5/31/13

Friday, May 31

audio recording of Of Mice and Men
Review English 1 Vocabulary online here

Monday, 6/3
  • read pages 66-83 and complete reader response
Tuesday, 6/4
  • review for final exam
Wednesday, 6/5
  • final exam
Friday, 6/7
  • last day to hand in late or missing work
Wednesday, 6/12
  • grades end at 11:59pm

5/30/13

Thursday, May 30

Today:
Review characterization Of Mice and Men
Concept cards

Upcoming Dates and Assignments:

Fri, 5/31
  • read pages 53-65 and complete reader response
  • word maps due
Monday, 6/3
  • read pages 66-83 and complete reader response
Tuesday, 6/4
  • review for final exam
Wednesday, 6/5
  • final exam
Fri, 6/7
  • last day to hand in late or missing work

5/28/13

Tuesday, May 28

Today:
last new vocabulary
Final Exam Review

Assignments and Due Dates

Thurs, 5/30
  • read pages 38-52 and complete reader response
  • concept cards due
Fri, 5/31
  • read pages 53-65 and complete reader response
  • word maps due
Monday, 6/3
  • read pages 66-83 and complete reader response
Tuesday, 6/4
  • review for final exam
Wednesday, 6/5
  • final exam
Fri, 6/7
  • last day to hand in late or missing work

5/24/13

Friday, May 24

Today:
Quiz on Vocab 16&17
Photo Analysis and Of Mice and Men

Assignments:
Read pages 24-37 for Tuesday. Complete 1 Reading Response.

If you'd like to listen to Of Mice and Men as you read, this website has audio recordings of each chapter. 


5/23/13

Thursday, May 23

Do Now: Vocab Review

Today:
Dicuss Of Mice and Men reading
finish chapter 1

Assignments:
Vocab 16&17 quiz Friday
read pages 17-23 and complete a reading response for Friday
for Tuesday, read pages 24-37 and complete one reading response

5/22/13

Wednesday, May 22

Do Now: Vocab Review

Today:
Finish Romeo & Juliet projects
Start Of Mice and Men

Assignments:
Read pages 1-12 in OMAM and complete one reader response
Vocab quiz on chapters 16&17 this Friday

5/17/13

Friday, May 17

Do Now: Put your word maps in the homework bin!

Today:
Finish R&J presentations
Start Of Mice and Men

Assignments:
Read pages 1-16 for Monday and complete one Reader Repsonse page

Announcements:
Missing Vocabulary Quizzes from Friday, May 10:

  • Make these after school on Monday, or during lunch and after school on Wednesday. Wednesday, 5/22 will be the last day for make-up quizzes. 
  • Louis, Alexis, Antonia, Francis, Janitza, Tania, Mohit, Lillian, Janae
The LAST DAY to complete the R&J project for half credit is Wednesday, 5/22. Any projects submitted after this date will not be accepted. Your grade will be a 0. 

Presentations:

Tamia, Shawna, Jade, Julianne, Alaida – film
Daniel - monologue

Leah, Tania, Imani – video


Dymere – eulogy
Alexis – eulogy
Travis - eulogy

5/16/13

Thursday, May 16

Today:
Review vocabulary
Presentations
Preview Of Mice and Men


Thursday, 5/16
Drew, Angelo, Zaire – live performance
Jamar - eulogy

Thursday, 5/16
Shedwal, Zimere, AJ – video
James - poetry presentation


Assignments:
Word maps due tomorrow!

Get excited! You are getting new books to read tomorrow!

5/15/13

Today:
Review vocabulary
R&J Presentations
Of Mice and Men

Assignments
word maps due Friday (all 20)
Be ready for your presentation days!

Wednesday, 5/15

Tiona – eulogy
Isaiah – eulogy
Hadiyah – eulogy

Wednesday, 5/15
Nasir – eulogy
Jimerr – eulogy

5/14/13

Tuesday, May 14

Do Now: Get two vocab sheets (16 & 17) and begin completing them. Put your R&J projects in the homework bin. 

Today: 
New vocab
R&J presentations
review Great Depression photos
share out friend posters

Assignments:
Word maps for 16&17 are due on Friday
we get Of Mice and Men books tomorrow!

5/13/13

Romeo and Juliet - Project Performance Schedule


Period 2

Tuesday, 5/14
Tyray, Leroy – live performance
Lillian - eulogy

Thursday, 5/16
Drew, Angelo, Zaire – live performance
Jamar - eulogy

Friday, 5/17
Tamia, Shawna, Jade, Julianne, Alaida – film
Daniel - monologue


Period 3

Tuesday, 5/14
Mizani, Ranisha, Sedia – live performance
Dom - eulogy

Thursday, 5/16
Shedwal, Zimere, AJ – video
James - poetry presentation

Friday, 5/17
Leah, Tania, Imani – video



Period 7

Tuesday, 5/14
Patrick, George – film
Keira – eulogy
Deneya - monologue

Wednesday, 5/15
Tiona – eulogy
Isaiah – eulogy
Hadiyah – eulogy

Friday, 5/17
Dymere – eulogy
Alexis – eulogy

Period 8

Tuesday, 5/14
Yamir, Louis, Dushawn – live performance


Wednesday, 5/15
Nasir – eulogy
Jimerr – eulogy


5/10/13

Friday, May 10

Do Now:
Study!! You have a vocab test!!

Assignments: 
Romeo & Juliet project!!

5/8/13

Wednesday, May 8

Do Now: Vocabulary Review

Today:
review vocabulary
Great Depression photo analysis

Assignments:

  • Vocab Test on chapter 11, 13, 14 & 15 on Friday! Review your words now!
  • Romeo and Juliet projects due Tuesday, May 14 - see the post following this one for project rubrics and the online link to the whole play

Romeo & Juliet Project Rubric

Click here to view the grading rubrics for each R&J project. In order to save paper, I will not be distributing indvidiual copies to students. 

Full online text of Romeo and Juliet is available here. For those of you completing the Alternate Scene project choice, this is also a good example of how your scripts should be formatted. 


5/6/13

Monday, May 6

Hi awesome ninth graders -

I'm sorry I'm not in today, but I promise I'll be back tomorrow. Use class time to work on your Romeo and Juliet projects. (Click here to view the project choices). If you need to use R&J text at home, you can also visit this website to read the whole play. 

I will collect all your word maps tomorrow! 

Be good. :) 

5/2/13

Wednesday, May 1

Today:
Project Detail
Finish Act IV

Assignments:

  • word maps due Friday
  • Click here for the Romeo and Juliet Final Project - due Tuesday, May 14 at the beginning of class