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M/ 5-14 vocab quiz unit 14/ last day of research in
computer lab/ oral presentations begin Wed.--must not be read, practice
presentation
W/ 5-16 oral presentations--take notes to prepare for mythology test-/ grammar
worksheet: nominative and objective case pronouns/ -bring writing folders--WRITING
FOLDERS DUE FRIDAY have folders organized by date/ list errors by name
and count for each assignment which should be dated (example: comma splice 4-18
X2) then make a list of repeat errors--you should already have a list up to 4th
quarter/ Can you prove learning?
F/ 5-18 begin vocab. unit 15/ finish presentations if
need be/work with Latin' Greek root words, prefixes, and suffixes/
individual review of improvement in writing skills as shown by the writing
folder per my syllabus/ Homework: finish vocab. unit
15
T/ 5-22 grade vocab. unit 15/ work with Latin' Greek
root words, prefixes, and suffixes/ Homework: vocab.
quiz unit 15--bring all 2nd semester notes, quizzes, and tests for review
TH/ 4-24 vocab. quiz unit 15/
review EXAM: Wed., May
30 8:15-9:45 Have a great
summer! Don't forget to read :-)
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T/ 5-8 essay due/ begin vocab unit 14/
computer lab for research/ Homework: finish vocab.
unit 14
TH/ 5-10 grade vocab unit 14/ computer lab for
research/ Homework: vocab quiz unit 14-WRITING
FOLDERS DUE FRIDAY
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M/ 4-30 grade vocab. unit 13/ finish reading Great
Expectations/ students must read ch. 40- and must
bring grammar book for test-Test
W/ 5-2 TEST--must have grammar book/ vocab. quiz =
Friday/ pass out assignments for mythology reports---for Friday after vocab. quiz, bring assignment sheet for paper and textbook
F/ 5-4 vocab. quiz unit 13/ work on essay
writing--bring assignment sheet with a theme chosen and textbook/
Homework: Great Expectations essay due
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T/ 4-24 homework collected: reading guides through ch.
28 and character sheets.Great Expectations/
vocab. ch. 13/ quiz
and discussion of ch. 24-28/ begin reading ch. 29-31/ Homework: answer rest of reading guide for ch. 24-31/ read through ch. 33/
read Lit. Focus p. 639 and answer #1 and #3 ( plenty of class time to do Lit.
Focus)
Th/ 4-26 finish
vocab. unit 13/pass out essay assignment for Great
Expectations---due Tuesday, May 8/ quiz and discussion ch. 24-33 Great Expectations/ begin reading aloud ch. 34--35/ Homework: vocab. 13
to be graded, read through ch. 37---reading guides
and character sheets must be filled out through ch.
37
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M/ 4-16 grade vocab. unit 12/ quiz and
discussion of Great Expectations for as far as read/ begin reading aloud
ch.21-23/ Homework: answer reading guide for ch.
16-23, have character sheets up to date, answer Literary Focus p. 613 #1-3,
study for vocab. quiz
W/ 4- 18 quiz vocab. unit 12/ quiz and discussion of Great
Expectations for as far as read/ read aloud ch.
24-25
F/ 4-20 begin vocab. unit 13--work on it
for 20 minutes/ watch part of movie of Great Expectations -play
close attention to differences between the movie and the novel/ Homework: read
through ch. 28, have character sheets and reading
guides completed through ch. 28, answer Literary
Focus p. 613 #1-3,
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T/ 4-10 begin vocab. unit 12/ begin reading aloud Great
Expectations ch. 12-13 / Homework:
read ch. 14-15, answer reading guide, complete
character sheets
TH/ 4-12 vocab.
unit 12/ quiz and discussion ch. 9-15/ begin reading
aloud Great Expectations ch. 16-17/
Homework: read through ch. 20 p. 605, have
character sheets up to date, answer study questions #1-5 p. 613, read Literary
Focus p. 613--as a review
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M/ 4-2 grade vocab. unit 11 /quiz and discussion of Great
Expectations ch. 1-8/ begin reading aloud ch. 9 p. 566--today we read through ch.
10 to p.574/ Homework: vocab. quiz unit 11
W/ 4-4 vocab.
quiz unit 11/discussion of chapters read thus far/ begin reading aloud Great
Expectations p. 574 ch. 11
next class: Tuesday Enjoy Resurrection Day!!!
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T/ 3-27 vocab. unit 11/ silently read and take notes
on bio of Charles Dickens p. 541-542/ begin reading aloud Great
Expectations/ we read ch. 1-3 aloud in
class/ homework: finish reading through ch.
5 p. 555/ be able to answer orally study questions for ch. 1-5/ answer worksheet given for Intro, Dickens, and ch. 1-3
Th/ 3-29
finish vocab. unit 11/ quiz and discussion of Great
Expectations ch 1-5/ begin reading
aloud ch. 6 p. 555/ Homework: finish vocab. unit 11 if not finished in class--try to do in study
hall/ answer study questions orally for ch.
1-6/ finish reading through ch.8 p. 564--answer reading guide ch. 1-8/ fill out character sheets for as far as read/
read Literary Focus p. 565--answer Thinking about Point of View
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M/ 3-12 Romeo and Juliet essay due/ vocab.
unit 10/ finish grading grammar p. 360-365/ write sentences using grammar and vocab. from unit 8/ do grammar together p. 369-371
conjunctions and p. 371-372 interjections / Homework: grammar p. 366 ex.
19, review ex. B--study Summary of Parts of Speech p. 374-375--finish vocab. unit 10 --to be graded Wed.
W/ 3-14 grade vocab. unit 10 and vocab.
unit 10 quiz--final grade for the quarter/grade grammar p. 366-367/ do together
p. 367-369 prepositions/ do ch. 12 review
posttest 1 and 2--did not finish--will finish after break
F/ 3-16 finish Romeo and Juliet video--discuss differences
between play and movie Enjoy Spring Break!! next
class: Tuesday, March 27
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T/ 3-6 TEST Romeo and Juliet/corrected Old Man essays due with
the original graded one/ write 10 compound sentences using vocab.
unit 8/ have a character chosen and three personality traits
selected/ Romeo and Juliet essay due Monday, March 12
TH/ 3-8 work on writing a character sketch to be used for the
essay due Monday-/share vocab. sentences written for
unit 8 and 9/ begin vocab. unit 10/ Homework: Romeo
and Juliet essay due
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M/ 2-26 / continue reading loud Romeo and Juliet-/ read Act IV/
answer reading guide and character sheet for as far as read/ pass back The
Old Man papers--rewritten papers due Tuesday/ Homework: grammar p. 363 ex.
17, read p. 365 do ex. 18/ write a compound sentence using each of the
coordinating conjunctions p. 370 grammar book with vocab.
words from unit 9--2 vocab. words per sentence--10
sentences total
W/ 2-28 go over grammar p. 360-363/ do ex. 16 p. 363 together/ quiz
over Act I-IV/ go over grammar p. 363-365/ rewritten-corrected The Old
Man and the Sea paper is due Tuesday with the original--bonus points if it
is turned in Friday
F/ 3-2 finish Romeo and Juliet/ / --Homework: Test
Tuesday---corrected Old Man essays due with the original graded one
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T/ 2-20 grade vocab. unit 9/ linking verb quiz/
Grammar: do ex. 12 p. 359 together in class--go over adverbs p. 360/ continue
reading loud Romeo and Juliet-begin Act III sc.
iv--- Homework= answer reading guide and character sheet for as far
as read/ grammar: Adverbs p. 360-363 do ex. 14 even #'s, all of ex.
15
TH/ 2-22 quiz vocab. unit 9/ watch part of video of Romeo
and Juliet/ Homework: grammar p. 363 365 do ex. 17 , ex. 18 , do all of
Review Ex. B p. 366-367
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M/ 2-12 grade vocab. unit 8/ verb and pronoun
quiz. Romeo and Juliet-beginning Act II/ we finished Act II/
Homework: answer reading guide for Act II, keep up character sheet/ study for vocab quiz
W/ 2-14 quiz vocab. unit 8/ continue
reading aloud beginning with Act III Romeo and Juliet- we
finished sc. 3/ Homework: answer reading guide and character sheet
for as far as read/know all linking verbs p. 356/ be able to use nominative and
objective case pronouns in sentences/ do vocab. unit
9 next class = Tuesday, Feb.
20
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T/ 2-6 essay due/ vocab. unit 8/discussion of
Shakespeare, the Globe Theater, and the Shakespearean sonnet/ begin reading
aloud in parts Romeo and Juliet--today we read to p. 344 finished sc. 2/
Homework: answer reading guide and study questions at the end of each act for
as far as read each day/ keep up with character sheet/ take notes on Literary
Focus at the end of Act I
TH/ 2-8 vocab.
unit 8/ grammar: p. 44-47/ continue reading aloud Romeo and Juliet-begin
p. 344 sc. 3/Homework: answer reading guide and study questions at
the end of Act I/ take notes on Literary Focus at the end of Act II / grammar
review of p. 356-360--review of helping and linking verbs, subject and object
pronouns/ grammar study p. 356-360, grammar quiz: linking
verbs p. 356, subject-object pronouns--vocab. unit 8
to be graded
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M/ 1-29 quiz vocab. unit 7/ quiz
over novel to p. 98/ go over reading guides for section 2 and 3// finish
reading aloud The Old Man and the Sea/ I read through p. 122/
Homework: finish reading the last few pages and answer reading guide for
section 4--have character sheets complete
W/ 1-31 begin vocab. unit 8/grammar lesson on
chronological and spatial order/ go over grammar p. 52-54/ final
discussion of The Old Man and the Sea/ work on writing
introduction to paper/ Homework: TEST
F/ 2-2 TEST//read and take notes Romeo and Juliet p.
328-333/ read p. 430-431---answer worksheet given/ vocab.
unit 8/ essay due
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T/ 1-23 quiz over section 1 The Old Man and the Sea/ go over
reading guide/ finish vocab. unit 7/ turn in
grammar homework/ read aloud/ Homework: answer reading guide for as far as
read--we read through p. 57-- you finish reading through p. 68 and fill out
reading guide for section 2, grammar p. 53-54, do ex. 7--vocab
unit 7 to be graded
TH/ 1-25 turn in homework/grade vocab.
unit 7/ writing assignment passed out---paper due Tuesday, Feb. 6/ / go over
reading guides/ read aloud/ Homework: ---finish reading The Old Man and the
Sea through p. 98 and answer reading guide for section 3 ( I
read aloud from p. 68 to p.93 )--vocab quiz unit 7
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W/ 1-17 begin vocab. unit 7/ go over
final exam/ work on incorporating an essay question into a topic sentence/
review of essay no-no's/ pass out novel/ background on Ernest
Hemingway/ read the final page and the back cover of the novel--take notes
F/ 1-19 vocab. unit 7/ begin reading aloud The
Old Man and the Sea/ homework while we are reading:
answer reading guides for as far as read/ keep character description
sheets---each class, I will post the pages read during class--keep up if
absent--expect quizzes each class period/ Homework: read through p.
35--answer reading guide for section 1--fill out character sheets with
descriptions of all characters/ grammar p. 50-51 read about coherence, logical
order, and chronological order--so. ex. 5 and 6 p. 52-53
F/ 12-1 pronoun quiz/ begin vocab. unit 6/ Grammar:
review ex. A p. 353/ The Verb p. 354-356-explanation of transitive/
intransitive and linking verbs/ Homework: p. 355 ex. 8 and 9, p. 357 ex.
10--write out each sentence
T/ 12-5 vocab. unit 6/ grade grammar p. 355
and p. 357/ go over pronoun quiz/ do grammar p. 357 ex. 11 together orally/
Homework: BRING WRITING FOLDERS/ Grammar: read p. 359 and do ex. 13/
write an original sentence with vocab. unit 6--you
may combine nouns with adjectives and verbs and you may use compound
sentences--SV, conjunction SV.
TH/ 12-7 finish vocab. unit 6/
collect writing folders: make a list of writing mistakes by paper due
date and paper/ test name-count errors per paper (ex. Aug. 20 comma splice X 4/
Sept. 4 run on X 2-)---list repeat errors---Have you learned? Are
you still making the same mistakes in Dec. that you made in Aug.? / turn
in and grade grammar p. 359/ read aloud sentences using vocab./
listen to a recording of "A Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allen Poe
M/ 12-11 grade vocab unit 6/ write sentences using
the vocab./ writing a good essay/ review of
short stories
W/ 12-13 vocab. quiz unit 6--last grade/ review for
exam EXAM: Wed., Dec. 20
8:45-10:15 bring two pens
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M/ 11-27 grade unit 5 vocab./
work with vocab. by using in sentences/
Grammar: go over again nominative and objective case pronouns--use in
sentences/ go over p. 348 ex. 4 and 5/ adjectives p. 349-352, do ex.
6 and 7 together aloud/ do review ex. A together orally #1-6, do #7-10
alone on paper / Homework: vocab. quiz unit 5
W/ 11-29 vocab. quiz unit 5/grammar: Mark description
of a favorite vacation place (non-fiction test) using sentence patterns
SV, conjunction SV. SV;SV. SV = subject
verb-/ go over poetry terms from Poetry test--practice picking out each poetic
devise from lines of poetry/ go over past vocab.
quizzes--correct errors and do sentences for current vocabulary words at the
board/ nominative case and objective case pronoun quiz will be Friday
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M/ 11-20 The Call of the Wild test/ finish vocab.
unit 5 Have a Happy
Thanksgiving!!! next class: Monday, Nov. 27
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T/ 11-14 turn
in descriptive paragraphs/ grammar: Mark description of a favorite
vacation place (non-fiction test) using sentence patterns SV, conjunction
SV. SV;SV. SV = subject verb---this
assignment will be done later since half of the class did not turn in essays/
turn in grammar p. 348 ex. 4 and 5/ character sheets and/or reading guide for ch. 4-5 The Call of the Wild to be graded/
begin vocab. unit 5/ answer Lit. Focus p.
522 orally/ read aloud The Call of the Wild ch. 6 / Homework. finish ch.
6 The Call of the Wild--do character sheets and reading guide
questions
TH/ 11-16 quiz over The Call of the Wild ch. 1-6 / vocab. unit 5/
read aloud The Call of the Wild ch. 7/
Homework: finish reading, study character sheets and quizzes to prepare for
test
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T/ 11-7 grade unit 4 vocab./ character sheets
graded// quiz over The Call of the Wild ch.
1-3/ read aloud beginning at ch. 4/ Homework: vocab. quiz unit 4/ do character sheets for ch. 4 /
TH/ 11-9 vocab.
quiz unit 4/ / quiz over The Call of the Wild/ read aloud The Call of
the Wild ch. 5/ grammar: p. 345-348 ex. 4,
ex. 5/ Homework: rewrite and type description of favorite vacation spots
using a lot of descriptive adjectives--use the paragraph written on Non-Fiction
test as your start--I marked the errors; you need to eliminate the errors and
add descriptive adjectives appealing to the five senses/ The
Call of the Wild/-finish reading guide for ch.
4-5/ update character sheets for ch. 4-5/ read
and take notes on Literary Focus p. 522--we will answer together orally in
class
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M/ 10-30 TEST /take notes on the novel p. 491 and Jack
London p. 492/ begin vocab. unit 4-- poetry
project/ oral presentation due Wed.
W/ 11-1 poetry presentations/begin reading aloud The Call of the Wild/
write the name of each chapter and make a list of each character introduced
in each chapter--man and animal--write physical and character descriptions
given for each/ reading guide and Literary Focus notes must be finished for as
far as read each day---today we read ch. 1.
F/ 11-3 finish vocab. unit 4/ character sheets
graded/ continue reading aloud The Call of the Wild/ begin reading
at ch. 2/ answer reading guides and keep character
sheets for as far as read each day-at the end of each section, do the Literary
Focus--today we read ch. 2 / Homework:
read ch. 3 through p. 508 --answer
remainder of reading guide for chapters 1-3/ read and take notes on the Litererary Focus p. 509--answer Thinking About
Setting/ unit 4 vocab. to be
graded--ample time to have finished in class
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T/ 10-24 rewritten short story due with
original graded one/ grade vocab review unit/ read aloud and discuss "The
Runaway" by Robert Frost p. 172--answer study questions 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, and
9// read aloud and discuss "She Dwelt Among the Untrodden
Ways" by William Wordsworth p. 186--find one simile and one metaphor,
focus on approximate rhyme scheme p. 187 / read "The Base Stealer" p.
180 -look for alliteration, repetition, and simile/ read aloud and discuss
"Sea Fever" p.184--look for refrain/ "Onomatopoeia"
p. 188 --words that represent sounds / homework: vocab.
review quiz units 1-3, finish any questions not finished in class
TH/10-26 vocab. review quiz quiz units 1-3/ listen to a
recording of "Jabberwocky" by Lewis Carroll p. 189--focus on
onomatopoeia p. 188-discuss/ read and "The Bells" by Edgar
Allan Poe p. 191--answer study questions and fill out worksheet for "The
Bells"/ homework: Test: poetry. poetry terms, comma usage using sentence
patterns SV, conjunction SV. SV;SV.
SV = subject verb
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M/ 10-16 vocab review units 1-3-/
check notes on: Preview: Poetry p. 161-163, Literary Focus p. 171 and p.
175/ listen to a recording of music and the reading of "Casey
at the Bat" p. 165 / read aloud and discuss "Casey's Revenge"--handout
/ Grammar: p. 342-344 review nouns/ make list of nominative and objective
case pronouns (again)--memorize / Homework: answer study question for
"Casey at the Bat" p. 167 #1-8/ answer worksheets for
poem/
W/ 10-18 vocab. review units
1-3 / listen to a recording of "The Charge of the Light
Brigade"-by Alfred, Lord Tennyson--p. 168-- know author-discuss /
Grammar: do grammar lesson: punctuation: pronouns p. 347 , do ex.
4/ answer study questions for "The Charge of the Light Brigade"
p. 169 # 1-8/ fill in list of definitions----corrected short story due with the
original due Tuesday, Oct. 24---poetry project due Wed., Nov. 3
F/ 10-20 finish vocab. review unit
1-3/ do grammar lesson: punctuation: sentence patterns for punctuation
check (again)// info. given for poetry project due Wed., Nov.
1/ go over questions done in class Wed./ listen to a recording
of "Lord Randal" p. 170-discuss by answering study questions orally/
focus on the speaker and word choice-- take notes on Literary Focus p. 171 and
177/ read aloud and discuss "Knoxville, Tennessee" p. 177/ read
"Child on Top of a Greenhouse" p. 178, /homework: fill out
a worksheet for Greenhouse and answer study questions #1-8/ answer all
questions for "Knoxville, Tennessee" p. 177 / vocab. review unit 1-3 to be graded
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T/10-3 discuss piece read for today/ read "Shakespeare of London"
p. 284--expository essay/ answer study questions #1-9-/ do questions
for "The Spreading 'You Know'""/review for TEST / begin
vocab. review unit
TH/ 10-5 TEST non-fiction-
definitions should be in your notes and can be found on pp. 234,
245, 263, 273, 277, 280, and 285 -know definitions: biography,
autobiography, exposition= explanation of facts, descriptive essay, persuasive
essay, anecdote, sayonara (literal meaning)= if it must be so/ know
"Of Dry Goods and Black Bowties"--biography, "A Lincoln
Preface"--biography, "Our Cow Named Tiger Lily"--descriptive
essay, "Shakespeare of London"--expository essay , "I Know Why
the Caged Bird Sings"--autobiography, "The Spreading 'You
Know'"--persuasive essay, "Sayonara"--descriptive and autobiographical------know
what two pieces (one fiction and one nonfiction) James Thurber wrote/ after
test vocab. review units 1-3 ---pass
back short stories---corrected rewrite due Tuesday, Oct. 24 with
original Enjoy Fall
Break!!!!!!!
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ongoing grammar assignment: ch. 6 green grammar book p. 184-208 read carefully
and do ex. 1,2,4,5,6,7,12,14,16. Turn in when completed or "as
is" with your story on Sept. 27/ Do the most that you can do;
the last few exercises will be part of your story. A lot will be class
work.----
M/ 9-25 finish vocab. unit 3/ discuss piece read for
today/ read aloud "A Lincoln Preface" p. 241-244--biography, answer
study questions and fill out reading guide (on other side of Dry Goods)--also
read, take notes, and answer Literary Focus , take notes on Carl Sandburg/ /--vocab unit 3 to be graded Wed., quiz will be
Friday---story assigned long ago is due Wed. Wed.= final day to turn in grammar
ch. 6
W/ 9-27 short story due/ e-mail to me Gwen.Seuell@wca-hsv.org by 8 a.m.
(subject: your name-4 story ) PLUS bring a printed copy to class with
your plot development /grade vocab. unit 3/ listen to
a reading of "Our Cow Named Tiger Lily" descriptive essay -discuss
selection: know why Tiger Lily was named this and what a Hereford cow is-------vocab unit 3 quiz Friday
F/ 9-29 vocab unit 3 quiz/ read aloud and
discuss "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" (autobiography) p.
246-250--take note on bio. of Maya Angelou and Literary Focus, answer in
class questions #1-4 and 7, read and take notes on Literary Focus p.
280/read aloud and discuss "The Spreading You Know" by James
Thurber p. 278--persuasive essay / homework: read "Sayonara" p.
274-276 descriptive essay-- take notes on bio. of Anne Morrow Lindberg
and Literary Focus, answer study questions #1-7 and make a list of
word used that appeal to the senses: sight, smell, touch, taste,
hearing
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T/ 9-19 vocab. unit 3/ quiz and discussion of
"The Necklace"/ read aloud and discuss "The Lady, or the
Tiger" p. 146, answer study questions p. 151 #1-6---review for
test: "The Tell-Tale Heart", "The
Gift of the Magi", "Split Cherry Tree", "The
Necklace" , "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty",
"The Lady, or the Tiger"- know literary focus definitions, plot
development definitions (p. 10), plot development given, plot events,
themes, characters, setting, conflicts, point of view
TH/ 9-21 TEST/ vocab. unit 3/ Homework:
read and take notes on Preview Nonfiction p. 233-234, read "Of Dry
Goods and Black Bow Ties" p. 235-240--biography, answer study question #9
(write a paragraph) and fill out reading guide/ read and answer Literary
Focus----- short story due Wed.
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M/ 9-11 vocab. unit 2/ quiz and discussion of
"The Gift of the Magi"/ definition of cur= dog/ read aloud and
discuss "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"
p. 152--answer questions #1,3, 4, and 5 p. 156-157 / Homework:
finish Mitty questions/ read "Split Cherry
Tree" p. 54, fill out reading guide, take notes on Literary Focus
W/ 9-13 finish and grade vocab unit 2/quiz and discussion
of "Split Cherry Tree"/ grammar: work on ch. 6 / vocab. quiz Friday
F/ 9-15 vocab unit 2 quiz/ listen to a
recording of "The Tell-Tale Heart" discuss/ ch. 6 grammar/ Homework: read "The
Necklace" p. 139-144, answer study questions #1-8, read Viewpoint and
Literary Focus--be prepared to discuss
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T/ 9-5 begin unit 2 vocab./ discuss "The Interlopers" /
grammar/ review for test---
Homework: TEST -- know definitions and
be able to do a plot development diagram--exposition, narrative hook, rising
action, climax, falling action, resolution (dénouement), conflicts: internal
and external (man vs man, man vs
nature, man vs society, man vs
fate), round/flat character, foreshadowing., irony. "A
Monkey's Paw", "Sixteen", "The Most Dangerous Game",
"A Mother in Mannville", "The
Interlopers"
TH/ 9-7 Test/ copy sentence patterns and essay
no-no's/ after test do vocab. unit 2/
Homework: read "The Gift of the Magi" p. 110-113--will need to
read footnotes, know characters and setting, answer questions #1-6 p. 114, keep
working on grammar
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T/ 8-29 finish and grade unit 1 vocab./ practice
for vocab. quiz/ read and discuss "A
Mother in Manville" p. 48-52 answer the study questions #1-7 p. 53,/
Homework: vocab. quiz unit 1
TH/ 8-31 unit 1 vocab.
quiz/ copy definition of foreshadowing p. 26 and irony p. 728/
read and take notes on Literary Focus--flat and round characters p. 53 /
read "The Interlopers" p. 76-80/ fill out reading guide/
know the definition of an interloper /
next class: Tuesday., Sept.
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M/ 8-21 notebook check/check grammar--Grammar p. 342- 344 /
discussion of summer reading/ discussion and notes given on writing
expectations using the grammar book//work together to do unit 1 vocab. completing sentences /homework:
read Preview Short Story p. 1, read "The Monkey's Paw" p.
2-9 and answer questions 1-7 p. 9
W/ 8-23 vocab. unit 1/ discuss "The Monkey's Paw/ copy a plot
development diagram p. 10/ discuss a typical 3-wish story/ identify
together the 6 parts of the story// finish grammar: check ex. 3 p. 344/
Homework: read "Sixteen" p. 27-32 answer all of the questions
(#1-9) at the end of the story
F/ 8-25 vocab. unit 1/ quiz and
discussion of "Sixteen"/ discuss conflicts and dialogue/
begin reading aloud "The Most Dangerous Game"/ Homework: finish
reading "The Most Dangerous Game" p. 11-25 -- answer worksheet/ be
able to discuss and write about: the significance of the name of island, main
characters' names and descriptions, basic plot, the ways that Rainsford eludes Zaroff, and the
lesson that Rainsford learns---
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Tuesday, Aug. 15 expectations and requirements, go over class verse
-test Thursday over summer reading--bring paper, pens, and the book if you have
it--Have syllabus for this class printed and in your notebook by Monday
Be prepared to answer questions about the
plot line, chronology, major characters and their importance in the novel,
settings, and important dates--if any. Be prepared to write an essay giving a
character sketch of a designated character to include physical and personality
description. Tell about three or four traits of the character and be able
to use examples from the novel to show how the character exhibited these
traits. (ex. cowardly--tell about a situation in which the character
exhibited cowardice---this is merely and example)
TH/ 8-17 test over summer reading-- after test: worksheets of Latin and
Greek root words, prefixes, and suffixes/ begin vocab.
unit 1 definitions/ Homework: grammar assignment do diagnostic test Identifying
Parts of Speech p. 341-342--do it first on your own without looking for help,
do it a second time using the book for help p. 374-375, do Grammar ex. # 1 and
2 p. 343, ex. 3 p. 344-345 (this part will be to see how well you
can do this on your own--we will work on it together in class)
-Have syllabus for this class printed and in your notebook by Monday
T/ 5-9 vocab.
unit 15/ oral reports mythology/ Homework: finish vocab.
unit 15
TH/ 5-11 grade vocab unit 15/ finish oral reports: mythology/
paired work: mythology vocabulary sheet/ Homework: unit 15 spelling and vocab quiz---bring writing folders Wed.
M/ 5-15 unit 15 spelling and vocab. quiz/ mythology
worksheets--work alone/ / Homework: vocab.
review p. 168-170
W/ 5-17 vocab.
review unit grade p. 168-170/ do vocab. review p.
171-172 together in class/ review of writing folders
F/ 5-19 finish review of writing folders/ review for exam EXAM:
Tuesday, May 23 8:45-10:15
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M/ 5-1 / spelling quiz unit 14/ vocab quiz unit
14/after quizzes read grammar p. 372, do ex 22 and ch.
12 review: Posttest 1 p. 373 and Posttest 2 p. 374- try if first without
looking in the book, then check your work using the book/ turn in all
completed grammar/ finished with grammar: read "A Slander" p. 115
literature book / Homework: have at least two websites for your
research/ finish grammar not completed in class and finish reading "A
Slander" p. 115 literature book if not finished in class
W/ 5-3 report to room 13 first/ show the sub your sheet with 2
websites listed/ turn in grammar not completed in class on Monday/ go to
library to research assigned mythology report/ Homework: work on reports
F/ 5-5 report to room 13 first/ library research for mythology reports/
Homework: work on reports--oral reports Tuesday, May 9
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M/ 4-24 paper due/ finish vocab unit 14/ more work with Great Expectations/
grammar: review of adverbs and prepositions p. p.360-367 adverbs do
ex. 14-19 and review ex. B--will get a lot finished in class
W/ 4-26 turn in grammar / grade vocab
unit 14/ grammar: review adjectives p. 349 do ex 6/ prepositions
p.367 do ex 20- study p. 374-375--do by the end of class/ discussion or
mythology oral reports and assignment given/ Homework: vocab.
unit 14 quiz and spelling quiz----next class: Monday, May 1
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T/ 4-18 in class essay--Great Expectations and open
note test /
TH/ 4-20 vocab. unit 14/ review of writing techniques using grammar
book/ writing a good introduction and the 5 paragraph essay---once again/ more Great
Expectations/ Homework: paper due Monday, April 24 a
printed copy must be brought to class and the paper must be e-mailed to me as
an attachment by 8 am. put your name, Great Expectations, and 3 in
subject area e-mail link: Gwen. Seuell@wca-hsv.org
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M/ 4-10 vocab.
and spelling quizzes unit 13/ paper assignment given--paper due Monday, April
24/ continue reading aloud and discussing Great Expectations beginning
at ch. 36 p. 652 / Homework finish
reading through ch.38 p. 662
W/ 4-12 quiz and discussion of chapters read for today/ finish reading and
discussing the novel
/next class: Tuesday, April 18
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T/ 4-4 finish vocab. unit 13-to be graded Thursday/
group work to write a short story using as many vocab
words as possible--present to class/ Great Expectations quiz and
discussion ch. 27-31/ begin reading aloud ch. 32 p. 640 -stop reading aloud after ch.
33
TH/ 4-6 grade vocab. unit 13--quiz will be Monday/ begin
reading aloud ch. 34 p. 645--read ch. 35--write down notes for each page/ Homework: vocab. and spelling quiz unit 13/ have reading notes for ch. 35
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M/ 3-27 fill in definitions of vocab.
p. 13--do together orally/ review of Great Expectations / begin
reading aloud ch. 22-23 / Homework: read answer
Literary Focus p. 613- should get finished in class---read ch 24-25 on p. 619 / expect a quiz
W/ 3-29 begin vocab. unit 13/ quiz and
discussion ch. 16-25/Great
Expectations begin reading aloud ch. 26 p.
619/ Homework: read ch 27-28 to p. 629--answer study
questions at the end of the section for ch. 23-28
F/ 3-31 vocab. unit 13/ do Lit. Focus together
p. 639/ Great Expectations begin reading aloud ch.
29 p. 629 / Homework: finish reading through ch. 31
p. 638, answer questions #1-10 p. 639 --have character sheets ready to be
graded
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M/ 3-6 vocab. unit 12/ quiz : Great Expectations
ch. 1-12 / begin reading aloud ch. 13/ Homework: finish through ch.
15 p. 592--answer study questions #1-12
W/ 3-8 finish vocab. unit 12/ quiz and
discussion ch. 1-15 Great Expectations / begin
reading aloud ch. 16/ Homework: read ch. 17-18 to. p. 602, answer questions #1-4 p. 613--vocab. unit 12 to be graded
F/ 3-10 grade vocab. review unit 12/
quiz ch. 16-18/ begin reading ch.
19-21/ answer p. 613 questions #5,7,8,9,10, and 12--plenty of time to turn in
before class is over if time used wisely/ Homework: vocab.
and spelling quiz review unit 12--last grade for quarter
T/ 3-14 review unit 12 vocab. and spelling quiz/
silently begin reading ch. 22/ watch part of video
Have a great spring break! next class: Monday, March 27
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T/ 2-28 begin vocab. review unit 12--do p. 127
together/ homework check/ quiz and discussion ch. 1-8
Great Expectations/ read aloud Great Expectations ch. 9
TH/ 3-2 vocab.
unit 12/ begin reading aloud ch. 10/ finish
grading grammar p. 317-318/ Homework: read ch. 11-12,
answer study questions p. 592 # 1-4 and #9-10 --expect a quiz and in-class essay
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W/ 2-22 vocab. and spelling quiz unit
11/ read aloud ch. 1-2 Great Expectations/
Homework: finish reading through ch. 5, fill out
worksheet
F/ 2-24 quiz ch. 1-5/ grade
worksheet/ grade grammar p. 313-318/ info given on Charles Dickens/
begin reading Great Expectations aloud beginning ch.6 / Homework:
finish reading through ch. 8 and complete study
questions #1-11 plus Literary Focus p.565
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M/ 2-13 collect paper rewrites with the original/ / grade
first part of vocab./finish reading and discussing Romeo
and Juliet / go over all worksheets and study questions .--test will
be Friday--vocab. and spelling quiz will be
next Wed..--Wed. is the final day to turn in rewritten paper/ Homework: do
questions #1-7 p. 427 and last reading guide
W/ 2-15 collect paper rewrites with the original/ finish grading vocab.-/ final discussion of Romeo and Juliet/
Homework: TEST --be certain to bring green grammar book
F/ 2-17 TEST/ notebook check/ after test grammar book: read
p. 313-314, do ex. 1, read p. 316, do ex. 2 p. 317, read p. 318 and do ex.
3--next class Wed., Feb. 22--Homework: finish any grammar not completed in
class/ vocab. and spelling quiz unit 11
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T/ 2-7 vocab.
unit 11/ go over homework due today/ begin reading loud Romeo and
Juliet-Act III sc. 2/--today we stopped reading at the end of Act III
TH/ 2-9 vocab. unit 11/continue reading aloud and
discussing Romeo and Juliet begin reading Act IV/Homework: answer
reading guides and study questions (p. 412 #1-8) for as far as read---today we
read though p. 418---paper rewrite due with the original graded copy Monday or
Wed. at the latest
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M/ 1-30 paper due/ grade unit 10 vocab/
continue reading aloud Romeo and Juliet- beginning Act I sc. 2/
Homework: answer study questions for Act I , do questions #1-13, skipping
#10--also answer the reading guide for Act I--time in class to do this/ vocab. and spelling quiz unit 10
W/ 2-1 vocab. and spelling quiz unit 10/
continue reading aloud Romeo and Juliet/ begin at Act II/ Homework:
answer study questions and reading guide for Act II sc. 1 and 2/ go through the
Prologue Act II and prove that it is a Shakespearean sonnet--in writing
F/ 2-3 grammar lesson: nominative and objective case pronouns/ continue
reading aloud Romeo and Juliet--begin reading Act II sc. 3 / Homework:
answer study questions and reading guide for Act II and for Act III sc.
1.--also read and answer Literary Focus p. 375--/paper rewrite will be
due Monday, Feb. 13
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T/ 1-24 TEST/ begin vocab. unit 10/ / Homework:
read and take notes on p. 328-331--look over the Elizabethan language on p.
331--read p. 332--look over the list of characters on p. 333--fill out
worksheet given
TH/ 1-26 discussion of Shakespeare, the Globe Theater, and the
Shakespearean sonnet/ assign parts and begin reading aloud Romeo
and Juliet p. 334/ work on introduction to paper/ Homework: paper due
Monday, Jan. 30/ vocab unit 10 will be graded take
notes on Literary Focus at the end of Act I--no questions due at this time
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W/ 1-18 grade vocab. unit 9/ quiz
over novel to p. 98/ go over reading guides for section 2 and 3// finish
reading aloud The Old Man and the Sea/ Homework: answer
reading guide for section 4 and spelling and vocab.
quiz unit 9
F/ 1-20 spelling and vocab. quiz
unit 9/ final discussion of The Old Man and the Sea/ writing
assignment passed out---paper due Monday, Jan. 30/ work on writing introduction
to paper/ Homework: TEST
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M/ 1-9 begin vocab. unit 9--do
pronunciation and p. 97-98 together/ pass out novel/ background on Ernest
Hemingway/ begin reading aloud The Old Man and the Sea/ Homework: answer
reading guides for as far as read/ keep character description sheets---each
class, I will post the pages read during class--keep up if absent--expect
quizzes each class period/ Homework: read through p. 34 and the end of that
paragraph on p. 35--answer reading guide for section 1--fill out character
sheets with descriptions of all characters/ grammar p. 50-51 read about
coherence, logical order, and chronological order--so. ex. 5 and 6 p. 5
W/ 1-11 quiz over section 1 The Old Man and the Sea/ go over
reading guide vocab. unit 9/ turn in grammar
homework/ read aloud/ Homework: answer reading guide for as far as read--we
read through p. 56--, grammar p. 53-54, do ex. 7
F/ 1-13 turn in homework/finish vocab.
unit 9/ grammar lesson on chronological and spatial order/ go over reading
guide/ read aloud/ Homework for next class on Wed., Jan. 18: finish vocab. unit 9 ---finish reading The Old Man and the Sea through
p. 98 and answer reading guide for section 2 and section 3 ( I read aloud
from p. 56 to p. 84)
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F/ 12-2 grade unit 8/ writing seminar: grammar book look
at graphic organizers p. 14, 19/ topic sentences p. 42-44/ /listen to a
recording of The Tell-Tale Heart/ unit 8 vocab.
and spelling review quiz/ (covers units 5-7) will be Tuesday/ bring
writing folder for review
T/ 12-6 vocab. review spelling and vocab.
quiz--unit 8 (covers units 5-7)/ grammar worksheets to do while individual
review of writing folder takes place/ /do grammar p. 45-46-, do ex. 2-write
revised paragraph
TH/ 12-8 grammar--go over written work grammar book p. 46/ /
grammar p. 46-49/ work on revising/ go over vocab./
homework: p. 48-50, do ex. 4
M/ 12-12 go over homework due/ work together on order of
ideas: chronological, spatial, logical, order of importance p. 50-57/
transitional expressions p. 59/ homework: grammar worksheets as a review
W/ 12-14 / review for exam/ final grammar review/ review
of vocab. unit 1-7
Exam: Monday, Dec. 19 8:45-10:15
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M/ 11-28 finish reading The Call of the Wild/ essay
over ch. 6/ unit 8 vocab.
W/ 11-30 Test :The Call of the Wild/ finish unit 8 vocab.-/quiz will be Tuesday--unit 8 will be graded
Friday
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T/ 11-15 vocab.
and spelling quiz unit 7pass out reading guides and worksheets//notes on the
novel p. 491 and Jack London p. 492--begin reading aloud The Call of the
Wild / Homework: (today in class I read aloud to second column
of p. 500) finish reading section 1 of The Call of the
Wild through p. 508--answer study questions p. 509 #1-6 and worksheet
(1-3)
Th/ 11-17 begin review unit 8, do. p. 82 together in class/ quiz over section 1
of The Call of the Wild /take notes on Literary Focus p. 509/
grammar lesson: punctuation/ read aloud until bell rings/ Homework: read and
take notes on Literary Focus p. 522--finish ch. 5,
answer all study questions p. 522 and fill out the worksheet (4-5) --then
read ch. 6 to p. 530
M/ 11-21 quiz over ch. 4-6 The
Call of the Wild/ vocab. unit 8/ read aloud
--should finish ch. 6 today --those who did not do
homework- test: an in-class essay and test on Wed.,
Nov. 30
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M/ 11-7 poetry test/
finish and grade vocab. unit 7---begin review
unit/ Homework: poetry project due
W/ 11-9 oral poetry presentation/ / homework: vocab.
and spelling quiz unit 7 ---next class: Tuesday, Nov. 15
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T/ 11-1 turn in homework/ vocab. unit 7/ go
over grammar sheet--do another grammar sheet together : run on sentences/ oral
reading and discussion of "The Bells" p. 191/ Homework: answer
study questions for "The Bells" p. 195
TH/ 11-3 vocab. unit 7/ read
and discuss "She Dwelt Among the Untrodden
Ways" p. 186/ read aloud and discuss "Sea Fever" p. 184/ TEST
Monday
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M/ 10-24 grade vocab. unit
6/ info. given for poetry project due Wed., Nov. 9/ go over questions
due today/ listen to a recording of "Lord Randal" p.
170-discuss by answering study questions orally/ focus on the speaker and word
choice-- take notes on Literary Focus p. 177/ read aloud and discuss
"Knoxville, Tennessee" p. 177/ read "Child on Top of a
Greenhouse" p. 178, fill out a worksheet for
Greenhouse /homework: answer questions for "Knoxville,
Tennessee" p. 177--should get most done in class / vocab.
and spelling quiz unit 6
W/ 10-26 vocab. and spelling quiz
unit 6/ read aloud and discuss "The Base Stealer"/-look for
alliteration, repetition, and similes/ read and discuss "The
Runaway" p. 172--
F/ 10-28/ begin vocab. unit 7--go over pronunciation
and definitions/ finish discussion of "The Runaway" p. 172/
read " and discuss "Onomatopoeia" p. 188/ listen to a recording
of "Jabberwocky" p. 189--focus on onomatopoeia / Homework:
answer study questions for "The Runaway" p. 172 and do grammar
worksheet :fragments - both sides--will get a lot of this finished in class
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T/ 10-18 begin vocab. unit 6--go over
pronunciation/ silently read and take notes on: Preview: Poetry p.
161-163, Literary Focus p. 171 and p. 175/ listen to a recording of music
and the reading of "Casey at the Bat" p. 165 / read aloud and
discuss "Casey's Revenge"--handout/ answer study question for
"Casey at the Bat" p. 167 #1-8/ answer worksheet for
poem/ homework: ----paper rewrite due--must have original and
printed out corrected paper
TH/ 10-20 paper rewrite due/ vocab.
unit 6 / listen to a recording of "The Charge of the Light
Brigade"--discuss / do grammar lesson: punctuation: quotation marks
through p.646 grammar book/ homework: study questions for "The
Charge of the Light Brigade" p. 169 # 1-8/ fill in list of
definitions--vocab. unit 6 to be gradedTH/
10-20 paper rewrite due/ vocab. unit 6 /
listen to a recording of "The Charge of the Light Brigade"--discuss /
do grammar lesson: punctuation: quotation marks through p.646 grammar book/ homework:
study questions for "The Charge of the Light
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No homework: Enjoy
Homecoming!!
all make-up work must be turned in by Wed.
M/ 10-3 vocab. unit 5/ review unit
4 when finished/ listen to reading of "Our Cow Named Tiger
Lily"--discuss a descriptive essay/ grammar lesson/ read "A Son of
the Middle Border" p. 287--pay close attention to blue side notes/
Homework: read "Shakespeare of London" p. 284--expository
essay/ answer study questions #1-9--unit 5 vocab. to
be graded--ample class time has been given to finish it in class--TEST will
be Wed.***change
W/ 10-5 TEST non-fiction-
definitions should be in your notes and can be found on pp. 234,
245, 263, 273, 277, 280, and 285 -know definitions:
biography, autobiography, exposition= explanation of facts, descriptive essay,
persuasive essay, anecdote, sayonara (literal meaning)= if it must be so/
know "Of Dry Goods and Black Bowties"--biography, "A
Lincoln Preface"--biography, "Our Cow Named Tiger
Lily"--descriptive essay, "Shakespeare of London"--expository
essay , "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"--autobiography,
"The Spreading 'You Know'"--persuasive essay,
"Sayonara"--descriptive and autobiographical------know what two
pieces (one fiction and one nonfiction) James Thurber wrote
I will discuss "Shakespeare of
London" and do a review before the test---I am passing out a study guide
on Tuesday
F/ 10-7 grade vocab. unit 5/ vocab. unit 5 quiz and spelling quiz/ grammar lesson /
writing seminar
paper rewrite with the original
will be due Oct. 20 Enjoy Fall Break!!
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T/ 9-27 unit 5 vocab./ discuss piece read for today/
read aloud "A Lincoln Preface" p. 241-244--biography, answer study
questions--also read, take notes, and answer Literary Focus , take notes
on Carl Sandburg/ begin unit 5 vocab./ homework: read
"I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" p. 246-250--take note on bio. of
Maya Angelou and Literary Focus, answer worksheet-both sides
TH/ 9-29 vocab.
unit 5, do unit 4 review if you consistently miss more than 4 on the vocab. quizzes/ discuss piece read for today,
read aloud and discuss "Sayonara" p. 274-276
autobiography take notes on bio. of Anne Morrow Lindberg and Literary Focus,
answer questions / read aloud and discuss "The Spreading You
Know" by James Thurber p. 278--persuasive essay
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M/ 9-19 short story due--e-mail to me by 8 am Gwen.Seuell@wca-hsv.org --bring a
printed copy to class/ final discussion and review for test over second group
of short stories/fill out worksheet for "Split Cherry Tree"/
finish vocab unit 3/ TEST on Wed./ vocab. graded on Wed..--quiz on
Friday "The Gift of the
Magi", "Split Cherry Tree", "The Necklace" ,
"The Secret Life of Walter Mitty",
"The Lady, or the Tiger"
W/ 9-21 TEST / grade unit 3 vocab./ read
some short stories aloud today and Friday as time permits/ vocab.
and spelling quiz unit 3 will be Friday---School is dismissed at 11:30 today.
F/ 9-23 vocab.
and spelling quiz unit 3/ read some short stories aloud/ test taking
tips/ note taking tips/ grammar lesson/ homework: read and take notes on
Preview Nonfiction p. 233-234, read "Of Dry Goods and Black Bow
Ties" p. 235-240--biography, answer study questions# 1- 8--should get most
of this finished in class today
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T/ 9-13 collect homework/ vocab. unit 3/ discuss
story/ lesson on comma usage p. 599 and following/ / homework: read " The
Lady, or the Tiger" p. 146-149, answer questions 1-6/ short story due
Monday.--test on Wed..
TH/ 9-15 vocab.
unit 3/ quiz and discussion of story/ read aloud "Split Cherry Tree"
p. 54, discuss/ Homework: short story due Monday
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W/ 9-7 grade vocab. unit 2/ work with vocab. words/ go over last test--one on one if necessary/
grammar lesson : the pronoun p. 345-347/ Grammar review p. 345-347, do ex.
4 and ex. 5 p. 348--follow directions carefully/pass out short story
assignment: original short story due Monday, Sept. 19/ vocab.
and spelling quiz will be Friday
F/ 9-9 vocab.
and spelling quiz unit 2/ read aloud and discuss "The Secret Life of
Walter Mitty"--answer questions #1,3 and 5 p.
156-157/ Homework: read "The Necklace" p. 139-144, complete
worksheet--should get most finished in class--- creative short story due
Monday, Sept. 19
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T/ 8-30 TEST work in vocab. unit 2/
homework: read "The Gift of the Magi" p. 110-113, answer
questions #1-6 p. 114
TH/ 9-1 listen to a recording of "The Tell-Tale
Heart"--time permitting / discuss/ finish vocab. unit 2-ample time given in class/ quiz and
discussion of "The Gift of the Magi"/ next class: Wed., Sept.
7 NO SCHOOL
FRIDAY NO SCHOOL MONDAY!!!
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M/ 8-22 turn in homework questions/ quiz over "Sixteen"--will be
discussed Wed./ grade unit 1 vocab./ read
"A Mother in Manville" p. 48-52, answer the study questions #1-7 p.
53, read and take notes on Literary Focus--flat and round characters/ Homework:
finish story and questions, study for unit 1 Wordskills
vocabulary quiz and spelling quiz
W/ 8-24 unit 1 vocab. quiz and
spelling quiz/ discuss "Sixteen" and "A Mother in
Manville"/ homework: read "The Most Dangerous Game" p. 11-25 --
fill out reading guide/ be able to discuss and write about: the significance of
the name of island, main characters' names and descriptions, basic plot, the
ways that Rainsford eludes Zaroff,
and the lesson that Rainsford learns
F/ 8-26 10:25-10:40 Library research info/turn in
homework//begin vocab. unit 2/ discuss "The
Most Dangerous Game"/ read aloud and discuss "The Interlopers"/
homework: TEST -- know definitions and be able to do a plot development
diagram--exposition, narrative hook, rising action, climax, falling action,
resolution (dénouement), conflicts: internal and external (man vs man, man vs nature, man vs society, man vs fate),
round/flat character, foreshadowing. "A Monkey's Paw",
"Sixteen", "The Most Dangerous Game", "A Mother in Mannville", "The Interlopers"
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Friday, 8-12 chapel schedule 2nd summer reading
evaluation--in class essay/ / second summer reading evaluation--bring
your second summer reading book if you have it and any notes that you took on
it to class/ work in Wordskills unit 1/ Homework:
grammar assignment do diagnostic test Identifying Parts of Speech p.
341-342--do it first on your own without looking for help, do it a second time
using the book for help p. 374-375, do Grammar ex. # 1 and 2 p. 343,
ex. 3 p. 344-345 (this part will be to see how well you can do this on
your own--we will work on it together in class)
T/8-16 check grammar--Grammar p. 342- 344 /
discussion of The Scarlet Pimpernel/ discussion and notes given on
writing expectations using the grammar book//read aloud "The Monkey's
Paw" p. 4-9/ homework: read story again and answer questions
1-7 p. 9
TH/ 8-18 finish Wordskills unit 1- to
be graded Monday/ discuss "The Monkey's Paw/ copy a plot development
diagram p. 10/ identify together the 6 parts of the story// work with Latin and
Greek word roots/ Nouns/ Homework: read "Sixteen" p. 27-32 answer all
of the questions at the end of the story
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Tuesday., August 9 Welcome! pass out syllabus and go over
requirements
Wed., 8-10 chapel schedule TEST bring
copy of Scarlet Pimpernel to class if you have it and bring the reading
notes that you took on the novel/ bring English notebook, Understanding
Literature, grammar book, and vocab.
book Always bring your Bible.
For the test over Scarlet Pimpernel be
prepared to answer questions about the plot line, chronology, major characters
and their importance in the novel, settings, and important dates--if any.
Be prepared to write a short essay giving a
character sketch of a designated character including physical
description. Tell about three or four traits of the character and be able
to use examples from the novel to show how the character exhibited these
traits. (ex. cowardly--tell about a situation in which the character
exhibited cowardice---this is merely and example)
begin unit 1 Wordskills
T/ 4-26 finish vocab. unit 15/ final discussion
of Great Expectations/ in-class essay/ Homework: test/ vocab. unit 15 to be graded
TH/ 4-28 TEST/ grade vocab. unit 15/
Homework: spelling and vocab. quiz unit 15
M/ 5-2 spelling and vocab. quiz unit 15/ grammar
read carefully p. 326 and 327,study p. 332 / begin video of Great
Expectations today or Wed. as time permits/ Homework: grammar do p.
333-336/ bring writing folder with all graded papers to class
W/ 5-4 vocab.
unit 16/ collect writing folders/ check homework answers/ rewrite of an essay/
grammar p. 337/ Homework: grammar p. 338-339
F/ 5-6 vocab.
unit 16/ check homework answers/ video: Great Expectations--filling out
worksheets to note differences between the novel and the movie/ Homework:
finish vocab. unit 16
T/ 5-10 grade vocab. unit 16/ video: Great
Expectations--filling out worksheet to note differences between the novel
and the movie/ Homework: review vocab. and spelling
quiz unit 13-15
TH/ 5-12 vocab.
unit 16 review quiz and spelling quiz (units 13-15)/ review for final exam
EXAM: Tuesday, May 17
8:45-10:15 all
make-up work must be turned in before the exam
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M/ 4-18 spelling and vocab. quiz unit 14/ quiz over ch. 24-28 Great Expectations/ read ch. 29 in class/ Homework: read through ch.
31, answer study questions p. 639, finish worksheet
W/ 4-20 begin vocab. unit 15/ quiz and discussion of ch. 29-31/ read ch. 32 in class/
Homework: read through ch. 35 p. 652--keep up with
study questions and worksheets
F/ 4-22 vocab.
unit 15/ quiz and discussion of ch. 32-35 Great
Expectations/ read ch. 36 in class/ ( 2 students
will be on band trip)/ Homework: finish the novel--test will be Thursday/
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M/ 4-4 quiz vocab. unit 13 and
spelling/ quiz ch. 1-8 Great Expectations//
discussion of ch. 1-8/ answer Literary Focus p.
565/ begin reading aloud ch. 9 p. 566--we read ch. 9 aloud in class/ homework: finish reading through 11
p. 578--answer study questions, reading guide, and character sheets
for as far as read
W/ 4-6 begin vocab. unit 14/ discussion of ch. 9-11 Great Expectations/ read ch. 12 aloud/ grammar: explanation of p. 241 conjunctions/
look for conjunctions in literature/ homework: do grammar p. 242,
read Great Expectations through ch. 14
p. 589, answer study questions, worksheet, and character sheets
F/ 4-8 vocab.
unit 14/ quiz ch. 1-14 Great Expectations /
discussion of ch. 12-14/grade grammar p. 242/
explanation of grammar p. 243/ do ex. A and B together in class/read ch. 15 aloud/ homework: read Great Expectations
through ch. 19 p. 603, finish study questions p. 592,
read Literary Focus p. 592 and answer, fill out worksheet and character sheet,
answer study questions p. 613 for as far as ch. 19 as
well as the reading guide
T/ 4-12 finish vocab. unit 14/ quiz, discussion ch. 15-19 Great Expectations / go over
worksheets and questions/ begin reading aloud ch. 20
p. 603/ Homework: vocab. unit 14 to be graded/
read Great Expectations through ch. 23
p. 613--finish study questions p. p. 613 and worksheet
TH/ 4-14 grade vocab. unit 14/ quiz,
discussion ch. 20-23 Great Expectations/ begin
reading aloud ch. 24 -25 / Homework: spelling and vocab. quiz unit 14 vocab./ read
through ch. 28 p. 628
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T/ 3-29 vocab. unit 13/ silently read and take notes on bio of
Charles Dickens p. 541-542/ begin reading aloud Great Expectations/ we
read ch. 1-3 aloud in class/ homework:
finish reading through ch. 5 p. 555/ answer reading
guide and study questions for as far as read/ unit 13 vocab.
will be graded
Th/ 3-31 grade
vocab. unit 13/ quiz and discussion of Great
Expectations ch 1-5/ begin reading aloud ch. 6 p. 555/ Homework: finish unit 13 vocab./
finish reading through ch.8 p. 564--finish reading guide and study questions/
read Literary Focus p. 565/ unit 13 vocab. quiz
and spelling quiz
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T/ 3-15 explanation and practice identifying prepositions p.
236-237/ grade grammar p. 237 / work with conjunctions p. 238-240/ selected
scenes from the video Romeo and Juliet--as time permits/ Homework:
grammar p.239, p. 241 ex. A, pay close attention to the rules on p.
238 and 240
TH/ 3-17 present original short story to class/ selected scenes
from the video Romeo and Juliet--discuss differences between video and
Shakespeare's play / grade grammar due for today--p. 239 and p. 241 ex.
A