PERIOD 2 AMERICAN LIT Assignments

BOOK REPORT DUE!!! Typed! See orange form.

Research Paper Due!

Today in class:

Continued work on character analysis.
Journals have been collected and graded.
Handout: on group presentations.

HW = Book Report / Research paper

Today in class on 10/13

SSR
Test Prep

Be here on Wed. for PSAT testing!!!!

Character Analysis/Group Project

HW = Book Report

Today in class on 10/12

SSR
Character Analysis Groups

HW = Book Report!!!!!!

Today in class on 10/10

SSR

Turn in research papers, with source cards, and outlines.

Continue watching movie.

HW = book report

Today in class on 10/11

SSR
Character Analysis Groups assigned and project explained.
Test Prep
HW = Book Report

NEW DUE DATE FOR RESEARCH PAPER IS OCT. 10TH!

Today in class on 10/9

SSR
Test on Act 3 words/scenes

Research Paper due 10/10 with source card, notes and first draft typed and outline.

Watched "The Crucible" (still need to finish)

HW = research paper and book report

Edit Delete

Due Date: 10/06/2006

Today in class on 10/5/06

Warm-up: Write 1/2 page on some examples of unfair justice in our society.

Research Paper/Outline Form (2 handouts re: paper)



HW = be ready to begin outline!

Today in class on 10/4/06

SSR & HW Due

Quote Sandwich (handout)

Research Paper Outline (handout)

Completed Act 4 discussion questions.

HW = Research paper! Bring in quotes for Thursday. Test on Act 3 words Friday.

Today in class on 10/3/06:

Warm-up: What are the qualities of a good relationship? (Journal) and 4 words to define.
immaculate, inaudibly, plaintiff, unintelligible

HW Checked: source cards/notes

Finished the play!!

Handout: Foil - Elizabeth and Abigail.

HW = Words to Know - Act 3 (Test on words is Friday).

SSR
Warm-up #12 (Look up: afflicted, contentious, deposition, effrontery - Act 3 Words)
Test on Act 3 Words Friday.

Read The Crucible //Finished Act 3.

Handouts: Cause/Effect Act 3, and "Foil" handout.

HW= Research Paper source cards plus beginning of notes!

Today in class:

SSR
Worked on notecards for research paper.

HW = begin notecards and start paper.

Today in class:

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Read Act III to page 113.

HW = Conflict Handout

Today in Class:

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Quiz - Act II

Act II Discussion Questions (not the blue sheet) and Cause and Effect. Turned in at end of period.

HW = Words to Know Act II (handout) Must do all parts, a, b and c.

Going to library tomorrow for research paper.

Today in class:

SSR

Warm-up #11 words to define from Act II "Words to Know"

Quiz: Act II

Classwork: (Turned in) Act II Discussion questions (not the blue sheet) and Cause/Effect for Act II.

HW = Words to Know - Act II worksheet. Do (A, B, and C)

Going to library tomorrow for research paper.

Today in Class:

SSR

Format of notecards and MLA papers.

Per. 2 Finisehd Act II of The Crucible

HW = Book Report!

Today in class:

Warm-up #10 Overhead transparency corrections. (See a friend or notebook)

Notes: Tomorrow is last day to take Act 1 quiz! You need a computer password by Tuesday!!

Test: Act 1 Vocab. words.

Read from scene 2, Act 1 of The Crucible to around page 75 where it says "Enter Ezekiel Cheever".

HW = Book Report!

Today in class:

SSR

Finished and turned in "Character Dialogue" sheets.

Began reading Act II and finished with scene 1.

HW = Study for Vocab Test on Thursday.

***You MUST have a computer password by Tuesday!!!

Today in Class:

SSR (and we'll do it again tomorrow).

Quiz on Act I (this one can be taken if you're absent).

Research Paper H.O. (see handout folder)
*Going to the computer lab on 9/26; First draft of research paper due Oct. 9

HW: Test on Act I vocab words on Thursday.

Today in class:

Warm-up #9 "How are people persecuted today?"

Checked Book Report Titles for points today too.

Read the rest of Act I and filled out more of the character chart for daily reading.

Test on "Words to Know" handout (passed back today) on Thursday. (Act I)

Completed and turned in blue sheet from a week ago "Study Questions" for Act I.

HW= Study for test; character list.

Today in class: Warm-ups due (whole spiral notebook)

Warm-Up #8 "Why do we have religion?

Test Prep (practiced defining words found in tests).

Read The Crucible (Per. 1) Read to scene 5 "Enter Rev. John Hale of Beverly) My page 32.

Read The Crucible (Per. 2) Read to my page 40, just before "Old Giles must be spoken for, if only becaulse his fate....).

HW = None! Have a great weekend! :)

Today in class:

Warm-ups due. (whole spiral notebook).

Warm-up #8 "Why do we have religion?"

Test Prep (practiced defining words from text).

Read The Crucible (Period 1) to scene 5, just before "Enter Reverend John Hale of Beverly." My page 32.

Read The Crucible (Period 2) to my page 40 just before author insertion "Old Giles must be spoken for, if only because his fate...."

HW = None

Today in class:

HW collected. SSR.

Read The Crucible to page 24. (PERIOD 1)
Read The Crucible to page 25 (PERIOD 2)

Test Prep Practice

HW: Book Report title by Mon; continue to work on character list.

Warm-ups due tomorrow.

Today in class:

SSR
HW Collected
Handouts: realing log, Crucible Study Guide
Assigned roles for reading The Crucible

HW = Read the Overture from page 3 to top paragraph of page 6. Quiz tomorrow.

Today in class:
Book Checkout The Crucible

Watched DVD about the Salem Witch Trials

Warm-up #6 is to write down 4-5 interesting things about the DVD.

Handouts: author notes, map, character list

HW = Sentence Fragments (h.o)

In class on Friday:
Warm-up #5 Use warm-up words #4 and create sentences.

Quiz: If you were absent, you missed it.

Per. 1 Read "Of Plymouth Plantation." Pg. 82 textbook & Summarized

Per. 2 Write a 1 page letter explaining to a friend, real or not, that lives outside of California, what it is like to be a Californian.

Both classes - completed p. 39 vocab handout.

No HW.

Today in Class:

HW collected (verb h.o.)

Warm-up #4 Define the following words: commodity, aloof, feigned, providence, procure

Quiz tomorrow on warm-up #1 words

Per. 1 read/summary pg. 134-136 textbook
Per. 2 discussed pg. 134-136 reading; then we read pg. 82 "Of Plymouth Plantation" and summarized in class.

HW = Study for quiz tomorrow.

Today in class: Warm-up #3 Proofreading Sentences.
Write out the following sentences. Correct the errors.
1. American Colonist's engaged in heated debates about weather they should rebell against Englend.
2. Many learned people was influenced by philosopher, John Locke's, notion of "natural rights."
3. Around the time of the American revolution woemn was not aloud to make public speeches.

Handouts given in class: "America Now and Then" and HW page (verbs)
Read Pg. 292 Textbook "Poor Richard's Almanack" &
Read Pg. 134-136 (Take Notes) "Between Heaven and Hell"
Notes: Puritans/Pilgrims (see a friend)

HW= Verb Handout p. 119

***Per. 1 did not get to read pg. 134-136 yet.

HW Due today (sig sheet and spiral notebook for journalin) = extra credit

Warm-up #1

Define the following words:
1. servile
2. subsistence
3. allurement
4. despotic
5. kindred

Use the words in a sentence.


Warm-up #2

Use the following words to fill in the blanks: (despotic, servile, alluremenmt, kindred, subsistence)

1. Immigrants found being rewarded fairly for their labor a great __________.
2. Fertile land and good weather offered farmers a good _______.
3. Colonists gladly left behind their ______ in Europe.
4. Immigrants often left countries that were ruled by a _____ government.
5. American colonists were frequently separated from their _____ forever.

NO HOMEWORK TONIGHT!