13th week's lessons 11/26 - 11/30 - 2007

Please make sure you have a typed essay that addresses the prompt for Fahrenheit 451. Also check Aeries so that you know where you are in this class. You may make up S.S. Reading points before Friday.

Monday 11/26
1. Review Tests
2. Finish Symbol lecture
3. Do Spelling “Suffixes” pages 198 - 202 (homework)

Tuesday 11/27
1. Fahrenheit 451 Test (200 points)
2. Review and edit Fahrenheit 451 essay

Wednesday 11/28
1. Review Spelling (70 points)
2. Lecture: Ideas about the Novel
3. Rework and type essay (homework)

Thursday 11/29
1. Practice Spelling Test
2. Finish Lecture: Ideas about the Novel
3. Essay due tomorrow (homework)
4. Study and work on notebook (homework)

Friday 11/30
1. Suffix Spelling Test
2. Essay due
3. Review Fahrenheit 451 Test
4. Review notes for test (homework)

Thank you to those of you who brought cans for the canned food drive. This is a special time of the year as we move into the holiday season; I hope you have the ability to see real treasure and true value. You may see me for an extra credit reading for Thanksgiving vacation. You must read aloud "A Thanksgiving Fable for You and Your Family" in a family situation and bring back a note from one of your parents. See me for the rest of the details. There is also a Fahrenheit 451 extra credit project for vacation.

Monday 11/19
1. Fahrenheit 451 Test
2. Review Vocabulary Test
3. Review Glossary Test
4. Vocabulary corrections (homework)
5. Finish Commentary (homework)

Tuesday 11/20
1. Commentary Packets due
2. Discuss Fahrenheit 451 Essay (prompt)
3. Lecture: Symbols
4. Study for Vocabulary Test

Wednesday 11/21
1. Vocabulary Review Test
2. Finish Symbolism Lecture
3. I am thankful for____

Happy Thanksgiving!

11th week's lessons 11/13 - 11/16 - 2007

We are at the end of Fahrenheit 451, I just need to give you a few more lectures on the novel. If you have finished reading they will make more sense to you. Also don't forget the Canned Food Drive.

Tuesday 11/13
1. Review Vocabulary Test
2. Glossary Terms Test
3. Review Commentary
4. Do Unit 6 Vocabulary (homework)
5. Do Unit 5 Corrections (homework)

Wednesday 11/14
1. Lecture: Realism versus Romanticism
2. For Your Information handouts
3. Part Three Reading Guide (homework)

Thursday 11/15
1. Review Vocabulary
2. Vocabulary Bingo and Pretest
3. Group Presentations
4. Study and finish Reading Guide

Friday 11/16
1. Unit 6 Vocabulary Test
2. Review Reading Guide
3. Lecture: Title
4. Study for Fahrenheit 451 Test

Make sure your notebook is up to date.

New Quarter 10th week lesson's 11/5 - 11/9 - 2007

This is the start of the second quarter and remember it is your semester grade that counts, so if you have the grade you want keep working. However, if your grade is not what you want you need to see me and I will help you develop a plan to raise your grade to what you want. Also for everyone make sure you keep your notebook up to date this quarter.

Monday 11/5
1. Review Spelling Test
2. Review Grade
3. Finish Fahrenheit 451 Packet
4. Do spelling corrections (homework)
5. Do Unit 5 Vocabulary (homework)

Tuesday 11/6 (pop quiz)
1. Practice CAHSEE Test
2. Lecture: Commentary
3. Review Fahrenheit 451 Packet
4. Commentary Practice worksheets (homework)

Wednesday 11/7
1. Journal: Quick write “integrity” – What are you building? (listen to CD)
2. Review homework
3. Finish reading Fahrenheit 451 (homework)

Thursday 11/8
1. Review Vocabulary
2. Review Reading Quiz
3. Personal Commentary Practice (homework)

Friday 11/10
1. Unit 5 Vocabulary Test
2. Lecture: Anticommunism and The McCarthy Era
3. See Fahrenheit 451
4. Study Glossary Terms worksheet test Monday

If you need help I will still be here.