Welcome to Mr. Kortman's Period 6
Semester 2
Homework
6/9/09- Prepare for Final In-class Essay on Friday
Bring in Lord of the Flies or any other novels that you haven't turned in
6/8/09- In-class Journals due tomorrow
6/4/09- Read Ch. 12 of Lord of the Flies
Complete Reading Journals for LOTF (min: 5, max: 7)
SSR Projects due next time
6/2/09- Read Ch. 9 & 10 of Lord of the Flies
Bring in textbooks for checkout
5/29/09- (1) Read Ch. 8 of Lord of the Flies
(2) Finish Poetry Final Assignment
(3) Mapping Activity (if not completed in class)
5/27/09- Read Ch. 6 & 7 of Lord of the Flies
Complete "Why Boys Become Vicious" Questions
5/22/09- Read Ch. 4 & 5 of Lord of the Flies
Finish Beast Poem
5/20/09- Read Ch. 3 of Lord of the Flies
5/18/09- Read Ch. 1 & 2 of Lord of the Flies
5/14/09- Travel Brochure and FAQ due Monday- Typed
5/12/09- Finish The Bean Trees and complete Annotation Journal for Chapter 17
Complete 3 FAQ's for Brochure Project and bring source information
Be ready for final quiz on The Bean Trees
5/8/09- Read Ch. 14 and 15 of The Bean Trees and complete only 1 Annotation Journal
Finish Sonic Device Poem and Handout
5/6/09- Finish Ch. 12 and 13 of The Bean Trees and complete Annotation Journal for Ch. 13
5/4/09- Read Ch. 11 of The Bean Trees and complete Annotation Journal
4/30/09- Finish "Somebody's Baby" Questions and Essay
Read Ch. 9&10 of The Bean Trees and complete Annotation Journals #5&6
4/28/09- Read Ch. 8 of The Bean Trees
Complete Annotation Journal #4
4/24/09- Read Ch. 7 of The Bean Trees
Complete Annotation Journal #3
4/22/09- Read Ch. 6 of The Bean Trees
Complete Annotation Journal #2
4/20/09- Read Ch. 5 of The Bean Trees
Complete Annotation Journal #1
4/16/09- Read Ch.3 and 4 of The Bean Trees
4/14/09- Read Ch.1 and 2 of The Bean Trees
Finish Pink Pre-reading Questions if you did not
4/3/09- No Homework. Have a relaxing spring break!
4/1/09-Final Draft due Friday 4/3/09
Non-fiction Vocabulary Quiz Next Time
3/30/09- Rough Draft of "Notes to a Young(er) Writer" Essay due
Non-Fiction Vocabulary Graphic Story Due
3/26/09- Outline for "Notes to a Young(er) Writer" due
3/24/09- Finish Product Creation Quests and prepare for presentation next time
3/20/09- Finish Writing Tasks for Wal-Mart Documentary Analysis
Work on Product Ideas for Creative Quest
3/18/09- Work on Product Ideas for Creative Quest
3/16/09- Complete Ad Analysis Handout on
television, newspaper or magazine advertisement
3/12/09- Finish handouts for Thea Palad's "Fighting Stereotypes"
3/10/09- Finish 1 page summary of author's argument and evidence for John Leo's
"The Modern Primitives"
3/6/09- Finish Romeo and Juliet Final Projects for Tuesday
(See assignment handout below if you need it)
3/4/09- Study for Final Quotation Identification test
Complete Act V Reading Guide
3/2/09- Journal #30-38 due Wednesday (see bottom of page for journal entries)
Complete Act IV Reading Guide
2/26/09- Read Act IV, Scenes III and IV and complete Reading Log- 5 entries
2/24/09- Complete Act III Reading Guide
Obtain parent signature for Class Registration and register for classes
2/20/09- Read Act III, Scenes V and complete Reading Log- 4 entries
2/18/09- Read Act III, Scenes II and complete Reading Log- 2 entries
Finish Act II Reading Guide
2/12/09- Read Act II, Scenes V and VI and complete 1 Reading Log- 3 entries
2/10/09- Read Act II, Scene III and finish Act I Reading Guide
2/6/09- Read Act I, Scene V and complete Reading Log- 3 entries
2/4/09- Read Act I, Scene III and complete Reading Log- 3 entries
2/2/09- Finish Reading Act I, Scene I
1/29/09- Finish "Labyrintine Journey" Handout
Complete Literature Sonnet Prologue
Links- Documents
Lord of the Flies Journal Assignment
Poetry Friday Final Assignment
Romeo and Juliet Final Project
Romeo and Juliet Reading Log Assignment
Links-Websites