Monday, April 30, 2012

Monday, 04/30/12

ELAS
1. Street Fighter X Tekken article -- finish taking notes on it!

Composition
1. Mask project - a Standards Task due Friday May 4.
2. VPP18 exercise I (Words in Context) and Word Picture.
3. JOTF #11, ch. 6, p. 95-108 "Beast from Air." Use the audiobook links to listen along!

English H
1. Acting Troupe scenes - keep working on them!
2. Finish reading Act III of Romeo and Juliet, and do the scenes 4 and 5 questions worksheet (scene 3 is super short, so no questions there).
3. VPP18 exercise I (Words in Context) and Word Picture.


Friday, April 27, 2012

Friday, 04/27/12

ELAS
1. none

Composition
1. JOTF #10, p. 76-95, ch. 5 "Beast from Water"
2. Mask project - a Standards Task due Friday May 4.

English H
1. Acting Troupe scenes -- prepare for your next scene. Copy your scene pages.
2. Romeo and Juliet III.i and III.ii - do the Feud Lines worksheet.


Thursday, April 26, 2012

Thursday, 04/26/12

ELAS
1. Finish the IR Habits sheet.
2. Organize your binder.

Composition
1. Research paper notecards: 70 total due Friday in class. Bring your sources and source cards as well.
2. Mask project! Due Friday, May 4.
3. No JOTF, but you can get ahead if you want...


English H
1. Research paper notecards: 70 total due Friday in class. Bring your sources and source cards as well.
2. Acting Troupe scenes part 2 - start working on them!
3. Fill out the Love Lines sheet for Act II and be ready for a socratic seminar tomorrow.

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Tuesday-Wednesday, 04/24/12

ELAS
1. None

Composition
1. Research paper notecards: 70 total due Friday in class.
2. JOTF #8, ch. 4 p.58-63. (See 4a and 4b in the audiobook).
3. JOTF #9, ch. 4 p. 64-75 (See 4c, 4d, and 4e in the audiobook).
*no vocabulary this week

English H
1. Research paper notecards: 90 total due Friday in class.
2. Acting Troupe scenes.
3. Finish reading Act II (scenes iv, v, and vi). Be ready for a quiz on Thursday.

Monday, April 23, 2012

Monday, 04/23/12

ELAS
1. Read and annotate chapter 2 of Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins.


Composition
1. Research paper notecards - 60 more due 4/27/12 (Friday). Bring your sources on Monday.
3. JOTF #7 ch. 3 p. 48-57. 

English H
1. Continue making notes on notecards for your research paper. You need 80 more by Friday, 4/27/12. That means 90 total. 
2. Work on your Acting Troupe scenes.
3. Re-complete the Act I Love and Characterization sheet with the updated lines (whoops!).
3. Read II.i, II.ii, and II.iii. For II.ii, pick out which line you think is the most romantic line, copy it, and explain why it is the most romantic. For II.iii, explain what you think about Friar Laurence's character.

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Thursday-Friday, 04/1-20/12

ELAS
1. None today.
TOMORROW - Read and annotate chapter 2 of Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins.

Composition
1. VPP17 ex. II and study for the test tomorrow.
2. Research paper notecards - 60 more due 4/27/12 (Friday). Bring your sources on Monday.
3. JOTF #7 ch. 3 p. 48-57. Due Monday.
***updated: Audiobook chapters updated and now available! Check the links to the right.

English H
1. VPP17 ex. III-V and study for the test tomorrow.
2. Research paper notecards - 80 more due 4/27/12 (Friday).
3. Work on your Acting Troupe Scenes. First scene 'due' on Tuesday of next week.
4. Read II.i and II.ii of Romeo and Juliet by Monday. Come with questions...

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Tuesday-Wednesday, 04/17/12

ELAS
1. Spelling List J - write each word 20x each.

Composition
1. VPP17 ex. I
2. Continue making notes on notecards for your research paper. You need SIXTY (60) MORE by Friday, 4/27/12. That means 70 total.
3. JOTF #5 p. 32-38
4. JOTF #6 p. 39-47


English H
1. VPP17 ex. I and II.
2. Continue making notes on notecards for your research paper. You need 80 more by Friday, 4/27/12. That means 90 total. 
3. Read Act I scene iv and fill out the 'Dreamt a Dream' sheet. Also keep a Dream Diary tonight and tomorrow night.
4. Read Act I scene v and write a first person point-of-view journal from the point of view of Romeo, Juliet, or Tybalt.

Monday, April 16, 2012

Monday, 04/16/12

ELAS
1. Organize binders.
2. Study the brand new spelling list words (last list!)

Composition
1. VPP17 word picture and flashcards.
2. Continue making notes on notecards for your research paper. You need SIXTY (60) MORE by Friday, 4/27/12. That means 70 total.
3. Continue JOTF with #4 p. 25-31 (end of chapter 1). The audiobook for pages 25-31 starts in 1e and continues into 1f and 1g.

English H
1. VPP17 word picture and flashcards.
2. Continue making notes on notecards for your research paper. You need 80 more by Friday, 4/27/12. That means 90 total.
3. Plan for your Acting Troupe scenes:


Burbage's Men:
II.iv.93-200
III.iii.1-80
V.iii.171-310


King's Men:
II.iv.1-92
III.v.1-124
V.iii.1-170


Chamberlain's Men:
III.i.1-134
III.v.125-242
V.i.1-86

Thursday, April 5, 2012

Thursday, 04/05/12

ELAS
1. Read! Keep track of your reading goal for break.

Composition
1. 10 notecards from one of your sources.

English H
1. 10+ notecards from one of your sources.
2. Complete the questions on Romeo and Juliet Act I scenes i, ii, and iii.

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Tuesday-Wednesday, 04/03-04/12

ELAS
1. The Hunger Games review article - due Thursday!
2. Spelling list 'I' - study!

Composition
1. JOTF #3 chapter 1 pages 17-25. Click here to download journal #2 that we did in class.
2. Research paper sources--all 5+ sources and source cards due

English H
1. Finish your research paper sources! Source cards due tomorrow (6+).
2. Finish the front side of your Acting Troupe Sheet for Romeo & Juliet I:i.

Monday, April 2, 2012

Monday, 04/02/12

ELAS
1. Continue your Hunger Games movie review article.

Composition
1. JOTF #1 (Journal of the Flies - schedule here), pages 7-11, chapter 1 "The Sound of the Shell." Get two more CDs like we did in class. Finish reading the first four pages.
2. Make sure you have all FIVE+ sources for your research paper. They will be checked on Thurday.

English H
1. Look up 3 of your insults and translate them into modern English.
2. Get all SIX+ sources for your research paper. Due Thursday. Go to the library!!! 
3. Read Act I Scene I of Romeo & Juliet. Come with questions tomorrow.