January 14 - 18, 2013
English 9
On Monday, I will return the apostrophe quizzes to the class. We will discuss the quizzes and address any questions. The class will proceed to read his or her required reading or complete his or her study guide pertaining to the selection. On Tuesday, I will introduce subject-verb agreement. We will review and discuss the rules. The student will proceed to complete a practice exercise. Upon completion, we will proceed to discussing their study guide pertaining to the required reading selection. On Wednesday, we will review subject-verb agreement ,and each student will complete another practice exercise. Upon completion and discusstion of the exercise, each student will have the remaining portion of the period to read and/or finish their study guide for their required reading. On Thursday, we will discuss the study guide in preparation for Friday's test on the selection. On Friday, each student will complete his or her test on the required reading selection.
English 9 Pre-AP
On Monday, each student completed a quiz on edmodo defining literary terms. UPon completion of the quiz, I distributed the group presentation guidelines ,and I also assigned group presentation chapters. Each group gathered ,and they began working on their presentation. On Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, I will review the guidelines pertaining to the group presentations. I will also allow them to gather information as they prepare to present the information Friday. On Friday, each student will present chapters 2-9 of Charles Seife's Zero The Biography of a Dangerous Idea.
English 10
On Monday, the class proceeded to the library in an effort to give them an opportunity to read his or her required reading selection in preparation for Friday's test. On Tuesday, the class will proceed to discuss interpreting and analyzing figures of speech within their required reading selection. On Wednesday, each student will turn in his or her assignment identifying those figures of speech in his or her required reading of choice. On Thursday, we will discuss each selection in preparation for Friday's test. On Friday, each student will complete his or her test on their required reading selection.
