Thursday/Friday, 12/19-20/13

English 9
Have a great holiday break!
If you'd like to check out the Mickey version of "Gift of the Magi," click HERE.

Physical Education
1. Keep track of your holiday training plan by writing what you do each day on your sheet. Good luck!
For those that asked, here is the 12 Days of Christmas workout:
1 high-jumping burpee
2 run-arounds
3 sit-ups
4 tuck jumps
5 peeeeeeerfeeeeect squaaaaaats
6 bicycles
7 push-ups
8 bent-knee lunges
9 chair dips
10 jumping jacks
11 side hops
12 spidermans

Tuesday/Wednesday, 12/17-18/13

English 9
1. VL6 - finish the packet. Do a quiz makeup if necessary. Study for the text next class.
2. Irony group essay due next class! Here are the things you need to know:
-your group will turn in only one typed copy
-everyone in your group will turn in completely filled out essay organizers
-you may use anything that was in your table's folder in any way (including copying)
-your group leader was given a copy of the rubric that will also need to be submitted with the essay

Physical Education
1. Continue to follow and fill in your training plan you made in class. Use the training worksheet and then fill in what you do on the training log sheet.

"Infected" Survivors!
Congratulations to the following who were able to avoid becoming the horde:
Period 3
Jonas x3
Daniel x2
Rony x2
Heidi x2
Leilani
Robert
Roy
Ysabela
Jonathan H.
Justine

Period 7
Kevin x3
Ryan x2
Nicholas x2
Emiliano
Cris
Noah
Monica

Period 8
Nick x3
Paige x2
Lewis x2
Kelly x2
Joseph
Keila
Donnie

Friday/Monday, 12/13-16/13

English 9
1. Fix up your persuasive essay if you'd like to do so.
2. Copy the official definitions of the vocab words (below) and then do the personal connection.

From “The Necklace”, p. 208

1. Incessant (adj) – over and over without stopping

2. Vexation (n) – the feeling of being bothered/annoyed

3. Pauper (n) – a poor person

4. Adulation (n) – praise and respect

5. Disconsolate (adj) – without comfort, unhappy

6. Gamut (n) – the entire range of something

From “Gift of the Magi”, p. 96

7. Vestibule (n) – lobby or outer hallway or building space

8. Agile (adj) – able to move quickly and easily

9. Falter (v) – to start to lose strength, to stop in progress

10. Ransack (v) – to search everywhere violently, plunder

11. Prudence (n) – wisdom and caution

12. Ravage (v) – to cause extensive damage

Check these out to read the story or fill in the context definitions:
"The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant text from the book:
Page 208
Page 210
Page 211
Page 212
Page 213
Page 214
Page 215
Page 216
Page 217
"Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry text from the book:
Page 96
Page 98
Page 99
Page 100
Page 101
Page 102

Physical Education 
1. Continue to follow and fill in your training plan you made in class. Use the training worksheet and then fill in what you do on the training log sheet.

Go to tabatatimer.com to use a free tabata timer online for your tabatas! You can also download free tabata timer apps if you have a smartphone.

Wednesday/Thursday, 12/11-12/13

English 9
1. VL6 context sentences and definition guesses. Click here if you need a new vocab packet. Click here to see the list of words.
"The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant text from the book:
Page 208
Page 210
Page 211
Page 212
Page 213
Page 214
Page 215
Page 216
Page 217
"Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry text from the book:
Page 96
Page 98
Page 99
Page 100
Page 101
Page 102
2. "Ironic" new verse: It should be actually ironic and should be five lines long (the last line should be "Isn't it ironic...don't you think?"). PLEASE EMAIL THE VERSE TO ME with New "Ironic" Verse as your email title. Include your name and period in the email. Rhyming gets extra credit.

Physical Education
1. Continue to follow and fill in your training plan you made in class. Use the training worksheet and then fill in what you do on the training log sheet.

Go to tabatatimer.com to use a free tabata timer online for your tabatas! You can also download free tabata timer apps if you have a smartphone.

Monday/Tuesday 12/9-10/13

English 9
1. Type up a two-paragraph thematic analysis of your choice of narrative. You may use a book, another song, short story, movie, tv show, comic book, web short, or any other narrative (story). In your analysis, here are the requirements: It must...
-be typed double-spaced in Times New Roman 12 point font
-list the title of the work and the author/artist/director
-summarize the plot of the narrative in the first paragraph
-explain the theme of the narrative in the second paragraph and why this makes sense

Physical Education
1. Follow your training plan you made in class. Use the training worksheet and then fill in what you do on the training log sheet.
Go to tabatatimer.com to use a free tabata timer online for your tabatas! You can also download free tabata timer apps if you have a smartphone.

Thursday/Friday, 12/05-06/13

English 9
1. Type up a two-paragraph thematic analysis of your choice of narrative. You may use a book, another song, short story, movie, tv show, comic book, web short, or any other narrative (story). In your analysis, here are the requirements: It must...
-be typed double-spaced in Times New Roman 12 point font
-list the title of the work and the author/artist/director
-summarize the plot of the narrative in the first paragraph
-explain the theme of the narrative in the second paragraph and why this makes sense

Physical Education
1. Continue brainstorming and fill in more ideas on your Fitness Plan sheet.
2. Don't forget your PBW each day (pinny/binder/water).

Tuesday/Wednesday, 12/03-04/13

English 9
1. Nothing for period 5!
2. If in periods 4 or 6, make sure your Persuasive Essay final draft is finished, typed, and looking great. Click here for the rubric or here for the organizer page.

Physical Education
1. Do some research! Look up information and fill in the brainstorming section of your Fitness Plan sheet. Get ideas for how you will improve the three aspects of fitness you chose.