Monday, December 10, 2012

Week of Dec. 10-14









Due Tuesday, Dec. 11
-Journal Grading (instead of Monday)
-Make  sure your comic strips for Ch. 1-4 are
  finished and in color!
Due Wed., Dec. 12
 -TBA
Due Thurs., Dec. 13
 -TBA
Due Friday, Dec. 14
 -FD 1960's Interview; Dance Day

Please have "Nothing Gold Can Stay" memorized by Friday, January 4.

Nothing Gold Can Stay

by Robert Frost

Nature's first green is gold, 
Her hardest hue to hold. 
Her early leaf's a flower; 
But only so an hour. 
Then leaf subsides to leaf. 
So Eden sank to grief, 
So dawn goes down to day. 
Nothing gold can stay.
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Monday, December 3, 2012

Dec. 3-7

HW for the week:


Due Tuesday, Dec. 4
Complete worksheet:  Outsiders, Ch. 1-4
Due Wednesday, Dec. 5
Ch. 1-4 Worksheet
Due Thursday, Dec. 6
Get Journals ready for grading on Friday
Due Friday, Dec. 7
Finish Ch. 1-4 Comic Strips in 
JE #30/Left and right




Journal Grading for Journal #3
Friday, Dec. 7

 Journal Grading Checklist:

  • Is each item where it's supposed to be according to the table of contents?
  • Is my table of contents neat and complete?
  • Is each page titled?
  • Is my table of contents EXACTLY like the one below?
  • Is every assignment complete?
  • Is every single page  numbered (1L/1R, 2L/2R, etc.)?
  • Did I make corrections and edits in a bright color?
  • Does my journal reflect pride of ownership? In other words, am I proud of the work I've done in my journal?




  • Journal #3 Table of Contents
  • JE
    Left
    Right
    21
    Self-Eval Letter Info
    RD
    cont'd
    22
    Cornell Notes: King Arthur
    Book Day Sheet:
    Both sides must be complete
    23
    Movie Poster Info
    RD Movie Poster
    24
    Maia/Doggy
    Signed Progress Report
    25
    Review Crossword for Tri #1 Test
    Crossword Clues
    26
    1960's Life
    S.O.S. Worksheet
    27
    Character Chart (in color!!!!)
    SF/RO/CS Worksheet
    28
    1966 (1960's) Interview Questions
    #1-5
    Q's cont'd
    #6-10 (These five you made up yourself.)
    29
    Groups:
    Circles   = groups to which you belong
    Square  = groups at MJHS
    Triangle = groups to which you'd like to belong,
                     now or in the future
    Outsiders: Ch. 1-4 Worksheet
    30
    Ch. 1-2 Comic Strip:  (in color)
         
    Ch. 3-4 Comic Strip (in color)
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    Monday, November 26, 2012

    Week of Nov. 26-30


    Due Tuesday, Nov. 27
    No HW for Monday night; so nothing is due.
    Due Wednesday, Nov. 28
    RD/SF/CO worksheet #1
    Due Thursday, Nov. 29
    RD/SF/CS  worksheet #2
    Due Friday, Nov. 30
    1966 Interview


    1966 Interview
    Don't interview anyone yet. We're still preparing for the interview!

    1. What was your favorite music in or around 1966?
    2. What was your favorite movie then?
    3. What can you tell me about Martin Luther King, Jr., the Civil Rights movement, or any     other historical eventsfrom the 1960's?
    4. What was your favorite dance in the 60's? If you teach me a dance from the 60's, I'll get extra credit if I teach it to the class.
    5. What were the fashions (hair, make up, clothes, etc.) in the 1960's?
    Do 6-10 for HW tonight.

    Life in the 1960's (Power Point)
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    Tuesday, November 13, 2012

    Week of Nov. 12

    For Crossword:
    Highlight the items you're having trouble with. I'll give you hints tomorrow in class!

    Correction: 
    #9 across clue: This is the emotion that caused the people on Maple Street to jump to conclusions about each other without knowing the facts. (Hint: begins with "pre-)
                  

    Due Wednesday, 11/14
    PBL's
    Crossword: Trimester #1 Review

    Do what you can. We'll work on it in class.
    Due Thursday, 11/15
    Make sure your crossword is complete!
    Friday, 11/16
    Trimester #1 Test
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    Wednesday, November 7, 2012

    Extra Credit!

    Go to any of the links on the left under "Grammar Games."
    If possible, print out your results. Not all sites allow you to print out your results.
    Bring the printout to class, and put it in the extra credit box.
    Make sure your name/period/date are on the printout.
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    Tuesday, November 6, 2012

    Names of Actors from Smartboard


    Adam Sandler
    Jim Carrey
    Mel Gibson
    Selena Gomez
    Harry STyles
    Kevin James
    Megan Fox
    Jennifer Anniston
    Sponge Bob
    Mickey Mouse
    Daisy Duck
    Jet Li
    Johnny Depp
    Taylor Swift
    Will Smith

    Ferb
    Perry
    Rick Rimes
    Jennifer Lopez
    Morgan Freeman
    Daniel Craig
    Denzel Washington
    George Clooney
    Jack Black
    Justin Bieber
    Mark Wahlberg
    Spike Lee
    George Lopez
    Lambycat
    Mr. Burns
    Mindy Kaling

    Jackie Chan
    Sylvester Stallone
    Tommie Lee Jones
    Josh Brolin
    Meryl Streep
    Tom Cruise
    Katie Holmes
    Kristen Steward
    Rob Pattison
    Felix the Cat
    Mike Myers
    Angelina Jolie
    Will Farrell
    Elmo


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    Monday, November 5, 2012

    Week of Nov. 2

    Due Tuesday, 11/6
    FD Self-Eval Letter
    Due Wednesday, 11/7


    Due Thursday, 11/1

    Due Friday, 11/2



    Greetings. I am King Arthur.

    For Extra Credit: TBA (to be announced).

    Click on this link for Cornell Notes from today in class:  (JE #22/left)

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    Monday, October 29, 2012

    HW for Week of 10/29

    Due Tuesday, 10/30
    JE #18/right: 50 New Concepts I've Learned This Trimester…
    Due Wednesday, 10/31

    Complete ONE side of Halloween worksheet
    Due Thursday, 11/1

    None--if EVERYBODY has his/her HW completed on Wednesday
    Due Friday, 11/2

    Journal #2 Grading
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    Friday, October 26, 2012

    Watch TZ Episodes here!

    Here are a few TZ episodes you can watch at home. If you have access to Netflix, you can watch Seasons 1-2-3-5 on streaming Netflix.

      "Where is Everybody?" (10/2/59)
    This is the very first TZ episode.
    (35:03)



    "Time Enough at Last" (11/20/59)
    (25:04)
    "The Parallel" (3/14/63)
    (50:56)
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    Thursday, October 25, 2012

    Journal Grading!

    Early next week we'll be grading Journal #2:












    Make sure you can answer yes to all of these questions:




  • Is each item where it's supposed to be according to the table of contents?
  • Is my table of contents neat and complete?
  • Is each page titled?
  • Is my table of contents EXACTLY like the one below?
  • Is every assignment complete?
  • Is every single page  numbered (1L/1R, 2L/2R, etc.?
  • Did I make corrections and edits in a bright color?
  • Does my journal reflect pride of ownership? In other words, am I proud of the work I've done in my journal?

    •  Journal #2 (so far...)


    JE #11
    Punctuating Dialogue worksheet
    Do both sides; edit in color.
    Subjects and Predicates
    Do both sides; edit in color.
    JE #12
    Rat Drawing
    Prestest: 3SK vocab
    JE #13
    Rat's POV RD
    cont'd
    JE #14
    Practice Test: 3SK Vocab
    Rat's POV Checklist (See previous post under Blog Archives to the right)
    JE #15
    Scary Foursquare
    Sentence Building
    JE #16
    List of 10: "Eye of the Beholder"
    Blank for Now
    JE #17
    P. 78, 1-6, 9 &11
    P. 88, Plot triangle, 1-5, 11
    JE #18
    Practice Test: "Monsters" Words
    --50 New Concepts I've Learned this Trimester 
    --These can be from ANY class or from your life outside of school.
    --You can bullet your items. You don't have to answer in complete sentences.
    JE #19
    Halloween Wordsearch OR Crossword
    Scary Setting Description: 25 "s" words
    JE #20
    SSS
    		SSS Picture
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