March
Regular
*Agendas are flexible and subject to change.*
Monday, March 4, 2013
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Snow day
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Snow day
Friday, March 8, 2013
Monday, March 11, 2013
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Friday, March 15, 2013
Monday, March 18, 2013
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
ACT day- juniors only!
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Friday, March 22, 2013
Monday, March 25, 2013
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
School cancelled due to snow.
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Friday, March 29, 2013
Good Friday- No School!
- Bellringer- week 9
- "Small Portions" pg. 535. Read and discuss as a class.
- Complete #1-6; #6 must be an 8 sentence paragraph that uses details from the poem and personal experiences as support.
- Literary Terms found in Speak WS
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
- Bellringer- week 9
- Computer lab to finish poetry projects- LAST DAY!
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Snow day
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Snow day
Friday, March 8, 2013
- Bellringer- week 9
- Unit 3 Vocabulary list [PDF]
- Poetry Project presentations
Monday, March 11, 2013
- Bellringer- week 10
- Complete presentations if necessary.
- Subject Complements handout and pg. 455 Review C (as a class)
- Subject Complement Practice Sheet [PDF]
- Begin reading Speak First Marking Period and answer questions while reading
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
- Bellringer- week 10
- Read to page 22 “Heathering” in Speak
- Names discussion- students get into small groups and are assigned a character. Each group will answer the following questions: a. What does the character’s name say about them? b. How does the character’s name help you formulate your opinion of him or her? c. Each character’s name is clearly intentional. How does the author’s use of work choice affect the novel? d. How could the novel be changed if different names were chosen? e. Can you think of some other names that either explicitly or implicitly characterize a person or place?
- Groups present their findings to the class.
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
- Bellringer- week 10
- Read pg. 22-46, the end of The First Marking Period. Students need to complete WS while we read.
- Review and collect WS
- Complements: pg. 450 in Language books. Complete Exercise 12 & Review C
- Pass out Second Marking Period WS and begin reading pages 49-57 (Stop @ “Giving Thanks”) [PDF]
Thursday, March 14, 2013
- Bellringer- week 10
- Read pages 49-52 in Speak.
- In groups, students will find as many examples of figurative language in the book so far. (simile, metaphor, personification, symbol, alliteration, hyperbole) What is the significance of these devices?
Friday, March 15, 2013
- Bellringer- week 10
- Check Vocabulary
- Unit 3 Vocabulary Quiz
- Read Speak pg. 52-70. Complete Literature Circles Practice WS.
Monday, March 18, 2013
- Bellringer- week 11
- Direct & Indirect Objects [PDF]
- Language books pg. 458 Ex. 14 & Review D, Review and collect.
- Discuss novel this far (up to page 70).
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
ACT day- juniors only!
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
- Bellringer- week 11
- Vocabulary Unit 3.2 Pre Test[PDF]
- Complete Figurative Language in Speak WS [PDF]
- Read, read, read! We need to finish the Second Marking Period today!
Thursday, March 21, 2013
- Bellringer- week 11
- Finish Second Marking Period reading and WS.
- Quiz over Second Marking Period.
- Begin reading Third Marking Period.
Friday, March 22, 2013
- Bellringer- week 11
- Speak freewrite- on page 99, Melinda writes the secret, "I want to be in fifth grade again." Respond to this secret.
- Maya Angelou biography and poem. How is this related to Melinda?
- Continue reading.
Monday, March 25, 2013
- Bellringer- week 12
- Discuss "I Am" poems- due on Thursday!
- Read pages 123-132 individually. Write down Melinda's realizations in the reading.
- Read "A Night to Remember" pg. 133 as a class.
- Complete Melinda's Depression WS [PDF]
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
School cancelled due to snow.
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
- Bellringer- week 12
- Check Vocabulary Practice Sheet
- Vocabulary Unit 3.2 Quiz
- Complete Melinda's Depression WS. Review and collect.
- Continue reading.
Thursday, March 28, 2013
- Bellringer- week 12
- Collect "I Am" poems
- Read Speak- start on page 141
Friday, March 29, 2013
Good Friday- No School!