Film Lit:
Finish Minority Report
ALH:
Finish reading pgs. 878-893 and taking notes focusing on Whitman's beliefs and ideals regarding:
transcendentalism
America
poets
*By end of hour, you need your Whitman Top 10 list - the 10 big ideas found in the reading, in order of importance
Am Lit:
Read pgs. 400-403 and answer all blue guided reading questions; Answer comprehension check and #1-8 on pg. 404
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Thursday, Dec. 18
Film Lit:
Continue Minority Report
ALH:
Read pgs. 878-893 and take notes focusing on Whitman's beliefs and ideals regarding:
transcendentalism
America
poets
*By end of hour tomorrow (Friday), you need your Whitman Top 10 list - the 10 big ideas found in the reading, in order of importance
Am Lit:
1) Vocab quiz 12 (will receive list Friday - next quiz Jan. 8, 2009)
2)Read and take notes over pgs. 394-396 (poetry and Whitman background)
3) Read pgs. 397-399; answer pg. 398 and 399 #1-3 on each
Continue Minority Report
ALH:
Read pgs. 878-893 and take notes focusing on Whitman's beliefs and ideals regarding:
transcendentalism
America
poets
*By end of hour tomorrow (Friday), you need your Whitman Top 10 list - the 10 big ideas found in the reading, in order of importance
Am Lit:
1) Vocab quiz 12 (will receive list Friday - next quiz Jan. 8, 2009)
2)Read and take notes over pgs. 394-396 (poetry and Whitman background)
3) Read pgs. 397-399; answer pg. 398 and 399 #1-3 on each
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Wednesday, Dec. 17
Film Lit:
Continue Minority Report
AHL:
AP-style Catcher quiz
Am Lit:
Response questions over Walden
Continue Minority Report
AHL:
AP-style Catcher quiz
Am Lit:
Response questions over Walden
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Tuesday, Dec. 16
Film Lit:
Begin viewing Minority Report and taking notes
ALH:
Discuss/debrief AP practice assignment (continued)
Am Lit:
Answer Walden response questions 1-10 (due tomorrow)
Begin viewing Minority Report and taking notes
ALH:
Discuss/debrief AP practice assignment (continued)
Am Lit:
Answer Walden response questions 1-10 (due tomorrow)
Monday, Dec. 15
Film Lit:
Finish reading "Minority Report" and answer questions (due tomorrow)
ALH:
Discuss/debrief AP practice assignment
Am Lit:
Find aphorisms in Walden - turn in 5 tomorrow with comments about whether or not you agree
Finish reading "Minority Report" and answer questions (due tomorrow)
ALH:
Discuss/debrief AP practice assignment
Am Lit:
Find aphorisms in Walden - turn in 5 tomorrow with comments about whether or not you agree
Friday, December 12, 2008
Friday, Dec. 12
Film Lit:
Continue reading Philip K. Dick's "Minority Report" & answer questions. (You will have class time Monday and begin film Tuesday, so you may have homework on Monday.)
Proposals for final projects due Monday - after that date, they will receive half credit only. No projects will be accepted without approved proposals.
ALH:
AP multiple choice practice (finish for Monday)
Essay revisions uploaded by Monday at 11:59 p.m. to www.turnitin.com
Vocab List 8 Quiz Monday, Jan. 5
Am Lit:
Vocab quiz 11 (received List 12)
Read pgs. 381-391 - be sure to read "Build Background" on pg. 381
Answer 11 blue guided reading questions for Monday
Valhalla:
Deadline work! Sports interviews & photos (first half) due to Amanda today.
Ads due Dec. 15 (Monday) for incentives and credit.
Bring Adopt-a-Family goods - non-perishable food items, gently used clothing and toys, and money for shopping for things on their list.
MAESTRO STARTS AGAIN MONDAY!
Continue reading Philip K. Dick's "Minority Report" & answer questions. (You will have class time Monday and begin film Tuesday, so you may have homework on Monday.)
Proposals for final projects due Monday - after that date, they will receive half credit only. No projects will be accepted without approved proposals.
ALH:
AP multiple choice practice (finish for Monday)
Essay revisions uploaded by Monday at 11:59 p.m. to www.turnitin.com
Vocab List 8 Quiz Monday, Jan. 5
Am Lit:
Vocab quiz 11 (received List 12)
Read pgs. 381-391 - be sure to read "Build Background" on pg. 381
Answer 11 blue guided reading questions for Monday
Valhalla:
Deadline work! Sports interviews & photos (first half) due to Amanda today.
Ads due Dec. 15 (Monday) for incentives and credit.
Bring Adopt-a-Family goods - non-perishable food items, gently used clothing and toys, and money for shopping for things on their list.
MAESTRO STARTS AGAIN MONDAY!
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Tuesday, Dec. 5
Film Lit:
Lab time - continue work on Strangers on a Train essay revisions and Rear Window essay - both due Friday to www.turnitin.com
ALH:
Warm-up: 5 vocabulary sentences
Holden: Is he or isn't he a transcendentalist? - due end of hour Thursday (note due date change!) You will have class time Wed. and Thurs. after the vocabulary quiz to work on your project.
Am Lit:
Warm-up: cubing Holden
1) ch. 14-21 quiz
2) read ch. 22-24 today
3) plan ahead: class time to read tomorrow and Thursday after the quiz - novel finished and study guide completed for Friday
Valhalla:
1) bring food and monetary and gently used items for adopt-a-family
2) all Step 3 & 4 work due this Friday (see email for details)
3) first 1/2 of sports photos and interviews due this Friday
Lab time - continue work on Strangers on a Train essay revisions and Rear Window essay - both due Friday to www.turnitin.com
ALH:
Warm-up: 5 vocabulary sentences
Holden: Is he or isn't he a transcendentalist? - due end of hour Thursday (note due date change!) You will have class time Wed. and Thurs. after the vocabulary quiz to work on your project.
Am Lit:
Warm-up: cubing Holden
1) ch. 14-21 quiz
2) read ch. 22-24 today
3) plan ahead: class time to read tomorrow and Thursday after the quiz - novel finished and study guide completed for Friday
Valhalla:
1) bring food and monetary and gently used items for adopt-a-family
2) all Step 3 & 4 work due this Friday (see email for details)
3) first 1/2 of sports photos and interviews due this Friday
Friday, December 5, 2008
Monday, December 1, 2008
Dec 1, 2008
Film Lit:
1) Intro. to Rear Window - focus on Hitchcockian techniques, moviewatching = voyeurism, and how suspense is created
2) begin film (view first 35 minutes)
ALH:
1) vocab quiz 6
2) receive list 7
3) work time - read Catcher and post on http://sadwers.wordpress.com today and journal (journals will be checked Wed.)
Am Lit:
1) warm-up: journal (1 pg) your comments on Holden
2) work time - read Catcher ch. 8-9 and complete study questions (none for ch. 9) - quiz over ch. 1-9 tomorrow
3) study vocabulary (quiz Thursday over review 2 list)
If you're wanting to read ahead, your goal is to have finished ch. 10-13 and those study guide questions by Thursday.
Valhalla:
1) Stay on top of your deadlines for clean-up! Step 1 was due today for the majority of you, and Step 2 is due Wednesday.
2) We have adopted a family for the holidays. Please start bringing in non-perishable food items. We will discuss gifts and their needs later this week.
1) Intro. to Rear Window - focus on Hitchcockian techniques, moviewatching = voyeurism, and how suspense is created
2) begin film (view first 35 minutes)
ALH:
1) vocab quiz 6
2) receive list 7
3) work time - read Catcher and post on http://sadwers.wordpress.com today and journal (journals will be checked Wed.)
Am Lit:
1) warm-up: journal (1 pg) your comments on Holden
2) work time - read Catcher ch. 8-9 and complete study questions (none for ch. 9) - quiz over ch. 1-9 tomorrow
3) study vocabulary (quiz Thursday over review 2 list)
If you're wanting to read ahead, your goal is to have finished ch. 10-13 and those study guide questions by Thursday.
Valhalla:
1) Stay on top of your deadlines for clean-up! Step 1 was due today for the majority of you, and Step 2 is due Wednesday.
2) We have adopted a family for the holidays. Please start bringing in non-perishable food items. We will discuss gifts and their needs later this week.
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