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