LA 10 Honors
-Took Vocab quiz 11
-Went over thesis statements in class
-Discussed essay webbing/mapping for Monday

HW:
-Bring in your completed essay webbing/mapping on Monday (for points)
-Answer the following questions by doing a little internet-based investigating. Bring your answers to class on Monday. This is all leading up to the start of our next book, A Separate Peace (click here for questions)

Creative Writing
-Journals: Open Friday
-Due: Character/Partner/Picture final
-Worked in class to expand one of the "portrait notes" from this week into a full character sketch

HW:
-Original character sketch (plus all of your portrait notes from this week) due first thing on Monday

LA 9
-Due: Comma Practice #2 (went over answers)
-Due: Vocab list
-Discussed + handed back Ibis drafts
-Went over re-write guidelines and expectations (Be sure to drop in for a chat if you have any questions)

HW:
-Essay Re-writes due Wed 12/5
- Vocab Quiz on Tuesday...we will go through a quick review on Monday

LA 10 Honors
-Took quote quiz on acts 4 and 5 of Julius Caesar (if missed, see me a.s.a.p. to make up)
-Due: vocab work #11
-Further discussed thesis statements and JC essay prompts

HW:
-Vocab quiz tomorrow
-Perfected thesis statement (ready to be shared) due tomorrow

Creative Writing
-Journal starter: " It was gone, what was left was some kind of hunger..."
-Discussed Floodplain + cover
-Continued portrait/character work from yesterday (if gone, see me for details)

HW:
-The official final draft of your partner/character/picture piece is due tomorrow by 12:30 (There are absolutely no exceptions. Late work will not be accepted)

LA 9
-Due: Initial comma practice from yesterday. Went over answer's in class.
-Worked on big, comma practice #2 in class (click here for a copy)
-Reviewed vocab

HW:
-Vocab list (click here for words) is due tomorrow--definitions and parts of speech
-Finish comma practice #2
-Vocab quiz on Tuesday

LA 10 Honors
-Discussed yesterday (reading + AP passage)
-Read/listened/discussed all of Act 5 (finished the play)
-Assigned + quickly discussed JC Essay prompts. We will work on thesis statements and discuss prompts further tomorrow

HW:
-Vocab Work due tomorrow
-Quiz on Act 4/5 tomorrow
-Vocab Quiz on Friday
-Memorization due next Thursday

Creative Writing
-Journal starter: "Well actually, I threw it away..."
-Due: Open Letter #3
-Discussed Floodplain (if you haven't done this yet...get on it!) + Floodplain cover
-Began working on character/portrait work (if gone, see me for details)

HW:
-Floodplain submission
-Final draft of character/partner/picture piece due Friday (absolutely no exceptions)

LA 9
-Went over Ibis CD embedding practice
-Went over comma usage and went through the official comma cheat-sheet handout. If missed, feel free to swing in for help/details
-Assigned initial comma practice for HW

HW:
-Finish initial comma practice handout. We will jump into more tomorrow
-Vocab list is due on Friday (click here for words)
-Vocab quiz #2 on Tuesday

Today was a sub day. A letter to all students was handed out at the start of class. Click here for a copy. All due dates, assignments, and work for this week still apply.

HW:

-Vocab due on Thursday

-Memorization due next Thursday

HW:

-Open letter #3 is due tomorrow

-Bring in your edited/marked-up draft to class for tomorrow (for points)

-Final draft of your character/partner/picture piece is due on Friday

HW:

-Vocab lists due on Friday (definition + parts of speech)...see yesterday's post for complete vocab list.
-Vocab quiz on Tuesday

LA 10 Honors
-Went through an AP passage+questions for Act IV of Julius Caesar
-Discussed Act IV
-Mini CD check on Act IV (if missed, be sure to swing by to make up)
-Finished going over Act IV (if you haven't finished reading it yet, you need to do so)

HW:
-JC memorization (must recite by 12/6)

Creative Writing
-Journal topic: "family"
-Discussed class' complete lack of follow through on emailing individual Floodplain submissions. If you have yet to do this, email your Floodplain submission now!
-Discussed characters and what makes a good one.
-Read chapter one of Sherman Alexie's "The Real Life Diary of a Part Time Indian." Discussed his techniques at creating believable/developed characters

HW:
-Typed, printed, finalized draft of your character/partner/picture piece is needed for the start of class tomorrow. No draft=no points.
-Open Letter #3 due Wednesday
-Floodplain Submission (Floodplain covers...if you are working on one)

LA 9
-Went over vocab, added new words to the list (click here for complete list of words).
-Went over CD embedding and how to better weave CD into your own writing (see me for handout)
-Assigned embedding practice from Scarlet Ibis essays (if gone, see me for details)

HW:
-Finish Scarlet Ibis CD embedding practice
-Vocab list (definition and part of speech) due Friday (must include all 22 words)
-Vocab Quiz next Tuesday 11/4

Since today we were still on the conference schedule and only 4-6th periods met, here are some quick reminders for the rest of you:
LA 10 Honors: Finish reading Act IV
Creative Writing: Email your Floodplain submission, finish your character/picture/partner piece (due Tuesday ) 11/27, write your 3rd open letter (due Wed 11/28)

LA 9
-Due: Final drafts of Scarlet Ibis Essay
-Discussed essays
-Worked on a Scarlet Ibis editing exercise in-class (if gone, see me to make up)

HW:
-We will begin working on vocab after break if you haven't looked at your list for a while, be sure to dig it out.

Due to conferences, only 1st-3rd periods met today. For 5th-6th period info (LA 9), please see notes and assignments from Monday.

LA 10 Honors
-Took Vocab Quiz 10 (if missed, see me a.s.a.p. to make up)
-Began reading Act IV of Julius Caesar

HW:
-Finish reading Act IV
-All Quiet essay rewrites are due tomorrow (swing by at any time to drop them off, there will be a stack by the door. Please remember to attach your first draft to the back)

Creative Writing
-Journals: Create a list of things you are thankful for
-Discussed: character/parter/picture piece (need to have a completed draft for Tuesday 11/27)
-Went over open letters (open letter #3 is due Wed 11/28)
-Reminded class about Floodplain submission (emailed before you return from Thanksgiving break)
-Did a "Drop-In" write. Here are the words/ideas: slice, a closed road, Greensboro Tennessee, silk, vapor, iodine, molecular, an unopened envelope, the sound of a baby laughing (done in journals)

HW:
-Character/Partner/ Picture completed draft (typed, printed, and ready to be turned-in) due Tuesday 11/27
-Floodplain Submission (emailed before you return from Thanksgiving break)
-Open Letter #3 due Wednesday 11/28

Due to conferences, only 5th-6th periods met today. For 1st-3rd period info (LA 10 Honors and Creative Writing), please see notes and assignments from Friday.

LA 9
-Due: Typed, printed, perfectly formated draft of Ibis Essay
-Went through an self-editing process in class
-Discussed formating guidelines (reminded students of how to set everything up on MS word)
-Went over how to create a works cited page for this short story. Click here to see how your citation should be set up (be sure to refer to Blue sheet with Monkey for how to lay it all out and what the works cited page should look like.

HW:
-Final draft of Ibis essay is due at the start of class on Wednesday. There are no exceptions to this rule. If you are gone or leaving early for Thanksgiving break, your essay must be submitted by Wednesday. Unless prearranged (which should have already occured), late work will not be accepted.

Due to conferences, only 1st-3rd periods met today. For 5th and 6th period info (LA 9), please see notes and assignments from Thursday.

LA 10 Honors
-Took Act III quiz
-Discussed answers
-Due: Vocab Work #10

HW:
-All Quiet rewrites due before Thanksgiving
-Vocab Quiz on Tuesday

Creative Writing
-Journals: Open Friday
-Due: evidence of draft for character/partner/place assignment
-Discussed draft and partnered up to work on plot options
-Discussed Floodplain and submission requirements

HW:
-Typed draft (does not have to be complete) for Tuesday. Be prepared however, to share what you have with class/writing groups
-Floodplain submission due before you get back from break (emailed as an attachment)

LA 10 Honors
-Went through Act 3 "Chunk Performances.
-Took the entire period to prep, perform, and discuss

HW:
-Act III quiz tomorrow
-Vocab work #10 due tomorrow
-All Quiet Essay rewrites due before Thanksgiving break

Creative Writing
-Journal prompt: we did the opposite of yesterday's write. Expand on something you've been enjoying or that has been working for you lately
-Handed-back and shared samples from graded Place Assignments
-Discussed Floodplain submission guidelines (these need to be emailed to me by Monday 11/26)
-Discussed progress thus far on character/partner/picture assignment

HW:
-Continue to work on draft for character/partner/picture piece. Need to bring evidence of a draft and a start to class tomorrow. Be prepared to share and discuss.
-Floodplain submission due 11/26

LA 9
-Due: Intro and Conclusion paragraphs. All five paragraphs need to be completed (on organizers) at this point
-Discussed and shared opening lines and concluding paragraphs
-Reviewed completed work as an entire essay (read from start to finish)
-Went over MLA formatting guidelines and explained/handed-out the Blue Sheet with Monkey

HW:
-Complete, typed, printed, perfected (this includes MLA layout) draft due at the start of class on Monday. No exceptions!

LA 10 Honors
-Handed back All Quiet essays
-Discussed essay comments, re-write expectations, etc.
-Broke into groups for "Chunk Performances: (if gone today, don't worry...we'll get you through a crash course version tomorrow)

HW:
-Get ready for chunk perfromances
-Essay rewrites (due anytime before Thanksgiving break)
-Vocab #10 work due Friday

Creative Writing
-Journals topic: anything that's been bugging you lately...
-Class time to begin working on character/partner/picture assignment

HW:
-Journals will be collected on Friday (you should have 19 since your last journal check)
-Initial draft (can be handwritten...still in early stages) for Friday

LA 9
-Went over intro and conclusion paragraphs in class. Looked at sample, discussed format and structure
-Worked on both of these paragraphs in class. Organizers can be downloaded from the writing center section of this website

HW:
-All 5 paragraph organizers need to be complete and ready to go for class tomorrow (intro, 3 body paragraphs, conclusion)

LA 10 Honors
-Due: Practice WASL essays
-Read JC 3.2-3.3

HW:
-Vocab work due on Friday (quiz on Tuesday)

Creative Writing
-Journal Opener: "It tasted like electricity..."
-Due: Fruit Journals (finals!)
-Discussed current character/partner/picture assignment. Read multiple samples for past years

HW:
-Open Letter #3 due 11/28
-Be prepared for tomorrow's work day. In-class writing the entire period

LA 9
-Due: All 3 body paragraphs (completed blowing chunks handout for each)
-Handed back Of Mice and Men final chunks. Went over letter to class, editing marks, and scoring breakdown
-Re-wrote 2 chunks from packet (due at the end of the period)

HW:
-Bring all Ibis Essay work to class tomorrow. We will begin working on intros and conclusions

LA 10 Honors
-Vocab Quiz #9
-Watched quick film interpretation of Caesar's death
-Discussed act III

HW:
-WASL rewrites due Tuesday!
-WASL signature
-Work on memorization

Creative Writing
-Journal: Open Friday
-Handed back picture descriptive write
-Did some initial brainstorming for how to approach this piece

HW:
-Final Fruit Journals are due on Tuesday! (no exceptions!)

LA 9
-Due: 2 completed body paragraph organizers for Ibis essay
-Spent class working on the 3rd and final body paragraph

HW:
-Come to class on Tuesday with all 3 body paragraph organizers completed and ready to go

LA 10 Honors
-Due: Vocab Work (#9)
-Read Julius Caesar 3.1

HW:
-Vocab Quiz #9 tomorrow
-Practice WASL rewrite due on Tuesday
-WASL parent signature (if you haven't)
-Work on memorization

Creative Writing
-Journal topic: Veterans Day (or..today's assembly)
-Due: 25min character/partner sketch
-Assigned + distributed setting "pictures" (if missed, see me a.s.a.a.p to get the details)
-25min descriptive write on picture (due at the end of class)

HW:
-Final Fruit Journals due on Tuesday at the start of class

LA 9
-Due: Completed webbing for Ibis Essay
-Began "blowing chunks" for our body paragraphs
-Class time to work on BPs

HW:
-Need to come to class with 2 completed (front and back) blowing chunks organizers for BPs. We will finish the 3rd body paragraph tomorrow

LA 10 Honors
-Due: Act II chunks (5 of them)
-Took Act II Quiz (quotes). Discussed answers after everyone was finished
-Went over chunks

HW:
-Vocab #9 due tomorrow
-WASL signature (if you haven't turned it in yet)
-WASL rewrites due next Tuesday (if you choose to)
-Begin working on memorization

Creative Writing
-Journal opening line: "On Friday morning ____________ received a letter in the mail. It was from __________________, his brother who dies 11 years earlier."
-Finished up partner/character interviews
-Assigned + discussed the 25+min character sketch. Gave time to work on it in class (if done with interviews)

HW:
-Final Fruit Journals due 11/13 (that's this coming Tuesday!)
-25min character sketch due tomorrow at the start of class

LA 9
-Due: revised thesis statements + plan for essay webbing
-Went over essay web in class
-Work day to complete essay webbing

HW:
-Completed web for tomorrow. This includes CDs and some initial thoughts for CM

LA 10 Honors
-Worked on AP-styled test for a scene from Julius Caesar (worked on in groups, went over answers as a class. If missed, see me for details)
-Handed back practice WASLs and went over scores. Note: the scores are going into the gradebook. Rewrites (your choice) will be accepted until next Tuesday (11/13).

HW:
-Act II quiz tomorrow (quotes)
-Act II chunks (choose 5...not 8) due tomorrow
-Vocab for Thursday
-Begin memorization

Creative Writing
-Journal topic: Tattoos
-Finished up character/partner interviews. If absent, tomorrow will be used to get caught up

HW:
-Fruit journals due 11/13 (that's one week from today!)

LA 9
-Due: Thesis statements
-Discussed/shared thesis statements as a class. Everyone edited and revised their arguments
-Got set up for tomorrow's webbing

HW:
-Revise thesis statements (perfected argument needed for tomorrow)
-Narrow down your 3 ideas for your body paragraphs
-Pick out 4 CDs that you plan on using somewhere in your essay...all of these specific things for tomorrow can be brought into class in note form--we will jump officially into webbing and laying it all out tomorrow.

LA 10 Honors
-Discussed 2.1
-Read/listened to all of Act 2 (2.1-2.4)
-Handed out Act 2 chunks to those who didn't pick them up on Friday

HW:
-Begin working on Act 2 chunks
-Begin memorization work
-Vocab #9 due Thursday

Creative Writing
-Journal opener: "The odds against us were high. It was failed from the start..."
-Began partner/character interviews (entire period for 1 person). Will switch roles tomorrow.
-Discussed which questions worked, which didn't

HW:
-Revise questions for tomorrow (for follow-up or for interview)
-Final Fruit Journals due Tuesday 11/13

LA 9
-Continued discussing The Scarlet Ibis
-Went over the essay process (step-by-step) that we will be going through in class.
-Assigned essay prompt of Ibis (click here for copy) and went through an initial brainstorm as a class
-Went over thesis statement guidelines

HW:
-Perfected thesis statement due at the start of class tomorrow

LA 10 Honors
-Vocab Quiz #8 (if missed, see me a.s.a.p to make up)
-Discussed the upcoming memorization assignment (more details to come)

HW:
-Read 2.1 for Monday (we will reread + discuss)

Creative Writing:
-Journals: Open Friday
-Due: 10 questions for upcoming partner/character interviews
-Shared/discussed interview questions

HW:
-Fruit Journals due by 11/13
-Bring questions for Monday, be prepared to interview

LA 9
-Discussed "The Scarlet Ibis"
-Worked on in-class chunks (click here for questions). Due at the end of the period
-Discussed answers to in-class "Ibis" questions

HW:
-Begin thinking about the essay we will begin on Monday and how you view the brother as a character

LA 10 Honors
-Due: Act 1 Chunks
-Due: Vocab #8 work
-Took Act 1 quiz on Julius Caesar (if missed, see me to make up)

HW:
-Vocab Quiz #8 tomorrow

Creative Writing
-Journals: "Sugar"
-Discussed characters and what makes them work/believable
-Discussed/assigned first character assignment (randomly selected partners) if gone, see me for details
-Discussed questions for character interviews

HW:
-As your first character will actually be someone from the class, you need to come to class tomorrow with 10 original and thought-provoking interview questions written and ready to go. Remember, the goal here is to get your partner to open up and start speaking.

LA 9
-Due: Finalized "Poison" paragraph
-Discussed the transition from chunks and paragraphs into essays
-Read "The Scarlet Ibis" (in lit book). Tomorrow we will begin the essay process on this story. Make sure you are ready to discuss and think

HW:
-Finish reading The Scarlet Ibis (5th period only)
-Bring in WASL signature (if you haven't)