Activities for week twelve 11/29 - 12/3 - 2010

Galileo Galilei stated, "I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use." What does this mean to you? Write me a typed MLA formatted paragraph explaining what the quote means to you in relationship to our class and explain who is Galileo. Are you using your endowments? This is an extra credit project due Monday (Possible 50 points), (25 points Tuesday before class only - absolute deadline). Please check Aeries so you know where you are in our class, and what you need to do to get what you want. Is there S.S.Reading points that you are missing?

Monday 11/29
1. Review Journal “Integrity”
2. Review Vocabulary Test
3. Elements of Language Vocabulary Packet (homework)

Tuesday 11/30
1. Explain Extra Credit Vocabulary cards (due Thursdays before the bell to class placed on the stool)
2. Review Setting, Inference, Conflict Worksheets
3. See Fahrenheit 451
4. Finish Vocabulary and Part Three Reading Guide (homework)

Wednesday 12/1
1. Review Vocabulary Packet
2. Review Glossary Terms
3. Body Paragraph Handout (homework)
4. Read and Study (homework)

Thursday 12/2
1. Review Reading Guide 3
2. Vocabulary Bingo and Pretest
3. Lecture: Commentary
4. Do Commentary Practice (homework)

Friday 12/3
1. Vocabulary Test
2. Fahrenheit 451 Quiz
3. Lecture: Anticommunism and The McCarthy Era
4. Finish Commentary Packet (homework)

Excellence is not Chance, but Choice.

Activities for week eleven 11/5 - 11/19 - 2010

My childhood idol Willie Mays said, "What you are thinking, what shape your mind is in, is what makes the biggest difference of all." As we approach the holidays let's remember all we have and use all of our opportunities to get the most out of ourselves, and help those we can. If your grade is still not what you want you need to see me, so that I can help you earn what you want. We also are in the school wide can food drive which is an extra credit opportunity for you, the deadline is Thursday.

Monday 11/15
1. Review Benchmark Test
2. Review Part Two Study Guide
3. Strategies for Unlocking Word Meaning (homework)

Tuesday 11/16
1. Setting, Inference, Conflict Worksheets due
2. Review Vocabulary Final
3. Review Glossary Terms (homework)
4. Read Fahrenheit 451 (homework)

Wednesday 11/17
1. Fahrenheit 451 Test
2. Review Packets
3. Part Three Reading Guide (homework)
4. Review Glossary Terms (homework)

Thursday 11/18
1. Practice Vocabulary Test
2. Lecture: Title
3. Discuss Fahrenheit 451
4. Read and Study (homework)

Friday 11/20
1. Vocabulary Test
2. Journal: Quick write “integrity” What are you building?
3. See Fahrenheit 451
4. Read and Study (homework)

Be Great Today!

Activities for week ten 11/8 - 11/10 - 2010

Wayne Gretzky said, "Failing to prepare is preparing to fail." As we finish the quarter let's be prepared, so that your grade is a true reflection of who you really are. You have until Wednesday to make up any reading points that you are missing. As always I will be here every morning to help you.

Monday 11/8
1. Review Tests
2. Review Works Cited
3. Work on Worksheets (homework)
4. Finish Fahrenheit 451 (homework)

Tuesday 11/9
1. Quarter Benchmark Test
2. See Fahrenheit 451
3. Work on Worksheet (homework)

Wednesday 11/10
1. Vocabulary Final
2. Discuss Fahrenheit 451
3. See Fahrenheit 451
4. Finish Fahrenheit 451 Packet (homework)

Have a great vacation!