Activities for week twelve 11/29 - 12/3 - 2010

Remember, your collage is due Monday! You may drop it off early if you wish.

Galileo Galilei stated, "I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use." What does this mean to you? Write me a typed MLA formatted paragraph explaining what the quote means to you in relationship to our class and explain who is Galileo. Are you using your endowments? This is an extra credit project due Monday (Possible 50 points), (25 points Tuesday before class only - absolute deadline). Please check Aeries so you know where you are in our class, and what you need to do to get what you want. Is there S.S.Reading points that you are missing?

Monday 11/29
1. Collage Due
2. Review Journal “Integrity”
3. Review Vocabulary Test
4. Elements of Language Vocabulary Packet (homework)

Tuesday 11/30
1. Review Tangerine Test
2, Explain Extra Credit Cards
3. Review Tangerine Worksheets
4. Read Tangerine and finish Vocabulary Packet (homework)

Wednesday 12/1
1. Review Vocabulary
2. Body Paragraph Handout
3. Tangerine Worksheets (homework)
4. Read Tangerine (homework)

Thursday 12/2
1. Vocabulary Bingo and Pretest
2. Lecture: Commentary
3. Work on Worksheets (homework)
4. Read Tangerine and study (homework)

Friday 12/3
1. Vocabulary Test
2. Commentary Packet (homework)
3. Finish Tangerine Worksheet (homework)

Excellence is not Chance, it is Choice.

Activities for week eleven 11/5 - 11/19 - 2010

My childhood idol Willie Mays said, "What you are thinking, what shape your mind is in, is what makes the biggest difference of all." As we approach the holidays let's remember all we have and use all of our opportunities to get the most out of ourselves, and help those we can. If your grade is still not what you want you need to see me, so that I can help you earn what you want. We also are in the school wide can food drive which is an extra credit opportunity for you, the deadline is Thursday.

Monday 11/15
1. Review Benchmark Test
2. Clean Backpack
3. Work on Strategies for Unlocking Word Meaning (homework)

Tuesday 11/16
1. Review Vocabulary Test
2. Finish Tangerine Worksheets
3. Read Tangerine and finish Vocabulary Packet (homework)

Wednesday 11/17
1. Review Strategies Packet
2. Review Tangerine worksheets
3. Start Tangerine Collage (homework) Due 11/29 absolute deadline (100 points)
4. Read Tangerine (homework)

Thursday 11/18
1. Tangerine Quiz
2. Practice Vocabulary Test
3. Essay Introduction hand-out
4. Read Tangerine (homework)

Friday 11/19
1. Vocabulary Test
2. Journal: Quick write “integrity” What are you building? Write two paragraphs
3. Tangerine Worksheets (homework)

Be Great Today!

Activities for week ten 11/8 - 11/10 - 2010

Wayne Gretzky said, "Failing to prepare is preparing to fail." As we finish the quarter let's be prepared, so that your grade is a true reflection of who you really are. You have until Wednesday to make up any reading points that you are missing. As always I will be here every morning to help you.

Monday 11/8
1. Review Tests and Work Cited
2. Review Vocabulary and Card are Due
3. Review Worksheet 16 -38
4. Finish Worksheets (homework)

Tuesday 11/9
1. Quarter Benchmark Test
2. Review Worksheet 38 - 45
3. Tangerine Worksheets 60-75 (homework)
4. Study for Vocabulary Final (homework)

Wednesday 11/10
1. Vocabulary Final
2. See Student Teacher Conflict
3. Discuss Tangerine
4. Finish Worksheets (homework)

Have a great vacation!