Friday, January 29, 2010
1. Period 3 only:
Farewell to Manzanar Ch. 1-11 review in groups with packet.

REMINDER: Voc. Quiz for Lesson 19 and review will be on Monday, 2/1.
Test on Farewell to Manzanar, Ch. 1-11 will be postponed until Tuesday/Wednesday.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
1. Read Farewell...Ch. 9-11;
2. Answer comprehensive questions
3. Check Vocabulary Lesson 19
4. Farewell Ch.1-11 Review (in groups.)

Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Periods 3, 5 only
Read Farewell to Manzanar, Ch. 9-11 silently.
Reminder: Farewell to Manzanar TEST, Monday Feb. 1
Reminder: Voc. Lesson 19 due tomorrow (pp 33-34).
Quiz: Monday, 2/1 (due to early dismissal on Friday).

Tuesday, January 26 (Stanford Testing: Even periods only)
1. Review ways of revising sentences for run-ons and fragments in EOL book pp. 344-345; review of subordinating and independent clauses and proper punctuation of these:
IC. IC
IC, (fanboys) IC
f-for
a-and
n-nor
b-but
o-or
y-yet
s-so
IC; IC Sometimes "however, " is placed after the semi-colon.

Also, use a comma after an introductory dependent clause. However, when the independent clause occurs first (before the dependent clause) do not insert comma.

Example:
When I missed the bus, I cried.
I cried when I missed the bus. (No comma).


2. Review capitalization rules: EOL pp,668-680. Complete Review A on p. 680 1-10

Monday, January 25
1. Read Farewell to Manzanar Ch. 6-8
2. Complete comprehension question handout.
3. Read pp. 798-799; Complete Exercise 9 1-10 pp. 799-800
4. Read p. 800; Complete Exercise 10 1-10 p. 801

Friday, January 22
1. Voc. Quiz 16/17/Review + FM 2
2. Read EOL pp. 793-794; Complete Exercise 7 p. 795
3. Read EOL pp. 796-797; Complete Exercise 8 p. 797

Thursday, January 21
1. Review of apostrophe use. Elements of Language pp. 758-759
2. Review of spelling rules with Exercises on pp. 781 and 792 EOL textbook.

REMINDER: Study for a review quiz mainly on lessons 16 and 17, but also a few review words from the previous lessons. Also, study the Farewell to Manzanar vocabulary for Ch. 12-22 for quiz tomorrow, 1/22

Complete Farewell...Ch. 3-5. Find the memoir online. (Google)

Wednesday, January 20, 2010
1. Review Proofreading Marks in EOL textbook p. 958.
2. Proofread homework(GUM p. 231) once more very meticulously finding twenty errors.
3. Check for grade.
4. Read Farewell... Chapters 3-5; work on comprehensive question handout: Please ask for Ch. 3-5 handout if absent.
Per. 3: Check GUM workbook pp 221-222 in class.

REMINDER:
a) Complete Vocabulary workbook review lesson 18 (XVIII).
b) Study words on Farewell to Manzanar vocabulary handout: Ch. 12-22.
c) Continue reading your novel independently at home, logging in your daily reading (pages).

Tuesday, January 19, 2010
1. G.U.M. workbook pp. 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226. CP Add: 228, 229, 230, 231. Homework due Wednesday, 1/20
Elements of Language Glossary beginning on page 638.
Reviewed EOL Glossary pp. 638... and then students worked on GUM workbook pp. 221-222, which we checked in class.
REMINDER: Study Lessons 16, 17 review words and all the Farewell to Manzanar vocabulary from chapters 12-22 (words on the back side of handout) for quiz on Friday, 1/22.

Friday, January 15, 2010
1. Read play "Peaceful Protest, Lasting Freedom" in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
2. Voc. Quiz 17 + FM Ch1-11 words.
3. Read Farewell to Manzanar, Ch. 3-5

Thursday, January 14, 2010
1. Check Vocabulary Lesson XVII (17). Quiz tomorrow (Friday 1/15) on less 17 and FM words.
2. Night Poem (typed) due today.
3. Read Farewell to Manzanar Ch. 3-5.

Wednesday, January 13, 2010
1. Complete comprehensive questions for Farewell... Chapters 1 and 2. Check.
2. Distribute Farewell to Manzanar vocabulary list. Study all words from Ch. 1-11 for quiz on Friday 1/15.

Tuesday, January 12, 2010
1. Read Farewell to Manzanar, chapters 1 and 2. Write a summary of each chapter. Turn it in to the associate teacher.

Monday, January 11, 2010
1. Read background to memoir Farewell to Manzanar, a recount of the Japanese internment experience by Jeanne Wakatsuki-Houston and James D. Houston. Please ask for handout FYI Chapters 1-11 when you return from absence.
2. Farewell to Manzanar notes:
Vocabulary:
subversives (N)
confinement (N)
vigil (N)
displacement (N)
catharsis (N)
Ko Wakatsuki: Jeanne Wakatsuki's father
Manzanar: means apple orchard in Spanish
________________
3. Read Forward on pages 5-6 and A Chronology (historical timeline) on pages 7-8.
Copy definitions of Issei, Nisei, and Sansei on page 8 in the book.
4. Begin reading Chapter 1.

Friday, January 8, 2010
1. Vocabulary Quiz XVI (16).
2. Essay on "The Ultimate Gift":
JANUARY 2010 ESSAY PROMPT
Write a one-two page essay, single-spaced on the following prompt:
If you could give someone anything you wanted, what would be the ultimate gift that you would give to change this person’s life forever?
NOTE:
1) Do not forget to describe in detail the gift.
2) Describe and explain how the person’s life will change
3. Homework grade: Checked reading log, physical book, and page numbers.
Monday, grade: 80%.

Thursday, January 7, 2010
1. "From Night" quiz.
2. Review of Vocabulary Lesson XVI (16) pp. 27-28 + definitions + sentences.
3. Introduction of "Night" poem assignment. Due: Thursday, 1/14
Note: Please ask for handouts.

REMINDER:
a. Voc. Quiz 16 [+ five "Night" words: din, emaciated, interminable, notorious, stature] tomorrow.
b. Bring independent reading log and physical novel tomorrow.

Wednesday, January 6

1. Read "from Night" LOL textbook pg. 593-600 and take notes.
2. Discuss passages from memoir.

REMINDER: HOMEWORK:
A) Bring novel selected and parent-signed Reading Log form for teacher approval.
B) Bring completed Vocabulary lesson XVI pp. 27-29 in Manter Hall workbook. Don't forget to write out definitions and a sentence [that shows the meaning of the word] for each word.
Add following words: din, emaciated, interminable, notorious, stature.
Quiz: Friday 1/8 weather permitting. If not, quiz will be on the next school day.

Tuesday, January 5
Happy New Year 2010!
English 2B Expectations: Copy these on a sheet of paper.
1. I must arrive on time and be in my seat ready to learn at the ring of the bell. If I have an assignment to turn in, I need to have it ready on my desk, not in my backpack. If I am tardy, I need to obtain my tardy slip before coming to class.
2. While in class, I need to be respectful and on task at ALL TIMES. Petty talk and talking across the room even in a low volume during class is unacceptable.
3. I have a right to my opinion, but I am expected to keep it to myself unless I am asked by my teacher to share it.
4. When I respond to questions in writing, I must NOT begin with a pronoun (He, she, it, they, you) , "that," "to," "because," or any other subordinate conjunction. I will use complete sentences which restate the question.
5. I am expected to avoid being loud or disorderly when entering the classroom.
6. I am expected to be careful with the following homonyms:
their- belonging to them
there- in that place
they're- they are
your - belonging to you
you're - you are
its - belonging to it
it's - it is
too - also, very (degree)

7. I will be avoid using the following words in my formal writing: things, stuff, alot of, freaked out, sucks, sucked.

Composition: Title: "My Resolutions for 2010" Write a one page composition about this topic with three detailed 10th grade level paragraphs elaborating on:
1) Your goal(s),
2) Why these goals are important, and
3) Your specific plan for accomplishing these goals.
Please ask for handout when you return.