Weekly Agenda 1/28/08- 2/1/08

Weekly Agenda 1/28/08- 2/1/08

Monday: Rising 10th graders registration day!

Tuesday: We will be viewing "The Odyssey" over the next several days. You will be completing a question sheet as you watch the film. There will be a sub in today due to a 9th grade teacher meeting.

Wednesday: We will continue viewing "The Odyssey" in preparation for our project. The non-print analysis for "The Necklace" is due today. You will also turn in your Langston Hughes poetry work from last week.

Thursday: We will continue viewing "The Odyssey" today. You will finish the film and the question sheet. There will be a sub in today due to a teacher workshop.

Friday: We will begin our project on "The Odyssey" in class today.

Weekly Agenda 1/22/08-1/25/08

Weekly Agenda 1/22/08-1/25/08

Monday: No School. MLK Day.

Tuesday: Write Score Essay test. Last one!

Wednesday: Today we will read several poems by black Americans and use the TP-CASTT strategy to analyze the poems.

Thursday: Today we will view a video on Martin Luther King, Jr. You will complete a 3-2-1 chart on the video. There will be a sub today. Behave. :-)

Friday: Today we will view an introductory video about mythology. We are starting our mythology unit very soon! :-) There will also be a sub in today. Behave.

The due date for your "Necklace" non-print analysis has been moved to 1-30-08 because of changes in the rising 10th graders registration date. Your registration date will be Monday, 1-28-08.

Weekly Agenda 1/7-1/11

Weekly Agenda 1/7-1/11

Monday: Today we will begin a written analysis of "The Wizard of Oz." You will use the analysis notes that you completed before the break and an organizer worksheet to write your paper. You will also receive a study guide list to use for your 9-weeks exam and your semester exam.
**DUE DATE**
Honors- First draft of your Wizard of Oz paper due TUESDAY. Final draft due WEDNESDAY. You do NOT have to type this paper. However, it must be neatly written if it's not typed. If you type it, please double-space the paper and use 12 pt Times New Roman font.
Standard: Your final draft is due on FRIDAY. It must be typed or neatly written. Follow the same formatting guidelines.

Tuesday: Honors: Today you will write an expository essay about heroes. Your first draft of the heroes essay is due at the beginning of class WEDNESDAY.
Standard: Today you will continue working on your Wizard of Oz analysis paper.

Wednesday: Honors: We will complete TAG peer editing conferences with the HERO essay. Your WIZARD OF OZ essay is due today.
Standard: Today you will write an expository essay on heroes.

Thursday: FOURTH PERIOD- 9- weeks exam. Everyone else: We're reading "The Necklace" and completing question activities.

Friday: SECOND AND FIFTH PERIOD- 9-weeks exam. Everyone else: We're reading "The Necklace" and completing question activities.

THIRD AND SIXTH PERIOD WILL TAKE THE 9-WEEKS TEST ON MONDAY.

There will be a non-print analysis on "The Necklace" that will be due on January 28th. You will receive the assignment sheet and rubric on Thursday, January 10. We will also look at several examples to help you get ideas for what to complete. This is the first major grade for the 3rd quarter and so I'm giving you all a LOT of advance notice.

Study for your finals!!!