Sunday, September 4, 2016

Week of September 6 to September 9

Students in every class are responsible for returning signed copies of the classroom contract and approval or denial of the Remind Text Service Use.

Broadcast Journalism
Students will continue to work toward completion of 9/9 episode of In the News. In addition to their collective reporting and editing efforts, students will also work on studio set up and equipment proficiency. All students must test on camera use by Thursday 9/8. On Friday students will work on Chapter 4 of the textbook and are responsible for drafting mock interview questions due Tuesday 9/13.

Honors English 10
Students will continue on the Literary Terms & Devices PPT and will begin working on the group project. Directions for the project will be given on Wednesday 9/7 and a due date for the project will be discussed in class and will then be posted on next week's homework helpline post (This date will also be sent out via Remind Text). Students will have some class time this week to work on the project but are also expected to complete work outside of class as well. Terminology for Vocabulary Lesson 1A will be reviewed on Friday 9/9.

Advanced Writing
Students will begin the "A Picture's Worth 1,000 Words" project and must submit a photograph for approval on Wednesday 9/7. Students must complete the 1,000 word project and must email it to the workshop by Monday 9/12 by 9 A.M. Students will then read all submissions by Tuesday's class.

Practical Literature 10
Students will begin W.W. Jacobs' The Monkey's Paw and will discuss literary devices such as plot, foreshadowing, and characterization. Readings will be completed in class and will also include worksheets that must be completed; any work not completed in class must be submitted at the beginning of class the following day. Following The Monkey's Paw, students will then begin on Shirley Jackson's The Lottery.

Practical English 10
Students will continue an in-class review of Parts of Speech and are expected to complete the corresponding worksheets and activities. Students will then begin working on Objects and Complements and will also have worksheets for those. Terminology for Lesson 1 Vocabulary will be reviewed on Friday 9/9.