This week: 5.14
Monday: Vocabulary and read Sound of Thunder
Tuesday: Finish short story and work on study questions Assignement: Vocab skillbuilder Part A
Wed: Finish skillbuilder B, and C and work w/Butterfly effect (handout). Start movie
Thursday: Folders are due today. Sound of Thunder movie
Friday: Book card and movie
Monday and Tuesday: STAR testing (Life Science) in English 10
Wednesday: Plot summary due (MacBeth) and quick review for Final (Thursday). Begin the Lion king (comparison between MacBeth and the famous Disney movie)
Thursday: Final and Lion King continued
Fri: Finish Lion King and reading period (if time permits)
STAR testing week (Tuesday and Wednesday)
Monday: MacBeth (vocab #6) and the sleep walking scene (handout)
Tuesday/Wednesday: buried memories handout and continue reading the last act of MacBeth. Keep up with your study questions.
Thursday: Finish Act V and complete plot summary handout for next Wed (as you will be testing on Monday/Tuesday during English class for Science Star)
Friday: quiz (vocabulary #6) and reading period
4/9
Monday: Vocab. #5 REview Act 3 with review questions (hand in). Make sure to have turned in your story notes for Act 3
Tuesday: REview vocabulary, do ACT 3 puzzle (warm up), and take Act 3 quiz. Read 4.1 and complete handout.
Wednesday: Act 4 continued
Thursday: Finish Act 4
Friday: Quiz and book cards due!
3/26
Monday;Vocabulary list #4 (quiz friday) and review Act 2 for act 2 quiz tomorrow
Tuesday:Act 2 quiz today and begin Act 3 (3.1. and 3.2)...keep up with your study questions.
Wednesday:Read Act 3.3 and 3.4. Write an interrogation dialogue of a character about one of the murders thus far. Create 5 questions and 5 answers according to that characters whereabouts. Feel free to throw in some Shakespearean language.
Thursday: Present yesterdays "interrogations" for extra points. Finish Act 3 and act 3 study questions.
Friday: Farce book page: pick a character and create his or her wall filling out the template.
3/19
Monday: Finish Act I! Vocabulary List #3
Tuesday: Crossword (vocabulary) and story board notes for Act 1 (7 total)
Wednesday: Turn in crossword and story board, Act I quiz, and begin Act 2.
Thursday: Act 2 continued and prequiz for vocabulary.
Friday: Vocabulary quiz and reading period
Monday:MacBeth anticipatory questions. Vocabulary #1
Tuesday:Life of Shakespeare (read the background and fill in the fact sheet)
WEdnesday: Vocab prequiz, simple sentence requiz, and shield activity based on a them from MacBeth
Thursday:Finish shields and present. 30 second MacBeth. Be ready for quiz tomorrow.
Fri: Quiz (shakespeare facts and vocabulary) and vocabulary #1
REading period!
2/27
Monday: Finish Night and study questions
Tuesday: Minimum day....Who is Responsible activity (pie chart w/explanation)
Wednesday: Night Final and begin Life is Beautiful (movie guide questions)
Thursday: Watch Part II of movie (continue with movie guide questions)
Friday: Finish and reading period
week 2/21
Monday: No School
Tuesday: Vocabulary #6 , review simple sentences (handout), and part II of interview
Wednesday: Finish Oprah interview, review vocabulary, and read Night
Thursday: Memory letter assigned, PREQUIZ for vocabulary, and read Night (work on study questions)
Friday: Quiz (simple sentences and vocab) and reading period
2/13
Monday: last day for presentations. Vocabulary for this week and read Night (through page 72 today)
Tuesday: Review this week's vocabulary, discuss simple sentences and independent clauses, and finish this section of Night (through page 80)
Wed: Watch first segment of Oprah interview with Elie Wiesel (with questions) and complete prequiz
Thurs: Quiz (Night and vocabulary) and reading period
Friday: NO SCHOOL!
2/5:
Monday: Review your essay requiements for CAHSEE and presentations
Tuesday and Wednesday: CAHSEE
Thursday: Prequiz with vocabulary and presentations...please turn in Folders!
Friday: Quiz (vocabulary for Night #4) and reading period...be sure to have given me your folder for a check today!
1/30
Monday: Vocabulary List #3, CAHSEE prep #3, and read Night (up to page 52)
Tuesday: Dept. Assessment (Main idea/thesis statement), Powerpoint reminders (presenations begin tomorrow), and Read Night (thru page 62)....be sure to be filling out your discussion questions for this section
Wednesday: Powerpoint presentations begin
Thursday: Powerpoint presentations continued
Friday: Presentations and reading period.
1/23
Monday: Vocabulary for this week will be last two weeks combined (1-20), CAHSEE practice/prep with passage #1 and figurative language from Night (green handout). Continue with Night section 3 (questions should be answered through #8 on study question sheet #2).
Tuesday: Time in lab for powerpoints
Wednesday: CAHSEE prep #2: poetry (In Black Rain), discuss study questions from Monday, and continue with Night. Review vocabulary
Thursday: Powerpoint (last day) in lab. Be sure to SAVE your presenation on thumbdrive (either mine or yours)
Friday: Quiz (Night...first two secitons, and vocabulary 1-20)
1/16
Monday: no school
Tuesday: Thesis statements and works cited. Vocabulary list #2 for Night.
Wednesday: Research day: Holocaust project
Thursday: Finish chapter one and take "prequiz of vocabulary)
Friday: Quiz and reading period
1/9
Monday: Period 1....vocabulary, interview w/Oprah and Elie, begin chapter one (study questions passed out). Period 5....first day in library.
Tuesday: Same as yesterday but SWITCHED :).
Wednesday: Read Night (chapter one) and complete review crossoword with vocabulary and words to know..Per 5 again in the library for day 2
Thursday: Same as yesterday but Switched with period 1
Friday: Quiz and reading period
1/3/2012
Tuesday: Intro to Night. Connotation of the word night (yellow handout) and mini poster activity (turn in)
Wednesday: Discuss meaning of "night" and go over words to know for the Holocaust (word splash activity and define words together as a class). Be sure to have ALL working definitions.
Thursday: Elie Wiesel biography and questions. Go over internet source slip and write a summary of Elie Weisel (be sure to CITE the article appropriately).
Friday: Discuss Holocaust Research Project, Get topic, and read period. Be ready to research next week.
week:12/12
Monday: Review Game.
Tuesday:OMAM final (folder check today)
Wednesday: Observation Essay due today! NO EXCEPTIONS. Movie: OMAM
Thursday:Movie: OMAM
Friday:MOVIE: OMAM (turn in video guide today)
12/5
Monday: 5/6 vocabulary . Discuss the observational essay and inventory needed for Wed. Read chapter 4 (finish)
and complete study guide
Tuesday: 3-4 quiz of OMAM and be sure to finish your details for your room inventory by Wednesday
Wednesday: Chapter 5 and study guide. Begin your obersvational writing (due next WED)
Thursday: Finish chapter 5 and review vocabulary.
Friday: Vocabulary quiz and reading period
Week 11/14:
Monday: Chapter one of OMAM, denotation and connotation, study guide (only what has been read so far)
Tuesday: Finish chapter one, start chapter two, and finish denotation/connotation sheet. Be sure to be studying vocabulary
Wednesday: Continue OMAM with chapter two (will finish tomorrow along with study guide), denotation/connotation handout (Practice), and standards practice: dialogue and narrative
Thursday: Finish chapter two and study guide.
Friday: Quiz and reading quiz
Week 11/8
10/31:
Monday:
Tuesday: Final on TKAM
Wednesday: Essay on TKAM
Thursday: Folder due! Movie (TKAM)
Friday: Finish Movie
Week 10/24:
Monday: Chapter25 AND 26 and Vocabulary 8
Tuesday: Chapter 27 and vocabulary squares (complete 5 squares....with 5 of your vocabulary words)
Wednesday: Chapter 28
Thursday: Chapters 29-30 (maybe finish)?
Friday: Red Ribbon Presentation
Week: 10/10
Monday: Vocabulary notes, Read chapter 17 and answer questions
Tuesday: vocabulary review and Read chapter 18 and answer questions
Wed: Prequiz (vocabulary) and read expository text (Scottsboro trial) and answer 1-3 (turn in).
Thurs: Journal Write: Prejudice or ill treatment of others thus far in TKAM (3 examples) read Chapter 19 and questions.
Friday: Vocabulary Quiz and Reading Period
Week: 10/3
Monday: Vocabulary Notes, chapter 14 and finish questions
Tuesday: Read TKAM Chapter 15 and answer questions
Wed: Atticus vs. the Mob (graphic organizer), Pre-quiz (vocabulary) and work with courtroom testimony language
Thurs: REad ch. 16 and finish courtroom testimony squares (be sure to finish your study guide questions)
Friday: Quiz and REading Period
Week: 9/26
Monday:Read chapter 10
Tuesday: Copy down Vocabulary List #4. Begin chapter 11, work on questions, and do three squares on story note sheet (episodic notes)
Wednesday: Work with Vocabulary: PRE QUIZ. Read end of chapter 11, finish questions, and complete chapter 11 episodic notes (story squares)
Thursday: Short cuts with chapter 12-13 with questions. Assignment: Figurative Language handout (working with lit terms). Quiz tomorrow.
Friday: Quiz and reading period.
Monday 9/19: Vocabulary for TKAM (list #3) and complete handout on slang/dialect (gold handout) to hand in. Read chapter 7 of TKAM and complete questions 1-6.
Tuesday 9/20: Read chapter 8, complete 7-11 questions, and write 5 sentences using 5 of this week's vocab words (to turn in Wednesday).
Wednesday: Turn in vocabulary sentences, review vocabulary (pre-quiz), and read chapter 9. Finish up study questions.
Thursday: Quiz on vocabulary
Friday: English Assessment Test and reading period. PAGES ARE DUE TODAY!
5th week:
Monday 9/12: Vocab TKAM #2 notes, and read Chapter 4. Complete questions 7-11 of study guide
Tuesday 9/13: Main idea handout, read ch. 5, and complete study questions
Wednesday 9/14:Read chapter 6 and finish ALL questions of study guide (hand in).
Thursday 9/15: Urban Myths (handout) and complete A and B in groups (or individually) and turn in to Mrs. Thomas. Review for tomorrow's quiz with crossword. Bring books for Friday reading after quiz
Fri: 9/16
Quiz (chapters 1-5) and vocab #2 with reading period after
2nd week
Monday: Begininning prereading for To Kill a Mockingbird. QW: Comment on the quotation from TKAM. What does it mean to "climb into someone else's skin and walk around in it"? Shoe activity: fill out worksheet for upcoming narrative (Walking in someone else's shoes). Due tomorrow
Tuesday: Write your own narrative (based on yesterday's activity sheet and information). Be ready to turn in and maybe share Wednesday.
Wednesday: Share your narratives, review CRED words with pre-test, and complete anticipation guide for TKAM (handout). These two go in your folders.
Thursday: Childhood memory writing and share. Library?
Friday: Quiz (Cred words) and first part of the movie: A Long Walk Home (establishing setting of TKAM...Alabama prior to civil rights movement).
4th week
Monday: no school (labor day)
Tuesday: Finish ch. 1 of TKAM and character sheet. Complete 3 vocab squares (to be finished by Friday with all vocabulary)
Wednesday: Ch. 2 and vocabulary review (keep working on squares)
Thursday: Finish up vocab squares and discuss the Great Depression (worksheet and quesitons). Read chapter 3. Finish up study questions. Turn in tomorrow.
Friday: Vocabulary Quiz (vocab. #1) and reading period.
3rd Week
Monday: Watch Long Walk home and complete noun review sheet.
Tuesdya: Continue video (with questions) and library time to be sure to have a book for Friday. Start Reading!
Wednesday: Finish movie and movie questions and complete Prejudice sheet
Thursday: Discuss Prejudice. Vocabulary for TKAM and begin reading chapter 1.
Friday: TKAM activity (3 vocabulary words/vocab. squares) and reading period (be sure to bring your own book)
1st week:
Monday: Begin year talking about success. Watch clip from The Blind Side and answer questions about success. Assignment: Student Profile sheet
Tuesday: Discuss quotations on success and interview another student with questions for your Heritage Footprint.
Wednesday: Work on Footprint. Assignment: Get course outlines signed
Thursday: Read "Lego" essay and answer questions (turn in).
Friday: Turn in your footprints. Go over Lego questions. In class writing: All about success (what is success, how do people become successful, and what does success mean to you?). Three paragraphs following MLA format