Thursday, September 24
September 24, 2009 |
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| Students will be taking the PLAN test during class tomorrow. This is a school-wide test. |
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Friday, September 18
September 18, 2009 |
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Students completed the end of the week Vocabualry QUIZ.
We also finished viewing Julius Caesar with video questions.
Students should be prepared for a video QUIZ on Monday. |
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Monday, September 15 (homework)
Due Date: September 15, 2009 |
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Today students were introduced to a new set of vocabulary.
We also read Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death." Students practiced active reading strategies while reading in small groups or independently.
We will begin our unit on Julius Caesar at our next class. |
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Wednesday, September 9 (homework)
Due Date: September 10, 2009 |
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| Students should come to class prepared to discuss "Lamb to the Slaughter." We will also read the short story "The Masque of the Red Death" by Poe. |
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Wednesday, August 26 (homework)
Due Date: August 28, 2009 |
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Students review Vocabulary.
Students read "By the Waters of Babylon" by Stephen Vincent Benet, pages 174-186 of text. |
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Friday, August 27
August 28, 2009 |
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Students take QUIZ on weekly vocabulary.
Students read Saki's short story "The Storyteller" pages 188-193 in text. Students complete a summary of the frame story. See attached. |
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Monday, August 24
August 24, 2009 |
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| Students read Alice Walker's "Everyday Use" pages 103-109 in text. Focus is on character. |
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Wednesday, August 19
August 19, 2009 |
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Students will complete a quick vocabualry practice.
Students will discuss "The Leap" and the role blindness plays. What can the mother's narrator "see" as a result of her blindness? What can't she see as a result of her blindness? Is it significant in the story?
Students will read Bradbury's "The Pedestrian" and compare and contrast the short story with Fahrenheit 451. |
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Tuesday, August 18
August 18, 2009 |
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Students will practice Week 2 of vocabulary.
Students read the short story "The Leap" by Louise Erdrich. Students will complete a set of analysis questions and a short essay. Please see attached. |
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"The Leap" questions (28.67 KB)
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Friday, August 14
August 14, 2009 |
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Today students completed the Gateway Pretest to assess individual levels.
We will pick back up with the poem lit crit on Tuesday as well as begin SSR and the Short Story Unit. Be ready!!! |
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