Ms. Joyce

SAT Prep.

30 January - 03 February 2012

Monday = Chapters 8 and 9 in the SAT Guide; HW: Dialectical Journal #2 due

Tuesday = Discuss Chps. 8 and 9; Group Scoring of Model Essays; HW: DJ #2

Wednesday = Submit DJ #2; Overview of www.collegeboard.org and College Study Activity

Thursday = Media Center: College Study #1; HW: Vocab. Paper #2

Friday = Submit Vocab. Paper; Parallel reading day; HW: DJ #3; Vocab. Paper #2

9th Honors Literature

30 January - 03 February 2012

Monday = View Act II of Romeo and Juliet; Complete and submit Act II Study Guide; HW: Study for Unit 9 Vocab. Quiz

Tuesday = Unit 9 Vocab. Quiz; Romeo and Juliet - Act III

Wednesday = Romeo and Juliet - Act III

Thursday = Romeo and Juliet - Act III; Introduce Project Guidelines; HW: Project

Friday = Romeo and Juliet - Finish Act III; Start Act IV

SAT Prep.

23-27 January 2012

Monday = SAT Introduction - Video Guide; Vocab. Paper #1 due; Dialectical Journal #1 due

Tuesday = Dialectical Journal #1 due; Introduction to SAT (pages 3-25)

Wednesday = Review Introductory Material for Intro. Test; Begin College Survey

Thursday = SAT Intro. Test; FInish College Survey; College Board Review

Friday = Finish College Board Review; Parallel Reading Day

9th Honors Literature

23-27 January 2012

Monday = Romeo and Juliet - Act I; Introduce Unit 9 Vocab.; HW: Unit 9 Vocab. Visual due on Wed., 1/25

Tuesday = Romeo and Juliet - Act I; HW: Vocab. Visual

Wednesday = Present Vocab. Visuals; Romeo and Juliet - Act I; HW: Unit 9 Vocab. Exs. due Friday, 1/27

Thursday = Romeo and Juliet - Act II; HW: Unit 9 Vocab. Exs.

Friday = Romeo and Juliet - Act II; Study for Unit 9 Vocab. Quiz on Tuesday, 1/31

SAT Prep.

16-20 January 2012

Monday - MLK Holiday (no school)

Tuesday - Pretest (Writing and Math)

Wednesday - Pretest (Math and Reading)

Thursday - Score Pretest; Set personal goals for the class; Discuss dialectical journals; Visit Media Center; HW: Vocab. Paper #1

Friday - Vocab. Paper #1 Due (may turn in on 1/23 too); Parallel Reading Day; HW: Dialectical Journal #1 (Due 1/23 or 1/24)

*************** Students must bring SAT text to class on Monday, 1/23.******************

9th Honors Literature

16-20 January 2012

Monday - MLK Holiday (no school)

Tuesday - Introduction to Shakespeare (A&E Biography); HW: Study for Unit 8 Vocab. Quiz

Wednesday - Unit 8 Vocab. Quiz; Finish Introduction to Shakespeare and Romeo and Juliet

Thursday - School Survey; Begin Romeo and Juliet (Act I); Intro. Unit 9 Vocab.; HW: Unit 9 Vocab. Visual

Friday - Present vocab. visual; Romeo and Juliet (Act I); HW: Unit 9 Vocab. Exercises

SAT Prep.

10-13 January 2011

Tuesday = Course Expectations; Vocab. Paper Guidelines; HW: Tissue Box Donation; Vocab. Paper #1 (due Friday, 1/20 or Monday, 1/23); Purchase SAT book (College Board: The Official SAT Study Guide ISBN-13: 978-0-87447-852-5 or ISBN-10: 0-87447-852-9)

Wednesday = Review MLA; Book Study Guidelines; Begin Pretest: Timed Essay

Thursday = Pretest: Critical Reading and Math

Friday = Pretest: Critical Reading and Math

9th Honors Literature

10-13 January 2011

Tuesday = Class Expectations/Syllabus; Introduce Unit 8 Vocab.; HW: Signed Syllabus; Vocab. Visual; Tissue Box Donation

Wednesday = Timed Essay; Present Vocab. Visuals; HW: Unit 8 Vocab. Exs.

Thursday = Review Unit 8 Vocab. Exs.; Grouping Essay Scoring Activity; Review Model Essays; Return Timed Essays

Friday = TImed Essay Posttest; KWL Shakespeare; Begin Shakespeare Introduction

 

9th Honors Literature

12-21 December 2011

Monday = Return Poetry Test; Explain poetry writing assignment; Discuss Chp. 1 in Of Mice and Men; Distribute Final Exam Study Guide; HW: Type poetry paragraph (MLA); Read/Complete study guide for Chp. 2 in Of Mice and Men

Tuesday = Complete Steinbeck video from Friday and discuss; Collect poetry papers; Discuss Chp. 2 in Of Mice and Men; HW: Read/Complete study guide for Chp. 3 in Of Mice and Men

Wednesday = Return poetry papers for revisions; Discuss Chp. 3 in Of Mice and Men; In-class/HW: Read/Complete study guide for Chps. 4, 5 and 6 in Of Mice and Men

Thursday = Collect poetry papers; Discuss Chps. 4,  5, and 6 in Of Mice and Men; HW: Complete poetry paper revisions

Friday = Of Mice and Men Test; Submit poetry paper;  Review for final exam

Monday =  Review for final exam

Tuesday = 5th period: 9th Honors Lit. Final Exam

Wednesday = 1st and 3rd: 9th Honors Lit. Final Exam

9th Honors Literature

05-09 December 2011

Monday = Unit 7 Vocab. Quiz; Share narrative poems; HW: Study poetry terms

Tuesday = Poetry CFA; Robert Frost poems; HW: Frost study guide

Wednesday = Robert Frost; e.e. cummings; HW: Study poetry terms

Thursday = Poetry CSA; HW: Bring in copy of student selected poem based upon list

Friday = Poem explication; Paragraph drafting; HW: Type paragraph in MLA format (2 quotes)