AGENDAS FOR WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2009

DEAR STUDENTS,

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR YOUR COOPERATION AND GOOD BEHAVIOR AS THE PALL OF SPENCER JUAREZ' DEATH HANGS OVER OUR CAMPUS.

SECONDLY MANY THANKS TO MY STUDENTS WHO SUPPORTED THE WORK OF THE GUEST TEACHERS WHO TOOK MY PLACE DURING MY ILLNESS AND DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT.


ACADEMIC DECATHLON:

I AM CONTINUING TO READ, ANNOTATE, AND RESEARCH THE MATERIALS I HAVE. I WILL SHARE MY FINDINGS WITH YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.


ADVISORY:

1. TWO STUDENTS WILL BE SELECTED AND GIVEN PASSES TO CLEAR OUR CORRIDOR.

2. MAILBOX MATERIALS WILL BE ISSUED AND ANY REQUIRED WORK TO BE DONE WILL BE COLLECTED.

3. MS. CORNELL IS PREPARING MORE WORK ON STUDY SKILLS FOR YOU.


AMERICAN LITERATURE AND COMPOSITION:

1. CONTINUED ROLE TAKING BY STUDENTS IN THE CRUCIBLE: I AM IMPRESSED WITH SOME OF YOU WHO ARE GETTING THE EMOTION AND INTONATION RIGHT.

2. STUDENTS NOT TAKING ROLES WILL DO SAY/MEAN/MATTER AND CORNELL NOTES AS THE PLAY EVOLVES. ROLE PLAYERS MAY NEED TO CHECK WITH CLASSMATES FOR ANNOTATIONS TAKEN AS THEY WERE READING THEIR ROLES.

3. I SHALL PROVIDE EXEGESIS AT APPROPRIATE MOMENTS.


EXPOSITORY COMPOSITION:

1. THE ADMINISTRATION AND STAFF WILL BE PRESENT ON FRIDAY TO WITNESS YOUR ORAL AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL PRESENTATIONS. YOU WILL BE SCORED THIS TIME FOR POSTURE, EYE CONTACT, AND PROJECTION.

2, I SHALL SPEAK ABOUT PHYSICAL PRESENCE. THIS IS THE NEXT ISSUE WE SHALL WORK ON.

3.WRITER'S CHOICE: PAGE 320, READING, DISCUSSION, AND EXERCISES ON RESEARCH WRITING FOR THE SENIOR PROJECT. THIS TEXT IS STRICTLY INSTRUCTION, SO SAY/MEAN/MATTER WILL NOT BE REQUIRED. STUDENTS WILL MAKE CORNELL NOTES ON THE MATERIAL.

4. EXERCISES WILL BE ASSIGNED AS THEY OCCUR IN THE TEXT OF WRITER'S CHOICE.

5. WRITER'S CHOICE: LESSONS 7.2, 7.3, 7.5

6. WRITER'S CHOICE: LESSON 7.4 WILL BE THE SUBJECT OF A LEARNING TEAM EXERCISE.


IUNIORES AD LABORES!