Assignments for the Week of September 28 - October 2, 2015

Mon, 9/28            Literature          Read chapter 10 in The Secret Life of Bees twice.
                                                      Be prepared for a reading quiz.
                                                      Submit 3 points for class discussion.

                            RCG                  Read "Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack," RR (29-37).

                            Writing              Be prepared to read your revised story aloud.
                            

Tues, 9/29           Iowa Tests         2nd and 3rd periods.

                            RCG                  Read "A Gardener's Tale," RR (40-47).
                                                      Write 10 essential questions that arise in your mind as you read.

                           Grammar             Complete Ex. 1, #1-10, page 26 (Objective Complements).
     

Wed, 10/20        Iowa Tests          4th and 5th periods.

                          Literature            Read chapter 11 in The Secret Life of Bees twice.
                                                      Be prepared for a reading quiz.
                                                      Submit 3 points for class discussion.


Thurs, 11/1        RCG                   Read "The Cost of Racism to White People," RR (48-50).
                                                      Complete "The Checklist" at the end of the article.

                          Iowa Tests          6th and 7th periods.


Fri, 11/2             Literature           Read chapter 12 in The Secret Life of Bees twice.
                                                      Be prepared for a reading quiz.
                                                      Submit 3 points for class discussion.

                          Grammar            Complete Review Exercises on Pages 28 and 29.
                         

Assignments for the Week of September 21 - 15

Mon, 9/21          Literature          Read chapter 8 in The Secret Life of Bees.
                                                    Bring in 3 points to discuss.
                                                    Be prepared for a reading quiz.

                           RCG                 Read pages 2-17 in the Race Book.
                                                    Record any new ideas or questions raised as you read.
                                                    Be prepared to discuss in class.


Tues, 9/22          RCG                  Read "Is your Baby Racist?"(pp. 20-29, Race Book).
                                                     Answer the questions at the end of the article (page 29).
                                                     Be prepared for a reading quiz.

                          Grammar           Page 22, Exercise 1, Sentences 1-10 (Direct Objects)


Wed, 9/23          No School          Yom Kippur


Thurs, 9/24        RCG                   Family History Presentations


Fri, 9/25             Literature           Read chapter 9 in The Secret Life of Bees.
                                                     Bring in 3 points to discuss.
                                                     Be prepared for a reading quiz.

                           Grammar           Page 24, Exercise 1, Sentences 1-10 (Indirect Objects)

Assignments for Week of September 14 - 18, 2015

Mon, 9/14         No School        Rosh Hashanah


Tues, 9/15         Grammar          Review Predicate Adjectives; Discuss Predicate Nouns

                          Literature          Black Madonna reports (continued)


Wed, 9/16          Literature          Read chapter 6 in Secret Life of Bees.
                                                    Write 3 points for the discussion.
                                                     Be prepared for a reading quiz.

                          Grammar          Page 20, Exercise 1, diagram sentences 1-10 (Predicate Nouns)

                         

Thurs, 9/17         RCG                 Written response to Color of Fear


Fri, 9/18             Literature          Read chapter 7 in Secret Life of Bees.
                                                    Write 3 points for the discussion.
                                                     Be prepared for a reading quiz.

                            RCG                 Response to Fish Bowls

                            Grammar          Page 22,  Exercise 1, diagram sentence 1-10 (Direct Objects)

                            March               Films due.

Assignment for Week of September 8 - 11, 2015

Tues (9/8)          RCG               RCG Intro Book, read pages 18-25
                    

Wed (9/9)          Lit                   Read chapter 4 in Secret Life of Bees.
                                                  Write 3 points for the discussion.
                                                  Be prepared for a reading quiz.

                           RCG               Response to social identity exercise due.


Thurs (9/10)        Writing          Story revision due.


Fri (9/11)             Lit                  Read chapter 5 in Secret Life of Bees.
                                                   Write 3 points for the discussion.
                                                   Be prepared for a reading quiz.
                                                   Prepare and deliver a brief report on a Black Madonna of your choice.
                                                   (Bring a photo.)

                            Grammar        Page 18 (Predicate Adj), exercise 1, sentences 1-10.