Weekly Agenda 10/29-11/2

Weekly Agenda 10/29-11/2

Monday: We will work on pre-reading activities and receive the vocabulary packet for Night. Honors: You will be reading the book at home as homework. We will have literature circle discussions in class.

Tuesday: We will read pages 1-20 in Night. We will answer a few discussion questions after you are done reading. Honors: You need to read pages 21-43 tonight!

Wednesday: Standard: We will read pages 21-43 today in class. There is no activity in class today because it is a short day. Honors: We will have literature circle discussions on pages 1-20 and then you will complete 3 double-entry journals (which are homework if not done in class).You need to read pages 44-62 tonight.

Thursday: PAGE ONE IN THE VOCAB PACKET IS DUE TODAY! FRONT AND BACK. Standard: We will read pages 44-62 today in class. We will work on an "internal conflict" worksheet in class today. Honors: We will have literature circle discussions on pages 21-43 today in class. We will work on an "internal conflict" worksheet in class today.You will need to read pages 63-80 tonight.

Friday: Standard: We will read pages 63-80 today in class. We will work on an "understanding motifs" worksheet in class today. Honors: We will have literature circle discussions on pages 44-62 today in class. We will work on an "understanding motifs" worksheet in class today. You will need to read pages 81-92 over the weekend.

Weekly Agenda 10/15--10/19

Weekly Agenda 10/15-10/19

Monday: We will continue to read Hiroshima silently and complete Double-Entry Journals for each chapter. Today you should be through most of chapter 3 and into chapter 4. You will need to complete the reading of the book by Thursday. I am giving you open class time to read and work on your journals at your pace. Please use your time wisely in class. Periods 2 and 3: Today you took your SAT List 8 test. Your SAT Word List Final will be in class on Friday. Please study your words from all 8 lists.

Tuesday: We will continue with chapter 4- chapter 5 of Hiroshima.

Wednesday: You should be just about done with Hiroshima by the end of class. Work on your journals as you read. You will receive your 9 weeks final exam study guide.

Thursday: Today is the deadline for reading all of Hiroshima. We will have time to work on the survivors packet and you may work on your study guide for the 9 weeks final exam.

Friday: All 5 Double-Entry Journals and the survivors packet is due today. We will review the answers to your study guides. Periods 2 and 3: Today is your SAT Word Final Exam. All 8 word lists will be represented on the exam.

SAT List 8 (The last one!)

SAT List 8 (The last one!)

1. vacillate- to waiver between choices
2. fervor- passion; excitement
3. dispassionate- without passion; objective; neutral
4. pragmatic- practical
5. rigor- strength; diligence; thoroughness
6. solemn- serious; grave
7. alleviate- to lessen something bad (think of the pain medication Aleve)
8. negligence- carelessness; recklessness
9. conspicuous- easily seen; out in the open
10. advocate- to speak in favor of; to support

The test will be on Monday!

Weekly Agenda 10/8

Weekly Agenda 10/8-10/12

Monday- Honors- Take SAT list 7 test. List 8 will be emailed tonight and available as a hard copy tomorrow. The test for SAT list 8 will be on Monday instead of Friday.
Standard- You will need to complete the diamond paragraph worksheet correctly to receive credit. It will be marked down one letter grade for every day it is late and incorrect.
All classes- We will read "Silent Spring" and complete a SOAPSTone analysis individually. We will review the SOAPSTone in class on Wednesday. You will work on your writing portfolio (Revenge Essay) when you are done with your classwork.

Tuesday- We will complete a WebQuest packet about Hiroshima in the media center. You may work on your writing portfolio after you complete the WebQuest.

Wednesday- We will read chapter one of Hiroshima. You will be completing a series of Double-Entry Journals as we read this book. You will work on your writing portfolio when you are done reading. You will also receive new vocabulary for Hiroshima. Honors- Remember your one-page compare/contrast paper on "New Directions" and "The Road Not Taken" is due tomorrow. Typed!

Thursday- We will read chapter two of Hiroshima. You will work on a Double-Entry Journal. The test for "The Road Not Taken," "New Directions" and "Silent Spring" will be tomorrow. The vocabulary activities for those short selections will be due before the test. Study!!!!

Friday- We will take a test on the short selections we've read and continue with chapter three in Hiroshima.

Weekly Agenda for 10/1

Week of 10/1---10/5

Monday: Review TP-CASTT analysis of "Slam, Dunk, & Hook" together. Read "The Road Not Taken" and work independently on TP-CASTT analysis. Complete the "paraphrase" section of this for homework if it's not done in class. You will receive the vocabulary words for the next three reading selections. You are responsible for learning these words by completing the 3 activities for all 8 words.

Tuesday: Finish TP-CASTT of "The Road Not Taken" and share with class. Congrats! You've now learned a technique to analyze a poem! Next, we will begin the pre-writing organizer for the Revenge essay and you will begin your first draft.

Wednesday: There will be a substitute today. Behave. You will complete a writing organizer for "The Road Not Taken" and write a few paragraphs. Behave. This is not a full essay topic. Just write a few paragraphs to respond to the topic of the poem. You may continue the draft of your Revenge essay when you are done. Behave.

Thursday: We will read a short non-fiction piece called "New Directions" by Maya Angelou. It has a theme similar to the Robert Frost poem. You will complete a "SOAPSTone" organizer for this reading selection. We will continue the drafting of the Revenge essay in class.
#####Homework: Complete a Venn-Diagram to compare and contrast "New Directions" and "The Road Not Taken."#####
**** NOTE: Periods 2 and 3: You will write a one-page compare/contrast piece of "New Directions" and "The Road Not Taken" and it will be due on Thursday, October 11, 2007. It will need to be typed (about 500 words, double-spaced, indent paragraphs **hint: there should be paragraphs, but not necessarily 5 of them** and have one-inch margins). You may begin it in class on Friday after the SAT list 7 test.

Friday: Periods 2, 3: SAT list 7 test. You will receive SAT List 8. You may begin your compare and contrast writing assignment when you are done with the test.
All Classes: We will complete a paragraph organizing activity. You will have several paragraphs of a non-fiction article in a bag. You need to work with your partner to reconstruct the non-fiction article. Then you will write a justification statement for why you put the paragraphs in that order. We will continue the Revenge essay drafts when this activity is complete.