Weekly Agenda
for
June 20th
Contemporary Composition

Monday, June 20th:

Your reading logs for Chapters 12, 13, 14 and 15 will be due today. Chapters 13, 14, and 15 were your weekend reading assignments. We will read Chapter 16 during class. For homework tonight you must finish reading the “Christine” portion of the book and and do your reading log.


Tuesday, June 21st:

Your adverbial clause handouts will be due today. We will briefly go over the homework, and discuss last night’s reading, and then once again plunge into Yellow Raft in Blue Water. We will begin reading “Ida”. You must be current on your reading. We may start having pop quizzes on the reading and many of you cannot afford to accrue any more low grades.

Wednesday, June 22nd:

Read Yellow Raft in Blue Water, plus do your reading log.


Thursday, June 23rd:

We will finish reading Yellow Raft in Blue Water today.

Those students who are leaving early (Kayla Bodden and Phylicia Wissa) must turn in their notebooks, their Yellow Raft in Blue Water reading log, their essay over Yellow Raft in Blue Water and take their final which will be over Yellow Raft in Blue Water.


Friday, June 24th:

Your notebook is due today. You will be given a test over vocabulary unit 11 today.

Your final wil include your reading log, a test and an essay over Yellow Raft in Blue Water.

Contemporary Composition
June 13th Weekly Agenda


Monday, June 13th:

2nd Period: Pass out “Adjective Clauses” handouts; assign Practice 1; exercises 1 - 8; the additional assignment is to write three original sentences using adjective clauses. This will be due on Wednesday, June 15th.

4th Period: You already received this, so your copy will be due on Tuesday, June 14th.

For extra credit: You may break into groups of four and do a word study using five of your vocabulary words.

Discuss Yellow Raft, Blue Water; don’t forget your reading log!

Continue reading Yellow Raft; read the next chapter for homework tonight.


Tuesday, June 14th:

Shortened day!

Your Unit 11 is due today! The test over Unit 11 will be after we finish the book, Yellow Raft, Blue Water.

4th Period: Your adjective clause homework is due.

Continue reading Yellow Raft, Blue Water.


Wednesday, June 15th:

2nd Period: Your adjective clause homework is due today.

For both periods: The “Adverbial Clause” handout will be given. Practice 1 will be assigned plus the additional assignment of writing three original sentences using adverbial phrases. This will be due on Friday, June 17th.

Read Yellow Raft, Blue Water. Read the next chapter for homework and of course, do not forget your reading log.


Thursday, June 16th:

Journal: Write an original story using ten of your vocabulary words.

Read Yellow Raft, Blue Water. Read the next chapter for home work.




Friday, June 17th:

Collect homework, “Adverbial Clause” handouts. Read Yellow Raft, Blue Water.

For homework, read the next two chapters. You must be finished with “Christine” by Monday, June 20th. Don’t forget your reading log! This will be due on the day of the final.

June 6th Weekly Agenda
for
Contemporary Composition

Monday, June 6th:

Everyone must finish reading “Rayona” in Yellow Raft, Blue Water. Be sure to do your reading log.
Assign grammar; ”Sentences Classified by Structure”; pages 93 - 97; exercises 10 and 11. This will be due on Thursday, June 9th.


Tuesday, June 7th:

Assign Unit 11 in your vocabulary book. This will be due on Tuesday, June 14th. The test over Unit 11 will be on Thursday, June 16th.
Read Yellow Raft, Blue Water; don’t forget your reading log! This will be a major part of your grade!


Wednesday, June 8th:

A little poetry today to break up the routine. A little Plath, anyone?
Read Yellow Raft, Blue Water. Reading logs.


Thursday, June 9th:

Grammar due today! “Sentences Classified by Structure” - Oh joy! What fun!
Read Yellow Raft, Blue Water. Reading logs.


Friday, June 10th:

A little fun grammar game that you guys love so much!
Back on board that yellow raft to see more blue water!
Reading logs.

Depending on how well we do on reading, we may start reading over the weekend.

Don’t forget your vocabulary! It’s due on Tuesday, June 14th.

May 22nd Weekly Agenda

May 22nd Weekly Agenda
for
Contemporary Comprehension



Monday, May 22nd:

Read Yellow Raft, Blue Water
Reading log


Tuesday, May 23rd:

Periods 4, 5 and 6 only
Final day of testing: Science


Period 4:

Unit 10 Vocabulary test
Read Yellow Raft, Blue Water
Reading log


Wednesday, May 24th:

Regular schedule

Period 2:

Unit 10 Vocabulary test

Periods 2 and 4:

Read Yellow Raft, Blue Water
Reading log


Thursday, May 25th

Please bring grammar book.
Assign adverbial clause; this will be due on Tuesday, May 31st.
Read Yellow Raft, Blue Water
Reading log.


Friday, May 26th:

Read Yellow Raft, Blue Water
Reading log.

May 16th Weekly Schedule
for
11th Grade
Contemporary Composition


Monday, May 16th:

Grammar homework is due: “Appositives”; exercise 17 and “Review Exercise A”;
pages 71 - 79.

Read Yellow Raft, Blue Water; reading logs!



Tuesday, May 17th:

NO PERIOD 2 ON TUESDAY
PERIOD 4 MEETS FOR 26 MINUTES (12:11 - 12:37)



Wednesday, May 18th:

Period 2 meets from 1:16 to 2:16
Read!
No period 4 today!



Thursday, May 19th:

Period 2 meets from 1:16 to 2:16
Read!
No period 4 today!



Friday, May 20th:

Regular schedule!

Unit 10 Vocabulary test today!
Then read!

for
Contemporary Composition


Monday, May 9th:

Bring your grammar books. We are going to go over “infinitives” page 74; exercise 14. This is going to be due on Tuesday, May 10th.
Finish reading “Young Goodman Brown”
Begin reading Yellow Raft in Blue Water. Don’t forget your reading log!


Tuesday, May 10th:

Your grammar homework will be due.
Cat-6 prep test
Read Yellow Raft in Blue Water.


Wednesday, May 11th:

Cat-6 prep test
Read Yellow Raft in Blue Water
Don’t forget reading log!


Thursday, May 12th:

Your vocabulary unit 10 will be due. Vocabulary test will be on Tuesday, May 17th.
Bring your grammar book! “Appositive phrases”; pages 77 - 79; exercise 17 and Review Exercise A; this will be due on Monday, May 16th.
Read Yellow Raft in Blue Water.


Friday, May 13th:

Bring your vocabulary book. Write a short story using ten of your vocabulary words.
Read Yellow Raft in Blue Water

May 2nd Weekly Schedule
for Contemporary Composition

Monday, May 2nd:

Read “Young Goodman Brown”
Go over Friday’s homework in Warriner’s Grammar; pages 70 and 71.
Assign pages 72 and 73; exercise 14; “The Infinitive”; due Wednesday.



Tuesday, May 3rd:

Test over Vocabulary Unit 9
CST prep questions
Finish reading “Young Goodman Brown”



Wednesday, May 4th:

Warriner’s Grammar; pages 72 and 73; exercise 14; “The Infinitive” is due.
Assign pages 74; exercise 15; “How the Infinitive is Used”; due Friday.
Start reading new book!



Thursday, May 5th:
Minimum day today! Open House tonight from 6 to 8.

Assign Vocabulary Unit 10. Will be due on Wednesday, May 11th.
Read new book! (And keep a reading log!)



Friday, May 6th:

Quickly go over grammar, page 74; exercise 15!
Read!

April 25th Weekly Schedule
for Contemporary Composition


Monday, April 25th:

2nd Period: Continue working on questions and answers for Hot Seat!
4th Period: Start working on essay for The Bluest Eye.
Both 2nd and 4th Period: CST prep questions!



Tuesday, April 26th:

2nd Period: Begin “Hot Seat!”
4th Period: Continue working on essay for The Bluest Eye.
Both 2nd and 4th Period: Unit 9 Vocabulary due!
Both 2nd and 4th Period: CST prep questions!



Wednesday, April 27th:

2nd Period: Finish up “Hot Seat!”
4th Period: Your essay and your reading log for The Bluest Eye are due.
Both 2nd and 4th Period: Warriner’s Grammar; pages 70 - 71; exercise 11 will be
due on Friday, April 29th.


Thursday, April 28th:

2nd Period: Begin work on your The Bluest Eye essay.
For both 2nd and 4th Period: Unit 9 Vocabulary test;
4th Period: Read “Young Goodman Brown”.



Friday, April 29th:

2nd Period: Continue working on The Bluest Eye essay; due Monday.
4th Period: Continue reading “Young Goodman Brown”
Both 2nd and 4th Period: Warriner’s Grammar; pages 70 & 71 are due!

APRIL 18th Weekly Schedule
for Contemporary Composition


Monday, April 18th:

2nd Period: Read THE BLUEST EYE and of course, do your reading logs.

4th Period: Get into groups of three and compose 10 questions and answers for the following characters in THE BLUEST EYE: Pecola, Claudia, Margaret Poole, Cholly, Mrs. Breedlove, Junior, Soaphead Church. We are going to do HOT SEAT!

Tuesday, April 19th:

Your grammar homework is due today, ENGLISH WORKSHOP; adverbial and adjective phrases.

2nd Period: Continue reading THE BLUEST EYE and of course, do your reading logs.

4th Period: Continue working in groups composing your ten questions and questions.

Wednesday, April 20th:

Please bring your vocabulary book to class today. Unit 9 will be assigned and it will be due on Tuesday, April 26th.

2nd Period: Finish reading THE BLUEST EYE.

4th Period: Begin HOT SEAT today. Don't worry! I won't leave you hanging. I'll show you how to do this.


Thursday, April 21st:


I will not be here today. I am going on a field trip with my senior AP class. So today I would like for you to read “Young Goodman Brown” by Nathaniel Hawthorne, and answer the questions.


Friday, April 22nd:


I’m back! So, 2nd Period: Get to work on composing ten questions and answers for the following characters in THE BLUEST EYE: Pecola, Claudia, Margaret Poole, Mrs. Breedlove, Cholly, Junior, Soaphead Church.

4th Period: Go over essay format for your upcoming essay on THE BLUEST EYE.

Weekly Schedule for April 11th

APRIL 11TH
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
FOR
11TH GRADE
CONTEMPORARY COMPOSITION


Monday, April 11th:

Your unit 8 vocabulary will be due today. We will go over this fun assignment in class.

We'll also read THE BLUEST EYE - something you do like to do! Don’t forget your reading log.


Tuesday, April 12th:

Shortened day and earthquake drill!

We will probably just read today.


Wednesday, April 13th:

Your Unit 8 Vocabulary test will be given today. Please don’t be absent. There are FAR too many absences - particularly on test days!

Continue reading THE BLUEST EYE and of course, working on your reading log!


Thursday, April 14th:

Please bring your grammar book, WARRINER’S ENGLISH GRAMMAR. We will go over prepositional phrases and the following pages will be assigned. By the end of this semester, you will definitely know what a preposition is: pages 58 - 63, “Prepositional Phrases”, “Adjective Phrases”, “Adverbial Phrases” , exercises 1 and 2. This will be due on Tuesday, April 19th.

Read THE BLUEST EYE. Continue working on reading log.


Friday, April 15th:

Read THE BLUEST EYE. As soon as we finish the book a fun essay will be assigned. And of course, your reading log will be due. Your collage on THE BLUEST EYE is still welcomed!

APRIL 4TH WEEKLY SCHEDULE
FOR
11TH GRADE CONTEMPORARY COMPOSITION


Good morning scholars! Hope you had a fun-filled weekend!

Monday, April 4th:

Let’s read THE BLUEST EYE! Do not forget your reading log!

For much needed extra credit, do a collage on THE BLUEST EYE. This will be due on Wednesday, April 6th.

I will pass out a handout on “The Sentence Base” from WARRINER’S ENGLISH AND GRAMMAR which we will go over in class. This will be due on Wednesday, April 6th.


Tuesday, April 5th:

Shortened day!

Please bring your vocabulary book. We will briefly go over Unit 8 which will be due on Monday, April 11th.

We will quickly go over the "participles handout" which was given to you last week.

Continue reading THE BLUEST EYE.


Wednesday, April 6th:

Journal: Write a short story using ten of your vocabulary words from unit 8.

Your homework, “The Sentence Base” will be due today. We will briefly go over it.

Let’s read THE BLUEST EYE!

Your much needed extra credit THE BLUEST EYE collage will be due today.


Thursday, April 7th:

Journal: Write a short story using ten of your vocabulary words.

I will assign another grammar handout - oh joy! - this time, on “Complements.” We will briefly go over this “complimentary assignment” which will be due on Tuesday because your vocabulary assignment will be due when? That’s right, on Monday, April 11th!

Let’s read THE BLUEST EYE. And don’t forget your reading log!

Friday, April 8th:

Let’s just read today, okay? And of course, do our reading log!

March 28th Schedule
for Contemporary Composition

Good morning, scholars! Hope you had a pleasant, restful yet fun-filled weekend!
Now - back to work!

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Monday, March 28th:

Please bring your vocabulary book.
Journal: Write a short story using ten of your vocabulary words from Unit 7.

Read THE BLUEST EYE. Don’t forget your reading log!


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Tuesday, March 29th:

Please bring your vocabulary book.
Journal: Write a short story using ten of your vocabulary words from Unit 7.

Your Unit 7 Vocabulary homework is due today. For extra credit, you may do a word study using five of your vocabulary words. I know how some of you HATE to get up and do improvs, so I’m not going to force you, but for those of you who like to do it and want a little extra credit, you may do it.

Your English grammar homework on participial phrases is due today; pages 107, 108, 109, 110 and 111; exercise #3 on pages 110 and 111. We will briefly go over this in class.

Read THE BLUEST EYE. Don’t forget your reading log!


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Wednesday, March 30th:

Pass out participial phrase packet from WARRINER’S ENGLISH GRAMMAR AND COMPOSITION; pages 64, 65, 66, and 67. Go over in class; this assignment will be due on Friday, April 1st.

Read THE BLUEST EYE. Don’t forget your reading log!


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Thursday, March 31st:

Vocabulary jeopardy!

Read THE BLUEST EYE. And of course, don’t forget your reading log!


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Friday, April 1st!:

Free Day! Just kiddin’! It’s April Fool’s Day!

Wee small vocabulary test over Unit 7.

Then, let’s read!

The Week of March 21st

Good morning, everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful, restful weekend!

Now back to work!

Monday, March 21st:

The first day of Spring! Your journal entry will be: Imagine that Spring is a person. Describe what s/he looks like as s/he enters today. Imagine that Winter is a person. Describe what s/he looks like as s/he leaves.

Because everyone loves the story sooo much and we can never seem to get through it, today we will just read THE BLUEST EYE. Don't forget your reading log.


Tuesday, March 22nd:

Shortened day! Vocabulary test over Unit Six! Brief jeopardy game to prepare us for the test.



Wednesday, March 23rd:

I may not be here today. I may be on a field trip - which some of you may be going on. If so, I will assign Vocabulary, Unit Seven which will be due on Tuesday, March 29th, and some much loved grammar over participial phrases, which will be due on Friday, March 25th.



Thursday, March 24th:

We will go over Unit Seven and the grammar in class together to make sure we all understand it. Then we will read THE BLUEST EYE. Don't forget your reading log.



Friday, March 25th:

We will do "The Hand!" journal. That sounds ominous, doesn't it? But if you have been in my class before, you know what that is - draw an outline of your hand and then, without revealing which character you are doing from the book, fill in the outline with symbols associated with that character. Then we will share.

Then we will read THE BLUEST EYE! Don't forget your reading log - which is your personal diary, journal or dialogue you are sharing between yourself and the book.

Week of March 14th

Welcome Scholars!

Monday, March 14th:

Please bring your vocabulary book to class.
Your journal entry will be: Write a short story using ten of your vocabulary words.
Read THE BLUEST EYE. Be sure to keep a reading log for this book!

Tuesday, March 15th:

Again, bring your vocabulary book to class and write a short story using ten of your vocabulary words.
I will assign some sort of grammar homework to you but unfortunately, I have to find another grammar book than the one I was going to give you. Now don't be disappointed, but the ones we had last semester are ALL CHECKED OUT! So I have to find new ones for you.
Continue reading THE BLUEST EYE.

Wednesday, March 16th:

Read poetry by Langston Hughes and other great poets from The Harlem Renaissance.
Read THE BLUEST EYE. Please be sure to keep a reading log.


Thursday, March 17th:

Collect Unit 6 from VOCABULARY WORKSHOP. Go over in class.
Test over Unit 6 will be next Tuesday, March 22nd.
Continue reading THE BLUEST EYE.

Friday, March 18th:

Read and respond to more poetry from the Harlem Renaissance.
Continue reading THE BLUEST EYE and doing the reading log.