Daily Agenda & Homework - May 28 (Thur) & June 1 (Mon)

Daily Agenda - May 26  (Tue)
1. Reading & Research for Quarter #4 Performance Assessment
2. Begin My So Called Enemy Lesson

Homework
1. Complete My So Called Enemy Assignment
2. Complete Semi-colon/Colon/Sentence Structure Final Review Exercises

Daily Agenda - June 1 (Mon)
Quarter #4 Performance Assessment

Homework
1. Review/Correct the Language Practice Exercises using the answer key to help prepare for the final: Language Final Review Exercises ANSWER KEY.

2. Review the key terms and concepts to study for the final.  You can ignore the Classical Roots words and the Elements of Satire terms.  For the Elements of Satire, review notes distributed in class.  Terms & Concepts Final Review

Daily Agenda & Homework: May 26 (Tue)

Daily Agenda
1. Collect Quixote Final Drafts / Revise Night Essays
2. Close Reading: "What, of The Goldfish,  Would You Wish."
3. Complete Critical Reading Questions

Homework
"Goldfish" Vocabulary Exercises

Daily Agenda & Homework - May 21 (Thur)

Daily Agenda
1. "The Wife's Story" - Reading Closely
2. Writing Workshop: Improving Counter-arguments and Refutation Statements

Homework
Prepare Final Draft - Theme Essay Revision #3 (Follow instructions on the assignment sheet.)

Daily Agenda & Homework - 5/19 (Tue)

Daily Agenda
1. Evaluating Statistics Mini-lesson
2. Editing Theme Essays

Homework
Finish editing. Upload revision #2 online.  Bring in edited copy/completed editing sheet.

Daily Agenda & Homework - May 15 (Fri)

Daily Agenda 
1. Quixote Competency/Quiz Corrections
2. Research - Social Issues PROs/CONs

Homework
Theme Essay Revisions

Daily Agenda & Homework - May 13 (Wed)

Daily Agenda
1. Satire Formative Assessment
2. Social Issues - Topic Survey

Homework
Social Issues Article Analysis

Daily Agenda & Homework - May 11 (Mon)

Daily Agenda
1. Quixote Literature Competency / Quiz
2. Continue / Finish Theme Essays

Homework
Rough Draft due online before next class

Daily Agenda & Homework - May 7 (Thur)

Daily Agenda
1. Greek and Latin Roots Vocabulary, Unit #5 Quiz
2. Finish Initial Outline / Begin Drafting Quixote Theme Essay

Homework
Rough Draft due online before Wednesday, May 13

Daily Agenda & Homework - May 5 (Tue)

Daily Agenda
1. Close Reading: Satire & Parody in Don Quixote, Chapter VII excerpt
2. Begin Initial Outline for Theme Response

Homework
Study for Vocabulary Quiz

Daily Agenda & Homework - May 1 (Fri)

Daily Agenda 
1. Quixote Theme Circle Map (Period 3)
2. Reading Critically - Parody in Don Quixote (Periods 3,5)
3. Classical Roots, Unit #5 Practice Quiz (Period 5)

Homework
Quixote Theme Prewriting. (One page. Upload to turnitin.com.)

 

Daily Agenda & Homework - April 29 (Wed)

Daily Agenda
1. Practice Sentence Structure Quiz
2. Finish Don Quixote film

Homework
E-mail Assignment

Daily Agenda & Homework: April 27 (Mon)

Daily Agenda
1. Subordinate clauses exercise
2. Elements of Satire Review
3. Continue Don Quixote

Homework
Greek and Roman Roots Exercise, pg. 65

Daily Agenda & Homework: April 23 (Thur)

Daily Agenda
1. Independent Clause Review Exercise
2. Continue Quixote film

Homework
Greek/Latin Roots, Practice Exercise, pg. 64

Daily Agenda & Homework - April 21 (Tue)

Daily Agenda
1. Review Elements of Satire
2. Satire Stations Activity
3. Continue Don Quixote film

Homework
Classical Roots Unit #5 Exercise (pg. 63)

Daily Agenda & Homework - April 13 (Mon)

Daily Agenda
1. Sentence Structure Review Exercises
2. Writing Workshop: Writing Complex Theme Statements & Establishing Purposeful Organization

Homework
Finish revised thesis and topic sentences in outline. Upload to turnitin.com.

Daily Agenda & Homework - March 27 (Fri)

Daily Agenda
1. Review Phrase/Clause/Sentence Grammar terms
2. Critical Reading: Evaluating an Author's Claim - Read articles and identify the claims.

Homework
Write summaries of claims for the two articles read in class. Upload to turnitin.com.

Daily Agenda & Homework - March 5 (Thur)

Daily Agenda
1. Review Semicolon/Colon Competency #2
2. Phrase/Clause Poster Prep

Homework
Read Night, chapters 7-9.  Complete study guide questions.

Daily Agenda & Homework: March 3 (Tue)

Daily Agenda
1. Semicolon/Colon Competency #2
2. Finish Oprah: Auschwitz: Death Camp special
3. Phat! Phrase/Clause Research Activity

Homework
1. Read Ch. 6.
2. Continue study guide questions.

Daily Agenda & Homework - February 23 (Mon)

Daily Agenda
1. Review Semi-colon /Colon Exercises
2. Begin reading Night, chapters #2-3.
3. Begin Video, Oprah: Auschwitz Death Camp with Elie Weisel

Homework
1. Finish chapters 2-3.
2. Complete study guide questions.

Daily Agenda & Homework - February 19 (Thur)

Daily Agenda
Semi-colon Review Exercises # 25, #25 Modified,and #26, Writing & Grammar Text

Homework
1. Colon Exs. 12-13/Semi-colon Ex. 11, Language Exercises Packet
2. Finish Night Study Guide Questions, Chapter One

Daily Agenda & Homework: February 5 - 17

Daily Agenda/Homework - February 17 (Tue)

1. Brain POP Lesson: Semicolons
2. Close/Critical Reading Workshop: Night, Chapter One
3. Homework - Re-read chapter 1. Complete four reading log responses.  Two responses should be from the linguistic level while two responses should be at the semantic level.


Daily Agenda/Homework - February 11 (Wed)

1. Colon Review Exercises - Exs. 27,28
2. Night Vocabulary Activity
3. Read Night, chapter one. Complete study guide questions and reading logs.
4. Homework - Mini-research Flyer


Daily Agenda/Homework - February 9 (Mon)

1. Colons Brain POP Activity
2. Unit #4 Vocabulary Quiz
3. Defining Happiness Activity
4. Read and annotate article, "The Pursuit of Unhappiness"
5. Homework - One page summary. Upload to turnitin.com.

Daily Agenda & Homework - February 5 (Thur)
1. Literature/Reading Competency #1
2. Homework - Review for Vocabulary Quiz on Monday

Daily Agenda & Homework - Feb. 3 (Tue)

Daily Agenda
1. Quotation Marks, Exercises #3-5
2. Terms Review
3. Reading Workshop - "Mice That Set Elephants Free" Irony/Ambiguity Review

Homework
1. Review Vocabulary roots/terms (flashcards/quizlet) - Quiz on Monday
2. Study terms for Literature/Reading quiz - next class
3. Bring I.D. to check out novel (We will check out from the library either Thursday or Monday)

Daily Agenda & Homework: Jan. 30 (Fri)

Daily Agenda
1. Writing Workshop: Editing and Revising "Tiger" Irony/Ambiguity Response
2. Begin annotating "The Mice That Set Elephants" Free

Homework
1. Finish edits/revisions of writing.
2. Format/add a Works Cited page. Upload writing as Revision #4.
3. Vocabulary Practice, pg. 52.

Daily Agenda & Homework - Jan. 27 (Wed)

Daily Agenda
1. Italics/Underlining Review Exercise
2. Writing Workshop: Integrating Quotes
3. Revise "Tiger" Paragraph. Upload to turnitin.com as revision #1.

Homework
Classical Roots, Vocabulary Ex. pg. 51

Daily Agenda & Homework - Jan. 26 (Mon)

Daily Agenda
1. Active Voice Review - Exercises 9,10
2. Writing About Irony & Ambiguity - Complete Rough Draft

Homework
1. Type rough draft.
2. Upload to turnitin.com.
3. Complete Greek and Latin Roots Unit#4 Practice, pg. 50 Exercise

Daily Agenda & Homework: Jan 22 (Thur)

Daily Agenda
1. Formality Exercises #1-2
2. Finish Irony/Ambiguity Foldable

Homework
Write 20 original sentences from the Greek and Latin Roots Unit #4 Words.  Use the 10 words we highlighted in class.  Then, select any 10 other words you want to use.

Daily Agenda & Homework: Jan 20 (Tue)

Daily Agenda
1. "The Tiger Who Would Be King" Summary / Term Review
2. Irony/Ambiguity Critical Thinking Foldable

Homework
1. Revise letters/envelopes
2. Organize notebook/supplies
3. Orientation Quiz (if not already completed)

Daily Agenda & Homework: January 15 (Thur)

Agenda
1. Friendly Letter Envelope Preparation
2. Reading Workshop: Understanding Irony and Ambiguity in "The Tiger Who Would Be King"

Homework
1. Review Course Orientation (The link is on the class website in the right column under "resources.")
2. Complete Course Orientation Review Quiz (Use the link in the menu a the top of the webpage. Follow instructions carefully.)
3. Complete the course signature sheet. (A copy was distributed in class. You can also print a copy by clicking on the link in the "resources" column on the right side of the class website.)

Daily Agenda & Homework - Jan. 13 (Tue)

Daily Agenda
1. Fall Reflection / Spring Learning Goals
2. Two Truths and Lie - Get to Know You Activity
3. Writing Workshop: Friendly Letter
4. Success for Teens excerpt

Homework
1. Write Friendly Thank You Letter
2. Bring in letter, envelope/stamp (if you have one), recipient's address
3. Supplies