Syllabus

May 21st to May 25th

M	In class: DUE: Read ch 6 and 7. No handouts! I will pass it out to you in class. We will review it together!! Review ch. 6 and 7 together as a class. HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow: Bring what you have accomplished for your final project. Tomorrow is the first check in. Due Thursday/Friday: BRING MATERIALS TO CLASS FOR YOUR FINAL PROJECT!!! DUE NEXT TUESDAY: Read Ch. 8 and 9. Complete the handouts!!!! You will be held responsible for carrying a solid discussion and debate! POP QUIZZES WILL BE YOUR FRIENDZ!!
T	In class: Due: Bring what you have accomplished for your final project. Tomorrow is the first check in. Make a rubric for your project! HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow: read and respond to the “media companies” chart. The two handouts were given to you on Monday
W	In class: Due: none Begin reading chapters 8 and 9: complete the handouts in class!!!! These will be due AFTER the long weekend. HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow: Bring everything you need for your final project. Lap tops, materials, etc. You will be allowed to plan, but you need to produce SOMETHING by Tuesday!!
R	In class: Due: Bring everything you need for your final project. MS. GENTILE IS OUT OF TOWN FOR A WEDDING!!! Whoop!! BE ON YOUR BEST BEHAVIOR! You will be working on your final projects. You must work and be productive: this will be the ONLY time I am allowing you to work on it in class!! HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow: Be prepared for speech: REMEMBER: You MUST be present on the day you present!! NO MORE THAN TWO MINUTES!!!!!!!
F	In class: Due: Bring what you need for your projects! MS. GENTILE IS OUT OF TOWN FOR A WEDDING!!! Whoop!! BE ON YOUR BEST BEHAVIOR! You will be working on your final projects. You must work and be productive: this will be the ONLY time I am allowing you to work on it in class!! HOMEWORK: Due Tuesday: Read Ch. 8 and 9 Complete the handouts!!!! You will be held responsible for carrying a solid discussion and debate! POP QUIZZES WILL BE YOUR FRIENDZ!! Due Tuesday: Bring in your final project: I need to see that you have SOMETHING completed. You should be at least ONE-THIRD finished with it.

May 14^th to May 18^th

M	In class: DUE: Read Ch 5 and CLICK HERE societal parallels in ch 5  Due: Proposal for your Speech (finish the front part of the brainstorm worksheet) Pop Quiz Background, ch 1- 4, connections, etc (couldn’t get it printed/Copied from Friday) Analysis of Squealer’s speech HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow: Analysis of Squealer’s speech (Front and Back) Due Thursday/Friday: Persuasive speeches!!! CHECK THE SCHEDULE!! DUE NEXT MONDAY: Read Ch. 6 and 7. Complete the handouts!!!! You will be held responsible for carrying a solid discussion and debate! POP QUIZZES WILL BE YOUR FRIENDZ!!
T	In class: Due: Analysis of Squealer’s speech Read/Annotate the “Media Conglomerate” handout 20 minute Free write HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow: Outline for speech!!!
W	In class: Due: Outline for speech!!! Introduce your final project!!! This will be DUE ON JUNE 12th!!! You will have checkpoints throughout the rest of the term, but you need to have the final project to present/show to the class on June 12th (ABSOLUTELY ZERO EXCEPTIONS!!!) CLICK HERE!!! If time allows: You will have minimal class time to practice your speeches!!!! HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow: Be prepared for speech: REMEMBER: You MUST be present on the day you present!! NO MORE THAN TWO MINUTES!!!!!!!
R	In class: Due: Be prepared for speech: REMEMBER: You MUST be present on the day you present!! Listen to the speeches, record information about persuasive techniques. Debate if you were persuaded or not. We will choose a “Master Persuader” at the end of class on Friday HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow: Be prepared for speech: REMEMBER: You MUST be present on the day you present!! NO MORE THAN TWO MINUTES!!!!!!!
F	In class: Due: Be prepared for speech: REMEMBER: You MUST be present on the day you present!! Listen to the speeches, record information about persuasive techniques. Debate if you were persuaded or not. We will choose a “Master Persuader” at the end of class on TODAY!!!! HOMEWORK: Due Monday: Read Ch. 6 and 7. Complete the handouts!!!! You will be held responsible for carrying a solid discussion and debate! POP QUIZZES WILL BE YOUR FRIENDZ!!

May 7^th to May 11^th

M	In class: DUE: Bring JULIUS CAESAR BOOK TO CLASS!!!!! A responsible student collects the JC books. Leave them on my desk. Putting it together: The Economics machine Using the handout, make connections: what you do like, dislike, find shocking, what did you learn and what does it all mean? How and why should we play attentions to this? What should we do about it? How does this help to explain propaganda? Explain in a journal. HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow: none Due Wednesday: CURRENT EVENT!!!! Please check the homepage or CLICK HERE!! THE DIRECTIONS HAVE CHANGED!!!! MAKE SURE YOUR READ THEM!!!! Due Friday: QUIZ Ch. 1 and 2
T	In class: Due: none STORY TIME! Begin Reading Animal farm as a class…. HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow: CURRENT EVENT!!!! Please check the homepage or CLICK HERE!!
W	In class: Due: None AF chapters 1 and 2 HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow: Finish the handout for HW
R	In class: Due: Finish the handout for HW Review Make a Character list Read ch 3and 4  (EVEN IF YOU ARE ABSENT, You know about this in advance, so please be ready to take the quiz!!!) HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow: Finish reading for homework and complete  the handout
F	In class: Due: Finish reading for homework and complete the handout Quiz Review Ch 3 and 4 Squealer and Propaganda: review and connect Persuasive speech assignment HOMEWORK: Due Monday: CURRENT EVENT!!!! Please check the homepage or CLICK HERE!! There are new directions and instructions!!! Due Monday: Read Ch. 5 and CLICK HERE societal parallels in ch 5  handout. Due Thursday: Persuasive Speeches begin! You HAVE to be in school on the day you present or you will need a doctor’s note! Also: you will have strictly TWO MINUTES EACH to persuade the class!!!!!! CLICK HERE for the instructions.

April 30^th to May 4^th

M	In class: DUE: Summative “Mini” Essay. CLICK HERE WELCOME TO TERM 5!!! Adding on to Propaganda Under the umbrella of ELP: Specific Strategies HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow: Read/Annotate background on Orwell. Biography_of_Orwell1[1] Due Wednesday: Find an Advertisement and explain which specific techniques are used. CLICK HERE Due Friday: WEBQUEST!!!!
T	In class: Due: Read/annotate background on Orwell (see above)   STORY TIME! “The Children’s Story” Reading/taking notes on Propaganda techniques used HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow: Find an Advertisement and explain which specific techniques are used. CLICK HERE.
W	In class: Due tomorrow:Find an Advertisement and explain which specific techniques are used. See above Reading/taking notes on Propaganda techniques used in “The Children’s story HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow: Report DIRECTLY to the Library
R	In class: Due: Report DIRECTLY to the Library You will be researching EACH form of Government given to you. You MUST use the databases and website provided on the homepage. CLICK HERE. HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow: Finish for homework Due tomorrow: WEBQUEST!!!!!!!
F	In class: Due: Finish class work from yesterday and WEBQUEST!!!!!!! Review Webquest Play jeopardy HOMEWORK: Due Monday: none Due wednesday: CURRENT “EVENT”. CLICK HERE to view the assignment

April 23^rd to April 27^th 

M	In class: DUE: Act IV questions Short essay: You will be writing a short 2 – 3 paragraph essay analyzing guilt and the impact it has on the characters and their relationship. HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow: none Due Friday: BRING YOUR BINDER TO CLASS!!!!!!! I WILL BE GRADING THEM AS YOU TAKE YOUR TEST!!!!!! Due Friday: TEST!!! You will have a test on the entire play! Be prepared! THIS TEST WILL COUNT TWICE IN MY GRADEBOOK!!!!!
T	In class: Due: none Do now: Journal about honorable or noble acts that could be seen as controversial. Begin Act V in your triads Read scenes 1 and 2 CLICK HERE HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow: finish for HW, SCENES 1 and 2 ONLY!!!!!!!
W	In class: Due tomorrow: Act V, scenes 1 and 2 Get directly into your triads. Begin reading scene 3 CLICK HERE for the assignment HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow: Finish class work questions and finish the PLAY! Whoop!
R	In class: Due: Finish class work questions. Recap on the play: What do we learn from the characters? What is the theme? What are we supposed to learn from this play? How can you apply to modern government. HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow: Finish for homework Due tomorrow: DON’T FORGET TO STUDY ANNNNNNDDDD BRING YOUR BINDERS!!!!
F	In class: Due: Finish class work from yesterday TEST!!!!! Bring your binders!! When finished with the test: you can begin your short essay. There are TWO different essays, depending on which class you are in. You will have to create a thesis about a “modern” Brutus or pessimistic ideas. THIS IS DUE MONDAY! BE SURE TO READ THE DIRECTIONS! HOMEWORK: Due Monday: Short Essay: CLICK HERE

 

April 9^th to April 13^th

M	In class: DUE: Bring Magazines to class Great Job with Friday’s lesson!! Applying ELP: using magazines, you will find your own advertisements. You will search for an analyze ELP and compare/contrast your findings to Julius Caesar HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow: Finish class work. If you don’t have a magazine, you can borrow one if you need it. Or, make sure you leave class with an advertisement. Due tomorrow: CURRENT EVETS: LAST SECTIONS TO RESPOND TO THE RESPONSES! CLICK HERE!!! Due Wednesday:ELP on TV. CLICK HERE: Persuasive techniques for the document
T	In class: Due: Class work from yesterday and CURRENT EVENT!!! Triad “quiz” for HW points Act  III. i: Read/translate/answer the passage analysis questions HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow: none
W	In class: Due tomorrow: none Act  III. i-ii: Read/translate/answer the passage analysis questions HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow: Finish class work questions.
R	In class: Due: Finish class work questions. Watch and dissect Funeral Orations In case you miss class: WATCH THEM HERE!!! HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow: Finish class work handouts. You have to read/annotate their speeches and find examples of ELP. Fill in the chart.
F	In class: WEAR YOUR YELLOW T-SHIRTS AND BE SURE TO Hi-FIVE ME ON THE WAY OUT!! Due: Finish class work handouts. You have to read/annotate their speeches and find examples of ELP. Fill in the chart. Act  IV Read/translate/answer the passage analysis questions HOMEWORK: When we get back from vacation: FINISH CLASSWORK (read Act IV and make sure you get the handouts! I do not have electronic copies!! Due Friday when we get back from vacation: You will have a TEST on Acts I – IV!!!! SO, if you aren’t ready and caught up with the reading, make sure you do so over the vacation!! Due Monday: SEE YOU MONDAY IN KEMORE SQUARE!!!!! (Click for Directions) Have a wonderful and safe vacation!!!

April 2^nd to April 6^th

M	In class: DUE: Read and take notes on the NOTE SHEET (extras are in the class) through act I, iii Reviewing Using Shakespearean Language Quickie Partner Quiz: You and a partner will have to dissect passages and make meaning. Review scene 3 Begin Reading Act II, ii HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow: none Due APRIL 4th: Current EVENT: CLICK HERE!! You will be searching for articles and responding to current events concerning EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP. Things to think about:  What is effective leadership to you? is the leader using what you think is effective leadership? how so? How do we know what is effective leadership? is it oppressing the people of the leader? Is this abuse of power? How  do we know? What makes it abusive? Will anyone EVER agree on what makes an effective leader or that their current leader is effective??.
T	In class: Due: none Reading Act II, ii Take notes HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow: current event!! See MONDAY!!
W	In class: Due tomorrow: Current Event SEE MONDAY!!! Finish reading/translating act II, ii and take notes We get to use swords and props! HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow: Finish reading/translating act II, ii and take notes. COMPLETE HANDOUT!! Due tomorrow: BRING IN MAGAZINES!!!!! You will get 1 point extra credit on the class work for each one you bring in! CURRENT EVENTS!!!!!
R	In class: Due: Act II, ii and complete handout Ethos, Pathos, Logos Applying Ethos, Logos, pathos Finding an advertisement and connecting it to Cassius/Brutus. CLICK HERE for the handout. HOMEWORK: Due Monday: Finish class work and CLICK HERE Due Monday:Read/Translate Act ii – iv!! If you need extra note sheets, they are ALWAYS on the table!!! Or, you can type it or do something else to solve the problem!! CURRENT EVENTS!!!!
F	NO SCHOOL! Good Friday Enjoy your three-day weekend!!!

March 26^th to March 30^th

M	In class: DUE: Finish Class work (complete the back of your letter to the media assignment. This is your Brainstorm!!!) CLICK HERE: Persuasive Letters to Media for the assignment.  Using Shakespearean Language Turning it around Using puns HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow: finish class work
T	In class: Due: finish class work(complete the back of your letter to the media assignment. This is your Brainstorm!!!) Ms. Gentile has a doctor’s appointment for her hip!!! WISH HER LUCK! It’s Scary! I will post a picture of the needle! You will be working in groups OR individually in order to use the CLASSROOM packets to translate modern song lyrics. HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow: FINISH CLASSWORK (Song translations) and Persuasive Letter (and extra credit!): CLICK HERE!!!
W	In class: Due tomorrow: Class work (see above) and Persuasive Letter (and extra credit!): CLICK HERE!!! HOPEFULLY: Ms. Gentile will be back in action!!!! Pre-reading Questions: You should have a paragraph for each!!! If I am here: You can work in groups!!! Remember to make a claim and give reasoning! Due at the end of class. HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow: NOTHING!!!
R	In class: Due: NOTHING!!! BEGIN READING: Julius Caesar! I, i – ii (Act = Roman Numerals; scenes= lower case) Taking notes on important acts HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow: none
F	In class: Due: none Read and take notes on the NOTE SHEET (extras are in the class) act I, ii – iii HOMEWORK: Due Monday: Read/translate and take notes on the NOTE SHEET (extras are in the class) through act I, iii. Finish the act! Due APRIL 4th: Current EVENT: CLICK HERE!! You will be searching for articles and responding to current events concerning EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP. Things to think about:  Think back to our pre-reading questions!!! What is effective leadership to you? is the leader using what you think is effective leadership? how so? How do we know what is effective leadership? is it oppressing the people of the leader? Is this abuse of power? How  do we know? What makes it abusive? Will anyone EVER agree on what makes an effective leader or that their current leader is effective??

March 19^th to March 23^rd

DEBATE OR ESSAY DUE :  3/20/12

M	In class: DUE: Opening/Closing statements, Everyone should have TWO Claims/evidence BRING ALL MATERIALS TO REVIEW DEBATE AND YOU MAY HAVE SOME CLASS TIME TO PRACTICE!!! Review Rubric and criteria Use “They Say, I Say” to change the discussion or introduce a counter argument HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow: DEBATE or Essay!!!!!
T	In class: Due: DEBATE or Essay!!!!! You will come into class READY to go: get to your sides and we will begin opening statements We will debate the ENTIRE Class! If we have to do judges table tomorrow, we will! HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow: none
W	In class: Due tomorrow: none Tickets to leave from yesterday Judges table…if necessary HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow: GET READY TO MOVE AROUND!!!! Wear comfortable clothes and sweats if you can: we will be crawling on the floor!
R	In class: Due: GET READY TO MOVE AROUND!!!! Wear comfortable clothes and sweats if you can: we will be crawling on the floor! Shakespeare and Caesar: Scavenger hunt!! First team to find ALL the answers first, wins! Prize = awesomeness! HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow: Read/annotate/highlight background information
F	In class: Due: Read/annotate/highlight background information Reviewing persuasive strategies for letter writing Teaching across the curriculum: Put this into action: Write letters to the news! Brainstorming ideas to include in letter to editors about the marathon! CLICK HERE FOR YOUR ASSIGNMENT!!! HOMEWORK: Due Monday: none . But you will be training for the Grammar Olympics!! Due Wednesday: Letters to the newspapers!! Extra credit if you get a personal response back! Good Luck! CLICK HERE FOR YOUR ASSIGNMENT!! Be sure to print out a copy of your SENT email!!! Also, for every additional one you send, I will give you 2 points on to this HW grade, so, if you write 10 extra, you get twenty extra points score = 120/100

 

March 12^th March 16th 

DEBATE:  3/20/12 (THIS IS A WEEK AND SOME

CHANGE TO PUT IT ALL TOGETHER!!)

 

M	In class: THOSE OF YOU NOT DOING THE DEBATE: You will be working on your essay and your syllabus will be on the board.  Your Essay is due on the day of the debate!!! Due: DEBATE PART II: (FINISH FROM CLASS) Working on debate part III: Putting your argument together You will be finding a claim and adding as much evidence as possible to it! CLICK HERE to download handouts. HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow: finish part III for HW (CLICK HERE for the handouts!)
T	In class: Due: finish part III for HW (CLICK HERE for the handouts!) Part IV: Refuting your own point We will be using the “They Say, I Say” books, in which you have to take notes on chapter 6 “Skeptics May object” You will strengthen your argument by knowing what the other side could say back to you. HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow: Finish Part IV for HW (CLICKY, CLICK!)
W	In class: Due tomorrow: Finish Part IV for HW  (CLICKY, CLICK!) Review with your group Part V: an opening statement, how to introduce your argument part VI: So what? Who cares? Planning a closing argument HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow: Finish class-work  (CLICKY, CLICK!)
R	In class: Due: Finish class work from yesterday  (CLICKY, CLICK!) In your groups you will help to plan the opening statements and closing argument. The speaker and the leader have the final say HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow: Finalize the open/close statements. You will have to share them with the group tomorrow!
F	In class: Due: Finalize the open/close statements. You will have to share them with the group tomorrow! Review Rules, rubric and What to say/what not to say: CLICK HERE You will have SOME class time to prepare! HOMEWORK: Due Monday: BRING ALL MATERIALS TO REVIEW DEBATE AND YOU MAY HAVE SOME CLASS TIME TO PRIACTICE!!!

 

March 5^th to March 9^th

M	In class: TERM 4! What is Drug Court? Watching a HBO documentary about South Boston Drug Court and CLICK HERE: South Boston Handout for the handout HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow: Dear Jane Letter
T	In class: Due: Dear Jane Letter I WILL BE COLLECTING BOOKS TODAY!! This American Life podcast: Drug Court You will be listening to a podcast about a judge who is criticized for having harsh penalties for drug related offenses. IF YOU ARE ABSENT: YOU MUST SEE ME DURING A STUDY! Or, CLICK HERE to download and play the podcast HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow: Journal Response: Write (or type and I will love you forever…) a 300 – 500 word response about what you listened to today. Things to think about: what is fair or unfair? Who has the power, why, how and is he/she abusing it, why or why not? What questions do you have and elaborate.
W	In class: Due tomorrow: Journal response (see above) This American Life podcast: Drug Court You will be listening to a podcast about a judge who is criticized for having harsh penalties for drug related offenses. IF YOU ARE ABSENT: YOU MUST SEE ME DURING A STUDY!!! Or, CLICK HERE and search for drug court, tough love HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow: JOURNAL: Write (or type and I will love you forever…) a 300 – 500 word response about your opinion: is this too harsh? Is this abuse of power? Is this just? What are alternative solutions? Who is right? Friday:  Research Worksheet:CLICK HERE
R	In class: Due: Journal: See about Class Brainstorm: Deciding: is this just/unjust? Is this fair? Is this abuse of power? What happens when someone abuses power? Then, you will be broken up into groups for a debate!!!!! You will have Friday HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow: Research worksheet:CLICK HEREt. You will have to research information with your partner. You EACH have to have one fact, a counter fact and an argument! See above for the handout! Be ready to plan together! You only have two days!!! REMINDER: If THREE students in one class DO NOT have this worksheet COMPLETED to my standards (which means finished, source information, etc) then THE ENTIRE CLASS WILL LOSE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THE DEBATE. You will receive an equal alternative assignment.
F	In class: Due: RESEARCH WORKSHEET (see above) In class, you will begin to plan your argument. You will choose a leader, then you will work with a partner to figure out a topic you will research, facts and counter arguments. HOMEWORK: Due Monday: DEBATE PART II: (FINISH FROM CLASS) HANDOUT: Picking and refuting a side or CLICK HERE

February 13^th to February 17^th

M	In class: Welcome Back! Journal writing: What were the positives and negatives of your vacation? Tell a story! Share!! HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow: read ch. 35 in Jane Eyre. Be sure to take notes from the criteria on the board (Plot, passage, changes, symbols, themes, analysis) REMINDERS: I will be checking BINDERS this week. Please be prepared!
T	In class: Due: read ch. 35 in Jane Eyre. Be sure to take notes from the criteria on the board (Plot, passage, changes, symbols, themes, analysis) Turn and talk: Sharing your passages and word slapping Read Aloud: You can get comfy, bring a blankie (not hot chocolate this time…) Reading/note taking on chapters 36 and 37 HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow: Reading/note taking on chapters 36 and 37. Finish these two chapters for homework.
W	In class: Due tomorrow: Reading/note taking on chapters 36 and 37. Journal: Analyzing a passage: character development, analysis, etc. Read Aloud: You can get comfy, bring a blankie (not hot chocolate this time…) Reading/note taking on chapter 38: the final chapter! HOMEWORK: Due Friday:  READ CHAPTER 38!!! Take notes following the format from this week: Plot, passage, changes, symbols, themes, analysis
R	In class: Due: READ CHAPTER 38!!! Take notes following the format from this week: Plot, passage, changes, symbols, themes, analysis Jane’s Decision: Debate amongst the class: Did Jane Make the right decision? Is Jane a good role model? Does this book send a good message! HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow: Mini Thesis Essay: Intro and Body paragraph
F	In class: Due: Mini Thesis Essay: Intro and Body paragraph Perspective Dear Jane Letter!!!! HOMEWORK: Due Tuesday: Dear Jane letter: Think about our discussion from Friday about perspective: write a letter to Jane from the perspective of another person. Remember your “lingo” should be characteristic of that person!! CLICK HERE: Dear Jane point of view letter for the assignment!

 

February 13^th to February 17^th

M	In class: Presentations! HOMEWORK: Due Wednesday: Current Event! CLICK HERE for more information!! Due Friday: Current Event! CLICK HERE for more information!! Due Monday 2/27: BLACK HISTORY WEBQUEST! This is due when we get back from vacation. CLICK HERE for more information!!
T	In class: Presentations! Reminders: If you were absent for a presentation, you need to get the notes from the bin. You will be responsible for plot and the vocabulary. If you missed your day to present: you must have a legitimate doctors note in order to get a make up assignment. Otherwise, you will earn a ZERO! HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow:  be ready to come to class to debrief on your presentations. Due tomorrow: Current Event! CLICK HERE for more information!! Due Monday 2/27: BLACK HISTORY WEBQUEST! This is due when we get back from vacation. CLICK HERE for more information!!
W	In class: In your presentation groups: you will get my rubric and feedback forms. You will look through and evaluate my comments: what you agree/disagree with etc. Then, you will look through the feedback from your peers (read/respond to tickets to leave) If time allows, you can organize your binders. HOMEWORK: Due Friday:  Current Event Responses! I will be In China and will update them as I can! Please be patient if you don’t see them post right away! CLICK HERE!
R	In class: Due: none Independent assignment: You will be honestly evaluating yourself, your performance and that of your group. BE HONEST! I am the only one who will see this! Due at the end of class! HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow: Current Event Responses!   CLICK HERE!
F	In class: Due: Current Event Responses! I will be In China and will update them as I can! Please be patient if you don’t see them post right away! CLICK HERE! Read/annotate article! CLICK HERE (Women and Financial Strain) to download it. Due by the end of class! HOMEWORK: Due Monday 2/27: BLACK HISTORY WEBQUEST! This is due when we get back from vacation. CLICK HERE for more information!! Due Monday 2/27: Current event response to the responses! CLICK HERE! Remember: I will be in China, so I will do my best to post your responses as quickly as I can! Don’t freak out if you don’t see them right away!  Enjoy your vacation! Have a safe and wonderful break!!

February 6^th to February 10^th

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In class: DUE: read ch 30 – 31 You will have class time to work on your project/presentations. You can bring Lap tops so you can do your power – point.   HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow:  Read Ch 32 -34

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In class: Due: Read Ch 32 -34 You will have class time to work on your project/presentations. You can bring Lap tops so you can do your power – point.   TODAY IS THE LAST DAY to work on your projects in class!!!! HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow and for the rest of the week: YOU MUST BE READY TO PRESENT!!!! Also: those not presenting, you must be prepared for this day. Keep up with the reading!!!   REMEMBER: You are responsible for coming to class prepared and doing the reading. You are only hurting yourself and your peers. You have had WEEKS to get caught up on the reading so that you can be ready to participate! Don’t let down your friends!!!!     See Schedule for presenting: CLICK HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

January 30^th to February 3^rd

M	In class: DUE: Read chapters 19 and 20 and complete the handout (from class: Venn Diagram). AND complete the study questions. CLICK HERE POP QUIZ: YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PASS IF YOU JUST READ SPARKNOTES!!! Review HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow:  Read Ch 21 – 22
T	In class: Due: Read Ch 21 – 22 What makes a “good” teacher? Rules of presenting: THIS IS NOT A DAY TO MISS and will help you for your group presentations!!! Review ch 21 – 22 HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow:  read ch 23-24 and complete the study guide questions
W	In class: Due: read ch 23-24 and complete the study guide questions Introduce “Teach the Class” project Whatever class time remains, you will be allowed to work in groups! HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow:  read ch 25-26
R	In class: Due: read ch 25-26 Reading day: You will have class time to read I can play the book on itunes (starting with chapter 27) or if you prefer, you can read on your own at your own pace. The majority rules. REMEMBER: You need to be prepared for the class presentations! Owe your peers some respect: their (and your) effectiveness depends on how prepared YOU are as well! They can’t present and do what they need to do if YOU don’t read! Don’t let each other down! HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow: read ch 27 – 29
F	In class: Due: ch 27 – 29 Meeting Day: You will meet with your team to discuss a reading schedule Planning schedule and brainstorm ideas. If group members are not here: ask around for contact information or find on the FB! HOMEWORK: Due Monday: read ch 30 – 31 ON MONDAY: You will have class time to work on your project/presentations. You can bring Lap tops so you can do your power-point, poster for visuals. USE TIME WISELY AND HAVE A PLAN!!! Talk to each other over the weekend and be ready to work on Monday! This is your time, so use it wisely!

January 23^rd to January 27^th 

M	In class: IF YOU WERE ABSENT ON FRIDAY: You need to see me TODAY to make up the grammar test! After school, during a study, etc. DO THIS TODAY!!! DUE: Read Chapters 10 through 12 in Jane Eyre. Then, you need to complete the homework. CLICK HERE: ch 10 to 12 character development. Journal: How do adults impact our behavior? Character interactions CLICK HERE Character Interactions HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow:  finish class work and CLICK HERE for Character Interactions  handout. Due Tomorrow and Wednesday: PAJAMA PARTY AND HOT CHOCOLATE!!!! Wear your jammies! Bring a blanket and let’s have a slumber party read aloud! I NEED SOME VOLUNTEERS TO BRING IN THE FOLLOWING: EMPTY AND CLEAN SODA/JUICE BOTTLES….Make sure they are cleaned out! PLEASE! CLEAN sheets/blankets for all the classes to lay on.
T	In class: Due: Finish class work from yesterday PAJAMA PARTY AND HOT CHOCOLATE!!!! Wear your jammies! Bring a blanket, your teddy bear and let’s have a slumber party read aloud! HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow:  finish reading chapter 15 and complete the handout CLICK HERE Ch 11 to 15 A new Page
W	In class: Due: finish reading ch. 15 and complete the handout “A New Page…” (See above) PAJAMA PARTY AND HOT CHOCOLATE!!!! Wear your jammies! Bring a blanket and let’s have a slumber party read aloud! HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow:  finish reading through chapter 18! YOU NEED TO READ THIS SO WE CAN LISTEN TO T-SWIFT!!!
R	In class: Due: Finish reading through ch 18 Journal: Our class discussion will revolve around not feeling good enough. So, please be ready to share your stories! It is ok to feel awkward, but everyone shares the same feeling in some capacity: PROMISE! Taylor Swift is actually relevant…we will listen to one of her songs and talk about how it connects to Jane. You’re Welcome! HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow: none.
F	In class: Due: none Character Foils: Helen and Jane, Jane and Blanche  CLICK HERE Helen and Jane Foils HOMEWORK: Due Monday:  Read chapters 19 and 20 and complete the response questions. These will be used for discussion on MONDAY!! CLICK HERE! ON TUESDAY!!! We will begin our teach the class project. You will have ALL WEEK TO READ AND PREPARE! You will be teaching the class 2 chapters! You will have to present for 45 minutes!!!!!!

January 16^th to January 20^th

M	NO SCHOOL!!! MLK DAY!Have a GREAT LOOONG WEEKEND!
T	In class: Due: Read chapters 7 and 8 and Complete a Individuality, Conformity, Normality , Free Will Click the link here: Ch 5 to 8 FNIC. You will need an Example for EACH term followed by an explanation from EACH chapter (5 to 8). Putting chapters 5 to 8 together: Using Post-its and a gallery walk HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow:  Read Chapter 9 in Jane Eyre and Complete the links on Helen, Calvinism, and Tyhpus. Helen and Calvinism and TYPHUS NOTES Due Friday: TEST: Grammar Parts of Speech!!! Be in school on Thursday for the Olympics for review then on Friday so that it can be fresh in your memory! Due Friday: Make sure your Binder is organized for random Term 3 Binder Checks!
W	In class: Due: Read Chapter 9 in Jane Eyre and Complete the links on Helen, Calvinism, and Tyhpus (See above) Olympic Training:  Adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, interjections, etc. Practice: Putting it all together You MAY work with a partner: BUT YOU MUST DO YOUR WORK! Ms. Gentile will NOT be here, so I am testing you to make sure you do your work! I have a Doctor’s appointment, but will be back in school at some point, just so you know… HOMEWORK: Due Tomorrow: Finish the worksheet: Putting it all together: Parts of Speech. REMEMBER: Fuel Up and eat a good meal: Tomorrow is the Olympics!! GET READY! Dress appropriately because you WILL be crawling on the floor.
R	In class: Due: Putting it all together: Parts of Speech THE OLYMPICS!!! Working together: Team work!!!! Winn HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow: Study! All Grammar work: nouns, pronouns, adj, verbs, adverbs: ALL parts of speech! Make sure your binder is organized….
F	In class: Due: STUDY!!!!!!!!!! Grammar Parts of Speech TEST!!!!!! After the test, there will be an Olympic Medal Ceremony. HOMEWORK: Due Monday: Read Chapters 10 through 12 in Jane Eyre. Then, you need to complete the homework. ch 10 to 12 character development.

January 9^th to January 13^th

Ms. Gentile Runs the Boston Marathon for BLA! CLICK HERE!

M	In class: Due: finish grammar worksheet on parts of speech (see Friday 1/6 for the handout/Powerpoint) Due: Read Chapters 1 and 2 in Jane Eyre Elements of the gothic novel: Annotating the elements and definition Applying to and creating a visual! HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow: Click here:ch 1 and 2 gothic quote work AND Report Directly to the library! You will have time to work on your project and poster! Due Wednesday: Read chapters 3 and 4. Complete corresponding HW assignment given to you on Monday.
T	In class: Report directly to the library! You will have time to work on your  project and poster!! Projects/Poster/Presentation:research, take notes, and begin planning your poster. Remember: your poster will be judged up against the other classes! Work hard! HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow:  Annotate background information on Charlotte Bronte, Read Chapters 3 and 4 in Jane Eyre and answer study questions (passed out to you on MONDAY!) DUE THURSDAY:  PROJECTS/PRESENTATIONS: YOU MUST BE IN SCHOOL TO GET CREDIT!!! BE PREPARED!!
W	In class: Due: Read chapters 3 and 4 and handout from Monday. Journal: Discussing Jane and what is a feminist? Characterize Jane and how her situations influence her behavior. HOMEWORK: Due Tomorrow: Finish Class work (will count as a QUIZ grade!!) Due Tomorrow: PROJECTS/PRESENTATIONS: YOU MUST BE IN SCHOOL TO GET CREDIT!!! BE PREPARED!! BE sure to upload ONE copy to turnitin with all names on it!
R	In class: Due: Projects/Presentation You will be chosen at Random to present your essay. Everyone in the group/triad needs to speak You must NOT read off of your poster, but talk with the class NOT AT, provide only the most important and vital information. HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow: Read chapters 5 and 6 and a quickie Quiz!
F	In class: Due: Read chapters 5 and 6/Quiz Continue Projects/Presentations You will be chosen at Random to present your essay. Everyone in the group/triad needs to speak You must NOT read off of your poster, but talk with the class NOT AT, provide only the most important and vital information. POSTER JUDGING: Gallery Walk with Rubric If Time allows, you can begin reading chapters 7 and 8 HOMEWORK: Due Monday: Read chapters 7 and 8 and complete a Individuality, Conformity, Normality worksheet. You will need an Example for EACH term followed by an explanation for chapters 5 to 8.

January 2^nd to January 6^th

HELLO 2012! WELCOME BACK!

M	Head to Fenway Park for the boys and girl ice hockey games!
T	Teacher Professional Development: your video and rock spot pictures make a debut in front of the entire faculty! Famous!
W	In class: Due: Bring a positive attitude and make changes for success in 2012! Journal: Making a resolution!!! Pass out research assignment/poster contest: You will be put into pairs/groups in order to work on HOMEWORK: Due Tomorrow: nothing Due Friday: You must bring in ALL materials for research project. EACH person in the group must have three sources and information.
R	In class: Due: none Take a grammar book: Parts of a sentence Take notes from power-point: Parts of Speech nouns This is training for the Grammar Olympics!!! This will help you when you edit your essays!!! HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow: finish grammar worksheet on parts of a sentence. HW: parts of speech nouns Due Tomorrow:You must bring in ALL materials for research project. EACH person in the group must have three sources and information.
F	In class: Due: Research and finish grammar worksheet on parts of a sentence. (See above) Take a grammar book: Parts of speech: Adj. Pro, Verb Handout Take notes from power-point:CLICK the link: Parts of speech pronoun adjective verbs This is training for the Grammar Olympics!!! This will help you when you edit your essays!!! HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow: finish grammar worksheet on parts of speech: nouns (See above for handout and power point). Due Monday: Read Chapters 1 and 2 in Jane Eyre. Due Tuesday:  Report Directly to the library! You will have time to work on your projects!

December 19^th to December 22^nd

M	In class: Due: none We will be finishing the play and you will be discuss/connect the themes of this play to BB.  Then, You will begin writing your essay. Take notes! HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow: none Due by Thursday:  ESSAY UPLOADED TO TURN-IT-IN BY 11:59 PM! NO EXCEPTIONS!   Due Thursday: UGLY SWEATER PARTY!!!
T	In class:  Due: none We will be finishing the play and you will be discuss/connect the themes of this play to BB.  Then, You will begin writing your essay. Take notes! Begin outlining for your essay and ASK QUESTIONS! HOMEWORK: FUNDRAISER: Attend the Basketball game for $1 and help the Lady Ballers get new uniforms!! Games start at 3:00 and 4:30! Please come and support your peers: Julia, Nalah, Chinenye… Due Tomorrow: OUTLINE!!
W	In class: Due: OUTLINE! Begin Drafting for your essay and ASK QUESTIONS! HOMEWORK: Due Tomorrow: ESSAY UPLOADED TO TURN-IT-IN BY 11:59 PM! NO EXCEPTIONS!   Due Tomorrow!! UGLY SWEATER PARTY!!! Be sure to bring in your pot-luck item and ALLLLL your ugliness.
R	In class: Due: ESSAY UPLOADED TO TURN-IT-IN BY 11:59 PM! NO EXCEPTIONS!   UGLY SWEATER PARTY!!! Be sure to bring in your pot-luck item and ALLLLL your ugliness!!!!!!!! HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow: none!
F	Enjoy your time off!!! Have a great holiday season and a happy, healthy new year! See you in 2012! Xo ~ Gentile

December 12^th to December 16^th

M	In class: Due: Classwork from Friday. (See Friday 12/9 for details) Reading Poetry: Langston Hughes “Harlem” Begin Techniques Film Analysis Techniques: Powerpoint and note taking HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow: read and annotate Film study. Due by FRIDAY 2:30 PM: TURN-IT-IN account. CLICK HERE Reminder: Extra Credit Opportunity tomorrow after school. There will be a meeting place so that EVERY section has a fair opportunity! CLICK HERE
T	In class:  Due: Finish Class work if needed/Read Annotate handout on Film Analysis Film Analysis Techniques: Powerpoint and note taking Reviewing Examples! PLEASE DO NOT MISS THIS CLASS! YOU ARE LEARNING SOMETHING COMPLETELY BRAND SPAKIN’ NEW! I NEED YOU HERE!!!! POR FAVOR! HOMEWORK: Due Tomorrow: finish class work if necessary. POWERPOINT: Film Analysis
W	In class: Due: finish class work if necessary Introduce Essay Topic and what to look for while watching. Note taking and watching play: A Raisin in the Sun (ARITS) HOMEWORK: Due Tomorrow: nothin’
R	In class: Due: nothin’ Note taking and watching play: A Raisin in the Sun (ARITS) HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow: Turn-it-in account for my class! CLICK HERE
F	In class: Due: Turn-it-in account for my class Note taking and watching play: A Raisin in the Sun (ARITS)   HOMEWORK: Due Monday: NOTHING ON MONDAY IN CLASS: We will be finishing the play and you will be discuss/connect the themes of this play to BB.  Then, You will begin writing your essay. DUE THURSDAY BY 11:59 PM: Uploaded Comparative/Contrasting Essay to TURNITIN.COM!!!

December 5^th to December 9^th

M	In class: Due Monday: Read ch. 12 over the weekend. You will have to analyze the following passages and connect these two chapters together. CLICK HERE for your assignment. IF YOU WERE ABSENT FOR THE QUIZ: YOU MUST SEE ME TO TAKE IT TODAY. YOU ARE WELCOMED TO STAY AFTER SCHOOL OR COME DURING A STUDY/LUNCH. Do now: Journal response connecting Richard’s experience with your own: make connections T  to T, S, W, M!!! Bring your debating and word slapping techniques! We are going to have some serious class discussion! HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow: Read and Annotate “Mister Homer” (Please note: this is the longer version. I have condensed it for the handout in class) and think about perspective: what would other white people say? How would this piece change if it were a black person’s perspective? Explain and indicate that in your ANNOTATIONS. I don’t want a response, but evidence of analysis should be in your annotations, notes, and connections.
T	In class:  Due: Read and Annotate “Mister Homer” Perspective: How would the situation change if it were told from a different first person perspective? Writing a narrative: re-write one of Richard’s Fights HOMEWORK: Due Tomorrow: finish Click Here: Perspective in Chapters 6 to 12
W	In class: Due: finish class work (see above to download) Read chapters 13 and 14 in class. HOMEWORK: Due Tomorrow: Finish reading ch 13 and 14
R	In class: Due: Finish reading ch 13 and 14 Putting it all together! Themes/message and symbols. Character development. HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow: Finish class work. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD: Ch 1 to 13 review
F	In class: Due: Finish class work Sliding scale: Putting characters on a scale from most powerful to most oppressed CLICK HERE PART I BB power_oppression1and HERE FOR PART II BB power_oppression2 for the classwork and you can turn it in on Monday HOMEWORK: Due Monday: FINISH CLASSWORK!!! We begin our Next part of the unit: a film study!!!!! EXTRA CREDIT: CLICK HERE

November 28^th to December 2^nd

M	In class: Due Monday: Finish Class work from Tuesday. CLICK HERE to get it. Do now: Making a connection: Compare/contrast the passage in ch 7 to McKay’s poem “To One Going North” Looking at statistics and making real world connections. HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow: Read the statistical information given to you. Read and annotate. Then, complete the journal response on the handout. CLICK HERE to download the information. Journal: write your reaction and how you feel about this information. How would your reaction change if your gender or race was different? Why or why not?  What statistic is most shocking and why? Has the prison or education system failed? Why or what not?Then, in what ways can you connect this information to today’s class work (The passages from ch 7 and McKay’s poem)? THIS IS A QUIZ GRADE!! Due Wednesday: Read chapters 9 to 11 and complete the handout: CLICK HERE!!! You will be having a HUGE QUIZ on everything (Vocab, background, plot etc) so help yourself and be prepared. Due Friday: Ch 1 – 11 (Plot, background, vocab, character development, etc) QUIZ!!!!!!!!  This is a DOUBLE QUIZ and will count twice in my grade-book!!!!
T	In class:  Due: See above. CLICK HERE  Putting together the scenes of our movie: Sharing our findings, overall tone, major advances, plot development Take notes on the handout provided for you. If you are absent, you need to get the notes from your peers. HOMEWORK: Due Tomorrow: Read chapters 9 to 11 and complete the handout: CLICK HERE!!! You will be having a HUGE QUIZ on everything (Vocab, background, plot etc) so help yourself and be prepared.
W	In class: Due: Read chapters 9 to 11 and complete the handout: CLICK HERE!!! You will be having a HUGE QUIZ on everything (Vocab, background, plot etc) so help yourself and be prepared. In class journal: Be prepared to think about the adversity Richard is facing and how this adversity is compared to our life today. Reviewing Chapters 9  to 11 and connecting the plot to our focus terms. HOMEWORK: Due Tomorrow: Finish Classwork from today. CLICK HERE. Due tomrrow: Reviewing for the quiz: CLICK HERE for the assignment. You will need to make 15 flashcards to review for the DOUBLE quiz (meaning: it counts TWICE in my grade-book!)
R	In class: Due: 15 flashcards! Review Game: Using your flashcards to work in small teams to review the plot, vocab, background and passage identification and analysis. HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow: STUDY!!!!!!!
F	In class: Due: STUDY!! YOU WILL TAKE THIS QUIZ REGARDLESS OF YOUR ABSENCES THIS WEEK! YOU HAVE HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO GET NOTES AND MAKE UP YOUR WORK!!!! Be prepared to take your QUIZ!! Ch 1 – 11 (Plot, background, vocab, character development, etc) When finished with the Quiz, you can begin your homework HOMEWORK: Due Monday: Read ch. 12 over the weekend. You will have to analyze the following passages and connect these two chapters together. CLICK HERE for your assignment.

November 21^st to November 23^rd

M	In class: Due: REVISED ESSAY!!! THE NEW ESSAYS WILL COUNT AS A TEST IN TERM 2!!! Make the necessary changes from the notes on your essay and your conference! If you did not write an essay…you have an opportunity to do so now!!!!!! CLICK HERE FOR REVISION RUBIC THIS MUST BE TYPED IN MLA FORMAT, EVEN BETTER THAN THE FIRST!! We will read chapter 7!! Finish reading chapter 8 for homework! HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow:  Read chapter 8! Due Monday after vacation: Finish Read chapters 9 to 11 and complete the handout! You will be having a HUGE QUIZ on everything (Vocab, background, plot etc) so help yourself and be prepared.
T	In class:  Due: Read chapter 8 Chap 5-8 movie scenes Reviewing ALL the chapters so far, dissecting each one individually in order to find Richard’s tone, meaning and purpose. If we take out one chapter, what we will miss? Why is it important? What is he trying to tell us? HOMEWORK: Due Tomorrow: Spirit DAY!! WHOOP!!!
W	In class: Due: SPIRIT DAY!!! You will be in your home rooms: so please stay there!!! BRING IN STUFF TO DO! HOMEWORK: Due Monday after vacation: Finish Class work from Firday. CLICK HERE to get it Read chapters 9 to 11 and complete the handout! You will be having a HUGE QUIZ on everything (Vocab, background, plot etc) so help yourself and be prepared. REMINDER: I will not accept late work. I have handed out assignments to you in class and they are on the website. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO GET THE WORK AND COMPLETE IT BY THE DUE DATE, REGARDLESS IF YOU ARE OUT OF TOWN FOR THE HOLIDAY!!!!! UGLY SWEATER REMINDERS!!!! ONE MONTH AWAY! BE PREPARED TO GET UGLY!!

November 14^th to November 18^th 

M	In class: CLICK HERE TO READ ABOUT MR V AND MS G’S WEEKEND!!! Due: Read chapter 4 and complete the vocabulary and ch 3 and 4 study questions. CLICK HERE. Vocabulary Charades! You will be put in groups and your partner will have to act out a word. You will NOT have the opportunity to use your notes. HOMEWORK: Due I changed the date because you had a lot of homework! So, due tomorrow!) Sections F  and A:  Respond to your peers by the start of class!!Topic:Power/oppression CURRENT EVENT ASSIGNMENT!!! CLICK HERE! Due Thursday: Sections C:  Power/oppression CURRENT EVENT ASSIGNMENT!!! CLICK HERE!
T	In class: HOT MESS TIPS TO FIX YOUR HOT MESS ESSAY!! You will be getting back your essays from Term 1. In your conference with either Mr. V or Ms. G, you will have to make the necessary changes to your essay. Use the notes given to you on your essay and from our discussion. You are welcome to stay after school on Monday’s and Wednesday’s or Come during a study On Thursday period 6 for extra Help. Please make necessary accommodations for yourself. We are moving forward and you need to know this material, so help yourself! Independent assignment: Read Chapter 5/6 and complete the Handout HOMEWORK: Due Tomorrow: none Due Friday: Independent assignment: Read Chapter 5/6 and complete the Handout
W	In class: Due: none Make corrections: follow the MEAL plan! You will be outlining for your essay Begin Drafting HOMEWORK: Due Tomorrow: Sections C:  Power/oppression CURRENT EVENT ASSIGNMENT!!! CLICK HERE!
R	In class: Due: Sections C:  Power/oppression CURRENT EVENT ASSIGNMENT!!! CLICK HERE! Make corrections: follow the MEAL plan! You will be outlining for your essay Begin Drafting HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow: Independent assignment: Read Chapter 5/6 and complete the Handout
F	In class: Due: Independent assignment: Read Chapter 5/6 and complete the Handout Guidance Presentation about GPA Any time left over: we will review chapters 5 and 6. HOMEWORK: Due Monday: REVISED ESSAY!!! THE NEW ESSAYS WILL COUNT AS A TEST IN TERM 2!!! Make the necessary changes from the notes on your essay and your conference! If you did not write an essay…you have an opportunity to do so now!!!!!! NO EXCEPTIONS!!!!!!  THIS MUST BE TYPED IN MLA FORMAT, EVEN BETTER THAN THE FIRST!! In class on Monday: We will read chapter 7!!! BE SURE TO CLICK HERE FOR YOUR SWEATER PARTY INSTRUCTIONS!! ONE MONTH AWAY!!

November 7^th to November 11^th

M	In class: DUE: Read Chapters 1 and 2 in Black Boy and complete the Close reading worksheet (note: the page numbers might not match up depending on the version I have and you have, so please make necessary changes. Sorry for the inconvenience). QUIZ!!! Be prepared! Review Quiz and review your homework, the Close Reading Worksheet. Be prepared to share your findings in class. HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow:  Annotate note on Sharecropping and complete the questions with it. Due Thursday: Sections D and E Power/oppression CURRENT EVENT ASSIGNMENT!!! CLICK HERE!
T	In class:  Due: Annotate note on Sharecropping and complete the questions with it. IF YOU MISSED THE QUIZ, YOU MUST SEE ME BY THE END OF SCHOOL TODAY TO MAKE IT UP!! Worksheet: Defining Power, Oppression and adversity Small Group work: Connecting Chapter 1 and 2 to the focus vocabulary.CLICK HERE HOMEWORK: Due Tomorrow: Complete Chapter 3 vocabulary note.CLICK HERE
W	In class: Due: Complete Chapter 3 vocabulary note. Do now: Poetry: reading poem “To One Coming North”, how does this poem connect to Harlem Renaissance and make a prediction on how it will connect to Richard’s personal life. Begin reading chapter 3 in class! Pop corn style!! HOMEWORK: Due Tomorrow: Finish reading chapter 3 for HW Due Tomorrow: Sections D and E Power/oppression CURRENT EVENT ASSIGNMENT!!! CLICK HERE!
R	In class: Due: CURRENT EVENT!! Finish reading chapter 3. You MUST BE READING!!! Read Aloud, think aloud. Ms. G and Mr. V will use their alter ego’s to show you how to read/respond and annotate to text. This is like the scholarly version of “word slapping” yourself… CLICK HERE for the assignment on TONE.  Finish the Text: “Salvation”  COMPLETE THE TICKET TO LEAVE HOMEWORK: Due Monday: Classwork from today (annotations AND ticket to leave) AND Read chapter 4 and complete the vocabulary and study guide questions. Due Monday: Sections F  and A:  Respond to your peers by the start of class!! Topic:Power/oppression CURRENT EVENT ASSIGNMENT!!! CLICK HERE!
F	NO SCHOOL! Celebrate the Veterans! Happy Veterans Day!! Enjoy the long weekend!

October 31^st to November 4^th

Welcome to Term 2!!

M	In class: DUE: Halloween Costumes! Go beyond for creativity! The crazier and more realistic the better! HOWEVER: this is NOT an opportunity to offend of be half nekked in school. COVER IT UP AND BE APPROPRIATE! I WILL SEND YOUR BEHIND HOME!!!! Ever wonder what Halloween means or where the concept comes from? Halloween Powerpoint! Pass out candy!!! Pass out Term 1 Evaluation!!!! HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow:  none!! Have a happy and safe Halloween!!!! Due Wednesday: Term 1 Evaluation. CLICK HERE Due Thursday:Harlem Renaissance Webquest CLICK HERE for assignment and your handout. Due Friday:Chapters 1 and 2 vocabulary (I can’t upload this so please make sure you get it from the TOC bin)
T	In class: Due: none New TOC for TERM 2!! Novel – Black Boy!! Get your vocabulary for ch 1 and 2 – due Thursday (I can’t upload this so please make sure you get it from the TOC bin) Quick-read assignment: Pre-reading strategies for reading poetry and texts. In class journal and response: You will be responding to the following questions in class…What is “renaissance?” What do you know about the term? When have you heard it? Explain. HOMEWORK: Due Tomorrow: finish the classwork (if needed) for homework AND Term 1 Evaluation. CLICK HERE. Remember, This should be SPECIFIC. The more specific the better.
W	In class: Due: yesterday’s class work (if needed). And term 1 evaluation. WAIT OUTSIDE of the CLASSROOM for your group assignments! Harlem Renaissance Gallery Stations: complete a handout, take notes, observations on Artifacts Be prepared to participate tomorrow in a whole Group discussion on observations and connect to your webquest TOMORROW!! If absent, you will need to get the notes! HOMEWORK: Due Tomorrow: Harlem Renaissance Web-quest. CLICK HERE for the assignment. You can download the handout from the directions.
R	In class: Due: Harlem Renaissance Webquest.(See above) Putting it all together: the webquest and the artifacts!!! Jig-saw ing! Working with your group from yesterday in order to figure out what how the webquest and the gallery walk connect and represent the time period. If absent, you will need to get the notes! HOMEWORK: Due Tomorrow: Vocabulary for chapters 1 and 2. These can’t be uploaded, so make sure you get them from the classroom.
F	In class:  Due: vocabulary chapters 1 and 2 Read chapters 1 and 2 Popcorn style! Everyone reads!!! HOMEWORK: Due Monday:  Read chapters 1 and 2 and be ready for a quiz.CLICK HERE CH 1 and 2  for the assignment. YOU MUST READ and be ready for a quizoroonie!This is a promise!!!!! You will need to be able to passage analyze and identify speakers!!!! You MUST read!

October 24^th to October 28^th

M	In class: DUE: full/completed OUTLINE. Peer Edit Reviewing your peers outline Things to look for: hook, clear thesis, do the topic sentences support the thesis, does the evidence support the topic sentences? Is the conclusion a so what? Help them to create a title and make improvements for the rough draft. HOMEWORK: EXTRA CREDIT: CLICK HERE Due Tomorrow: Smarty Pants: Research as much as you can on MLA format! Those who can answer the most questions = smarty pants. Come to class with at least ONE PAGE of notes! You can ask friends, teachers, previous students, the internet, encyclopedias, etc! Due Wednesday: CLICK HERE for Thesis Outline   Due Thursday: TYPED rough draft! With intro, 3 body and a conclusion! Basically, all you need to do is TYPE UP your outline, putting it into essay for. Easy breezy! Due Friday: ESSAY! NO EXCEPTION FOR LATE ESSAYS THIS IS A TEST GRADE and 50% of your TERM 1 GRADE! YIKES!!
T	In class:  Due: Smarty Pants: Research as much as you can on MLA format! Those who can answer the most questions = smarty pants. Come to class with at least ONE PAGE of notes! You can ask friends, teachers, previous students, the internet, encyclopedias, etc! Writer’s work shop: Power point Learning MLA Format. Prizes awarded for your research!!! Heading/header/margins/spacing/etc. CLICK HERE for the MLA formatted instructions on MLA format. If you were absent, read and ANNOTATE!!! HOMEWORK: Due Tomorrow: Final Thesis Outline
W	In class: Due: final thesis outline (see above to download). Writer’s workshop: Power point Inserting Citations/Work cited page. Tie up loose ends: What questions do you have ? Ask me, ask Mr, V and ask each other!!! Last chance to make changes and submit the best essay possible!! HOMEWORK: Due Tomorrow: TYPED MLA FORMATTTED rough draft! With intro, 3 body, citations and a conclusion! This should be a copy of what you think you would turn in for a final draft and we will make corrections!! Basically, all you need to do is TYPE UP your outline, put it in your essay! Easy breezy!
R	In class:  TYPED MLA FORMATTTED rough draft! With intro, 3 body, citations and a conclusion! This should be a copy of what you think you would turn in for a final draft and we will make corrections!! Basically, all you need to do is TYPE UP your outline, put it in your essay! Easy breezy! Peer editing: Fix format, fluidity/grammar and word slap: does this argument make sense? Better that you rip it apart instead of Ms. Gentile!!!! Yikes! HOMEWORK: Due Tomorrow: ESSAY! NO EXCEPTION FOR LATE ESSAYS THIS IS A TEST GRADE and 50% of your TERM 1 GRADE! YIKES!! DON’t Forget your binders!!
F	In class:  Due: ESSAY! NO EXCEPTION FOR LATE ESSAYS THIS IS A TEST GRADE and 50% of your TERM 1 GRADE! YIKES!! BINDERS!!! Bring your OMAM books to class to be collected! Other classes need to read it! HOMEWORK: Due Monday: BE READY FOR MS. G’s HALLOWEEN COSTUME!! Due Monday: Halloween costumes!!! Prizes will be awarded for the best Halloween costume in each class! Also, go above an beyond for creativity! The crazier and more realistic the better! HOWEVER: this is NOT an opportunity to offend of be half nekked in school. COVER IT UP AND BE APPROPRIATE! I WILL SEND YOUR BEHIND HOME!!!!

October 17^th to October 21^st 

M	In class: DUE: Think about the THEME of the novel and be ready to share these thoughts in class (hint, hint…we will be using these to eventually write essays) You will be working independently and in small groups to: Decide on theme Make it a workable theme and eventually a thesis Back it up with evidence. HOMEWORK: Due Thursday: Finish class work from Monday Due Tuesday: finish class work if needed. AND Art project from Friday’s class. We will have quick presentations in small groups!! Be ready to share your project with the class. The more “outside the box” the better. Due Wednesday: Get your rock spot on! No Jeans/boom-boom shorts/strappy things: Come prepared to have fun!! Make sure you bring a lunch if you need one!
T	In class:  Due: Art project from Friday’s class. We will have quick presentations in small groups!! Be ready to share your project with the class. The more “outside the box” the better. You will be presenting!! Two small groups: one with Mr. V and one with Ms. G It is YOUR responsibility to be in school for this project and if you are not, I need a doctor’s note! Otherwise, you just had a headache or cramps on the day of a major project…I wasn’t born yesterday!!! Be accountable for you! You must SEE ME BEFORE the due date if you foresee a problem HOMEWORK: Due Tomorrow: Get your rock spot on! No Jeans/boom-boom shorts/strappy things: Come prepared to have fun!! Make sure you bring a lunch if you need one! Due Thursday: Finish class work from Monday
W	ROCK SPOT!!! WHOOP WHOOP!! Be prepared! All students not going on the field trip: you will be participating in team building events with Mr. Vallone and Ms. Houlihan!
R	In class: Due: Finish class work from Monday What you have to include in your essays, adding on to  you introduction and thesis, and revising what is needed in your body paragraphs. HUNGRY?? Have a meal!  Setting up your body paragraphs with the “MEAL” plan: main ideas, topic sentences, evidence, link it all together. POWER POINT and the HANDOUT: Meal Plan Notes IF you had Ms. Marshall, this should be familiar!!! HOMEWORK: Due Tomorrow: none
F	In class:  Due: none Using the group work from Monday and what you have gathered from class yesterday: You will get your essay assignment and begin writing your thesis outline. You will have the entire class to confer with peers and ME Extra thesis outlines are in the back of the room, or you can type your own on the computer and you can CLICK HERE for your assignment ESSAY DUE FRIDAY 10/28. NO EXCEPTIONS AND NO EMAILS!!!!!! PLAN AHEAD! HOMEWORK: MISSREPRESENTATION EXTRA CREDIT AFTER SCHOOL! Due Monday: Full/completed Thesis outline.  I DO NOT want an essay or rough draft. I want this in OUTLINE form. Anything else will not earn you credit!! Due Friday: ESSAY! NO EXCEPTIONS! GRADES CLOSE THAT FRIDAY!!!!!

October 10^th to October 14^th

WE ARE GOING TO ROCK SPOT!

GREAT WORK!!

GET READY TO HAVE SOME FUN!!

M

• NO SCHOOL!!!
• WHOOP!
• Be sure to read your article: THERE IS NO EXCUSE WHY IT ISN’T DONE FOR TOMORROW!!
• Extra Credit due tomorrow. See the homepage. CLICK HERE

T

In class:

• IF YOU WERE ABSENT ON FRIDAY AND MISSED THE QUIZ: You must see me TODAY during a study or after school. NO EXCEPTIONS!!
• due: EXTRA CREDIT!!
•  Due: finish class work: annotate the article and the journal response. You were given a hard copy with instruction, but Read/annotate the article and then write a 300-500 journal entry in which you respond to the following questions: What is your reaction and ANALYSIS?  How does it relate to our focus vocab? Explain and cite from the text. CLICK HERE for the article.
• Recap the article
• SSR: You will be reading ch 5 and 6 in class and completing the reading comprehension handout. CLICK HERE!
• You will be finishing the novel…LOTS of surprises!!

HOMEWORK:

• Due tomorrow: NONE! Get a good night’s rest and eat breakfast. You will be in HR for four periods taking MCAS/PSAT tests
• Due Tomorrow: You will be reading ch 5 and 6 and complete the reading comprehension handout. CLICK HERE

W

In class:

•  Due: NONE
• Those of you who I see today, make sure you bring your books to class so that you can read and  complete your HW for tomorrow!

HOMEWORK:

• Due Tomorrow: read ch 5 and 6 and complete the reading comprehension handout. CLICK HERE for

R

In class:

• Due: read ch 5 and 6 and complete the reading comprehension handout. CLICK HERE
• Quickie Quiz-o-roonie!!
• Dissecting ch 5 and 6: plot review, symbiotic relationship, the meaning of the title and passage analysis
• Organize your binder if time allows.

HOMEWORK:

• Due Tomorrow: finish classwork if needed.  

F

In class:

•  Due: finish classwork if needed
• Art Project: George’s internal and external conflicts
• Create a character analysis of George using pictures and symbols to represent his conflicts.
• Be sure to give textual evidence and explanations of his conflicts.

HOMEWORK:

• Due Monday: Think about the THEME of the novel and be ready to share these thoughts in class (hint, hint…we will be using these to eventually write essays)
• Due Tuesday:Art project from Friday’s class. We will have quick presentations in small groups!! Be ready to share your project with the class. The more “outside the box” the better.
• Due Wednesday: Get your rock spot on! No Jeans/boomboom shorts/strappy things: Come prepared to have fun!! Make sure you bring a lunch if you need one!

October 3^rd to October 7^th

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In class:

• DUE: read chapter 3!
• Due SECTIONS A and C ONLY!!!!: CURRENT EVENT: You must CLICK HERE for the assignment. All assignments are due by the START OF SCHOOL!
• In the novel OMAM: read pages 38 to 65 (chapter 3). Be prepared for an intense reading QUIZ!!! Remember: the text in online!!!!
• Summary vs. Analysis. CLICK here for the power-point and CLICK HERE for the handout.
• Debating the difference between the two.
• Do a passage summary/analysis for Ch.3

HOMEWORK:

• Due tomorrow: Complete the handout and use skills learned in class. Summarize and Analyze the three passages given to you. CLICK HERE.
• Due tomorrow: SECTIONS D, E, ONLY!!! You must respond to a Current event POST from section A and C. ONLY TWO people per/comment. CLICK HERE for the Assignment.
• Due Thursday: SECTION F ONLY!!! You must respond to a comment from sections D and E. CLICK HERE for the Assignment.
• PLEASE NOTE: All posts/comments for this assignment are due BY THE START OF SCHOOL!!!!!!
• Due Friday: QUIZ on OMAM: chapters 1 to 4
• DUE FRIDAY: PERMISSION SLIPS, MONEY, TO ROCK SPOT!!! GIVE TO Ms. Mix, Ms. Mondesir, or Mr. Duarte!!!

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In class:

•  Due: Complete the handout and use skills learned in class. Summarize and Analyze the three passages given to you. CLICK HERE.
• Due SECTIONS D, E, ONLY!!! You must respond to a Current event POST from section A and C. ONLY TWO people per/comment. CLICK HERE for the Assignment.
• SSR: You will be reading ch 4 in class 

HOMEWORK:

• Due Tomorrow: read ch 4 (use the online text or see me for a copy)

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In class:

•  Due: Read chapter 4 (use online text if needed)
• Group Project: You will be put in groups for a project in which you will have to dissect a chapter from OMAM.
• You will be assigned roles.
• If you are absent today: YOU WILL BE IN CHARGE OF CHAPTER 4. CLICK HERE for the handouts.

HOMEWORK:

• Due Tomorrow: Finish the class work and be ready to present!
• Due tomorrow:SECTION F ONLY!!! You must respond to a comment from sections D and E. CLICK HERE for the Assignment.

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In class:

• Due: Finish the class work and present to the class
• DUE SECTION F ONLY!!! You must respond to a comment from sections D and E. CLICK HERE for the Assignment.
• Review Ch 1 to 4 and present findings.
• Organize your binder if time allows.

HOMEWORK:

• Due Tomorrow: Study for quiz.
• DUE tomorrow: PERMISSION SLIPS, MONEY, TO ROCK SPOT!!! GIVE TO Ms. Mix, Ms. Mondiser, or Mr. Duarte!!! IF WE DON”T HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE THE TRIP WILL BE CANCELLED!!

F

In class:

•  Due: PERMISSION SLIPS!!!!!!!!!! And study for quiz.
• Quiz in class!!!
• I WILL BE ABSENT TODAY. YOU MUST BE ON YOUR BEST BEHAVIOR! SHOW THE SUB HOW THIS CLASS WORKS AND DON’T MAKE US LOOK BADLY! I KNOW YOU CAN DO THIS FOR ME!
• When finished, you can complete the homework. Read/annotate the article (click here) THEN write 300-500 journal entry in which you respond to the following questions: What is your reaction and ANALYSIS? How does this connect to our focus terms (ICOPNAF)? Explain and cite examples from the article. 

HOMEWORK:

• Due Tuesday: finish class work: annotate the article and the journal response.

September 26^th to September 30^th 

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In class:

• DUE: revised introduction paragraph. Click the linkWriters Workshop Editing intro paragraphs and complete the first two pages. Be sure to analyze your own work in reference to our class examples. 
• IF you need the powerpoint from class: CLICK HERE
• TEN MINUTES: We will be making get well cards for Mr. Seddon!!!! If you never had Mr. Seddon, You can get started on the do now (or you can make one anyway!).
• Continue Writer’s Workshop: You will be peer editing with a partner.
• If time allows: We will pass back papers and you can organize your binders.

HOMEWORK:

• Due tomorrow: Finish Class work if necessary.
• Due Monday of Next week 10/3: SECTIONS A and C ONLY!!!!: CURRENT EVENT: You must CLICK HERE for the assignment. All assignments are due by the START OF SCHOOL!
  

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In class:

•  Due: Finish Class work if necessary.
• How to “talk to the text” (CLICK HERE)
• Annotate John Steinbeck- Biography
• Pass out and Sign out Novels for Of Mice and Men
• You will be reading background information on the author, plot, characters for your Novel: Of Mice and Men

HOMEWORK:

• Due Tomorrow: Finish Class work Annotation and BE SURE TO BRING YOUR NOVEL TO CLASS AT ALL TIMES!!!! If you don’t have your novel, you will take a ZERO for class work J

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In class:

•  Due: Finish Class work Annotation and BRING YOUR BOOK TO CLASS
• SSR: You will be reading chapters 1 and 2 and completing the read-along worksheet

HOMEWORK:

• Due Tomorrow: Finish reading Chapter 1 and 2 (pages 1 – 37). Complete the Reading Comprehension Worksheet. CLICK HERE

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In class:

• Due: Finish reading Chapter 1 and 2. Complete the Reading Comprehension Worksheet.
• HINT: There will be a pop quiz in SOME classes (hint, hint…)
• In small groups: you will be analyzing passages in order to analyze characters, predict plot development and continue to define our Focus Definition by providing examples from the text

HOMEWORK:

• Due Tomorrow: finish class work

F

In class:

•  Due: class work from yesterday
• Role Play/acting: In certain situations, how would you react. How do each one of these scenarios apply to our questions/themes for the year?
• Greatest good/individual, power/oppression, etc.
• Begin reading Homework for Monday

HOMEWORK:

• Due Monday: In the novel OMAM: read pages 38 to 65 (chapter 3). Be prepared for an intense reading QUIZ!!!
• Due Monday: SECTIONS A and C ONLY!!!!: CURRENT EVENT: You must CLICK HERE for the assignment. All assignments are due by the START OF SCHOOL!
• Due Tuesday: SECTIONS D, E, ONLY!!! You must respond to a Current event POST from section A and C. ONLY TWO people per/comment. CLICK HERE for the Assignment.
• Due Thursday: SECTION F ONLY!!! You must respond to a comment from sections D and E. CLICK HERE for the Assignment.
• PLEASE NOTE: All posts/comments for this assignment are due BY THE START OF SCHOOL!!!!!!

September 19^th to September 23^rd

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In class:

• DUE: in class essay and BINDERS!
• IN AN ESSAY: You will be asked to analyze a theme expressed in ONE required summer reading novel. It will EITHER be Speak or the Assist. You might not be able to use notes or the novel.
• Binders: Your binders will be checked during class, so come prepared!
• IF YOU ARE ABSENT ON THIS DATE:You must see me tomorrow during a study hall or after school in order to make up the assignment. NO EXCEPTIONS!

HOMEWORK:

• Due Tomorrow: none

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In class:

• Due: none
• Remember: if you were absent, you MUST see me TODAY during study or after school in order to make it up. NO EXCEPTIONS!
• In small groups: Focus Definitions: Group work and putting definitions in your own words
• Individually/Small groups: defining the focus words from your own point of view and using examples.
• Share as a large group.
• IF ABSENT: CLICK HERE for the assignment

HOMEWORK:

Due Tomorrow: Finish class work if needed

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In class:

• Due: Finish class work if needed
• Group work: Grade 9 essential Curriculum questions.
• In small groups: you will use the information your complied yesterday and/or for homework in order to answer the year-long focus questions
• IF ABSENT: CLICK HEREE for the assignment

HOMEWORK:

• Due Tomorrow: finish class work

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In class:

• Due: class work from yesterday
• Individual and group work: Plotting Celebrities: deciding who is the most individual and the most conformist
• IF ABSENT: CLICK HEREfor the assignment

HOMEWORK:

• Due tomorrow: Complete the handout (CLICK HERE): Describe how you would react in certain situations, how would you react. How do each one of these scenarios apply to our questions/themes for the year? What is the Greatest good/individual, power/oppression, etc.

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In class:

• Due: Complete the handout (See the link above to download): Describe how you would react in certain situations, how would you react. How do each one of these scenarios apply to our questions/themes for the year?
• Writer’s workshop: Dissecting the prompt, What is a thesis???/ Using Student work: Finding a thesis
• How to make a good introduction
• CLICK HERE for the powerpoint.

HOMEWORK:

• Due Monday: Using your own work, rewrite an introductory paragraph with a hook, transitions, topic and a clear thesis. If Possible: TYPE, double space. This will be helpful for the workshop!!!! CLICK HERE for the assignment

September 12^th to September 16^th

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In class:

• DUE: Binder/materials AND Web-quest
• Around the room: The well oiled Machine

HOMEWORK:

• Due Tomorrow: Journal response: Typed, 500 – 800 words: What are your expectations of high school, this class, etc? What are your expectations of Ms. Gentile as your teachers? What do you want to do within the next month, year, four years? What are your goals and HOW do you plan on achieving them?
• Due Wednesday: Quick Quiz: the classroom “machine”, the website, web-quest, class policies, etc.
• Due Thursday : Summer Reading Journals: make sure you have READ the common books and your own independent ones. Your dialectical journals are due by the beginning of class FINAL COPY READY!!! BRING IN THE REQUIRED BOOKS IF YOU HAVE THEM

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In class:

• Due: Journal response: Typed, 500 – 800 words: What are your expectations of high school, this class, etc? What are your expectations of Ms. Gentile as your teachers? What do you want to do within the next month, year, four years? What are your goals and HOW do you plan on achieving them?
• Solve the problem: solving problems, sharing stories, and shoulda, coulda, woulda…
• Review: volunteers get prizes!!! Wear sneakers or clothes that you feel comfortable in! We are running around!!!

HOMEWORK:

• Due Tomorrow: Quick Quiz: the classroom “machine”, the website, web-quest, class policies, etc

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In class:

• Due: Quickie Quiz!!
• Getting to know you activity: inside/outside question and answer round robin.

HOMEWORK:

• Due Tomorrow: Summer Reading Journals (see above)

R

In class:

• Due: Summer Reading Journals (see above)
• Topic vs. Theme: Discuss themes meaning for both required books.

HOMEWORK:

• Due tomorrow: nothing J but be sure to bring your class work from today

F

In class:

• Due: none
• Discuss themes meaning for both required books, characterization. Worksheets due at the end of class

HOMEWORK:

• Due Monday: Finish the classwork and be prepared to write a summer reading, in class, timed essay on The Assist or Speak. Bring in your summer reading journals
• Due Monday: BINDER CHECKS! This is a homework grade. I will be checking that you have your binders, with dividers, appropriate sections, etc. Be sure to check the website course outline for requirements.

September 8^th to September 9^th

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In class: WELCOME!!!!!!!!! Seating chart Review the syllabus/website Take notes HOMEWORK: Due tomorrow: none Due Monday: 2 inch (no exceptions) Binder w/sections, etc and necessary school supplies Due Monday: Website web-quest. CLICK HERE for online version or HERE to download it. This is your FIRST HW assignment of your high school English career, make it count! You were also given a hard copy!

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In class: DUE: none Review the syllabus/website and Take notes HOMEWORK: Due Monday: 2 inch (no exceptions) Binder w/sections, etc and necessary school supplies Due Monday: Website web-quest. CLICK HERE for online version it or HERE to download it. You were also given a hard copy! Due Tuesday: Journal response: Typed, 500 – 800 words: What are your expectations of high school, this class, etc? What are your expectations of Ms. Gentile as your teacher? What do you want to do within the next month, year, four years? What are your goals and HOW do you plan on achieving them?