Last Quarter - 10th week's lessons - 3/30 - 4/3 - 2009

British prime minister Benjamin Disraeli observed, The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches but to reveal to him his own." That is really the essence of positive relationships that influence people to rise up and reach their potential. They see the best in you and encourage you to strive for it. Author William Allen Ward remarked, "A true friend knows your weaknesses but shows you your strengths; feels your fears but fortifies your faith; sees your anxieties but frees your spirit; recognizes your disabilities but emphasizes your possibilities." As we finish the school year let's lift each other up and influence each other in positive ways. If you are struggling in this class you need to see me this week, so we can set up a plan for you to succeed.

Monday 3/30
1. Meet in Library
2. Work on Research Project
3. Read S.S. Reading Book (homework)

Tuesday 3/31
1. Meet in Library
2. Finish Research Project
3. Reread Act III (homework)

Wednesday 4/1
1. Research Project Due (350 points)
2. Review and discuss Spiral notebook
3. Review Vocabulary Test
4. Read S.S. Reading Book (homework)

Thursday 4/2
1. Context Clues Test
2. Review Act III Packet
3. See Romeo and Juliet
4. Review Act III (homework)

Friday 4/3
1. Act III Test (150 points)
2. Review Context Clues Test
3. See Romeo and Juliet
4. Read Act IV (homework)

You can do it!

3rd 1/4 final week's lessons 3/23 - 3/27 - 2009

Hello, we are finishing the third quarter, please do not miss anything this week. Every thing this week is an absolute deadline. For extra credit you may go back and find one of my opening addresses to you from this quarter and explain it and tell me how you can use it in your life. Also you may only make up the last two weeks S.S.Reading.

Monday 3/23
1. Review Vocabulary Test
2. Listen and Read Act III
3. Pick Research Person
4. Finish Packet and work on your notebook (homework)

Tuesday 3/24
1. Freshman Registration
2. Grade Notebook
3. Review Vocabulary (homework)

Wednesday 3/25
1. Meet in the Library
2. Work on Research Project
3. Read S.S.R. Book (homework)

Thursday 3/26
1. Meet in Library
2. Work on Research Project

Friday 3/27
1. Meet in Library
2. Vocabulary Final
3. Work on Research Project
4. Homework what do you need to finish? Do it!

Finish Strong!!!

2nd Semester 8th week's lessons 3/16 - 3/20 - 2009

Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote, The glory of friendship is not in the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it is in the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when he discovers that someone else believes in him and is willing to trust him." As you move through school are you earning the trust of your parents? Many of you have earned my trust and I hope you will continue to work hard.

If you are not doing well in class you need to see me this week before Wednesday.

Monday 3/16
1. Review Vocabulary Test
2. See Act II and discuss it
3. Do Vocabulary 17 – 18 pages 67 – 74 exercises 2 and 3 (homework)

Tuesday 3/17
1. Act II Test
2. Review Vocabulary (60 points)
3. See Discussion of Act III
4. Read Act III
5. Make sure Notebook is up to date (homework)

Wednesday 3/18 (Late Start)
1. Review Act II Test
2. Read and discuss Romeo and Juliet Act III
3. Act III Packet (homework)
4. Work on over all Packet (homework)

Thursday 3/19
1. Discuss Analogies page 134
2. Vocabulary “Context” Lesson 9 pages 191 - 196
3. Read and discuss Act III
4. Act III Packet (homework)

Friday 3/20
1. Vocabulary 17 – 18 Test
2. Read and discuss Act III
3. Finish Act III Packet (homework)
4. Write two journals for Act III (homework)

Registration for Fall 2009 next Tuesday 3/24

2nd Semester 7th week's lessons 3/9 - 3/14 - 2009

Doing the right thing doesn't come naturally to any of us. As George Washington said, "Few men have virtue enough to withstand the highest bidder." Yet that is what we must do to develop the kind of character that will sustain us.

It's not easy to do the right thing when the wrong thing is expedient. Moliere commented, "Men are alike in their promises. It is only in their deeds that they differ. The difference in their deeds is simple: People of character do what is right regardless of the situation." It's not easy to do the right thing when no one but you will know. But it's in those moments that a person's character becomes strong. Martin Luther King Jr. asserted this:

"Cowardice asks the question: Is it safe?
Consensus asks the question: Is it Popular?
Character asks: Is it right?"

That is the bottom line. Are you going to do what's right? Will I see your homework done with effort and care? Will you do your reading and study for your test?

For extra credit you may print out your Aeries grade and have a parent print their name and sign it for fifteen points; for an extra ten points they need to read this week's blog and write a note telling you and me what they think of your progress so far. This is due Monday before the warning bell.

Monday 3/9
1. Review Tests
2. See Romeo and Juliet
3. Act II packet due
4. Vocabulary - Do Lessons 15-16, exercises 2-3 pages 59-66 (homework)

Tuesday 3/10
1. Review Vocabulary (60 points)
2. Read and discuss Act II
3. Write two dialectical journals for Act I (homework)

Wednesday 3/11
1. Review Journals
2. Discuss Analogies Lesson 8, page 133
3. Read and discuss Act II
4. Write journals for Act II, scene 2 and 5 or 6 (homework)

Thursday 3/12
1. Vocab Bingo and Pretest
2. Review Act II Packet
3. Study for Tests (homework)
4. Read S.S.R. Book (homework)

Friday 3/13
1. Vocabulary 15 - 16 Test
2. Act II Test
3. See Romeo and Juliet
4. Read Act III (homework)
5. Read S.S.R. Book (homework)

Keep your notebook up to date.