2008 - 2009 First Term Calendar

 

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
August 25 August 26 August 27 August 28 August 29

First Day of School

HW: 

1.) signed syllabus

2.)  student survey 

3.)  Copy or print out anticipation guide

 

HW:  Take notes and/or copy character list

 

 

HW:  print or take notes on summary cartoon

 

 

Sept. 1 Sept. 2 Sept. 3 Sept. 4 Sept. 5

Labor Day

No school

edit college essay draft

read information on this website

 

 

 

 
Sept. 8 Sept. 9 Sept. 10 Sept. 11 Sept. 12

 

 

Go to this website and fill out the required information and surveys.

HW:  write a half-page reflection about your what you learned from the inventories you completed.

 

 

 

HW:  Fill out the brainstorming worksheet "A"

 

Quiz over Acts 1-3 of Hamlet

 

Sept. 15 Sept. 16 Sept. 17 Sept. 18 Sept. 19

in class:  brainstorming worksheet "b"

HW:  read this College essay newsweek article and bring a college essay prompt for tomorrow (if you don't have one, don't worry.  I will assign you one.)

in class:  UC personal statement or use your own and powerpoint on the personal statement

HW:  Edit your college essay, and then read these funny comics about Hamlet

 

HW:  read these parodies, then write one of your own for the "To not to be" soliloquy.  Extra credit if you read it to the class. (UPDATE:  since the server was down during our class and I could not go online and demonstrate this assignment for you, we will be working on it tomorrow during class.)

 

 

Sept. 22 Sept. 23 Sept. 24 Sept. 25 Sept. 26

 

 

Parent letter due Friday!

 

 

Parent letter due

Sept. 29 Sept. 30 Oct. 1 Oct. 2 Oct. 3

 

 

Mentor letter due Friday!

 

 

 

mentor letter due

Oct. 6 Oct. 7 Oct. 8 Oct. 9 Oct. 10

 

 

 

 

freewrite questions

HW:  resume

Letter of intent, sample letter and outline

Oct. 13 Oct. 14 Oct. 15 Oct. 16 Oct. 17

 

 

 

 

 

in class:  Work on your thesis statement:  look at this thesis statement worksheet and then check out this sample research essay

Oct. 20 Oct. 21 Oct. 22 Oct. 23 Oct. 24

 

 

 

 

 

 

Read this sample essay and see this sample annotation assignment; yours is due one week from today.

 

Oct. 27 Oct. 28 Oct. 29 Oct. 30 Oct. 31

MIDTERMS

Minimum Day

MIDTERMS

Minimum Day

END OF FIRST QUARTER

 

 

Annotations due

 

Nov. 3 Nov. 4 Nov. 5 Nov. 6 Nov. 7

HW:  Print out plagiarism contract and bring for tomorrow and read chapter 2 of Into The Wild

in class:  chapter 3 of ITW. 

HW:  print out the directions and 3-5 physical project log sheets and read this interview with the author of Into The Wild

 

in class:  chapter 4 of ITW

HW:  read chapter 5 and look at these pictures of Detrital Wash .  Then click here for

Quotation Punctuation Rules Sheets

1) copy down the basic rules from Sheet #1 - you can paraphrase and shorten as necessary

2) do the exercise at the bottom of Sheet #2

in class:  Review and collect punctuation homework. Choose one college essay topic and read sample essay.  Read chapter 6 of ITW.

HW:  No homework for today, but

click here for extra credit opportunity. Even if you don't do the extra credit, read this article.

PLEASE NOTE: Due on Wednesday11/12: 

1) An introduction to your paper including a hook, precis, and thesis.

2) An updated and revised outline based on your further research

in class:  ITW chapter 7

Precis review.

 

 

 

HW:  Due Wednesday: 

1) An introduction to your paper including a hook, precis, and thesis.

2) An updated and revised outline based on your further research

Please refer to this page to help you with bibliographical citations.  Bookmark it!! This site is also helpful.

Preliminary bibliography due next Friday and your first body section the following Tuesday for peer review. I will also read it.

Nov. 10 Nov. 11 Nov. 12 Nov. 13 Nov. 14

 

NO SCHOOL

 

NO SCHOOL

Due:

1.  Introduction to your paper including a hook, precis, and thesis.

2.  An updated and revised outline based on your further research.

Due tomorrow:preliminary bibliography

 

 

Preliminary bibliography due. 

HW: First body section of your essay will be due Tuesday.

Nov. 17 Nov. 18 Nov. 19 Nov. 20 Nov. 21

 

HW:  bring first body section of essay tomorrow for peer review. Bring me a copy to read as well.

DUE:  First section of your essay.  In class:  peer review of first body section.

 

 

 

Nov. 24 Nov. 25 Nov. 26 Nov. 27 Nov. 28

Thanksgiving Break

Thanksgiving Break

Thanksgiving Break

Thanksgiving Break

Thanksgiving Break

Dec. 1 Dec. 2 Dec. 3 Dec. 4 Dec. 5

 

HW:  Second Body Section due tomorrow - Peer Review in class.

 

DUE:

First Body Section due - Peer Review in class.

 

 

 

Dec. 8 Dec. 9 Dec. 10 Dec. 11 Dec. 12

 

 

 

 

 

 

HW:

Third Body Section due tomorrow - Peer Review in class.

DUE:

Third Body Section due - Peer Review in class.

Dec. 15 Dec. 16 Dec. 17 Dec. 18 Dec. 19

 

HW:

Full draft of paper due tomorrow for peer review

 

DUE:

Full draft of paper due - peer review (Senior Paper Rubric)

 HW: As soon as you can, turn your paper into turnitin.com  See tomorrow's homework for class number and password

Signed parent letter is due FRIDAY

HW - Completed paper due tomorrow.

Tonight, you are to submit your paper to Turnitin.com.

Log in as a new user and create your account.

Once you have an account, you'll need to enter your class number:  2541528

The password is thowthow

Follow the directions to upload and submit your paper for the reserach paper assignment.

Make sure you also turn in a paper copy with the Senior Paper Rubric

Signed parent letter is due tomorrow

 

 

Senior Paper due - (Senior Paper Rubric). Remember to have turned in the paper at Turnitin.com. Directions are on yesterday's calendar.

Dec. 22 Dec. 23 Dec. 24 Dec. 25 Dec. 26

Winter Break

No school

Winter Break

No school

Winter Break

No school

Winter Break

No school

Winter Break

No school

Dec. 29 Dec. 30 Dec. 31 Jan. 1 Jan. 2

Winter Break

No school

Winter Break

No school

Winter Break

No school

 

Winter Break

No school

Winter Break

No school

Jan. 5 Jan. 6 Jan. 7 Jan. 8 Jan. 9

 

 

HW:  Eulogy assignment.  Check out this website or this website and find a poem :)  ...or this one which is blocked, but it should work at home.

 

 

 

Jan. 12 Jan. 13 Jan. 14 Jan. 15 Jan. 16

write speech for senior boards: InClassPracticeBoardSpeechRubric

portfoliorubricfullpage

 

 

 

 

 

Jan. 19 Jan. 20 Jan. 21 Jan. 22 Jan. 23

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

No school

 

 

practice for senior boards

practice for senior boards

senior boards

3:30-5:00

Minimum Day

Finals

Minimum Day

END OF FIRST SEMESTER