28 May 2010

vocab power study

grammar: review appositives

Act I -- finish highlites, etc.

homework:
extra credit: paraphrase Polonius's advice
vocab test Tuesday

start memorizing the beginning of "to be or not to be" speech: (for next week, Thursday)
To be or not to be, that is the question:
whether tis nobler in the mind to suffer
the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,
or to take arms against a sea of troubles,
and by opposing end them?
to die; to sleep; no more;

27 May 2010

vocab -- none -- test tues
grammar: appositives -- notes and p46-47 exercises

Hammmmmmlet: Act I sc. 2, notes, highlights, youtube, FYI

hw: appositives -- odds both sides

26 May 2010

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-NLnsq3P7Y

vocab -- stories with partners

grammar: review test

Hamlet
watch act I scene 1 -- you tube

handouts -- read FYI, fill in character chart

hw: none

25 May 2010

vocab -- homework -- list week 14 words, ex. 1 & 3, pics and word clues

grammar: prep phrases -- p. 43-44
ultimate grammar meltdown.

begin watching Mr. Fancy Pants and the development of the English Language -- BBC site.

hw: vocab, grammar (if you want), bring Hamlet

24 May 2010

Let's bowl, let's bowl, let's rock-n-roll!

21 May 2010

vocab test

Hamlet tone activity, Act 1 sc. 1

no homework.

permission slips for trip on Monday!!

20 May 2010

Vocab 13 -- skits

Grammar -- big ole' test

Reusmes due

Anthony's and my (and all other May peeps') birthday party!!!!!


hw: vocab test tomo!

19 May 2010

vocab sentence stems
grammar: review halfa, test tomo

Scarlet Letter: review, wrap up, collect Shanenenenene

h/w: Resume due tomo,
AP workbook -- #3 essay checklist

18 May 2010

Vocab: ex 1 & 3
grammar: Subject Complements p37-38

$600 stunning celebration!

Resume review

h/w: resumes due Wed or Thur
25 SL words
halfa review grammar

17 May 2010

vocab 13 words, clues on board
grammar: objective complement, review h/w
resume review

hw: finish resume by Wed or Thurs.

13 May Thursday

test vocab 12
AP timed writing and essay review in AP book

hw: grammar -- odds on all pages of handout
resume rough draft -- Monday

12 May 2010

vocab -- collect stems, share
grammar: p.33 indirect object, notes, ex 1 & 2

finish AP question stems -- 5 and exchange

begin AP workbook -- reading about essay #3

h/w:
Finish SL
resume Monday
vocab test
p. 34 grammar

11 May 2010

Vocab -- pics/ clues on board; h/w: sentence stems
grammar: direct objects, notes, p. 30 h/w p.31 odds

Resume review, handout
active verbs

Scarlet Letter -- finish 5 questions and turn in

homework:
vocab, grammar, finish novel by Thursday, resume rough draft on Monday

10 May 2010 Monday

Vocab -- ex 1 & 3, chant
grammar: p.29-30

Scarlet Letter through 20
AP question stems -- choose 5 make questions from Ch. 15-20 with partner, 3 answers (2 plausible)

6 may 2010

vocab: share stories, power study

grammar: p 27 review
p. 28, ex 1 &2

Scarlet Letter -- turn in quotes, circle up & discuss best quote thru ch 15, begin 16-17 discussion

hw: finish 20 for Monday
vocab test tomo

4 May 2010

vocab word clues, pics on board; ex 1 & 3

grammar: review and collect h/w

work on Scarlet Letter

3 May 2010

Vocab 11 words, clues, pics
grammar: p. 24, ex 1
Scarlet Letter catch up through 15: Quote quiz: choose one quote from these chapters (except 13) -- 6 total -- give context and analysis

hw: p. 25 odds, 26, ex 1 odds, not ex 2
Reading schedule: through 17 for Wed/ Thur; through 20 for Friday