4th 1/4 - 13th week's Lessons - 4/27 - 5/1 - 2009

Hey, this week you will be taking the STAR test - do your best.

Magic Johnson paraphrased John F. Kennedy when he stated, "Ask not what your teammates can do for you. Ask what you can do for your teammates." Are you making our class more interesting? Are you sharing your ideas about our reading, and really getting involved in our discussions? President Woodrow Wilson asserted, "You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and to impoverish yourself if you forget the errand." Are you adding value to our class? If you are involved in our discussions and are raising your hand to answer my questions you may see me for up to three extra credit projects. Please don't ask if you are one of my "just along for the ride people".

Monday 4/27
1. Romeo and Juliet’s Packets due
2. Review Tests
3. Read and discuss Act V
4. Study Weeks 1 – 9's Idioms (homework)

Wednesday/Thursday
1. Idiom weeks’ 1 - 9 Test
2. Read and discuss Act V
3. Read S. S. Reading Book for 30 minutes (homework)

Friday 5/1
1. Review Idiom Test
2. Read and discuss Act V
3. Read S. S. Reading Book for 30 minutes

Carpe Diem !

4th 1/4 - week 12's lessons 4/20 - 4/24 - 2009

Novelist Charles Wilson says, "No matter the size of the bottle, the cream always rises to the top." Talent gives you a head start on others, but the advantage it gives lasts only a short time. Songwriter Irving Berlin understood this truth when he said, "The toughest thing about success is that you've got to keep on being a success. Talent is only a starting point in business. You've got to keep working that talent." As we finish the school year keep working your best. Please if you are having problems you need to see me. This week I will be gone Thursday and Friday to Ojai for a tennis tournament, so you need to see me before that.
Please check Aeries so you know where you are in this class; if you know your percentage you may see me for extra credit. This link should help you. http://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/romeojuliet/

Monday 4/20
1. Review Act IV Packet
2. Read and discuss Act IV
3. Read and do Lessons 19 and 20, Exercises 2 and 3, pages 75 - 82 (homework)

Tuesday 4/21
1. Review Vocabulary (60 points)
2. Read and discuss Act IV
3. Read Act V (homework)

Wednesday 4/22
1. Review Vocabulary
2. Read and discuss Act IV
3. Discuss Analogies 10 page 135
4. Work on Act V Packet (homework)

Thursday 4/23
1. Act IV Test
2. Read and discuss Vocabulary, Lesson 10, Exercises 1 - 2 page 197-202
3. Work on Act V Packet (homework)

Friday 4/24
1. Vocabulary 19 – 20 Test
2. Read S. S. Reading Book
3. Finish both Packets, they are due Monday (homework)

Enjoy the journey!

4th 1/4 - 11th week's lessons 4/6 - 4/10 - 2009

We are very close to finishing your first year at El Dorado and you becoming a sophomore. President Abrahm Lincoln said, "You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today." Practicing responsibility will do great things for you. It will strengthen your talent, advance your skills, and increase your opportunities. If you need to increase your grade in this class you have the opportunity to answer the questions at the back of Act I, Act II, and, Act III, if you are responsible. The answers must be typed with the question incorporated in the answer for clear reference, and they are due Thursday by the beginning of break.

Monday 4/6
1. Review Act III Test
2. See Understanding Romeo and Juliet Act IV
3. Act IV Packet (homework)

Tuesday 4/7
1. Read and discuss Act IV
2. Quick Write: “Struggle” listen to CD and write two paragraphs
A. What is your struggle? B. How will you work through it? C. What will you become
because of it?
3. Work on Packets (homework)

Wednesday 4/8
1. Work on and discuss Context Clues Packet
2. Read and discuss Act IV
3. Work on and Finish Act IV Packet (homework)

Thursday 4/9
1. Act IV Packet Due
2. Vocabulary Context Clues Test
3. Read and discuss Act IV
4. Write Two Journals for Act IV (homework)

Friday 4/10
1. Review Vocabulary Test
2. See Romeo and Juliet
3. Make sure your Notebook is up to date (homework)
4. Finish your overall Romeo and Juliet Packet (homework)

Happy Easter