Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Good morning everyone! I am so sorry I did not update yesterday! I completely forgot! Oops!
I will not be in school tomorrow as I have to attend a memorial service in New York. There is no homework over vacation except to get some rest and have a safe and happy holiday!

Take some time for yourself and read a book for pleasure! :)

Monday, December 20, 2010

periods 2 & 5 - finish Act I, scene v study guide and the review sheet for Tuesday - TEST ACT I on WEDNESDAY

Thursday, December 16, 2010

periods 2 & 5 - Study for Vocab quiz - Unit 7, 1-10. You have an essay due on Monday. Keep workin on it in google docs.

periods 3 & 7 - Vocab quiz tomorrow on Part 2, Unit 8. You should have also read "The Things They Carried" for tomorrow and have a quiz on Monday.

Period 6 - Study for Vocab Unit 7!

Thursday, December 15, 2010

Periods 2 & 5 - work on essays, period 5 - fill in PIE
Periods 3 & 7 - work on projects, study vocab unit 8 (Quiz Friday) and read pages 1-26 in The Things They Carried for Friday
Period 6 - study guide - Act III, Scene i

VIETNAM WAR RESOURCES

Vietnam War Resources

Web site to accompany the PBS series

http://www.pbs.org/battlefieldvietnam/

Events leading up to the war and some wonderful links:

http://americanhistory.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vietnampix.com%2Fintro2.htm

Causes of the Vietnam war

http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/vietnam/causes.htm

Protests

http://www.essortment.com/all/vietnamwarprot_rlcz.htm

The soldier’s experience in battle

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1558328,00.html

A Country Study: Vietnam, from the Library of Congress
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/vntoc.html

Battlefield: Vietnam
http://www.pbs.org/battlefieldvietnam/

Experiencing War: Stories from the Veterans History Project
http://www.loc.gov/folklife/vets/stories/ex-war-home.html

Frontline World—Vietnam: Looking For Home
http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/vietnam/

Interviews with people who were in Vietnam
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/vietinterview.htm

Kent State University shootings
http://speccoll.library.kent.edu/4may70/

P.O.V.: Stories Since the War
http://www.pbs.org/pov/stories/

Personal Legacy: The Healing of a Nation
http://photo2.si.edu/legacy/legacy.html

Pete Peterson—Assignment Hanoi
http://www.pbs.org/hanoi/

Precious Cargo—Adoption of Vietnamese orphans after the war
http://www.pbs.org/itvs/preciouscargo/

Recalling the Vietnam War (youtube videos)
http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/PubEd/research/vietnam.html

The Psychedelic ‘60s: Literary Tradition and Social Change/Protests
http://www.lib.virginia.edu/small/exhibits/sixties/index.html

The Vietnam Center: Internet Resources
http://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/teachers/internetresources.htm

The Vietnam War in Photographs
http://www.vietnampix.com/index.html

The Virtual Wall – The Vietnam Memorial
http://www.virtualwall.org/

The War in Vietnam—A Story in Photographs
http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/vietnam-photos/

The Wars for Viet Nam: 1945 to 1975
http://vietnam.vassar.edu/

Vietnam Era Anti War Music
http://www.jwsrockgarden.com/jw02vvaw.htm

Vietnam Veterans Memorial
http://www.nps.gov/vive/

What’s Going On? An Incomplete List of Songs About Vietnam
http://www.ksu.edu/english/nelp/vietnam_music.html

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

I hope everyone had a fantastic day. The assignments for the evening are below. If you are in my period 3 or period 7 class, you should click the links below to sign up for your group project. Please be a part of a group by the beginning of class tomorrow.

Periods 2 & 5 - fill in Romeo and Juliet study guide for Act I scenes iii and iv. We will go to the computer lab tomorrow to work on your essays.

Periods 3 & 7 - sign up for your groups on the google docs below. Do NOT erase anyone's name. If the spots are taken, you need to sign up somewhere else. Read the first story "The Things They Carried" in your book by Friday. Period 3 (1-27) Period 7 (1-25).

Period 6 - Twenty original sentences for Unit 7

GOOGLE DOCS FOR GROUP SIGN UPS

PERIOD 3 - Only sign up where there is a number available. If you have problems, email me at mstuart@burlington.mec.edu
https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Av4mtiHE3jwxdHlxdWcxMnk0VlN2Y1Fyb08xSUV3N1E&hl=en&authkey=CJf3_ZAC

PERIOD 7 - Only sign up where there is a number available. If you have problems, email me at mstuart@burlington.mec.edu

https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Av4mtiHE3jwxdGgzODlXUGZkejdzaGxDSVFDVXJ0U2c&authkey=CLCZx8YN&hl=en#gid=0

Monday, December 13, 2010

This is the last full week of school before vacation! I cannot believe it!

2 & 5 - Please fill out the study guide for Act I, Scenes i & ii. Many of you have poor homework grades this quarter. Be sure you are keeping up with your homework.

3 & 7 - Please fill out the anticipation guide for The Things They Carried and complete Word Wealth worksheet Part 2, Unit 8. Last Vocab quiz of 2010 on Friday!!

6 - none. Bring vocab book tomorrow!

Friday, December 10, 2010

Happy Friday!

Periods 2 & 5 - fill in the words and definitions for Vocab Unit 7, 1-10 and complete p. 75 in Vocab book
Periods 3 & 7 - bring Word Wealth on Monday and your Death of a Salesman book to turn in.
Period 6 - Complete p. 78 & 82( two word completions) in Vocab book

Have a great weekend!

Thursday, December 9, 2010

This week flew by!

To all of my sophomore students: Fantastic job today on the seminar! I am so impressed by all that was contributed. For the most part, everyone contributed something original and meaningful to the conversation and more than once! It was very impressive and a lot of fun to listen to. I am so interested in what you all have to say and I do not always get to hear from all of you, so it was really quite entertaining for me. I hope you all enjoyed (or did not hate) the experience as well. It is definitely a different way to end a unit, but I think it was very worthwhile and informative. I hope you did too!

For Friday:

Periods 3 & 7 - wonderful job today! Vocab quiz 2.7 tomorrow! Bring flashcards and your Death of a Salesman books (to turn in) for tomorrow!

Periods 2 & 5 - vocab quiz unit 6, 11-20 tomorrow - flashcards

Period 6 - bring in any materials you may need for your character collage

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Hi all,

2 & 5 - bring in any materials you will want to use on your literary term poster project. You have a vocab quiz on Friday - Unit 6, 11-20

3 & 7 - prepare for seminar! vocab quiz part 2, unit 7 on Friday

6 - study for Romeo and Juliet quiz on Act 2

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

I hope you all had a nice long weekend. We have a short week, but a lot to do!

Periods 2 & 5 - You have a vocab quiz on Unit 6, words 11-20 on Friday. Tonight you should do the Completing the Sentence exercise on pages 68-69 in your Vocab book.

Periods 3 & 7 - complete the Word Wealth Part 2, Unit 7 worksheet. Begin thinking about the questions for the seminar on Thursday.

Period 6 - fill in the "character quotes" worksheet using your character. You will need to use this later, so do a thorough job. You have a quiz on Act II on Thursday.

Friday, December 3, 2010

Hi all,

Happy Friday!! You all have Monday off, lucky!

2 & 5 - make sure your definitions and words are filled in for your Vocab photowalk. Your quiz will be next Friday. Have a great weekend!

Everyone else, have a great weekend! No homework!

Thursday, December 2, 2010

Is everyone else getting a cold? I can't seem to shake this one! Anyway, every class has a vocab quiz tomorow. Please study and don't forget that flashcards are five extra points! EVERYONE could use this extra credit!

Periods 2 & 5 - study and flashcards - Vocab Unit 6, 1-10
Periods 3 & 7 - study and flashcards - Vocab Part 2 Unit 6 and write a one paragraph reaction to the ending of Death of a Salesman. Your paragraph should be six to eight sentences.
Period 6  - study for vocab unit 6 and make flashcards.

Please keep in mind that when you are absent, it is YOUR responsibility to make up the work and show me the missed homework. I will not chase you down for it and you will receive a zero.

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Welcome to December! Holy cow, I cannot believe it is already here! Time flies!

Periods 2 & 5 & 6 - no homework
Periods 3 & 7 - complete the Death of a Salesman questions

Monday, November 29, 2010

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving break! It is so wonderful to spend time with family and friends. I hope you all had an enjoyable long weekend.

Periods 2 & 5 - complete the worksheet by ranking the social offenses
periods 3 & 7- complete the Word Wealth worksheet - 2.6
Period 6 - 20 original sentences for Unit 6

All classes have Vocab quizzes on Friday!

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Have a safe and Happy Thanksgiving! Be ready to work when we get back! Enjoy the time you get to spend with your families this week.

"The happiest of people don't always have the best of everything, they just make the best of everything that comes along their way."

Monday, November 22, 2010

Just a short week of two and a half days! I cannot believe it is already Thanksgiving week!

Periods 2 & 5 - no homework!
Periods 3 & 7 - Death of a Salesman questions
Period 6 - fill in compare/contrast sheet for tomorrow

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Good afternoon! I cannot believe how fast this week went by! Parent/teacher conferences are tonight and tomorrow. Students, enjoy your day off tomorrow! Lucky ducks!

Over the weekend...

periods 2 & 5 - Vocab quiz on Monday! Unit 5, 11-20 - STUDY!
periods 3 & 7- no homework - great job this week! Bring books to class on Monday.
period 6 -Read Act II, scene iii of R & J - take notes and summarize

Have a fantastic long weekend!

Wednesday, November, 17, 2010

Good afternoon! The rain finally stopped! Hooray!
I just want to remind everyone that parent/teacher conferences are tomorrow night from 6:30 to 8:30, and also on Friday from 8am to 2pm. I would love to meet anyone who has time to come in! Please send me an email and let me know if you are interested in meeting with me. mstuart@burlington.mec.edu

Periods 2 & 5 - You have an Animal Farm test tomorrow! Study tonight1

Periods 3 & 7 - Performances are tomorrow! All writing components are due at tomorrow. I will not accept anything late without deducting points. I am excited to see all of your hard work in action!

Period 6 - Romeo and Juliet translation sheet should be complete.

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

"The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything, they just make the best of everything that comes along their way."

I really like this quote and think it is something we should try and remember!

Periods 2 & 5 - You have an Animal Farm test on Thursday! Finish the novel tonight and we will review tomorrow. Your vocab quiz will now be on Monday!

Periods 3 & 7 - Bring in all necessary materials for a dress rehearsal tomorrow to class. You will have the entire period to run through your scenes. All writing components are due on Thursday.

Period 6 - No homework, bring Romeo and Juliet to class tomorrow!

Monday, November 15, 2010

Hope everyone had a nice weekend!

Periods 2 & 5 - Make sure you have read chapter 9 of Animal Farm for tomorrow. You should also have all of your vocab completed at this point. You have a quiz on Thursday on Unit 5 words 11-20.

Periods 3 & 7 - your performances will be on Thursday. Be sure that you have divided up responsibilities today and that you all know what your role in executing this assignment well is. Tomorrow you should bring in anything you need for working on things tomorrow in class.

Period 6 - You have a test on Act I tomorrow, study!!!

Friday, November 12, 2010

Good afternoon! I hope everyone had a great day off yesterday and remembered those fighting and that have fought for our country!

Periods 2 & 5 - Please make sure you have completed the exercises on pages 61 - 63 in your Vocab book. We will continue to read Animal Farm next week.

Periods 3 & 7 - Read through page 76 of Death of a Salesman and take notes for Monday. We will begin an acting project next week. Get excited! If you have not turned in your essay, you may still turn it in. Each day it is late, I will subtract a full letter grade. If you email it to me by the end of today, I will only subtract five points.

Period 6 - work on the literary device review sheet. Keep in mind you test on Act I is on Tuesday. We will review on Monday.

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Today we had a fantastic Veteran's Day Assembly! Great job to the band and chorus! You guys were amazing! Have a great day off tomorrow and remember the reason you are off!

Periods 2 & 5 - Vocab Quiz on Unit 5, words 1-10 on Friday.
Period 6 - study for vocab quiz on Friday unit 5. You should have Act I of R & J completely finished. Your test will be on TUESDAY for Act I. We will do lots of review before then. Pay close attention to quotes that I emphasized in class as well as the literary terms we discussed.
Periods 3 & 7 - Your final draft of your essay is due in class on Friday. If you cannot print at home, I will gladly take them via email in an attached word document. OTherwise they are due when you walk in the door on Friday. You also need to have read through page 76 by Monday!

All classes may bring in flashcards for an extra 5 points on Friday. Have a great day off!

November 9, 2010

Good afternoon all! Welcome to a new quarter! Grades are due today, that means you are all starting off with a clean slate. This is an opportunity to get back on track with doing homework, keeping your participation grade up, and handing in assignments on time. We have new seats and we are in a good place to start fresh! If you are a parent reading this and would like to schedule a conference, they are November 19th from 7:30am-2:30pm. Please send me an email at mstuart@burlington.mec.edu There is also a "drop by" night on the 18th from 6:30 - 8:30. Here I will not be able to spend a very long time with each of you, but would love to meet you and give you a quick update. Feel free to come on this night as well.

HOMEWORK:

Periods 3 & 7 - Tomorrow I will be checking notes on Death of a Salesman pages 52-63, checking your homework from the weekend (first practice set in Word Wealth - Part 2, Unit 5) and you should also have your rough draft with you. We will peer edit in class and then go to the writing lab to finish these. They are officially due on Friday, but I will collect them at the end of the period tomorrow if any of you are done with them.

Period 2 - finish chapter 8 and the review sheet

Period 5 - write your journal entry in character. Finish chapter 8 review sheet

Period 6 - Romeo and Juliet Act I review sheet. I will also check synonyms, antonyms, and completing the sentence of Unit 5 tomorrow.

ALL CLASSES - VOCAB QUIZ FRIDAY******

Monday, November 8, 2010

Good morning everyone. Unfortunately, I am home sick today. Yuck. I am sure I will be back tomorrow, so don't get too excited!

periods 3 & 7 - Bring one page of your essay to class tomorrow. We will work on citing and editing before heading back to the computer lab. We will also present your extra credit projects. Just leave them in the room.
Periods 2 & 5 - Read through chapter 9 and write that journal entry that you should be able to do in class.

Period 6 -Read act i scene v. Write a summary of what you think may have happened and take notes while you are reading that will help you. don't worry, we will go over it tomorrow. Your test on act I will be pushed back. Do synonyms and antonyms for unit 5.

 

Any questions, email me! I will be around all day! mstuart@burlington.mec.edu

Friday, November 5, 2010

I cannot believe that the first quarter is already over! One down, three to go! Monday is a fresh start, all of my classes will change their seats and we will have a clean slate to go with. Make sure you are saving everything that is passed back to you. Put it in the appropriate section as you get it, and you will not have to scramble at the end of the quarter.

Periods 2 & 5 - Read Chapter 8 of Animal Farm and take notes as this is a long chapter.

Periods 3 & 7 - Please complete the First Practice Set for Part 2, Unit 5 in Word Wealth. Extra credit is due on Monday.

Period 6 - Please do the "completing the sentence" section for unit 5 in your vocab book. We will continue to read Romeo and Juliet on Monday. You will have a test on Act I on Wednesday.

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Good afternoon. Great job to everyone who turned their binders in on time and completed. Anyone who has not turned in a binder needs to do so IMMEDIATELY! If you have any outstanding quizzes to make up, you need to do so by tomorrow at the end of the day.


Periods 2 & 5 - Vocab Quiz tomorrow - Unit 4, words 11-20

Period 6 - Shakespeare to modern English translation - bring vocab books to class

Periods 3 & 7 - paragraph prediction for Act 2 of Death of a Salesman. Bring Word Wealth to class
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Last day of the quarter tomorrow!

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Hi all,

Not much to report, I hope you all had a wonderful day off yesterday! I cannot believe I had to scrape the frost off of my car this morning! It is November, wow! Great job to periods 3, 6, & 7 on their binder checks today. Most of you had them turned in and did a great job on them! Since a new quarter begins Monday, use it to start off well. If you had a hard time with the binder check this quarter, save everything from now on and immediately put it into the correct section. That way, you do not have to do anything when it comes to the binder check at the end of quarter 2. It is supposed to be an easy way to boost your grade.

Periods 2 & 5 - Binder check tomorrow and Animal Farm quiz!
Periods 3 & 7 - extra credit due Monday

Monday, November 1, 2010

I cannot believe it is already November. I hope everyone had a safe and happy Halloween. I think I am still in a candy coma! Too many Reese's! It is a short week this week, no school on Tuesday. Enjoy your day off, but you still have much to do!

Periods 2 & 5 - Animal Farm review questions for chapters 6 & 7 - you have a quiz on Thursday

Periods 3 & 7 - Organize your binders..they are due on Wednesday, NO EXCEPTIONS. Also read Death of a Salesman through page 44 and takes notes on the sheet provided in class today. You will have a quiz on this reading on Wednesday. We will be finishing up Act I this week.

Period 6 - Organize binder for binder check on Wednesday. Make sure you have your binder Wednesday, I will not be taking any late binders.

NO SCHOOL TOMORROW - have a nice day off and keep up with the election!

Friday, October 29. 2010

Happy Friday! What a quick week that felt like! I hope you all have a wonderful and SAFE weekend!

Periods 2 & 5 - make sure you have your photowalk definitions filled in completely. I will check them on Monday. Also, read Animal Farm chapter 7 for Monday. Have a happy Halloween!

Everyone else, no homework! Have a good weekend and start to organize your binders. They are due on Wednesday, November 3rd. Get organized, this is a test grade.

Grades close on November 5th. You still have a week's worth of grades that I will add to your average. Do your homework and study for quizzes etc this week. Every little point counts!!

HAVE FUN AND BE SAFE THIS WEEKEND!!! HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Would love to see costume pics on Monday! :)

Thursday, October 28, 2010

I cannot believe it is already Thursday! Time has flown by this week! Don't forget to wear your class colors tomorrow! It is spirit Friday!

Everyone has a vocab quiz tomorrow!

Periods 2 & 5 - Unit 4, words 1-10
Periods 3 & 7 - Part 2, Unit 4
Period 6 - Unit 4

Flashcards will add five points to your quiz!! ***
Periods 3,6,7 - Binder check November 3rd

Periods 2 & 5 - I will be giving your binder check sheets to you tomorrow or Monday, they will be due next Friday, November 5th!

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Good afternoon from the boiling room of 217A! I cannot believe it is October and it is this humid in my room! I am glad you all survived. Hopefully the air will be flowing tomorrow.

Period 2 - no homework, bring Animal Farm tomorrow. We are going to work on skills to enhance your critical reading skills. Smartboard!
Period 3 - Word Wealth sheet - 2.4 - Bring Death of a Salesman to class with you as well. We will go over Vocab, work on close reading of Death of a Salesman, and then hopefully have some time to read in class!
Period 5 - Read chapter 6 of Animal Farm -Period 6 - Vocab Unit 4 review sheet - We will go over this and hopefully play a vocab review game!
Period 7 - Word Wealth sheet - 2.4 Bring Death of a Salesman to class with you as well. We will go over Vocab, work on close reading of Death of a Salesman, and then hopefully have some time to read in class!

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ALL CLASSES - VOCAB QUIZ FRIDAY!!!!

Periods 3, 6,7 - you will have a binder check on November 3rd.

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

 Short update today, I have a meeting to run to!

Period 2 - read chapter 6 for homework of Animal Farm
period 3 - read through page 24 - Death of a Salesman
Period 5 - finish chapter 5 questions for Animal Farm
period 6 - no homework
period 7 - finish vocab sentences, read through page 24 and find two quotes about bernard

VOCAB QUIZZES ALL CLASSES ON FRIDAY!!!

Monday, October 25, 2010

Periods 2 & 5 - bring completed PIE paragraph to class tomorrow. You should also complete chapter 5 study guide questions in COMPLETE sentences. Vocab Quiz on FRIDAY - Unit 4 words 1-10


Periods 3 & 7 - no official homework, but if you have missed class at all, be sure you check with a friend to see how far we have read. Vocab quiz on FRIDAY  - Part 2, Unit 4


Period 6 - Finish reading Act 1 Scene 2. Write a brief paragraph summarizing what has happened. Vocab Quiz on Friday - Unit 4

Friday, October 22, 2010

Periods 2 & 5 - You should have all of the definitions written on your photowalk sheets. We will go over these on Monday. Also, please read chapter 5 of Animal Farm. You all did well on your Animal Farm quiz yesterday. Great job keeping up with the reading.

Periods 3 & 7 - write 20 original sentences for Vocab - Part 2 Unit 4. I will collect these on Monday. We will continue to read Death of a Salesman on Monday, so please bring your books.

Period 6 - Complete the synonyms and antonyms for Unit 4 in the Vocab book. We will continue to read Romeo and Juliet on Monday! Thanks to Kayla for the cupcakes yesterday! What a great class!

Have a great weekend!

Thursday, October 21, 2010

Good afternoon! I cannot believe how fast this week has gone by!

 Periods 2 & 5 - You have a vocab quiz on Unit 3, words 11-20 tomorrow. You will receive 5 extra points for making flashcards. Bring your PIE paragraphs tomorrow.

Periods 3 & 7 - Your homework is to write a paragraph about the most recent conflict you have had with someone, preferably a parent or other adult you are close to. We will go over the new vocab words for your next quiz tomorrow, so please bring your Word Wealth book.

Period 6 - You should write 20 original sentences for Unit 4 tonight. We will continue to work on our Webquest tomorrow, as well as go over the vocab words for the next unit.

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Good evening everyone! Sorry this is such a late post, I had lots of meetings after school!

Periods 2 & 5 - Great job writing today! We will continue to work on our paragraphs tomorrow. Don't forget you have a quiz on chapters 1-4 of Animal Farm. You should have also completed the review sheet for chapters 1-4. We will go over it before the quiz.

Periods 3 & 7- You should have the Death of a Salesman questions completed for class tomorrow. We will continue to read in class tomorrow.

Period 6 - No homework tonight, but great job reading today! We will continue Romeo and Juliet tomorrow!

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Good afternoon!

Periods 2 & 5 - Great discussions today about characterization. We will continue this tomorrow and also work on some writing. Make sure you have read through Chapter 4 of Animal Farm by class tomorrow.

Periods 3 & 7 - I hope you enjoyed UP! today, it definitely gives us another example of a Death of a Salesman type setting. Tomorrow we will continue reading the play or begin for period 7!

Period 6 - I really enjoyed our discussions today about parental pressure, as well as what Romeo and Juliet may have felt like since their parents forbid them to be together. Make sure you complete the worksheet in complete sentences for class tomorrow. We will discuss this sheet and then begin to read.

Thanks and have a wonderful night everyone! Don't forget to "like" my facebook page - Ms. Stuart's ELA page

Monday, October 18, 2010

Welcome back after a beautiful fall weekend! I hope everyone enjoyed the weather once it stopped raining Friday night!

Periods 2 & 5 - Please finish chapter 3 of Animal Farm tonight. We will talk about characterization and the different Animals tomorrow. If you have not finished chapters 1 or 2, you should! We will have some reading check quizzes coming up!

Periods 3 & 7 - Read the italicized portion of pages 1 & 2 of Death of a Salesman. It is only about a page and a half and we will talk about it in class tomorrow. There is much to discuss about the setting of this play. We will hopefully be able to begin reading in class tomorrow as well.

Period 6 - Sorry our discussion got cut short by my technological issues! We will continue to talk about the prologue tomorrow and hopefully begin to read finally!

Lastly, please be sure to clean up after yourselves in my classroom. I have been noticing a lot of wrappers and scrap papers on the ground. This is a classroom. Please be respectful of that. You should be able to clean up after yourselves. I should not have to do it and neither should the custodian. As long as we are all cleaning up, it should stay nice and neat in 217A!

Friday, October 15, 2010

Good morning everyone! It is a very rainy Friday! I hope it dries out for this weekend, I love being outside on fall days! You all have a Vocab test today. If you are absent, you have one week to make it up.

Periods 2&5 - Please read chapter 2 in Animal Farm this weekend. Pay attention to the established rules. What do you think happened to the milk at the end of the chapter?

Periods 3 & 7 - You have no homework, have a great weekend. On Monday, we will begin Death of a Salesman. Please remember the contracts we signed in class. Your participation grade is based on this.

Period 6 - Read the prologue for Romeo and Juliet. What do you notice about it? There is a lot to talk about on Monday.

I hope everyone has a great weekend and gets  a chance to be outside when the rain stops! Go Patriots!

October 14, 2010

Periods 2 & 5 - You have a Vocab quiz on Unit 3, words 1-10 tomorrow. Bring in flashcards for an extra five points on your quiz. We will also continue to work on Animal Farm tomorrow.

Periods 3 & 7 - Vocab Quiz on Part 2, Unit 3 in Word Wealth. The quiz will be a similar format to your last few quizzes. Flashcards for five extra points as well. We will be working on some pre-reading activities for Death of a Salesman after the quiz. I will give you the contracts you signed in class tomorrow. Your participation grade each day will be based on this paper. You should save it as a reminder. Keep in mind we did this together!

Period 6 - You have a Vocab quiz on Unit 3 tomorrow. Flash cards for five points extra on your quiz. We will start reading Romeo and Juliet today or tomorrow. Get excited!I will give you the contracts you signed in class tomorrow. Your participation grade each day will be based on this paper. You should save it as a reminder. Keep in mind we did this together!