Mrs. Taylor's English Class Week of 12/7/09--12/11/09 Monday, 12/7/09 (Blue Day) 2nd period: Dependent Clause worksheet, #5-10, 14-15 4th period: complete study guide for 6-10 test; study for test 6th period: Dependent Clause worksheet, #5-10, 14-15 Tuesday, 12/8/09 (White Day) 2nd period: complex sentences, page 142, #1-5, 10 4th period: read chapters 11-12; do questions for chapters 11-12 6th period: read chapters 11, 12, and 13; do questions for chapters 11-13 Wednesday, 12/9/09 (Blue Day) 2nd period: complex sentences, page 192, #1-5 and #10 4th period: read chapters 13 and 14 and do the questions 6th period: complex sentences, page 192, #1-5 and #10 Thusday, 12/10/09 (White Day) 2nd period: complete compound sentences worksheet; complete Ashenputel chart 4th period: complex sentences page 192, #8, 9, 10; also, read chapters 15-16-No questions 6th period: read chapters 14, 15, and 16 and do the questions Friday, 12/11/09 (Blue Day) 2nd period: be ready to go over complex sentence homework from Wednesday (page 192, #1-5 and #10) 4th period: read chapters 17-18; do the questions 6th period: complete compound sentence worksheet; finish "Ashenputel" chart Week of 11/30/09-12/4/09 Monday, 11/30/09 (White Day) 2nd period: finish revision/editing for next class; final draft due on Tuesday, 12/8; absolute phrase worksheet due next class 4th period: None 6th period: read chapters 6, 7, and 8; do questions for chapters 6, 7, and 8; absolute phrase worksheet due next class Tuesday, 12/1/09 (Blue Day) 2nd period: Finish Absolute Phrase Worksheet; final draft of paper due (remember to include rough draft, revision form, brainstorm chart, and rubric--have this all stapled together and ready to turn in) 4th period: read chapter 9; do chapter 9 questions; complete absolute phrase worksheet 6th period: Finish Absolute Phrase Worksheet; final draft of paper due (remember to include rough draft, revision form, brainstorm chart, and rubric--have this all stapled together and ready to turn in) Wednesday, 12/2/09 (White Day) 2nd period: continue to work on Final Draft of paper (final draft due on Tuesday of next week) 4th period: read "Mt. Blanc" and be ready to discuss 6th period: Read chapters 9-10 and do the questions Thursday, 12/3/09 (Blue Day) 2nd period: None 4th period: read chapter 10 and do questions 6th period: finish warm-up #8 (pick 3 more fantasy characteristics, give examples of each, and explain how each example IMPACTS/CHANGES the reader, the plot, and the characters) Friday, 12/4/09 (White Day 2nd period: final draft due (make sure you staple brainstorm, outline, revision form, final draft, and rubric all together and have it ready to turn in); complete dependent clause worksheet (only do the side that says page 100) 4th period: start working on study guide (test will be on Tuesday); complete dependent clause worksheet for Monday; be ready to discuss and analyze chapter 10 on Monday 6th period: complete 6-10 study guide; study for the 6-10 test Week of 11/23/09-11/27/09 Monday, 11/23/09 (White Day) 2nd period: all four unit 8 vocabulary activities due 4th period: read chapters 7 and 8 6th period: all four unit 8 vocabulary activities due Tuesday, 11/24/09 (Blue Day) 2nd period: all unit 8 vocabulary activities due next class; remember, final draft of paper due on Thursday, December 3 4th period: none...be ready to discuss chapter 8 6th period: all unit 8 vocabulary activities due next class; remember, final draft of paper due on Thursday, December 3 Wednesday, 11/25/09--No School Thursday, 11/26/09--No School Friday, 11/27/09--No School Week of 11.16.09-11.20.09 Monday, 11.16.09 (Blue Day) 2nd period: complete the brainstorm chart and be ready to write 4th period: read chapter 5 and do chapter 5 questions 6th period: complete the brainstorm chart and be ready to write Tuesday, 11.17.09 (White Day) 2nd period: brainstorm due 4th period: none (remember that vocabulary activities are due Monday, 11/23) 6th period: read chapters 4-5 and do the questions; work on vocabulary due Tuesday, 12/01 Wednesday, 11.18.09 (Blue Day) 2nd period: work on unit 8 vocabulary words; be ready to revise and edit papers 4th period: none (remember that unit 8 vocabulary is due Monday) 6th period: work on unit 8 vocabulary words; be ready to revise and edit papers Thursday, 11.19.09 (White Day) 2nd period: complete study guide; study for Harrison B./Clash of Wills test for next class 4th period: complete study guide for Frankenstein test (letter 1-chapter 5); study for this test (test is tomorrow) 6th period: complete study guide for Frankenstein test (letter 1-chapter 5); study for this test (test is next class) Friday, 11.20.09 (Blue Day) 2nd period: complete study guide; study for test (test is next class); (rememeber that vocabulary activities are due Tuesday, Dec.1; also, final draft of paper is due Thursday, Dec.3) 4th period: read chapter 6; do chapter 6 questions; unit 8 vocabulary activities due Monday 6th period: complete study guide; study for test (test is next class); (rememeber that vocabulary activities are due Tuesday, Dec.1; also, final draft of paper is due Thursday, Dec.3) Week of 11.9.09-11.13.09 11.9.09 (White Day) 2nd period: write a one paragraph summary of "Clash of Wills," including all the major events, characters, and outcomes 4th period: read chapter 2; do chapter 2 questions 6th period: read chapter 1; do chapter 1 questions 11.10.09 (Blue Day) 2nd period: none-be ready to finish the play 4th period: none-be ready to finish discussion of chapters 1-2 6th period: write a one paragraph summary of "Clash of Wills," including all the major events, characters, and outcomes 11.11.09 (White Day) 2nd period: participles, page 148, excercise 4: #4-10 4th period: read chapter 3, do chapter 3 questions 6th period: participles, page 149, #2-10 11.12.09 (Blue Day) 2nd period: complete participles, page 148, #4-10 4th period: complete participles, page 148, #5-10 6th period: complete participles, page 148, #4-10 11.13.09 (White Day) 2nd period: finish Harrison Bergeron questions #1-14 and critical thinking #1-4; complete participles worksheet 4th period: read chapter 4 and do questions; complete participle worksheet; begin working on unit 8 vocabulary activities 6th period: read chapters 2-3 and do questions; complete participle worksheet; begin working on unit 8 vocabulary activities Week of 11.2.09 - 11.6.09 Monday, 11.2.09 (White Day) 2nd period: study for unit 7 vocab test 4th period: study for unit 7 vocab test; warm-up journal due tomorrow 6th period: study for unit 7 vocab test Tuesday, 11.3.09 (Blue Day) 2nd period: study for unit 7 vocab test 4th period: read letter 3-be prepared to discuss 6th period: study for unit 7 vocab test Wednesday, 11.4.09 (White Day) 2nd period: highlight speaking parts and be ready to act out your part in the play 4th period: read letter 4-be prepared to discuss letter 4 6th period: read letter 4 and answer letter 4 questions Thursday, 11.5.09 (Blue Day) 2nd period: highlight all speaking parts, practice your parts, and be ready to act 4th period: read chapter 1 and do chapter 1 questions 6th period: highlight all speaking parts, practice your parts, and be ready to act Friday, 11.6.09--No School for Students: Teacher Professional Development Day Week of 10.26.09 to 10.30.09 Monday, 10.26.09 (Blue Day) 2nd period: be ready for practice assessment on Wednesday; complete 2 BCR's 4th period: complete 2 BCR's 6th period: be ready for practice assessment on Wednesday; complete 2 BCR's Tuesday, 10.27.09 (White Day) 2nd period: Late work due Friday; Study for Quarter 1 assessment on Thursday 4th period: finish practice test/study guide and be ready to review this tomorrow; Late work due Friday 6th period: Late work due Friday; Study for Quarter 1 assessment on Thursday Wednesday, 10.28.09 (Blue Day) 2nd period: study for quarter 1 assessment; late work due Friday 4th period: study for multiple choice part of assessment; late work due Friday 6th period: study for quarter 1 assessment; late work due Friday Thursday, 10.29.09 (White Day) 2nd period: complete Harrison Bergeron questions #1-4 4th period: study for BCR portion of the assessment 6th period: read letter 2 of Franenstein and complete letter 2 questions Friday, 10.30.09 (Blue Day) 2nd period: complete Harrison Bergeron questions #1-4 4th period: read letter 2; do letter 2 questions 6th period: complete Harrison Bergeron questions #1-4 Week of 10.19.09-10.23.09 Monday, 10/19/09 (White Day) 2nd period: final draft and all items attached (including revision form, rough draft, outline, brainstorm, and rubric)--Due Friday 4th period: none 6th period: none Tuesday, 10/20/09 (Blue Day) 2nd period: finish reading story; complete complex sentences, page 192, #7,8,10; also, Final Draft due on Monday (10/26) 4th period: read letter 1 and do letter 1 questions 6th period: finish reading story; complete complex sentences, page 192, #7,8,10; also, Final Draft due on Monday (10/26) Wednesday, 10/21/09 (White Day) 2nd period: Finish 2 BCR's; Be ready to turn in final draft 4th period: none 6th period: read letter 1 of Frankenstein; complete letter 1 questions; complex sentences, p.192, #7, 8, and 10 Thursday, 10/22/09 (Blue Day) --8th grade field trip to Renaissance Faire-- Friday, 10/23/09 (White Day) 2nd period: none 4th period: do complex sentences, page 192, #7, 8, and 10; study for sentence fluency and complex sentences quiz 6th period: none Week of 10.12.09-10.16.09 Monday, 10.12 (White Day) 2nd period: rough draft due this Wednesday (this includes the works cited page) 4th period: Final Draft due on Thursday 6th period: Final Draft due next Monday, 10.19.09 Tuesday, 10.13 (Blue Day) 2nd period: Rough draft due Thursday (this includes the works cited page) 4th period: Final draft due Thursday 6th period: Rough draft due Thursday (this includes the works cited page) Wednesday, 10.14 (White Day) 2nd period: do compound sentences page 189, #3-10 (make sure you write the sentence, cross out prepositional phrases, and label the subject/verb/combining element); also, Final Drafts of paper due Wednesday, October 21st; bring rough drafts back to class to work more on peer revision 4th period: Final Draft due tomorrow (staple brainstorm, outline, rough draft, revision form, final draft, and rubric all together and have it ready to turn in) 6th period: do compound sentences page 189, #3-5 (make sure you write the sentence, cross out prepositional phrases, and label the subject/verb/combining element); also, remember FINAL DRAFT IS DUE next class (staple brainstorm, outline, rough draft, revision form, final draft, and rubric all together and have it ready to turn in) Thursday, 10.15 (Blue Day) 2nd period: compound sentences, p.189, #3-10 (remember to write the sentence, cross out prepositional phrases, and label the subjects/verbs/coordinating conjunctions/semicolons); Final Draft due in one week (due Monday, 10/26/09) 4th period: compound sentences, p.189, #3-5 (remember to write the sentence, cross out prepositional phrases, and label the subjects/verbs/coordinating conjunctions/semicolons) 6th period: compound sentences, p.189, #3-10 (remember to write the sentence, cross out prepositional phrases, and label the subjects/verbs/coordinating conjunctions/semicolons); Final Draft due in one week (due Monday, 10/26/09) Friday, 10.9--No School for Students--Professional Development Day for Teachers Week of 10.5--10.9 Monday, 10.5 (Blue Day) 2nd period: Entire completed outline due Wednesday (this includes introduction and conclusion paragraph); do completing the sentence, 1-20; do synonyms and antonyms, 1-20 4th period: study for test tomorrow and be ready to turn in study guides; rough draft due Thursday; do synonyms and antonyms, 1-20; do choosing right word, 1-20 6th period: Entire completed outline due Wednesday (this includes introduction and conclusion paragraph); do completing the sentence, 1-20; do synonyms and antonyms, 1-20 Tuesday, 10.6 (White Day) 2nd period: Bring completed outlines back to class again on Thursday; Complete all 4 activities in vocabulary packet 4th period: rough draft due Thursday; entire vocabulary packet due tomorrow; do prepositions, page 114, exercise 13, #1-10 6th period: Bring completed outlines back to class again on Thursday; rough drafts are due Monday, October 12; Complete all 4 activities in vocabulary packet; do prepositions, page 114, exercise 13, #1-10 Wednesday, 10.7 (Blue Day) 2nd period: Write half a page on what you learned about science fiction from the video 4th period: rough draft due tomorrow 6th period: Write half a page on what you learned about science fiction from the video Thursday, 10.8 (White Day) 2nd period: rough draft due Wednesday, 10/14; works cited page due Monday 4th period: works cited page due tomorrow; final draft due Thursday, 10/15 6th period: rough draft AND works cited page due Monday Friday, 10.9 (Blue Day) 2nd period: works cited page-due Tuesday; rough draft-due Thursday; all 4 vocabulary activities are due on Tuesday 4th period: start working on Final Draft--due next Thursday, 10/15; be ready to finish revising and editing in class on Monday 6th period: works cited page-due Tuesday; rough draft-due Thursday; all 4 vocabulary activities are due on Tuesday Week of 9.28.00-10.2.09 Monday, 9.28.09--No School--Yom Kippur Tuesday, 9.29.09 (Blue Day) 2nd period: complete body paragraph #1; do prepositions worksheet, questions #6-10 4th period: complete body paragraph #2 6th period: complete body paragraph #1; do prepositions worksheet, questions #5-10 Wednesday, 9.30.09 (White Day) 2nd period: body paragraph #2 and #3 of outline due Friday; begin working on study guide for writing test 4th period: outline of body paragraph #3 and conclusion paragraph due tomorrow; begin working on study guide for writing test #1 6th period: body paragraph #2 and #3 of outline due Friday; begin working on study guide for writing test Thursday, 10.01.09 (Blue Day) 2nd period: complete outline for body pargraph 3, due Monday; study guide due Monday; study for writing test to be held on Monday 4th period: outline due tomorrow; study guide due on Monday; rough draft of paper due next Thursday 6th period: complete outline for body pargraph 3, due Monday; study guide due Monday; study for writing test to be held on Monday Friday, 10.02.09 (White Day) 2nd period: outline due on Tuesday; study guide due on Tuesday; study for this writing test on Tuesday 4th period: Study guide due on Monday; test on Tuesday; rough draft is due next Thursday; vocabulary, completing the sentence, #1-20 due Monday 6th period: outline due on Tuesday; rough draft due on Monday, October 12; study guide due on Tuesday; study for test on Tuesday Week of 9.21.09--9.25.09 Monday, 9.21 (White Day) 2nd period: Bring 6 supports to class (2 for bp1, 2 for bp2, 2 for bp3); Bring all bibliographic information for works cited page 4th period: Finish body paragraph 2 (bp2) 6th period: Bring 6 supports to class (2 for bp1, 2 for bp2, 2 for bp3); Bring all bibliographic information for works cited page Tuesday, 9.22 (Blue Day) 2nd period: infinitives, page 156, #6-10; finish body paragraph #1 4th period: finish writing body paragraph 3 6th period: FIND 2 FACTS/STATS/QUOTES/ETC. FOR BODY PARAGRAPH 1, FIND 2 FACTS/STATS/QUOTES/ETC. FOR BODY PARAGRAPH 2, FIND 2 FACTS/STATS/QUOTES/ETC. FOR BODY PARAGRAPH 3; Also, bring all authors, titles, page numbers, and other bibliographic information to class. Wednesday, 9.23 (White Day) 2nd period: complete entire first page of green packet and finish all of you supports, author last names, and page numbers; also, do infinitives, p.156, #6-10 4th period: complete entire first page of green packet and finish all of you supports, author last names, and page numbers 6th period: complete entire first page of green packet and finish all of you supports, author last names, and page numbers Thursday, 9.24 (Blue Day) 2nd period: finish entire first page of blue packet (include all facts, author names, and page numbers) 4th period: finish body paragraph #1 of outline 6th period: finish entire first page of blue packet (include all facts, author names, and page numbers) Friday, 9.25 (White Day) 2nd period: finish outline of body paragraph #1 4th period: None 6th period: finish outline of body paragraph #1 Mrs. Taylor's English Class Week of 9.14.09-9.18.09 Monday, 9.14.09 (Blue Day) 2nd period: conclusions, exercise A 4th period: Language book, p.204, exercise 3 (write subject and verb) 6th period: Language book, p.204, exercise 3 (write subject and verb); also, finish practice test if you did not already do so Tuesday, 9.15.09 (White Day) 2nd period: Language Books, page 204 exercise 3 (name the subject and verb) 4th period: study for "subject-verb agreement" quiz 6th period: Language Book Diagnostic, A and B; Brainstorm ideas for for topic of 'year-round' schools Wednesday, 9.16.09 (Blue Day) 2nd period: Brainstorm pros and cons for the topic of "year-round school" 4th period: Brainstorm pros and cons for the topic of "year-round school" 6th period: Brainstorm pros and cons for the topic of "year-round school" Thursday, 9.17.09 (White Day) 2nd period: Language books page 208-209, #1-10 (write the sentence, label the subject as either singular or plural, and underline/change the verb if needed); brainstorm the pros and cons for the topic of "year-round" school 4th period: Come with 2 facts for body paragraph #1 6th period: Finish introduction paragraph for "year-round" schools; Language books page 208-209, #1-10 (write the sentence, label the subject as either singular or plural, and underline/change the verb if needed) Friday, 9.18.09 (Blue Day) 2nd period: finish your introduction paragraph; bring 6 supports (examples: facts, quotes, statistics, examples, etc.; bring 2 for main point #1, 2 for main point #2, 2 for main point #3); language book p.208-209, #1-10 4th period: bring 4 supports (such as a fact, quote, statistic, etc.) to school (2 are for the 2nd main point, 2 are for the 3rd main point); finish body paragraph #1; bring source information such as author, title, publisher, year of publication, etc. 6th period: finish your introduction paragraph; bring 6 supports (examples: facts, quotes, statistics, examples, etc.; bring 2 for main point #1, 2 for main point #2, 2 for main point #3); language book p.208-209, #1-10 Week of 9.7.09--9.11.09 Monday, 9.7.09--NO SCHOOL--LABOR DAY Tuesday, 9.8.09 (Blue Day) 2nd period: letter to self; nominative pronoun worksheet 4th period: nominative pronoun worksheet; introductions (p.280) exercise A 6th period: nominative pronoun worksheet; introductions (p.280) exercise A Wednesday, 9.9.09 (White Day) 2nd period: nominative pronouns worksheet; "Introductions, exercise A" 4th period: study for nominative pronouns quiz; complete #6-13 on nominative pronouns worksheet 6th period: nominative pronouns worksheet; "Introductions, exercise A" Thursday, 9.10.09 (Blue Day) 2nd period: introductions-exercise A 4th period: none 6th period: Conclusions, exercise A Friday, 9.11.09 (White Day) 2nd period: Conclusions, exercise A 4th period: none 6th period: Conclusions, exercise A Week of 8.31.09--9.4.09 Monday, 8.31.09 (Blue Day) 2nd period: policy agreement-signed; bring supplies to class 4th period: none 6th period: policy agreement-signed; bring supplies to class Tuesday, 9.1.09 (White Day) 2nd period: policy agreement-signed; bring supplies to class 4th period: policy agreement-signed; bring supplies to class (supplies due Thursday) 6th period: policy agreement-signed; bring supplies to class Wednesday, 9.2.09 (Blue Day) 2nd period: bring binder, warm-up journal, pens/pencils, and policy form to class and be ready to begin 4th period: "letter to self" due 6th period: "letter to self" due Thursday, 9.3.09 (White Day) 2nd period: "letter to self" due 4th period: none 6th period: "letter to self" due Friday--No School For Students--Staff Development Day