New Semester - Week 1's Lessons

New quarter, new semester, new start; let's get the job done. If you need help I will be here with Miss Howard who will be working with us this semester. You need a new three subject spiral notebook. If you have a new notebook before Friday 2/2 you can receive 50 extra credit points. It must be new and college rule paper that will last the whole semester.

Monday 1/29
1. Review Great Expectations Final and grade, write note home on printout of your grade (homework)
2. Do Vocab Lab 2 page 88-96 (homework)

Tuesday 1/30
1. Review Final
2. Review Vocab Lab 2
3. Do Unit 9 Vocabulary Part A and B (homework)

Wednesday 1/31
1. Review Unit 9 Vocab
2. See the end of Great Expectations
3. Do Unit 9 Vocab C and D (homework)

Thursday 2/1
1. Review homework
2. Pretest and Vocabulary Bingo
3. Read "O What Is That Sound" pages 138 - 145 (homework)

Friday 2/2
1. Unit 9 Vocabulary Test
2. Lecture: Objectives of Poetry Unit
3. Read and discuss poem "O What Is That Sound"

We will be working on poetry at the start of this quarter.

You will be putting a poetry notebook together.

Let' have fun!

FINALS 1/22 - 1/25 - 2007

Finals are finally here, and so is the end of your first semester at El Dorado. I will still be here at 7am if you have questions or problems.

Language Arts I Final

Part A - 50 Vocabulary words - Units 1-3
Part B - 50 Vocabulary words - Units 5-7
Part C - 40 Spelling words
Part D - 25 Idioms
Part E - 20 Literature terms
Part F - 65 Great Expectations questions
*********** Each question is worth three points each. The total is 750 points for your final, with 25 of those points being extra credit.

If you think you will need extra time you may start your test at 7:30 am.

Good luck!

Last week - 18th week's lessons 1/16 - 1/19

Here we are in the last week before finals, make sure you are prepared. Please start reviewing all the spelling rules, vocabulary words (120), Great Expectations, and literary terms, plus your idioms (36). Good luck - remember luck favors the prepared.

Tuesday 1/16
1. Review Tests
2. Edit essay and re-type (homework)
3. See Great Expectations

Wednesday 1/17
1. Final copy of Essay due
2. Review Packet
3. Study for Great Expectations Test (homework)

Thursday 1/18
1. Great Expectations Test (300 points)
2. Discuss "Anticipation Guide" extra credit
3. Review Spelling and Vocabulary (homework for final)

Friday 1/19
1. Grade Notebooks
2. Vocabulary Practice Test (if you have all the cards neat and correct turn them in 7:30 am)
3. See Great Expectations

I will be here - if you have questions come.

If you are close I would see me early.

2007 week 17's lessons 1/8 - 1/12

Welcome back to school and a new year. We are at the end of your first semester at El Dorado, let's finish strong. There is no late work the rest of the semester.

Monday 1/8
1. Review Journals
2. Finish grading packet
3. See Great Expectations
4. Do Vocabulary Unit 8 pages 81 – 87 (105 points) homework

Tuesday 1/9
1. Review Vocabulary
2. See Great Expectations
3. Finish G.E. Packet (HOMEWORK)
Start Essay (HOMEWORK)

Wednesday 1/10
1. Test on Chapters 45-58
2. Packet due
3. Work on essay & type (Homework)
4. Review vocabulary

Thursday 1/11
1. Vocabulary Unit 8 Test
2. Review Reading Test
3. Review Idioms
4. Finish essay (homework essay should be typed / double spaced

Friday 1/12
1. Idiom Test
2. Edit essay
3. Review Vocabulary Test
4. Review Great Expectations for test (homework - test Tuesday)

Finish Strong!