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You may contact me at allen_murphy@gwinnett.k12.ga.us.
FRESHMAN COLLEGE PREP: YOU HAVE A VOCABULARY QUIZ OVER TEN WORDS EVERY
WEEK! YOUR VOCABULARY FLASHCARDS ARE DUE EVERY FRIDAY BEFORE THE QUIZ.
FRESHMAN GIFTED: YOU HAVE A VOCABULARY QUIZ OVER TWENTY WORDS EVERY OTHER
WEEK!
FOR ADDITIONAL EXERCISES TO HELP YOU REVIEW FOR UPCOMING VOCABULARY QUIZZES,
GO TO www3.vocabtest.com AND CLICK ON LEVEL D ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE PAGE
UNDER VOCABULARY WORKSHOP. ON THE NEXT PAGE, CLICK ON THE CURRENT UNIT YOU
ARE STUDYING.
Wednesday, Dec. 3
CP Students, your vocabulary quiz will be next Tuesday. Your flashcards are
due that day. Your performance exam is this Friday. This essay counts 10%
of your semester grade. Your poetry test is next Friday.
Gifted Students, your performance exam is this Friday. Your vocabulary quiz
is next Friday. Your poetry test is the Monday before final exams.
Monday, Dec. 1
ALL STUDENTS: YOUR PERFORMANCE EXAM IS FRIDAY. THIS ESSAY EXAM COUNTS 10%
OF YOUR FINAL GRADE FOR THIS SEMESTER.
Monday, Nov. 24
All Students: Your next vocabulary quiz is Monday, Dec. 1.
Friday, Nov. 21
ALL STUDENTS: YOUR SHORT STORY TEST IS MONDAY, AND YOUR NEXT VOCABULARY
QUIZ IS THE FIRST MONDAY AFTER WE GET BACK FROM THANKSGIVING BREAK!
Gifted Students: You need to get your histoical fiction novel on Tudor or
Stuart England to read for your next essay.
Wednesday, Nov. 19
All students: Your short story test is Monday.
Friday, Nov. 7
Gifted: Your Odyssey test is Monday. Your second nature myth is due
Tuesday.
CP: Your Odyssey test is Tuesday.
Monday, Nov. 3
Gifted Students: Your Odyssey test is Friday. Your second nature myth is
due Monday.
CP: Your Odyssey test is next Monday.
Monday, Oct. 27
Gifted Students: Your rough draft of your first nature myth is due Monday.
Your vocabulary quiz is Friday.
Friday, Oct. 24
All classes: Bring your book to class until further notice.
Gifted: Your final draft of your essay is due Monday. Your next vocabulary
quiz is next Friday.
Friday, Oct. 17
Gifted Students: Your rough draft of your essay is due Monday. Bring your
literature books to class Monday.
Tuesday, Oct. 14
9th CP: Your in-class essay on "Anthem" will be Thursday. You may complete
the handout I gave in class today to use as a guide to help you write your
essay. The more effort you put into the worksheet, the better your essay
will be Thursday.
9th Gifted: Your vocabulary test over the first three vocabulary units is
Friday. Your rough draft of your essay on your mythology book is due Monday.
All Classes: Review all worksheet given out thus far to prepare for you mid-
term test this Thursday. Don't forget to remind parents about our meeting
on Thursday at 6:30 PM in my classroom to discuss our Rome and Paris
Educational Tour.
Wednesday, Oct 8
9th CP: Your "Anthem" test is Tuesday.
9th Gifted: Your mythology family tree is due Tuesday.
FRIDAY, OCT. 3
ALL CLASSES: REVIEW ALL WORKSHEETS FOR YOUR MID-TERM TEST NEXT WEEK!
Tuesday, Sept. 30
9th CP: Review your grammar worksheets for you Benchmark test next week.
9th Gifted: Bring three items to class tomorrow to connect to your myth you
read in class today.
Thursday, Sept. 25
9th CP: Answer your questions in your study guide over the first two
chapters of "Anthem."
9th Gifted: Get your permission slip to read your book signed and write a
paragraph telling why you chose that book.
Wednesday, Sept. 17
9th CP: Your test over Reference Sources will be Friday after your
vocabulary quiz.
9th Gifted: Your "Anthem" test is Friday. Your "Anthem" project is due
Tuesday.
Monday, Sept. 15
9th CP: Your typed essay is due Wednesday.
Friday, Sept. 12
9th CP: Your typed essay is due Monday.
Thursday, Sept. 11
9th CP: Your typed essay is due Monday.
Gifted: Work on your "Anthem" essay.
Wednesday, Sept. 10
9th CP: Write your second body paragraph of your essay describing how you
are different from a character we read about. Be sure to include a quote in
your paragraph.
9th Gifted: Work on your "Anthem" CD.
Monday, Sept. 8
9th CP: Your introductory paragraph for you essay is due tomorrow. Your
vocabulary flashcards are due Friday.
9th Gifted: Your vocabulary quiz is Friday.
Friday, Sept. 5
9th CP: Your short story test over "The Cask of Amontillado," "The Red-
headed League," and "Casey at the Bat" is on Monday.
9th Gifted: Your final draft of your essay is due Monday.
Wednesday, Sept. 3
9th CP: Finish reading "The Red-headed League" and complete your flashcards
for your vocabulary words. Your test over "The Red-headed League," "The Cask
of Amontillado," and "Casey at the Bat" is Monday, Sept. 8.
9th Gifted: Complete your essay to turn in Friday.
Tuesday, Sep. 2
9th CP: Read to the bottom of page 108 in "The Red-headed League" and
complete your worksheet.
9th Gifted: Same as Friday.
Friday, Aug. 29
Freshmen CP: Review your literature terms from the short stories and poem
we have read for your test on Monday, Sept. 8. Your vocabulary quiz is next
Friday.
Freshmen Gifted: Your short story test is next Tuesday. Your essay is due
next Friday. Your vocabulary quiz is two weeks from today.
Wednesday, Aug. 25
9th CP: Write a paragraph describing a type of mask you wear to hide your
feelings sometimes. Explain when you where it and what are some of the
feeling you try to keep others from seeing.
Your flashcards are due Friday. Your roots test is Friday.
9th Gifted: Read from page 97 to the bottom of page 108 of "The Red-headed
League. On a piece of paper, write down who you the crimminal is, what
crime he or she is in the process of committing, and three clues from the
story that helped you reach that decision.
Your fish and roots test are Friday.
Monday, Aug. 25
9th CP: Write a story describing a time when you let someone down. Study
for your roots test on Friday. Your vocabulary flashcards are due Friday.
9th Gifted: Your fish is due Friday. Your roots test is Friday.
Friday, Aug. 22
9th CP: Your typed essay is due Monday. Your Greek and Latin roots test is
next Friday.
9th Gifted: Your fish is due Friday. Your roots test is Friday.
Thursday, Aug. 21
9th College Prep: Review the literary terms discussed in class for your
test tomorrow over "The Sniper" and "The Most Dangerous Game." Bring index
cards tomorrow to work on your flashcards for your root words. Your essay
is due Monday.
9th Gifted: Your essay is due tomorrow. Review your Greek and Latin roots
for your test next Friday.
All Classes: Return the back page of your syllabus where you parent signs
and your emergency contact form.
9th CP: Write an introductory paragraph for your essay explaining how you
are like a punctuation mark. The paragraph is due tomorrow.
9th Gifted: Write your rough draft of your essay on what punctuation mark
you are most like. The essay is due Monday.
Tuesday, Aug. 13
9th CP: Complete the body of your essay.
9th Gifted: Work on your essay to turn in Monday.
Thursday, Aug 14
All Freshmen: Finish your essay and type it according to Parkview
Composition Standards to turn in Monday.
Monday, Aug. 18
9th CP: Your completed typed essay is due Monday.
9th Gifted: Your completed typed essay is due Friday.
Tuesday, Aug. 19
ALL CLASSES: YOUR GREEK AND LATIN ROOT WORD TEST IS FRIDAY, AUG. 29.
9th CP: Read to the bottom of page 22 of "The Most Dangerous Game." Work
on the final draft of your essay to turn in Monday.
You will have a test over "The Sniper" and "The Most Dangerous Game" on
Monday. Review the literature terms I put on the board.
9th Gifted: Read all of "The Most Dangerous Game," and work on your final
draft of your essay to turn in Friday.
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