Sunday, December 02, 2007

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