Engflish for Friday, Nov 1, Day 1

CLASS ONE (DUE MONDAY): NO WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT BUT MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A BOOK TO START READING FOR TERM 2.

CLASS TWO: VOCAB QUIZ FROM "THE CHASER."

CLASS FOUR: SAME AS CLASS FOUR.

CLASS FIVE: FIRST--BASED ON OUR DISCUSSIONS IN CLASS, WRITE A THESIS STATEMENT OF WHAT YOU BELIEVE O'FLEHERTY'S MESSAGE IN "THE SNIPER" IS.
THEN--MAKE A LIST OF THE DETAILS FROM THE TEXT THAT YOU WILL USE TO PROVE WHAT YOU BELIEVE THE MESSAGE TO BE. FIANALLY--WRITE A TWO OR THREE PARAGRAPH ESSAY IN WHICH YOU PROVE YOUR THESIS STATEMENT.

CLASS SEVEN: SAME TWO AND FOUR.

VOCAB WORDS FROM "THE CHASER" FOR QUIZ THIS FRIDAY

FOR CLASSES 2, 4, AND 7 VOCAB FROM THE CHASER FOR VOCAB QUIZ FOR FRIDAY:

OBSCURELY
EXTRAORDINARY
IMPERCEPTIBLE
AUTOPSY
INDIFFERENTLY
APPREHENSIVELY
POTION
CONFIDENTIAL
RAPTURE
SIREN
OBLIGE
AU REVOIR

NOT ALL WORDS WILL ON THE QUIZ THIS FRIDAY.

English for Wednesday, Oct 30, Day 6

CLASS ONE: ANSWER QUESTIONS 2, 3, 4, 5. THREE TO FIVE SENTENCES.

CLASS TWO: READ AND MARK UP "THE CHASER."

CLASS FOUR: READ AND MARK UP "THE CHASER."

CLASS FIVE: ANSWER "THE SNIPER" QUESTIONS.

CLASS SEVEN: READ AND MARK UP "THE CHASER."

English for Tuesday, Oct 29, Day 5

ALL CLASSES: IF YOU DID NOT TURN IN YOUR JOURNAL TODAY, YOU MUST TURN IT IN TOMORROW NO LATER THAN 7:30.

ALL CLASSES: ALL PAST DUE WORK IS DUE BY THE END OF THE DAY TOMORROW.

English for Monday, Oct 28, Day 4

ALL CLASSES: I WILL BE COLLECTING YOUR INDIE READING JOURNALS. NO EXTENSIONS, NO EXCUSES, NO KIDDING. MAKE CERTAIN YOU HAVE ALL THE "DOCUMENTS," ALL THE LETTERS, AND THE RETELL.

ALL CLASSES: ALL MISSING WORK IS DUE ON OR BEFORE TUESDAY. NO EXTENSIONS, NO EXCUSES, NO KIDDING.

English for FRIDAY, Oct 25, Day 3 AND BEYOND

ALL CLASSES: INDIE READING JOURNAL DUE MONDAY OCT 28

ALL CLASSES: ALL PAST DUE WORK MUST BE TURNED IN NO LATER THAN TUESDAY, OCT 29.

English for Tuesday, Oct 22, Day Seven

CLASS ONE: RAFT DUE.

CLASS TWO: VOCAB QUIZ.

CLASS FOUR: VOCAB QUIZ.

CLASS FIVE: RAFT DUE.

ALL CLASSES: INDIE READING JOURNALS DUE MONDAY, OCT 28. NO EXTENSIONS.

ALL CLASSES: WEDNESDAY WILL BE DEVOTED TO INDIE READING.

English HW for Monday, Oct 21, Day 6

CLASS ONE: NO WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT.

CLASS TWO: R.A.F.T.: YOU ARE THE MAN WITH THE GINGER BEARD. THE AUDIENCE IS "YOU" BECAUSE YOU ARE WRITING IN YOUR DIARYU. YOU WRITE ABOUT THE EVENTS OF THE DAY AFTER YOU HAVE READ BLACK EYES LETTER.
VOCAB QUIZ TUESDAY.

CLASS FOUR: SAME AS CLASS TWO--EVEN THE VOCAB QUIZ ON TUESDAY.

CLASS FIVE: NO WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT.

CLASS SEVEN: SAME AS CLASSES TWO AND FOUR EXCEPT YOUR VOCAB QUIZ IS ON MONDAY.

FYI ALL CLASSES: YOUR VOCAB LIST OF WORDS HAS BEEN POSTED.

FYI ALL CLASSES: I WILL BE COLLECTING YOUR INDIE READING JOURNALS ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 28. THERE ARE NO EXTENSIONS, NO EXCEPTIONS.

VOCAB WORDS FOR THE QUIZZES NEXT WEEK: 2, 4, 7

I WILL SELECT THE WORDS FOR EACH OF THE QUIZZES FROM THE FOLLOWING LIST. NOT ALL THE WORDS WILL BE USED.

MONOTONOUSLY                                       SHEEPISHLY
COMPULSORY                                              APPREHEND
PUNGENTLY                                                  ANCIENT
LURK                                                              APPALLED
MYRIAD                                                         APERTURE
MADDENINGLY                                           TETHERING
REPUGNANT                                                 DEVIOUS
PERCEPTIBLE                                               INVADER
FUSILLADE                                                    SLAKE

YOU MAY SEE DIFFERENT FORMS OF THESE WORDS.  AND THERE MAY BE A FEW WORDS THAT YOU SHOULD ALREADY KNOW.

CLASS SEVEN WILL TAKE THE QUIZ ON MONDAY.

CLASSES TWO AND FOUR WILL TAKE THE QUIZ ON TUESDAY.

                          

English HW for Friday, Oct 18, Day 5 and beyond

CLASS ONE: READ AND MARK-UP "THE SNIPER."

CLASS TWO: R.A.F.T.: YOU ARE BLACKEYES. THE AUDIENCE IS YOUR BELOVED PARENTS WHOM YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IN TWO YEARS. FORMAT: A LETTER HOME.
YOUR TOPIC IS THE WAR BUT YOU SHOULD INCLUDE THE INCIDENT AT THE STREAM. TUESDAY--VOCAB QUIZ.

CLASS FOUR: SEE YESTERDAY'S POST.

CLASS FIVE (FOR MONDAY): READ PAGE THREE OF "THE SNIPER."

CLASS SEVEN: SAME AS CLASS TWO. MONDAY--VOCAB QUIZ.

English for Thursday, Oct 17, Day 4

CLASS ONE: FINISH READING AND MARKING UP "THE SNIPER."

CLASS TWO: READ AND MARKUP PART ONE OF "WAR." THEN SELECT THE MOST IMPORTANT SENTENCE FROM PART ONE AND EXPLAIN YOUR CHOICE.

CLASS FOUR: SAME AS CLASS TWEO.

CLASS FIVE: FINISH READING "THE SNIPER."

CLASS SEVEN: SAME AS CLASSES TWO AND FOUR.

English for Tuesday, Oct 15, Day 2

CLASS ONE: VOCAB QUIZ PAGE 1

CLASS TWO: PASS IN FINAL DRAFT

CLASS FOUR: R.A.F.T. FDOR PART ONE DUE.

CLASS FIVE: VOCAB QUIZ PAGE ONE.

CLASS SEVEN: READ AND MARK-UP PART I OF "WAR."

ALL CLASSES: INDIE READING JOURNAL DUE MONDAY, OCT 28. NO EXTENSIONS.

Engflish HW for Friday, Oct 11, Day 1

CLASS ONE (FOR TUESDAY): VOCAB QUIZ PAGE 1

CLASS TWO: FINAL DRAFT FRIDAY OR TUESDAY.

CLASS FOUR: YOU ARE DOING A R.A.F.T. BASED ON CHAPTER ONE OF "WAR." YOU ARE THE BLACKEYED SCOUT. YOUR AUDIANCE IS YOUR MOTHER AND FATHER. THE FORMAT IS A LETTER HOME. YOUR TOPIC IS AS FOLLOWS: THIS IS YOUR LAST MISSION. YOU WILL BE SENT HOME IN A MATTER OF WEEKS. YOU HAVE BEEN AWAY  FOR TWO YEARS. AND YOU ENCOUNTERED THE ENEMY EARLIER THAT DAY AND COULD HAVE EASILY KILLED HIM.

CLASS FIVE: FIRST--EQUIPMENT CHECK. THEN VOCAB QUIZ ON PAGE ONE. FINALLY FINISH THE T-JOURNAL FOR PAGE 1. THIS HOME WORK WILL BE GRADED.

CLASS SEVEN: SEE YESTERDAY'S POSTING.

English HW for Thursday, Oct 10, Day 7

CLASS ONE: COMPLETE THE WORD MAPS FOR PAGE ONE.

CLASS TWO: BRAINSTORM FOR THE FOLLOWING PROMPT: IDENTIFY THE MAIN THEME IN "THE SNIPER"AND EXPLAIN HOW THE AUTHOR BOTH DEVELOPS AND DELIVERS THAT  THEME.

CLASS FOUR: FINISH READING CHAPTER ONE OF "WAR."

CLASS FIVE: FOR THURSDAY: FIRST--EQUIPMENT CHECK. THEN--FOLLOWING THE EXAMPLE FROM WEDNESDAY, COMPLETE THE T-CHART FOR PAGE ONE OF THE SNIPER. FOR FRIDAY--VOCAB QUIZ PAGE ONE.

CLASS SEVEN (DUE FRIDAY): SKIM THROUGH "WAR" AND HIGHLITE ANY WORD YOU DO NOT KNOW THYE MEANING OF.

English HW for wedneday, Oct 9, Day 6

CLASS ONE: FINISH THE WORD MAPS FOR PAGE ONE.

CLASS TWO: IN CLASS WRITING.

CLASS FOUR: R.A.F.T.:YOU ARE THE REPUBLICAN SNIPER. YOU ARE MAKING A JOURNAL ENTRY IN YOUR DIARY SO YOUI ARE THE AUDIENCE. THE FORMAT IS THE DIARY ENTRY. THE TOPIC IS WHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY AND LAST NIGHT.
ALL DIARY ENTRIES HAVE A DATE--MAKE SURE YOURS IS ACCURATE.

CLASS FIVE: FINISH THE WORD MAPS FOR PAGE ONE.

CLASS SEVEN: IN A PARAGRAPH OF AT LEAST 5-8 SENTENCES (YOU WILL PROBABLY NEED A SECOND PARAGRAPH) IN WHICH YOI IDENTIFY WHAT YOU BELIEVE TO BE THE THEME OR THEMES AND WHY YOU BELIEVE WHAT YOU DO. MAKE SURE YOU USE DETAILS FROM THE TEXT TO SUPPORT YOUR ANSWERS. 

MR. RESS: 10/7/2013 BIOLOGY

2nd, 4th, & 5th Period: TEST DAY projected at 10/16/2013 (Jeopardy Study day on 10/15/2013)
                 *Time alotted in-class for studying to alleviate some of the pressures of studying at home while finishing the Macromolecule project that is due by 10/15/2013

English for Tuesday Oct 8, Day 5

CLASS ONE: NO WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT. BRING YOUR SHORT STORY "THE SNIPER."

CLASS TWO: COME READY TO DISCUSS TRHE POSSIBLE MESSAGES OF "THE SNIPER" AND HOW O'FLAHERTY GETS THAT MESSAGE ACROSS TO HIS READERS.

CLASS FOUR: SEE FRIDAYS POST.

CLASS FIVE (DUE WEDNESDAY): FINISH THE WORD MAPS FOR PAGE ONE.

CLASS SEVEN: FIRST-QUIZ CORRECTIONS. THEN-R.A.F.T. FINALLY-BRAINSTORM A LIST OF POSSIBLE THEMES OF "THE SNIPER."

English for Monday, Oct 7, Day 4

CLASS ONE: FINISH YOUR R.A.F.T. (THE WIFE'S LETTER TO GEORGE.)

CLASS TWO: R.A.F.T.: YOUR ROLE IS THE REPUBLICAN SNIPER. YOUIR AUDIENCE IS YOUR MOTHER AND FATHER. THE FORMAT IS A LETTER, DATED 1921. TOPIC IS THE EVENTS OF THE DAY AND NIGHT JUST PASSED. REMEMBER--INCLUDE THE DETAILS OF THE STORY TO GIVE YOUR LETTER AUTHENTICITY. AND WHAT EXACTLY DO YOU INTEND TO DO AFTER KILLING YOUR BROTHER.

CLASS FOUR (FOR TUESDAY): FINISH READING "THE SNIPER." COME TO CLASS READY TO WRITE ABOUT THE THEME (MESSAGE) OF THE TEXT AND HOW THE AUTHOR GETS THAT MESSAGE ACROSS.

CLASS FIVE: DO THE NEXT THREE VOCAB WORDS, PUTTING THEM INTO WORD MAPS.

CLASS SEVEN: SAME AS CLASS TWO.

ALGEBRA 1 TEST - CHAPTER 1 - MONDAY

The first test in Algebra 1 will be on Monday on Chapter 1 - Equations (periods 6 and 7) and Tuesday (period 2). Topics to review:
•Solving equations with one variable (sections 1.4 and 1.5)
•Literal Equations (section 1.6)
•Absolute Value Equations (section 1.7)
•Proportions (sections 1.8 and 1.9)

Remember - You can review the sections by logging onto the online textbook, watching the example videos, and taking the interactive practice quizzes for the sections listed above and the interactive practice test for chapter 1.  The website is my.hrw.com.

English for Thursday, Oct 3, Day 2

CLASS ONE: SEE YESTERDAY'S BLOG.

CLASS TWO: FINISH READING AND MARKING-UP "THE SNIPER."

CLASS FOUR: "THE SNIPER" VOCAB QUIZ.

CLASS FIVE: NO WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT.

CLASS SEVEN: SAME AS CLASS FOUR.

English for Wednesday, Oct 2, Day One

CLASS ONE (FOR THURSDAY): FOLLOW EXAMPLE DONE IN CLASS BY COMPLETING PAGE TWO, COLUMN TWO USING THE TWO-COLUMN GRAPHIC ORGANIZER.

CLASS TWO: VOCAB QUIZ-THE SNIPER. THEN--IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY FINISHED THE READING AND MARKING-UP OF THE STORY, COME TO CLASS WITH THAT DONE.

CLASS FOUR: FINISH READING AND MARKING-UP OF "THE SNIPER." VOCAB QUIZ THURSDAY.

CLASS FIVE: DO THE R.A.F.T. START THE LETTER "DEAR GEORGE, YOU HAVE PROBABLY NOTICED BY NOW THAT . . ." MAKE SURE YOU USE DETAILS FROM THE TEXT TO MAKE YOUR CASE.

CLASAS SEVEN: READ AND MARK-UP "THE SNIPER." VOCAB QUIZ ON THURS