Monthly Archives: August 2015

August 31 to September 4, 2015 Plans/More info added later today.

Posted on August 31, 2015 by jculver

Monday, August 31 Bellringer 1: WC page 833 7-10 Review Anticipation Guide from Friday. Prezi on Introduction to Setting of Gatsby and information about F. Scott Fitzgerald   Tuesday, September 1 Bellringer 2 Characters Video: Part One, Part Two, Part … Continue reading →

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This Year’s Dress Up Days

Posted on August 26, 2015 by jculver

September 4: “Jam out the Jaguars” (Hip Hop Day) September 11: “Black out the Hornets” (Buy your Black out Shirt from Jones or a Cheerleader) September 18: “Rope the Tigers” (Western Day) September 25: “Grease the Hornets” (50’s Day) October … Continue reading →

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The week of August 24 to August 28, 2015 in English 11

Posted on August 25, 2015 by jculver

Monday: Bellringer, reviewed “A Rose for Emily” questions, took up, read William Faulkner’s Nobel Prize Speech on the pages that followed and filled in the reading guide in the workbook, HW was to answer the questions on page 829 in … Continue reading →

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Weekend HW: “ROSE FOR EMILY” questions

Posted on August 21, 2015 by jculver

We read William Faulkner’s short story “A Rose for Emily” in class. Your HW is to answer the questions from 1-4. Here are the questions:Remember to write question and answer OR answer it in a complete sentence, using part of … Continue reading →

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This week in a nutshell: English 11

Posted on August 17, 2015 by jculver

Monday, August 17, 2015 1. Bellringer pg. 827 7-10 in Writer’s Choice book 2. Finish Academic Vocabulary 3. Poetry analysis exercise Claude Georgia Douglas Johnson 4. Poetry questions Tuesday and Wednesday: Summer Reading Record. In class. Thursday and Friday: Will … Continue reading →

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This past week in English class

Posted on August 14, 2015 by jculver

Hello! It’s been a good first 3 days. I’m still learning your names, so bear with me.  We are almost done defining our academic vocabulary for the first 9 weeks. If you are missing any information from the power point, … Continue reading →

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Creative Writing Plans for August 17-August 21, 2015

Posted on August 14, 2015 by jculver

Monday, August 17: 1. Journal #3 2. Writer’s Choice book, pages 12-14 “Writing in a journal” and “Writing a Letter” pages 20-22 3. Poetry Exercise: Lesson 10/Letter Poems Handout Students will read examples of a letter poem and then write … Continue reading →

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