Students worked on questions and vocabulary for Chapters 15-17 in The Giver, and we proceeded to read Chapters 18-19.
Reminders:
- Questions and Vocabulary booklet (chapters 15-17): due tomorrow, Dec. 1, 2015
Monday 30 November 2015
English 8
Silent reading and grammar.
Students worked on questions and vocabulary for Chapters 15-17 in The Giver, and we proceeded to read Chapters 18-19.
Reminders:
Students worked on questions and vocabulary for Chapters 15-17 in The Giver, and we proceeded to read Chapters 18-19.
Reminders:
English 9
Silent Reading and grammar.
Today we worked on questions for Act 5 of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and finished watching the movie. Students also started working on a practice test, and we went over things to know for the test.
Reminders:
Today we worked on questions for Act 5 of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and finished watching the movie. Students also started working on a practice test, and we went over things to know for the test.
Reminders:
- Practice test: due tomorrow!
- "A Midsummer Night's Dream" Test": Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015
English 10
Today we worked on questions for the final scene of "Romeo and Juliet" and went to the library to finish the "Romeo and Juliet" projects.
Reminders:
Reminders:
- "R&J" Acts 4-5 Quiz: Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015
- "R&J" Project: Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015
- "R&J" Final Test: Friday, Dec. 4, 2015
Friday 27 November 2015
English 10
Today we read the final scene of "Romeo and Juliet" ; it is very important to read this scene if you were not here!!!
Reminders:
Reminders:
- Questions (Act 4, scene 5-Act 5, scene 2): Monday, November 30, 2015 - students finished these in class
English 8
Today we finished the movie "Pleasantville" and students made a Venn diagram comparing the Utopia in "Peasantville" to the Utopia in The Giver. Students then silent read Chapter 17 in The Giver.
Reminders:
Reminders:
- Read Chapter 17 of The Giver if you did not finish it in class.
English 9
Silent reading and grammar.
Today we looked at the story of "Pyramus and Thisbe" and watched a claymation video adaptation. We then finished reading the final scene in "A Midsummer Night's Dream".
Reminders:
Today we looked at the story of "Pyramus and Thisbe" and watched a claymation video adaptation. We then finished reading the final scene in "A Midsummer Night's Dream".
Reminders:
- "AMSND" Test: Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015
Wednesday 25 November 2015
English 9
Silent reading and grammar.
Today we finished reading Act IV, worked on questions and watched the scenes in the movie. Students then took notes on Shakespearean Comedies. If you were not here for this, please get the notes off another student, as it will be a question on the upcoming test next week.
For the second half of class, we started a caption booklet project and worked in the library.
Reminders:
Today we finished reading Act IV, worked on questions and watched the scenes in the movie. Students then took notes on Shakespearean Comedies. If you were not here for this, please get the notes off another student, as it will be a question on the upcoming test next week.
For the second half of class, we started a caption booklet project and worked in the library.
Reminders:
- Act IV questions (scenes i-ii): Friday, Nov. 27, 2015
- "A Midsummer Night's Dream" test: Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015
English 10
Today we had a quiz on "Romeo and Juliet" (Acts II&III), finished Act IV, and read the first scene of Act V. I then gave more time to work on the 'Character Snapshot' assignment.
During the second half of class, we started a final project for "Romeo and Juliet" and spent the period in the lab working on this.
Reminders:
During the second half of class, we started a final project for "Romeo and Juliet" and spent the period in the lab working on this.
Reminders:
- 'Character Snapshot' Assignment: Friday, November 27, 2015
Tuesday 24 November 2015
English 10
Today we read Act IV, scenes i-iv of "Romeo and Juliet", worked on questions and watched the movie; we read up to the point where Juliet drinks the poison... suspense! We also started working on a 'Character Sbnapshot' assignment, which we'll continue tomorrow.
Reminders:
Reminders:
- Act IV, scene i-iv questions: tomorrow, Nov. 25, 2015
- Quiz (Acts II-III): tomorrow, Nov. 25, 2015
English 9
Silent reading and grammar.
Today we finished Act III, scene ii of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and started Act IV, scene i. We're almost at the end!!!
Reminders:
Today we finished Act III, scene ii of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and started Act IV, scene i. We're almost at the end!!!
Reminders:
- Act III, scene ii questions: tomorrow, Nov. 25, 2015
English 8
Today we had a quiz on The Giver, worked on questions and read Chapters 15 and 16.
Reminders:
Reminders:
- Character Webs: OVERDUE!
- The Giver questions (Chapters 13-14): Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015
Monday 23 November 2015
English 10
Today we finished a worksheet on homonyms and also finished Act III in "Romeo and Juliet". You will have a quiz on Wednesday (Nov. 25) on Acts II and III, so make sure to look over your questions/worksheets!
Reminders:
Reminders:
- Act III, scene vi questions: due tomorrow, Nov. 24, 2015
- Quiz - Acts II and III: Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015
English 8
Silent reading and grammar.
We worked on character webs for 4 characters from The Giver. Students had to find 4 character traits for each character and explain them; at least one quote is needed for each character. We also read Chapter 14 in the novel.
Reminders:
We worked on character webs for 4 characters from The Giver. Students had to find 4 character traits for each character and explain them; at least one quote is needed for each character. We also read Chapter 14 in the novel.
Reminders:
- Character Webs: due tomorrow, Nov. 24, 2015
- The Giver quiz: Tomorrow, Nov. 24, 2015
English 9
Silent reading and grammar.
Today we started reading Act III, scene ii of "A Midsummer Night's Dream". Since it was a long scene, we didn't finished it and watched one of the scene on the movie.
Reminders:
Today we started reading Act III, scene ii of "A Midsummer Night's Dream". Since it was a long scene, we didn't finished it and watched one of the scene on the movie.
Reminders:
- Character webs due today!
Friday 20 November 2015
English 9
Silent reading and grammar.
Today we read Act III, scene (i) in "A Midsummer Night's Dream", worked on questions, and finished working on the Character Web.
Reminders:
Today we read Act III, scene (i) in "A Midsummer Night's Dream", worked on questions, and finished working on the Character Web.
Reminders:
- Character Web: Monday, Nov. 23, 2015
English 8
Silent reading and grammar.
Today we worked on questions for Chapters 11-12 in The Giver, worked on a drawing for the Annex Room and read Chapter 13.
Reminders:
Today we worked on questions for Chapters 11-12 in The Giver, worked on a drawing for the Annex Room and read Chapter 13.
Reminders:
- Questions and Annex room drawing: due Monday, Nov. 23, 2015
English 10
Today we read Act III, scenes iii - iv in "Romeo and Juliet" and worked on questions. I'm sorry about the technological problems during the movie!
Reminders:
Reminders:
- Act III, scenes ii-iv questions: due Monday, Nov. 23, 2015
Wednesday 18 November 2015
English 10
Today we worked on questions for Act III, scene i and read scene ii. We also watched a zombie movie version of "Romeo and Juliet" called "Warm Bodies", and completed a comparison worksheet/paragraph.
Reminders:
Reminders:
- "Warm Bodies" worksheet: due Friday, Nov. 19, 2015
English 9
This morning, we had HACE 9 for the first half of the period. During the second period, we read Act II, Scene ii of "A Midsummer Night's Dream", worked on questions and started a Character Web.
Reminders:
Reminders:
- AMSND questions (Act II, scene ii): due Friday, Nov. 21, 2015
Tuesday 17 November 2015
English 8
Today we had an open-book grammar quiz and read Chapters 9-10 in The Giver.
Reminders:
Reminders:
- The Giver questions (Chpt 7-8): Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015
English 9
Today we had an open-book grammar quiz, finished Act II, scene i of "A Midsummer Night's Dream", worked on questions, and watched the scene on the movie version of the play.
Reminders:
Reminders:
- "A Midsummer Night's Dream" questions (Act2, scene1): due Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015
English 10
Today we finished Act Two reading "Romeo and Juliet" and watching the movie. We then read one of the most tragic scenes in the play - Act Three, Scene One.
Reminders:
Reminders:
- "R&J" questions (Act II, scenes iii-vi): due tomorrow, November 18, 2015
Monday 16 November 2015
English 9
Silent reading and grammar.
I went through a summary of Act One, Scene i of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" since many students were away on Friday. We then finished Act I, and started Act II; we also worked on questions and watched the rest of Act I of the movie.
Reminders:
I went through a summary of Act One, Scene i of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" since many students were away on Friday. We then finished Act I, and started Act II; we also worked on questions and watched the rest of Act I of the movie.
Reminders:
- Open-book grammar quiz: Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015
English 8
Silent reading
We finished a worksheet on commas that was started on Friday - don't forget to bring your notes tomorrow for the grammar quiz! We also worked on questions for Chapters 5-6 of The Giver, and read Chapters 7 and 8.
Reminders:
We finished a worksheet on commas that was started on Friday - don't forget to bring your notes tomorrow for the grammar quiz! We also worked on questions for Chapters 5-6 of The Giver, and read Chapters 7 and 8.
Reminders:
- Open-book grammar quiz: Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015
- Independent Novel Study Title pages: Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015
- The Giver - Chpt 5-6 questions: Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015
English 10
We started off class with a quiz on Act One of "Romeo and Juliet", and then proceeded to read Act II, scenes iii-iv. To finish we watched, the first half of Act II of the movie.
Reminders:
Reminders:
- No homework!
Friday 13 November 2015
English 10
"Oh Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?"
Today we read Act 2, the prologue, scene i and scene ii of "Romeo and Juliet" (the famous balcony scene). We also worked on questions and finished working on the 'black-out' poetry assignment.
Reminders:
Today we read Act 2, the prologue, scene i and scene ii of "Romeo and Juliet" (the famous balcony scene). We also worked on questions and finished working on the 'black-out' poetry assignment.
Reminders:
- "R&J" quiz (Act 1): Monday, Nov. 16, 2015
- Black-out Poetry Assignment: Monday, Nov. 16, 2015
English 9
Thank you so much to my readers today!!!
Today we read Act I, Scene ii of "A Midsummer Night's Dream", worked on corresponding questions, and watched the first scene of the movie version of the play.
Reminders:
Today we read Act I, Scene ii of "A Midsummer Night's Dream", worked on corresponding questions, and watched the first scene of the movie version of the play.
Reminders:
- Act I, Scene i questions: due Monday, Nov.16, 2015
- Open-book grammar quiz: Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015
English 8
Today we worked on our title pages for the Independent Novel study and read Chapter 6 in The Giver. Thank you for working so well!
Reminders:
Reminders:
- Independent Novel Study Title Page: due Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015
- Open-book grammar quiz (punctuation): Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015
Thursday 12 November 2015
English 9
Students wrote a test on The Boy in the Striped Pajamas for the first period of class.
After that, we went to the library to get copies of "A Midsummer Night's Dream"; we then read a comic strip about Shakespeare's life and completed a corresponding worksheet. We also watched the first 20 minutes of "Shakespeare in Love" to understand the 'Elizabethan' times.
Reminders:
After that, we went to the library to get copies of "A Midsummer Night's Dream"; we then read a comic strip about Shakespeare's life and completed a corresponding worksheet. We also watched the first 20 minutes of "Shakespeare in Love" to understand the 'Elizabethan' times.
Reminders:
- TERM END: TODAY!
English 10
Today we worked on semi-colons and colons. We then finished reading Act One in "Romeo and Juliet" and worked on questions. After that, we watched an animation of 'Queen Mab' (from Mercutio's speech) and the first act of the movie version of the play. For the last bit of class, students worked on a black-out poetry assignment.
Reminders:
Reminders:
- Act One (scenes two-five) questions: due tomorrow, Nov. 13, 2015
Tuesday 10 November 2015
English 8
Today we read Chapters 4 and 5 in The Giver, and worked on questions and vocabulary. We also went to the library to take some career quizzes; the purpose of this was to see the potential job assignments of students if they were a character in The Giver. At the end of class, we worked on the Independent Novel Study book cover.
Reminders:
Reminders:
- End of Term: Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015
Monday 9 November 2015
English 10
Students wrote an in-class synthesis essay during Friday's class.
Today we looked at a sample from the Shakespearean Star Wars play, and evaluated its authenticity. We then read Act One, Scenes One and Two of "Romeo and Juliet" and worked on questions.
Reminders:
Today we looked at a sample from the Shakespearean Star Wars play, and evaluated its authenticity. We then read Act One, Scenes One and Two of "Romeo and Juliet" and worked on questions.
Reminders:
- "R&J" Scene One questions: due next class
- Nov. 12, 2015: LAST DAY to hand in assignments for Term 1
English 9
On Friday's class, we started a test review for the Boy in the Striped Pajamas and worked on literary paragraphs. The paragraphs were due today.
Today we finished the test review and read a BBC article about the Rwandan genocide in the 1990's. Students then had to write a journal response, using the article to comment on the last line of the Boy in the Striped Pajamas: "Of course this happened a long time ago and nothing like that could ever happen again. Not in this day in age."
Reminders:
Today we finished the test review and read a BBC article about the Rwandan genocide in the 1990's. Students then had to write a journal response, using the article to comment on the last line of the Boy in the Striped Pajamas: "Of course this happened a long time ago and nothing like that could ever happen again. Not in this day in age."
Reminders:
- BSP projects: OVERDUE
- Literary paragraphs: due today!
- BSP Test: Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015
- Nov. 12, 2015: LAST DAY to hand in assignments from Term 1
English 8
On Friday's class, we started the novel The Giver. So far, we've read up to Chapter 4 and worked on questions for Chapter 1.
Reminders:
Reminders:
- The Giver Chapter 1 questions: due tomorrow, Nov. 10, 2015
Thursday 5 November 2015
English 10
We started an introduction to Shakespeare in the first portion of the class - students took notes, we watched a clip from Shakespeare in Love, and we went to the library to get copies of "Romeo and Juliet". I then gave students half an hour to study/work in their essay plans.
During the second part of the class, students wrote a Sightlines 10 Test.
Reminders:
During the second part of the class, students wrote a Sightlines 10 Test.
Reminders:
- Sightlines Projects due today!
- In-class synthesis essay: Tomorrow, Nov. 6, 2015
English 9
Silent reading and grammar.
Today we started a literary paragraph for The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. Students were given a list of topics; as a class, we brainstormed ideas and examples to use for the paragraph. We then drafted the topic sentences for each of the choices so that students could start their plans for the paragraph. Students worked incredibly well on this! We will continue working on it tomorrow.
We also did a comparison chart, contrasting the movie and film versions of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. For the second half of class, we worked in the lab on the BSP final projects. This was the LAST class given to work on it, and they will be due tomorrow.
Reminders:
Today we started a literary paragraph for The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. Students were given a list of topics; as a class, we brainstormed ideas and examples to use for the paragraph. We then drafted the topic sentences for each of the choices so that students could start their plans for the paragraph. Students worked incredibly well on this! We will continue working on it tomorrow.
We also did a comparison chart, contrasting the movie and film versions of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. For the second half of class, we worked in the lab on the BSP final projects. This was the LAST class given to work on it, and they will be due tomorrow.
Reminders:
- BSP Project: Friday, Nov. 6, 2015
- BSP Test: Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015
Wednesday 4 November 2015
English 9
On Tuesday's class, we finished the Boy in the Striped Pajamas movie and worked on the last set of chapter questions, which were assigned for homework.
Reminders:
Reminders:
- Chapter 18-20 questions: due Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015
English 10
On Tuesday's class, we looked at the literary synthesis essay format. Students were given a package of information for essay writing and started making a plan for the Short Story essay.
Reminders:
Reminders:
- Sightlines Test: Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015
- Sightlines project: Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015
- In-class synthesis essay: Friday, Nov. 6, 2015
English 8
Today we worked on the Outsiders Newsletter project and had a final test on the novel. Thanks to those who already finished!
Reminders:
Reminders:
- Outsiders Newsletters: due Friday, Nov. 6, 2015
- Word Search/Crossword: Friday, Nov. 6, 2015
Monday 2 November 2015
English 8
We started off class with a quiz on the final Chapters of The Outsiders. Students then worked on a crossword puzzle. There will be a vocabulary section on the final test, so review the list of vocabulary words on the back of the worksheet.
We then watched the last 15 minutes of The Outsiders movie, and started to complete a review booklet.
Reminders:
We then watched the last 15 minutes of The Outsiders movie, and started to complete a review booklet.
Reminders:
- 1st page of The Outsiders review booklet: Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015
- Outsiders Test: Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015
English 9
Silent Reading and grammar.
Students were assigned to read the end of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas over the weekend. We discussed the end of the novel, and worked on questions for Chapters 15-17. We then started watching the movie.
Reminders:
Students were assigned to read the end of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas over the weekend. We discussed the end of the novel, and worked on questions for Chapters 15-17. We then started watching the movie.
Reminders:
- Chapter 15-17 questions: due tomorrow, Nov. 3, 2015
English 10
Today we finished watching the movie "Little Miss Sunshine" and students completed the characterization worksheet. I did not receive all of them, so please hand them in!
We then spent one last period in the library working on the Sightlines 10 final projects. The project is due Thursday. I also gave students a handout for terms and texts that will be on their upcoming test this Thursday.
Reminders:
We then spent one last period in the library working on the Sightlines 10 final projects. The project is due Thursday. I also gave students a handout for terms and texts that will be on their upcoming test this Thursday.
Reminders:
- Sightlines Test: Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015
- Sightlines Project: Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015
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