8/29 - 9/2,2011

Multimedia Publications
           The class will select a yearbook cover Tuesday. I will introduce them to Lifetouch's Web Ease program. They will create a user name and password. The Life touch rep will arrive Friday to give a more detailed explanation of the program. Each student is required and will be reminded to sell an ad before the semester ends. The NCTHS yearbook staff will also begin promoting pre sales this week. BUY YOUR NCTHS YEARBOOK NOW!

SOCIOLOGY
          The class will proceed to review and discuss chapter one: sections two and three. After the discussion, the class will assemble into groups. They will construct a presentation regarding each section within chapter one. They will present the information to class Friday. Each presentation will consist of information via power point presentation along with a study guide for his/her classmates. The test will take place Friday Sep. 9,2011.

ENGLISH 9
          We will begin with the infamous 8 parts of speech. I will begin with their ability to list the 8 parts of speech (before I move on to define each part of speech) ,and we will discuss the guided practice exercises in their workbooks. We will begin identifying nouns and pronouns. Once the discussion is complete,we will discuss the literature selection The Most Dangerous Game. Each student must be able to identify the character, plot, point of view, etc. within the selection. We will also proceed this week to list and define the various literary genres. Each student will complete a quiz identifying the elements in The Most Dangerous Game. They will also complete a quiz requring them to list the 8 parts of speech.

ENGLISH 9 PRE-AP
       We will review chapters 1-8 of To Kill A Mockingbird. Each student will submit their homewrok assignment ,which was to answer questions that pertain to chapters 10-15. We will proceed to read and discuss chapters 16-18. After the discussion, we will proceed to define various literary terms such as anaphora, archetype, allegory, bildungsroman, denoument, hyperbole, etc. We will then begin to associate the term's relevance (if any) with To Kill A Mockingbird. The grammar activity will also begin with indentifying nouns and pronouns within their workbook. They will be complete a quiz this week defining the literary terms and identifying nouns and pronouns. The To Kill A Mockingbird test will take place September 8th for my A day students and September 9th for my B day students.