Class One: Using your completed chart, prepare a 250-300 word rough draft of an essay in which you compare and contrast London's "War" and O'Flaherty's "The Sniper." Double space your rough draft.
Class Two: Same as class one only you are also using "Charge of the Light Brigade."
Class Five: for the next time we meet-using your completed chart, write a 200-300 word essay comparing and contrasting London's "War" and O'Flaherty's "The Sniper." You must underline your thesis statement and you must use at least three details from each text supporting your thesis.
Class Six: Based on today's discussion, revise/rewrite/polish your rough draft. This first draft is due Monday Nov 3.
ALL CLASSES: YOUR INDIE READING JOURNAL IS DUE AT THE END OF SCHOOL ON MONDAY, NOV 3rd. ALL JOURNALS MUST BE IN THE CLASS DRAWER NO LATER THAN 2:15. IF YOUR JOURNAL IS MISSING, YOU WILL RECEIVE A ZERO.
Friday, October 31, 2008
Thursday, October 30, 2008
English Homework for Friday, Day 4, Oct 31
Class One: Complete the "War" and "Sniper" chart begun in class. Bring both texts with you to class.
Class Two: Complete the "War," "Sniper," and "Charge of the Light Brigade" chart. Bring all three texts with you to class.
Class Five: same as Class One.
Class Six: Complete your chart as needed. Then organize your chart into similarities and differences. Then write a rough draft in which you compare and contrast "War" and "Sniper."
Class Two: Complete the "War," "Sniper," and "Charge of the Light Brigade" chart. Bring all three texts with you to class.
Class Five: same as Class One.
Class Six: Complete your chart as needed. Then organize your chart into similarities and differences. Then write a rough draft in which you compare and contrast "War" and "Sniper."
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
MATH - Homework Wednesday, October 29
PERIOD 1:
Finish worksheet 7.7: front and back of worksheet.
PERIOD 5:
Study for test tomorrow on systems of equations.
See yesterday's blog for a list of topics.
Sections from the text to focus on are 3.1, 3.2, and 4.4.
PERIOD 6:
Finish worksheet 7.7: front and back of worksheet.
Finish worksheet 7.7: front and back of worksheet.
PERIOD 5:
Study for test tomorrow on systems of equations.
See yesterday's blog for a list of topics.
Sections from the text to focus on are 3.1, 3.2, and 4.4.
PERIOD 6:
Finish worksheet 7.7: front and back of worksheet.
English Homework for thursday, Day 3, Oct 30
Class One: Sniper Vocab quiz redo. BRING YOUR CORRECTIONS. Select the most important single sentence in "War" and in an 8-11 sentence paragraph, explain/defend your choice. Bring your copy of "The Sniper."
Class Two: Please see Wednesday's posting.
Class Five: Same as class one.
Class Six: Fill out the "War" / "The Sniper" chart. Be thorough. The categories to consider are: protagonist, antagonist, setting, mood, and theme.
FOR ALL CLASSES: ALL MISSING WORK IS DUE NOV 3rd. ALL REVISIONS/REWRITES DUE NOV 3rd. INDIE READING JOURNALS WILL BE COLLECTED NOV 3rd. GRADES CLOSE NOV 10th.
Class Two: Please see Wednesday's posting.
Class Five: Same as class one.
Class Six: Fill out the "War" / "The Sniper" chart. Be thorough. The categories to consider are: protagonist, antagonist, setting, mood, and theme.
FOR ALL CLASSES: ALL MISSING WORK IS DUE NOV 3rd. ALL REVISIONS/REWRITES DUE NOV 3rd. INDIE READING JOURNALS WILL BE COLLECTED NOV 3rd. GRADES CLOSE NOV 10th.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
MATH - Homework Tuesday, October 28
PERIOD 1:
Finish worksheet 1.4: Both sides of the worksheet.
Remember to calculate the mean, median, and mode for each set of data.
PERIOD 2:
Finish graded classwork problems on pages 772 - 773: Lesson 7-4 problems and Lesson 7-6 problems.
Remember to show the steps for solving on the left side of your paper and the number line with your graphed solution on the right side of your paper.
PERIOD 5:
Begin studying for your assessment on systems of equations.
We will be reviewing in class tomorrow, so bring your questions, problems you'd like to go over, etc.
Things to study for the assessment:
Solving systems of 2 equations by graphing
Solving systems of 2 equations by the substitution method
Solving systems of 2 equations by the elimination method
Classifying a system of equations as consistent/inconsistent; dependent/independent
Setting up a system of equations from a word problem
Solving systems of 2 equations by using matrices (calculator)
Solving systems of 3 equations by using matrices (calculator)
I will be after school for extra help tomorrow for anyone interested.
PERIOD 6:
Finish problems on p ages 29 - 31: 20 - 26 all.
Remember to also classify the mean, median, and mode for problem #20, 21, and 22.
Finish worksheet 1.4: Both sides of the worksheet.
Remember to calculate the mean, median, and mode for each set of data.
PERIOD 2:
Finish graded classwork problems on pages 772 - 773: Lesson 7-4 problems and Lesson 7-6 problems.
Remember to show the steps for solving on the left side of your paper and the number line with your graphed solution on the right side of your paper.
PERIOD 5:
Begin studying for your assessment on systems of equations.
We will be reviewing in class tomorrow, so bring your questions, problems you'd like to go over, etc.
Things to study for the assessment:
Solving systems of 2 equations by graphing
Solving systems of 2 equations by the substitution method
Solving systems of 2 equations by the elimination method
Classifying a system of equations as consistent/inconsistent; dependent/independent
Setting up a system of equations from a word problem
Solving systems of 2 equations by using matrices (calculator)
Solving systems of 3 equations by using matrices (calculator)
I will be after school for extra help tomorrow for anyone interested.
PERIOD 6:
Finish problems on p ages 29 - 31: 20 - 26 all.
Remember to also classify the mean, median, and mode for problem #20, 21, and 22.
English Homework for Wed, Oct 29, Day 2
Class One: See Monday's posting.
Class Two (for Thursday, Day Three): Read and mark-up the rest of "War." Bring your copy of "Sniper" with you. Remember: Thursday is "Sniper" vocab retest day. Bring your corrections of the first quiz.
Class Five: The remaining four vocabulary words are reconnoiter, invader, detested, and fusillade. Make certain that you use vocab squares with these words. If you come across other words that you do not know and cannot figure out, use your vocab squares. If you do not have a dictionary at home, I recommend www.dictionary.com or www.webster's.com . You can simply "google" the word.
Also read and mark-up pages 1, 2, 3, 4 of "War." Then predict how the story ends.
Class Six: Finish reading and marking-up "War." Write a short conclusion (3-5 sentences), a prediction of how the story will end. Make certain that you bring your copy of "The Sniper" to class.
TO ALL CLASSES: GRADES CLOSE NOVEMBER 10TH.
ALL PAST DUE WORK IS DUE NOVEMBER 3RD
I WILL COLLECT THE INDIE READING JOURNALS NOV 3RD.
"SNIPER" VOCAB RETEST IS THIS THURSDAY. YOU MUST BRING YOUR CORRECTIONS FROM THE FIRST QUIZ TO "GET IN."
Class Two (for Thursday, Day Three): Read and mark-up the rest of "War." Bring your copy of "Sniper" with you. Remember: Thursday is "Sniper" vocab retest day. Bring your corrections of the first quiz.
Class Five: The remaining four vocabulary words are reconnoiter, invader, detested, and fusillade. Make certain that you use vocab squares with these words. If you come across other words that you do not know and cannot figure out, use your vocab squares. If you do not have a dictionary at home, I recommend www.dictionary.com or www.webster's.com . You can simply "google" the word.
Also read and mark-up pages 1, 2, 3, 4 of "War." Then predict how the story ends.
Class Six: Finish reading and marking-up "War." Write a short conclusion (3-5 sentences), a prediction of how the story will end. Make certain that you bring your copy of "The Sniper" to class.
TO ALL CLASSES: GRADES CLOSE NOVEMBER 10TH.
ALL PAST DUE WORK IS DUE NOVEMBER 3RD
I WILL COLLECT THE INDIE READING JOURNALS NOV 3RD.
"SNIPER" VOCAB RETEST IS THIS THURSDAY. YOU MUST BRING YOUR CORRECTIONS FROM THE FIRST QUIZ TO "GET IN."
Monday, October 27, 2008
English Homework for Tuesday,Day One, Oct 28
Class One (due Wednesday, Day Two): Read and mark-up pages 1, 2, 3, 4 of "War." Predict how the story will end -BE SPECIFIC. continue working on your "Sniper" vocab corrections. Retest is Thursday, Day Three.
Class Two: Read pages 1, 2, 3, 4 of "War." review your Rules of Notice. I want you to notice the protagonist, the antagonist, the setting, the mood. How does London create the mood?
Class Five: Read pages 1, 2, 3, 4. Select the most important sentences from both Chapter I and Chapter II. Predict the ending and BE SPECIFIC. Start correcting your "Sniper" vocab quiz. Your corrected quiz is your admission ticket to the retest which is day three, Thursday.
Class Six: See Friday's posting.
For all classes: if you owe the essays for "Flowers," "Cat in the Rain," or "The Sniper," you have until Monday, Nov 3 to pass in any missing work. Any missing work will receive a zero.
If you have passed all three in, but wish to rewrite any ONE of them you may do so and receive the higher of the two grades.
The topics are as follows: for "Flowers"-Select the most important sentence and thoroughly explain and defend why you chose the sentence that you did; for "Cat in the Rain"-explain the significance of the title. Go beyond the obvious and consider some of the stories we have read this year; for "The Sniper"-what was Liam O'Flaherty's purpose in writing this short story about the Irish civil war-what was he trying to tell his readers? You'll need a minimum of three details from the text to support your thesis and I want you to underline your thesis statement and each of the three details. Remember that each detail should have two or three sentences explaining the use of the detail
Class Two: Read pages 1, 2, 3, 4 of "War." review your Rules of Notice. I want you to notice the protagonist, the antagonist, the setting, the mood. How does London create the mood?
Class Five: Read pages 1, 2, 3, 4. Select the most important sentences from both Chapter I and Chapter II. Predict the ending and BE SPECIFIC. Start correcting your "Sniper" vocab quiz. Your corrected quiz is your admission ticket to the retest which is day three, Thursday.
Class Six: See Friday's posting.
For all classes: if you owe the essays for "Flowers," "Cat in the Rain," or "The Sniper," you have until Monday, Nov 3 to pass in any missing work. Any missing work will receive a zero.
If you have passed all three in, but wish to rewrite any ONE of them you may do so and receive the higher of the two grades.
The topics are as follows: for "Flowers"-Select the most important sentence and thoroughly explain and defend why you chose the sentence that you did; for "Cat in the Rain"-explain the significance of the title. Go beyond the obvious and consider some of the stories we have read this year; for "The Sniper"-what was Liam O'Flaherty's purpose in writing this short story about the Irish civil war-what was he trying to tell his readers? You'll need a minimum of three details from the text to support your thesis and I want you to underline your thesis statement and each of the three details. Remember that each detail should have two or three sentences explaining the use of the detail
Friday, October 24, 2008
English Homework for Monday, Oct 27, Day 6
For all classes: you are responsible for the following vocabulary words from Jack London's "War:"
monotonously, pungently, repugnant, report, perceptible, anxious, clutching, shriveled, defaced, reconnoiter, invaded, invader, detested, fusillade
Class One: first-find the words in the text and Hi-Lite them. This will give you a context to help you predict a word's meaning (along with prefix, suffix, and root recognition.) Then-complete a vocab square for each word.
If you are retaking the "Sniper" vocab test, you must complete a vocab square for each of the words that you missed on the first "Sniper" test.
Class Two: Same as class one.
Class Five: We'll go over the "Sniper" vocab test and begin work on the next short story: Jack London's "War."
Class Six: Same as classes one and two.
Just a reminder for all classes--marks close on Nov. 10. I will collect all Indie Reading Journals on November 3. Here is the list of "Documents" that you need to have in your journal to receive full credit of 100%: ten letters (6 to friends, 2 to me, and 2 to mom or dad), one up-to-date book log, one book review, one book review check list, one "Dear Reader" letter, one sheet of letter samples, and this list for a total of sixteen documents. If you abandoned any books, you will also need a paragraph (8-11 sentences) explaining why you abandoned that book. If you abandoned one book, you'll need 17 documents; inyou abandoned 2 books, you'll need 18 documents and so on. REMEMBER: INDIE READING COUNTS 25% OF YOUR GRADE> EVERYONE CAN EASILY GET THOSE POINTS BY SIMPLY PARTICIPATING ON DOING THE WORK.
monotonously, pungently, repugnant, report, perceptible, anxious, clutching, shriveled, defaced, reconnoiter, invaded, invader, detested, fusillade
Class One: first-find the words in the text and Hi-Lite them. This will give you a context to help you predict a word's meaning (along with prefix, suffix, and root recognition.) Then-complete a vocab square for each word.
If you are retaking the "Sniper" vocab test, you must complete a vocab square for each of the words that you missed on the first "Sniper" test.
Class Two: Same as class one.
Class Five: We'll go over the "Sniper" vocab test and begin work on the next short story: Jack London's "War."
Class Six: Same as classes one and two.
Just a reminder for all classes--marks close on Nov. 10. I will collect all Indie Reading Journals on November 3. Here is the list of "Documents" that you need to have in your journal to receive full credit of 100%: ten letters (6 to friends, 2 to me, and 2 to mom or dad), one up-to-date book log, one book review, one book review check list, one "Dear Reader" letter, one sheet of letter samples, and this list for a total of sixteen documents. If you abandoned any books, you will also need a paragraph (8-11 sentences) explaining why you abandoned that book. If you abandoned one book, you'll need 17 documents; inyou abandoned 2 books, you'll need 18 documents and so on. REMEMBER: INDIE READING COUNTS 25% OF YOUR GRADE> EVERYONE CAN EASILY GET THOSE POINTS BY SIMPLY PARTICIPATING ON DOING THE WORK.
MATH - Homework Friday, October 24
PERIOD 1:
No homework due Monday.
There will be a notebook check the week of November 3rd.
Students should be working on making sure their notebook is neat and organized.
Students will receive a scoring rubric next week so they know what the notebook expectations are.
This is a 20 point grade.
PERIOD 2:
Finish problems on pages 423 - 424: #6, 8, 11, 14, 20, 32.
There will be a notebook check the week of November 3rd.
Students should be working on making sure their notebook is neat and organized.
Students will receive a scoring rubric next week so they know what the notebook expectations are.
This is a 20 point grade.
PERIOD 6:
No homework due Tuesday.
There will be a notebook check the week of November 3rd.
Students should be working on making sure their notebook is neat and organized.
Students will receive a scoring rubric next week so they know what the notebook expectations are.
This is a 20 point grade.
No homework due Monday.
There will be a notebook check the week of November 3rd.
Students should be working on making sure their notebook is neat and organized.
Students will receive a scoring rubric next week so they know what the notebook expectations are.
This is a 20 point grade.
PERIOD 2:
Finish problems on pages 423 - 424: #6, 8, 11, 14, 20, 32.
There will be a notebook check the week of November 3rd.
Students should be working on making sure their notebook is neat and organized.
Students will receive a scoring rubric next week so they know what the notebook expectations are.
This is a 20 point grade.
PERIOD 6:
No homework due Tuesday.
There will be a notebook check the week of November 3rd.
Students should be working on making sure their notebook is neat and organized.
Students will receive a scoring rubric next week so they know what the notebook expectations are.
This is a 20 point grade.
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