29 February 2012

Lolly Lolly Lolly, get your ADVERBS here!

Adverbs -- page one of notes, p. 13-14 in orange book

timed writing #2

28 February 2012

ACT Hoorah!

Word tip tuesday

ACT -- Cognitive Adjustment

iff snow day: English and Reading tests

writing ~~ more tips, examples

Standard English Usage (both sides) -- HW

27 February 2012

Writing goals: 10-12!!!

Vocab test (only one)
review ACT writing examples 4-6

www.actstudent.org

hw: Strat./org/style -- the RIGHT one!
Context for Awakening -- read this week sometime.

23 February 2012

Unpack your adjectives!

vocab sentences
adjectives notes and p. 12

The Awakening -- finish half of it by March 2; finish novel by March 9

codes
french words handout

homework: EPIC FAIL -- GAVE YOU THE WRONG ONE!

22 February 2012

Caveat: paper due tomorrow! NO CONTRACTIONS!!!

Vocab ex 1 * 3
New clock appts.
Strategy/org/style correct hw

"Story of an Hour" -- Chopin
read and answer Qs in pairs

21 February 2012

get after it!

vocab tips
verb wrap up
paper questions
DICTION exercizes 5-6
ACT practice pages -- HW both sides.

20 February 2012

Monday

Vocab 5 words, etc
Verbs -- correct hw
Paper -- pretend editing quiz, 9:00 partners paper review -- DUE WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY

17 February 2012

roughing up the rough draft

Vocab 3 tests
Review grading for the papers
review papers with a peer. KEEP WORKING

Verbs -- p.7-8, all (except ex. 2 on P8) -- HW

15 February 2012

2 daze of whaaaaaaaaaaaat?

some vocab, some verbs, a wholelotta ACT prep, and some confusing paper writing.

Hang in there.

Email me if you need me.

13 February 2012

No jury duty but sick kid :-( see you Wednesday

email me with any questions ~~ ms_wyckoff@yahoo.com

10 February 2012

Today looks like Starkfield must've...

Vocab test (2)
Ethan Frome recap
EF thesis statements

email me for thesis help! ms_wyckoff@yahoo.com

NO GRAMMAR TEST MONDAY!

09 February 2012

Thick skin...

vocab sentences/stories
pronoun notes, ex 1 & 2, p.4 -- test Monday
LotF thesis fest -- begin the dissection

handout: literary analysis

be ready for EF tomo.
Vocab tests tomo.

08 February 2012

What a foggy AM! (at least in WK's head!)

Vocab -- ex 1,3,4
Pronouns, p 3-4, 1-5 in first few exercises
Pronoun notes -- pg 1
Thesis fest LotF -- find and adapt yours, pick 2 you really like

06 February 2012

Whatcha got there?

Week 2 vocab charts and chant
Nouns -- notes and exer.
circle time -- whatcha got? re-intro of LotF

hw: study vocab

03 February 2012

Feb 3

Vocab tests X2
Diction #4
writing help handout
thesis formula -- greenie
draft 2 thesis statements, email to me
jane.wyckoff-kingshott@staff.spartaschools.org

02 February 2012

Groundhogggggg daze

Vocab sentences and inferences
Book sales
Diction exercise -- Kingsolver

AP Essay stems

study for vocab tests

01 February 2012

Feb the first!

Vocab tips/clues/pics
nicknames
AP question stems

hw: learn vocab! Parts of speech test and regular test Friday