30 April 2010

Vocab 10 test
Grammar notes on subject predicate, p. 23
pass back papers

read Scarlet Letter -- through 15 for Monday

29 April 2010

Vocab pre quiz
grammar assessment -- open notes -- words as diff parts of speech

Scarlet Letter
journal -- 2 keywords
summary
discuss

h/w: read thru 15 for Monday
h/w: test tomo vocab

28 April 2010

Sentence stems -- h/w

Guest speaker -- Mrs. Loy -- interviewing skills

Read thru 8 for tomo

27 April 2010

Vocab ex 1 &3, pics and word clues
grammar:  review page from text, ex. 44-46

Scarlet Letter review 4-5, discuss

Read thru 8, finish grammar sheet 47-48  all for Thursday

23 April 2010

Vocab 9 test
grammar: p. 21-22

Scarlet Letter
history, chapter 1, transcendentalism, romantisicm defs.

h/w: read 2-3 annotate with codes!
Paper due by 9:00 Sunday

22 April 2010

grammar test -- pts of speech
Vocab 9 flyswatter

Scarlet Letter  intro --
notes -- character chart, AP questions, Nat Hawthorne -- begin history-- transcedentalists.

re-read chapter 1

Paper due by Sunday at 9:00.
Vocab test tomo.

20 April 2010

1. Vocab: Ex 1 and 3
2. Gram: adverb handout and then page 17
3. Peer Review

H/W: Paper due Friday
Gram p. 18, Ex 1

16 April 2010

Vocab 8 test
review lit analysis papers, thesis statements
speeches

h/w: rough draft of lit analysis papers due MOnday

Agenda

15 April 2010

1. Vocab crossword puzzle
2. Adverbs: went over yesterday's homework
3. Present Speeches
4. LMC- work on paper, write thesis

H/W: Literary Analysis paper due Monday
Personal Vocab due Friday

Agenda

Vocab: Sentence Stems
Grammar: p. 13 Adverbs
Franken discussion of end of novel.

H/W: Literary Analysis Rough Draft due Monday
Speeches tomorrow

13 April 2010

Vocab 8 ex. 1 & 3, pics and word clues
p. 12 grammar 1-25

Closer analysis -- Schmoop.com quotes -- analyze 2 in pairs

Think about lit analysis paper

h/w:
10.26 odds, not sentences
Personal Vocab
Speech
Lit analysis

12 April 2010

Welcome back!
Vocab 8 words
P. 11 Adjectives, Schoolhouse rock, notes, odds
Speeches review -- cut to 2-4 minutes; begin Thursday
Frankenvocab -- finish personal vocab by Friday -- 25 words
Frankenjournal on ending and on who is the real monster -- 6 minutes
paragraphs -- breaking it down better... show example para.
Schmoop.com quotes and analysis -- make these better

h/w: p. 10.21 odds Adjectives; schmoop quotes

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