Monday, February 28. 2011

All classes: You must show me a book you are going to read by Friday--seventh grade or above level. This must be read by April 1, and you need to bring it to class that day.

Honors-Persuasive essay due Friday

All Classes: Know what REVISE stands for for a quiz on Friday

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Honors:
You also need an idea for a persuasive essay. You will be writing your thesis statement in class tomorrow. "Appearances are Destructive" take-home test due tomorrow for Block 1--remember to use TRACK when answering the prompt.

Blocks 6 and 7--Finish the open response of "A Walk to the Jetty". Remember TRACK

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Honors: "Appearance are Destructive" packet due tomorrow. I will particularly be looking at the writing response. Remember: Your paragraph(s) should have a beginning, middle, and an end.

Standard: Block 6--finish open response for "Jetty"

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Honors: "Appearances are Destructive" packet--do in pen. This will be due on Thursday. Have a topic for a persuasive essay due on Friday.

Block 4: Finish the multiple choice questions on "A Walk to the Jetty" MCAS practice packet.

Block 6--Finish the prompt response on "A Walk to the Jetty" MCAS practice packet.


ALL CLASSES: BRING THE BOOK YOU HAVE BEEN READING. WE WILL BE TYPING BOOK REVIEWS IN THE COMPUTER LAB--A002 TOMORROW

Monday, February 14, 2011

ALl blocks--Valentine Word Search--yes, it is homework! Have a good one!

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Block 4--assembled story due on Monday--cover, finished copy, rough copies, rubric--stapled or clipped. Every day it is late, it will do down a letter grade.

Blocks 1 and 5--VOcabulary quiz Monday. You need to know the spelling and definition.
1. distraught
2. meretricious
3. infringed
4. curtail
5. derail
6. diminution
7 apartheid
8 Shangri-la
These are on pages 791-796 in literature book


All classes: We will be writing the book review on Wednesday, February 16 in the computer lab. You need to bring your book with you that day to get information from it.

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Blocks 6 and 7

Assembled short story. Cover, finished copy, rough drafts, plot pyramid and rubric--in that order due tomorrow.

Blocks 1 and 5--Page 796-1a-5b--in complete sentences, in pen, and on a separate piece of paper (not from your notebook). Vocabulary quiz on Monday.

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Block 1 and 5--vocab. quiz MOnday.

Block 1--finished copy of your Shangri-La paragraph

Monday, February 7, 2011

Block 4--rough draft of story due Tuesday.

Block 5--finished copy of Shangri-La paragraph. Start with a good description.

Friday, February 4, 2011

Block 5--Put vocab. into sentences--four compound, four complex. One vocabulary word per sentence.


Pages 791-795 in literature book
1. distraught
2. meretricious
3. infringed
4. curtail
5. derail
6. diminution
7. Apatheid
8. Shangri-la


Block4-rough draft of story due Tuesday.

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Block 1--put new vocabulary into sentence. Do four as compound sentence and four as complex sentences. Check your notes to remind you of those types of sentences.

Blocks 1 and 5--Make-up quiz on vocabulary Lesson 7 tomorrow

Blocks 6 and 7

Rough draft of story due tomorrow. We will peer edit them tomorrow.

Block 4
Your rough draft of story due on Monday. We will peer edit them on Monday.

Finished copy of story due THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10. ***New Date due to snow days***

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Blocks 4, 6 and 7--Because of this "crazy" weather, I will let you continue writing your stories in class tomorrow. On Friday we will edit them.

Enjoy your day off!