Monday October 30, 2006

-Its Monday and on our list of things to do today is:

-We will start with Wordskills unit seven. We use the Wordskills book to help with grammar, sentence structure, and vocabulary.
-Next we will revise essays that we wrote about 2 weeks ago. We will need to correct them by using grammitical conventions, correct vocabulary and proper sentence structure.
-Then for homework students will receive an FCAT writing book in which they need to complete all examples (about 22 questions) for Tuesday.

SC-Emily Wyatt

-P.S-Make sure you keep your blog up to date because they will be getting checked soon. Also students should be finishing up Lord of the Flies this week sometime.

Friday, Oct.27

Today in class, we have to take a reading test on the book Lord of The Flies. But otherwise this should be a great day in class. We've just got finished watching the morning news,it wasn't that interesting,but it was ok. In class today the questions on the test are

1.Explain why you think the boys chose Ralph as their leader.
2.What does the conch symbolize in the story? Explain why
3.What effect does their time in the bathing pool have on Ralph and Jack?
4.When Rodger throws rocks at Henry, why doesn't he aim to hit?
5.What conclusion does Ralph come to about being chief? What about his own ability?
6.Ralph tells the group they should die before they let the fire go out. What does he mean by that comment?
7.Why do the twins assume that the dead parachutist is the beast?
8.What does Jack say about the new place he and Ralph have just explored would be a good place for? How does he suggest it could be defended?
9.With Jack in charge of the hunt, what does Ralph daydream about?
10.Describe the source of the conflict between Ralph and Jack?

Wednesday, October 26

Today students were given the opportunity to post to the interantional class through Nicenet. Students also read Lord of the Flies chapter 8 and began locating information for their research project which is due December 4, 2006.
cs-CP

Tues October 25

Today in English 2 we had our wordskills books handed back to the class and then we had to take a FACT writing prompt and then blogged and worked on nicenet.org.
FCAT Writing Situation
Students and school staff complain about the lunchroom. It is often too noisy and over-crowded and frequently, the lines are long.
Directions For Writing
Think about your school lunchroom and what you dislike. Write to explain what changes you would make to your lunchroom.

Monday, October 24

Today we started off with the Booker news, the first assignment is we are looking at the research project paper and discussing it, next we are discussing the book Lord of the Flies and reading it. well thats all we did today so goodbye!!!!!!
cs-Birttney Gritt

Monday, October 23, 2006

Complete Wordskills workbook Unit 6 (pages 62-70). After completing the vocabulary assignment please update information on your blog or read Lord of the Flies silently.

cs-CP

Friday,Oct.20,2006

Daily spark:blog down the theme and the charactertics on the chapters you read in the book "The Lord of the Flies" Title the blog:characterzation and theme.
cs-Ashley

Thursday October 19, 2006

Today in class we are to catch up on our blogs and some of us assisted the new students with their blogs. We are currently reading Lord of the Flies. Students are to be up to chapter three in the book. We had a small conversation about the PSAT's.

Wednesday, October 18, 2006

Class did not meet today because students were taking the PSAT test first and second blocks.
See you tomorrow!

Tuesday, October 17, 2006

1. Today we completed a timed essay using a persuasive prompt. The prompt is provided below:

Writing Situation

The principal at your school has instituted random locker and backpack/bookbag searches to check for guns, knives and other weapons. Anyone caught with these weapons will be immediately suspended.

Directions for Writing

What is your opinion on this issue? Do you think these searches will help students feel safer? Write a letter to your local newspaper stating your position and supporting it with convincing reasons.

2. When we completed the essay, we highlighted each topic sentence in the essay and drew a box around all transitional words or phrases.

3. Silent reading of the novel Lord of the Flies. We should be finished with chapter three by Thursday.

4. PSAT testing tomorrow during 1st and 2nd blocks.

5. Students who were absent Monday must complete Wordskills unit 5 on pages 52-61 and turn-in Thursday.

cs-Big Baby

Monday October 16, 2006

Today we started off with our wordskills Unit 5 pages 52-61. We also need to post for nicenet because we aren't going to be here wednesday because we have PSAT.
cs-Aaron

Thursday, October 12

1. Students continued to complete online classroom assignments.

2. Students were to place three things they would like to find out more information in their daily spark journals and answer the following questions about each topic : (a) who would you trust the most to provide truthful information on the subject? (b) who whould you trust the least to give you truthful information on the subject? (c) where would you look to find out more information about the subject?

Monday, October 9

IT'S SPIRIT WEEK!


1. Complete exercises 21 and 22 in the Writing & Grammar textbooks (pages 496-497)

2. Read "The Deserted Crone" on pages 518-531 of your literature textbooks.

3. Complete Thinking Through the Literature" on page 532 (omit quesstion number 2).

Have a "Spirit-filled" week:

Monday - College Sports Day
Tuesday - Tacky Day
Wednesday - Twin Day
Thursday - Spirit Day (Purple & Gold)
Friday - No School - Homecoming Game @ 7:30pm
Saturday - Homecoming dance (semi-formal) Stardust Event Center 8:00-12:00pm

Friday, October 6

Daily spark. Answer question number 7 on page 516 in your spark journal.

1. Complete Connect to Today on page 517 and answer the questions at the bottom of the page.
2. In your literary circles read pages 518-531.
3. Homework: Answer questions 7 and 8 on page 522. Title your answers Deseated Crone.

SC- Rico

Wednesday, October 4

Students gathered in the theater for a Pathways presentation. Students were given information about graduation requirements. The presentation took nearly the entire block.

Tuesday, October 3

Students will write a practice FCAT writing using a prompt. After completing the essay, students will use research skills and complete page 471 in the literature textbook under the heading "research project".

No Homework

Monday October 2,2006

Daily Spark...
Read page R68 and answer the questions on page R69.

Daily Assignments
Literacy Circle.
1. In your groups, read information about literature of Japan an pages 486-493

2. Compare and contrast what your've read about literature of China and Japan

3. Read the passage from "The Pillow Book" pages 500-505

4. Place a one paragraph response to question number 5 on page 506 on your blog title the post "The Pillow Book...


Then our homework is to Complete wordskills pages 46-47

SC-Patrick Bedell