The Writing Rubric. (Click image to enlarge)
| Date Assigned: | English | Literature |
| 3/26/08 | Work on your demonstration speech for next week. Vocab Unit 13 will be due April 2 (Wed.) | Follow your syllabus for TKM. Read ahead if you have time. Chapters 11-15 should be read by Friday. |
| 3/27/08 | Worksheets on ordering speech and
intros due tomorrow.
Vocab Unit 13 due April 2 |
Read chapters 11-15 and answer
questions/vocab. Reading journal check over first two sections (You have had these questions since before Spring Break. I will be checking that they are done.) Make sure you have book and all supplies with you in class. You cannot leave class to get missing work or supplies!
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| 3/28/08 | Vocab Unit 13 due Wednesday Worksheet on speech due Monday. Speeches start MONDAY. If you were notified, please come prepared to do your speech. Points will be deducted if you are not ready to go. |
This is your weekend to catch
up/rest before next week! Questions for 11-15 are due Monday Look at your syllabus --a collage on you is due April 7 and you have a quiz on Monday over chapters 6-15. This will include vocabulary from your questions. Reading chapters start again Monday. |
| 3/31/08 | Speeches were AWESOME Today!!
Be ready if you were scheduled for Tuesday. 1st hour: Vanessa, Samantha, Nick, Holly, Tommy and Anna 2nd hour: Joe S., Henry, Kristen, Carley, Kelly and Mary 3rd hour: Elizabeth D., James, Elliott, Matthew and Susannah |
Read chapters 16-17 tonight in
TKM
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| 4/1/08 | No fooling! Vocabulary Unit
13 is due tomorrow. Speeches for first hour: Patty, Emily A, Cassie and Gabby. Speeches for second hour: Henry, Kristen, Kevin, Chris and Craigin. Speeches for third hour: Susannah, Christian, Lauren and Laura Camarata (if available) |
Read to Chapter 20 in TKM |
| 4/2/08 | Vocab U13 test; spelling test NO speeches because of shortened classes |
Have questions and vocab ready to
discuss in TKM chapters 12-20. Collage over who you are is due Monday.
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| 4/3/08 | Speeches for first hour: Cory,
Annie, Wyatt and Spencer, and Maureen second hour speeches: Craigin, Tyler, Ian and Christy Third hour speeches: Laura Camarata, Lauren K, Robert and Addy |
Have your TKM Themes frame ready
for tomorrow. You should have at least 3 themes with at least 2
supporting points for each theme. If you can do more, great! Collage over you is due Monday |
| 4/4/08 | U 14 vocab is due Wednesday
4/9/08 TYPED Rough draft of Woodman speech is due over "An American Landmark" is due 4/9/08 Demonstration speeches for: 1st hour: Spencer, Maureen, Bridget and Cassie 2nd hour: Ian, Christy Candra, Mary Colleen, Zack (and Jimmy be ready, but may not go!) 3rd hour: Elizabeth S, Jack, Mead, Laura Campbell, Emily Kornell, (and Danny be ready, but may not go!) |
Collage is due Monday. No reading or questions. Enjoy your weekend. |
| 4/8/08 | U14 Vocab due Wednesday. Test
will be Thursday Rough draft for Woodman speech due (typed) due Wednesday. First hour are speeches done! Congrats Second hour: Mary Colleen, Zack, Jimmy and Sarah Third hour: Emily K, Danny and Kirsten |
Collages look good. You need to start your Character frames with the following 4 characters: Scout, Atticus, Jem and Dill. Remember for your supporting points, there should NOT be just adjectives describing characters, but events from the story that describe characteristics of the character. We will continue these in class. You should have 2 points for each character. For example, under Jem's name you may put loosing pants at Radley house.
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| 4/9/08 | U 14 Vocab due tomorrow Final Speeches: Jimmy Clark will present in 2nd hour; Danny Reazin will present in 3rd hour Rough draft of Woodman speech due. It should be typed for peer editing. Final copies are due Friday. You each received a handout to help clarify what we have talked about since Spring Break. |
4/5th hour: No homework. You
started your assignment last night 6th hour: You need to start your character frames with the four characters: Scout, Atticus, Jem and Dill. Remember for your supporting points, there should not be just adjectives describing characters, but events from the story that describe the characteristics of each character. |
| 4/10/08 | U 14 Vocab and Spelling test Final draft of Woodman due Friday 4/11/08. Be ready to read/give your speech then. |
Read Chapters 21-25 in TKM. (up
to page 238) You need to finish the book by Monday. With confirmation this weekend, please consider reading in advance! |
| 4/11/08 | U 15 vocab due Wednesday. Vocab and spelling test on Thursday. We will continue presenting Woodman speeches next week. |
Finish reading the book TKM.
You will receive questions over the readings on Monday. Unit final test is scheduled for Thursday. |
| 4/15/08 | Vocab Unit 15 due Wednesday. We will continue to do speeches in class as well as check vocab |
Start studying for TKM Final. You will receive final study guide tomorrow. |
| 4/16/08 | Vocab U15 spelling and vocab tests. We will continue to do speeches in class | Study for your TKM final! You received your study guide today. we will continue to go over it tomorrow in class. |
| 4/18/08 | No homework | Study for your TKM final. Test is MONDAY!! |
| 4/21/08 | mad libs, if you didn't turn it in in class. | No homework. We will be watching the movie "TKM" Tuesday/Wednesday this week. |
| 4/22/08 | No homework due. Review and cumulative vocab due 4/30. |
Watching TKM movie; Extra credit paper assignment will be due the day after the movie is finished. If you have questions, see Mrs. Reeb |
| 4/23/08 | 3-page paper expanded from a
journal entry. Needs to be typed, double-spaced, 12- to 14-point type.
Due Tuesday 4/29/08. You all have your journals, use your entries as
writing starters. Vocab review and cumulative units 1-15 due Wednesday 4/30 |
Watching TKM movie; Extra credit paper assignment due the day after the movie is finished. If you have questions, see Mrs. Reeb |
| 4/28/08 | 3-page paper expanded from
journal entry. Needs to be typed, double-spaced, 12- to 14-point type. It is
due tomorrow (4/29) Vocab review and cumulative units 1-15 due Wednesday (4/30) Vocab final (NOT the English final) will be 5/7/08. Study guides will go out the end of this week for finals. |
Watching TKM; Extra credit paper assignment will be due WEDNESDAY. You need to compare the book and the movie, focusing on the differences. This should be roughly 500 + words or at least 1 1/2 pages. You will not be able to list all differences, but pick out your tip 4-5 and focus on them. Study guides will go out the end of this week for finals. |
| 4/29/08 | Vocab book reveiw due Wed. and punctuation worksheets due Wednesday. | Extra credit assignment due
Wednesday. Read "Harriet Tubman" pages 130-138 in your Lit book due Wednesday |
| 4/30/08 | Vocab final mastery test due
Monday, Vocab final will be Wednesday English final will be 5/8/08 |
Read "I Know Why the Caged Bird
Sings" by Maya Angelou, pages 32-38 Do questions: Page 38 -- 2,3,4,5 and Page 39 -- 1,2,3,7,8 Quiz over Tubman and Angelou stories will be Friday. |
| 5/1/08 | Vocab final mastery test due
Monday in vocab book. English final is 5/8/08 |
Quiz over Tubman and Angelou
stories Friday Literature final is 5/9/08 |
| 5/2/08 | Vocab final mastery in your vocab
book due Monday your study guide will come over email this weekend |
your study guides will come over email this weekend. |
| 5/5/08 | Study for your vocab final on Wednesday and your English final on Thursday. | Study for your lit final on Friday |