MON. 3/27: personal novel time to facilitate absentee quizzes; preview game for tomorrow's Drama/Hamlet test; handed back some graded material; HOMEWORK: study for tomorrow's Hamlet/Drama test, study for vocab quiz #4 with run-ons, read/annotate personal novel #2.
TUES. 3/28: drama test; received graded material; read personal novel: HOMEWORK: read/annotate novel, study vocab #4 with run-ons for NEXT Thursday's quiz.
WED. 3/29: received graded copious graded material; did Journal Entry #7 [see below]; finished viewing Hamlet Act V; watched much of Reduced Shakespeare Theater's Hamlet; HOMEWORK: read/annotate novel #2.
THURS. 3/30: received graded papers; finished "Reduced Shakespeare's" Hamlet film; did PowerPoint on vocab. #4; reviewed run-on sentence rules; began "Philosophy and Ethics" unit; took new Philosophy Notes; studied handout: Philosophical Paradox, and made our own paradoxes; HOMEWORK: study vocab. # 4 with run-on sentences, read/annotate personal novel #2.
FRI. 3/31: review of Vocab. #4; Shmoop video on "run-on sentences"; King Gazette #4 to practice run-ons; view reduced Shakespeare: HOMEWORK: study voc. #4 with run-ons, read/annotate novel #2.
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TUES. 3/28: drama test; received graded material; read personal novel: HOMEWORK: read/annotate novel, study vocab #4 with run-ons for NEXT Thursday's quiz.
WED. 3/29: received graded copious graded material; did Journal Entry #7 [see below]; finished viewing Hamlet Act V; watched much of Reduced Shakespeare Theater's Hamlet; HOMEWORK: read/annotate novel #2.
THURS. 3/30: received graded papers; finished "Reduced Shakespeare's" Hamlet film; did PowerPoint on vocab. #4; reviewed run-on sentence rules; began "Philosophy and Ethics" unit; took new Philosophy Notes; studied handout: Philosophical Paradox, and made our own paradoxes; HOMEWORK: study vocab. # 4 with run-on sentences, read/annotate personal novel #2.
FRI. 3/31: review of Vocab. #4; Shmoop video on "run-on sentences"; King Gazette #4 to practice run-ons; view reduced Shakespeare: HOMEWORK: study voc. #4 with run-ons, read/annotate novel #2.
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MON. 4/3: reviewed vocab. #4; did Run-Ons worksheet for practice; reviewed rhetorical devices and ethical appeal; Watched RFK's speech "A Eulogy for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr."; began working on FlipBoard #2, due Wednesday at beginning of class; HOMEWORK: study voc. #4 with avoiding run-ons, read/annotate novel #2.
TUES. 4/4: handed in early Flip Board #2 [due tomorrow]; Journal Entry #8 [see below]; played review Kahoot! game for vocabulary #4 with avoiding run-ons; Did run-on exercise with 239-word complete sentence; received "34 Holocaust Facts" pre-reading for Night. HOMEWORK: study for Thursday's Vocab #4 quiz with avoiding run-ons, read and annotate novel.
WED. 4/5: handed in "on-time" FlipBoard #2 today--minus 5 points if handed in tomorrow; went to Hope rx assembly; did quick review of vocab #4 words; did and reviewed run-on worksheet #2; read to page 14 in Elie Wiesel's Night; HOMEWORK: study Vocab. #4 and
run-ons for tomorrow's quiz, annotate personal novel #2.
THURS. 4/6: late Flip Boards are due now; took vocab. #4 quiz; took new Philosophy Notes; read Night to page 19. HOMEWORK: you should be finishing up your novel; 6-point annotation is due Wednesday, 4/12.
FRI. 4/7: did benchmark exam #1 in Z-12 lab; received Vocabulary #5 brackets and handout on Fragments; workshop for novel annotation, which is due Wednesday! HOMEWORK: work on that annotation, study vocab #5 with Fragments.
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TUES. 4/4: handed in early Flip Board #2 [due tomorrow]; Journal Entry #8 [see below]; played review Kahoot! game for vocabulary #4 with avoiding run-ons; Did run-on exercise with 239-word complete sentence; received "34 Holocaust Facts" pre-reading for Night. HOMEWORK: study for Thursday's Vocab #4 quiz with avoiding run-ons, read and annotate novel.
WED. 4/5: handed in "on-time" FlipBoard #2 today--minus 5 points if handed in tomorrow; went to Hope rx assembly; did quick review of vocab #4 words; did and reviewed run-on worksheet #2; read to page 14 in Elie Wiesel's Night; HOMEWORK: study Vocab. #4 and
run-ons for tomorrow's quiz, annotate personal novel #2.
THURS. 4/6: late Flip Boards are due now; took vocab. #4 quiz; took new Philosophy Notes; read Night to page 19. HOMEWORK: you should be finishing up your novel; 6-point annotation is due Wednesday, 4/12.
FRI. 4/7: did benchmark exam #1 in Z-12 lab; received Vocabulary #5 brackets and handout on Fragments; workshop for novel annotation, which is due Wednesday! HOMEWORK: work on that annotation, study vocab #5 with Fragments.
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FRI. 4/28: Last week in a nutshell: Website [or was it Mr. King?] was down for 10 days, but is rolling now! Last week [4/24 thru 4/28] we studied Drama Notes, I collected 2nd novel annotation, you checked out and began reading personal novel #3, took Vocab. Quiz #6 with Apostrophes, received brackets for Voc. #7, study sheet for Homophones, finished viewing "One Day in Auschwitz", read Night up to page 69, did King Gazette volume 6, received loads of graded material, did journal entry #10 [see below]. Reminder: journals are due Tuesday in the basket! HOMEWORK: study voc. #7 and homophones, read and annotate your 3rd personal novel.
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MON. 5/1: reviewed Vocabulary #7 with PowerPoint; discussed Homophones; hand in any completed journals now; read Night from page 69; personal novel time. HOMEWORK: study vocab 7 w/ homophones; read and annotate personal novel #3.
TUES. 5/2: (sub today): reviewed vocabulary 7 and homophones; did homophones sheet; viewed movie about the Holocaust.
WED. 5/3: Began Night shorty (Due now. It was timed writing of 35 minutes); koosh ball review game for vocab. #7 for tomorrow's quiz; did King Gazette #7. HOMEWORK: study vocab #7 and homophones for tomorrow's quiz; read and annotate personal novel #3.
THURS. 5/4: took Vocabulary Quiz #7; read/annotated personal novel #3; read Night from page 77 through ; Koosh-Ball review game for Philosophy and Ethics notes/Holocaust Facts; HOMEWORK: read and annotate personal novel #3.
FRI. 5/5: classwork on Aleksander Pushkin's poem (EOC Practice); received and studied Vocabulary #8 brackets; received grammar rules for capitalization; read Night from page 85-92; reviewed philosophy notes and Holocaust facts; HOMEWORK: study Vocab. 8 w/ Capitalization, read and annotate novel 3.
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TUES. 5/2: (sub today): reviewed vocabulary 7 and homophones; did homophones sheet; viewed movie about the Holocaust.
WED. 5/3: Began Night shorty (Due now. It was timed writing of 35 minutes); koosh ball review game for vocab. #7 for tomorrow's quiz; did King Gazette #7. HOMEWORK: study vocab #7 and homophones for tomorrow's quiz; read and annotate personal novel #3.
THURS. 5/4: took Vocabulary Quiz #7; read/annotated personal novel #3; read Night from page 77 through ; Koosh-Ball review game for Philosophy and Ethics notes/Holocaust Facts; HOMEWORK: read and annotate personal novel #3.
FRI. 5/5: classwork on Aleksander Pushkin's poem (EOC Practice); received and studied Vocabulary #8 brackets; received grammar rules for capitalization; read Night from page 85-92; reviewed philosophy notes and Holocaust facts; HOMEWORK: study Vocab. 8 w/ Capitalization, read and annotate novel 3.
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MON. 5/8: received tons of graded material; Koosh ball review of vocabulary #8; Capitalization Practice #1 sheet; Philosophy Notes handout; Philosophy & Ethics Study Guide (Test is likely Wednesday, possibly Thursday);read Night from page 92 to 104; HOMEWORK: study Philoosphy & Ethics notes, 34 Holocaust facts sheet, study guide, Vocab. #8, and Capitalization rules; also read and annotate personal novel #3.
TUES. 5/9: PowerPoint review for Vocab #8; finished Night by Elie Wiesel; review game (boards and pens) and reviewed Philosophy notes, holocaust facts, Night facts; HOMEWORK: study all Night facts, study Vocab #8 ; read/annotate personal novel #3.
WED. 5/10: King Gazette #8; began discussing research with The Authorized Cheat Sheet; discussed thesis statement; Koos Ball review for tomorrow's Night and Philosophy & Ethics Test; HOMEWORK: Study for tomorrow's test, and for Friday's Vocab. quiz #8.
THURS. 5/11: Took Night test; learned Thesis Statement; to Z-12 lab/narrow the paper's subject to a smaller "umbrella" or topic; HOMEWORK: study for voc. 8 quiz, read/annotate novel 3.
FRI. 5/12: took Vocab. Quiz #8; learned new brackets for Vocab. #9; read a little bit of novel #3; Z-12 lab: by period's end you should have your narrowed topic figured out, and your 3 elements which fit into your thesis figured out. HOMEWOR: by Monday, make certain you have Thesis Statement written on your cheat sheet.
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TUES. 5/9: PowerPoint review for Vocab #8; finished Night by Elie Wiesel; review game (boards and pens) and reviewed Philosophy notes, holocaust facts, Night facts; HOMEWORK: study all Night facts, study Vocab #8 ; read/annotate personal novel #3.
WED. 5/10: King Gazette #8; began discussing research with The Authorized Cheat Sheet; discussed thesis statement; Koos Ball review for tomorrow's Night and Philosophy & Ethics Test; HOMEWORK: Study for tomorrow's test, and for Friday's Vocab. quiz #8.
THURS. 5/11: Took Night test; learned Thesis Statement; to Z-12 lab/narrow the paper's subject to a smaller "umbrella" or topic; HOMEWORK: study for voc. 8 quiz, read/annotate novel 3.
FRI. 5/12: took Vocab. Quiz #8; learned new brackets for Vocab. #9; read a little bit of novel #3; Z-12 lab: by period's end you should have your narrowed topic figured out, and your 3 elements which fit into your thesis figured out. HOMEWOR: by Monday, make certain you have Thesis Statement written on your cheat sheet.
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MON. 5/15: Vocab #9 kooshball review; learned Parallel Structure; research in Z-12 lab for remainder of class. Expectations: thesis statement completed, 1 source located, read, and saved in Google Drive, begin notes on source 1. HOMEWORK: stay caught up on research expectations, read and annotate personal novel #3, study vocab 9 with parallel structure.
TUES. 5/16 through THURS. 5/18: studied and took vocab quiz #9; did research in lab each day, did Benchmark exam #2 on Thursday; Expectations of research/Have this done by the time we begin research again on Monday: have one article secured for all 3 elements of your narrowed topic, have all notes hand-written on Source Sheets, have all 3 sources in MLA format and alphabetized on your Works Cited sheet. HOMEWORK: keep up on research (due now on Thursday, 5/25), and finish up novel #3 annotation, due Wednesday, 5/24.
FRI. 5/19: no lab today; vocab quiz #9; receive pre-reading on The Alchemist: the 5 Pillars of Islam; looked at the map of northern African and southern Spain; read a bit of The Alchemist: HOMEWORK: keep up on research expectations, read and annotate novel #3.
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TUES. 5/16 through THURS. 5/18: studied and took vocab quiz #9; did research in lab each day, did Benchmark exam #2 on Thursday; Expectations of research/Have this done by the time we begin research again on Monday: have one article secured for all 3 elements of your narrowed topic, have all notes hand-written on Source Sheets, have all 3 sources in MLA format and alphabetized on your Works Cited sheet. HOMEWORK: keep up on research (due now on Thursday, 5/25), and finish up novel #3 annotation, due Wednesday, 5/24.
FRI. 5/19: no lab today; vocab quiz #9; receive pre-reading on The Alchemist: the 5 Pillars of Islam; looked at the map of northern African and southern Spain; read a bit of The Alchemist: HOMEWORK: keep up on research expectations, read and annotate novel #3.
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MON. 5/22: Worked on Chromebooks for 1 hour; expectations for research were to have all 3 sources done, all 3 source sheets completed, all 3 citations in a Works Cited page; received handout, "Intro Page Breakdown"; read The Alchemist for 15 minutes (to page 6). HOMEWORK: novel annotation #3 is due Wednesday!
TUES. 5/23: lesson on Logical Comparisons (Quiz is Friday); read The Alchemist from pg. 6-25; continued research on Chromebooks: HOMEWORK: Keep up on research (now due this Friday), finish Novel #3 Annotation and hand in TOMORROW!
WED. 5/24 through FRI. 5/28: Handed in on-time and late Novel Annotations for novel #3; read through page 59 of The Alchemist; studied Logical Comparisons (quiz Friday); researched in lab and on Chromebooks in class (research due at end-of-class Friday); ready to finish The Alchemist and study for EOC next week. HOMEWORK: read The Alchemist through page 87 by Tuesday (our first day next week) .
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TUES. 5/23: lesson on Logical Comparisons (Quiz is Friday); read The Alchemist from pg. 6-25; continued research on Chromebooks: HOMEWORK: Keep up on research (now due this Friday), finish Novel #3 Annotation and hand in TOMORROW!
WED. 5/24 through FRI. 5/28: Handed in on-time and late Novel Annotations for novel #3; read through page 59 of The Alchemist; studied Logical Comparisons (quiz Friday); researched in lab and on Chromebooks in class (research due at end-of-class Friday); ready to finish The Alchemist and study for EOC next week. HOMEWORK: read The Alchemist through page 87 by Tuesday (our first day next week) .
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CLICK HERE for JOURNAL ENTRIES:
#1: "Happy With Your Station"
#2: "Reflection of the Dragon: a guided imagery"
#3: "The Best Policy"
#4: "Heroic Free Verse"
#5: "Betrayal"
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#6: "This Above All..."
#7: "The Parcel"
#8: "All Men Are Created Equal"
#9: "Sub-Human"
#10: “Poetry Exercise #1"
CLICK HERE for JOURNAL ENTRIES:
#1: "Happy With Your Station"
#2: "Reflection of the Dragon: a guided imagery"
#3: "The Best Policy"
#4: "Heroic Free Verse"
#5: "Betrayal"
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#6: "This Above All..."
#7: "The Parcel"
#8: "All Men Are Created Equal"
#9: "Sub-Human"
#10: “Poetry Exercise #1"