Wednesday/Monday November 27-December 2

English 9
1. Finish the final draft of your persuasive essay! Type it up and follow the rubric.
2. On the printed page of lyrics from your song, write one or more themes that it is communicating.

Physical Education
1. Bring your PBW every day (pinny, binder, water).
2. Try a tabata of your own!

Monday/Tuesday 11/25-26/13

English 9
1. Write the rough draft for your persuasive essay (you may write or type it). Make sure it is in paragraph form and you follow the rubric guidelines.
2. Choose a song that you like and print out the lyrics. Bring them to class.

Physical Education
1. PBW: I'll be checking pinnies, binders, and water every day from now on. Bring 'em!

Thursday/Friday 11/21-22/13

English 9
1. VL5 spelling quiz makeups and do the new sentences in the work packet.
2. Finish your persuasive essay packet (including all CDs, CMs, and the conclusion paragraph).

Physical Education
1. Do your training sheet every day. Write down what you did, how long (or how many), and how it went.

Tuesday/Wednesday 11/19-20/13

English 9
1. VL5 word picture and fill in the personal connection sentence on your packet. Quiz next class!
2. "Flowers for Algernon" POV journal typed -- due next class!
Requirements:

• Journal must be typed (feel free to be creative with how it looks otherwise – this is not in MLA format)
• Journal must be in first person past tense
• Journal must be limited and unreliable
• Journal must reference at least four events from the text
• Impress yourself with your work: Don’t do “just enough” to get by

3. Work on the CMs in your essay packet (CDs should already be done).

Physical Education
1. None today. Take it easy. :D

Friday/Monday 11/15-18/13

English 9
1. Read "Flowers for Algernon" part 2 (the last part) and do the part 2 questions on the back side of the sheet from class.
2. Do VL5 context sentences and fill in the definition guess. Click here for the list of words (it's a powerpoint file) and where you can find them in the story (try not to look at the actual definitions!). Click here for the vocab packet.
3. Fill in the entire intro page, the topic sentences for the body paragraphs, and the CDs for the body paragraphs on those pages for the persuasive essay.

Upcoming assessment on FFA:
•Pt. 1
•Progress Report Mar 10 – Dr. Strauss’s or Dr. Nemur’s POV
•Progress Report Mar 25 – from Joe Carp’s or Frank Reilly’s POV
•Progress Report Apr 3 – from Joe Carp’s or Frank Reilly’s POV
•Progress Report Apr 9 – from Miss Kinnian’s POV
•Progress Report Apr 15 – from Miss Kinnian’s POV
•Progress Report Apr 28 – from Miss Kinnian’s POV
•Pt. 2 
•Progress Report May 15 – from Dr. Strauss’s POV (very difficult!)
•Progress Report July 10 – from Mrs. Flynn’s POV
•Progress Report July 25 – from Miss Kinnian’s POV
•Progress Report July 27 – from Joe Carp’s or Frank Reilly’s POV
•Progress Report July 28 – from Miss Kinnian’s POV


Physical Education
1. Bring water bottle and pinny each day, and be aware of the activities that put you in the comfort, stretch, and stress zones today.

Wednesday/Thursday 11/13-14/13

English 9
1. Finish reading "Flowers for Algernon" part 1 and answer the part 1 questions.
2. Finish the introduction for the persuasive essay and make sure you have your CDs (examples/facts) ready to prove your point!

Physical Education
1. Bring water bottle and pinny each day, and be aware of the activities that put you in the comfort, stretch, and stress zones today.

Thursday/Friday, 11/07-08/13

English 9
1. Write 2 CDs (concrete details) for each of your three essay reasons.
2. Finish the Cornell notes on Narrator, Perspective, and Point of View -- don't forget the summary! 

Physical Education
1. Bring water bottles and pinnies every day.
2. Optional: work on being able to do more pull-ups! Video below.

Tuesday/Wednesday 11/5-6/13

English 9
1. Finish your VL4 work packet and be ready for the test next class period.
2. Choose your essay statement from the three you wrote down in class. Write you position on it (in other words, do you agree or disagree?).
You can find the whole list of possible essay topics here.

Physical Education
1. Bring your water bottle and pinny every day.