Thursday, April 1, 2010

1. Check I Had Seen Castles Day 4. Turn in.
2. Read I Had Seen Castles pp. 68-79; discuss symbols in novel.

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

1. Complete reading I Had Seen Castles pp. 60-67.

2. Work on I Had Seen Castles Day 4 questions. If you did not finish in class, finish during lunch tomorrow.

REMINDER: Complete Vocabulary Review Lesson XXIV (24). Bring completed lesson on Monday, 4/5. This will be counted as a take-home quiz grade.

REMINDER: Make sure you finish reading your novel over the weekend. A novel assignment will be given to you next week.

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

1. Read I Had Seen Castles pp. 53-67
2. Work on I Had Seen Castles Day 3 Questions; check/grade in class. Turn in.

Complete Vocabulary Lesson 25. Due Thursday. Quiz Monday, 4/5

Monday, March 29, 2010

1. Read I Had Seen Castles pp. 33-52; discuss.

2. Begin I Had Seen Castles Day Three (3) Questions.

Friday, March 26

1. Voc. Quiz XXIII (23).
2. Work on I Had Seen Castles Day TWO comprehension questions 1-16.


Thursday, March 25

1. Check Vocabulary Lesson XXIII. Sentences and Definitions.
2. Complete I Had Seen Castles Day TWO reading, pp. 17-32. Discuss.

Wednesday, March 24

1. Complete I Had Seen Castles Comprehensive Questions for DAY ONE. Turn in for grade.

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

1. Intro to I Had Seen Castles; Read and analyze poem.
2. Read pp. 1-16

Monday, March 22, 2010

1. Farewell to Manzanar Ch. 12-22 TEST. If you were absent, see me for make up.

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

1. Students turned in selected novel slip for homework grade.
2. Students engaged in course selection in the Multipurpose Room.

Tuesday, March 9, 2010.

1. Complete reading of Farewell to Manzanar Ch. 18-22.
2. Work on Farewell...comprehensive questions for Ch. 18-22.

Note: Graded Farewell... Ch. 12-17 questions were returned to students.

REMINDER: Bring signed novel selection slip tomorrow.

Test on Farewell to Manzanar Ch. 12-22: Monday, March 22

Monday, March 8, 2010

1. Complete Farewell to Manzanar Ch. 12-17 questions.
2. Begin reading Farewell... Ch. 18-22.

Students received Independent Reading assignment handout. If you were absent, please ask for this handout upon your return.

Friday, March 5, 2010

1. Checked Vocabulary Lesson 22 XXII in workbook for a grade.
2. Vocabulary Quiz 22(XXII)
3. Continued to read Farewell to Manzanar Ch. 12-17 (pp. 87-123) silently.
Students received question handout for these chapters.

Thursday, March 4, 2010.

1. Checked completion of definitions, sentences, and workbook. Many students were not prepared, so those students prepared with homework recieved a grade, and those who were negligent will receive their deserved grade: 0; we will check workbook tomorrow.

2. Read Farewell to Manzanar Ch. 12-17 silently.

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

TAKS TEST


Tuesday, March 2, 2010

1. Passed out scantrons for tallying scores for practice TAKS test.
2. Read student samples of Score 4 essays.
3. Reviewed TAKS tips.

Monday, March 1, 2010

1. Collection of Novel Project/Negligence letters.
2. Check completion of "Surroundings" essay.
3. Peer revision of "Surroundings" essays. (Students will revise and turn in tomorrow.)
4. Read student samples of released "Surroundings" essays.

Friday, February 26, 2010

1. Students completed "Revising and Editing" portion of "My Father Sits..." test.
2. Students worked on the following prompt:

Write a personal narrative explaining how your surroundings affect your life.
(One sheet, front and back.)