Jan. 22, 2013
Period 1: Adverb worksheet
Period 2: Venn Diagram and Adverb Phrases Worksheet
Period 3: Complete Adverb worksheet and the page about "Mama" from "A Raisin in the Sun"
Period 4: Complete Adjective worksheet and finish reading chapter 5 in "Farewell to Manzanar." Quiz tomorrow.
Period 5: Read Chapter 5 in "The Bean Trees" by Friday. On Friday you will have a quiz on chapters 4 and 5.
Period 2: Venn Diagram and Adverb Phrases Worksheet
Period 3: Complete Adverb worksheet and the page about "Mama" from "A Raisin in the Sun"
Period 4: Complete Adjective worksheet and finish reading chapter 5 in "Farewell to Manzanar." Quiz tomorrow.
Period 5: Read Chapter 5 in "The Bean Trees" by Friday. On Friday you will have a quiz on chapters 4 and 5.
January 17, 2013
Period 1: Finish annotating the two pages of "Death of a Salesman"
Period 2 and 4: Read Chapter 4 by Friday and complete the vocab for Chapters 3 & 4 by Tuesday.
Period 5: Read Chapter 3 by Friday
Period 2 and 4: Read Chapter 4 by Friday and complete the vocab for Chapters 3 & 4 by Tuesday.
Period 5: Read Chapter 3 by Friday
December 7, 2012
Periods 2, 4, and 5: See file below
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Dec. 3rd, 2012
Periods 1 & 3: Good job turning in your 1,500 word essays.
Period 2: Finish reading chapter 4 and read all of chapter 5 in "A Night to Remember" by tomorrow.
Period 4: Continue preparing for project.
Period 5: Read through chapter 5 & 6 in "A Night to Remember"
Period 2: Finish reading chapter 4 and read all of chapter 5 in "A Night to Remember" by tomorrow.
Period 4: Continue preparing for project.
Period 5: Read through chapter 5 & 6 in "A Night to Remember"
Nov 26th., 2012
There were so many fabulous "Of Mice and Men" projects. Here are a few extra special ones...
Nov. 15th, 2012
Period 1 & 3: Study for your quiz in verbs: Action, Linking, Transitive, Intransitive
Period 2, 4, & 5: Congratulations to all of you who turned your projects in early for extra credit. Well done. The final project is due tomorrow at the start of class. No exceptions.
Period 2, 4, & 5: Congratulations to all of you who turned your projects in early for extra credit. Well done. The final project is due tomorrow at the start of class. No exceptions.
Nov. 9th, 2012
Periods 1 & 3: Complete your handout on Transitive and Intransitive verbs.
Periods 2, 4 & 5: Study for your "Of Mice and Men Test." Use these questions to guide you:
aloof, disarming, booby hatch, brutality, sulleness, floozy, bindle stiff, crestfallen, earnestly, bewildered, scudded, snooker, scornfully, belligerently, dutifully
Periods 2, 4 & 5: Study for your "Of Mice and Men Test." Use these questions to guide you:
- Identify where the story takes place in the United States
- Identify how many days pass during the story
- Identify where the scenes take place and in what order
- Identify what red symbolizes in the novel
- Decide what Lennie's love of soft things symbolizes
- Decide what George's warnings to Lennie about Curley's wife foreshadows
- Identify the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution of the plot
- Discuss the theme of loneliness
aloof, disarming, booby hatch, brutality, sulleness, floozy, bindle stiff, crestfallen, earnestly, bewildered, scudded, snooker, scornfully, belligerently, dutifully
November 7th, 2012
Period 1 & 3: Complete worksheet on adverbs and adjectives
Period 2, 4 & 5: Finish reading "Of Mice and Men" by Friday. Prepare for cumulative test on Tuesday and finish board game by Friday, November 16th. Remember that the board game can also be digital!
Pronouns quiz will be THIS Friday. Please study all your handouts!!
Period 2, 4 & 5: Finish reading "Of Mice and Men" by Friday. Prepare for cumulative test on Tuesday and finish board game by Friday, November 16th. Remember that the board game can also be digital!
Pronouns quiz will be THIS Friday. Please study all your handouts!!
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Oct. 31th, 2012
Period 1 & 3: Complete The Verb (II) page 6
Period 2: Read chapter 4 of "Of Mice and Men" by Friday
Period 4 & 5: Read chapter 5 of "Of Mice and Men" by Friday
Period 2: Read chapter 4 of "Of Mice and Men" by Friday
Period 4 & 5: Read chapter 5 of "Of Mice and Men" by Friday
Oct. 30th, 2012
Period 2: Read chapter 4 of "Of Mice and Men" by Friday.
Period 4 & 5: Read chapter 5 of "Of Mice and Men" by Friday.
Period 4 & 5: Read chapter 5 of "Of Mice and Men" by Friday.
Oct. 24th, 2012
Period 1 & 3: Continue to review linking, action, transitive, and intransitive verbs
Period 2: Read through chapter 3 by Monday of "Of Mice and Men."
Period 4, 5: Read through chapter 4 in "Of Mice and Men." Please continue to study personal, demonstrative, indefinite, reflexive, relative, interrogative, and intensive pronouns.
Please continue to study personal, demonstrative, indefinite, reflexive, relative, interrogative, and intensive pronouns.
Period 2: Read through chapter 3 by Monday of "Of Mice and Men."
Period 4, 5: Read through chapter 4 in "Of Mice and Men." Please continue to study personal, demonstrative, indefinite, reflexive, relative, interrogative, and intensive pronouns.
Please continue to study personal, demonstrative, indefinite, reflexive, relative, interrogative, and intensive pronouns.
Oct. 22. 2012
Period 1: Complete verb handout pages 16 & 17
Period 2: Read chapter 2 of "Of Mice and Men" by Wednesday
Period 3: No homework
Period 4 & 5: Read chapter 3 of "Of Mice and Men" by Wednesday
Period 2: Read chapter 2 of "Of Mice and Men" by Wednesday
Period 3: No homework
Period 4 & 5: Read chapter 3 of "Of Mice and Men" by Wednesday
Oct. 19th, 2012
Period 1 & 3: Study transitive and intransitive verbs and complete action and linking verb handout
Period 2: Write 2 sentences for each pronoun (12 total sentences total)
Period 4 & 5: Read chapter two of "Of Mice and Men" and prepare for a class discussion Monday. Also, study your pronouns.
Period 2: Write 2 sentences for each pronoun (12 total sentences total)
Period 4 & 5: Read chapter two of "Of Mice and Men" and prepare for a class discussion Monday. Also, study your pronouns.
Oct. 17th, 2012
Per. 2, 4, 5: Finish reading chapter 1 of "Of Mice and Men" and complete the corresponding questions.
Per. 4 & 5: Complete the pronoun review and adjective worksheet.
Per 1 & 3: Prepare for your timed writing tomorrow on "The Rhetoric of War"
Per. 4 & 5: Complete the pronoun review and adjective worksheet.
Per 1 & 3: Prepare for your timed writing tomorrow on "The Rhetoric of War"
Oct. 15th, 2012
Period 1 & 3: Mentally prepare for your timed writing on Rhetoric of War Metaphors this Thursday. Begin to construct your counter argument.
Period 2, 4, & 5: Complete the pronoun handout on indefinite pronouns (see attached). Read
Period 2, 4, & 5: Extra Credit Opportunity: Choice A) Sketch out the scene described on the opening 4 pages of "Of Mice and Men" with as much detail as possible. Use pens, colored pencils, charcoal, or design on the computer. Choice B) Sketch out the two protagonists as described in the opening pages of "Of Mice and Men." Use pens, colored pencils, charcoal, or design on the computer. Worth 10 points.
Period 2, 4, & 5: Complete the pronoun handout on indefinite pronouns (see attached). Read
Period 2, 4, & 5: Extra Credit Opportunity: Choice A) Sketch out the scene described on the opening 4 pages of "Of Mice and Men" with as much detail as possible. Use pens, colored pencils, charcoal, or design on the computer. Choice B) Sketch out the two protagonists as described in the opening pages of "Of Mice and Men." Use pens, colored pencils, charcoal, or design on the computer. Worth 10 points.
Oct. 10th, 2012
Periods 2, 4, 5: Great job completing your first SPA. You will have more time if needed tomorrow. Please be sure to bring your book "Of Mice and Men" with you every day.
Period 1 & 3: Please complete the worksheet on verbs. It is also attached.
Period 1 & 3: Please complete the worksheet on verbs. It is also attached.
Oct. 5th, 2012
Period 1 & 3: Read Text 4: President Regan and Mrs. Regan's speech. Annotate, highlight main ideas, underline evidence, circle war metaphors.
Period 4 & 5: Write 2 sentences for each pronoun: personal, reflexive, intensive, interrogative, indefinite, demonstrative, and relative. 14 sentences total.
Period 4 & 5: Write 2 sentences for each pronoun: personal, reflexive, intensive, interrogative, indefinite, demonstrative, and relative. 14 sentences total.
Oct. 3rd, 2012
Period 1: Nouns and Pronouns test postponed until tomorrow, Thursday.
Period 2: Complete the pronouns worksheets #21 & #23
Period 3: Study for pronoun and nouns test
Period 4:
Period 5:
Period 2: Complete the pronouns worksheets #21 & #23
Period 3: Study for pronoun and nouns test
Period 4:
Period 5:
Oct. 2nd, 2012
Period 1: Study for test on nouns and pronouns tomorrow
Period 2, 4 & 5: Review structure for an essay that you learned today, and pronouns
Period 3: Due to CASHEE testing, your pronoun and noun test will be on THURSDAY
Period 2, 4 & 5: Review structure for an essay that you learned today, and pronouns
Period 3: Due to CASHEE testing, your pronoun and noun test will be on THURSDAY
Sept. 25th, 2012
Period 3: Finish annotating your text, "Make Metaphors No More?"
Sept. 21st, 2012
Periods 1 & 3: Complete vocab for Text 1 of the "Rhetoric of War."
Periods 2, 4, & 5: Complete grammar handout #5 and #8 for plural and collective nouns.
Periods 2, 4, & 5: Complete grammar handout #5 and #8 for plural and collective nouns.
Sept. 20th, 2012
Period 1 & 3: Pronouns worksheet pg 53 & 54 due tomorrow. Vocab for text 1 due Monday
Period 2: No homework
Period 4 & 5: No homework
Period 2: No homework
Period 4 & 5: No homework
Sept. 14th, 2012
Periods 1 & 3: Don't forget that your final rough draft of your Los Angeles narrative is due. It can be typed (double spaced) or hand-written (skip lines).
Periods 2, 4, & 5: The final draft of your letter to the principal will be printed in class on Tuesday. If you have access to a printer at home, please print it out ahead of time.
Periods 2, 4, & 5: The final draft of your letter to the principal will be printed in class on Tuesday. If you have access to a printer at home, please print it out ahead of time.
Sept. 13, 2012
Period 1 & 3: Finish the flip side of the pronoun worksheet (see below). Final ROUGH DRAFT of Narrative essay due next Tuesday, Sept. 18th.
Period 2: Rough draft of letter to the Principal due
Period 4 & 5: Final draft of letter to the Principal is due
Period 2: Rough draft of letter to the Principal due
Period 4 & 5: Final draft of letter to the Principal is due
Sept. 12, 2012
Period 1 & 3: Turn in your three paragraphs for your "Going Up In LA" narrative essay
Period 2, 4, & 5: Finish your personal letter to the Principal draft
Period 2, 4, & 5: Finish your personal letter to the Principal draft
Sept. 11, 2012
Period 1 & 3: Continue to study "Going Up In LA" Vocabulary and preparing to finish your personal narrative.
Period 2 & 4: Clarify the thesis for your letter to the principal
Period 5: Write the 1st draft of your letter to the principal.
Period 2 & 4: Clarify the thesis for your letter to the principal
Period 5: Write the 1st draft of your letter to the principal.
Sept. 10, 2012
Periods 1 & 3: Finish the paragraph for your first event or your second event if you finished the 1st one in class today. Due before the bell rings.
Periods 2, 4, & 5: Complete the denotation and connotation worksheet (file attached). Period 5- remember to begin collecting quotes from the experts on your issue.
Periods 2, 4, & 5: Complete the denotation and connotation worksheet (file attached). Period 5- remember to begin collecting quotes from the experts on your issue.
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Sept. 7, 2012
Period 1 & 3: Rough draft of Los Angeles narrative essay is due on Sept 14, next Friday. Prepare to write paragraph for the first event on Monday when you receive your completed graphic organizer back.
Periods 2, 4, & 5: Choose a school issue that you will write a persuasive letter about to the principal
Periods 2, 4, & 5: Choose a school issue that you will write a persuasive letter about to the principal
Sept. 5, 2012
Period 1: Complete the noun review and pronoun introduction handout
Period 2: Complete the sentence correction worksheet (see below)
Period 2: Complete the sentence correction worksheet (see below)
Period 3: Study for vocabulary quiz based on "Going Up In LA"
Period 4: Complete the sentence correction worksheet (see below)
Period 4: Complete the sentence correction worksheet (see below)
Period 5: Complete the sentence correction handout (see below)
Sept. 4, 2012
Period 1 & 3: Student for Going Up In LA vocabulary test. Identify the cause and effects of your narrative story.
Period 2, 4, & 5: Complete the handout the continues our lesson on the Persuasive Terms. File attached.
Period 2, 4, & 5: Complete the handout the continues our lesson on the Persuasive Terms. File attached.
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August 30, 2012
Periods 1 & 3
Please complete the crossword puzzle for the "Going Up In LA" vocabulary and continue to study your words.
Please complete the crossword puzzle for the "Going Up In LA" vocabulary and continue to study your words.
August 28, 2012
Periods 2, 4, 5: HOMEWORK
Complete the Possessive Noun worksheets, due before the bell rings tomorrow.
SEE BELOW FOR REFERENCE
Periods 1 & 3: HOMEWORK
Decide which story you will tell to capture Los Angeles
Complete the Possessive Noun worksheets, due before the bell rings tomorrow.
SEE BELOW FOR REFERENCE
Periods 1 & 3: HOMEWORK
Decide which story you will tell to capture Los Angeles
August 27, 2012
9th Graders: HOMEWORK
Prepare/finalize the 1st draft of your business letter so it is ready to type on Tuesday.
Finish the step-by-step instructions for the functional document that you started in class.
Do not forget to bring your flash drive every day...especially tomorrow!
11th graders: HOMEWORK
Choose a story, fiction or non-fiction, that captures Los Angeles in your mind. Prepare to write a summary of this story in class Wednesday.
Complete the nouns worksheet, due tomorrow.
Prepare/finalize the 1st draft of your business letter so it is ready to type on Tuesday.
Finish the step-by-step instructions for the functional document that you started in class.
Do not forget to bring your flash drive every day...especially tomorrow!
11th graders: HOMEWORK
Choose a story, fiction or non-fiction, that captures Los Angeles in your mind. Prepare to write a summary of this story in class Wednesday.
Complete the nouns worksheet, due tomorrow.
August 21, 2012
All students: Syllabus should be signed by a parent and brought to class by Friday.
11th Graders: HOMEWORK Complete vocabulary sheet by Friday, 8/24.
11th Graders: HOMEWORK Complete vocabulary sheet by Friday, 8/24.
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August 17th: Syllabus
Please see the attached files for the syllabus. Students need to return a hard copy by next Friday, August 24th.
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August 14th: HOMEWORK
All Students: On Friday, your binders will be checked for the proper supplies and organization. You will also have a quiz on the rules and procedures power point reviewed in class today.
August 13th
Homework will be assigned every night. It will vary from a writing assignment, to reading, to completing a handout. Homework is due the following day and must be turned in before the bell rings. No late work will be excepted.
It is very important to come to school every day, as most of the work that contributes to each student's grade is affected by work completed during class.
It is very important to come to school every day, as most of the work that contributes to each student's grade is affected by work completed during class.