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Friday, January 18, 2008

Friday, January 18, 2008

Friday, January 18, 2008

PERIODs 1&2
1. AR reading and new log Quiz deadline Friday, Feb 1
2. Read Macbeth pp 73-78 period 1; pp73-74 period 2

PERIOD 5
1. SRFF
2. Quiz Ch 1
3. Discuss vocabulary and questions
HW: Read chapters 4&5
HW: Do 2 vocabulary words and 2 questions

PERIOD 6
1. SRFF
2. Get vocabulary list
3. Take PSAT Critical Reading 4DPT2
HW: Study words 45 & 46 for quiz Tues

Thursday, January 17, 2008

Thursday, January 17, 2008

PERIOD 2
1. AR reading and new log Quiz deadline Friday, Feb 1
2. Begin Shakespeare's Macbeth: Pg72 in Gold book: "Writing Connection"
Write the 2 sentences about the character described. Switch papers with a partner. Under his/her 2 sentences, write a minimum of 35 words in a paragraph expanding or elaborating on the idea in one of the sentences. Put your name on the paper and hand it in.

PERIOD 5
1. SRFF
2. Two groups discuss poems 171 and 172 from Sound and Sense
3. Get Jane Eyre books
HW: Read chapters 1, 2, 3 (appox 20 pp a day will be assigned every school day)
HW: Find 3 vocabulary words anywhere in the three chapters and do the following:
(1) Write the page number and the sentence from the book in which the word appears.
(2) Write the definition that fits the context of the sentence in which it was found.
(3) Write your own sentence using the word, clearly implying the meaning. Example: When the child read the MORAL of the story, he learned that patience has its rewards.
HW: For each chapter, write a question that isn't clearly answered in the text. "Why" questions are usually good.

PERIOD 6
1. SRFF
2. Class test on English skills
3. Go over answers and hand papers in.

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

PERIOD 1
1. AR reading and new log Quiz deadline Friday, Feb 1
2. Begin Shakespeare's Macbeth: Pg72 in Gold book: "Writing Connection"
Write the 2 sentences about the character described. Switch papers with a partner. Under his/her 2 sentences, write a minimum of 35 words in a paragraph expanding or elaborating on the idea in one of the sentences. Put your name on the paper and hand it in.

PERIOD 6
1. Share your quiz with your partner. Introduce your partner to the class and ask the class a question from their quiz.
2. Handouts on Test-taking Myths and Test-taking Approaches. Discuss. Also handout on Critical Reading and Effective Writing.

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

PERIODs 1 & 2
1. AR reading and new log Quiz deadline Friday, Feb 1
2. Find example of writing that demonstrates one of the 6 + 1 Writing Traits,based on your work in the literary analysis of the Prioress.
Copy and document on Comment sheet.

PERIOD 5 AR Quiz deadline Friday, Feb 1
1. Write an analytical essay on "Naming of Parts" p1122 in your text. Use TP-CASTT or SSIF, Speaker, Sound, Imagery, Figurative language. Finish in class.
2. Look at grades
HW: Read Ch 15 in Sound and Sense. Write a substantial essay analyzing poem 171 or 172.

Monday, January 14, 2008

Monday, January 14, 2008

PERIODs 1 & 2
1. Catching up and reading
2. Look over exams
3. Look at essays on the Prioress

PERIOD 5
1. Catching up
2. Look over exams
3. Look at essays on the group novel

PERIOD 6
1. Handouts for new students to take home for parents to sign
2. Meecher Teacher Quiz
Homework: Write 5 unusual things about you or what you've done.
Write a quiz about yourself using the 5 things.
Make up 2 wrong answers for a multiple choice quiz to give orally to a partner.
Example: Which of these do I have:
five red bandanas
a cocker spaniel and poodle mix
a 52 inch plasma screen TV ?

Monday, December 10, 2007

Monday, December 10, 2007

Monday, December 10, 2007

PERIODs 1 & 2
1. AR quizzes, reading, and log
2. Exam review sheet

PERIOD 5
1. Voc Qz postponed
2. AR quizzes
3. Groups for step 5
4. Show me your 500 words
5. Exam review sheet
HW: -- Final drafts due tomorrow
--Rough draft with corrections in a different color 10 pts
--Final outline 5 pts
--Rough outline 5 pts
HW: Step 6 Theme Project

PERIOD 6
1. Exam review ACT Section 2 Part 1
2. Do 3 review problems and hand in

Friday, December 07, 2007

Thurs & Fri December 6 & 7, 2007

-----------------------------Thursday, December 6, 2007

PERIOD 2
1. AR reading and log
2. Continue Renaissance pp60-61
2. Read pp62-63 Sonnets and "…Age of 23"

PERIOD 5
1. SRF
2. Quiz on Voc 35-44
3. Discuss group theme project step 3
4. Show your thesis and outline for 10 pts
5. Finish discussing "Break, Break, Break"
HW: 250 words due tomorrow
HW: Step 4

PERIOD 6
1. MacLab

-----------------------------------Friday, December 7, 2007

PERIODs 1 &
1. AR reading and log
2. Vocabulary #12 connotation: (n) feelings that a word expresses beyond its dictionary definition
also for connotation: (n) a personal meaning;
#13 sonnet: (n) a 14 line poem
3. Read and discuss "On His Blindness" p64

PERIOD 5
1. SRF
2. Groups for step 4 Theme Project
3. Show me 250 words
4. One more note on essays, to make 19. They will be on the exam.
5. Get Hamlet essays
HW: 500 total words
HW: Step 5
HW: Voc 37-46

PERIOD 6
1. SRF
2. Discuss science problem on the ACT

Thursday, December 06, 2007

Thursday, December 6, 2007

Thursday, December 6, 2007

PERIOD 2
1. AR reading and log
2. Continue Renaissance pp60-61
2. Read pp62-63 Sonnets and "On Arriving at the Age of Twenty-Three"

PERIOD 5
1. SRF
2. Quiz on Voc 35-44
3. Discuss group theme project step 3
4. Show your thesis and outline for 10 pts
5. Finish discussing "Break, Break, Break"
HW: 250 words due tomorrow
HW: Step 4
--Partial Review for Exam:
•Authors and one important fact about each
•Works: identify from excerpts
•Literary Terms
•Vocabulary

PERIOD 6
1. SRF
2. MacLab

Wednesday, December 5, 2007

Wednesday, December 5, 2007

PERIOD 1
1. AR reading and log
2. Read pp62-63 Sonnets and "…Age of 23"

PERIOD 6
1. Mac Lab not usable
2. Cartesian Plane: plot a point through a line with slope of 1
Coordinates

Tuesday, December 04, 2007

Tuesday, December 4, 2007

Tuesday, December 4, 2007

PERIODs 1 & 2
1. AR reading and log
2. Vocabulary quiz 2-11 "literal - inference"
3. Read about Renaissance Period pp60-61 in gold book

PERIOD 5
1. Quiz on Voc 33-42
2. Hand in list of themes and lines for other 5 Tennyson poems
3. Discuss "Break, Break, Break"
HW: "Theme Connection Project" handout: do step 3. All steps due Monday, Dec 17, by group
HW: Voc 35-44
HW: You should have done TP-CASTT Poetry handout assignment for Sound & Sense chpt 3, omitting the notes, which you did earlier this qtr. We will talk about and check this assignment as soon as we find time.
HW: Select a topic for a literary analysis essay of at least 500 words about your play. Read the handout "How to Write a Thesis Statement in 3 Easy Steps" & the back about quoting. Due Tues 12/11 will be the following:
• Final Draft following MLA format: 4 part heading at left, original title, double spaced, 1" margins, last name & page # top right
• Rough Draft with hand written corrections in a different color
• Final Outline with thesis statement at top, at least Roman numerals I, II, A, B, & at least one 1 & 2
• Rough Outline with first thesis at top and at least I and II and at least A and B for each
Daily points will be given for having the following:
--Thurs 12/ 6: Thesis and Rough Outline (see description above for Rough Outline) 10 pts
--Friday 12/ 7: 250 words of essay with quotations 25 pts
--Monday 12/ 10: 500 total words of essay w/quotations 25 pts

Monday, December 03, 2007

Monday, December 3, 2007

Monday, December 3, 2007

PERIODs 1 & 2
1. AR reading and log
2. Vocabulary words 10 & 11 for quiz Tues
3. Discuss Renaissance Period

PERIOD 5
1. Quiz on Voc 31-40, "Lady of Shalott" and "Ulysses"
2. Hand in list of 5 prompts for your play from the Past AP Open Topics
3. Meet in book groups. Pool your themes to get 3-5 to use for step 2. Each person do one.
HW: "Theme Connection Project" handout: do step 2
HW: Voc 33-42
HW: Read the other 5 Tennyson poems p780-797, write a theme and copy an interesting line
HW: Read p4 of TP-CASTT Poetry handout
HW: In TP-CASTT Poetry handout, read p2 To do and Not to do. Choose 2 poems from chpt 3 to analyze for connotations in the way described in To do and Not to do. You should have notes already for chpt 3, so you can skip 1) and do only 2) and 3) this time.

PERIOD 6
1. Review terms: triangle types, ratio, and congruent
2. Discuss right triangle characteristics, proportion, and the trigonometric function "sine"

Friday, November 30, 2007

Friday, November 30, 2007

Friday, November 30, 2007

PERIODs 1 & 2
1. AR reading and log
2. Vocabulary quiz 1-9 of "25 Essential Vocabulary"

PERIOD 5
1. SRF
2. Quiz on Voc 29-38 after review
3. Number "Past AP Open Topics" handout from 1-50 (There are 9 on page 12)
HW: Voc 31-40
HW: Find 3 more topics from pp 14, 15, 16-17 on AP Past Open Topics handout
HW: "Theme Connection Project" handout: do step 1, brainstorm a list of 3-5 themes from your group book.
HW: Read "The Lady of Shallot" p784, and "Ulysses" p791 for quizzes

PERIOD 6
1. SRF
2. Trigonometry topics: kinds of triangles, defn of congruence

Thursday, November 29, 2007

Thursday, November 29, 2007

Thursday, November 29, 2007

PERIODS 1 & 2
1. AR reading and log
2. Write 100 word response to a tale from the film on the Canterbury Tales
3. Vocabulary 8 & 9 for quiz Friday 1-8

PERIOD 5
1. Voc Quiz 27-36
2. Hand in Tennyson work
3. Group discussion of book with log
HW: Voc 29-38
HW: Look throught the Past AP Open Topics list. Read all the topics on the first 2 pages and pick out one from each page that you might do about your book . In other words, pick 2 topics, one from each of the first 2 pages. Don't write an essay yet. Eventually we will pick one topic from each of the 6 sheets and then pick a final topic to write on. It will be a take home essay, not an AP Exam style essay.

PERIOD 6
1. Review #24 Sect 2 Part 2 on probability
2. Students try to work the problem as given
3. Students try to find the answer for a different ratio: 4/10

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

PERIODs 1 & 2
1. AR reading and log
Per 1: Write about one of the tales. 100 words
Per 2: Watch the Franklin's Tale

PERIOD 5
1. Quiz on Voc 25-34, terms S-U, and the Victorian Period
2. Hand in your work on Tennyson and any other work that's due
HW: Voc 27-36
HW: Find a Tennyson poem you like that is not in our textbook. Using poetry (literary) terms, explain why you like it in 200 words or so.

PERIOD 6
Mac Lab: Work on selected module and lesson.
Record on paper when you finish.
Copy the last problem before you have to quit.

Monday, November 26, 2007

Monday, November 26, 2007

Monday, November 26, 2007

PERIODs 1 & 2
1. AR reading and log
2. Any more essays to hand in?
3. Discuss the tales watched and the pilgrims telling the tales.

PERIOD 5
1. Checking notes on the Victorian Period. 36¶s
2. Work on notes for the 3 R periods.
3. Hand in mult choice as soon as finished.
HW: Voc 25-34 and terms S-U
HW: Read Tennyson p777 and write the 5 "best" facts about him.
Read "Tears Idle Tears" p779 and answer Interpreting questions.

PERIOD 6
1. Make a Computer Lab Sheet with the following parts:
(1) Date in lab: 11/28/07
(2) Lesson information: page #, module #, lesson letter that you selected: p4, m5, a
(3) Work done (select one): Ended Early/ Not Finished/ Finished
(4) Last problem before leaving lesson: Copy the Problem & Problem #
2. Go over problem 21 on ACT test: buying lemons

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

AR QUIZ DUE DATES

Quarter 2
END................Monday, December 10

Quarter 3
MIDQUARTER..Friday, February 1
END................Friday, March 7


Quarter 4
MIDQUARTER..Friday, April 18
END................Monday, May 19

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

PERIODs 1 & 2
1. AR reading and log
2. Any more essays to hand in?
3. Film of Canterbury Tales part 2 (period 2 didn't finish)

PERIOD 5
1. SRF
2. Quiz vocabulary 23-32 and terms P-R
3. Check multiple choice exam and hand in.
HW: Read your AR book and your play.
Last play discussion will be Thurs 11/29.
HW: Read the Victorian Period pp 760-772.
Take 2 column notes with all headings and one detail per paragraph.
Write a very brief summary at the end.

PERIOD 6
1. Hand in homework: 10 multiplication of binomials
2. Get packet of NovaNet lessons and select one to do. Hand in packet.
3. Discuss the way the multiplication of binomials is like the multiplication of 2 digit numbers.

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

PERIODs 1 & 2
1. AR reading and log
2. Any more essays to hand in?
3. Film of Canterbury Tales part 1

PERIOD 5
1. Quizzes on Keats, poems, vocabulary, and terms
2. Review of the 3 R Literary periods by taking notes in class on the following. We'll finish tomorrow.
1) Name the period
2) List 2 defining characteristics of the period. The name of the period will give clues to some of them.
3) List at least 3 major writers of each period. When there are fewer than 3 major, list your most memorable other ones.
4) List at least 2 important/memorable/significant details about the life and work of each writer that helps you remember him & his work
HW: Multiple choice exam ( 75 minutes time limit, but note which one you're on when you reach the limit, and then finish all of the questions); Vocabulary 23-32 and terms P, Q, R

PERIOD 6
1. Finish quiz from Mon
2. Check answers
HW: 10 multiplication of binomials . A binomial has 2 terms, a first and a last, e.g. a+b

Monday, November 19, 2007

Monday, November 19, 2007

Monday, November 19, 2007

PERIODS 1 & 2
1. AR and log
2. Sign for and hand in Essay and drafts:
1) Final draft
2) Rough draft with some corrections
3) Rough outline
4) Final outline (May be the same as rough outline)

PERIOD 5
1. Quiz on Shelley," Ozymandias" Voc 19-28 and Terms J-L
HW: Read Keats p708, "Bright Star" p 710, "When I Have Fears" p711, "La Belle Dame Sans Merci" p 712, and "To Autumn" p722
HW: Voc 21-30 and terms M-O

PERIOD 6
1. Papers returned for finding the GCF of 220 and 160
2. Review factorization into primes and the distance formula d=rt
3. Take quiz on GCF and the distance formula

Sunday, November 18, 2007

COMPOSITION FORM:

COMPOSITION FORM:

• Type in 12 point Times New Roman font or hand print carefully.

• Double space everything. For hand printing, skip a space between all lines. Don't write on the back.

• Heading on the left, 4 lines: name, teacher, class, date.

• Center title. Use your own original title. Examples: 1. The Nun of Chaucer 2. An Unusual Nun etc.

• Use 1 inch margins on all four sides.

• Number pages at the top right with last name and page number. Example: Smith 2