Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Tuesday-Friday, 06/08/10-06/11/10

Academic Skills
1. Bring all SBHS-owned books to school to drop off in our class library.
2. Study for the final! Our final is on Wednesday.

Composition
1. Get your summer reading books and bring them on the day of the final. Your name needs to be written in the books in pen. The two books are A Separate Peace by John Knowles and The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan.
2. Study for the final! Our finals are on Thursday (3rd period) and Friday (6th period).
3. Be prepared for your final: Bring multiple blue or black ink pens.

World Literature
1. Get your summer reading books and bring them on the day of the final. Your name needs to be written in the books in pen. The two books are The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck and Black Elk Speaks by John Neihardt.
2. Study for the final! Our finals are on Wednesday (1st period) and Friday (5th period).
3. Be prepared for your final: Bring multiple blue or black ink pens, paper, and any notes you want to use.

Monday, June 7, 2010

Monday, 06/07/10

Academic Skills
1. Bring your binders tomorrow...organized. And your last IR Habits Journals.
2. Start studying for the final.

Composition
***some sheets mentioned below can be downloaded by clicking on the name of the assignment.
1. Vocabulary VPP10-15 Final Review Crossword - due tomorrow
2. Study for the final by using the study guide sheet. You can also download and use the vocab word list.
3. Finish and turn in the Journal of the Flies packet if you didn't do so today.
4. Extra point essays are due tomorrow, no exceptions.
5. Summer reading books must be brought to the final. See earlier post for details and links.

World Literature
***some sheets mentioned below can be downloaded by clicking on the name of the assignment.
1. Vocabulary VPP10-15 Final Review Crossword - due tomorrow
2. Study for the final by filling in the final exam study guide sheet. You can also still download and use the vocab word list.
3. The Joy Luck Club extra point essays are due tomorrow, no exceptions.
4. Summer reading books must be brought to the final. See earlier post for details and links.

Friday, June 4, 2010

Friday, 06/04/10

Academic Skills
1. IR Habits journals, binders.
2. Complete the "Grilling" Cornell notes.

Composition
1. Study vocabulary VPP10-15: Do the 90-word vocab master list. Due Monday. Click here to download a sheet with all 90 words.
2. Extra point essays are due Tuesday (or earlier).
3. Get summer reading texts! You must have the two books on the day of the Final (Thursday for period 3, Friday for period 6). The two books are A Separate Peace by John Knowles and The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan.

World Literature
1. Study vocabulary VPP10-15: Do the 90-word vocab master list. Due Monday. Click here to download a sheet with all 90 words.
2. Get summer reading texts! You must have the two books on the day of the Final (Wednesday for period 1, Friday for period 5). The two books are The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck and Black Elk Speaks by John Neihardt.
3. Full JLC essays (for extra points) are due Tuesday (or earlier).

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Thursday, June 3, 2010

Thursday, 06/03/10

Academic Skills
1. IR Habits Journals, Binders, food prep.
2. Complete the "Grilling" Cornell notes.

Composition
1. LOTF essays: Finish! Due tomorrow.
2. Study vocabulary VPP10-15.
3. Extra point essays are due Tuesday (or earlier).
4. Get summer reading texts! You must have the two books on the day of the Final (Thursday for period 3, Friday for period 6). The two books are A Separate Peace by John Knowles and The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan.

World Literature
1. Get summer reading texts! You must have the two books on the day of the Final (Wednesday for period 1, Friday for period 5). The two books are The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck and Black Elk Speaks by John Neihardt.
2. Full JLC essays (for extra points) are due Tuesday (or earlier).
3. Study vocabulary VPP10-15.

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Wednesday, 06/02/10

Academic Skills
1. IR Habits Journals, Binders, food prep...

Composition
1. LOTF essays: Body paragraphs. Essays due Friday! Remember that you may use the essay organization helper packet to assist you if you choose.
2. Study vocabulary VPP10-15.
3. Get summer reading texts! You must have the two books on the day of the Final (Thursday for period 3, Friday for period 6). The two books are A Separate Peace by John Knowles and The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan.
4. Continue working on one of the three extra point essays. These are REQUIRED for any students with a grade of 'D' or 'F,' and are optional for all other students.

World Literature
1. JLC movie permission slip.
2. JLC essays: Introductions - typed and double-spaced. Due tomorrow! Full essays for extra credit are due Tuesday of next week. All 'D' or 'F' students are required to turn in the full essay.
3. Get summer reading texts! You must have the two books on the day of the Final (Wednesday for period 1, Friday for period 5). The two books are The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck and Black Elk Speaks by John Neihardt.
4. Start studying vocab VPP 10-15.

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Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Tuesday, 06/01/10

Academic Skills
1. IR Habits Journals, Binders, be prepared for food prep and nonfiction expository notes.

Composition
1. LOTF essays: Do the intro, get CDs. Essays are due on Friday.
2. Start studying vocab VPP 10-15. Vocab baseball is next Tuesday.
3. Continue working on one of the three extra point essays. These are REQUIRED for any students with a grade of 'D' or 'F,' and are optional for all other students.

World Literature
1. JLC movie permission slips - required with either a 'yes' or 'no'.
2. Socratic Seminar reflection from today.
3. JLC essay introduction - due Thursday typed. The full essay is due next Tuesday. The full essay is REQUIRED for any students with a grade of 'D' or 'F,' and is optional for all other students.
4. Start studying vocab VPP 10-15. Vocab baseball is next Tuesday.

***JLC essay help after school today!!!***