November 30 , 2010

English 9 - Notes on the 4 chief virtues.

Accelerated - Read chapters 5 and 6 in To Kill a Mockingbird for tomorrow.

November 29, 2010

English 9 - Please read chapter 11 in Mockingbird for tomorrow.

Accelerated - Please make sure you have read chapters 2-4 in Mockingbird for tomorrow.

November 24, 2010

English 9 - Make flashcards for the 1-15 vocabulary. Read chapters 9 and 10 in To Kill a Mockingbird

Accelerated - Read Chapters 2, 3 and 4 in To Kill a Mockingbird for Tuesday. Create 10 trivia questions from the Harper Lee article "The Worlds Best Reading" for the trivia challenge on Monday.

EAT TURKEY, LOTS AND LOTS OF TURKEY!

November 22, 2010

English 9 - Continue your 'Local Color' poster with your group. "In Someone Else's Shoes" handout is due tomorrow.

Accelerated - Notes on the great depression. Read Newsweek article "Hard Times"

November 19, 2010

English 9 - Read Chapter 8 in To Kill a Mockingbird. Also, complete the handout titled "In Someone Else's Shoes" for Monday.

November 16, 2010

English 9 - Local Color category notes. Read chapter 6 and 7 in To Kill a Mockingbird for tomorrow. Find two examples of each local color category and put them in your notes.

Accelerated - Shakespeare's London is due. Tossing lines activity. Overview of the plot of "Midsummer Nights Dream" (it's complicated).

ALL CLASSES: REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR PERMISSION SLIPS AND MONEY FOR THE TRIP TO SEE TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD AT PARK SQUARE THEATRE.

November 12, 2010

English 9 - Read the Harper Lee article and create a list of 10 questions with answers that will stump your classmates. We'll be playing the trivia game using these questions on Monday. Also, read chapter 5 in To Kill a Mockingbird.

Accelerated - Work time on revision and editing for the Irony paper. The final draft is due on Monday with your partner edit and rough draft materials.

Have a good weekend.

November 10, 2010

English 9 - Discuss perspectives and the advice Atticus gives to Scout about school. Start vocab 1-3. No homework.

Accelerated - Writing and work time on your essay. Final draft with 2 edits is due on Monday.

November 9, 2010

English 9 - Review the characters introduced in chapter 1 of To Kill a Mockingbird. Read chapters 2 and 3 of the book.

Accelerated - Paper requirements. Edit "I me my you your our us we" out of the paper. Peer edit before typing your final. Formatting the typed paper (page 40 of your writing manual). Using quotes, and writing conclusions. The week now, due to field trips and ceremonies, will be for you to work on the final draft. The paper is due Monday 11/15.

November 5, 2010

English 9 - Irony Paper due. Read "Hard Times" article about The Great Depression. Start To Kill a Mockingbird. Read chapter 1 for Tuesday and fill out information about the characters on the Personal Profiles.

Accelerated - Irony paper rough draft due Tuesday.