Activites for week four 9/26 - 9/30 - 2011

Nothing is more important than relationships. As the school year moves on let us build our relationship. Andrew Carnegie once said, "There is no use whatever trying to help people who do not help themselves. You cannot push anyone up a ladder unless he is willing to climb himself." I hope you want to climb the ladder of success - your success. We have a very busy week with three tests, stay on top of things; remember I will always be here in the mornings, break, or come to the tennis courts after school if you need help or have questions. Also you can email me at jcyrus@pylusd.org.

Monday 9/26
1. Check Notebooks and Idioms and do Quick Write
2. Read and Discuss “The Necklace”
3. Finish “…Necklace” Packet (homework - due 9/28)

Tuesday 9/27
1. Study Literary Terms
2. Review Parts of Speech
3. Read and Discuss “The Necklace”
4. Develop Portfolio (homework - due 9/29)

Wednesday 9/28
1. Literature Terms Test
2. Review and Grade “The Necklace” Packet
3. Pre-writing assessment (homework - due 9/29)
4. Study Prefixes (homework)

Thursday 9/29
1. Prefix Test
2. Portfolios Due
3. Finish Grading “The Necklace” Packet
4. Make Suffix Cards (homework - due 9/30)

Friday 9/30
1. “The Necklace” Reading Quiz and Quick Write in Notebook
2. Review Tests
3. Parts of Speech Packet (homework)
4. Read SSR Book (homework)

***Extra Credit***
See me for Parts of Speech worksheet.

Activities for week three 9/ 19 - 9/23 - 2011

Orator, attorney, and political leader William Jennings Bryan said, "Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved." I hope you choose to work hard and work smart in our class. If you need help I will always be here. Remember when you are absent you need to make up your reading time and tests in the morning (7:25 am). Aeries is up - please use it to know where you are in our class.

Monday 9/19
1. Practice Prefixes Quiz
2. Read and Discuss “Plainswoman”
3. Study for Tests (homework)

Tuesday 9/20
1. Discuss Test Taking Tips
2. Review Prefixes
3. Nouns, pronouns, adjectives worksheets (homework)

Wednesday 9/21
1. Prefix Test
2. Worksheets due and Review Parts of Speech
3. Make New Prefix Cards (homework)
4. Study Literary Terms (homework)

Thursday 9/22
1. Prefix Cards Due
2. See “The Necklace”
3. Read “The Necklace” pages 26 – 35 (homework)
4. Do “The Necklace” Packet

Friday 9/23
1. Practice Literary Test
2. Read and Discuss “The Necklace” pages 26 – 35
3. Finish “The Necklace” Packet – Due Monday (homework)

Extra Credit --- Listen in class

Activites for week two 9/12 - 9/16 - 2011

I am glad you are in my class, and I enjoyed our week together last week. This week we want to get going and start working on our reading, vocabulary, and writing. Do you have all your materials for class (SSR book, spiral notebook)? Charles Schulz stated "Life is a ten-speed bike. Most of us have gears we never use." This year let's see if both you and I can use all our gears. Remember - I will always be here in the mornings.

Monday 9/12
1. Review Spell Checker and Edit and Share Poems
2. Read “15 Study Tricks to Improve Your Grade” (homework)
3. Get Spiral Three Subject Notebook

Tuesday 9/13
1. Read and Discuss “15 Study Tricks…”
2. Set up Spiral Notebook
3. Read, See, and Discuss MLA Format
4. Retype “Your Own Poem” (homework)

Wednesday 9/14
1. Check Out Literature Book
2. Lecture: Literary Terms
3. Read “Plainswoman” Pages 8 – 19 (homework)
4. Study Prefixes –-- Test 9/21 (homework)

Thursday 9/15
1. All Steps of Your Poem Due
2. Finish and Review Lecture
3. Read and Discuss Short Story
4. Study Prefixes and Make Note Cards (homework)

Friday 9/16
1. Read, Discuss and Apply Literary Terms to “The Plainswoman”
2. Review Prefix Cards and Study for Prefix Test (homework)
3. You should have read 60 pages of your SSR Book.

Please see me if you have any questions.

*** There is 25 extra credit points this week for parents coming to Back to School night and signing in. ***

Activities for week one 9/6 - 9/9 - 2011

Welcome to El Dorado, I look forward to working with you this year and watching you develop over the next four years. In They Call Me Coach, John Wooden defines the elusive quality of success as: "Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming." This is what I will be looking for all year - "Your Best" - that is not a grade. I will always be here every morning at 7:05 am - 7:45 am to help you or answer any questions you might have. I will also be here at break, the beginning of lunch, and on the tennis courts after school if we do not have an away match. Let's work together and let's have fun together.

This week you can earn 25 extra credit points by getting a college rule, three section only, spiral notebook by Friday.

Tuesday 9/6
1. Introductions and check phone numbers
2. Discuss “Guidelines” (have signed) and Reading List
3. Share your summer
4. Make a Name plate for your desk (homework)

Wednesday 9/7
1. Guidelines due
2. PowerPoint Overview of Class
3. “Who are you?” Worksheet (homework)
4. Get a Reading Book (SSR) (homework)

Thursday 9/8
1. Share “Who are you?”
2. Read and Discuss “The Fence” and “Since I Have…”
3. Write Your Own Poem about What You Expect From Life. (homework)

Friday 9/9
1. Fill out Silent Sustain Reading card (SSR Book)
2. Grammar quiz (Spell Checker)
3. Edit Poems and Share Poems

"He who has done his best for his own time has lived for all times."

- Johann von Schiller -