Aug
29

August 31- September 4

Filed Under (2009-2010) by Mrs. Mary Beth Dial on 29-08-2009

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2nd Block- A days

Tuesday/ Thursday: 

  • 5 new vocabulary words this week.  sentences due and quiz Friday
  • Quiz over the first part of TKAM, chapters 1-11 on Tuesday
  • Memoir– we’ll work on revising and editing skills and discuss MLA format.  The correctly formatted final copy of the memoir, along with the revised and edited rough draft are due on Thursday.
  • Begin poetry unit/ receive textbooks

4th Block

  • 10 new vocabulary words (#4) this week.  sentences due Thursday; quiz Friday.
  • We’ll finish the 1963 Alfred Hitchcock movie version of The Birds.  You’ll be completing a writing assignment, comparing the story, “The Birds”, to the movie, The Birds.
  • We’ll continue reading stories in clas; bring your textbooks every day!
  • Tuesday– quiz over TKAM part one, chapters 1-11
Aug
23

August 24-28

Filed Under (2009-2010) by Mrs. Mary Beth Dial on 23-08-2009

2nd Block A

This week–Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 

  • 5 new SAT vocabulary words– sentences due Wednesday; quiz Friday
  • memoir assignment– rough draft due Friday
  • lexile level testing
  • begin poetry unit

4th Block

  • 10 new SAT vocabulary words this week– sentences due Thursday; quiz Friday.
  • lexile level testing
  • revision and editing of memoir and MLA format
  • final copy of memoir due Wednesday
  • Quiz Monday on “The Most Dangerous Game”
  • continue reading short stories– bring textbooks all week
Aug
19

Week of August 17-21

Filed Under (2009-2010) by Mrs. Mary Beth Dial on 19-08-2009

2nd Block– A

Tuesday: 

  •  5 new vocabulary words this week; quiz is Thursday.
  • Summer reading test(s)
  • description — picture-making words, figurative language

Thursday:

  • vocabulary quiz
  • description– showing vs. telling  (HW-showing paragraph due Monday)
  • To Kill  a Mockingbird by Harper Lee– pre-reading activity/  For schedule see TKAM page.

4th Block

Vocabulary #2 this week:  Sentences due Thursday; quiz, Friday.

Summer reading test(s) on Tuesday

Description: 

  • showing paragraph due Monday
  • memoir– brainstorm topics/ prewriting/ rough draft due Friday
  • edit and revise in class on Friday

Short Story unit:

  • textbooks
  • unit terms handout
  • begin reading “Most Dangerous Game”

To Kill A Mockingbird: Starts on Thursday.  Pre-reading activity, background, and schedule (see TKAM page)

Aug
12

Welcome back! August 10-14

Filed Under (2009-2010) by Mrs. Mary Beth Dial on 12-08-2009

 2nd Block A-days

  • To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee: get a copy of the book by next Thursday (8/20); you’ll be reading this novel outside of class.
  • SAT vocabulary: you’ll get 5 words on the first day; write a sentence using each word dueFriday; on Friday we’ll review the words and then take a quiz.  Before the quiz, we’ll review how to work ANALOGIES.  You can find the handout on this blog.  Go to the Vocabulary page and click on the Anaolgy handout link to open the Word document. 
  • TALENTS lesson– We’ve all got talent! What do we excel at?
  • First unit: description– we’ll be discussing picture-making words, showing vs. telling and we’ll be composing some home-grown poetry and begin writing our first paper, a memoir.
  • Summer reading: August 18th–Take a test on  your book(s).

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    4th Block

  • To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee: get a copy of the book by next Wednesday 8/19; you’ll be reading this novel outside of class.
  • SAT vocabulary: you’ll get 10 words on the first day; write a sentence using each word for Thursday; quiz is Friday.  Before the quiz, we’ll review how to work ANALOGIES.  You can find the handout on this blog.  Go to the Vocabulary page and click on the Anaolgy handout link to open the Word document. 
  • TALENTS lesson– We’ve all got talent! What do we excel at?
  • First unit: description– we’ll be discussing picture-making words, showing vs. telling and we’ll be composing some home-grown poetry and begin writing our first paper, a memoir.
  • Summer reading: August 18th–Take a test on your book(s).