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Wednesday February, 22, 2012

ALGEBRA I: No homework tonight.

Español 1B: No homework tonight! ¡Buena suerte con el baloncesto!

LITERATURE:  
Presentations continue tomorrow.  Quiz on poetry terms and devices on Monday.
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012

WW: Create flash cards for the Unit Eight root and vocabulary words. Add an illustration to the root words to help you memorize the definition (example: showing two bells fighting to illustrate that the root "bell" means "war."

Español 1B: WB p. 75# 5, 6, 7.

HISTORY: Finish your vocab w/ definitions and pictures. I will also move your test to Monday, so you need to make sure you use the extra 3 nights to prepare!

ALGEBRA I: Find assignment on Thursday's homework blog.

LITERATURE:  Tomorrow is the day!  Poetry presentations!  Use your rubric and be sure to use what you learned in Poetry Alive when you plan how you will deliver your poem to the class.   Be sure to bring a website that we can use to project your text for your analysis (using the poetry terms and devices that we have been discussing for the last two weeks.)  Thursday there will be a quiz on these terms.
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Thursday, February 16, 2012

HISTORY: Vocab (definitions and pictures) due Tuesday. 

ALGEBRA I: Due Tuesday 2/21. Textbook pages pp. 375-376 6-38 even.

Español 1B: Big Book p. 162# 1, 2; p. 163# 3; Tuesday quiz on the new vocabulary!
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Dress for Poetry Alive:   You may wear your warm ups (basketball players) or you may choose to bring a pair of jeans (no rips or holes) along with a solid color polo or t-shirt.  Your t-shirt should not have any designs or words on it.  You can change for the program at 1:45 if you choose to wear something else.

LITERATURE:  Memorize your lines for Poetry Alive.  Your individual poem presentations will be next Wednesday.  Read through the rubric to be sure you are including all the components.  Outside Reading should be well under way.  If you would like to present early, please let me know.  
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012

HISTORY: Finish your definitions and picture/symbols. (Industrial Revolution, factory system, capitalist, mass production, interchangeable parts, urbanization, telegraph, famine, nativist, discrimination) They are due the next time we have class (next Tuesday.)

LITERATURE:  Memorize your poems!  You should be "off book" tomorrow if possible.  Tomorrow you will be working with the actors on your presentations so be prepared.  Jonathan, your partners have great notes for you!

WW: Your two-character short story (using the plot structure with the climax being a proposal of some sort) is due at the end of class on Wednesday. Get a good solid start on it tonight.
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Monday, February 13, 2012

LITERATURE:  Memorize your poem for Poetry Alive!  Good work today practicing your planning and presentation skills!  
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Friday, February 10, 2012

ALGEBRA I: 6.5 Reteaching with practice handout 1-8 and "Real-Life Application: When Will I Ever Use This? TRUCKING.

HISTORY:
Finish your foldable and bring it to class on Monday for your "open foldable test."

WW: Come to class on Tuesday with printed versions of your two character biographies. Follow the prompts on the Playwriting Worksheet. 
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Thursday, February 9, 2012

Español 1B: Big book p. 146/147 # 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 (#1-25). Project due Wednesday!

HISTORY: Your foldable is due on Monday for our "open foldable test." We will work on it tomorrow in class, too.
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Wednesday, February 8, 2012

ALGEBRA I: Finish the Take home quiz on Sections 6.1, 6.2, and 6.3.
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Tuesday, February 7, 2012

ALGEBRA I: Complete the 6.3 handout, 2-18 even and 19-23 all.

LITERATURE:  It's Poetry Time, Peeps!  Define the poetry terms  you received today and be ready to roll with them tomorrow as we begin prowling about this interesting genre.  If you have an outstanding AR quiz, join me for lunch tomorrow.  If you just selected your outside reading book, be sure you have checked it out from the library!

Español 1B: Big Book p. 154-155 # A, B. Work on your project/oral test!! (2/15).

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