Advanced English 1-2 Assignments
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- Year 2007-2008
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- Period 1
Upcoming Assignments
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Past Assignments
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Lifelongs are due on Monday! (Congrats to Adam E. who turned his in today!!) We will have about 40 minutes of class time on Monday to work, but don't count on putting everything together at the last minute. Use your weekend! I will return all graded Lifelongs to you on Monday, June 16th, either before school or after your 6th period final.
PRINT OUT THE LIFELONG RUBRIC AND BRING IT TO CLASS ON MONDAY. It was posted around April 4th or so.
See you Monday.
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Optional Hot Words Quiz tomorrow. 6 new words from this week. I'll give definitions, you give the word.
Bring Lifelongs and materials. DUE MONDAY!!!
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Attached below you will find the link to the video we watched in class. You must turn in a written response that is double-spaced and typed on the day of your English final exam. See me with questions. IF THE LINK DOESN'T WORK, go to www.ted.com. Then click on "talks". When that comes up, type in Sir Kenneth Robinson into the "search" window.
Remember that your Poetry Notebooks are due and you will present a poem to the class. It's your last presentation as a 9th grader so enjoy!
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Lots of news and announcements. Read carefully!
- Assignment A and B are due in your Poetry Notebooks. Notes posted below.
- Poetry Notebooks are due Thursday at the end of class presentations.
- Everyone will present a poem in class on Thursday.
- Final exam video will be shown in class on Wednesday.
- Lifelong Notebook work on Friday and Monday. Anyone who wants to help me out can turn in their Lifelong on Friday so I can start grading over the weekend. :)
- Final exam news was reviewed in class. See a classmate or me for details if you were absent.
- Hot Words #97-102 are posted below.
- Raffle drawing on Wednesday! You must be present to win!!!
- Study for finals, write poetry and work on Lifelongs!!
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Work on your Lifelongs, lovelies! It is due in 9 days!!! I will let you know about the final on Monday! :)
Finals Schedule:
Thursday 6/12 - Periods 1 and 2
Friday 6/13 - Periods 3 and 4
Monday 6/16 - Periods 5 and 6
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Thank you to those of you who presented in the AP class today. Amazing! With one exception, everyone did a great job. Special kudos to Britney, Damaris, Nelson, Riley, Edgar, Aaron, Iman, Chelsea, and Joe! The seniors loved your poetry.
Please remember that there is a Hot Words Quiz tomorrow. Also, please bring your Lifelong materials. The Lifelong is due in 10 days!!!
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Lots of info posted today. Make sure you read it all. Here we go...
- Hot Words 91-96 posted below. ALL words will be on the final so make sure to study them. I will let you know on Monday what the quiz will look like.
- Poetry Doors worksheet below. Please read it, print it, and add it as an entry in your Poetry Notebook.
- Poetry Devices powerpoint below. Add this as an entry in your Poetry Notebook if you were absent.
- Reminder: Some of you will be presenting to the AP class on Thursday. The rest of you will present in my room. We will review the requirements tomorrow in class.
- June 11th - Textbook return
- LIFELONGS DUE AT THE END OF CLASS ON MONDAY, JUNE 9th.
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No official homework, but I do have one word for you: LIFELONGS. :) Enjoy your three day weekend and be prepared on Tuesday to learn some new Hot Words and to learn more about poetry. Presentations will be on Thursday of next week.
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Thank you for your hard work on the CAHSEE practice test today. We will continue tomorrow. Show up ready to test. :)
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CAHSEE Practice Testing starts tomorrow. Bring a pencil and your brain. If you finish early, you are to write poetry or study Hot Words for the final exam. Thank you for doing a good job with the sub.
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Please see yesterday's homework posting for all the items I expect you to have in class tomorrow. Be prepared to share your original poetry in small groups and in front of the class. Also, sign up to present to the seniors on Thursday! See you tomorrow.
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I will not be in class tomorrow due to a meeting I am attending at the middle school. Please read everything posted carefully and act accordingly with your substitute. I appreciate your work in advance.
1. Posted below you will find Hot Words #85-#90. Create your flashcards and notes.
2. Posted below you will find the Poetry Notebook Set-up powerpoint. Follow it or ask a classmate for help in setting yours up. Pd. 1's notebook set-up starts with Poetry Rules and then Heartmaps. Pds. 2 and 3 start with heartmaps and then Poetry Rules.
3. There is a Reflection on the powerpoint that needs to be 2-3 paragraphs long. Answer the questions and place them in your Poetry Notebook. Don't worry about the entry number, but please date your work.
4. Download and print the "Analyzing Poetry" worksheet and the "46 Kinds of Poetry" worksheet. Read them and put them as entries in your Poetry Notebook.
5. During class on Tuesday, I expect you to write lots of poetry. I will ask some of you to share your work in front of the class, but all of you will share in small groups. The more poetry you write, the better!
I will post on the homework website tomorrow afternoon, so please check it before you come to class on Wednesday. Thanks again for working hard in class tomorrow. I expect a great report from the sub.
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Lifelong Journals 9 and 10 are posted below. These are the last 2 journals in your Lifelong. Your notebooks are due on Monday, June 9th!!
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Make sure you have a Poetry Notebook on Monday.
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Please have your final drafts of your Heartmaps in class tomorrow. Be prepared to complete one of the following:
1. Place haertmap on document camera and let us look at it.
2. Place heartmap on doc camera and explain a few things.
3. Place heartmap on doc camera and allow us to ask questions.
Hot Words Quiz 14 will be a standard word and definition one. Make sure you know how to spell them!!
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Rough drafts of Heartmaps are due tomorrow. Also, you need to have Free Write #16 by the end of class. Don't plan on having too much time in class to do it. The topic is on the "heartmapping" powerpoint if you need it.
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Hot Words and Heartmap documents and notes posted below. Be sure to check out the Heartmap powerpoint for importatnt information.
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Projects due Monday. I can't wait to see them!!!
Also, Monday is the deadline for book donations.
Pd 1 has donated 19 books.
Pd 2 has donated 33 books.
Pd 3 has donated 80 books. WOW!
That's 132 books YOU have donated!!
Your donations plus what I already had brings the grand total to 255 new and used books for the classroom library. This does not include the books Ms. Beltran will order during the summer!!
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Bring your Lifelongs to class tomorrow. I will return them on Monday. Also, check yesterday's posting for a reminder about Hot Words Quiz 13. Happy almost Friday!! :)
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Last day to work on project tomorrow. Also, bring in your Lifelongs on Friday so I can look at them over the weekend. Thank you!
Hot Words Quiz 13 info:
You will have to write with the Hot Words of your choosing. You can write creatively or truthfully. You must have at least 20 words in your writng that are correctly used. Get ready!!!
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We will continue work on our projects tomorrow in class. Everything is due on Monday, May 12th! It will be your first major grade for the 6 weeks.
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We reviewed new Hot Words today. They are posted below. Download if you need to.
Also, bring materials to work on project. No excuses...You can work on the following in class:
1. reading
2. reading logs and summaries
3. rubrics
4. project construction/creation
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Project ideas and rough drafts of rubrics due in class on Monday. I will review them as you work in small groups to discuss your texts.
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Hot Words Quiz tomorrow. See Wednesday's posting for information. Attempt to put the words in some sort of order. Have a system. Spelling will not count for this one!
Also, bring your Lifelong materials to class. Notebook paper is not a material.
Project ideas and rough drafts of rubrics due Monday. :)
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Come to class with your textbooks so you can read. You will also have time to work on your project ideas and rubrics.
Hot Words Quiz Info
Friday's quiz will be timed.
You will have 4 minutes to write down as many of the 72 hot words as possible. Each correctly spelled word will be worth one point. 72 total points will equal 100. Study up!!
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Missed you today and hope your last day of testing went well. Bring your textbooks to class tomorrow. We will discuss project ideas and effective rubrics.
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We reviewed Hot Words 67-72 in class. Powerpoint below. We also participated in "Rev Your Engine: Romeo and Juliet versus The Odyessey. We won't have class until Wednesday so study your Hot Words, read your selected text, and come to class on Wednesday with your up-to-date reading logs.
See you then...P.S. - the six weeks ends on Friday!!
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It was lovely seeing you all today in class. :) I'll see you again on Monday. Please be prepared to discuss your readings in small groups. You should come to class with your textbook and a willingness to share. See you then...
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Be prepared for your Hot Words Quiz.
Bring Lifelong materials to class as well. :)
Hope your testing went well...
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Testing begins tomorrow. Show up on time and report to your 2nd period class. Good luck on the English part of the test! :)
Homework/Announcements:
- Continue to read your text and fill out your Reading Log.
- Also, Hot Word Quiz 11 Friday. I will give you pictures, and you will need to give me the word. :)
- Finally...who came in and donated a lovely Nordstrom's bag full of books? I forgot who it was...See me please.
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Sorry if the powerpoint didn't open for you. Please see a classmate or me for notes if you need them. (I also put the pictures on a word document if you want to print them - attached below.)
Bring your text to class tomorrow. Reading schedules are also due. Start reading tonight and fill out your Reading Log after you read. (Attached below)
Testing starts on Thursday so please remember to check the website for announcements about the Hot Words Quiz and Lifelongs.
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Homework:
Decide between Romeo and Juliet and The Odyssey. Have your choice ready tomorrow. Also, bring a copy of the text (either your literature book or a copy you purchased).
Hot Words below.
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Bring Library donations if you want
Work on Lifelongs!!
Lifelong Journals 7 & 8 posted below.
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Study for Hot Words Quiz tomorrow. See yesterday's post for info on it!
Bring materials to class so you can work on your Lifelongs. I will have some new journals for you.
Reminders:
Check out the FMA opportunity below. See me with questions.
Congratulations to the following Book Clubs:
Pd. 1 - Kassandra, Alina, and Nancy
Pd. 2 - Jennifer, Riley, Nathan, and Kellen
Pd. 3 - John, Joe, Matthew, and Rohan
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Animal Farm Competition 3 tomorrow. Be prepared and study tonight!
Hot Words Quiz 10 will consist of one question. I will give you a word and you will give the definition, part of speech, and use it correctly in a sentence.
EX: The word is abhor.
Answer: Abhor means to dislike intensely. It is a verb. I abhor the smell of dog's fur when they get wet from the rain.
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We watched Animal Farm today and will finish tomorrow. Make sure to have your Movie Notes with you tomorrow and be sure to study your new Hot Words.
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Hot Words 55-60 below. Get to know them. :)
We will continue viewing Animal Farm tomorrow. Please be sure to continue writing your notes. I will check them on Wednesday.
Also, it's National Library Week. If you have any overdue books or fines, the library is excusing them. But you need to check with Mrs. Toyzan THIS WEEK.
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Character Logs due on Monday. Otherwise, no homework for the weekend. :)
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Hot Words Quiz 9 tomorrow. Be sure to study...Also, bring Lifelone materials to class.
Pd. 1 - Congrats to Arianna, Alexis, and Justine for winning!
Pd. 2 - We'll finish Super Quiz tomorrow. :)
Pd. 3 - ALSO, HUGE apology to Joe, John, Rohan, and Matthew. I did miscalculate their score and they should have competed in Super Quiz. We will discuss in class tomorrow. :)
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Animal Farm Class Competition 2 tomorrow. Be ready! Study guide and new rules below.
Check out the awesome news and opportunity from the library!! Mrs. Toyzan is the best!!
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1/2 page of propaganda tie in to Animal Farm due tomorrow. Also, AF competition 2 is on Thursday so begin reviewing the text. We will have time in class to review and work with Book Clubs.
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We went over Hot Words 49-54 in class as well as Propaganda notes. Both powerpoints are below.
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Find an example of propaganda and be prepared to explain it in front of the class tomorrow.
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Make sure to finish Animal Farm over the weekend. Also remember that the winning Book Club will have "rules" for you to follow on Monday. :)
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Congratulations to our Animal Farm Competition Winners!!
1st period - Adriana Pickering and Erin Cox
2nd period - Sandra Gomez, Josh Van Dusen, and Niko Jones
3rd period - Joe Case, Matthew Badders, Rohan Sullivan, and John Castaneda
Excellent job!!
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Homework:
Study for HWQuiz 8
Bring Lifelong materials to class. It's all due on June 9th!!
Also, I'm feeling very benevolent so I am posting tomorrow's Hot Words Quiz online. I wonder if any of you are going to check it. Feel free to print it, complete it, and use your notes. Hee hee hee hee hee hee... :) See you in class tomorrow!
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Get ready for the first Animal Farm competition tomorrow! I went over a study guide in class. If you were absent, please call or text a Book Club Member.
The notes on AF are posted below, but they will be removed tomorrow morning. The notes include information about Stalin, Martin Neimoller, and his cautionary poem.
Also, the answer key for Tuesday night's homework is below. Check your answers. :) If you don't have Adobe Acrobat on your computer, the computers in the library do. I also have a printed answer key in class that you can look at.
Hot Words Quiz 8 is going to be a "buffet" of things. I will give you some pictures, some definitions, some words, and you will fill in the rest. It will definitely have all the new words from this week. 20 questions total.
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Posted below you will find the "What's In a Name" worksheet. Please have it filled out tomorrow morning. You may print it out or write it on notebook paper. Ignore the 2nd page and focus only on the first.
Also below are the notes we took on Animal Farm in class today.
And, finally, I have posted a copy of the Lifelong Notebook rubric. I will be using it when I grade your work on June 9th. Please see me with questions.
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Located below you will find today's Hot Words powerpoint as well as the Animal Farm character log.
For period 1 - The powerpoint had a mistake on it for the word "dissent". Please review it and make the necessary changes. :)
Instructions for Character Log:
- You may print out the character log and write on it or if you don't have a printer, just copy down the different categories and fill them in as you read.
- Instead of 10 quotes, find only 3.
- Character Log is due at the beginning of class on Monday, April 14th so plan accordingly.
- If you have any questions or need help, please ask in class, at lunch, or after school.
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Have your copy of Animal Farm with you on Monday. Stick to your Book Club's reading schedule and gear up for the first competition on Thursday!! :)
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Have a copy of Animal Farm with you tomorrow. I will be out of class, but your Hot Words Crossword will be on the front table. Complete it, study it, and be ready for Friday's quiz. When you are finished with your crossword, read your book independently. Make sure to follow your reading schedule! I'll see you on Friday.
What you need to have on Friday:
- Flashcards and notes (all 42 cards and 7 pages of notes)
- Lifelong materials and supplie
- Crossword puzzle from Thursday.
**** Be ready for Hot Words Quiz 7 *********
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Today we revised the 2nd draft of our papers.
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- Final typed draft of paper due at the beginning of class. (1 page, double-spaced, Times New Roman, size 12 font)
- Have a copy of Animal Farm. :)
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We reviewed Hot Words in class and wrote Free Write #13. Please see the powerpoint below if you were absent or didn't finish your notes in class.
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Draft #2 due in class tomorrow. We will share our revisions. Final typed drafts due Wednesday. Also, you need to have a copy of Animal Farm in class on Wednesday.
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HAPPY SPRING BREAK!! Enjoy your week! :) A few reminders below...
Homework:
* Animal Farm reading. You will need to have the book finshed by Monday, April 7th so prepare accordingly. You might have to read the text more than once so work that into your schedule.
* 2nd draft of your analyzation of The Table Where Rich People Sit is due on Tuesday, March 25th.
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Study for Hot Words Quiz 6 (remember to bring a pen to class)
Flashcards and Notes will be checked (36 flashcards, 6 pages of notes)
Draft #2 of The Table Where Rich People Sit Analysis is due Tuesday, Macrh 25th.
Final Draft is due TYPED (Times New Roman, font size 12) the next day.
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Fantastic job in class today. Thanks to all of you who stepped out of your comfort zone and participated! :)
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Draft #1 is due in class as your entrance slip. It can be handwritten (2 pages) or typed (1 page double-spaced). I look forward to seeing them!! :)
Reminders:
Hot Words Quiz 6 Friday.
Lifelong work on Friday as well.
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We read and "marked up" a short story today in class. Finish highlighting and marking the text before class tomorrow. Also, include the theme of the text at the top of your paper. It is vital that you attend class with your completed homework.
Announcements/Reminders:
- F.M.A. opportunity posted on the board in class. Deadline is this Friday.
- Hot Words Quiz 6 this Friday. All 36 definitions will be given and you must give the correctly spelled vocabulary wrod and part of speech.
- Lifelong work on Friday as well.
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No official homework tonight, BUT if you took your Mint Snowball analysis home with you, it is due tomorrow.
Please have the following:
- Mint Snowball analysis (typed, double-spaced) clean copy
- Comment Sheet (Peer Review) from today
- Rough draft that was marked on in class and that you shared with your peers
Announcements/Reminders:
- Hot Words Quiz 6 on Friday. It will cover all 36 words. You will be given the definition, and you will be asked to give the Hot Word and part of speech. Study!!
- You may begin reading Animal Farm if you'd like. Be aware that you may have to reread for understanding. After Spring Break, I will set a reading deadline, but it never hurts to work ahead. :)
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Amimal Farm book check on Monday.
Mint Snowball analysis due (any length, typed, double-spaced) Try to make 2 copies of it for me. :)
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Great job today in class. I enjoyed looking at your writing and hearing what you had to say about each other's work. If you were absent, we added our first entry into our Writer's Notebook/Toolbox. (You can download and print the entry below) We also shared summaries of Mint Snowball.
Homework/Reminders:
- Hot Words Quiz tomorrow (see yesterday's post for clues on what to study)
- Bring Lifelong materials to class so you can work on your notebooks
- Analyzation of Mint Snowball due Monday. It must be TYPED and DOUBLE-SPACED. Any length is okay as long as you've shown adequate effort (i.e., 2 lines of writing will not do!) I've created a document that has helpful hints on what to look for when analyzing. Download it below. :)
Happy Almost Friday!!!
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I returned Lifelongs and some essays today. Homework and reminders are below.
Homework/Reminders:
- Read Mint Snowball and summarize it. You may type it or handwrite your response.
- Animal Farm needed in class by Monday, March 10th. I will do a book check.
- Hot Words Quiz 5 on Friday. (The quiz will be very direct. I will give you a picture, and you will need to tell me the vocabulary word and its meaning. For example: Picture = Albert Einstein Answer = acuity; sharpness or perception of mind)
- Get a Writer's Notebook. This can be a spiral, folder with paper, three ring binder, etc. You need something separate from your normal school stuff to take writing notes in. See me if you have any issues.
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Articulation went well today. Thanks for doing such a good job. If you were absent, make sure to see your counselor about your schedule for next year.
In class, we reviewed Hot Words (quiz Friday) and wrote Free Write #12. The free write needs to be at least a page long.
Homework/Reminders:
Animal Farm by Monday, March 10th.
Hot Words Quiz 5 on Friday (see tomorrow's posting for details on the quiz)
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We finished our essays in class today. I'll have them back to you (along with your Lifelongs) on Wednesday. Posted below you will find this week's Hot Words as well as reminders and homework. :)
Homework/Reminders:
- Articulation tomorrow. All that means is that we will meet in class, take attendance, and then go down to the counseling office. You will meet with your counselors individually so be sure to speak up and know what you want for next year. It's your education!
- You need a copy of Animal Farm by Monday, March 10th. Remember that the textbook window is open 10 minutes before and after school as well as during lunch. Take care of your business.
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Thank you for turning in your Lifelongs. They will be returned to you by/on Wednesday.
Announcements/Reminders:
- Get a copy of Animal Farm by Monday, March 10th.
- We will be meeting with counselors on Tuesday during English class so be prepared to discuss your schedule for next year.
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In class we continued our work on the short story analyzation. The paper is now due at the end of class on Monday. Be mindful that analyzing does not mean telling what happens in the story. You can analyze imagery, symbolism, word choice, characters, etc.
Homework:
Hot Words Quiz 4 tomorrow.
Lifelongs due at the end of class.
Animal Farm needed by Monday, March 10th
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We worked on our text analysis in class today. The paper is due at the end of class tomorrow.
Announcements/Reminders:
- Lifelongs due Friday
- Hot Words Quiz 4 Friday (You will have to create 10 original sentences using this week's and last week's Hot Words. If you check the website, then make sure to pay attention when I say that you can prepare ahead of time, write sentences, memorize them, and use them on Friday. You are not allowed to use any notes, but if you plan ahead, you should be able to have your sentences in your head.)
- You need a copy of Animal Farm by Monday, March 10th.
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Today in class we read and began analyzing one short story. If you were absent, please read and analyze either "Life Without Go-Go Boots" or "Powder". Both are in the literature book.
Tomorrow we will select great quotes and begin writing a paper in which we discuss the main message of the story and the author's purpose. The paper must be worked on in class exclusively. Due Thursday at the end of class.
Reminders:
Lifelongs due on Friday.
Hot Words Quiz 4 Friday as well.
ANNOUNCEMENT: You need a copy of George Orwell's Animal Farm by Monday, March 10th. You may buy your own copy, check one out from the public library, or check one out from the Textbook Window. The Textbook Window is open 10 minutes before school, during lunch, and 10 minutes after school.
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Today in class we read "Dream Houses" and began analyzing it. If you were absent, please get a copy of the story from me.
Hot Words 19-24 were introduced and reviewed. Download the powerpoint below.
Homework/Reminders:
Lifelongs due Friday.
Hot Words Quiz on Friday.
BRING YOUR ORANGE LITERATURE BOOK TO CLASS TOMORROW AND WEDNESDAY, please. :)
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No official homework, but remember that your Lifelongs are due next Friday the 29th. Also, plan on retaking or making up Hot Words Quiz 3 Wednesday at lunch.
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Homework:
Hot Words Quiz 2 tomorrow. Study!
Flashcards and Notes will be checked.
Aaron Price application due.
Bring Lifelong materials to class.
Reminders:
Lifelongs will be checked on the 29th.
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Study Hot Words (1-18). Quiz Friday. See below for details on the quiz.
Bring back the Narrative Chart I passed out in class. If you were absent, please download it below. Also posted is a copy of Allen Woodman's "Wallet".
Reminders/Announcements:
- Signed articulation due NOW.
- Quiz 3 on Friday will include images and parts of speech. I will give the picture and P.O.S. to you, and you will be expected to give me the correctly spelled Hot Word.
- Aaron Price applications due Friday the 22nd!!
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Have your Hot Words 13-18 flashcards and notes in class tomorrow. We will review the words before our lesson for the day.
ALSO, have your articulation cards ready for me.
Friendly Reminders:
1. Any of you who did NOT present in class today must come in at lunch or after school before the end of the week. Otherwise, you will not receive credit.
2. There will be a Hot Words quiz on Friday so study your words.
3. Lifelong Notebooks will be checked on the 29th.
4. Aaron Price applications are due to Mrs. Hurl by Friday, February 22nd!!
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Happy President's Day!
(I'm actually posting this on Thursday afternoon because Riley from 2nd period was cool enough to create our powerpoint slides for Hot Words 13-18.)
If any of you are so inclined, feel free to get your flashcards and notes ready for next week a little early. You could even *gasp* study and be ahead of the curve! :)
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Projects due Tuesday. Be ready to present in front of the class.
Reminders:
I will post Hot Words #13-18 on the website by Monday night. Please have your notes on them when you come to class on WEDNESDAY.
ALSO, the Aaron Price Scholars Application is due on Friday, February 22nd.
Have a Happy Valentine's Day and enjoy your four day weekend. :)
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Study for Hot Words Quiz 2 (All 12 flashcards and all notes will also be checked.)
Bring Lifelong materials to class so you can work on your notebooks.
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Free Missing Assignment (F.M.A. Opportunity)
Read the attached contest opportunity. If you submit a well-written response to me on or before Monday, March 10th, you can earn 3 F.M.A.'s. If your essay wins either 3rd, 2nd, or 1st place, you will earn even more. See me with any and all questions.
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Homework:
Be prepared to work on your Book Club Project tomorrow in class.
Thursday you have your Hot Words Quiz 2 (see yesterday's posting for info about the quiz) and must bring Lifelong materials to work on in class. :)
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Homework:
Meet in the PAC tomorrow. Check in with me before you sit down. Sit in the front!! :)
**Today's Hot Words are attached below.
Reminders:
1. You will work on your Book Club project in class on Wednesday. The project is due on Tuesday, February 19th. That's 8 days from now.
2. Hot Words Quiz 2 is on Thursday. It will consist of me giving you the word, and you having to draw the picture that goes along with it.
3. 2 pages of notes and all 12 flashcards will be checked on Thursday.
4. Bring Lifelong materials to class on Thursday.
See me with any and all questions. :)
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Study for Hot Words Quiz 1. (It will have questions about the words, definitions, pictures, and sentences.)
Bring Lifelong materials to class.
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You will have a substitute tomorrow while I am in Room 301. Please act accordingly. Remember the following:
- Keep your Do Nows. I will collect them Monday.
- I will check flashcards and notes on Monday as well.
- Take your quiz tomorrow in pen.
- Lifelong Work - I will check your notebook next week, so add entries. You can work on any area tomorrow after your quiz.
- Please make sure the classroom is clean when you leave.
I'll see you on Monday.
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Homework:
Be prepared to present your Book Club Project Proposal in class tomorrow. Have your rubric with you.
Important Due Dates: Book Club Project due Tuesday, February 19th.
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Book Club Project Ideas due Thursday. You will present your project idea to class so be ready with your thoughts AND a rubric.
**Thanks to Jocelyn, I realized that your Hot Words list is numbered incorrectly. It goes from 95 to 100. So, I posted a corrected list below. The good news is that there are only 112 words!!! :)
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1. Print out Hot Words List and BRING IT TO CLASS. (posted below along with today's Hot Words powerpoint)
2. Bring Book Club book to class.
*** Read the announcement I posted!!. ***
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Announcement: Every six weeks you all get 1 Free Missing Assignment (FMA). However, there will be opportunities for you to earn more throughout the six weeks. Translation: If you earn extra FMA's then your final grade will not lose 5, 8 or 10 points. The zero for the missing work is still there, but you won't get extra points deducted. See me with questions!!
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Happy end of the semester!
I'm posting this assignment on Friday just in case any of you check the website before class. You will find the new list of Hot Words below. This time around, we have 2 pages worth of words. Please print it out and bring to class if you can. (Your homework Monday night will be to print the list out and bring a copy to class.)
Enjoy your weekend and I will see you in class on Monday. :)
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Good luck on finals this week! Make it count!
Finals Schedule
3, 4: Wednesday
1, 6: Thursday
2, 7: Friday
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No official posting. Read the information I posted on Thursday. Also, make sure you read the posting from 1/22/2008.
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Homework:
Study for Hot Words Quiz 12 (all 56 definitions and words)
Bring Lifelong materials to class.
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I will be absent from school tomorrow, so please follow the substitute's instructions. The agenda is below:
- Do Nows (finish and turn in to the sub)
- Review for quiz
- Take quiz (use a pen!) Turn in the quiz when finished.
- Work on Lifelong Notebook entries. I am posting a journal question below.
- Homework for the weekend: Research paper due Monday. Staple your papers together in the following order: cover sheet, paper, works cited page, rubric. Anyone absent on Thursday can get a rubric from the black tray on the front table in the classroom.
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LIFELONG JOURNAL #6 (Journal #5 was your choice of topic. Thanks, Erin!)
As your first semester as a high school student comes to a close, what regrets (if any) do you have? On the other hand, what are you proudest of?
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Typed rough drafts due in class tomorrow. Be prepared to revise and edit.
Final drafts due Monday, January 28th.
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Homework:
Hot Words Notes and Flashcards due tomorrow.
Rough Drafts due in class Thursday. We will be editing our papers as a class.
Announcement:
The vocabulary portion of the final exam will be given IN CLASS on Tuesday, January 29th. Pay close attention to Friday's quiz.
On final exam day, you will take part 2 of the final. You will be asked to present your answer to the question "What have I learned in English class thus far?".
F.Y.I. -
No powerpoints or posterboards.
No notecards so prepare your answer and time yourself before final exam day.
Minimum length for speaking is 2 minutes and maximum length is 3 minutes.
Creativity counts.
Your answer is your own so have it reflect you. Redundancy is boring, boring, boring.
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Since you're reading this on Tuesday night, please come to class tomorrow with any and all questions you might have. :) You may ask them individually while the class is working on research papers.
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Have a great three day weekend. But remember to work on your research paper. It's due Monday, January 28th.
Homework:
Bring ALL research materials to class - notes, drafts, typed versions, etc.
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Please read yesterday's homework posting for information about the Hot Words Quiz and Lifelong. See you in class.
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Please read all the announcements below.
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- Bring copies and notes of ALL research to class. That means a hard copy that I can look at. So, print them out or handwrite your information as proof of your hard work in the library.
- If you have started typing any of your paper, bring that to class as well.
- Hot Words Quiz #11 on Friday will cover 20 words, definitions, parts of speech and pictures. Be ready.
- Friday bring your Lifelong Notebook AND materials to class.
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Good job in the library. Please use the document below to help you in formatting your essay. It gives you a general outline for your paper regardless of what type (problem/solution, compare/contrast, etc.) it is.
Keep in mind that you NEED TO CITE YOUR SOURCES and CREATE a Works Cited Page. Use the link below to help you format your Works Cited in MLA format.
Meet again in the library and check in with me BEFORE you continue your research.
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Thanks for working hard in the library. Below you will find some reminders and helpful hints about your research paper.
DUE DATE: Monday, January 28th
FORMAT: 4-6 pages, typed, double-spaced, size 12, Times New Roman font
Include a cover sheet (see example)
Include a Works Cited Page (use Citation Machine)
Also, below you will find a sample cover sheet and sample paper outlines. See me with questions.
MEET IN THE LIBRARY TOMORROW. Check in with me and then get to work.
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Have a fantastic weeknd. Some reminders below:
1. Complete paragraph function worksheet. Due to me on Monday.
2. Think of a possible research paper topic. Your choice as long as it's appropriate for school.
2. Meet in library.
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Fantastic job working on Rhetorical Reading today! Notes from class are below.
Homework:
1. Study for Hot Words Quiz 10 (a combination of definitions, spelling, parts of speech and pictures)
2. Bring Lifelong materials to class
3. Paragraph Function Worksheet (over "The White House Under Water") is due MONDAY.
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Today's notes on Author's Purpose and Credibility below.
Homework:
Write a 1 paragpraph reflective summary detailing what you've learned the past two days regarding Expository Writing and Texts.
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Expository Notes below.
Homework:
Complete Literal, Inference, Speculation Chart
Pd. 3 - Find out the name of the previous female Supreme Court Justice
Review class notes for possible quiz tomorrow.
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Welcome back! No homework tonight. Enjoy the last day without it. :)
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Have a great break!
Read your book club book and work on your Lifelong.
Enjoy the holidays and have a happy new year! See you in 2008. :)
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Homework:
1. One question Hot Word Quiz tomorrow. Study!
2. Bring Lifelong materials to class and music you'd like to listen to.
3. Typed Journals 1, 2, 3, and 4 due. I will collect these.
One more day until holiday!!
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Finish writing what you started in class today. If you were absent, we brainstormed "seed" ideas (things we could write about) and then wrote.
Your piece of writing can be as long or as short as you'd like as long as it has the elements of a story (characters, setting, plot and resolution).
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Personification Notes below.
Homework:
No homework unless you didn't finish the in class writing assignment. You and a partner had to create a 2 paragraph story in which you used metaphors and personification.
Friendly Reminder: Lifelong Journals 1-4 are due TYPED in class on Friday. Check the website if you need the journals again.
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Hot Words Powerpoint and Metaphor Notes below. If you were absent, or need the notes, download and print/copy.
Homework:
Find a poem with at least 1 metaphor. Bring it to class.
Also, finish your 10 metaphors.
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Attached below is Lifelong Journal #4. A final, typed draft should be in your Lifelong by next Friday, December 21st!
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Show versus Tell Document below. This is what we used in class today. If absent, please complete. Follow the examples to fill in the remaining boxes.
Homework:
1. Written piece that follows the guidelines I posted on Wednesday. Due tomorrow at the beginning of class.
2. Hot Words Quiz 8 over parts of speech.
3. Bring Lifelong Materials to class. You will be working on journals and any other entries you'd like to create.
Also, PLEASE TAKE YOUR LIFELONG HOME if it's still in my class.
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No official homework tonight. Try to watch the show I mentioned in class from 7-7:30 called "Crystal Darkness".
As a heads up, you will be turning in a piece of writing to me on Friday. This piece of writing should fit the following requirements:
- Be at least 1 - 2 paragraphs long
- Handwritten or typed
- Use quality adjectives correctly
- Be about an object, person, or place
- You should describe the object, person, or place by showing me, not telling me about it
- Be creative
- Use adjectives from your "Go-To" List
Please see me with any and all questions. :)
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*******Winner! Winner! Chicken Dinner! NO HOT WORDS QUIZ FOR YOU!!!***********
Period 1 = Abraham Lopez & Jeff Shutt for Cereal Land!!
Period 2 = Aaron McKinstry & Mike Yerkes for Axe Murderer!!
Period 3 = Joe Case for Pirates!!
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HOMEWORK: Find an example of descriptive writing.
It MUST be at least 1 paragraph long and you must cite the source.
Check out my example below. Mine is longer than 1 paragraph but is a great example of quality writing that is descriptive. :) Notice how I cited the title of the book, the author, the chapter title, and the page numbers.
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Excerpt from The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver
The One to Get Away
I have been afraid of putting air in a tire ever since I saw a tractor tire blow up and throw Newt Hardbine's father over the top of the Standard Oil sign. I'm not lying. He got stuck up there. About nineteen people congregated during the time it took for Norman Strick to walk up to the Courthouse and blow the whistle for the volunteer fire department. They eventually did come with the ladder and haul him down, and he wasn't dead but lost his hearing and in many other ways was never the same afterward. They said he overfilled the tire.
Newt Hardbine was not my friend, he was just one of the big boys who had failed every grade at least once and so was practically going on twenty in the sixth grade, sitting in the back and flicking little wads of chewed paper into my hair. But the day I saw his daddy up there like some old overalls slung over a fence, I had this feeling about what Newt's whole life was going to amount to, and I felt sorry for him. Before that exact moment I don't believe I had given much thought to the future.
My mama said the Hardbines had kids just about as fast as they could fall down the well and drown. This must not have been entirely true, since they were abundant in Pittman County, and many survived to adulthood. But that was the general idea.
Which is not to say that we, me and Mama, were any better than Hardbines or had a dime to our name. If you were to look at the two of us, myself and Newt side by side in the sixth grade, you could have pegged us for brother and sister. And for all I ever knew of my own daddy I can't say we weren't, except for Mama swearing up and down that he was nobody I knew and was long gone besides. But we were cut out of basically the same mud, I suppose, just two more dirty-kneed kids scrapping to beat hell and trying to land on our feet. You couldn't have said, anyway, which one would stay right where he was, and which would be the one to get away.
from pp. 1-2
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My apologies! This is being posted at 1:42pm! Sorry!
1. Hot Words are below. Look them over if you need to.
2. Also, present tense writing will be shared in class tomorrow. See a classmate or me if you were absent. (A good example is below. It doesn't use Hot Words, but check it out.)
3. Bring Book Club books (or a written letter of excuse to class tomorrow)
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No homework. Have a great weekend!
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Reminders:
1. Persuasive Essay due at the beginning of class tomorrow.
2. Hot Words Quiz tomorrow (it will cover definitions and I will choose from words 1-45)
3. Tomorrow is the last day of the 2nd six weeks!!!!
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1. Hot Words Quiz on Friday. It will have 10 questions, and I will choose from words 1-45. Study them all! The quiz will give you the definition and you will have to give the correct word.
2. Persuasive essay due Friday at the beginning of class. Make sure you READ the ESSAY REMINDERS I POSTED ON 11/29. Your paper needs to meet those requirements.
3. Pick up your Lifelongs this week and remember that school gets out at 11:30am on Friday. :)
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Good job in the library today. Meet there again tomorrow. Make sure you do the following:
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- Check the website for a document I posted previously on 11/29/07. It's called "Reminders for Essay Writing".
- Read it and make sure your paper is what I ask for please.
- Turn in Book Club Permission Slips if you haven't already done so. Otherwsie, you will receive NO CREDIT for the second Book Club even if you read the book.
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Hot Words 41-45 attached below. Quiz on Friday.
Meet in Library. Check in with me and then work on your essay.
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Book Club Permission Slips are due Monday.
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And, if you're looking for a brain teaser and a good thing to do for others, check out the website below. :)
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Hot Words Quiz tomorrow.
Bring Lifelong Notebook and Materials to work with. I will be keeping your Lifelongs over the weekend.
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Please download and/or read the documents below. One is a copy of the notes we took today in class and the other is a list of helpful reminders while writing your essay. Please read/copy by Monday.
Book Club Permission Slips are due by Monday. Thanks to those of you who have already turned them in. Get reading!! :)
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The Book Club Parental Permission Slip and EXTRA CREDIT submission to The Pointer Arts Journal are below.
- Download the permission slip.
- Print it out. (If you don't have a printer, go to the library with 10 cents or see me at lunch or after school.)
- Read it and explain it with/to your parents.
- Get it signed.
- Return to me BY next Monday, December 3rd or sooner.
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Make a decision on your next Book Club book and get a copy from the school library, the public library, or buy a copy on your own.
Come to class tomorrow prepared to work on the OMM essay. :)
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Come to class tomorrow having done the following things:
1. Downloaded and read the 4 new Book Club titles. Come with questions, concerns, and suggestions if you have any.
2. Brainstormed Persuasive Essay topics for OMM.
Thanks for your participation while in the P.A.C. I appreciate it.
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A lot of things to do and remember. Please read through this posting and come to class prepared. Also, MEET IN THE PAC TOMORROW FOR A COUNSELOR PRESENTATION. :)
HOMEWORK:
- Download and read the Book List document below. It includes 4 book titles, author info, summaries, and length. I would like you to review the choices and choose ONE book you think you'd like to read. Come to class on Wednesday with comments and concerns and alternate suggestions if you don't like any of the titles.
- Create a persuasive essay topic over OMM. Bring the topic to class on Wednesday. (Essay due next Friday, December 7th)
- **** Period 3: You guys and gals owe me Free Write #7. Have it with you tomorrow.
- Hot Words Powerpoint from today is listed below. It contains words #36-#40. Quiz Friday.
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Hope you enjoyed the movie! A few reminders below:
- We're writing an essay on OMM after break so EITHER re-check your book from the library or get a copy that you can use. You'll need textual references so plan ahead!
- Review your HOT WORDS at least once over the break.
Have a great Thanksgiving Holiday. Enjoy the time off and get some rest! :)
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Hope you enjoyed the first part of the movie. We will try and finish the film tomorrow. Please hand in your Do Nows after the bell rings.
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OMM Movie watching tomorrow. Bring your Kleenex!
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Be prepared to present tomorrow. Also, Literary Terms Chart is due. :)
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Homework:
1. Dialectic Journals (pg. 84-end) due TUESDAY.
2. OMM Quiz 3 TUESDAY. Review the characters in the novella as well as the basic plot.
3. 1 person from each Book Club should print the rubric below and bring it to class on TUESDAY. If you don't have a printer, go to the library during lunch with 10 cents and print it. OR, ask around in class to see if someone is willing to print an extra copy for you.
HAVE A FUN THREE DAY WEEKEND. SEE YOU TUESDAY.
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HOMEWORK:
Hot Words Quiz 6 tomorrow. (20 questions; I will give you definitions, and you will give me the vocabulary word.)
Bring materials to work on your Lifelongs. Think magazines, newspapers, clippings, pictures, glue, markers, etc.
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OVERVIEW:
Friday 11/9 - Hot Words Quiz 6 and Lifelongs
Monday 11/12 - HOLIDAY
Tuesday 11/13 - OMM Quiz 3, Dialectic Journals due (pg. 84-end)
Wednesday 11/14 - Final Book Club, Literary Terms Chart due
Thursday 11/15 - OMM Movie (Part I)
Friday 11/16 - OMM Movie (Part II)
THANKSGIVING VACATION!
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Great job today with Book Clubs and your discussions. Thank you! Tomorrow we will work on Dialectic Journals over pages 84 to the end of the novella. Please come prepared to work.
Friendly Reminders:
Hot Words Quiz 6 Friday (I will give you definitions, you will give me words.)
Lifelong Work Friday. (Bring materials to create entires.)
OMM Quiz 3 Tuesday, Novemeber 12th. :)
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Be prepared for Book Club tomorrow. Please make sure you bring the following:
- OMM text
- Literary Terms Chart
- Book Log to record meeting notes.
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1. Print out a copy of the Literary Terms Chart located below. Bring it to class.
2. Find an example of ethos, logos OR pathos in OMM. Highlight it or write it on your Literary Terms Chart.
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THE NEXT TWO WEEKS - OVERVIEW:
Tuesday 11/6 - Review Lit Terms in class.
Wednesday 11/7 - Book Clubs
Thursday 11/8 - Dialectic Journals (pg. 83 - end of novella)
Friday 11/9 - Hot Words Quiz 6 and Lifelongs
Monday 11/12 - Holiday
Tuesday 11/13 - OMM Quiz 3
Wednesday 11/14 - Final Book Club (Literary Terms Chart due)
Thursday 11/15 - OMM Movie (Part I)
Friday 11/16 - OMM Movie (Part II)
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Homework:
- OMM quiz 2 over pages 38-83 Monday. It includes the 26 vocabulary words. Study your flashcards and have your text in class.
- Dialectic Journals through page 83 due. (30 entries total)
Friendly Reminder: The Lifelong College Entry Outline is posted under October 9th. You should look at it especially if all you've done for this section is get a college catalog.
HAVE A GREAT HOMECOMING!
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EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY. Check out the link below and see if you're interested. If you enter the contest and create a video you will earn an extra 200 points for this 6 weeks grading period. All you have to do is show me your video. Who knows? You might even win! :)
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HOMEWORK:
- Prepare for Hot Words Quiz 5 tomorrow.
- OMM flashcards due.
- Lifelong Notebook Entries due (in the packet I passed out Tuesday and also posted online below.)
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Be prepared to present your Literary Terms tomorrow.
Friendly Reminders: 1) OMM flashcards due Friday 2) Hot Words Quiz 5 over words and images Friday 3) Lifelong Entires will be checked at the end of class on Friday.
F. Y. I. DIALECTIC JOURNALS (30 entries from page 1-83) WILL BE DUE MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5th.
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Welcome Back! Please review all the changes to our calendar and make sure you have the packet I passed out in class today. If you were absent, please see me as soon as you return.
Homework: Book Club Tomorrow (through page 83) and be prepared to present your literary terms on Thursday.
** Reminders: Hot Words Quiz 5 (through word #30) is on Friday AND Lifelong Entries due Friday as well. **
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While you're out of school, please work on the following:
- Read OMM.
- Work on your Lifelong. (Attached below is a document that tells you some things I will be checking next Friday, November 2nd.)
- Review your Hot Words. Hot Words Quiz 5 will be rescheduled for next Friday, November 2nd.
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NO SCHOOL FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK.
Please check the website daily for assignments.
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Hot Words 26-30 listed below. Hot Words Quiz 5 Friday over words and pictures.
** School Closed Tomorrow.**
HOMEWORK:
Read OMM.
Prepare to present your Book Club's Literary Terms. (may be postponed)
Book Club in class on Wednesday (Minimum Day)
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"Teach" on Monday! Be sure your Book Club is ready to present your Literary Terms to the rest of the class.
Of Mice and Men Quiz 1 on Monday as well. Have a pen, please.
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Complete your Book Club's literary terms (those 2 or 3 words you were assigned in class). You will "teach" them on Monday.
Prepare for Hot Words Quiz tomorrow and bring Lifelong materials (not Period 1).
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Read Of Mice and Men. If you don't have a book, yet, get one. First quiz on Monday (pages 1-37)
Prepare for Hot Words Quiz 4 on Friday.
Bring Lifelong materials to work on entries on Friday as well.
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Below you will find all information and documents regarding Book Clubs and our class selection Of Mice and Men.
Have copies of the Book Charter printed for your group and for me tomorrow. (If you have 3 people, print 4 copies.) You will fill them out in class tomorrow.
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Hot Words Notes and Flashcards will be checked on Friday. Be prepared.
Hot Words #21-#25 below in Powerpoint.
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Games due Monday.
Make sure 1 person from your group prints out the rubric (attached below).
We'll play the games on Monday. See you then! :)
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COLLEGE NIGHT TONIGHT! Try to attend if you can. It's a great resource for the college-bound.
Homework
Bring the following to class:
- Ziploc bag with Lifelong materials (glue, markers, etc.)
- College information you've gathered
- magazines and pictures
- Journal #2 draft (does not have to be typed)
** By the end of class tomorrow, I will expect to see the outline of your first college entry.
IF YOU CHOOSE TO WORK ON YOUR GAME, YOU MUST SHOW ME YOUR LIFELONG WORK BEFORE YOU START.
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Thanks for working hard today in class. Hot Words Games due in class on Monday. Bring materials and supplies to class tomorrow in order to continue work on your games.
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Attached below is an outline for the items you should research for your first college. The college you choose and all the information about it is considered one entry for your "Class of 2011" section in your Lifelong.
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Hot Words Game explained in class today. The powerpoint (which includes project information and the grading rubric) is posted below. Look at it for clairification or if you were absent.
Game due Monday, October 15th at the beginning of class.
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No homework for tonight. But remember...
- Hot Words 16-20 listed below.
- Lifelong Notebook Requirements also below. (These are needed by Friday.)
- Friday is Lifelong Notebook Work Day so bring your materials and entries. You do not need to bring the entire binder.
- FYI - October 19th I will check your Hot Words Notes and flashcards.
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Nice work on presenting today. If you didn't present, stop by at lunch on Monday. Bring materials to work on your Lifelong for Monday as well as the entries I asked you to have ready.
F.Y.I. - College Night is Thursday, October 11th here at PLHS. It's a great opportunity for you to get information on colleges. You could use that for your Class of 2011 section in your Lifelong.
Have a great weekend!!
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IMPORTANT REMINDERS:
- Career Project Presentations tomorrow in class.
- Review rubric and print it out. (located under another date)
- Also turn in your Hot Words Quiz 3.
Please see me with questions.
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Bring materials to work on Career Project. Due at the end of class tomorrow.
Also prepare for Friday's project presentation. Download, print or copy the rubric attached below. I will not grade anyone's presentation without a rubric.
Hot Words Quiz 3: Find a published piece of writing that uses 1 of our Hot Words. It may be any word from #1-#15. Bring in the published work with the Hot Word highlighted or circled.
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Career Project Work tomorrow. Bring all materials and supplies to put together your board. I will review the 1 minute presentation.
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Attached below, please find today's notes on the Lifelong Notebook & Journal 1 topic.
Bring all materials to work on your career project. You will work on it tomorrow and Wednesday.
Career Project due Thursday, October 4, 2007.
Hot Words Powerpoint #11-#15 attached below.
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Empty Lifelong Notebook and 10 dividers due in class on Monday. Be prepared to make a few entries into your Lifelong.
We will review Hot Words #11-#15 Monday as well.
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Hot Words Quiz 2 tomorrow.
Bring rough drafts of resumes and cover letters to class.
Bring rough drafts of resumes and cover letters to class.
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Lifelong Notebook Information attached below.
Empty binder with 10 dividers due Monday, October 1st.
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Attached below please find today's Hot Words Powerpoint and the worksheets dealing with cover letter. Please bring your rough drafts of cover letters and resumes to class this Friday.
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Work on your resume (have at least a rough draft by the end of the week!).
Tomorrow in class we will work on cover letters. Be sure to have a real address for your letter.
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Nice job in the library today (although period 2 forgot to push in their chairs!). Bring your Career Project - Part I worksheet to class tomorrow. WORKSHEET IS ATTACHED BELOW. We will review resumes and cover letters in class.
HOT WORDS QUIZ #1 is tomorrow. I will give you the definition, and you will need to correctly spell the word.
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Attached below are the 3 documents I reviewed in class. Please use them to direct your work on your Career Project. You may use either Template 1 or 2.
Remember to meet in the library on Monday.
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Periods 1 and 2 meet in the library tomorrow. Be prepared to meet in the back and continue with career cruising.
Period 3 - meet me in class and we will review resumes and cover letters.
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Periods 1 and 2 meet in library on Thursday.
**Period 3 meet in library tomorrow!*
Text Features Project attached below.
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Attached below are the library notes I took about Career Cruising. If you were absent or did not fully understand, please check out my notes. See me or a classmate with questions.
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Meet in the library tomorrow.
Start thinking about a career.
Review Hot Words #1-#5 (powerpoint below if you were absent). You must make flashcards for each of the words. See a classmate or me with questions.
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Articles due Monday.
Print out Hot Words List by Monday.
Textbooks to class.
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Work on articles. Revisions tomorrow in class.
Textbooks to class every single day.
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Start drafting text features article. Bring rough draft and textbook to class.
Possible Interview Questions below.
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Print out Hot Words List by Monday, September 17th. It's located below.
Also, attached are the notes about the Text Features Project.
Text Features Project due Monday, September 17th. Attached below.
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Bring textbooks to class.
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Your assignments are as follows:
- Finish Personal Survey. The questions are attached below.
- Work on Mini-Project. Think about your "I AM" poem (poem outline attached below) and your 1 page typed paper answering Who am I?
- Think about your presentation on Monday. If you are called, what will you say in 2 minutes?
- PERIOD 3: Finish your letters from yourself, to yourself.
- Lastly, bring your id and schedule to class tomorrow. We are picking up our textbooks.
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Work on Mini-Projects over the weekend. Presentations on Monday via lottery drawing. Be prepared just in case.
Textbooks to class EVERY single day.
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Letters to yourself are due tomorrow if you didn't finish in class. Also, remember that you need your student id/schedule to pick up textbooks on Friday.
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Read and sign Syllabus. Quiz tomorrow!