Wednesday, March 12, 2008

HS 101

• Discuss a time when you had your feelings hurt.

WARM-UP #32

• Proofread the following:
• Living in a small agricultural community, a person feels close to the earth and in control of their world.

VOCABULARY

• Review 1-15 and intro words 16-20.

LITERATURE

• Test on “Riding is an Exercise of the Mind”, p. 400.
• Worksheet on Personal Essays.

HOMEWORK

• Complete the vocabulary activities for CS and SA in Unit 9.
• Research your name and ask to see how your parents decided on your name.  You will use this information to write an essay tomorrow.

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

No HS 101 TODAY!!!

WARM-UP #31

• Proofread the following:
• My freind Suzanne miss her Grandmother in China.

VOCABULARY

• Review 1-15.
• Go over activities for 11-15 from last night’s homework.

LITERATURE

• Complete the study guide for “Riding is an Exercise of the Mind”
• Here is the complete copy: riding-is-an-exercise-of-the-mind.ppt

HOMEWORK

• Sentences with vocabulary words 11-15 for unit 9.
• Test tomorrow on “Riding is an Exercise of the Mind”

Monday, March 10, 2008

Last week got away from me unfortunately.  I will try to recap here quickly:

Wednesday–Warm-up #27, Reviewed vocabulary words 1-5 activities for unit 9, took test on Lincoln selections.  Homework: Vocabulary sentences w/ words 1-5.

Thursday–Warm-up #28, introduced vocab words 6-10, handed out study guide (riding-is-an-exercise-of-the-mind-study-guide.doc )for “Riding is an Exercise of the Mind” and read the story aloud in class.  Homework: Complete the Graphic Organizer worksheet for “Riding…” and do vocab activities for words 6-10 (CS-6, 8, 9, 14, & 18; and SA-3, 8, 9, 15, & 19)

Friday–Warm-up #29, reviewed words 6-10 and activities, discussed elements of the study guide and the graphic organizer worksheet for “Riding…”. Homework: sentences with words 6-10 on the same sheet as words 1-5.

Whew!!!

Monday:

HS 101

WARM-UP #30

• Proofread this sentence:
• I reluctant to leave the united States for another countrie.

VOCABULARY

• Introduce words 11-15.
• Collect sentences for words 1-10.

AR PROJECT

• Review the procedures and requirements for the project.
• Due date: March 20.
• Here is a copy of the Assignment Sheet: accelerated-reader-project-fall-2006.doc
• Here is a copy of the Rubric: rubric2.doc
• Here is a copy of the Outline Format: ar-format.doc

LITERATURE

• Review Study Guide for “Riding is an Exercise of the Mind.”

HOMEWORK

• Vocabulary Activities for Unit 9 words 11-15
  • CS (1, 3, 10, 11, 12)
  •  SA ( 1, 10, 13, 14, 18)

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

WARM-UP #26

• Proofread this sentence:
• “it wasnt fair that Maya Angelou can’t get a job just because she was black, said Lola.

VOCABULARY

• Introduce Unit 9 words 1-5

LITERATURE

• Review Lincoln selections for test.

HOMEWORK

• Vocabulary Unit 9 Activities for words 1-5
  • CS (2, 5, 7, 13, 19)
  • SA (2, 5, 7, 16, 17)
• Test on Lincoln selections, biography, and autobiography.

Friday, February 29, 2008

Thursday

Warm-up #21-24–copies were issued in class.

Vocabulary–complete Unit 8 activities and the Word Search Puzzle

Literature–Read “Not Much of Me” and “With a Task Before Me” on p. 348 & 350.  Answer ?’s 1-6 on p. 352.  Complete the packet on the selections that was given out by the substitute.

Homework–Vocabulary Test on Friday.  Complete Lincoln packet.

FRIDAY

HS 101

WARM-UP #25

• Question #5

  James ordered a fishing rod, priced at $3.56. Unfortunately, James is an Eskimo who lives in a very remote part of Greenland and the import rules there forbid any package longer than 4 feet to be imported. The fishing rod was 4 feet and 1 inch, just a little too long, so how can the fishing rod be mailed to James without breaking the rules? Ideally James would like the fishing rod to arrive in one piece!

VOCABULARY

• Review for test.
• Test on Unit 8

LITERATURE

• Discuss the Lincoln selections Study Guide: the-writings-of-abraham-lincoln.ppt

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

HS 101

• Discussion today was about the 5th habit of highly effective people
• Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood

WARM-UP #20

• Proofread the following sentence:
• The poet’s love for she is more great than her love for he.
• Collect warm-ups # 14-20.

VOCABULARY

• Collect sentences for words 11-20.
• Review words for Unit 8.

LITERATURE

• Study Guide for Abraham Lincoln selections.
• Read “Not Much of Me” and “With a Task Before Me”

HOMEWORK

• NONE TODAY!!!

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

NO HS 101 TODAY.

WARM-UP #19

• What 3 items would you place into the “doomsday” vault?  Explain why in at least one paragraph.

VOCABULARY

• Review words 1-15 and go over last night’s homework activities
• Introduce words 16-20.

LITERATURE

• Video on Abraham Lincoln

HOMEWORK

• Complete the Unit 8 Vocabulary sections Completing the Sentences and Synonyms/Antonyms.
• Write sentences with words 16-20.  I will collect 11-20 tomorrow

Monday, February 25, 2008

HS 101

• Discussion today was about win-win situations.

WARM-UP #18

• Proofread the following sentence.
• Each of the partners in a relationship have an obligation to the other.

VOCABULARY

• Collected sentences for words 1-10.
• Review words 1-10.
•  Introduction to words 11-15.

LITERATURE

• Review of “An Indian’s Views of Indian Affairs.”
• TEST: “An Indian’s Views of Indian Affairs.”
• Read and complete the reading guide worksheet for p. 452-3 on The Writer’s Purpose: elements-of-literature-the-writers-purpose.doc

HOMEWORK

• Vocabulary Activities for words 11-15:
  • CS (1, 6, 9, 13, 20)
  • SA (1, 6, 12, 15, 17)
• Sentences with words 11-15.
• Complete the guided reading worksheet on The Writer’s Purpose if not finished in class.

Friday, February 22, 2008

HS 101

• Discussion was about the 4th habit of highly effective people–looking for a win/win situation

WARM-UP #17

• Proofread the following sentence:
• Lying on the table, he forgot about the poem.

VOCABULARY

• Review words 6-10
• Go over the Activities from last night’s homework.

LITERATURE

• Discuss the Connotations and Loaded Words worksheet
• Discuss the Writer’s Purpose worksheet
• Finish movie!!!

HOMEWORK

• Sentences with words 6-10.  Write them on the same page as words 1-5.
• Test on “An Indian’s Views of Indian Affairs” on Monday.

Thursday, February 21, 2008

NO HS 101 TODAY!

WARM-UP #16

• Proofread the sentence below:
• The lover found an old letter turning the pages of a book.

VOCABULARY

• Introduction to words 6-10 for Unit 8.

LITERATURE

• Review “An Indian’s Views of Indian Affairs”, p. 446-450.
• Go over the PowerPoint notes.
• Here is a copy of the notes sheet: powerpoint-handout-notes.doc
• Here is a copy of the PowerPoint slideshow: an-indian_s-view-of-indian-affairs.ppt

HOMEWORK

• Unit 8 Vocabulary activities for words 6-10:
  • CS (7, 12, 15, 18, 19)
  • SA (3, 5, 11, 13, 18)
• Worksheet for Connotations and Loaded Words
• TEST tomorrow on “An Indian’s Views of Indian Affairs”