Sunday, June 19, 2005

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.

Saturday, June 11, 2005

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.

Sunday, June 05, 2005

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.