Antigone, Final Exam Essay, Final Exam Schedule

Week #15 December 2-6, 2013
Week #16 December 9-13, 2013

During these two weeks, we finished writing the final exam essay and reading the Greek drama Antigone by Sophocles. You took the unit test on Antigone last Thursday, Dec. 12.  You also accomplished all guides - Antigone and the Final Exam Guide.

Week #17 December 16-20, 2013

This week is the final exam week. We have one more day to review and that is today, Monday, Dec. 16. Let's make use of it to clarify lessons that are still confusing to you.

Below is the Final Exam Schedule:

Final Exam Schedule
Time	Tues. Dec. 17th	Wed. Dec. 18th	Thurs. Dec. 19th	Fri. Dec. 20th
8:00 - 10:00	Period 2 Exam	Period 3 Exam	Perod 4 Exam	Period 1 Exam
10:30 - 12:30	Period 5 Exam	Period 7 Exam	Perod 6 Exam	Period 8 Exam

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Persuasive Essay, STAAR

Week #14 November 25-26, 2013

Last week, we reviewed the Fall Benchmark test.  We reviewed the following: persuasive essay and rubric, OER rubric, and question stems.  We also reviewed sentence structure and wrote sentences using vocabulary words. 

This week was a short week. We continued to review STAAR question stems and sentence structure. When you get back from the Thanksgiving holiday, we will continue to our next selection.  

Greek Drama, WITS, STAAR

Week #13 November 18-22, 2013

Literature: Greek Drama
Vocabulary: Academic - SAT 7
                      CP- SAT 12
Writing: WITS poetry, persuasive essay, and OER
Homework: 
- Academic - SAT 6 - due: Thursday, Nov. 21
- CP - SAT 12 - due: Wednesday, Nov 20

Last week, we finished the STAAR Fall District Assessment, but we did not get to read anything that has to do with Greek drama.  We will try to shoot for some readings towards the end of this week.  That week, we also had vocabulary quiz #5 in the academic class and quiz #10 in the CP class. 

This week, we will begin with WITS writing on Monday.  First period will have the WITS writer and will write poetry with her. The other classes will have quiz #6 first, and then the WITS lesson next where they will also write poetry.  First period will have their quiz on Tuesday. The CP class will take quiz #11. 

The next few days will be spent studying the Fall District Assessment accomplished last week and looking at sample essays and OER responses. 

By Thursday or Friday, we hope to read about Greek drama.  

Each level will receive vocabulary lists on Monday, Nov. 18. 

Fall District Assessment, Greek Drama

Week #12 November 11-15,2013

Literature: Greek Drama
Vocabulary: Academic - SAT 6
                      CP - SAT 11
Homework:
- SAT notes 5 - academic - due: Thursday, 11/14
- SAT notes 10 - CP - due: Wednesday, 11/13

Last week, we finally finished our unit on Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. Good job on accomplishing all activities related to the novel.

Today, we started the week with quizzes: SAT quiz #5 for academic classes and SAT quiz #10 for the CP class.  After the quiz, we also had a head-start on the Fall District Assessment.  Tomorrow, Tuesday, and for the rest of the week, we will spend time on the district assessment. 

We are now on the 3rd Six Weeks, so let us make the most of it.  Please do not sit on any low grades, for this cycle will go really fast. Before you know it, it is the final exam.  

Of Mice and Men, persuasive essay

Week #11 November 4-8, 2013

Literature: Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Writing: Persuasive essay
Vocabulary: Academic - SAT 5 due: Thursday, Nov. 14
                      CP - SAT 10 due: Wednesday, Nov. 13

Homework:
- Finish the essay, both levels, due: Wednesday, Nov. 6

During week #10, we finished reading the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. Ye-hey!  I know a lot of you were saddened by the ending, but don't despair. Soon, we will embark on another adventure, but not too soon.  During this week, we also started a persuasive essay which we will finish during week #11.

We will begin Week #11 with the Of Mice and Men unit test on Monday, Nov. 4.  For the next one to two days, you will finish the persuasive essay you already started last week.  After submission of the essay on Wednesday, we will view the movie adaptation of Of Mice and Men and a short film on John Steinbeck. 

Let's stick to our schedule, so we can continue to indulge ourselves in Greek drama in Week #12. 

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

Week #10 October 28-Nov. 1, 2013

Literature: Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Grammar/writing: CP - appositive phrase
                                  Academic - participial phrase
Vocabulary: CP - SAT 9
                      Academic - SAT 4

Homework:
- CP - SAT notes - due Wednesday
         - First book report - due in person or on Edmodo on Friday, Nov. 1
- Academic - SAT notes - due Thursday

Last week, we read and annotated and discussed Of Mice and Men in class.  CP students wrote sentences with appositives while the academic students wrote sentences with participial phrases.  Everyone had a quiz on Monday, 10/21.  Oh, and we had Homecoming and won the game last Friday, Oct. 25! :)

We started this week with a vocabulary quiz as well.  We will continue to read and annotate the novel OMM until we finish it at the end of this week.  Prepare for a UNIT test on Monday next week, Nov. 4.

Note: Please complete all your missing work or make-up low grades before this cycle is over.  Ask about extra credit opportunity.  

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

Week #8 and 9 October 14-18/October 21-25, 2013

Literature: Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Vocabulary: Academic - SAT 1 and 2 lists
                      CP - SAT lists 7 and 8
Writing: OER

Homework:
Academic: SAT List 2 due - Thursday, Oct. 24
CP: SAT List 8 due - Wednesday, Oct 23

Last week was a busy week. The students took a vocabulary quiz on Monday and continued to read chapter 1 of OMM.  They used their focus questions and character and setting analysis chart to understand the plot, characters, and motivations in the novel.  On the 16th, they took their PSAT. Back in the classroom, they continued to read and made headway in chapter 2. There was an early dismissal last Friday, Oct. 18.

We will start the week of Oct. 21 with a vocabulary quiz.  We will continue to read and annotate OMM. 

John Steinbeck, The Great Depression, Of Mice and Men

Week #7 October 7-11, 2013

Literature: Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Vocabulary: Academic - SAT 1#s 1-20
                     CP - same as last week
Homework: Academic - TP map - due: Oct. 8 on Edmodo
                    CP - TP map, music and lyrics - due: Oct. 8 on Edmodo

Last week, we read and wrote poetry. Twice! You wrote a poem with me after reading Exra Pounds' poem and used specific diction, imagery, tone and mood.  You also submitted your poem to Edmodo. Congratulations! And then, you read two poems with our WITS writer, after which you also wrote a poem, still with specific language, but you added metaphors using a comparison between and abstraction and a concrete noun. Great job!

We started the week yesterday reading about John Steinbeck, the Great Depression, and the Migrant Experience.  We finished these articles today.  Tomorrow, Oct. 9, I will give you an open notes quiz on these articles. Don't forget your notes! This is for both academic and CP.

The CP students read an additional article about "The Flood," an excerpt from the Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. You have the questions based on this article. Please bring it tomorrow, Oct. 9, already done. You will also take Quiz #6 for SAT list #6. (Additional assignment: "The Possibility of Evil" questions)

For the rest of the week, we will work on the following assignments:

• Anticipation guide
• Chapter 1 reading
• Character analysis

One last thing, please DO NOT FORGET to finish your PSAT questions!!!

The PSAT mandatory test is on Oct. 16.

Poetry and WITS

Week #6 September 30-October 4, 2013

Literature: Poetry
Writing focus: diction, connotation, denotation, similes, hyperbole
Vocabulary: Academic - Last 10 of poetry terms list, due: Thursday
                      CP: SAT List 6, Poetry Terms, due: Wednesday
Grammar mastery: participles, vocabulary, literature
Project: "The Pedestrian" map and lyrics - due on Edmodo: TBA
                Academics - map
                CP - map and lyrics

Last week, we finished reading "There Will Come Soft Rains" and "The Pedestrian" by Ray Bradbury.  We also finished viewing and discussing the Ray Bradbury biographical video.  we were able to review the first fifteen poetry terms and looked at some examples.  All these assignments were accomplished in both academic and CP classes, but the CP students did not get to reading "The Possibility of Evil" by Shirley Jackson; they will read it this week.

This week, we will concentrate on poetry and discuss how writing poetry can be a jumping board towards writing effectively using sound diction. We will have WITS lessons on Wednesday and Thursday. 

Science fiction unit test - Sept. 30
Poetry terms quiz - Oct. 4
CP vocabulary quiz - Oct. 1

"There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury, and other stories

Week #5 September 23-27, 2013

Literature: "There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury (academic and CP)
                    "The Possibility of Evil" and "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson (CP only)
Vocabulary: Academic: poetry terms, due: Thursday
                      CP: SAT List 5, due: Wednesday
Grammar mastery: Sentences with vocabulary, literary concept, and grammar concepts, due: Daily
Writing: connotation, denotation, diction
Project: CP - quilt cultural representation, due: Tuesday, Sept. 24

Last week, we finished reading and discussing " A Sound of Thunder (ASOT)," a short story by Ray Bradbury.  We also started and finished reading "There Will Come Soft Rains (TWCSR)," also by the same author (except in one class).  In CP, we also finished reading and discussing "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker. You took the summer reading unit test last Monday, Sept. 16 and took a vocabulary quiz in CP on Tuesday, Sept. 17.

This week, we are going to finish discussion on TWCSR and watch a film about Ray Bradbury in both levels.  We will also work on writing using a poem as a model. The CP students will have two additional readings: "The Possibility of Evil" and "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson. 

Quizzes: Academic - short story quiz, Friday, Sept. 27
               CP - vocabulary quiz, Monday, Sept. 23

"A Sound of Thunder" by Ray Bradbury,"Everyday Use" by Alice Wakler, and other stories

Week 3 Sept. 9-12, 2013

For week 3, we finished the Beginning of Year test (BOY), had the yearbook photos taken, and took a quiz in both levels (Thursday). 

I collected vocabulary notebooks on Thursday and the "Harrison Bergeron" study guide at all levels.  I also collected the expository outline Monday, 9/9/13.

College prep students received the week 3 vocabulary list and sentence assignments from me on Monday, 9/9/13.  Please prepare for sentence homework collection during week 4.

Academic and College Prep students should prepare for the summer reading tests: You Don't Know Me by David Klass (academic), and East of Eden by John Steinbeck (CP). 


Week 4 Sept. 16-20, 2013

For week 4, the week will begin with the administration of the summer reading tests on Monday. 

I will collect the sentence assignments from the CO students on Monday, 9/16/13.

Academic students will receive a poetry terms list this week.

In both levels, we will finish reading " A Sound of Thunder" by Ray Bradbury.  We will annotate and respond to guide questions.

CP students will receive an assignment for "Everyday Use" by Alice walker, and will read two additional short stories at home.  I will announce the titles in class.  

By Friday, students will receive their Edmodo codes and will be expected to sign up for Edmodo and enroll in their respective groups/classes. 

"Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut/ Expository V.S. Persuasive

Week 2 Sept. 3-6, 2013

Literature: "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut
Reading and writing: Expository articles V.S. Persuasive articles/outline

• CP: sentences with participles and participial phrases

Vocabulary:

• Academic: Literary terms (Due: Thursdays)
• CP: SAT list 2 (Due: Wednesdays)

This week, the CP students took a vocabulary quiz for SAT list 1 on Tuesday, Sept.3, while the academic students took a literary quiz on Friday, Sept. 6. 

The CP students finished reading HB last Friday, Aug. 29, so this week the students worked on the study guide, wrote sentences with participial phrases.  The academic students finished reading HB on Tuesday and worked on the study guide that day as well. Some took the guide home as homework.

On Wednesday and Thursday, both the academic and CP students read expository and persuasive articles and compared and contrasted the two genres of writing. After reading, the students then wrote an outline for an introduction to an expository essay.  The teacher facilitated the class in coming up with their own sample intro outline as a class.  All students will write their own outline; unfinished outline were taken home for homework. 

On Friday, the CP students discussed participles and discussed a participles activity they took home for homework the previous day. 

On Monday, Sept. 9, all students will take the Beginning of Year Assessment (BOY). 

Welcome to the new school year 2013-14

Week 1 August 26-30, 2013

This week you met me, greeted your friends back to school, received your syllabus, and had some work done. The following were the activities we accomplished together:

1. Syllabus and syllabus letter signed
2. Filled a Survey of Interests.
3. Wrote and submitted a sample essay.
4. Received important handouts.
1. literary and grammar terms
2. vocabulary list #1 and daily sentence assignments (CP)
5. Set up your composition notebook for vocabulary notes.
6. Took notes on the background for "Harrison Bergeron" and Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., its author.
7. Created and submitted a Fakebook page about you or a character from your summer reading novel.

Note: Only the item labeled "CP" is for the CP class.  The rest are applicable to both academic levels. 

WELCOME TO THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR!

Final Exam Spring 2013

Week #36 June 3-7, 2013

Final Exam Schedule

Monday
2nd and 5th

Tuesday
3rd and 7th

Wednesday
4th and 6th 

Thursday
1st and 8th

Friday
Teacher prep day


Have a great summer! :)

Final Exam Review

Week #37 May 28-31, 2013

Activities:

• On Tuesday, students will take the unit test for A Streetcar named Desire. 
• The rest of the week will be spent on reviewing for the final exam. 

A Streetcar Namde Desire by Tennesse Williams

Week #36 May 20-24, 2013

Literature: A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
Vocabulary: 

Homework: 

• SAT Vocabulary notes Scenes IV to X - due Wednesday, May 22

Activities

• Last week, we completed the final exam prewriting activities and essay.  If you have not completed yours, please see me during lunch to complete it.
• We also made headway in our reading of Tennessee Williams' play A Streetcar Named Desire and analyzed symbols, motifs, and characters. 
• This week, we will continue reading the play and collect data about each character as we read. 

A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams

Week #35 May 13-17, 2013

Literature: A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
Vocabulary: Scenes IV and X

Homework:

• SAT vocabulary notes - due: Wednesday, May 15

Assignments:

• From Monday through Friday, we will read and analyze the play A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams. 
• We will analyze the poetic realism, symbolic meaning, and human condition. 

Othello Literary Analysis Essay and A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams

Week # 34 May 6-10, 2013

Literature: A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
Writing: Othello Literary Analysis Essay
Vocabulary: Scenes I-III alternate, redolence, incongruence, implicit, indulgence, unrefined, gander, swindle, treachery, kibitz, flinch, reverence, rickety

Homework:

• SAT vocabulary notes - due: Wednesday, May 15

Activities

• Monday will be an essay writing day which will extend through Tuesday.
• All throughout the week, we will learn about Tennessee Williams, read a historical background on A Streetcar Named Desire, and read and study the play itself and its thematic elements. 

Othello by William Shakespeare/ A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams

Week #33 April 29-May 3, 2013

Literature: Othello by William Shakespeare (finishing activity)
Writing: Short Answer Response (SAR)
Vocabulary: TBA

Homework:

• TBA

This week, we will finish all activity pertaining to Othello and take the unit test. When all activities for Othello are done, we will proceed to reading and analysing A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams. 

Othello by William Shakespeare

Week 32 April 22-26, 2013

Literature: Othello by William Shakespeare
Writing: Short Answer Responses (SAR)
Vocabulary: Academic words review - dramatic irony, foil, foreshadowing, soliloquy, monologue, blank verse, iambic pentameter, tragedy, tragic hero, theme, character, protagonist, antagonist

Homework:

• SAT vocabulary notes Act V - due: Wednesday, April 24

Activities

TAKS week - April 23, 24, 25

• On Monday, students will take Act III test.
• All throughout the week, students will finish reading Othello and answer short answer response questions. 

Othello by William Shakespeare

Week #31 April 15-19, 2013

Literature: Othello by William Shakespeare
Writing: Short Answer Responses
Vocabulary: Act V - restitution, direful, balmy, forfend, intolerable, sinister, pernicious, odious, feeble, puny, interim, extenuate, whitewash, rationalize
Academic words/Shakespearean terms: soliloquy, aside, foil, tragic hero, iambic pentameter, blank verse, dramatic irony, verbal irony

Homework:

• SAT Vocabulary notes, Act III and IV words - due: Wednesday, April 17

Activities:

• On Monday, students will take a short quiz covering vocabulary words for Act III and IV.  After the quiz, students will continue to read Othello.
• On Tuesday through Friday, students will continue to read and annotate Othello. 
• Discuss guide questions and analyze the use of Shakespearean conventions in Othello. 

Othello by William Shakespeare

Week #30 April 8-12, 2013

Literature: Othello by William Shakespeare
Writing: Poetry
Vocabulary: Act IV (Week #29 vocabulary)

Homework:

• SAT vocabulary notes - due: April 16

On Monday, 3rd period will have WITS, but the other class will continue reading Othello. 

On Tuesday, classes that did not have WITS Monday will have WITS today. 3rd period will continue to read Othello.

From Wednesday to Friday, all classes will read Othello.  A reading check on Act II will be given at the end of this week.

Othello by William Shakespeare

Week #29 April 1-5, 2013

Literature: Othello by William Shakespeare
Vocabulary: Act IV #s 1-10

Homework:

• SAT vocabulary notes - due: Thursday, April 4

Last week, we had a STAAR review and postponed our regular reading and lessons.  This week, we will go back to our regular lessons beginning with film viewing of Act I. Please follow the schedule this week.

• April 1 - STAAR I Writing, odd schedule
• April 2 - STAAR I Reading, even schedule
• April 3 - STAAR II Writing, odd schedule
• April 4 - STAAR II Reading, even schedule 

STAAR Review

Week # 28 March 25-28, 2013

This week, we will postpone our regular readings and lessons to focus on the STAAR test.  We will review the following:

Monday: Persuasive Essay
Tuesday: Expository Essay
Wednesday: Reading multiple choice and SAR questions
Thursday: Revising and Editing multiple choice questions

STAAR Test Schedule:
April 3 - Writing
April 4 - Reading

Othello by William Shakespeare

Week #27 March 18-22, 2013

Literature: Othello by William Shakespeare
Writing: Persuasive Essay
Vocabulary: Act III O#s 1-10 - procure, converse, penitent, ruminate, vehement, pomp, defame, slander, veritable, sanctified
Academic Words: 

Homework:

• SAT vocab notes Act II O#s 8-15 - due: Wednesday, March 20

Activities:

On Monday when you get back from the break, you will take a quiz covering last week's vocabulary and Act I of Othello.

On Tuesday and Wednesday, you will write the first draft of a persuasive essay and conference with me. 

• Wednesday - Dr. McConn will discuss the STAAR test and the difference between  persuasive and expository essay.

On Thursday and Friday, we will continue reading and discussing Othello and watch a little bit more of the film adaptation of the play. 

Othello by William Shakespeare

Week #26 March 4-8, 2013

Literature: Othello by William Shakespeare
Short reading: an essay
Appeals: pathos, logos, ethos
Writing: Sentence structure
Vocabulary: Act II #s 8-15 spur, infirmity, frailty, babble, prate, clamor, importune, dilatory

Homework:

• SAT vocab notes - due: Wednesday, March 6

Monday - Friday

WARM-UP exercise: SAT question of the day

• Due to the shortened period schedule on Monday, we will continue to read the play and discuss questions and answers.
• We will take a vocabulary quiz on Tuesday.  It will cover the vocabulary words from the week before and Shakespearean drama terms.
• Continue to read and discuss Othello on Tuesday.
• We will have WITS writing on Wednesday. 
• On Thursday, we will look at an essay and edit and revise it as a class.
• Students will bring their rewritten essay on Friday. 
• Students will read an article and identify examples of logos, ethos, and pathos in it. While students are reading, select students will conference with me about the essay written previously.
• Part of the time in class on Friday will be spent on sentence structure. 

Othello by William Shakespeare

Week #25 February 25- March 1, 2013

Literature: Othello by William Shakespeare
Writing: Short Answer Response (SAR) and Expository and Persuasive Essay
Vocabulary: Act I - #s 11-13 - pertain, glutted, sated; Act II #s 1-7 discern, citadel, taint, mock, impediment, hindrance, provocation

Homework: 

• SAT vocab notes on Act I #s 1-10 - due: Wednesday, Feb. 27
• Complete comma assignment. due: Thursday, Feb. 28

Monday- Friday

• Take a vocabulary quiz on Monday covering Act I #s 1-10 words and comma usage. After the quiz, continue discussion on topics/themes in preparation for the reading of Othello. 
• Read Othello and answer reading guide questions.  Discuss. 
• On Wednesday, have a WITS lesson with the WITS writer.
• On Thursday and Friday, continue reading Othello. 

William Shakespeare and the Globe

Week #24 February 18-22, 2013

Literature: Background on William Shakespeare and the Globe Theater
Writing: Persuasive Writing
Vocabulary: Act I - abhor, detest, cashiered, conjuration, deficient, incense, iniquity, insolent, uncivil, mandate
Academic words: tragic hero, soliloquy, aside, monologue, dramatic irony, motivation, characterization, foil

Homework:

• SAT vocab notes N#s 51-60 - due: Tuesday, Feb. 19

Monday - Friday

• Students will take vocabulary quiz #6.
• Students will rewrite their persuasive essays.
• Students will review sentences and sentence structure and work on a practice activity.
• Students will read the following:
• William Shakespeare background information.
• The Globe Theater.
• Students will study the academic words.
• Students will begin reading of the play Othello by William Shakespeare. 

Night by Elie Wiesel, Sentences

Week #23 February 11-15, 2013

Literature: Night by Elie Wiesel
Writing: Expository Writing
Vocabulary: N#s 51-60 charred, linger, accumulate, mauling, vitality, crematorium, fraction, liquidation, traumatize, legacy

Homework:

• SAT vocab notes for N#s 41-50 - due: Monday, Feb.11
• SAT vocab notes for N#s 51-60 - due: Monday, Feb 18

Monday - Friday

• On Monday, take the unit test on Night.
• On Tuesday, write an expository essay.
• On Wednesday, view Elie Wiesel's biography video and students write answers to a set of guide questions about the video.
• On Thursday, continue viewing the video and discuss the questions.
• On Friday, work on a grammar assignment on sentences. 

Night, Poetry

Week #22 February 4-8, 2013

Literature: Night by Elie Wiesel
Writing: Short Answer Response (SAR), Persuasive Writing, WITS writing (word choice)
Grammar: Subject and Predicate
Vocabulary: N#s 41-50 liberation, communal, wizened, vibration, confinement, audible, notorious, infirmary, automaton, inventory

Homework:

• SAT vocab notes N#s 31-40 - due: Tuesday, Feb. 5

Monday - Tuesday

• Students will take Quiz #4 on Monday.
• For the rest of the week, we will continue to read and discuss Night. 
• Students will continue to understand and analyze characters, setting, motivation, figurative language, diction, and syntax.
• On Thursday, we will have the first WITS poetry lesson, so on Wednesday, to prepare for this lesson, we will review elements of poetry.

Night by Elie Wiesel,Poetry terms

Week #21 January 28-February 1, 2013

Literature: Night by Elie Wiesel
Writing: Short Answer Response (SAR)
Vocabulary: N#s 31-40 interlocutor, crematoria, ghetto, relic, conflagration, constraints, hallucinating, colossus, floundering, ascertain

Homework: 
- SAT vocab notes on N#s 21-30 - due: Tuesday, Jan 29

Monday - Friday

• On Monday, you will take Quiz #3 covering vocabulary N#s 21-30 and questions on chapters we already covered.
• We will continue to read the memoir and understand the events and the significance of these on Wiesel's life.
• Understand and analyze the characters and their motivation.
• Understand and analyze the historical context of the events that affected or influenced Wiesel's life.
• Prepare for periodic reading checks. 

NOTE:  If you have missing work, please see me during lunch ASAP. 

Night by Elie Wiesel

Week #20 January 22-25, 2013

Literature: Night by Elie Wiesel/ Revisit the Excerpt from Black Boy by Richard Wright
Writing: Short Answer Response (SAR)
Vocabulary: N#s 21-30 profoundly, ordeal, legacy, glacial, transcend, inmate, morbid, phenomenon, holocaust, abomination

Homework:

• SAT vocab notes on N#s 11-20 - due: January 23
• SAT vocab notes on N#s 21-30 - due: January 29 

On Tuesday, students will take Quiz #2 covering N#s 11-20 and Chapter 1.


The rest of the week, we will continue reading the memoir Night by Elie Wiesel. We will

• Understand and analyze the characters, their characteristics, changes, and motivation.Understand and analyze the setting and mood.
• Understand and analyze the tone of certain characters or passages.
• Undersstand and analyze figurative languages.
• Compare, understand and analyze Elie Wiesel's and Richard Wright's experience of prejudice in Black Boy.

                                             

Night by Elie Wiesel

Week #19 January 14-18, 2013

Literature: Night By Elie Wiesel
Vocabulary: N#s 11-20 nocturnal, livid, pious, interminable, wizened, morale, infernal, refuge, oppressive, expelled

Homework:
- SAT notes N#s 1-10 - due: Jan. 15
- SAT notes N#s 11-20 - due: Jan. 22

Monday

• Today, students will take their first vocabulary quiz for the cycle.
• After the quiz, students will read and understand the motives behind the writing of the memoir Night by Elie Wiesel in the "Preface".
• Define memoir.

Tuesday-Friday

• Today until Friday, we will continue to read the memoir and annotate using the guide questions.
• Understand and analyse characters, setting, tone, mood, and the historical significance of events in the memoir.

Night by Elie Weisel

Week #18 January 8-11, 2013

Topic: Night by Elie Wisel
Writing:Expository/Persuasive Essay
Vocabulary: N#s 1-10 prostrate, interlude, reprieve, rations, dysentery,robust, quarantine, apathy, humane, grimace

Homework:

• SAT sentences with grammatical and syntactical component - Due: January 15

Tuesday-Wednesday

• Receive spring semester syllabus and discuss expectations for the entire semester.
• Define and understand vocabulary words. Identify root words and affixes.

Thursday-Friday

• Read "Frequently Asked Questions about the Holocaust.
• Read the historical context of Night by Elie Wiesel and fill in the blanks in the historical context handout.
• Take an open notes reading test.

"Happy New Year!"