Friday, 02/17/12

ELAS
1. The Hunger Games - read chapter 23 and complete your notes. Due Tuesday.

Composition
1. Finish Of Mice and Men chapter three (up to page 65). Add 3+ CDs to your George characterization Cornell note journal. You may write about any character you choose. Be ready for the quiz on Tuesday. Hint: What conflict does Lennie get into at the end of the chapter, and why?


English H
1. Finish your Lord of the Flies essay.
2. Complete your DYSTOPIA mini-poster or multi-media presentation. Details below:

• Web quest/multi-media mini-poster/digital presentation (can be brought on Tuesday or emailed before then
• Explanation and meaning of the word
• Examples (in literature in elsewhere)
• Images that represent a dystopia
• Song lyrics, poems, quotes
• News or magazine articles
• Objects, shapes, etc that may represent the meaning

Thursday, 02/16/12

ELAS
1. Organize binders (check tomorrow).

Composition
1. Symbolism essay final draft. Due tomorrow for normal credit.
2. VPP14 - study for the test.
3. Read Of Mice and Men chapter 3 (the first half, pages 38-50) and do a 3-CD journal on George and what we learn about him.


English H
1. VPP14 - study for the test.
2. Lord of the Flies and "The Scarlet Ibis" essay introduction. Prompt:
What do the authors of Lord of the Flies and "The Scarlet Ibis" both seem to be communicating through their texts, and how are they similar?

Tuesday-Wednesday, 02/14-15/12

ELAS
1. Finish the capitalization grammar sheet packets.

Composition
1. Symbolism essay final draft. Due on Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday for extra credit. Due Friday for normal credit.
2. VPP14 spelling quiz makeups, study for the test.
3. Read Of Mice and Men chapter 2 and draw a line-up of five of the seven new characters from the chapter (The Boss, Crooks, Curley, Curley's wife, Slim, Candy, or Carlson).


English H
1. VPP14 spelling quiz makeups, exercises III-IV.
2. LOTF essay -- final draft due on Tuesday
3. Read "The Scarlet Ibis" and be prepared to discuss it in relation to Lord of the Flies on Thursday.

Monday, 02/13/12

ELAS
1. None/read your IR book.

Composition
1. Symbolism essay final draft. Due on Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday for extra credit. Due Friday for normal credit.
2. VPP14 exercise II: Sentence completion. Also -- spelling quiz tomorrow.
***if you haven't read Of Mice and Men chapter one, use today as a catch-up day!***

English H
1. JOTF final project all together - due tomorrow.
2. LOTF essay rough draft, typed - due tomorrow.
3. VPP14 ex I.

Friday, 02/10/12

ELAS

1. Read your IR book.

Composition

1. Symbolism essay rough draft TYPED due Monday.
2. Of Mice and Men chapter 1: Read and do the reactions journal -- 6 total reactions.

Quiz hint: You need to know about George and Lennie's dream for the future and why they are looking for new work. Also - why leave Weed?

***Remember to bring your Of Mice and Men books every day!***

English H

1. LOTF essay - continue working. Rough draft due Tuesday
2. VPP14 exercise I: Words in Context.

3. JOTF - put together into one final packet with a nice cover design that uses one or more symbols from the story.

Thursday, 02/09/12

ELAS
1. Spelling list H - write each word 10 times.
2. Organize your binders (binder check tomorrow).

Composition
1. Symbolism essay rough draft TYPED due Monday.
2. VPP14 exercise I: Words in Context.
3. Robert Burns' poem "To a Mouse" - write in a prediction of what will happen in the book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck based on Burns' line in the poem. Add it to your notes.

***Remember to bring your Of Mice and Men books every day starting tomorrow!***

English H
1. JOTF #19 - finish the book!!!
2. LOTF essay - choose a prompt and finish the introduction.
3. VPP14 word picture

Tuesday-Wednesday, 02/07-08/12

ELAS
1. None

Composition
1. Symbolism essay - complete a typed rough draft. Due Monday.
2. VPP14 -- word picture and flashcards.
3. Create a DREAMS CHART like we discussed in class.

English H
1. JOTF #18
2. VPP13 packets - complete before class, and study for the test
3. Fill in both sides of the essay sheet: One essay on evil and the other on masks. Only the introduction and an outline are required.

Friday, 02/03/12

ELAS
1. None

Composition
1. Symbolism essay (Standards Task) -- fill in the organizer sheet.

English H
1. JOTF #17
2. Trial preparation - trial on Tuesday!

Tuesday-Wednesday, 01/31/12-02/01/12

ELAS
1. Finish the IR 8 Habits sheet we started in class.

Composition
1. VPP13 exercise II - Sentence Completion. Also, do your spelling quiz make-ups (20x each).
2. Standards Task - Symbolism essay. Complete the essay introduction we did in class and the CD sheet.

English H
1. VPP13 exercises III, IV, and spelling quiz make-ups (20x each).
2. JOTF #15 & #16.

Monday, 01/30/12

ELAS
1. Study the words on Spelling List G. The quiz is tomorrow!
Click here to download a sheet of printed Cornell notes.

Composition
1. VPP13 exercise I (Words in Context) and flashcards.
2. Fill in the Scarlet Ibis Symbolism chart for your group's chosen symbol (pick one).

English H
1. VPP13 exercises I-II and flashcards.
2. Complete the Mask project.
3. Do JOTF #13, the pre-printed Cornell note journal.