Monday, Feb.14

Today students wrote a summary of what they read in Book 10 of The Odyssey.  Then they defined the words from vocab #14 and wrote a sentence using each one in context.  We finished class by reading a portion of The Odyssey graphic novel.  For homework, students are to finish up any vocab they didn't complete in class.  

Wednesday, Feb.9

Today we took vocab quiz #13.  After, we started reading Book 10 of The Odyssey in class.  Then we talked about adjectives and articles, and did some more practice on Moodle with those (Adjective Practice p.22 &23)  For homework, finish reading Book 10.

Tomorrow (Thursday) we will be doing an activity with the tech department that will take up the entire class period.  Have Book 10 read for Monday. 

October 28, 2010

Students practiced identifying and labeling verbs as transitive or intransitive, which we then went over in class.  We then talked about helping verbs and students identified many of them and how we use them in everyday speech.  Students were given a homework assignment on helping verbs.

October 15, 2010

Today students took a quiz over indefinite pronouns, then received new vocab words which they had time to define in class and go over.  Students should read Huck Finn through chapter 22 for Tuesday.  I also announced that next week on Wednesday we will have vocab quiz #4.  Also, on Friday they will take a pronoun agreement test.

October 12, 2010

Students took an open book quiz on Moodle about their assigned reading in Huck Finn.  They then worked on finishing the pronoun worksheet we started yesterday in class.  Whatever they didn't complete in class is homework.

October 11, 2010

Students took Vocab Quiz #3 (grades are posted to the student/parent portals).  We then talked about pronoun agreement and indefinite pronouns and students practiced in class.  They should bring back the practice worksheet to class tomorrow.  Students should have read through Chapter 18 in Huck Finn by tomorrow.  They will have to answer a few short answer questions tomorrow in class.  We will have a pronoun quiz on Friday, Oct. 15th.

October 6, 2010

Students were given time at the beginning of class to continue reading Huck Finn, after we read Chapter 10 together.  I finished checking the thesis statements that students wrote previously.  Then students were given an ACT writing prompt and asked to write a thesis statement in response to the prompt, which was then collected.  We went over the homework that was due, and students were given a few minutes to make flashcards of vocab 3, over which we will have a quiz on Monday.  Students should also read through Chapter 18 by Tuesday and be prepared to answer questions over what they've read.