Monday Musings:

Blocks A&D:  No required homework tonight.  Let those ideas percolate for your short story assignment. I will be collecting your short story proposals tomorrow about half way through class.

Block B:  Complete the 1st practice section of the "Thesis Statement" handout.

Block C:  Please complete the good copy of your journal paragraph for tomorrow.  If you are still behind on your Last Sam's Cage questions, please make sure that you are caught up to the end of chapter 16.

Fresh Friday!

It was so very good to back to school today! Nothing like being off sick to make you appreciate good health!

Blocks A&D:  Work on the good copy of your one paragraph.  I will be collecting all 5 rough drafts, the peer editing sheet, and your one good copy on Monday.

Block B:  No homework!

Block C:  Please catch up with your Last Sam's Cage questions, if you are behind.  We are on chapter 15.

Enjoy your weekend!

Freezing Friday!

Blocks A&D:  Great work so far on the persuasive paragraphs!!! Lots of great discussion today in class - you are all very opinionated which is great!  For the weekend - please complete the rough draft of your persuasive paragraph for "The Metaphor".  You may also wish to get started on your comic strip plot line - but this is NOT required.  We will have a work block on Monday to work on your comic strip - so please come to class with pencil crayons or felts to get started.

Block B:  A lot of good stuff so far with the presentations!  No homework this weekend - we will get our 256 word stories underway on Monday.

Block C:  We read chapters 10, 11 and 12 of Last Sam's Cage in class today, and got started on the questions.  We will be taking a brief break from the novel next week to start working on our paragraphs, which we will start on Monday.

Have a lovely sunny weekend everyone!

Thoughtful Thursday!

Block A:  Please complete the elements chart and vocabulary for "The Metaphor"

Block B:  Great work on the presentations so far! Can't wait to see what you come up with for tomorrow!

Block C:  We will read chapters 10, 11 and 12 tomorrow.

Block D:  If you did not finish the elements chart and vocabulary for "The Metaphor" please do so, tonight!

Wednesday Work:

Block A:  Please finish your rough draft of your "Harrison Bergeron" character paragraph

Block B:  Make sure you come to class ready to present your lesson on genre for the class!  The 256 word (exactly) story was assigned today.  You should be working on your brainstorm of ideas.

Block C: No homework! We will continue working on the questions for Last Sam's Cage chapters 7-9 tomorrow in class.

Block D: Catch up night!  We finished reading "The Metaphor" in class today and started the vocabulary.  We will continue working on it tomorrow.  Please make sure you are on track with all of your assignments!

Tuesday Tasks:

Block A: Course Planning - no homework

Block B:  Keep working on those presentations!!

Block C:  If you have not finished the questions for chapters 4-6 for Last Sam's Cage, please complete them for homework.

Block D:  Complete the draft of your "Harrison Bergeron" paragraph

Love-filled Monday!

Blocks A&D:  Please complete the elements chart and vocabulary for "Harrison Bergeron".

Block B:  Keep working on your group projects!  Presentations start Thursday!

Block C:  If you have not handed in your answers for chapters 1-3 questions for Last Sam's Cage, please hand them in tomorrow!

Work for Wednesday:

Blocks A&D:  Vocabulary for "Brother Dear" is due tomorrow!

Block B:  Please bring your lap tops to class tomorrow - or any other work you might need to continue working on your genre presentations!

Block C:  We read chapters 1-3 of Last Sam's Cage today - and started the questions.  Those who did not finish the questions for chapter 1 need to do them for homework!

Marvelous Monday!

Blocks A&D:  Create your own short story elements template to use for the rest of the unit.

Block C:  No homework!

Block B:  Finish the rest of the questions for "Saturday Climbing" if you did not finish them in class.  I will be collecting them tomorrow!

Feelin' like Friday!

Blocks A&D:  NO HOMEWORK!!! Enjoy the weekend!

Block B:  We read "Saturday Climbing" in class today.  Complete question #1 - the vocabulary for Monday.  I will be doing a homework check to make sure it is done.  Also on Monday will be a quiz on Short Story terminology.  Fairly straight forward - matching kind of quiz. Study terminology from the blue sheet.

Block C:  No Homework!!! Enjoy Winter Formal - be safe and make good choices!

Thoughts for Thursday:

Blocks A,B, & D:  Your Bio Poem with criteria sheet are do tomorrow at the beginning of class.

Block C:  Your ID card is due tomorrow at the beginning of class.

Wednesday Work:

Blocks A&D:  Please return your purple sheet as soon as possible.  Your Bio Poem is due on Friday!

Block B:  Please return your blue sheet as soon as possible - before Friday at the latest.  Your Bio Poem is due on Friday.

Block C:  ID cards are due on Friday.  Good work on the Goal Setting assignment today, and please have your green sheets in as soon as you can!

Tasks for Tuesday:

Blocks A&D:  Please have your purple sheet signed and returned by Friday.  Your Bio Poem is due on Friday - we will have some time on Thursday to work on it in class.

Block B:  Please have your blue sheet signed and returned by Friday.  Your Bio Poem is due on Friday - we ill have some time on Thursday to work on it in class.

Block C:  We are working on our ID cards.  Please bring in a photo of yourself to complete this assignment.  The good copy is due on Friday.