TBA: Response and Reaction Sheet to Video on Homelessness
TBA: Character Myth unit project will be assigned and we will be going over directions before your unit test -
TBA: Character Myth Project is due today!!!!
TBA: Complete Superhero and God assignment,
Game Day:
TBA: Fiction Movie Study - Tag-line poster is due
TBA: Complete Writing on Friendship - due tomorrow
Senior Project due
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We will be working on your final senior project in class - due date is
We will be working on your final senior project in class - due date is
Romeo and Juliet writing assignment and begin studying for test scheduled for
: The Lesson
Do not forget your CW is due today and if you have to complete your classwork - you must do it for HW
Do not forget your CW is due today and if you have to complete your classwork - you must do it for HW
Creative Writing prompts - you will be starting in class and finishing on your own - it is due on
: Study for Brighton Beach Memoirs test scheduled for
: Continue answering Act II questions and begin to get ready for our test next week
: Continue answering Act II questions based on our class reading and start to get ready for our test next week - look at vocabulary and Act I answer key
: Brighton Beach Memoirs - work on your Act II questions as we read - we will go over all of them after we finish reading Act II -
: All of your Act I questions should be completed tonight. We will be going over all of them in class tomorrow and an answer key will be provided - make it part of your study guide for the unit test.
Then on to Act II!!!!!
Then on to Act II!!!!!
: First Act I BBM - you are only responsible for question one - we will check for completion before we begin reading again.
: Brighton Beach Memoirs- work on your Act I questions as we read - we will go over all of them after we finish reading Act I
Complete SENIOR survey (REMEMBER IT IS MANDATORY) and turn it in on
: Archetypes Project Due
: Start studying for Archetypes quest scheduled for
: Start studying for Archetypes quest scheduled for
Study for The Birds Test on
: Write Sentences for The Birds Vocabulary and study vocabulary - POP is on
: Write Sentences for The Birds Vocabulary and study vocabulary - POP is on
: Study for Quest on adjectives scheduled
: Complete adjective worksheet and start reviewing for quest scheduled for
RUDY RESEARCH PROJECT IS DUE TODAY - BE READY TO PRESENT AND TURN IN HARD COPY OF SLIDES
: Complete 'The Landlady' Questions - this will count as a QUEST and is due tomorrow - NO LATE ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED SINCE IT IS A QUEST - due
: Complete class activity on your own - foreshadowing? |
: The Landlady - identify and explain literary element of foreshadowing - complete what you started with your partner in class- REMEMBER EVERYONE MUST HAVE THEIR OWN ANSWER SHEET!!!!!
tba: Mrs. Bixby short story and video
: Study for quest on verbs - quest is scheduled for
: Complete Verb worksheet
: Complete Verb worksheet
DON'T FORGET YOUR FAIRY TALE IS DUE TODAY!!!!
: Perspective Project assigned - final product due on
: Creative Writing: Fairy Tale - final product due on
: Friendship anecdote is due today
: Friendship writing task - due tomorrow
: Your Short Story, A Kind of Murder, questions are due
: ALOTO packet is due - no late tasks will be accepted.
Short Story, "A Kind of Murder" Vocabulary sentences and study for POP on
Find one political cartoon, identify the topic and be ready to share it and explain it to the class the next time we meet -
Video research task - complete for hw and it will be collected tomorrow -
: ALOTO packet - follow directions and work on it nightly during our film study - will be due on
: HW - complete writing task of Tell Tale Heart Video - it will be collected
: your word search is due if you want extra credit
: Study - Poetry format quest is
Write your quatrain following directions and using the template provided - if you did not finish in class - finish for HW AND study for quest
Finish your calligram for HW if needed - make it creative and colorful - due tomorrow
: Write your couplet following directions and using the template provided - due tomorrow -
Don't forget to study - test is on Thursday, 2/13
:Short Story Unit Project is due on - Thursday, 2/13 - but Friday, 2/14 - will be the last day accepted!
Friday, 1/31: Study for POP - 'Bob Meets the Devil' vocabulary - scheduled for Monday 2/3
Wednesday, 1/29: Write sentences for Short Story Vocabulary (Bob Meets the Devil)
TBD: Complete SGQ for short story, Path Through the Cemetery - they will be checked and reviewed the next time we meet
Monday, 1/27: Write sentences for Short Story Vocabulary (Path Through the Cemetery) and get ready for your POP on 1/28
Thursday, 1/23: Short Story, Lamb to the Slaugher, writing task
Wednesday, 1/22: Complete study guide question worksheet on short story, Lamb to the Slaughter
Thursday, 1/16: Write Sentences for Vocabulary - Lamb to the Slaughter and get ready for POP- scheduled for 1/17
Wednesday, 1/15: Reaction response to the short story, The Lottery Ticket and the video, TedTalk we watched in class
TUESDAY, 1/14: MOVIE POSTER DUE TODAY
Monday, 1/13: Do Irony worksheet and explain example of irony of your own - due the next time we meet - be prepared to share
Monday, 1/13: Short Story Vocabulary (The Lottery Ticket) POP
Friday, 1/10: Review The Lottery Ticket Vocabulary for POP and
Thursday, 1/9:
Finish sentences for The Lottery Ticket Vocabulary, review vocabulary (guess what is coming soon)
Finish sentences for The Lottery Ticket Vocabulary, review vocabulary (guess what is coming soon)
THURSDAY, 1/2/2020: FICTION FILM STUDY - MOVIE POSTER ASSIGNED AND WILL BE DUE ON TUESDAY, 1/14
THURSDAY, 12/19: THIS WAY TO HEAVEN SHORT STORY QUESTIONS - WILL BE DUE THE NEXT TIME WE MEET (FRIDAY, 12/20)
THURSDAY, 12/19: THIS WAY TO HEAVEN SHORT STORY QUESTIONS - WILL BE DUE THE NEXT TIME WE MEET (FRIDAY, 12/20)
WEDNESDAY, 12/18 - MIND MAP DUE
TUESDAY, 12/17: CW - mind map - complete and turn it in THE NEXT TIME WE MEET - WEDNESDAY, 12/18
TUESDAY, 12/17: CW - mind map - complete and turn it in THE NEXT TIME WE MEET - WEDNESDAY, 12/18
WEDNESDAY, 12/18: Lottery Project is due today
FRIDAY, 12/13: Lottery Unit Test and Lottery Project directions given out - WILL BE DUE ON WEDNESDAY, 12/18
WEDNESDAY, 12/11: STUDY FOR UNIT TEST
WEDNESDAY, 12/11: STUDY FOR UNIT TEST
THURSDAY, 12/5: Worksheet on concept of the day
WEDNESDAY, 12/4:
THE LOTTERY VOCABULARY POP
THE LOTTERY VOCABULARY POP
TUESDAY, 12/3: Study and Superstitions - will be shared next time we meet
MONDAY, 12/2: The Lottery Vocabulary Sentences and get ready for your POP
Wednesday, 11/27: REMEMBER YOUR TITANS ASSIGNMENT IS DUE
REMINDER: Titans assignment is due on 11/27
Wednesday, 11/20: As you watch our film study - pay close attention to questions - you may work on them nightly and final film assignment will be due on Wednesday, 11/27
Monday 11/18 and Tuesday, 11/19: Complete Values paragraph writing task started in class - it will be collected
Friday, 11/15: Complete Values Question Packet - we will be sharing the next time we meet
Tuesday, 11/12: Current Event HW - complete task research as directed and be ready to present on Thursday, 11/15
Thursday, 11/7 and Friday, 11/8: Where Am I From? poetry mini unit
Final draft will be due on Tuesday, 11/12
Final draft will be due on Tuesday, 11/12
Reminder - Devil Baby story is due on Thursday, 11/7
Wednesday, 11/6: PLASTICS DAY - COMPLETE WRITING TASK AND TURN IN NEXT TIME WE MEET - THURSDAY, 11/7
Monday, 11/4: Work on your Devil Baby story - complete with figurative language examples (see direction sheet from class) -will be due on Thursday, 11/7
Monday, 11/4: Figurative Language extra credit is due - this is the one and only day it will be accepted!!!
If you come dressed up for Halloween - you get five points on lowest assessment of the quarter!!!!!!!!!
Friday, 11/1: Test day - be prepared
Wednesday, 10/30: Review Day!!!
Study, Study, Study!!!
(idioms, personification, similes, metaphors, onomatopoeia, alliteration, hyperbole)
Wow, this test is bigger than the Grand Canyon!!!!
Wednesday, 10/30: Review Day!!!
Study, Study, Study!!!
(idioms, personification, similes, metaphors, onomatopoeia, alliteration, hyperbole)
Wow, this test is bigger than the Grand Canyon!!!!
Wednesday, 10/30: Reminder: Your comic book with onomatopoeia is due today
Tuesday, 10/29: College Essay Checklist and Revision Draft is due
Tuesday, 10/29: If you did not finish your examples of hyperbole (5) in class - complete for HW.
Monday, 10/28: Dialogue Scenarios are due
Friday, 10/25: Complete your creative story using onomatopoeia - this will be collected Monday, 10/28 AND your comic book is due on Wednesday, 10/30
Thursday, 10/24: Write well developed sentences useing onomatopoeia word bank
Wednesday, 10/23: Alliteration creative writing - see handout AND if you did not finish writing your 4 alliterations in class today - complete them for HW and be ready to share next time we meet
Monday, 10/21: create four examples of simile and four examples of metaphor on your own - make sure you put each one is a sentence and explain the meaning of each one AND REVIEW WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED SO FAR - HINT: POP
Friday, 10/18: Idiom and explanation worksheet and complete your category idioms and sentences
Thursday, 10/17: Find 5 idioms and write them down - for each one write a one to two sentence explanation of its' figurative meaning. Be prepared to share the next time we meet.
Wednesday, 10/16: Write 8 examples of personification
Tuesday, 10/15: You will be working on your revision draft independently - Final draft is due on Tuesday, 10/29
Tuesday, 10/15: College Essay First Draft is due
Friday, 10/11 Complete A & P comprehension questions due Tuesday, 10/15
and remember first draft of college essay is due Tuesday, 10/15
and remember first draft of college essay is due Tuesday, 10/15
Friday, 10/4: Complete College Essay Draft Graphic Organizer - it will be checked and only checked!
Thursday, 10/3: Complete College Essay Mini Story Graphic Organizer
Wednesday, 10/2: Complete College Essay Brainstorming Graphic Organizer
Thursday, 9/26: Study for Quest on Nouns scheduled for Friday, 9/27
AND DON'T FORGET - ALCHEMIST'S QUESTIONS ARE DUE ON FRIDAY AS WELL!!!
AND DON'T FORGET - ALCHEMIST'S QUESTIONS ARE DUE ON FRIDAY AS WELL!!!
Wednesday, 9/25: Complete your sentences and worksheet on nouns - found in packet 1
Reminder: Blind Side Project due on Wednesday, 9/25
Tuesday, 9/24: Finish Alchemist's Secret Assignment and questions - (due Friday, 9/27 ) - counts as a QUEST and will not be accepted past this date!!!!
Thursday, 9/19: Complete writing task on pollution video if needed - will be discussed and collected the next time we meet -
THURSDAY, 9/12: The Blind Side Biography film study begins. Project due date WEDNESDAY, 9/25
WEDNESDAY, 9/11: Complete Biography Reading, Annotating and Summary for hw - IT WILL BE SHARED(at least 5 facts) AND COLLECTED on THURSDAY, 9/12
TUESDAY, 9/10Complete classwork - find 10 biographical facts on the person you picked in class - be ready to present tomorrow
Tuesday, 9/10:
Make sure you have your supplies and the signed letter
Make sure you have your supplies and the signed letter
Thursday, 9/5: Write a letter to yourself about this year - put in the envelope and seal it - due on Friday, 9/6