Friday, November 21, 2014

November 17, 2014 - November 21, 2014 American Literature Agenda


Monday, November 17th:

First Period:
11th Grade ELA Assessment
Work on the five graphic organizers

2nd Period:
11th Grade ELA Assessment
Wok on the five graphic organizers

Tuesday, November 18th:

1st Period:
Continue working on the ELA Assessment: the four questions

2nd Period:
Continue working on the ELA Assessment: the four questions

Wednesday, November 19th:

1ST Period:
Begin work on the fifty minute essay for the ELA Assessment.

2nd Period:
Begin work on the fifty minute essay for the ELA Assessment.

Thursday, November 20th:

Period 1
Check out THE BLUEST EYE
WRITER’S CHOICE
Pages 538 – 539
Exercise 4 and Exercise 5

Exercise 4:
Write out the sentences for exercise 4 and identify the sentences as either compound or simple.

Exercise 5:
On your own paper write original sentences about crocodiles, using the information and the structure (compound or simple) provided in exercise 4.
Example:
Laws protect crocodiles and ensure their survival.  (Simple sentence with compound predicate.)

Due Friday, November 21st.
Tomorrow Vocabulary Unit 4 Test
Part of the test will include having to write five original, grammatically correct sentences using five words from the Unit 4 vocabulary.

2nd Period:
Eddie Vargas gave his senior project presentation to my class with a short survey.

 Friday, November 21st: 

First Period:
No one here today!
Two people did the homework last night, so had the class do the homework for class work:
Writer’s Choice: pages 538 – 539; Simple and Compound Sentences; Exercises 4 and 5; due at end of period.

2nd Period:
Had those who were absent finish the packet: the graphic organizers, the evidence based questions and the essay
For the rest assigned: Writer’s Choice; pages 538 – 539; Simple and Compound Sentences; exercises 4 and 5, collected at end of period.