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Week of April 19th
             In Class Homework
Monday Romeo & Juliet/ Grammar Blog post by 9:00 p.m. Tomorrow (Tuesday)
Tuesday Romeo & Juliet/ Grammar 9:00 p.m. Blog Deadline
Wednesday Romeo & Juliet/ Grammar None
Thursday Romeo & Juliet/ Grammar None
Friday Romeo & Juliet/ Grammar None


Week of April 12th
            In Class Homework
Monday Romeo & Juliet/
Differentiated Grammar		 None
Tuesday Romeo & Juliet/
Differentiated Grammar		 None
Wednesday Romeo & Juliet/
Differentiated Grammar		 None
Thursday Romeo & Juliet/
Differentiated Grammar		 None
Friday Romeo & Juliet/
Differentiated Grammar		 None


Week of April 5th
             In Class Homework
Monday   Continue Antigone             7pm Live Portal
9pm Blog Discussion Deadline            Second one tomorrow
Tuesday Grammar Work/
Antigone		 Blog Discussion by 9:00 p.m. Wednesday
Get ready for Antigone Quiz
Wednesday Antigone Quiz  
Thursday Service Learning  
Friday Grammar work/Intro to Romeo & Juliet  


Week of March 29th
                In Class Homework                        
Monday Group Read - Finish Oedipus None
Tuesday Visit the Oracle at Delphi Blog Discussion
"Live Portal" 7 pm
Deadling 9pm Wednesday
Wednesday Grammar Review/Continue Antigone Yesterday's
Blog post deadline 9 pm
Thursday Quiz over Oedipus None
Friday Continue Antigone Blog post deadline
Monday by 9:00 pm


Week of March 8th
                                In Class                       Homework                  
Monday Lab                     Practice
Tuesday Lab Practice
Wednesday Lab Practice
Thursday Lab Practice
*Kodiak Scholars - Begin Blog Discussion
Friday Perform Relax!



Week of March 1
                 In Class Homework
Monday Work on project 20 Lines due Friday
Tuesday Work on project 20 Lines due Friday
 
Wednesday Work on project 20 Lines due Friday
 
Thursday Work on project 20 Lines due Friday
 
Friday Lines due TODAY
Work on project		 Begin practicing w/ Music


Week of Feb. 8th
              In Class Homework
Sunday Midnight Paper needs to be sent to one
tribe member - Don't forget to CC Me		  
Monday Debrief about Conference
Work on Peer Reviews		 Must Peer Review your tribal member's draft--CC me
Tuesday By 8:00 a.m. you ought to have send your tribal member your comments on his or her draft Revise your paper
Wednesday Turn in Final Paper
Begin Film		 None
Thursday Continue Film Enjoy your extended Weekend See you Tuesday!
Friday NO SCHOOL - Professional Day NO SCHOOL MONDAY EITHER!!



Week of Feb. 1st
             In Class      Homework
Monday Have your SCSLC Draft ready Continue to revise draft and work on Lord of the Flies Essay
Tuesday Service Learning  
Wednesday Class time to work Have your SCSLC Draft ready
Thursday Class time to work Have your SCSLC presentation ready to go; Don't forget to dress appropriately.

You're going to be great. I have every confidence in you.
Friday CONFERENCE!!    
Sunday Midnight Deadline Send your Lord of Flies Draft
to one peer in your tribe		  


Week of Jan. 27th
                        In Class Homework
Monday Pronunciation Quiz Read; Work on SCSLC;
Begin thinking about LOF essay;
Study 2nd set of vocab
Tuesday Field Trip Same as above
Vocab Project (2nd set) due tomorrow
2nd Comprehension Quiz Tomorrow
Wednesday Vocab Proj Due
Comp Quiz		 Study Vocab
Begin Intro paragraph of Essay--1st paragraph due to blog tomorrow 3:15
Thursday Team Time/SCSLC
1st Paragraphs Due by 3:15 Today		 Look through blog--responding to other's thesis paragraphs by 8:00 tomorrow
Friday   Over the weekend, work on your SCSLC piece as well as your LOF essay. If you haven't finished the book, try to do that as well

Next Deadlines:
Feb. 1st have SCSLC Draft ready
Feb. 7th 8:00 a.m. Lord of Flies Draft sent to peer
Feb. 10th Final Draft


Week of Jan. 18th
                            In Class Homework
Monday               No School                           Continue Reading, thinking about essay, working on vocab, thinking about SCSLC presentation,

Journal Entry for Team
Tuesday Review of Guidelines
Team Time
 		 Same as above--Make sure you have something to show vocab practice, and make sure you are reading for the Comprehension Quiz
Wednesday Vocab Project Due
Comprehension Quiz		 Same as above--make sure you can correctly pronounce the words
Thursday Pronunciation Quiz (Team Average--Don't let your tribe down) Same as above--make sure you are ready for vocab quiz
Friday Vocab Quiz Continue Reading, thinking about essay, working on vocab, thinking about SCSLC presentation, wiki, etc.

Journal Entry for Team

Week of Jan. 11th - 15th
                    In Class Homework
Monday Tribe Requirements Strong Verb Paragraph
(unless you are the member
writing the Journal Entry)
Tuesday Class Read
Team Time		 Strong Verb
Wednesday Silent Read
Essay Guidelines
Team Time		 Strong Verb
Thursday Intro to Wiki Read the book/Work on Essay/
Work on wiki
Friday NO SCHOOL - PROF. DAY  



Week of:  Jan. 4th - 8th
         In Class Homework
Monday No School  
Tuesday Class Read/Write None
Wednesday Class Read/Write Strong Verb Para.
Thursday Class Read/Write Strong Verb Para.
Friday Activity RAFT



Week of: Dec. 7th - 11th
         In Class Homework
Monday Delayed Start -- Lab Time Study/Bookshare
Tuesday Closed Study/Bookshare
Wednesday Grammar Exam Bookshare
Thursday Lab Time Bookshare
Friday Begin Bookshare Presentations None


Week of: Nov. 30th - Dec. 4th
          In Class     Homework
Monday Study/Writing time                      Study/Work on Bookshare     
  Exam Dec. 8th 
Bookshare Due Dec. 11th                                
Tuesday Lab (Writing time) Study/Work on Bookshare
Wednesday Lab (Writing time) Study/Work on Bookshare
Thursday Lab (Writing time) Study/Work on Bookshare
Friday Practice Exam Study/Work on Bookshare


Week of: Nov. 16th - 20th
       In Class Homework
Monday Last Reading Quiz None
Tuesday Introduction to last three projects Work on Book Share
Review Grammar
Brainstorm Writing Ideas
Wednesday Practice/Free Writing Work on Book Share
Review Grammar
Brainstorm Writing Ideas
Thursday Practice/Free Writing Work on Book Share
Review Grammar
Brainstorm Writing Ideas
Friday Practice/Free Writing Work on Book Share
Review Grammar
Brainstorm Writing Ideas



Week of: Nov. 9th - 13th
         In Class Homework
Monday New Guidelines/Team Time Finish Novel by Fri.
Group Duties
Tuesday Silent Read/Lab Time Finish Reading
Get head start on Blog & Quizzes
Group Duties
Wednesday Class Read Blog Discussion closes @ 9pm
Thursday Class Discussion Study for Vocab
Friday Vocab Quiz/Movie Study for Reading Quiz
Any Remaining Group Duties



Week of: Nov. 2nd - 6th
                 In Class        Homework           
Monday Silent Read
Team Time		 Blog Discussion
May post anytime,
but "live discussion" will
be open from 7-9pm
Tuesday Class Discuss Study Vocab.
Wednesday Vocab Quiz
Team Time		 Study for Reading Quiz
Thursday Reading Quiz
Team Time		 Continue Reading/Finish this week's duties
Friday Finish the Most Dangerous Game
Start on RAFTS		 Monday Deadline for RAFT


Week of: Oct. 26th - 30th
        In Class Homework
Monday         Group Read/Discuss
New Group Duties             		 Read to pg 84 by Friday         
Keep up on Group Deadlines   
Tuesday Silent Read
Team Time		 Continue to read/Complete
Group assignment
Wednesday Group Read/Discuss
Team Time		 Continue to read/Complete
Group assignment/
Begin checking Blog/Wiki
Thursday Silent Read
Lab/Team Time		 Finish up group assignments/
Finish up reading
Begin studying on Quizlet and Wiki
Friday Literature/Free Write Day Don't forget Blog Discussion scheduled for Monday
Reading Quiz next Wednesday
Vocab Quiz next Thursday


Week of: Oct. 19th - 21st
        In Class Homework
Monday        Team           Time Blog Discussion - Everyone
Live Portal at 7:00 but you can post anytime before 9:00

Summary Groups need summaries to me.
Look over info on Blog/Wiki to prepare for Reading Quiz
 
Tuesday Reading Quiz
Computer Lab
(Overview)		 Continue to read

Study Vocabulary (Only your class period's words)
Wednesday Vocab Quiz Continue to read
Honoring Soldiers Essay
Thursday Conferences  
Friday Conferences  


Week of:  Oct. 12th - 16th
                        In Class Homework
Monday Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's
"I have a Dream"
Introduction to Animal Farm		 Strong Verb Para
*its/it's
(one pass this week)
Tuesday Group Contracts
Class Read Aloud		 Strong Verb
*which/witch
Read through pg 44 by Friday
Wednesday Guidelines
Team Time		 Strong Verb
*where/were/we're
Thursday Silent Read
Team Time		 Strong Verb
*writing/right/write
Friday The Most Dangerous Game
Continued/In-class write		 Strong Verb
*pour/pore

Vocab Groups:  Quizlets need to be Created

Higher Order Groups:  Blog Discussion question needs to be posted
By Sunday
Evening		   Higher Order Groups:  Historical links documents need to be shared


Week of:  Oct. 6th - Oct. 9th
          In Class Homework
Monday Professional Day - No School Continue Working
on Paper
Tuesday Peer Review (Full Draft Due) Revise Paper--
Next Deadline:  Friday
Wednesday Finish Highlighting/Copying Sources
Ask questions		 Revise Paper
Thursday Lab Time--Bring other things to do
if all finished with paper		 Revise Paper
Friday Paper Due--In Class Activity None
 



Week of:  Sept. 28th - Oct. 2nd
           InClass Homework
Monday Lab to work on Annotated
Bib		 Finish Annotated Bib
Tuesday Turn in Bib
Bring all sources to class
Begin Highlighting		 Continue looking through
Sources
Wednesday Lab to work on paper Continue to work on paper
One to two pages due tomorrow
Thursday 1st Peer Review
Must have at least one
page written (10pts)		 Continue Paper
Friday Noon Dismissal
Short Story Read Aloud		 Work on Paper--
Next Deadline: Oct. 6th



Week of: Sept. 14th - 18th
  In Class Homework
Monday Review of Strong Verb
Paragraph Requirements		  Strong Verb Paragraph
Tuesday Object Metaphors
Intro to Research and Documentation		 Begin thinking of what you would like to research - think of thesis statements for those topics

Strong Verb Paragraph
Wednesday Research Review Con't.
Paraphrases and Quotes		 Post three potential thesis statements to blog by 9:00 p.m

Respond to at least one other by 7:00 a.m.
Thursday Narrow down topic -
Begin looking for research		 Strong - Verb Paragraph (try to write about your topic)
Friday In-text citation/Works Cited citation Practice  
Post one paraphrase and one quote supporting your intended claim to Blog by Sunday 9:00 p.m.

Include in-text citation and a Works cited citation

Week of:Sept. 8th - Sept. 11th
  In Class Homework
Monday  NO SCHOOL  
Tuesday Class time - Wk on Team
Vocab Activity		 Study Words
Vocab Quiz/ Reading Quiz 2
This Week
Wednesday  Class time - Finish Team Vocab/Present time allowing Study Words/Review Blog Discussions over novel
Thursday  Vocab Quiz/Movie (compare/contrast Venn Diagram) Review Blog Discussions -
Talk w/ team about remaining questions
Friday  Reading Quiz 2/Movie
(compare/contrast Venn Diagram)		  None!


Week of: August 31st - Sept. 4th
  In Class Homework
Monday Novel Discussion
Vocab Assignment
 		  Blog Discussion
(2) Comment Min.
Tuesday  Seminar Prep.  None
Wednesday  Seminar I  
Thursday  Seminar I  
Friday  Return from Sem. I  


Week of August 25th - 29th
  In Class Homework
Monday RAFT/
Blog and Wiki Intro		 Lesson One on Wiki -- First request access; then open your email and click on the link provided by PBWorks--it will prompt you to set up an account
Tuesday Poetry/Discussion Lesson Two and
3 Blog Comments by 9:00 p.m.
Wednesday Quiz/Summer Novel Discussion Catch up on the blog and wiki if you haven't done so yet. Otherwise, no homework!
Thursday
Novel Discussion Con't.		 Recorder-Post Poll to Wiki
Respond to (3)

Leaders-Post (3)Comments to
Blog

Other members - Respond to
(4) polls
*Reminder--tomorrow last day for Re-takes!
Friday
 		 Q & A