American Lit ESOL week of 12/17
Monday: Watch Scarlet Letter movie; review
Tuesday: Review
Wednesday: 4A final=American lit
Thursday: 4B final=Study skills
Friday: 1 and 2 finals
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December 17, 2007
9th lit week of 12/17
Monday: Novel terms test; work on portfolios (due tomorrow); begin review
Tuesday: Review for Finals
Wednesday: Exam 3A=9th lit
Thursday: Final for 3B--Read/Write
Friday: Finals 1 and 2
10th lit week of 12/17
Monday: 15 minutes to get into costume; practice, set-up, etc.; Performances; Performance reflection; Media--Stossel clip
Tuesday: Media; exam review; Review sheet--download here
Download 10th_lit_mult_choice_finalreview.doc
Wednesday: Exam review
Thursday: 3rd and 4th period finals
Friday: 1st and 2nd period finals
December 10, 2007
Am. Lit week of 12/10
Monday: Journal: art response; Socratic seminar (test grade); Scarlet Letter ch. 18-21
Tuesday: Journal: Critique yesterday's Socratic seminar. What went well? What didn't go well? Overall, how did you feel about the discussion? Were there any points you wanted to make that you didn't feel you had the chance to? What were they?; Scarlet Letter Discussion questions and finish reading book; work on portfolio/journals Homework: Work on portfolio (due Friday); Organize journals (due Thursday)
Wednesday: Read 20 minutes; Scarlet Letter--symbols; work on your own
Thursday: Journal--song response; turn in journals; work on portfolios Homework: portfolios due tomorrow
Friday:
END OF SEMESTER CALENDAR
December 2007
Am. Lit Socratic Seminar (test grade) |
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ALL CLASSES JOURNALS DUE TODAY |
Am. Lit Portfolios due 10th lit Portfolios due |
10th lit Caesar performance |
9th lit portfolio due |
19 Final exam 9th lit Click here for 9th lit final exam review sheet Final exam American Lit Click here for Am. Lit final review sheet |
20 Final exams (3rd reading and writing and 4th study skills) |
21 Final exams (1st and 2nd) |
9th lit week of 12/10
Monday: Journal--art responseclick here; read ch. 14-15 of IKWYDLS; watch "Frog" Homework: summarize the story of frog
Tuesday: Journal: ; finish reading I know what you did last summer; work on portfolio Homework: work on portfolio (due Tuesday)
Wednesday: Read 20 minutes; work on portfolio; check grammar
Thursday: Song response and turn in journals 26-34; plot diagram for novel; work on portfolio; go over grammar
Friday: check in; novel review--Novel test Monday; work on portfolio Homework: Work on portfolio and study for novel test
10th lit week of 12/10
Monday:Journal: picture response Click here to see picture; Script due; work on portfolio; work on play
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Tuesday: Journal: How much television do you watch? How many movies? How much time do you spend looking at newspapers and magazines? How much time do you spend on the internet? How much influence do you think the above have on you? ; Media notes and print ads; time to work in groups Homework: Work on projects due
Wednesday: Read 20 minutes; work on portfolio/performance; Advertising/media--analyze your ad by answering the following questions: 1. What are they selling, 2. What else are they selling?, 3. Who is the ad geared toward? Why do you think that?, 3. Which techniques are they using?
Thursday: Turn in homework (ad analysis); Journal 35--music response; Turn in journals 27-35; Work on portfolio/performance
Friday: Check in: What are your plans for break?; Present/turn in portfolios; practice for Monday's performance Homework: Prepare for Monday's performance
December 03, 2007
American Lit ESOL week of 12/3
Monday: response journal art response; character chart--Hester, Chillingworth, Dimmesdale; discuss Scarlet Letter
Tuesday: Journal: On pg. 72 of Scarlet Letter it says "As soon as Chillingworth saw Dimmesdale's chest, a look of disbelief and excitment exploded on his face..." What do you think he saw? How do you think it got there?; vocabulary review; atmosphere worksheet; work on your own
Wednesday: Discuss yesterday's journal; read 20 minutes; work on atmosphere worksheet; Scarlet Letter project assigned; read ch. 13-17 Homework: finish any work not completed in class
Thursday: Journal--song response; vocabulary--quiz tomorrow; discuss projects (portfolio and socratic seminar); work on your own; Turn in prospectus before you leave today Homework: study for vocabulary quiz; prepare for Monday's Socratic Seminar; work on project
Friday: check in; vocabulary quiz; prepare for Socratic seminar/work on portfolio Homework: prepare for Socratic Seminar and work on project
9th lit week of 12/3
Monday: Turn in vocabulary squares and character lists (Julie, Ray, Barry and Helen); journal picture response; read IKWYDLS ch. 4-6; work on character comparison chart Homework: complete character comparison chart for Wednesday
Tuesday: Journal: Do you think Ray did the right thing to vote with Helen and Barry not to go back to the boy on the bike? Why/why not? What if you were in the same situation, what would you do? How about if you were the driver?; Complete "Breakthroughs in Writing" ch 4, ex 1-11 and ch. 5, ex. 1-6
Wednesday: Turn in character comparison; read 20 minutes; vocab review--quiz tomorrow; read IKWYDLS ch 6-8 Homework: finish reading ch. 8 and study for vocab. quiz
Thursday: Journal: song response; vocabulary quiz; IKWYDLS ch 9-10; complete grammar
Friday: check in; clues graphic organizer and discuss IKWYDLS; read 11-13 Homework: Finish reading ch. 11-13
10th lit week of 12/3
Monday: journal Download journal_123.doc; Read Caesar Act2, scene 2 through Act 3, scene 1, answer questions Download julius_caesar_study_guide.doc
Tuesday: Journal--photo response; complete vocabulary squares for current vocabulary words--quiz tomorrow; Read Caesar Act 3, scene 2--Act 4 and answer study questions
Wednesday: Vocab quiz; read 20 minutes; finish reading Caesar and complete study questions. Turn in study questions.
Thursday: Journal--song response; work on Caesar performance project ; Caesar portfolio assigned
Friday:check in; discuss Caesar portfolio project; work on both projects
