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Thursday, September 13, 2007

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. AR reading
2. Answer questions p10 for Beowulf

PERIOD 6
1. Quiz vocab 13-22 and "tion" parts of speech
2. Editing marks
3. Hand in revisions to house essays
4. Fill out sheet on parts of 5 ¶ essay
HOMEWORK: SAT usage questions

Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Tuesday, September 11, 2007

PERIODS 1 & 2
1. AR reading
2. Read Beowulf

PERIOD 5
1. Hand in paraphrases of soliloquies 3.1 and 3.3
2. Quiz 7-16 and terms
3. Discuss prompts
4. Film of Hamlet
HOMEWORK: Write a thesis and an outline of subtopics for prompts 6, 4, & 3
HOMEWORK: Answer questions on soliloquies 3.1 and 3.3 and on the Hamlet handout.

Monday, September 10, 2007

Monday, September 10,2007

Monday, September 10,2007

PERIODS 1 & 2
1. AR reading
2. Hand in notes and paraphrases on happiness essay
3. Hand in writing about hero or villain
4. Per 1 quiz on vocabulary 1 & 2
5. Read the plot of Beowulf and discuss the 3 main characters

PERIOD 5
1. Quiz on Act 5 Hamlet and vocabulary 5-14
2. Hand in qstns for 2 soliloquies 1.2 & 2.2
3. Check multiple choice practice
HOMEWORK: Read the 8 prompts for Hamlet to pick the one hardest for you to write and the one easiest for you. We'll discuss them Tuesday
HOMEWORK: Paraphrase the 2 soliloquies 3.1 & 3.3 introduced in the questions

PERIOD 6
1. Vocabulary 11-20
2. Hand in ACT essay
3. Get back House essays
HOMEWORK: Revise House essays for Wednesday

Friday, September 07, 2007

Friday, September 7, 2007

Friday, September 7, 2007

PERIODs 1& 2
1. AR reading 10 minutes
2. Discuss paraphrase point #3 in happiness article
3. Vocabulary: 1. figurative 2. literal
4. Read p4 about CHARACTERS from early Anglo Saxon literature
HMWK: Finish paraphrasing points 4 -7 in happiness article.
HW: Write about a hero or a villain: how they act; what they do; what character traits cause their actions.

PERIOD 5
1. Quiz Voc 3-12 and Act 4 Hamlet
2. Hand in soliloquy paraphrases; read some in class.
HOMEWORK: Read Act 5. Answer the qstns for the 2 soliloquies on the handout. 1.2 and 2.2
HOMEWORK : Voc 5-14. Multiple choice practice 1-13.

PERIOD 6
1. Quiz Vocab 9-18
2. Check reading section qstns ACT 1-40
HOMEWORK: ACT essay

Thursday, September 06, 2007

Thursday, September 6, 2007

Thursday, September 6, 2007

PERIOD 2
1. AR reading 10 minutes
2. Paraphrase point #2 in happiness article
3. Get map handout and textbook to see what groups of people lived in and invaded England pp 2 & 3.
HOMEWORK: Write a paraphrase for point #3 in happiness article.

PERIOD 5
1. Quiz Voc 1-10 and Act 3 Hamlet
2. Survey of rigor for Model Schools
3. Hand in summer essay #2, revision, and list of corrections.
4. Handouts of multiple choice practice and answer sheets to see what you missed and why.
5. Read aloud Hamlet soliloquies.
HOMEWORK: Read Act 4 and paraphrase the 2 soliloquies on the handout questions: 1.2 and 2.2
HOMEWORK due Monday: Answer the questions on the soliloquy handout and read Act 5.

PERIOD 6
1. Quiz Vocab 7-16
2. Finish checking English section qstns ACT
HOMEWORK: ACT reading qstns 1-40.

Wednesday, September 5, 2007

Wednesday, September 5, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. AR reading 10 minutes
2. Paraphrase point #2 in happiness article
3. Get map handout and textbook to see what groups of people lived in and invaded England pp 2 & 3.
HOMEWORK: Write a paraphrase for point #3 in happiness article.

PERIOD 6
1. Quiz Vocab 5-14
2. Check English section qstns ACT
HOMEWORK: ACT reading qstns 1-20.

Tuesday, September 04, 2007

Tuesday, September 4, 2007

Tuesday, September 4, 2007

PERIODS 1 & 2
1. AR silent reading and logs for points.
2. Discuss Notes on happiness article, vocabulary: objective and subjective
3. Discuss article from pp 2 & 3 in textbook about the Celts, Romans, and Anglo Saxons who lived in England long ago.

PERIOD 5
1. Quiz on Voc 1- 8, a literary term, and Act 2 of Hamlet
2. Hand in the 2 reading record cards and the 2 summer novels.
3. Get back essay # 2 and another handout on comment abbreviations for interpreting comments to essay. Discuss.
HOMEWORK: Make a list of correction comments made on your essay to hand in. Revise your essay.
HOMEWORK: Read Act 3 of Hamlet.

Friday, August 31, 2007

Friday, August 31, 2007

Friday, August 31, 2007

PERIODS 1 & 2
1. Any more college essays to turn in? Any more summaries?
2. AR silent reading and logs for points. Check out books in class.
HOMEWORK: Read happiness article (w/ 2 column notes handout on front)

PERIOD 5
1. Voc Quiz 1- 6
2. Quiz on Act 1 of Hamlet
HOMEWORK: Write 2 Rdg Record Cards for the 2 summer novels, and return books.
HOMEWORK: Read Act 2 of Hamlet.

PERIOD 6
1. Quiz Vocabulary 3-12 and the 8 parts of speech.
2. Check English section from the ACT Exam completion of 51-75 and correctness of 14-20

Thursday, August 30, 2007

Thursday, August 30, 2007

Thursday, August 30, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. Any more college essays to turn in? Any more summaries?
2. Get STAR results to write in agenda. Discuss how to find a book.
3. Go to library to get an AR book.

PERIOD 5
1. Voc Quiz 1-4
2. Hand in essay and your plan for it.
3. Handouts: Tone, Hamlet, Drama, Reading Record Cards
4. Discuss tone of poems p213
5. Sign for copy of Hamlet.
HOMEWORK: Read handouts on Hamlet and Drama and Act 1 for quiz tomorrow.
HOMEWORK: Start working on Reading Record Cards, due Monday for summer novels.

PERIOD 6
1. Quiz Vocabulary 1-10
2. Notes on preposition and interjection
3. Check English section from the ACT Exam 1-26
HOMEWORK: Complete the English section up to #75.

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. Any more college essays to turn in? Any more summaries?
2. Get STAR results to write in agenda, which students get next period in homeroom.
3. Go to library to get an AR book.

PERIOD 6
1. Quiz Vocabulary 1-8 and parts of speech 1-6
2. Check English section from the ACT Exam 1-26
HOMEWORK: Complete the English section up to #50.

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

PERIODS 1 & 2
1. Hand in College Essay and sign to show you turned it in.
2. Write a summary from your notes on pp 2 & 3 in gold textbook.

PERIOD 5
1. Quiz terms S to W and vocabulary 1 & 2
2. Check homework p 213
3. If you want a tone handout, come by my room at recess, lunch, etc.
HOMEWORK due Thursday: Page 213 Critical Response--Write a 400-500 word essay w/intro, body ¶s, conclusion comparing the two poems as suggested. Also hand in your plan of comparison for Sonnet 75 and The Flood Tide comparing message, imagery, and tone. When you decide what you like, also discuss what is considered quality writing and whether you think the authors did a good job with their works.

Monday, August 27, 2007

Monday, August 27, 2007

PERIODs 1 & 2
1. Discuss pp 2 & 3 summarizing for Cornell notes

PERIOD 5
1. Discuss Raleigh and Spencer
2. Get vocabulary list. Learn 2 new words every class day.
HOMEWORK: Terms S to the end for quiz
Read Sonnet 75 on p213 and answer qstns 4, 6, 7, and 8

PERIOD 6
1. Vocabulary 1-6 and parts of speech 1-5 QUIZ
2. Add "shun" (tion) words to notes for parts of speech: 6. conjunction--joins words, phrases, and clauses; 7. preposition--

Friday, August 24, 2007

Friday, August 24, 2007

PERIODS 1 & 2
1. Read pp 2 & 3 in gold textbook
2. Write 2 column notes with the main and subtopic ideas on the left and the topic idea from each paragraph on the right.

PERIOD 5
1. Quiz M-R terms
2. Read Faerie Queen aloud

PERIOD 6
1. Quiz vocabulary 1-4 and parts of speech 1-5

Saturday, August 25, 2007

Thursday, August 23, 2007

Thursday, August 23, 2007

Period 2
1. Show me 500 words
HOMEWORK: College essay due Tuesday, August 28

Period 5
!. Hand in homework on Raleigh and Spencer
2. Finish Renaissance quiz pp180-186
HOMEWORK: Quiz on terms M-R Friday

Period 6
1. Hand in house essays
2. Vocabulary qz 1-2
3. Discuss parts of speech 1-5

Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Period 1
1. Show me 500 words
HOMEWORK: College essay due Tuesday, August 28

Period 6
1. Show me 300 words of house essay
2. Discuss Vocabulary Section 2 of SAT test #1

Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Tuesday, August 21, 2007 (Mrs. Dias Substitute Teacher)

PERIODS 1 & 2 (English 4)
1. Show me 300 words total of the 500 needed.
2. Write 200 more for 500 total due at next class.
Use the classroom computers in class or at TASK, recess, lunch, or after school.
Period 1 due tomorrow, Wed.
Period 2 due Thursday
Due date postponed AGAIN, to Tuesday 8/28 so I can see 1st period before the due date.

PERIOD 5 (AP)
1. Quiz on FHIKLM terms (& previous) pp 1264-67 & pp 176-179 Renaissance
HOMEWORK: Quiz Renaissance pp180-86 (supposed to have been Tuesday)
HOMEWORK: ALWAYS read the bold print above any work we read.
Read Raleigh p194 and list 3 interesting facts about his life.
Read p195 "Nature Who Washed Her Hands in Milk" & answer 7 questions and 2 responses on p196
Read Spenser pp198-9 and list 3 interesting facts about his life.
Read p200 about the Faerie Queen and write the 4 points made there in the 4 ¶s
Read several verses of The Faerie Queen aloud to yourself.
Pick one, copy it, & write paraphrase in your language.

Monday, August 20, 2007

Monday, August 20, 2007

Monday, August 20, 2007

PERIODS 1 & 2 (English 4)
Period 2: Check your 100 words.
1. Write more words of essay to make 300 total of the 500 needed.
HOMEWORK: Have at least 300 words of your essay written to show for points. (100 + 200)
HOMEWORK: Read all 4 pages of the assignment sheet.

PERIOD 5 (AP)
1. Quiz on D & E terms pp 1262-4 & pp 166-175 on the Renaissance
HOMEWORK due Tuesday: Quiz on FHIKLM terms (& previous) pp 1264-67 & pp 176-186 Renaissance

PERIOD 6 (Test Prep)
1. Hand in Room 266 essays.
2. Exam Section 2 Vocabulary get back test and discuss answers.
3. Parts of speech (kinds of words)
HOMEWORK: Write a "5" ¶ essay about your house. Due tomorrow: thesis, outline, and 300 words.

Thursday, August 16, 2007

Thusday, August 16, 2007

Thusday, August 16, 2007

PERIODS 1 & 2 (English 4)
Period 1: Check your 100 words.
1. Discuss college essay assignment sheet and requirements.
Period 2: HOMEWORK: Write at least 100 words of your experience for Monday.

PERIOD 5 (AP)
1. Hand in final draft of essay for second summer novel. Include all drafts and outlines.
2. Sign library record sheet for textbook.
3. Meecher Teacher
HOMEWORK due Monday: Quiz on D & E terms (& previous) pp 1262-4 & pp 166-175 on the Renaissance
HOMEWORK due Tuesday: Quiz on FHIKLM terms (& previous) pp 1264-67 & pp 176-186 Renaissance

PERIOD 6 (Test Prep)
1. Hand in Happiness essays.
2. Exam Section 2 Vocabulary 25 minutes.
3. Correct Room 266 essay to hand in for grade.

Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Wednesday, August 15, 2007

PERIODs 1 & 2(English 4)
1. Hand in your 4 kinds of writing paragraphs.
2. Get college essay handouts.
HOMEWORK: Period 1: Choose an experience you had and start writing about it. 100 words due tomorrow.

PERIOD 5 (AP)
1. Share your 2nd draft with at least 2 other people. Get comments: + ? more
HOMEWORK due tomorrow with 5 things:
1. Final draft,
2. Rough draft with some corrections marked,
3. Second draft with student comments + ? more ,
4. First outline, and
5. Final outline
HOMEWORK due Monday: Quiz on D & E terms pp 1262-4 & Read pp 166-175 on the Renaissance for a reading check
HOMEWORK due Tuesday: Read pp 176-186 for quiz

PERIOD 6 (Test Prep)
1. SAT handout 2005 about new Verbal section: Essay and grammar
2. Share our essays on this room. Look for main idea & support, vocabulary, and sentence variety.
HOMEWORK : Finish writing 2nd Happiness essay to hand in tomorrow.