Tentative schedule for this week:
English 3: Monday and Wednesday--read and fill out reading sheet
Communications: Work on outline for next speech. Outline due by end of hour Weds. Work on Power Point.
English 4: Finish peer editing. Research paper due Friday. We will begin _The Crucible_ this week.
20100219
20100201
February 1, 2010 Monday
English 3: Remember to be reading 15 pages/30 minutes a day, 6 days a week. Also, remember to record your book and pages read each day in your calendar!
Tentative schedule for this week:
Monday: New vocabulary. Read today. Work on 20 note cards (due Thursday at end of hour).
Tuesday: Review vocabulary words. Take notes on sources. (you will need at least 20 note cards) Note cards due Thursday at end of hour.
Wednesday: New vocabulary. Read all hour. Fill out status check worksheet. Note cards due Thursday at end of hour.
Thursday: Reveiw vocabulary words. Take notes on sources. I will check your NOTE cards today and give you a grade. You must have 20 note cards with all the correct information. Refer to your worksheet I gave you.
Friday: New vocabulary. Discuss outlining. Work on outlines.
English 4: Work on finishing your outline this week and beginning your draft.
Tentative schedule for this week:
Monday: New vocabulary words. Discuss outline rubric/expectations. Outline due at end of day tomorrow.
Tuesday: Review vocabulary. Work on outline. Remember to include your sources in your outline. Due by end of day today.
Wednesday: New vocabulary. Discuss drafting. Work on draft.
Thursday: Reveiw vocabulary words. Work on draft.
Friday: New vocabulary. Work on draft. Draft is due next week, most likely Tuesday.
Communications: Speeches are this and next week. You have been assigned three classmates to evaluate. Remember to evaluate them! If you are absent on the day you were supposed to evaluate, then evaluate someone giving a speech on the day you return. If you are absent on the day you were supposed to give your speech, you will go FIRST on the day you return.
Tentative schedule for this week:
Monday: Speeches
Tuesday: Speeches
Wednesday: Speeches
Thursday: Speeches
Friday: Speeches
Tentative schedule for this week:
Monday: New vocabulary. Read today. Work on 20 note cards (due Thursday at end of hour).
Tuesday: Review vocabulary words. Take notes on sources. (you will need at least 20 note cards) Note cards due Thursday at end of hour.
Wednesday: New vocabulary. Read all hour. Fill out status check worksheet. Note cards due Thursday at end of hour.
Thursday: Reveiw vocabulary words. Take notes on sources. I will check your NOTE cards today and give you a grade. You must have 20 note cards with all the correct information. Refer to your worksheet I gave you.
Friday: New vocabulary. Discuss outlining. Work on outlines.
English 4: Work on finishing your outline this week and beginning your draft.
Tentative schedule for this week:
Monday: New vocabulary words. Discuss outline rubric/expectations. Outline due at end of day tomorrow.
Tuesday: Review vocabulary. Work on outline. Remember to include your sources in your outline. Due by end of day today.
Wednesday: New vocabulary. Discuss drafting. Work on draft.
Thursday: Reveiw vocabulary words. Work on draft.
Friday: New vocabulary. Work on draft. Draft is due next week, most likely Tuesday.
Communications: Speeches are this and next week. You have been assigned three classmates to evaluate. Remember to evaluate them! If you are absent on the day you were supposed to evaluate, then evaluate someone giving a speech on the day you return. If you are absent on the day you were supposed to give your speech, you will go FIRST on the day you return.
Tentative schedule for this week:
Monday: Speeches
Tuesday: Speeches
Wednesday: Speeches
Thursday: Speeches
Friday: Speeches
20100125
January 25, 2010 Monday
English 3: Remember to be reading 15 pages/30 minutes a day, 6 days a week. Also, remember to record your book and pages read each day in your calendar!
Tentative schedule for this week:
Monday: Vocabulary test. Read the rest of the hour or begin note taking on your sources for your research paper. (you will need at least 20 note cards)
Tuesday: Take notes on sources. (you will need at least 20 note cards)
Wednesday: New vocabulary. Read all hour.
Thursday: Take notes on sources. I will check your SOURCE cards today and give you a grade. Be sure all information from source cards is filled out (unless you can't find that information).
Friday: New vocabulary. Work on source cards/note cards (you will need at least 20 note cards). We will discuss outlining for the research paper.
English 4: Work on finishing your notes and working on your outline this week.
Tentative schedule for this week:
Monday: Vocabulary test. Wrap up note taking and begin your research paper outline. I will check your sources today for a grade.
Tuesday: Work on outline. Remember to include your sources in your outline.
Wednesday: New vocabulary. Continue work on outline.
Thursday: Note cards are due. Continue to work on outline. It will be due next week.
Friday: New vocabulary. Work on outline. Discuss drafting.
Communications: Finish outlines this week and work on visual aides. Speeches will begin by the end of this week.
Tentative schedule for this week:
Monday: Finish outlines. Peer edit outlines.
Tuesday: Peer edits of outlines due today.
Wednesday: Discuss visual aides. Work on visual aides today.
Thursday: Work on visual aides today. Wrap up final discussion and preparations for speeches. Draw names for speech order.
Friday: Possibly: begin speeches today.
Tentative schedule for this week:
Monday: Vocabulary test. Read the rest of the hour or begin note taking on your sources for your research paper. (you will need at least 20 note cards)
Tuesday: Take notes on sources. (you will need at least 20 note cards)
Wednesday: New vocabulary. Read all hour.
Thursday: Take notes on sources. I will check your SOURCE cards today and give you a grade. Be sure all information from source cards is filled out (unless you can't find that information).
Friday: New vocabulary. Work on source cards/note cards (you will need at least 20 note cards). We will discuss outlining for the research paper.
English 4: Work on finishing your notes and working on your outline this week.
Tentative schedule for this week:
Monday: Vocabulary test. Wrap up note taking and begin your research paper outline. I will check your sources today for a grade.
Tuesday: Work on outline. Remember to include your sources in your outline.
Wednesday: New vocabulary. Continue work on outline.
Thursday: Note cards are due. Continue to work on outline. It will be due next week.
Friday: New vocabulary. Work on outline. Discuss drafting.
Communications: Finish outlines this week and work on visual aides. Speeches will begin by the end of this week.
Tentative schedule for this week:
Monday: Finish outlines. Peer edit outlines.
Tuesday: Peer edits of outlines due today.
Wednesday: Discuss visual aides. Work on visual aides today.
Thursday: Work on visual aides today. Wrap up final discussion and preparations for speeches. Draw names for speech order.
Friday: Possibly: begin speeches today.
20100115
January 19, 2010 Tuesday
English 3: Remember to be reading 15 pages/30 minutes a day, 6 days a week. Also, remember to record your book and pages read each day in your calendar! Today, you will be presenting your website findings to your classmates. Be sure you have checked out books from the library by tomorrow to ensure enough time for their arrival. I would highly recommend that you check out more than the two that are required so that you have a fallback should one not come in or should one not turn out to be what you really needed.
Tentative schedule for this week:
Tuesday: Present website findings. Show me at least two source cards. Check out books.
Wednesday: Read all hour.
Thursday: Continue researching.
Friday: Work on source cards/note cards (you will need at least 20 note cards)
English 4: Work on source cards/note cards (you will need at least 20 note cards). Get your books checked out from the library ASAP to ensure enough time for their arrival. I would highly recommend that you check out more than the two that are required so that you have a fallback should one not come in or should one not turn out to be what you really needed.
Tentative schedule for this week:
Tuesday: Work on source cards/note cards
Wednesday: Continue work on source cards/ note cards
Thursday: Discuss/begin work on outlines
Friday: Work on outlines
Communications: Work on audience analysis worksheet and outlines.
Tentative schedule for this week:
Tuesday: work on audience analysis and outlines
Wednesday: Turn in audience analysis worksheets and work on outlines
Thursday: Work on outlines
Friday: Discuss Power Point presentations / work on visual aides
Tentative schedule for this week:
Tuesday: Present website findings. Show me at least two source cards. Check out books.
Wednesday: Read all hour.
Thursday: Continue researching.
Friday: Work on source cards/note cards (you will need at least 20 note cards)
English 4: Work on source cards/note cards (you will need at least 20 note cards). Get your books checked out from the library ASAP to ensure enough time for their arrival. I would highly recommend that you check out more than the two that are required so that you have a fallback should one not come in or should one not turn out to be what you really needed.
Tentative schedule for this week:
Tuesday: Work on source cards/note cards
Wednesday: Continue work on source cards/ note cards
Thursday: Discuss/begin work on outlines
Friday: Work on outlines
Communications: Work on audience analysis worksheet and outlines.
Tentative schedule for this week:
Tuesday: work on audience analysis and outlines
Wednesday: Turn in audience analysis worksheets and work on outlines
Thursday: Work on outlines
Friday: Discuss Power Point presentations / work on visual aides
January 15, 2010 Friday
English 3: Remember to read 15 pages a day, six days a week on your self-selected novel. Also, remember to record your book and page numbers each day! We are working on informative research papers. Currently, students need to have at least two sources by today. They must have two non-Internet sources by next Friday and should have checked out any books they need this week. Total, they will need at least five sources. Today, students are working in groups to evaluate an assigned website for accuracy and reliability.
English 4: We are working on argumentative research papers. Students have each found at least two sources. They must have two non-Internet sources by Wednesday the 20th. They should be checking out books from the library this week. Total, they will need at least five sources. Students will be presenting in groups today their evaluations of assigned websites. We will then begin discussion of note/source cards.
Communications: We are beginning Chapter 7: the speech to inform. Students will finish their audience analyses checklists today and begin a worksheet on analyzing their audience in preparation for their first major speech. Additionally, we will begin discussion of outlining for this speech.
English 4: We are working on argumentative research papers. Students have each found at least two sources. They must have two non-Internet sources by Wednesday the 20th. They should be checking out books from the library this week. Total, they will need at least five sources. Students will be presenting in groups today their evaluations of assigned websites. We will then begin discussion of note/source cards.
Communications: We are beginning Chapter 7: the speech to inform. Students will finish their audience analyses checklists today and begin a worksheet on analyzing their audience in preparation for their first major speech. Additionally, we will begin discussion of outlining for this speech.
20091214
December 14, 2009 Monday
Well, this week will seem strange without Ms. Berry! It will also feel different since we have two exams each day and study hours! Refer to the schedule at http://www.cpher99.org. For those of you seniors who do not have to come to school this week after today, have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Be safe and smart during your break.
English 3:
•Write a goodbye letter to Ms. Berry (follow directions on board)
•Study vocabulary for semester exam
Communications:
•Hand out announcements schedule
•Study old tests for exam
English 4:
•Write a goodbye letter to Ms. Berry (follow directions on board)
•Study vocabulary for semester exam
•Study critical lenses for semester exam
English 3:
•Write a goodbye letter to Ms. Berry (follow directions on board)
•Study vocabulary for semester exam
Communications:
•Hand out announcements schedule
•Study old tests for exam
English 4:
•Write a goodbye letter to Ms. Berry (follow directions on board)
•Study vocabulary for semester exam
•Study critical lenses for semester exam
20081009
October 10, 2008 Friday
English 3: review vocab. Book talks.
Communication: assign groups. Work on company name and description, job openings, and advertisements.
English 4: Discuss using language ethically. Read "I Have a Dream" for Monday. Consider King's use of language, especially metaphors.
Communication: assign groups. Work on company name and description, job openings, and advertisements.
English 4: Discuss using language ethically. Read "I Have a Dream" for Monday. Consider King's use of language, especially metaphors.
October 9, 2008 Thursday
English 3: Review vocabulary. Get new vocabulary. Discuss characterization worksheet. Prepare for book talks tomorrow.
Communication: WIN Careers. Look at careers on monster.com, etc.
English 4: Quiz over "The Maker's Eye." Discuss using language ethically.
Communication: WIN Careers. Look at careers on monster.com, etc.
English 4: Quiz over "The Maker's Eye." Discuss using language ethically.
October 8, 2008 Wednesday
English 3: Read, using sticky notes.
Communication: Do Careercruising.com questionnaires.
English 4: quiz over Frederick Douglass. Read "The Maker's Eye." Quiz tomorrow.
Communication: Do Careercruising.com questionnaires.
English 4: quiz over Frederick Douglass. Read "The Maker's Eye." Quiz tomorrow.
October 7, 2008 Tuesday
English 3: Vocabulary review. Get new words. Discuss characterization and begin completing worksheet.
Communication: Chapter 4: introductions and interviews
English 4: Discuss Chapter 4. Read "Frederick Douglass." Quiz tomorrow.
Communication: Chapter 4: introductions and interviews
English 4: Discuss Chapter 4. Read "Frederick Douglass." Quiz tomorrow.
October 6, 2008 Monday
English 3: Mini-lesson on sticky notes. Read.
Communication: Chapter 4: phone conversations
English 4: Quiz and discussion "Eternam Riddle"
Communication: Chapter 4: phone conversations
English 4: Quiz and discussion "Eternam Riddle"
20080925
September 26, 2008 Friday
English 3: Book talks.
Communication: Work on study guide (due Monday).
English 4: Finish clarity and style discussion. Work on editing for clarity and style.
Communication: Work on study guide (due Monday).
English 4: Finish clarity and style discussion. Work on editing for clarity and style.
September 25, 2008 Thursday
English 3: Vocabulary quiz today. Work on letter-essay (due next Thursday).
Communication: Finish Chapter 3 discussion. Begin impromptu speeches. You will get a study guide for the Chapter 3 test today. Chapter 3 test will be next Tuesday.
English 4: Discuss RLC's plagiarism policy and what plagiarism is. Discuss writing for clarity and style. Essay is due next Friday.
Communication: Finish Chapter 3 discussion. Begin impromptu speeches. You will get a study guide for the Chapter 3 test today. Chapter 3 test will be next Tuesday.
English 4: Discuss RLC's plagiarism policy and what plagiarism is. Discuss writing for clarity and style. Essay is due next Friday.
September 24, Wednesday
English 3: We will discuss "bumps": those thoughts that bump us out of the reading zone. Read the rest of the hour.
Communication: Practice mnemonics (Wal-Mart list). 5th hour students should turn in an explanation of the mnemonic device used in class by tomorrow. We will then continue in Chapter 3.
English 4: Work on peer editing in groups. We will then discuss eliminating second person and using sophisticated transitions. Essay is due NEXT Friday.
Communication: Practice mnemonics (Wal-Mart list). 5th hour students should turn in an explanation of the mnemonic device used in class by tomorrow. We will then continue in Chapter 3.
English 4: Work on peer editing in groups. We will then discuss eliminating second person and using sophisticated transitions. Essay is due NEXT Friday.
20080922
September 23, Tuesday
English 3: You will get your last two vocabulary words in the first set today. Quiz Thursday. Today, we will work on letter-essays. They are due by the end of the day next Tuesday.
Communication: We continue in Chapter 3 today.
English 4: We will do peer editing of rough drafts today.
Communication: We continue in Chapter 3 today.
English 4: We will do peer editing of rough drafts today.
20080919
September 22, 2008 Monday
Sara Adams from DeVry University was here to speak to us today.
English 3: Don't forget you have a vocab test Thursday.
Communication: Work on your commercial. It is due Monday the 29th.
English 4: Rough draft due Tuesday, tomorrow.
English 3: Don't forget you have a vocab test Thursday.
Communication: Work on your commercial. It is due Monday the 29th.
English 4: Rough draft due Tuesday, tomorrow.
September 19, 2008 Thursday
English 3: Fill out survey forms. Read the rest of the hour in your chosen novels.
Communication: Fill out survey forms. Work on commercials project in groups.
English 4: Discuss conclusions 4th hour. Work on drafts. They are due Tuesday when you come to class.
Communication: Fill out survey forms. Work on commercials project in groups.
English 4: Discuss conclusions 4th hour. Work on drafts. They are due Tuesday when you come to class.
September 18, Thursday
English 3: New vocabulary words. Next week we will have a test over the first ten words we've studied. Book talks today, since tomorrow is not a full day. We will discuss plans for our first literary essay.
Communication: Discuss answers to the logical fallacies practice exercises. Discuss commercials project. Project is due Monday, Septembe 29.
English 4: Discuss conclusions. Work on draft of essay 1.
Communication: Discuss answers to the logical fallacies practice exercises. Discuss commercials project. Project is due Monday, Septembe 29.
English 4: Discuss conclusions. Work on draft of essay 1.
20080912
September 15, Monday
All classes: Jason Swan will be here today.
English 3: Remember that your status check answers are due by tomorrow.
Communication: If Jason Swan doesn't take all hour, we will continue logical fallacies.
English 4: Continue working on your thesis statement and organization of your essay.
English 3: Remember that your status check answers are due by tomorrow.
Communication: If Jason Swan doesn't take all hour, we will continue logical fallacies.
English 4: Continue working on your thesis statement and organization of your essay.
September 12, Friday
Remember: Jason Swan will be here in all of my classes Monday to discuss financial aid, the importance of ACT scores, etc. Bring your materials in case he does not take all hour.
English 3: If you didn't finish the status check yesterday, it is due by Tuesday of next week. See me for a study hall pass if you need one.
Communication: We will be discussing logical fallacies and propaganda today.
English 4: Work on a thesis statement and organization of your essay.
English 3: If you didn't finish the status check yesterday, it is due by Tuesday of next week. See me for a study hall pass if you need one.
Communication: We will be discussing logical fallacies and propaganda today.
English 4: Work on a thesis statement and organization of your essay.
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