Assignments for Week of Sept. 4-7

Tues., 9/4         Literature       Read Ch. 2 in Secret Life of Bees.
                                               Bring in 3 discussion points.
                                               Be prepared for a 5-question quiz.

                         Speeches       Work on revisions.

Wed., 9/5          Literature      Read Ch. 3 in Secret Life of Bees.
                                               Bring in 3 discussion points.
                                               Be prepared for a 5-question quiz.

                         Speeches      Work on revisions.

Thurs., 9/6        Speeches      Work on revisions.
     

Fri., 9/7            Literature     Read Ch. 2 in Secret Life of Bees
                                             Bring in 3 discussion points
                                             Be prepared for a 5-question quiz.

                       Speeches      Deliver revised speeches to the class (7th and 8th grades).

                       Grammar      Quiz on Parts of Speech

Mon., 9/10     Julian POV essay revision due (Please don't demonize the mother.)

Tues., 9/11     RCG              Family History Reports           

Assignments for the Week of 27-31

Monday, August 27            Write a chapter from Julian's POV.

                                             Write your very own precept and describe what it means

Wednesday, August 29       Turn in first submission of your speech
                                                 1.  Introduce your precept.
                                                 2.  Tell a personal story that illustrates the precept.
                                                 3.  Connect the story (and the precept) to the kind of class you'd like.

Friday, August 31              Read Chapter one of The Secret Life of Bees twice
                                           Be prepared for a 5-question reading quiz.
                                           Write 3 points from the chapter you'd like to discuss in class.

                                              Current Events News Bowl!!!!!
                                              Send Martha 5 good questions (or hand them to her) by 8:15 am.
                                                  Republican National Convention
                                                  Hurricane Isaac
                                                  Campaign Financing
                                                  Election Issues
                                                 

Assignments for the Week of May 7 - 11

Monday, May 7          RCG:  Presentations on Action Projects

                                    Literature:  Read chapters 15-18.

Tuesday, May 8          Final clean up and preparation of garden.

Wednesday, May 9     Literature:  History Projects and presentations.

Thursday, May 10       Self-evaluations due    

Friday, May 11            Garden dedication at 8:30 am.

Assignments for the Week of April 30 - May 4

Monday, April 30          Literature:  Read chapters 12 and 13.
                                                          Annotated sources for history project.

Tuesday, May 1

Wednesday, May 2        Literature: Read chapter 14

Thursday, May 3            Writing:  Story adaptation due.

Friday, May 4                 RCG:  I-search paper on action project due (posted on Wiki).

                                        Poetry Slam:  Final revisions of poems to enter into JH-wide poetry slam.        

Assignments for the Week of April 23-27

Monday, April 23        Literature:  Read chapters 5, 6 and7.

                                     Writing:  Screenplay writing worksheet due.

                                     RCG: List of annotated sources on Wiki


Tuesday, April 24         Poetry Slam:  Turn in poem.


Wednesday, April 25   Literature:  Read chapter 8
                                                               

Friday, April 27           Literature:  Read chapters 9, 10 and 11.

                                     Poetry Slam:  Perform your poem. (Must be memorized)

Assignments for the Week of April 17-20

Tuesday, April 17                           Literature: Chapters one and two of The Chosen

                                                        RCG:  Outline for action project
                                                                   Meet with Martha to discuss


Wednesday, April 18                      Writing:  Assignment outlining scenes

                                                         Poetry Slam:  Choose topic for poem.
     

Thursday, April 19                         Literature: Chapter three of The Chosen
         
                                                       RCG:  Set up Wiki for action project
                                                                  Revised outline for action project


Friday, April 20                              Literature:  Chapter four of The Chosen
                                                        Topic for history presentation due

Assignments for the Week of April 9-13

Monday, April 9                   Welcome back!

Tuesday, April 10                 Grammar: Watch 3 comma videos on Youtube.
                                              Make a list of comma rules with an example for each.
                                              Prepare a lesson for the class on comma placement.
                 
                                              Garden:  Bring items to incorporate into your stepping stone.

Wednesday, April 11            Lit: Questions on Freaks and Geeks pilot episode                               

                                                                              

Thursday, April 12               RCG: Action Project questionnaire
                                             (attached to email.)

                                              Grammar:  Comma exercises.

Friday, April 13                    Field Day!