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October 27-31, 2003: Final Week of the Term
Monday, October 27
- Romeo and Juliet: Act V: 1, 2, 3
- Finish Presentations/Memorizations
- Grade Printouts: Due Tomorrow with Parent
Signature!
Tuesday, October 28
- Grade Printouts with Parent Signature Due Today!
- Reading Day
- Read Silently/Take AR Tests
Wednesday, October 29: Last Day for AR Points!
- Romeo and Juliet: Review/Submit Study Packet
- Various Video Clips of Significant Scenes
- Shakespearean Insults: Let's Do it This Way for a While!
Thursday, October 30: Last Day of First Term
- Romeo and Juliet: Final Exam
Friday, October 31: Happy Halloween!
- No School for Students
- Final First Term Grades Submitted
October 20-24, 2003: Ribbon Week
Monday, October 20
Tuesday, October 21
- Romeo and Juliet: Act III, Scenes 1 and 2
- Journal: What is Romeo's main charcter flaw? Explain how this flaw leads him into his current dilemma.
- Terms to Know: Soliloquy, Monologue, Aside
Wednesday, October 22: Hat Day!
Thursday, October 23
Friday, October 24
- Shakespeare Memorizations/Presentations
October 13 - 17, 2003
Monday, October 13: Honors English Meeting After School
Tuesday, October 14
- Romeo and Juliet: Act II: Scenes 1 & 2 (The Balcony Scene)
- Terms to Know: Dramatic Foil
Wednesday, October 15
- Romeo and Juliet: Three Versions of the Balcony Scene
- Word Cells List #2 (Test Next Thursday,
Oct. 23)
Thursday, October 16: UEA
- No School
- Romeo and Juliet: Looking for something to memorize for next Thursday?
- Act I: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Act II: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Act III: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Act IV: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Act V: 1,
2, 3
Friday, October 17: UEA
Scroll down to see previous weeks.October 6 - 10, 2003
Monday, October 6
- Finish Article and Notes on Shakespeare's Theater
- Shakespeare's Language and Poetry
- Meter and Rhythm
- Sonnets: Strict Form
- Romeo and Juliet:
The Prologue
Tuesday, October 7
- Romeo and Juliet: Begin Act I
- Review The Prologue (check homework)
- Read/Listen to Scene 1
- Terms to Know: Blank Verse
Wednesday, October 8
- Romeo and Juliet: Video Comparisons
- Write a three-paragraph comparison/contrast of the two versions of
Scene 1 that were watched in class today.
Thursday, October 9: Reading Day!
- Word Cells Test #1
- Silent Reading Day: Bring a Book!
Friday, October 10
- Romeo and Juliet: Continue Act
I
September 29 - October 3, 2003
Monday, September 29
- New Seats!
- Journal #11: How was the first half of the term?
- Mastery Spelling List #5
- Finish Textbook Assignment on Pronouns
(Pages 911-916 in Text: Exercise 9 in writing) - Biography Notes
Due Wednesday!
Tuesday, September 30
- Shakespeare: The Man and the Myth
- Web Quest: Computer Lab
- Shakespeare Resources
Wednesday, October 1: Parent-Teacher Conferences 3:30-7:15
- Biography Notes due Today!
- Video: Shakespeare's Life and Times
Thursday, October 2
- Mastery Spelling Test #5
- In-class Writing based on Biography Notes: Step 2 of Term Project
- Shakespeare Web Quest due Today!
Friday, October 3
- Word Cells List #1
- Shakespeare's Theater: Page 497 in text
- Notes: "Web" format
September 22-26, 2003
Monday, September 22
- Journal #9: Write about a time you felt "out of place."
- Last Words on Theme: A Good Example
- Stargirl Theme Paragraphs due Tomorrow!
- Poem: Constantly Risking Absurdity by Lawrence Ferlinghetti
- In-Class Assignment: Compare the poem to Stargirl (one paragraph)
Tuesday, September 23: Explore Testing Schedule
- Stargirl Final Writing due
- Pronoun Pretest
- Pronouns: What do they do?
- Common Pronoun Problems
- Rufus Xavier Sasparilla
Wednesday, September 24: Explore Testing Schedule
- Typed Revisions of Locker Check Essay due
- Grade Reports: Return them signed by a parent tomorrow!
- Journal #10: What are your thoughts on all the testing you're doing?
- Return/Discuss Stargirl Theme Paragraphs
Thursday, September 25: Explore Testing Schedule
- Signed Grade Reports due Today!
- Mastery Spelling Test #4
- Textbook Assignment on Pronouns:
Pages 905-909
Friday, September 26: Midterm/Last Day for AR Extra Credit
- Review/Correct Pronoun Pretest
- Score Pronoun Assignment from Textbook
September 15-19, 2003
Monday, September 15
- Mastery Spelling List #3 (Test Thursday!)
- Stargirl
- Read Chapters 19 - 21
- Journal #7: "The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man
knows himself to be a fool." --Shakespeare (As You Like It:
Act V, Scene 1)
Tuesday, September 16
- Stargirl
- Read Chapters 22 - 26
- Vocabulary Quiz #3
Wednesday, September 17
- Stargirl: Finish Novel
- Vocabulary Quiz #4: disparage, festooned, moa, jostling, gander, preamble
- Journal #8: How many pebbles are in your Happy Wagon today?
Thursday, September 18
- Mastery Spelling Test #3
- Computer Lab
- Stargirl AR Test
- Writing: Essay Revisions
(Typed Revisions due Wednesday, Sept. 24) - Mastery Spelling List #4
Friday, September 19
- Stargirl
- Theme Notes & Discussion
- "Final Exam": Write a paragraph in which you do the following:
- State the main theme of the novel Stargirl
- Use at least one direct quote from the book that supports your theme statement and show how it relates to the theme
- Relate two specific events from the story that show how the theme develops
- Due Date: Tuesday, Sept. 23
September 8-12, 2003
Monday, September 8: Honors Meeting After School
- Stargirl
- Vocabulary Quiz #1
- Finish Chapter 7(if not already done)
- Study Question (p. 35): "One day you might see someone you know." Who?
- Read Chapter 8
- Study Question (p. 39): "But we also gave something to ourselves." What?
- Read Chapter 9
- Journal Topic #5: If, like Stargirl, you decided to change your name to something more descriptive of who and what you are, what would your new name be? Why?
- Vocabulary List #2: ferocity, impromptu, amorphous, inquisition, raucous,
spiel
Tuesday, September 9
- Stargirl
- Read Chapters 10-13
- Study Question: Do you think the Hot Seat interview with
Stargirl should be aired? Why or why not?
Wednesday, September 10
- In-class Essay: Use Color-Coded (Popsicle Stick) Writing Guide
Thursday, September 11
- Mastery Spelling Test #2
- Stargirl: Read Chapters 14 - 16
- Study Question (p. 78): "She was the opposite of cool; she held nothing back." What does that mean?
- Journal Topic #6: Make a chart that shows the advantages and disadvantages of having Stargirl as a friend. Would you want her as a friend? Why or why not?
Friday, September 12
- Stargirl
- Vocabulary Quiz #2
- Read Chapters 17 &18
- Vocabulary List #3: facetious, ocotillo, derelict, serene, rapture, mica
- Mastery Spelling List #3 (Test Next Thursday!)
September 1-5, 2003
Monday, September 1
Tuesday, September 2: Assembly Schedule
- 3rd & 4th: Reading Levels (STAR)
- Begin Stargirl: Read to page 15
- Journal Topic #3: If this school had a show like Hot Seat, which three students would you want to see on it and why?
- 5th, 6th, 7th: Finish Vocabulary Assignment and STAR Tests
Wednesday, September 3
- Have Biography/Autobiography in Class
- 3rd & 4th Periods: Administrator Visit -- Safe Schools Seminar
- 5th, 6th, 7th: Reading Levels (STAR)
- Begin Stargirl: Read to page 15
- Journal Topic #3: If this school had a show like Hot Seat,
which three students would you want to see on it and why?
Thursday, September 4
- Mastery Spelling Test #1
- Accelerated Reader Contract Due
- Stargirl: Read through Chapter 6
- Journal Topic #4: Write about an adult other than a parent who has
been an advisor to you at a difficult or frustrating time.
Friday, September 5
- Have Cross-Curricular Writing Guide in Class
- Popsicle Sticks: How to Write an Essay
- Mastery Spelling List #2: Test Next Thursday
(Sept. 11)
Scroll down to see previous weeks.
August 25 - 29, 2003
Monday, August 25 (Classroom Temp: 96 Fahrenheit)
- Welcome Back!
- First Day Presentation: Great Expectations
- Disclosures
Tuesday, August 26 (Classroom Temp: 94 Fahrenheit)
- Seating Charts
- Disclosure Signatures due
- Writing and Research
Guides: The New Policy and Why
(Have one in class on September 5.) - Hall Passes
- Biography Assignment: Notes
Handout
(Have book in class on September 3. Notes due October 1.) - Writing Samples: In class
Wednesday, August 27
- Journals: Everybody gets one; it remains in the classroom.
- Journal Topic #1: Introduce yourself...
- Classroom Introductions: Make Yourself Memorable
- Accelerated Reader Contracts due
September 4
Thursday, August 28
- Journal Topic #2: What is "normal"?
- Mastery Spelling List #1 (Test next Thursday!)
- STAR Tests (on computer)
- Vocabulary Assignment: balk, saguaro, hoax, nonconformist, oratory,
paleontology
Friday, August 29
- 3rd & 4th: Finish Vocabulary Assignment and STAR Tests
- Popsicle Stick Essay Format
- 5th, 6th, 7th Periods: Administrator Visit -- Safe Schools Seminar
"Did I miss anything?" This is quite possibly the most annoying question students ask me. A student has been absent for three days. Upon returning, s/he will invariably ask not "What did I miss?" which would indicate a willingness to make up the missing assignments, but rather "Did I miss anything?" My usual sarcastic reply is something like this: "Oh, heck no! We knew you were gone, so we just sat around all day and looked at each other. You don't really think I'm going to assign work on a day you're not here, do you?" So, in order to keep everyone (students and their parents) apprised of what exactly is going on each day in class, I am going to start putting it here.
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