Gifted Eng II Assignments |
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Thursday, December 4, 2008 WOD#67- incroyable; read chapters 11-14 of The Scarlet Pimpernel and answer the study guide questions for each; HW- continue to work on the Power Point Project due Monday (don't forget about the 1-2 page double-spaced summary and works cited requirement) Wednesday, December 3, 2008 WOD#66- disconsolate; work in the computer lab on your powerpoint project (due Monday); continue reading The Scarlet Pimernel chapters 9&10 Tuesday, December 2, 2008 WOD#65- inane; read the following chapters of The Scarlet Pimpernel in class and answer the study guide questions for each: Chapter 4, 5, & 6. HW- read chapters 7 & 8 of the novel and answer the study guide questions Monday, December 1, 2008 WOD#64- execration; work in computer lab on PPT due next Monday (see assignment requirements under "documents"); please bring the novel to class everyday! Chapters 1-3 were due today; chapters 4-16 pgs. 28-139(study guide too) are due on Friday, December 5; chapters 17-31 pgs.140-265 are due Friday, December 12. We will be reading in class so you must bring your book with you. Friday, November 21, 2008 WOD#63- toady; test on the play; HW- read and respond to the study guide questions for chapters 1-3 of The Scarlet Pimpernel (Bring your copy of the book to class with you beginning December 1) Thursday, November 20, 2008 WOD#62- ingenuous; turn in character journals; complete the handout "Beliefs at Odds" and "Fair Weather Friends" handout given today; HW- study for the test on the play Wednesday, November 19, 2008 WOD#61- chicanery; check scene work and "Ranking Roles"; grammar quiz on chapter 2; work on "Beliefs at Odds" handout; HW- Character Journal Project due tomorrow Tuesday, November 18, 2008 WOD#60- recalcitrant; check "Contrary Souls" handout; finish scene work for act II; return grammar workbooks to study for tomorrow's quiz; HW- complete both sides of "Ranking Roles" handout; character journals due Thursday; Test on the play Friday Monday, November 17, 2008 WOD#59- quixotic; turn in grammar workbook pgs.40-57; work on Act II analyzing scenes; HW- "Contrary Souls" handout; Character Journal Project due Thursday; TEST on the play Friday; Research PPT/Summary due December 8; Study Guide for Scarlet Pimpernel is under documents. Friday, November 14, 2008 WOD#58- judicature; lesson 20 vocabulary quiz; complete Act I of analyzing scenes assignment; HW- grammar workbook pgs.55-57--chapter 2 due on Monday, Quiz on Wednesday Thursday, November 13, 2008 WOD#57- fastidious; lesson 20 fill-in-the-blank; check two handouts on A Man for All Seasons; analyze scenes from the play & discuss; HW- study for lesson 20 quiz; grammar workbook pgs. 41-57 are due Monday (Quiz Wednesday) Wednesday, November 12, 2008 WOD#56- opportunist; check lesson 20 vocabulary exercises; work in computer lab on Character Journal Assignment (due Thursday, November 20) or Research Assignment (due Monday,December 8); HW- grammar workbook pgs. 52-54 (Chapter 2 pgs. 41-57 will be due Monday) Tuesday, November 11, 2008 WOD#55-recapitulate; work in computer lab on Character Journal Project (due next Thursday); HW- lesson 20 vocabulary exercises A-D due tomorrow; get your copy of The Scarlet Pimpernel! Monday, November 10, 2008 WOD#54- ambivalent; lesson 20 vocabulary exercises (due Wednesday); assign research Power Point (due December 8); finish video on Henry VIII; complete "Analyzing Dialogue: Parry and Thrust" handout; HW- grammar workbook pgs. 49-51 Friday, November 7, 2008 Bell Ringer Quiz #21-30; Daily Words Quiz #41-50 (turn these in); finish A&E video; HW- grammar workbook pgs. 46-48; work on Character Journal Project (due 11-20); TEST next week on the play Thursday, November 6, 2008 Bell Ringer #30- PSAT pg.217 #21-22; WOD#52-rationalist; continue watching A&E video; HW- Daily Words #41-50 Quiz tomorrow; TEST next week on the play; work on the Character Journal Project Wednesday, November 5, 2008 Bell Ringer #29- PSAT pg.217 #19&20; WOD#51-idealist (Quiz Friday on Words 41-50); begin watching A&E Biography of Henry VIII; HW- grammar workbook pgs. 43-45; work on your project! Monday, November 3, 2008 Bell Ringer #28- PSAT pg.217 #17&18; WOD#50-optimist -ism (Daily Words Quiz #41-50 Friday); continue Act II of A Man For All Seasons; HW-grammar workbook pgs. 40-42 Prepositional Phrases Friday, October 31, 2008 Bell Ringer#27- PSAT pg.217 #15&16; WOD#49-skeptic -ism; lesson 19 vocabulary quiz; continue reading Act II of A Man for All Seasons; HW- start working on your project for this play! Thursday, October 30, 2008 Bell Ringer #26- PSAT pg.217 #13&14; WOD#48-pessimist -ism; grammar quiz #2; complete lesson 19 fill-in-the-blank; HW- study for lesson 19 vocabulary quiz Wednesday, October 29, 2008 Bell Ringer #25- PSAT pg.217 #11&12; WOD#47-realist (-ism); return grammar workbook (Quiz tomorrow); check lesson 19 vocabulary (Quiz Friday); continue reading Act II of A Man For All Seasons; Character Journal Project is due Thursday, November 20th. Tuesday, October 28, 2008 Bell Ringer #24- PSAT pg.216 #9&10; WOD#46-pragmatic (pragmatism, pragmatist--get the philosophy); turn in grammar workbook chapter 1 pgs.19-36; continue reading Act II of the play; HW- lesson 19 vocabulary due tomorrow Monday, October 27, 2008 Bell Ringer #23- PSAT pg.216 #7&8; WOD#45- disconsolate; lesson 19 vocabulary due Wednesday, Quiz Friday; finish reading Act I of A Man for All Seasons; Hw- chapter 1 pgs.19-36 of the grammar workbook are due tomorrow, quiz will be Wednesday; Character Journal for the play is due Thursday, November 20th. Friday, October 24, 2008 PLAN test A Man for All Seasons Character Project (150 points) due Thursday, November 20th! Thursday, October 23, 2008 Bell Ringer #22- PSAT pg. 216 #5&6; WOD#44-felicitations; introduce project for A Man For All Seasons and read Act I; HW- grammar workbook pgs. 34-36 Wednesday, October 22, 2008 WOD#43- liturgical; Daily Words Quiz #26-40; HW- grammar workbook pgs. 31-33 Tuesday, October 21, 2008 Bell Ringer#21- PSAT pg. 216 #3&4; WOD#42- multitudinous; continue with Act I of Bolt's A Man for All Seasons; 3rd period complete two handouts given to you by the sub. HW- study for daily words quiz #26-40 (The QUIZ is tomorrow!) Monday, October 20, 2008 Bell Ringer #20- PSAT pg.216 #1&2; WOD#41- megalomaniac; begin Robert Bolt's A Man for All Seasons p.1342; HW- grammar workbook pgs.28-30; study for Daily Words Quiz (#26-40) which will be Wednesday Friday, October 17, 2008 Bell Ringer #19- SAT Question; WOD#40- heretic; Quiz lesson 18; HW-grammar workbook pages 25-27 Thursday, October 16, 2008 Bell Ringer #18; WOD#39- convocation; lesson 18 fill-in-the-blank(Quiz tomorrow); finish coding the answer document for the PLAN test; HW- study lesson 18 words for quiz Wednesday, October 15, 2008 WOD#38- martyr; turn in lesson 18 vocabulary exercises; start coding the answer document for the PLAN test (given October 24th); HW- grammar workbook pages 22-24 Tuesday, October 14, 2008 Hunchback of Notre Dame TEST; WOD#37- adamantine; HW- lesson 18 vocabulary due tomorrow; please return borrowed copies of the novel! Monday, October 13, 2008 WOD#36- obfuscate; finish remaining presentations or film; HW- lesson 18 vocabulary exercises A-E (due Wednesday) and grammar workbook pgs. 19-21. Study for test on Hunchback (tomorrow) and remember to return copies! Tuesday, October 7, Wednesday, October 8, and Thursday, October 9 Continue presentations; book IX should be turned in no later than Monday, October 13th. Prepare for the Hunchback test which will be Tuesday, October 14. Please return borrowed copies of the book. The next novel is The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy. (I have no copies to lend.) Monday, October 6, 2008 Begin presentations in both classes; please make sure to bring in a copy of the slide show or your notes so I have something to look at and grade. Book IX extended to Monday! Expect a TEST on the novel next Monday, October 13th! Please return borrowed copies of Hunchback once you're done. Thursday, October 2, 2008 WOD#35- immemorial; turn in essay and buisness letter of performance task; turn in book VIII response; take quiz on Books VII & VIII (TEST on the entire novel will be Monday, October 13! Please return all borrowed books then.) HW- presentations are due on Monday, October 6. Wednesday, October 1, 2008 WOD#34- caparison; work in computer lab; HW- book VIII is due tomorrow; business letter and essay are both due tomorrow, presentations start on Monday Tuesday, September 30, 2008 WOD#33- impunity; work in computer lab Monday, September 29, 2008 Bell Ringer #17- SAT question; WOD#32- garrulous; quiz on Grammar workbook chapter 1 Parts of Speech; turn in Book VII response (Quiz Thursday on Books VII & VIII); HW- work on performance task (essay & letter due Thursday; presentation due Monday) Friday, September 26, 2008 WOD#31- sanctuary; Lesson 17 quiz; work in library on performance task (due October 2); HW- Book VII is due on Monday; study parts of speech for quiz on Monday Thursday, September 25, 2008 WOD#30- plaintive; complete lesson 17 fill-in-blank; turn in Book VI response; complete Quiz on Books V & VI; HW-study for Lesson 17 vocabulary quiz Wednesday, September 24, 2008 WOD#29- caprice; check lesson 17 exercises A-E; turn in grammar workbook; work in computer lab on performance task (letter & essay due Thursday, October 2 and presentations must be ready Monday, October 6! Tuesday, September 23, 2008 WOD#28- libertine; Bell Ringer #16- SAT daily question; complete worksheets on thesis statements, documentation, and integrating quotations and turn what you finish in to the sub. HW- complete lesson 17 ex. A-E due tomorrow and grammar workbook pages 1-18 due tomorrow Monday, September 22, 2008 WOD#27- debacle; turn in Book V response; in-class GEE essay due at the end of class today; HW-complete lesson 17 vocabulary exercises A-E & grammar workbook pages 16-18 on Interjections/Conjunctions (workbook pages 1-18 are due Wednesday) Friday, September 19, 2008 WOD#26- cloister; turn in definitions and sentences for words 11-25; Quiz on Words 11-25; HW- grammar workbook pages 13-15 "prepositions" Thursday, September 18, 2008 WOD#25- unguent; Quiz on Book IV and response due today; study for daily words #11-25 quiz and finish work on "A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings" Wednesday, September 17, 2008 Bell Ringer #15- SAT question; WOD#24- aberration; read Marquez's "A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings" pg. 325+ in your literature text then complete the Imagery Chart and Literary Elements and Study Guide Questions (due Friday); HW- grammar workbook pages 7-9 "verbs" and Book IV response of Hunchback is due tomorrow! Tuesday, September 16, 2008 Bell Ringer #14- SAT Question of the day; WOD#23- amalgamation; work in computer lab on performance task due September 29; HW- grammar workbook pronouns pages 4-6 Monday, September 15, 2008 WOD#22- alchemy (Daily Words Quiz will be Friday for 11-25); turn in Book III of Hunchback; work in the library today on performance task (due September 29); HW- grammar workbook nouns pgs.1-3 complete exercises Friday, September 12, 2008 WOD#21- gibbet; library work day; HW- Book III of Hunchback is due Monday Thursday, September 11, 2008 WOD#20- apoplectic; Lesson 16 vocabulary quiz; Book II of The Hunchback of Notre Dame Quiz and response due and Book III is due on Monday. Tomorrow we will go to the library to begin preliminary research for the Performance Task that is due on September 29th. Be ready to work! Wednesday, September 10, 2008 Bell Ringer #13- SAT question; WOD #19- balustrade; define Gothic Literature; Part 3 of "Metamorphosis" is due today; complete lesson 16 vocabulary fill-in-blank in class (Quiz Tomorrow!!); HW- finish reading Book II of Hunchback, reading log due tomorrow Tuesday, September 9, 2008 Bell Ringer #12- SAT Improving Sentences #6-10; WOD #18- bourgeois; Part 2 of "Metamorphosis" due today; Lesson 16 vocabulary exercises due tomorrow (Quiz THURSDAY!); Book II of Hunchback due Thursday; HW- complete the study guide for Part 3 of "Metamorphosis" (due tomorrow) Monday, September 8, 2008 Bell Ringer #11- SAT question; WOD #17- burgomaster; Book I of Hunchback due today (see revised schedule of due dates); Lesson 16 vocabulary exercises A-D due Wednesday; Part II of Kafka's "Metamorphosis" is due tomorrow Friday, August 29, 2008 Bell Ringer Check #1-10; WOD- harbinger; lesson 15 vocabulary quiz; turn in "Yellow Wallpaper" assignment; check part 1 questions of "Metamorphosis"; read part II of "Metamorphosis" (questions are due Wednesday); complete reading and the summary/response for Book I of The Hunchback of Notre Dame (now due Wednesday b/c school was cancelled for Tuesday) Thursday, August 28, 2008 WOD- metamorphosis; complete vocabulary lesson 15 fill-in-the-blank (quiz tomorrow); groups opted to work on last time on "Yellow Wallpaper" assignment (due tomorrow); HOMEWORK-- read Part 1 pages 393-403 of "The Metamorphosis" and complete the study guide questions for that section. Begin reading Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre Dame and write your reading log for Book I (due Tuesday). Remember that we changed the page requirements to a minimum of 1 MLA formatted page for EACH part. It MUST be typed and you'll have a quiz on each section when they're due. Wednesday, August 27, 2008 WOD- mitigate; work in computer lab to finish "Yellow Wallpaper" assignment (due Friday); reading log for Book I of The Hunchback of Notre Dame is due Tuesday, September 2nd. Lesson 15 vocabulary quiz will be Friday! Tuesday, August 26, 2008 WOD- demagogue; work in computer lab to complete "Yellow Wallpaper" assignment due Friday; reading log assigned and explained for Victor Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre Dame (book I due Tuesday!); HOMEWORK- complete lesson 15 vocabulary exercises A-D due tomorrow Monday, August 25, 2008 Bell Ringer #10- Sentence Correction 1-5; WOD- fortuitous; groups work on developing new version of "The Yellow Wallpaper"; HOMEWORK- lesson 15 vocabulary exercises A-D are due Wednesday! I still have copies of Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre Dame if anyone wants to check one out from me instead of buying it. You'll need your copy by Friday. Book I is due Tuesday, September 2nd. Friday, August 22, 2008 Bell Ringer #9- SAT question; WOD- evanescent; Daily Word Quiz; work with partners to retell "Yellow Wallpaper" Thursday, August 21, 2008 Bell Ringer #8- SAT question; WOD- prosaic (quiz tomorrow); discuss "Yellow Wallpaper" Assignment due Friday, August 29th. Come check out a copy of Hunchback so that you may start reading. Book I is due on September 2nd. Wednesday, August 20, 2008 WOD- querulous; discuss "The Yellow Wallpaper" and check questions and active reading guide; there will be a "Word of the Day" quiz on Friday for the first 10 words. Get your copy of The Hunchback of Notre Dame (abridged)by August 29th! Book I due on September 2nd!!! Come see me before or after school to check out a copy! First come, first serve. Tuesday, August 19, 2008 Bell Ringer #7- SAT question; WOD- dilettante; continue "The Yellow Wallpaper" and discuss; HOMEWORK- finish the story on your own if we didn't in class and complete your responses to the Active Reading Guide and the questions (due tomorrow) Monday, August 18, 2008 Bell Ringer #6- SAT question; WOD- eurythmic; discuss "A&P" and begin reading "The Yellow Wallpaper" p.330 and start completing the Active Reading Guide Friday, August 15, 2008 Lesson 14 Vocabulary Quiz; Bell Ringer #5- SAT daily question; WOD- homely; discuss Chopin's "The Story of an Hour" and read John Updike's "A&P" p.26 then answer questions 1-9 p.31 for homework. Thursday, August 14, 2008 Bell Ringer #4- SAT question of the day; WOD- anachronism or anachronistic; check lesson 14 exercises and complete fill-in-blank Wednesday, August 13, 2008 Bell Ringer #3- SAT practice question; WOD- chimera and debauchery (p.o.s., define, use in a sentence); discussion of Poe's "The Black Cat" and short stories; checked for completion lesson 14 exercises and 8 questions; HOMEWORK- read Kate Chopin's "The Story of an Hour" p.32 and respond to questions 4-8 p.36 (Be prepared to discuss in class tomorrow.) Tuesday, August 12, 2008 Bell Ringer #2- SAT question of the day; WOD- anomalous (P.O.S., define, and use in a sentence); assigned textbooks-- DiYanni Literature will need to be brought back & forth daily, Writing can stay at home. Review Performance Task handout-- due September 29th!!! Read "The Black Cat" and respond to questions 1-8 on pages 137-138 (due tomorrow). HOMEWORK- complete Lesson 14 vocabulary packet exercises A-D (Quiz Friday!) Monday, August 11, 2008 Bell Ringer #1- SAT question of the day; WOD- rhetoric (identify part of speech, define, and use in a sentence that demonstrates context clues); Lesson 14 Vocabulary exercises A-D are due Wednesday (Test Friday); discuss Unit I Appearance vs. Reality Enduring Understandings and Essential Questions. You need to get your copy of Victor Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre Dame (abridged) no later than Friday, August 29th. Most of the reading will be done independently along with a reading log (all explained later). Friday, August 8, 2008 First day review; HOMEWORK- returned signed portion of Course Information Sheet on Monday, procure all necessary supplies, and review the syllabus on-line under Gifted English II Documents |