| Final Exam, Monday, May 5
I. Essay on education
II. Portfolio Reflection
III. Explicate a poem
Wednesday, April 30
In computer lab beginning final exam. Due Friday.
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Final exam
May, 2008
Senior Regular
Essay on education
Times, NY 12
85% Completed in computer lab and turned in on Friday, 2
You will have an additional assignment worth 15% of your final on May 5 during class.
Cover page
Original title
One illustration
One Quote summing up your life or your education
Name, date and period
Introduction paragraph
Body one – Your Elementary school years, what you learned, how you grew, what specific imagery do
you now have of this time of your life.
Body two - Your Middle School experiences
Body three – Your high school experiences
Body four – What will your higher level education be like and how will other people assist you in your
education? What will your role in your education be?
Concluding paragraph
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Monday, April 28
SSR
Write about your reading
Look at and discuss final exam
Read poem and compare to The Painted Veil
Finish reading "Cholera."
Friday, April 25
SSR
Greg Evans talks about your esssays, and hopefully teaches you ways to improve your writing.
Wednesday, April 23
SSR
Finish movie
Write an outline of character analysis and finish for homework due Friday
Be sure to have a TAGT, a minimum of three character traits and plenty of evidence for each. Type
for extra credit. Follow all basic guidelines we have worked on.
Read "Cholera" and take notes
Monday, April 21
SSR
Continue movie and make a Plot-the-Action paper with at least 20 entries on it.
Friday, April 18
SSR
Continue with movie
Wednesday, April 16
1. SSR
2. Continue with Invisible Man, and write three quotes with commentary
3. Look at grades
4. Begin The Painted Veil
Monday, April 14
1. Continue reading Ellison's Invisible Man, and write down four quotes that indicate his invisibility.
After each quote, write a solid sentence of commentary explaining the significance of the quote.
2. Using your exit test from last Monday, correct your scantron for extra credit. Be sure to learn
something new today.
Thursday, April 10
1. SSR
2. Write a paragraph about your SSR experience. Should I do this again next year?
3. Discuss Quote incorporation using student samples.
4. Read article, "Dumb And Dumber Are Americans Hostile to Knowledge?" Write a 1-2 page reaction
to it, using very strong Quote Incorporation and:
Quote incorporation
use of 3rd person
paragraph breaks
Vocabulary usage
Usage of transitions
Begin Invisible Man excerpt
Finish this as Homework for next class period.
5. Begin illustrating the excerpt of Invisible Man
Monday, April 7
SSR
Finish Exit Test
Write a letter to next year's seniors suggesting ways to be successful in class and giving examples of
what you learned this year.
Friday, April 4
Begin exit test
Update portfolio
Wednesday, April 2
Absent students from Monday may choose to do a Google.com search under Emmit Till video. There
you will find a 15 minute documentary that might help you understand the information from
Monday.
5th period will be editing their papers from Monday before the following lessons occur.
1. Watch videos of three different speeches, Martin Luther King, Malcom X, Robert Kennedy, and
write down impacting quotes.
2. Using these, write a 1-2 page discussion
about the situation. Be sure to focus on the following:
Quote incorporation
use of 3rd person
paragraph breaks
Vocabulary usage
Usage of transitions
3. Update Portfolios
Monday, March 31
SSR
Watch Emmit Till video and write three impacting quotes. Using these, write a 1-2 page discussion
about the situation. You will be graded on how well you edit another person's paper for the
following:
Quote incorporation
use of 3rd person
paragraph breaks
Vocabulary usage
Usage of transitions
Wednesday, March 19
SSR
Using your research from your United Nations rights, write a proposal paper
proving that this right should be allowed for ALL people in every country of
every age, color, sex.
use 3rd person point of view
Use words to show "show"
double title
insert header with name, date, period
due anytime before spring break. These will not be accepted after Spring Break.
Monday, March 17
Civil Rights Day
Photo of RFK dying in his wife's arms - React to it
Read accompanying poem and annotate
Read and listen to Strange Fruit and highlight imagery. Discuss
Read, listen to and discuss "Ballad of Birmingham."
Read "Little Things are Big"
Read and discuss four quotes from the era
Write a one-two page reaction to any of the information presented today
Look at essays from Platoon and do essay correction handout
Friday, March 14
1. SSR
2. 3rd period had a nice discussion of art, music and literature with an
accompanying assignment of
highlighting impacting lyrics. 1st and 5th will do this later.
3. Discuss United Nations Declaration of Human Rights - There are thirty of
them, we watched a
video
about them, and you can find them online if needed. Choose one of these, and
for homework this
weekend, find research about the topic so that you can be ready to talk about
it on Monday. This will
eventually turn into our UNM writing experience.
Don't forget to turn in your Vietnam essays on Monday.
Wednesday, March 12
20 minutes to work on the essay started on Monday. These essays are due with
a rough draft and
final draft on Monday.
2. Using Coming of Age Short Stories, found on shelves on east wall, read
Jamaica Kincaid’s story “A
Walk to the Jetty.” Complete the Writing Workshop on page 287 in rough draft
format. Please collect
and place in the basket, even if they are not finished. I will grade them on
what they complete. This
will be weighted as a homework grade.
Monday, March 10
Look at and listen to several songs, including Hendrix's Star Spangled Banner,
Neil Young's Ohio,
Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On" and Canned Heat.
Write a beautiful essay about how the Vietnam War affected our country and the
impact it had on
many facets of life.
No 1st or 2nd person
Double Title
Beautiful thesis and at least three topic sentences.
Not to exceed nine paragraphs
Two drafts completed and turned in by Monday, March 17 with obvious editing
Friday, March 7
1. Present your chapters to us
2. Read George Kennan essay, highlighting important parts, and anwer two of
the questions.
Wednesday, March 5
SSR
Create a presentation of the chapter you chose from The Things They Carried.
For this assignment, you are expected to teach us the chapter in the following
way.
Brief plot summary – Depicted on the visual aid
Double Title (Tim O’Brien’s chapter title and your original title)
Interesting quote that depicts the chapter
Example of clear imagery depicted on the visual aid
Graphics, Illustrations that relate to the chapter’s content/plot/analysis
This is due Friday at the beginning of class and will be presented for a test
grade.
Monday, March 3
Read "Night Life" and write a a10-item true/false quiz
Read "The Lives of the Dead" and write five impacting quotes. Then react to
one or all of them in one
page or more.
Friday, February 29
Participation: UNM guest speaker
Monday, February 25
Quiz on The Ghost Soldier
Begin essay comparing the movie to the novel. Be sure to include:
Underlined titles
Words to show (highlight)- see below for a brief list or use a thesaurus
3rd person point of view
at least two quotes
Original title (Not "The Things They Carried Essay")
For extra credit, you may complete and turn in two drafts, one typed. Due Friday.
Words to Show "Show"
suggest, indicate, clarifies, displays, presents, portrays, represents,
enables, mirrors, echoes,
reflects, enhances, emphasizes, amplifies, implies, illustrates, increases,
accentuates, highlights,
stresses, relates, insinuates, evokes, illuminates, sheds light on, defines,
conveys, embodies,
examplifiies, delineates, reveals
Friday, February 22
Finish watching Platoon
Part II of notes is How Does the war change the main character, Chris Taylor?
Part III of notes is React the the movie. What did you learn, (without irst
person usage) and How well
does it relate to The Things They Carried?
Wednesday, February 20
SSR
Read The Things They Carried
Take notes on Platoon
Begin Platoon
Friday, February 15
SSR
Watch part III of Dear America
Next week is the last week to make up SSR for credit.
Wednesday, February 13
SSR
Read TTTC, "Notes" and write 3 true/false questions
Read "In The Field" and write the next 7 true/false questions - Due Friday
Take notes on Dear America video
Monday, January 11
SSR
Quiz on homework reading
Read through page 154
Watch and take notes on "Dear America" Video
Friday, January 8
Read chapter "Sweetheart of the Song Trabong"
HW: Read the next three chapters, "Stockings," "Church" and "The Man I Killed"
and be ready for a
quiz
Wednesday, January 6
Del Carrillo is our guest speaker today. Take notes on his slide presentation
Monday, January 4
SSR
Read the Things They Carried
Finish collages. Present them to me by Friday
HW: Read through page 88 and be ready for a quiz on Wednesday
Thursday, January 31
1. SSR
2. Find a quote that describes the characters from The Things They Carried, in
computer lab
3. Quiz on On the Rainy River
4. 3rd and 5th, begin collages
BRING PLATOON PERMISSION SLIP
Monday, January 28
Read the next three chapters in O'Brien's TTTC ("Spin," "Love," and "On the
Rainy River" )
Be ready for a quiz on "On the Rainy River."
In computer lab, gather information for our Vietnam wall, 10 quotes and 7ish
images. Bring to class
on Wednesday.
Friday, January 25
SSR
Updated portfolios
Read chapter I of The Things They Carried and be ready for a quiz Monday
Begin Cool Quotes from the novel
Wednesday, January 23
1. SSR
2. Look at and listen to "Starry Night"
3. Write minimum of one page proving the song relates to the painting - Due
Friday (Extra credit if
typed, Times, New Roman 12)
4. List all the thing you are carrying on your possession now, or that you
typically carry them and
explain why you carry them
5. Begin reading The Things They Carried.
Thursday, January 17
1. SSR
2. In computer lab finishing essays on "Barbie-Q" using "Words to Show 'SHow'"
list
Monday, January
1. SSR
2. Check out novel The Things They Carried
3. In computer lab, add to and edit your work from Friday on "Barbie-Q." - Due
Thursday
Friday, January 11
1. SSR
2. Pronoun chart
3. Write a 2nd person paragraph trying to offend the reader
4. Change all 2nd person pronouns to 3rd person
5 Read "Barbie-Q" and highlight all 2nd person pronouns and also any imagery
you note. Then write
a paragraph explaining how the author uses this piece as a scathing commentary
on poverty. Be sure
to not use first or second point of view.
Happy New Year! Wednesday, January 9
Write about your day on January 9, 2009
Read and listen to The Highwayman, highlighting the imagery.
Answer questions #1-30
Writing topic: Discuss the Ballad and its use of literary terms - Not to
exceed two pages (Type for
Extra Credit)
HW: Bring in SSR book Friday for points in participation
Monday, December 17
Plot the action of your life and write an article about you.
Update portfolio
Read Shermain Alexie article. Write two of its quotes and then react to the
article.
Friday, December 14
Read pages 554-556
React to the photos and their captions
Read Wright's article
Answer #1 on page 558
Wednesday, December 12
Using VHS Language Arts Handbook, made by Valley High School students a few
years ago,
students complete the exam that accompanies it. Please collect all their work
and the booklets and
place in the basket.
Monday, December 10
1. Read and discuss poem, "Babi Yar" and then set up an outline for a 4-5
paragraph essay
2. Read and discuss poem, "Conquerors" and set up an outline for a 4-5
paragraph essay
3. Respond to political cartoon
Thursday, December 5
1st and 3rd periods
In computer lab, finish your Holocaust project
5th period
Read Holocaust Magazine and answer questions on handout.
Watch a UN DVD
Monday, December 3
5th Period
Watch Oprah's interview with Elie Weisel. Write down 10 quotes from the DVD.
Write a one-page
reaction to it.
1st and 3rd periods
Continue working in computer lab. Assignments are due on Thursday.
Monday, November 30
5th Period
Finish in computer lab. All assignments are to be turned in on Monday
1st and 3rd period
Begin Computer Lab Project. Choose a topic of The Holocaust or some area of
Intolerance and produce a document that will teach us about it. If you are
creating a power point, be sure to have at least six slides per person with
a good amount of text around your graphics. If you are creating a word
document, be sure to have three pages per person and to have some graphics
to help us visualize. You will have three class periods to work on
this in class.
Wednesday, 5th period only
Computer lab
Wednesday 1st and 3rd period only
1. Using Magazines, answer 1-8 in beautiful answers
2. Watch a UN DVD of commercials
Monday, November 26 - 5th period only
Begin Computer Lab Project. Choose a topic of The Holocaust or some area of
Intolerance and produce a document that will teach us about it. If you are
creating a power point, be sure to have at least six slides per person with
a good amount of text around your graphics. If you are creating a word
document, be sure to have three pages per person and to have some graphics
to help us visualize. You will have Monday, Wednesday and Friday to work on
this is class. Due Monday.
Monday, November 26 - 1st and 3rd period
1. Present Butterfly to class sometime before Friday.
2. Watch Oprah interview Elie Weisel and write a reaction to it
Monday, November 19 - all Vikings must be turned in before Thanksgiving
Break or I will not be allowed to take you.
1. SSR
2. Turn in essay
3. Sign up for a certain aspect of The Holocaust that you would like to
research in the computer lab
next week.
4. Read from "Butterfly"
5. Create a butterfly of your own that depicts a piece of art or a poem from
this book. Be prepared to
present it on Monday, October 26 for 5th period or Wednesday, October 28
for 1st and 3rd periods.
If you were absent on Monday and haven't seen the book, you may bring in a
poem that you find
online that is somehow related to the Holocaust, especially the children of
the Holocaust. Be creative
and be ready to present it to us.
Friday, November 15
1. Look at words to show "show" and discuss their importance
1. Begin essay on Schindler's behavior as a war profiteer, what incidents
changed him, and how he is
different at the end of the war. Due Monday. You may type it for extra
credit, but be sure you show
two drafts with editing. Use three of the words to show "show" in your
essay, highlight them for extra
credit.
Wednesday, November 14
1. Finish Schindler's list and update paper
I. Explain the significance of these quotes of Oscar Schindler in beautiful
answers please.
“If you shoot without thinking, you go to prison, I get paid. There
will be not executions here….
Guards are not allowed on the factory floor.”
“If this factory ever produces a shell that can be fired, I’ll be
very unhappy.”
“What day is this, Friday? What’s the matter with you? You should be
preparing for the Sabbath.
Shouldn’t you?”
II. Anon Gorth is a huge contradiction in and of himself. Explian this and
cite several examples.
III. “This list is alive,” says Itzak Stern. Explain what this means.
IV. Whoever saves one life saves the world entire. Why is this important?
2. Read information about the movie and Steven Speilberg
EXTRA CREDIT: Watch Life is Beautiful. Type a two-page explanation of the
movie and how it is
similar and different than Schindler's List. - Due no later than November 20
EXTRA CREDIT: Go to the theatre, watch Beowulf, staple your ticket to your
one page reaction - Due
no later than November 30
Monday, November 12
1. Watch Schindler's List and update paper
HW: One page paper discussing intolerance in our world. Blue/Black Ink or
typed for extra credit -
Due Wednesday
Friday, November 9
1. Take test on Night and turn in books
2. Read I Never Saw Another Butterfly
3. Watch Schindler's List
Wednesday, November 7
1. SSR
2. Finish Night either in class or as homework. Test Friday - Bring your
books
3. Update portfolio and grade reaction paper
4. Begin Part one of Schindler's List assignment: List ways/things Schindler
does that shows his lack
of compassion and greed during a time of grief
Friday, November 2
1. Read chapter 6 of Night
2. Root word quiz
3. Finish History Channel DVD
Wednesdsay, October 31
1. SSR
2. Watch History Channel's Auschwitz. Take notes and respond
3. Look at children's book of the time
Monday, October 29
1. SSR
2. Update SSR Reading Log
3. Pass out basket, and update portfolio
5. Begin reading Night, Chapter 5
6. Root Words (See below) and be ready for quiz on Friday
HW: Finish chapter 5, and be ready for a quiz
1. hetero different heterogeneous,
heterosexual
2. homo same homogeneous,
homonym, homosexual,
homophone
3. lat side lateral, unilateral,
translate, latitude
4. leg, log, logo word, study, thought logic, logo, legend,
legible,
analogy, biology
5. locu, loqu speak, talk locution, eloquent
6. luc, lum light, clarity lucid, elucidate,
translucent, luminous,
illuminate
Friday, October 26
1. Finish Family Essay by Monday - outline, in-class draft and a typed draft
is extra credit
2. Finish Chapter 4 of Night
3. Current events
Extra Credit: Watch Valley's performance of Frankenstein. Write a one-page
review of the play in
Times New Roman, 12 and staple it to your program you receive. Turn in on
Monday
Wednesdsay, October 24
1. Current Events
2. Quiz on chapter 2 Night
3. Read Night
4. If you haven't already, discuss Maslow's Hierarchy of needs relating to
Night, Begin Test Review,
and highlight essay verbs and change them to present tense.
5. Begin essay on Family - a multiparagraph response to "Describe your
family," with an outline and
in-class beginning. You will complete the rest on your own, and turn it in
on Monday. Extra credit for
typing.
Monday, October 22
1. SSR
2. Discuss Maslow's Hierarchy of needs
3. Read chapter 2 of Night
1st period got their essays back and we discussed using present tense in our
essays and then we
updated portfolios.
3rd and 5th got to begin their Test Reviews
HW: Read chapter 3 and be ready for a quiz on Wednesday
Friday, October 19
1. Current Events writing
2. Collect essays
3. Read poem, "On Night" and react to it
4. Read through page in Night, by Elie Weisel
Wednesday, October 17
1. Check out Elie Weisel's novel, Night, and have it with you by Friday
2. Update your notebook
3. SSR
4. Complete in class essay on Empire of Sun: How Jamie was, what changes
him, and how is he at
the end of the movie
Five Paragraphs
Original and beautiful title
Present tense
Formal writing style
Strong Word Choice
Monday, October 15
Watch Empire of the Sun and update notes:
I. Jamie is naive boy
II. Jim is a savage
III. Jamie tries to bring himself back
IV. Symbols
Essay Topic:
Body 1: What was he like at the beginning?
What forces him to change?
How is he different at the end?
Body 2: What was Beowulf like at the beginning?
What forces him to change?
How is he different at the end?
Body 3: How do each of them follow the heroic journey?
Wednesday, October 10
1. Watch Empire of the Sun and relate it to the heroic cycle
Take notes in these four pats:
I. Jamie is Naive and spoiled
II. Jamie/Jim turns into an uncivilized animal/savage
III. Jamie is transformed into a new person, changed dramatically from
the war - He has completed
the heroic cycle
IV. Motifs - recurring images, themes, ideas, objects and such
Friday, October 5
1. SSR
2. Time to work on essays, which are due next week and should have:
A beautiful title
five beautiful paragraphs
outline, rough draft with editing and a final draft
Typed essays are worth 10 extra credit points
Wednesday, October 3
1. Current Events: Does Money buy the presidency?
and, react to your test score
2. Read "A Man Called Horse"
3. What was he like at the beginning?
What forces him to change?
How is he different at the end?
4. What was Beowulf like at the beginning?
What forces him to change?
How is he different at the end?
5. How do each of them follow the heroic journey?
On Friday, this will be the outline for your essay comparing the two who
complete the hero's journey.
HW: Rough Draft and Final draft of reading journal due Friday.
Monday, October 1
1. Watch and take notes on ABC News: The Blame Game
2. Handout: "Exercise 1: What's the question?"
Friday, September 28
1. Root Word Quiz
2. Read the rest of Beowulf
The Last Battle
plot summary
2 quotes about Beowulf being a beaten warrior
2 quotes about Wiglaf's wanting to help
The Spoils
Plot Summary
Discuss Beowulf's last heroic words
The Farewell
2-3 Quotes about how the men respect Beowulf
HW: Reading Journal Final draft next Friday. Rough and Final Draft due.
Wednesday, September 26
1. SSR - Remember, you need to be on time to get SSR points.
2. Beowulf Reading journal
Book III: The Battle With Grendle
Plot Summary
5 quotes proving Beowulf is a hero (Line numbers)
Book IV: Monster's Lair
Plot Summary
3 quotes proving evilness of the lair (Line numbers)
3. Read Book V, and update reading journal with plot summary and three
quotes proving Beowulf is
Supernatural
4. Begin Book VI
Monday, September 24
1. SSR
2. Root words:
corp body corporeal,
corpse, incorporate
cred believe, belief creed, credible,
credence, incredible,
cyclo circle, around cycle, cyclone,
bicycle, encyclopedia
dict speak, speech dictate, dictionary,
predict, contradict,
flu, flux flow fluid,
fluctuate, flux, influx
gen birth, beginning generation, genesis, genital,
gene
graph written, drawn graphic, autograph,
biography,
gyn female gynecology, androgynous
3. Beowulf, Books 3 - 4. Read and discuss.
4. 3rd period - begin Current events page in your writing section - Poverty
has increased 17% in the
last eight years. Discuss this.
Thursday, September 20
1. SSR
2. Update portfolio and reaction to grade paper
3. Reading Log update. How are you liking your book?
4. Hero's Journey Cycle handout and discussion
5. Read Book II of Beowulf and find 7-10 quotes showing heroic qualities of
Beowulf. Be sure to
include line numbers.
Monday, September 17
1. SSR
2. Write a multiparagraph paper: Fall in New Mexico
3. Begin Beowulf, Book I, The Wrath of Grendel
4. Begin Reading Journal: Book I: Describe how Christianity emerges
throughout this book
Friday, September 14
1. SSR
2. Root words quiz
3. Take notes on pages 38-39
Wednesday, September 12
1. SSR
2. Present Billy Joel items for a presentation grade
3. Read Rudolpho Anaya's "One Million Volumes"
4. Write down the last paragraph of Rudolpho Anaya’s article
"Yes, the library is a place where people should gather. It is a place
for research, reading, and for
the quiet fomentation of ideas, but because it houses the collective memory
of our race, it should
also be a place where present issues are discussed and debated and
researched in order for us to
gain the knowledge and insight to create a better future. The library should
be a warm lace that
reflects the needs and aspirations of the people (124).
5. Write a small paragraph reacting to this paragraph.
HW: Root word test on Friday
Monday, September 10
1. SSR
2. Reading Log
Title Pages read
Brief Summary
Thumbs up or down and why?
3. Write a formal paper about your homecoming experience (or a different
topic if you'd rather) of
three paragraphs
4. Root Words
Aqua, aque -- water
Aud -- hear
Bene -- good, well
Bio -- life
Chron -- time
Cid -- kill
Cogn --knowledge, know
Con, com -- with, together
Know the definition of the root word
Find three example words
Know the definition for one of the example words
Friday, September 7
1. SSR
2. Computer lab - Write up to three pages about
him/her (Times New Roman 12). Also, have two images of your hero. This
project is easily completed as a power point if that interests you, but you
can simply make a work document if that is your preference. Have fun, and be
ready to teach us new things!
Although we have only today left in the computer lab during class time, you
may turn this assignment in any time before Wednesday at 2:30 for full
credit. It will be weighted as a test, so do a good job.
Wednesday, September 5
1. SSR
2. Update portfolio and write a reaction to your graded paper
3. Receive a homework pass that can be used or saved for extra credit
4. Collect parent letters
Remember, if you're late or absent your SSR grade is a zero; be responsible
about making up this grade.
7. Present tissue boxes to us.
6. In computer lab, research your item from We Didn't Start the Fire. Type
in Times New Roman, 12, information about your item and your reaction to it.
HW: Think about who your public hero is. Starting today, and finishing on
Friday, you will research your hero, and write up to three pages about
him/her (Times New Roman 12). Also, have two images of your hero. This
project is easily completed as a power point if that interests you, but you
can simply make a work document if that is your preference. Have fun, and be
ready to teach us new things!
Friday, August 31
1. SSR
2. Listen to Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start a Fire," and decide which you are
most interested in
researching at the computer lab next week.
HW: Decorate a tissue box to represent who you hero is. Due Wednesday
Wednesday, August 29
1. SSR
2. Critical Thinking packet:
Discuss and list what you see in two advertisments, and make judgements
about them
Read "Eleven" and find a quote that sums up the theme, find four quotes
that show childishness
Read "Oranges" and write a response to it
HW: Get parent letter signed
Monday, August 27
1. SSR
2. In computer lab, typing college application essay and "I am From" poem -
Due Wednesday if more time is needed
HW: Get page 20 signed to allow for internet access.
Friday, August 24
1. Root Words quiz
2. Create a portfolio
3. Collect HW, college app essay
4. Read an example of college app essay
5. I am From Poem - read and discuss. Then, write your own, using the
handout given
Wednesday, August 22
August 21 Monday
1. Read “Teenage Wasteland”
2. Listen to Baba O’Riley, and relate to the story
3. College app essay due Friday, rough draft, one page
Monday, August 20
1. SSR - Be sure to have your own book
2. Root Words - Quiz Friday
3. Read and study Robert Frost's "Out, Out-"
4. Complete a TWIST of the poem, a short paragraph about each:
Theme, Word Choice, Imagery, Symbols, Tone
Be sure to have excellent sentence structure and vocabulary.
August 17
1. Write yourself a seven paragraph letter, using handout as suggestions as
to what you can include
in your letter.
2. Finish Marigolds
3. Answer two questions:
What was your last act of childhood
When is a time you planted marigolds
4. Root Words - For each word, find three words with the root, define them
and write an example
sentence. Quiz next week.
Aer, Aero - air
Ambi, Amphi - both
Amo - Love
Andro - male
Anthrop - humankind
Welcome to Senior English!
August 15
1. Index Card
Your Name and introduce self to class
2. Write me a letter
What you did this summer
What you will do this year in school
Your favorite person
Your most admirable quality
3. Read first part of "Marigolds," and Write one cool quote down, and then
predict the conclusion of
the story.
HW: check Teacherweb.com, bookmark it and email me with a quick letter to
prove you saw my page.
Be sure to tell me which period you are in.
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