In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
Monday
Fahrenheit 451 Part I class discussion continues; talking points for Part II "The Sieve and the Sand" are due Friday for class discussion.
Vocabulary Workshop Unit Two test is scheduled for today; Unit Three answers are due Friday.
Secondary Periodic Assessment-Persuasion essay due date is announced after Cornell Notes and opinion statements are reviewed.
Multiple choice practice for the upcoming periodic assessment continues in class.
Literary terms test on terms Eleven-Twenty is scheduled for tomorrow.
Tuesday
Multiple choice practice continues in class with "thinking about how you think" strategies introduced previously.
Introduction to the Secondary Periodic Assessment Speeches begins with Sojourner Truth, Cesar Chavez and Bill Clinton assignments.
Literary terms Eleven-Twenty test is scheduled for today; new terms Twenty-One to Thirty are reviewed.
Fahrenheit 451 "The History of the Fireman" essay is assigned and due date announced.
Wednesday
Grammar assignment is completed in class.
Literary terms review is continued in class.
"Everyday Use" by Alice Walker short story selection is reviewed and inference questions assigned.
Cornell notes in Reader/Writer notebooks are continued in class.
Thursday
Grammar assignment is completed in class.
Speeches for the Secondary Periodic Assessment are scheduled for class activity today.
Friday
Twenty-five talking points for Part II of Fahrenheit 451 are due today before class discussion.
Weekend homework is announced.
