Activities for week ten 2nd semester 3/30 - 4/3 - 2015

British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli observed, The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches but to reveal to him his own." That is really the essence of positive relationships that influence people to rise up and reach their potential. They see the best in you and encourage you to strive for it. Author William Allen Ward remarked, "A true friend knows your weaknesses but shows you your strengths; feels your fears but fortifies your faith; sees your anxieties but frees your spirit; recognizes your disabilities but emphasizes your possibilities." As we finish the school year let's lift each other up and influence each other in positive ways. Please check Aeries and make up your S.S.Reading points.

Good news for you, we will not be writing a To Kill a Mockingbird essay. On April 15 - 17 you will be doing a District Performance Task - writing two essays for the District. Also on April 21 - 22 you will be taking a science test for the State in our Language Arts II class. I hope by the end of the year you will be a professional test taker.

Monday 3/30
1. Review Tests
2. Review Mockingbird Packets
3. Study for Tests (homework)

Tuesday 3/31
1. Vocabulary 17 - 20 Test (100 points)
2. Review and Discuss Mockingbird Packets
3. Study for Tests (homework)

Wednesday 4/1
1. Mockingbird Vocabulary Packet Due
2. To Kill a Mockingbird Test (150 points)
3. Type Reply to "Businesses Should Be Consistent, Reliable" (homework due Friday - 50 points)
4. Study for Tests (homework)

Thursday 4/2
1. Idioms 17 - 19 Test (100 points)
2. Review Tests
3. Study, Finish Typing Reply

Friday 4/3
Reply to "Businesses Should Be Consistent, Reliable" Due
1. To Kill a Mockingbird Final (180 points)
2. See The Last Lecture
3. Read your S.S.Reading Book (homework)
4. Enjoy Easter and remember the reason for the season.

*** Extra Credit ***
1. Quizlet Vocabulary 19 - 20 cards due Tuesday
2. Renaissance Pleasure Faire renfair.com/socal
Go and write a MLA report about your day and include your ticket.

Activities for week 9 - 2nd semester 3/23 - 3/27 - 2015

Responsible people enjoy an increasingly better reputation. And that is one of the greatest assets of sustained responsibility. Others discover what they can expect from you, and they can depend on you. You're solid! If you want others to trust you, to give you greater opportunities and resources to develop and strengthen your talent, and to partner with you, then embrace responsibility and practice it faithfully in every area of your life. Please check Aeries and make sure your grade is correct, and check if you have all your S.S. Reading points. You can still make up your reading points.

Monday 3/23
1. Review Tests
2. Discuss Study Guide
3. Do Vocabulary 19 – 20 (homework)

Tuesday 3/24
1. Literary Terms and Characters Test
2. Discuss To Kill a Mockingbird 
3. Finish Vocabulary 19 – 20 (homework) 


Wednesday 3/25
1. Grade and Review Vocabulary (70 points)
2. See TKM
3. Finish Worksheets (homework)

Thursday 3/26
1. Vocabulary Bingo and Pretest
2. Discuss and Review TKM Vocabulary
3. Take Home TKM Test

Friday 3/27
1. Vocabulary 19 – 20 Test (100 points)
2. Grade Take Home Test
3. See TKM


              ***  Extra Credit  ***
Mockingbird test corrections due Thursday - listen for directions.

Activities for week eight 3/16 - 3/20 - 2015

Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote, The glory of friendship is not in the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it is in the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when he discovers that someone else believes in him and is willing to trust him." As you move through school are you earning the trust of your parents? Many of you have earned my trust and I hope you will continue to work hard. Please check Aeries and make up reading points.

Monday 3/16
1. Review for CAHSEE Test
4. Read To Kill a Mockingbird (should be on chapter 15)(homework)

Tuesday 3/17  CAHSEE Test (Be on time)
1. Do To Kill a Mockingbird worksheets (homework)

Wednesday 3/18 CAHSEE Test
1. Study Idioms (homework)

2. Read To Kill a Mockingbird (homework)

Thursday 3/19
1. Idiom 13 - 17 Test (100 points)

2. Vocabulary Bee

3. Discuss To Kill a Mockingbird

4. Read and Work on Worksheets (homework)

Friday 3/20

1. Short Answer Test on To Kill a Mockingbird2. See To Kill a Mockingbird

3. Vocabulary 19 – 20 Test (Homework)
4. Finish Worksheets and Study Guide (homework)

           *** Extra Credit ***

       See me before Wednesday

Activities for week seven 2nd semester 3/9 - 3/13 - 2015

As a coach I say this all the time, "You play at the level at which you practice." Consistently good practice leads to consistently good play. It sharpens your talent. Successful people understands this. They value practice (homework) and develop the discipline to do it. If you want to sum up what lifts most successful individuals above the crowd, you could do it with four little words: a little bit more. Successful people pay their dues and do all that is expected of them-plus a little bit more. The question for you is this, "are you doing that little bit more?" Listen in class this week for the little extra.

Monday 3/9
1. Review Tests

2. Practice CAHSEE Test
3. Vocabulary 17 - 18 (homework)
4. Read To Kill a Mockingbird (homework)

Tuesday 3/10   
1. Discuss To Kill a Mockingbird
2. Finish and Check Vocabulary 17-18 (homework)
3. Read To Kill a Mockingbird (homework)
4. Read and Explain "The Family Circus" (homework)

Wednesday 3/11  
1. To Kill a Mockingbird Quiz
2. Review and Grade Vocabulary 17-18 (70 points)
3. Practice CAHSEE Test
4. Read To Kill a Mockingbird (homework)

Thursday 3/12
1. Vocabulary Bingo and Pretest
2. Group Discussion on Worksheets
3. Read To Kill a Mockingbird (homework)
4. Read and Write, How Does "Lessons in Leadership""Practicing right has payoff" Relate to you? (homework)

Friday 3/13
1. Vocabulary 17 - 18 Test (100 points)

2. Discuss To Kill a Mockingbird
3. Read To Kill a Mockingbird (homework)
4. Work on Worksheets (homework)

           *** Extra Credit ***
1. Quizlet cards due before class Wednesday.

2. Test corrections due Tuesday before class.
3. See me at Break for TKM MLA project.

Activities for week six 2nd semester 3/2 - 3/6 - 2015

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. Finish Lecture: Nelle Harper Lee and Quick Write
2. Review Tests
3. Review 11 – 16 Vocabulary (homework)
4. Read To Kill a Mockingbird (homework)

Tuesday 3/3
1. CAHSEE Practice Test
2. Discuss To Kill Mockingbird
3. Work on Worksheets (homework)
4. Read To Kill a Mockingbird (homework)

Wednesday 3/4
1. To Kill a Mockingbird Test
2. CAHSEE Practice Test
3. Read To Kill a Mockingbird (homework)
4. Review Vocabulary (homework)

Thursday 3/5
1. Idiom 11 - 16 Test (100 points)
2. Vocabulary 11 – 16 Bee
3. Discuss To Kill a Mockingbird
4. Read To Kill a Mockingbird (homework)

Friday 3/6
1. Vocabulary 11 - 16 Test (100 points)
2. Discuss To Kill a Mockingbird
3. Work on Worksheets (homework)
4. Read To Kill a Mockingbird (homework)

         *** Extra Credit ***
1. Quizlet Vocabulary cards 11-16 due Wednesday before class. 
2. Memorize Martin Luther King's quote and tell it to me before school before Tuesday.
3. Test Corrections due Tuesday.
4. Print the blog and then your Aeries grade on the backside of the same sheet of paper. (Copy and paste just the bottom of your Aeries grade, and then feed it back into the printer - one page only of your grade and the blog with a note from a parent of what they think about your grade and effort in our class - on the side with your Aeries grade). Due Wednesday (You must follow the exact directions - points?)