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Posted: February 3, 2010

English 10 - Period 2 Extra help is offered on Monday and Friday every week. It is your responsibility to catch up with notes and other class work if you have missed time. Throughout the semester there will be vocabulary lists. The list will be given on Mondays and students will write the vocabulary quizzes on Fridays. The students are given 15 minutes to read silently everyday. They were also given a "Book in a ... Project". This is only due April 12th. See attachment for details. Our first unit is Poetry. Make sure you attend all classes to get notes and practice writing your own poems. We will be looking at poetry terminology, figures of speech, and forms of poetry. Also, we will be looking at poems by various poets as well as listening to various music artists. Music is poetry too! There will be a "Poetry Anthology" project too, details to come later.  
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Posted: January 19, 2010

English 11 - Students are finishing their essays and doing review for our final exam. Exam will consist of reading comprehension, April Raintree, and essay writing. ****ELPA reading section has be postponed until March. The writing section will still take place Friday, Jan. 21st.   History 10 - It is very important that students attend classes this week as we will be giving reviews for each unit studied. Monday - Stone Age; Tuesday - Mesopotamia; Wednesday - Egypt; and Thursday - Greece ****Reviews are attached.
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Posted: January 11, 2010

Last week of class before exam review! It is extremely important that students attend all classes and submit all work. There is no time left to get caught up. Stay focused! This week student will be finishing the Ancient Greece unit. They will be required to complete an independent study on Wednesday; please be here.

Posted: January 11, 2010

Scrapbook projects are due on Jan.15th, this Friday. ELPA is being written on Jan. 21st and 22nd. The reading section of this assessment will be on the 21st and the writing section on the 22nd. It is very important that students attend classes and prepare for this assessment. Extra help is being offered every day at lunch!  

Posted: January 11, 2010

This week we are continuing with essay writing. Students will write an essay and follow the writing process. They will brainstorm, draft, revise, and edit. Students must understand that the writing process is ongoing. There is always room for improvement. The ELPA will be written on Jan. 21st and 22nd. Students who need to rewrite will be doing so these days. The reading section of the assessment will be on the 21st and the writing section on the 22nd. Review for the course exam will take place next week as well.

Posted: December 15, 2009

This week we are continuing with Ancient Greece. Students will also be writing their own Greek myths. Time will be given in class to do this but students will most likely have to finish at home. This will be due on Thursday, Dec. 17 (See attachment).
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Posted: December 15, 2009

We started the short novel called Avalanche. This story is based on a true story that took place in Feb. 2003 when a group of students went on a school trip and some were killed by an avalanche. Plans are to finish it this week. Students read the novel and answer comprehension questions, fill in graphic organizers, compare and contrast the novel to the actual event, and share personal opinions on whether or not they think trips with risks like this should be an option for schools. It is important that students attend class due to the fact that we read the story together and work in groups and on assignments during class time.

Posted: December 15, 2009

This week we are finishing the novel April Raintree and students will be given their final project. They will have class time to do this. It is very important that students attend classes to make certain that they understand the novel and the assignment. This will be due after the Christmas break but students will have plenty of time to finish it before.
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Posted: December 8, 2009

This week we are starting our unit on Greece. This week students will be given a historical overview of Greece. Questions will be assigned and student will also be writing their own Greek myths. The myths will be due next week, date to be announced. Attendance is crucial to fully understand this topic and assignments.

Posted: December 8, 2009

Students are continuing to work on reading strategies. It is important that students attend class and stay caught up on work.

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