Copy of the October Calendar & Weekend Homework

Posted on October 1, 2010 by jculver

9_WEB_ToKillAMockingbirdoct2010pdf  <—-Calendar

I handed this out to everyone today. Parents, please print a copy out for yourself if you would like.

Thanks!

Homework over the weekend is to read chapters 12-13 in To Kill a Mockingbird.  Also, I gave an extension for the folder check.  Please make sure you have all 11 items in your folder complete before you turn in. I want everyone to make a ONE HUNDRED! 🙂

PS I added A BUNCH of grades to STI today.

tattooatticusCheck out this tattoo someone got——Think they loved TKAM? And no, it’s not my arm.  Found it on the internet!

Wordle: To Kill a Mockingbird<———–check this out. I made it on Wordle. Make your own To Kill a Mockingbird poster or your own personalized poster. Print it out and show me what you did sometime next week! (Hint: You could use it to help you do your pizza box project…hmmm)

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Thursday…and Essay Reading!

Posted on September 30, 2010 by jculver

speakerToday in class, I gave everyone a chance to earn extra credit on their short story essays by reading them out loud to the class.  This not only helps other students hear how other people wrote their essays (learning a lot about organization) but this experience also helps students learn to give speeches and helps with overcoming nerves when getting up in front of people.

Good job to all my brave students today!

Tomorrow:  Multiple choice test on chapters 1-11 from To Kill a Mockingbird.  Folder Check tomorrow—both major test scores.

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ESSAYS DUE TOMORROW!

Posted on September 28, 2010 by jculver

atticusandgunYour fifty point essay is due tomorrow.  Please make sure you have it.

Test on Friday on TKAM Chapters 1-11. Multiple choice

Folder Check on Friday.

Leave a message if you are reading this.

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Monday, Sept. 27…and…is that a chill in the air?

Posted on September 27, 2010 by jculver

Homework tonight: Vocabulary Unit 1 if not done when the sub was here Friday.

Read the rest of chapter 11 in To Kill a Mockingbird. Quiz tomorrow.

Work on typed 50 point essay due on Wednesday. Bring in rough draft tomorrow.

If you checked the blog tonight, here is a secret code word—“OTTER”  Write that on your quiz tomorrow for five bonus points….heh. We’ll see who is checking the blog… (Because they “otter” be checking this thing!)IMG00398

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Are you reading?

Posted on September 26, 2010 by jculver

Friday students read chapter 8 in TKAM. Over the weekend, they are to read chapters 9-10.

War Eagle and happy reading! 🙂

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Today and a Question for Students/Parents

Posted on September 23, 2010 by jculver

closeupofbookToday I took up warm ups because I’ll be gone tomorrow with the debate team.  We took a reading quiz on chapter 5 for TKAM and read chapter 6. Homework is to finish chapter six and read chapter 7. 

Question:  What are your thoughts about To Kill a Mockingbird so far? 

Parents, did you read To Kill a Mockingbird before and what did you think of it then and what do you think of it now?

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Wednesday in the Computer Lab

Posted on September 22, 2010 by jculver

Today we met in the computer lab to take AR quizzes for the summer reading.  Students also had a chance to work on typing up their five paragraph essay that is due next Wednesday for fifty points.

Many students have disappointed me by not having To Kill a Mockingbird yet.  The date (Sept 20th) that we were to start (and did start) has been known since the very first day of school.  To Kill a Mockingbird is also online. In fact, I put a link to it a few posts down.  Please stress the importance to your child (if you are a parent reading this) of taking responsiblity for actions.  If they lost the book, they need to find another one or read it online.  You will not be exempt from reading quizzes because you didn’t have the book with you last night, etc. 

Homework tonight: Read chapter five in To Kill a Mockingbird. Be ready for quiz tomorrow.

Next Wednesday: Essay due. 50 points.

Wed. Oct. 6: English benchmark exam

Thurs. Oct. 7: Pizza Box Summer Reading Project Due: 100 points

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Tuesday

Posted on September 21, 2010 by jculver

Today we read part of chapter 3 of To Kill a Mockingbird. Please read the rest of 3 and chapter 4 tonight.

Also get your progress report signed—the one I gave you today for my class only.

Thanks!

Remember we are meeting in computer lab, room 96 tomorrow.

Here’s a link about the Scottsboro case…the one that was on Harper Lee’s mind when she wrote her novel.

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To Kill a Mockingbird

Posted on September 20, 2010 by jculver

killaToday we started reading To Kill a Mockingbird.  We got through half of chapter one in class, with Sissy Spacek reading it to us. 🙂 Please finish reading chapter one and read all of chapter two. Reading quiz tomorrow.

If you don’t have the book, you need to get it somehow. Here is a link to the book online if that helps anyone.

Upcoming events:  This Wednesday—-AR quizzes in computer lab 96. Bring rough draft of your 5 paragraph essay to work on when you are finished.

Next Wednesday—your essay is due. 50 pts.

Oct 6—9th grade English benchmarks.

Oct 7—Pizza Box Project for one of your summer reading books.  100 pts

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Super Nerd

Posted on September 18, 2010 by jculver

IMG00402During “Superhero” day, Lauren R in second period got all gussied up as…Super Nerd!

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