DAILY AGENDA

• Vocabulary Test
• Peer Review

    DAILY AGENDA

• Project : Utopia 1 Presentation

HOMEWORK DUE DATES

EXTRA CREDIT (5 Points):

• Wednesday, November 5: Publish model essay
• Monday, November 12: (1) Correction sheet, (2) Two paragraphs, (3) original essay.  Staple packet in order listed above.

TEST DATES

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2008

    DAILY AGENDA

• Grammar Test
• Project Prep: Utopia

HOMEWORK DUE DATES

EXTRA CREDIT (5 Points):

• Wednesday, November 5: Publish model essay
• Monday, November 12: (1) Correction sheet, (2) Two paragraphs, (3) original essay.  Staple packet in order listed above.

TEST DATES

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2008

    DAILY AGENDA

• Grammar Packet: Vague or Loose Pronouns, pages 32-33
• Project Prep: Utopia

HOMEWORK DUE DATES

EXTRA CREDIT (5 Points):

• Wednesday, November5: Publish model essay
• Monday, November 12: (1) Correction sheet, (2) Two paragraphs, (3) original essay.  Staple packet in order listed above.

TEST DATES

1. Friday, 10/31: Grammar Test: Verb & Pronoun Rules, pages 20-34

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2008

    DAILY AGENDA

• Grammar Packet: Pronoun Review, page 30-31
• Project Prep: Utopia

HOMEWORK DUE DATES

EXTRA CREDIT (5 Points):

• Monday, November 3: Publish model essay
• Monday, November 10: (1) Correction sheet, (2) Two paragraphs, (3) original essay.  Staple packet in order listed above.

TEST DATES

1. Friday, 10/31: Grammar Test: Verb & Pronoun Rules, pages 20-34

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2008

    DAILY AGENDA

• Grammar Packet: Common Verb Errors, page 28-29

HOMEWORK DUE DATES

TEST DATES

1. Friday, 10/31: Grammar Test: Verb & Pronoun Rules, pages 20-34

MONDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2008

    DAILY AGENDA

• Grammar Packet: The Subjunctive, page 27

HOMEWORK DUE DATES

TEST DATES

1. Friday, 10/31: Grammar Test: Verb & Pronoun Rules, pages 20-34

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2008

    DAILY AGENDA

• Utopia and Renaissance Era Test

HOMEWORK DUE DATES

TEST DATES

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2008

    DAILY AGENDA

• Active vs. passive voice
• Utopia Project

HOMEWORK DUE DATES

1. Friday, 10/24: Read notes on Utopia, Book II

TEST DATES

1. Friday, 10/24: Test on Utopia & Renaissance Era

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2008

    DAILY AGENDA

• Active vs. passive voice
• Utopia Project

HOMEWORK DUE DATES

1. Friday, 10/24: Read notes on Utopia, Book II

TEST DATES

1. Friday, 10/24: Test on Utopia & Renaissance Era

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2008

    DAILY AGENDA

• Action vs. linking verbs
• Utopia Project

HOMEWORK DUE DATES

1. Friday, 10/24: Read notes on Utopia, Book II

TEST DATES

1. Friday, 10/24: Test on Utopia & Renaissance Era

MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2008

    DAILY AGENDA

• Mini-lecture on Sir Thomas More & Utopia book 1
• Utopia Project

HOMEWORK DUE DATES

1. Friday, 10/24: Read notes on Utopia, Book II

TEST DATES

1. Friday, 10/24: Test on Utopia & Renaissance Era

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2008

    DAILY AGENDA

• Vocabulary list 3 test

HOMEWORK DUE DATES

TEST DATES

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2008

    DAILY AGENDA

• Word study, vocabulary list 3
• Review Medieval Era test

HOMEWORK DUE DATES

1. Wednesday, 10/22: Read in Renaissance packet the summary of Sir Thomas More's Utopia

TEST DATES

1. Friday, 10/17 Vocabulary Test, Lists 1-3

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2008

    DAILY AGENDA

• Peer Review of almost final draft

HOMEWORK DUE DATES

1. Thursday, 10/16: Final draft of essay is due.

TEST DATES

1. Friday, 10/17Vocabulary Test, Lists 1-3

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2008

    DAILY AGENDA

• Peer Review of almost final draft

HOMEWORK DUE DATES

1. Tuesday, 10/14: Canterbury Tales essay due, Almost Final Draft
2. Thursday, 10/16: Final draft of essay is due.

TEST DATES

1. Friday, 10/17Vocabulary Test, Lists 1-3

MONDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2008

    DAILY AGENDA

• Meet both periods in H31
• Renaissance culture: art, architecture, music, & philosophy

HOMEWORK DUE DATES

1. Tuesday, 10/14: Canterbury Tales essay due, Almost Final Draft
2. Thursday, 10/16: Final draft of essay is due.

TEST DATES

1. Friday, 10/17Vocabulary Test, Lists 1-3

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2008

    DAILY AGENDA

• Medieval Era Test
• Renaissance Packet: Read pages 1-6 in preparation for multimedia presentation on Monday
• Grammar Packet: Verbs--action and linking, pages 20-22

HOMEWORK DUE DATES

1. Tuesday, 10/14: Canterbury Tales essay due, Almost Final Draft
2. Thursday, 10/16: Final draft of essay is due.

TEST DATES

1. Friday, 10/17Vocabulary Test, Lists 1-3

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2008

    DAILY AGENDA

• The Return of Martin Guerre Go to M-30

HOMEWORK DUE DATES

1. Monday, 10/13: Canterbury Tales essay due, Final Draft

TEST DATES

1. Friday, 10/10: 

   Objective test on Medieval Era (58 Points):

   1.  Medieval Era packet (including lecture slides).

   SUGGESTION: Concentrate on the capitalized words & literary terms.  Listen & participate in Mrs. V’s lecture on the Middle Ages (20 Multiple Choice Questions).

   2.  Selected reading on Arthurian Legend section of textbook, pages 644-657:

   ·        Read "Before You Read," "Sword in the Stone,"  "Sir Thomas Malory," "The Magic Happened," pages 644-648.

   ·        Read  "Before you Read," "The Tale of Sir Launcelot du Lake," & "The Romance: Where Good always Triumphs," pages 651-657.

   ·        SUGGESTION: Look up any words you do not know.  Some vocabulary will be on the test.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2008

    DAILY AGENDA

• Writing Packet: Conclusions
• Arthurian legend

HOMEWORK DUE DATES

1. Monday, 10/13: Canterbury Tales essay due, Final Draft

TEST DATES

1. Friday, 10/10: 

   Objective test on Medieval Era (58 Points):

   1.  Medieval Era packet (including lecture slides).

   SUGGESTION: Concentrate on the capitalized words & literary terms.  Listen & participate in Mrs. V’s lecture on the Middle Ages (20 Multiple Choice Questions).

   2.  Selected reading on Arthurian Legend section of textbook, pages 644-657:

   ·        Read "Before You Read," "Sword in the Stone,"  "Sir Thomas Malory," "The Magic Happened," pages 644-648.

   ·        Read  "Before you Read," "The Tale of Sir Launcelot du Lake," & "The Romance: Where Good always Triumphs," pages 651-657.

   ·        SUGGESTION: Look up any words you do not know.  Some vocabulary will be on the test.

   EXTRA CREDIT:

   1. Friday, 10/10: Correction sheet & 2 paragraphs due

    

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2008

    DAILY AGENDA

• Writing Packet: Snowball Technique
• Intro to Arthurian legend

HOMEWORK DUE DATES

1. Wednesday, 10/8: Read  "The Romance: Where Good always Triumphs," pages 651-657.SUGGESTION: Look up any words you do not know.  Some vocabulary will be on the test.
2. Monday, 10/13: Canterbury Tales essay due, Final Draft

TEST DATES

1. Friday, 10/10:  Medieval Unit Test.  See inside cover of "Medieval Era" packet for details on what will be tested.

EXTRA CREDIT:

1. Friday, 10/10: Correction sheet & 2 paragraphs due

MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2008

    DAILY AGENDA

• Sample body paragraph
• Peer review of revised intro and first body paragraph

HOMEWORK DUE DATES

1. Tuesday, 10/7: Read "Before You Read," "Sword in the Stone,"  "Sir Thomas Malory," "The Magic Happened," pages 644-648. SUGGESTION: Look up any words you do not know.  Some vocabulary will be on the test.
2. Wednesday, 10/8: Read  "The Romance: Where Good always Triumphs," pages 651-657.SUGGESTION: Look up any words you do not know.  Some vocabulary will be on the test.
3. Monday, 10/13: Canterbury Tales essay due, Final Draft

TEST DATES

1. Friday, 10/10:  Medieval Unit Test.  See inside cover of "Medieval Era" packet for details on what will be tested.

EXTRA CREDIT:

1. Friday, 10/10: Correction sheet & 2 paragraphs due

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2008

    DAILY AGENDA

• Writing packet: Punctuation & Citation of Quotations

HOMEWORK DUE DATES

1. Monday, 10/6: Revised introduction & first body paragraph due

TEST DATES

EXTRA CREDIT:

1. Friday, 10/10: Correction sheet & 2 paragraphs due

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2008

    DAILY AGENDA

• Writing packet:: body paragraphs

HOMEWORK DUE DATES

1. Monday, 10/6: Revised introduction & first body paragraph due

TEST DATES

EXTRA CREDIT:

1. Friday, 10/3: Model essays due (send as an attachment)
2. Friday, 10/10: Correction sheet & 2 paragraphs due

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2008

    DAILY AGENDA

• Grammar Packet: Verbs
• Peer Review: introductions
• First body paragraph

HOMEWORK DUE DATES

1. Monday, 10/6: Revised introduction & first body paragraph due

TEST DATES

EXTRA CREDIT:

1. Friday, 10/3: Model essays due (send as an attachment)
2. Friday, 10/10: Correction sheet & 2 paragraphs due

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

    DAILY AGENDA

• Vocabulary Test, Lists 1-2
• Writing packet: introductions

HOMEWORK DUE DATES

1. Wednesday, 10/1: Introduction of CT essay due

TEST DATES

1. Tuesday, 9/30:  Vocabulary Test, Lists 1-2

EXTRA CREDIT:

1. Friday, 10/3: Model essays due (send as an attachment)
2. Friday, 10/10: Correction sheet & 2 paragraphs due

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2008

    DAILY AGENDA

• Return quotation analyses
• Writing prompt

HOMEWORK DUE DATES

1. Wednesday, 10/1: Introduction of CT essay due

TEST DATES

1. Tuesday, 9/30:  Vocabulary Test, Lists 1-2

EXTRA CREDIT:

1. Friday, 10/3: Model essays due (send as an attachment)
2. Friday, 10/10: Correction sheet & 2 paragraphs due

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

    DAILY AGENDA

• Group Project: Character presentation

HOMEWORK DUE DATES

TEST DATES

1. Tuesday, 9/30:  Vocabulary Test, Lists 1-2

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2008

    DAILY AGENDA

• Group Project: Character presentation

HOMEWORK DUE DATES

TEST DATES

1. Tuesday, 9/30:  Vocabulary Test, Lists 1-2

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2008

    DAILY AGENDA

• Vocabulary List 2 Word Study
• Group Project: Character presentation

HOMEWORK DUE DATES

1. Thursday, 9/25: Group Presentation due

TEST DATES

1. Tuesday, 9/30:  Vocabulary Test, Lists 1-2

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2008

    DAILY AGENDA

• Grammar test: rules of adjectives, adverbs & prepositions
• Group Project: Character presentation

HOMEWORK DUE DATES

TEST DATES

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

    DAILY AGENDA

• Prepositions and their rules
• Group Project: Character presentation

HOMEWORK DUE DATES

TEST DATES

1. Tuesday, 9/23: Grammar Test: Rules of adjectives, adverbs & prepositions, pages 9-19

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

    DAILY AGENDA

• Prepositions and their rules
• Group Project: Character presentation

HOMEWORK DUE DATES

TEST DATES

1. Tuesday, 9/23: Grammar Test: Rules of adjectives, adverbs & prepositions, pages 9-19

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

    DAILY AGENDA

• Comparison of modifiers
• "Prologue"  to The Canterbury Tales

HOMEWORK DUE DATES

1. Thursday 9/18: Read The Canterbury Tales "Prologue"

TEST DATES

1. Monday, 9/22: Grammar Test: Rules of adjectives, adverbs & prepositions, pages 9-19

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2008

    DAILY AGENDA

• Comparison of modifiers
• "Prologue"  to The Canterbury Tales

HOMEWORK DUE DATES

1. Thursday 9/18: Read The Canterbury Tales "Prologue"

TEST DATES

1. Monday, 9/22: Grammar Test: Rules of adjectives, adverbs & prepositions, pages 9-19

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

    DAILY AGENDA

• Adjective & Adverb Rules
• Introduction to The Canterbury Tales--life of Chaucer & framework for the stories

HOMEWORK DUE DATES

1. Thursday 9/18: Read The Canterbury Tales "Prologue"

TEST DATES

1. Friday, 9/19: Grammar Test: Rules of adjectives, adverbs & prepositions, pages 9-19

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

    DAILY AGENDA

• Collect writing assignments 
• Grammar Packet: Adverbs
• Introduction to The Canterbury Tales --middle English

HOMEWORK DUE DATES

1. Thursday 9/18: Read The Canterbury Tales "Prologue"

TEST DATES

1. Friday, 9/19: Grammar Test: Rules of adjectives, adverbs & prepositions, pages 9-19

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2008

    DAILY AGENDA

• Medieval Era Multimedia Presentation

HOMEWORK DUE DATES

1. Monday, 9/15: Both quotation analyses due, final drafts

TEST DATES

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2008

    DAILY AGENDA

• Vocabulary Test
• Medieval Era Packet, read pages 1-6 in preparation for lecture tomorrow.

HOMEWORK DUE DATES

1. Monday, 9/15: Both quotation analyses due, final drafts

TEST DATES

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2008

    DAILY AGENDA

• Grammar Basketball

HOMEWORK DUE DATES

1. Study for vocabulary test tomorrow.
2. Monday, 9/15: Both quotation analyses due, final drafts

TEST DATES

1. Thursday, 9/11: Vocabulary Test, List 1

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2008

    DAILY AGENDA

• Vocabulary Packet: List 1 word study
• Grammar Packet: Parts of Speech

HOMEWORK DUE DATES

1. Monday, 9/15: Both quotation analyses due, final drafts

TEST DATES

1. Thursday, 9/11: Vocabulary Test, List 1

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2008

    DAILY AGENDA

• QA models
• Peer Review

HOMEWORK DUE DATES

1. Monday, 9/15: Both quotation analyses due, final drafts

TEST DATES

1. Thursday, 9/11: Vocabulary Test, List 1

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2008

    DAILY AGENDA

• Icebreaker

HOMEWORK DUE DATES

1. Monday, 9/8: First quotation analysis due (-10 points if not complete)

TEST DATES

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2008

    DAILY AGENDA

• Summer Reading Assignment
• Writing Packet:  Conventions and Literary Present Tense

HOMEWORK DUE DATES

1. Monday, 9/8: First Quotation analysis due

TEST DATES

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2008

    DAILY AGENDA

• Summer Reading Discussion

HOMEWORK DUE DATES

1. Monday, 9/8: First Quotation analysis due

TEST DATES

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2008

    DAILY AGENDA

• Syllabus
• Summer Reading Assignment

HOMEWORK DUE DATES

1. Monday, 9/8: First Quotation analysis due

TEST DATES