5/28/10

Friday, May 28th

*Final Exams: 3rd & 4ac hours
---NO music until EVERYONE'S finished.
---When finished, bring test materials to my desk.

5/27/10

Thursday, May 27th

*Final Exams: 1st, 2nd, 6th hours
---NO music until EVERYONE'S finished.
---When finished, bring test materials to my desk.

5/26/10

Wednesday, May 26th

*Course Evaluations

5/25/10

Tuesday, May 25th

*Final Review
---Nonfiction
---Political Cartoons

5/24/10

Monday, May24th

*Final Review
---Information Literacy: Websites
---Poetry II

5/21/10

Friday, May 21st

*Final Review:
---political cartoons
---websites
---grammar/mechanics

5/20/10

Thursday, May 20th

*Final Review
---Information Literacy

5/19/10

Wednesday, May 19th

*Final Review
---nonfiction

5/18/10

Tuesday, May 18th

*Final Review
---short fiction

5/17/10

Monday, May 17th

*Final Review
---Poetry/Irony
---#5.5: Explain why the poem's central theme is ironic.

5/14/10

Friday, May 14th

*Collect leftover novels
*Irony video clips
*Help me brainstorm more movie clips w/ irony
---verbal / situational / dramatic

5/13/10

Thursday, May 13th

*Collect novels
*Irony: Definitions
*Ironic Songs
---Choose one of the songs and respond to this prompt: "This song makes use of an ironic tone to make the point that . . . "
------Use two quotes from the song to support your claim.

5/12/10

Wednesday, May 12th

*Discussion #4
---Check responses
*Bring Books Tomorrow

5/11/10

Tuesday, May 11th

*Written Exam
---You may have out the prompt/scoring guide.
---You may use a dictionary/thesaurus.
---No music.
---I will collect your materials at end of hour.
----------------------or----------------------
*Continue preparing for Discussion #4, tomorrow

5/10/10

Monday, May 10th

*Written Final Exam
---You may have out the prompt/scoring guide.
---You may use a dictionary/thesaurus.
---No music.
---I will collect your materials at end of hour.

*Tuesday: Reading Day, absentee finals
*Wednesday: Discussion #4

5/7/10

Friday, May 7th

*Graduation Practice
---no class today

5/6/10

Thursday, May 6th

*Collect Topic Outlines
*Continue reading/preparing for Discussion #4
*Return topic Outlines
*Distribute Written Final Exam
---read, annotate, and prewrite in preparation for Monday's final

Friday: Graduation Practice
Monday: Written Final Exam
Tuesday: Reading Day
Wednesday: Discussion #4

5/5/10

Wednesday, May 5th

Info.: Written Final Exam
---Model prompt
---Read passage, annotate, and compose a topic outline
-----Due tomorrow
Tomorrow: Distribute Final Exam Prompt
Monday: Write

Thursday: Reading Day
Friday: Graduation Practice
Monday: Written Final Exam
Tuesday: Reading Day
Wednesday: Discussion #4

5/4/10

Tuesday, May 4th

*Discussion #3
---Check preparation

Wednesday: Info. on Written Final Exam
Thursday: Reading Day
Friday: Graduation Practice
Monday: Written Final Exam
Tuesday: Reading Day
Wednesday: Discussion #4

5/3/10

Monday, May 3rd

*Book Talks
---25 min prepare
---25 min deliver

Tomorrow: Discussion #3
Wednesday: Info. on Written Final Exam
Thursday: Reading Day
Friday: Graduation Practice
Monday: Written Final Exam
Tuesday: Reading Day
Wednesday: Discussion #4