literature.
***Focus on Where Are You Going? Where Have You Been? for this essay.
Due Date: September 24th
Many works of literature involve a significant relationship between two individuals.
Choose a work of literature you have read in or out of school in which there is a significant relationship between two individuals. In a well-developed composition identify the two characters, explain why their relationship is significant, and describe how this relationship is important to the work of literature.
***Focus on a short story we read this year in class for this essay.
Due Date: October 1
Choose an essay that you have written so far this year. Rewrite this essay as a polished piece. You could choose to focus on transitions, paragraph development, etc.
6/11/10 - G final left on Monday
***I have all B, C, D, and E finals, term 4, and year grades calculated if you would like to know.
Homework Folder
Final Review -
Part 1 - Vocab.
fallible dawdle calumny minion desolate garble
patrician gait query immaculate lacerate nefarious
catholic pall rancid havoc languish aplomb
impertinent embroiled haughty envisage lackey humane
benediction foible frivolous carnage impetuous catalyst
filial macabre genealogy mitigate chicanery deplete
daub lax aphorism affliction oscillate oust
Part 2- Grammar –
*Parts of speech recognition – nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns,
conjunctions, prepositions, articles
*Subject / Verb Agreement – remember singular and plural match ups
Examples:
Tom (walk, walks) his dog. Answer - walks
The beaker of liquids (pour, pours) easily. Answer- pours because beaker is the subject while liquids is part of a prepositional phrase.
*Pronoun / Antecedent Agreement- remember singular and plural match ups as well as masculine and feminine match ups.
Examples:
Everyone brought (his, their) bikes. Answer - his
The boys ran (his, their) best. Answer – their
*Fragment and run-ons – Remember a complete sentence only needs a subject and verb
Examples: He moved (Complete sentence)
Sara and John of Hull (Fragment – missing verb)
I ran he walked (run-on – should be two sentences)
*Verbals – Infinitives, Participles, Gerunds
Part 3 – Literary Devices – Look at the list I gave to you in class
Example: His heart melted like butter. (Simile)
Literary Devices -
characterization climax theme exposition point of view
irony mood resolution setting falling action
simile metaphor personification symbolism allusion
imagery tone oxymoron pun soliloquy
monologue antagonist dynamic character static character
chorus aside tragedy couplet
foreshadowing protagonist sonnet foil
Part 4 – Writing – Recognition
*Choose the most fitting topic sentences
*Choose the most fitting theme
*Know how to properly cite a shorter quote
“Baseball played a dominant role in his life” (Smith 47).
Part 5 - Essay - You may bring an outline to the test
Final Due Dates for the year!
5/24 - Lesson 15 vocab. Quiz
5/28 - Lesson 16 vocab. Quiz
6/1 - Theme books for E block due
6/1 - Rough drafts of I-Search due
6/2 - Review for finals sheet - Begin studying!
6/4 - Final copy of I-Search due
6/4 - 6/8 Present I-Search to class
6/8 - Ask any review questions for the final
6/9 - 6/14 - FINALS
***I will hand out a review sheet for the final a week in advance. The final will be broken down into grammar, vocabulary, writing, and literature from the mid-year on. The final will not cover material from the first half of the year, but does build off of the literary devices, parts of speech, and writing done previous to the mid-year exam.
E Block Schedule for the end of the year
May 18 – finish reading chapter 3 for homework, reading check tomorrow
May 19 – begin reading chapter 4 in class, finish reading for homework
May 20- reading check on chapter 4, need to have theme book outline done through chapter 4
May 21- begin reading chapter 5, finish chapter 5 reading over the weekend
May 24- vocab. Lesson 15 quiz, begin reading chapter 6 and finish chapter 6 reading for homework
May 25 –reading check for chapters 5 and 6, have theme book sheet done up through chapter 6 by Wednesday the 26th
May 26 – You should start working on constructing your theme book that is due June 1
Begin reading chapter 7 in class, finish reading chapter 7 for homework
May 27- Theme book outline sheet should be complete, reading check on chapter 7,
Work on theme book for homework
May 28- Vocab. Lesson 16 quiz
June 1 – Theme books to be turned in, work on rough drafts of your I-Search papers
June 4 – I-Search paper final draft DUE! – Presentations begin on June 4 – Everyone needs to be prepared to present on this day
June 4-8 – I-Search Presentations by classmates
week of 5/10 - 5/14
5/10 - Work in the library - HW - Both citation sheets need to be completed for hw - I will sign off on them Tuesday
5/11 - Vocabulary 14 and continue working on I-Search
HW - Vocabulary 14 practice
5/12 - 5/13 - I-Search,introduction to new books, vocab. practice
HW- Find someone to interview for your I-Search (I need to approve this.)
5/14 - Vocabulary 14 QUIZ - Craft I-Search interview questions
HW5/7 - Freshman Research Paper is up under the folder I-Search
***Any theme books need to be turned in Monday - 10 points off per day late
***All students need topics by Monday - Article sheet due by end of class Monday
HW- 4/26 -Classes B, C, D, and G - Chapter 4 questions
Class E - 7-10 sentences on goal question
Over April Break-
B, C, D, G - Have outline done for chapters 1-4
E - Do 1 page writing for Tears of a Tiger
Homework for 4/12-4/16
Chapter 3 due 4/14
Chapter 4 due 4/15
Vocab. Lesson 13 quiz 4/16
Assigned Theme Book on 4/15 - Due May 7
Homework for 4/12
Chapters 1 and 2 for The Call of the Wild due
*It is either 10 points or a zero at the beg. of class
Homework for 4/5-4/9
4/5 - Vocabulary Lesson 12 sheet
4/6 - Grammar sheet
4/7 - Work on written assignment
4/8 - Writing assignment on hate crimes due!
4/9 - Vocabulary Lesson 12 Quiz
Writing Assignment – Assigned 4/5 -Due Date: 4/8 (Thursday)
After reading Romiette and Julio you should realize that one of the issues concerning the main characters is hate based on race. The couple shares an interracial relationship that spawns hate from the Devildogs gang. This week you will find an article either in the paper, online, etc. that focuses on a specific hate crime in society today.
- Find an article printed within the last five years.
- The article must focus on a hate crime that was committed over race, gender, sexual orientation, age, etc.
- This article must be attached to your written piece in order to attain credit.
- Answer the following questions. MINIMUM - 1 page typed or 1 pages written
How is the hate crime you chose related to the crimes committed in Romiette and Julio?
Why do you think such horrible crimes transpired (took place)?
Would there be any way to prevent these crimes from happening in the future? Explain.
What differences do you see between the crimes committed in the fictitious book and the real life situation that you discovered?
Homework for 3/29-4/1
Vocabulary Lesson 11 Assessment Thursday (4/1)
Working on MCAS Essay 2 - Relationships - Due Monday (4/5)
Finish reading Romiette and Julio in class
***If anyone has any conflicts with religious holidays this week please come speak to me and we will work out a schedule of due dates
***Grades close this Thursday (4/1)
Homework for 3/24
Any makeup worksheets, essays, etc. are due by tomorrow
Homework for 3/22 - Due 3/23
Questions 1-3 for B and C block
All questions for D and G block
Chapters 21 – 27
1. When the Devildogs approach Romiette and Julio in the lunch room, the two get up on the tables and start dancing. Do you think this is an effective way of dealing with the gang? Why or why not? Explain.
2. In chapter 25 Romi experiences the nightmare again. This time she figured out that the voice she hears is Julio’s. Destiny is convinces Romiette will figure out what it means. What are your predictions about what the dream could mean?
3. Where else do you see examples in the text that support the theme of DESTINY? What did you notice and how does the example or how do the examples support the theme of destiny?
Chapters 28-33
1. What does Ben mean when he says (pg. 103) “[The Devildogs have no poetry – no individuality? They are just part of a large dirty organism, like that alien monster thing in that Star Trek movie – unthinking, but very, very dangerous”?
2. In chapter 29 Romiette talks with Malaka again. Were you correct about your predictions about this girl? How do you feel about Malaka’s character?
3. In chapter 32, Julio and his father get in an argument about Romiette. What points does each of them raise? Do both or either of them have good points? Explain.
Homework for 3/15 - 3/22
Romeo and Juliet late papers due
MCAS essay due 3/22
Predicate quiz on 3/22
Worksheet 4 hw questions due on 3/22
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Homework Questions on Romiette and Julio – 3/19/10 - Due 3/22
1. Think about the chapters you have recently read. What would your suggestion be to avoid or overcome the devildogs?
2. Do you think Romiette and Julio are destined to meet their demise in the same way Romeo and Juliet did? Explain using evidence from the text.
3. Where have you heard about gang violence? Think about the newspaper, internet, news, etc.
4. Find an article discussing real life gang violence and quickly summarize what took place. What is your response to this article?
HW- Complete this sheet for Monday
All makeup papers are to be turned in Monday. No late papers will be accepted! Extra Credit – destiny and horoscope sheets are due no later than Monday.
Make sure to look over your predicate nouns, pronouns, and adjectives.
Homework for 3/1 - 3/ 5
3/1 - Romeo and Juliet Papers Due
3/2 - Complete Act III- V questions (Had a week to work on these)
3/3 - Romeo and Juliet Test - Hand in Acts III-V questions
3/4 Direct Objects Quiz - Hw- Do Indirect Objects sheet
3/5 Over the weekend answer questions on Romiette and Julio
Grades for Progress Reports go in 3/5
Any makeup is due by Friday Morning
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