Agenda, March 1

Due Now: Late work from Friday's absentees
Tonight: Read 92-108
In class tomorrow: Closed book fill-in-the-blanks quiz on Chapter 4.
If you are not happy with your score on your 6 Sentences assignment, you may revise it until it is perfect.

If you need to make up or would like to retake the Vocab 6 Quiz, go to B107 after school tomorrow. You will need to arrange your own transportation.

1. Reading time. If you're done with the book, please return to independent reading.
2. Your questions / Written study questions
3. Character Chart Jigsaw

Due Now: Pages 42-72, plus three Thin, two Thick, and and one Deep Questions. Conventions count. Use capitals, correct spelling, and question marks.
Due Now: Chapter 2 "Quiz"
Due Now: Extra Credit Vocab Crossword
Tonight: Read pages 73 - 91. No questions due tomorrow.

If you were absent Friday, you will need to make up the Vocab 6 quiz on Wednesday after school in B107. You will need to arrange your own transportation. The Chapter 2 "Quiz" is due tomorrow.

1. Behind schedule, On Pace, Ahead, Done?
2. Reading time
3. 6 Sentence Types
4. Your questions / My questions
5. Character Chart

Agenda, February 25

Due Now: Thin, Thick, and Deep Questions
Due Monday: Pages 42-72, plus three Thin, two Thick, and and one Deep Questions. Conventions count. Use capitals, correct spelling, and question marks.
Due Monday: Chapter 2 "Quiz"
Due Monday: Extra Credit Vocab Crossword
Due Now: Quiz on Vocab 6 and Everyday Edits

1. Collect Questions
2. Vocab Quiz / Reading time
3. Your Questions / My questions
4. Chapter 2 "Quiz"
5. Character Chart

Agenda, February 23

Due Yesterday: Vocab Crosswords
Due Now: Thin, Thick, and Deep Questions
Due Tomorrow: Pages 19-30, plus one Thin, Thick, and Deep Question
Due Friday: Chapter 2 "Quiz"
Due Friday: Quiz on Vocab 6 and Everyday Edits

1. Reading time - Get caught up or get ahead
2. Say the Vocab Words
3. Everyday Edits
4. Direct vs. Indirect Characterization
5. Character Chart

Agenda, February 22

Due Now: Vocab Crossword, 15-20 words
Do tonight: Read pages 13-18 in Of Mice and Men
Due Tomorrow: Thin, Thick, and Deep questions

1. Collect Crosswords
2. 13 Sentence Types / Vocab Review
3. A note on language ...
4. To the library!
5. Of Mice and Men Read Aloud
6. Thin, Thick, and Deep Questions - Write one of each for Ch. 1, pages 10-18

Agenda, February 18

No homework this weekend! Happy Presidents' Day!
Late Posting Amnesty: If you are missing any news / opinion posts, you may post them this weekend for FULL credit. Whoa.

1. News Article / Opinion Article Reading Work Sample
2. Vocab Crossword Puzzle: Use between 15 and 20 words to create a crossword puzzle. Use all of Vocab 6 plus any other words you like. Write NEATLY! Spelling counts.

Agenda, February 17

Due Now: Bookmark 6

1. Personal Reading
2. Math Model
3. Vocab 6
4. Everyday Edits
5. An opinion column post from The Oregonian or The New York Times: Include your name, the headline in quotations, the name of the paper in asterisks, the opinion of the article, evidence of the authors refuting counterarguments, and your opinion on the issue.

Agenda, February 16

Due Tomorrow: Bookmark 6, front and back. Do not confuse lack of skill with lack of effort. Use color!

1. Assembly debrief
2. What good margin notes look like
3. An article on bullying

Agenda, February 15

Due Now: Late ESIS grade report
Due Thursday: Bookmark 6

If you missed Friday's Vocab quiz or would like to retake it to improve your score, go to B-107 on Wednesday after school. You will need to arrange your own transportation.

1. Personal Reading
2. Vocab 6, in brief
3. Everyday Edits
4. Bag Ban Discussion
5. Another news post: The Oregonian or The New York Times

Agenda, Valentine's Day

Due Now: ESIS grade report
Poetry Extra Credit?
Due Thursday: Bookmark 6

If you missed Friday's Vocab quiz or would like to retake it to improve your score, go to B-107 on Wednesday after school. You will need to arrange your own transportation.

1. Personal Reading
2. Vocab 6, in brief
3. It's in the bag
4. Another news post: The Oregonian or The New York Times

Agenda, February 11

Read 30 minutes on Saturday and Sunday
Due Monday: Print up your grade report for this class from ESIS. If you don't have computer access at home, you need to get to the library during lunch today or before school on Monday.


Due Now: Essay Revision


If you are still haven't posted a comment, you have until Monday.

1. Quiz, Vocab 5 and 3
2. Personal Reading
3. Bookmark Extra Credit Model
4. Everyday Edits
5. An Object Poem

Agenda, February 10

Due Now: Bookmark 5, front and back
Week 6: 2/10 - 2/17
Due Friday: Vocab Quiz on Lists 5 and 3
Due Friday: Correct 10 (or more) errors in your Monster Essay

1. Personal Reading
2. Math Solution
3. A brand new sentence type!
4. Finish Vocab Review
5. Everyday Edits
6. Return Essays

Agenda, February 9

Due Now: 10 Vocab Words and Questions 4 & 5 on the opinion article
Due Thursday: Bookmark 5, front and back
Due Friday: Vocab Quiz on Lists 5 and 3

If you were unable to post Monday, try again today. You have until the end of the school day on Wednesday to post a comment. To log on to The Oregonian, you need my e-mail address and password. You don't need a password to log on to The Times.

1. Personal Reading
2. Opinion Column Writing Style
3. Surf The Oregonian or The Times

Agenda, February 8

Due Wednesday: 10 Vocab Words and Questions 4 & 5 on the opinion article
Due Thursday: Bookmark 5, front and back
Due Friday: Vocab Quiz on Lists 5 and 3

If you were unable to post yesterday, try again today. You have until the end of the school day on Wednesday to post a comment. To log on to The Oregonian, you need my e-mail address and password. You don't need a password to log on to The Times.

1. Personal Reading - find an example of good writing
2. Vocab Review
3. Read with a Pencil!
4. Opinion Column Writing Style

If you were absent today ...

Surf the website of The New York Times (hotlinked in the post below). You may look at any section with articles. (Sports? Opinion? Movie reviews? Yes! Classifieds? No.)

Comment on my blog about what you read. Include the headline of the article, your source, and a brief summary / opinion. Be sure to include your name in your comment.

Agenda, February 7

Due Thursday: Bookmark 5, front and back
Due Friday: Vocab Quiz on List 5 and List 3

1. Quickwrite: What makes good writing?
2. Personal Reading -  while you are reading, find an example of good writing.
3. Share out loud
4. Quick Vocab Review
5. News Article Writing Style
6. Surf The Oregonian or The New York Times

Agenda, February 3

Due Monday: Cubist Extra Credit 2 - Continue to post new pictures to the Cubism post OR continue to comment on your classmates' comments.
Due Now: Bookmark 4
Week: 2/3 - 2/10
Due Yesterday: Final Draft of Monster Essay
Collect Bookmarks

1. Personal Reading / Final Drafting Time
2. Math Extra Credit Model
3. Two Newspaper Articles
4. Surfing The Oregonian or The New York Times

Agenda, February 2

Due Thursday: Bookmark 4, front and back
Due Thursday: Cubist Extra Credit
Due Today: If you don't like your score on your 5 Sentences Assignment, fix your conventions. You may simply edit sentences 1-3; however, you will need to write two new However Statements.

1. Quick Vocab Review
2. Final Draft Time - Final Drafts due at the end of class today
3. If you finish your draft, work on personal reading. Have me sign your bookmark.