| Syllabus
| Fourth Quarter's Assignments | Revised:
May 16, 2008 |
|
[First
Quarter's Assignments]
[Second Quarter's Assignments] [Third
Quarter's Assignments] |
| Week
of March 31 to April 4 (Beginning of Fourth Quarter) |
| Mon | Journal
#23 (Spring Break: the good, the bad, the ugly . . .) Go over test taken before
spring break. Review prep phrases, participial phrases, gerund phrases. Intro
infinitives. Notes on board. Do ex. 13 (p. 436) aloud.
Hmwk: Ex. 14
& 15 (pp. 437-8). Due Tuesday. |
| Tues | Due:
Ex. 14 & 15 (pp. 437-8). Go over homework. Continue with infinitives. Look
at infinitive with the "to" omitted. Begin Rev. Ex. B.
Hmwk:
Rev. Ex. B. |
| Wed | [Rev.
Ex. B put on hold until we complete the infinitives worksheet] Pass out 3rd quarter
grades. Pass back papers. Infinitives worksheet.
Hmwk: Study for spelling quiz (Friday). Finish
infinitives worksheet. |
| Thurs | [No
Class: Week of Prayer]
Hmwk: Study for spelling quiz. (Finish infinitives
worksheet.) |
| Fri | Spelling
quiz. Go over infinitives worksheet. Finish Rev. Ex. B. No hmwk. |
| Week
of April 7 to 11 |
| Mon | Spelling
pre-test. Chapter review notes on board. Appositives. Do ex. 17 (p. 443) aloud.
Hmwk:
Do Rev. Ex. C (pp. 444-5). Directions: Copy the verbal (part, get, inf) and appositive
phrases onto your paper. Identify each: Part, Ger, Inf, or App. If it modifies,
tell what word it modifies. If it functions in a noun position, tell which one. |
| Tues | Academy
Day: No Class |
| Wed |
Noon Dismissal (for Parent-Teacher Conferences): No Class |
| Thurs | [Mrs.
Dibben on Senior Trip] Due: Rev. Ex. C (See Monday for different directions).
Work on Posttest 1-A & B on handout.
Hmwk:
Study for spelling quiz. |
| Fri | [Mrs.
Dibben on Senior Trip] Spelling quiz.
Continue working on Posttest 1-A &
B on handout. No hmwk. |
| Week
of April 14 to 18 |
| Mon | [Mrs.
Dibben on Senior Trip] Spelling pre-test.
Work on Review for phrases test.
Hmwk:
Continue reviewing for test. |
| Tues |
[Mrs. Dibben on Senior Trip] Continue working on Review
for phrases test. (Check answers
online.)
Hmwk: Continue reviewing for test. |
| Wed | No
Class: Freshman Class Party & Movie (while all other classes are gone from
school building). |
| Thurs | Review
for phrases test. (Answer questions students may have over worksheets and
other assignments done while Mrs. Dibben was gone on Senior Trip.)
Hmwk:
Complete Review worksheet. Check answers
for Review online. Bring questions to class. Study for spelling quiz. |
| Fri | Spelling
quiz. Go over Review for phrases test.
Answer questions. Optional hmwk: Prepare for test to relieve studying pressure
on Monday evening. |
| Week
of April 21 to 25 |
| Mon | Spelling
pre-test. Complete review. Illustrate verbals and other phrases.
Hmwk:
Complete preparation for "Phrase" test. |
| Tues | Test:
"The Phrase" (prep
phrases & verbals) |
| Wed | Test:
"The Phrase" (appositives
& sentences). Return graded papers.
Hmwk: Study for spelling quiz. |
| Thurs | Spelling
quiz. Short story day: Write a short story incorporating all of the grammatical
structures we have studied so far. (List on board). No hmwk. |
| Fri |
[Music Competition--most students gone] Continue with yesterday's grammar-review
short story. No hmwk. |
| Week
of April 28 to May 2 |
| Mon | Spelling
pre-test. Work on Thursday's grammar-review short story. Book survey. | noun | pronoun | adjective | | adverb | action
verb | linking
verb | | helping
verb | conjunction | interjection | | adjective
(prep) phrase | adverb
(prep) phrase | compound
preposition | | direct
object | indirect
object | predicate
adjective | | predicate
nominative | article | present
participle | | past
participle (regular) | past
participle (irregular) | gerund | | infinitive | appositive | |
Hmwk:
Complete grammar-review short story. |
| Tues | Due:
Grammar-review short story. Begin The Giver and Gathering Blue (for
those who have already read The Giver).
Hmwk: Read pp. 1-25.
(GB: pp. 1-30) |
| Wed | [Midterm]
Continue The Giver and Gathering Blue.
Hmwk: Read pp.
26-49. (GB: pp. 31-55) |
| Thurs | Continue
The Giver and Gathering Blue.
Hmwk: Study for spelling
quiz. Read pp. 50-71. (GB: pp. 56-86) |
| Fri | Spelling
quiz. Continue The Giver and Gathering Blue.
Hmwk: Read
pp. 72-129 (GB: pp. 87-154) for Monday's reading
quizzes. |
| Week
of May 5 to 9 |
| Mon | Spelling
pre-test. Reading quizzes (through p. 129 & GB 154).
Continue The Giver and Gathering Blue. Study
and Discussion Questions.
Hmwk: Read pp. 130-151. (GB:
pp. 155-181). No hmwk if you
have finished reading. |
| Tues | Those
who have finished reading: Work together to generate project option ideas. Journal
#24 (Those who have finished reading: Write down your answer to a question from
Study and Discussion Questions.)
Hmwk:
Read pp. 152-179, the end. (GB: pp. 182-215, the
end). No hmwk if you have finished reading. |
| Wed | Reading
quiz (to end of both books). Journal #24 (Those who did not do this yesterday:
Write down your answer to a question from Study
and Discussion Questions.) Distribute and discuss Project
Options.
Hmwk: Pick a project you would like to work on. [Project
Options] |
| Thurs | Due:
Project option choice. Continue The
Giver and Gathering Blue. Work on Study
and Discussion Questions in book groups. Work on question # 7 (for both) and
one other.
Hmwk: Study for spelling quiz. |
| Fri | Spelling
quiz. Continue The Giver and Gathering Blue. Outline projects (to
turn in by end of class). No hmwk. |
| Week
of May 12 to 16 |
| Mon | Spelling
pre-test. Continue The Giver and Gathering Blue. Test review (due
tomorrow before test): - List
of characters. Describe role for each. Start with main/most important characters.
- Do
a half- to one-page summary of plot. Focus on important events, places where the
plot turns, conflicts arise and get resolved.
- Pay
special attention to questions #1, 4, & 7 of Study
and Discussion Questions for The Giver and #7, 8, 9 for Gathering
Blue.
Hmwk:
Study for Lowry test. |
| Tues | Work
on specific Study and Discussion Questions
in groups--in preparation for writing section on test.
Hmwk: Study for
Lowry test. |
| Wed | Work
on specific Study and Discussion Questions
in groups--in preparation for writing section on test. Work on questions #3 &
5 (Giver) or #4 & 6 (Gathering Blue). Be prepared to share with
the other groups.
Hmwk: Study for Lowry test. |
| Thurs | Test:
The Giver or Gathering
Blue.
Hmwk: Study
for spelling quiz. Please bring supplies for your project--if you will need things
that are not customarily in the English classroom. |
| Fri | Due:
Lowry project. Spelling quiz. Work period
for Lowry project. No hmwk. |
| Week
of May 19 to 23 |
| Mon | Spelling
pre-test. Work period for Lowry project.
Hmwk:
Work on Lowry project. |
| Tues | Work
period for Lowry project.
Hmwk:
Work on Lowry project. |
| Wed | Due:
Lowry Project. If your project is
reproducible, bring copies for classmates. Share projects during class. No hmwk. |
| Thurs |
Hmwk:
Study for spelling quiz. |
| Fri | Spelling
quiz. No hmwk. |
| Week
of May 26 to 30 |
| Mon | No
School: Memorial Day |
| Tues | Spelling
pre-test. |
| Wed | |
| Thurs |
Hmwk:
Study for spelling quiz. |
| Fri | Spelling
quiz. No hmwk. |
| Week
of June 2 to 6 (End of Fourth Quarter and Second Semester)
|
| Mon | Semester
spelling pre-test. |
| Tues |
Hmwk:
Study for test and semester spelling quiz. |
| Wed | Semester
Exams |
| Thurs | Semester
Exams |
| Fri | Semester
Exams |