In the event of a school cancellation tomorrow (12/12/08), please make note of the following information:
*Finish reading Night for Monday's class. (Chapter Nine is about three pages long - literally.)
*Study guides and ABC rough drafts will STILL BE DUE on Monday. Remember, your study guide is worth 72 POINTS and counts as a test grade. We will begin typing ABC projects (in Room 438), so be sure to have all of your rough draft materials with you. Don't forget your two direct quotes!
*Journal assignments that would have been collected on Friday will be collected on Monday.
(Monday is a big day, huh? Please come prepared!) :)
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Monday, December 8, 2008
12/8/12/12
Here's the scoop, everybody!
ON-GOING ASSIGNMENTS AND DUE DATES
1. Next six rough draft paragraphs (with one direct quote) - will be checked on Monday, 12/15.
2. COMPLETED study guides for Night will be collected on 12/15. Be sure your work is legible, accurate, and thorough.
3. Rough drafts of the Night creative writing assignment are due on Thursday, 12/11. Final drafts will be collected at the end of Thursday's class period OR the beginning of Friday's class period (without penalty).
Monday: Open-notes quiz on Chapter Five of Night; review of due dates and assignments; explanation of 40-point creative writing assignment; independent work time; HW - READ UP TO PAGE 86; COMPLETE FIVE VOCABULARY DEFINITIONS FOR CHAPTERS 6-9 ON STUDY GUIDE; BEGIN WORK ON CREATIVE WRITING ROUGH DRAFT; CONTINUE WORK ON ABC PROJECT.
Tuesday: INDEPENDENT WORK PERIOD - Please use the class period to continue work on all assignments related to our study of Night. HW - FINISH CHAPTER SIX; COMPLETE RELATED STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS; CONTINUE WORK ON CREATIVE WRITING ROUGH DRAFT; CONTINUE WORK ON ABC PROJECT.
Wednesday: Review Chapters Five and Six; read/listen to Chapters Seven and Eight in class. HW - FINISH CHAPTER EIGHT; COMPLETE RELATED STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS; FINISH WORK ON CREATIVE WRITING ROUGH DRAFT; CONTINUE WORK ON ABC PROJECT.
Thursday: Bring rough draft of creative writing assignment to computer lab (438); type final copy - due at the end of the period or first thing tomorrow! HW - CONTINUE STUDY GUIDES; CONTINUE WORK ON ABC PROJECT.
Friday: Read/listen to Chapter Nine of Night (the last chapter); discuss ending; review key points; use remainder of period for independent work on related assignments. HW - FINALIZE STUDY GUIDES; FINISH SIX ROUGH DRAFT PARAGRAPHS FOR MONDAY.
ON-GOING ASSIGNMENTS AND DUE DATES
1. Next six rough draft paragraphs (with one direct quote) - will be checked on Monday, 12/15.
2. COMPLETED study guides for Night will be collected on 12/15. Be sure your work is legible, accurate, and thorough.
3. Rough drafts of the Night creative writing assignment are due on Thursday, 12/11. Final drafts will be collected at the end of Thursday's class period OR the beginning of Friday's class period (without penalty).
Monday: Open-notes quiz on Chapter Five of Night; review of due dates and assignments; explanation of 40-point creative writing assignment; independent work time; HW - READ UP TO PAGE 86; COMPLETE FIVE VOCABULARY DEFINITIONS FOR CHAPTERS 6-9 ON STUDY GUIDE; BEGIN WORK ON CREATIVE WRITING ROUGH DRAFT; CONTINUE WORK ON ABC PROJECT.
Tuesday: INDEPENDENT WORK PERIOD - Please use the class period to continue work on all assignments related to our study of Night. HW - FINISH CHAPTER SIX; COMPLETE RELATED STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS; CONTINUE WORK ON CREATIVE WRITING ROUGH DRAFT; CONTINUE WORK ON ABC PROJECT.
Wednesday: Review Chapters Five and Six; read/listen to Chapters Seven and Eight in class. HW - FINISH CHAPTER EIGHT; COMPLETE RELATED STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS; FINISH WORK ON CREATIVE WRITING ROUGH DRAFT; CONTINUE WORK ON ABC PROJECT.
Thursday: Bring rough draft of creative writing assignment to computer lab (438); type final copy - due at the end of the period or first thing tomorrow! HW - CONTINUE STUDY GUIDES; CONTINUE WORK ON ABC PROJECT.
Friday: Read/listen to Chapter Nine of Night (the last chapter); discuss ending; review key points; use remainder of period for independent work on related assignments. HW - FINALIZE STUDY GUIDES; FINISH SIX ROUGH DRAFT PARAGRAPHS FOR MONDAY.
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Post-Thanksgiving Update
Monday - Quiz on Chapter Three of Night; bring any notes that you took, as you will be allowed to use them on the quiz. After the quiz, we will discuss your final project for this novel. It is worth a whopping 150 POINTS, so pay close attention and take notes! HW - Continue work on project; refer to check point dates on handout.
Tuesday - In-class work on Night project; HW - Continue work on project; refer to check point dates on handout.
Wednesday - In-class reading (via book and audio CD) of Chapter Four; discussion questions; HW - Finish Chapter Four and related work on study guide; continue work on project.
Thursday - Discuss ending of Chapter Four (possible quiz); begin Chapter Five; discussion questions; HW - Finish Chapter Five and related work on study guide for MONDAY; continue work on project.
Friday - Independent work period: in-class work on Night project and/or reading assignment; HW - See Thursday.
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Happy Thanksgiving!
Periods Three and Nine
Monday: Begin Chapter Three in class; discuss reading; keep up with reading questions. HW - Finish reading Chapter Three of Night. THIS IS YOUR ONLY HOMEWORK OVER THE BREAK! THERE MAY BE A QUIZ UPON YOUR RETURN, SO PLEASE READ CAREFULLY AND TAKE NOTES SO YOU REMEMBER THE INFORMATION!
Tuesday: Begin watching DVD: Oprah Winfrey and Elie Wiesel visit the Auschwitz death camp.
Wednesday (half-day): Finish DVD presentation; question/answer session.
Period Four
Monday: Begin watching DVD: Oprah Winfrey and Elie Wiesel visit the Auschwitz death camp.
HW - Finish reading Chapter Three of Night. THIS IS YOUR ONLY HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT OVER THE BREAK! THERE MAY BE A QUIZ UPON YOUR RETURN, SO PLEASE READ CAREFULLY AND TAKE NOTES SO YOU REMEMBER THE INFORMATION!
Tuesday: Finish DVD presentation; question/answer session.
NO CLASS ON WEDNESDAY
Monday: Begin Chapter Three in class; discuss reading; keep up with reading questions. HW - Finish reading Chapter Three of Night. THIS IS YOUR ONLY HOMEWORK OVER THE BREAK! THERE MAY BE A QUIZ UPON YOUR RETURN, SO PLEASE READ CAREFULLY AND TAKE NOTES SO YOU REMEMBER THE INFORMATION!
Tuesday: Begin watching DVD: Oprah Winfrey and Elie Wiesel visit the Auschwitz death camp.
Wednesday (half-day): Finish DVD presentation; question/answer session.
Period Four
Monday: Begin watching DVD: Oprah Winfrey and Elie Wiesel visit the Auschwitz death camp.
HW - Finish reading Chapter Three of Night. THIS IS YOUR ONLY HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT OVER THE BREAK! THERE MAY BE A QUIZ UPON YOUR RETURN, SO PLEASE READ CAREFULLY AND TAKE NOTES SO YOU REMEMBER THE INFORMATION!
Tuesday: Finish DVD presentation; question/answer session.
NO CLASS ON WEDNESDAY
Monday, November 17, 2008
Your Week - 11/17-11/21
Monday - Finish PowerPoint; review; informal in-class writing; discussion.
HW - Prepare and organize notes.
Tuesday - Hand out books; hand out vocabulary/reading question study guide; begin in-class reading of Night, Chapter One (via audio book); discussion; relate to PP, personal narratives, and vocabulary.
HW - Complete Vocabulary for Chapters One and Two.
**Please Note: Any student who did not hand in or pay for his/her copy of The Outsiders WILL NOT receive a copy of Night until this responsibility is addressed.
Wednesday - In-class work on vocabulary and reading - Chapters One and Two
Thursday - Continue reading; take notes on Reading Questions; discussion
HW - Finish Chapters One and Two, finish Reading Questions
Friday - Discuss Reading Questions; begin Chapter Three; discussion
HW - Complete next Vocabulary section
PLEASE NOTE:
It is difficult to predict reading homework, as it depends on how much we get through in class. While the majority of this book will be completed in class, students WILL HAVE nights where they are expected to finish parts of certain chapters.
The on-going assignment for Night is a 72-point Vocabulary and Reading Questions Study Guide. For 2-3 chapter sections, students will need to define key vocabulary words BEFORE reading the chapters and answer extention questions WHILE reading the chapters. This assignment will count as a TEST GRADE and will be handed in upon completion of the reading.
Sunday, November 9, 2008
11/10-11/14
REMEMBER: WE ARE NOW IN THE SECOND MARKING PERIOD! YOU ALL HAVE A CLEAN SLATE! LET'S WORK TOGETHER TO FOR YOUR SUCCESS!
Monday, Tuesday: Computer Lab - You will be composing a final creative writing assignment based on the poem from The Outsiders, "Nothing Gold Can Stay," by Robert Frost. Typed drafts of this personal narrative piece are due at the end of Tuesday's class (or the beginning of Wednesday's class without penalty).
Wednesday: Computer Lab, cont'd - You will be spending the period doing initial thinking about our next class reading: Night, the Holocaust memoir by Elie Wiesel. You will have an assignment to complete based on definitions, what you already know, what you want to know, what you are unsure about, etc. Whatever is not finished during class becomes homework!
Thursday, Friday: We will be back in Room 215 for a Night/Holocaust PowerPoint presentation. You will be asked to take notes in order to prepare for an open-notes quiz (happening early next week). HW (See Wednesday) will be collected at the beginning of the period.
ASSIGNMENTS: "Nothing Gold Can Stay" narrative (writing category-40%)
Night handout (classwork/homework category-15%)
Note-taking on Night PowerPoint (participation/accountability category-10%)
Monday, Tuesday: Computer Lab - You will be composing a final creative writing assignment based on the poem from The Outsiders, "Nothing Gold Can Stay," by Robert Frost. Typed drafts of this personal narrative piece are due at the end of Tuesday's class (or the beginning of Wednesday's class without penalty).
Wednesday: Computer Lab, cont'd - You will be spending the period doing initial thinking about our next class reading: Night, the Holocaust memoir by Elie Wiesel. You will have an assignment to complete based on definitions, what you already know, what you want to know, what you are unsure about, etc. Whatever is not finished during class becomes homework!
Thursday, Friday: We will be back in Room 215 for a Night/Holocaust PowerPoint presentation. You will be asked to take notes in order to prepare for an open-notes quiz (happening early next week). HW (See Wednesday) will be collected at the beginning of the period.
ASSIGNMENTS: "Nothing Gold Can Stay" narrative (writing category-40%)
Night handout (classwork/homework category-15%)
Note-taking on Night PowerPoint (participation/accountability category-10%)
Monday, November 3, 2008
Updates for this Shortened Week
Good morning, Periods 3, 4, and 9!
Monday - Character Tracking Charts are DUE at the beginning of the period (80 point test grade). Then, get ready for our Outsiders review game! Be sure to take effective notes during this experience. A prize will be given to the member of each class who can answer the SECRET MYSTERY QUESTION! Will it be YOU? Stay tuned...
Tuesday - Today, you will have your final test on The Outsiders. You MAY USE any notes you took during yesterday's review game. (See? Aren't you glad you took those notes?)
Wednesday - MOVIE DAY! (I will bring the popcorn; let's all bring the ability to sit still on the day before a long weekend, okay? ;)
Over and out.
Monday - Character Tracking Charts are DUE at the beginning of the period (80 point test grade). Then, get ready for our Outsiders review game! Be sure to take effective notes during this experience. A prize will be given to the member of each class who can answer the SECRET MYSTERY QUESTION! Will it be YOU? Stay tuned...
Tuesday - Today, you will have your final test on The Outsiders. You MAY USE any notes you took during yesterday's review game. (See? Aren't you glad you took those notes?)
Wednesday - MOVIE DAY! (I will bring the popcorn; let's all bring the ability to sit still on the day before a long weekend, okay? ;)
Over and out.
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