Second Quarter Week 5 English 12

11/30/09 & 12/1/09

Warm- up

Quietly study for a test today.

Today's Activities

1. Test today
2. Grammer, LN pp. 196 & 197 GUM p. 142

Homework

Complete the worksheet on capitalization.

Word of the Day

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12/2/09 & 12/3/09

Warm-up

Complete the capitalization worksheet, Part A only.

Today's Activities

1. Correct home assifnment.
2. L.N. pp. 198 - 199
3. Practice and apply, p. 200

Homework

Complete the GUM worksheet p. 143. It will be graded.

Word of the Day

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12/4/09 - 12/5/09

Warm - up

Complete the capitalization worksheet, Part B.

Today's Activities

1. Correct homework assignment.
2. LN, 201 -202
3. Practice and Apply p. 203
4. Mixed Review, p. 204 (graded)

Homework

1. Notebook check during next class.
2. Complete capitalization worksheet.

Word of the Day

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Second Quarter Week 5 English 11

11/30/09

Warm-up

Quietly study for a test on "Sinners in the Hands of an angry God," vocabulary terms, and Words of the Day.

Today's Activities

Test today.

Homework

You may make up One missing assignment by looking on the blog and locating one assignment you did not turn in this quarter.

Word of the Day

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12/1/09 & 12/2/09

Warm-up

Write 5 meaningful sentences that tell about your Thanksgiving break. Underline the subject once and the verb twice.

Today's Activities

1. Discuss warm-up
2. Complete Diagnostic Test; LN, p. 131

Homework

Complete the grammer worksheet.

Word of the Day

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12/3/09 &12/4/09

Warm-up

Complete the Subject- Verb Agreement B worksheet

Today's Activities

1. Review homework and warm-up.
2. LN; pp. 132-133
3. Practice and Apply, p. 134

Homework

GUM, p. 92

Word of the Day

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Second Quarter Week 4 English 12

11/23/09 & 11/24/09

Warm-up

Be prepared to read aloud your summary paragraph about the two poems.

Today's Activities

Complete worksheet "Reading Poetry Aloud."

Homework

You may make up 1 (one) missing assignment by looking on the blog and locating an assignment you did not turn in this quarter.

Word of the Day

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Second Quarter Week 4 English 11

11/23/09

Warm - up

Be prepared to read aloud your summary paragraph about the two poems.

Today's Activities

Complete worksheet "Reading Poetry Aloud."

Homework

You may make up 1(one) missing assignment by looking on the blog and locating an assignment you did not turn in this quarter.

11/24/09

Warm- up

Quietly study for a test on "Sinners in the Hands of an angry God"; vocabulary terms, and Words of the Day.

Today's Activities

Test today

Homework

You may make up one missing assignment by looking on the blong and locating one assignment you did not turn in this quarter.

Word of the Day

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Second Quarter Week 3 English 12

11/17/09 - 11/18/09

Warm-up

Write 5 sentences. Underline the simple subject once and the simple predicate twice. Then identify what type of sentence each one is. You may use your text, GUM and notes.

Today's Activities

1. Review of subjects and predicates and types of sentences.
2. Quiz on above skills.
3. GUM, p. 21 b, p. 28

Homework

GUM p. 29 (handout)

Word of the Day

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11/19/09 - 11/20/09

Warm - up

Write at least five meaningful sentences about a current song that expresses strong feelings about love.

Today's Activities

1. Introduce poems, "Mulberry on the Lowland" and "We Pick Ferns, We Pick Ferns" from the The Book of Odes. LOL pp. 447 & 449.
2. Read/listen to poems.
3. Complete poem

Homework

Write a summary paragraph about the two poems, "Mulberry on the Lowlands" and We Pick Ferns, We Pick Ferns."

Word of the day

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Second Quarter Week 3 English 11

ll/16/09 & 11/17/09

Warm-up

In your own words tell what the word "persuade" means. Then think of an experience you had when someone tried to persuade you to do something or you tried to persuade someone to do something. Write at least four meaningful sentences that recall that occasion.

Today's Activities

1. LOL "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" pp 153 - 156
2. Vocabulary Review

Homework

Write a meaningful summary paragraph about the selection, "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God."

Word of the Day

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11/18/09 & 11/19/09

Warm-up

Write 5 meaningful sentences that describe Jonathan Edwards view of hell. Use the text to help you.

Today's Activities

1. Share summary paragraphs.
2. Complete Active Skill builder Worksheet "Analyzing Emotional Language.

Homework

Write a paragraph that attempts to persaude the reader to believe something or to do something. BE CREATIVE!

Word of the Day

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11/20/09 - 11/23/09

Warm-up

What does Jonathon Edwards talk about at the end of his sermon? Write three meaningful sentences.

Today's Activities

1. Review vocabulary terms.
2. Share our own persuasive writing paragraphs.
3. Complete Exercise C of Skillbuilder Worksheet.

Homework

Study your vocabulary terms and Words of the Day for a test during the next clas period. Reread the story "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God."

Word of the Day

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Second Quarter Week 3 Academic Resource

11/16/09

Objective:

The student will define select words of the day and use each in a meaningful sentence with at least 80% accuracy.

Warm-up

Copy word of the day. Write 3 meaning sentences.

Today's Activities

1. Pass in Weekly Progress Reports.

2. Words of the day quiz.

11/18/09

Objective

The student will define the term "prefix" and identify prefixes.

Today's Activities

1. Word of the Day
2. Assignment book check
3. Prefixes information and worksheet (class activity.)
4. Pass in Weekly Progress Reports

11/20/09

Objective

The student will define and identify prefixes.

Today's Activities

1. Word of the Day
2. Review prefixes
3. Complete prefixes
4. Assignment book check

Second Quarter Week 2 Academic Resource

11/9/09

Objective

The student will review words of the day and capitalization rules.

Warm-up

Copy Word of the Day definition, example, and write three meaningful sentences.

Today's Activities

1. Pass in Weekly Progress Reports
2. Review Words of the Day.
3. Review capitalization rules
4. Complete capitalization worksheet.

Word of the Day

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Second Quarter Week 2 English 11

11/9/09 & 11/10/09

Warm-up

Complete the Prepositions pretest worksheet.

Today's Activities

1. LN pp. 19-20
2. GUM pp. 13-14
3. Addditional practice worksheets.

Homework

Complete the prepositions worksheet, GUM p. 15

Word of the Day

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11/12/09 & 11/12/09

Warm-up

Without looking at uour notes name 10 prepositions.

Today's Activities

1. Prepositionss quiz today.
2. Introduce "Sinners in the Hands of God" and related vocabulary terms.

Homework

Write a meaningful sentence for each new vocabulary term.

Word of the Day

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Second Quarter Week 2 English 12

11/10/09 & 11/12/09

Warm-up

Write 5 complete sentences. Skip a line between each sentence.

Today's Activities

1. LN pp. 26-27
2. GUM pp. 19-20 A

Homework

Complete the worksheet. It will be graded!!

11/13/09 & 11/16/09

Warm - up

Without using the text write one example of each of the following types of sentences:

1. declarative
2. interrogative
3. imperative
4. exclamatory

Today's Activities

1. LN p. 31
2. GUM pp. 26, 27

Word of the Day

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Homework

1. Complete the worksheet.
2. Study for quiz on the parts of a sentence and types of sentences.

Second Quarter Week 1 Academic Resource

11/3/09

Objective

The student will identify homonyms, their meanings, and how to ue them in their proper contexts.

Today's Activities

1. Word of the Day
2. Pass in Progress Reports
3. Read "Confusing Pairs of Words."
4. Write 20 sentences using homonyms.

11/05/09

Objective

The student will review capitlization rules.

Warm-up

Copy word of the day, definition, example, and write 3 meaningful sentences.

Today's Activities

1. Assignment book check
2. Read "Capitalization Rules" information.
3. Complete capitalization exercise.

Second Quarter Week 1 English 11

10/29/09 & 11/2/09

Warm-up

In your on words tell why the moon exists, according to the story, " The World on the Turtle's Back."

Today's Activities

1. Answer selected comprehension questions about the story.
2. Discuss the function of a creation myth. Complete an activity on the function/purpose of a creation myth.

Homework

Complete the study sheet in preparation for a test next week.

11/3/09 & 11/04/09

Warm-up

Name 5 events that occured in the story, "The World on the Turtle's Back."

Today's Activities

1. Review answers on the studysheet.
2. Review Words of the Day, #'s 14 - 22.

Word of the Day

See Word of the Day post.

Homework

Study the studysheet for a test on the next class.

11/05/09 & 11/06/09

Warm-up

Quietly study your study sheet and Words of the Day for test today.

Today's Activities

Test on "The World on the Turtle's Back" and Words of the Day.

Word of the Day

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Homework

NONE!!

SECOND QUARTER Week 1 English 12

11/2/09 & 11/3/09

Warm-up

In a meaningful response, tell why Achilles and Afamemnon may or maynot have good reasons for their anger.

Today's Activities

1. Read "The Iliad," pp. 190 - 194
2. Discuss today's reading.
3. Complete "Active Reading Skillbuilder worksheet in groups.

Homework

Write a summary paragraph on the final section of "The Iliad" that was read in class today.

Word of the Day

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11/4/09 & 11/5/09

Warm-up

Write four (4) meaningful sentences that explain Athena's influence over Achilles.

Today's Activities

1. Review "Active Reader Skillbuilder" worksheet.
2. Complete charactter traits worksheet.
3. Complete "The Iliad" study sheet in groups.

Homework

Finish "The Iliad" study sheet in groups. IT WILL BE GRADED!

Word of the Day

See Word of the Day post.

11/6/09 & 11/7/09

Warm-up

Quietly study for a test today.

Today's Activities

"The Iliad" and Words of the Day test.

Word of the Day

See Word of the Day post.

Homework

NONE!!