November 3, 2014 - November 7, 2014 Weekly Agenda for American Literature

Monday, November 3rd:

1st Period:
Work on the culminating essay for THE THINGS THEY CARRIED
The list for essay topics is on the link: essays on the right.
This essay will be due on Wednesday, November 5th.


2nd Period:
Break into groups and work on culminating project for THE THINGS THEY CARRIED:
Digital recording of a scene from a chapter from the book
1. Script
2. Story board
Adaptation of a scene
1. Script
2. Performance on stage

This will be due on Wednesday, November 5th

Tuesday, November 4th:

1st Period:
Work on the culminating essay for THE THINGS THEY CARRIED
Due on Wednesday, November 5th.

2nd Period:
Break into groups and work on culminating project for THE THINGS THEY CARRIED
This will be due on Wednesday, November 5th

Wednesday, November 5th:

First Period:

 Your essay, the final culminating essay for THE THINGS THEY CARRIED will be due at midnight tonight. You may e-mail it to me at jkatbridge@aol.com.

Unit 4 Vocabulary will be assigned today. It will be due on Wednesday, November 12^th. Please follow the same format for the other three units you have done. If you are unclear how to do it, then go to the link marked “Vocabulary” and it will show you how to do the format.

Today pages 535 – 537, “Main Clauses”, exercise 1, and “Subordinate Clauses”, exercises 2 and 3, from your grammar book, WRITER’S CHOICE, will be assigned. This will be due on Friday, November 7^th.

Tomorrow, Thursday, November 6^th, we will begin the 11^th grade ELA Assessment. It must be finished by November 21^st.

You should be either working on your essay

or

working on the grammar

or

working on your Unit 4 Vocabulary.

Period 2:

Unit Four Vocabulary is assigned today.  This will be due on Wednesday, November 12^th.

Today pages 535 – 537, “Main Clauses”, exercise 1, and “Subordinate Clauses”, exercises 2 and 3, from your grammar book, WRITER’S CHOICE, will be assigned.

This will be due on Wednesday, November 12th. 

As soon as we are finished with the final culminating project for THE THINGS THEY CARRIED,  we will begin the 11th grade ELA Assessment, which will be due no later than November 21st. 

Finish working on the final culminating project for THE THINGS THEY CARRIED. The projects will be presented tomorrow, Thursday, November 6th. 

If your group is doing a digital recording, your script and storyboard are due.
If your group is doing an adaptation, your script and a run through of your performance are due.

Thursday, November 6th:

1st Period:

Went over WRITER'S CHOICE; pages 535 - 537; exercises 1, 2, and 3 on "Main Clauses" and "Subordinate Classes". Please check the link "Grammar: Subordinate Clauses" for additional information on how to do the exercises.
Did exercise1 orally on page 535 in class.
Assigned exercise 2 to do in class and turn in when finished.
Assigned exercise 3 tomorrow for classwork during my absence due to field trip.

2nd Period:
Continue working on  your digital recording of  your culminating THE THINGS THEY CARRIED project or
continue rehearsing for your performance of your culminating THE THINGS THEY CARRIED  project in class.

If your group is doing a digital recording, your script and storyboard will be due on Monday. No exception!

If your group is doing an adaptation, your script and a run through of your performance will be due on Monday. No exception!

Your scripts must be correctly formatted and typed! 

Friday, November 7th:

1st Period:
Your grammar assignment is due today: WRITER'S CHOICE; pages 536 - 537; "Subordinate Clauses", exercises 2 and 3.
We will start working on the ELA 11th Grade Interim Assessment on Monday, November 10th.

2nd Period:
Finish working on  THE THINGS THEY CARRIED project.
If you are finished with your project, then begin working  on the grammar and/or vocabulary homework, which will be due on Wednesday, November 12th.
For additional information about how to do the grammar homework, WRITER'S CHOICE, pages 535 - 537; exercises 1, 2, and 3, please go to the link "Grammar: subordinate clauses" on this blog.

Looking ahead:
This week we will begin working on the 11th grade ELA assessment, which will be due no later than November 21st

Grammar assignment:  WRITER'S CHOICE; pages 535 - 537; "Main Clauses", exercise 1 and "Subordinate Clauses", exercises 2 and 3. Due on Wednesday, November 12th.

Vocabulary assignment: Vocabulary Unit 4. Due on Wednesday, November 12th.