Activities for week one 2nd semester 2/3 - 2/7 - 2014

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), and also have a readmit. Please let's get off to a great start.

Monday 2/3
1. Review Final 
2. Review Poetry Journal
3. Do Vocabulary 11 - 12 (homework)

Tuesday 2/4
1. Portfolios and S.S.R. Cards
2. Discuss Connotation and Denotation
3. Read and Discuss “Dreams” Poems by Hughes
4. Finish Vocabulary 11 - 12 (homework)

Wednesday 2/5
1. Grade and Review Vocabulary (70 points)
2. Common Usage Problems
3. Read "A Good Time for Creative Renewal" (homework)

Thursday 2/6
1. Set up Vocabulary Bingo
2. Read and Discuss two Article on "Class"
3. Read "She Sweeps With Many-Colored Brooms" (homework)

Friday 2/7
1. Vocabulary 11 - 12 Test 
2. Discuss Homework and Read "On Being Discouraged"
3. Journal: Quick Write "Struggle" Write Two Paragraphs

********** Extra Credit ***********
See me for a project on renting an apartment.