December 17-21, 2007

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

Monday
1. The Great Debate
2. Return textbooks to counter for return to textbook room

Tuesday
CLASS DOES NOT MEET TODAY

Wednesday
1. Period Five Final in Vantage Lab; Expository Periodic Assessment Essay and Semester Reflection
2. Return textbooks in class

Thursday
1. Period Six Final in Vantage Lab; Expository Periodic Assessment Essay and Semester Reflection
2. Return textbooks in class.

Friday
1. Off-track assignment issued
2. Last day of Track A for Semester A

December 10-14, 2007

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

Monday
1. Literacy Essay in class (Alexie, Cisneros, and Douglass are choices) using Reader/Writer's notebooks
2. Secondary Periodic Assessment administered Thursday and Friday
3. "The Bet" Chekhov Capital Punishment Debate scheduled for Monday, December 17
4. Final Literary Terms test scheduled

Tuesday (Shortened Day)
1. Levels of Questioning in class
2. Literacy Essay continued in class using Reader/Writer's notebooks

Wednesday
1. Portfolios organized for semester reflection
2. Final exam in Vantage Lab; multiple-choice final for Catcher in the Rye and semester reflection essay
3. Literary Terms test
4. Return anthologies to counter for return to textbook room

Thursday
1. Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition (Day One)
2. Return anthologies to counter for return to textbook room

Friday
1. Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition (Day Two)
2. Preparation for Debate on Monday

December 3-7, 2007

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

Monday
1. Staple final draft of Catcher in the Rye Essay on top of the two peer revision copies and submit no later than Wednesday
2. Vocabulary Level E Unit Seven answers due Monday, December 3 in class; test postponed to Wednesday due to UCLA field trip for 10th graders
3. Literary Terms continued in class
4. AR Book Student Record Report was due in class Friday, November 30; no late reports will be accepted
5. Expository Literacy Essay prewriting due in class last Friday is postponed; deadline is TBA

Tuesday (Shortened Day)
1. Field Trip to UCLA for 10th graders
2. Vocabulary Level E Unit Seven test in class tomorrow

Wednesday
1. Vocabulary Level E Unit Seven test in class today; return books to class to turn in to textbook room
2. Literary Terms continued in class
3. Debate-Montage ("The Bet" and "Through the Tunnel") plans announced in class
4. Levels of Questioning practice
5. Catcher in the Rye final drafts of essays due today

Thursday
1. Grammar continues in class
2. Poetry Examination
3. Exposition-Secondary Periodic Assessment testing to be announced

Friday
1. Literacy Narrative Essay on Alexie, Cisneros, and Douglass as in class timed writing
2. Weekend homework to be announced