Thur 12/17

Sophomores
1. grammar final
2. vocab warm up
3. finish improvs
4. Othello background chart/map
5. get books
6. HW: finish FD of JLC essay

Juniors
1. vocab warm up
2. act 2 questions and discussion
3. finish play
4. HW: read choice books

Wed 12/16

Sophomores
1. vocab warm up
2. last grammar review-- test tomorrow
3. line tossing improvs- perform them
4. The lover, the girlfriend, and the buddy improvs
5. HW: work on your essay

Juniors
1. vocab warm up
2. 20 minutes for choice book
3. finish Raisin act 2, begin act 2 questions in NB
4. HW: read choice book

Tue 12/15

Sophomores
1. vocab warm up
2. grammar
3. Bardology slideshow
4. line tossing
5. prep improvs for tomorrow
6. HW: essay

Juniors
1. vocab warm up
2. choice book: 20 minutes
3. Choice book journal #1: What is one American ideal you see so far in your book?
4. Raisin quickwrite #1: "Used to be freedom was life... now it's money." How much do we need for "the good life'? What are we willing to do to get "the good life"?
5. continue Raisin Act 2
6. HW: read your choice book

Mon 12/14

Sophomores
1. vocab warm up
2. grammar review
3. Bardology 101
4. HW: work on FD of essay

Juniors
1. vocab warm up
2. 20 minutes to read choice book
3. Read Act II of Raisin
4. HW: read choice book and be ready for first journal

Fri 12/11

Sophomores
1. grammar review: pronoun/antecendent agreement
2. essay peer/self review
3. last JLC film clip

Juniors
1. vocab quiz
2. 20 mintues to read choice book
3. act 1 study questions in NB
4. watch act 1 of Raisin

Thur 12/10

Sophomores
1. vocab quiz
2. grammar review: p 615 ex c, p 702 ex 12
3. film clips
4. essay workshop
5. HW: complete RD of JLC essay

Juniors
1. vocab warm up
2. 20 minutes to read your choice book
3. finish Act I
4. answer questions 1 of Act I study sheet in NB
5. HW: complete FD of OMAM essay

Wed 12/9

Sophomores
1. vocab review
2. grammar 14
3. film clip
4. essay workshop
5. HW: work on RD of essay

Juniors
1. book check
2. vocab warm up
3. read aloud Raisin act 1 scene 1
4. HW: work on FD of essay

Tue 12/8

Sophomores
1. vocab warm up
2. grammar 13
3. film clip: "The Red Candle"
4. essay workshop
5. HW: grammar 14, work on essay

Juniors
1. vocab warm up
2. read "Harlem" by Langston Hughes-- metaphors, a dream deferred
3. Journal #1: $50,000--- What would you do if you were suddenly given it? What if you were from a poor family?
4. Journal #2: Rooms--- How many people live in your home? How many rooms in your home? List the rooms
5. Read the setting description for A Raisin in the Sun

Tue 12/7

Sophmores
1. vocab warm up
2. grammar 12
3. sample thesis
4. film clips
5. RD due Friday
6. HW: grammar 13, RD of thesis statements

Juniors
1. peer review/ FD due Friday
2. new vocab
3. get new books
4. HW: select choice book title and bring book to class every day, last revision of Gatsby paragraph

Fri 12/4

Sophomores
1. vocab warm up
2. grammar 11
4. HW: finish book
3. read "Magpies"
5. HW: grammar 10

Juniors
1. In the libary to draft Of Mice and Men essay
2. RD of OMAM essay due Monday
3. next draft of Gatsby paragraph due Tuesday
4. choice book assignment: pick a book and complete reading by Jan 5

Thur 12/3

Sophomores
1. vocab warm up
2. grammar 10
3. "Without Wood" and "Best Quality"
4. read "Magpies"
5. HW: grammar 10

Juniors
In the libary to draft Of Mice and Men essays

Wed 12/2

Sophomores
1. vocab warm up
2. grammar 9
3. "Rice Husband" and "Four Directions"
4. read "Without Wood" and "Best Quality"
5. HW: grammar 10

Seniors
1. Of Mice and Men test
2. collect Gatsby paragraph
3. sample thesis statements from Gatsby, thesis statement formula
4. sample Huck essay
5. HW: complete outline for Of Mice and Men essay

Tue 12/1

Sophomores
1. autobio self assessment
2. new vocab
3. grammar 8
4. discuss "Two Kinds"
5. HW: grammar 9, read "Four Directions"

Juniors
1. vocab quiz
2. finish Of Mice and Men film
3. HW: complete essay prep #3

Mon 11/30

Sophomores
1. vocab quiz
2. grammar 7
3. review "Voice from the Wall" and "Half and Half"
4. read "Two Kinds" and "Rice Husband"
5. HW: FD of stories, grammar 8

Juniors
1. vocab warm up
2. Gatsby paragraph revision: due Wednesday
3. OMAM essay topic
4. continue OMAM film
5. HW: essay prep questions 1,2

Wed 11/25

Sophomores
1. vocab review-- quiz Monday
2. grammar 6
3. "Moon Lady" and "Rules of the Game" discussions
4. HW: read "Voice From the Wall" and "Half and Half", grammar 7, FD of story due Tuesday

Juniors
1. vocab warm up
2. review end of book-- ch 5, 6
3. complete study guide and turn in
4. HW: dream chart: concrete and abstract dreams of characters
5. begin film

Tue 11/24

Sophomores
1. vocab warm up
2. grammar 5
3. story peer review
4. HW: read "Rules of the Game", grammar 6, complete final draft of story for next Tuesday

Juniors
1. vocab warm up
2. review ch 4: American dream, possible symbolism, round characters
3. read aloud ch 5
4. HW: finish book-- read ch 6

Mon 11/23

Sophomores
1. vocab warm up
2. grammar 4: subject/verb agreement
3. last page of story textbook
4. "The Red Candle" discussion
5. HW: read "The Moon Lady", complete RD of story, grammar 5

Juniors
1. vocab quiz
2. new vocab list
3. ch 3 review
4. read ch 4 (to page 83)
5. HW: ch 4 studyguide

Fri 11/20

Sophomores
1. vocab warm up
2. dashes
3. metaphors, etc. for your stories
4. JLC discussion groups: "Scar"
5. HW: read "The Red Candle", grammar 4, draft stories

Juniors
1. vocab warm up
2. review ch 2: forshadowing, jargon
3. read ch 3 (to page 65), complete conflict study guide

Of Mice and Men Audio

Here is a site for an Of Mice and Men audio if you want to listen to the book: link

Thur 11/19

Sophomores
1. colons
2. student sample
3. words, words, words
4. Begin JLC unit: vocab, 8 fold notes, What is Joy Luck?, essay topics
5. HW: look up vocab words, grammar 3, read "Scar", work on story draft

Juniors
1. vocab warm up
2. Ch 1 quiz, HW check
3. complete characterization from ch1
4. read ch 2
5. HW: ch 2 studyguide