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.
Sunday, November 3, 2013
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
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.
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.
Sunday, October 20, 2013
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.
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.
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
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:
The PSAT mandatory test is on Oct. 16.
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
The PSAT mandatory test is on Oct. 16.
Monday, September 30, 2013
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
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
Monday, September 23, 2013
"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
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
Sunday, September 15, 2013
"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.
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.
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