| Syllabus
| Third Quarter's Assignments |
Revised:
Mar. 19, 2007
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[First
Quarter's Assignments]
[Second Quarter's Assignments] |
| Week
of January 22 to 26 (Beginning of Second Semester and Third Quarter) |
| Mon |
English
2200, Unit 10. Prepare for test.
Hmwk: prepare for English 2200 test. |
| Tues |
Journal
#19 (Halfway: the good, the bad, the ugly). English 2200
test day.
Optional hmwk: prepare for unit test. |
| Wed |
Continue
working on English 2200 unit. Optional test day.
Optional hmwk: prepare for unit test. |
| Thurs |
[Music
Festival: five students gone] English 2200 test day. No hmwk. |
| Week
of January 29 to February 2 |
| Mon |
Words
for spelling quiz on Thursday (explanation to humorous).
English 2200, Unit 11. Spelling pretest. Prepare for test.
Hmwk: prepare for English 2200 test. |
| Tues |
English
2200 test day.
Hmwk: continue preparing for English 2200 test. |
| Wed |
Continue
working on English 2200 unit.
Hmwk: prepare for unit test. Study for spelling quiz. |
| Thurs |
Spelling
quiz. English 2200 test day. No hmwk. |
| Week
of February 5 to 9 |
| Mon |
Words
for spelling quiz on Thursday (illogical to laboratory).
English 2200, Final test. Spelling pretest. Prepare
for test.
Hmwk: prepare for English 2200 test. |
| Tues |
English
2200 test day.
Hmwk: continue preparing for English 2200 test. |
| Wed |
English
2200 test day. (NB: I'm scheduling an extra test day.)
Hmwk: prepare for final test. Study for spelling quiz. |
| Thurs |
Spelling
quiz. Last English 2200 test day. No hmwk. |
| Week
of February 12 to 16 |
| Mon |
No
School |
| Tues |
Words for spelling quiz on Thursday
(latter/later to necessary). Begin Cyrano de
Bergerac, by Edmond Rostand. Journal #20 (Courage, honor,
chivalry, and valor: what do these words mean to you?).
Distribute texts and choose parts.
Hmwk: Research the historical basis of the character of Cyrano
de Bergerac. Write out at least a page (of average-size handwriting)
of the results of your research in your own handwriting, in your
own words. Include the complete URL/s of your source/s, and bring
your results to class to share with your classmates. |
| Wed |
Share
results of research and turn in research notes (at least a page
of average-size handwriting). Begin reading Cyrano
de Bergerac, by Edmond Rostand.
Hmwk: Study for spelling quiz. |
| Thurs |
Spelling
quiz. Continue reading Cyrano de Bergerac, by Edmond
Rostand. No hmwk. |
| Week
of February 19 to 23 |
| Mon |
No School |
| Tues |
Words
for spelling quiz on Thursday (negotiate to particularly).
Continue reading Cyrano. No hmwk. |
| Wed |
[PUC
Basketball Tournament]
Continue reading Cyrano.
Hmwk: Study for spelling quiz. |
| Thurs |
[PUC
Basketball Tournament] Spelling
quiz. Continue
reading Cyrano. No hmwk. |
| Week
of February 26 to March 2 |
| Mon |
Words
for spelling quiz on Thursday (pastime to probably).
Continue reading
Cyrano.
Hmwk: Work on Cyrano
Response Project option. |
| Tues |
Journal
#21 (If you could be a Cyrano character . . . OR the play's
ending). Finish
reading Cyrano.
Hmwk: Work on Cyrano
Response Project option. |
| Wed |
No
School: Snow Day!
Hmwk: Study for spelling quiz. |
| Thurs |
Spelling
quiz. Begin viewing Cyrano film. No hmwk. |
| Week
of March 5 to 9 |
| Mon |
Words
for spelling quiz on Thursday (procedure to responsible).
Continue viewing Cyrano film.
Hmwk: Work on Cyrano
Response Project option. Due Thurs. |
| Tues |
Continue viewing Cyrano
film.
Hmwk:
Work on Cyrano Response
Project option. Due Thurs.
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| Wed |
Continue
viewing Cyrano film.
Hmwk: Study for spelling quiz. Complete Cyrano
Response Project option. Due tomorrow. |
| Thurs |
Due:
Cyrano Response Project
option. Spelling quiz. Share
Cyrano projects with classmates. (End of class period combined
with world history class.) No hmwk. |
| Week
of March 12 to 16 |
| Mon |
Words
for spelling quiz on Thursday (restaurant to soluble).
Review for Cyrano test.
Hmwk: prepare for Cyrano test. |
| Tues |
Test:
Cyrano de Bergerac. No hmwk. |
| Wed |
Journal
#22 (Spring break, band trip to Florida, sunny days). Pre-reading:
"Where No One Has Gone Before?" (p. 74). Read quietly:
"Through the Tunnel," Lessing (pp. 76-85).
Hmwk: Study for spelling quiz and finish reading "Through
the Tunnel." |
| Thurs |
Journal
#23 (Have you ever set a difficult goal and planned to accomplish
it?). Spelling quiz. Reading
quiz ("Through the Tunnel"). Discussion: goal setting
and risk taking. When is taking a risk to meet a goal worth it?
When is it not smart? No hmwk. |
| Week
of March 19 to 20 (End of Third Quarter) |
| Mon |
Combined
class with world history. No hmwk. |
| Tues |
Combined class with world history. No hmwk. |
| March
21 to April 1: Spring Break |