HISTORY essay to complete

Students in all classes were assigned a short essay (1 - 2 paragraphs) about what would make a good President.
Some students completed this work in class... those that did not must complete it for homework and turn it in at the beginning of our next class period.

Per 1: Due Tue 1/31
Per 3: Due Tue 1/31
Per 5: Due Wed 2/1
Per 6: Due Tue 1/31

English HW for Tuesday, Jan 31, Day 5

ALL CLASSES: NO ASSIGNMENTS.

English HW for Monday, Jan 30, Day 4

ALL CLASSES: NO ASSIGNMENTS.

Treats for the Troops

The G.I.V.E. Community Service club is sponsoring our annual Treats for the Troops drive from this week through February 14th.

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The drive collects care-package items to send to our troops overseas... such as hard candy, beef jerky, ground coffee, tea bags, hygiene products (toothpaste, deodorant, disposable razors, lotion etc.), new or gently used paperback books and magazines, travel-sized games, batteries, puzzle books etc.

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To support the Treats for the Troops drive I am holding a contest in my classes. The class period to bring the most items for the drive will win a prize!

HISTORY homework

All classes received their 1st homework of Quarter 3 on Thursday January 26th. (Due Friday January 27th)
... the homework asked students to evaluate their responsibilities as citizens by choosing what they believe to be the most important one and explaining their choice.

English HW for Friday, Jan 27-6 period day

ALL CLASSES: PLEASE BRING IN YOUR "ROMEO AND JULIET" TEXTS. IT'S TIME TO TURN THEM IN.

English for Mid terms

PLEASE CHECK THE LAST ENTRY.

BRING YOUR BRAINSTORMINGS AND ROUGH DRAFTS TO THE EXAMS. EACH BRAINSTORM IS WORTH 10 POINTS. EACH ROUGH DRAFT IS WORTH 15 POINTS.

I WILL PASS YOUR JOURNALS BACK NEXT THURSDAY.

GOOD LUCK ON ALL OF YOUR MID-TERMS.

English study guide for midterms

FOR ALL CLASSES--

YOU SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE ESSAYS AS FOLLOWS (THESE ARE THE ACTUAL QUESTIONS--YOU WILL ONLY WRITE ONE OF THEM):

1. WHO IS MOSTLY TO BLAME FOR THE THE DEATHS OF ROMEO AND JULIET? YOU WILL WRITE A MULTIPLE PARAGRAPH ESSAY DEFENDING AND PROVING YOUR CHOICE. YOU WILL USE WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S TEXT FOR YOUR SOURCE OF FACTS AND PROVE. YOU SHOULD QUOTE ACTUAL LINES. YOU WILL PREPARE A BRAINSTORM AND A ROUGH DRAFT FOR THIS QUESTION. YOU MUST, MUST, MUST BRING YOUR PRE-WORK TO THE EXAM SO THAT YOU CAN EASILY WRITE YOUR FINAL DRAFT.

2. COMPARE AND CONTRAST THE NURSE'S IDEA OF LOVE WITH JULIET'S IDEA OF LOVE. YOU CAN FIND ALL OF THE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES IN THE TEXT. AS IN QUESTION #1, YOU MUST WRITE A BRAINSTORM AND ROUGH DRAFT WHICH YOU WILL BRING TO THE MIDTERM TO USE AS YOU WRITE YOUR FINAL DRAFT

YOU MUST TURN IN BOTH BRAINSTORMINGS AND BOTH ROUGH DRAFTS. REMEMBER--YOU WILL ONLY WRITE ONE FINAL DRAFT ON THE DAY OF THE EXAM.

YOU CANNOT USE YOUR BOOK DURING THE EXAM. IF YOU TOOK A PICTURE OF THE BOARD, YOU MUST TRANSFER THE IMAGES TO PAPER. YOU CANNOT USE AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE DURING THE EXAM.

Mr. Ress- Biology- 1/13/2012

ALL CLASSES: Midterm is coming, after school study sessions suggested.

Honors: Mitosis and Meiosis quiz next week

English HW for Thursday, Jan 12, Day 2

CLASS ONE: QUIZ ACT FIVE.

CLASS THREE: QUIZ ACT FIVE.

CLASS FIVE: QUIZ ACT FIVE.

CLASS SIX: QUIZ ACT FIVE. AND USING THE FOUR LEVELS/TYPES OF LOVE (1-ATTRACTION 2-INFATUATION 3-COURTSHIP 4-MATURE INTIMACY, ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION IN A 3-8 SENTENCE PARAGRAPH: (1) WHY DOES TYBALT HATE ROMEO (2) WHAT KIND OF LOVE DOES ROMEO HAVE FOR JULIET AT FIRST (3) WHAT KIND OF LOVE DOES ROMEO HAVE FOR ROSALINE (4) EXPLAIN HOW ROMEO CAN FORGET ROSALINE SO QUICKLY (5) IN WHAT WAY OR WAYS IS ROMEO'S LOVE FOR JULIET DIFFERENT FROM HIS LOVE FOR ROSALINE (6) DESCRIBE THE NURSE'S IDEA OF LOVE.

ANSWER ANY FIVE OUT OF SIX.

WHAT EVIDENCE IN THE TEXT SUPPORTS YOUR CONCLUSIONS (YOU MUST REFERENCE THEM: ACT, SCENE, LINE(S). FIND, LIST ANALYZE YOUR DETAILS. EXPLAIN WHY YOUR DETAILS (EVIDENCE) SUPPORT YOUR CONCLUSIONS.

HW for English, Wed Jan 11, Day 1

CLASS ONE: EDITED VERSIONS OF ACT 5 DUE. QUIZ ACT 5 ON THURSDAY.

CLASS THREE: SAME AS CLASS ONE.

CLASS FIVE: SAME AS CLASS ONE.

CLASS SIX: SAME AS CLASS ONE.

ALL CLASSES: INDIE READING JOURNALS DUE FRIDAY, JAN 13.

Mr. Ress- BIOLOGY 1-8-2012

General Biology- Students will be given a short HOMEWORK Assignment Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and possibly Thursday this week.

MR. RESS: Biology 1/6/2012

General Bio: Bacteria and Virus Quiz on Monday
Mitosis and Meiosis Assessment by week's end

Honors: Mitosis and Meiosis Assessment by week's end
Science Fair Presentation Dates set

English HW for Monday, Jan 9, Day 5

CLASS ONE: WE'LL FINISH THE EDITING OF ACT 5 IN CLASS.

CLASS THREE: SAME AS CLASS ONE.

CLASS FIVE: WE'LL CONTINUE READING OUR EDITED VERSIONS OF ACT FIVE.

CLASS SIX: WE'LL COMPARE OUR EDITING TO ZEFFIRELLI'S VERSION.

ALL CLASSES: YOUR INDIE READING JOURNALS ARE DUE FRIDAY, JAN 13 AT THE OF THE DAY. NO EXCEPTIONS.

English HW for Friday, Jan 6, Day 4

CLASS ONE: EDIT ACT 5, SCENE 1 TO REDUCE THE LINE COUNT FROM 91 TO 40 OR SO.

CLASS THREE: FINISH EDITING ACT 5, SCENES 2 AND 3 (IN CLASS).

CLASS FIVE: SAME AS CLASS THREE (IN CLASS).

CLASS SIX: SAME AS CLASSES THREE AND FIVE.

ALL CLASSES: ALL MAKE-UP WORK DUE TOMORROW, FRIDAY, JAN 6 BY THE END OF THE DAY. NO EXCEPTIONS.

ALL CLASSES: INDIE READING JOURNALS DUE FRIDAY, JAN 13 BY THE END OF THE DAY. NO EXCEPTIONS.

English for thursday, Jan5, Day 3

Class One--choose the most important line from Act five.

class Three--finish editing Act 5, scs 2 & 3

Class Five--same as class three

class Six--edit Act 5, Scn 1 by reducing the lines by 60% (give or take)