IN-CLASS ASSIGNMENTS AND CLASS UPDATES TRUMP PUBLISHED BLOGS
Monday
1. “Through the Tunnel” graphic organizer/vocabulary/multiple-choice in class this week
2. Annotations in reader/writer notebooks for speaking/debating skills
3. Level “E” Vocabulary Unit Three answers due in class today
4. Grammar Page Nine and Ten assigned as homework; due Tuesday
5. Textbook Weekly Schedule: Anthology M-TH; Vocabulary F
6. Literary Terms 11-20 test in class this week
7. Editorial prewriting assigned from “The Bet” and due in class tomorrow in Vantage Lab—Meet in Vantage Lab on Tuesday, October 2
8. Index cards to prepare for Periodic Assessment Persuasive Speech due in class
Tuesday
1. Vantage Writing Lab scheduled today, October 2 for editorial writing assignment
2. Academic Vocabulary Cornell Notes continued in class in reader/writer notebooks
3. Grammar homework Pages 7/8 assigned as homework due today
4. Unit Three Level “E” Vocabulary test in class today
5. Literary Terms 11-20 test today in class
6. Violence in Video Games essay prompt assigned in class; essay due Monday
Wednesday
1. Practice for the Persuasive Periodic Assessment
2. Grammar assigned as homework
3. “Violence in Video Games” essay assigned; essay due Monday
4. Back To School Night tomorrow night
Thursday (Minimum Day) BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT
1. Review of Speech Analysis and Rhetorical Devices for Cesar Chavez speech
2. Reader/Writer Notebook Cornell Notes continue for rhetorical devices
3. Secondary Periodic Assessment (Persuasive) practice in class
4. Academic Vocabulary for Persuasive Secondary Periodic Assessment continued
5. Literary Terms next set of ten introduced
Friday
1. Weekend homework to be announced, including grammar
2. Secondary Periodic Assessment (Persuasive) practice continues
3. Unit Four Level “E” Vocabulary assigned today; answers due in class Monday
4. Vocabulary Workshop textbooks due in class today
Sunday, September 30, 2007
Sunday, September 23, 2007
September 24-28, 2007
IN-CLASS ASSIGNMENTS AND CLASS UPDATES TRUMP PUBLISHED BLOGS
Monday
1. “The Bet” graphic organizer/vocabulary/multiple-choice in class
2. Cesar Chavez Speech annotations due in class today; annotations in reader/writer notebooks
3. Level “E” Vocabulary Unit Two answers due in class today
4. Grammar Page Five and Six completed in class
5. Textbook Weekly Schedule: Anthology M-TH; Vocabulary F
6. Literary Terms 11-20 reviewed in class; test Friday
7. “Changing the Ending” from “The Cold Equations” prewriting assigned and due in class tomorrow
8. Index cards to prepare for Periodic Assessment Persuasive Speech due Friday
Tuesday (Shortened Day)
1. Vantage Writing Lab scheduled tomorrow, September 26
2. Academic Vocabulary Cornell Notes continued in class in reader/writer notebooks
3. Vantage Writing Lab for “Changing the Ending” of “The Cold Equations” prewriting is due in class today and will be collected
4. Grammar homework Pages 7/8 assigned as homework; due tomorrow
5. Unit Two Level “E” Vocabulary test in class today
6. Literary Terms 11-20 test in class Friday
Wednesday
1. Practice for the Persuasive Periodic Assessment
2. Grammar assigned as homework
3. “Violence in Video Games” essay assigned; prewriting due Friday
4. Vantage Lab may be assigned later this week; to be announced in class
5. Index cards due Friday; “Why Johnny Can’t Pass His Fitness Test” or “Should High School Start at 9:00 A.M.?” are possible topics
6. MEET IN VANTAGE WRITING LAB TODAY
Thursday
1. Review of Speech Analysis and Rhetorical Devices for Cesar Chavez speech
2. Reader/Writer Notebook Cornell Notes continue for rhetorical devices
3. Secondary Periodic Assessment (Persuasive) practice in class
4. Academic Vocabulary for Persuasive Secondary Periodic Assessment continued
5. Literary Terms 11-20 test tomorrow
6. “Letter to the Editor” prewriting assigned in preparation for classroom debate on capital punishment related to Chekhov’s “The Bet”
Friday
1. Weekend homework to be announced, including grammar
2. Secondary Periodic Assessment (Persuasive) practice continues
3. Unit Three Level “E” Vocabulary assigned today; answers due in class Monday
4. Vocabulary Workshop textbooks due in class today
Monday
1. “The Bet” graphic organizer/vocabulary/multiple-choice in class
2. Cesar Chavez Speech annotations due in class today; annotations in reader/writer notebooks
3. Level “E” Vocabulary Unit Two answers due in class today
4. Grammar Page Five and Six completed in class
5. Textbook Weekly Schedule: Anthology M-TH; Vocabulary F
6. Literary Terms 11-20 reviewed in class; test Friday
7. “Changing the Ending” from “The Cold Equations” prewriting assigned and due in class tomorrow
8. Index cards to prepare for Periodic Assessment Persuasive Speech due Friday
Tuesday (Shortened Day)
1. Vantage Writing Lab scheduled tomorrow, September 26
2. Academic Vocabulary Cornell Notes continued in class in reader/writer notebooks
3. Vantage Writing Lab for “Changing the Ending” of “The Cold Equations” prewriting is due in class today and will be collected
4. Grammar homework Pages 7/8 assigned as homework; due tomorrow
5. Unit Two Level “E” Vocabulary test in class today
6. Literary Terms 11-20 test in class Friday
Wednesday
1. Practice for the Persuasive Periodic Assessment
2. Grammar assigned as homework
3. “Violence in Video Games” essay assigned; prewriting due Friday
4. Vantage Lab may be assigned later this week; to be announced in class
5. Index cards due Friday; “Why Johnny Can’t Pass His Fitness Test” or “Should High School Start at 9:00 A.M.?” are possible topics
6. MEET IN VANTAGE WRITING LAB TODAY
Thursday
1. Review of Speech Analysis and Rhetorical Devices for Cesar Chavez speech
2. Reader/Writer Notebook Cornell Notes continue for rhetorical devices
3. Secondary Periodic Assessment (Persuasive) practice in class
4. Academic Vocabulary for Persuasive Secondary Periodic Assessment continued
5. Literary Terms 11-20 test tomorrow
6. “Letter to the Editor” prewriting assigned in preparation for classroom debate on capital punishment related to Chekhov’s “The Bet”
Friday
1. Weekend homework to be announced, including grammar
2. Secondary Periodic Assessment (Persuasive) practice continues
3. Unit Three Level “E” Vocabulary assigned today; answers due in class Monday
4. Vocabulary Workshop textbooks due in class today
Sunday, September 16, 2007
September 17-21, 2007
IN-CLASS ASSIGNMENTS AND CLASS UPDATES TRUMP PUBLISHED BLOGS
Monday
1. “The Cold Equations” graphic organizer/vocabulary/multiple-choice in class
2. Clinton Speech annotations due in class today
3. Level “E” Vocabulary Unit One answers due in class today
4. Grammar homework assignment
5. Textbook Weekly Schedule: Anthology M-TH; Vocabulary F
6. Literary Terms 1-10 reviewed in class; test Tuesday
Tuesday (Shortened Day)
1. “The Bet” Anton Chekhov short story
2. “The Bet” graphics organizer/vocabulary/multiple-choice in class
3. Vantage Writing Lab for “Changing the Ending” of “The Cold Equations” scheduled for September 26
4. Grammar homework due today; corrected in class
5. Unit One Level “E” Vocabulary test in class today
6. Literary Terms 1-10 test in class today
Some assignments carry over to Wednesday
Wednesday
1. Practice for the Persuasive Periodic Assessment
2. Cesar Chavez speech assigned in class; rhetorical devices discussion in triads
3. Grammar assigned as homework
4. “Violence in Video Games” essay assigned; prewriting due Friday
5. “The Bet” continues in class
UPDATE FOR PERIOD FIVE AND SIX: Literary Terms Test postponed until Thursday
Thursday
1. Review of Speech Analysis and Rhetorical Devices for Cesar Chavez speech
2. Reader/Writer Notebook Cornell Notes continue
3. Secondary Periodic Assessment (Persuasive) practice in class
4. Academic Vocabulary introduced for Persuasive Secondary Periodic Assessment
5. Literary Terms 11-20 in class
Friday
1. Weekend homework to be announced
2. Secondary Periodic Assessment (Persuasive) practice continues
Monday
1. “The Cold Equations” graphic organizer/vocabulary/multiple-choice in class
2. Clinton Speech annotations due in class today
3. Level “E” Vocabulary Unit One answers due in class today
4. Grammar homework assignment
5. Textbook Weekly Schedule: Anthology M-TH; Vocabulary F
6. Literary Terms 1-10 reviewed in class; test Tuesday
Tuesday (Shortened Day)
1. “The Bet” Anton Chekhov short story
2. “The Bet” graphics organizer/vocabulary/multiple-choice in class
3. Vantage Writing Lab for “Changing the Ending” of “The Cold Equations” scheduled for September 26
4. Grammar homework due today; corrected in class
5. Unit One Level “E” Vocabulary test in class today
6. Literary Terms 1-10 test in class today
Some assignments carry over to Wednesday
Wednesday
1. Practice for the Persuasive Periodic Assessment
2. Cesar Chavez speech assigned in class; rhetorical devices discussion in triads
3. Grammar assigned as homework
4. “Violence in Video Games” essay assigned; prewriting due Friday
5. “The Bet” continues in class
UPDATE FOR PERIOD FIVE AND SIX: Literary Terms Test postponed until Thursday
Thursday
1. Review of Speech Analysis and Rhetorical Devices for Cesar Chavez speech
2. Reader/Writer Notebook Cornell Notes continue
3. Secondary Periodic Assessment (Persuasive) practice in class
4. Academic Vocabulary introduced for Persuasive Secondary Periodic Assessment
5. Literary Terms 11-20 in class
Friday
1. Weekend homework to be announced
2. Secondary Periodic Assessment (Persuasive) practice continues
Sunday, September 09, 2007
September 10-14, 2007
IN-CLASS ASSIGNMENTS AND CLASS UPDATES TRUMP PUBLISHED BLOGS
Monday
1. Meet in Hollywood High School Library for STAR Reading Level diagnostic and Accelerated Reader book choice; anthologies not required until Thursday in Room 120
2. Literary Terms resume on Thursday; test on terms on Friday, September 14
3. "Should High School Start at 9:00 A.M.?" prewriting due tomorrow in Vantage Lab, Room 701; use "Yes-No" debate article and "Too Early for Teens" to form an opinion
4. Grammar to be assigned in class this week
5. Marks update issued and distributed to students
6. "Why Johnny Can't Pass Hit Fitness Test" essays scored and returned to students
Tuesday
1. Meet in Vantage Lab, Room 701 for gomyaccess.com orientation and prewriting for "Should High School Start at 9:00 A.M.?" essay
2. Rubric for persuasive essay reviewed on gomyaccess.com website
3. Anthologies due in class on Thursday
Wednesday
1. Meet in Vantage Lab, Room 701 to complete essay begun on Tuesday
2. Meet in Room 120 on Thursday and Friday of this week
3. Dialectical Journals are being scored and returned to students
Thursday
1. Meet in Room 120; anthology is required for "The Cold Equations" and literary terms
2. Review of Speech Analysis and Rhetorical Devices; Bill Clinton speech assigned as homework; reader/writer notebooks Cornell Notes continue in class
3. Academic Vocabulary introduced in preparation for Persuasive Periodic Assessment
Friday
1. Anthology required for "The Cold Equations" and "Changing the Ending" differentiated assignment scheduled for Godwin's short story
2. Literary Terms test today in class
3. Reader/Writer notebooks Cornell Notes completed in class; review of rhetorical devices for Bill Clinton speech that was previously assigned
4. Weekend homework assignments to be announced
Monday
1. Meet in Hollywood High School Library for STAR Reading Level diagnostic and Accelerated Reader book choice; anthologies not required until Thursday in Room 120
2. Literary Terms resume on Thursday; test on terms on Friday, September 14
3. "Should High School Start at 9:00 A.M.?" prewriting due tomorrow in Vantage Lab, Room 701; use "Yes-No" debate article and "Too Early for Teens" to form an opinion
4. Grammar to be assigned in class this week
5. Marks update issued and distributed to students
6. "Why Johnny Can't Pass Hit Fitness Test" essays scored and returned to students
Tuesday
1. Meet in Vantage Lab, Room 701 for gomyaccess.com orientation and prewriting for "Should High School Start at 9:00 A.M.?" essay
2. Rubric for persuasive essay reviewed on gomyaccess.com website
3. Anthologies due in class on Thursday
Wednesday
1. Meet in Vantage Lab, Room 701 to complete essay begun on Tuesday
2. Meet in Room 120 on Thursday and Friday of this week
3. Dialectical Journals are being scored and returned to students
Thursday
1. Meet in Room 120; anthology is required for "The Cold Equations" and literary terms
2. Review of Speech Analysis and Rhetorical Devices; Bill Clinton speech assigned as homework; reader/writer notebooks Cornell Notes continue in class
3. Academic Vocabulary introduced in preparation for Persuasive Periodic Assessment
Friday
1. Anthology required for "The Cold Equations" and "Changing the Ending" differentiated assignment scheduled for Godwin's short story
2. Literary Terms test today in class
3. Reader/Writer notebooks Cornell Notes completed in class; review of rhetorical devices for Bill Clinton speech that was previously assigned
4. Weekend homework assignments to be announced
Monday, September 03, 2007
September 4-7, 2007
IN-CLASS ASSIGNMENTS AND CLASS UPDATES TRUMP PUBLISHED BLOGS
Tuesday
1. "Why Johnny Can't Pass His Fitness Test" essay due Wednesday; late essays will receive credit only and not a letter grade; Cornell Notes and assignment prompt with prewriting must be attached in back of essay
2. Distribute PSAT booklets in class
3. Bring anthologies to class Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays
4. "Ain't I A Woman" Sojourner Truth speech in class using reader/writer notebooks; multicultural literature book homework to be announced; outlining skills to be covered
5. Course Work Surveys returned to students; usage, grammar and format problems discussed
Wednesday
1. "Why Johnny Can't Pass His Fitness Test" essay due (see Tuesday instructions); students share thesis statements and introductory paragraphs with triads
2. Anthologies due in class for "The Cold Equations" short story genre and literature terms One-Ten; literature terms test on Friday
3. Track A Orientation today
4. Grammar-Parts of Speech and Usage Problems
Thursday
1. "The Cold Equations" continues in class; graphic organizers for the short story
2. "Ain't I A Woman" Sojourner Truth speech continues in class
3. Meet in Hollywood High School Library Monday, September 10 (Periods Five/Six); Accelerated Reader book choices and STAR Reading Levels tested
4. Vocabulary Root Words, Diacritical Markings, Pronunciation Guides, and Analogies
Friday
1. Literature Terms One-Ten test in class today
2. "The Cold Equations" continues in class; "Changing The Ending" assignment scheduled for Vantage Writing Lab (lab visit to the scheduled)
3. Grammar-Parts of Speech and Usage Problems continue
4. Persuasive Essay to be assigned for weekend homework
Tuesday
1. "Why Johnny Can't Pass His Fitness Test" essay due Wednesday; late essays will receive credit only and not a letter grade; Cornell Notes and assignment prompt with prewriting must be attached in back of essay
2. Distribute PSAT booklets in class
3. Bring anthologies to class Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays
4. "Ain't I A Woman" Sojourner Truth speech in class using reader/writer notebooks; multicultural literature book homework to be announced; outlining skills to be covered
5. Course Work Surveys returned to students; usage, grammar and format problems discussed
Wednesday
1. "Why Johnny Can't Pass His Fitness Test" essay due (see Tuesday instructions); students share thesis statements and introductory paragraphs with triads
2. Anthologies due in class for "The Cold Equations" short story genre and literature terms One-Ten; literature terms test on Friday
3. Track A Orientation today
4. Grammar-Parts of Speech and Usage Problems
Thursday
1. "The Cold Equations" continues in class; graphic organizers for the short story
2. "Ain't I A Woman" Sojourner Truth speech continues in class
3. Meet in Hollywood High School Library Monday, September 10 (Periods Five/Six); Accelerated Reader book choices and STAR Reading Levels tested
4. Vocabulary Root Words, Diacritical Markings, Pronunciation Guides, and Analogies
Friday
1. Literature Terms One-Ten test in class today
2. "The Cold Equations" continues in class; "Changing The Ending" assignment scheduled for Vantage Writing Lab (lab visit to the scheduled)
3. Grammar-Parts of Speech and Usage Problems continue
4. Persuasive Essay to be assigned for weekend homework
Sunday, September 02, 2007
September 2, 2007
Course Work Surveys are being scored and will be returned to students on Tuesday.
This week's assignments will be posted Monday evening on this blog.
This week's assignments will be posted Monday evening on this blog.
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