Final Exam grades

Grades posted Friday. Outside Reading information in previous post. Will put up a Macbeth study guide the first week of January.

Merry Christmas...Happy New Year!

Semester 2 Outside Reading

Attached is the information for Semester 2 Outside Reading. Free Choice Rubric attached here. Typo on Free Choice Rubric...Bio Poem is required even though it mentions Biography. BOTH choices have same assignment.

Bring to class the first day of Semester 2 your grammar and vocabulary books along with Macbeth (and your binder of course).

Homework over the weekend and Final Exam essay q's

Final Exam Q's

Grammar Review Homework...
Worksheets: Do ONLY Part A's...each page
BOOK: Page ____ Assignment ___
79 do 8-10
85 do 1-3
86 (A) do 1-6
87 do all
37 do all
33 do all

Change...

grammar quiz moved to Monday...tomorrow BNW paper is due along with the Vocabulary Test

Filed Trip Today...I was out...

The Norton Simon Museum was amazing! Sorry that I could not watch BNW with you today. You have a few minutes left according to the notes from the sub. Your response will be due FRIDAY...it will be a paper grade...needs to be well written with concrete examples from the book and the movie, generalities will result in a zero.

Friday we'll have our Vocab Test...8-14 with emphasis on 13 and 14
Friday a grammar quiz also...and a binder check for those whose binder has not been seen.

If you owe me $ or Plastic Sheep Protectors (PSP's) please reimburse me this week

After your final if you wish to donate any of the novels from this semester, please bring them to my room.

Don't forget...final essays will be posted here on Friday.

TRIVIA for today...due Thursday in class...what sport has an annual world champioship that features events like boom running, double bucking and pole climbing?

Last week of classes

Trivia: What artist created this image? Hint: Abstract Expressionism. Answer due Monday 12/8

Due Monday 12/8
Vocabulary Lesson 13/14 Words and Definitions and paragraph 1 pages 146 and 157

In class Monday we'll correct vocabulary quiz lessons 11/12 and discuss SIA and placement of modifiers

Tuesday-Thursday we'll discuss vocabulary/placement of modifiers and watch the Brave New World video. After video concludes Thursday, a response paper is to be written. Students will have paper for taking notes while watching video.

Friday 12/12/08 Vocabulary TEST lessons 8-14 and grammar quiz - placement of modifiers

Final Exam - Tuesday 12/16/08 at 8:30 am
Block 3 in room 225
Block 4 with me in normal classroom
Block 5 in room 229
Bring to your exam pencils, erasers and pens.