Monday, November 28, 2011

1. SSR

2. Direct and Indirect Objects

3. Tuesdays with Morrie R/A: The Second Tuesday

Friday, November 18, 2011

1. SSR

2. Capp Day!

3. Subject Verb Agreement Check

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

1. Quick write:  What are your plans after high school graduation?

2. Subject Predicate Quiz (use cornell notes from yesterday and staple to quiz)

3. Subject Verb Agreement PPT

4. Tuesdays with Morrie "The Classroom"

Monday, November 14, 2011

1. SSR

2. Cornell Notes:  Subject and Predicate

3. Tuesdays with Morrie 

• Vocab
• Questions

Homework: Subject and Predicate Quiz Tomorrow

Friday, November 11, 2011

1. SSR

2. Cornell Notes: Parts of Sentence

3. Tuesdays with Morrie: The Audiovisual-The Orientation

Thursday, November 10, 2011

1. Quickwrite:

Respond to the following statement by explaining why you agree or disagree, and then use specific examples to support your stance.

·     Our society is materialistic.

2. Tuesdays with Morrie Vocabulary

3.Tuesdays with Morrie R/A and packet

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

1. SSR
2. Parts of Speech
3. Grammar Go-Back Terms
4. Sundiata Reading and Literary Analysis

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

1. Quickwrite: Free Write
2. Level-One Analysis
3. Epic Poem and Epic Hero Practice & Assess
4. Sundiata

Monday, October 31, 2011

1. SSR

2. Prepositions

3. Sundiata Vocab

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

1. Quickwrite:  Do you believe in fate--that a person is predestined to follow a certain path regardless of his/her decisions?  Or do you think people create their own destiny?  Use specific examples! 

Email me your answer: award002@horrycountyschools.net  (Use your student email to send response)

2. USA Test Prep:  Click the link on the right hand side of this page.  Create a student account and take a medium practice test for HSAP ELA.  Print your results page.  After the test, you may play any of the games on this website only.

3. The Odyssey Film

Monday, October 24, 2011

1. SSR
2. The Odyssey and Questions

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Meet in Lab 321!  Poetry Anthology Project: Due Friday, October 21st!

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Meet in Lab 321:

Poetry Anthology

Monday, October 17, 2011

1. SSR

2. Poetry Anthology

Reminders:  

• We are meeting in Lab 321 tomorrow!   
• Poetry Anthology due on Friday!

Friday, October 14, 2011

1. SSR

2. Poetry Anthology

Thursday, October 13, 2011

1. Poetic Forms

2. Reading Fluently

3. Poetry Anthology

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Meet in Media Center Lab!

Poetry Anthology Projects & Exit Slip

Friday, October 7, 2011

1. Poetic Forms Quiz

2. SSR

3. Poetry Anthology Work

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

1. Poetic Forms (Villanelle, Sonnet, Tanka)

2. Poetry Anthology Project

Homework:

• Poetic Forms Quiz Tomorrow

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

1. Quickwrite: Freewrite

2. Cornell Notes: Poetic Forms and Reading Fluently (671-73)

3. Vocabulary Squares (674)

4. Collection 3 Poems (680: #1,2,3,4)

Monday, October 3, 2011

1. SSR

2. Vocab Builder

3. "Danny Deever" (654, #5)

4. Does all communication serve a positive purpose? (654)

5. Literary Analysis: Narrative & Lyric Poetry

Friday, September 30, 2011

1. SSR

2. Sound Devices Quiz

3. Adjective or Adverb?

4. Around the World: Parts of Speech

Thursday, September 29, 2011

1. Quickwrite: How do people interact with and respond to nature?  How does nature impact you?

2. Sound Devices

3. Vocabulary (655)

4. "The Bridegroom" (654, #2)

5. "The Guitar" (654, #3)

6. "The Fish" (654, #4)

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

1. Quickwrite: List different types of communication.  Does all communication serve a positive purpose?  Give examples.
2. Cornell Notes: Exploring Poetry (630-31)
3. Vocabulary Squares (640)
 

September 26, 2011

Unit One Exam

Meet and greet for parents and teachers tonight from 4-7pm!  Come to pick up your interim report!

Friday, September 23, 2011

1. Capp Day! 

2. SSR

3. Study Guide

Homework:

• Unit One EXAM Monday, September 26th! 

Thursday, September 22, 2011

1. Quickwrite: 

2. "Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court"

3. Literary Analysis: Parody

4. Reading Skills: Worldviews, Compare/Contrast, & Comedic Effect

Homework:

• Finish Worldviews handout
• Unit One Exam Monday

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

1. SSR

2. Grammar Focus: Transitive or Intransitive Verb?

3. Vocabulary Builder

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

1. Quickwrite:  STEAL chart for celebrity
2. Noun or Adjective?
3. Vocab Squares (1190)
4. R/A "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court"

Monday, September 19, 2011

1. SSR
2. Verbs Prezi
3. Verbs Handout

Friday, September 16, 2011

Visit from Guidance! :)

Thursday, September 15, 2011

1. Quickwrite: Writer's Toolbox (First sentence or last words)

2. Vocabulary Builder

3. Literary Analysis: Philosophical Assumption & Theme

4. "Leader in the Mirror"

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

1. SSR
2. Good or Well?
3. "How Much Land Does a Man Need?"

Tuesday, Septemberr 13, 2011

1. Quickwrite: Describe a time when making a change improved the quality of someone’s life.
2. Cornell Notes: Character (227) & Theme (335)
3. Predictions
4. Vocabulary Squares
5. "How Much Land Does A Man Need?"  

Monday, September 12, 2011

1. SSR
2. Finish Quiz
3. FDNY Action Incident Plan (informational text focus)

Friday, September 9, 2011

1. SSR
2. Pronouns: I or Me?
3. ACE Writing Strategy
4. "Contents" Quiz & Constructed Response

Thursday, September 8, 2011

1. Quickwrite:   In what kinds of jobs is it routine to risk one’s life and why are some people attracted to these jobs?  What kinds of jobs attract you?
2. Presidential Pronouns
3. "Contents of a Dead Man's Pockets" Cause & Effect

Homework:

• Finish alternative ending and three additional effects (Part B in Sections 1 & 2 on Cause & Effect handout)