English, Monday Nov 1, Day Seven

CLASSES ONE, TWO, THREE: VOCAB QUIZ. THE LIST OF WORDS IS IN AN EARLIER POST.

CLASS FOUR: NO WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT.

CLASS SEVEN: VOCAB QUIZ WEDNESDAY. LIST OF WORDS IN AN EARLIER POST.

English for Thiursday, Oct 30, Day 5

CLASS ONE: CONTINUE WORKING ON THE VOCAB SQUARES. SQUARES ARE DUE FRIDAY. VOCAB QUIZ ON MONDAY. THE VOCAB WORDS ARE: INCESSANT, MONSTROUS, CONFLAGRATION, STUPENDOUS, SCAMPERED, DEMEANORS, CLAMOR, GRIMLY, MASSACRE, OBLITERATED, CALAMITY, INCOMPREHENSIBLE, CARNAGE, OMINOUS, FURIOUSLY, SULLENLY, VIVID, DERIDED, APPREHENSION, GENIAL.

CLASS TWO: SAME AS CLASS ONE. SAME WORDS ALSO.

CLASS THREE: SAME AS CLASSES 1 & 2.

CLASS FOUR: WRITE AN APPROPRIATE ENDING TO THE "QUIZ" STORY.

CLASS SEVEN: CONTINUE WORKING ON THE VOCAB SQUARES. VOCAB QUIZ ON MONDAY. VOCAB WORDS ARE: INCESSANT, CONFLAGRATION, STUPENDOUS, SCAMPERED, CLAMOR, SMITTEN, TURMOIL, GRIMLY, ONSLAUGHT, MASSACRE, OBLITERATED,  HIDEOUS, CARNAGE, OMINOUS, PIOUS, SULLENLY, FURTIVE, DERIDED, BESEECHING.

I APOLOGIZE FOR THE LATE POST.

English, October 29, Day 4

CLASSES ONE, TWO: MAKE SURE THAT YOU BRING CRANE'S SHORT STORY.

CLASS THREE: NO WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT.

CLASS FOUR: FINISH THE STORY WE BEGAN IN CLASS.

CLASS SEVEN: VOCAB "WORKSHOP." MAKE SURE THAT YOU BRING CRANE'S SHORT STORY.

SOME OF YOU DID NOT TURN IN THE COURAGE ESSAY. YOU MUST TURN THE ESSAY IN BY 7:30 TOMORROW TO AVOID A LATE PENALTY. ESSAYS TURNED IN AFTER 7:30 WILL BE ASSESSED 5 POINTS PER DAY.

NO MISSING WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THIS FRIDAY. 

English for Tuesday, Oct 28, Day 3

CLASS ONE: FINISH WRITING YOUR DEFINITION COURAGE.

CLASS TWO: COURAGE ESSAY DUE.

CLASS FOUR: VOCAB QUIZ.

CLASS SEVEN: FINISH WRITING YOUR COURAGE ESSAY.

English for Monday, Oct 27, Day 2

CLASS ONE: SEE LAST POST.

CLASS TWO (TUESDAY): FINISH YOUR COURAGE ESSAY.

CLASS THREE: FINISH YOUR COURAGE ESSAY.

CLASS FOUR: WE'LL FINISH DISCUSSING CRANE'S SHORT

CLASS SEVEN: WRITE THE NEXT PARAGRAPH OF YOUR COURAGE ESSAY.

ALL CLASSES: IRJs DUE OCT 27, MONDAY (CLASS TWO IS DUE TUESDAY. ALL MISSING WORK IS DUE MONDAY

English for Friday, Oct 24, Day 1

CLASS ONE: WRITE THE INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH OF YOUR ESSAY/DEFINITION OF COURAGE. SHOULD BE 3-6 SENTENCES LONG AND SERVE AS A ROAD SIGN, CLEARLY INDICATING WHERE YOU WILL BE TAKING ME, YOUR READER.

CLASS TWO: SAME AS CLASS ONE.

CLASS THREE: YOU ARE TO WRITE YOUR INTRO AND THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF YOUR ESSAY/DIFINITION OF COURAGE.

CLASS FOUR: MAKE CERTAIN THAT YOU HAVE IDENTIFIED THE MOST IMPORTANT SENTENCE (SINGULAR) IN CRANE'S SHORT STORY.

ALL CLASSES: YOUR IRJs AND ANY MISSING WORK IS DUE MONDAY, DAY 2.

English for Wednesday, Oct 22, Day 6

CLASSES ONE, TWO, THREE: NO WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT-MAKE CERTAIN YOU BRING YOUR COURAGE OPINIONAIRE.

CLASS FOUR: FINISH YOUR DEFINITION OF A COURAGEOUS ACT.

CLASS SEVEN: MAKE A LIST OF THE CRITERIA THAT DETERMINE A COURAGEOUS ACT. USE YOUR OPINIONAIRE. YOU SHOULD COME UP WITH SIX CRITERIA OR SO.

DON'T FORGET--IRJs ARE DUE THE 27TH ALONMG WITH ANY MISSING WORK.

English for Tuesday, Day 5, Oct 21

CLASS ONE: WE'LL FINISH SCENARIOS 10, 11, 12

CLASSES TWO AND THREE: WE'LL ESTABLISH THE CRITERIA FOR A COURAGEOUS ACT AND THEN DEFINE COURAGE.

CLASS FOUR: FINISH READING CRANE'S SHORT STORY. THEN SELECT THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT SENTENCE IN THE STORY. BE PREPARED TO DEFEND YOUR CHOICE.

CLASS SEVEN: WE'LL FINISH SCENARIOS 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, AND 12.

English for Monday, Day 4, Oct. 20

CLASS ONE: FINISH THE COURAGE OPINIONAIRE.

CLASS TWO: SAME AS CLASS ONE.

CL;ASS THREE: SAME AS CLASSES 1 & 2

CLASS FOUR (DUE TUESDAY): FINISH READING CRANE'S SHORT STORY. THEN SELECT THE MOST IMPORTANT LINE IN THE STORY AND EXPLAIN IN A TWO OR THREE PARAGRAPH ESSAY, WHY YOU CHOSE THE LINE YOU DID.

CLASS SEVEN: MAKE CERTAIN THAT YOU BRING THE OPINIONAIRE WITH YOU.

ALL CLASSES: YOUR IRJs ARE DUE OCT 27. NO EXTENSIONS.

ALL CLASSES: ALL MISSING WORK IS ALSO DUE ON THE 27TH.

English for Friday, 10/17, Day 3

CLASS ONE: READ THROUGH THE "COURAGE" SCENARIOS.

CLASS TWO: SEE YESTERDAY'S POST.

CLASS THREE: FINISH THE SCENARIOS.

CLASS FOUR: READ "THE MYSTERY OF HEROISM." MAZRK UP OPTIONAL.

CLASS SEVEN: FINAL DRAFT OF "CASE STUDY G; RAY PROFITT."?

IRJs DUE OCTOBER 27. NO EXCUSES, NO EXTENSIONS.

ALL MISSING WORK DUE OCTOBER 27-NO IFS, ANDS, OR BUTS.

English for Wednesday, Oct 15, Day 1

CLASSES ONE, TWO, AND THREE: IN A SHORT PARAGRAPH, EXPLAIN WHY SUPERMAN'S RESCUE OF LOIS LANE WAS OR WAS NOT A COURAGEOUS ACT (3-5 SENTENCES.)

CLASS FOUR: FINISH THE 12 SCENARIOS.

CLASS SEVEN: SEE THE LAST POST.

ALL CLASSES: YOUR IRJs ARE DUE OCT 27. NO EXCUSES, NO EXTENSIONS.

ALL CLASSES: ALL MISSING WORK MUST BE HANDED IN ON OR BEFORE OCT 27. NO EXCUSES. NO EXTENSIONS

English for Tuesday, Day 7, Oct 14

ALL CLASSES; NO WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS. WORK ON YOUR INDIE READING.

English for thursday, Oct 9, Day 6

CLASS ONE: WE'LL FINISH OUR GROUP WORK AND DON'T FORGET THE SURPRISE QUIZ.

CLASS TWO; SAME AS ONE.

CLASS THREE: SAME AS 1 AND 2.

CLASS FOUR: WE'LL FINISH OUR DISCUSSION ABOUT COURAGE.

CLASS SEVEN: NO WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT.

ALL CLASSES: IRJs DUE OCT 27. 

English for Wednesday, 10/8, Day 5

CLASS ONE: RODO DUE FOR CASE STUDY B.

 CLASS TWO: SAME AS CLASS ONE.

CLASS THREE: SAME AS CLASSES ONE AND TWO.

CLASS FOUR: NO WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT.

CLASS SEVEN: DO EXERCISE #4 ON PAGE 1. UNDERLINE THE ADJECTIVE ONCE AND THE NOUN IT MODIFIES TWICE.

ALL CLASSES: INDIE READING JOURNALS DUE OCT 27.

English for Tuesday, Day four, Oct 7

CLASS ONE: CASE STUDY B. YOU ARE ON THE GIRAFFE AWARD VALIDATION COMMITEE. BETTY WASHINGTON HAS BEEN NOMINATED TO RECEIVE A GIRAFFE. YOU MUST WRITE A RECOMMENDATION--DOES SHE OR DOESN'T SHE GET THE AWARD. YOU MUAST APPLY ALL FIVE CRITERIA TO THE CASE STUDY AND SUBMIT A WRITTEN REPORT TO YOUR BOSS--IS SHE GIRAFFE MATERIAL?

CLASS TWO: SAME AS ONE.

CLASS THREE: SAME AS ONE.

CLASS FOUR: NO WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT.

CLASS SEVEN: SAME AS CLASS ONE.

ALL CLASSES--YOUR INDIE READING JOURNAL IS DUE OCT 27,

English for Monday, Oct 6, Day 3

CLASS ONE: USING ALL 6 CRITERIA OF THE GIRAFFE PROJECT AND YOUR ARGUMENT SKILLS (CLAIM-EVIDENCE-WARRANT), DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT RAY PROFFITT (CASE STUDY G) SHOULD RECEIVE A "GIRAFFE." THIS MUST BE A WRITTEN RECOMMENDATION. THIS WILL BE A GRADED ASSIGNMENT.

CLASS TWO: USING THE SAME GUIDE LINES AS CLASS ONE, DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT BETTY WASHINGTON (CASE STUDY B) SHOULD REECEIVE A "GIRAFFE" AWARD. THIS MUST BE A WRITTEN RECOMMENDATION.

CLASS THREE: SAME AS CLASS ONE. THIS WILL BE A GRADED ASSIGNMENT.

CLASS FOUR: THOSE OF YOU WHO DECIDED TO REDO CASE STUDY "G," IT IS DUE MONDAY.

CLASS SEVEN: USINFG THE SAME GUIDELINES AS CLASS ONE, DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT MR. NICHOLS AND MR. FRANCIS (CASE STUDY "A") SHOULD RECEIVE GIRAFFES. THIS MUST BE A WRITTEN RECOMMENDATION.

ALL CLASSES: YOUR INDIE READING JOURNALS ARE DUE OCTOBER 27.

English, Friday Day 2, Oct 3

CLASS ONE: BRING YOUR GIRAFFE AWARD SHEET (FIGURE 5.1)

CLASS TWO: READ CXASE STUDT B CAREFULLY. USING THE GIRAFFE AWARD CRITERIA, DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT BETTY WASHINGTON SHOULD RECEIVE A "GIRAFFE." YOUR RECOMMENDATION SHOULD BE WRITTEN--1-2 PAGES.

CLASS THREE (FOR MONDAY): SAME AS CXLASS 1.

CLASS FOUR: EXAMINE CASE G. BASED ON THE TEXTUAL EVIDENCE AND THE GIRAFFE PROJECTS OWN CRITERIA, WRITE A RECOMMENDATION TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT RAY PROFITT SHOIULD RECEIVE A "GIRAFFE."

ALL CLASSES: IRJ DUE ON OCTOBER 27.

ALL MISSING WORK DUE FRIDAY OCT 3.

English for Thursday, Day 1, 10/2

CLASS ONE (FRIDAY): MAKE SURE YOU BRING YOUR GIRAFFE AWARD SHEET.

CLASS TWO: USING THE GIRAFFE PROJECT'S CRITERIA, EXPLAIN WHY RALPH FLOWERS SHOULD OR SHOULD NOT RECEIVE A GIRAFFE AWARD.

CLASS THREE: MAKE SURE YOU BRING YOUR GIRAFFE AWARD SHEET WITH YOU.

CLASS FOUR: WE'LL FINISH OUR CASE STUDIES AND READING PRESENTATIONS.

CLASS SEVEN: FINAL DRAFT OF THE PRICE OF WALES ARGUMENT IS DUE.

ALL CLASSES: IF YOU OWE MISSING ASSIGNMENTS, ALL WORK IS DUE NO LATER THAN THIS FRIDAY.

ALL CLASSES: INDIE READING JOURNALS DUE OCTOBER 10.