*********** Week Twelve ************
Friday, November 13th
Main Idea Assessment
Continue working on novel, chapters 7 - 9
Thursday, November 12th
Reviewed study guide questions chapters 4 - 6
Copy study guide questions for chapters 7 - 8
Wednesdy, November 11th
No School - Veteran's Day
Continue reading novel and working on study guide questions
Tuesday, November 10th
No School - TS Ida
Continue working on novel, chapters 7 - 9
Monday, November 9th
Main Idea
Novel -
Ender's Game
Begin reading chapters 7 - 9
*********** Week Eleven ************
Friday, November 6th-
Quiz - Ender's Game Chapters 4 - 6
Turned in Literary Conventions Vocabulary Book
Pep Rally
Thursday, November 5th-
Author's Purpose/Point of View Assessment
Continue reading novel and working on study guide questions
Wednesdy, November 4th
Review Prepositional Phrases
Noun Phrases - Appostivies
Continue reading novel and working on study guide questions
Tuesday, November 3rd
Reading excercise for Author's Purpose
Continue working on novel, chapters 4 - 6
Monday, November 2nd
Author's Purpose/Point of View Notes
Novel -
Ender's Game
Copy study guide questions for chapters 4 - 6
Begin reading and working on notes/questions for chapters 4 - 6
*********** Week Ten ************
Friday, October 30th -
Quiz - Ender's Game Chapters 1 - 3
Reviewed study guide questions
Turned in Chapter notes for 1 - 3 and extended responses 1 & 2
Thursday, October 29th -
Prepostional Phrases
Continue reading novel and working on study guide questions
Wednesdy, October 28th
Received instructions for Literary Vocabulary Book - Book Due Friday, November 6
Continue reading novel
Tuesday, October 27th
Exam
Monday, October 26th
Copy Literary Terms
Novel -
Ender's Game
Continue working on chapters 1 - 3
Remember for each chapter you will need to list the chapter name, page numbers, description of setting, description of characters, list a minumum of at least 5 vocabulary words and define the words.
*********** Week Nine ************
Friday, October 23rd -
Pep Rally
Thursday, October 22nd -
Review for Exam
Continue reading novel and working on study guide questions
Wednesdy, October 21st
Turn in Workskills pages
Continue reading novel
Tuesday, October 20th
High School Extravaganza in gym
Monday, October 19th
Wordskills Vocabulary - pages 82, 84 - 86 - due Wednesday
Novel -
Ender's Game
Read Chapter 1 reviewed notes for Chapter 1
Remember for each chapter you will need to list the chapter name, page numbers, description of setting, description of characters, list a minumum of at least 5 vocabulary words and define the words.
*********** Week Eight ************
Friday, October 16th -
Vocabulary Test Unit 7
Pep Rally
Thursday, October 15th -
Vocabulary Unit 7 - pages 76 - 78 (skip Spelling and Wordplay)
Finish reviewing "The Cask of Amotillado"
Selection test on "The Cask of Amotillado"
Turn in paragraphs
Wednesdy, October 14th
Vocabulary Unit 7 - pages 74 - 75
Unit Test - Parts of a Sentence
Write Paragraph on selected topic of short story
Tuesday, October 13th
Vocabulary Unit 7 - page 72-73
Review Parts of a Sentence
Review the story "The Cask of Amontillado" page 207 - 216
Complete the handouts; Answer the Comprehension Check and questions 1 - 4 on page 216
Pop quiz over the story
Monday, October 12th
No School - Columbus Day
Homework: All work not finished in class is homework
*********** Week Seven ************
Friday, October 9th -
Vocabulary Test Unit 6 Words from Wordskills Book
Objects of Verbs - textbook page 52
Grammar Workbook pages 44 - 45
Thursday, October 8th -
Vocabulary Unit 6 - reviewed words
Review Subject Compliments
Annotation #2 Due today
Wednesdy, October 7th
Vocabulary Unit 6 - page 70
Read the story "The Cask of Amontillado" page 207 - 216
Complete the handouts; Answer the Comprehension Check and questions 1 - 4 on page 216
Tuesday, October 6th
Vocabulary Unit 6 - pages 65 - 68
Reviewed Sentence parts - Lessons 4 & 5 (last nights homework)
Pop Quiz on Sentence Parts (Lessons 1 - 4)
Lesson 6 - Subject Complements - pg 50 in textbook
Complete practices in Grammar Workbook - pages 40 - 41
Monday, October 5th
Vocabulary Unit 6 - pages 63 - 64
continue with Parts of a Sentence
Types of Sentence page 45 in text book
Grammar workbook pages 34 - 35
Subjects in Unusually Positions pages 47 - 48
Grammar Workbook pages 37 - 38
Annotation #2 - Due Thursday October 8
Homework: All work not finished in class is homework
*********** Week Six ************
Friday, October 2nd -
Vocabulary Test Unit 5 Words from Wordskills Book
Review Subjects and Predicates
Thursday, October 1st -
Test - "The Necklace"
Turn in paragraph from story
Workskills pages 57 - 58 (stop after Standardized Practice Test)
Subjects and Predicates Continued - Lessons 2 - 3 pages 41 - 44; complete EX A on 42 and EX A on 44
Wednesdy, September 30th
Vocabulary Lesson 5 - pages 54 - 56
Quiz on "The Necklace"
Review story "The Necklace" - Test Tomorrow
Write a paragraph using questions 4, 6, or 7 on page 35 as your topic.- Homework
Reviewed Subject and Predicates - pages 38 - 40
Practice A page 34 and Practice B page 35
Tuesday, September 29th
Vocabulary Lesson 5 - pages 52 - 53
Parts of Speech Test
continue reading/working on "The Necklace" if not finished in class today, complete for homework
Monday, September 28th
Vocabulary pages 43 - 44 - Due Tomorrow if not finished in class today
Review Grammar Homework - pages 32-33
"The Necklace" pages 21 - 35
Complete Handouts and questions 1 - 8 and Comprehension Check on page 35
*********** Week Five ************
2nd Quarter began September 24
Friday, September 25th
Vocabulary Test - Lesson 3
Finish Parts of Speech Review pg 32 - Ex A & B; 33 - Mastery Test
Thursday, September 24th
Vocabulary review for test tomorrow
Review Parts of Speech, Adjectives, Adverbs, Prepostions, Conjuniction, Interjections
Wednesdy, September 23th
Vocabulary pages 36 - 39 (homework)
Conjunctions and Interjections - read pages 26 - 27; 29
Complete GWB pages 22 - 23
Tuesday, September 22nd
Prepositions - read pages 23 - 24
Complete GWB pages 19 - 20
Monday, September 21st
Vocabulary pages 34 - 35
Adverbs - read pages 16 - 17
pages 16 - 17 in Grammar Workbook
*********** Week Four ************
Friday, September 18th
Vocabulary Test
Pep Rally
Thursday, September 17th
Vocabulary review for test tomorrow
"To Build a Fire" Test
Verbs
Wednesdy, September 16th
Vocabulary pages 28 - 29 (homework)
Freshman Class Meeting
Tuesday, September 15th
Vocabulary pages 26 - 27
Review "To Build a Fire"
Review Verbs - Quiz tomorrow - Canceled
Monday, September 14th
Vocabulary pages 24 - 25
"To Build A Fire" Quiz; Verbs
Homework: pages 10 - 11 in Grammar Workbook
*********** Week Three ************
Friday, September 11th
Reviewed Annotation Guidlines
Annotation #1 "Censor Rock Music"
Thursday, September 10th
Noun/Pronoun Test - finish story "To Build A Fire"
Wednesdy, September 9th
Vocabulary Quiz; Read "To Build A Fire" pgs 517 - 534; complete handouts and questions 1 - 5 and Comprehension Check
Homework: Study for Noun/Pronoun Test
Tuesday, September 8th
Vocabulary - Review Nouns and Pronouns
Monday, September 7th
Labor Day - No School
*********** Week Two ************
Friday, September 4th
Review Homework: Subject/Predicates; Nouns and Pronouns
Vocabulary; Essay Paragraph 3 - turn in body paragraphs
Thursday, September 3rd
Review Subject/Predicate; Nouns and Pronouns
Wednesdy, September 2nd
Parts of Speech Activity; Essay Paragraph 2
Tuesday, September 1st
Pop Quiz on Parts of a Sentence; Reviewed Vocabulary; completed Plot Diagram for "Through the Tunnel"; completed prewriting for compare/contrast essay; began drafting first body paragraph for "Plainswoman"
Monday, August 31st
Create Plot Diagram for short story "Through the Tunnel" - turn in
Grammar - Parts of Sentence - Lesson's 1 - 3 in Grammar Book in the classroom
Homework: Vocabualry Power Lesson 1 Part A and B pages 13 - 16
*********** Week One************
Friday - August 28th
Pop Quiz on short story "Through the Tunnel"
Class discussion on story; reviewed vocabulary worksheet, questions from book
Analyzed cultural influeces, plot, and symbolism in story
"Me" Essay Due
Thursday - August 27th
Complete balance chart on page 373; complete vocabulary handout
Read short story "Through the Tunnel" pages 374 - 384; answer comprehension check and
questions 1 - 8 on page 385
Wednesday - August 26th
Took notes on plot development - Read short story "Plainswoman" pages 8 - 19 completed Plot Diagram on story
Tueday - August 25th
Pre-test on 9th grade skills
Vocabualry Power - Strategies for Unlocking Word Meanings pages 1 - 5 complete Excercises on page 4 - 5
Monday - August 24th
Review of Course description and Supply List
Homework: 500 word essay on "Me" see class calendar for details
