12/18/09

12/18/09: English 

Grade 9: OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENTS:

Over Break: Read a novel and write a three (3) page formal paper describing how it made you feel, what you learned from reading it, or what you thought the author was trying to teach us by writing the book. If you earn a “20” or above on the PA Writing Rubric, you will earn a “100 %” on this EXTRA CREDIT assignment.

Catch up on any missing work and you’ll get a reduced late penalty.

Grade 10:

OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENTS:

Rewrite, using the proofreading skills we discussed in class, your “Poetry Analysis” paper. I’ll REPLACE your grade with the new one.

Catch up on any missing work and you’ll get a reduced late penalty.

Grade 11:

OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENTS:

Rewrite, using the proofreading skills we discussed in class, your “To Kill A Mockingbird” paper. I’ll REPLACE your grade with the new one.

Catch up on any missing work and you’ll get a reduced late penalty.

Grade 12:

Rewrite, using the proofreading skills we discussed in class, your “College Essay.” I’ll REPLACE your grade with the new one.

Catch up on any missing work and you’ll get a reduced late penalty.

Writing Prompts:

http://www.davidrm.com/thejournal/tjresources-exercises.php#poetry  

http://www.creativewritingprompts.com  (thanks Paiden)

http://www.writersdigest.com/WritingPrompts (thanks Daniel)

Actors in “Dickens of a Mystery”:  Learn your lines.

**Read the Charles Dickens novel (or conduct any research you can – SparkNotes, Wiki, encyclopedias, any source at all) from which your character is drawn:

Edwina-The Mystery of Edwin Drood

Estella-Great Expectations

Belle-A Christmas Carol

Nancy-Oliver Twist

Clara-David Copperfield

Defarge-A Tale of Two Cities

Havisham-Great Expectations

Oliver-Oliver Twist

Fagin-Oliver Twist

Uriah-David Copperfield

McCawber-David Copperfield

Dickens-Any/All of the above.

12/17/09

M. Dulac
French I = wb 35 (due 12/18)
French II = Rewrite the ten questions from class in two different ways. If you were absent on 12/16, get the original ten from a classmate and go from there.
All = Mid-terms are only 12 school days/9 class periods away, so start looking over old tests and quizzes. Think of some questions you may have and start studying now. There shall be nothing on the mid-terms that you will not have seen by the week of 1/18

Ms. Willard

Advanced Math Test

Algebra 2 pg 142 13-17 all

Geometry pg 211 9-19 odd, 23, 24, 31, 32

Integrated Algebra 2 Worksheet 115

12/16/09

Ms. Willard

Advanced Math Test

Algebra 1 pg 203 47-59 all

Algebra 2 correct worksheet

Statistics Test

Geometry correct worksheet, finish pg 206

Integrated Algebra 2 correct pg 74

12/15/09

M. Dulac

French I = tb 94-95 ex. 26 and 28 with complete French sentences

Ms. Willard

Algebra 1 pg 201 17-25 odd, 27-29 all pg 246 11-16 all

Statistics Finish Review

Integrated Algebra 2 finish pg 74

12/14/09: English 

Grade 9: 

Tuesday, 12/15:  The Giver, Ch. 11 Questions due.

Grade 10:

Tuesday, 12/15: The Outsiders, Ch. 2 Questions due. 

Grade 11:

Tuesday, 12/15:  Catcher in the Rye, Ch. 4 Questions due. 

Grade 12:

Wednesday, 12/16: Macbeth Projects due

 Act I, Sc. 3 any 5 of the ?s.

Ms. Willard's Math

Advanced Math Test

Algebra 1pg 195 13-39 odd, 41-43 all

Algebra 2 Worksheet pgs 139 & 140

Statistics Review

Geometry Worksheet pgs 203 & 204

Integrated Alegbra 2 pg 74 58-75 all

M. Dulac

French I = wb 34

French II = 10 total sentences. Use all ten known quantities to describe what you buy at each of the stores. No food can be repeated and ten total sentences. I do not want 10 sentences for each store, just ten total. Study for the major pop quiz tomorrow. BTW, this assignment must be in French and with ten complete sentences.

M. Dulac

French I & II = wb 32

12/10/09

12/10/09: English 

Grade 9: 

Friday, 12/11:  Journals/Prompt Response due

  In class, finish Ch 9, read Ch 10.

Monday, 12/14: The Giver, Ch. 9 &10 Questions due. 

Grade 10:

Friday, 12/11:  Journals/Prompt Response due

  In class, answer all Ch 1 ?s. Read Ch 2.

Monday, 12/14: The Outsiders, Ch. 2 Questions due. 

Grade 11:

Friday, 12/11:  Journals/Prompt Response due

  In class, answer all Ch 1-3 ?s. Read Ch 4.

Monday, 12/14: Catcher in the Rye, Ch. 4 Questions due. 

Grade 12:

Friday, 12/11:  Journals/Prompt Response due

  In class, reread Act I, sc. 2 and answer all ?s together. Read Sc. 3.

Monday, 12/14: Macbeth Projects due

 Act I, Sc. 3 any 5 of the ?s.

Writing Prompt potential sources:

http://www.davidrm.com/thejournal/tjresources-exercises.php

http://www.creativewritingprompts.com  (thanks Paiden)

http://www.writersdigest.com/WritingPrompts (thanks Daniel)

http://staff.esuhsd.org/danielle/English%20Department%20LVillage/journals.html  (thanks Holly Jo)

Ms. Willard

Advanced Math work on review

Algebra 2 questions

Geometry pg 209 11-25 odd, 30, 31

12/9/09

M. Dulac

French I = wb 31

French II = tb 113, copy 2nd (bottom) vocab from English to French.

Ms. Willard

Advanced Math pg 197 1-10 all, 11-59 odd, 60, 61

Algebra 1 Chapter 3 test first part

Algebra 2 pg 132 15-29 odd

Statistics No class early release

Geometry No class early release

Integrated Algebra 2 No class early release

12/8/09

M. Dulac

French I = Create a family tree of at least three generations and of 8-12 family members. It must be labeled in  French.

French II = wb 31

Ms. Willard

Algebra 1 Vocab Test 3, correct review

Statistics Review

Integrated Algebra 2 Worksheet pg 71

12/7/09

Ms. Willard

Advanced Math pg 194 13-33 odd

Algebra 1 pg 179 1-10 all, 11-53 odd, 54, 55

Algebra 2 pg 132 15-29 odd, 31-36 all

Statistics pg 255 1-21 odd

Geometry 

M. Dulac

French I = tb 107 copy 2nd vocab from English to French, bring in your biggest family photo

French II = tb 78-79 summarize blue bold terms in own words in English

English / Mr. Rose 

Grade 9: 

Tuesday, 12/8:  The Giver, Ch. 9 Study Guide Questions (by end of class). 

  LAST DAY for computer demonstrations. 

  Vocabulary due.

Friday, 12/11:  Journals/Prompt Response due

Grade 10:

Tuesday, 12/8:  Start reading The Outsiders in class, 

  Ch. 1 Study Guide Questions afterward. 

  LAST DAY for computer demonstrations. 

  Vocabulary due.

Friday, 12/11:  Journals/Prompt Response due

Grade 11:

Tuesday, 12/8:  Start reading Catcher in the Rye in class, 

  Ch. 1 Study Guide Questions afterward. 

  LAST DAY for computer demonstrations. 

  Vocabulary due.

Friday, 12/11:  Journals/Prompt Response due

Grade 12:

Wednesday, 12/9:  Continue reading Macbeth in class, 

  appropriate Study Guide ?s afterward. 

  Ongoing work on Theatrical Element Projects.

Friday, 12/11:  Journals/Prompt Response due

Writing Prompt potential sources:

http://www.davidrm.com/thejournal/tjresources-exercises.php#poetry  

http://www.creativewritingprompts.com  (thanks Paiden)

http://www.writersdigest.com/WritingPrompts (thanks Daniel)

http://staff.esuhsd.org/danielle/English%20Department%20LVillage/journals.html (thanks Holly Jo)

12/4/09

Ms. Willard's Math

Advanced Math pg 186 15-39 odd, 41 & 44

Algebra 1 Finish worksheet pages 187 and 188

Algebra 2 pg 126 Regular 13-31 odd, 33-36 all

       General 13-27 odd, 33-36 all

Statistics Questions

Geometry pg 191 49-64 all, skip 52-55

Integrated Algebra 2 question pg 72

M. Dulac

French I = tb 74-75, summarize bold blue terms in your own words with complete sentences

French II = wb 24 and test Monday. Test will cover:

Vocab

Food

Meals

Ingrediants

Conversations

Grammar

Partitive Articles

Usage

meaning

Negative expressions

Placement

meaning

Culture

Quebec and its surrounding features

M. Dulac

French I =  test tomorrow over: (still on my board)

Vocab

        adjectives

looks

personality

conversation

name read it

age speak it

hair listen to it

eyes write it

looks

personality

Grammar

être

conjugation

meaning

adjectives

agreement

placement

Culture

Quebec the province and city and their surroundings

French II =  tb 62 negative expressions

Integrated Mathematics II = test tomorrow over:

exponents

adding

subtracting

multiplying

dividing

circles

radius

diameter

circumference

area

vocabulary (multiple choice)

12/3/09

Ms. Willard's Math

Advanced math pg 177 13-35 odd

Algebra 2 quiz

Geometry pg 189 11-35 odd, 36-38 all, 47 & 48

Integrated Algebra 2 pg 72 15-22 all, 31-36 all

12/7/09

12/7/09: English 

Grade 9: 

Tuesday, 12/8:  The Giver, Ch. 9 Study Guide Questions (by end of class). 

  LAST DAY for computer demonstrations. 

  Vocabulary due.

Friday, 12/11:  Journals/Prompt Response due

Grade 10:

Tuesday, 12/8:  Start reading The Outsiders in class, 

  Ch. 1 Study Guide Questions afterward. 

  LAST DAY for computer demonstrations. 

  Vocabulary due.

Friday, 12/11:  Journals/Prompt Response due

Grade 11:

Tuesday, 12/8:  Start reading Catcher in the Rye in class, 

  Ch. 1 Study Guide Questions afterward. 

  LAST DAY for computer demonstrations. 

  Vocabulary due.

Friday, 12/11:  Journals/Prompt Response due

Grade 12:

Wednesday, 12/9:  Continue reading Macbeth in class, 

  appropriate Study Guide ?s afterward. 

  Ongoing work on Theatrical Element Projects.

Friday, 12/11:  Journals/Prompt Response due

Writing Prompt potential sources:

http://www.davidrm.com/thejournal/tjresources-exercises.php#poetry  

http://www.creativewritingprompts.com  (thanks Paiden)

http://www.writersdigest.com/WritingPrompts (thanks Daniel)

http://staff.esuhsd.org/danielle/English%20Department%20LVillage/journals.html (thanks Holly Jo)

12/4/09: English

Grade 9: 

Due Now:  The Giver, Ch. 8 Study Guide Questions. 

  Demonstrate a computer skill or activity that will help your classmates in academic, cultural, or practical ways. 

  Journals are now prompt responses.  Only one (1) is due each Friday (via NoteShare). Choose any prompt from:

http://www.davidrm.com/thejournal/tjresources-exercises.php#poetry 

http://www.creativewritingprompts.com  (thanks Paiden)

http://www.writersdigest.com/WritingPrompts (thanks Daniel)

Due Tuesday, 12/8:  Vocabulary, Ch 9 ?s (via NoteShare).

Grade 10:

Due Now:  Demonstrate a computer skill or activity that will help your classmates in academic, cultural, or practical ways. 

  Journals are now prompt responses.  Only one (1) is due each Friday (via NoteShare). Choose any prompt from:

http://www.davidrm.com/thejournal/tjresources-exercises.php#poetry 

http://www.creativewritingprompts.com  (thanks Paiden)

http://www.writersdigest.com/WritingPrompts (thanks Daniel)

Monday, 12/7:  We will begin reading The Outsiders.

Due Tuesday, 12/8:  Vocabulary (via NoteShare).

Grade 11:

Due Now:  Demonstrate a computer skill or activity that will help your classmates in academic, cultural, or practical ways. 

  Journals are now prompt responses.  Only one (1) is due each Friday (via NoteShare). Choose any prompt from:

http://www.davidrm.com/thejournal/tjresources-exercises.php#poetry  

http://www.creativewritingprompts.com  (thanks Paiden)

http://www.writersdigest.com/WritingPrompts (thanks Daniel)

Monday, 12/7:  We will begin reading Catcher in the Rye.

Due Tuesday, 12/8:  Vocabulary (via NoteShare).

Grade 12:

***Make sure you've read Intro. Material for Macbeth, pp. 290 – 299***

Due Now: Ongoing work on Theatrical Element Project. Pick a “theatre job” (i.e. Acting, Directing, Designing Lights; Sound; Sets; Costumes; Props), and propose an “approach” or “concept.”  Either read the play itself if you feel comfortable with the language, or use any one of a variety of synopses available on the Internet (Recommended: Spark Notes at http://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/macbeth/context.html )

 You must be ready to submit via NoteShare a written description of what you plan to do with the project, then describe and/or share your notes on it for the class. 

Due Now:  Journals are now prompt responses.  Only one (1) is due each Friday (via NoteShare). Choose any prompt from:

http://www.davidrm.com/thejournal/tjresources-exercises.php#poetry  

http://www.creativewritingprompts.com  (thanks Paiden)

http://www.writersdigest.com/WritingPrompts (thanks Daniel)

12/2/09

Grade 9: 

Due Now:  Demonstrate a computer skill or activity that will help your classmates in academic, cultural, or practical ways. 

Due Friday, 12/4:  Journals are now prompt responses.  Only one (1) is due each Friday or you may continue to submit four 150-300 word Journals (via NoteShare). Choose any prompt from:

http://www.davidrm.com/thejournal/tjresources-exercises.php#poetry 

http://www.creativewritingprompts.com  (thanks Paiden)

http://www.writersdigest.com/WritingPrompts (thanks Daniel)

Bring Pleasure reading to class (if time after computer demos).

Due Tuesday, 12/8:  Vocabulary, Reading Response (via NoteShare).

Grade 10:

Due Now:  Demonstrate a computer skill or activity that will help your classmates in academic, cultural, or practical ways. 

Due Friday, 12/4:  Journals are now prompt responses.  Only one (1) is due each Friday or you may continue to submit four 150-300 word Journals  (via NoteShare). Choose any prompt from:

http://www.davidrm.com/thejournal/tjresources-exercises.php#poetry 

http://www.creativewritingprompts.com  (thanks Paiden)

http://www.writersdigest.com/WritingPrompts (thanks Daniel)

The Giver, Ch. 8 Study Guide Questions.

Bring Pleasure reading to class (if time after computer demos).

Due Tuesday, 12/8:  Vocabulary, Reading Response (via NoteShare).

Grade 11:

Due Now:  Demonstrate a computer skill or activity that will help your classmates in academic, cultural, or practical ways. 

Due Friday, 12/4:  Journals are now prompt responses.  Only one (1) is due each Friday or you may continue to submit four 150-300 word Journals (via NoteShare). Choose any prompt from:

http://www.davidrm.com/thejournal/tjresources-exercises.php#poetry  

http://www.creativewritingprompts.com  (thanks Paiden)

http://www.writersdigest.com/WritingPrompts (thanks Daniel)

Bring Pleasure reading to class (if time after computer demos).

Monday, 12/7:  We will begin reading Catcher in the Rye.

Due Tuesday, 12/8:  Vocabulary, Reading Response (via NoteShare).

Grade 12:

***Make sure you've read Intro. Material for Macbeth, pp. 290 – 299***

Due Now: Ongoing work on Theatrical Element Project. Pick a “theatre job” (i.e. Acting, Directing, Designing Lights; Sound; Sets; Costumes; Props), and propose an “approach” or “concept.”  Either read the play itself if you feel comfortable with the language, or use any one of a variety of synopses available on the Internet (Recommended: Spark Notes at http://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/macbeth/context.html 

 You must be ready to submit via NoteShare a written description of what you plan to do with the project, then describe and/or share your notes on it for the class. 

Due Friday, 12/4:  Journals are now prompt responses.  Only one (1) is due each Friday or you may continue to submit four 150-300 word Journals  (via NoteShare). Choose any prompt from:

http://www.davidrm.com/thejournal/tjresources-exercises.php#poetry  

http://www.creativewritingprompts.com  (thanks Paiden)

http://www.writersdigest.com/WritingPrompts (thanks Daniel)

12/2/09

Ms. Willard's

Ad. Math Read pg 171-175

Algebra 1 worksheet 186

Algebra 2 pg 122 Practice quiz

Statistics questions

Geometry pg 181 13-39 odd, 44, 45

SCIENCE - 12/01/09

Earth Science - SW due Wed 12/16

Biology - p. 56:1-9 (due Wed 12/2)

 p. 56:10-17 (due Fri 12/4)

 p. 56-57:18-24 (due Wed 12/9)

 p. 57:25-32 (due Fri 12/11)

 test - Thurs 12/17

    SW due Fri 12/18

Physical Science

p. 58 due Wed 12/2

p. 59 due Fri 12/4

p. 82 due Wed 12/9

p. 83 due Fri 12/11

test - Thurs 12/17

SW due Fri 12/18

Chemistry

Test Tues 12/8

SW due Wed 12/16

Physics

WS 25 due Wed 12/2

Test Thurs 12/10

M. Dulac

French I = tb 85  ex. 14. 6 sentences for each person. repeat as little as possible or nothing.

French II = tb 85 ex. 3 with 5 complete sentences. finish conversations

All classes = Tests on Friday 12/4

Ms. Willard

Period 3 pg 175 19-21 all 30, 31, 32, 34

Statistics pg 242 1-23 odd.

 

12/1/09

Mr. Beal

Period Three- Great Issues

We watched a video on Saddam Hussein and his reign of terror.  For your assignment, research the methods employed by his regime in all attempts to maintain control of his country.  Submit a paper outlining this, and respond to the levels of his reign.

Period Five- World History

Pages 110-114 (?'s 1-6 on page 114)

Ms. Willard

Algebra 1 pg 175 19-21 all, 29-32 all, 34

Statistics pg 242 1-23 odd

Integrated Algebra 2 pg 830 Lesson 2-2 1-18 all