Sep 26 2008
Sports Literature: College application essay due. Read “The Eighty Yard Run”, first five pages.
11R: Prepare summer free read presentation. Finish Vocabulary Workshop Unit 2.
9R: Read The Good Earth, chapters 14 through 17. Prepare summer free read presentation. Finish Vocabulary Workshop Unit 2.
Sep 24 2008
Sports Literature: Bring your college application essay to class.
11R: Finish Vocabulary Workshop Unit 2, Completing the Sentence. Prepare summer free read presentation.
9R: Read The Good Earth, chapters 12 & 13. Prepare summer free read presentation. Finish Vocabulary Workshop Unit 2, Completing the Sentence.
Sep 23 2008
Sports Literature: Bring your college application essay to class. Class will be held in the LGI.
11R: Inherit the Wind guided reading question packet is due. Study for ITW end-of-unit test. Complete Vocabulary Workshop Unit 2, Synonyms and Antonyms.
9R: Read The Good Earth, chapters 10 & 11. Prepare summer free read presentation. Complete Vocabulary Workshop Unit 2, Synonyms and Antonyms.
Sep 18 2008
Sports Literature: Bring a sports literature related article to class. Bring your college application essay prompt / topic to class. Bring your outline for your college application topic. Choose a free read novel to be presented in class.
11R: Read Inherit the Wind, Act Three. Work on book notes / guided reading questions. Work on the summer free read novel project presentation.
9R: Read The Good Earth, chapters 8 & 9. Study for a quiz on chapters 1-7. Continue working on character ID graphic organizer.
Sep 17 2008
Sports Literature: Review notes on “The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner”, Parts I, II, and III. Work on college application essay. Choose a free read novel to be presented in class.
11R: Study Vocabulary Workshop, Unit 1. Vocabulary quiz next class. Read Inherit the Wind, Act Two, Scene Two. Work on book notes / guided reading questions.
9R: Study Vocabulary Workshop, Unit 1. Vocabulary quiz next class. Read The Good Earth, chapters 6 & 7.
Sep 12 2008
Sports Literature: Read “The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner”, Part III. Finish short story graphic organizer. Work on college application essay. Choose a free read novel to be presented in class.
11R: Finish Vocabulary Workshop, Unit 1. Read Inherit the Wind, Act Two, Scene One. Work on book notes / guided reading questions.
9R: Finish Vocabulary Workshop, Unit 1. Read The Good Earth, chapters 4 & 5. Continue work on character identification graphic organizer.
Sep 10 2008
Sports Literature: Read “The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner”, Part II. Continue working on short story graphic organizer. Work on college application essay. Choose a free read novel to be presented in class.
11R: Complete Vocabulary Workshop, Unit 1, Completing the Sentence. Read Inherit the Wind, Act One, Scene Two. Work on book notes / guided reading questions.
9R: Complete Vocabulary Workshop, Unit 1, Completing the Sentence. Read The Good Earth, chapters 2 & 3.
Sep 08 2008
Sports Literature: Bring a contemporary sports literature related article to class, for Wednesday; Read Part I of “Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner”.
11R: Complete Vocabulary Workshop, Unit 1, Synonyms and Antonyms. Read Inherit the Wind, Act One, Scene One.
9R: Complete Vocabulary Workshop, Unit 1, Synonyms and Antonyms. Read The Good Earth, pages 1 through 26.
Sep 04 2008
Sports Literature: Bring a contemporary sports literature related article to class, for Monday. Post a reply on the classroom blog regardng the prompt, “Role of Athletics in School”.
11R: Listen to the Intro to English podcast, then post a reply on the classroom blog. Bring in your summer free read novel and be prepared to discuss with class.
9R: Listen to the Intro to English podcast, then post a reply on the classroom blog. Bring in your summer free read novel and be prepared to discuss with class.
