Wednesday, February 29, 2012. Early Dismissal
ALL CLASSES (Except Per. 1 who tallied the OER).
Analyze "Connected to a Special Place" Scored 1, 2, 3, and 4 sample essays from released TEST.
Per. 7: Complete "Space Junk" in glossy book on page. 48. Bring on sheet of paper tomorrow.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Tuesday, February 28, 2012.
ALL CLASSES:"My Father Sits in the Dark" TEST (Test Grade) OER 29-30-31.
Revising and Editing: p. 27-35. Use 82-100. Turn in scantron. Finish OER and essay on page 22. Turn in. We will tally scores tomorrow. Be sure to bring your "Feeling Connected to a Special Place" essay.
If you were absent, you need to make this up ASAP.
ALL CLASSES:"My Father Sits in the Dark" TEST (Test Grade) OER 29-30-31.
Revising and Editing: p. 27-35. Use 82-100. Turn in scantron. Finish OER and essay on page 22. Turn in. We will tally scores tomorrow. Be sure to bring your "Feeling Connected to a Special Place" essay.
If you were absent, you need to make this up ASAP.
Friday, February 24, 2012
Thursday, February 23, 2012.
CP
1) 1. Bubble "Nzinga Warrior..." onto scantron 1-26.2. Record "Dying Languages onto sheet of paper (letter and answer). Turn in.
2) Review "Overcoming Obstacles" essays with LCD projector...
Academic English 2B Periods 1-5
1. Bubble "Nzinga Warrior..." onto scantron 1-26.
2. Record "Dying Languages onto sheet of paper (letter and answer). Turn in.
3. Brainstorming about Me: Make a T chart.
a) List circumstances in your life that are unique to you (make you different from everyone else).
b) List issues you care about.
CP
1) 1. Bubble "Nzinga Warrior..." onto scantron 1-26.2. Record "Dying Languages onto sheet of paper (letter and answer). Turn in.
2) Review "Overcoming Obstacles" essays with LCD projector...
Academic English 2B Periods 1-5
1. Bubble "Nzinga Warrior..." onto scantron 1-26.
2. Record "Dying Languages onto sheet of paper (letter and answer). Turn in.
3. Brainstorming about Me: Make a T chart.
a) List circumstances in your life that are unique to you (make you different from everyone else).
b) List issues you care about.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Wednesday, February 22, 2012.
CP:
1) Snapshots and thoughtshots
2) Brainstorm for essay:
a) List circumstances in your life that are unique to you (make you different from everyone else).
b) List issues you care about.
3) Pick up "Simple, complex, compound, compound-complex sentence exercise homework.
4) HOMEWORK: Complete Manter Hall Lesson XX (20) in workbook. Bring tomorrow.
Academic English Periods 1-5:
1) Vocabulary Lesson 1: Scribe/Script: Work on handout. Check in class. Quiz Friday, 2/24
2) Work on : "Nzinga Warrior Queen of Matamba" 1-26; 27-29 (OER) and 1-10 "Revising and Editing" in gray booklet. Follow the steps. You should complete this today. Copy prompt and complete essay for homework.
CP:
1) Snapshots and thoughtshots
2) Brainstorm for essay:
a) List circumstances in your life that are unique to you (make you different from everyone else).
b) List issues you care about.
3) Pick up "Simple, complex, compound, compound-complex sentence exercise homework.
4) HOMEWORK: Complete Manter Hall Lesson XX (20) in workbook. Bring tomorrow.
Academic English Periods 1-5:
1) Vocabulary Lesson 1: Scribe/Script: Work on handout. Check in class. Quiz Friday, 2/24
2) Work on : "Nzinga Warrior Queen of Matamba" 1-26; 27-29 (OER) and 1-10 "Revising and Editing" in gray booklet. Follow the steps. You should complete this today. Copy prompt and complete essay for homework.
Monday, February 20, 2012
Monday, February 20, 2012.
CP: Per. 7
1) Review simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences. Homework Exercise: packet.
2) CP: IHSC Vocabulary Quiz 1
3) Complete "Space Junk" pg. 48 in glossy workbook.
Academic English 2B: Periods 1-5
1) Review answers to TAKS glossy workbook: "All the Years of Her Life" and "Notes From a Novice." Find evidence for response in text.
2) Complete "Space Junk" in glossy book beginning on page 48. 1-10.
CP: Per. 7
1) Review simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences. Homework Exercise: packet.
2) CP: IHSC Vocabulary Quiz 1
3) Complete "Space Junk" pg. 48 in glossy workbook.
Academic English 2B: Periods 1-5
1) Review answers to TAKS glossy workbook: "All the Years of Her Life" and "Notes From a Novice." Find evidence for response in text.
2) Complete "Space Junk" in glossy book beginning on page 48. 1-10.
Friday, February 17, 2012
Friday, February 17, 2012.
CP: Period 7
1. View samples of "A Long Walk to Forever" OER and assess own response.
2. Work on phrases and clauses; grade
3. Begin reading I Had Seen Castles
VOCABULARY QUIZ MOVED TO MONDAY 2/20
Academic English 2B Periods 1-5 Friday, February 17, 2012.
1) I Had Seen Castles: Read through pg. 24.
2) Take IHSC Vocabulary Quiz 1 (10 words)
3) Work on comprehension question packet for I Had Seen Castles Complete as many questions as you can. Keep the packet and do not lose it.
CP: Period 7
1. View samples of "A Long Walk to Forever" OER and assess own response.
2. Work on phrases and clauses; grade
3. Begin reading I Had Seen Castles
VOCABULARY QUIZ MOVED TO MONDAY 2/20
Academic English 2B Periods 1-5 Friday, February 17, 2012.
1) I Had Seen Castles: Read through pg. 24.
2) Take IHSC Vocabulary Quiz 1 (10 words)
3) Work on comprehension question packet for I Had Seen Castles Complete as many questions as you can. Keep the packet and do not lose it.
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Wednesday, February 15, 2012.
CP:
1) Review capitalization rules. Complete Exercises 1, 2, 3, and 4 on pages 668-677.
2) Read "Long Walk to Forever" . Answer question: What is one conflict faced by Newt and Catherine in the story?
English 2B Periods 1-5
1) Review Capitalization:
Elements of Language textbook: pp. 668-670. Read rules and work on Exercise 1. Grade in class.
2) Write final draft of question to "Long Walk to Forever."
3) Review IHSC Vocabulary words for quiz on Friday, 2/17. Write a sentence with each word. Make sure that your sentence shows the meaning of the voc. word.
CP:
1) Review capitalization rules. Complete Exercises 1, 2, 3, and 4 on pages 668-677.
2) Read "Long Walk to Forever" . Answer question: What is one conflict faced by Newt and Catherine in the story?
English 2B Periods 1-5
1) Review Capitalization:
Elements of Language textbook: pp. 668-670. Read rules and work on Exercise 1. Grade in class.
2) Write final draft of question to "Long Walk to Forever."
3) Review IHSC Vocabulary words for quiz on Friday, 2/17. Write a sentence with each word. Make sure that your sentence shows the meaning of the voc. word.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Monday, February 13, 2012
Monday, February 13, 2012. (All classes)
Copy and review rules for hyphen usage. Elements of Language textbook, p. 768-769. Write down rules for hyphens: 25 j, 25 k, 25 l, and all the examples.
Complete Exercise 6 "Hyphenating Words Correctly" 1-10 following example.
Misplaced Clause Modifiers: Copy examples on page 630: Misplaced and Clear and then complete Exercise 8: 1-10: Write down the complete incorrect sentence, bracket the dependent clause, then draw an arrow to the word the dependent clause modifies; then correct this misplaced modifier in a new sentence, drawing the bracket and arrow as well. Skip a line.
Vocabulary Words for Periods 1-5: Look up the definitions for homework:
I Had Seen Castles Vocabulary List 1
1. maim v.
2. resonate v.
3. alter v.
4. lament v.
5. swoon v.
6. clairvoyance n.
7. banter n.
8. despicable adj.
9. brazen adj.
10.profound adj.
Vocabulary for CP Per. 7:
I Had Seen Castles Vocabulary List : CP
Verbs:
1. maim
2. collapse
3. resonate
4. exhort
5. alter
6. lament
7. swoon
Nouns:
8. clairvoyance
9. jalopy
10. endurance
11. banter
12. reverie
13. destitution
Adjectives:
14. despicable
15. brazen
16. profound
17. insatiable
Copy and review rules for hyphen usage. Elements of Language textbook, p. 768-769. Write down rules for hyphens: 25 j, 25 k, 25 l, and all the examples.
Complete Exercise 6 "Hyphenating Words Correctly" 1-10 following example.
Misplaced Clause Modifiers: Copy examples on page 630: Misplaced and Clear and then complete Exercise 8: 1-10: Write down the complete incorrect sentence, bracket the dependent clause, then draw an arrow to the word the dependent clause modifies; then correct this misplaced modifier in a new sentence, drawing the bracket and arrow as well. Skip a line.
Vocabulary Words for Periods 1-5: Look up the definitions for homework:
I Had Seen Castles Vocabulary List 1
1. maim v.
2. resonate v.
3. alter v.
4. lament v.
5. swoon v.
6. clairvoyance n.
7. banter n.
8. despicable adj.
9. brazen adj.
10.profound adj.
Vocabulary for CP Per. 7:
I Had Seen Castles Vocabulary List : CP
Verbs:
1. maim
2. collapse
3. resonate
4. exhort
5. alter
6. lament
7. swoon
Nouns:
8. clairvoyance
9. jalopy
10. endurance
11. banter
12. reverie
13. destitution
Adjectives:
14. despicable
15. brazen
16. profound
17. insatiable
Friday, February 10, 2012
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Thursday, February 9, 2012.
1) Check Vocabulary Lesson 19.
2) Review grammar.
English 2B Periods 1-5
1) Review prepositional phrases with warm-up
2) Students checked "Ions" on page 23 in workbook to revise for incorrect answers.
3) Check Glossy TAKS exercise "Ions" (Except period 5).
Vocabulary Words for quiz tomorrow:
1. assent v. to agree
2. capitulate: v. to give up
3. desolation: n. abandonment; loneliness
4. guileless: adj. free of deceit or cunning; clueless
5. inaudible: adj. not able to be heard
6. foment: v. to cause to grow; incite Ex. The bad leader fomented a fighting, bickering environment.
7. intangible: adj. not capable if being perceived (felt) by the senses.
8. interim: n. period of time between events
9. overt: adj. obvious; out in the open; not covered/hidden
10. posthumous: adj. occurring after death
11. premonition: n. an inner sense that something bad will happen
12. rapt: adj. deeply absorbed
13. rescind: v. to reverse or cancel
14. subside: v. to sink to a normal level; to lessen in intensity
15. subterranean: adj. underground
Study for Quiz tomorrow!!
1) Check Vocabulary Lesson 19.
2) Review grammar.
English 2B Periods 1-5
1) Review prepositional phrases with warm-up
2) Students checked "Ions" on page 23 in workbook to revise for incorrect answers.
3) Check Glossy TAKS exercise "Ions" (Except period 5).
Vocabulary Words for quiz tomorrow:
1. assent v. to agree
2. capitulate: v. to give up
3. desolation: n. abandonment; loneliness
4. guileless: adj. free of deceit or cunning; clueless
5. inaudible: adj. not able to be heard
6. foment: v. to cause to grow; incite Ex. The bad leader fomented a fighting, bickering environment.
7. intangible: adj. not capable if being perceived (felt) by the senses.
8. interim: n. period of time between events
9. overt: adj. obvious; out in the open; not covered/hidden
10. posthumous: adj. occurring after death
11. premonition: n. an inner sense that something bad will happen
12. rapt: adj. deeply absorbed
13. rescind: v. to reverse or cancel
14. subside: v. to sink to a normal level; to lessen in intensity
15. subterranean: adj. underground
Study for Quiz tomorrow!!
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Wednesday, February 8, 2012.
Sentence Construction: List of subordinating conjunctions. What are the requirements for a complete sentence? What is a fragment? Review different clauses on overhead. Construct own sentences with proper punctuation:IC. IC.IC ; IC.IC , (fanboys) IC.DC, IC.IC DC.Prep phrase, IC.Participial phrase, IC.
Absolute phrase, IC.
NOTE: Vocabulary Lesson 19 due tomorrow 2/9. Quiz 2/10
Sentence Construction: List of subordinating conjunctions. What are the requirements for a complete sentence? What is a fragment? Review different clauses on overhead. Construct own sentences with proper punctuation:IC. IC.IC ; IC.IC , (fanboys) IC.DC, IC.IC DC.Prep phrase, IC.Participial phrase, IC.
Absolute phrase, IC.
NOTE: Vocabulary Lesson 19 due tomorrow 2/9. Quiz 2/10
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Tuesday, February 7, 2012.
Students worked on Farewell... comprehension question packets.
Vocabulary for the Week: Lesson 19. Bring completed on Thursday 2/9
Per. 1-5 English 2B Academic
Sentence parts, clauses, phrases, comma use. Review First Lady: Periods 1-2
Vocabulary for the Week: Farewell...Glossary words with 4. Quiz Friday 2/10
Students worked on Farewell... comprehension question packets.
Vocabulary for the Week: Lesson 19. Bring completed on Thursday 2/9
Per. 1-5 English 2B Academic
Sentence parts, clauses, phrases, comma use. Review First Lady: Periods 1-2
Vocabulary for the Week: Farewell...Glossary words with 4. Quiz Friday 2/10
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Thursday, February 2, 2012.
Complete reading of Farewell to Manzanar Ch. 21-22.
Per. 1-5 Thursday, February 2, 2012.
1) Farewell to Manzanar: Read Ch. 19-21. Discuss Jeanne Wakatsuki's difficulty in assimilating into mainstream society, the racial prejudice she encounters due to her Japanese ethnicity, her struggles with respect for her father, and her difficulty in coming to terms with her Japanese roots while wanting to belong to the American culture in which she grew up and using her femininity as a tool to break the "intangible barriers" she writes about in order to fit in this society.Study words with asterisk * from Farewell to Manzanar Glossary for quiz tomorrow.
Complete reading of Farewell to Manzanar Ch. 21-22.
Per. 1-5 Thursday, February 2, 2012.
1) Farewell to Manzanar: Read Ch. 19-21. Discuss Jeanne Wakatsuki's difficulty in assimilating into mainstream society, the racial prejudice she encounters due to her Japanese ethnicity, her struggles with respect for her father, and her difficulty in coming to terms with her Japanese roots while wanting to belong to the American culture in which she grew up and using her femininity as a tool to break the "intangible barriers" she writes about in order to fit in this society.Study words with asterisk * from Farewell to Manzanar Glossary for quiz tomorrow.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Wednesday, February 1, 2012.
Farewell to Manzanar: Read Ch. 17-20. Discuss Woody's visit to Japan and how both he and Great Aunt Toyo benefit from his visit. Also discuss Jeanne Wakatsuki's return to public school and the "double impulse" she has to be "invisible" because of her Japanese ethnicity but also noticed and accepted as one who fits into mainstream society.
NOTE: Manter Hall Vocabulary Quiz XVII [17 ] (and review words) has been moved to Friday 2/3 due to time constraints with the memoir.
Academic English Per. 1-5
Farewell to Manzanar: Read Ch. 16-part of 20 [pg. 139 middle]. Fill out question sheet for these chapters. Explain Woody's visit to Japan and how both he and Great Aunt Toyo benefit from his visit. What does Woody receive? What does Aunto Toyo receive? Also discuss Jeanne Wakatsuki's return to public school and the "double impulse" she has to be "invisible" because of her Japanese ethnicity but also noticed and accepted as one who fits into mainstream society.
NOTE: Farewell...Vocabulary Quiz 3 (Words with *) has been moved to Friday 2/3 due to time constraints with the memoir.
Farewell to Manzanar: Read Ch. 17-20. Discuss Woody's visit to Japan and how both he and Great Aunt Toyo benefit from his visit. Also discuss Jeanne Wakatsuki's return to public school and the "double impulse" she has to be "invisible" because of her Japanese ethnicity but also noticed and accepted as one who fits into mainstream society.
NOTE: Manter Hall Vocabulary Quiz XVII [17 ] (and review words) has been moved to Friday 2/3 due to time constraints with the memoir.
Academic English Per. 1-5
Farewell to Manzanar: Read Ch. 16-part of 20 [pg. 139 middle]. Fill out question sheet for these chapters. Explain Woody's visit to Japan and how both he and Great Aunt Toyo benefit from his visit. What does Woody receive? What does Aunto Toyo receive? Also discuss Jeanne Wakatsuki's return to public school and the "double impulse" she has to be "invisible" because of her Japanese ethnicity but also noticed and accepted as one who fits into mainstream society.
NOTE: Farewell...Vocabulary Quiz 3 (Words with *) has been moved to Friday 2/3 due to time constraints with the memoir.
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