Agenda 18 Dec 2009

PAPER DUE!!!

Vocab test
Frankenstein assignment Chapters 1-5
questions/quotes given out; you don't have to complete them

Enjoy break!

Agenda 17 December 2009

2nd and 4th hour:

Grammar test: prepositions
handouts: bookmarks: Letters, Chapters 1-10, character map
Read Frankenstein letters, 1-4; notes on "Letters bookmark"

h/w: Paper due and vocab test tomorrow

Agenda 16 Dec. 2009

Prepositional phrases
create Frankenjournals
read about Mary Shelley -- journal #1
Intro to the Novel article -- 4 definitions, journal #2

Computer lab time

Annotated Bibliography due today by the end of the day.
Preposition test tomorrow.
Vocab test Friday.
Paper due Friday.

Agenda 15 December 2009

2nd hour:
Vocab -- crossword puzzle
Grammar -- prepositions handout
Mary Shelley article, Frankenjournal #1
Research paper work time

4th hour:
Vocab puzzle
Grammar -- prepositions handout
Paper & Annotated bib questions
Computer lab 1/2

homework (both): Annotated Bibliography due, Paper due Friday, Vocab test Friday

Agenda

2nd and 4th Block:
Vocab: Week 4- words, definitions,
Grammar: p. 15 ex 1
Edit/Review Body Paragraph 1
Review Annotated Bibliography

H/W: (DUE REGARDLESS OF SNOW DAYS!)
Wednesday: 2 Annotated MLA Sources for editing
Thursday: 2 Body Paragraphs

Agenda

2nd and 4th Block:
Vocab Test 3
11.2 Grammar Test
Body Paragraph Discussion

H/W: Body Paragraph 1 Due

Agenda

2nd and 4th block:
Vocab: Crossword due tomorrow
Library Media Center: find 5 sources for research paper, thesis statement due- email to meg.mcclain@gmail.com

H/W: 5 sources printed. 1 MLA citation
puzzle
Vocab Quiz tomorrow! Study!!!

Agenda`

2nd and 4th Block:
Vocab: Sentence Stems
Research Paper Scavenger Hunt
Library Media Center time to work on research papers. find 5 sources and write thesis

H/W: Thesis statement due Thursday
Vocab Test on Friday!

Agenda

2nd and 4th Block:

1. vocab exercises 1 & 3
2. Introduce Research paper
3. Mrs. Hahn's presentation
4. Computer time

Agenda

2nd Block:

1. Unit 11.2 Formal Reading Assessment
2. Week 3 Vocab:
1. word, part of speech,
2. definition
3. pic or word clue

 4th Block:

1. Finish Hamlet Act V Scene II
2. Unit 11.2 Formal Reading Assessment
3. Week 3 Vocab
1. word, part of speech
2. definition
3. pic or word clue

Agenda

2nd Block:

1. Semicolons and Colons Test
2. "To Be" Speeches
3. Timed Writing- Hamlet Decisions

4th Block:

1. Semicolons and Colons Test
2. "To Be" Speeches
3. Reviewed Act IV highlights and Act V

H/W: Hamlet Decision Essay Due Monday

Agenda

2nd Block:

1. "To Be" Speeches
2. Reviewed Act IV
3. Youtube Act V Sn 1
4. Read Act V

H/W: Semicolons and colons grammar practice - evens only

4th Block:

1. "To Be" Speeches
2. Act III

H/W: Semicolons and colons grammar practice - odds only
          3-5 Paragraph essay on Hamlet prompt.

Agenda

2nd hour:

1. collect h/w and resume'
2. take vocab quiz
3. recite "to be or not to be"

h/w: finish Act IV webquest if not finished yet

4th hour:

1. collect h/w and resume'
2. vocab test
3. review "to be or not to be" requirements (5.5 lines) -- memorized by Monday (h/w)
4. watch 2 versions of "to be or not"

Agenda

2nd hour:

1. Finish Hamlet Act III -- highlights
2. watch 15 minutes more of movie

h/w: grammar halfa sheet: semi-colons and colons; vocab: sentence stems

4th hour:

1. Finish Hamlet Act I - highlights
2. Movie through 8:15

h/w: grammar halfa sheet: semi-colons and colons; vocab: sentence stems

Agenda

2nd Block:

1. Grammar: p.153 Ex 2- all
2. Vocab: crossword puzzle
3. Hamlet Act II Highlights
4. Watched "To be" clips on youtube.com

H/W: crossword puzzle due tomorrow
Resume Final copy due Friday
Vocab test on Friday

"To be" 5 and half lines memorized by Friday


4th Block

1. Grammar: p.l53 exercise 2- all
2. Vocab: Crossword puzzle due tomorrow
3. Hamlet: Act I scene I highlights
4. passed back grades

H/W:
crossword puzzle due tomorrow
Resume Final copy due Friday
Vocab test on Friday

Agenda

2nd Block:

1. Grammar: p. 153 semicolons
2. Vocab: Exercises 1 and 3
3. Resume review
4. Review Hamlet Act I
5. Hamlet Act II highlights

H/W: Resume Final Copy Due Friday
        Vocab Test on Friday

4th Block:

1. Grammar: p. 153
2. Vocab: exercises 1 and 3
3. Character Flow Chart
4. Rocketbook
5. Collected Resumes
6. Collected vocab and word clues/pics

H/W: Resume Final Copy due Friday
         Vocab Test on Friday

Agenda

2nd Block:
Guest Spearker: Mrs. Loy

H/W: word clues/ pics for vocab 2 due Monday
         Resume rough draft due Monday

4th Block
Guest Speaker: Mrs. Loy

H/W: Word clues/ pics for vocab 2 due Monday
          Resume rough draft due Monday

Agenda

2nd Block:

1. Comma and Endmark Test
2. Vocab Lesson 2: words, definitions, pts of speech, and word clues/pics
3. Resume ---> Wksheet--->Rough Draft due Monday

4th Block:

1. Comma and Endmark Test
2. Vocab Lesson 2: words, definitions, pts of speech, and word clues/pics 
3. Resume ---> Wksheet--->Rough Draft due Monday

 

Agenda

2nd block:

1.  Hamlet read ACT I Scenes 3-5 -- read, highlights
2.  Movie -- ACT I

h/w:  grammar worksheets; commas and end marks test tomorrow

4th block:

1.  Tone activity -- act out Act I sc. 1
2.  introduced log for Hamlet

h/w:  grammar worksheets; commas and end marks test tomorrow

Agenda

2nd Block:

1. Grammar: Comma practice worksheet
2. Hamlet: Read and listened to Act 1, Scenes 1 and 2
3. Hamlet: Highlights (yellow sheet)
4. Watched Rocketbook

H/W: Comma practice
          Study for Grammar Test on Commas on Wednesday

4th Block:

1. Grammar: Comma practice worksheet
2. Reading for Informational Text
3. Hamlet Webquest
4. Collected Essays

H/W: STUDY FOR GRAMMAR TEST (endmarks and commas) ON WEDNESDAY and TURN IN PAPERS!

Agenda

2nd hour:  Paper due!

1.  Vocab test
2. Grammar 151-152
3.  get Hamlet books
4.  sign up for Hamlet parts
5.  Character Web -- fill in

4th hour:

1.  Vocab test
2.  grammar p.151-152
3.  NASA article and discussion

h/w:   Paper due Monday, If not here Monday, Grammar and Informational Text handouts

Agenda

2nd Block:

1. Vocab: Crossword Puzzle
2. Grammar: p. 150 exercises 1 and 2
3. Acted out Hamlet Act 1 Scene 1 in different tones

H/W: Paper Due Friday
         Vocab Test Friday

4th Block:

1. Vocab: Crossword Puzzle
2. Grammar: p. 150 exercise 1: all, exercise 2: evens
3. Proofread/Revise classmates papers
4. Reflect on Writing Questions in Blue Journals

H/W: Paper Due Friday or Monday
         Vocab Test Friday

Agenda

2nd hour:

1. Vocab sentence stems
2. Grammar: p. 149, notes
3. Thesis review -- pick 3 you like, pick 3 you can fix
4. Partners: tone review 6:00 -- finish tomorrow.

h/w: final paper due Thurs or Fri

4th hour:

1. Vocab sentence stems
2. Grammar: p.149, notes
3. Quick write -- 10 minutes
4. Hand in rough drafts for points (10 pts)

h/w: final paper due Thurs or Fri
finish quick write

Agenda

2nd hour:

1. Vocab Test
2. Grammar Test
3. Paper directions -- rough draft of 5 paragraphs due Monday

4th hour:

1. Vocab Test
2. Grammar Test
3. "The Pit and the Pendulum" Poe audio story

Agenda

2nd Block:

1. Grammar p. 14, exercise 1: evens only
2. Vocab- "I Spy"
3. ACT Writing Samples
4. ACT Writing Examples

h/w :  vocab and grammar tests tomorrow:  Adj. and Adverbs

4th Block:

1. Grammar p. 14, exercise 1: evens only
2. Vocab- Crossword
3. ACT Writing Samples
4. ACT Writing Examples

h/w : vocab and grammar tests tomorrow: Adj. and Adverbs

Agenda

2nd hour

1.  p 13 grammar -- Adverbs -- define
2.  ACT writing examples

h/w puzzle, tests Friday -- grammar & vocab


4th hour

1.  p. 13 grammar -- Adverbs --define
2.  ACT writing notes and scoring notes

h/w:  tests Friday -- grammar and vocab

2nd Block:

1. p. 12 Grammar
2. pics/sentences for ACT Vocab
3. Unit 11.1 Grammar Test
4. Unit 11.1 Responding to Reading Catch-up
5. Informational Texts p. 63-64

H/W: Informational Texts p. 63-64 and finish vocab pics/sentences

4th Block:

1. good things
2. collect essays
3. p. 12 Grammar
4. Informational Texts p. 63-66
5. ACT Writing Notes

H/W: Finish vocab pics/sentences and Informational Texts p. 65-66

Agenda

2nd and 4th hour

1. Papers returned; grammar test re-collected
2. grammar -- P. 11 notes on adjectives, ex. 1 1-10, ex 2 evens
3. vocab words -- all 20 define, draw pics and/or create sentences with them.

Agenda

2nd hour:

1.  11.1 Reading M/C test
2. Test Vocabulary -- make booklet
3. no homework

4th Hour:

1. 11.1 grammar test
2. Test Vocabulary -- make booklet, beginning 7 words defined
3. no homework -- unless you haven't turned in your paper!!!

Agenda

2nd Block:

1. Pass back papers and gradesheets
2. Watched English Language Video and took notes for extra credit
3. Caught up on late work

Homework: None

4th Block:

1. Passed back papers and gradesheets
2. Collected Chaucer Essays
3. Unit 11.1 Formal Reading Assessment

Homework: None

Agenda

2nd Block:

1. ACT Writing Prep

Homework: Unit 11.1 Formal Assessment Tomorrow in class


4th Block:

1. Collect rough drafts
2. Peer edit with 3 o'clock partners
3. Go down to the Media Center and work on final drafts

Homework: Essays are due at the beginning of class on Tuesday, October 20th
                   Unit 11.1 Formal Assessment in class on Tuesday