Wednesday, January 29, 2014

ORANGE DAY

COLLEGE PREP 9

1. Library time...find silent reading book....spend some time doing silent reading in class
2. Grammar
-finish/correct Exercise B
-do in class Exercise C on page 22 of green books....
-prepare for your test on MONDAY....you will need to know adjectives and nouns.....STUDY!

HONORS
1. Same as black day plan....do the reading and always prepare for a quick quiz!

COLLEGE PREP 12

1. Same as Black day plan, only you folks already went over your midyear exams....I will not see you folks again til Monday!

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

BLACK DAY

COLLEGE PREP 12

1. Go over MT exam
2. HAMLET
-dive right into Act 3...read parts...take notes...finish 3.1..
-REMINDER on memorizing soliloquy...if you want to memorize ten lines for a bonus grade, see me!!

ENGLISH 12

1. Grammar/Writing
-sentence variety work in class

HONORS

1. Go over midterm exam
2. MONTE CRISTO
- the reading assignment for next time is to be THROUGH chapter 48
3. Question Generating
-go over three levels of question generating--literal, inferential, transcendent...take notes...practice them in pairs for your favorite film or show....finish these for next time!

Monday, January 27, 2014

ORANGE DAY

COLLEGE PREP 9

1. Go over midterm exam!!
2. Grammar, even
-continue to review the adjective/noun stuff that some of you folks still struggled with on the exam
-creative writing paragraph, with self rewriting including adjective phrases...
-page 21 exercises in green book
-pass in before you leave!

HONORS

1. You folks are a little behind the black day class
2. Go over midterm exam
3. Discuss ethos...papers....research advertisements on line, etc....
4. No reading assignment for tonight....catch up!!!!

COLLEGE PREP

1. Same as Black day....we went over midterm exam....began film of Act 2

Thursday, January 16, 2014

ORANGE DAY

HONORS

1. Same as Black Day plan from yesterday....but pay attention to this: I will not see you again until after midterm exams....however, I WILL see the Black day class once more before midterm exams in order to go over the assignment to read through chapter 44.....THEREFORE, please please please come and see me with ANY questions you might have on the reading. I would be happy to talk with you....I have block 4 free, and I can talk to you during exam week as well. Be sure to read THROUGH chapter 44 so you are prepared for the midterm exam--remember that the exam will be a test on chapters 32-44. Some character matching will be on there. Your papers are due the Monday after midterm (they were assigned last week)

FRESHMEN

1. Midterm exam explanation: Review your last two vocab lessons (the one we got today is the latest!)...and you will have a short story to read/answer questions!
2. Grammar
-review exercise A on nouns and adj.
-exercise B which promotes sentence fluency using linking verbs
-adjective/noun column game activity in class!

SENIOR COLLEGE PREP
1. Same as Black Day Plan!! BUT REMEMBER: Your midterm exam will be a test on Act 2--you WILL NOT be able to use your notes. You may have some character matching, short answer, etc. STUDY FOR THIS!!! There will be no vocab words on this midterm exam!!

Wednesday, January 15, 2014

BLACK DAY

COLLEGE PREP 12

1. HAMLET
-reading check quiz on section you read in 2.2
-using computers, research Psychological Association/Free Association
-discussion of players, Psych Assoc, etc....
-using computers, utilize NoFearShakespeare and read the final soliloquy of Act 2
-we will discuss this on Friday!!

ENGLISH 12
1. Vocabulary list--look up words for test on MT exam
2. Adjective/Noun review

HONORS

1. MONTE CRISTO
-finish character list/discussion the reading section through chapter 37...if you missed this, please make sure to get the notes from a trusted classmate!
-begin reading, together, in class....read chapter 38 out loud and discuss...
-read chapter 39 and 40 in class....answer questions on study guide I gave you
-for next time, please be sure to read through chapter 44
-your papers are due on Friday as well!

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

ORANGE DAY

COLLEGE PREP 9

1. GRAMMAR!! (you love it!)
-notes on nouns, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs
-examples on board
-exercise A in green books.....go through and pick out ALL the verbs in each number
-for HW, go through exercise A again....this time, pick out the ADJECTIVES in each number...

HONORS

1. See Black day plan from yesterday....

COLLEGE PREP 12

1. See Black day plan from yesterday.....

Monday, January 13, 2014

BLACK DAY

COLLEGE PREP 12

1. HAMLET
-mock reading check quiz on section of 2.2 you read for today
-continue reading aloud/assigned parts for 2.2
-read short section on own revolving around conversation with Hamlet, Rosencrantz, and Guildenstern....answer questions on board
-TAKE GOOD NOTES on all of this!
-for next time, you should read from where we left off today ("well be with you gentlemen!") and stop right when Hamlet is about to give his great soliloquy starting with "Ay so goodbye to you...and now I am alone..."
-expect a quiz!

ENGLISH 12

1. I AM THE CHEESE
-final day reading book....finish the last four chapters and answer the study guide questions as an in class test

HONORS

1. MONTE CRISTO
-quickly discuss 'ethos' article from last time
-touch base about paper--this is due on Friday!
-discuss the reading (through 37) by means of the huge character list we started
-there is NO new reading assignment for next time...catch up on what you need to do...study the character list thus far...we will finish it next time!