ELAS
1. Be ready for the two quizzes tomorrow: Catching Fire chapter 6 and Spelling list J.
Composition
1. Work on your research paper body paragraphs!
English H
1. Romeo & Juliet essay introduction - pick your topic, write your thesis.
2. Romeo & Juliet project - work on it, and stay in contact with your group members.
3. Research paper body paragraphs rough draft - due next week.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Tuesday-Wednesday, 05/15-16/12
ELAS
1. Finish reading Catching Fire chapter 6, and take notes on the whole chapter. You may use your notes on the upcoming quiz.
Composition
1. Complete Journal of the Flies assignment due on Thursday. Don't forget a nice cover, a table of contents, and your 'Do Now' notes at the beginning.
2. Your research paper body paragraphs rough draft is due Monday.
English H
1. Romeo & Juliet essay introduction - pick your topic, write your thesis.
2. Romeo & Juliet project - start developing your ideas.
3. Research paper introduction (p. 205 and 205 in the packet).
1. Finish reading Catching Fire chapter 6, and take notes on the whole chapter. You may use your notes on the upcoming quiz.
Composition
1. Complete Journal of the Flies assignment due on Thursday. Don't forget a nice cover, a table of contents, and your 'Do Now' notes at the beginning.
2. Your research paper body paragraphs rough draft is due Monday.
English H
1. Romeo & Juliet essay introduction - pick your topic, write your thesis.
2. Romeo & Juliet project - start developing your ideas.
3. Research paper introduction (p. 205 and 205 in the packet).
Monday, May 14, 2012
Monday, 05/14/12
ELAS
1. Catching Fire chapter 5 - finish the chapter and do 10 annotations. Be ready for a quiz tomorrow.
Composition
1. JOTF cover and table of contents.
2. Research paper introduction (p. 205 and 205 in the Class Reader).
English H
1. Romeo & Juliet essay introduction - pick your topic, write your thesis.
2. Romeo & Juliet project - start developing your ideas.
3. Romeo & Juliet "fate" Socratic seminar tomorrow.
4. Research paper introduction (p. 205 and 205 in the packet).
1. Catching Fire chapter 5 - finish the chapter and do 10 annotations. Be ready for a quiz tomorrow.
Composition
1. JOTF cover and table of contents.
2. Research paper introduction (p. 205 and 205 in the Class Reader).
English H
1. Romeo & Juliet essay introduction - pick your topic, write your thesis.
2. Romeo & Juliet project - start developing your ideas.
3. Romeo & Juliet "fate" Socratic seminar tomorrow.
4. Research paper introduction (p. 205 and 205 in the packet).
Friday, May 11, 2012
Friday, 10/11/12
ELAS
1. Practice reading out loud alone in your room at home (or to a family member or pet!). Try one full page from your IR book. Try to be as expressive as possible.
Composition
1. JOTF #19 -- the last one! -- p. 193-202, ch. 12, "Cry of the Hunters."
2. Start the introduction of your research paper. Fill in pages 204 and 205 in your reader.
English H
1. R&J Act V questions.
2. R&J project
3. R&J Socratic seminar sheet; be ready for the seminar on Tuesday.
4. Research paper: Start the introduction. Fill in pages 204 and 205 in your RP packet.
1. Practice reading out loud alone in your room at home (or to a family member or pet!). Try one full page from your IR book. Try to be as expressive as possible.
Composition
1. JOTF #19 -- the last one! -- p. 193-202, ch. 12, "Cry of the Hunters."
2. Start the introduction of your research paper. Fill in pages 204 and 205 in your reader.
English H
1. R&J Act V questions.
2. R&J project
3. R&J Socratic seminar sheet; be ready for the seminar on Tuesday.
4. Research paper: Start the introduction. Fill in pages 204 and 205 in your RP packet.
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Thursday, 05/10/12
ELAS
1. Watch TV! Make sure it is an expository show giving factual information.
2. Take Cornell Notes on the show, following our notetaknig suggestions from class.
Composition
1. JOTF #18 p. 183-192, ch. 12 "Cry of the Hunters"
2. Notecards and outlines for the research paper.
English H.
1. Read Act V of Romeo and Juliet and do the Act V questions.
2. Do the outline for your research paper, and continue getting notecards.
1. Watch TV! Make sure it is an expository show giving factual information.
2. Take Cornell Notes on the show, following our notetaknig suggestions from class.
Composition
1. JOTF #18 p. 183-192, ch. 12 "Cry of the Hunters"
2. Notecards and outlines for the research paper.
English H.
1. Read Act V of Romeo and Juliet and do the Act V questions.
2. Do the outline for your research paper, and continue getting notecards.
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Tuesday-Wednesday, 05/08/12
ELAS
1. Watch TV! Make sure it is an expository show giving factual information.
2. Take Cornell Notes on the show, following our notetaknig suggestions from class.
Composition
1. JOTF #17, p. 169-182, "Castle Rock."
2. Notecards and outlines for the Research Paper -- due FRIDAY.
English H
1. Acting Troupe final scenes will be performed on Thursday.
2. Read Act V of Romeo and Juliet and do the Act V questions.
3. Finish your Socratic Seminar reflection.
4. Do the outline for your research paper, and continue getting notecards. Due FRIDAY.
1. Watch TV! Make sure it is an expository show giving factual information.
2. Take Cornell Notes on the show, following our notetaknig suggestions from class.
Composition
1. JOTF #17, p. 169-182, "Castle Rock."
2. Notecards and outlines for the Research Paper -- due FRIDAY.
English H
1. Acting Troupe final scenes will be performed on Thursday.
2. Read Act V of Romeo and Juliet and do the Act V questions.
3. Finish your Socratic Seminar reflection.
4. Do the outline for your research paper, and continue getting notecards. Due FRIDAY.
Monday, May 7, 2012
Monday, 05/07/12
ELAS
1. Continue reading Catching Fire chapter 4. You may stop at the bottom of page 28. Make at least 15 annotations on your reading.
Composition
1. JOTF #16, p. 155-168, ch. 10 "The Shell and the Glasses."
2. Bring your Research Paper stuff tomorrow (especially your notecards and your Class Reader).
English H
1. Continue working on your Acting Troupe scenes.
2. Finish Act IV and the questions that go along with it.
3. Bring your Research Paper stuff tomorrow (especially your notecards and your guidebook handout).
4. Be ready for tomorrow's Socratic Seminar on Family and Gender roles. Check out the questions sheet for ideas.
1. Continue reading Catching Fire chapter 4. You may stop at the bottom of page 28. Make at least 15 annotations on your reading.
Composition
1. JOTF #16, p. 155-168, ch. 10 "The Shell and the Glasses."
2. Bring your Research Paper stuff tomorrow (especially your notecards and your Class Reader).
English H
1. Continue working on your Acting Troupe scenes.
2. Finish Act IV and the questions that go along with it.
3. Bring your Research Paper stuff tomorrow (especially your notecards and your guidebook handout).
4. Be ready for tomorrow's Socratic Seminar on Family and Gender roles. Check out the questions sheet for ideas.
Friday, May 4, 2012
Friday, 05/04/12
ELAS
1. Finish taking notes on the "Three S's of Basketball Shooting" article.
Composition
1. Masks - due Monday.
2. JOTF #15 p. 133-144 ch. 9 "A View to a Death"
1. Finish taking notes on the "Three S's of Basketball Shooting" article.
Composition
1. Masks - due Monday.
2. JOTF #15 p. 133-144 ch. 9 "A View to a Death"
3. VPP18 test and packet due Monday.
4. Research Paper - start organizing your notecards into piles.
4. Research Paper - start organizing your notecards into piles.
English H
2. Read Act IV and do the worksheet. Focus on family and gender roles.
3. VPP18 test and packet due Monday
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Thursday, 05/03/12
ELAS
1. IR book habits sheets...catch up on them.
2. Finish your bookmarks if you didn't in class.
Composition
1. Masks - due Monday (new due date).
2. JOTF #14 p. 133-144 ch. 8 "Gift for the Darkness"
3. Research Paper - start organizing your notecards into piles.
English H
1. Acting Troupe scenes - prepare for your next scene!
2. Read Act IV and do the worksheet. Focus on family and gender roles.
1. IR book habits sheets...catch up on them.
2. Finish your bookmarks if you didn't in class.
Composition
1. Masks - due Monday (new due date).
2. JOTF #14 p. 133-144 ch. 8 "Gift for the Darkness"
3. Research Paper - start organizing your notecards into piles.
English H
1. Acting Troupe scenes - prepare for your next scene!
2. Read Act IV and do the worksheet. Focus on family and gender roles.
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Tuesday-Wednesday, 05/01/12
ELAS
1. Finish reading Catching Fire chapter 3 (the handout that was given in class). Read out loud in your head as you read!
Composition
1. Mask project - due Friday.
2. JOTF #12 p. 109-123, ch. 7 "Shadows and Tall Trees." We did most of it in class.
3. JOTF #13 p. 124-132, ch. 8 "Gift for the Darkness" (the first half of the chapter). Use the pre-formatted JOTF #13 Cornell notes sheet given out in class.
4. Research Paper - bring your notecards on Thursday and start looking at how they will fit together into categories.
English H
1. Acting Troupe scenes - get deep into your scenes and characters and meet with your groups so that you are prepared for Thursday.
2. Start reading Act IV of Romeo and Juliet, and start filling out the Act IV questions sheet. Notice how family roles and gender roles affect what's going on in the story.
1. Finish reading Catching Fire chapter 3 (the handout that was given in class). Read out loud in your head as you read!
Composition
1. Mask project - due Friday.
2. JOTF #12 p. 109-123, ch. 7 "Shadows and Tall Trees." We did most of it in class.
3. JOTF #13 p. 124-132, ch. 8 "Gift for the Darkness" (the first half of the chapter). Use the pre-formatted JOTF #13 Cornell notes sheet given out in class.
4. Research Paper - bring your notecards on Thursday and start looking at how they will fit together into categories.
English H
1. Acting Troupe scenes - get deep into your scenes and characters and meet with your groups so that you are prepared for Thursday.
2. Start reading Act IV of Romeo and Juliet, and start filling out the Act IV questions sheet. Notice how family roles and gender roles affect what's going on in the story.
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