Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Week of May 3rd

*Please note that all assignments listed are the lessons/assignments that are completed during class. If a student is absent or not able to complete the assignment in class, it will become homework.

Monday
English Literature 9/10
Period 1 - Read "Tom Thumb" pgs. 31-33, Spelling Pre-Test, Wkbk. pgs. 22-23

Reading
Period 3- No Class Today

English Literature 11/12
Period 4 - Read Fateful Journeys: Holding on for Dear Life, complete vocabulary and comprehension activities

Basic English 9-12
Period 5 - Nouns and Pronouns: pgs. 38-41

Vocabulary A
Period 6 - Spelling Steps 4: pgs. 39-42

Vocabulary B
Period 7 - Vocabulary 4: pgs. 24-29

Tuesday

English Literature 9/10
Period 1 - Read "Tom Thumb" pgs. 34-38, Spelling Book pg. 16, Wkbk. pgs. 24-25

Reading
Period 3- Read "Hank Aaron" pgs. 49-51, Spelling Book pg. 40, Wkbk. pgs. 35-36

English Literature 11/12
Period 4 - Read Fateful Journeys: Courage at Sea, complete vocabulary and comprehension activities

Basic English 9-12
Period 5 - Expository Writing Activity

Vocabulary A
Period 6 - Spelling Steps 4: pgs. 43-46

Vocabulary B-
Period 7 - Vocabulary 4: pgs. 30-35

Wednesday - Special Olympics at Pottsville Today

English Literature 9/10
Period 1 - Read "Tom Thumb" pgs. 39-42, Spelling Book pgs. 17-18, Wkbk. pgs. 26-28, Study for spelling test tomorrow.

Reading
Period 3- No Class Today

English Literature 11/12
Period 4 - Read Fateful Journeys: Out of Control, complete vocabulary and comprehension activities

Basic English 9-12
Period 5 - Adjectives and Adverbs: pgs. 1-5

Vocabulary A
Period 6 - Spelling Steps 4: pgs. 47-50

Vocabulary B -
Period 7 - Vocabulary 4: pgs. 36-39, write underlined vocabulary words on sentences

Thursday

English Literature 9/10
Period 1 - "Tom Thumb" Spelling Mastery Test, Wkbk. pgs. 29-31

Reading
Period 3- Read "Hank Aaron" pgs. 52-54, Spelling Book pgs. 91-92, Wkbk. pgs. 37-38, Study for spelling test on Monday.

English Literature 11/12
Period 4 - Read "Fateful Journeys: Survival at Sea", complete vocabulary and comprehension activities

Basic English 9-12
Period 5 - Adjectives and Adverbs: pgs. 6-10

Vocabulary A
Period 6 - Spelling Steps 4" pgs. 51-53 (Review)

Vocabulary B
Period 7 - Vocabulary 4: pgs. 40-45

Friday

English Literature 9/10
Period 1 - Daily Reading Activities: Alcatraz and the Hindenburg Disaster

Reading
Period 3- No Class Today

English Literature 11/12
Period 4 - Vocabulary Unit 3/Lesson 3

Basic English 9-12
Period 5 - Adjectives and Adverbs: pgs. 11-15

Vocabulary A
Period 6 - Visit Library and complete daily schedule worksheet

Vocabulary B
Period 7- Daily Reading Activities: Alcatraz and the Hindenburg Disaster

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Week of April 23rd

*Please note that all assignments listed are the lessons/assignments that are completed during class. If a student is absent or not able to complete the assignment in class, it will become homework.

Monday

English Literature 9/10
Period 1 - Read "Joey Learns a Lesson" pgs. 16-20, Spelling Pre-Test, Wkbk. pgs. 12-13

Reading
Period 3- "The Big Oceans", Spelling Mastery Test, Wkbk. pgs. 29-32

English Literature 11/12
Period 4 -Read Cool Science: Secret Lives of Animals, complete vocabulary and comprehension activities

Basic English 9-12
Period 5 - Nouns and Pronouns: pgs. 21-24

Vocabulary A
Period 6 - Spelling Steps 4: pgs. 23-26

Vocabulary B
Period 7 - Vocabulary: pgs. 6-11




Tuesday - PSSA Science Testing- Grades 8 and 11

English Literature 9/10
Period 1 - Read "Joey Learns a Lesson" pgs. 21-25, Spelling Book pg. 10, Wkbk. pgs. 14-15


Reading
Period 3 - No Class Today


English Literature 11/12
Period 4 - Read Cool Science: The Robot That Eats Cars, complete vocabulary and comprehension activities


Basic English 9-12
Period 5 - Progress Monitoring

Vocabulary A
Period 6 - Spelling Steps 4: pgs. 27-30

Vocabulary B
Period 7 - Progress Monitoring




Wednesday - PSSA Science Testing- Grades 8 and 11

English Literature 9/10
Period 1 - Read "Joey Learns a Lesson" pgs. 26-28, Spelling Book pgs. 11-12, Wkbk. pgs. 16-17, Study for test tomorrow

Reading
Period 3 - Read "Hank Aaron" pgs. 45-54, Spelling Pre-Test, Wkbk. pgs. 33-34

English Literature 11/12
Period 4 - Read Cool Science: A Gun that Saves Lives, complete vocabulary and comprehension activities


Basic English 9-12
Period 5 - Nouns and Pronouns: pgs. 25-29


Vocabulary A
Period 6 - Spelling Steps 4: pgs. 31-34

Vocabulary B
Period 7 - Vocabulary pgs. 12-17



Thursday - PSSA Science Testing- Grades 8 and 11

English Literature 9/10
Period 1 - Joey Learns a Lesson, Spelling Mastery Test, Wkbk. pgs. 18-22

Reading
Period 3 - No Class Today


English Literature 11/12
Period 4 - Read Cool Science: A Helping Hand, complete vocabulary and comprehension activities


Basic English 9-12
Period 5 - Nouns and Pronouns: pgs. 30-33


Vocabulary A
Period 6 - Spelling Steps 4: pgs. 35-38


Vocabulary B
Period 7 - Vocabulary: pgs. 18-23




Friday

English Literature 9/10
Period 1 - Daily Reading Activities: The Zipper and Casey Jones

Reading
Period 3- Progress Monitoring


English Literature 11/12
Period 4 - Vocabulary Unit 3/Lesson 2


Basic English 9-12
Period 5 - Nouns and Pronouns: pgs. 34-37

Vocabulary A
Period 6 - Visit Library and complete daily schedule worksheet

Vocabulary B
Period 7- Daily Reading Activities: The Zipper and Casey Jones

Thursday, April 15, 2010

Week of April 19th

*Please note that all assignments listed are the lessons/assignments that are completed during class. If a student is absent or not able to complete the assignment in class, it will become homework.

Monday - PSSA Testing- Writing Grades 8 and 11

English Literature 9/10
Period 1 - Read "Crocodiles", complete Wkbk. pgs. 52-56

Reading
Period 3- No Class Today

English Literature 11/12
Period 4 - Read Still Unsolved: The Lost Dutchman's Mine, complete vocabulary and comprehension activities

Basic English 9-12
Period 5 - Nouns and Pronouns: pgs. 1-6

Vocabulary A
Period 6 - Spelling Steps 4: pgs. 10-18

Vocabulary B
Period 7 - Vocabulary pgs. 59-66




Tuesday - PSSA Testing- Writing- Grades 8 and 11

English Literature 9/10
Period 1 - Purple Book 5- pgs. 57-65 (Review)


Reading
Period 3 - Read "The Big Oceans" pgs. 33-42, Spelling Pre-Test, complete pg. 84, Wkbk. pgs. 22-25


English Literature 11/12
Period 4 - Read Still Unsolved: The Missing Divers, complete vocabulary and comprehension activities


Basic English 9-12
Period 5 - Expository Writing Activity

Vocabulary A
Period 6 - Spelling Steps 4: pgs. 19-22

Vocabulary B
Period 7 - Vocabulary: pgs. 67-70




Wednesday - PSSA Testing- Writing- Grades 8 and 11

English Literature 9/10
Period 1 - Read "Lauren and Jasmine Hunt for Treasure" pgs. 3-8, Spelling Pre-Test, Spelling Book pg. 4, Wkbk. pgs. 1-3

Reading
Period 3 - No Class Today

English Literature 11/12
Period 4 - Read Still Unsolved: Death by Anthrax, complete vocabulary and comprehension activities


Basic English 9-12
Period 5 - Nouns and Pronouns: pgs. 7-11


Vocabulary A
Period 6 - Spelling Steps 4: pgs 23-26


Vocabulary B
Period 7 - Vocabulary: pgs. 71-74


Thursday - PSSA Testing-Writing- Grades 8 and 11

English Literature 9/10
Period 1 Read "Lauren and Jasmine Hunt for Treasure" pgs. 9-14, Spelling Book pgs. 5-6, Wkbk. pgs. 4-11, Study for spelling test tomorrow.


Reading
Period 3- "The Big Oceans", Spelling Book pgs. 85-86, Wkbk. pgs. 26-32, STudy for test Monday.


English Literature 11/12
Period 4 - Read "Still Unsolved: Costa Rica's Strange Spheres", complete vocabulary and comprehension activities


Basic English 9-12
Period 5 - Nouns and Pronouns: pgs. 12-15

Vocabulary A
Period 6 - Spelling Steps 4: pgs. 27-30 (Review)

Vocabulary B
Period 7 - Vocabulary: pgs. 6-8




Friday

English Literature 9/10
Period 1 - Daily Reading Activity: First Automobile and Poor Richard's Almanac


Reading
Period 3 - No Class Today


English Literature 11/12
Period 4 - Vocabulary: Unit 3/Lesson 1


Basic English 9-12
Period 5 -Nouns and Pronouns: pgs. 16-20


Vocabulary A
Period 6 - Visit Library and complete daily schedule worksheet


Vocabulary B
Period 7- Daily Reading Activity: First Automobile and Poor Richard's Almanac

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Week of April 12th

*Please note that all assignments listed are the lessons/assignments that are completed during class. If a student is absent or not able to complete the assignment in class, it will become homework.

Monday

English Literature 9/10
Period 1 - Read "The Genie's Gift" pgs. 63-67, Spelling Pre-Test, Wkbk. pgs. 43-44

Reading
Period 3 - Read "The Bubble Trip" pgs. 27-30, Spelling Book pgs. 79-80, Wkbk. pgs. 17-18, Study for spelling test on Wednesday.

English Literature 11/12
Period 4 - Read Friend or Foe?: When Bulls Go Bananas, complete vocabulary and comprehension activities

Basic English 9-12
Period 5 - Punctuation: pgs. 22-26

Vocabulary A
Period 6 - Spelling Steps 3: pgs. 129-133

Vocabulary B
Period 7 - Vocabulary: pgs. 43-50




Tuesday

English Literature 9/10
Period 1 Read "The Genie's Gift" pgs. 68-71, Spelling Book pg. 163, Wkbk. pgs. 45-46


Reading
Period 3 - No Class Today


English Literature 11/12
Period 4 - Read Friend or Foe?: A Child's Best Friend, Complete vocabulary and comprehension activities


Basic English 9-12
Period 5 - Progress Monitoring

Vocabulary A
Period 6 - Spelling Steps 3: pgs. 134-137


Vocabulary B
Period 7 - Vocabulary: pgs. 51-58




Wednesday - PSSA and 4-Sight Testing Today

English Literature 9/10
Period 1 - "The Genie's Gift" Wkbk. pgs. 47-48, Spelling Book pgs. 164-165, Study for spelling test tomorrow.


Reading
Period 3 - "The Bubble Trip", Spelling Test, Wkbk. pgs. 19-21

English Literature 11/12
Period 4 - Read Friend or Foe?: Monkey Business in Hong Kong and discuss


Basic English 9-12
Period 5 - Punctuation: pgs. 27-30


Vocabulary A
Period 6 - Spelling Steps 3: pgs. 138-141


Vocabulary B
Period 7 - Vocabulary: pgs. 59-66



Thursday - PSSA Testing Today

English Literature 9/10
Period 1 - "The Genie's Gift" Spelling Test, Wkbk. pgs. 49-51


Reading
Period 3 - No Class Today


English Literature 11/12
Period 4 - Friend or Foe?: Monkey Business in Hong Kong, complete vocabulary and comprehension activities


Basic English 9-12
Period 5 - Punctuation: pgs. 31-35


Vocabulary A
Period 6 - Spelling Steps 4: pgs. 6-9


Vocabulary B
Period 7 - Vocabulary: pgs. 67-70




Friday

English Literature 9/10
Period 1 - Daily Reading Activity: Scrabble and Income Tax Day


Reading
Period 3- Progres Monitoring


English Literature 11/12
Period 4 - Vocabulary Unit 2/Lesson 4


Basic English 9-12
Period 5 - Punctuation: pgs. 36-40


Vocabulary A
Period 6 - Visit Library and complete daily schedule worksheet


Vocabulary B
Period 7 - Daily Reading Activity- Scrabble and Income Tax Day