5th Week's lessons 10/1 - 10/5 - 2007

This is the fifth week of school, because of this I want to see how much you have learned, and if our class is assimilating the material. Also we will be reading Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, and you may buy your own copy of it for fifty points extra credit.

Monday 10/1
1. Thesis Test
2. Review Vocabulary Test
3. Read and discuss “By the Waters of Babylon”
4. Vocabulary Corrections (homework)

Tuesday 10/2
1. Listen to CD on "Struggle" and do a Quick Write Journal (answer three questions)
2. Open notes Literary Test
3. Review “Babylon” Packet
4. Read and study for Tests (homework)

Wednesday 10/3
1. “By the Waters of Babylon” Test
2. Review Thesis Test
3. Set up Learning Teams
4. Read pages 84 – 94 (homework) Ray Bradbury

Thursday 10/4
1. Essay Terms Test
2. Review Literary Test
3. Read and discuss “There Will Come Soft Rains”
4. Study for Vocabulary Test

Friday 10/5
1. Vocabulary Review Test
2. Practice CAHSEE Test
3. Group work: “There Will Come Soft Rains” Test

If you have questions or need help please see me.

4th week's lesson 9/24 - 9/28 - 2007

We had some very good scores on the vocabulary roots test, and we had some very low scores. If you want to do extra credit to make up points on that test you must see me in the morning only, before first period. This week we also start extra credit vocabulary cards - ten points a week.

Monday 9/24
1. Review Tests
2. Copy journal in notebook "This year in school_______"
3. Review CAHSEE quiz
4. Vocabulary do Unit 1, Part A,B (extra credit cards) (homework)

Tuesday 9/25
1. Review Vocabulary
2. Idiom Test
3. Read By The Waters of Babylon pages 42 –55 (homework)
4. Finish Unit 1 Vocabulary (homework)

Wednesday 9/26
1. Review Vocabulary
2. Lecture: Multi-paragraph Terms
3. Finish By The Waters of Babylon (homework)
4. Do Thesis worksheet (homework)

Thursday 9/27
1. Pretest and Vocabulary Bingo
2. Review Thesis
3. Read and discuss By The Waters of Babylon
4. Study (homework)

Friday 9/2
1. Unit 1 Vocabulary Test
2. Read and discuss By The Waters of Babylon
3. "Babylon" worksheets (homework)

You have a test on the story next week, plus a test on essay terms, and the thesis statement. Take advantage of the extra credit.

3rd Week's Lesson 9/17 - 9/21 - 2007

Monday 9/17
1. Review Prefix and Suffix Test
2. Finish “Interlopers”
3. Review Reading Quiz
4. Usage and Mechanics worksheet (homework)

Tuesday 9/18
1. Review worksheet
2. Edit journal and write it in notebook
3. See Harrison Bergeron
4. Read Pages 20 – 29 Harrison Bergeron (homework)

Wednesday 9/19
1. Reading Quiz
2. Literary Terms lecture
3. Read and discuss Reading
4. Study Greek and Latin Roots (homework)

Thursday 9/20
1. Review Vocabulary Book
2. Pretest Roots
3. Read and discuss Reading
4. Study for Roots Test (homework)

Friday 9/21
1. Roots Test
2. Finish Literary Lecture
3. Practice CAHSEE Test
4. Read twenty pages of S.S.R. book (homework)

Five points extra credit if your orignal name plate is on your desk before the bell rings.

Week two's lessons 9/10 - 9/14 - 2007

We are up and running. Thank you for your positive attitudes last week, and class participation. Remember I will be at school every morning to help you if you have any questions or problems.

Monday 9/10
1. Check out literature books
2. “Test Taking Tips” and “15 Study Tricks”
3. Vocabulary do - Part A pages XIV - 5 (homework)

Tuesday 9/11
1. Review Vocabulary
2. Lecture: “Literary Terms”
3. Vocabulary do Part B pages 6-12 (homework)

Wednesday 9/12
1. Review Vocabulary
2. Finish “Literary Terms” lecture
3. Read The Interlopers pages 8 - 13 (homework)

Thursday 9/13
1. Vocabulary Bee
2. Review Reading
3. Study Prefixes and suffixes--- quiz tomorrow

Friday 9/14
1. Prefix and Suffix Quiz
2. Write rough copy and edit of journal. (essay introduction handout)
3. Journal: This year in school______ write three paragraphs (this goes in your second section of your spiral notebook) Homework

Welcome Back - Week one's lessons 9/4 - 9/7 - 07

This is your second year of high school - you should know what high school is. I will usually be here and ready to go by 7:10 am to handle questions and make up work. Make up Test are done at 7:25 am; don't be late. Please come and see me if have any questions or problems. Let's be a "Team" no "I" in team- we work together.

Print the lessons every week and glue stick them in your spiral notebook. (points)

Tuesday 9/4
1. Discuss and sign Guidelines (homework)
2. Introductions and phone numbers
3. Fill out Interest Cards
4. Get 3 section spiral notebook- college rule paper (extra credit 25 points - by Friday)

Wednesday 9/5
1. Overview of class
2. Literary Terms quiz
3. Read The Race
4. Write about a positive lesson. MLA format
*Type and double space
Think about a time where you over came something. Who helped you and what did you learn? Describe the situation and what the lesson was. (Homework)

Thursday 9/6
1. Review and discuss homework.
2. Review quiz and discuss examples.
3. Grammar Quiz, “Spell Checker” (Homework)

Friday 9/7
1. Review quiz at the board
2. Set up Reading Cards (10 pts a day for book in class and reading)
3. Review “Interest Cards”
4. Get Vocabulary Book and have it in class Monday and everyday. (Homework)

Let's work and have some fun!