English for Tuesday, Oct 1, Day Seven

CLASS ONE: READ AND MARK-UP PAGE TWO OF "CAT IN THE RAIN."

CLASS TWO: READ AND MARK-UP "THE SNIPER." VOCAB QUIZ THIS WEDNESDAY.

CLASS FOUR: READ AND MARK-UP "THE SNIPER." VOCAB QUIZ THIS THURSDAY.  

CLASS FIVE: NO WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT. BRING YOUR INDIE READING BOOK.

CLASS SEVEN: SAME AS CLASS FOUR.

English for Monday, 9/23, Day 6

CLASS ONE: READ AND MARK-UP, LIKE WE DID IN CLASS TODAY, PAGE ONE OF "CAT IN THE RAIN."

CLASS TWO: CREATE WORD MAPS FOR THEW HIGHLIGHTED WORDS FROM "THE SNIPER."

CLASS FOUR: SAME AS CLASS TWO.

CLASS FIVE: FOLLOWING THE EXAMPLE WE DID IN CLASS, WRITE A PARAGRAPH DESCRIBING THE WIFE. SUPPORT YOUR IDEAS WITH EVIDENCE FROM THE TEXT.

CLASS SEVEN: SAME AS FOUR AND TWO.  

HONORS ALGEBRA 1 - TEST THURSDAY!

The first test in Honors Algebra 1 will be on Thursday on Chapter 1 - Equations.  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 - Tonight's practice is to do the review at the end of Chapter 1 in the textbook.  The website is my.hrw.com.  Bring any questions you have from the chapter review (or in general) to class tomorrow.

English HW for thursday, Sept 26, Day 4

ALL CLASSES--MAP TESTING TOMORROW. REPORT DIRECTLY TO THE MEDIA CENTER.

CLASS ONE: BRING RETELL. BRING INDIE READING.

CLASS TWO: IDENTITFY THE--SINGULAR--MOST IMPORTANT SENTENCE IN THE STORY. AND EXPLAIN YOUR CHOICE,

CLASS FOUR: "CAT IN THE RAIN" R.A.F.T. R=THJE AMERICAN WIFE. A=GEORGE. F=LETTER. T=THEIR RELATIONSHIP. REMEMBER--GEORGE WAKES UP ONLY TO FIND THAT HIS WIFE IS NOWHERE TO BE FOUND. ALL HE FINDS IS A LETTER ADDRESSED TO HIM. YOU ARE TO WRITE THAT LETTER, BASING THE CONTENTS ON THE EVENTS IN THE STORY, OUR CLASSROOM DISCUSSIONS AND THE INFERENCES WE/YOU HAVE MADE. THE LETTER SHOULD BE 1-2 PAGES LONG, DOUBLE SPACED.

CLASS FIVE: MAKE SUREE THAT YOU BRING YOUR MARKED-UP "CAT IN THE RAIN."

CLASS SEVEN: SAME AS CLASS FOUR.

MR. RESS BIOLOGY 9/24/2013

Reminder:
Test tomorrow for 4th period biolog
Test Thursday for 2nd and 5th period

English for Tuesday, 9/24, Day 2

CLASS ONE: NO ASSIGNMENT.

CLASS TWO (FOR WEDNESDAY): FIND THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT SENTENCE IN "CAT IN THE RAIN" AND EXPLAIN/DEFEND YOUR ANSWER.

CLASS FOUR: CREATE A CHARACTER SKETCH FOR BOTH GEORGE AND HIS WIFE. EACH PARAGRAPH MUST BE AT LEAST 5 TO 8 SENTENCES LONG.

CLASS FIVE: FINISH READING AND MARKING UP "CAT IN THE RAIN."

CLASS SEVEN: IS GEORGE'S WIFE A SPOILED LITTLE GIRL OR IS THERE SOMETHING ELSE GOING ON? DECIDE WHAT IS GOING ON ON DEFEND YOUR ANSWER BY REFERING TO THE TEXT. YOUR RESPONSE SHOULD BE AT LEAST TWO PARAGRAPHS LONG.

English for Monday, September 23, Day 1

CLASS ONE (FOR TUESDAY): NO WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT. PLEASE CONTINUE READING YOUR INDIE READING BOOK.

CLASS TWO: MARK-UP "CAT IN THE RAIN."

CLASS FOUR: FINISH READING "CAT IN THE RAIN." THEN MARK-UP THE TEXT. ANY SIGNPOSTS?

CLASS FIVE: CHOOSE EITHER THE CHARACTER "MOTHER" OR "FATHER" AND WRITE A FIVE SENTENCE PARAGRAPH ABOUT THE CHARACTER OF YOUR CHOICE.  YOUR PARAGRPH MUST BE AT LEAST FIVE SENTENCES LONG AND YOUR MUST SUPPORT YOUR IDEAS WITH STUFF FROM THE TEXT.

CLASS SEVEN: SAME AS CLASS FOUR.

English for Friday, Sept 20, Day Seven

CLASS ONE: WRITE A PARAGRAPH (3-5 SENTENCES EACH) ABOUT THE MOTHER AND FATHER IN "CARPATHIA." USE YOUR MARKED-UP TEXT TO HELP YOU WRITE AN ACCURATE DESCRIPTION.

CLASS TWO: FINISHING READING AND MARKING-UP "CAT IN THE RAIN." SELECT YOUR FAVORITE PASSAGE FROM YOUR INDIE READING.

CLASS FOUR: FINISH YOUR CHARACTER SKETCHES.

CLASS FIVE: READ "CARPATHIA" AND MARK IT UP AS WE DID IN CLASS.

CLASS SEVEN (DUE MONDAY): FINISH READING "CAT IN THE RAIN." THEN MARK IT UP. LOOK FOR THE SIGNPOSTS.

English for Thursday, Sept 19, Day 6

CLASS ONE: MARK UP CARPATHIA AND LOOK FOR SIGN POSTS.

CLASS TWO: CREATE A CHARACTER SKETCH FOR THE MOTHER AND THE FATHER. 1 PARAGRAPH (5-8 SENTENCES EACH).

CLASS FOUR: FINISH MARKING UP THE TEXT.

CLASS FIVE: SEE YESTERDAYS POST.

CLASS SEVEN: SAME AS CLASS TWO.

English Sept 18, Day 5

CLASS ONE: READ CARPATHIA.

CLASS TWO: READ AND MARKUP CARPATHIA. FOR FRIDAY SEDLECT AN INTERESTING PARAGRAPH FROM YOUR INDIE READING FOPR A "READER'S CORNER."

CLASS FOUR: SEE YESTERDAY'S POST.

CLASS FIVE (FOR THURSDAY): RE-READ "THE THREE QUESTIONS" AND FIND AT LEAST ONE SIGNPOST.

CLASS SEVEN: FINISH READING "CARPATHIA." THEN MARK UP THE TEXT.