Try not to become a person of success, but rather try to become a person of value. ~Albert Einstein
English 10: For November 25, read to Chapter 48 of Between Shades of Gray. Question worksheet that we worked on November 20 is due at the beginning of class November 25, if you have not already handed it in.
English 9 Honors: November 26 and 27 the class is in the Mt. Crescent computer lab to work on Between Shades of Gray letter. Students can e-mail the letter to me for feedback, but do not leave it to the last moment. The word-processed letter is due on November 28. On November 28, we will start working on descriptive writing.
English 9: Period 4 will have their figurative devices test on November 24 and Period 8 will have it on November 28. Read Joy-riding and discuss competition and winning.
English 8: Silent reading projects are due on Wednesday, November 26 for Periods 1 and 2! Period 6 projects are due on November 28. We have been working on this since the first week of October. Sentence Construction Test for Period 6 on November 28, and for Periods 1 and 2 on December 1. Read Joy-riding and discuss competition and winning.
Sunday, November 23, 2014
Sunday, November 16, 2014
November 17—21
Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much. ~ Helen Keller
English 10: On November 18 there is a quiz on Between Shades of Gray to page 119. Read to page 159 for November 20.
English 9 Honors: On November 18, the class will discuss the dilemma the Lithuanians face at the Altai Work Camp. Come to class prepared to read or write the letter project. The letter is due Thursday, November 28. If you are working on your letter, and you have a laptop, please bring your laptop. On November 20, meet in the classroom, but we will be going to work on our letters in the Mt. Crescent Computer Lab. If you have started your letter, e-mail it to yourself.
English 9: On November 17, Period 4 will do an analysis of On the Sidewalk Bleeding. On November 18, Period 8 and on November 19, Period 4 will do Sentence Construction Practice 2. Period 4 will do the Sentence Construction Test on November 21, and Period 8 will do it on November 25. Please remember to bring silent reading books.
English 8: On November 17, Period 1 and 2 will work on naming and identifying verb re-test practice. Period 1 will work on projects, and Period 2 will work on correcting sentence errors and silent reading. On November 19, Periods 1 and 2 will do an analysis of Hatching using literary terms. On November 21, Periods 1 and 2 will do sentence re-test. On November 18, Period 6 will work on the verb re-test practice, and review sentence construction practice. On November 20, they will do the re-test on verbs. Please remember to bring silent reading books.
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
November 12—14
There is always room at the top. ~ Daniel Webster
English 10: We will review the assignments that have been submitted on the short stories and the novel. The students will also receive the definitions of the literary terms. We will discuss the importance of flashback and allusion in the novel. Read to page 119 by November 18. Please use sticky notes and cue cards to pick evidence from the text for the letter assignment.
English 9 Honors: Read to Chapter 38 by November 13. The students will also receive the definitions of the literary terms. We will discuss the importance of flashback and allusion in the novel. If a student has finished their novel, he or she (if possible) should bring their laptop into class to work on their letter. The letter assignment is due on November 28.
English 9: On November 12, Period 4 will work on correcting sentence errors. They will also work on finishing their Venn Diagram for How to Tell Renata. Period 8 will complete this on November 13. Students must remember their silent reading books every day.
English 8: On November 12, Period 1 will complete the Venn Diagram for Thank-You Ma'am. Period 1 will work on identifying and correcting run-on sentences. Period 2 will read the story Thank-You Ma'am and begin the Venn Diagram. On November 13, Period 6 will complete the Venn Diagram for Thank-You Ma'am. They will also work on identifying and correcting run-on sentences. Students must remember their silent reading books as their projects are due on November 26.
English 10: We will review the assignments that have been submitted on the short stories and the novel. The students will also receive the definitions of the literary terms. We will discuss the importance of flashback and allusion in the novel. Read to page 119 by November 18. Please use sticky notes and cue cards to pick evidence from the text for the letter assignment.
English 9 Honors: Read to Chapter 38 by November 13. The students will also receive the definitions of the literary terms. We will discuss the importance of flashback and allusion in the novel. If a student has finished their novel, he or she (if possible) should bring their laptop into class to work on their letter. The letter assignment is due on November 28.
English 9: On November 12, Period 4 will work on correcting sentence errors. They will also work on finishing their Venn Diagram for How to Tell Renata. Period 8 will complete this on November 13. Students must remember their silent reading books every day.
English 8: On November 12, Period 1 will complete the Venn Diagram for Thank-You Ma'am. Period 1 will work on identifying and correcting run-on sentences. Period 2 will read the story Thank-You Ma'am and begin the Venn Diagram. On November 13, Period 6 will complete the Venn Diagram for Thank-You Ma'am. They will also work on identifying and correcting run-on sentences. Students must remember their silent reading books as their projects are due on November 26.
Sunday, November 2, 2014
November 3—7
The will to win, the desire to succeed,
the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will
unlock the door to personal excellence. ~ Confucius
Wednesday, November 5 is "Take Your Kid to Work Day." Period 4 students who are not participating should bring their class novel to work on their independent reading project.
English 10: Read to page 46 Between Shades of Gray. Handed out letter assignment and scoring guide.
English 9 Honors: Put the work that we have completed (All Summer in a Day, The Possibility of Evil, and War) in portfolios. Students were assigned to read the first nineteen chapters of the class novel: Between Shades of Gray by November 4. Discuss first 75 pages of Between Shades of Gray. For November 13, read to the end of Chapter 38. Begin to work on letter assignment by collecting quotations.
English 9: Practice identifying and naming verbs for the third time on November 3 for Period 4 and November 4 for Period 8. The test on verbs is November 7 for Period 4 and November 6 for Period 8. Read How to Tell Renata and work on venn diagram. Bring independent reading novel to class every day.
English 8: We will learn about sentence fragments, run-on sentences and comma splice errors. We will do several practice activities. Period 1 and 6 read Thank You Ma'am. Bring independent reading novel to class every day.
Wednesday, November 5 is "Take Your Kid to Work Day." Period 4 students who are not participating should bring their class novel to work on their independent reading project.
English 10: Read to page 46 Between Shades of Gray. Handed out letter assignment and scoring guide.
English 9 Honors: Put the work that we have completed (All Summer in a Day, The Possibility of Evil, and War) in portfolios. Students were assigned to read the first nineteen chapters of the class novel: Between Shades of Gray by November 4. Discuss first 75 pages of Between Shades of Gray. For November 13, read to the end of Chapter 38. Begin to work on letter assignment by collecting quotations.
English 9: Practice identifying and naming verbs for the third time on November 3 for Period 4 and November 4 for Period 8. The test on verbs is November 7 for Period 4 and November 6 for Period 8. Read How to Tell Renata and work on venn diagram. Bring independent reading novel to class every day.
English 8: We will learn about sentence fragments, run-on sentences and comma splice errors. We will do several practice activities. Period 1 and 6 read Thank You Ma'am. Bring independent reading novel to class every day.
Sunday, October 26, 2014
October 27—31
What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals. ~ Henry David Thoreau
Student's Choice Book Club—Wednesday, October 29 after school in the library
English 10: Quiz on War on October 30. Complete Theme Collage for the short story—War and The Sniper—to hand in by the end of class October 31.
English 9 Honors: Complete Theme Collage for the short story—War—to hand in at the end of class October 31. Discuss letter assignment and project, and sign out class novels. Read to at least page 75 for November 4.
English 9: Period 8 will hand in descriptive paragraphs on October 28. Students will do grammar work—naming and identifying verbs, and then recognizing and correcting run-on sentences using coordinating conjunctions. Students will do verb and sentence grammar work. Period 8 will do a predicting exercise. Both classes will also work on the skill of inference. Remember to bring your independent reading novels each class!
English 8: Period 6 will hand in descriptive paragraphs on October 28. They will work on the skill of inference. All the classes will play an inference game on the short story—Lamb to the Slaughter. Remember to bring your independent reading novels each class!
Student's Choice Book Club—Wednesday, October 29 after school in the library
English 10: Quiz on War on October 30. Complete Theme Collage for the short story—War and The Sniper—to hand in by the end of class October 31.
English 9 Honors: Complete Theme Collage for the short story—War—to hand in at the end of class October 31. Discuss letter assignment and project, and sign out class novels. Read to at least page 75 for November 4.
English 9: Period 8 will hand in descriptive paragraphs on October 28. Students will do grammar work—naming and identifying verbs, and then recognizing and correcting run-on sentences using coordinating conjunctions. Students will do verb and sentence grammar work. Period 8 will do a predicting exercise. Both classes will also work on the skill of inference. Remember to bring your independent reading novels each class!
English 8: Period 6 will hand in descriptive paragraphs on October 28. They will work on the skill of inference. All the classes will play an inference game on the short story—Lamb to the Slaughter. Remember to bring your independent reading novels each class!
Sunday, October 19, 2014
October 20—22
The mind is everything. What you think you become. ~ Buddha
This is a very short week with Parent Teacher Interviews and a professional day.
English 10: Read War. Discuss summary of key points in War.
English 9 Honors: Discuss summary of key points in War. Explain theme collage.
English 9: Period 4—Check figures of speech examples on October 20 and Period 8 on October 21. Hand in descriptive paragraph: Period 4—October 22 and Period 8 October 28. Paragraphs must be word-processed or printed in ink.
Period 8: Periods 1 and 2—Check figures of speech examples on October 20 and Period 6 on October 21. Hand in descriptive paragraph: Periods 1 and 2—October 22 and Period 8 October 28. Periods 1 and 2 begin predicting exercise in The Dare. Paragraphs must be word-processed or printed in ink.
This is a very short week with Parent Teacher Interviews and a professional day.
English 10: Read War. Discuss summary of key points in War.
English 9 Honors: Discuss summary of key points in War. Explain theme collage.
English 9: Period 4—Check figures of speech examples on October 20 and Period 8 on October 21. Hand in descriptive paragraph: Period 4—October 22 and Period 8 October 28. Paragraphs must be word-processed or printed in ink.
Period 8: Periods 1 and 2—Check figures of speech examples on October 20 and Period 6 on October 21. Hand in descriptive paragraph: Periods 1 and 2—October 22 and Period 8 October 28. Periods 1 and 2 begin predicting exercise in The Dare. Paragraphs must be word-processed or printed in ink.
Sunday, October 12, 2014
October 14—17
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched—they must be felt with the heart. ~ Helen Keller
English 10: Prepare for Story Wars for the short story—The Possibility of Evil. Discuss character and irony worksheets.
English 9 Honors: Quick preparation for Story Wars for the short story—The Possibility of Evil. Discuss character and irony worksheets. Read War and for October 21, write a paragraph that summarizes the points the author makes about war.
English 9: Hand in charts for All Summer in a Day. Work on figurative devices worksheet. Hand in first class next week.
English 8: Period 6 will do verb test on October 14 and Period 1 and 2 on October 17. Discuss using the thesaurus and literary devices. Work on figurative devices worksheet. Hand in first class next week.
English 10: Prepare for Story Wars for the short story—The Possibility of Evil. Discuss character and irony worksheets.
English 9 Honors: Quick preparation for Story Wars for the short story—The Possibility of Evil. Discuss character and irony worksheets. Read War and for October 21, write a paragraph that summarizes the points the author makes about war.
English 9: Hand in charts for All Summer in a Day. Work on figurative devices worksheet. Hand in first class next week.
English 8: Period 6 will do verb test on October 14 and Period 1 and 2 on October 17. Discuss using the thesaurus and literary devices. Work on figurative devices worksheet. Hand in first class next week.
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