| Date |
Assignments/Classwork
|
| 9/4 |
Welcome
Back--Syllabus Review, Answer "Who are you ?" questions for
homework--complete sentences, skip a line between answers. |
| 9/8 |
Current
Events Project Introduction, For HW--1st draft of summary Assignment,
Rubric |
| 9/9 |
Revise 1st draft (1st
draft may
be hand written); Prepare type-written revision. Create a folder on your Mac desktop for English--save summary (use a consistent name--Summary 1 or Current Events 1)--for example. Be prepared to share summary with your peers. |
| 9/10 |
Thursday--we do not meet. |
| 9/11 |
Class time to work on
Current
Events Summary (Don't forget --rubric, 1st draft, then revision on top). Notebook & Ind. Reading check next week. Summaries due by the end of the day on Monday. |
| 9/14 |
1st Period--Supervised
Study, 5th Period-- Prereading question-- Have you ever sacrificed your own wishes for the sake of someone you loved? If not, think about a situation where you would, or think you might. Read & annotate "The Lady or the Tiger?" Frank R. Stockton. Focus on understanding the text. Identify examples of the author's tone. Postreading questions--How is this story like contemporary reality television? Annotation Notes |
| 9/15 |
1st Period--same as 5th
Period
yesterday (see above). 5th Period-- Turn in Annotations for credit; reading check (quiz) Turn in Pre & Post reading questions for "The Lady or the Tiger?" |
| 9/16 |
1st -- Turn in
Annotations for
credit; reading Check "The Lady or the Tiger?" class discussion, turn in Pre & Post reading questions 5th -- Class time to work on Current Events Assignment #2. |
| 9/17 |
Thursday--we do not meet. |
| 9/18 |
Academic Summary
#2 Due TODAY Vocabulary Unit One: pages 21-27; complete 24-27 on your own paper; compose an original sentence for words #1 through #10--approbation through intercede. To hear the words pronounced: go to www.vocabularyworkshop.com and click on "Student" then click on "Level F" "iwords & audio." Have a Great Weekend! |
| 9/21 |
Mini grammer review--see OWL link for more help with commas. Vocabulary Unit #1 Due TODAY |
| 9/22 |
Complete
corrections on
"Twenty Most Common Grammatical Errors" sheet. Vocabulary Unit #1 Quiz TODAY |
| 9/23 |
1st
Period--Review grammar corrections: compose 10 model sentences (1st 10
rules) of your
own. Due Friday 9/25 5th Period--Study Hall |
| 9/24 |
Thursday--we
do not meet. |
| 9/25 |
Academic Summary
#3 Due TODAY 1st Period--Compose sentences for Vocab. Unit 1 words 11-20--Due Tuesday 9/29 5th Period--Compose sentences for Vocab. Unit 1 words 11-20--Due Monday 9/28 |
| 9/28 |
1st
Period--Study Hall 5th Period--Review grammar corrections: compose 10 model sentences (1st 10 rules) of your own. Review Unit 1 words 11-20, correct sentences and turn in tomorrow. |
| 9/29 |
1st
Period--Review Vocab. words 11-20; review grammar corrections 11-20;
compose model sentences 5th Period--Review Vocab. words 11-20; review grammar corrections 11-20; compose model sentences Complete "Justifiable" & "Irrational" fear sheet. |
| 9/30 |
Complete
"Law & Justice" & "Mass Hysteria" sheet. Complete mini web research project. |
| 10/01 |
Thursday--we
do not meet. |
| 10/02 |
Vocabulary Unit #1 Part 2 Quiz TODAY Current Events Academic Summary #4 Due Today |
| 10/05 |
1st
Period--Complete Vocabulary Unit 2 for Wednesday--all activities +
original sentences for the 1st 10 words. 5th Period--Complete Vocabulary Unit 2 for Friday--all activities + original sentences for the 1st 10 words. Remember, if you earned below a 90% on the last quiz, you must write out the model sentences and synonyms + the "Completing the Sentence" sentences. |
| 10/06 |
1st
Period & 5th Period--review pre-reading sheets--"Justifiable
& Irrational Fear," "Law & Justice," "Mass Hysteria." View Joseph McCarthy biography. |
| 10/07 |
1st
Period--review Unit 2, 1st 10 vocab. words. Turn in HW.
Examine political cartoons from the McCarthy Era & discuss. 5th Period--Study Hall |
| 10/08 |
Thursday--we do not meet. |
| 10/09 |
Current Events
Academic Summary #5 Due Today Don't
forget to turn in your article! Read and annotate "National Suicide"--follow directions on the "Annotation Questions" handout 1st--be ready to discuss on Friday, 10/16; 5th--be ready to discuss on Wednesday, 10/14. |
| 10/12 |
NO
SCHOOL TODAY ! |
| 10/13 |
NO
SCHOOL TODAY ! |
| 10/14 |
1st
Period--No Class--PSAT 5th Period--Vocab. --Quiet Study |
| 10/15 |
Thursday--we do not meet. |
| 10/16 |
1st
& 5th Periods--Next week we will begin reading The Crucible, a play by
Arthur Miller. You have already learned a little about the historical context for Miller's writing of the play--the 1950's and the "red scare." Today we will watch a bit of Three Sovereigns for Sarah, a film based upon the true story of the Salem witch trial which utilizes the actual transcripts to tell the story of one woman's efforts to clear her sisters' names. Please read the handout which provides you with information about the film and a tiny insight into Miller's inspiration for the play. While watching the movie, please make note of what you learn--what was life like in the 17th C. in Massachusetts, the people--secular & religious life ? Try to get a feeling for the time period. This is NOT a film of the play, The Crucible. This film WILL help you visualize and understand the historical context for the events depicted in the play. You do NOT have to turn in a current events summary today. You are responsible for ONLY ONE summary for the next two weeks. If you have a summary already completed, turn it in, then you do NOT have one due next week. If you do not have a summary completed, you have until next week to hand it in. I will talk to you about the Quarter One Mini Research Paper on Monday. HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND ! |
| 10/19 |
1st
& 5th--Review Margaret Chase Smith "National Suicide" essay &
annotation question (see 10/09)--due tomorrow. Vocab. Quiz Unit 2 part 1 Quiz Wednesday Review Three Sovereigns Video Guide (see 10/16) and continue to watch film. |
| 10/20 |
Vocab. review, discuss
Margaret Chase Smith letter, continue Three Sovereigns... |
| 10/21 |
Vocabulary Unit Two Part
1 Quiz Today Mini Quarter One Research Paper Assignment Handout Rubric Link to Purdue OWL page for MLA Citation for Electronic Resources |
| 10/22 |
Thursday (early release
day). |
| 10/23 |
Class time to work on
Quarter One Research paper |
| 10/26 |
1st Period-- Study Hall 5th Period--MLA review, Where are you on your Qtr. One paper? Three Sovereigns... |
| 10/27 |
Vocab.
Unit 2 Part 2 Review--interloper to surmise Class time to work on Qtr. 1 paper. |
| 10/28 |
Class
writing time. Don't forget
you must turn in copies of ALL THREE of your resources with your paper. See 10/21 above (Electronic Resources) for help with your Works Cited Page. |
| 10/29 |
Thursday--we
do not meet. |
| 10/30 |
Mini
Quarter One Research Paper due today. HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND ! HAPPY HALLOWEEN ! Don't forget...Quarter One Ends TODAY. |