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Homework: Compound Subjects, p. 168, Exercises A&B
Poetry Quiz on Wednesday

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Read the passage. Substitute an appropriate pronoun for each italicized word or group of words. Label subject pronouns with an "S." Label object pronouns with an "O." Label possessive pronouns with a "P."

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3rd quarter EQT preparation:

Study grammar notes on simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences

Review study questions from Rosa Parks: My Story

Your EQT will contain several passages that you will have to read. You will also have to answer questions related to the texts.

Read "Little Things Are Big" and an excerpt from "Story of My Life" (These texts are good practice for your EQT.)

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"Little Things Are Big"

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Rosa Parks: Final Test is tomorrow, Feb. 20
I will be checking annotations for Ch. 8-12 and the final set of study questions tomorrow.

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Rosa Parks Vocabulary Flashcards | Quizlet

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Start studying Rosa Parks Vocabulary. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.

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Homework:

Rosa Parks: My Story

Read Ch. 7 pages 90-97

Ch. 5-7 Study Questions are due on Wednesday

Annotations are due the day of the test

Upcoming Test: Rosa Parks Ch. 5-7- Thursday/Friday (Lab/Pirate)

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Homework:
Rosa Parks: My Story

Read Ch. 5

Complete study questions 1-4

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Homework:
Prepare for Novel test on chapters 1-4
Complete study questions and annotations

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Rosa Parks: My Story Ch. 1-4

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These notes should be added to your composition notebook.

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Thesis Statements and Topic Sentences Poweroint 

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Thesis Statements and Topic Sentences Poweroint 

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Homework:

Get 3rd quarter syllabus signed

The 3rd quarter novel is Rosa Parks: My Story. Please have the book by January 16th.

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Homework:
•Write a paragraph describing your bedroom, your home, or another place that you can describe easily.

•Include at least ten (10) different prepositions.

•Place parentheses around the prepositional phrases. Underline the prepositions and circle the object of the preposition.

Classwork:
2nd Quarter EQT Review- Copy questions and answers on a separate sheet of paper. This will be collected on Friday as a classwork grade.

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A Midsummer Night's Dream- Jeopardy Review

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A Midsummer Night's Dream Jeopardy Template

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Bottom believes he has had a dream. How does he plan to use the dream to entertain Theseus?, Why are Theseus, Hippolyta, and Egeus out in the woods so early in the morning?, Why does Theseus dismiss the stories of the four young people?, What is Hippolyta's reaction to the play?

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Agenda:
Discuss  Act 4 and review study questions
Homework:
Finish reading Act 5 and study questions
Final novel test: Wednesday, November 15. This is a comprehensive test. Review vocabulary terms, all study questions, and important quotations.

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The link will take you to Discovery Education. You will need to sign in using the login information that you use at school.

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Copyright © 2017 Discovery Education. All rights reserved. Discovery Education is a subsidiary of Discovery Communications, LLC.

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Act 2 Vocabulary booklet is due Friday, November 3.

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Vocabulary Quadrant Card Booklet- Use the example below as a model for the quadrant cards. This assignment is due on Friday.

Homework:

Finish reading Act 2

Act 2 study questions and annotations are due on Friday.

Act 2 (scenes 1&2) Test: Friday, November 3rd.

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Agenda

Review Act I

Review Independent and Dependent Clauses

Homework:

A Midsummer Night's Dream Act I test: Wednesday, October 25, 2017

Act I Study Questions and Annotations are due Wednesday, Oct. 25

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A Midsummer Night's Dream Act I Vocabulary

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A Midsummer Night's Dream Act I Vocabulary

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Austerity- n. condition of lacking pleasure or luxury
Beguile- v. to trick
Cloister- n. place where members of a religious community live
Dote- v. to love with foolish fondness
Extenuate- v. to lessen the seriousness of
Feign- v. to pretend
Idolatry- n. false worship
Reveling- n. enjoying festivities

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"All Summer in a Day" and "Suzy and Leah" Vocabulary

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"All Summer in a Day" and "Suzy and Leah" Vocabulary

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Homework:

Read A Midsummer Night's Dream introduction (pages 6-15).

Test tomorrow on "All Summer in a Day" and "Suzy and Leah."

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Agenda:

Review Author's Purpose and Setting homework

Finish Critical Thinking and After You Read questions for "All Summer in a Day."

Homework:

Bring $7.00 to purchase A Midsummer Night's Dream. There will be a novel check on Monday for a homework grade.

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Agenda:

Review for EQT

Finish EQT essay outline

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Agenda:

Review "Theme, Central Idea, and Objective Summary"

Read "All Summer in a Day"

Homework:

Read Ch. 104-118

Work on questions and annotations- Due on Monday

Announcements:

The final novel test will be given next Monday, September 25. This will be a comprehensive test, so review all of the study questions that you have received for the novel.

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Agenda:

Read Chapters 93-97 in class

Review "Theme, Central Idea, and Objective Summary"

Homework:

Read Ch. 98-103

Work on questions and annotations- Due next Monday

Announcements:

The final novel test will be given next Monday, September 25. This will be a comprehensive test, so review all of the study questions that you have received for the novel.

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Agenda:

Review Simple and Compound Sentences

P. 154, Exercise 2: Identifying independent clauses and simple and compound sentences

Review Parts 1&2 Reading Questions

Test Review

Homework:

Finish reading Maximum Ride Parts 1&2

Finish study questions and annotations: Due Monday

Parts 1&2 Vocabulary: Due Monday

Novel Test: Monday

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Maximum Ride Test 1 (Parts 1&2): Originally scheduled for this Thursday but has been moved to next Monday, 9/11.

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If you have misplaced your copy of the study questions for Parts 1&2, feel free to print off a new copy. Remember, answers should be written on a separate sheet of paper.

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Bellwork:

Read Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment

Work on study questions and annotations

Agenda:

Introduction to Theme: notes in composition notebook

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Agenda:

"Papa's Parrot"- Review Critical Thinking Questions

Determine Theme in "Papa's Parrot"

Homework:

Complete Vocabulary for Parts 1 & 2 (Due on Tuesday)

Read Maximum Ride Ch. 19- 25

Work on novel questions and annotations for Parts 1 & 2 (Due next Thursday)

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Complete notes on Theme

Introduce Simple and Compound Sentences

Homework:

p. 153, Exercise 1: Identify Simple and Compound Sentences

Read Ch. 44-48
Work on Parts 1&2 study questions and annotations: due Monday

Parts 1&2 Vocabulary: Due Monday

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Bellwork:
•Identify, based on your reading of chapters 1-12, who you believe to be the “good guys” in this story.  Provide specific examples from the story to support your view.  Please include the page number for your selected examples as we will discuss this in class.
Agenda:

Review Elements of Fiction and Nonfiction

"Papa's Parrot"- Complete Critical Thinking

Homework:

Read Maximum Ride Ch. 13-18

Work on novel questions and annotations (Due next Thursday, 9/7)

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Classwork and homework will be posted daily. If you are absent, then check this page to see what you missed. As always, check with Ms. McCants when you return from your absence.

Occasionally, I will upload handouts that are given out during class.

Upcoming tests and class announcements will also be posted on this page.