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M/ 5-14 vocab. quiz unit 14/ grade Latin/Greek worksheets/ finish oral
reports/ Homework: Latin/ Greek worksheets p. 13, 15, 16, and 17-- mythology
quiz will be Friday---bring writing folder for individual review of improvement
in writing skills for the year per my syllabus--WRITING FOLDERS DUE
WED. 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?
W/ 5-16 begin vocab. unit 15/ Latin/ Greek worksheets/ work with
writing folders/ vocab. unit 15 to be graded Friday--quiz Tuesday on
vocab. unit 15 and Latin/ Greek root words, prefixes, and suffiixes--mythology
quiz on Friday
F/ 5-18 grade vocab. unit 15// mythology quiz/ grade Latin/ Greek
worksheets and review of writing folders/ discussion orally and in writing of
literature read this year (including summer reading) with themes of appearances
vs reality/ Homework: vocab. unit 15 quiz and quiz over Latin/ Greek root
words, prefixes, and suffixes---bring all 2nd semester quizzes, tests, and
notes to review
T/ 5-20 quiz : vocab. 15 and Latin/Greek root words, prefixes, and
suffixes quiz/ review
TH/ 5-22 EXAM
8:00-9:25 Have a great summer! Don't forget to
read:-)
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T/ 5-8 oral presentations--take notes to prepare for test/ Homework: vocab.
unit 14 to be graded Latin/ Greek worksheets (be learning definitions) due
Monday as well as vocab. quiz unit 14
TH/ 5-10 grade vocab. unit 14/ oral presentations--take notes to prepare for
test/ Homework: vocab quiz unit 14 and Latin/Greek worksheets- be memorizing
terms------WRITING FOLDERS DUE WED.
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M/ 4-30 grade vocab. unit 13/ exercises using Latin and Greek root
words/ go to computer lab to do research/ Homework: organize research,
grammar--Latin and Greek root words worksheets due Friday--may need
dictionary--vocab. quiz Wed.
W/ 5-2 vocab. quiz unit 13/ go to computer lab to do research--continue
to organize your research into an oral presentation--previously assigned Latin/
Greek worksheets due Friday
F/ 5-4 turn in Latin/ Greek root word worksheets/ go to computer lab to do
research--oral presentations begin Tuesday, May 8--practice your
presentation--must not be read
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T/ 4-24 grade unit 12 vocab/ vocab/ quiz unit 12/ grade grammar/ one more
lecture on essay writing with notes to copy from the board AGAIN!!!/ read
"A Red-Headed League" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle p. 2 by
Thursday---those who read this in another class read " Beware of the
Dog" by Roald Dahl in Understanding Literature--rewritten
essays due
TH/ 4-26 collect essays/ begin vocab. 13/ quiz and discussion of story
read/quiz on essay writing and grammar/ review and correct last test/ /
pass out assignments for mythology research/ Homework: finish vocab. unit 13 to
be graded Monday ---vocab. quiz Wed.
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M/ 4-16 / begin vocab. unit 12/ quiz and discussion of A Connecticut Yankee
in King Arthur's Court for as far as read/ begin reading aloud ch.21/
Homework: read through ch. 24--expect a quiz/ know definition p. 722
W/ 4-18 finish reading A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court--students
read last page silently / grammar sheets due by Tuesday/ vocab. unit 12
graded and quiz Tuesday-/ read "A Red-Headed League" by Sir
Arthur Conan Doyle p. 2 by Thursday ---those who read this in another class
read " Beware of the Dog" by Roald Dahl in Understanding
Literature--test Friday
F/ 4-20 TEST / finish vocab. unit 12--to be graded and vocab. quiz on Tuesday/
grammar worksheets/ read "A Red-Headed League" by Sir Arthur
Conan Doyle p. 2 by Thursday----those who read this in another class read
" Beware of the Dog" by Roald Dahl in Understanding
Literature
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T/ 4-10 A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court-
read aloud ch. 9-11/ Homework: vocab. quiz unit 11/ read through ch. 14,
read Literary Focus p. 705, correct Great Expectations test (on your
own!), vocab. quiz unit 11---bring assignment sheet for Great Expectations
paper--if you fail the paper because you did not follow the assignment sheet, a
conference will be required
TH/ 4-12 vocab. quiz unit 11/quiz and discussion ch.
9-14/ A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court- begin
reading ch. 15-go over highlights of ch. 16/ review of Great
Expectation papers/ Homework: read through ch. 20, answer study questions
p. 705 # 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, read Literary Focus p. 722-know definition,
answer study questions p. 722 # 2,3, 4 and 8
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M/ 4-2 Great Expectations paper due/ vocab. 11/ notes given on a frame story, time travel
stories, anachronisms// begin reading aloud A Connecticut
Yankee in King Arthur's Court ch. 1-3/ 35 minutes in class to finish
vocab. and get started on homework / Homework: read through ch. 7 p.
682, answer study questions #5-11
W/ 4-4 grade unit 11 vocab./ quiz and discussion of ch.
1-7/ A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court- read and
discuss ch. 8----vocab. 11 quiz will be Thursday ------------next
class: Tuesday Enjoy Resurrection Day!!
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T/ 3-27 signed assignment page concerning Old Man corrections
due/go over study questions of Great Expectations as a review/ begin
reading ch. 38/ in class--answer Literary Focus #1 and # 5--turn in for a
grade/ Homework: must read ch. 40 and study for test--bring Appreciating
Literature text/
TH/ 3-29 TEST / begin unit 11 vocab./ silently read and take
notesp. 575-581 , p. 607-608 King Arthur legends and Mark Twain p.
663-665 Appreciating Literature/finish as homework if not completed in
class/ /-Great Expectations paper is due Monday, April 2
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M/ 3-12 quiz and discussion of ch. 1-25 Great
Expectations / do together Lit. Focus p. 613 Characterization/
begin reading aloud ch. 26--we read though ch. 28 / Homework: finish reading
through 31, fill out character sheets for Great Expectations for
as far as read/ answer study questions after ch. 31 # 1-10 / By Wednesday:
make list of errors on returned Old Man paper--hand write any sentences
containing errors on a sheet of paper, tell what the error is, find page in
grammar book or notes given in class or on assignment sheet that tells why the
error is an error (all given have been given in class but many have not kept
sufficient class notes!!!), finally, write the sentence error free
W/ 3-14 quiz and discussion Great Expectations through ch.
31---final grade for quarter/ today we read ch. 32 -33
F/ 3-16 get assignment sheet signed by a parent/ begin reading aloud ch. 34/
today we read through ch. 37 to p. 658 we will finish the novel after spring
break--be thinking about paper assignment--paper will be due Monday, April
2 Enjoy Spring Break!! next class: Tuesday, March
27
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T/ 3-7 rewritten Romeo paper due with the original graded one/ quiz
and discussion of ch. 1-8/ / read aloud beginning ch. 9/ I read ch. 9-10/
Homework: read through ch. 15 / fill out character sheets for Great
Expectations for as far as read/ answer reading guides for as far as
read/ By Wednesday: make list of errors on returned Old Man
paper--hand write any sentences containing errors on a sheet of paper, tell
what the error is, find page in grammar book or notes given in class or on
assignment sheet that tells why the error is an error (all given have been
given in class but many have not kept sufficient class notes!!!), finally,
write the sentence error free
TH/ 3-9 homework check/pass out paper assignment for Great
Expectations/ paper probably will be due Monday, April 2/ quiz
and discussion through ch. 15/ begin reading aloud ch. 16/ we read through ch.
18/ Homework: read through ch. 25 p. 619, read and take notes Lit. Focus p.
613--we will answer in class orally/ fill out character sheets for Great
Expectations for as far as read/ answer study questions at the end of
the section (after ch. 23) #1-12/ read, take notes, and answer Lit. Focus p.
565/ By Wednesday: make list of errors on returned Old Man
paper--hand write any sentences containing errors on a sheet of paper, tell
what the error is, find page in grammar book or notes given in class or on
assignment sheet that tells why the error is an error (all given have been
given in class but many have not kept sufficient class notes!!!), finally,
write the sentence error free
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M/ 2-26 Test The Call of the Wild and Travels with Charley
(for those reading it)/ Romeo essays
returned--must be corrected by Tues., March 6--turn in corrected essay with
original graded one------do vocab. unit 10--to be graded Wed./ Homework:
finish The Old Man and the Sea and finish unit 10 vocab--bring writing
folder to class
W/ 2-28 grade vocab unit 10/ essay writing lesson---again/ finish discussing The
Old Man and the Sea--paper due Friday., March 2---those who read the novel
last semester may not choose #3/ / Homework: vocab. quiz unit 10
F/ 3-2 paper due/ vocab. quiz unit 10/ grammar/ Understanding Lit. read
and take notes on bio of Charles Dickens p. 541-542/ read p. 670-671/ I read
aloud and explained ch. 1-4 Great Expectations / Homework:
corrected Romeo papers due--must turn in corrected paper and the original
graded one--finish through ch. 8 Great Expectations --answer
worksheet given p. 541-542 and ch.1-3, answer reading guide for as far as read
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T/ 2-20 turn in homework/ grade vocab. review p. 105-116/ quiz and
discussion of The Call of the Wild through p. 521/ quiz and
discussion Old Man and the Sea through p. 98- (Charley quiz through Part
Three) -read aloud The Call of the Wild if time permits/ vocab. review
quiz units 1-9
TH/ 2-22 vocab review quiz unit 1-9/ pass out paper assignment for The Old Man
and the Sea--paper due Friday., March 2/ read aloud The Call of the Wild
-beginning ch. 6 p. 523/ Homework: TEST The Call of the
Wild or Travels with Charley
The Call of the Wild: know point of view, settings, characters, conflicts,
themes--be able to answer Lit. Focus p. 540 #3-10/ go over study questions and
all Literary Focus--be able to discuss change in settings and the effects on
Buck
Travels with Charley--be able to discuss the author's views/ know main
people discussed in book
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M/ 2-12 vocab. review p. 105-116/ quiz and discussion of novel through p. 68/
read and take notes Preview the Novel p. 491-492 + notes from board/
begin reading The Call of the Wild p. 493/--I read ch. 1 aloud----
Homework: finish section 1 through p. 508--expect a quiz--be able to answer
study questions--do not have to write- must keep character sheets
by chapter: include the title of the chapter, name of all characters
introduced, physical and personality descriptions-----(Charley readers: finish
part three by Feb. 20---keep reading notes of descriptions and author's
opinions)----grade vocab. review p. 105-116
W/ 2-14 / THOSE WHO DID NOT turn in character sheets must answer all of the
study questions at the end of section 1 and get the character sheets finished
by the end of class/ quiz and discussion The Call of the Wild through p.
508/ read aloud/ Homework due 2-20: section 3 of The Old Man and the Sea and
reading guide due through p. 98/ Charley readers through p. 224 end of
Part Three--keep reading notes of descriptions and author's opinions) read The
Call of the Wild through p. 521 section 2--read Lit. Focus p. 509 and
p. 522, answer Thinking about Setting #1 and 2 p. 509, answer Thinking about
Characterization #1-2 p. 522 and Thinking about Plot #1-3---next class:
Tuesday., Feb. 20
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T/ 2-6 TEST/ begin review vocab. p. 105-116/ Homework: read last page
and back cover of The Old Man and the Sea--take notes---copy from board
things to look for in the novel/ paper due---have thesis statement, all
topic sentences, and the reworded thesis from conclusion on notebook
paper----no outline, yet
TH/ 2-8 paper due--no late papers--must be e-mailed to me by 8 am if absent/
vocab. review p. 105-116/ notes given for novel/ begin reading aloud The Old
Man and the Sea--I read through p. 27/ Homework: read through p. 68,
answer section 1 and 2 reading guide--expect a quiz----have The Old Man and
the Sea p. 69-98 read by Wed., Feb. 21 --- (those reading Travels
with Charley- read through p. 58--know bio. of Steinbeck, characters,
plot)
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M/ 1-29 begin vocab. unit 9/ turn in grammar/ begin reading aloud Romeo and
Juliet Act. III sc. 5 p. 391--finish Act III--do reading guide for Act III,
read and take notes on Lit. Focus p. 399--know bold faced terms, answer #1 and
#2 Thinking about Monologue and Soliloquy--vocab. 9 to be graded--we stopped p.
407 at the end of sc. 3
W/ 1-31 grade vocab. unit 9/ go over homework p. 399/ begin reading
aloud Romeo and Juliet Act. IV, sc. 4 p. 408---fill out reading guide
for Act IV--look at Shakespearean sonnets in prologues of Act I and Act II/
look at rhymed couplets which end scenes/ look at rhymed verse vs. blank verse
vs. prose/ we read to p. 419-----vocab. unit 9 quiz
F/ 2-2 quiz vocab. unit 9 /finish reading Romeo and Juliet Act.
V--begin p. 419--finish reading guide for Act V// do Literary Focus at the end
of the play--work with a partner to do #1,4, 8, 11, and12 / Vocabulary:
Puns p. 428-429 --answer any two--/ read and take notes on all of the Literary
Focus p. 427-428--(know definition of dramatic irony)--TEST Tuesday--paper due
Thursday
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T/ 1-23 grade vocab. unit 8/ check homework/ essay assignment given--due
Thursday, Feb. 6 begin reading Romeo and Juliet at Act I sc. 3/
Homework: answer reading guide for as far as read today--we stopped at
scene iv p. 371-Have Act I reading guide completed---read and take
notes Lit. Focus after Act I--keep up character sheets-----vocab. quiz
TH/ 1-25 vocab. quiz unit 8/ quiz over reading/ go over
worksheets and study questions/ read aloud Romeo and Juliet begin sc. 5
p. 371/ Homework: we finished Act III sc. 4 p. 391--answer Act II reading
guide, take notes on Literary Focus for Act I and Act II----Grammar: read about
the interjection p. 371-372, study Summary of Parts of Speech p. 374 then do
Determining Parts of Speech p. 372-373 ex. 22, do ch. 12 review Posttest
1--expect a grammar quiz on parts of speech at any time
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W/ 1-17 go over first semester final--how to incorporate an
essay question into a topic sentence/ vocab. unit 8--go over
pronunciation and parts of speech/ silently read p. 328-333/ read p. 430-431/
discussion of Shakespeare and the Globe theatre/ / reading guides
given for Romeo and Juliet p. 334/
F/ 1-19 vocab. unit 8/ /discussion of a Shakespearean sonnet/ read the
Prologue/ assign parts and begin to read aloud Romeo and Juliet /
homework: answer reading guide for as far as read--we stopped at Act I
sc. 3, fill in character sheets/ Grammar: p. 366 do review ex. B, read
and study p. 367-369, do ex. 20 even #'s, read p. 369-370, do ex. 21 even
#'s --vocab. unit 8 to be graded
Animal Farm --ch. 1-6 due Monday, Nov. 20--ch. 7-10 (end of
novel) due Monday, Dec. 11/
T/ 12-4 grade unit 7 vocab./ quiz and discussion of The Odyssey for as
far as read/ go over all Literary Focuses and answer/ read to final
section out loud/ sentences with vocab./ Homework: read The Final Test,
answer reading guide, vocab. quiz unit 7
TH/ 12-7 vocab. quiz unit 7/ final discussion of The Odyssey/ work with
a partner to answer worksheets/ Homework: grammar due Wed., Dec. 13: The
Adverb p. 360-367 do even numbers of ex. 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18--we will do ex.
19 together/ BRING WRITING FOLDERS/ Test over Animal Farm and The
Odyssey
M/ 12-11 Test over Animal Farm and The Odyssey / review of
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.? / Homework:
grammar assigned on Thursday due: p. 360-367 even #'s of ex. 14-18
W/ 12-13 grade grammar p. 360-367/ review for
exam EXAM: Monday, Dec. 18
8:45-10:15 bring two pens
Merry Christmas!
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M/ 11-27 begin vocab unit 7/ finish discussion of begin Animal
Farm --ch. 1-6/ reading aloud The Odyssey fill out worksheet
for part read : today we finished to the middle of p. 453./
Homework: finish reading through 458 The Cyclops / answer
reading guides/ read and take notes Lit. Focus p. 458
W/ 11-39 vocab. unit 7/ go over worksheets/ quiz or orally answer
questions p. 458/ discuss conflict p. 459/ begin reading aloud p. 459 The
Sirens/ answer worksheets and be able to answer study questions p. 467/ also do
Literary Focus---pronoun quiz will be Friday
F/ 12-2 finish vocab. unit 7/ pronoun quiz/ discussion of ch. 1-6 Animal
Farm/ quiz and discussion of The Odyssey through p. 467// --
begin reading p.468 Pat Two: Return to Ithaca/ Homework: read, take notes, and
answer Literary Focus p. 467 and p. 480, read "The Test of the Bow"
p. 477-479, answer reading guide--vocab. unit 7 to be graded
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M/ 11-20 grade review unit vocab/ review unit vocab quiz: 50 pts./ Animal
Farm --ch. 1-6 quiz and discussion/
Happy Thanksgiving! next class =Mon.,
Nov. 27
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T/ 11-14 unit vocab. p. 72-83-/ turn in
grammar/ read and discuss "space" p. 217 and "maggie and
milly and molly and may" by e.e. cummings p. 223--should be able to answer
study question # 1-10, know author/ discuss "I Hear America Singing"
p. 228 by Walt Whitman /finish poetry and review for test/-- Every test
question and answer has been gone over in class, some several times!!!!-test
Thursday
TH/ 11-16 TEST/ finish review vocab. p. 72-83 /Homework:
begin reading and taking notes Preview the Epic p. 433-437, look over p.
438-441, read p. 488-489, read p. 442 Invocation to the Muse, answer Muse
worksheet questions #1-2, answer Discovering Pattern worksheet/ grade
review unit worksheets and review vocab. unit quiz---long standing assignment: Animal
Farm --ch. 1-6
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T/ 11-7 vocab. review unit p. 72-83/ turn in grammar p. 352-354
ex. 6 and 7 plus review ex. A/ / discuss Haiku / read and discuss
"Hokku" by Richard Wright / read aloud and discuss "A
Narrow Fellow in the Grass" p. 200/ life of Emily Dickinson--notes given/
listen to a reading of "There is No Frigate Like a Book"/ read
aloud and discuss "The Seven Ages of Man" p. 206--notes given on
William Shakespeare---worksheet/ listen to a recording of "I Wandered Lonely
as a Cloud" by William Wordsworth p. 211--discuss/ recording
of "My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose"by Robert Burns p.
210--fill out worksheet/ homework: answer worksheet questions
for "The Seven Ages of Man, "My Love. . ." and "I
Wandered. . ." if not finished in class --Grammar: p. 57-59 direct
reference and transitional expressions--do ex. 10
TH/ 11-9 vocab review unit p. 72-83/ go over grammar p. 352-354 ex. 6, ex. 7
and review ex. A plus ex. 10 p. 59/ read aloud "The Courage That My
Mother Had" p. 212 -be able to discuss using the study questions/
finish discussion of "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" and "My Love
is Like a Red, Red Rose"-- go over worksheets// read and discuss
"Lost" by Carl Sandburg p. 226 should be able to answer study
questions #1-7, know author, homework: grammar p.
354-360--carefully read and study, do ex. 8-12/ also study nominative and
objective case pronouns---next class: Tuesday, Nov. 14
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M/ 10-30 TEST/ begin vocab. unit 6/ read "I Hear America
Singing"by Walt Whitman p. 228--answer study questions #1-8-- /
homework: poetry project presentations/ oral 2-3 minutes with
poster to show and explain--no objectionable lyrics will be presented--no music
W/ 11-1 / oral presentations / pass out Animal Farm --ch.
1-6 due Monday, Nov. 20--ch. 7-10 (end of novel) due Monday, Dec. 11/
vocab. unit 6- to be graded and vocab. quiz Friday
F/ 11-3 grade vocab. unit 6/ quiz unit 6/ collect homework from Monday/discuss
"I Hear America Singing p. 228/ / read aloud and discuss
"Dreams" p. 203--notes on Langston Hughes/ "A Dream
Deferred" by Langston Hughes----oral reading/ read aloud "I Have a Dream"
by Martin Luther King, Jr./ homework: read and take notes on Literary
Focus--Haiku and Imagery p. 199/ read "Haiku" p. 198 and answer study
questions 1-6 plus Thinking About Haiku #1-2----should have time to get most
finished in class/ Grammar: p. 349-354, read and carefully study, do ex 6, ex 7
and review exercise A
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T/ 10-24 grade vocab. unit 5/ read aloud some original
poems--collect/ grade grammar p. 348/ read " and discuss
"Onomatopoeia" p. 188/ listen to a recording of
"Jabberwocky" by Lewis Carroll p. 189--focus on
onomatopoeia /read aloud and discuss "She Dwelt Among the
Untrodden Ways" by William Wordsworth p. 186--metaphor, simile,
approximate rhyme / homework: vocab.quiz unit 5/ poetry test next Monday--poetry
project due next Wed.
TH/ 10-26 quiz vocab. unit 5/ oral reading and discussion
of "The Bells"-by Edgar Allan Poe -refrain, personification,
alliteration, assonance, onomatopoeia/ answer study questions #1-11 and
Literary Focus, fill out worksheet// read "Sea Fever" p.
184---alliteration, refrain, simile, personification / homework: / TEST
Monday
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M/ 10-16 vocab. unit 5--go over pronunciation/ listen
to a recording of music and the reading of Casey at the Bat" p.
165, discuss/ read another poem about Casey, "Casey Strikes
Out"--handout/ listen to recording of "The Charge of the Light
Brigade" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson p. 168--know author, discuss
history, story, foreshadowing, repetition, metaphors/ Grammar: p.
342-344 read, study, do ex. 1, ex. 2 even numbers/ homework: worksheet
over poems (both sides stopping at after #4 on essay side) and read "The
Runaway" by Robert Frost p. 172--know author, answer study questions 1, 2,
4, 6, 7, and 9--- should get a lot finished in
class/ printed out paper rewrite is due
Friday with the original
W/ 10-18 /poetry project given: due Wed., Nov. 1/ vocab.
unit 5/ collect homework/Grammar: grade ex. 1-2, do ex 3 p. 345 together
orally, make chart of pronouns according to person and number (again!),
copy list of terms and authors to know/ discuss "The Runaway" p.
172-/ listen to a recording of "Lord Randal" p. 170-discuss/
focus on the speaker and word choice-- take notes on Literary Focus p. 177/
read aloud and discuss "Knoxville, Tennessee" p. 177/ answer
questions for "Knoxville, Tennessee" p. 177/ rewrite of short
story due--must turn in with original
F/ 10-20 rewritten paper due with the original/ finish vocab.
unit 5/ read and discuss "Child on Top of a
Greenhouse" p. 178, answer questions #1-8 and worksheet
for "Child on Top of a Greenhouse" p. 178, define list of
poetry terms/ read aloud and discuss "The Base Stealer"/
p. 180-look for alliteration, repetition, and similes/ Grammar: p. 345-348, do
ex. 4 and 5/ homework: answer study questions for "Lord
Randall" p. 171/ write a poem about pleasurable things that you
associate with your favorite season--pattern "Knoxville, Tennessee"
p. 177/ / unit 5 vocab. to be graded/ finish grammar ex. 4 and 5 p. 348
(should have been completed in class)
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T/ 10-3 grade vocab unit 4 and quiz vocab. unit 4/ discuss
"Sayonara"/ prepare a study guide-- copy definitions from pp.
234, 245, 263, 273, 277, 280, and 285 / read "A Son of the Middle
Border" (narrative essay) p. 287--pay close attention to blue side
notes/ grammar lesson/ TEST Thursday---rewrite of short story=
Friday, Oct. 20
TH/ 10-5 TEST/ short stories returned--corrected story due Friday, Oct.
20/ begin vocab. unit 5 /silently read and take notes on: Preview:
Poetry p. 161-163, Literary Focus p. 171 and p. 175/ Enjoy
Fall Break!!!!!
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M/ 9-25 quiz unit 3 vocab/ discuss "Of Dry Goods and
Black Bow Ties" p. 235/ read aloud and discuss "I Know Why the Caged
Bird Sings" p. 246-250,--autobiography, answer questions #1-4 and 7, read
and answer Vocabulary p. 251/ take note on bio. of Maya Angelou and
Literary Focus/ homework: finish class work, read bio. of Carl Sandberg
and "A Lincoln Preface" --biography-p. 241-244, answer
worksheet (on other side of Dry Goods)/ read, take notes, and answer
Literary Focus p. 245/
W/ 9-27 vocab. unit 4/ discuss "A Lincoln
Preface" p. 241/ read aloud "Our Cow Named Tiger
Lily"--descriptive essay /
F/9-29 finish vocab. unit 4--/ read aloud and discuss " The
Spreading 'You Know'" p. 278--persuasive essay/ read aloud and
discuss "Shakespeare of London" p. 284--expository essay/read Lit.
Focus p. 285 and answer study uestions for "Shakespeare in
London"/ if time permits -work in groups to answer study questions
for "The Spreading 'You Know'"/ homework.: bio of Anne Morrow
Lindberg p. 274 and "Sayonara" p. 274-276--descriptive essay, answer
study questions # 1,2, 3 and answer Viewpoint, read and take notes on Literary
Focus p. 277, make a list of sensory details- (sight, taste, sound, smell,
touch)---unit 4 vocab: grade and quiz
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T/ 9-19 TEST/ finish vocab. unit 3/
homework: original short story due --e-mail to me by 8 am
Gwen.Seuell@wca-hsv.org
type this e-mail address in--do not just click -(subject: your name-2 story)
PLUS-bring a printed copy to class---unit 3 vocab. to be graded
TH/ 9-21 grade vocab. unit 3/collect grammar /short story due/ share some
aloud/ Homework: read and take notes Preview Nonfiction p 233-234,
read "Of Dry Goods and Black Bow Ties" p. 235-240, answer
#9 ( write a paragraph) and fill out worksheet, read Literary Focus p. 240 and
answer---will get some finished in class/ vocab. unit 3 quiz
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M/ 9-11 grade vocab. unit 2 / quiz and discussion
of "Split Cherry Tree" / read aloud and discuss:
"The Lady, or the Tiger" p. 146-150, answer #5 and 6, answer
Viewpoint and Literary Focus p. 151 / definition of cur= dog/
/Homework: finish "The Lady, or the Tiger" questions if not
finished in class, read "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" p.
152-156, pay attention to what is daydream and what is reality, know why Mitty
daydreams, answer questions 4-6, answer Viewpoint and Thinking about Character
and Theme p. 157--vocab. unit 2 quiz
W/ 9-13 quiz vocab. unit 2/ quiz "The Lady, or the
Tiger" and "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty", discuss
"Mitty" / go over ch. 6 grammar--Have "About Two Nice
People" read before the test next Tuesday. Pay close attention to
the blue sidenotes. Test = Tuesday, Short Story, grammar ch. 6 =
Thursday
F/ 9-15 begin vocab. unit 3/ listen to a recording of
"The Tell-Tale Heart"/ / read "About Two Nice
People" p. 128-138 paying close attention to the blue side notes-- /
Test Tues.--- "The Tell-Tale Heart", "The
Gift of the Magi", "Split Cherry Tree", "The
Necklace" , "About Two Nice People", "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, direct vs indirect characterization
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T/ 9-5 vocab. quiz unit 1/ vocab unit 2- read
"The Gift of the Magi" p. 110-113, answer questions 1,3,6-7, read,
take notes, and answer Literary Focus p. 114-/ work on grammar/
- Homework: read "The Necklace" p. 139-144, fill out
worksheet- both sides---DO NOT write essay, study and take notes on Literary
Focus p. 145/
TH/ 9-7 unit 2 vocab./ copy sentence patterns and essay
no-no's/ quiz and discussion of"The Gift of the Magi"
and "The Necklace"/--discuss grammar ch. 6
and sentence patterns/ pass out creative writing assignment: due Thursday,
Sept. 21/ Homework: read "Split Cherry Tree" p. 54-62,
read, take notes and answer Lit. Focus p. 63: dynamic vs static
characters/ similes and metaphors/ fill out reading guide (on back of
"Monkey's Paw") - vocab. unit 2 to be graded
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. 21. Do the most that you can do; the
last few exercises will be part of your story.
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T/ 8/29 grade vocab. unit 1/ discuss vocab. quiz/ discuss "The Most
Dangerous Game" , external conflict and foreshadowing/ do together
Thinking About Conflict and Thinking About Foreshadowing p. 26 UL/ discussion
of famous feuds / discuss definition of "interloper"/
read "The Interlopers" p. 76-80, answer questions #1,2,4, and
6-8 p. 80, answer: What is ironic about the fact that Georg and Ulrich settle
the feud after all these years? / vocab. quiz unit 1-will be
Tuesday--review for test--
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 (p. 26), irony (p. 728). "A Monkey's
Paw", "Sixteen", "The Most Dangerous Game", "A
Mother in Mannville", "The Interlopers"
TH/ 8-31 / finish discussion of "The Interlopers"/ Test/
after test begin vocab. unit 2
next class: Tuesday., Sept.
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M/ 8-21 notebook check/ vocab. unit 1 for
20 min./ discussion of summer reading/ notes given on essay format/
discuss "The Monkey's Paw", a typical 3-wish story and plot
development/ worksheets: Latin and Greek root words, prefixes, and
suffixes/ Homework: review notes taken on p. 10, read
"Sixteen" p. 27-32/ answer p. 33 #6-8/ take notes on Literary Focus/
answer Thinking about Dialogue
W/ 8-23 vocab. unit 1/ discussion of "Sixteen" and internal
conflicts p. 33/ Grammar: do parts of speech diagnostic
test p. 341-342- do it first without any help, do it a second time using
the book p. 374-375/ do p. 343 ex. 1 and 2, / Homework: finish
grammar if not completed in class, read "A Mother in
Manville" p. 48-52, read and take notes on Literary Focus--flat and round
characters, answer the study questions #2,4,6,7 and 8 p. 53
F/ 8-25 finish vocab. unit 1- vocab. will be graded Tuesday-quiz will be
Thurs../ go over grammar p. 341-2, ex. 1 and 2 p. 343/ discuss "A
Mother in Manville"--flat and round characters/ more discussion
of summer reading/ Homework: read "The Most Dangerous
Game" p. 11-25/ answer #2, 5, and 7 p. 25-26--expect a quiz/ finish
vocab. in not finished in class
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Tuesday, Aug. 15 requirements and expectations, go over class verse
---test Thursday over summer reading--bring paper, pens, and the book if you
have it--Have syllabus to 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 begin vocab. unit 1
definitions and completing the sentence/ Homework: read Preview: The
Short Story p.1, "The Monkey's Paw" p. 2-9, and Literary Focus p.
10/write the answer to #5-8 p. 9, read and answer Viewpoint p. 9,
read and take notes: Literary Focus p. 10---Have syllabus to this class printed
and in your notebook by Monday
M/ 5-8 oral reports: mythology/ Homework: vocab. unit 14
W/ 5-10 grade vocab. unit 14/ oral reports: mythology/ Homework: vocab.
quiz unit 14
F/ 5-12 vocab. quiz unit 14/ oral reports mythology/ Homework: / bring writing
folders with summary of errors--vocab. unit 15 to be graded
T/ 5-16 grade vocab. unit 15/ grammar book p.360 adverbs-p. 369
prepositions doing ex. 14-20---study p. 374-375/ grammar worksheets--review of
writing folders---vocab. unit 15 quiz Thursday
TH/ 5-18 vocab unit 15 quiz/ review for final exam EXAM:
Wed., May 24 8:45-10:15
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T/ 5-2 report to room 13 first then library research mythology
assignment/ Homework: work on oral report
TH/ 5-4 report straight to the library/ library research mythology assignment/ Homework: work
on oral report---oral reports begin Monday
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T/ 4-25 Test// after test do unit 13 --should get it finished in class-----
finish vocab unit 13--will be graded and vocab quiz Thursday
TH/ 4-27 grade unit 13 vocab./ vocab. unit 13 quiz/
in-class writing assignment/ go over mythology assignment/ intro to
mythology- must have 2 websites for topic-next class: Tuesday, May 2
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W/ 4-19 / grade vocab. unit 12/ begin reading p.
719 ch. 22/ read A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
/ in class finished reading guide for ch. 16-22 and answered questions #8-11
p. 722/ Homework: vocab. unit 12 quiz --revised paper due Friday
F/ 4-21 revised paper due/ quiz vocab. unit 12// finish beginning ch. 24
p. 724 A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court/ group
work: answer assigned questions and present to class/ Homework: Test
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T/ 4-11 vocab unit 12/ quiz and discussion A Connecticut Yankee in King
Arthur's Court ch. 8-15/ begin reading aloud ch. 16 p. 706 revision
of Great Expectations paper is due Friday, April 21
TH/ 4-13 finish vocab. unit 12/ continue reading p. 710 ch. 18-21 ---next
class: Wed., April 19
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M/ 4-3 paper due e-mail to me Gwen.Seuell@wca-hsv.org by 8 am, bring
printed copy to class/ finish and grade vocab. unit 11/ discussion of
questions p. 597/ finish reading aloud Le Morte d'Arthur p. 599--
silently read and take notes p. 663-665/ read aloud ch. 1 A
Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court/ Homework: vocab quiz unit
11
W/ 4-5 unit 11 quiz/ homework check/ pass out reading
guides/ begin reading aloud A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court ch
2 p. 669/ --we read through ch. 3/ Homework: finish reading
through p. 682, answer reading guide--answer # 9 and # 11 p. 682----be able to
answer study questions orally or on a quiz
F/ 4-7 quiz A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court ch
1-7/ begin reading aloud p. 683/ Homework: finish reading through p. 704,
answer reading guide and study questions # 8-11
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T/ 3-28 bring Appreciating Literature text/
discussion of legends and superheroes/ silently read and take notes p.
575-581/ begin reading aloud Le Morte d'Arthur p.
583/ answer study questions p. 585 #1-10 and -Great Expectations
paper is due Monday, April 3
TH/ 3-30 unit 11 vocab./ copy qualities of a knight and
chivalry from board/ discussion of study questions p. 585/ continue reading
aloud Le Morte d'Arthur p. 587,--finish reading to p. 597--
answer study question p. 597 #5---11 - ---Great Expectations paper is
due