Wednesday 6/11/14:
Last day of CSI - Enjoy your summer! Read, make healthy choices, and exercise!
Last day of CSI - Enjoy your summer! Read, make healthy choices, and exercise!
Thursday 6/5/14:
Click here for some practice with exam-related grammar skills. Scroll down to FRAGMENTS -- and then scroll down to COMMAS
Grammar Practice #8 - commas, semicolons, and clauses
Practice Multiple Choice Test
Click here for some practice with exam-related grammar skills. Scroll down to FRAGMENTS -- and then scroll down to COMMAS
Grammar Practice #8 - commas, semicolons, and clauses
Practice Multiple Choice Test
Wednesday 6/4/14:
Exam Review Guide
Practice Grammar Exam - GP #7
Exam Review Guide
Practice Grammar Exam - GP #7
Tuesday 6/3/14:
UCS and CSI Car Show
UCS and CSI Car Show
Monday 6/2/14:
Read and discuss the universal message of three poems from the collection
Read and discuss the universal message of three poems from the collection
Friday 5/30/14:
Read William Wordsworth's "The World is Too Much with Us"
Choose a poem from the collection - in writing, explain the message of the poem to a hypothetical first-grader. Remember: first-graders ask why. A lot.
Resumes DUE MONDAY!
Read William Wordsworth's "The World is Too Much with Us"
Choose a poem from the collection - in writing, explain the message of the poem to a hypothetical first-grader. Remember: first-graders ask why. A lot.
Resumes DUE MONDAY!
Wednesday 5/28/14:
Read Paul Laurence Dunbar's "Sympathy"
Read Maya Angelou's "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"
Resume Building
Read Paul Laurence Dunbar's "Sympathy"
Read Maya Angelou's "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"
Resume Building
Tuesday 5/27/14:
Read Walt Whitman's "O Captain, My Captain"
Begin Resume Building
Read Walt Whitman's "O Captain, My Captain"
Begin Resume Building
Friday 5/23/14:
Finish Scavenger Hunt
Check Grammar Quiz
Grammar Practice #6
Finish Scavenger Hunt
Check Grammar Quiz
Grammar Practice #6
Thursday 5/22/14:
Figurative Language Scavenger Hunt
Figurative Language Scavenger Hunt
Wednesday 5/21/14:
Final Due Date for MGP
Peer Evaluations of Projects
Final Due Date for MGP
Peer Evaluations of Projects
Tuesday 5/20/14:
MGP Flex Due Date #2 -- Final Due Date Tomorrow
Grammar Quiz
MGP Flex Due Date #2 -- Final Due Date Tomorrow
Grammar Quiz
Monday 5/19/14
Grammar practice #5 - Commas and fragments
Focus Group Advertising Poster
Multigenre Project - Flex Due Date Begins Today! Final Due Date Wednesday, May 21
Grammar practice #5 - Commas and fragments
Focus Group Advertising Poster
Multigenre Project - Flex Due Date Begins Today! Final Due Date Wednesday, May 21
Monday - Friday 5/12-5/16:
Project Work Time
Grammar Practices 3 and 4
Multigenre Project Flex Due Date Announced - Due Monday 5/19 - Wednesday 5/21
Project Work Time
Grammar Practices 3 and 4
Multigenre Project Flex Due Date Announced - Due Monday 5/19 - Wednesday 5/21
Friday 5/9/14:
NOTES - Grammar Practice #2: Commas
Challenge - write a single sentence that utilizes all seven reasons for comma placement - DUE MONDAY
Project Work Time
NOTES - Grammar Practice #2: Commas
Challenge - write a single sentence that utilizes all seven reasons for comma placement - DUE MONDAY
Project Work Time
Thursday 5/8/14:
NOTES - Grammar Practice #1: Commas
Project Work Time
Focus on creation
NOTES - Grammar Practice #1: Commas
Project Work Time
Focus on creation
Wednesday 5/7/14:
Project Work Time
Focus on research and creation
Project Work Time
Focus on research and creation
Tuesday 5/6/14:
Project Work Time
Focus on research
Project Work Time
Focus on research
Monday 5/5/14:
Citing Sources
MGP Resources Collection:
Works Cited
Reflection/EndNotes
Organization for MGP
Research Questions
Proposal for Research
Multi-genre Research Project Explanation
Citing Sources
MGP Resources Collection:
Works Cited
Reflection/EndNotes
Organization for MGP
Research Questions
Proposal for Research
Multi-genre Research Project Explanation
Friday 5/2/14:
Research Questions
Research Questions
Monday 4/28/14:
Work on Proposal for Research -- Due Tomorrow
Work on Proposal for Research -- Due Tomorrow
Friday 4/25/14:
Multi-genre Project Samples
Proposal for Research for the Multi-genre Research Project -- DUE TUESDAY
Multi-genre Project Samples
Proposal for Research for the Multi-genre Research Project -- DUE TUESDAY
Wednesday 4/23/14:
Genre Study Presentations
Genre Study Presentations
Tuesday 4/22/14:
Genre Study Project
Presentations tomorrow!
Genre Study Project
Presentations tomorrow!
Monday 4/21/14:
Multigenre Research Project
Mini- Project - Genre Study
Choose Groups - Presentation Wednesday
Multigenre Research Project
Mini- Project - Genre Study
Choose Groups - Presentation Wednesday
Thursday 4/17/14:
Finish A Raisin in the Sun
Finish A Raisin in the Sun
Wednesday 4/16/14:
Watch A Raisin in the Sun
Turn in Of Mice and Men and A Raisin in the Sun books
Watch A Raisin in the Sun
Turn in Of Mice and Men and A Raisin in the Sun books
Tuesday 4/15/14:
A glimpse into the future
Watch A Raisin in the Sun
A glimpse into the future
Watch A Raisin in the Sun
Monday 4/14/14:
Essays due!
Update EDP's
Essays due!
Update EDP's
Friday 4/4/14:
Watch A Raisin in the Sun
DUE MONDAY, APRIL 14th:
1. "Polished" draft -
2. Yesterday's draft (with your dissection highlights and editor's notes)
3. Essay Dissection Sheet
4. Peer Edit Checklist with your editor's name on it. - more than one is not required, but is highly encouraged.
Watch A Raisin in the Sun
DUE MONDAY, APRIL 14th:
1. "Polished" draft -
2. Yesterday's draft (with your dissection highlights and editor's notes)
3. Essay Dissection Sheet
4. Peer Edit Checklist with your editor's name on it. - more than one is not required, but is highly encouraged.
Thursday 4/3/14:
The Writing Process in Action
Essay Dissection Sheet
Peer Edit Checklist
Dissect your essay using the above criteria - and answer the questions embedded.
Partner with a classmate and complete the peer edit process.
The Writing Process in Action
Essay Dissection Sheet
Peer Edit Checklist
Dissect your essay using the above criteria - and answer the questions embedded.
Partner with a classmate and complete the peer edit process.
Wednesday 4/2/14:
Essay writing opportunity
Essays due tomorrow!
Essay writing opportunity
Essays due tomorrow!
Monday 3/31/14:
Of Mice and Men vs A Raisin in the Sun Essay Assignment - DUE THURSDAY!
How to Write a Comparative Essay
Useful Transitions
Of Mice and Men vs A Raisin in the Sun Essay Assignment - DUE THURSDAY!
How to Write a Comparative Essay
Useful Transitions
Friday 3/28/14:
Finish A Raisin in the Sun -- What you don't finish is homework
Complete Dream Charts
Last day of 3rd quarter
Finish A Raisin in the Sun -- What you don't finish is homework
Complete Dream Charts
Last day of 3rd quarter
Wednesday 3/26/14:
Watch Housing March in Gage Park, Chicago (1966)
Reading Groups -- A Raisin in the Sun
Watch Housing March in Gage Park, Chicago (1966)
Reading Groups -- A Raisin in the Sun
Tuesday 3/25/14:
Reading Groups -- A Raisin in the Sun
Most group are in the 48-57 page-range
Reading Groups -- A Raisin in the Sun
Most group are in the 48-57 page-range
Monday 3/24/14:
Form Reading Groups
Choose Roles
Dream Charts - due upon completion of the play
Read A Raisin in the Sun
Form Reading Groups
Choose Roles
Dream Charts - due upon completion of the play
Read A Raisin in the Sun
Friday 3/21/14:
Intro to A Raisin in the Sun
Intro to A Raisin in the Sun
Thursday 3/20/14:
Character Analysis Poster Presentation
What is the desired emotional response?
What did you do to achieve this response?
Character Analysis Poster Presentation
What is the desired emotional response?
What did you do to achieve this response?
Wednesday 3/19/14:
Of Mice and Men film
Visual Character Analysis Sketch Show and Tell Tomorrow
Of Mice and Men film
Visual Character Analysis Sketch Show and Tell Tomorrow
Tuesday 3/18/14:
Of Mice and Men film
Of Mice and Men film
Monday 3/17/14:
Finish Visual Character Analysis Sketch
Finish Visual Character Analysis Sketch
Friday 3/14/14:
Continue Visual Character Analysis Sketch
Continue Visual Character Analysis Sketch
Thursday 3/13/14:
Visual Character Analysis Sketch
Visual Character Analysis Sketch
Tuesday 3/11/14:
Of Mice and Men Essential Questions
Of Mice and Men Essential Questions
Monday 3/10/14:
Of Mice and Men Socratic Circle
Of Mice and Men Socratic Circle
Friday 3/7/14:
Part Three Reading Quiz
Dream Charts Due
Socratic Circle Monday
Part Three Reading Quiz
Dream Charts Due
Socratic Circle Monday
Thursday 3/6/14:
Of Mice and Men Movie
Of Mice and Men Movie
Wednesday 3/5/14:
Of Mice and Men Part Two Reading Quiz
Dream Chart w/ Langston Hughes Poem - completed charts due Friday
HW: Read Part Three pp. 66-end by FRIDAY - Reading Quiz on Friday
Of Mice and Men Part Two Reading Quiz
Dream Chart w/ Langston Hughes Poem - completed charts due Friday
HW: Read Part Three pp. 66-end by FRIDAY - Reading Quiz on Friday
Monday 3/3/14:
Of Mice and Men Part One Reading Quiz
HW: Read Part TWO pp. 38-65
Reading Quiz on Wednesday
Of Mice and Men Part One Reading Quiz
HW: Read Part TWO pp. 38-65
Reading Quiz on Wednesday
Friday 2/28/14:
Read Of Mice and Men "Part One" pp. 1-37
Reading quiz over "Part One" on Monday
Read Of Mice and Men "Part One" pp. 1-37
Reading quiz over "Part One" on Monday
Thursday 2/27/14:
See above for a pdf file for Of Mice and Men
GP #6 sentence type identification using yesterday's article
Read pp. 1-37 by Monday. Reading Quiz on Monday
See above for a pdf file for Of Mice and Men
GP #6 sentence type identification using yesterday's article
Read pp. 1-37 by Monday. Reading Quiz on Monday
Wednesday 2/26/14:
Write the exposition to an original story using the photo displayed in class as your inspiration
Read and T4 Article: "Girl from iconic Great Depression photo"
Write the exposition to an original story using the photo displayed in class as your inspiration
Read and T4 Article: "Girl from iconic Great Depression photo"
Tuesday 2/25/14:
Work on yesterday's Short Story Elements assignment
Work on yesterday's Short Story Elements assignment
Monday 2/24/14:
Short Story Elements Applied -- Due Wednesday
Short Story Elements Applied -- Due Wednesday
Friday 2/14/14:
Work on "The Yellow Wallpaper" Reading Questions
Book Talk Rubric -- Due Dates will be assigned after break
Work on "The Yellow Wallpaper" Reading Questions
Book Talk Rubric -- Due Dates will be assigned after break
Wednesday 2/12/14:
Read "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Evaluations and Reflections due
"The Life You Save May Be Your Own" Questions Due
Read "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Evaluations and Reflections due
"The Life You Save May Be Your Own" Questions Due
Tuesday 2/11/14:
Socratic Circle Discussion - "The Life You Save May Be Your Own"
Evaluations and Reflections due TOMORROW!
Socratic Circle Discussion - "The Life You Save May Be Your Own"
Evaluations and Reflections due TOMORROW!
Monday 2/10/14:
Grammar Practice #4 - Commonly Confused Words
Prepare for tomorrow's Socratic Circle by writing three questions you could ask during the discussion
Fat and Blood - eighth edition 1911
Grammar Practice #4 - Commonly Confused Words
Prepare for tomorrow's Socratic Circle by writing three questions you could ask during the discussion
Fat and Blood - eighth edition 1911
Friday 2/7/14:
Discussion Questions: "The Life You Save May Be Your Own" by Flannery O'Connor
Discussion Questions: "The Life You Save May Be Your Own" by Flannery O'Connor
Thursday 2/6/14:
Grammar Practice #3
HW __ Read: "The Life You Save May Be Your Own" by Flannery O'Connor -- also available on p 939 in the textbook
Grammar Practice #3
HW __ Read: "The Life You Save May Be Your Own" by Flannery O'Connor -- also available on p 939 in the textbook
Wednesday 2/5/14:
Socratic Circle Discussions - Evaluations/Reflections Due TOMORROW!
Socratic Circle Discussions - Evaluations/Reflections Due TOMORROW!
Tuesday 2/4/14:
Grammar Practice #2
Write three questions about "The Story of an Hour" for tomorrow's Socratic Circle
Grammar Practice #2
Write three questions about "The Story of an Hour" for tomorrow's Socratic Circle
Monday 2/3/14:
"A Rose for Emily" Discussion
Timelines Due
Read "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin pp. 684-687
"A Rose for Emily" Discussion
Timelines Due
Read "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin pp. 684-687
Friday 1/31/14:
Correct/Discuss yesterday's Grammar Practice
Place the events in "A Rose for Emily" in chronological order
"A Rose for Emily" Events List
Blank Timeline
Correct/Discuss yesterday's Grammar Practice
Place the events in "A Rose for Emily" in chronological order
"A Rose for Emily" Events List
Blank Timeline
Thursday 1/30/14:
Finish William Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily" -- Reading Questions Due Tomorrow
Grammar Practice #1 - Identifying Dependent Clauses in Complex Sentences
Finish William Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily" -- Reading Questions Due Tomorrow
Grammar Practice #1 - Identifying Dependent Clauses in Complex Sentences
Thursday 1/23/14:
Finish yesterday's NOTES
READ: William Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily" pp. 878-884
Assignment: Reading Questions for "A Rose for Emily" - Answer as you read, the letters correspond with the letters in the TEXT.
Finish yesterday's NOTES
READ: William Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily" pp. 878-884
Assignment: Reading Questions for "A Rose for Emily" - Answer as you read, the letters correspond with the letters in the TEXT.
Wednesday 1/22/14:
NOTES: Elements/Styles/Techniques of Short Fiction - Use the Handbook of Literary Terms p. 1464 in your Textbook
News Seats
Turn in Huck Finn books
NOTES: Elements/Styles/Techniques of Short Fiction - Use the Handbook of Literary Terms p. 1464 in your Textbook
News Seats
Turn in Huck Finn books
Friday 1/10/14:
EXAM STUDY - Huck Finn Theme Exploration
Review The Crucible events/character/themes
Review Huck Finn events/character/themes
Complete the grammar practices on Parallel Structure that are linked below
Reading Logs DUE TODAY
Grammar Practices 11-16 due on your exam day (TUESDAY)
EXAM STUDY - Huck Finn Theme Exploration
Review The Crucible events/character/themes
Review Huck Finn events/character/themes
Complete the grammar practices on Parallel Structure that are linked below
Reading Logs DUE TODAY
Grammar Practices 11-16 due on your exam day (TUESDAY)
Thursday 1/9/14:
EXAM STUDY - Grammar Midterm Review Study Sample - Due Tomorrow
7 Reading Logs DUE TOMORROW (#'s 9-15)
EXAM STUDY - Grammar Midterm Review Study Sample - Due Tomorrow
7 Reading Logs DUE TOMORROW (#'s 9-15)
Tuesday 1/7/14:
EXAM STUDY - Huck Finn Exam Study Sample - 10 multiple choice questions based on a passage from Huck Finn
EXAM STUDY - Grammar Practice - Scroll down to Parallel Structure - Complete Exercises 3 and 4
See yesterday's entry for Exam Review Guide
DUE this WEEK: 7 Reading Logs! (#'s 9-15)
6 Grammar Practices - (#'s 11-16)
EXAM STUDY - Huck Finn Exam Study Sample - 10 multiple choice questions based on a passage from Huck Finn
EXAM STUDY - Grammar Practice - Scroll down to Parallel Structure - Complete Exercises 3 and 4
See yesterday's entry for Exam Review Guide
DUE this WEEK: 7 Reading Logs! (#'s 9-15)
6 Grammar Practices - (#'s 11-16)
Monday 1/6/14:
Mid-Term Exam Review Guide
More updates/practice will be posted later this evening and/or tomorrow
Exams will now be Monday and Tuesday next week instead of Friday, Monday, and Tuesday...
Mid-Term Exam Review Guide
More updates/practice will be posted later this evening and/or tomorrow
Exams will now be Monday and Tuesday next week instead of Friday, Monday, and Tuesday...
Friday 1/3/14:
Cold/Snow Day
Cold/Snow Day
Thursday 1/2/14:
Welcome back! Happy New Year!
GP #16 - Parallel Structure
Click here to continue your practice - Scroll down to Parallel Structure - Complete Exercises 1 and 2
HW - Huck Finn Chapter 37
Welcome back! Happy New Year!
GP #16 - Parallel Structure
Click here to continue your practice - Scroll down to Parallel Structure - Complete Exercises 1 and 2
HW - Huck Finn Chapter 37
Friday 12/20/13:
HW for over break = Read Huck Finn up to p. 290!
SSR- minimum # of Reading Logs after today = 14 (#'s 9-14)
Have a great, relaxing break! Read!
HW for over break = Read Huck Finn up to p. 290!
SSR- minimum # of Reading Logs after today = 14 (#'s 9-14)
Have a great, relaxing break! Read!
Thursday 12/19/13:
Grammar Mid-way Test
Grammar Mid-way Test
Wednesday 12/18/13:
Tuesday 12/17/13:
Monday 12/16/13:
Friday 12/13/13:
Word Connotations assignment DUE
Discussion groups: ordered sharing
Chapters 19-23 Discussion Questions
HW: Read Chapters 22 and 23SSR- minimum # of Reading Logs after today = 13 (#'s 9-13)
Word Connotations assignment DUE
Discussion groups: ordered sharing
Chapters 19-23 Discussion Questions
HW: Read Chapters 22 and 23SSR- minimum # of Reading Logs after today = 13 (#'s 9-13)
Thursday 12/12/13:
GP # 14 Compound-Complex Sentences
Notes: Connotation and Denotation
Assignment: Word Connotations
HW: Read Chapter 21 (Huck Finn)
GP # 14 Compound-Complex Sentences
Notes: Connotation and Denotation
Assignment: Word Connotations
HW: Read Chapter 21 (Huck Finn)
Wednesday 12/11/13:
Huck Finn Vocabulary Quiz
Alternative Energy Reflection Questions
HW: Read Chapters 19 and 20 (Huck Finn)
Huck Finn Vocabulary Quiz
Alternative Energy Reflection Questions
HW: Read Chapters 19 and 20 (Huck Finn)
Tuesday 12/10/13:
Alternative Energy Trade Show
Vocabulary Quiz Tomorrow!
Alternative Energy Trade Show
Vocabulary Quiz Tomorrow!
Monday 12/9/13:
Full work day - Alternative Energy Cross-Curricular Project
Persuasive Pitch ESSAYS DUE TODAY - Peer Edit sheets must be stapled to the Polished Essay
Huck Finn Vocabulary Quiz Wednesday!
Full work day - Alternative Energy Cross-Curricular Project
Persuasive Pitch ESSAYS DUE TODAY - Peer Edit sheets must be stapled to the Polished Essay
Huck Finn Vocabulary Quiz Wednesday!
Friday 12/6/13:
Trade show discussion
Polished Essays due Monday - Peer edit sheets must be attached!
Discussion groups: "satire of the low down Abolitionist..."
Vocabulary Quiz Postponed until Wednesday
Minimum # of Reading Logs after today = 12 (#'s 9-12)
Trade show discussion
Polished Essays due Monday - Peer edit sheets must be attached!
Discussion groups: "satire of the low down Abolitionist..."
Vocabulary Quiz Postponed until Wednesday
Minimum # of Reading Logs after today = 12 (#'s 9-12)
Thursday 12/5/13:
Full work day - Alternative Energy Cross-Curricular Project
Peer Edit Session for Persuasive Pitch Essays
Click here if you're editing a single essay
Click here if you're editing multiple essays
Peer Edit Sheets must be attached to the Polished Essay and submitted on MONDAY
Trade Show Tuesday!!
Full work day - Alternative Energy Cross-Curricular Project
Peer Edit Session for Persuasive Pitch Essays
Click here if you're editing a single essay
Click here if you're editing multiple essays
Peer Edit Sheets must be attached to the Polished Essay and submitted on MONDAY
Trade Show Tuesday!!
Wednesday 12/4/13:
Shortened Schedule - Alternative Energy Cross-Curricular Project
Peer Edit Session Thursday - Each group member must have a clean copy
Shortened Schedule - Alternative Energy Cross-Curricular Project
Peer Edit Session Thursday - Each group member must have a clean copy
Tuesday 12/3/13:
GP #13 Compound and Complex Sentences
Vocabulary Quiz FRIDAY - see 11/21 entry for Vocabulary list
Discuss Allusion to King Solomon - Chapter 14
Peer Edit Session THURSDAY!
GP #13 Compound and Complex Sentences
Vocabulary Quiz FRIDAY - see 11/21 entry for Vocabulary list
Discuss Allusion to King Solomon - Chapter 14
Peer Edit Session THURSDAY!
Monday 12/2/13:
Shortened Schedule - Alternative Energy Cross-Curricular Project
Persuasive Essay Requirements
Peer Edit Session Thursday - Each group member must have a copy
Polished essay submitted for grading on MONDAY
Chapter 12-18 Discussion Questions DUE TODAY!
Shortened Schedule - Alternative Energy Cross-Curricular Project
Persuasive Essay Requirements
Peer Edit Session Thursday - Each group member must have a copy
Polished essay submitted for grading on MONDAY
Chapter 12-18 Discussion Questions DUE TODAY!
Tuesday 11/26/13:
Discussion Group Peer Evaluations
Discussion Groups Chapters 8-11 Discussion Questions
Thanksgiving Break HOMEWORK Chapters 12-18, Discussion Questions are DUE Monday, December 2nd.
Discussion Group Peer Evaluations
Discussion Groups Chapters 8-11 Discussion Questions
Thanksgiving Break HOMEWORK Chapters 12-18, Discussion Questions are DUE Monday, December 2nd.
Monday 11/25/13:
Shortened Schedule - Alternative Energy Cross-Curricular Project
Discussion Groups - Chapters 8-11 Discussion Questions
Discussion Group Peer Evaluations Tomorrow!
Shortened Schedule - Alternative Energy Cross-Curricular Project
Discussion Groups - Chapters 8-11 Discussion Questions
Discussion Group Peer Evaluations Tomorrow!
Friday 11/22/13:
No class
Alternative Energy Cross-Curricular Project - Full work day.
HW: Chapters 10 and 11 (pp. 62-74) Complete this reading by Monday
Minimum # of Reading Logs after today = 11
No class
Alternative Energy Cross-Curricular Project - Full work day.
HW: Chapters 10 and 11 (pp. 62-74) Complete this reading by Monday
Minimum # of Reading Logs after today = 11
Thursday 11/21/13:
Huck Finn Vocabulary
Finish Dialogue Translation Activity
Chapter 4-7 Group Discussion Questions
HW: Chapters 10 and 11 (pp. 62-74) Complete this reading by Monday
Check out this site that charts Huck's journey on Google Maps
Huck Finn Vocabulary
Finish Dialogue Translation Activity
Chapter 4-7 Group Discussion Questions
HW: Chapters 10 and 11 (pp. 62-74) Complete this reading by Monday
Check out this site that charts Huck's journey on Google Maps
Wednesday 11/20/13:
Read this article about the Michigan accent
Discussion Groups
Dialogue Translation Activity
HW: Read chapter (pp. 57-61)
Read this article about the Michigan accent
Discussion Groups
Dialogue Translation Activity
HW: Read chapter (pp. 57-61)
Monday 11/18/13:
Shortened Schedule - Alternative Energy Cross-Curricular Project - Proposals DUE TodaY!
Huck Finn Discussion Groups - Chapters 1-3
HW: Read chapters 4-7 (pp. 19-43)
Shortened Schedule - Alternative Energy Cross-Curricular Project - Proposals DUE TodaY!
Huck Finn Discussion Groups - Chapters 1-3
HW: Read chapters 4-7 (pp. 19-43)
Friday 11/15/13:
Shortened Schedule - Alternative Energy Cross-Curricular Project - Proposals DUE MONDAY!
Begin reading The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
For MONDAY -- READ CHAPTERS 1-3
SSR - minimum # of reading logs after today = 10
Shortened Schedule - Alternative Energy Cross-Curricular Project - Proposals DUE MONDAY!
Begin reading The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
For MONDAY -- READ CHAPTERS 1-3
SSR - minimum # of reading logs after today = 10
Thursday 11/14/13:
Half Day AM - No CSI
Half Day AM - No CSI
Wednesday 11/13/13:
Shortened Schedule - Alternative Energy Cross-Curricular Project - Proposals DUE MONDAY!
Grammar Practice #12 Complex Sentences with Relative Pronouns
Shortened Schedule - Alternative Energy Cross-Curricular Project - Proposals DUE MONDAY!
Grammar Practice #12 Complex Sentences with Relative Pronouns
Tuesday 11/12/13:
Shortened Schedule - Alternative Energy Cross-Curricular Project Introduction/Group Selections
Discussion Groups: Pejorative Language in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Shortened Schedule - Alternative Energy Cross-Curricular Project Introduction/Group Selections
Discussion Groups: Pejorative Language in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Monday 11/11/13:
ACT Practice Reading Passage - from "Life on the Mississippi" by Mark Twain
Pejorative Language in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
ACT Practice Reading Passage - from "Life on the Mississippi" by Mark Twain
Pejorative Language in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Friday 11/8/13:
Discussion groups - Theme starter Small Group Discussion Questions
SSR Reading Log #9
Discussion groups - Theme starter Small Group Discussion Questions
SSR Reading Log #9
Thursday 11/7/13:
Grammar Practice #11 Complex Sentences with Relative Pronouns
Grammar Practice #11 Complex Sentences with Relative Pronouns
Wednesday 11/6/13:
New Seats
New Discussion Group Assignments
Click here for Theme Starter Small Group Discussion Questions
New Seats
New Discussion Group Assignments
Click here for Theme Starter Small Group Discussion Questions
Tuesday 11/5/13:
"Remember, remember... the fifth of November..."
No School
"Remember, remember... the fifth of November..."
No School
Monday 11/4/13:
Word Generation Exercise
Word Generation Exercise
Friday 11/1/13:
Assignment - Write a theme statement for The Crucible
SSR. Reading Logs 1-8 Due tOdAy!
Assignment - Write a theme statement for The Crucible
SSR. Reading Logs 1-8 Due tOdAy!
Thursday 10/31/13:
Merry Halloween
Click here for Today's Grammar Practice
Notes on The Crucible
Notes on Theme
SSR tomorrow. Bring a book. Reading Logs Due tomorrow! Eight of 'em.
Merry Halloween
Click here for Today's Grammar Practice
Notes on The Crucible
Notes on Theme
SSR tomorrow. Bring a book. Reading Logs Due tomorrow! Eight of 'em.
Wednesday 10/30/13:
4th hour: Finish The Crucible movie
Notes on the The Crucible
5th and 6th hour:
Finish Irony presentations
Finish The Crucible movie
4th hour: Finish The Crucible movie
Notes on the The Crucible
5th and 6th hour:
Finish Irony presentations
Finish The Crucible movie
Tuesday 10/29/13:
Watch The Crucible Movie
Watch The Crucible Movie
Monday 10/28/13:
The Iron Knee Project Presentations
The Iron Knee Project Presentations
Friday 10/25/13:
The Iron Knee Project
SSR- Minimum number of Reading Logs after today = 7
The Iron Knee Project
SSR- Minimum number of Reading Logs after today = 7
Thursday 10/24/13:
The Iron Knee Project
The Iron Knee Project
Wednesday 10/23/13:
Act 4 Quiz
The Iron Knee...
Notes: Three types of irony: dramatic, situational, verbal
Act 4 Quiz
The Iron Knee...
Notes: Three types of irony: dramatic, situational, verbal
Tuesday 10/22/13:
Vocabulary Quiz
Vocabulary Sentences Due
Meet with Reading Groups -- Read ACT 4
HW: Finish Act 4
Tomorrow -- Act 4 QUIZ!
Vocabulary Quiz
Vocabulary Sentences Due
Meet with Reading Groups -- Read ACT 4
HW: Finish Act 4
Tomorrow -- Act 4 QUIZ!
Monday 10/21/13:
Meet with Reading Groups -- Finish Act Three Discussion Questions, Read Act Four
Prepare for tomorrow's Vocabulary Quiz
Click here to try Quizlet to help you study!
Meet with Reading Groups -- Finish Act Three Discussion Questions, Read Act Four
Prepare for tomorrow's Vocabulary Quiz
Click here to try Quizlet to help you study!
Friday 10/18/13:
Grammar Quiz #1
GP's 1-10 due
Meet with Reading Groups -- Act Three Discussion Questions
SSR - Minimum number of Reading Logs at this point = 6
Vocabulary Quiz Next Week Tuesday!
Grammar Quiz #1
GP's 1-10 due
Meet with Reading Groups -- Act Three Discussion Questions
SSR - Minimum number of Reading Logs at this point = 6
Vocabulary Quiz Next Week Tuesday!
Thursday 10/17/13:
GP #10 - Practice with Sentence Types
Meet with Reading Groups -- Act Three and Act Three Discussion Questions
Grammar Quiz Tomorrow!
Grammar Practices 1-10 Due Tomorrow!
Click here for Practice Quizzes on Identifying Sentence Types
GP #10 - Practice with Sentence Types
Meet with Reading Groups -- Act Three and Act Three Discussion Questions
Grammar Quiz Tomorrow!
Grammar Practices 1-10 Due Tomorrow!
Click here for Practice Quizzes on Identifying Sentence Types
Wednesday 10/16/13:
Reflection #5:
Think about it: why has a "witch" not been executed in America since 1692? What has changed about our sensibilities since the Salem Witch Trials?
Reflection #5:
Think about it: why has a "witch" not been executed in America since 1692? What has changed about our sensibilities since the Salem Witch Trials?
Tuesday 10/15/13:
Meet with Reading Groups
Read from Act THREE of The Crucible
Meet with Reading Groups
Read from Act THREE of The Crucible
Monday 10/14/13:
Handout: The Crucible Acts 3 and 4 Vocabulary -- Complex Sentences should be DONE by Thursday
GP #9 -- Parts of Speech "Tricks of the Trade" -- Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives
Watch a portion of the The Crucible Movie
Handout: The Crucible Acts 3 and 4 Vocabulary -- Complex Sentences should be DONE by Thursday
GP #9 -- Parts of Speech "Tricks of the Trade" -- Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives
Watch a portion of the The Crucible Movie
Friday 10/11/13:
Job Applications DUE
SSR Minimum # of Reading Logs after today = 5
Watch a portion of the The Crucible Movie
Job Applications DUE
SSR Minimum # of Reading Logs after today = 5
Watch a portion of the The Crucible Movie
Thursday 10/10/13:
Special Presentation about Resumes, Applications, and Co-op opportunities
Vocabulary Quiz
Job Application Due TOMORROW!
Special Presentation about Resumes, Applications, and Co-op opportunities
Vocabulary Quiz
Job Application Due TOMORROW!
Wednesday 10/9/13:
Vocabulary Quiz postponed until TOMORROW!
Finish Act TWO Discussion Questions
Vocabulary Quiz postponed until TOMORROW!
Finish Act TWO Discussion Questions
Tuesday 10/8/13:
GP #8 - Compound and Complex Sentences
Meet with Reading Groups
Finish Act TWO
Begin Act TWO discussion questions
Vocabulary QUIZ Tomorrow!
GP #8 - Compound and Complex Sentences
Meet with Reading Groups
Finish Act TWO
Begin Act TWO discussion questions
Vocabulary QUIZ Tomorrow!
Monday 10/7/13:
Meet with Reading Groups
Finish Act ONE questions
Begin Act TWO
Vocabulary Quiz Wednesday!
Meet with Reading Groups
Finish Act ONE questions
Begin Act TWO
Vocabulary Quiz Wednesday!
Friday 10/4/13:
Meet with Reading Groups:
Finish Act ONE
Complete Act ONE questions
SSR
Minimum # of Reading Logs after today = 4
Vocabulary QUIZ Wednesday!
Meet with Reading Groups:
Finish Act ONE
Complete Act ONE questions
SSR
Minimum # of Reading Logs after today = 4
Vocabulary QUIZ Wednesday!
Thursday 10/3/13:
GP #7 - Compound Sentences
Meet with Reading Groups -- continue Act ONE
GP #7 - Compound Sentences
Meet with Reading Groups -- continue Act ONE
Wednesday 10/2/13:
Meet with Reading Groups.
Begin Act ONE
Meet with Reading Groups.
Begin Act ONE
Tuesday 10/1/13:
GP #6 - Complex Sentences
Meet with Reading Groups -- choose roles
Discuss setting and beginning of play
GP #6 - Complex Sentences
Meet with Reading Groups -- choose roles
Discuss setting and beginning of play
Monday 9/30/13:
The Crucible Vocabulary for Acts 1 and 2 -- Due by Wednesday
Notes: The Crucible Character Synopsis
Reading Groups assigned
The Crucible Vocabulary for Acts 1 and 2 -- Due by Wednesday
Notes: The Crucible Character Synopsis
Reading Groups assigned
