Friday, May 25

Continue filling out the answers to the Death of a Salesman study guide questions.

REMINDER: The Death of a Salesman study guide and vocabulary cover a portion of what will be on your final exam. You will receive a study guide for the final when we return from the Memorial Day weekend.

Thursday, May 24

See homework assignment below regarding Death of a Salesman.

Tuesday, May 22 amd Wednesday, May 23

Print the Death of a Salesman study guide from the Handouts page. Answer the questions as far as your class had read the play. Print Death of a Salesman vocabulary list and bring it to class on Thursday.

Monday, May 21

Your essay is due tomorrow. See Reminders in the homework listing below.

Friday, May 18

Your junior essay is due this coming Tuesday, May 22.

REMINDERS: Your essay should be 6 pages, double-spaced, MLA format heading, margins and font. You must include a Works Cited page and internal (parenthetical) citations. I will give you the turnitin.com information next week so you can email a copy as well as turn in the printed version.

Thursday, May 17

Your peer editing day for the junior essay is tomorrow. You MUST bring your rough draft with you to class or be assigned alternate grammar or vocabulary exercises for the class period.

The final draft of your junior essay is due next Tuesday, May 22.

Wednesday, May 16

The short quiz-test on Catcher will be tomorrow. It will consist of multiple choice questions along with character matching and vocabulary fill-in.

REMINDER: Your peer editing day for the junior essay is Friday. You MUST bring your rough draft with you to class or be assigned alternate grammar or vocabulary exercises for the class period.

The final draft of your junior essay is due next Tuesday, May 22.

Monday and Tuesday, May 14 and 15

Continue working on your junior essay. Peer editing day is Friday, so you should have AT  LEAST the majority of your rough draft typed and ready for your partner to read and edit. The final draft is due next Tuesday, May 22.

EThOS: Your second in-class work day is tomorrow, Tuesday. Bring your essay materials to work on all period.

REMINDER: The test on Catcher, including the twenty vocabulary words, is this Thursday, May 17

Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, May 9 - 11

See assignment for Tuesday, May 8, below.

Tuesday, May 8

You will have two in-class work days for the junior essay this THURSDAY and FRIDAY. Bring your books, notes, note cards, photocopies, etc. If you are working on your paper on your laptop, you may bring your computer, but you will have to run it off of battery since there are not enough power outlets in the classroom.

You should be done with Catcher by Tuesday of next week so we can complete the discussion and take the quiz on next Wednesday or Thursday.

You should plan on having all or almost all of the rough draft done by May 18 (next Friday) so you can peer edit in class; the final draft will be due the following Tuesday, May 22.

Monday, May 7

See assignments regarding the junior essay (below).

You should plan on having all or almost all of the rough draft done by May 18 so you can peer edit in class; the final draft will be due the following Tuesday, May 22.

Friday, May 4

Continue working on your junior essay. Remember to consult the two documents at the bottom of my Handouts page regarding approach to and organization of the essay.

Try to finish Catcher as soon as possible. Answer all the questions on the sudy guide.

REMINDER: Go to the Youth Careers document and link on my Handouts page to see the hottest expnanding markets for jobs in Ventura County.

Monday, April 30 - Thursday, May 3

Continue reading Catcher, filling out the study guide questions that I distributed in class. If you cannot find your copy of the worksheet, go to Handouts and print another.

Keep researching and taking notes for your junior essay which is due May 22.

Friday, April 27

Follow my Links page to the CA STAR testing web site and do FIVE more questions, printing, taking a picture or summarizing each question to prove what you have studied.

Continue reading Catcher, filling out the study guide questions that I distributed in class yesterday. If you cannot find your copy of the worksheet, go to Handouts and print another.

Keep researching and taking notes for your junior essay which is due May 22.

Thursday, April 26

Follow my Links page to the CA STAR testing web site and do FIVE more questions, printing, taking a picture or summarizing each question to prove what you have studied.

Continue reading Catcher, filling out the study guide questions that I distributed in class yesterday. If you cannot find your copy of the worksheet, go to Handouts and print another.

Keep researching and taking notes for your junior essay.

Wednesday, April 25

Follow my Links page to the California Department of Education web site that contains questions from past STAR tests in all subject areas. Select Grade 11, English/Language Arts and All Competency Levels from the drop down menus and do any five questions of your choice. You must do one of the following to prove you have done the work: print the question and answer from the web site; take a picture of the question and answer; or write down a brief statement about the topic of the question and the correct response.   I will do a materials and HW check tomorrow to verify that you have done the STAR questions.

Continue reading Catcher, filling out the study guide questions that I distributed in class today. If you cannot find your copy of the worksheet, go to Handouts and print another.

Keep researching and taking notes for your junior essay.

Tuesday, April 24

Keep reading Catcher and doing research and note taking for your junior essay.

***Follow my Links page to the California Department of Education web site that contains questions from past STAR tests in all subject areas.***

Monday, April 23

LAST CHANCE: Turn in your shell poem. After Tuesday, you will receive a zero on the assignment.

Continue reading in Catcher.

Continue research and note taking for your junior essay.

Friday, April 20

Type and decorate your shell poem and be ready to read it to the class on Monday.

Print The Catcher in the Rye Vocabulary and Characters worksheet from Handouts and do all of the vocabulary sentences and as much of the character identification as you are able in the pages that you read.

Continue reading and notetaking for your junior essay which is due in the middle of May. Remember that there are two documents in Handouts that provide suggestions on ways to organize what you cover in your essay. The list of novels can also be found on the Handouts page.

Thursday, April 19

Print the notes on J.D. Salinger from the Handouts page of this web site and bring the printout to class. There just might be a "note check" for facts about Salinger, and you will be able to use your printout for the quiz.

Continue reading and notetaking for your junior essay which is due in the middle of May. Remember that there are two documents in Handouts that provide suggestions on ways to organize what you cover in your essay. The list of novels can also be found on the Handouts page.

Wednesday, April 18

Your 1920s newspaper is due tomorrow.

You should continue your reading and notetaking for your junior essay which is due the middle of May.

REMINDER: Bring your copy of The Great Gatsby to turn in so you can check out Catcher in the Rye.

Tuesday, April 17

Your newspaper project is due this Thursday, April 19.

You should continue your reading and notetaking for your junior essay which is due the middle of May.

REMINDER: Bring your copy of The Great Gatsby to turn in so you can check out Catcher in the Rye.

Monday, April 16

Your newspaper project is due this Thursday, April 19.

You should be continuing your reading and notetaking for your junior essay which is due the middle of May.

Friday, April 13

Work on your newspaper project. You will have class time on Monday to meet in your groups and do additional planning and writing; I do not yet know if we will meet in our regular classroom or in the computer lab. In the meantime, look at the Microsoft Office suite on your home computer and review the templates available in Microsoft Publisher, the program you should be using for your newspaper. The project is now DUE THURSDAY, APRIL 19.

REMINDER: You should also be continuing your reading, research and note taking for your junior essay which is due the middle of May.

Thursday, April 12

See ongoing projects listed in the homework assignment for Tuesday.

If you have not already read the two documents in Handouts that suggest ways to approach your junior essay, you should do so.

If your class did not have the opportunity to read and analyze "A Black Man Talks of Reaping" on page 937 in your textbook, please read the poem and be prepared to discuss how it exemplifies the themes of the Harlem Renaissance.

Wednesday, April 11

See ongoing projects listed in the homework assignment below.

If you have not already read the two documents in Handouts that suggest ways to approach your junior essay, you should do so.

Tuesday, April 10

Continue working on your newspaper project. The requirements for the assignment are posted on the Handouts page. The newspaper will be "delivered" to me on Tuesday, April 17.

Continue working on research for your junior term paper.

Remember to consult the document on the Handouts page that provides suggestions about organizing your analysis of two novels.

If you have read one novel and one non-fiction book, you can consult the document entitled Synthesis Essay:  Fiction and Non-Fiction. It includes a link to a PowerPoint presentation put together by a university English department.

Monday, April 9

Continue working on your newspaper project. The requirements for the assignment are posted on the Handouts page. The newspaper will be "delivered" to me on Tuesday, April 17.

Come to class tomorrow PREPARED to utilize another hour in the library doing research on the author(s) you have read for your junior essay. If you are struggling with organizational ideas for your essay, consult the document I posted that suggests how to approach the writing if you are using two works of fiction. I will post another document tomorrow that deals with synthesizing a novel and a work of non-fiction.

REMINDER: We are in the library tomorrow--Tuesday--for lit crit and research.

Thursday, April 5

Continue working on your newspaper project. The requirements for the assignment are posted on the Handouts page. The newspaper will be "delivered" to me on Tuesday, April 17.

REMINDER: We are in the library Monday and Tuesday, April 9 and 10, to learn about lit crit and do research for your junior essay.

Wednesday, April 4

Study for the final test on The Great Gatsby tomorrow. The format will include true-false, matching, short answer, quote identification and vocabulary fill-in questions. If you want more practice with the thirty vocabulary words, you can print another copy of the worksheet from Handouts.

Continue working on your newspaper group project. The deadline for "delivery" has been moved to Tuesday, April 17.

Tuesday, April 3

Finish the vocabulary worksheet of the thirty words you and your partner worked on in class today. These are the vocabulary terms that will be on the test. Finish any other materials (study guide, vocabulary lists) that you need for the final test on Gatsby on Thursday.

Continue working on your newspaper group project which is due Friday, April 13.

Monday, April 2

Complete all the vocabulary lists in preparation for the final test on Gatsby on Thursday. I will give you a vocabulary worksheet in class tomorrow that will have the thirty words you will need to know for the vocabulary portion of the test. The remainder of the exam will be factual questions about people, events and themes of the novel.

Brainstorm with your project partners to begin the newspaper assignment. Your 1920's publication is due Friday, April 13. If you need another copy of the assignment parameters, you can print one from Handouts.

Friday, March 30

Complete all the vocabulary lists by Tuesday of next week in preparation for the final test on Gatsby on Thursday.

Brainstorm with your project partners to begin the newspaper assignment. Your 1920's publication is due Friday, April 13. If you need another copy of the assignment parameters, you can print one from Handouts.

Thursday, March 29

See (below) the homework entry from yesterday.

You should complete all the vocabulary lists by Tuesday of next week in preparation for the final test on Gatsby.

I will distribute the handout describing the details of your Roaring 20's project tomorrow in class. The "newspaper" will be due on April 13

Wednesday, March 28

Finish reading Gatsby and answer all the questions on the study guide.

All chapters of vocabulary are now posted on the Handouts page, so you should continue working on the lists with your parther(s).

REMINDERS: The Gatsby test will be next week and will include vocabulary as well as events and themes of the novel. I will list the vocabulary terms for the test on Monday. You will still need to complete ALL the words on the chapter-by-chapter exercises to earn the full number of points for the vocabulary packet.

You should be talking with your partner(s) about the Roaring 20's project. Begin discussing which events, people, ideas, music, books, etc. you will want to cover in your "newspaper." The project guidelines will be distributed in class this Friday, March 30.

Tuesday, March 27

Finish all six activities for the Ch.1 Vocabulary list. If you have time, you should start the same process with Ch. 2.

Continue reading in Gatsby; we will have completed the book by Friday, so catch up with the chapters if you need to do so.

You should be completing the study guide questions as you finish reading each chapter.

REMINDERS: Your Huck essay and study guide are still due if you have not already handed them in.

Monday, March 26

Complete the True-False and short answer sections of the worksheet/quiz from class today. The short answer questions are:

1. What sets Nick apart from the other residents of both West Egg and East Egg?

2. Identify ONE character who symbolizes the FAILED American Dream_________ ONE who symbolizes the FALSE American Dream__________

ONE who symbolizes the TRUE American Dream ________________

3. What does Gatsby attempt to do that Nick says is impossible?

4. Provide THREE details about the extravagance of Gatsby's parties.

5. What disappears as soon as Gatsby and Daisy begin their affair?

REMINDERS: Your Huck essay and study guide are still due if you have not already handed them in.

Friday, March 16

Read Chapters 1 through 6 of The Great Gatsby and answer the study guide questions. There will be a materials and homework check when you return from Spring Break. If you did not turn in your Huck essay today, you may email the manuscript to me over break, and I will only deduct 5 percent rather than 10 percent if you bring the essay to class when you return from Spring Break.

REMINDERS: Please remember to print the Gatsby Study Guide and the SIX chapters of vocabulary that are posted on the Handouts page. You also may still turn in your Huck study guide for full credit when you return from Spring Break.

Thursday, March 15

Your Huck essay is due tomorrow. The requirements are five paragraphs, two-three double-spaced typed pages, response to literature format, six to nine internal citations, MLA format. Remember to consult the Research Guide and Style Sheet on the Handouts page of this web site for tips and pointers on paragraph organization, integrating quotes, transitional words, etc. Late essays are docked 10%.

REMINDERS: If you are still working on your Huck study guide because you have been focusing on the essay, you may turn in the study guide with NO loss of points by Tuesday (March 27) of the week we return from Spring Break.

If I did not get to you today to give you credit for the Gatsby printouts, don't worry. I will finish checking people off tomorrow.

Wednesday, March 14

Continue working on your Huck essay, remembering to use internal citations and integrated quotes as we did in class yesterday and to structure your paragraphs in the triangular and square shapes we discussed today. If you need to refer to examples, go to Handouts and review the Research Guide and Style Sheet, pages 4-7.

If you did not print the study guide or the vocabulary lists for Gatsby for the materials check today, please do so since tomorrow will be your last chance to receive points for printing.

Tuesday, March 13

Continue working on your Huck essay, remembering to use internal citations and integrated quotes as we did in class today. If you need to refer to examples, go to Handouts and review the Research Guide and Style Sheet, pages 4-7.

If you did not print the study guide or the vocabulary lists for Gatsby, please do so since you could have a materials check at any time.

Monday, March 12

Work on your Huck essay (due any day this week) from the topics on the essay sheet posted on Handouts.

Print the study guide for The Great Gatsby along with the vocabulary lists for the first three chapters of the book.

Friday, March 9

Work on your Huck essay (due any day next week) from the topics on the essay sheet posted on Handouts.

You should follow the standard guidelines for a Response to Literature (MLA, 6 to 9 quotes, internal citations, etc.), and we will review format on Monday.

I will also make a peer editing sheet available in class on Monday.

Thursday, March 8

Review for tomorrow's final test on Huckleberry Finn.

REMINDER: You should be working on your Huck essay which is due next week. Your study guide will also need to be turned in for points when you turn in your essay.

Wednesday, March 7

Review for the phrases quiz tomorrow. Now that you have seen the corrections on the first worksheet which was returned to you today, try working the same exercises again (without peeking!) to check for understanding. You can print a copy of the worksheet from Handouts.

Review for the final test on Huckleberry Finn which is on Friday

REMINDER: You should be working on your Huck essay which is due next week. Your study guide will also need to be turned in for points when you turn in your essay.

Tuesday, March 6

Review for the phrases quiz which is on Thursday. Now that you have seen the corrections on the first worksheet which was returned to you today, try working the same exercises again (without peeking!) to check for understanding. You can print a copy of the worksheet from Handouts.

Review for the final test on Huckleberry Finn which is on Friday.

REMINDER: Come to class tomorrow as usual since I have to distribute transcripts before we go to the PAC for senior course selection.

Monday, March 5

Review for the EAP which is tomorrow. Remember to plan, answer all THREE parts of the prompt, check directions three times, leave three to five minutes at the end to reread and proofread.

Review for the phrases quiz which is on Thursday.

Review for the final test on Huckleberry Finn which is on Friday.

REMINDER: You will go to the PAC on Wednesday for senior course selection.

Friday, March 2

Following the instructions we covered in class today, try another EAP prompt from the samples on my Handouts page. Be sure to simulate true EAP testing conditions--45 minutes, handwritten. Take five minutes to brainstorm and plan your essay before you begin writing. Mark up the prompt before you begin writing--circle the points you must cover such as "explaiin the writer's position", "state to what extent you agree or disagree", "provide examples. . . from personal experience, observations or readings". You MUST include a two- or three-sentence summary of the writer's position, and you MUST do more than merely repeat the wording of the piece. We will spend about half the class on Monday going over strategeies and reading your essays.

REMINDERS: Next Tuesday, March 6, you will write the EAP essay in class. Next Wednesday, March 7, you will go to the PAC for senior class selection

Thursday, March 1

Using the EAP essay prompts you received, schedule a time at home for a simulated EAP writing test. Choose your topic, set the timer for 45 minutes, and plan and write one essay (rough). Friday's class will be spent editing and critiquing others' essays.

If you would like to explore the CSU EAP web site on your own, go to my Links page and click on the CSU link.

REMINDERS: Next Tuesday, March 6, you will write the EAP essay in class. Next Wednesday, March 7, you will go to the PAC for senior class selection.

Wednesday, February 29

See homework for Tuesday, February 28. If you have misplaced the essay prompts, the list is now posted on the Handouts page.

Tuesday, February 28

Continue reading in Huck; you should have completed the book and study guide by now. The test on the entire book will be Friday, March 9.

Using the EAP essay prompts you received today, schedule a time at home for a simulated EAP writing test. Choose your topic, set the timer for 45 minutes, and plan and write one essay (rough) by Thursday night. Friday's class will be spent editing and critiquing others' essays.

If you would like to explore the CSU EAP web site on your own, go to my Links page and click on the CSU link.

REMINDERS: Next Tuesday, March 6, you will write the EAP essay in class.

Next Wednesday, March 7, you will go to the PAC for senior class selection.

Monday, February 27

Tomorrow, there will be a materials check on the printout of the study guide for Chapters 26-43. On Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, I will also check that you have completed the questions for Chapters 26-32, 33-38 and 39-43, respectively.

REMINDERS: Depending on the date assigned for the EAP, we will plan on the Huck test on Friday, March 2. The phrases quiz will need to wait for next week. Your Huck essay due date will also be moved to Monday, March 12.

Friday, February 24

See homework for Thursday, February 23, listed below.

REMINDERS: You will take one quiz (phrases) and one test (Huck) next week.

ETHOS: Bring your $1 for the baby gift for Mr. Thompson!

Thursday, February 23

Continue reading Huck. You should be through with the book and the study guide NO  LATER than next Tuesday, February 28. We will take the final test on the novel next Friday, March 2, and you will also begin your response to literature essays next week with the due date projected to be March 9. The essay topics are posted on the Handouts page.

Wednesdasy, February 22

Complete any remaining part(s) of the phrases worksheet/quiz you did in class today. If you have lost your copy, you can print another from the link on the Handouts page.

Continue reading two chapters per day (minimum) and completing the study guide questions for each chapter of Huck. The second part of the study guide (Chapters 26-43) is now posted in Handouts.

Tuesday, February 21

Review your notes on phrases (prepositional, participial, appositive, absolute) to be ready for the worksheet/quiz tomorrow. You will need to identify, locate and label phrases and write five exemplary sentences using various types of phrases.

Continue reading two chapters per day (minimum) and completing the study guide questions for each chapter of Huck. The second part of the study guide (Chapters 26-43) is now posted in Handouts.

Thursday, February 16

Continue reading two chapters per day (minimum) and completing the study guide questions for each chapter of Huck. On Tuesday, I will do a materials check on the completed study guide for Chapters 1-18. By then, you should have read AT LEAST through Chapter 28.

Start on Wordly Wise Lesson 7.

Monday, February 13 - Wednesday, February 15

Continue reading two chapters per day (minimum) and doing the study guide questions for Huck. Tuesday, I will do a matrials check on the completed study guide for Chapters 1-18. Your reading should have, by tomorrow, reached Chapter 20.

Start on Wordly Wise Lesson 7.

Friday, February 10

Study for your Wordly Wise Lesson 6 test on Monday.

Continue reading Huck at a rate of two chapters per night. Always do the study guide questions to correspond to the chapters since I will allow you to use your notes for surprise reading checks.

Review the terminology about phrases, coordination and subordination that we have been practicing. Be prepared for a short quiz on examples of phrases and sentence combining on Wednesday or Thursday when I return from the conference.

Thursday, February 9

Continue reading Huck at a rate of two chapters per night. Always do the study guide questions to correspond to the chapters since I will allow you to use your notes for surprise reading checks.

Bring your Wordly Wise book to class tomorrow to review for the vocabulary test on Monday, February 13.

Wednesday, February 8

Read Chapters 11 and 12 in Huck, and complete the study guide questions for those chapters.

REMINDER: The Wordly Wise Lesson 6 quiz will be at the beginning of next week (Monday), so you should begin reviewing.

Tuesday, February 7

Continue reading in Huck, answering the questions on the study guide as you read. You are currently responsible for material through Chapter 10.

REMINDER: The Wordly Wise Lesson 6 quiz will be at the beginning of next week (Monday), so you should begin reviewing..

Monday, February 6

Read Chapters 9 and 10 in Huck and answer the questions for each chapter on the study guide.

Begin reviewing the vocabulary in Wordly Wise Lesson 6 since the quiz will be later this week.

Friday, February 3

Read Chapters 7 and 8 in Huck and answer the questions for each chapter on the study guide.

There will be a reading check on Chapters 1-4 on Monday. The quiz will include 15 true-false statements about the events and characters in these four chapters and five identifiable quotes.

You may NOT use your notes on the quiz.

Thursday, February 2

Read Chapters 5 and 6 in Huck. Do the questions for each chapter on the study guide.

The reading check on Chapters 1-4 has been rescheduled to Monday because of photos and the field trip. The quiz on Monday will consist of fifteen true-false questions and approximately five quotes needing identifcation and explanation.

REMINDER: The materials check (book, study guide, video worksheet) will still take place tomorrow. If you are missing either the study guide or the video worksheet, you can print either document from Handouts on this web site.

Wednesday, February 1

EThOS: Read Chapters 2, 3 and 4 and answer the study guide questions.

Periods 5 and 7: Read Chapters 3 and 4 and answer the study guide questions.

Be ready for a reading check on Chapters 1 through 4 and a materials check on the book itself, the study guide (completed for Ch. 1-4) and the video worksheet from today's class.

Tuesday, January 31

EThOS: Print the study guide from the Handouts page. Then, read Ch. 1 and answer the questions for the author information, advisory and Ch. 1.

Periods 5 and 7: Print the study guide from the Handouts, read Ch. 2 and answer the questions for the introductory commentary and Ch. 1.

Monday, January 30

Go online and find "A Pair of Silk Stockings", a short story by Kate Chopin. Either print the story and highlight the elements of the story that reinforce the same themes that we examined in "The Story of an Hour" or read the story and list those points on a piece of paper, if you are unable to print.

REMINDER: I will do a materials check tomorrow on the Twain research you did over the weekend and on the notes and analysis of "Silk Stockings" that you are doing tonight.

ETHOS REMINDER: Picture Day is tomorrow; report directly to the PAC at 7:55 a.m. for your junior class ETHOS photo for the yearbook.

Friday, January 27

Go online and research the life of Samuel Langhorn Clemens (Mark Twain). You may print a bio and highlight significant facts or take notes on what you read if you cannot print. Then, search for analysis and criticism of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and print/highlight or take notes on Twain's famous book.

You may use any search engine, but I suggest you refamiliarize yourself with EbscoHost, the database hosted through the TOHS library. Go to the school web page, click on the library and then select the button in the left margin for Ebsco. The user name and password for Ebsco are both lancers (all lower case). Once in the database, select the literary section and begin searching and reading. We will begin Huck next week.

REMINDER: If you did not complete your Wordly Wise or Naturalism assignments, do them over the weekend and show them to me on Monday to recover points.

Wednesday, January 25 and Thursday, January 26

Finish Lesson 6, exercises D and E of Wordly Wise.

Look up two of the naturalist writers listed on the back of the Naturalism handout I gave you yesterday. Read about two works that each of them wrote and write down a short plot summary for each and why each work would be considered Naturalism, keeping in mind the major points that distinguish Naturalism as listed on the front of the handout.

REMINDER: There will be a materials check on BOTH of these homework assignments on Friday.

Tuesday, January 24

Print "To Build a Fire" from Handouts. To conserve ink, if you do not wish to print the pictures, you can cut and paste only the sections of text from the document.

Review your notes on Jack London's life or print and read his biography from Handouts.

Begin working on Wordly Wise Lesson 6; do exercises a, b and c.

REMINDER: There will be a materials check tomorrow for your textbook, "To Build a Fire" handout, and either your notes on London or the biographical printout. I will also check that you have done a, b and c of WW Lesson 6.

Friday, January 13 - Thursday, January 19

Study for the final. The study guide, vocabulary list and grammar worksheets are posted to the Handouts page of this web site.

REMINDERS: You may bring a 3x5 (both sides) or 4x6 (front only) index card to your final. You may put any notes you need on the card EXCEPT vocabulary.

The finals schedule is posted to the News Flash page of this web site.

Thursday, January 12

Do the Glossary of Usage worksheet that was distributed in class today. If you need another copy, it will be posted on the Handouts page of this web site. For some reason, TeacherWeb is not allowing document uploads this afternoon, so I'm going to have to try again in the morning.

REMINDER: The finals schedule is posted on the News Flash page of this web site.

Wednesday, January 11

The reading check was rescheduled to tomorrow to allow time for classes to discuss the final study guide and complete another portion of the grammar review.

Complete the Grammar Review 2012 that you printed yesterday.

REMINDER: The finals schedule is posted on the News Flash page of this web site.

Tuesday, January 10

Remember that you will have a reading check tomorrow on the story by Bret Harte, "The Outcasts of Poker Flat", pages 580-590 in your textbook.

Finish the parts of speech on the worksheet we began in class. It is posted on the Handouts page.

Print the Grammar Review 2012 worksheet from the Handouts page and bring it to class tomorrow.

Monday, January 9

Read pages 578 and 580-590, "The Outcasts of Poker Flat" by Bret Harte. Be prepared for a reading check on Wednesday.

Friday, January 6

Do Wordly Wise Lesson 5 (A-E). There will be a materials check on Monday for your red textbook and the completed work in Wordly Wise.

Thursday, January 5

Read pages 560-561.

Read "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County", pages 569-574. You do not need to answer the questions on page 574, but you should expect a reading check on the facts of the story, so taking notes would not be a bad idea.

Wednesday, January 4

Read page 486 on slave spirituals as an art form during the Civil War. Read the two spiritiuals on pages 488-490, paying close attention to the subject matter and tone of the poem/song. Then, go online and search for more spirituals. Find one you particularly like (neither of the two from your textbook), print it out and bring it to class. If you cannot print, copy the title of the spriritual and one verse that will show the tone and content.

Tuesday, January 3

Go online and research the following authors: Stephen Crane, Ambrose Bierce, Mark Twain, Bret Harte and Jack London. Highlight or write down six to ten facts about each author to help you understand trends in literature of the Civil War and the frontier.

REMINDER: You will have a materials check tomorrow on your red textbook (5 points) and the five bios/facts (10 points).

Friday, December 16

Have a great break, and spend some time reading your selected book(s) for your junior essay. If you still have not decided on a title, look at the list of suggested authors and books on the Handouts page of my web site.

Thursday, December 15

REMEMBER   TO   BRING   YOUR   SECRET   SANTA   GIFT   IF   YOU   HAVE   NOT   ALREADY   DONE   SO!!!

Wednesday, December 14

Continue reading in your selected book(s) for the junior essay.

REMINDER: Bring your Secret Santa gift on Thursday for exchange on Friday.

Tuesday, December 13

The quiz on Lesson 4 of Wordly Wise is Wednesday.

REMINDER: Bring your Secret Santa gift on Thursday for exchange on Friday.

Monday, December 12

The quiz on Transcendentalism (open notes) is tomorrow.

The quiz on Lesson 4 of Wordly Wise is Wednesday.

REMINDER: Bring your Secret Santa gift on Thursday for exchange on Friday.

Friday, December 9

There will be TWO  QUIZZES   next week--one on Lesson 4 in Wordly Wise and one on Transcendentalism.

REMINDER: Bring your Secret Santa gift on Thursday to put under the tree so we can open presents on Friday.

Thursday, December 8

See notes for yesterday's homework.

REMINDER: Bring your Secret Santa gift to class on Thursday, December 15. We will open packages on Friday, December 17, during our party.

Wednesday, December 7

Bring your notes on Transcendentalism and Transcendentalists to class to use during your work tomorrow with quotes by Thoreau, Dickinson and Whitman. Be sure you know the principle beliefs of the Transcendental movement.

Continue working on the bullet points for Dickinson and Whitman on the cover sheet for your packet.

Continue working on Lesson 4 in Wordly Wise in preparation for the test next week.

Tuesday, December 6

Continue working on the bullet points for Dickinson and Whitman.

Continue working on Lesson 4 of Wordly Wise.

REMINDER: See the suggestions below regarding your Junior Essay book selections.

Monday, December 5

Begin working on the bullet points for Dickinson.

Continue working on Lesson 4 of Wordly Wise.

REMINDER: See the suggestions below regarding your Junior Essay book selections.

Friday, December 2

Do the bullet-pointed items for Thoreau and finish the third bullet point for Emerson if you did not do so in class.

Continue working on Lesson 4 of Wordly Wise

REMINDER: See the suggestions below regarding your Junior Essay book selections

Tbursday, December 1

Do the first two bullet points for Emerson as listed on the Transcendentalists packet cover sheet.

Continue working on Lesson 4 or Wordly Wise for the vocabulary test next week.

REMINDER: See the suggestions below regarding your Junior Essay book selection.

Wednesday, November 30

Be sure to bring the four printouts (Transcendentalism, Transcendentalists, Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman) AS WELL AS YOUR TEXTBOOK to class for a materials check. You must have the printout on Transcendentalists to do the class assignments and homework for the unit we are beginning tomorrow.

Begin work on Lesson 4 of Wordly Wise; the test on this unit will be next week.

REMINDER: See the suggestions below regarding your Junior Essay book selection.

Tuesday, November 29

Study for Wordly Wise Lesson 3 vocabulary test tomorrow.

Print from Handouts: Transcendentalism, Transcendentalists, Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman.

Be prepared to write a page about the Romantic (and Dark Romantic) elements of Moby Dick tomorrow after you finish the vocabulary test.

REMINDER: See the suggestions below regarding your Junior Essay book selection.

Monday, November 28

Study for Wordly Wise Lesson 3 vocabulary test on Wednesday.

Print from Handouts: Transcendentalism, Transcendentalists, Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman.

Be prepared to write a page about the Romantic (and Dark Romantic) elements of Moby Dick tomorrow when we finish the movie.

REMINDER: See the suggestions below regarding your Junior Essay book selection.

Tuesday, November 22

If you have not already selected and begun reading your Junior Essay books, please take the time to select them now. A list of suggested titles and authors (fiction) on Handouts may be helpful. However, you can read a wide range of material as long as the theme and author are American. This year, the intent is for one of the two books to be fiction and the other non-fiction; your job will be to relate and synthesize the topics and messages of the author(s).

Monday, November 21

See homework assignment for Friday which carries forward through today.

Be prepared to summarize the Romantic elements of both chapters of Moby Dick and evaluate differences between the book and the movie.

Friday, November 18

For the weekend AND Monday, read page 352 and EITHER take notes on Melville OR print my notes from the Handouts page. Read pages 354-370, and take notes on the setting, characters and events that are typical of Dark Romanticism.

REMINDER: Bring food to your 2nd period class for the PTSA /Project Concern Thanksgiving Drive!

Thursday, November 17

Read the three poems on pages 270-280 ("Old Ironsides", "The First Snowfall" and "Snowbound"). Be prepared to summarize the poems and provide evidence of their Light Romanticism.

REMINDER: Bring food to your 2nd period class for the PTSA /Project Concern Thanksgiving Drive!

Wednesday, November 16

See homework for Tuesday. Be sure to take notes on or print the poet information AND read the poems listed below.

REMINDER: Bring food to your 2nd period class for the PTSA /Project Concern Thanksgiving Drive!

Tuesday, November 15

Read pages 256 and 264-265. Write five facts about Longfellow and three about each of the other four poets OR print from Handouts the notes on The Fireside Poets.

Read Longfellow's poems on pages 258-260 and be prepared to summarize what each poem discusses.

Finish Lesson 3 in Wordly Wise.

REMINDER: Bring food to your 2nd period class for the PTSA/Project Concern Thanksgiving Drive!

Monday, November 14

Finish the vocabulary worksheet on Lesson 3 that was provided in class today. In addition to filling in the blank in each sentence, you should indicate the part of speech of the missing word and label the sentence according to its structure--simple, compound, complex or compound-complex.

Continue working on Lesson 3 in the Wordly Wise workbook. You should have completed AT LEAST a, b and c.

Thursday, November 10

Read Poe's biography on p. 306. Write down five facts that will help you remember the author/poet.

Read "The Raven", pages 326-330 and answer the questions on page 330.

Go online and search for another Poe poem--"The Bells". Print the poem, and read it. Answer the following questions about EACH of the four sections of the poem: What type of occasion does Poe describe? What type of bell is featured, and how do its characteristics enhance the message and mood of the section? Which poetic devices does Poe use to convey his message and provide the full meaning of the poem?

Continue working on Lesson 3 of Wordly Wise.

Wednesday, November 9

Make sure you have completed the questions for "The Minister's Black Veil" because you can use the notes during the reading check on the story tomorrow.

If you want to get ahead and have less to do over the weekend, you can read "The Raven" (pages 326-330) and Poe's biography (p. 306).

Begin working on Lesson 3 in Wordly Wise. The test will be next week.

Tuesday, November 8

Review for the rescheduled vocabulary quiz (Lesson 2) tomorrow.

Make sure you have completed the questions (in Handouts) on "The Minister's Black Veil" and understand the story in anticipation of a reading check tomorrow or Thursday.

REMINDER: There is an opportunity for extra credit posted on the NewsFlash page of this web site.

Monday, November 7

Study for the Wordly Wise Lesson 2 quiz tomorrow.

Continue reading "The Minister's Black Veil" on pages 336-348 in the textbook and answer the questions on the pages printed from Handouts.

REMINDER: There is an opportunity for extra credit posted on the NewsFlash page of this web site.

Friday, November 4

Read Nathaniel Hawthorne, page 334, and list five facts about the author.

Print "The Minister's Black Veil" questions from Handouts.

Read pages 336-348 and answer the questions on the handout.

REMINDER: There is an opportunity for extra credit posted on the News Flash page of this web site.

Thursday, November 3

Review "The Devil and Tom Walker", pages 242-252, and make sure your study guide questions are complete. You may use those notes on the reading check you will take tomorrow.

REMINDER: I will also do a materials check for your textbook and Wordly Wise, Lesson 2. The Wordly Wise text on Lesson 2 is scheduled for Tuesday, November 8.

Wednesday, November 2

Finish reading "The Devil and Tom Walker", pages 242-252. Print the following from Handouts: Washington Irving, Questions for "The Devil and Tom Walker" (2 pages).

REMINDER: I will arbitrarily check for preparedness--textbook, homework, vocabulary workbook--so bring everything to class EVERY DAY!

Tuesday, November 1

Read in your literature textbook pages 233-237 and take notes on Romanticism and Transcendentalism.

Begin surveying "The Devil and Tom Walker" for notable evidence of Romanticism--imagination rather than facts, intuition rather than reason, creativity rather than logic, elements of the supernatural. Decide if Washington Irving intends the story to be Light or Dark Romanticism.

REMINDER: I will arbitrarily check for preparedness--textbook, homework, vocabulary workbook--so bring everything to class every day.

Monday, October 31

Write ten sentences according to the following criteria:

• Two simple sentences
• Two compound sentences
• Three complex sentences
• Three compound-complex sentences

After establishing the required sentence structure, add to each sentence three adjectives, one adverb and two prepositional phrases.

Bring your literature textbook to class every day as we begin the next unit on Romanticism. I will periodically check for preparedness, including Wordly Wise.

Friday, October 28

Finish Wordly Wise Lesson 2 (C, D and E) for a materials check on Monday.

I will also check that you have brought your red textbook to class.

If you have not turned in all the questions on the readings in the revolutionary unit, you should do so to regain points. The questions are the ones following the essays by Paine, Patrick, Crevecoeur, Wheatley, and Adams. The quotes from Poor Richard's Almanac should also be done.

Thursday, October 27

Do Wordly Wise Lesson 2, A and B for a materials check tomorrow.

Wednesday, October 26

Since TeacherWeb did not update yesterday because of Internet problems, Tuesday's homework has been carried over to today. If you completed the work yesterday, you can always begin Wordly Wise Lesson 2 in preparation for the test on Friday, November 4.

REMINDER: Please bring your textbook and Wordly Wise to class EVERY DAY!!!

Tuesday, October 25

Read pages 170-176 in the red textbook. Write five facts about the poet.

Answer 1-5 on page 173.

Answer 1-6 on page 176

REMINDER: Please bring your textbook and Wordly Wise to class EVERY DAY!!!

Monday, October 24

Study for the Wordly Wise Lesson 1 test tomorrow.

REMINDER: Please bring your textbook and Wordly Wise to class EVERY DAY!!!

Friday, October 21

Read the essay by Crevecoeur in your textbook, pages 202 and 208-210. Answer qeustions 1-6 on page 210.

ALSO:

EThOS: Research Ben Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanack on the internet, and write down or print out AT  LEAST 10 sayings by Franklin that you particularly like, understand, don't understand, etc.

REMINDERS: The test on Lesson 1 of Wordly Wise is Tuesday, October 25.

ALL CLASSES--Take the opportunity to fill in any missing work for catch-up points. Eligible

assignments are the questions for the Patrick Henry speech, questions for the Thomas Paine essay,

Wordly Wise 1c, 1d, and 1e, and Ben Franklin's Poor Richard quotes. See the assignment details under

each day's homework listing.

Thursday, October 20

Read "The Crisis" by Thomas Paine, pages 154 and 160-162. Do questions 1-6 on page 162.

Research Ben Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanack on the internet, and write down or print out at least TEN sayings that Franklin wrote that you particularly like.

REMINDER: Tomorrow is the last day you can show me the completed Lesson 1 in Wordly Wise for credit.

Wednesday, October 19

Read "Speech in the Virginia Convention", pages 184-190 and answer questions 1-6 on page 190.

If you did not have your Wordly Wise book today for the materials check, please do the exercises and bring it tomorrow for credit.

Tuesday, October 18

Finish the Act III and IV vocabulary worksheet. If you have lost the copy you received in class, you can print another from the Handouts page of this web site.

Make sure you have completed all of the vocabulary activities in Lesson 1 of Wordly Wise.

Monday, October 17

Using your printout of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, do the following:

*** Identify as many parallelisms as you can by circling the visual clues, underlining or highlighting the repeating structures, labelling the parts of speech within those repeating structures, and finally concluding whether the writer is establishing a relationship of similarities or differences by using those parallelisms.***

Continue working on Lesson 1 in Wordly Wise. The exercises are due Wednesday, and the test will be on Friday, October 21.

Friday, October 14

Using the documents you printed yesterday (JFK speech and Obama excerpts), do the following:

***Find AT LEAST FIVE examples of parallel structure in the JFK speech and AT LEAST FIVE in the Obama selections.. Then, CIRCLE the visual clues for parallelism, HIGHLIGHT the parallel word groups, LABEL the parts of speech in those word groups and finally LABEL whether the sentence shows a relationship of similarities or differences (comparisons or contrasts).***

YOU   WILL   BE   ABLE   TO   USE   THESE   NOTES   ON   THE   PARALLELISM QUIZ   ON   MONDAY.

Continue working on Lesson 1 in Wordly Wise. The exercises are due Wednesday, and the test will be next Friday, October 21.

Thursday, October 13

Print from Handouts the document entitled "Obama Parallelism".

Search the internet and print the following speeches: Lincoln's Gettysburg Address and John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address January 1961

Continue working on Wordly Wise, Lesson 1 (due next Wednesday and test next Friday).

Wednesday, October 12

Work on Lesson 1 of Wordly Wise which is due next Wednesday, October 19. The test on Lesson 1 will be next Friday, October 21.

Tuesday, October 11

Make sure you have read all of Act IV and answered all the questions so you will be prepared for the reading check tomorrow. You will be allowed to use your notes/answers to the questions for the reading check.

Begin working on Lesson 1 in Wordly Wise so you will have completed the lesson by next Wednesday and will be able to review for the test on Friday, October 21.

Monday, October 10

Read the remainder of Act IV and do the rest of the questions for the Act.

REMINDER: Bring your vocabulary workbook to class tomorrow to begin working with Lesson 1.

Friday, October 7

Read Act IV, pages 1319-1326. Answer 1-14 of the Act IV questions.

REMINDER: Make sure you have purchased a vocabulary workbook since we are starting our assignments in that book next Monday, October 10. The book is $10, and you can get a copy at the TO Student Store.

Thursday, October 6

Print Act IV Questions and Act IV Vocabulary.

Work on your reflective essay, incorporating necessary changes noted by your peer editor or by your own review of the material. Remember that the narrative portion of your essay should be VERY  SHORT.

REMINDER: Your reflective essay (along with your marked up rough draft and peer editing sheet) is due tomorrow.

Wednesday, October 5

Print Act IV Questions and Act IV Vocabulary.

Work on your reflective essay, incorporating necessary changes noted by your peer editor or by your own review of the material. Remember that the narrative portion of your essay should be VERY  SHORT.

REMINDER: Your reflective essay (along with your marked up rough draft and peer editing sheet) is due this Friday, October 7.

Tuesday, October 4

Finish the rough draft of your reflective essay for peer editing in class tomorrow. Remember that a reflective essay should NOT be a simple narrative; you need to spend VERY LITTLE of your essay describing the event and much MORE reflecting on what the incident, person, realization, etc. meant to you at the time and what it means now. (This significance should have changed and deepened over time.) Peer editing your rough draft is worth 15 points, so if you do not bring your essay to class tomorrow, you will receive a zero on this portion of the assignment with no way to recoup those points.

Monday, October 3

Study for the test on Acts I and II, including the playwright, the historical period, and vocabulary. The thirty words that will be on the test are ameliorate, anarchy, antagonistic, avidly, barbaric, blanched, blasphemy, conviction, dally, defamation, deference, dissembling, entranced, evasive, falter, fanatics, gingerly, grapple, hypocrisy, inert, lechery, loftily, menacingly, pallor, prodding, scoffing, theocracy, trepidation, villainous, and vindictive. The rest of the test will follow the regular format--true-false, short answer and quote recognition.

REMINDER: Peer editing of the reflective essays will take place in class on Wednesday. Be sure to bring your rough draft--either typed or handwritten, but double-spaced, either way--or you will get a zero on this preliminary part of the assignment. The rough draft is worth 15 points.

Friday, September 30

Finish any reading or questions remaining for Act III. You will be able to use your study questions and notes for the reading check on Monday.

Continue working on your reflective essay. Remember that you should be focusing on how your appreciation of one event, experience, person, revelation, etc. has changed/deepened over time and how that has affected you. The essay should be between 2 and 3 double-spaced, typed pages, and we will be peer editing in class on Wednesday. The final version of the essay is due next Friday, October 7

REMINDER: The test on Acts I and II, including vocabulary, will be Tuesday, October 4.

Wednesday, September 28

See homework from yesterday, noting in particular the time frames to read Act III, take the Acts I and II test and rough draft your reflective essay.

Tuesday, September 27

Continue reading Act III. You should plan on completing the Act by the end of this week. Answer the questions as you read.

REMINDERS: The test on Acts I and II will be on Tuesday, October 4.

The rough draft of your reflective essay will be due in class for peer editing on Wednesday, October 5.

The final draft of the essay, with the rough draft and peer commentary, is due Friday, October 7.

Monday, September 26

Write one paragraph of your reflective essay. This does not have to be the introductory paragraph but any part of the essay that you feel is a strong component to get you going.

If you did not already print Act III questions and vocabulary, you should do so. You should also have answered the questions that cover pages 1290-1297.

Bring your completed vocabulary worksheets to class to go over and to be credited on the homework check along with the Act III printouts.

Friday, September 23

Print Act III Questions and Act III Vocabulary. Read pages 1290-1297, and do the questions for those pages.

Review your notes on nominative and objective case pronouns for a short quiz on Monday regarding pronoun choice.

REMINDER: Make sure you have selected a topic (experience) for your reflective essay. I want to meet with each of you on Monday to get you started on the essay which we will rough draft and peer edit next week. Also, make sure you have completed both vocabulary worksheets for a materials/HW check on Tuesday.

Thursday, September 22

Do the Act II vocabulary worksheet that you received in class. Be sure to follow ALL  the instructions for completing each section--identifying part of speech, analyzing sentence structure, etc.--BEFORE filling in the vocabulary word you think fits the blank.

If you did not finish the Act I worksheet in class, please complete that one also.

REMINDER: Tomorrow, I'll be trying to talk with each of you regarding your thoughts on the Randy Pausch video and what you plan to write in your reflective essay. We will be writing the rough draft and peer editing next week.

Wednesday, September 21

Do part of speech, definition and sentence for words 11-20 on the Act II vocabulary list. You must meet the same structural requirements as you did on the sentences yesterday--adjectives, adverb, prepositional phrases or dependent clause.

REMINDER: You should be brainstorming ideas for your reflective essay at this point. Remember that you are taking one of the ideas that Dr. Randy Pausch discusses in his last lecture and looking for something similar that has had an impact on your life. That "something similar" could be an obstacle, a benefactor, a family tradition, a risk you took, an opportunity that you passed up, etc. I  WILL CHECK WITH  EACH  OF  YOU  ON  FRIDAY  TO  ENSURE  YOU  ARE MAKING   PROGRESS ON BRAINSTORMING YOUR  TOPIC. NEXT WEEK, YOU WILL WRITE   YOUR   ROUGH   DRAFT. 

Tuesday, September 20

Do part of speech, definition and sentence for words 1-10 on the Act II vocabulary list. This time, the sentences must be formatted with three adjectives, one adverb and two prepositional phrases (or one prepositional phrase and one subordinate clause).

REMINDER: You should be brainstorming ideas for your reflective essay at this point. Remember that you are taking one of the ideas that Dr. Randy Pausch discusses in his last lecture and looking for something similar that has had an impact on your life. That "something similar" could be an obstacle, a benefactor, a family tradition, a risk you took, an opportunity that you passed up, etc.

Monday, September 19

Look up and write the definition and part of speech for Act I vocabulary words 16-30. Then, write a sentence for each word demonstrating that you understand the meaning and usage of that word. There is no requirement for parts of speech or syntactical structures on the homework assignment, but we will add to the sentences in class.

REMINDER: Finish watching the video of Dr. Randy Pausch's Last Lecture if you have not already done so. You should be able to show me notes you have taken regarding possible topics for your reflective essay.

Friday, September 16

Finish reading Act II and answering the study guide questions.

Remember to watch Dr. Randy Pausch's Last Lecture on YouTube. See the homework for Thursday for information about where to find additional information about Dr. Pausch and why you are watching this video.

Thursday, September 15

Catch up on your reading in The Crucible, Act II. Over the weekend, you will finish Act II and answer the questions on the study guide.

Also over the weekend, you will watch Dr. Randy Pausch's Last Lecture on YouTube. I've provided a link on the Links page of this website, but please also explore a few of the articles you can find about Dr. Pausch online. Begin thinking about a lesson you have learned, a part of your childhood that has made you who you are today (dinner with family, failing at something, succeeding at something, etc.). Dr. Pausch touches on a large number of topics; your job is to select one of the truths he reveals and apply it to your own life. Keep notes on what you think your "aha!" moment or event is, and you will be taking the first steps toward writing the rouch draft of your reflective essay next week.

Wednesday, September 14

Read pages 1267-1273 in Act II of The Crucible.

Print Act II questions and answer #1-6. Print Act II vocabulary.

REMINDER: Bring your textbook EVERY DAY!

Tuesday, September 13

Reread the last half of Act I as a review of the material covered on the reading check today.

Look up the part of speech and a short definition of the Act I vocabulary words, 1-15.

REMINDER: Bring your textbook EVERY  DAY!

Monday, September 12

Finish reading Act I of The Crucible, and complete the study guide questions for the act.

REMINDER: Be prepared for a reading check on Act I.

Friday, September 9

Read pages 1252-1257 and answer question 10 on the printout.

REMINDER: If you still need a Wordly Wise workbook, please go to the Student Store at the beginning of next week and purchase one ($10).

On Monday, I will check again for all materials--COVERED textbook, workbook, Crucible Act I printouts.

Thursday, September 8

Read pages 1245-1252 in The Crucible and answer questions 8 and 9 on the Act I printout.

There will be a materials check tomorrow for COVERED textbook, Crucible Act I printouts (questions and vocabulary), and Wordly Wise vocabulary workbook (purchased at the Student Store for $10).

Wednesday, September 7

Read pages 1235-1245 in Act I of The Crucible. Answer 1-7 on the Act I questions printout.

Tuesday, September 6

Study for the Unit I test (tomorrow); it will cover all the literature we read (Native American myths, Iroquois Constitution, explorer and slave narratives, Puritan Plain Style poetry and sermon) as well as the thirty vocabulary words.

EThOS: Read pages 1234-1241.

REMINDER: Your materials check on Friday WILL INCLUDE the vocabulary book you need to purchase from the Student Store.

Friday, September 2

Read pages 1228-1231 about American theatre in the 20th century.

Print The Crucible Act I Questions and The Crucible Act I Vocabulary.

REMINDERS: The Unit I test will be on Wednesday. It will include facts about the readings as well as fill-in sentences using the vocabulary. You will also have an opportunity for extra credit points with the vocabulary and parts of speech.

Don't forget to buy your vocabulary workbook in the student store by next Thursday!

Thursday, September 1

Catch up on any missing assignments--reading, note taking, supplies, etc.

REMINDERS: I will do a materials check tomorrow on your textbook and notes on Miller, Salem and McCarthyism.

Don't forget to buy your vocabulary workbook in the student store by next Thursday.

Wednesday, August 31

Read page 106 and list five to ten facts about Jonathan Edwards and his writing. Then, read pages 108-112, "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God", and write five quotes that show Edwards's techniques of persuasion. Find one very specific use of peer pressure and copy it.

Go online and perform three searches:

* Arthur Miller, 20th century American playwright: list ten facts about his personal and professional life

* Salem Witch Trials: list ten facts about the time period, events that occurred, outcomes, etc.

* McCarthyism or the Red Scare: list ten facts about this time period in U.S. history

REMINDER:On Friday, I will do a materials check on both the items from the textbook and the internet searches so be sure to bring either the notes you take or the computer printouts with highlighting.

Tuesday, August 30

Read pages 98-102 in your textbook. Locate and write down five examples in each poem that demonstrate the main principles of Puritan Plain Style.

EThOS only: Also print the Unit 1 vocabulary worksheet from Handouts and complete it.

REMINDERS: Bring your textbook to class everyday. Be sure to visit the Student Store and purchase your vocabulary workbook, Wordly Wise.

Monday, August 29

Read "Journey Across Texas" and "Boulders Taller Than the Great Tower of Seville" (pages 30-38) in your textbook. Take whatever notes you need to remember the facts since you will be able to refer to those notes on any reading check given on this material.

REMINDER: Bring your textbook to class EVERY  DAY!

***Next week, I will be asking you to visit the Student Store and purchase your vocabulary workbook for the year; the cost is $10. Our first lesson in the book will be assigned the week of September 5.***

Friday, August 26

Read "The Iroquois Constitution" on pages 24-26 in your textbook. Write FIVE buillet-pointed statements about how the Iroquois Constitution contains ideas or rules that will eventually lead to similar foundations in the US Constitution.

On the Unit 1 Vocabulary List, UNDERLINE all the suffixes you can identify. Then, using your list of commonly used suffixes, fill in the correct part of spseech for each word on the vocabulary list.

REMINDER: Bring your textbook to class EVERY  DAY!

***Next week, I will be asking you to visit the Student Store and purchase your vocabulary workbook for the year; the cost is $10. Our first lesson in the book will be assigned the week of September 5.***

Thursday, August 25

Finish the scavenger hunt in your textbook. (15 points)

Make sure you have all the printouts listed in the homework from yesterday--including the items needed for Friday.

Cover your book and BRING IT  TO CLASS  EVERY  DAY  UNTIL  FURTHER NOTICE.

Read in your textbook: pages 14-15, 16-18, 19-21 and 22-23.

Wednesday, August 24

For ten points DUE  TOMORROW, print the following documents from the Handouts page of this web site:

1) 11CP class syllabus

2) Getting to Know Your Textbook (11CP)

3) The American Experience Unit 1 Vocabulary

4) Commonly Used Prepositions

5) Commonly Used Subordinating Conjunctions

6) Commonly Used Suffixes

For five points DUE  TOMORROW, go to the Teacher page of this web site and write down five facts you did not know about me.

For five points DUE TOMORROW, go the Links page of this web site and follow the link to the site that provides lists of SAT vocabulary words. Print List 1.

*Go over the printed class syllabus with your parent(s) or guardian, sign it and return the signed portion to me BY FRIDAY for five points.*

*Gather the supplies listed on the syllabus BY FRIDAY for ten points.*

*Cover your textbook BY FRIDAY for five points. You can use either a paper or a stretchy cloth cover; please DO NOT USE a sticky or adhesive cover as it will ruin the book when you remove the cover at the end of the year.*

ETHOS ONLY: For tomorrow, go online and find information on TWO Americans--either contemporary or historical--you believe embody the themes we brainstormed in class today. Write ONE or TWO sentences about each of your two Americans to explain how he or she also embodies the entrepreneurial spirit.