Friday - 10th Grade Break Homework

10-1

Read Chapters 8,9, and 10.

Keep a reading journal (this is not plot synopsis; it is a record of your opinions, thoughts, predictions, and questions.)

Bring in your thesis statement on Monday.

10-2

Read Chapters 9,10, and 11.

Keep a reading journal (this is not plot synopsis; it is a record of your opinions, thoughts, predictions, and questions.)

Bring in your thesis statements on Monday.

Friday - 9th Grade Break Homework

In your purple book, read page 327 and write the definitions of:

comedy

farce

dialogue

monologue

soliloquy

stage direction

parody

pun

exaggeration

understatement

Read p. 328.

Read p. 329 (Pyramus and Thisbe) and answer the sidebar questions.

Do pgs. 339-341

Thursday - 10th Grade Classwork and Homework

10-2

Classwork:

Today we talked about what criteria we use to judge people.  We then created character webs for a celebrity.  Then, we created character webs for ourselves.  To follow up, we did a character web for individual characters in the novel, and discussed how we judge them, what they think of themselves, and how or if they have changed.

Homework:

Read Chapter 8

10-1

Today in class we discussed and practiced making inferences.  Then, we read Chapter 7 in pairs, and kept a list of events.  After reading, we revisited the plot events and made inferences about them.

Homework:

Read Chapter 8

Thursday - 9th Grade Homework and Classwork

Classwork:

We finished poetry packets and began Shakespearean vocabulary.  We also did test prep for the test tomorrow.  Remember, there is a test tomorrow on Shakespeare.

Homework:

1. Read p. 781-782

2. Copy the vocabulary on 782.

3. On p. 783 do the Quickwrite and answer 1-5.

4. Read p. 784 (the five bullets)

5. Copy the cast of characters on p. 785

6. Study for your test.

Wednesday - 10th Grade Classwork and Homework

Classwork:

10-1

We discussed the themes, characters, quotes, and plot of Chapters 4 and 5.  We made connections to contemporary life and wrote questions, opinions, and predictions.  We assessed ourselves as group members.

10-2

We read Chapter 6 of the novel, and kept a list of characters' actions. We then drew inferences from those actions about the characters' traits.

Homework:

10-1

Read Chapter 6.  You may:

write a poem

draw a picture

write one paragraph about whether your opinion of a character has changed or not and why

10-2

Read Chapter 7.

Tell the story from Jem's point of view.

Wednesday - 9th Grade Classwork and Homework

Classwork:

We worked on poetry patterns packet.  We took inventory of our knowledge of Shakespeare and Romeo and Juliet.  We also defined archaic words and wrote a Shakespeare word wall.

Homework:

Do numbers 7-12 in the poetry packet.

Monday - 10th Grade Classwork and Homework

Classwork-

10-2 took their benchmark today.  10-1 will take theirs tomorrow.

Homework:

Please read chapters 4 and 5 of To Kill A Mockingbird.  Write if you think Jem, Scout, and the other children's imaginings about the Radley family are accurate or not.

Monday - 9th Grade Classwork and Homework

Classwork:

9-1 and 10-2 took their benchmarks today.  The two other sections will take theirs tomorrow.

Homework:

Read 776-780 and write down ten facts; you will have a quiz tomorrow. 

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 - 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 - 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.

Friday 10th Grade Classwork and Homework

Sorry that this post is late and that Thursday got skipped; I'm sure you understand.

Friday in class we finished poetry presentations, and practiced writing PSSA constructed response questions.

The questions we answered is:

According to William Wordsworth, poetry should be "the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings recollected in tranquility." Explain what this quote means, and use two poems we have read to support your claims.


Homework:

10-1: Find the two poems you are going to use in your essay. Take some notes on what you want to say. If you want to write the essay, go for it. You will have to do it anyway.

10-2: Finish your essays.

Remember: Turn the question into a thesis statement, Answer the question you are asked, and Give two examples, each with their own paragraph.

Wednesday - 10th Grade Classwork and Homework

Classwork:

We continued with poetry presentations, and will finish tomorrow.  We will also be working on PSSA prompts.

Homework:

Buy To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, by Tuesday March 4th.

Wednesday - 9th Grade Classwork and Homework

Classwork:

Today we reviewed active and passive voice verbs.  We also continued with poetry projects.

Homework:

Page 1058 in textbook, section 6B.  Copy all definitions.  Copy all sample sentences.  Highlight the prepositional phrases.

Tuesday - 10th Grade Classwork and Homework

Classwork:

Today in class we continued with our poet presentations.  Keep up the good work with presenting, listening, and commenting.

Homework:

You must have a copy of To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, by Tuesday, March 4th.

Tuesday - 9th Grade Homework and Classwork

Classwork:

Today, we continued with presentations.  

Homework:

Complete page 385 - 389 in your purple workbook.

Thursday - 10th Grade Classwork and Homework

Classwork:

Today in class, we peer edited each other's work.  We also went over the guidelines for final projects.  Tomorrow you must bring:

your typed analysis

your typed biography

your typed works cited page

printouts of the online articles you used

a cover page with heading

a copy of the poem you analyzed

a visual or sound aid - if you bring in a song to play, you may play only a section of the song and it must be CLEAN.

Tomorrow, we will present.  Presentations include a summary of the poet's life and work, a visual aid, and a reading of one poem.  

Homework: Finish your projects, no excuses.  You may email me for help at ms.linkowski.gmail.com