Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Week 16, Day 3
Objective: study for semester exam, end of semester tasks

1. Holiday Rant!!!!!
2. ASVAB scores
3. PSAT scores
4. Week 15 corrections are due today.
5. Exam Review

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Week 16, Day 2
Objective: study for semester exam, end of semester tasks

1. Turn in your Bell Work Spiral
1. Please make sure: 
1. Every 10th word is underlined.
2. There is a box around your SAT word.
3. They are numbered and dated.
4. You have written at the end how many you have out of 16.
2. Pass back graded papers
3. Week 15 corrections are due tomorrow
4. Pass Buy Back
1. Today, during class is ONLY time I will accept these.
5. Work on your final review/cheat sheet.
1. Strategies to make the most out of your cheat sheet. 

Monday, December 16, 2013

Week 16, Day 1
Objective: grade level vocabulary, and listening for understanding; revising and editing

1. SAT Quiz #15
2. Bell Work: Holiday Rant!  What bugs you about the holidays? 
3. Wisdom to Judge
4. Talk about Final Exam
5. Tomorrow:
1. Bell Work Spirals will be due tomorrow.
2. Bring your "Get Out of Jail Free" cards and "Leave Me Alone" pass. 

Thursday, December 12, 2013

Week 15, Day 4
Objective: grade level vocabulary, and listening for understanding; revising and editing; AP Reading Analysis

1. Bell Work: Free Write!
2. Go over "Little Things" multiple choice questions
3. He Said/She Said ..."Little Things" as a play
4. "The Issue Was Decided"-The Wisdom to Judge Handout
5. From yesterday:
1. Fill out this form (Free Rice Questions)
2. Look at SkyWard, please send me an email with the links to any ZEROS that you have on there.  I will grade them, but they will be counted "late."
6. Reminders:
1. Your last SAT quiz of this six week will be next Monday.
2. Start locating your "Get Out of Jail Free" Cards and "Leave Me Alone" Pass...the buy-back day is coming up
3. I need volunteers to help with the Godley Debate Tournament this Saturday, December 14th from 7am-5pm.

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Week 15, Day 3
Objective: grade level vocabulary, and listening for understanding; revising and editing; Comprehension of Informational Text (Expository and Procedural)

1. Bell Work: Grade your Week 14 DRE
2. Get Week 15 and W16 DRE and work on it
1. Both are due THIS FRIDAY!!!!!!!
3. If you were absent yesterday, come and get the two handouts.  
4. Fill out this form (Free Rice Questions)
5. Reminders:
1. Your last SAT quiz of this six week will be next Monday.
2. Start locating your "Get Out of Jail Free" Cards and "Leave Me Alone" Pass...the buy-back day is coming up
3. I need volunteers to help with the Godley Debate Tournament this Saturday, December 14th from 7am-5pm.

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Week 15, Day 2
Objective: grade level vocabulary, and listening for understanding; revising and editing; AP reading and analysis.

1. Bell Work: Free Write!  (At least 70 words and at least 2 SAT words)
2. Read this article and take notes on it.  Think of the importance of reading non-fiction.  Do you look at non-fiction reading differently than fiction reading?
3. "Little Things" by Raymond Carver (read together as a class)
4. Examining "Little Things" by Raymond Carver
5. Tomorrow we will grade our Week 14 DRE and get the Week 15 and 16 DRE.  
6. Your last SAT quiz of this six week will be next Monday.
7. I need volunteers to help with the Godley Debate Tournament this Saturday, December 14th from 7am-5pm...please let me know if you can help!

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Week 14, Day 3
Objective: grade level vocabulary, and listening for understanding; revising and editing; AP writing

1. Bell Work: Explain your favorite ideas presented from the "Perfect School" projects.  Explain your least favorite ideas from it.  (Yes, your entry needs to have at least 70 words, with every tenth word underlined and contain at least two SAT words.)
2. Begin working on your own "My First Life Line" about a person who extended you a life line.  
1. Use your Part II (that was SUPPOSED to be homework last night!) to help/guide you. 
2. You should produce about three pages of text (handwritten or typed, double-spaced) during class.
3. Due Friday (along with your Writing Assignment #3)
4. When we are writing in class, there is NO TALKING.  No exceptions.  You will get a daily grade for today and tomorrow.  If Mrs. Anglin has to write your name down as a problem, it will drastically alter your grade.  
3. Be good for Mrs. Anglin. 
4. If you were absent on Monday for the SAT Quiz, you will need to take it on Friday sometime (before school, during school, or after school.)
5. Email or tweet me if you have any questions.  

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Week 14, Day 2
Objective: AP Writing

1. Bell Work:  Come up with as many palindrome as possible.  A palindrome is a word that is the same forwards as it is backwards.  (Example: racecar)
2. "My First Life Line"
3. Responding to "My First Life Line"
1. Part I-focusing on Maya Angelou's text
2. Part II-ideas/planning for your own "My First Life Line" that you will write tomorrow.
4. Tomorrow, you will write your own "My First Life Line." 
1. Write your own "My First Life Line" paper about a person who extended you a life line.  You should produce about three pages of text (handwritten or typed, double-spaced) during class.  Due Thursday.  
2. When we are writing in class, there is no talking, please.  

Monday, December 2, 2013

Week 14, Day 1
Objective: grade level vocabulary, and listening for understanding; revising and editing; Comprehension of Informational Text (Expository and Procedural)

1. Bell Work: study for your SAT Quiz #13
2. SAT Quiz #13
3. Work on Week 14 DRE
4. Writing Assignment #3 (due Friday)
5. Perfect School Project Grade Synopsis