Lessons for the fourth week 9/22 - 9/26 - 2008

Nothing is more important than relationships. As the school year moves on let us build our relationship. Wednesday night is back to school night and I would love to meet your parents and start a relationship with them. You can earn 25 extra credit points if they sign in Wednesday night during your period. You also can earn ten extra credit points if you set up an appointment with me for ten minutes of conversation. This will help me to be a better teacher for you. Andrew Carnegie once said, "There is no use whatever trying to help people who do not help themselves. You cannot push anyone up a ladder unless he is willing to climb himself." I hope you want to climb the ladder of success - your success.

Monday 9/22
1. Review Tests
2. Practice CAHSEE Test
3. Word roots and make vocabulary cards (homework)

Tuesday 9/23
1. Set up Study Teams
2. Lecture: Multi-paragraph Terms
3. Read “By The Waters of Babylon” pages 42-55 (homework)

Wednesday 9/24
1. Review Word Roots
2. Read aloud “Babylon”
3. Do Thesis worksheet (homework)
4. Study and pleasure read (homework)

Thursday 9/25
1. Pretest Word Roots
2. Review Thesis
3. Read and discuss story
4. Study and pleasure read (homework)

Friday 9/26
1. Word Roots Test
2. “Babylon” worksheets (homework)
3. Pleasure Read and Study (homework)

Next week you will have tests over: thesis, essay terms, and "Babylon"