Monday, November 29, 2010

Week of 11/30 - 12/3

English 11
Students will submit a writing prompt for The Crucible due Wed. December 1. The paper must be typed and submitted at 8 am or will be considered late and will receive no credit. Students will begin reading Of Mice and Men and will have study guides that will be due periodically.

PSSA 12
All assignments will be completed in class.

Prac. English 10
Students will finish reading Part I of To Kill a Mockingbird and will be required to complete all study guides due Wed. December 1. Students will complete a quiz on Part I of TKAM on Thurs. December 2.

Journalism
Students will be required to take notes on typography terminology and will study the notes for a quiz in the following week. Students will choose 3 of the 6 areas of newsworthiness and will select current news articles that meet these requirements. 

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Week of 11/16 - 11/19

English 11
Students will finish viewing the film adaptation of The Crucible and will review study guides for Act IV. A quiz for Act IV will be given Wed. 11/17. Students will also be given writing prompts pertaining to the play that will be due after Thanksgiving break. These writing prompts MUST be typed and meet all of the necessary formatting requirements. Vocabulary #5 will be checked Thurs. 11/18 with a quiz to follow on Fri. 11/19.

PSSA 12
All assignments will be completed in class.

Practical English 10
Students will continue reading To Kill a Mockingbird and will be issued study guides. The study guide questions for chapters 1-5 will be due Thurs. 11/18. Students will continue reading the following chapters in Part I and will answers questions about plot and characterization along the way.

English 8
Students will continue the Pronoun Unit and will have a Quiz on all types Thurs. 11/18. Vocabulary #10 will be checked on Wed. 11/17 with a quiz to follow on Fri. 11/19

Journalism
Students will begin working on editorials and will have classroom and homework assignments. School article w/ interview will be due Wed. 11/17. Editorial rough drafts will be due Fri. 11/19.   

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Week of 11/8 - 11/12

English 11
Students will review Study Guides for Act III on Monday, with a quiz to follow on Tues. 11/9. Students will be given Study Guides for Act IV after completing the quiz. Act IV study guides will be due Fri. 11/12. Vocabulary for Lesson 5 will be checked on Wed. 11/17 with a quiz to follow Fri. 11/19.

PSSA 12
All activities will be completed in class.

Prac. English 10
Students will complete a quiz on the final part of Fahrenheit 451 on Mon. 11/8. Students will then review background information pertinent to To Kill a Mockingbird and will begin reading. In-class readings as well as some for homework will be assigned. This number will fluctuate daily, however, students should be bringing the book home on a regular basis.

English 8
Students will work with pronouns and will complete activities and worksheets in class. Students will have vocabulary due on Wed. 11/10  with a quiz to follow on Vocab 9 on Fri. 11/12.

Journalism
Students will begin writing School Article 2 and must include an interview. The interview questions are due Fri. 11/12 and the finished article will be due Wed. 11/17. Students will begin working on editorials as well and will have an assignment the week of 11/15.