MAY 26th - MAY 29th WEEKLY AGENDA FOR 11 GRADE
CONTEMPORARY COMPOSITION

Tuesday, May 26th:
No shortened day today!
Your “Unscrambling Adverbial Clauses” handout is due today, which we will go over.
Work on your outline for your research paper which will be due at the end of the period.
Please refer to WRITER’S CHOICE; 7.2; “Prewriting: Developing an Outline”; pages 330 - 333.

Wednesday, May 27th:
Please bring your VOCABULARY WORKSHOP today. Unit Five will be assigned and will be due on Monday, June 1st.
Begin work on your introductory paragraph of your research paper which I will check and on which I will advise.
Please refer to WRITER’S CHOICE; 7.3; “Drafting”; pages 334-337.

Thursday, May 28th:
Warm-up: Write five sentences with adverbial clauses using your vocabulary words from Unit 5.
Continue working on your research paper.
Begin working on the body paragraphs and working citations into your paper. Please refer to WRITER’S CHOICE; 7.4; “Citing Sources”; pages 338 - 343.

Friday, May 28th:
Warm-up: Write five sentences with adjective clauses using five more words from your Unit 5 vocabulary.
Continue working on the second and third body paragraph of your research paper which I will check.

MAY 18th - MAY 22nd WEEKLY AGENDA
FOR
11th GRADE CONTEMPORARY COMPOSITION

Tuesday, May 19th:
CST Bell Schedule
3rd Period meets at 2:20, dismisses at 3:08 and lasts forty-eight minutes.
Go over CST preparation.

Wednesday, May 20th:
CST Bell Schedule
3rd Period meets at 2:20, dismisses at 3:08 and lasts forty-eight minutes.
Go over the Unscrambling Adjective Clauses.
Three more notecards are due: at least one note card using direct quotation, at least one with a paraphrase and at least one with a summary.

Friday, May 22nd:
Regular Bell Schedule
Pass out the Unscrambling Adverbial Clause handouts. This will be due on Tuesday, May 26th.
Work on the outline of the research paper. The finished outline will be due on Tuesday, May 26th.

MAY 11th - MAY 15th 11th Grade Agenda

MONDAY, MAY 11th:
CST Prep
Work on note cards

TUESDAY, MAY 12th:
No Shortened Day!
Correct Unit Four Vocabulary today in class.
CST Prep
Work on note cards

WEDNESDAY, MAY 13th:
CST Prep
Pass out “Unscrambling Adjective Clauses”; this will be due on Friday, May 15th.

THURSDAY, MAY 14th:
CST Prep
Work on thesis statement for research paper.

FRIDAY, MAY 15th:
CST Prep
The “Unscrambling Adjective Clauses” handout is due today.
Work on outline for research paper.

MAY 4th - MAY 8th WEEKLY AGENDA FOR CONTEMPORARY COMPOSITION

Monday, May 4th:
Go over Unit 3 in Vocabulary Workshop
Work on Research Project Letter which will be due on Tuesday, May 5th.
Please make this a formal letter addressed to me.
Please include the topic you would like to research.
Please write why you want to do this particular topic for your research paper.
List five questions about your topic you would like to find answers to.
Additional information can be found in THE WRITER’S CHOICE; page 329.

Tuesday, May 5th:
Shortened Day.
Present the Research Project Letter.
Begin research in books, journals, newspapers and the internet.
Record your quotations and information on notecards; the format for notecards can be found in WRITER’S CHOICE; page 328.

Wednesday, May 6th:
Vocabulary Unit 4 will be due today. Go over in class.
Continue working on the notecards.
The target number should be a minimum of fifty notecards.
Progressive check ups on work.


Thursday, May 7th:
Warmup: Write five sentences using words from the Unit 4 vocabulary with subordinate clauses.
Go over “The Unscrambling Adjective Clauses” handouts. This will be due on Tuesday, May 12th.
Continue working on the notecards.


Friday, May 8th:
Warmup: Write five more sentences using words from the Unit 4 vocabulary with subordinate clauses.
Turn in notecards for grade.