Wednesday, November 30

Choice of vocabulary study, memoir revisions, or independent reading.
(REMINDER: If you are absent, catch up with the previous days' reading in Macbeth!)

Watched Scene 4 in film version of Macbeth.
Read Scene 5 in abridged script of Macbeth and watched it on film.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, December 2: First Macbeth vocabulary quiz.
FRIDAY, December 11: Optional revised memoir essays due.

Tuesday, November 29

Choice of vocabulary study, memoir revisions, or independent reading.
(REMINDER: If you are absent, catch up with the previous days' reading in Macbeth!)

Watched Scene 3 in film version of Macbeth.
Read Scene 4 in abridged script of Macbeth.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, December 2: First Macbeth vocabulary quiz.
FRIDAY, December 11: Optional revised memoir essays due.

Monday, November 28

Silent reading.
COLLECTED weekly reading logs.

Watched Scene 2 in film version of Macbeth.
Read Scene 3 in abridged script of Macbeth.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, December 2: First Macbeth vocabulary quiz.
FRIDAY, December 11: Optional revised memoir essays due.

Wednesday, November 23

Choice of vocabulary work or silent reading.

Watched first scene of film version of Macbeth.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, December 2: First Macbeth vocabulary quiz.

Tuesday, November 22

Choice of vocabulary work or silent reading.

Set aside 32 Second Macbeth.
Students took notes on the play.

Began reading abridged version; read Scene 1 and Scene 2 (1--4)

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, December 2: First Macbeth vocabulary quiz.

Monday, November 21

This class short due to Two Hour Delay schedule.
Silent reading.
COLLECTED weekly reading logs.

Choice of vocabulary work or silent reading.

Friday, November 18

Introduced Macbeth vocabulary, set 1.
COLLECTED copies of the book.

Finished the movie version of The Time Machine.
Began the 32 second Macbeth.

DUE DATES

WEDNESDAY, November 16: Time Machine unit test.

Thursday, November 17

This lesson taught by a sub in Ms. Bishop's absence for a meeting.
Class continued to watch the movie version of The Time Machine.

DUE DATES

WEDNESDAY, November 16: Time Machine unit test.

Wednesday, November 16

Time Machine unit test.

DUE DATES

WEDNESDAY, November 16: Time Machine unit test.

Tuesday, November 15

Short class due to parent-teacher conferences.

Continued watching The Time Machine on film.

DUE DATES

WEDNESDAY, November 16: Time Machine unit test.

Monday, November 14

Short class due to parent-teacher conferences.

Silent reading.
COLLECTED weekly reading logs.

DUE DATES

WEDNESDAY, November 16: Time Machine unit test.

Friday, November 11

No school due to Veterans' Day.

DUE DATES

WEDNESDAY, November 16: Time Machine unit test.

Thursday, November 10

Guidance presentation on College Week.
Silent reading.

Discussed the relationship of socialism and evolution to the story of The Time Machine.
Began watching the film version of  The Time Machine.

DUE DATES

WEDNESDAY, November 16: Time Machine unit test.

Wednesday, November 9

Choice of vocabulary make-up work, late illustrations, or silent reading.

Finished reading The Time Machine(88--97).
Distributed open response questions for the unit test.
Discussed symbolism of the white flowers.
Discussed the meaning of the Sphinx and how the riddle of the sphinx may relate to the story of The Time Machine.

DUE DATES

WEDNESDAY, November 16: Time Machine unit test.

Tuesday, November 8

Choice of vocabulary make-up work, illustrations, or silent reading.

Finished reading Chapter 12 of The Time Machine, read Chapter 13, and began reading Chapter 14 (78--88).

DUE DATES

WEDNESDAY, November 16: Time Machine unit test.

Monday, November 7

Silent reading.
COLLECTED weekly reading logs.

Finished reading Chapter 11 of The Time Machine and began reading Chapter 12 (72--78).

DUE DATES

TUESDAY, November 8: Time Machine illustrations due.

Friday, November 4

Vocabulary Quiz, Time Machine Chapter 9--End unit.
Choice of reading or artwork, or vocabulary study.

Finished reading Chapter 10 of The Time Machine and began reading Chapter 11 (65--72).
If they desired, students worked on illustrations (for Tuesday) as we read.

DUE DATES

TUESDAY, November 8: Time Machine illustrations due.

Thursday, November 3

Choice of reading, artwork, or vocabulary study; make-up quizzes available.

Finished reading Chapter 9 and began reading Chapter 10 of The Time Machine, (55--65).
If they had not previous done so, students marked passages to create an illustration (for Tuesday) as we read.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, November 4: The Time Machine Chapters 9--end vocabulary QUIZ.
TUESDAY, November 8: Time Machine illustrations due.

Wednesday, November 2

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

Finished reading Chapter 8 of The Time Machine, (49--55).
Students marked passages to create an illustration (for Tuesday) as we read.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, November 4: The Time Machine Chapters 9--end vocabulary QUIZ.
TUESDAY, November 8: Time Machine illustrations due.

Tuesday, November 1

Introduced The Time Machine Chapters 9--end vocabulary unit.

Continued reading The Time Machine, Chapters 6--8 (39--49).
Students marked passages to create an illustration (for Friday) as we read.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, November 4: The Time Machine Chapters 9--end vocabulary QUIZ.

Monday, October 31

This lesson taught by a substitute in Ms. Bishop's absence.

Silent reading.
COLLECTED weekly reading logs.

Continued watching Manor House, "The Servants' Revolt."

DUE DATES

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