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Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Tuesday, 11 March 2008

Tuesday, 11 March 2008

PERIOD 5
1. SRF
2. Work on Reading Record Card for Jane Eyre
3. Work on 22-38 Vocabulary List
Exam tomorrow will be an AP Multiple Choice Exam with one essay question.

PERIOD 6
1. List vocabulary words you have trouble with. List synonyms from the thesaurus. Use them to play Wheel of Fortune.
Exam tomorrow will be a practice SAT Exam with Reading and Writing Sections

Monday, March 10, 2008

Monday, 10 March 2008

Monday, 10 March 2008

Periods 1 & 2
1. AR rdg & log
Exam schedule:3&4,5&6,1&2,TWT
.....Period 1
2. Exam Review, took notes on:
6+1 Writing traits & my defns for
Ideas>meaning, content
Voice> personality of writer
Sent Flue>beauty&naturalness of
the way words are put together
.....Period 2
2. Hand in or show me contest draft

Period 5
1. Hand in critical response p857
2. Quiz on Oscar Wilde & IBE
3. HW or classwork on Import…Ernest
4. Voc ch22-38= 17 words & defn
No quiz tomorrow. You'll do classwork from the book. Study for your 3rd & 4th period exams.
HW: Voc lists due later this week
Bring in books

Period 6
1. Exam review of topics to cover
• SAT sections:
2 Critical Reading & 1 Writing Skills
• Vocabulary 31-74

Saturday, March 08, 2008

Friday, 7 March 2008

Friday, 7 March 2008

Periods 1 & 2
1. AR rdg & log
2. Any more Macbeth essays?
3. Give presentation
4. Write a rough draft of a story (less than 300 words) about the ocean and you for the Kids Day contest. Show me for points.
Period 2: Quiz on the Restoration and 2 details

Period 5
1. SRF
2. Quiz Charles Dickens and David Copperfield pp 845-857
3. Discuss poems : Browning
HW: Critical response p 857
HW:Read Oscar Wilde and part of The Importance of Being Ernest pp 868 –875 Tell what or who is being satirized and write a quote from the play to show why you think so.
HW for Tues: Read pp 907-910 The English Language
HW for Tues: Twentieth Century pp 914-920
Bring books: Jane Eyre, Hamlet, Sound and Sense

Period 6
1. Voc Quiz 67-76
2. Check Pract Test2 Sec2 SAT
HW: Voc 77-78

Thursday, March 06, 2008

Thursday, 6 March 2008

Thursday, 6 March 2008


Period 2
1. AR rdg & log
2. Any more Macbeth essays?
3. Presentations
4. Literary Periods pp134-5
Read and discuss.
Take Cornell notes for quiz.
.....The Restoration Period
1. Puritans took over and were intolerant
2. The monarchy was restored with less power, but Parliament ruled.

Period 5
1. SRF
2. Quiz Eliz Bar Browning&Sonnets from Portuguese
3. Show me your revision & r.d. Hand in if it's ready to be graded
4. Discussion of poems in groups
HW: Read Charles Dickens and
David Copperfield pp 845-857
HW: Reading Record Card due for Jane Eyre
HW: Bring books: Jane Eyre, Hamlet, Sound and Sense

Period 6
1. SRF
2. Voc Quiz 63-72
3. Practice Test2 Sec2 SAT
HW: Voc 73-74

Wednesday, March 05, 2008

Wednesday, 5 March 2008

Wednesday, 5 March 2008

Period 1
1. AR rdg & log
2. Any more Macbeth essays?
3. Presentation
4. Quiz Literary Periods p134 Gold
5. Kid’s Day story
HW: Rough draft due Friday
<300words


Period 6
1. Effective Wrtg Quiz 1-10
2. NovaNet in Learning Center
Write NovaNet Journal:
Date and what you learned today

Tuesday, March 04, 2008

Tuesday, 4 March, 2008

Tuesday, 4 March, 2008

Periods 1 & 2
1. AR rdg and log
2. Any more Macbeth essays?
3. Any more Presentations?
Period 1
1. Review voc 1-19;
2. Romantic Period pp 134-135 Cornell notes.
HW: Qz Wed on notes
Period 2
Voc Quiz 10-19

Period 5
1. Quiz on Browning’s poems
2. Show me your rough drafts <300 or >500
3. Discussion
HW: Read Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Sonnets from the Portuguese.
HW: Type and revise your contest essay. Bring both copies to class to show me.
• Ocean (Kids Day) < 300 for $100
• 4 Qstns (Rotary) >500 for $1000, $700, $500, $300 for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place

Monday, March 03, 2008

Monday, 3 March, 2008

Monday, 3 March, 2008

Periods 1 & 2
1. AR rdg and log
2. Any more Macbeth essays
3. Presentations

Period 5
1. Quiz on Browning
2. Hand in summary and theme for Duchess
3. Discussion
HW: Write rough draft for local Contest. See Friday 2/29 for details
HW: Read Porphyria's Lover p802; Meeting at Night; Parting at Morning p805; Prospice p806

Period 6
1. Voc Quiz 63-72
2. Finish Effective Writing from SAT
3. HW: Voc 73-74

Friday, 29 February, 2008

Friday, 29 February, 2008

Periods 1 & 2

1. AR rdg & log

2. Any more Macbeth essays?

3. Give presentations

Period 5

1. SRF

2. Turn in

Final draft

Rough draft with corrections

Final outline

Rough outline

3. Write 5 two word poems& hand in

HW: Due Tues: Write a rough draft of contest essay:

Kid's Day Ocean, <300 words for $100;

Rotary 4Way Qstns >500 words for$1000, $700, $500, or $300
Is it the truth? Is it fair to all concerned? Will it build goodwill and better friendships? Will it be beneficial to all concerned?

HW: due Mon: Read pp798-801Robert Browning and "My Last Duchess" Summarize poem and tell what you think is the theme.


Period 6

1. Voc Quiz 61-70

2. Effective Writing from SAT

HW: Voc 71-73

Thursday, 28 February, 2008

Thursday, 28 February,2008

Period 2

1. AR rdg & log

2. Any more Macbeth essays?

3. Prepare for presentations

4. Quality presentations

1] Loud enough

2] Slow enough

3] Enunciate clearly

4] Stress important words

5] Stay in character


Period 5

1. SRF

2. Check 600 words

3. Check 21-30 MC for Jane Eyre

4. Contests: Kid's Day & 4 Qstnsfrom the Rotary

HW: Final draft


Period 6

1. Voc Quiz 59-68

2. Effective Writing from SAT

HW: Voc 69-7

Wednesday, 27 February, 2008

Wednesday, 27 February, 2008

Period 1

1. AR rdg & log

2. Any more Macbeth essays?

3. Prepare for presentations

4. Quality presentations

1] Loud enough

2] Slow enough

3] Enunciate clearly

4] Stress important words

5] Stay in character



Period 6

1. Voc Quiz 57-66

2. NovaNet in Learning Center

Write NovaNet Journal:

Date and what you learned today

HW: Voc 67-68