week of November 24-25

M. go over title exercise, character sketch. T. test on LoF.
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assingments for week of November 17-21

M. intro to vocab unit, quiz on chp. 7 Lof, map the island exercise. T. computer lab to work on Lof power point project. W. check notecards, view student generated powerpoints on characterization. Th. quiz on ch. 8 lof, grammar usage, begin dialectical journal for Lof. F. vocab quiz, work on dialectical journal.
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Week of October 27-31

M. intro to vocab sect. 16, go over tone exercise, qualities of civilization. T. grammar with phrases, vocab exercise. W. check ncards, quiz on ch. 1, moral development exercise. Th. setting, characterization. F. vocab quiz, generate examples of moral development.
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week of October 13-17

M. test. T. go over rubric for essay, intro to vocab 15 p. 169, revising sentences 323. W. check ncards, rough draft due, guided peer review, read lord of flies. Th. concepts in editing, computer lab. F. vocab quiz, editing, read lord of flies.
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Assignments for week of October 6-10

M. preview vocab. 5, development clinic. T. Phrases in grammar book, apply sift to sample story. W. computer lab to work on paper. Th. set up socratic seminar, work in seminar groups. F. vocab quiz 5, computer lab to work on paper.

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The week of September 29-October 3

M. Intro. vocab section for week, Process writing lesson, assign paper, lesson on appositive phrases, read how much land does a man need. T. work in groups for socratic seminar for How much land. W. check ncards, lesson on ideal opening to paper, first sessions of socratic seminar. Th. MLA format lesson, journal q, continue seminar session. F. vocab quiz, finish seminar, journal q.
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Assignments for September 15-19

M. Quiz on Civil Peace, symbol and image work on Cp, intro to vocab 3,4,5,6 . T. apply sift to cp, lit term quiz, grammar. W. check ncards, journal coming of age, read Through the Tunnel. Th. Sift project on TtT, grammar. F. Vocab quiz, shortned schedule.

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Assignments for week of September 8-12

M. check materials, feedback on essays, teacher intro. T. work on lit terms, collect texts. W. check ncards, False gems. Th. Apply terms to False gems. journal exercise on Gems. F. vocab quiz 1 and 2 p. 137, overview of sift, begin w Civil Peace.

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Welcome to the new school year

You have arrived at the blog for our English II class for the 2008-09 school year. On a weekly basis I will post assignments for the coming week. I will also use it to post supplemental information for the class. If you have any questions this is one way to contact me as I check it on a regular basis.
Remember this is a blog for an academic class as such appropriate behavior is expected.
Thanks,
Mr. Kennedy