Tuesday, October 4, 2011.

1) Conference with students about outlines; students who did not bring their "A Sound of Thunder" outline completed worked on their outlines. This is a process and a grade.

2) Sentence Skills: Re-writing Run-On Sentences.

Monday, October 3, 2011.

1) Complete essay on indirect characterization using outline done for homework.

2) Complete Manter Hall Vocabulary lessons VII and VIII. Due Thursday, 10/6!

Friday, September 30, 2011.

1) Check "A Sound of Thunder" charts, analyze parts of outline and ways to construct a topic sentence from chart, and work on essay outline. Complete outline for homework.

P.S. Don't forget to complete grammar handout on sentence modeling.

Wednesday, September 28, 2011.

1) Review of parts of speech and phrases: prepositional, appositive, absolute, and participial; adjectives, adverbs, noun, and verb. Begin sentence modeling. Complete for HOMEWORK.

2) Complete chart with three examples of indirect characterization. Use for outline. See "A Sound of Thunder" handout with example of essay on foreshadowing given on Tuesday, September 27. Complete your outline but over indirect characterization: In "A Sound of Thunder," how does Ray Bradbury's use of indirect characterization affect the story? Remember, your thesis will answer this question.

See you on Friday, 9/30.

Tuesday, September 27, 2011.

1) Students reviewed the "absolute phrase." You can search for this concept on the internet for more examples: GMAT examples. They were given an exercise for labeling parts of speech and different phrases.

2) Students who did not finish the two essay questions from yesterday's test were given 20 minutes to do so while the students who did complete their essays worked on the grammar.

3) Students discussed examples of indirect characterization and viewed the handout on the essay outline for "A Sound of Thunder" foreshadowing in the story.

HOMEWORK: Students are to complete the labeling on the handout for model sentences.

Monday, September 26, 2011.

Short Stories and Literary Terms TEST

HOMEWORK: Read Tomorrow When the War Began. Follow reading schedule:

Tomorrow When the War Began by John Marsden Reading Schedule

Wednesday, Sept 21: Ch. 1
Thursday, Sept 22: Ch. 2&3
Friday, Sept 23: Ch. 4&5

Monday, Sept. 26: Ch. 6
Tuesday, Sept. 27: Catch-up day
Wednesday: Sept. 28: Ch. 7
Thursday, Sept. 29: Ch. 8
Friday, Sept. 30: Ch. 9



Monday, Oct. 3: Ch. 10
Tuesday Oct. 4: Ch. 11
Wednes. Oct. 5: Ch. 12&13
Thurs. Oct. 6: Ch. 14
Friday Oct. 7: Ch. 15

Monday, Oct. 10: Ch. 16
Tuesday Oct. 11: No Homework: PSAT test tomorrow
Wednesday: Oct. 12: Ch. 19
Thurs. Oct. 13: Ch. 20&21
Friday Oct. 14: Ch. 22 & Epilogue

Friday, September 23, 2011.

NOTE: Students received reading schedule for Tomorrow When the War Began

Tomorrow When the War Began by John Marsden Reading Schedule

Wednesday, Sept 21: Ch. 1
Thursday, Sept 22: Ch. 2&3
Friday, Sept 23: Ch. 4&5

Monday, Sept. 26: Ch. 6
Tuesday, Sept. 27: Catch-up day
Wednesday: Sept. 28: Ch. 7
Thursday, Sept. 29: Ch. 8
Friday, Sept. 30: Ch. 9



Monday, Oct. 3: Ch. 10
Tuesday Oct. 4: Ch. 11
Wednes. Oct. 5: Ch. 12&13
Thurs. Oct. 6: Ch. 14
Friday Oct. 7: Ch. 15

Monday, Oct. 10: Ch. 16
Tuesday Oct. 11: No Homework: PSAT test tomorrow
Wednesday: Oct. 12: Ch. 19
Thurs. Oct. 13: Ch. 20&21
Friday Oct. 14: Ch. 22 & Epilogue


1) Complete reading of "A Sound of Thunder" from old textbook. You can access through GOOGLE if you need to peruse text to answer questions.

2) Vocabulary Quiz Lesson V and PSAT # 4.

3) Complete study guide questions for "A Sound of Thunder."

HOMEWORK: Study for TEST on literary terms studied and short stories:

Refer to guide given on Thursday, and the following stories:

"The Interlopers"
"Harrison Bergeron"
"The Pedestrian"
"There Will Come Soft Rains"
"A Sound of Thunder"

Don't forget your "Technology" essay is due on Monday, 9/26