YOUR GROUPS AND ASSIGNMENTS ARE IN THE "STUDENT-TAUGHT CHAPTERS" FOLDER ALONG WITH THE HANDOUT

WEDNESDAY MARCH 18

CLASSWORK:

• Great Expectations. Great discussion. 
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 HOMEWORK:

• Bring to class 3+ good discussion topics that can be used on the test. We will look at them tomorrow and make a list.
• SAT VOCAB QUIZ Friday, words # 146-155. You will be tested on last week's ten words also. 
• Great Expectations TEST on MONDAY

 

TUESDAY MARCH 17

CLASSWORK:

• Go to the Classwork 3-17-09 page for your work today. Read the instructions carefully. If you need clarification on the assignment, you may call me.
• If I were you, I'd start on the second part of the work first. That's the part where you can work together. That way, IF you can't finish it all in class (I think you can), you can write about the endings at home.

 HOMEWORK: TAKE A BREAK! (Just make sure you've read to the end of Great Expectations!)

 

MONDAY MARCH 16

CLASSWORK:

• Reading Quiz
• Student-Taught Chapters, continued

 HOMEWORK:

Read Chs. 57-58, pages 381-400...THE END!!!   

 

FRIDAY MARCH 13

CLASSWORK:

• Reading Quiz
• SAT VOCAB QUIZ, words # 136-145, PLUS the previous week's words 
• FRESHMAN WRITING PROMPT: Media Center 

 

 HOMEWORK:

• Read Chs. 54-56, pages 359-380 

 

 

THURSDAY MARCH 12

CLASSWORK:

• Reading Quiz
• Freshman writing prompt
• SAT vocab work
• Presentation of your "Student-Taught Chapters." The following groups need to be prepared for today: 

2. Kristin, Katie, Rebecca (finish)	30-31	200-211
3. Samantha, Keri, Brooke	32-33	212-222
4. Jaspyn, Andrew, Matthew	34-35	223-234

 HOMEWORK:

• Read Chs. 54-56, pages 359-380 [changed to Friday's homework due to writing prompt "rough draft."
• Keep in mind that you have a SAT VOCAB QUIZ tomorrow, words # 136-145. You will be tested on last week's ten words also.

 

WEDNESDAY MARCH 11

CLASSWORK:

• Reading Quiz
• Presentation of your "Student-Taught Chapters." The following groups need to be prepared for today: 

  1. Chris, Zach, Roman	29	190-199
  2. Kristin, Katie, Rebecca	30-31	200-211
  3. Samantha, Keri, Brooke	32-33	212-222

 HOMEWORK:

• Read Chs. 51-53, pages 337-358 (Oops! Error corrected!)
• Keep in mind that you have a SAT VOCAB QUIZ Friday, words # 136-145. You will be tested on last week's ten words also.

 

TUESDAY MARCH 10

CLASSWORK:

• Reading Quiz [NOT!]
• Media Center to work on your "Student-Taught Chapters"

  HOMEWORK:

• Read Chs. 47-50, pages 313-336
• Reading Quiz will cover two nights of reading.
• Beginning on Wednesday, you will TEACH your chapters. From what I have observed, this is going to not only be instructive, but lots of FUN!

 

MONDAY MARCH 9

CLASSWORK:

• Reading Quiz
• Media Center to work on your "Student-Taught Chapters"

  HOMEWORK:

• Read Chs. 43-46, pages 290-312

• Tuesday: Reading Quiz, then work in the Media Center on your Student-Taught Chapters

• Remember that when you ALL pass a reading quiz, we'll take at least a day's break from the reading quiz.

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FRIDAY MARCH 6

CLASSWORK:

• Reading Quiz
• SAT Quiz
• Other?

  HOMEWORK:

• Read Chs. 40-42, pages 268-289

• Monday: Reading Quiz, then work in the Media Center on your Student-Taught Chapters

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4 and THURSDAY MARCH 5

CLASSWORK:

• Reading Quiz
• Finish class presentations
• Thursday: Grammar and parts of speech with Daniel!
• NEW ASSIGNMENT: Student-Taught Chapters 
  • This will be done in groups of three (nelly's choice of groups is FINAL!).
  • We will have a demonstration today.
  • Each group will work in-depth with particular chapters.

 HOMEWORK:

• Read Great Expectations through Chapter 37, page 246 for Thursday, and Chapter 39, page 267 for Friday. 
• As announced, there will be a reading quiz every day this week.

 

MONDAY and TUESDAY, MARCH 2 & 3

CLASSWORK:

• NO SCHOOL TODAY! 

 HOMEWORK:

• Read Great Expectations through Chapter 33, page 222. 
• As announced, there will be a reading quiz every day this week that we have reading assignments.   

 

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27

CLASSWORK:

• SAT Vocab test
• Discussion about classroom behavior  

 HOMEWORK:

• Read Great Expectations through Chapter 33, page 222 
• As announced, there will be a reading quiz every day next week that we have reading assignments 

 

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20

CLASSWORK:

• SAT Vocab test
• Great Expectations: discussion 

 HOMEWORK:

Read Great Expectations through Chapter 24, page 166 

 

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18

CLASSWORK:

• (More) THEMES, PLOT, CHARACTERS and more: in preparation for our "Group Write."

• Start the "Group Write!"

• BLOG: NEW FORMAT. Go to http://westwilkeswickedwiki.blogspot.com  PASSWORD: nelson4th

  • Answer my question OR make a comment of your own that illuminates some aspect of the reading.

  • FIRST to post before 3:00 and ALSO after 3:00 wins CHOCOLATE!

 HOMEWORK:

• Read through Chapter 15 (page 119) and complete the Study Guide for the reading.

• Remember, for FRIDAY: SAT Vocab Quiz # 13, 106-115 on the word list.

 

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17

CLASSWORK:

• Discuss Great Expectations (Chapters 19-11, page 75)

• THEMES, PLOT, CHARACTERS and more: in preparation for our "Group Write."

• Start the "Group Write?"

 HOMEWORK:

• Read through Chapter 15 (page 97) and complete the Study Guide for the reading. NO WHINING! This is only 21 pages!
• Remember, for FRIDAY: SAT Vocab Quiz # 13, 106-115 on the word list.

 

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16

CLASSWORK:

• Discuss Great Expectations (Chapters 1- 8, page 52)

• THEMES: in preparation for our "Group Write."

 HOMEWORK:

• Read through Chapter 11 (page 75) and complete the Study Guide for the reading.
• Remember, for FRIDAY: SAT Vocab Quiz # 13, 106-115 on the word list.

 

WHAT THE DICKENS???

• What happened to RED?
  • It's not Valentine's Day any more! Laiken voted for plum, right?
• Where's the rest of the page?
  • NOTE: Older Front Pages are archived in the ARCHIVED FRONT PAGES folder.

 

• SAT Vocab test
• Character Descriptions-finish presentations
• Great Expectations: discussion 

 HOMEWORK:

Read Great Expectations through Chapter 23, page 222.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20

CLASSWORK:

 

• SAT Vocab test
• Discussion about classroom behavior

HOMEWORK:

Read Great Expectations through Chapter 24, page 222 

• Read Great Expectations through Chapter 37, page 246 
• As announced, there will be a reading quiz every day next week that we have reading assignments 

 

 

 

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4

CLASSWORK:

 

• Reading Quiz
• Finish class presentations
• Discussion: Great Expectations

 

 HOMEWORK:

• Read Great Expectations through Chapter 40, page 267 
• As announced, there will be a reading quiz every

• SAT Quiz
• Other?

 HOMEWORK:

• Read Great Expectations through Chapter 37, page 246 for Monday.

 

• Read Chs. 47-49, pages 313-332

• Beginning on Wednesday, you will TEACH the chapters on which you have worked so hard. I have seen a lot of terrific effort, so I'm expecting GREAT TEACHING!

• Remember that when you ALL pass a reading quiz, we'll take at least a day's break from the reading quiz.

• Reading Quiz(?)
• SAT VOCAB QUIZ 
• Presentation of your "Student-Taught Chapters." The following groups need to be prepared for today: 

 

• Read Chs. 57-58, pages 381-400...THE END!!!

 

TUESDAY MARCH 17

CLASSWORK:

 

• Go to the 3-17-09 Assignment page for your work today.
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 HOMEWORK: TAKE A BREAK! (Just make sure you have read to the end of Great Expectations!)