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September Homework:
Thursday, 9/6 Homework:

Do paragraph (typed or hand-written).

If you had to lose one sense, which would you choose and why?

 

Friday, 9/7 Homework:

Bring in signatures.  Must have 3 ring binder and spiral notebook for MONDAY!

 

Homework:

Monday., 9/10

Find or create ONE example for FOUR of the  lit terms 1-7

Tuesday, 9/11

Find or create ONE example for literary terms 7-14 from Touch the Top of the World.

Wednesday 9/12

Find or create ONE example for FOUR lit terms 16-21 from Touch the Top of the World.

Thursday 9/13

 

Read London's short story and find/mark FIVE separate literary terms.

http://www.readprint.com/work-1063/Jack-London

To Build A Fire

Friday., 9/14

Enjoy Yosemite. 

READ FALLEN ANGELS-chapters 1, 2.

 

Monday., 9/24 READ HANDOUT and ANSWER QUESTIONS on Walter Dean Myers.

Make APPOINTMENT for AUTO!!  RE-writes do MONDAY.  YOU need to meet before re-writing.

Tuesday 9/25 Chapter 3-Read and Mark!

PARENT'S NIGHT

 

Wed. 9/26 Chapter 4- Read and Mark
Thurs. 9/27 Chapter 5-Read and Mark
Friday. 9/28 *work on Auto-DUE, MONDAY (Oct. 1).  READ

CHAPTER 6

OCTOBER
Monday 10/1  

Read and Mark Chapter 7.

Tues., 10/4  Read and Mark Chapter 8.
Wed., 10/5  Read and Mark Chapter 9.
Thursday 10/6   Read and Mark Chapter 10. 
Friday 10/7 In class essay.

Read and Mark Chapters 11, 12 and 13  for Tues. the 9th.

Monday 10/9 No school
Tues.  10/10  

Read Chapter 14

Wed. 10/11 Read and Mark Chapter 15.
Thurs. 10/12 Read and Mark Chapter 16.  Think about writing prompt.
Friday 10/13 In class writing.

Read and Mark Chapters 17, 18, and 19.

Monday 10/15  Read and Mark 20.
Tues 10/16 Read and Mark Chapter 21
Wed 10/17 Read and Mark-22.  DO OUTLINE-essay DUE next TUES!
Thurs 10/18 Finish Novel-Writing prompt/work on essay!
Fri. 10/19 Work on Essay!
Mon. 10.22 Work on essay.  Rough draft DUE tomorrow...typed/double spaced.
Tues. 10.23 ESSAY on F.A. due tomorrow
Wed. 10.24 Read "The LOTTERY."  Be prepared for quiz.
Thurs. 10.25 Read the "Open Window"
Friday. 10.26 Read "THE FEVER TREE"  quiz Monday.
Mon 10.29 Read "That's What Happened to Me."
 
Tues. 10.30 Read short story on handout.  Look up 5 words you don't know and write down the definitions.
Wed. 10.31 Boo!  None.
Thurs. 11.1 Read and mark "A Piece of Steak"
Friday 11. 2 Study SSAT book/words while away.
Mon. 11-5-10 NO SCHOOL for high school visits.  STUDY SSAT WORDS.
Monday 11.12 Read "The Hero"  p. 447 and do words in context.
Tues. 11.13 Read "The New Kid" p.411 and do words in context
Wed. 11.14 NO HW.  SSAT
Thurs. 11.15 Read "The Fun they Had" and do 'words in context'
Friday 11.16 Read Wine on the Desert

IN Class writing... RE-writes due Tuesday

Monday 11.19 Re-writes due tomorrow. 
Tues. 11.20 Assign Essay...work in class on essay.  Outline due Nov. 26th.
Monday 11.26 In Class, work on essay
Tues. 11.27 Grammar Review
Wed. 11.28 Grammar Review page 471 Ex. 7
Thurs. 11.29 Grammar Review
Fri. 11.30 Grammar Review.  THINK ABOUT EXAM!
Mon., 12.3 Final draft DUE TOMORROW!!  Bring in rough draft, too!
Tues. 12.4 Finishing grammar review.

HW.  sheet.

Wed. 12.5 EXAM REVIEW-Do prep sheet, marking all preps as adjs or advs and telling what question they answer.  Exam one week from today at 8:15.

 

Thurs. 12.6 Exam Review.  DO review on interjections and conjunctions.

 

Fri. 12.7 Create 5 short answer questions and answers.

=These should be a single sentence.

Ex. Who is Frampton Nuttel?

Create 5 long answer questions and answers.

=These should be more specific...2/3 sentences with details to back yourself up.  Use character names and literary terms.

Ex.  In "That's What Happened to Me" and "The New Kid" the author is making a point about group acceptance.  What is the author's point and do you think the point is realistic?  Why?  (Give specific examples).

Type and give the answers.

Mon 12.10-12.15 EXAM REVIEW
Tues. 1.8 Read, mark and answer packet questions on Shakespeare. 
Wed. 1.9 Read and mark Act I; scenes i-iii
Thursday. 1.10 Discuss i-iii.  Finish Act I-read and mark
Friday. 1.11 Discuss all of ACT 1-watch video-quiz on Monday

 

Mon. 1.21 Read and mark Act II (entire ACT)
Tues. 1.22 Discuss ACT II-

HW-Quiz tomorrow

Wed. 1.23 Quiz today..watching ACT II in class

 

Thurs. 1.24 HW...read ACT III scenes i-iii

FYI-HW Finish ACT III for TUES.

Friday. 1.25 Discuss all of ACT III/watch video

HW Finish ACT III for TUES.

 

Tues. 1.29 Make sure all questions are done on ACT III sheet.  Quiz on Wed on Act IV.
Wed. 1.30 Quiz on ACT IV.  Start Act V scenes i-iii

work on questions

Thurs. 1.31 Finish Act V
Friday 2.1 Finish all Act V questions
Mon. 1.22 Quiz tomorrow on Act V
Tues. 1.23 Movie
Wed. 1.24 Essay assigned
Thurs. 1.25 PHRASES.-participles
Fri. 1.26 Phrases-appositive
Mon 1.29 Phrases
Tues. 1.30 Phrases
Wed. 1.31 Phrases
Thurs. 2.1 Phrases
Fri. 2.2 GET ESSAY signed!!
Mon. 2.4 ACT V quiz
Tues. 2.5 Write down what you think are the five most important quotes from the play.  Also, give the speaker and significance.  This is prep for quote test on Friday.  FInally, get an outside reading book for approval.
Wed. 2.6 Get book.  Come up with 5 more quotes.  Study.  Write down what you think are the five MORE of most important quotes from the play.  Also, give the speaker and significance.  This is prep for quote test on Friday.  Each one should be 3-4 sentences.  Finally, get an outside reading book for approval.
Thurs.. 2.7 Study for quote test tomorrow.  WORK ON ESSAY!!!!!!! ROUGH DRAFT DUE WED. FEB 13th.  FINAL-DUE, FEB. 14th!
Fri. 2.8 WORK ON ESSAY
Mon. 2. 11 WORK ON ESSAY
Tues.  2.12 WORK ON ESSAY
Wed.  2.13 Work on essay in class.  Essay DUE TOMORROW!
Thur. 2.14 READ, AT LEAST, 75 pages of your outside reading book over break!!
Fri. 2.16 FAIR
Mon. 2.25 VOCAB
Tues. 2.26 VOCAB
Wed. 2.27 VOCAB
Thurs. .2.28 VOCAB
Friday 2.29 VOCAB/IN class writing
Mon 3.3 VOCAB/quest
Tues. 3.4 subject antecedent sheet.  No RULES!!
Wed. 3.5 subject antecedent sheets.  No RULES!!

QUIZ MONDAY!!

Thurs. 3.6 no school
Fri. 3.7 no school
Mon. 3.10 Quiz/In class writing
Tues. 3.11 Phrases-sheet-
Wed. 3.12 Phrases-sheet-preps
Thurs. 3.13 Phrases-sheet-infinitives
Friday 3.14 Phrases-appositives
Monday 3.17 Phrases-gerunds
Tues. 3.18 Quiz all phrases
Wed. 3.19 poetry
Thurs. 3.20 poetry
Fri. 3.21 Poetry

1.  Read packet-3 poems

2.  Write a forced-connection poem...bring in photo, stapled to your poem.  You can write from any perspective in your image. 

3.  Bring in another image to use in class, different than the above image.

Mon. 3.26-Friday 3.30 Beat Week (Field trip to North Beach on Thurs).

Monday 3.26=Read poetry packet and write poem on image.

Tuesday 3.27=Read poetry packet.

Wed. 3.28=Read about "The Beats"

Thurs. 3.29=Field Trip

Friday 3.3-write 2 poems, one about a positive experience and one about a 'challenging' experience.

Mon. 4.1 Read poetry packet.
Tues. 4.2 Quiz tomorrow
Wed. 4.4 poems-find photo.

write 6 word memoir.

write 12 line poem-typed.

quiz?

Thurs. 4.5 poems.
Fri. 4.6 2 Poems

"We"

and "Spring Break"

 

Mon. 4.14 Bring in lyrics to a song (printed) and your favorite song (PG-13) on an ipod or disc.
Tues 4.15 Your best three poems should be in my inbox.
Wed. 4.16 Read 1-10 in To Kill A Mockingbird
Thurs. 4.17 Read and mark through p.11-26
Friday 4.18 Read and mark through p.27-56
Mon 4.21 Read and mark through p.57-71
Tues. 4.22 Read and mark through p.72-86
Wednesday. 4.23 Read and mark through p.87-102
Thursday 4.24 Read and mark through p.103-117
Friday 4.25 Read and mark through p.118-148
Monday 4.28 Read and mark through p.149-160
Tues. 4.29 Read and mark through p.161-176
Wed. 4.30 Read and mark through p.177-191

 

Thurs. 5.1 Read and mark through 237 by Monday!
Fri. 5.2 No school.
Mon. 5.5 Read and mark through p.238-253

 

Tues. 5.6 Read and mark through p.254-269
Wed. 5.7 Read and mark through-finish TKAM!!
Thurs. 5.8 Review for test.
Friday-May 9 READ and mark ACT 1 in Inherit the Wind-Due MONDAY.
Mon., May 12 Read and mark 3-36 in Inherit the Wind
Tues. May 13 Read and mark 37-55 in Inherit the Wind
Wed. May 14 59-80 in Inherit the Wind
Thurs. May 15  81-103 in Inherit the Wind
Friday May 16 107-129 in Inherit the Wind
Monday May 19 Grammar Review 1-5 Adv Clauses
Tues. May 20 Grammar Review 1-5 NOUN Clauses
Wed. May 21 ICDC Review
Thurs. May 22 EXAM PACKET-DUE MONDAY 1-10 and 1-7 (write out comma rules, not rule numbers). Also, your 2nd draft of your 'memory' is due!
Friday May 23 NO SCHOOL!  DO EXAM REVIEW for TUES. 1-7 give comma rules.  Memory Due!
Mon. May 26 EXAM REVIEW.  NO SCHOOL, so STUDY ENGLISH!!!
TUES. MAY 27 EXAM REVIEW
WED. MAY 28 EXAM REVIEW
Thurs. May 29 Exam Review


 
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