Monday, March 31, 2008

March 31, 2008

Welcome Back!!!
I hope you are all rested!

1. Hand back papers to put in three ring binder with tone handouts
2. Return Secret Life of Bees Book
3. Shakespeare IntroductionNotes on Elizabethan theatre

Reminder: Extra credit is watching Jane Austen movies on Channel 2. Last night was Sense and Sensibility, the week before was Emma. These movies are repeated on Channel 17, can be recorded and watched at a later time.

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Chapter Reports on The Secret Life of Bees

All chapter reports are completed this week.
Enjoy your spring break!
When you return, we will read and study A Midsummer Night's Dream for the field trip to the Guthrie on May 1st.
In May, we will read Pride and Prejudice.

Monday, March 17, 2008

Chapter Reports

Happy St. Patrick’s Day

1. Field Trip Money/Permission Slip
2. Syllabus in basket.
3. Hand out rubric for chapter reports
4. Work day with your partner in lab 313
Chapters 1-5 Tuesday
Chapter 6-9 Wednesday
Chapter 10-14 Thursday
No more than 10 minutes

Friday, March 14, 2008

Explained Feminist Literary Theory

1. Pick up five handouts
2. Review p. 266 in grammar book for test
3. Apostrophe Test
4. Feminist Literary Theory
5. Field Trip Money to me
6. Syllabus in bin
Monday: workday
Tuesday: Chap 1-5 (10 minutes)
Wednesday: Chap 6-9
Thursday: Chap 10-14

Thursday, March 13, 2008

The Secret Life of Bees Chapter Reports

Chap1-5 – Tuesday
Chap 6-9 – Wednesday
Chap 10-14 – Thursday
(10 minutes each)

FIELD TRIP MONEY DUE ON FRIDAY!

Field Trip Money due Friday

Thursday, March 13, 2008

1. Field Trip Money Due Friday
2. Signed syllabus in basket
3. Subject/Verb Agreement Test if absent
4. Pick chapter groups (Hours 5,6)
5. White privilege article
6. Start apostrophe’s

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Subject/Verb Agreement Test

1. Take the 20 points test. You must pass with 80% (16 and up) or retake the test.
2. Complete the exercises in the grammar book pp. 157-169.
3. Field trip money is due this Friday. ($32.50 and parent signature)
4. Syllabus is due signed by Friday.

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Subject-Verb Agreement

1. Grammar book pp. 157-169
2. Syllabus – get it signed
3. Grades handed out

Monday, March 10, 2008

Final for Trimester 2

Independent Reading Novel - brochure and presentation - 25 points

Subject/Verb Agreement

1. Powerpoint on Subject Verb Agreement
2. Exercise on Subject Verb Agreement – grammar book pp. 156-169
3. 80% mastery on test
4. Smartboard exercises

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

The Secret Life of Bees

Read The Secret Life of Bees by March 17th.
The first day of trimester 3, there will be a sign up for group presentations on allusions, white privilege, racism, feminist literary theory.
Today, finish the brochure for the independent reading final.

Monday, March 3, 2008

Brochure for Independent Reading Novel

1. collect Field Trip money by March 14th
2. brochure for independent novel
3. Read The Secret Life of Bees by March 17th
· Allusions (Civil Rights, Vietnam War)
· Quote at the beginning of each chapter
· Examples of racism
· Examples of white privilege and women
4. AV Computer Lab today
5. Last week for this class
6. Return books and grammar tapes
7. Extra credit: wash desks and take down bulletin boards after school (Monday or Tuesday)
8. Go straight to AV Lab tomorrow