Friday ,December 12, 2008

Agenda
1.Spelling Test #14
2.F451:Part 2 quiz
--> review reading questions
--> begin part 3
HW:
1.Review for lessons 13-14 vocab test
(on mon.)
2.50 years later essay pre-writing & final
--> project due mon. 12/22

Today we had a spelling test for lesson #14. After that we got into pairs of twos and made a T-chart for Montag's internal and external conflicts. When you write down a conflict you need a quote from the book to prove it and include a page nmber. After that we began part 3.

12-15-08 MONDAY AGENDA

AGENDA

1. Vocab Test: lessons 13-14
2. F451: Montag's Conflict

HW:

1. vocab ex.2
2. F451: vocab pages 11-12
3. write up on future presentation plans (100-150 wrds.)

Today in Sr.Salma's English class we had a vocab test on lessons 13-14 and then we did vocab skills on pages 99 &100. Then we did the pretest for lesson 15 and then we went over their meanings and did exersice 1. Then, we corrected it in class. After that we continued what we started on friday which was Montag's conflict, internally and externally. We are planning to continue it tomorrow because we did not finish.

Agenda: Dec.3,2008

Agenda:
1. F451: review vocab.
- read Part 2

Homework:
1. vocab. ex. 4
2. Three Discussion questions
3. work on fire escape plan( due Fri.)

Today in class, we went over the vocabulary from our packet and after that we read some of Part 2 of F451. Then Sister Salma told us our homework.

Agenda:Tuesday, Dec.2, 2008

Agenda:
1. F451: Part 1
- reading quiz
- class discussion
2. Fire escape plan: peer review
Homework:
1. vocab. ex. 3
2. F451 vocab. pages
3. work on fire escape plan (due Friday)
- typed + map

In class today,we first took a reading quiz for part one and Sister Salma collected them and switched them for us,then we corrected them . After that we discussed part one again and then we went over our homework.

Agenda:Monday, Dec.1, 2008

Agenda:
1. Spelling Test #13
- begin Lesson 14
2. F451: review Part 1: The Hearth and the Salamander
- Fire Escape Plan
Homework:
1. vocab. ex. 1-2
2. fire escape brainstorm

In class today, we first took our spelling test(lesson 13). Then after that we took our pre-test for lesson 14 and looked or worked on our words and vocab. packet while Sister Salma checked our homework. Then we discussed part 1 of F451 and the reading questions in the packet. After that Sister Slma explained our homework; the fire escape plan and then class ended.

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Agenda

1. Grammar Warm Ups #3

2. F451: Class Discussion

--> read to pg.42

Hw:

1. Finish part 1 :"The Salamander And the Hearth"

and answer questions in packet

2. Complete vocab packet/ study for sp. test

(Mon.)

Today we did Grammar Warm Ups #3 :-

1. the sun was just slipped below the horizen when our aunt who had rode her camel from the south she arrives at our camp

2. at first passengers of the titanic pay no attention to the sirens they thought it was a false alarm

After the Grammar Warm Ups, we had a discussion about F451. we asked sister salma any questions we had and discussed what we read. After that, we read a couple of pages from F451.

for Hw just finish the 1st part of the book and finish the questions in the packet. Also, complete the vocab packet, we have sp. test on Monday.

Tuesday 11/25

Agenda

1. Vocab Test: 11-12
-->Begin Lesson 13
2. F451: Class discussion
--> Reading journal
--> pgs 1-9
Homework: 1-vocab packet due Mon 12/01(sp. test too)
2- read to pg. 21: write 3 questions.

The first thing that we did today in class was the vocabulary test, after we worked on the skills page and took a spelling pre test for lesson 13. When we finished that we discussed our reading journal for F451. Then sister Salma explained the homework for the night and we were dismissed.

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Agenda
1. Journal
2."My English": review nonfiction chart
---> Authors tone & purpose
Hw:
1. vocab ex. 3
2. Prepare for reading test tomorrow

Journal Entry #10
Share your own experiences with learning to read/write English- or any other language
(Arabic, Urdu, etc.)

Today we wrote in our journals and shared them with a classmate. Since today we completed the 10th entry we are turning in our journals (we have till the end of the week). After that we went over the Elements of Non-Fiction chart for "My English". We have a reading test for "My English" tomorrow, so study for that. For homework complete excercise 3 in the vocab packet.

Agenda: Wednsday, Nov. 12,2008

Agenda:
1. Grammar Warm Ups
2. " White House Diary"
- radio bulletin

Homework: 1- vocab. ex. 4
2- work on radio bulletin( due Friday)


Grammar Warm Up:

1. about 500 or so less than healthy hedgehogs were brung to lincolnshires hedgehog hospitel each year 70 percent are helped and returning to the wild
2. in his book things fall apart chinua achebe relates this story of a beautiful fascinating africa culture had all but disappears

Today in class, we did our grammar warm up and corrected it, then we went over our reading questions we did for homework yesterday. After that we got a worksheet about the radio bulletin and had to pick partners.

Agenda: Tuesday, Nov.11, 2008

Agenda
1.Vocabulary Test: Lessons 9-10
- Spelling Pre-Test # 11
2. Nonfiction: "White House Diary"
- Author's Perspective

Homework: 1- vocab. ex. 1-3
2- read rest of "White House Party" and questions on pg. 104 # 1-8

Today in class we took our vocabulary test for lessons 9-10 and our pre-test for lesson 11. After this we highlighted or underlined our new vocabulary words. Then we read the story "White House Party" and finished it( on pgs.98-103 in Eng. textbook). Then we did a worksheet relating to the story but we didn't turn it in.

Monday, November 10, 2008

Agenda
1. Reading Test: "Uncle Marcos"
2. Vocab Review: Lessons 9-10
Hw:
1. Review for Vocab Test

Today we took the "Uncle Marcos" reading test. When we finished, we worked on our vocab review sheet.
For homework, we should review for the vocab test tomorrow.

Agenda: Thursday Nov.6.2008

1. Journal
-Entry: From whom might you take advice?
2. "Uncle Marcos"
-character analysis
-elements of fiction chart
Hw:1- Finish Vocab packet/ Study for spelling test
2- Answer reading Questions ( page 142 #1-7)

Today in class, we corrected last night's Homework ( worksheet for "uncle Marcos"). We also did our Journal entry #9. Then, we created a timeline about the events that occured throughout: "Uncle Marcos".

Monday 11-03-2008

Monday Agenda

1. Spelling Pre-Test #8: vocab ex. 1
2. "Walter Mitty" Point-to-ponder (250+words)
3. PROMPT: What does the story teach us about imagination and reality?
4. HW; vocab ex. 2

Today in Sr.Salma's English class, because of the IB visitors, Sr.Salma was not alble to attend the class. Instead, we had a substitute, Sr.Karina. We did the spelling pre-test for lesson 8 with her, and then we did vocabulary exercise 1. Then we had Sr.Aminah as our subsitute, she watched us as we wrote our point-to ponder. At the end of class, we turned in our point-to-ponder.

NOTE: we did not correct each others excercise 1 of the lesson.

thanks, bi!

Friday Agenda

1. Spelling Test #8
2. "The Cask of Amontillado"
3. ---------> reading questions 1-5
4. ---------> elements of fiction chart

HW:

1. research report final draft (Due Monday)
2. "The Cask of the Amontillado " reading quiz (on Tuesday)

Today in Sr.Salma's English class we did spelling test #8 and then we corrected it in class. Then, we went over our peers reading response questions 1-5 for "The Cask of the Amontillado" that we had for homework the night before. Then, we turned the questiong and our elements of fiction chart in. That's basically what we did in class.

Sorry, I know this is two days late, but I was busy that I could not get to the computer at all.

Scribe Notes for October 17, 2008

Friday

1. Spelling Test # 7
2. Nonfiction: "desiderata"
3. Fiction: "Sonata for harp & bicycle

HW:

1. work on final draft of research report ----->DUE Monday 10/27/08

Today in Sr.Salma's English class we turned in our vocabulary packet for lesson 7. Then we started the spelling test. After the spelling test, we corrected our partners paper. Then we passed it up to Sr.Salma. When we were done with the annual spelling test stuff, we took out a piece of paper and wrote down the elements of non-fiction, regarding the homework that we had the night before.

The elements of non-fiction:-

Narrator: is always the author, a real person- not a imaginary speaker

Audience: is the reader of the text and who the author is "speaking" to

Purpose: is the reason the author has chosen to write the text

• to explain
• to infrom
• to persuade
• to entertain
• to report real-life events
• to share thought/ experiences

TYPES OF ESSAYS INCLUDED: narrative, reflecsive, expository, persuasive, descriptive

After we wrote down these notes, and discussed them in class, Sr.Salma had some of us students read our homework, and give some of our thoughts on why the story we finished reading, "Desiderata", for homework, was non-fictio, based on the notes we took. After that, we took notes on the elements of fiction.

The elements of fiction:-

Character: people, animals, and/ or imaginary creatures that take part in the story. Main character vs. minor

Setting: the time and place in which happens to whom- is built around a conflict

Theme: the main message of the story, usually not stated directly

Point of view: the perspective from which the story is narrated

• first-person
• second-person
• third-person limited
• third-person omniscient

That's basically what we did in class, because the bell rang before we could get to number three on the agenda. Have a great weekend!! Salaams.

(Oussama) October 15, 2008

We had PLAN testing

Tuesday October 14,2008

Agenda
1. Julius Caesar Final Exam
HW:1-vocab packet due friday
We spent the whole class period working on the Julius Caesar Final Exam. We only have the vocab packet for homework which is due friday because we don't have english class tomorrow since we will be taking the PLAN test

Monday, 10/13

Agenda

1. Vocabulary Test

2. MYP Portfolio: Brainstorm Outline

3. Caesar Review: Brutus vs. Caesar

Hw: 1:- Review for Caesar final Exam

Today in class we first took our vocabulary test for lessons 5 and 6. The people who finished worked on Study Skills. After everyone finished the test and the Study Skills, we discussed the MYP Portfolio. We were given a handout about it. This friday, we will not only turn in our four assignments but we will also need to do our MYP Outline for the final MYP Portfolio. Good Luck! :) Lastly, we went over the components of the test so DON'T FORGET TO STUDY!!!!

--Nimra Syed

Scribe Notes for Friday October 10, 2008

Agenda
1. Spelling Test #6
2. Caesar vs Brutus:
-->finish "election" posters
-->deliver campaign speeches
HW:1-rough draft of research report (5 pages)
2- review for Caesar exam on Tues
3-vocab study sheet (test on monday)

Today in class, all we did was the spelling test and worked on our campaign posters. We will be presenting them on Monday. Our rough draft of the 5 page research report is due monday. And remember to study for the vocab test for lessons 5 and 6 by woing the vocab study sheet.

October 8th, 2008 Scribe Notes

1. Caesar: finish play


2. ----> Point to Ponder: who is the real Hero (i.e protogonist) of this play?


3. Qualities of a "good leader"

HW:

1. vocab ex 40


2. complete Caesar sketchbook for acts IV-V


3. work on research rough draft (due Mon)

Today in Sr.Salma's English class, we finished Julius Caesar. We listened to the audio version of it on the the radio. While we listened to the audio, Sr. Salma would stop the CD and go over something that was just said. When we finally finished the play, Sr.Salma had us do a point to ponder of the prompt that was given in the agenda.You had to talk about who the real hero was in the play, who won over all, who made the story what it is. There was not a certain amount for how many words you had to have, you just had to have a good response. When we were finished with our point to ponder, she had us, as a class, talk about who we chose to talk about, and why. Then after that, Sr.Salma had us write atleast three main qualities for both Caesar and Brutus. Then, tomorrow she will put us in groups to discuss and elaborate on which of these two characters are the real "good leader". Sr.Salma also passed out our Literature books that some people did not get in the beginning of the year, so if you didn't get yours yet, make sure you do that.

Scribe Notes for Tuesday 10/7/08

Agenda
1. Grammar Warm Ups
2. Research Report: Step 4
3. Caesar: finish play
-->who is the real hero?
HW:1-vocab ex 3
2- finish compiling debate arguments
3-work on research report rough draft (due next Mon)

Grammar Warm Ups #3
1. the taenaris macrops butterfly which feds on ripe bananas have eyespots on their wings that flash like the eyes of a predator

2. unlike other lizards which have dificulty digesting plants the iguana feds on flowers fruits and leaves

We didn't do everything in class assigned on the agenda. We did the grammar warm ups and discussed what we had to do on our rought draft. Sister salma gave us a small packet of papers with the guidelines we had to have on our rough draft and final draft for our leader report. There was also a rubric that would come in very handy in writing a proper 9th grade report.

For homework, compiling the debate arguments wasn't necessary to do because we didn't do the activity for it in class. You just had to start on the rough draft which is due next monday

Scribe Notes

Agenda:

1. Spelling test #5
2. Julius Caesar: Act V Scene 3 and 4

Homework:
- research notecards and completed outline.

Today in class we corrected the #5 spelling test. After we finished that we continued working on Julius Caesar. We listened to the CD for Acts 3 and 4. We also had a little bit of time to work on our sketchbook entries for those scenes.

Scribe Notes

Agenda:

1. Journal #6
2. Julius Caesar: Act V Scene 1-3

Homework
- Finish vocabulary packet
- Work on research (notecards and outline due Monday 10/06

Journal Prompt:
How do you best express youreslf?

Today in class Sister Salma posted a journal prompt on the board. she gave us a few minutes to work on that, then we started Julius Caesar. We listen to the CD of Act V secnes 1 through 3. we had a little bit of time to work on the summary in class. After that she passed around little notes with our names on it, and what we wanted for the gift exchange.

SCRIBE NOTES ~OUSSAMA~ (9-17-08)

     Agenda 9-17-08

1. Research Paper: Step 3

--> Writing an outline based on notes

  

     2. Julius Caesar: Act 5 Scene 1

      Homework

1. Vocab Packet ( due Friday)
2. work on research ( do the actual reading of your sources and take notes on index cards)

   Class Summary

In the beginning of class we talked about our "after Eid" gift exchange. After that we opened up our write source books and Sister Salma tought us about " Writing an outline based on notes." After that we started reading Julius Caesar and listened to the radio drama. The story is beginning to get intense since they're about to start going to war. 

Scribe Notes: Tuesday 9-16-08 (Abdu)

--Abdu--

Agenda

• Vocab Test Lessons 3 & 4
• Write Source: Works Cited Page

H.W 

1. Vocab Exercise 1-2
2. Type up works cited page

Summary of Class

Today we completed our vocab test for lessons 3 & 4. After we completed that, we were told to start writing our works cited page. Not everyone got to finish but we are supposed to finish it and type it up for homework. :D

Monday september 15, 2008

Agenda
1. Vocabulary Review: Lessons 3-4
2. Research Paper: creating work sited pages
--> thesis
HW
1. review for vocab test tomorrow
2. finalize thesis statement

In class we started with the review sheet which was a bunch of unscrambling words. We graded each others and then took out our sources for the research paper. Sr.Salma then told us to take out our write source books (which everyone forgot. trust me. Also you should bring them to class tomorrow to!) We didn't really get to start citing out our work or work on the thesis statement but we should have the thesis statement ready for tommorows class. WHICH WILL BE CANCELED SINCE TOMORROW IS LATE START. NO ENGLISH CLASS TOMORROW!!!

Agenda 9-12-08

Agenda:

1- Spelling Test #4

2- Caesar: finish Act 4, Scene 3 study guide questions

Homework: 

1- Bring in all sources for research

2- Review lessons 3 & 4 for test on tuesday

Summary:

Today in class we took our fourth spelling test of the year. After that Sr. Salma let us work on our study guide questions that we left of from yesterday. Then we switched the papers and corrected them.

Scribe Notes

Agenda:

1. Julius Caesar: Finish Act IV Scene 3
-->study guide questions
-->sketchbook entry

Homework
1. finish vocabulary packet
-study for spelling test
2. finish sketchbook entry(will be collected tomorrow)
3. Find sources (books articles, ect.) for leader research
-->Due next Monday

Today in class we went straight to reading Julius Caesar. we completed reading the scene. We had do to a few predictions on our sheet. After we completed that we worked with partners on the study guide questions.

Scibe Notes

Agenda:

1. Grammar Warm Up's #2
2. Caesar: Continue Act IV Scene 3

Homework
- Vocabulary Exercise #4
- Research Project: step 2
--> Find sources and bring in by 9/15 (Monday)


Grammar Warm Ups:
1- pet iguana like to sit in high places however its still a suprise when they jump on to your head

2- allowing speceis too become extinct are a big risk its impossible to know which missing speceis will upset the whole entire balance of the earth

Find Part of speech for;
Like
Still
Are
Too


Today in class, we started off with the grammar warm ups. We switched papers and corrected it togather in class. After we completed that we started reading Act IV scene 3. we were not able to finish the entire scene it class, but whatever we did we discussed it together.

Monday September 8, 2008

1. Spelling Pre-Test #4

--> vocab ex 1

2. Caesar: intro research paper

--> Act 4 Secene 2

Hw:

1. vocab ex 2

2. finish filling out topic choice by Wednesday

3. finish sketchbook entry for Act2 Scene 4



We started out by the spelling pretest, did excersize one while Sr.Salma checked out hw. We corrected the vocab then got the handout for the Caesar research paper. We went over that and then listen to the radio version of Act 4 scene 2 for Julius Caesar. We started writing our summaries and responces and if we didnt finish when class ended we have to finish for homework.

Friday, 8/05

Agenda
1. Spelling Test #3
2. Julius Caesar: Act IV, Scene 1 (IV.1)
HW: 1-finish sketchbook entry of IV.1

We took the usual Friday Spelling Test. Then we read Act IV, Scene 1 from Caesar, and learned about the condition of Rome after Caesar's death: control had been taken over by Antony, Octavius, and Lepidus. Then we began IV.2, where, meanwhile, the conspirators (Brutus and Cassius) are outside Rome, gathering troops. However, Brutus is beginning to feel Cassius is not the same friend as before.
Our homework is to complete a sketchbook entry on IV.1, which is to write a 5 sentence summary, a 5+ sentence response, and illustrate something from the scene. We haven't finished IV.2, so we do not need to a sketchbook entry for that scene yet.

Thursday 9-4-08

Agenda
1. Julius Caesar Test: Acts 2 and 3

Homework:
1. Finish vocab packet/study for spelling test

Mostly, all we did in class was take the test which took the whole period. The more you studied the easier it was. =) If we finished before the class ended we were allowed to work on our vocab packets so we would have less homework.

Wednesday 9-3-08 SCRIBE NOTES (Oussama)

Agenda

1. Julius Caesar:

-> quote identification

-> study guide review

Homework

• Work on vocabulary packet (due friday)
• Caesar: Acts 2 and 3 test tomorrow

In class today, Sister Salma gave us quotes from Julius Caesar and we had to find out (who says them?), (to whom are they said to?), and(Why are they said). Then we presented them. After that she put us into groups and gave each group a study guide packet. We had to split the questions between us and answer them. We didn't get to finish so she just asked us to turn in what we already had done. =)

Scribe Notes Tuesday: 9/02/08 (Abdu)

--Abdu--

Agenda

• Vocab Test: Lesson 1-2 --> Begin Lesson 3
• Julius Caesar: Complete Timeline --> Partner Work on Study ?'s (Test on Thursday)

NO HOME WORK :D!!!

Summary of Class

We started class with the vocab test of lesson 1 and 2. When done, we had to do pages 19-20 in our vocab workbook. Then we finished our timeline of acts 2 and 3 of Julius Caesar but did not get to the work on study ?'s

Scribe Notes 8/29

Agenda

1- Spelling Test #2

2- Caesar: Timeline of events

Homework:

1- Vocab study sheet

2- Caesar review packet

Summary:

Today in class we took our second spelling test of the year. After that, Sr. Salma divided us into groups of three so that we can work on our Caesar timeline. For the timeline, we had to go over acts II and III, then we had to take the eight most important events from the scenes and put them in a timeline.

Agenda 8/28/08

AGENDA
1. "the vedlt": radio drama
--> evaluate effectiveness of each medium
2. Julius Caesar: begin review of acts 2 and 3
--> group work on time line of events
HW:
1. finish vocab packet/ study for spelling test
2. See you (and your parents) tonight for back to school

Today in class we listen to the rest of the Radio Drama and filled up our Venn Diagram Chart. We also wrote a journal entry (Entry #4) talking about how the Radio Drama was different from the story and which we liked better. That took up most of the class time. When we finished that we took out our Julius Caesar books and Sister Salma gave us a packet for homework that will be due Tuesday. WE flipped through that, Sr.Salma explaining what to do. When done with that the bell rang and everyone left for Quran class.

Scribe Notes for Wednesday August 27, 2008

Agenda
1. Journal
2. "The Veldt" Radio Drama
-Venn Diagram
- Compare media
HW:1-vocab ex 4
2- Bring Caesar and sketchbooks

Today in class, we had journal. The prompt told us to recall a special childhood memory. It could be anything that happened at anytime during your childhood.

Then we listened to "Future Nursery" Dimension X on NBC Radio. It is a radio station that was used for entertainment during the early 1950s. People then used to listen to it instead of watching tv as we do today. While listening to "Future Nursery", we had to draw a Venn Diagram and compare and contrast between the story mentioned in words, and mentioned in the radio.

For homework, all we have is to do vocab exercise 4, and to bring Julius Caesar and a sketchbook because we will start reading Caesar tomorrow.

Scribe Notes Tuesday: 8/26/08 (Abdu)

--Abdu--

Agenda:

• Grammar Warm Ups #1


• "The Veldt": Lit Essay

HW:

1. Vocab Ex 3
2. Finish "Veldt" Essay

Summary of Class

Today we did our first grammar warm up which is mentioned below and we worked on our Veldt literary essay.

Grammar Warm Up #1:

1. at 9 ft tall and waying in at 1700 lbs the alaskan brown bear is the larger carnivore that lives on land

2. the brown recluse spider which is a poison spider finded in the US they have fangs six eyes and an violin shaped mark on there back

Monday, 8/25

Agenda
1. Spelling Pre-Test #2
-->vocab exercise 1
2. "The Veldt": literary response essay

HW: 1-vocab exercise 2
2-work on "The Veldt" essay (due Wednesday)

Today we went over Lesson 2 in our vocabulary book after taking the pre-test. Then we learned how to take our six quotes from our dialectal entry response to "The Veldt" (the weekend homework) and use them to write a literary response essay.
The first step is to sub-categorize our quotes into THREE different sets. For instance, how can you divide the quotes by two? Are two of them about the parents? Two about the house they live in? Two about the children's strange behavior?
Then we create an outline based on our quotes to determine how to organize our essay.

THESIS: suspenseful story
- parents have morbid thoughts
- strange clues that foreshadow
- children behave unnaturally

REASON 1: parents have morbid thoughts about their children and the Veldt
- not enough to do?
- worried about the effect of the veldt/death
- call in a psychologist

REASON 2: strange clues that foreshadow
- chewed up wallet with saliva
- Lydia's bloody scarf found
- familiar screams?

REASON 3: children behave unnaturally
- threaten parents
- care more about the veldt/nursery/house than about parents
- drink tea at end after gruesome event

CONCLUSION: story held my attention, full of suspense
- confused first whether it was just all in the parents' heads or whether true
- clues were mysterious, especially bit about familiar screams
- children add element of weirdness by their creepy behavior towards parents

We will have time in class tomorrow to work on our actual essay.

Scribe duty, Friday, 8-22-08

Agenda
- Spelling Test #1
- "The Veldt": finish question/discusion

- What is your thesis (Book Review)

Homework

- Complete a dialectal journal chart. Find six instances that relate to your thesis and comment on them

Summary of Class:

Today in class, we took our first spelling test of the year. After that, Sr. Salma explained our homework assignment, which was basicaly a T-table about the story, "The Veldt" and we had to write a quote from the book, it's page number, and a 2-3 sentence response. And finally, she gave us time to work on our questions and turn them in.

Thursday, August 22

(Neda Awwad)

Agenda:

1- Ray Bradburry The Veldt

-Finish reading and annotating

-Develop three of each type discussion questions (fact, interpretation, evaluation)

HW: 1-finish vocab pack and study for spelling test and include parts of speech

Today in class, we finished annotating Ray Bradburry’s story, The Veldt. After annotating and reading the whole story, we learned how to develop new questions to the three types of discussion questions: fact, interpretation, and evaluation.

Fact: questions that you could find the answers to from the story

How many kids were there?

Interpretation: No one can answer. It’s your opinion

What do you think happens at the end?

Evaluation: own personal thought of the story

Whose fault was it, the parents or the kids?

Then we wrote down three questions of each kind of question during class. For Homework, we had to finish the vocabulary packet and study for the spelling test. If you didn’t finish annotating during class, then finish it at home.

Scribe Notes Wednesday 08-20-08(Oussama)

- - OUSSAMA - -

Agenda

• Literary Discussion Guide: Presentations
• Ray Bradbury's "The Veldt"

Homework

1. Vocabulary excersize 4
2. Bring " annotating tools" ( Highlighter, sticky notes, colored pencils)

Summary of Class

Today in class we presented our Literary Discussion Guides. There were soem really good presentations. Sister Salma also checked off our Julius Caesar books that she told us to bring. We started a small story by Ray Bradbury called "The Veldt". Sister Salma told us to annotate the important facts in the story. She told us that if we wanted to, we could annotate for homework.

Scribe Notes Tuesday 8/19/08 (Abdu)

--Abdu--

Agenda

• Journal #2
• Literary Discussion Guide --> Group presentations

HW:

1. Vocab Ex 3
2. Finish preparing for presentations

Summary of Class

Today in class we did our second journal and the prompt is:

What are you strengths as a writer? What are your weaknesses?

What specific skills do you hope to improve in?

Also we added a word count. Then there was a packet passed out named Literary Discussion Guide. After that we were assigned groups and each person got into their group and each group got a section of the packet :P. Then we had to summarize that section and write it on a transparency, if we did not finish it we had to for homework. Now have a great day!

Scribe Notes Monday: 8/18/08 (Abdu)

--Abdu--

Agenda

• Spelling Pre-test #1 -->Review Lesson 1; Do excercise 1
• "Jabberwocky"

HW:

1. Vocab exercise 2
2. Rewrite new version of Jabberwocky with substituted words, make sure it is typed

Summary of Class

Today we started our first lesson in our vocab book and did excerxise 1. Also we reviewed our parts of speech in our Jabberwocky Handout. We were assigned then to substitute words in class because we had time and start on our rewrite of the poem.

Scribe Duty

Scribe Duty is a responsibility that each student must participate in. It seeks to build a sense of civic duty (similar to the responsibility of Jury Duty that adults must fulfill), a sense of classroom community and continuity, and serves as a record log of what our class has studied over the course of the year.
Please do not take your Scribe Duty days lightly. When you are adults, and if you fail to show up for Jury Duty, you will be liable to be held in contempt of court and fined. As a student in my class, if you fail to complete your Scribe Duty assignment, you will penalized by losing points. Scribe Duty does play an important part in your class grade - do not dismiss it!
You will be given the opportunity to sign up for Scribe Duty at the start of the semester. When the day comes close, you will receive a reminder slip. It is highly recommended that you record your Scribe Duty dates in your HW planner or school calendar in advance.
When it is your day for Scribe Duty, you will need to post an entry on this blog. Include the day's agenda, as well as a quick run-through of what happened in class. As much as it is in my power as your teacher, I will try to excuse you the last 5 minutes of class to complete this task -- but I cannot absolutely guarantee this.

Scribe Notes are DUE by 5pm of that day.
(Remember - your post onto this blog will be recorded down to the exact minute.)