Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009-It's a brand new grading period! Start fresh by attending school every day and completing all assignments. You might surprise yourself and pass quarter 2!! Mr. W. :)
Periods 1, 2, & 3
#82, Complete "Matching" for vocabulary Chapter 22.
Collect Letters of Recommendation, typed, #65.
#77 peer evaluation essay errors from "The Value of an Education." Do problems 21-30, #77. See period 1 essays with instructor.
#75, "Texting Changes Life for Kids, Families," by Donna St. George.
Binder check, #81.
Collect Grade Checks from period 1.
Issue grade checks for periods 2 and 3, #78.
Collect Letters of Recommendation, typed, #65.
#77 peer evaluation essay errors from "The Value of an Education." Do problems 21-30, #77. See period 1 essays with instructor.
#75, "Texting Changes Life for Kids, Families," by Donna St. George.
Binder check, #81.
Collect Grade Checks from period 1.
Issue grade checks for periods 2 and 3, #78.
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Period 4, Legend
Grade layouts.
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Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009
Periods 1, 2, & 3
Reread "Second Thoughts About Kids and Cell Phones" by Nancy Gibbs, #57. Do template, #79. Plan for template #80 on "Texting" for Friday, 11/06/09. Read "Texting" article by Donna St. George. #83 Voc Chapter 22 test. Make up late letters of recommendation. #77 peer evaluation essay #77 Binder check for periods 1, 2, & 3, #81. Finish marking the text for "Texting Changes Life for Teens, Families," #75.
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Period 4, Legend
Reminder about babysitting tonight at 6:15 pm, room 109.
Complete layouts for first deadline.
Complete layouts for first deadline.
Friday, 11/06/09
Periods 1, 2, & 3
Complete #77 peer evaluation essay proofreading problems 21-30. #83 Template for "Texting" article by Donna St. George. #81 Binder Check for all assignments for quarter 1. Period 2, collect grade check sheets, #78. Period 2, grade vocabulary quiz for chapter 22, #82. Period 3, write rough draft for letter of recommendation, #65, and type for Monday.
Period 4, Legend
Finish checking all deadline 1 layouts.
Monday, 11/9/09
Periods 1, 2, & 3
Period 3, do rough Letters of Recommendation; type for Tuesday, #65.
Period 3, finish template, #83 for "Texting Changes Life for Kids, Families," by Donna St. George.
Period 2, complete Binder Check, #81.
Period 2, take photos for door decorating contest.
Collect Grade Checks from period 3, #78.
All classes, begin chapter 23 vocabulary definitions, #84.
Dangling Modifiers & Parallel Construction exercise, #85.
Reread "Second Thoughts About Kids and Cell Phones" by Nancy Gibbs, #57. Do template, #79.
Use #83 "Texting Changes Life for Kids, Families" for citing experts and Pam Zingeser.
Period 3, finish template, #83 for "Texting Changes Life for Kids, Families," by Donna St. George.
Period 2, complete Binder Check, #81.
Period 2, take photos for door decorating contest.
Collect Grade Checks from period 3, #78.
All classes, begin chapter 23 vocabulary definitions, #84.
Dangling Modifiers & Parallel Construction exercise, #85.
Reread "Second Thoughts About Kids and Cell Phones" by Nancy Gibbs, #57. Do template, #79.
Use #83 "Texting Changes Life for Kids, Families" for citing experts and Pam Zingeser.
Period 4, Legend
Begin week #9 task sheet. Pass out maps for UCSD directions. Students who are late to class on Tuesday might miss their rides, so be sure to be here promptly. Set up babysitting for Thursday night.
Tuesday, 11/10/09
Periods 1, 2, & 3
Period 3 has a fire drill at the beginning of class. #85 Complete/start Dangling Modifiers/Parallel Construction handout. Use Elmo. Period 1 can continue from problem 5. #86, Do Matching for chapter 23. Time permitting, do #87, Student designed sentences after students copy 1 of the 2 prewritten sentences for each of the ten sentences in student workbook. Periods 2 and 3 need to put their binders together for assignment #81. Re-read article "Second Thoughts About Kids and Cell Phones" by Nancy Gibbs. Write a summary about each paragraph including a three part quote integration from at least three of the paragraphs, #89.
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Period 4, Legend
Drive to UCSD for Legend team photograph at Giesel Library. Return by 4 pm.
Thursday, 11/12/09
Periods 1, 2, & 3
#88, Summarize "R We D8ting?". #90 Template on article "R We D8ting?" Begin essay on "Socializing in the Digital Age." Use three main articles plus all notes and graphic organizers. Do #87, Student designed sentences after students copy 1 of the 2 prewritten sentences for each of the ten sentences in student workbook. Do Sentence Check 1, #91.
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Period 4, Legend
Check all deadline 1 layouts, cover, endsheets, and division pages. Babysitting without Weightman tonight. 6:15 pm until 8:15 pm.
Friday, 11/13/09
Periods 1, 2, & 3
Complete 6-10 on homework, #87, Student designed sentences after students copy 1 of the 2 prewritten sentences for each of the sentences in student workbook. Students must then write their own sentences for the last five problems. Do Sentence Check 1, #91. #92, Read "Finished with Facebook" by Kristen Hansen Brakeman. Mark in text, number paragraphs, and write in margins comments, ideas, and summaries. Do template, #93. Begin process essay on "Socializing in the Digital Age" by writing an introduction that addresses the problem of social networking.
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Period 4, Legend
Check all deadline 1 layouts, cover, endsheets, and division pages. Give credit for babysitting. Collect task sheets for week 10.
Monday, 11/16/09
Periods 1, 2, & 3
#93, Do template for "Finished with Facebook" by Kristen Hansen Brakeman. Period 2, Parent/Student/School Compact to go out on Monday, November 16. Collect for Tuesday to earn 100 points. 20 points off for each day missing. #94, Introduction and first body paragraph for essay on "Socializing in the Digital Age." Collect #87, Student designed sentences, from period 3. Do Sentence Check 1, #91.
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Period 4, Legend
Finalize deadline 2 layouts as well as cover, end sheets, and late deadline 1 layouts. Senior write ups are due.
Tuesday, 11/17/09
Periods 1, 2, & 3
#94, Complete paragraphs 3, 4, & conclusion for rough essay on "Socializing in the Digital Age." #95, Do chapter 23 Sentence Check 2 and final check. #96, Prepare for vocabulary quiz on Wednesday.
Period 4, Legend
Finalize deadline 2 layouts as well as cover, end sheets, and late deadline 1 layouts. Senior write ups are due.
Wednesday, 11/18/09
Periods 1, 2, & 3
#98, Do "Works Cited" for essay. #99, Type essays for Friday. Take quiz for chapter 23 vocabulary, #97.
Period 4, Legend
Finalize deadline 2 layouts as well as cover, end sheets, and late deadline 1 layouts. Senior write ups are due.
Thursday, 11/19/09
Periods 1, 2, & 3
Finalize all works cited and essays for Friday.
Period 4, Legend
Finalize deadline 2 layouts as well as cover, end sheets, and late deadline 1 layouts. Senior write ups are due.
Friday, 11/20/09
Periods 1, 2, & 3
#94, #98, #99--Collect all essays. Attach essay prompt and rubric to essay packet. #100, Thanksgiving Wordogram puzzle. Works Cited, #98, typed. Essay typed, #99, essay packet is #94. Homework, minimum 75 words for wordogram. Due Monday, Nov. 30th. 100 words needed for an "A". Alyson Dodds from Cal Soap, 20 minutes on college path. #96, Chapter 23 Final Voc. Check. #97, Chapter 23 Voc. Quiz.
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Period 4, Legend
Finalize deadline 2 layouts as well as cover, end sheets, and late deadline 1 layouts. Senior write ups are due.
Monday, 11/30/09
Periods 1, 2, & 3
Collect Wordograms, #100. 75 words equals a "C" and 100 words equals an "A". Introduce Bunting's Terrible Things, summary, #101. Couple instruction with the Holocaust. WW II terms related to Holocaust, Bunting, and Elie Wiesel, #102. Issue texts on Tuesday. Introduce Unit 4, Lesson 24, #103. Return all Essays to students completed prior to Thanksgiving week. Grade Check homework, #104.
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Period 4, Legend
Last call on deadline 1. Finalize Deadline 2 layouts. Cover is past due. End sheets are past due.
Tuesday, 12/1/09
Periods 1, 2, & 3
Collect Grade Checks, #104. Issue class set of Night texts. Read chapter 1 in class, summarize Ch. 1, #105. Start foldable on chapter 1, #106. Collect period 1 graded essays from yesterday's returns. Pass out period 2's essays. Chapter 24 vocabulary activity, #110, sentences, teacher provided.
Period 4, Legend
Last call on deadline 1. Finalize Deadline 2 layouts. Cover is past due. End sheets are past due.
Wednesday, 12/2/09
Periods 1, 2, & 3
Read Chapter 2 on Madam Schachter and railway cattle cars. Summarize chapter 2, #107. Draw an illustration for foldable, #106. WW II terms related to Holocaust, Bunting, and Elie Wiesel, #102.
Period 4, Legend
Finalize Deadline 2 layouts. Cover is past due. End sheets are past due. Finalize Babysitting arrangements for tomorrow.
Thursday, 12/3/09
Periods 1, 2, & 3
Continue chapter 1 analysis and begin building foldable, #106
Period 4, Legend
Last call on deadline 1. Finalize Deadline 2 layouts. Cover is past due. End sheets are past due. Babysitting arrangements for Thursday.
Friday, 12/4/09
Periods 1, 2, & 3
Chapters 2 & 3, notes #109, due Tuesday, 12/8/09.
Monday, 12/7/09
Periods 1, 2, & 3
Today is the anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Periods 2 & 3 need to finish up the last three pages of chapter 1, then build foldable. They also need to start and complete Friday's sentences for #110. Read Chapter 2 on Madam Schachter and railway cattle cars. Summarize chapter 2, #107. Transfer vocabulary, literary devices examples, and other foldable items from Night to foldable. Chapter 24 matching, #113. Show powerpoint on Holocaust for cattle cars, notes no assignment #. Cover slides 1-11. Do #108 notes of slides 12-27 on powerpoint for Tuesday, #109.
Period 4, Legend
Task sheet for week #13. Update all addresses for yearbook staff. Proofread deadline 2 layouts for submission.
Tuesday, 12/8/09
Periods 1, 2, & 3.
Substitute for pullout day for periods 1 & 2. Do #108, two pages of notes on slides 12-27 on powerpoint. Stress "The Final Solution," selection process, Mengele, Himmler, and Wannsee Conference. Students are to begin reading chapter 3 and build foldable. Those who haven't completed chapter 1 need to finish last 4 pages and begin chapter 2 while adding notes on people, places, vocabulary, literary devices, and moments of indifference & consequences to summary #109. Same with period 3. Time permitting, students are to do two illustrations for chapters 2 & 3, #112.
Period 4, Legend
Senior Standouts must be resolved. Title page?? Underclass division page issue. Meet with Marissa, Mary, Caroline, and Sharde to resolve issue.
Wednesday, 12/9/09
Periods 1, 2, & 3
Chapter 24 vocabulary matching, #113. Complete sentences for #110, chapter 24 on "Word Parts." Do two illustrations, #112, for cattle car episode and one scene from chapter 3. Chapter 2 quiz on Night, #115. Continue foldable, #106, on moments of indifference and consequences for chapters 1 & 2. Add vocabulary for chapter 2. From chapter 2, add a minimum of three literary devices (figurative language along with pages and a description of type with quoted material. (ie. simile, metaphor, personification, and hyperbole) Students should use notes rather that text when possible to maximize use of time.
Period 4, Legend
Retsam and Mary need to proofread all deadline 1 and 2 layouts. Follow up with Legend editors and advisor. Verify phone numbers and addresses of all Legend staff members.
Thursday, 12/10/09
Periods 1, 2, & 3
Sentence check 1 on page 132, #114. Collect illustrations, #112, for chapters 2 & 3. Period 2 needs to begin #112. Do template for chapter 2 on Madame Schachter and cattle cars, #116. #115 chapter 2 quiz following template and template sample. #106 foldable, add people and places for chapter 2.
Legend, Period 4
Retsam and Mary and Legend editors need to proofread all deadline 1 and 2 layouts.
Friday, 12/11/09
Periods 1, 2, & 3
Continue readings and summaries for chapter 3. Period one stopped on A-7713, page 39. Periods 2 & 3 are a few pages behind, pages 35 & 34 respectively. Continue on Monday.
Monday, 12/14/09
Periods 1, 2, & 3
Complete notes on powerpoint and chapter 3. Period 1 stopped on A-7713, page 39. Periods 2 & 3 are a few pages behind, pages 35 & 34 respectively. Do analysis template, #117. Do actual template for chapter 2 in period 3, #116. Period 2 and 3 make up chapter quiz, ##115. Sentence check 2 and final check on word parts, #121. Visit by UCSD student doing intern and counseling dept. on college plan on Tuesday. Call slips coming Monday for students requesting H1N1 vacination. Students go to student center. Those with late permission slips are to go to counseling for possible vacination scheduling. #119 Dialectical journal entry/notes on page 23, chapter 2 cattle car behavior with Madame Schachter. Collect period 2 and 3 illustrations, #112.
Tuesday, 12/15/09
Periods 1, 2, & 3
Substitute's Plans
1. Read chapter 4 in Night with class aloud or silently while they take notes on people, places, events that are happening, strange vocabulary, and examples of literary devices. They must have two pages of notes plus a 1/2 page of analysis. Collect at the end of class. Assignment #122.
2. Students are to do Sentence Check 2 and Final Check, pages 132-133 in green advancing vocabulary workbook. Please use Elmo on page 132-133 for assignment #121. See teacher’s edition for answers. If they complain about not having their definitions, they can use a dictionary if they didn’t pick up their papers from the return pile in the back of the classroom.
3. Time permitting, have class work on their foldables for chapters 3 & 4 prior to turning in their notes.
1. Read chapter 4 in Night with class aloud or silently while they take notes on people, places, events that are happening, strange vocabulary, and examples of literary devices. They must have two pages of notes plus a 1/2 page of analysis. Collect at the end of class. Assignment #122.
2. Students are to do Sentence Check 2 and Final Check, pages 132-133 in green advancing vocabulary workbook. Please use Elmo on page 132-133 for assignment #121. See teacher’s edition for answers. If they complain about not having their definitions, they can use a dictionary if they didn’t pick up their papers from the return pile in the back of the classroom.
3. Time permitting, have class work on their foldables for chapters 3 & 4 prior to turning in their notes.
Period 4, Legend
Begin work on all deadline 3 layouts.
Wednesday, 12/16/09
Periods 1, 2, & 3
1. Build foldable for chapters 3 & 4 in Night with class aloud on people, places, events that are happening, strange vocabulary, and examples of literary devices. Assignment #123.
2. Students are to do Sentence Check 2 and Final Check, pages 132-133 in green advancing vocabulary workbook. Use Elmo on page 132-133 for assignment #121 on both activities.
3. #119 Dialectical Journal entries for pages 23, 28, 31, 32, 37, 39, & 42. What is Elie saying of these pages, and what do you think he intends you to understand?
4. Read orally pages 56-62 to close chapter 4.
2. Students are to do Sentence Check 2 and Final Check, pages 132-133 in green advancing vocabulary workbook. Use Elmo on page 132-133 for assignment #121 on both activities.
3. #119 Dialectical Journal entries for pages 23, 28, 31, 32, 37, 39, & 42. What is Elie saying of these pages, and what do you think he intends you to understand?
4. Read orally pages 56-62 to close chapter 4.
Period 4, Legend
Begin work on all deadline 3 layouts. Do holiday cards for school.
Thursday, 12/17/09
Periods 1, 2, & 3
Periods 1 & 2, transfer figurative language from Night to foldables for pages 23, 28, 31, 32, 37, 39, and 42. Do #124 notes for all three classes on chapter 5 with oral readings from instructor. Start from the last few pages of chapter 4 and proceed in to chapter 5. Periods 1 & 2 stopped on page 69; period 3 stopped on page 64. Period 3 needs to do template for chapter 2 as well as sample template! Periods 2 & 3 need to do a binder check.
Period 4, Legend
Begin deadline 3 for January 14th. All winter sports layout staff members need to take photos. Bill Wilson to visit. Give him his family holiday card. Check with Linda Frieze on status of book sales. Meet with business editors and brainstorm on a fundraiser to boost sales. Check you layouts for deadline dates.
Friday, 12/18/09
Periods 1, 2, & 3
Periods 1 & 2 stopped on page 69 of Night; period 3 stopped on page 64. Complete chapter 5 of Night while describing people, places, events, and happenings in chapter for foldable, #126. Period 3 needs to do template for chapter 2 as well as sample template! Periods 2 & 3, do a binder check, #81. #125, Vocabulary quiz on Chapter 24, "Word Parts." Begin #127 Unit Review on Vocabulary January 4, 2010.
Period 4, Legend
Begin deadline 3 for January 14th. All winter sports layout staff members need to take photos.
Monday, 1/4/2010
Periods 1, 2, & 3
Begin Vocabulary Review, Unit 4, #127. Continue Night readings from pages 69 for periods 1 & 2 and page 64 for period 3. Do a major Binder Check, #129, for all 3 English classes in preparation for Final Exam. Make up Chapter 24 Vocabulary Quiz, #125, when period 1 went to Little Theater to listen to alumni visitors attending college. All three periods must finish chapter 5 and begin chapter 6 notes on people, places, events, literary devices, MOI's, and Consequences, #128. Transfer all notes to foldables. Collect notes and foldables.
Period 4, Legend
Task sheet for new week.Task sheet #15. Begin deadline 3 for Friday, January 8th. All winter sports layout staff members need to take team and candid photos. Update class on all pages submitted. Late sections and layouts will result in failures and unsatisfactory conduct. Students with late sections and layouts must attend class before school, lunch, and after school until layouts are completed. Notices will be sent home through the district office/school. Check on all late layouts and sections. proofread all senior write ups.
Tuesday, 1/5/2010
Periods 1, 2, & 3
#130, Chapter 6, continue readings, and update foldables.#133, Chapter 6, template. (Student designed??) 3-part Source Integration Activity. Finalize binder check, #129. Complete foldables for literary devices for periods 2 & 3 on chapter 6. Begin chapter 7, Night. Include foldable notes, #135.
Period 4, Legend
Task sheet for new week. Begin deadline 3 for Friday, January 8th. All winter sports layout staff members need to take team and candid photos. Update class on all pages submitted. Late sections and layouts will result in failures and unsatisfactory conduct. Students with late sections and layouts must attend class before school, lunch, and after school until layouts are completed. Notices will be sent home through the district office/school. Check on all late layouts and sections. Proofread all senior write ups.
Wednesday, 1/6/2010
Periods 1, 2, & 3
#133, Chapter 7, template. (Student designed??) 3-part Source Integration Activity. Finalize binder check, #129. Complete foldables for literary devices for periods 2 & 3 on chapter 6. Begin chapter 7, Night. Include foldable notes for chapter 7, #135. Unit vocabulary exercise, #131, vocabulary sentences 1-6. Active and Passive Voice powerpoint, #132, notes.
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Period 4, Legend
Check on all late layouts and sections. Proofread all senior write ups.
Thursday, 1/7/2010
Periods 1, 2, & 3
#134, Grade Check Going into Final Exams. Signature for homework with attached make up/essay/test/etc. (200 points) Continue chapter 7 of Night. #136, One page of analysis notes (DJ), with two illustrations for chapter 7.DJ topics: spectacle of bread throwing, throwing the corpses out of the cattle cars, son's killing of father over a piece of bread. #136, Unit Quiz on Vocabulary.
Period 4, Legend
Collect task sheets for week. Continue deadline 3 for Friday, January 8th. All winter sports layout staff members need to take team and candid photos. Update class on all pages submitted. Late sections and layouts will result in failures and unsatisfactory conduct. Students with late sections and layouts must attend class before school, lunch, and after school until layouts are completed. Notices will be sent home through the district office/school. Check on all late layouts and sections. Proofread all senior write ups.
Friday, 1/8/2010
Periods 1, 2, & 3
Assign #134, Grade Check Going into Final Exams with two make up assignments if you have a C, 75% or less for Monday. Those with a 76% only need a grade check sheet with a signature for Monday. Signature for grade check homework with attached make up assignments/essay/test/etc are due Monday at the beginning of class (#134). Collect chapter 7 & 8 illustrations of Night with one page of notes, #137. Complete reading of chapter 8 and build foldables with moments of indifference. #129 Binder check. Finish #132 Active Voice vs Passive Voice power point notes.
Period 4, Legend
Collect task sheets for week. Continue deadline 3 for Friday, January 8th. All winter sports layout staff members need to take team and candid photos. Update class on all pages submitted. Late sections and layouts will result in failures and unsatisfactory conduct. Students with late sections and layouts must attend class before school, lunch, and after school until layouts are completed. Notices will be sent home through the district office/school. Check on all late layouts and sections. Proofread all senior write ups.
Monday, 1/11/10
Periods 1, 2, & 3
Collect all Final Grade Check sheets along with minimum of two make up sheets, #134. Begin reading chapter 9 in Night. Complete foldables for #139. Take #138 Vocabulary Unit Review test. Begin collage on chapters of Night. Choose a key event and draw an item that represents the key event drawn per chapter. Moments of Indifference must be finished for chapters 8 and 9, #136. #129 Binder check. #137 Chapter 7/8 notes with one illustration. Continue SOS plan with students who are struggling.
Period 4, Legend
Begin Task sheet, Week #16. D/F Monitoring window is open for teachers to report failing students. 3rd Deadline material is due!! Proof and edit all material. Revisions must be made today and tomorrow.
Tuesday, 1/12/10
Periods 1, 2, 3
Make up #138, Vocabulary Review Unit Test. #139 Complete foldable for chapter 9. #129 Binder check for homework. Powerpoint on PSAT. Assembly schedule. Continue SOS plan with students who are struggling.
Period 4, Legend
Begin Task sheet, Week #16. D/F Monitoring window is open for teachers to report failing students. 3rd Deadline material is due!! Proof and edit all material. Revisions must be made today and tomorrow.
Wednesday, 1/13/10
Periods 1, 2, & 3
Students must meet in room 109 for attendance prior to attending computer lab for on line access to PSAT scores and analysis.
Period 4, Legend
Submission day for deadline 3. Late students must attend class outside of class period.
Thursday, 1/14/10
Periods 1, 2, & 3
#140, Night writing activity in preparation for finals. #141 powerpoint on dangling/misplaced modifiers, notes.
| dangling-modifiers.ppt |
| dialectical_journal.doc |
Period 4, Legend
Begin layout designs for deadline 4.
Friday, 1/15/10
Substitute Plans for Lori
Periods 1, 2, & 3
Pass out Glencoe texts for Night. Read Bob Costas interviews with Elie Wiesel, notes on interview, #142. Language activity on parallel construction, #143.
Period 4, Legend
Collect task sheets for Week #16 with a listing of all yearbook pages completed on goals sheet. Students must state whether layouts were late, early, or on time for submission. Also, students must state page numbers as well as subject matter of layouts.
Tuesday, 1/19/2010
Periods 1, 2, & 3
Guest Speaker Schedule:
Jan 19th Ruth van Leeuwen 1st period Wayne, Sheilah, Jessica
2nd period Wayne, Nancy, Jose, Sheilah
Tomas Firle 3rd period Fisk, James, Jessica?
Continue Bob Costas interview with Elie Wiesel for period 3. Notes, #144. Last call for make up work. Brief students on format of final exams for next week.
Jan 19th Ruth van Leeuwen 1st period Wayne, Sheilah, Jessica
2nd period Wayne, Nancy, Jose, Sheilah
Tomas Firle 3rd period Fisk, James, Jessica?
Continue Bob Costas interview with Elie Wiesel for period 3. Notes, #144. Last call for make up work. Brief students on format of final exams for next week.
Period 4, Legend
Senior section and other late pages are past due. Detain students with late work. Start task sheet for Week #17.
Wednesday, 1/20/2010
Periods 1, 2, & 3
Language Review for final exams, #145. Dialectical journal 2, #146.
Period 4, Legend
Begin planning on final exam with class. Students not finished with deadlines 1, 2, & 3 do not take final until layouts are completed. Term 1 grade is failing grade.
Thursday, 1/21/2010
Periods 1, 2, & 3
Guest Speaker Schedule:
Jan 21st Tomas Firle 1st period Wayne, James
Ruth van Leeuwen 3rd period Wayne, Sheilah, Jose
4th period Nancy, Jose, James
Speakers might be cancelled or presentations altered.
Collect all foldables. #147, CAHSEE 30 minute timed essay on historical moment of significance. Dangling modifiers practice, #148. Continue Bob Costas Interview. List ten significant questions that you would ask Elie from the interview responses that Elie provides Bob. One or two questions from each interview response, #149. Extra credit for 20 questions, 110 points.
Jan 21st Tomas Firle 1st period Wayne, James
Ruth van Leeuwen 3rd period Wayne, Sheilah, Jose
4th period Nancy, Jose, James
Speakers might be cancelled or presentations altered.
Collect all foldables. #147, CAHSEE 30 minute timed essay on historical moment of significance. Dangling modifiers practice, #148. Continue Bob Costas Interview. List ten significant questions that you would ask Elie from the interview responses that Elie provides Bob. One or two questions from each interview response, #149. Extra credit for 20 questions, 110 points.
Period 4, Legend
Begin planning on final exam with class. Students not finished with deadlines 1, 2, & 3 do not take final until layouts are completed. Term 1 grade is failing grade. Task sheets for Week #17 are due today and tomorrow.
Friday, 1/22/2010
Periods 1, 2, & 3
Thank you letters to guest speakers. Extra credit for those that are typed. Due today. #149, Ten significant questions for Elie Wiesel based upon Bob Costas interview. 20 questions, extra credit. Due today. Reminder about finals for next Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.
Period 4, Legend
Continue planning on final exam with class. Students not finished with deadlines 1, 2, & 3 do not take final until layouts are completed. Term 1 grade is failing grade. Task sheets for Week #17 are due today.
Monday, 1/25/2010
Periods 1, 2, & 3
Night Essay, #150, final exam.
Period 4, Legend
Continue planning on final exam with class. Students not finished with deadlines 1, 2, & 3 do not take final until layouts are completed. Term 1 grade is failing grade. Issue task sheets for Week #18.
Tuesday, 1/26/2010
Periods 1, 2, & 3
#151, Short Response Final on "Strange Tools," "from Kaffir Boy," and template for Rodriguez. Students must turn in Night foldables.
Period 4, Legend
Continue planning on final exam with class. Students not finished with deadlines 1, 2, & 3 do not take final until layouts are completed. Term 1 grade is failing grade. Issue task sheets for Week #18.
Wednesday, 1/27/2010
Periods 1, 2, & 3
#152, Objective Final on Cahsee concepts, language skills, sentence structure, etc. Use commentary starters with Night for extra credit.
Period 4, Legend
Complete final exam visual packet. Students not finished with deadlines 1, 2, & 3 do not take final until layouts are completed. Term 1 grade is failing grade. Collect task sheets for Week #18.
Thursday, 1/28/2010
Periods 1, 2, & 3
End of term 1 activity. #153 Notes on "The Night of the Broken Glass" and Dachau Concentration Camp pictures with student dialectical journal notes. Consider for extra credit for SOS policy.
Period 4, Legend
Complete final exam visual packet. Students not finished with deadlines 1, 2, & 3 do not take final until layouts are completed. Term 1 grade is failing grade. Collect task sheets for Week #18.