English homework for Wednesday, 10/31/2007

Class One: In "House on Mango Street," read "The first Job."

Class Two: Read and mark up "The Chaser."

Class Five: Underline the single most important sentence in Chopin's "The Story of an Hour."

Class Six: Finish reading and marking up "Cat in the Rain"

And don't forget to return your permission slip and $15.00 to Ms. Bock for the Plimoth Plantation field trip.

English Homework for Tuesday, 10/30/07

Class One: The last paragraph of "Hips" contains a metaphor. What is the metaphor and what does it mean?

Class Two: Rethink your choice for most important sentence. If neccesaary, choose another sentence that you feel is most important and exlain why. If you think that your original choice is correct, but you need a better explanation, then rewrite your explanation.

Class Five: no HW tonight.

Class Six: Using the prompt "It has been twenty years since Alan Austen purchased the old man's potion," write a sequel (250-300 words) to The Chaser.

Don't forget to return your field trip permission slips and money as soon as possible!

Plimoth Plantation Field Tip-Thursday, Nov 15

Your student is bringing home a permission slip for a field trip to Plimoth Plantation. Please sign and return as soon as possible. The cost is $15.00 per student. If you are interested in going as a chaperone, please indicate your interest on the permission slip. All non-school personnel must submit to a CORI check.

Biology - Mold Lab Poster Due

The poster for the Oldy Moldy Bread Lab is due on Wednesday, 10/31, at the start of class. Rubrics have been handed out, complete with check list and assessment guidelines.

Photos of the mold growth, which are necessary for the Use of Technology skill, can be found at Mr. Brenner's public web album.

English home work for Monday, 10/29/2007

Class One: In "House on Mango Street," finish reading Chanclas and Hips. Don't forget to hand in your three body paragraphs

Class Two: Rethink your choice for most important sentence and rewrite your explanation

Class Five: Underline the most important sentence in "The Chaser" and in a paragraph of Eight to eleven sentences, explain why you underlined what you did.

Class Six: Underline the most important sentence in "The Chaser" and in a paragraph of eight to eleven sentences, explain why you underlined what you did.

English homework for class five 10/26/2007

Class Five: Underline the most important sentence in "The Chaser." Then write a well organized paragraph of eight to eleven sentences explaining why you underlined what you did.

English Homework Friday, 10/26/2007

Class One: In "House on Mango Street," Read Chanclas and Hips.
For those of you who forgot, pass in your body paragraphs.
tomorrow I will collect your Indie reading journals

Class Two: Underline the most important sentence in "Cat in the Rain." In an eight to s eleven sentence paragraph, explain why you underlined what you did.

English home work wednesday Oct 24, 2007

Class One: write the body paragraphs for your "one word prompt" essays

Class Two: Final draft due for your essay. attach your first draft and the rubric when you turn the final draft in.

Class Five: Finish reading and marking up "The Chaser"

Class Six: Read and mark up "The Chaser"

History - Starting the Revolution!

US History

Per 2, Per. 3 & Per. 6: Students in Per. 2, Per. 3, & Per. 6 have just completed the film Last of the Mohicans (about the French and Indian War) - and a class discussion as to the reasons we viewed the film, and what each of the film's characters represent.

Per. 2's assignments:

• On Tue. 10/23 Per. 2 students were given "Turf Wars 2" a follow up assignment about the people who took part in the French and Indian War. DUE Th. 10/25
• On Wed. 10/24 students will discuss What Will Happen Next and receive a Homework Assignment entitled "Taxing the Colonies" DUE Fri. 10/26

Per. 3's assignment:

• On Tue. 10/23 students will discuss What Will Happen Next and receive a Homework Assignment entitled "Taxing the Colonies" DUE Wed. 10/24

Per. 6's assigment:

• On Tue. 10/23 students will discuss What Will Happen Next and receive a Homework Assignment entitled "Taxing the Colonies" DUE Wed. 10/24

Per 5: Students in Per. 5 have begun learning about the events that led to the American Revolution (including controversial Acts of Parliament & Colonial Protests)

Per. 5's assignment:

• On Mon. 10/22 students were given 2 worksheets to complete: Acts of Parliament & Colonial Protests. They have received time in class to complete this work. Any incomplete work will become homework and is DUE Wed. 10/24

English home work for Tuesdsay, 10/23/2007

Class One: Choose a "one word Prompt" (hers's then list again: lost, running away, home, no longer a child, funny now-not then, unbelievable, the other side, the one thing, the key.) Brainstorm ideas/details using your preferred Graphic Organizer. Write your focus statement.

Class Two: Rewrite your intro. underline your focus statement. Complete the first draft of your essay (you will have an introduction, at least three body paragraphs, and a conclusion).

Class Five: revised aznd final draft of your "most important sentence and why" paragraph. don't fcrget to double space.

Class Six: Revised and final draft of your "one word prompt" essay.

English home work for Monday, 10/22/2007

Class one: underline the most important sentence in "Alicia Who Sees Mice" aznd explain why you underlined the sentence you did in a paragraph 8-11 sentences long.

Class Two: posted on thursday.

Class five:Underline the moat important sentence in Hemingway's "The Cat in the Rain."
Usxing the text to support youi, explain why you underlined the sentence that you did.

Class Six: Using the prompt you selected in today's class, the nbrainstorming you generated within your group, the Introduction Paragraph of three to five sentences that you wrote in class with the Focus Statement underlined, write the first draft of your multi paragraph essay (Introduction, Body Paragraphs, and Conclusion) for Monday. It must be done by class. And remember that Iam using the
"Six Traits of Good Writing" to evaluate your essays.

Freshman English

Class one-in House on Mango Street, read "Alicia Who Sees Mice". Underline the most important sentence. Tell why you believe that the sentence that you underlined is the most important sentence in that chapter in a short paragraph of eight to eleven sentences. Don't forget to double space.

Class Two-this is for Monday, October 22: Write your introduction to your "one word" prompt. Make certain thaty you underline your focus or thesis statement. Again here are those prompts:
lost, running away, home, no longer a child, funny now-not then, unbelievable, the other side, the one thing, and the key.

Class Six: no homework for Friday

Biology - Oldy Moldy Bread Lab

Students are working on their Oldy Moldy Bread Lab. Every day, students are recording their data in writing, as well as taking digital pictures of their samples. Once a suitable quantity of mold has grown, students will use dissecting microscopes to examine the mold up close. Students will make sketches of the mold and bacterial colonies which grow on their samples.

Once all data has been collected - in approximately one week - students will present their findings on a poster. Posters will conform to standard lab poster guidelines, to be distributed in class.

English home work for Monday, 10/15/2007

Class One: no home work this weekend.

Class Two: First draft of revised Summer Reading Essay due. Double spaced.

Class Five: Final draft "one word prompt" due.

Class Six: final draft of revised Summer Reading Essay.

English Homework Friday, 10/12/2007

Class One: in House on Mango Street, Louie chapter:
1) underline all the examples of figurative language
2) underline the sentence that you feel is the most important sentence in this chapter

Class Two: first ndraft of revised SRE

Class five: Fri-revise draft of personal essay
Mon-final draft due

Class Six: First draft revised SRE (revised Intro, revised body paragraphs, revised conclusion)

All classes: do not forget your Indie Reading book, and your journal

English homework

homework for wed, Oct 10, 2007

class One: don't forget to turn in your essay.

class Two: rewrite your introduction for your Summer Reading Essay. It should be 3-5 sentences long. Underline your thesis statement.

Class five: I need your first paragraph with your focus statement (if appropriate)
Here are the prompts again: lost, running away, home, funny now-not then, un-
believable, the other side, the one thing, the key.
And whenever you write, don't forget the traits of a good writer that I look for.

Class Six: Bring your Summer Reading Essay and summer reading book. We'll work on your essay in class.

English Homework Thursday, 10/04/2007

Class One--finish reading "Queen of Cats"

Class Two--Tweak your essay. final draft due Thursday, 10/4.

Bring your Summer Reading Essay to class.

Class Five--Final draft of revised and edited copy of SRE due Thursday, 10/4.

Class Six--final revised and edited draft of essay due.
Bring your Summer Reading Essay to clss to begin revision.

Math - Test & Quizzes

HONORS GEOMETRY - Test: Wed 10/3... on Chapter 1
Binder Check on same day

ALGEBRA 1 - Test: Wed 10/10... on Chapter 1
Binder Check on same day

ALGEBRA 2 - Quiz: Tue 10/2... on Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division and compositions of functions. (Chapter 2.1 - 2.3)

History - Movie Permission Slips 1

Last of the Mohicans film

~ PERMISSION SLIPS DUE~

Beginning on Tuesday 10/9 US History students will be viewing the film Last of the Mohicans in class as part of our Unit on the French & Indian War.

Students will be completing periodic in-class assignments based on the movie and at the end of the film will complete a final, movie-based assignment.

This film is rated R, and parent permission is required in order for students to view it in class. Any student whose parent would prefer that they not view this film will be given an alternate assignment based on the Last of the Mohicans novel.

Parents! Please sign and return the permission slip as soon as possible! (Students don't forget to give these to your parents/guardians!) I need all signed slips by Thursday 10/4 (before we start the movie)

Biology - Labs Returned

The Acid Eye Lab has been returned to most students at this time. Students may rewrite and resubmit this lab by Tuesday, October 9. New assessments will override the previous assessment.

English Homework

Class One: Oct 2nd-Final draft of first essay due. Bring your House on Mango Street.

Class Two: Oct 2nd-Introduction with underlined focus statement, first body paragraph, and details.

Class Five: Oct 2nd-Essay number one is due.
Revise and edit Summer Reading Essay. We need an introduction
a thesis statement that incorporates the language of the prompt
and is underlined.

Class Six: Oct 2nd-Continue writing your essay. By Tusday you should
have an introduction that incorporates the language of the
prompt and is underlined and all of the body paragraphs written.

Please remember to double space and pay attention to margins.