Tuesday, March 27, 2012

English HW for Wednesday, Day 4, March 28

CLASS ONE: WE'LL FINISH THE PRESENTATIONS. THEN YOU WILL SELECT AN ESSAY TOPIC.

CLASS THREE: PRESENTATIONS.

CLASS FIVE: FINISH READING BOOKS 17 AND 18. VOCAB QUIZ ON FRIDAY.

CLASS SIX: OPENING PARAGRAPH DUE. ESSAY DUE THURSDAY.

ALL CLASSES: INDIE READING JOURNAL DUE FRIDAY. NO EXCEPTIONS.

Monday, March 26, 2012

EDIT MR. RESS- BIOLOGY

ALL CLASSES- DNA, RNA, & Protein Synthesis Test next Tuesday (4/3)
-Start test review worksheet to begin studying
Honors: Quiz Thursday (3/29)
3rd Period: Quiz Wednesday (3/28) and Friday (3/30)
5th Period: Quiz Tuesday (3/27) & Quiz Friday (3/30)
6th Period: Quiz Wednesday (3/28)

MR. RESS- BIOLOGY (3-26)

ALL CLASSES- DNA, RNA, & Protein Synthesis Test next Wednesday (4/3)
-Start test review worksheet to begin studying

Honors: Quiz Thursday (3/29)
3rd Period: Quiz Wednesday (3/28) and Friday (3/30)
5th Period: Quiz Tuesday (3/27) & Quiz Friday (3/30)
6th Period: Quiz Wednesday (3/28)

Friday, March 23, 2012

English HW for Mon, 3/26, Day 2

CLASSES ONE AND THREE--GROUP WORK.

CLASS FIVE--READ BOOKS 15 AND 16.

CLASS SIX--CONTINUE WITH PRESENTATIONS.

Thursday, March 22, 2012

English HW for Friday, 3/24, Day 1

CLASS ONE--PRESENTATIONS BEGIN MARCH 27.

CLASS TWO--PRESENTATIONS BEGIN MARCH 28.

CLASS FIVE--FOLLOWING THE CXLASSROOM MODELS FOR PANELS 1, 2, 3, 4, EDIT YOUR CAPTIONS. MAKE CERTAIN YOU USE DESCRIPTIVE LANGUAGE (ADJECTIVES, ADVERBS). USE THE PHRASES THAT HOMER USES SUCH AS "DAWN'S ROSEY FINGERS TOUCH THE SKY" TO GIVE YOUR CAPTIONS AN EPIC "FEEL" TO THEM.

CLASS SIX: PRESENTATIONS START TOMORROW.

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

EDngvlish HW for Thursday, 3/22, Day 6

CLASS ONE: GROUP WORK--PRESENTATIONS MARCH 27

CLASS THREE: GROUP WORK--PRESENTATIONS MARCH 28

CLASS FIVE: READ BOOKS 13 AND 14. THEN CREATE CAPTIONS FOR THE 10 PANELS ON PAGES 151-152.

CLASS SIX: PRESENTATIONS FRIDAY, MARCH 23. THEN ESSAYS DUE WEDNESDAY, MAR 28. CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TOPICS: (1) COMPARE AND CONTRAST THE JOURNEY OF ODYSSEUS TO THAT OF HIS SON, (2) CHOOSE ANY MORTAL CHARACTER (GOOD OR BAD, MALE OR FEMALE) AND DISCUSS THAT CHARACTER'S STRUGGLE IN TERMS OF AT LEAST ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CONFLICTS: MAN VS MAN, MAN VS SOCIETY, MAN VS HIMSELF,
MAN VS THE SUPERNATURAL, MAN VS NATURE. MAKE SURE TO INCLUDE HOW THE CONFLICT IS RESOLVED. (3) USING THE DEFINITION OF A HERO THAT WE DEVELOPED IN CLASS, DECIDE WHO (MORTAL, MAN OR WOMAN), IS THE GREATEST HERO IN THE "ODYSSEY."

MR. RESS Biology- 3-21-2012

All Bio classes- next week will be a quiz on the process of replication and how DNA gets compacted to fit into cells

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

English HW for Wed, Day 5, Mar 21

CLASS ONE: GROUP WORK. PRESENTATIONS ON TUESDAY, 3/27.

CLASS THREE: GROUP WORK. PRESENTATIONS ON WEDNESDAY, 3/28.

CLASS FIVE: READ BOOKS 13 AND 14. THEN ON PAGES 152-153 WRITE CAPTIONS FOR EACH OF THE TEN PANELS. BE COMPLETE, BE DESCRIPTIVE BUT BE CONCISE.

CLASS SIX: GROUP WORK. PRESENTATIONS FRIDAY, MAR 23.

ALL CLASSES: BRING YOUR INDIE READING STUFF--EVERY DAY.

Thursday, March 15, 2012

MR. RESS BIOLOGY 3-15

General Bio Quiz: History and Structure of DNA
3rd Tuesday (3/20)
6th Wednesday (3/21)
5th Thursday (3/22)

Honors Quiz: History and Structure of DNA
Thurday (3/22)
DNA model due (3/22)

English HW for friday, Mar 16, Day 2

CLASSES ONE AND THREE: GROUP WORK.

CLASS FIVE: FINISH BOOK 11

CLASS SIX: FINISH BOOK 10

MR. RESS HONORS BIOLOGY

Honors- Book Report Due April 23rd.
Choose a book ASAP and get started

Monday, March 12, 2012

English HW for Tues, March 13, Day 5

CLASSES ONE AND THREE: PRESENTATIONS

CLASS FIVE (DUE WED): READ BOOK TEN

CLASS SIX: LISTENING--BOOK NINE.

ALL CLASSES: MAKE SURE THAT YOU BRING YOUR INDIE READING MATERIAL AND YOUR "ODYSSEY" TEXT.

Friday, March 9, 2012

English HW for Monday, Day 4, March 13

CLASSES ONE AND THREE: LAST DAY TO PREP FOR PRESENTATIONS ON TUESDAY. MAKE SURE YOU DO WHAT YOUR GROUP NEEDS YOU TO DO.

CLASS FIVE: FINISH READING BOOK NINE.

CLASS SIX: REFLECTION: AUDIO BOOK--NOBLE EXPERIMENT OR DISASTER.

ALL CLASSES: MAKE SURE YOU BRING YOUR ODYSSEY TEXTS AND INDIE READING MATERIALS.

Thursday, March 8, 2012

English HW for Friday, Mar 9, Day 3

CLASSES ONE AND THREE: GROUP WORK. DON'T FORGET YOUR WORK LOGS AND TEXTS.

CLASS FIVE: EXAMINE BOOKS 1-4. BRING YOUR CHARACTER GRIDS UP TO DATE.

CLASS SIX: PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE--MAKE SURE THAT YOU BRING YOUR TEXTS.

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Homework for Wednesday, Day 1, Mar 7

CLASSES ONE AND THREE: THE BOOKS FOR THE NEXT ROUND OF PRESENTATIONS HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED. EACH GROUP MEMBER MUST-MUST- READ THE BOOK THAT YOUR GROUP HAS BEEN ASSIGNED.

CLASS FIVE: FINISH READING BOOK 7. ALSO FINISH THE CAPTIONS IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE SO YET.

CLASS SIX: SEE PREVIOUS POSTING.

HISTORY - Test this week

Students in all of Mrs. Oshman's US History classes will be taking a test this week...

Topics on the Test:
- The Founding Fathers: Hamilton, Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, (Monroe), (John Quincy Adams)
&
- The War of 1812

Test Dates:
Period 1: Test on Thursday 3/8
Period 3: Test on Wednesday 3/7
Period 5 (honors): Test on Wednesday 3/7
Period 6: Test on Thursday 3/8

Monday, March 5, 2012

MR. RESS BIOLOGY

3rd period: Test day Thursday. After school study sessions suggested on Tuesday.

Honors- Test day Friday. After school study sessions suggested for Tuesday or Thursday.

5th & 6th period: Test day Friday. After school study sessions suggested for Tuesday or Thursday.

English HW for Tuesday, Mar 5, Day 6

CLASSES 1 AND 3: PRESENTATIONS.

CLASS FIVE: CREATE CAPTIONS FOR THE PANELS ON PAGES 30 AND 31.

CLASS SIX: FINISH READING BOOK SIX.

ALL CLASSES: KEEP UP YOUR CHARACTER GRIDS.