Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Objective: Students will practice writing straegies for the CAHSEE and prepare for research paper.

1. CAHSEE Writing Strategies 16-18

2. Discuss Research Paper Prompt and Requirements

3. Brainstorm with partner who you will research tomorrow.

4. Meet in library Wednesday and Thursday!!!!

Monday, January 28, 2008

Objective: Students will identify compare themes across genres.

1. Clean notebook. Everything goes!! Leave didviders only.

2. Discuss new semester: Portfolio (weblockers) and outside book (500 pages)

3. "Last Night" assignment.

Friday, January 18, 2008

Objective: Show Warren that you read an outside book.

1. Final study guide
2. Book Report Oral Question
3. Turn in extra credit assignment and late passes.

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Objective: Get through the day without barfing.

1. Get notebook and interactive
2. CAHSEE #6-7
3. Portfolio Check List
4. Grade Printouts

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Objective: Students will read a very funny, ironic story.

Get your interactive reader!

1. Correct Vocabulary
2. CAHSEE Writing Strategies 3-4
3. Lamb to Slaughter interactive

Monday, January 14, 2008

Objective: Students will know important vocabulary for this week's story.

1. CAHSEE Writing Strategies 1-2
2. "Lamb to Slaughter" vocabulary

Friday, January 11, 2008

Objective: Students will practice for the CAHSEE Reading Comprehension. THey will also complete their analysis of an ambiguus/ironic poem.

1. Lesson 18-19 Reading Comprehension
2. Complete Poster
3. Share Theme Poems

Thursday, January 10, 2008

Objective: Practice for CHSEE and work with a very ambiguous poem.

1. CHSEE Reading Compehension #16 and #17
2. Nothing Man group activity.

Wednesday, January 09, 2008

Objective: Students will take assessment on Reading Comprehension for CHSEE and take notes on Irony and Amiguity.

1. Correct Warren's error from yesterday.
2. Chapter 5 Notes (Iroy and Ambiguity)
3. Work on Theme poem.

Tuesday, January 08, 2008

Objective: Students will practice for the CHSEE and write their own theme poem.

1. CHSEE Reading Comprehension Lesson 1-3
2. Discuss "Theme for English B"
3. Write your own theme poem using Hughes' poem as a model. Don't just copy. Make it your own "Theme" of your life.
4. Outside reading pages needed.

Monday, January 07, 2008

Objective: The students will read a poem as a group and identify its important parts.

1. Welcome back!
2. Notes on handout.
3. Group activity.
4. Homework: Book Report due in 10 days!

Monday, December 17, 2007

Objective: Students will see Act I of Twelve Angry Men

1. Good Earth Quiz 26-29
2. Video
3. Sub tomorrow (I will be grading your district essays) so be good. He's a friend of mine.

Thursday, December 13, 2007

Objective: The students will discuss the rising complications in The Good Earth.

1. Quiz Chapters 21-25
2. Twelve Angry Men Act I video

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Objective: The students will know important Drama tems.

1. Correct Vocabulary
2. Drama terms
3. twelve Angry Men Act I

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Objective: The students will know important terms for play.

1. Chapter 20 Good Earth discussion
2. Twelve Angry Men vocab.

Monday, December 10, 2007

Objective: All students will score proficient or above on the Chapter 4 Test.

1. Chapter 4 Lit Test: Theme

Friday, December 07, 2007

Objective: Study for Chapter 4 test
1. Turn in and share satires
2. Quiz on Chapter reading
3. Grade Interactive readers
4. Chapter 4 Review pages 306-311

Wednesday, December 05, 2007

Objective: The students will know the themes of two stairical songs. They will also write their own satire.

1. Complete yesterday's inverted triangle intro paragraph for Man in the Water.
2. Discuss chapters 10-11 of The Good Earth.
3. Satirical Songs Assignment.
4. Homework: Reading of novel

Tuesday, December 04, 2007

Objective: Students will identify theme in a piece of lit.
1. Good Earth Quiz 9-10
2. Man in the Water reading and assignment

Monday, December 03, 2007

Objective: Students will read a satire and know its purpose.

1. Good Earth Quiz 6-8
2. Correct Grammar
3. Satire Notes
4. Learn with Book