15 December 2014

first day of speeches!

Speeches
Listening sheet -- listen to at least 5 and take notes
paper DUE TODAY by 11:59 PM

12 December 2014

Friday wrap up!

Vocab 5 test
some speeches
work on paper or powerpoint

check schedule for paper due date and when speeches are!

10 December 2014

speech directions

vocab B and D
speech directions -- get ready to convince us!

08 December 2014

How many of you gave 30 good minutes over the weekend?

not many :-(

Continue drafting -- 5 paragraphs with quotes due tomorrow as a rough draft for 20 points

05 December 2014

Time to outline!!!! Give me 30 good minutes!

next 3 vocab words
research paper outline booklet -- use this to direct your paper!
suggestion of 30 min timed writing approach

DRAFT!!!

rough draft due Tuesday 5 parargraphs

03 December 2014

annotated bibliography example

next 3 vocab words
annotated bibliography example -- juxtaposed with works cited -- my handwriting, so you follow it!!!!
keep researching
ann bib due Friday TYPED, WHEN YOU WALK IN

01 December 2014

Review outline, annotated bib, life, schedules, etc.

3 vocab words, week 5

review outline of paper, directed research
annotated bib notes from Greenie
Adjust schedule -- no snow days! #God

hw: continue working on research and annotated bibliography -- due Friday

24 November 2014

Choose wisely!

Review of research topics
thesis generator: mad libs style

hw: choose topic and find one article about it for tomo. Have printed or readily available online.

13 November 2014

grammar hammar

Work through prepositions (chk hw for points)

Notes on Conjuncitons
Practice conjunctions from book

hw: conjunctions in packet P. 18 ex. 1 and 2 ALL; ex. 3, 1-2

12 November 2014

Editfest

Edit papers -- Follow Greenie and rubric provided

Prepositions, hw: ex 1 & 2 all

10 November 2014

paper directions

Info on crafting lit analysis -- lab time tomo, draft due Wed.
Final paper due Fri

04 November 2014

03 November 2014

Monday after an extra hour of sleep!

vocab A wrap up if haven't finished
Grammar: notes on prepositions
p 15 in book

30 October 2014

Test tomorrow!!! NO victims!

next 3 vocab words
review for test (even Ethan)

29 October 2014

adverbs & finish novel!

review 3 words

review adverbs

mini quiz on adverbs and adjectives

hw: finish novel!

28 October 2014

today is the greatest day...

vocab -- next 3
grammar -- adverbs -- notes, p 13

hw: practice adverbs, p 14 ex. 1
read 22-23

24 October 2014

test and dump in the sea...

Vocab 3 test
words for week 4
review 20
hw: read 21 over the weekend!

23 October 2014

vocab test tomo!

vocab review by E or sentences/stories

collect hw

summarize 18-19

read 20 tonight
vocab test tomo!

22 October 2014

15-16 review

vocab review -- test Friday

quiz 15-16, review chapters

hand back quizzes to review

Read 17 for tonight, I will summarize 18-19 tomo

20 October 2014

Adam or Satan?

vocab #b

chapter 15 review: Frankenbooks, p 14; research "Paradise Lost" -- How do the Creature and Satan correlate? sketch 2 pics of cottagers at end of chapter

hw: read 16 by Wed.

17 October 2014

Friday!

collect adjective homework -- review

quiz 13-14

read 15 for Monday

16 October 2014

Thursday

Adjective notes -- he: p 12 all ex 1

Read chapter 14. Quiz. 13-14 tomo

14 October 2014

Creature's tale

draw 2 pics in Frankenbooklet on p. 13; one of creature in woods and one of the hovel. Include quotes of the area drawn.
Read ch 12

07 October 2014

homework is to be done at home

collect hw, if didn't do, grounded.
Must do hw
Read through 10 for quiz on Thursday

06 October 2014

shrink lit

collect homework Quotes, ch 4-5
Shrink ch 6-7
HOMEWORK : Read 8, finish questions on back of quotes

03 October 2014

It's Alive!

It's Alive
quotes in 4-5 as hw

01 October 2014

death scene #1

quiz chap 3
discuss

read chap 4

30 September 2014

Review 1-2

Thoroughly review ch 1-2
Read 3 tonight, finish Qs if you want

29 September 2014

Analysis of chapters 1-2

no vocab this week!

choose one theme for each of the two chapters and find direct text that defends that theme

draw one sketch of a prominent scene

all on p. 11 in Frankenbooklet

26 September 2014

vocab and ch 1-2

vocab 2 test

read chapters 1-2 in Frankenstein
Can finish questions if you want, don't have to

25 September 2014

Quiz time

Quiz Franken letters 1-4

Vocab D; E is ex cr; TEST TOMORROW

19 September 2014

Frame it!

final 3 words review of week 2 vocab -- test next Friday

Frankenwork:
Author's intro -- WK notes
Frame story
Begin Letter 1 -- Robert Walton narrating: fINISH FOR H/W
rEAD LETTER 1 TWICE!!!




18 September 2014

much stuffs

Vocab -- 3 more words study

Verbs -- review and section review -- turn in as quiz

Frankenbooklet -- Notes on Mary Shelley

BRING BOOKS!!!!

17 September 2014

Frankenbooklets

stamp and correct grammar hw
review next 3 words in week 2 vocab
Begin Frankenbooklets --
hw: bring book to class tomorrow

16 September 2014

verbage...

Vocab 2 next 3 words

Verbs-- all notes, practice, get hw:
p 6 ex. 1 odds
p 8 ex. 1 odds
p 10 ex. 1, 1-5, ex. 2 1-3

15 September 2014

Monday

H/w check
Review week 2 vocab. 3 words get clues. Test next Friday not this Friday.
Review h/w. Rufus Xavier Sarsparilla. Review pronouns
Get Frankenbooks

12 September 2014

Friday!

Vocab test 1
vocab words and defs week 2 -- finish chart! wordlywise3000.com

Pronoun notes -- hw: p 4 ex 2 -- all; ex. 3 1-5

09 September 2014

grammar hammar begins

vocab A & B

Nouns -- notes and hw

hw: odds, pg.1

08 September 2014

vocabba dabba dooooo!

Finish pre test
hw ck on vocab charts finished

pronunciation key

chant words and start on defs and clues


hw: finish at least 8 word clues

04 September 2014

2fer

Yesterday:
Introductions -- shake hands
Get grammar notebooks
take grammar diagnostic ch 17 quiz

Today:
Timed Writing I

hw: get syllabus signed

02 September 2014

first day

Syllabus
Name cards -- choose nickname -- adjective with alliteration
get syllabus signed

28 March 2014

lit analysis again!

Writing paragraph one--
one theme
2 quotes

follow directions and cookie cutter

due today or Monday

follow reading schedule

21 March 2014

1,5,8

Turn in hw for ch 8
Read 9-10, finish handout for hw over weekend

20 March 2014

3rd only

check hw for Chapter 8
Read 9-10, get handout on 9-10, due for next time

19 March 2014

It's Alive!!!!

It's alive! clips: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwthX4IE88I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOcJwt8XB4M

Notes in Frankenbooklet

Summarize 6-7

Questions for 8 --read for Friday

14 March 2014

Quizsarama

Be Nice!

Quiz 1-2
Read 3, be ready for 3-4 for next time I seeeeee you!

11 March 2014

A day... 1,3,5,8 Frankenbegin

1,5,8:
Frankenbookelt -- notes on Frame Story #narrativeprobs

Map skillz

Letters 1-4 -- read one and two together; read 3-4 as hw for Thursday; write one sentence summary and figure out theme for each letter



3rd hr:
Frankenbookelt -- notes on Frame Story #narrativeprobs

Map skillz

Letters 1-2 -- read one together; read 2 as hw for Wednesday; write one sentence summary and figure out theme for each letter

10 March 2014

Back to reality!

Make Frankenbooklet
Begin reading Mary Shelley's introduction

28 February 2014

Charge!!!!

Vocab 13 test
review of ACT in some way -- diff for all classes

3rd: hw for grammar
8th: hw for grammar

24 February 2014

Trumpets flourish!

ACT in 8 days!!!
Vocab thru D or E, depending on hour
grammar: take it's / its quiz
relearn who/whom
take quiz, depending on hour.

vocab test on Thursday for 1, 5, 8
Wednesday for 3rd

20 February 2014

Assess!!

3, 5, 8
Timed writing 3 -- the test
Vocab A - ?

1st:
vocab A & B
Review timed writing 2
take its/it's quiz

13 February 2014

1.5.8.

Vocab 12 test
Vocab 13 words
review 18.1 notes: subjects and predicates
Get grammar packet. Complete ex. 1 1-10 on first page for hw.

12 February 2014

3rd only -- B day

Vocab 12 test
Reading practice
vocab 13 words

11 February 2014

Read it!

1, 5, 8
Reading practice -- 35 min, 40 questions
Vocab E -- or story

hw: test 12 Thursday

3rd:
PLAN practice
if did hw: extra credit opp to write a story or study words
if did not do hw: DO IT!

hw: test 12 Thursday

10 February 2014

It was a Monday...

Timed writing 2
Vocab C & D
hw: 1st hour -- finish thru D for tomo.

07 February 2014

B day -- 3rd only

3rd only -- vocab c & D
Grammar -- hw correct, begin p.29

05 February 2014

Clue phone calling!

Vocab 12 words, defs, clues
ACT writing == continue notes, look at solid intros

04 February 2014

3rd hr

Vocab 12 words/ clues
ACT writing ~~ new prompt ~~ make outline for timed writing

03 February 2014

A Day -- full week prediction!

Vocab 11 test
Words, week 12
ACT writing -- starting to outline good essays and get ready to take #2 timed writing

hw: none, unless didn't finish with week 12 words
wordlywise3000.com

31 January 2014

Vocab and PLANning to do well.

Vocab 11 E reading

PLAN review English portion test

HW: Vocab test Monday

30 January 2014

B day -- 3rd only

Vocab E
Test next time I see you.
ACT writing review -- reverse outline
notes on solid essays

23 January 2014

ACT English class continued

hw corrected
Vocab clues
Vocab A & B
ACT English packet -- finish the first chunk -- 10 min. timed

hw: finish the last reading chunk -- no more than 10 min!; study vocab

22 January 2014

#FCS only

Check hw
Vocab word clues
Vocab A & B
ACT prep English -- 1st chunk

hw: study vocab

21 January 2014

2nd semester ~~ A Day 1

1,3,5,8

Vocab 11 word chart
ACT -- what's on this test notes
English ACT focus
Practice -- brevity part

hw: must have at least 8 word clues finished

14 January 2014

Exam Review

Here is the link for quizlet exam vocab: here
know the vocab terms from the board, the parts of speech, greenie,
and LotF

10 January 2014

#FCS

Notes on run ons fragments, complements, subject/predicates\
hw: subject complements