Second Semester - 1st week's lessons 1/28-2/1-08

Welcome back! We are off to a new semester and a fresh start. This quarter we will focus on To Kill a Mockingbird. You may buy the novel for fifty points extra credit. Remember you may start assignments early because you know what they are. I will also continue to be at school early if you have questions, need to make up assignments, or make up reading time.

You will also be taking the CAHSEE test March 11-12 in the Gym. Let's work together and you will not have any problems passing the first time.

Monday 1/28
1. Review Final
2. Read and have signed Class Guidelines (homework)
3. Do Vocab Lab 2, pages 91-99 (homework)

Tuesday 1/29
1. Guidelines due
2. Review Vocab Lab 2
3. Practice CAHSEE test
4. Read Montgomery Boycott pages 124 - 133 (homework)

Wednesday 1/30
1. Constitution quiz
2. Read and discuss Montgomery Boycott
3. Organize Portfolio and writing handouts (homework)

Thursday 1/31
1. Review quiz and Pretest
2. Read Montgomery Boycott
3. Type and do “Vocabulary in Action” “Grammar in Context” pages 134-135 and
"Assessment Practice pg 143 (homework) must be typed only!

Friday 2/1
1. The Constitution Test
2. Review typed homework
3. Finish discussing Montgomery Boycott

Lang Arts II Final 2007-2008

It is here - finals! I know you can do well.

Part I 25 matching synonyms

Part II 25 matching definitions

Part III 12 analogies

Part IV 13 sentence completion

Part V 25 spelling words

Part VI 25 idioms

Part VII 20 literary terms

Part VIII 70 Antigone questions

Each question is worth 4 points each for a total of 860 points.
Good luck! Study! Study! Study!
You can start your test early if you think you will need extra time.

Week 18's lessons 1/14 - 1/18 - 2008

This is the end of the first semester, let's finish strong. Please have an essay ready tomorrow and your spiral notebook ready to go also. We are a day behind on presentations, so you have an extra day to prepare. Finals are next week, start studying now for all your finals. Final please check Aeries to make sure your grade is correct. I will not change anything next week! You may also make up reading points before this Thursday.

Monday 1/14
1. Essay due
2. Review Unit 8 Test
3. Presentations
4. Read S.S.R. Book (homework)

Tuesday 1/15
1. Presentations
2. Edit Essay
3. Retype Essay (homework)

Wednesday 1/16
1. Final copy of Essay due
2. Presentations
3. Put Spiral Notebook in order (homework)

Thursday 1/17
1. Presentations
2. Do Spelling pages 208 – 212 (will be on final) (homework)

Friday 1/18
1. Grade Notebook
2. Review for final (homework)
3. Read S.S.R. Book (homework)

17 week's lessons 1/7 - 1/11 - 2008

Aloha and welcome to the end of the semester, we only have three more weeks. If you picked up an extra credit project for vacation you only have this week to grade it and turn it in to me. Make sure you understand Antigone, and can write your essay.

Monday 1/7
1. Review Tests
2. Review and sign up for presentations
3. Do Unit 8 Vocabulary pages 83 – 90 (100 pts) homework

Tuesday 1/8
1. Review Vocabulary
2. Antigone quiz
3. Antigone packet (homework)

Wednesday 1/9
1. Presentations
2. Lecture: Drama and Structure of Tragedy
3. Finish packet

Thursday 1/10
1. Practice vocabulary quiz
2. Presentations
3. Packets due
4. Read The Writing Process pages 1144 - 1152 (homework)

Friday 1/11
1. Unit 8 Vocabulary Test
2. Presentations
3. Start Antigone essay (first draft due Monday) homework
You can begin your essay Monday 1/7 if you want - you have the prompt.

On a side note the tennis team (me) still has ten Entertainment Books at $35. They are a great value. My wife and I saved over $300 last year. See me if your parents want one.