Thursday, March 6, 2008

Thursday - 10th Grade Classwork and Homework

Classwork:

Today we read Chapter one of To Kill A Mockingbird.

Homework:

Read Chapter two of To Kill A Mockingbird.  Write about a time when you knew something a teacher did not.  Compare and contrast your experience with Miss Caroline.

Thursday - 9th Grade Homework and Classwork

Classwork:

We finished poetry presentations today.  We also went over dangling participles (also known as misplaced modifiers.)

Homework:

Read page 691.  On page 692 do #s 6-10.  On page 565 do #1-5.

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Tuesday - 10th Grade Classwork and Homework

Classwork:

Today, we read about Jim Crow laws, The Civil Rights Movement, The Scottsboro Trials, Harper Lee, and To Kill A Mockingbird in order to understand the world of the book.  I will not be in school tomorrow; I am at a job fair.  You will be reading the first chapter of the book, and we will continue with group work on Thursday.

Homework:

Buy To Kill A Mockingbird if you have not already.

Tuesday - 9th Grade Homework and Classwork

Classwork:

Today, we had more poetry presentations and reviewed proofreading symbols.

Homework:

Remember to hand in your notebook if you have not already.

Monday, March 3, 2008

Monday - 10th Grade Classwork and Homework

REMINDER: Copies of To Kill A Mockingbird are due tomorrow.

Classwork:

We went over what point of view means, and what point of view is in To Kill A Mockingbird. Projects were handed back.

Homework:

10-1 Finish your PSSA constructed response essays. Follow the instructions for Friday if you do not have them written down.

10-2 Enjoy your evening

Monday - 9th Grade Classwork and Homework

Classwork:

Presentations

Homework:

Read page 996 and copy the green box into your notebook.

About Me

New York, United States
I am a substitute teacher, tutor, and adjunct instructor. Areas of interest include urban and nontraditional education, literacy studies, language access issues, and social philosophies of education