Friday, October 28

Time Machine Chapters 4--8 Vocabulary quiz.
Silent reading; reminder: if you miss the reading due to an absence, catching up with the class should be your first priority.

Continued reading The Time Machine; Read Chapters 5 and began Chapter 6 (pages 31--38).

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, October 28: Time Machine Chapters 4--8 Vocabulary QUIZ.

Thursday, October 27

Choice of silent reading or vocabulary study; reminder: if you miss the reading due to an absence, catching up with the class should be your first priority.

Continued reading The Time Machine; Read Chapters 3 and 4 (pages 19--29).

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, October 28: Time Machine Chapters 4--8 Vocabulary QUIZ.

Wednesday, October 26

Choice of silent reading or vocabulary study; make-up vocabulary quizzes.

Signed out copies of The Time Machine.
Began reading The Time Machine; Read Chapters 1 and 2 (pages 9--18).

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, October 28: Time Machine Chapters 4--8 Vocabulary QUIZ.

Tuesday, October 25

Choice of silent reading or vocabulary study; make-up vocabulary quizzes.

Students finished introductory notes on The Time Machine.
Watched first half of Episode 3 of Manor House,  on different lives of masters and servants.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, October 28: Time Machine Chapters 4--8 Vocabulary QUIZ.

Monday, October 24

Silent reading.
COLLECTED weekly reading logs.

Finished Episode 1 of Manor House, for insights into Victorian class system.
Introduced Time Machine Chapters 4--8 Vocabulary on Quizlet.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, October 28: Time Machine Chapters 4--8 Vocabulary QUIZ.

Friday, October 21

Time Machine Intro through Chapter 3 Vocabulary quiz.
Silent reading, free writing, or essay work.
Students took notes on background knowledge for The Time Machine.

Watched more of Episode 1 of Manor House, for insights into Victorian class system.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, October 28: Time Machine Chapters 4--8 Vocabulary QUIZ.

Thursday, October 20

Choice of vocabulary review, silent reading, free writing, or essay work.

Watched Episode 1 of Manor House, for insights into Victorian class system.

DUE DATES

WEDNESDAY, October 19: Personal essays DUE--share with Ms. Bishop in Google Docs.
FRIDAY, October 21: Time Machine Intro through Chapter 3 Vocabulary QUIZ.

Wednesday, October 19

Choice of vocabulary review, silent reading, free writing, or essay work.

Writers workshop.

DUE DATES

WEDNESDAY, October 19: Personal essays DUE--share with Ms. Bishop in Google Docs.
FRIDAY, October 21: Time Machine Intro through Chapter 3 Vocabulary QUIZ.

Tuesday, October 18

Short class due to early release schedule.

Writers workshop.

DUE DATES

WEDNESDAY, October 19: Personal essays DUE--share with Ms. Bishop in Google Docs.
FRIDAY, October 21: Time Machine Intro through Chapter 3 Vocabulary QUIZ.

Monday, October 17

Silent reading.
COLLECTED weekly reading logs.

Writers workshop.

DUE DATES

TUESDAY, October 18: Personal essays shared for writers groups (in Google Docs!).
WEDNESDAY, October 19: Personal essays DUE--share with Ms. Bishop in Google Docs.
FRIDAY, October 21: Time Machine Intro through Chapter 3 Vocabulary QUIZ.

Friday, October 14

Introduced Time Machine vocabulary (Intro --Chapter 3).

Writers workshop.

DUE DATES

TUESDAY, October 18: Personal essays shared for writers groups (in Google Docs!).
WEDNESDAY, October 19: Personal essays DUE--share with Ms. Bishop in Google Docs.
FRIDAY, October 21: Time Machine Intro through Chapter 3 Vocabulary QUIZ.

Thursday, October 13

Choice of silent reading or work on essays.

Writers workshop.

DUE DATES

TUESDAY, October 18: Personal essays shared for writers groups (in Google Docs!).
WEDNESDAY, October 19: Personal essays DUE--share with Ms. Bishop in Google Docs.
FRIDAY, October 21: Time Machine Intro through Chapter 3 Vocabulary QUIZ.

Wednesday, October 12

Choice of silent reading or work on essays.

Writers workshop.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, October 14: Personal essays due (Tentatively).

Tuesday, October 11

Silent reading.
COLLECTED weekly reading logs.

Continued work on brainstorming, drafting personal essays.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, October 14: Personal essays due (Tentatively).

Friday, October 7

This class short due to fire drill.

Brainstorming, drafting personal essays.
Watched introduction to Manor House,  for background on British class system for next unit.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, October 14: Personal essays due (Tentatively).

Thursday, October 6

Reviewed the Common App essay prompts and a possible formula for generating a reflective memoir essay (optional).

Brainstorming, drafting personal essays.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, October 14: Personal essays due (Tentatively).

Wednesday, October 5

Read the sample college application essay/reflective essay, "Temper." Discussed it, and "Outgrowing the Garage."
Brainstormed list of qualities of a successful reflective memoir or application essay.
Shared Common App essay prompts.
Shared a 1-2-3 formula for generating a reflective memoir essay (optional).

Tuesday, October 4

Unit Test on The Importance of Being Earnest.

Monday, October 3

Silent reading.
COLLECTED weekly reading logs.
Brief review for Tuesday's unit test.

Read the sample college application essay/reflective essay, "Outgrowing the Garage."

DUE DATES

TUESDAY, October 4: Unit Test on The Importance of Being Earnest.