Activities for week three 9/15 - 9/19 - 2014

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)(Mondays at 8:15). Aeries is up - please use it to know where you are in our class.  You can still make up reading points.

Monday 9/15
1. Review “Interlopers” Test
2. Portfolios due and Pre-writing Assessment
3. Finish Literary Terms Lecture
4. Practice CAHSEE Test
5. Read S.S.R. Book (homework)

Tuesday 9/16
1. Practice Prefix Test
2.  Journal: Struggle
3.  Start Idioms
4.  Read "By The Waters of Babylon" pages 42 - 55 (homework)

Wednesday 9/17
1. Prefix Test
2. Read and Discuss “By The Waters of Babylon”
3. New Prefixes, Suffixes and Make Cards (homework)

Thursday 9/18
1. Prefix cards due
2. See "Genre Fiction" and "Figurative Language"
3. Read and Discuss “By The Waters of Babylon”
4. Test Taking Tips (homework)

Friday 9/19
1. Read and Discuss “By The Waters of Babylon”
2. Practice CAHSEE Test
3. "By The Waters of Babylon" Packet (Due Tuesday)(homework)
 

*** Extra Credit *** 

Listen in class for extra credit.