HOMEWORK!! Remember, every little bit counts when its worth 20%
4/6/2011
English II:
RESEARCH
English IV:
grammar worksheets
4/5/2011
English II:
RESEARCH
English IV:
prologue character poster
3/31/2011
English II:
rewrite Tan and Cisneros essays
grammar quiz Friday
English IV:
Grendel's perspective due Friday
Beowulf Monuments and Odes due Monday
English IV:3/29/2010
English II:
rewrite Tan and Cisneros essays
English IV:
flipbook and study discussion questions due tomorrow.
Grendel point of view writing due Friday!
3/24/2011
English II:
vignette books due tomorrow
vocab quiz tomorrow
English IV:
pep talk presentations tomorrow
3/23/2011
English II:
work on vignette books
English IV:
draw Grendel, finish Flipbook notes for "The Coming of Beowulf"
3/22/2011
English II:
work on vignette books
English IV:
rd "The Coming of Grendel" and take flipbook notes
3/16/2011
English II:
finish reading, journal
English IV:
rough draft due tomorrow!
3/14/2011
English II:
rd. 67-88, journal
English IV:
rough draft due thursday
grammar worksheet
3/10/2011
English II:
rd pgs. 1-42, journal
English IV:
project
test tomorrow...make sure your study guide is filled out!
3/9/2011
English II:
"Rules of the Game" journals
parts of speech quiz tomorrow
English IV:
projects and study for test on Friday
3/7/2011
English II:
rd "ethnic minorities" and complete a 10% summary
English IV:
projects!!!
3/4/2011
English II:
Flipbook and Othello essay rough draft due Monday
English IV:
outlines due Monday
The Kite Runner projects due 3.15
The Kite Runner test next thursday, study guide is due at that time.
3/1/2011
English II:
Rough draft of essay due Mon.
Othello Test friday
English IV:
finish reading The Kite Runner
vocab story due Tomorrow
2/24/2010
English II:
Finish Othello and complete flipbook
vocab exercise E
English IV:
grammar worksheets: preposition, conjunctions, interjections
thesis statement
Chapter 21-25 due Wednesday
2/17/2011
English II:
Character Monologue
Vocab Short Story using all 15 words...2 pages please.
English IV:
Research "Organizing Your Research" Worksheet is due WEDNESDAY
Chapters 15-20 of The Kite Runner are due THURSDAY
2/15/2011
English II:
Character Monologue
English IV:
Chapters 10-14 due tomorrow
2/11/2011
English II:
Finish reading Act II, complete flipbook notes
English IV:
chapters 10-14 due Wednesday
continue research
2/10/2011
English II:
Act One Soliloquy Analysis
English IV:
6-9 of The Kite Runner due Friday
Research
2/9/2011
English II:
finish reading Act I, scene 2 of Othello
English IV:
6-9 of The Kite Runner due Friday
Research
2/8/2010
English II:
journal: "reflect on class"
English IV:
rd. 6-9 for Friday
continue research for paper
2/4/2010
English II:
rd. Cultural Context of Othello and Elizabethan Women and take notes in flipbook
English IV:
Chapter 1-5 due Monday, reading and study guide questions
choose a research paper topic
1/10/2011
Honors: find one poem from the book you took home.
rd. and answer questions for "Tableau at Twilight" and "Ex-Basketball Player"
CP: finish reading TKM and complete study guide
1/6/2010
Honors: rd "Women" and "Ornamental Sketch with Verbs" pg 368-373 and answer Study and Discussion Questions
rd. and note "rhyme"
CP: rd Ch. 24-25
1/5/2010
Honors: revise essays,
8 line object as speaker poem
read and note "syntax" reading
CP: journal about your experience of hte trial...STAY IN CHARACTER
1/3/2010
Honors: revise essays, formal copy due Friday
CP: vocabulary crossword puzzle
12/21/2010
Honors: study for parts of a sentence quiz tomorrow
CP: rd. Ch. 14-15, complete study guide
punctuation quiz tomorrow...STUDY
12/20/2010
Honors: study TKM, TEST tomorrow! see study link (I made flashcards for you!)
CP: rd Chapters 12-13, complete study guide
punctuation quiz on Wednesday
12/17/2010
Honors: study TKM, grammar and complete TKM symbolism
CP: complete "climbing into a person's skin" writing assignment
12/13/2010
Honors: rd. Chpt. 22-24, study guide
CP: rd. Chpt. 6-7, complete study guide
12/10/2010
Honors: rd. Chpt. 13-17, complete study guide
"climbing into another person's skin" writing assignment
CP: rd. Chpt. 1-3, complete study guide
12/7/2010
Honors: rd Chpt. 6-7, complete study guide
CP: 3x3x3 journal entry based on The Great Debaters
12/6/2010
Honors: rd 4-5 and complete study guide questions
CP: complete dashes, hyphens and apostrophes grammar worksheets.
12/2/2010
CP:
comma worksheet "Commas with Introductory Elements"
11/29/2010
Honors:
journal entry based on today's class
finish song verses
CP:
block 2: comma worksheet
block 3: finish reading Night
11/23/2010
Honors:
think of a chorus line and be prepared to present your project.
CP:
3x3x3 journal response to reading Night
11/16/2010
Honors: 3x3x3 journal in response to your reading of the first 3 chapters in The Narrative and Life of Frederick Douglass.
3 questions, 3 comments, 3 connections (personal connections must be at least 5 lines)
CP: rough draft of research paper due TOMORROW
11/4/2010
Honors: rough draft of paper due 11/9
finish reading Night by Wed. 11/10
CP: continue taking notes on the sources you submitted for approval today
study for vocab quiz tomorrow
11/3/2010
Honors: rough draft of paper due 11/9
rd pages 1-26 in Night
reflection journal based on the day's lesson and the first 26 pages of Night
CP: continue research, must have four sources noted by the end of class tomorrow
11/1/2010
Honors: rough draft of paper due 11/9
CP: continue research, all sources due end of class Thurs.
10/29/2010
Honors: outline due Monday
CP: grammar worksheet
choose research topic
complete any make-up work
10/28/2010
Honors: research sources due tomorrow.
CP: write a refelction on the Mango Street Unit and our Vignette Project
grammar review sheet
10/26/2010
Honors: continue research
CP: work on vignettes, tomorrow is the last day in the pclab
10/22/2010
Honors: Mango Street Project due Monday
Reflection Journal on Freedom Writers
Begin Research on Topic
Have a great weekend!
CP: character collage due Monday
do necessary work on vignette writing
10/21/2010
Honors: choose research project
Mango Street project due Monday
Study for Vocab Quiz Tomorrow
CP: work on vignettes
Character Collage due Monday
Study for Vocab Quiz Tomorrow!
10/19/2010
Honors: finish vignettes for tomorrow....project due Monday
CP: finish reading The House on Mango Street, complete study guide (due tomorrow)
quiz on Mango Street tomorrow!
10/18/2010
Honors: work on both independent (10/25) and vignette project (10/20)
CP: rd. 67-88 and complete study guide
10/15/2010
Honors: work on both independent and vignette project
CP: rd 43-66, complete study guide
10/14/2010
Honors: work on both independent and vignette project
CP: finish barebones paragraph from class
rd 20-42 and complete study guide
10/13/2010
Honors: write a five sentence punctuation quiz for colons and semi-colons. (this is just like the one we did for commas)
read over the project guidelines and come to class prepared to ask questions and share ideas
write a one page reflection on your understanding and experience of The House on Mango Street...this is a journal entry but does not go in your blue journals.
CP: read pages 1-19 of The House on Mango Street and answer the 6 study guide questions which correspond to this reading assignment.
10/8/2010
Honors: finish reading The House on Mango Street, complete study guide
respond to 3 journal prompts in your journals
have a great long weekend!!! :)
CP: TBA
10/7/2010
Honors: finish reading The House on Mango Street, complete study guide
CP: formal copy of Othello essay due Friday
test extra credit due Friday
all books returned on Friday
10/6/2010
Honors: rd pgs. 43-66, complete study guide
create a 5 sentence comma quiz
CP: formal copy of Othello essay due Friday
test extra credit due Friday
all books returned by Friday
10/5/2010
Honors: rd. pg. 19-42, complete study guide
culture show and tell
CP: bring in a rough draft of all 5 paragraphs of your persuasive essay
10/4/2010
Honors: rd pg. 1-18 and complete study guide questions
reflection journal and notes on Sandra Cisneros
CP: finish typing introduction and first body paragraph
10/1/2010
Honors: formal essay due Monday
CP: enjoy your weekend!
9/30/2010
Honors: formal essay due Monday
study for vocab quiz tomorrow
1 pg. journal. topic: othello in translation, reflect on film, was it effective/appropriate, did you enjoy it, did it change your understanding, would have have changed anything....what is significant about the fact that the plot was so easily manipulated?
CP: vocab exercise 2E
9/29/2010
Honors: rough draft due tomorrow
vocab exercise 2E
study for grammar quiz tomorrow
CP: Othello TEST and flipbooks due tomorrow
9/27/2010
Honors: grammar review sheet
rough draft of essay due THURS.
CP: villain questions (4)
study for Othello TEST on Thurs. and vocab quiz on Fri.
9/24/2010
Honors: wanted posters due Monday!
CP: 1 page journal entry "Who is the worse villain: Othello or Iago? Give at least three reasons, try and use rhetoric!"
9/23/2010
Honors: study for Othello TEST tomorrow
wanted posters due Mon.
CP: Act V Soliloquy Analysis
9/22/2010
Honors: Class reflection journal
grammar review sheet
CP: prepositions and interjections sheet
9/21/2010
Honors: Act V Soliloquy Analysis
Rd. Rhetoric Article and take notes in flipbook
movie permission slip
practice character monologue
CP: movie permission slip
block 2= "Othello and Desdemona" journal
9/20/2010
Honors: Finish reading Act V, take flip book notes
Adverb grammar worksheet
practice character monologues
CP: grammar review sheet, nouns, adjectives and pronouns
block 2 only: "othello and desdemona" journal due Wed.
9/16/2010
Honors: Finish reading Act IV, take flipbook notes
study for vocab quiz tomorrow
character monologue rehearsal is Monday...you should be writing and practicing!
CP: Act III Soliloquy Analysis
study for vocab quiz tomorrow
9/15/2010
Honors: Act III Soliloquy Analysis
Verb Worksheet
Finish "Othello and Desdemona" journal
CP: vocab story review worksheet
grammar review worksheet
9/13/2010
Honors:
vocab exercise 1E
CP: Act II soliloquy Analysis
Pronoun Worksheet #2
9/12/2010
Honors: finish reading Act III and take flipbook notes
complete Act II soliloquy analysis
interjections, conjunctions, prepositions grammar worksheets
CP: pronoun worksheet
1 page reflection journal. you must reflect (i.e. share an opinion, question, connect, predict) on the sonnet tableaux vivant activity. You may also reflect on anything else related to the class....vocab, summer reading, shakespeare, concerns, questions, hopes...whatever you are thinking about right now.
9/10/2010
Honors: finish reading Act II and complete notes in flipbook
complete all four pronoun worksheets
revised Summer Reading due Monday!
CP: noun and adjective worksheet
9/9/2010
Honors: finish reading Act I and complete Soliloquy Analysis worksheet
complete noun and adjective worksheet
revise summer reading
CP: complete Soliloquy Analysis for Act I
9/8/2010
Honors: finish reading through Act I, scene 2 of Othello
revise Summer Reading-due Monday
CP: read "Elizabethan Women" article and answer questions in flipbook
9/7/2010
Honors: gather required materials and return parent signed syllabus slip
1 pg typed journal response (free write), you must reflect (i.e. share an opinion, question, connect, predict) on the sonnet tableaux vivant activity. You may also reflect on anything else related to the class....vocab, summer reading, shakespeare, concerns, questions, hopes...whatever you are thinking about right now.
CP: gather required materials and return parent signed syllabus slip
read "Cultural Context for Othello" and answer two questions in flipbook with complete and detailed responses.
9/3/2010
Honors: gather required materials and return parent signed syllabus slip
rd "Cultural Context for Othello" and "Elizabethan Women" and take notes in flipbook
find a newspaper or magazine article that relates to one of these three topics: individual vs. society, cultural context of Othello, or roles of women during the Elizabethan era and type a one page response which explores the connection and your understanding of the topic
CP: gather required materials for class and return parent signed syllabus slip
Block 3- finish villain journal entry
9/2/2010
Honors: Tomorrow is the last day to submit summer reading essays.
parent slip from bottom of syllabus and all required materials due Sept. 8
CP: Tomorrow is the last day to submit summer reading responses. Students who do not hand in their summer reading work will be
required to stay afterschool to make up the assignment.
parent slip from bottom of syllabus and all required materials due Sept. 8