26 February 2010

Agenda

1. Vocab 4 Quiz
2. Discussed chapter 25 and worked independently on reading through chapter 32

H/W: Read through 32 for Monday
Finish novel by Tuesday

25 Feb 2010

Vocab jeopardy-- 3 teams
Journals -- 4 -- key words
discussion

h/w:  read 25 tonight, through 32 for Monday, finish novel by Tuesday
Vocab test 4

23 Feb. 2010

Vocab 4 -- ex 1 & 3; share pics/word clues
grammar: Prepositions, p. 15 and notes
Clarification of Ch. 20-21 The Awakening
Research gig -- realism, etc. groups of 3; library time.

Realism research gig

full e-text of novel:
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/toccer-new2?id=ChoAwak.sgm&images=images/modeng&data=/texts/english/modeng/parsed&tag=public&part=all

or
http://docsouth.unc.edu/southlit/chopinawake/menu.html

22 February 2010

Agenda
Vocab 4: words/def
Grammar: pronoun quiz
ACT Prep: Writing-notes, examples
Daily etiquette

H/W: pics/word clues
read chapters 20-21

19 Feb. 2010

Vocab 3 test
grammar girl:  who/whom P. 109
discussion of 4-14

hw:  grammar:  p.110, ex 1 & 3
read thru chpater 19

18 Feb. 2010

Focus on Awakening quotes
review with 9:00 and finish with 6:00.

h/w: study for vocab test
finish quotes
pronoun worksheet -- both sides
read chapters 15-19 for Monday

17 Feb. 2010

Vocab word clues/pics
Grammar 123
The Awakening quotes 5-14 -- introduce and analyze

h/w: grammar 124 odds
sentence stems for vocab

16 Feb. 2010

Vocab 3 words, ex. 1
review grammar h/w: p.122
Return essays:  complete reflection outline, annotations

no h/w

Applying the Grammar Hammar...

This is the best website for grammar that I have seen in a long time.

http://www.grammaruntied.com/index.html

A "close reading" of this site will help you greatly!

12 Feb 2010

Vocab test
Grammar: p.119 --notes and exercises
1 section of ACT prep -- reading
Awakening -- talk about annotations

h/w: grammar handout (back side of last night's ): p. 122; 1-10 odd, 1-5 all
for Tuesday: read through ch 14; read 10 as the pop-up lit handout

Enjoy your winter break!!!!

Agenda

11 February 2010

• Vocab sentence stems/inferences
• p. 119 Notes, etc
• Discuss 1-4

H/W: vocab quiz tomorrow
grammar worksheet p. 120
For Tuesday: Read through chapter 14 (read chapter 10 seperate)

9 Feb 2010

Pronoun notes -- about a zillion
Vocab 2 ex. 1 & 3
The Awakening -- make journals, glue in handouts (character chart & themes/symbols)

h/w:  grammar - finish p.4, (p.117-118 if not here tomo.)
The Awakening: ch. 1-2; (3-4 if not here tomo.)

Grand Isle -- Where Edna likes to vacation!

Here is a link to give you more info on Grand Isle, one of the main settings in The Awakening.

http://www.friendsofgrandisle.com/historyof-grand-isler.html

8 February 2010

Vocab week 2 words, etc. and pics/word clues
Grammar, Pronouns, P. 3 notes.  Ex. 1 odds, ex. 2, all.
 reading section 1 Prose fiction -- timed and scored

h/w:  P.4 grammar ex. 1
bring The Awakening tomorrow if it's at home

Agenda - 2/4/10

Vocab: pics/word clues
Grammar: Quiz on nouns

Thesis for #3 with 3:00 partners
find text, draft paper
Ethan Frome stuff

H/W: $17 for books
Vocab test tomorrow
Rough draft due Friday- typed

3 February 2010

Show n Tell
Noun review -=- quiz tomorrow
Vocab sentence stems
Thesis festivus

H/W Thesis #3
$ 17 for books

Groundhog's day

f3rd Block:
Show and Tell
Vocab: Exercises 1 & 3
Grammar: nouns, p.2
Sir Clup discussions of Ethan Frome

H/W: Thesis for outline of Ethan Frome
$ for books
***Bring Ethan Frome books

1 February 2010

Show n Tell
Vocab week 1 words
Grammar -- p1 Notes and exercises
Thesis tips
Thesis review

h/w: $17 for all books