Progress report- 6th week's lessons 3/2 - 3/6 - 2009

Doing the right thing doesn't come naturally to any of us. As George Washington said, "Few men have virtue enough to withstand the highest bidder." Yet that is what we must do to develop the kind of character that will sustain us.

It's not easy to do the right thing when the wrong thing is expedient. Moliere commented, "Men are alike in their promises. It is only in their deeds that they differ. The difference in their deeds is simple: People of character do what is right regardless of the situation." It's not easy to do the right thing when no one but you will know. But it's in those moments that a person's character becomes strong. Martin Luther King Jr. asserted this:

"Cowardice asks the question: Is it safe?
Consensus asks the question: Is it Popular?
Character asks: Is it right?"

That is the bottom line. Are you going to do what's right? Will I see your homework done with effort and care? Will you do your reading and study for your test?

Monday 3/2
1. Review Vocabulary Test
2. Discuss Study Guide
3. Do Vocabulary Lessons 13-14, exercises 2-3, pages 51-58 (homework 60 pts)
4. Work on Chapter 9-22 packet (homework)

Tuesday 3/3
1. Chapter 9-10 quiz
2. Review Vocabulary
3. See To Kill a Mockingbird
4. Read Mockingbird and work on Chapter 9-22 Packet (homework)

Wednesday 3/4
1. Lesson 7 Analogies page 132
2. Review Quiz
3. See To Kill a Mockingbird
4. Read TKM and work on Packet (homework)

Thursday 3/5
1. Vocabulary Bingo and Vocabulary Pretest
2. Chapters 13 – 14 Quiz
3. Discuss Study Guide
4. TKM Packet chapters 9-22 (homework)

Friday 3/6
1. Vocabulary 13-14 Test
2. Review Quiz
3. See To Kill a Mockingbird
4. Finish Packet (homework)
5. Read, Read, Read (homework)

Don't forget extra credit vocabulary due Wednesday before the bell.
This week only you may turn in just lessons 13 and 14.

Greek philosopher Aristotle observed, We become what we are as persons by the decisions that we ourselves make." Each time you make a responsible decision, you become a more responsible person. Even if your track record has not been good up to now, you can change. Oprah Winfrey stated, "My philosophy is that not only are you responsible for your life, but doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment." Let's get the job done this week so that you will be ready for what is a head of you. Please check Aeries and if there is a problem or you don't like your grade see me.

Monday 2/23
1. Review Vocabulary Test
2. Review To Kill a Mockingbird Packet
3. Do Vocabulary Lesson 11 and 12, exercises 2 and 3 pages 43 - 50 (homework)

Tuesday 2/24
1. Practice CAHSEE Test
2. Review TKM Packet
3. Review Vocabulary
4. Read TKM (30 minutes) (homework)

Wednesday 2/25
1. Discuss Analogies 6
2. Discuss Study Guide
3. Do Context 6 pages 173 – 178 exercises 1 and 2 (homework)

Thursday 2/26
1. Review Vocabulary
2. Mockingbird quiz
3. See To Kill a Mockingbird
4. Read Mockingbird (30 min) (homework)

Friday 2/27
1. Vocabulary 11-12 Test
2. Practice CAHSEE Test
3. Do To Kill a Mockingbird Packet, chapters 9 - 22 (homework)

Next week progress reports

2nd Semester 4th week's lessons 2/17 - 2/20 - 2009

Harvard professor of psychiatry George E. Vaillant, in his book Aging Well, identifies resiliency as a significant characteristic of people who navigate the many transitions of life from birth to old age. He writes, "Resilience reflects individuals who metaphorically resemble a twig with a fresh, green living core. When twisted out of shape, such a twig bends but it does not break; instead it springs back and continues growing." That is an description of how you need to be to persevere and make the most of your talents here at El Dorado. You must not become dry, brittle, and inflexible. You would be wise to follow the works of Jerry West: "You can't get much done in life if you only work on the days you feel good." So as we move to the end of the school year let's do the most we can with what we have. Once again I am here every morning to help you anyway I can.

Tuesday 2/17
1. Review Vocabulary Test
2. The Real Cause due
3. Practice CAHSEE Test
4. Read TKM (homework)

Wednesday 2/18 (late start)
1. Review The Real Cause
2. Chapter 1-8 Packet (homework)
3. Discuss Study Guide
4. Read TKM (homework)

Thursday 2/19 (bring a snack while reading)
1. Read To Kill a Mockingbird
2. Work on Packet (homework)
3. Review all Vocabulary (homework)

Friday 2/20
1. Vocabulary Review Test
2. Practice CAHSEE Test
3. Read TKM (homework)
4. Finish Chapter 1-8 Packet (homework)

Stay Gold!

2nd Semester 3rd week's lessons 2/9 - 2/13 - 2009

What you start, finish. There are two kinds of people in the world: those who do and those who might. Responsible people follow through. If they make a commitment, they see it through. They finish. And that is how others evaluate them. Are they dependable or not? Can I rely on them? Writer Ben Ames Williams observed, "Life is the acceptance of responsibilities or their evasion; it is a business of meeting obligations or avoiding them. To every man the choice is continually being offered, and by the manner of his choosing you may fairly measure him." As we move into the second semester how are you measure up in responsibility? Do not forget I am here in the mornings!

Monday 2/9
1. Geese Essay Due
2. Review Vocabulary Test
3. To Kill a Mockingbird quiz
4. Idiom quiz (weeks 13 and 14)
5. Vocabulary – Do Lesson 9 and 10, Exercise 1 and 2 pages 35-42 (homework)

Tuesday 2/10
1. Review Vocabulary (60 points)
2. Practice CAHSEE Tests
3. Glossary React (To Kill a Mockingbird Vocabulary)
4. Read TKM, Chapters 4 and 5 (homework)

Wednesday 2/11
1. Read and discuss pages 819 – 821 Symbolism and figurative Language
2. Discuss Study Guide
3. Discuss Analogies 5
4. Do The Real Cause Packet (homework)

Thursday 2/12
1. Idiom Test (weeks 11 - 14)
2. Lecture: Author – Nelle Harper Lee
3. Discuss Lesson 5 Context: Expression page 167 – 172
4. Do The Real Cause (homework)
5. Read To Kill a Mockingbird up to Chapter 9 (homework)

Friday 2/13
1. Vocabulary 9 and 10 Test
2. Review Quizzes
3. Discuss Reading
4. Finish The Real Cause (homework)

Yoda says, "No try in do."

2nd semester 2nd week's lessons 2/2 - 2/6 - 2009

Who has shared their wisdom with you; what have you learned? Now we are reading To Kill a Mockingbird and you will need to understand what Atticus is trying to teach his children. Please use your study guide to direct your reading and SparkNotes: To Kill a Mockingbird
The TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD Student Survival Guide

Monday 2/2
1. Review Vocabulary Test
2. Read and discuss “Montgomery Boycott”
3. Do Vocabulary Lesson 7 and 8 (homework)
4. Read To Kill a Mockingbird (pleasure homework)

Tuesday 2/3
1. Review Vocabulary
2. Discuss and Finish “… Boycott”
3. Do Analogies lesson 4 (homework)
4. Read TKM (pleasure homework)

Wednesday 2/4
1. Review and Grade Analogies (30 points)
1. Write three paragraph essay after listening to the story of the geese. How should we as humans be like the geese? (Typed MLA format)

Thursday 2/5
1. Edit Essay ( peer review workshop) and Retype (homework)
2. Work through Lesson 4 “Context: Expression (Vocabulary) pages 161- 166
3. Read TKM (homework)

Friday 2/6
1. Vocabulary 7 and 8 Test
2. Practice CAHSEE Test
3. Lecture: Objectives of To Kill a Mockingbird
4. Read TKM

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