| Syllabus
| Fourth Quarter's Assignments | Revised:
June 3, 2008 |
|
[First
Quarter's Assignments]
[Second Quarter's Assignments] [Third
Quarter's Assignments] |
| Week
of March 31 to April 4 (Beginning of Fourth Quarter) |
| Mon | Journal
#23 (Spring Break: the good, the bad, the ugly . . .) Go over test taken before
spring break. Review prep phrases, participial phrases, gerund phrases. Intro
infinitives. Notes on board. Do ex. 13 (p. 436) aloud.
Hmwk: Ex. 14
& 15 (pp. 437-8). Due Tuesday. |
| Tues | Due:
Ex. 14 & 15 (pp. 437-8). Go over homework. Continue with infinitives. Look
at infinitive with the "to" omitted. Begin Rev. Ex. B.
Hmwk:
Rev. Ex. B. |
| Wed | [Rev.
Ex. B put on hold until we complete the infinitives worksheet] Pass out 3rd quarter
grades. Pass back papers. Infinitives worksheet.
Hmwk: Study for spelling quiz (Friday). Finish
infinitives worksheet. |
| Thurs | [No
Class: Week of Prayer]
Hmwk: Study for spelling quiz. (Finish infinitives
worksheet.) |
| Fri | Spelling
quiz. Go over infinitives worksheet. Finish Rev. Ex. B. No hmwk. |
| Week
of April 7 to 11 |
| Mon | Spelling
pre-test. Chapter review notes on board. Appositives. Do ex. 17 (p. 443) aloud.
Hmwk:
Do Rev. Ex. C (pp. 444-5). Directions: Copy the verbal (part, get, inf) and appositive
phrases onto your paper. Identify each: Part, Ger, Inf, or App. If it modifies,
tell what word it modifies. If it functions in a noun position, tell which one. |
| Tues | Academy
Day: No Class |
| Wed |
Noon Dismissal (for Parent-Teacher Conferences): No Class |
| Thurs | [Mrs.
Dibben on Senior Trip] Due: Rev. Ex. C (See Monday for different directions).
Work on Posttest 1-A & B on handout.
Hmwk:
Study for spelling quiz. |
| Fri | [Mrs.
Dibben on Senior Trip] Spelling quiz.
Continue working on Posttest 1-A &
B on handout. No hmwk. |
| Week
of April 14 to 18 |
| Mon | [Mrs.
Dibben on Senior Trip] Spelling pre-test.
Work on Review for phrases test.
Hmwk:
Continue reviewing for test. |
| Tues |
[Mrs. Dibben on Senior Trip] Continue working on Review
for phrases test. (Check answers
online.)
Hmwk: Continue reviewing for test. |
| Wed | No
Class: Freshman Class Party & Movie (while all other classes are gone from
school building). |
| Thurs | Review
for phrases test. (Answer questions students may have over worksheets and
other assignments done while Mrs. Dibben was gone on Senior Trip.)
Hmwk:
Complete Review worksheet. Check answers
for Review online. Bring questions to class. Study for spelling quiz. |
| Fri | Spelling
quiz. Go over Review for phrases test.
Answer questions. Optional hmwk: Prepare for test to relieve studying pressure
on Monday evening. |
| Week
of April 21 to 25 |
| Mon | Spelling
pre-test. Complete review. Illustrate verbals and other phrases.
Hmwk:
Complete preparation for "Phrase" test. |
| Tues | Test:
"The Phrase" (prep
phrases & verbals) |
| Wed | Test:
"The Phrase" (appositives
& sentences). Return graded papers.
Hmwk: Study for spelling quiz. |
| Thurs | Spelling
quiz. Short story day: Write a short story incorporating all of the grammatical
structures we have studied so far. (List on board). No hmwk. |
| Fri |
[Music Competition--most students gone] Continue with yesterday's grammar-review
short story. No hmwk. |
| Week
of April 28 to May 2 |
| Mon | Spelling
pre-test. Work on Thursday's grammar-review short story. Book survey. | noun | pronoun | adjective | | adverb | action
verb | linking
verb | | helping
verb | conjunction | interjection | | adjective
(prep) phrase | adverb
(prep) phrase | compound
preposition | | direct
object | indirect
object | predicate
adjective | | predicate
nominative | article | present
participle | | past
participle (regular) | past
participle (irregular) | gerund | | infinitive | appositive | |
Hmwk:
Complete grammar-review short story. |
| Tues | Due:
Grammar-review short story. Begin The Giver and Gathering Blue (for
those who have already read The Giver).
Hmwk: Read pp. 1-25.
(GB: pp. 1-30) |
| Wed | [Midterm]
Continue The Giver and Gathering Blue.
Hmwk: Read pp.
26-49. (GB: pp. 31-55) |
| Thurs | Continue
The Giver and Gathering Blue.
Hmwk: Study for spelling
quiz. Read pp. 50-71. (GB: pp. 56-86) |
| Fri | Spelling
quiz. Continue The Giver and Gathering Blue.
Hmwk: Read
pp. 72-129 (GB: pp. 87-154) for Monday's reading
quizzes. |
| Week
of May 5 to 9 |
| Mon | Spelling
pre-test. Reading quizzes (through p. 129 & GB 154).
Continue The Giver and Gathering Blue. Study
and Discussion Questions.
Hmwk: Read pp. 130-151. (GB:
pp. 155-181). No hmwk if you
have finished reading. |
| Tues | Those
who have finished reading: Work together to generate project option ideas. Journal
#24 (Those who have finished reading: Write down your answer to a question from
Study
and Discussion Questions.)
Hmwk: Read pp. 152-179, the end. (GB:
pp. 182-215, the end). No hmwk if you have finished reading. |
| Wed | Reading
quiz (to end of both books). Journal #24 (Those who did not do this yesterday:
Write down your answer to a question from Study
and Discussion Questions.) Distribute and discuss Project
Options.
Hmwk: Pick a project you would like to work on. [Project
Options] |
| Thurs | Due:
Project option choice. Continue The
Giver and Gathering Blue. Work on Study
and Discussion Questions in book groups. Work on question # 7 (for both) and
one other.
Hmwk: Study for spelling quiz. |
| Fri | Spelling
quiz. Continue The Giver and Gathering Blue. Outline projects (to
turn in by end of class). No hmwk. |
| Week
of May 12 to 16 |
| Mon | Spelling
pre-test. Continue The Giver and Gathering Blue. Test review (due
tomorrow before test): - List
of characters. Describe role for each. Start with main/most important characters.
- Do
a half- to one-page summary of plot. Focus on important events, places where the
plot turns, conflicts arise and get resolved.
- Pay
special attention to questions #1, 4, & 7 of Study
and Discussion Questions for The Giver and #7, 8, 9 for Gathering
Blue.
Hmwk:
Study for Lowry test. |
| Tues | Work
on specific Study
and Discussion Questions in groups--in preparation for writing section on
test.
Hmwk: Study for Lowry test. |
| Wed | Work
on specific Study
and Discussion Questions in groups--in preparation for writing section on
test. Work on questions #3 & 5 (Giver) or #4 & 6 (Gathering
Blue). Be prepared to share with the other groups.
Hmwk: Study for
Lowry test. |
| Thurs | Test:
The Giver or Gathering
Blue.
Hmwk: Study
for spelling quiz. Please bring supplies for your project--if you will need things
that are not customarily in the English classroom. |
| Fri | Due:
Lowry project. Spelling quiz. Work period
for Lowry project. No hmwk. |
| Week
of May 19 to 23 |
| Mon | Spelling
pre-test. Work period for Lowry project.
Hmwk:
Work on Lowry project. |
| Tues | Work
period for Lowry project.
Hmwk:
Work on Lowry project. |
| Wed | Due:
Lowry Project. If your project is
reproducible, bring copies for classmates. Share projects during class. No hmwk. |
| Thurs | Reading
next Lowry book and working on next project. (Each student must do at least one
writing project.)
Hmwk: Study for spelling quiz. |
| Fri | Spelling
quiz. Reading and working on projects. No hmwk. |
| Week
of May 26 to 30 |
| Mon | No
School: Memorial Day |
| Tues | Spelling
pre-test. Continue reading and working on projects. Each student must do at least
one writing project. If your first project was not a writing project, then this
one needs to involve writing.
Hmwk: Read and/or work on project, as
necessary. |
| Wed | Continue
reading and working on projects.
Hmwk: Read and/or work on project,
as necessary. |
| Thurs | Continue
reading and working on projects. Each student must do at least one writing project.
If your first project was not a writing project, then this one needs to involve
writing.
Hmwk: Study for spelling quiz. |
| Fri | Spelling
quiz. Continue reading and working on projects.
Hmwk: Complete Lowry
project. |
| Week
of June 2 to 6 (End of Fourth Quarter and Second Semester)
|
| Mon | Due:
Second Lowry project. Review for test. (Students who have read all three Lowry
books need to indicate which test they will take on Thursday.) Answer three Study
and Discussion Questions on your test book for the semester test.
Hmwk:
Answer two more Study
and Discussion Questions on your test book for the semester test. |
| Tues |
Due: Answers for five of the Study
and Discussion Questions. Semester spelling pre-test.
Group discussion of Study
and Discussion Questions.
Hmwk: Study for test and semester
spelling quiz. |
| Thurs | Semester
Exam (1 to 2:30 pm): Second Lowry test and semester
spelling quiz. |