Sunday, November 27, 2011

November 28-December 2

Monday, November 28, 2011
  1. SSR
  2. Integrity with Mr. Cyrus
  3. Peer review workshop
  4. Review for 451 Final
Homework: Study for 451 Final tomorrow


Tuesday, November 29, 2011
  1. SSR
  2. 451 Final Exam
Homework: Final Draft of paper due tomorrow
                     Turn in 451 books tomorrow!!!


Wednesday, November 30, 2011
  1. Turn in essay
  2. Turn in 451 books
  3. Grade Vocabulary packet
  4. Watch 451
Homework: None


Thursday, December 1, 2011
  1. SSR
  2. Watch 451
Homework: Study for vocabulary test tomorrow


Friday, December 2, 2011
  1. SSR
  2. Vocabulary test
  3. Watch 451
Homework: Be caught up on study guide

Saturday, November 19, 2011

November 21-22, 2011

We have a short week ahead of us, woohoo! On Tuesday, you will receive the writing assignment for Fahrenheit 451. The rough draft will be due the Monday after Thanksgiving break. My advice would be to get the draft done early so you can enjoy the break! Here is a bonus, if you come to class Monday and tell me "bow ties are cool", I will give you extra credit for actually reading this blog. But if I hear you telling anyone else to say that phrase to me, neither of you will receive the extra credit.

Monday, November 21, 2011

  1. SSR
  2. CAHSEE Practice
  3. Receive new vocabulary
  4. Discuss 451

Homework: Review study guide and part 3 of 451

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

  1. SSR
  2. Review Vocabulary test from Friday
  3. Part 3 Test
  4. Introduce essay
Homework: Rough draft of essay is due Monday FOR POINTS!!!


Sunday, November 13, 2011

November 14-18, 2011

I submitted your quarter grades. When they come to your house, really think about the score you received. If you are happy with it, keep it up. If you don't like what you see, now is the time to change. Come talk to me and we can work together to get your grade in this class where it should be! You have a lot of work due Friday, make sure you are working on it throughout the week or else your Thursday night is going to be brutal!

  • Study guide due everyday for a stamp
  • Vocabulary pretest is due Thursday
  • Vocabulary packet is due Friday
  • Vocabulary test is also Friday
  • Short writing assignment is due Friday

Monday, November 14, 2011
  1. SSR
  2. CAHSEE
  3. Review 451 Part 2 Test
  4. Part 3 Study guide
  5. Vocabulary Packet
Homework: Read 115-127: "Leap back into the air, continuing their search" AND study guide

Tuesday, November 15, 2011
  1. SSR
  2. Quick write/discussion
  3. Assign writing assignment
  4. Video
  5. Discuss 451
Homework: Read 127-138: "He ran very fast away from the house, down towards the river" AND study guide

Wednesday, November 16, 2011
  1. SSR
  2. Benchmark test
  3. Packet time/ receive vocabulary pretest homework
  4. Discuss 451
Homework: Read 138-147: "Once, long ago, Clarisse had walked there, where he was                       walking now" AND study guide 
                    Vocabulary pretest

Thursday, November 17, 2011
  1. SSR
  2. Review pretest
  3. Newspaper writing
  4. Group Project
  5. Presentations
  6. Discuss 451
Homework: Vocabulary packet due tomorrow
                    Writing assignment due tomorrow
                    Read 147-157: "And they all laughed, quietly moving downstream" AND                       study guide

Friday, November 18, 2011
  1. SSR
  2. Review vocabulary packet
  3. Vocabulary quiz
  4. Discuss 451
Homework: Finish 451 AND study guide

Saturday, November 5, 2011

November 7-10, 2011

This week closes up the first quarter of the school year. There are still points on the line to improve your grade before I submit scores but now is the time to step it up if you have developed some bad habits. Remember, this Thursday is your huge vocabulary final. We are going to spent significant time this week practicing prefixes, suffixes and roots. The point of it is to help you!  Some things to note as we finish up Part 2 of Fahrenheit 451:

  • Study guide will be stamped Tuesday and Wednesday then collected Thursday after your test
  • Part 2 test is Thursday
  • Vocabulary test is Thursday


Monday, November 7, 2011
  • SSR
  • CAHSEE Practice
  • Vocabulary Practice
  • Discuss 451
HomeworkRead up to page 107 “Old man,” he said, “stay with me”

Tuesday, November 8, 2011
  • SSR
  • Practice Vocabulary
  • McCarthyism lecture
  • Discuss 451
Homework: Finish Part 2 

Wednesday, November 9, 2011
  1. SSR
  2. Practice vocabulary
  3. Group worksheet
  4. Discuss 451
Homework: Study for vocabulary final
                     Study for Fahrenheit 451 Part 2 Test

Thursday, November 10, 2011
  1. SSR
  2. Fahrenheit 451 Part 2 Test
  3. Vocabulary Final
Homework: None

Friday, November 11, 2011- NO SCHOOL