30 November 2010

English 10 CP
Period 1  Yesterday was back to reality after four restful days!  I assigned 10 new vocabulary words and read sentences using each one.  For homework, I asked that you write a paragraph using no fewer than 8 of the new words.  Then the class began work on the Common Task assessment which they finished today.

Period 4  Yesterday, I assigned 10 new vocabulary words and read sentences using each one.  For homework, I asked that you write a paragraph using no fewer than 8 of the new words.  Afterward, the class broke off into groups and began creating "Body Biographies" -- life size images of the main characters from Julius Caesar.  Today, the class began work on the Common Task assessment which they will finish tomorrow.

English 12 CP  WORD OF THE DAY:  CACOPHONY (11-30) and TACITURN (11-29)

Period 3  Today, the class spent time in the Library computer lab, searching for critical essays related to their research paper books. 

Homework (due Friday 12-3-2010) Write an analysis of a critical essay.  Also, do not forget the final drafts of your college essays due this week.

Period 6  NO CLASS TODAY  Remember to study for the quiz on Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.  Also, read the excerpt from Morte d'Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory in your literature books.