AGENDAS FOR WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2009

DEAR STUDENTS:

WEDNESDAY IS TWIN DAY. PICK A FRIEND AND WEAR SIMILAR CLOTHING.


ACADEMIC DECATHLON:

I AM FINDING THAT COMPARING THE TEXT, "CLIFF'S NOTES," AND "SPARK NOTES" GIVES A VERY CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF THE MATERIALS.


ADVISORY:

1. REVIEW OF INFORMATION ON SERVICE LEARNING

2. MATERIALS FROM THE MAIN OFFICE FOR DISCUSSION

3. DAILY ASSIGNMENTS FOR POLICING OUR CORRIDOR


AMERICAN LITERATURE AND COMPOSITION:

1. REINFORCE INFORMATION ON SERVICE LEARNING

2. PERIOD TWO: FINISH DISCUSSION OF "MARY JEMISON" AND TEACHER READING OF "SINNERS IN THE HANDS OF AN ANGRY GOD"

PERIOD S FIVE AND SIX: REVIEW "SINNERS IN THE HANDS OF AN ANGRY GOD."

3. ALL PERIODS: WRITE THE ANSWERS TO "MAKING CONNECTIONS" ON PAGE 39.

4. WRITE THE ANSWERS TO "LITERARY FOCUS: STYLE" ON PAGE 39 IN COMPLETE SENTENCES. REMEMBER TO ANSWER THE "WHY?" QUESTIONS.

5. LIST THE ANSWERS TO "VOCABULARY STUDY" ON PAGE 40.

6. "HISTORICAL OVERVIEW" FOR THE CRUCIBLE

7. STUDENT READING AND TEACHER EXEGESIS OF FROM "THE DIARY OF SAMUEL SEWELL"

8. STUDENTS WILL WRITE THE EXEGESIS ON PAGE 60.


EXPOSITORY COMPOSITION:

1. HOUSEKEEPING ACTIVITIES

2. CONTINUED OPPORTUNITIES TO PRACTICE ORAL IN-FRONT-OF-CLASS READINGS FROM THE DISTRICT MANDATED CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITIES MATERIALS.

3. STUDENTS WHO HAVE NOT ALREADY TURNED IN THREE PROPOSED SENIOR PROJECT CHOICES MUST DO SO.

4. CONTINUING WORK WITH "IF YOU PITCH IT, THEY WILL EAT"

5. STUDENTS WILL WRITE ANNOTATIONS ON THE TEACHER EXEGESIS OF THE ABOVE TEXT.