Upcoming assignments for Honors English Ten students:
1. Catcher in the Rye issued Friday, October 28; read first five chapters and complete ten full-sentence talking points by Monday, October 31
2. Unit Four Vocabulary begins in class
3. Capital Punishment debate proposals finalized and debate participants and presentation dates set
4. Collage project scheduled for Lessing's "Through The Tunnel"
5. "No News From Auschwitz" handout completed in class
6. Parts of Speech end-of-unit in class exam continues Monday, October 31
Monday, October 31, 2005
Monday, October 24, 2005
Week In Preview October 24-28
SAS Honors English Ten Students:
1. Prepositions; Conjunctions and Interjections: Grammar-English Workshop and upcoming test on Unit Review-Parts of Speech (study all returned work and related pages in English Workshop text)
2. Reflective Letter-save ALL work for end of semester reflective letter
3. Fahrenheit 451 vocabulary definitions and upcoming test on words from novel
4. Debate-Capital Punishment vs. Life Imprisonment debate participants chosen; debate propositions finalized; debate schedule set
5. PHBAO letter invitation to parents second drafts are due and those marked with parent signature line should be signed and returned for letter grade; include date, place, time, discussion topics, and paper standards, title, and margin observance rules; if second draft is not completed it must be stapled on top of first draft
6. Unit One-Three Review and upcoming test on all vocabulary learned in first three units; study all review material
7. Accelerated Reader book choices and point awards discussion; deadlines set
8. Figurative Language rewrites and Cold-Bet-Tunnel in-class exams are due no later than Monday, October 24
9. Agenda Bin: Winter work includes three novels/plays and introduction to AP Short Form; One Hundred Words Often Misspelled Grammar Packet; Five Prompts including Persuasive, Narrative, and Expository writing domains; (more to come)
1. Prepositions; Conjunctions and Interjections: Grammar-English Workshop and upcoming test on Unit Review-Parts of Speech (study all returned work and related pages in English Workshop text)
2. Reflective Letter-save ALL work for end of semester reflective letter
3. Fahrenheit 451 vocabulary definitions and upcoming test on words from novel
4. Debate-Capital Punishment vs. Life Imprisonment debate participants chosen; debate propositions finalized; debate schedule set
5. PHBAO letter invitation to parents second drafts are due and those marked with parent signature line should be signed and returned for letter grade; include date, place, time, discussion topics, and paper standards, title, and margin observance rules; if second draft is not completed it must be stapled on top of first draft
6. Unit One-Three Review and upcoming test on all vocabulary learned in first three units; study all review material
7. Accelerated Reader book choices and point awards discussion; deadlines set
8. Figurative Language rewrites and Cold-Bet-Tunnel in-class exams are due no later than Monday, October 24
9. Agenda Bin: Winter work includes three novels/plays and introduction to AP Short Form; One Hundred Words Often Misspelled Grammar Packet; Five Prompts including Persuasive, Narrative, and Expository writing domains; (more to come)
Sunday, October 16, 2005
Week In Preview October 17-21
SAS Honors English Ten Students:
1. Prepositions; Conjunctions and Interjections: Grammar-English Workshop and upcoming test on Unit Review-Parts of Speech (study all returned work and related pages in English Workshop text)
2. Periodic Assessment Grade Ten Instructional Component Persuasion-practice Monday and Tuesday and assessment administered Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday of this week
3. Writing Prompt-Fahrenheit 451 vocabulary spelling and definition test-complete both handouts of vocabulary activities
4. Debate-Capital Punishment vs. Life Imprisonment debate participants chosen; debate propositions finalized; debate schedule set
5. Monday-rewrite the first draft of PHBAO letter invitation to parents; include date, place, time, discussion topics, and paper standards, title, and margin observance rules; second draft must be stapled on top of first draft and cannot be signed by parents until teacher approves rewrite
6. Unit One-Three Review and upcoming test on all vocabulary learned in first three units
7. Accelerated Reader book choices and point awards discussion; deadlines set
9. Agenda Bin: Winter work includes three novels/plays and introduction to AP Short Form; One Hundred Words Often Misspelled Grammar Packet; Five Prompts including Persuasive, Narrative, and Expository writing domains; (more to come)
1. Prepositions; Conjunctions and Interjections: Grammar-English Workshop and upcoming test on Unit Review-Parts of Speech (study all returned work and related pages in English Workshop text)
2. Periodic Assessment Grade Ten Instructional Component Persuasion-practice Monday and Tuesday and assessment administered Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday of this week
3. Writing Prompt-Fahrenheit 451 vocabulary spelling and definition test-complete both handouts of vocabulary activities
4. Debate-Capital Punishment vs. Life Imprisonment debate participants chosen; debate propositions finalized; debate schedule set
5. Monday-rewrite the first draft of PHBAO letter invitation to parents; include date, place, time, discussion topics, and paper standards, title, and margin observance rules; second draft must be stapled on top of first draft and cannot be signed by parents until teacher approves rewrite
6. Unit One-Three Review and upcoming test on all vocabulary learned in first three units
7. Accelerated Reader book choices and point awards discussion; deadlines set
9. Agenda Bin: Winter work includes three novels/plays and introduction to AP Short Form; One Hundred Words Often Misspelled Grammar Packet; Five Prompts including Persuasive, Narrative, and Expository writing domains; (more to come)
Sunday, October 09, 2005
Week in Preview October 10-14
SAS Honors English Ten Students:
1. Adverbs Modifying Adjectives and Other Adverbs; Prepositions; Conjunctions and Interjections: Grammar-English Workshop
2. Persuasive Essays from CAHSEE Language Arts Guide-connect to upcoming Periodic Assessment (Persuasive Essay)
3. Writing Prompt-Fahrenheit 451 Essay Final Exam in-class timed writing; upcoming final exams--fifty multiple-choice question test and vocabulary spelling and definition test
4. Debate-Capital Punishment vs. Life Imprisonment debate participants chosen; debate propositions finalized; debate schedule set
5. Monday-collect the PHBAO first draft letter invitation to parents; include date, place, time, discussion topics, and paper standards, title, and margin observance rules
6. "Through The Tunnel" Doris Lessing graphic organizers and handouts (grammar and vocabulary)
7. Exit Short Story genre and introduce Nonfiction genre
7. Unit Three Vocabulary Test-Monday; Unit Four vocabulary study begins Tuesday
8. Accelerated Reader book choices and point awards discussion; deadlines set
9. PSAT Test on Wednesday
10. Agenda Bin: Winter work includes three novels/plays and introduction to AP Short Form; One Hundred Words Often Misspelled Grammar Packet; Five Prompts including Persuasive, Narrative, and Expository writing domains; (more to come)
1. Adverbs Modifying Adjectives and Other Adverbs; Prepositions; Conjunctions and Interjections: Grammar-English Workshop
2. Persuasive Essays from CAHSEE Language Arts Guide-connect to upcoming Periodic Assessment (Persuasive Essay)
3. Writing Prompt-Fahrenheit 451 Essay Final Exam in-class timed writing; upcoming final exams--fifty multiple-choice question test and vocabulary spelling and definition test
4. Debate-Capital Punishment vs. Life Imprisonment debate participants chosen; debate propositions finalized; debate schedule set
5. Monday-collect the PHBAO first draft letter invitation to parents; include date, place, time, discussion topics, and paper standards, title, and margin observance rules
6. "Through The Tunnel" Doris Lessing graphic organizers and handouts (grammar and vocabulary)
7. Exit Short Story genre and introduce Nonfiction genre
7. Unit Three Vocabulary Test-Monday; Unit Four vocabulary study begins Tuesday
8. Accelerated Reader book choices and point awards discussion; deadlines set
9. PSAT Test on Wednesday
10. Agenda Bin: Winter work includes three novels/plays and introduction to AP Short Form; One Hundred Words Often Misspelled Grammar Packet; Five Prompts including Persuasive, Narrative, and Expository writing domains; (more to come)
Monday, October 03, 2005
Week in Preview October 3-7
Here are upcoming assignments for Grade Ten Honors English:
1. Verb phrases grammar-English Workshop and "Should High School Start at 9:00 A.M.?" persuasive essays due Monday
2. Fahrenheit 451 class discussion continues including vocabulary listed with page numbers denoted
3. Unit Three Vocabulary pages 35-41 due Thursday
4. Vocabulary-Pronunciation Key page 6 taught in class
5. Debate Propositions capital punishment vs. life in prison connected to short story Checkhov's "The Bet"
6. Doris Lessing's "Through the Tunnel" graphic organizers and story completed in class
7. Reminder: Library on Tuesday for Accelerated Reader and Vantage Lab on Thursday for Letter to the Editor
Documents Returned:
F451 "Burning Bright" Quiz
F451 Creative Writing Assignment
Knowledge is Power
1. Verb phrases grammar-English Workshop and "Should High School Start at 9:00 A.M.?" persuasive essays due Monday
2. Fahrenheit 451 class discussion continues including vocabulary listed with page numbers denoted
3. Unit Three Vocabulary pages 35-41 due Thursday
4. Vocabulary-Pronunciation Key page 6 taught in class
5. Debate Propositions capital punishment vs. life in prison connected to short story Checkhov's "The Bet"
6. Doris Lessing's "Through the Tunnel" graphic organizers and story completed in class
7. Reminder: Library on Tuesday for Accelerated Reader and Vantage Lab on Thursday for Letter to the Editor
Documents Returned:
F451 "Burning Bright" Quiz
F451 Creative Writing Assignment
Knowledge is Power
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