Homework will typically be work you did not finish in class. This will be
due the following day before class begins.
Spring 2009 Semester 2
Week 1
Mon. 1/19/09 No School MLK Holiday
Tues.1/20/09 Cornell Notes: TAKS Testing Strategies
Wed.1/21/09 Reading Context Clues GUM start new set 8 Parts of speech
Thurs.1/22/09 Cornell Notes: TAP it Out, Dash-Dash- Slash/ Slash/
Fri.1/23/09 Finsh Going over Benchmark Answers Cornell notes: Metaphor/ simile
Week 2
Mon. 1/26/09 RN Write about a time when you made or had a change in your
life. The Snob Open Ended Questions APE Stategy
Tues.1/27/09 Cornell Notes: Quote vs. Dialogue, Brian cognition exercise:
Foot clock hand 6 exercise.
Wed.1/28/09 Snow Day Re-Write
Thurs.1/29/09 Cornell Notes: Ellipse, Do #29 Open Ended Question using the
APE strategy
Fri.1/30/09 Visual Practice Friends
Week 3
Mon. 2/2/09 Write an essay explaining why it is important to avoid
underestimating others.
Tues.2/3/09 Write an essay explaining the importance of being reliable.
Wed.2/4/09 GUM Quiz 5, Revising and Editing: Remembering the Victims
Thurs.2/5/09
Fri.2/6/09 No students
Week 4
Mon. 2/09/09 Review and Teat Stratgies
Tues. 2/10/09 ticket Out: Write an essay explaining what a high school
student should do to prepare for college.
Wed. 2/11/09 Ticket Out: Write an essy explaining qualities you expect to
find in a good leader.
Thurs. 2/12/09 Brians's Return reading questions
Fri. 2/13/09 Ticket Out: Brian's Return Open Ended Questions
Week 5
Mon. 2/16/09 RN Write an essay about an experience that seemed like a failure
but ended up having a bright side.
Tues.2/17/09 Ticket In Visual: Love the Earth, Ticket out #30 and #31 Open
ended question Brian's Return
Wed.2/18/09 In Pairs Make To do/Not to do Posters from open ended samples
score 0123, Brian's Return: Crossover and visual questions.
Thurs.2/19/09 Pass out Grammar study sheet.Go over TAKS Grammar exercise
Cornell Notes Stategies
Fri.2/20/09 RN
Week 6
Mon. 2/23/09 No students
Tues.2/24/09 All Make up Work Due Today. Write an essay explaining the
importance of trust in a relationship.
Wed.2/25/09 Write an essay explaining how choices have the power to affect a
person's life.
Thurs.2/26/09 Write an essay explaining why artists create art.
Fri.2/27/09 Write an essay explaining how facing challenges can make a person
stronger.
Week 7
Mon. 3/2/09 Create a Class Slogan for TAKs Each Period, Build TAKS Poster
Tues.3/3/09 ELA TAKS TEST
Wed.3/4/09
Thurs.3/5/09
Fri.3/6/09
5th 6 weeks
Week 1
Mon. 3/9/09 Black History Acheievment Film
Tues.3/10/09 Black History Acheievment Film
Wed.3/11/09 Black History Acheievment Film
Thurs.3/12/09 Bus Evacuation TEWWG Theme See Power Point
Fri.3/13/09 TEWWG Lesson#1 Historical Background See Power Point For
Questions
Week 2
Mon. 3/23/09 TEWWG Lesson#2 Poem Study See Power Point For Questions
Tues.3/24/09 TEWWG Lesson#3 Author Study See Power Point For Questions
Wed.3/25/09 TEWWG Lesson#4 See Power Point For Questions
Thurs.3/26/09 TEWWG Lesson#5 FOR LESSON DETAILS AND QUESTIONS GO TO THEIR
EYES WERE WATCHING GOD PAGE ICON PINK DAISY
Fri.3/27/09 TEWWG Lesson #6
Week 3
Mon. 3/30/09 TEWWG Lesson #7
Tues.3/31/09 TEWWG Lesson #8
Wed.4/1/09 TEWWG Lesson #9
Thurs.4/2/09 TEWWG Lesson #10
Fri.4/3/09 TEWWG Lesson #11
Week 4
Mon. 4/6/09 TEWWG Lesson #12
Tues.4/7/09 TEWWG Lesson #13
Wed.4/8/09 TEWWG Lesson #14
Thurs.4/9/09 TEWWG Lesson #15
Fri.4/10/09 TEWWG Lesson #16
Week 5
Mon. 4/13/09 TEWWG Lesson #17
Tues.4/14/09 TEWWG Lesson #18
Wed.4/15/09 TEWWG Lesson #19
Thurs.4/16/09 TEWWG Lesson #20
Fri.4/17/09 TEWWG Lesson #21
Week 6
Mon. 4/20/09
Tues.4/21/09
Wed.4/22/09
Thurs.4/23/09
Fri.4/24/09
6th 6 Weeks
Week 1
Mon. 4/27/09
Tues.4/28/09
Wed.4/29/09
Thurs.4/30/09
Fri.5/1/09
Week 2
Mon. 5/4/09
Tues.5/5/09
Wed.5/6/09
Thurs. 5/7/09
Fri.5/8/09
Week 3
Mon. 5/11/09
Tues. 5/12/09
Wed. 5/13/09
Thurs. 5/14/09
Fri. 5/15/09
Week 4
Mon. 5/18/09
Tues.5/19/09
Wed.5/20/09
Thurs. 5/21/09
Fri.5/22/09
Week 5
Mon. 5/25/09 Memorial Holiday No students
Tues.5/26/09
Wed.5/27/09
Thurs.5/28/09
Fri.5/29/09
Week 6
Mon. 6/1/09
Tues.6/2/09
Wed.6/3/09
Thurs.6/4/09
Fri.6/5/09 Last Day of School
