13th weeks' lesson 5/1 - 5/5

If you did not like your last grade posted Friday, remember it is a reflections of what you have done or not done. There are two EXTRA CREDIT projects this week. The first is to copy by hand neatly the Commonly Confused Words on pages 214 - 215 five times each (the word and the definition). This is due Tuesday before 7:30 am - no late work.
The second project is to answer the Blue Questions in the right margins of Act II. This must be typed with reference to the questions in your answer. All questions must be fully developed in the MLA format. This project is due Wednesday before 7:45 am - no late work.

"Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt."~William Shakespeare

Monday 5/1
1. Review Act I Test and Vocabulary 14 Test
2. Grade and Review Act II packet (208 points possible)
3. Study Commonly Confused Words pages 214-215 (homework)
4. Read Act III (homework)

Tuesday 5/2
1. Spelling Bee
2. Read and discuss Act II
3. Finish reading Act III (homework)

Wednesday 5/3
1. Read and discuss Act II
2. Study Commonly Confused Words Test tomorrow
3. Do Act III Study guide (homework)

Thursday 5/4
1. Vocabulary Test
2. Grade and review Study Guide questions
3. Work on Act III packet (homework)

Friday 5/5
1. Practice STAR CST and CAT6 Test
2. Act III packet (homework)

"People's best successes come after their disappointments." ~ Henry Ward Beecher

Third project - explain the two quotes in a paragraph each. How do they relate to school? This is due tomorrow 5/1.

Week 12's Lessons

This week I will be taking some of our tennis player to Ojai for a tournament. Because of this, all make up work must be done by Wednesday morning. Anything not made up by that point becomes a zero.

Monday 4/24
1. Act one Julius Caesar Test
2. Review Vocabulary and Shakespeare Introduction Test
3. Read and Discuss Caesar
4. Review Vocabulary 14

Tuesday 4/25
1. Grade Vocabulary 14
2. Read and discuss Caesar
3. Read Act II
Vocabulary Test tomorrow

Wednesday 4/26
1. Vocabulary 14 Test
2. Read and discuss Caesar
3. Finish reading Act II

Thursday 4/27
1. Jeopardy
2. Read and Discuss Caesar
3. Work on Act II packet

Friday 4/28
1. Read and discuss Act II
2. Finish Act II packet
Have study guide questions done for Act I and Act II

Once again I am in class every morning, break as well, if you need help.

Week 11 Lessons - Julius Caesar

Great Job on Unit 13 Vocabulary Test. Let's do a great job on Julius Caesar. You can use Sparknotes online to help you, but you still have to read and think.

Monday 4/10
1. Review Vocabulary Test
2. Intro Shakespeare Test (covers your handouts and introductory reading)
3. Read and discuss aloud Julius Caesar
4. Do Vocabulary 14 A and B

Tuesday 4/11
1. ASB elections
2. Grammar worksheet: subjects, predicate nominatives, direct objects, indirect objects, objects of preposition, and appositives (practice in class)
3. Act I Caesar packet
4. Read Act I
5. Do Vocabulary 14 C and D

Wednesday 4/12
1. Read Caesar Act I aloud
2. Review vocabulary
3. Jeopardy review
4. Finish Act I packet

Thursday 4/13
1. Vocabulary Bingo
2. Grade and discuss packet (150 points)
3. Reader response journal

Friday 4/14
Vocabulary Test
Read Julius Caesar
Discuss questions page 713

EXTRA CREDIT:
Answer the blue questions in the margins of Act I. Develop your answers and type your answers. This is due Thursday before 7:30am.

4th Quarter First lesson 4/3 - 4/7

Let's finish our research project. We will be in the library Monday through Wednesday, and all parts of your project is due Thursday 4/6.

Monday 4/3
1. Meet in the library and work on your research project.
2. Third quarter grade printout, take it home and have it signed.
3. Do Vocabulary 13, Part A and Part B

Tuesday 4/4
1. Meet in the library and work on your project. Printout due (25 Points)
2. Quick review of vocabulary - make sure you have your book in class.
3. Do Vocabulary 13, Part C

Wednesday 4/5
1. Meet in the library and finish your project.
2. Quick review of vocabulary
3. Do Vocabulary 13, Part D

Thursday 4/6
1. Project due (extra credit for special paper clip)
2. Grade Vocabulary (75 points)
3. Review vocabulary

Friday 4/7
1. Vocabulary 13 Test
2. See Shakespeare 6 O'Clock News
3. In groups discuss Activity page 682
4. Review last week's readings