Thursday, September 27, 2007

1. CAT6 #12
2. Character Notes
3. Read "Mary" Interactive Reader

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Objective: Students will read “Mary” and analyze major and minor characters by completing all activities in Interactive Reader.

Date: Wed. September 25, 2007:

Periods 1-5: Your homework is now reading from your outside book DAILY!!!!!

1. Turn in essays.
2. Hand out Late Work Passes (2 per semester)
3. Share essay from Weblockers (extra 10 points for those who volunteer)
4. Read “Mary” and complete all margin activities in Interactive Reader.

Honors: Read Chps. 28-30 and complete Study Guide. Song Quiz too if we have time.

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Tuesday: Septemeber 25, 2007

Today we had a sub. What you did while I was out walking around the campus was:

1. "Mary" and "Everyday Use" Vocabulary
2. Completed essay for turn in tomorrow.

Talk the night off of Monte Cristo
Objective: Students will active read “The Long Way Home” and discuss the story’s tone and theme (to be written about in an essay later).

Date: Monday September 24, 2007:

Periods 1-5: Your homework is now reading from your outside book DAILY!!!!!

1. Discuss Outside Book Requirements
a) 100 points for active reading (highlights, comments, chapter end notes, character list)
b) 100 point oral question (100 for 1st, 70 for the 2nd, 50 for the 3rd, if you miss all of them, you lose all book report points… 400)
c) 200 point Written Book Report (must follow format available on Weblockers)

2. Expository Essay Prompt. Essay Due Typed and Edited on Wednesday.
3. “Long Way Home” Reading and assignment
4. Honors: MC Chps. Study Guide 25-27

Thursday, September 20, 2007

Objective: Students will show mastery of plot, vocabulary and writing standards covered in Chapter 1 of Holt Text by passing a test with 70% or above.

Date: September 20, 2007:

Periods 1-5: Your homework is now reading from your outside book DAILY!!!!!

Periods 1-5

1. Get Interactive Reader and your class folder.
2. Open Interactive Reader to “”The Love Letter” for grading.
3. Chapter 1 Test
4. Honors: MC Chps. Study Guide 21-22

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Objective: Students will review plot and other literary terms from Chapter 1 for test tomorrow.

Date: September 19, 2007:

Periods 1-5: Your homework is now reading from your outside book DAILY!!!!!

Periods 1-5 (Period 4: Did you turn in your Pedestrian assignment?

1. Get Interactive Reader and your class folder.
2. Complete “The Love Letter” (100 points)
3. Pass back all completed work and organize folder for parents to see at Back to School Night.
4. Honors: MC Quiz Chps. 11-20

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Objective: Students will complete a sample multiple choice test on writing.

Date: September 18, 2007:

Periods 1-5: Your homework is now reading from your outside book DAILY!!!!!

Periods 1-5

1. CAT6 #10 (Do not write on my paper packets)
2. Turn in CAT6 Packet 1-10 for 100 points
3. Get Interactive Reader and put name all over it.
4. Complete “The Love Letter” (100 points)
5. Honors Read 18-20

Monday, September 17, 2007

Objective: Students will live "The Pedestrian"s Theme.

1. CAT6 Activity #9
2. Discuss "The Pedestrian"
3. Extra Credit Activity
4. Discuss Monte Cristo Chapters 11-15

Read 16-17 tonight

Thursday, September 13, 2007

Objective: Students will know how authors use words to create tone and make a Found Poem of their own.

Date: September 13, 2007:

Periods 1-5: Your homework is now reading from your outside book DAILY!!!!!

Periods 1-2
1. CAT6 #7 “The Pedestrian”
2. Hand in signed syllabus (100 points)
3. Complete “Important Words” lesson
4. “The Pedestrian” reading and assignment

Periods 3-5
1. Turn in MC Study Guide Questions 1-10
2. CAT6 #7
3. Turn in Syllabus (100 points)
4. Monte Cristo Quiz chps 8-10
5. Complete “Important Words” Lesson
6. Monte Cristo Chps. 11 and 12

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Objective: Students will know how authors use words to create tone and make a Found Poem of their own.

Date: September 12, 2007:

Periods 1-5: Your homework is now reading from your outside book DAILY!!!!!

Periods 1-2
1. Correct vocabulary homework
2. Hand in signed syllabus (100 points) except period 1
3. Discuss Syllabus
4. Handbook Discussion (except period 1)
5. “Important Words” lesson

Periods 3-5
1. Turn in MC Study Guide Questions 1-10
2. Correct Vocabulary
3. Turn in Syllabus (100 points)
4. Discuss Syllabus
5. Discuss Handbook
6. “Important Words” Lesson
7. If you are not up to Chp. 10 of MC…. Catch up today!
Objective: Students will compare theme across genres.

Date: September 11, 2007:

Periods 1-5: Your homework is now reading from your outside book DAILY!!!!!

Periods 1-2
1. Complete “Pedestrian” vocabulary
2. Discuss Essay Expectations and Re-writes
3. Assign syllabus download
4. Homework: Read some of your outside book

Periods 3-5
1. Monte Cristo Quiz Chp. 4-8
2. Discuss Essay Rewrites and expectations
3. Assign Syllabus Download
4. “Pedestrian” vocabulary
5. Read Chps. 8-10

Vocabulary Words:
1. Scrutinize (v)
2. Enticing (adj.)
3. Incandescence (n)
4. Subjective (adj)
5. Riveted (v)
6. Pilgrimage (n)
7. Manifest (v)
8. Intermittent (adj)
9. Regressive (adj)
10.Ebbing (v)

Friday, September 07, 2007

Objective: Students will compare theme across genres.

Date: September 6, 2007:

Periods 1-5: Your homework is now reading from your outside book DAILY!!!!!

Periods 1-2
1. CAT6 #7
2. Go over “Double Daddy” non-fiction essays p. 22-30 (Periods 1-2)
3. Sudden Fiction assignment: “Cinderella Inc.”
4. Homework: Read some of your outside book

Periods 3-5
1. CAT6 #&
2. Monte Cristo Quiz Chp. 1-3
3. Discuss Chapters 1-3
4. Discuss both MC Projects
5. Read Chps. 4-5

Thursday, September 06, 2007

Objective: Students will compare theme across genres.

Date: September 6, 2007:

Periods 1-5: Your homework is now reading from your outside book DAILY!!!!!

1. CAT6 #6
2. Discuss/Complete “Contents of a Dead Man’s Pocket” Questions
3. “Double Daddy” non-fiction essays p. 22-30 (Periods 1-2)
4. Introduce Count of Monte Cristo (Honors)
5. Read Chapters 1-3 tonight (Honors)

Wednesday, September 05, 2007

Objective: Students will be able to identify the four parts of a plot and answer questions about a short story.

Date: September 5, 2007:

Periods 1-5 (For the first week sit anywhere that you will be able to work)

1. Seating Chart
2. Continue story
3. “Contents of a Dead Man’s Pocket” Questions
4. Homework: Get/Buy your outside independent book if you don’t have it yet.
5. Honors: Check out Count of Monte Cristo

Folder Dividers:
1. Handouts
2. Notes
3. CAT6
4. Ass.
5. Tests/Quiz
Supplies needed for class by Friday:

Tuesday, September 04, 2007

Objective: Students will be able to identify the four parts of a plot.

Date: September 4, 2007:

Periods 1-5 (For the first week sit anywhere that you will be able to work)

1. CAT6 #5 (Roll and Check Folders)
2. Plot Notes (Continue)
3. Correct Vocabulary (Periods 3-5)
4. “Contents of a Dead Man’s Pocket” Reading (20 minutes)
5. Homework: Get/Buy your outside independent book if you don’t have it yet.

Folder Dividers:
1. Handouts
2. Notes
3. CAT6
4. Ass.
5. Tests/Quiz