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Sunday, March 26, 2006

End of the Third Quarter 3/27 - 3/31

This is the end of the Third Quarter and the start of the Fourth Quarter. We will be starting a Research Paper Thursday in the Library. The most important thing this week is our WASC visitation. Let's show how high Hawks fly.

Monday 3/27
1. Review Vocabulary 12 Test
2. Idioms Test weeks 13 - 17
3. Review Denotative and Connotative meaning pages 138 - 139 Vocabulary Book
4. Shakespeare Handouts

Tuesday 3/28
1. Third Quarter Benchmark Test
2. Read pages 797 - 805 Review of Julius Caesar and Writing Workshop (Cause and
Effect Essay)

Wednesday 3/29
1. Review Reading and Idiom Test
2. Pick your person for your research paper

Thursday 3/30
Meet in Library and work on Research Project. We will be in the Library from 3/30 - 4/5.
Your project in due April 6, this is an absolute deadline. I will not take any projects late no matter what!

Friday 3/31
Work on your project in the Library.


Extra credit:
Type Assessment Practice Revising & Editing page 805 correctly. After you type the corrections label what type of mistake was made. This is due before 7:30 am Tuesday - don't be late.

Thursday, March 23, 2006

Adjustments to lessons for 3/23 and 3/24

I am making changes to Thursday and Friday's lessons so we will do a better job on our essays.

Thursday 3/23
1. Take Unit 12 Vocabulary test (150 points)
2. Finish editing Antigone essay (200 points)
3. Read The Tragedy of Julius Caesar pages 682 - 689

Friday 3/24
1. Collect essays
2. Review tests: Vocabulary and Antigone
3. Study for Idiom Test Monday

Sunday, March 19, 2006

8th week's Lessons 3/20 - 3/24

Aloha, Nice dance, it was good to see all of you smile and have fun. Rory, thanks for asking me to dance, but I can't bust a move yet, however, you get five extra points for asking me to join your group. Thanks!

Monday 3/20
1. See Antigone
2. Antigone Test
3. Do Unit 12 Vocabulary Part A, B, and C (homework 90 points)

Tuesday 3/21
1. Review Vocabulary
2. In Groups do Vocab Lab 3
3. Read "Tolerance" page 679 - 681 (homework)

Wednesday 3/22
1. Review reading
2. Edit final copy of Antigone essay
3. Review Unit 12 Vocab

Thursday 3/23
1. Unit 12 Vocabulary Test
2. See Shakespeare 6 O’clock News
3. Read The Tragedy of Julius Caesar page 682 - 689

Friday 3/24
1. Review Vocabulary Test
2. Idiom Test
3. Review reading
4. Shakespeare Handouts: Shakespeare Terms, Globe Theatre, Plot Structure

Only two more weeks in the quarter. If you are in trouble you need to see in the mornings. Finish strong.

Sunday, March 12, 2006

7th week's lessons 3/13 - 3/17

Let's Have a great week!

Monday 3/13
1. Review Tests and Benchmark test results
2. Presentations
3. Type Antigone Essay
4. Review all vocabulary

Tuesday 3/14
1. Vocabulary Bee
2. Presentations
3. Edit Antigone essay
4. Antigone Packet

Wednesday 3/15
1. Presentations
2. Work on essays
3. Finish Antigone packet

Thursday 3/16
1. Presentations
2. Review Antigone Packet
3. Second copy of Antigone essay due

Friday 3/17
1. Vocabulary Test unit 9-11
2. See Antigone
3. Study for Antigone Test Monday (200 points)

EXTRA CREDIT
Type questions 1-10 Vocabulary in Action page 1062 and Grammar in Context questions 1-4 page 1063. Read page 1200 -1201 and do Grammar Practice page 1201 questions 1-10.
This project is due before 7:30 am Thursday 3/16. (Do not ask to turn this in late)

Sunday, March 05, 2006

Progress Report time / Lessons 3/6 - 3/10

Monday 3/6
1. Progress report Printout(have signed and return tomorrow)Write about presentation 200pts
2. Review Vocabulary Test
3. Presentations (Make sure you have an introduction, and explain your scene, plus a conclusion
that tells what the consequences were from your scene.)
4. Review Vocabulary 11
5. Review Antigone

Tuesday 3/7
1. Lecture: Drama and Structure of Tragedy
2. Presentations
3. See Antigone
4. Read Exodos page 1057-1060

Wednesday 3/8
1. Presentations
2. Work on essay – Read The Writing Process page 1144 - 1152
3. Review Vocabulary unit 11

Thursday 3/9
1. Antigone quiz
2. Presentations
3. See Antigone
4.
Review Vocabulary unit 11
5. Work on Antigone Essay

Friday 3/10
1. Vocabulary Test second Unit 11 test
2. See Antigone
3. Read The Writing Process and discuss what you have done on your Antigone essay

EXTRA CREDIT
Answer questions 1 - 7 on page 1061. Answers must be typed double space with the question incorporated in the answer for reference. Support your fully developed answers with examples from the tragedy. This project is due before Friday at 7:30 am.