Category Archives: Calendar

Shelby County Curriculum Guide, 9th Grade

Posted on January 15, 2014 by jculver

  3rd 9 Weeks Unit Overview: Students will read Romeo and Juliet or a work with similar themes. In addition, students will read and analyze short stories, poems, historical documents, and informational texts in relation to the theme of human … Continue reading →

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Shelby County Curriculum Guide, 11th grade, 3rd 9 Weeks

Posted on January 15, 2014 by jculver

Unit Philosophy: As eleventh graders near voting eligibility, it is critical that students begin to question the origin of their values and beliefs and evaluate how they will develop their own moral compass. Furthermore, students must begin to assess their … Continue reading →

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Remind 101 reminder…:)

Posted on January 13, 2014 by jculver

If you are a parent or 9th grade student interested in getting easy reminders/updates about what is going on in class and about due dates, please follow these directions: To receive messages via text, text   @culver9 to (772) 261-2092. You can … Continue reading →

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Semester Exam Study Guide for 9th Grade

Posted on December 13, 2013 by jculver

Ninth Grade Exam—skills, not content based, exam (click on links for help!) Know the following:  inference, summarizing, noun clauses, verb phrases, subjunctive mood in subject verb agreement, central idea in a text, comparing different artistic mediums, parallel structure, subject verb … Continue reading →

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Table of Contents for 9th and 11th classes

Posted on December 6, 2013 by jculver

Ninth Grade Table of Contents for folder—due on Wed. Dec 11: 1. Figurative Language from CC 11/25 2. Connotations/Impact of Word Choices (CC) 11/25 3.  Semicolons/Colons/Commas (CC) 11/25 4. Spelling  (CC) 12/2 5. Vocabulary Part 2 Odyssey (find in lit … Continue reading →

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Table of Contents for Folder

Posted on October 25, 2013 by jculver

*Turn in folders on Monday! 1. Summary squares 12-31 2. Semicolons and Colons Pg. 733-735 3. Commas with Nonessential Elements…pg 742, Ex. 10 4. Easily Confused Words Notes 5. Appositives  WC Page 521-522 6.  Aftermath TKAM  Worksheet 7. Reaction TKAM … Continue reading →

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11th grade Benchmark Study Guide—Culver

Posted on October 15, 2013 by jculver

1. Gatsby quotes—know who said what 2. Questions related to rhetorical devices and “I Have a Dream” (find online or get a copy from me) And “Letter from a B’ham Jail” (find online or get a copy from me) 3. … Continue reading →

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9th grade Benchmark Tips

Posted on October 11, 2013 by jculver

Benchmark will be given on Tuesday. Please use the following to study for the benchmark: To know: Connotation, Idiom, Inference, First Person Point of View, Main idea, Summary (use your foldable to review these!) Semicolons and Colons, Appositives and Appositive … Continue reading →

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Week of September 23-September 27, 2013—Ninth Grade

Posted on September 23, 2013 by jculver

Parents, Today the ninth grade counselor, Mr. Shane Howard spoke to my ninth grade classes about GPAs, the importance of grades now that they are in high school—how it can affect their college choices, and we also distributed the results … Continue reading →

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11th: Read chapters 4 and 5 before I see you Wednesday.

Posted on September 23, 2013 by jculver

The Great Gatsby Chapters 4 and 5 combined from FrustratedTeacher Here is a nice review of chapters 4 and 5 of Gatsby.

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