Tuesday March 19

2D1
-progress reports handed back along with comparative paragraph, oral presentation mark and website evaluation

-analysis of chapter 5 and 6 (I see Mr. Avery in the window, watch out below!)

homework - complete worksheet on chapter 7 and the question for chapter 8 (Show how there is an emphasis on courage and kindness in chapter 8.)

Tomorrow
-overview of oral presentation and comparative paragraph - the good, the bad and the ugly
-analysis of chapter 8, 9 and 10

Wednesday
-chapter 10 and 11

Thursday
-tie up of Part 1 of the novel

Friday
-power point presentation on Mockingbird

Monday
-quiz focussing on chapters11-31

3C1
-progress reports handed out
-power point presentation on Romeo and Juliet

Wedensday and Thursday
-Act 1

Friday
-work period for verbal visual

Wednesday March 6

2D1
-wrote mockingbird quiz

Tomorrow
-non fiction test
-when finished read Mockingbird

Friday
-read Mockingbird

After the Break
-we begin our study of Mockingbird 
-opinion essay

3C1
-most were in literacy test writing period
-those left in class worked on media assignment/short stories review

Tomorrow
-short stories test

Friday
-continue with media assignment

After the Break
-begin Romeo and Juliet

Friday March 1

2D1
-corrected personal impression
-introduction to rhetorical devices
-analysis of devices used in Lou Gehrig's Farewell and President Bush's 9-11 speeches

Homework
1. Practice speech
2. Finish paragraph
3. Review non fiction unit
4. Read TKAM

Next week
Monday - speeches
Tuesday - speeches and test outline
Wednesday - TKAM quiz, unit review and final day to submit paragraph 
Thursday - unit test
Friday - read TKAM period



3C1
-what is symbolism and point of view?
-finished "One of These Days"
-introduction to "Barney"

Homework
-begin preperation for short stories test

Next week
Monday - finish "Barney", test out line
Tuesday - review of short stories
Wednesday - test and last day to hand in memo
Thursday - media assignment (in class)
Friday - media assignment (in class)

Wed Feb 27

2D1
-peer edited paragraph
-info given regarding instructions and expectations for handing in assignments
-what are homophones?

Homework
-work on speeches
-read Mockingbird
-work on paragraph
-define your homophone

Tomorrow
-what is personal impression?

3C1
-took up questions on "Paid Up Member"
-what are flashback and foreshadowing?

Homework
-make sure all "Paid Up Member" questions are complete

Tomorrow
-what is symbolism?
"One of These Days"

Monday Feb 25

Here is your 2 week schedule, before the March Break, for both 2D1 and 3C1

2D1

Tuesday
-video on oral presentation skills (followed by a listening test)
-correct graphic text

Wednesday
-peer edit compare/contrast paragraph
-instructions for handing in formal assignments
-what are homophones?

Thursday
-what is personal impression

Friday
-rhetroical devices
-speech analysis

Monday
-speeches

Tuesday
-speeches

Wednesday
-TKAM quiz - chapters 1-11
-review for non fiction test

Thursday
-non fiction test

Friday
-reading period for TKAM

3C1

Monday
-what is irony?
-"Paid Up Member"

Tuesday
-what are flashback and foreshadowing?
-finish and correct "Paid Up Member"

Wednesday
-what is symbolism?
-"One of These Days"

Thursday
-peer edit Memo assignment-correct "one of These Days"
-what is suspense?
-"Barney"

Friday
-correct "Barney"
-what is "point of view"
-review for test

Monday
-test

Tuesday
-media assignment (in class)

Wednesday
-media assignment (in class)

Thursday
-introduce verbal/visual essay assignment

Friday
-work period on verbal/visual

Friday February 22

2D1
-assigned compare/contrast paragraph
-rough copy due Wednesday Feb 27 for peer editing, good copy due Tuesday March 5 or Wednesday March 6

This Weekend
-brainstorm and begin rough draft for compare/contrast paragraph
-continue to research for you oral presentation

Monday
-research in library (final in class time)

Tuesday
-presentation reminders and rhetorical devices/speeches

Wednesday
-what is personal impression?

Thursday and Friday
-oral presentations

Monday
-chapters 1-11 Mockingbird content quiz

3C1
-correct business writing handout
-introduction to writing assignment #1 - the memo

This Weekend
-work on the memo

Monday
-irony and "Paid Up Member"

Thurs Feb 21

2D1
-had the period to complete their website evaluation sheet and begin preliminary research on their presentation topic

Homework
-website evaluation worksheet is due on Monday
-continue reading To Kill A Mockingbird
-finish up graphic text homework (handout)

Friday
-introduction to comparison/contrast paragraph (rough copy will be due next Wednesday)

Monday
-final research day for presentation or work on paragraph

3C1
-wrote quiz on first 3 short stories and first 6 elements
-introduction to business writing (handout)

Tomorrow
-writing assignment #1 - the memo

Monday
-element of fiction #7 - irony
-the short story "Paid Up Member"