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9/18/2011

Activities for week three 9/ 19 - 9/23 - 2011

Orator, attorney, and political leader William Jennings Bryan said, "Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved." I hope you choose to work hard and work smart in our class. If you need help I will always be here. Remember when you are absent you need to make up your reading time and tests in the morning (7:25 am). Aeries is up - please use it to know where you are in our class.

Monday 9/19
1. Prefix Practice Quiz
2. Review “Interlopers” Homework and Test
3. Read The Bill of Rights
4. Write Your Own Bill of Rights (homework)

Tuesday 9/20
1. Edit Your “Bill of Rights” and Retype Them
2. See “Harrison Bergeron”
3. Read “Harrison Bergeron” pages 17 – 29 (homework)
4. Study for Prefix Test (homework)

Wednesday 9/21
1. Prefix Test
2. Review Literary Terms
3. Read and Discuss “Harrison Bergeron”
4. New Prefixes and Make Cards (homework)

Thursday 9/22
1. Prefix cards due
2. Your “Bill of Rights” Due
3. Read and Discuss “Harrison Bergeron”
4. Study for “Harrison…” Test (homework)

Friday 9/23
1. Portfolio Exchange
2. “Harrison…” Quiz
3. Review Prefix Test
4. Practice CAHSEE Test
5. Read S.S.R. Book (should have read 110 pages by Monday)

Extra Credit 10 points
Print Aeries Print out and have your parents sign it, due Tuesday before class.