Activities for week fourteen 12/13 - 12/17 - 2010

As we move to Christmas - "do you know it is a party? It is a birthday party ... birthdays are meant to be celebrated. It's why we say 'Merry Christmas!'" stated Rick Warren. Let's work hard and enjoy this last week of school before vacation, then you can celebrate all the rest of this year. We will be working on our first full essay on Fahrenheit 451 and it is worth 200 points.

Please check Aeries and know your grade in our class if you are not passing or have a 'D' you need to see me so we can find a way for you to improve. Finally, make sure your notebook is up to date.

Monday 12/13
1. Review Tests
2. Work on First Copy of Fahrenheit 451 Essay (homework) Absolute Deadline - Due this week only!
3. Study Glossary Terms (homework)

Tuesday 12/14
1. Lecture: Ideas about the Novel
2. Finish Essay (homework)
3. Study Glossary Terms (homework)

Wednesday 12/15
1. Finish Lecture
2. Edit and Revise Essay
3. Type Second Copy of Essay (homework)

Thursday 12/16
1. Notes Test on Fahrenheit 451
2. Review Essay (homework)
3. See Fahrenheit 451
4. Study Glossary Terms (homework)

Friday 12/17
1. Glossary Terms Test
2. Essay Due (Absolute Deadline!) Due Thursday if you will not be here Friday
3. See Fahrenheit 451
4. Final on Fahrenheit 451 When We Return (Review over vacation)
5. You may see me at the beginning of lunch for vacation extra credit.

Merry Christmas!

Activities for week thirteen 12/6 - 12/10 - 2010

We are finishing Fahrenheit 451 in the next two weeks, and Robert Strauss stated, "Success is a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don't quit when you're tired - you quit when the gorilla is tired." For you this means you need to put two good weeks in on Fahrenheit 451 if you want success in this unit. You may see me at the beginning of lunch for extra credit Monday or Tuesday. Also please check your S.S.Reading Points, you have until Thursday to make up any Reading Points. (You should have read 550 pages of you pleasure reading books.)

Monday 12/6
1. Review Tests
2. Lectures: Anticommunism and The McCarthy Era,
and Realism versus Romanticism
3. Vocabulary Packet 3 and 4 (homework)

Tuesday 12/7
1. Commentary Packet due
2. Literary Commentary Packet – due Thursday
3. Lecture: Symbolism
4. Finish Vocabulary Packet and study Glossary Terms (homework)

Wednesday 12/8
1. Review and Grade Vocab
2. Finish Symbolism Lecture
3. Review and study (homework)

Thursday 12/9
1. Vocab Bingo and Pretest
2. Review Glossary Terms (Test next week)
3. Commentary Review
4. Fahrenheit 451 Essay (homework)

Friday 12/10
1. Vocabulary 3 and 4 Test
2. Practice CAHSEE Test
3. Discuss Essay and Write Brainstorm and Outline (homework)

"To every thing there is a season,

and a time to every purpose

under the heaven."

ECCLESIASTES 3:1