ELAS
1. Finish your three reactions to the book you interviewed in class. Don't forget the summary of what happened in your book!
(download the syllabus here)
Composition
1. Correct your syllabus quiz.
2. Review the summer reading (our first test will be on The Giver).
3. Finish the rough draft of the letter to Mr. Power.
English H
1. Finish draft two of your Who I Am letter.
2. Finish VPP (Vocabulary Power Plus) lesson 1 notes and exercise I (Words in Context).
3. Get an IR book to bring to class every day.
(download the syllabus here)
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Monday, August 29, 2011
Monday, 08/29/11
ELAS
1. Work on your weekly goal.
Composition
1. Complete the syllabus information sheet and have your parent/guardian sign it.
2. Review the summer reading in preparation for the quizzes.
English H
1. Complete the syllabus information sheet and have your parent/guardian sign it.
2. Review the summer reading in preparation for the quizzes.
3. Do your syllabus quiz corrections in preparation for turning them in tomorrow.
1. Work on your weekly goal.
Composition
1. Complete the syllabus information sheet and have your parent/guardian sign it.
2. Review the summer reading in preparation for the quizzes.
English H
1. Complete the syllabus information sheet and have your parent/guardian sign it.
2. Review the summer reading in preparation for the quizzes.
3. Do your syllabus quiz corrections in preparation for turning them in tomorrow.
Friday, August 26, 2011
Friday, 08/26/11
ELAS
1. Start thinking of a book you'd like to read (on your own)!
2. Have your parent or guardian fill out the syllabus form and bring it on Monday.
Composition
1. Sign the classroom rules and bring the sheet on Monday.
English H
1. Sign the classroom rules and bring the sheet on Monday.
****Remember, for all classes the "drop dead" book due date for all books for the entire year is Tuesday, September 6th. See our text requirements here.
1. Start thinking of a book you'd like to read (on your own)!
2. Have your parent or guardian fill out the syllabus form and bring it on Monday.
Composition
1. Sign the classroom rules and bring the sheet on Monday.
English H
1. Sign the classroom rules and bring the sheet on Monday.
****Remember, for all classes the "drop dead" book due date for all books for the entire year is Tuesday, September 6th. See our text requirements here.
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Welcome Home, Vikings!
To all new Vikings: Welcome Home!
I am extremely excited at the prospect of this new year, and to see faces both new and old. I hope that this year will be marked by caring, communication, a broadening of horizons, and lots of enjoyable learning in the classroom. Here is some information that might be helpful:Summer projects are due! You can find the summer project assignment sheets for download here. Click here for the 9th grade English Composition summer project assignment. Click here for the English Honors summer project assignment.
Students need their books as soon as possible! Click here to see a list of required class texts for this year with their ISBN numbers and purchasing links to Amazon.com. Click here to see the list for the year.
Students need materials! They should have a 3" binder, lined looseleaf paper, subject dividers, a pencil pouch, blue ink pens, black ink pens, red ink pens, green ink pens, scissors, tape, and highlighters.
It is important that students and parents know the classroom expectations and rules. Click here to check 'em out.
Have a blessed year, and keep checking back!
-Mr. Power
Required Class Texts, 2011-2012
The following is a complete list of the required class texts for each class. Clicking on the title of the text will take you to the Amazon.com page where you can order the text. For more information, check the class syllabus. NOTE: The 2011-2012 Class Reader can ONLY be purchased through Bernard's Books.
9th grade Composition
Ninth Grade English Class Composition Reader 2011-2012
Edited by Robin Power
ISBN: N/A, purchase here
Vocabulary Power Plus for the New SAT Book One
ISBN: 9781580492539
Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes
By Edith Hamilton
ISBN: 9780446607254
Of Mice and Men
By John Steinbeck
ISBN: 9780140177398
Lord of the Flies
By William Golding
ISBN: 9780399501487
Romeo and Juliet
By William Shakespeare
ISBN: 9781411400368
English Honors
Vocabulary Power Plus for the New SAT Book One
ISBN: 9781580492539
Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes
By Edith Hamilton
ISBN: 9780446607254
To Kill a Mockingbird
By Harper Lee
9780446310789
Lord of the Flies
By William Golding
ISBN: 9780399501487
The Red Badge of Courage
By Stephen Crane
9781593081195
Fahrenheit 451
By Ray Bradbury
9780345342966
Of Mice and Men
By John Steinbeck
ISBN: 9780140177398
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
By Mark Twain
9781593081393
Romeo and Juliet
By William Shakespeare
ISBN: 9781411400368
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest*
By Ken Kesey
9780451163967
(*you may wait until next semester to purchase this text)
9th grade Composition
Ninth Grade English Class Composition Reader 2011-2012
Edited by Robin Power
ISBN: N/A, purchase here
Vocabulary Power Plus for the New SAT Book One
ISBN: 9781580492539
Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes
By Edith Hamilton
ISBN: 9780446607254
Of Mice and Men
By John Steinbeck
ISBN: 9780140177398
Lord of the Flies
By William Golding
ISBN: 9780399501487
Romeo and Juliet
By William Shakespeare
ISBN: 9781411400368
English Honors
Vocabulary Power Plus for the New SAT Book One
ISBN: 9781580492539
Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes
By Edith Hamilton
ISBN: 9780446607254
To Kill a Mockingbird
By Harper Lee
9780446310789
Lord of the Flies
By William Golding
ISBN: 9780399501487
The Red Badge of Courage
By Stephen Crane
9781593081195
Fahrenheit 451
By Ray Bradbury
9780345342966
Of Mice and Men
By John Steinbeck
ISBN: 9780140177398
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
By Mark Twain
9781593081393
Romeo and Juliet
By William Shakespeare
ISBN: 9781411400368
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest*
By Ken Kesey
9780451163967
(*you may wait until next semester to purchase this text)
Thursday, 08/25/11
ELAS
1. Bring your 3" binder to class.
2. Bring your signed handbook contract form.
3. Get a good night's sleep. :)
Composition
1. Bring your 3" binder to class
2. Bring your class reader and vocabulary book to be checked.
3. Bring your rules sheet to be finished in class.
English H
1. Bring your 3" binder to class.
2. Bring your Mythology and vocabulary books to be checked.
3. Write a formal personal letter to Mr. Power that discusses the question "Who am I?" Follow the format we used in class.
1. Bring your 3" binder to class.
2. Bring your signed handbook contract form.
3. Get a good night's sleep. :)
Composition
1. Bring your 3" binder to class
2. Bring your class reader and vocabulary book to be checked.
3. Bring your rules sheet to be finished in class.
***Click here to find download links to the required class texts for this year***
English H
1. Bring your 3" binder to class.
2. Bring your Mythology and vocabulary books to be checked.
3. Write a formal personal letter to Mr. Power that discusses the question "Who am I?" Follow the format we used in class.
***Click here to find download links to the required class texts for this year***
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Wednesday, 08/25/11
Welcome, class of 2015!
Directions: Look at the picture that corresponds to your period and email a description of the picture to Mr. Power.
Period 4:
Period 5:
Use one of these tools if you don't have an email account:
https://www.whisperbot.com/send/
http://www.venompen.com/write.php
English Honors homework:
1. Watch If You Really Knew Me episode 106 (click here for the link).
2. Copy and answer the following questions:
1. If I had to fit into a "clique" or "label," what would it be?
2. What would I want/wish my label to be?
3. What are my strengths? My weaknesses?
4. How do I think others see me?
5. What drives/motivates me?
6. What would I want my memorial or epitaph to be?
7. Who do I want to be?
8. What did I think of the If You Really Knew Me episode? Explain.
Directions: Look at the picture that corresponds to your period and email a description of the picture to Mr. Power.
Period 4:
Period 5:
Use one of these tools if you don't have an email account:
https://www.whisperbot.com/send/
http://www.venompen.com/write.php
English Honors homework:
1. Watch If You Really Knew Me episode 106 (click here for the link).
2. Copy and answer the following questions:
1. If I had to fit into a "clique" or "label," what would it be?
2. What would I want/wish my label to be?
3. What are my strengths? My weaknesses?
4. How do I think others see me?
5. What drives/motivates me?
6. What would I want my memorial or epitaph to be?
7. Who do I want to be?
8. What did I think of the If You Really Knew Me episode? Explain.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Tuesday 08/23/11
Welcome, class of 2015!
Period 2:
Period 3:
Use one of these tools if you don't have an email account:
https://www.whisperbot.com/send/
http://www.venompen.com/write.php
English Honors homework:
1. Watch If You Really Knew Me episode 106 (click here for the link).
2. Copy and answer the following questions:
1. If I had to fit into a "clique" or "label," what would it be?
2. What would I want/wish my label to be?
3. What are my strengths? My weaknesses?
4. How do I think others see me?
5. What drives/motivates me?
6. What would I want my memorial or epitaph to be?
7. Who do I want to be?
8. What did I think of the If You Really Knew Me episode? Explain.
Period 2:
Period 3:
Use one of these tools if you don't have an email account:
https://www.whisperbot.com/send/
http://www.venompen.com/write.php
English Honors homework:
1. Watch If You Really Knew Me episode 106 (click here for the link).
2. Copy and answer the following questions:
1. If I had to fit into a "clique" or "label," what would it be?
2. What would I want/wish my label to be?
3. What are my strengths? My weaknesses?
4. How do I think others see me?
5. What drives/motivates me?
6. What would I want my memorial or epitaph to be?
7. Who do I want to be?
8. What did I think of the If You Really Knew Me episode? Explain.
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