Sunday, October 21, 2012

Week of October 22 to October 26

Journalism
Students will proofread student articles and will work in class to create and finish the paper and digital layout of the first issue of the school newspaper.

Advanced Writing
Students will work in class to complete an outline for the Ordeal by Cheque assignment. Outlines for the Odd section will be due at the end of class on Friday 10/26 and on Monday 10/29 for the Even section.

English 11
Students will complete the Act II quiz for the Crucible on Tuesday 10/23. Vocabulary homework will be due on Wednesday 10/24 with a quiz to follow on Friday 10/26.

Honors English 10
Students will complete an assessment on Part One of Fahrenheit 451 on Monday 10/22. Readings will include pages 71-93 for Tuesday and pages 93 - the end of Part II for Thursday. Vocabulary homework will be due on Tuesday 10/23 with a quiz to follow on Friday 10/26.

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Week of October 9 to October 12

Journalism
Students will submit inverted pyramid and interview articles on Wednesday 10/10. Obituaries will be due Friday 10/12.

Advanced Writing
Workshops and peer reviews will occur in class. Next week students will prepare for the character development project.

English 11
Vocabulary homework will be checked on Wednesday 10/10 with a quiz to follow on Friday 10/12. Study guides for Act I of The Crucible will also be due on Friday. An in-class review of the content will be covered this week and a quiz on Act I will be held on Monday 10/15.

Honors English 10
Students will read pages 3-32 of Fahrenheit 451 by Tuesday 10/9; class discussions will follow. Upcoming reading assignments include: 32-48 for Thursday 10/11 and 48-68 for Monday 10/15. Vocabulary quiz 2 will be given on Friday 10/12.

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Week of October 1 to October 5

Journalism
Interview articles will be due Friday 10/5. Students will be watching the film Shattered Glass based upon Stephen Glass and the fictional stories that he submitted and had published through the New Republic magazine.

Advanced Writing
Blindfold sensory observation activity will be due Friday 10/5 for the odd group and Tuesday 10/9 for the even group. Character journals will begin next week.

English 11
Study guides for Act I Parts 1&2 of the Crucible will be due Friday. Homework for Vocabulary list 3 will be due Tuesday 10/9 with a quiz to follow on Friday 10/12.

Honors English 10
The Unit 1 - Short Stories Test will be given Wednesday 10/3. Vocabulary homework for list 2 will be due Tuesday 10/9 with a quiz to follow on Friday 10/12.