MARCH 30th - APRIL 3RD WEEKLY AGENDA FOR
11th GRADE CONTEMPORARY COMPOSITION

Monday, March 30th:
Grammar homework will be assigned today: WRITER’S CHOICE; pages 450, 451 and 452; “Action Verbs: transitive and intransitive”; exercises 27, 29, 30 and 31. This assignment will be due on Wednesday, April 1st.
Read and discuss THE BLUEST EYE. Please be sure to do Cornell Notes.

Tuesday, March 31st:
Shortened day!
Warm-up: Write five sentences using your vocabulary words from Unit 2; please write two sentences with transitive verbs and three sentences with intransitive phrases.
Read and discuss THE BLUEST EYE. Please be sure to do Cornell Notes.

Wednesday, April 1st:
Your grammar homework is due today: WRITER’S CHOICE; pages 450, 451 and 452; “Action Verbs: transitive and intransitive”; exercises 27, 29, 30 and 31.
Read and discuss THE BLUEST EYE. Please be sure to do Cornell Notes.

Thursday, April 2nd:
Warm-ups: Write five sentences using five more words from Unit 2; please write three sentences with transitive verbs and two sentences with intransitive verbs.
Read and discuss THE BLUEST EYE. Please be sure to do Cornell Notes.



Friday, April 3rd:
Please be sure to bring your vocabulary book. Unit 3 will be assigned and will be due on April 13th.
When we finish THE BLUEST EYE we will participate in a socratic circle and “Hot Seat!”.

MARCH 23rd - MARCH 27th WEEKLY AGENDA FOR
11TH GRADE CONTEMPORARY COMPOSITION
Monday, March 23rd:
Your Unit Two Vocabulary is due today which we will go over in class. Remember: once we go over it in class, you cannot turn the work in late.
Read and discuss THE BLUEST EYE. Please work on your Cornell notes.

Tuesday, March 24th:
Shortened day!
Warm-up: Write five sentences using your vocabulary words from Unit 2.
Read and discuss THE BLUEST EYE. Please work on your Cornell notes.

Wednesday, March 25th:
Grammar homework will be assigned today: WRITER’S CHOICE, pages 450, 451 and 452; “Action verbs:transitive and intransitive”; exercises 27, 29, 30 and 31. This assignment will be due on Friday, March 27th.
Read and discuss THE BLUEST EYE. Please work on your Cornell notes.

Thursday, March 26th:
Warm-ups: Write five sentences using vocabulary words from Unit 2 using both transitive and intransitive action verbs.
Read and discuss THE BLUEST EYE. Please work on your Cornell notes.


Friday, March 27th:
Warm-ups: Write five sentences using vocabulary words from Unit 2 using both transitive and intransitive action verbs.
Read and discuss THE BLUEST EYE. Please work on your Cornell notes.
We are nearing the end THE BLUEST EYE. When we are finished, we will do a Socratic circle and “Hot Seat!”

MARCH 16th – 20th WEEKLY AGENDA FOR CONTEMPORARY COMPOSITION


Monday, March 16th:

Read THE BLUEST EYE

Please do your Cornell notes: write a summary of what you have read on the left side of your paper; write questions, predictions and responses on the right side of your paper. On the bottom of your paper please write unfamiliar words and their definitions.

Tuesday, March 17th:

Shortened Day!

Please bring your vocabulary book to class today. Unit 2 will be assigned: please write the word, the definitions and the synonyms and the antonyms on pages 28 – 30. Under “Completing the Sentences” just write out the correct words; under “Synonyms” and “Antonyms” write out the phrases, underline the bold faced words and write the correct vocabulary words; under “Choosing the Right Word” just write out the correct words - you do not need to write out the entire sentences. This will be due on Friday, March 20th.

Read THE BLUEST EYE and be sure to do your Cornell words.

Wednesday, March 18th:

WRITER’S CHOICE; pages 565 – 567; “Diagramming Simple Sentences”; exercises 1 and 2 is due today.

Read THE BLUEST EYE and do your Cornell notes.




Thursday, March 19th:

Warm-up: Write and then diagram five simple sentences using five of your vocabulary words from Unit 2.

Read THE BLUEST EYE and do your Cornell notes.

Friday, March 20th:

Minimum day.

Warm-up: Write and then diagram five simple sentences using five of your vocabulary words from Unit 2.

Read THE BLUEST EYE and do your Cornell notes.

MARCH 9th - MARCH 13th WEEKLY AGENDA FOR CONTEMP-COMP

Monday, March 9th:

Read THE BLUEST EYE
Be sure to do your Cornell notes after each session of reading.

Work on your vocabulary presentations at the end of class.

Tuesday, March 10th:
Shortened Day!

Present your vocabulary word studies.

Wednesday, March 11th:

Read THE BLUEST EYE.
Be sure to do your Cornell Notes after each session of reading.

Assign Unit 2 Vocabulary. Please write the word, the definitions and the synonyms and the antonyms on page_____. Under “Completing the Sentences” just write out the correct words; under “Synonyms” and “Antonyms” write out the phrases, underline the bold faced words and write the correct vocabulary words; under “Choosing the Right Word” just write out the correct words - you do not need to write out the entire sentences. This will be due on Tuesday, March 17th.

Construct a “KNOW/KNOW SOMEWHAT/DON’T KNOW AT ALL” Chart.

Thursday, March 12th:

WRITER’S CHOICES; pages 565 - 567; Diagramming Simples Sentences. Exercises 1 and 2. This will be due on Monday, March 16th.

Read THE BLUEST EYE.
Be sure to do your Cornell Notes.


Friday, March 13th:

Read THE BLUEST EYE.
Be sure to do your Cornell Notes.