| 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 | [No
Class: Week of Prayer] |
| Tues | [Short
class period] Spelling pre-test. No hmwk. |
| Wed | Examine
test essays written before spring break. Review of writing pointers: supporting
the main point. Explaining your answer.
Hmwk: Study for spelling quiz
and complete re-write of Cyrano test essay. Due Thurs. |
| Thurs | Due:
Cyrano essay re-write.Journal #15 (On a beautiful spring day like today, I . .
.). Spelling quiz. Short story: "The
Story-Teller," Saki. No hmwk. |
| Week
of April 7 to 11 |
| Mon | Spelling
pre-test. Begin The
Princess and Curdie, by George MacDonald.
Hmwk: Read through
p. 60 by Thursday's quiz. [Listen to The
Princess and Curdie
@ Librivox.org] |
| Tues | Continue
with The Princess
and Curdie, by George MacDonald. Research on George MacDonald.
Hmwk:
Read through p. 60 by Thursday's quiz. [Listen to The
Princess and Curdie
@ Librivox.org] |
| Wed | The
Princess and Curdie, by George MacDonald. Research George MacDonald. Write
a page of notes: in your own handwriting, in your own words. Include complete
source/s. Due by end of class.
Hmwk: Study for spelling quiz. Read through
p. 60 for tomorrow's reading quiz. [Listen to The
Princess and Curdie
@ Librivox.org] |
| Thurs | [Mrs.
Dibben on Senior Trip] Spelling quiz.
Reading quiz (The
Princess and Curdie through p. 60). Illustrate an aspect of the novel
through p. 60. No hmwk. [Listen to The
Princess and Curdie
@ Librivox.org] |
| Week
of April 14 to 18 |
| Mon | [Biology
Trip to Albion] |
| Tues | [Biology
Trip to Albion] |
| Wed | [Biology
Trip to Albion] |
| Thurs | [Biology
Trip to Albion] |
| Week
of April 21 to 25 |
| Mon | Spelling
pre-test (usage pairs). For the pre-test, write a note for each word to remind
you how/when to use it correctly. (Due by end of class today.) Review first section
of The Princess and Curdie by completing illustration assignment of 4/10.
Continue with The
Princess and Curdie.
Hmwk: Complete illustration assignment.
Due Tuesday. Read through p. 130 for Thursday's reading quiz. [Listen to The
Princess and Curdie
@ Librivox.org] |
| Tues | Due:
Illustration assignment (see 4/10). Continue with The
Princess and Curdie.
Hmwk: Read through p. 130 for Thursday's
reading quiz. [Listen to The
Princess and Curdie
@ Librivox.org] |
| Wed | Continue
with The Princess
and Curdie.
Hmwk: Study for spelling quiz. Finish reading through
p. 130. [Listen to The
Princess and Curdie
@ Librivox.org] |
| Thurs | Spelling
quiz. Reading quiz (The
Princess and Curdie through p. 130). Pass back graded papers. Continue
reading. No hmwk. [Listen to The
Princess and Curdie
@ Librivox.org] |
| Week
of April 28 to May 2 |
| Mon | No
Class: Special Assembly. |
| Tues | Spelling
pre-test (usage pairs). Continue with The
Princess and Curdie.
Hmwk: Read through p. 199 by Thursday's
reading quiz. [Listen to The
Princess and Curdie
@ Librivox.org] |
| Wed | [Midterm]
Continue with The
Princess and Curdie.
Hmwk: Study for spelling quiz. Finish
reading through p. 199 of The
Princess and Curdie. |
| Thurs | Spelling
quiz. Reading quiz (The
Princess and Curdie through p. 199). No hmwk. |
| Week
of May 5 to 9 |
| Mon | Spelling
pre-test (usage pairs). Continue with The
Princess and Curdie.
Hmwk: Read to end of book by reading quiz
on Wednesday. [Listen to The
Princess and Curdie
@ Librivox.org] |
| Tues | [Listen
to The
Princess and Curdie
@ Librivox.org}
Hmwk: Finish The
Princess and Curdie. Reading quiz tomorrow. |
| Wed | Reading
quiz (The Princess
and Curdie through end of book). The Princess and Curdie quotes
for discussion. The Princess
and Curdie as Allegory.
Hmwk:
Study for spelling quiz. |
| Thurs | Spelling
quiz. The Princess and Curdie quotes
for discussion. The Princess
and Curdie as Allegory.
Journal #16 (Your answers for qstns #1-3). No hmwk. |
| Week
of May 12 to 16 |
| Mon | Spelling
pre-test (usage pairs). Journal #17 (Your answers for qstns #4-5).
Hmwk:
Prepare for The Princess and Curdie test. |
| Tues | Test
review. Journal #18 (Your answers for qstns #6-7). Discussion.
Hmwk:
Study for The Princess and Curdie test. |
| Wed | Test:
The Princess and Curdie, MacDonald
Hmwk: Study for spelling quiz.
[Project Options] |
| Thurs | Spelling
quiz. No hmwk. [Project Options] |
| Week
of May 19 to 23 |
| Mon | Spelling
pre-test (usage pairs). Work period for projects.
Hmwk: Continue with
project. [Project Options] |
| Tues | [Choir/Band
@ Foothills, most students gone] Work period for the few remaining in class.
Hmwk:
Continue with project. [Project
Options] |
| Wed | Work
period for projects. [Project Options]
Hmwk:
Study for spelling quiz. Complete The Princess and Curdie project. Due
at beginning of class tomorrow. |
| Thurs | Due:
The Princess and Curdie project. Spelling
quiz. Share projects in class. No hmwk. |
| Week
of May 26 to 30 |
| Mon | No
School: Memorial Day |
| Tues | Spelling
pre-test. Work on semester spelling words. Discuss strategies
for studying for spelling quizzes--depending on learning types.
Hmwk:
Study for a second pre-test using some of the methods listed on the board. |
| Wed | Spelling
pre-test. Discuss the spelling strategies.
What worked best? Do you have some other successful strategies to add to the list?
Continue working on spelling.
Hmwk: Study for spelling quiz. |
| Thurs | Spelling
quiz (first half of semester list). Words that three
or more students miss on this quiz will appear on semester spelling list. No hmwk. |
| Week
of June 2 to 6 (End of Fourth Quarter and Second Semester)
|
| Mon | Continue
working on semester
spelling list: "Third Quarter, Part II" and "Fourth Quarter."
What are the spelling studying strategies
that work best for you?
Hmwk: Continue working on semester
spelling list. |
| Tues | Continue
refining spelling studying strategies that
work best for you.
Hmwk: Study for test on semester
spelling list. |
| Wed | English
10 Semester Exam: 10:30 to 12 noon. Semester spelling
list. |