schedule change due to my illness/work over break/Frankenstein Schedule

March 31st and April 1st we will finish the ESLR. If you were absent for any reason and/or need extra time...plan on staying after school (after break) Wednesday 4-14 or Thursday 4-15 or both of you were absent several days.

This week's grammar quiz will now be Friday 4-16-10 (we need to review semi-colons and colons...(Unit 11)

We'll have a poetry quiz on Friday April 23rd...

Work over break...
Go to the FRANKENSTEIN page on the class website. Follow the link to read more of the background information. Read the letters and the first 5 chapters for the day we get back. Complete the appropriate questions from the attached 2010 study guide...there WILL be a quiz when we return.

Frankenstein reading schedule/study guide due dates:
Background reading, letters and 1-5 due Monday 4-12-10
Chapters 6-8 due Monday the 19th
Chapters 9-12 due Monday the 26th
Chapters 13-15 due Monday May 3rd
Chapters 16-18 due Thursday May 6th
Chapters 19-end due Monday May 10th

While I was away

Monday and Tuesday you were asked to read from your lit book. The two chapters I chose dealt with poetry...Chapters 9 and 10. You were to answer the questions at the end of the chapters. That will be collected 4-1-10.

If you MISSED any days of class during the writing exam

plan to stay after school Tuesday (3/30) or Wednesday (3/31) to complete the exam. The exam MUST be done before the break.

Writing Exam

We will spend ALL class time writing the ESLR tomorrow. Monday we will have a grammar review then finish the final copy. The grammar quiz will be Tuesday 3-30-10.

The Outside Reading report is due tomorrow as students walk into the room. If a student borrowed one of my books, it must be turned in WITH the report for the report to be considered on time.

Next Tues-Thurs we will work on POETRY and preview FRANKENSTEIN. The FRANKENSTEIN study guide will be posted next week.

Grammar Quiz Monday on Unit 11

We'll be working on concepts in class until then...see me if you have any questions!

Bake Sale 3-24-10

don't forget the bake sale for the Lenten drive to raise money for the orphanage is tomorrow. Bring pre-packaged homemade goodies tomorrow to the table outside student services.

Writing Exam started in class today

It is a 100% in class activity. If you miss any class days, you get the equivalent amount of time to work at lunch, before school or after school. Please make arrangements with me to make sure everything is completed before school lets out for Easter. We will work on the writing Exam (ESLR) for 5 class periods.

Wed - Fri we will do grammar activities to open class as we have a quiz on unit 11 on Monday 3-29-10.

Don't forget your Outside Reading report is due Friday 3-26-10.

The third quarter is almost over

Monday 3-22-10 there will be a grammar quiz on Capitalization
Monday 3-29-10 Grammar quiz on Punctuation

Friday we reviews punctuation work from when I was out of class. A semicolon worksheet was handed out - homework due Monday.

Students need their Frankenstein books by Tuesday March 30th.

3-17-10

I was not here for block 5 as I was at the junior retreat. I will miss blocks 4 and 5 tomorrow.

Today the classes turned in the final drafts of the autobiography paper. one more formal paper to go...a resume and cover letter next quarter!!

Grammar exercises were centered around comma and semicolon usage. We discussed comma rules on pages 255-257 and completed page 258. We looked at rules about semicolons on pages 259-260. Block 5 was to complete exercise 4 on page 631 (all).

Tomorrow ALL students need their grammar books and outside reading books in class. Grammar exercises will be done and there may be time to read from the outside reading book (report due Friday 3-26-10).

There will be a CAPITALIZATION QUIZ (UNIT 10) ON MONDAY 3-22-10
There will be a PUNCTUATION QUIZ (UNIT 11) on MONDAY 3-29-10

Bonus opportunity...replenish the KLENEX supply with LOTION filled KLENEX...allergies are here and we are going through a box a day some days. Bring in 1 box for 5 points. LIMIT 1 for bonus, the more you bring in the happier our noses will be.

Tuesday 3-16-10

In class we corrected the Grammar exercises from yesterday and started comma rules from chapter 11 (251-253). We did the exercises on page 254 together.

Monday March 15th

In class:
Went over poems TPCASTTed for homework
Wrote Thank you notes to the speakers

Homework:
Grammar book pages 227 and 247
ALSO write rules/take notes pages 228-238

Bonus: What is the allusion in this cartoon?

Final Draft of Papers is due Wednesday 3-17-10

make sure to organize/staple in this order:
final draft rubric on top, final draft, rough draft.

Next week we will work on grammar and poetry. bring lit books and grammar books to class.

The week of March 22nd we will spend time on the ESLR writing exam (10% of your course grade for semester 2). what can you do to prepare? Think of ways you have been given the opportunity to be a Christian Gentleman (in classes, athletics, retreats, etc). You will need concrete examples from class activities, sports or campus ministry events.

Homework for the weekend

on a separate sheet of paper TYPE TPCASTT for the poems: When I Think About Myself by Maya Angelou and Warning by Jenny Joseph

March 11, 2010

Today we corrected the vocabulary book grammar exercises in class.

Homework:
Read and TPCASTT (document on poetry page of website) Alzheimer's (poem in lit book page 429). NOTE: TONE

Bring to class Lit and Grammar books.

Tomorrow we will write thank you notes to our speakers, discuss poetry and grammar.

Macbeth books can stay at home ... keep them to study for the final exam.

Shakespeare Make up test

Monday 3-15-10

After school 2-3 pm

Essay Contest

The Bill of Rights Institute announced the winners. The winners are not from our school.

Monday 3-8-10

Shakespeare Scantron portion of the test. Essay Tuesday.

After the test complete the following pages in your vocabulary book (Due Thursday 3-11-10): 22,23,65,66,67

Tuesday after the essay test you can work on these as well.

Remember to visit the earlier blog post and go to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum exhibit link to help you gather questions for Wednesday's speakers. Questions are due at the end of class, typed.

March 10th Holocaust Survivors to Speak ... Living History

Lou Dunst and Gussie Zaks are members of San Diego's New Life Club for Holocaust Survivors.

Lou Dunst will discuss his experiences as a survivor of the ghetto at Mateszalka and the Auschwitz, Mauthausen, and Ebensee concentration camps. Dunst arrived in San Diego in 1951, where he has been a successful merchant and real estate investor. He has been active in the San Diego community, sharing his story with various schools and community groups.

Gussie Zaks, a survivor of the Bergen-Belsen, Flossenburg, Blechhammer, Saybusch, and Neusalz concentration camps, will relay her personal story. Gussie travels throughout the San Diego community speaking to students, synagogues, and other community groups.

HOMEWORK: Please spend time thinking back over the personal stories we read last semester. The guests want to tell you their stories and want you to ask questions. Think of Five QUESTIONS you wish to have answered about their experience in the Holocaust and/or their life before or after the Holocaust.

Upcoming assignment schedule:

Monday 3-8 and Tuesday 3-9 Shakespeare test

Wednesday 3-10 Speaker - Meet in the LIBRARY. Bring 5 questions to ask the speaker. Visit the United States Holocaust Museum Website and Look at the online exhibition about Life after the Holocaust. After viewing and thinking back to what we red last semester, bring in 5 questions to ask the speaker. Questions will be collected at the end of the class period for a homework grade. Questions MUST be TYPED.

Thursday Grammar assignments due (posted here Monday 3/8)

Bring your Macbeth Book, Literature and Grammar books to class next week

The rest of the Semester KEY dates:
Wednesday 3-17 Autobiography Paper Final Draft due
Monday 3-22 Writing Exam (ESLRs) This week ... 100% in class
Wednesday 3-24 Second Bake Sale for the Orphanage
Friday 3-26 Outside Reading Report Due - Must be on the book you signed up to read.
Thursday 3-1 Quarter ends, Course Selection forms due

Shakespeare test Monday (3/8 Multiple Choice) and Tuesday (3/9 Essay)

Review concepts on the Macbeth page on the website as well as sonnets. Review links to more details about Elizabethan England. Multiple Choice and essay questions may ask you to provide historical context. Review other blog posts with information about context. Look at this site for more details about Aristotle's concept of a TRAGIC HERO.

March 2, 2010

Today we started to address the concept of ...POETRY. Yes, we will find a way to make it fun, interesting and NOT intimidating! Sonnets are our first step on the journey through the World of Poetry. Check the poetry page on the class website for key information.

Sonnets we will discuss in class this week ... by Shakespeare
Pages: 485, 412, 459, 552

Monday March 1, 2010

Today we had a guest speaker, retired State Senator Wadie P. Deddeh. Tomorrow we'll discuss sonnets from our Literature book.

Shakespeare unit test Monday 3-8-10