FINAL EXAMS

Period 4 - 7:45
Brunch - 9:45
Period 1 - 10:21

WORD OF THE DAY: NONE

1) Bring Journals to Final
2) Bring Textbooks to Final - 25 pts.
3) Bring Pencils to Final
4) Bring Brains to Final

WORD OF THE DAY: NONE

1) VERY VERY LATE Journals due Today!
2) Collect late work!
3) Handouts - Collect and review
4) Study for final!
5) Return Textbooks on the day of the Final Exam - 25pts.
6) Film: Julius Caesar (1953)

WORD OF THE DAY: NONE

1) VERY LATE Journals due Today!
2) Collect late work!
3) Handouts - Due Friday (Change one)
4) Study for final!
5) Return Textbooks on the day of the Final Exam - 25pts.
6) Film: Julius Caesar (1953)

WORD OF THE DAY: NONE

1) LATE Journals due Today!
2) Collect late work!
3) Work on Handouts - Due Tomorrow
4) Study for final!
5) Return Textbooks on the day of the Final Exam - 25pts.
6) Film: Julius Caesar (1953)

WORD OF THE DAY: NONE

1) Journals due Today!
2) Collect late work!
3) Handouts
4) Study for final!
5) Return Textbooks on the day of the Final Exam - 25pts.
6) Film: Julius Caesar (1953)

WEEKLY QUOTE: "Whom gods destroy, they first make mad." - Sophocles

WORD OF THE DAY: NONE

1) Journals due Today!
2) Collect late work!
3) Handouts
4) Study for final!
5) Return Textbooks on the day of the Final Exam - 25pts.

WORD OF THE DAY: OBDURATE (adj.) - (ob'-da-rit) - stubborn; insensitive - (The boss at my company is sometimes 'obdurate' and will not listen to employee complaints.)

1) Journals are due on Monday, January 22nd.
2) Collect late work
3) In Class - Julius Caesar, Act IV
4) Homework - Read Julius Caesar, Act V
5) Reflective Writing #14 - What was your favorite class this semester? Why? What class are you looking forward to next semester?

WORD OF THE DAY: INTRACTABLE (adj.) - (in-trak'-ta-bl) - hard to manage; unruly - (The 'intractable' child was sent to her room by her mother.)

1) Journals are due on Monday, January 22nd.
2) Collect late work
3) In Class - Julius Caesar, Act II
4) Homework - Read Julius Caesar, Act III

WORD OF THE DAY: IMPLACABLE (adj.) - (im-plak'-a-bl) - unforgiving; inflexible - (Nature can be 'implacable' if you are unprepared for it.)

1) Journals are due on Monday, January 22nd.
2) Collect late work
3) In Class - Julius Caesar, Act II
4) Homework - Read Julius Caesar, Act III

WEEKLY QUOTE: "Justice is a machine which, when someone has given it a starting push, rolls of of itself." - Galsworthy

WORD OF THE DAY: ADAMANT (adj.) - (ad'-a-mant) - unshakable; inflexible; stubborn - (The teen-ager's request for a 2:00 a.m. curfew was met with an 'adamant' refusal by his parents.)

1) Journals are due Monday 22nd of January
2) Collect late work
3) Reflective Writing #13 - Discuss the quote
4) Julius Caesar, Act I
5) Handouts - Cause and Effect
6) Homework - Read Julius Caesar, Act II

WORD OF THE DAY: TENACIOUS (adj.) - (ti-na'-shas) - stubborn; persistant; not easily giving up. - (The 'tenacious' student passed all his classes.)

1) Journals are due Monday, 22nd January.
2) Collect Pearl Assignments.
3) Collect book: 'The Pearl'
4) Reflective Writing #12 - Free Topic
5) Review and Collect Handout work
6) Homework - Read Julius Caesar, Act I
7) Literary Terms: SOLILOQUY; ASIDE; HYPERBOLE; TRAGEDY; IAMBIC PENTAMETER; DRAMA; DRAMATIC IRONY; BLANK VERSE; RHETORICAL DEVICES: PARALLELISM; REPETITION; RHETORICAL QUESTION

WORD OF THE DAY: PERVERSE (adj.) - (par-vers') - willful; contrary. - (The 'perverse' child did just what he was told not to do.)

1) Journals due Monday, 22nd of January
2) Collect 'The Pearl' Assignments
3) Collect book 'The Pearl'
4) Handouts: Due tomorrow
5) Literary Terms
6) Finish Film: The Republic of Rome

WORD OF THE DAY: DOGGED - (adj.) - (dog'-id), stubborn; persistent - (Despite failure, he kept on with 'dogged' determination to succeed.)

1) Journals are due Monday, 22nd of January
2) Collect Late Assignments from 'The Pearl'
3) Collect 'The Pearl' - (10pts E.C.)
4) Handouts: Discuss - Due Friday
5) Film: The Republic of Rome

WORD OF THE DAY: UNYIELDING - (adj.) - (un-yel'-ding) - inflexible; refusing to change. - (His opinion of the class was 'unyielding' and he refused to discuss it.)

1) Journals are due Monday, January 22nd.
2) Reflective Writing #11 - Musical Interlude (Life is a Highway)
3) Shakespeare and the Elizabethan View
4) Handouts: Timeline on Julius Caesar.
5) Film: The Republic of Rome
6) The Pearl books are due Wednesday (tomorrow) - 10 pts EC.

WEEKLY QUOTE: "Here we go again!" - CHS Student

WORD OF THE DAY: OBSTINATE (adj.) - (ob'-sta-nit) - unreasonable; not giving in. - (The 'obstinate' man refused to follow the assembly directions for his new bookcase and broke it instead.)

1) JOURNALS ARE DUE ON MONDAY, JANUARY 22ND!
2) Finish assignments for 'The Pearl':
-----A) Reader's Log
-----B) Timeline
-----C) Two Paragraph Essay
3) Collect work today and tomorrow
4) Read text p. 682-685

WORD OF THE DAY: REDUNDANT (adj.) - (re-dun'-dant) - extra; unnecessary; being in excess; superfluous; characterized by wordiness or repetition. - (The new computer made my job 'redundant'.)

1) Collect p. 156 questions 1-5
2) Collect On Line Biography Printouts - John Steinbeck
3) Pass Out Books - The Pearl - Students will do the following over the holidays.
-----A) Read the Book
-----B) Do the Following Assignments:

Assignment #1 = Reader's Log

Create a reader's log as you read the book. Write down one comment or observation for each page of reading. The comment does not have to be more than one sentence long.

Assignment #2 - Create a time-line

John Steinbeck is one of the most widely read American writers. He spent much time of his life writing about the common people of the world. He wrote about everyday men and women with common struggles.

Question: What in Steinbeck's life would have caused him to tell the world about farmers, laborers, strikers and fishermen?

Create a time-line of events in Steinbeck's life which can explain what influenced
him to devote his life to writing about the characters he wrote about. You can use the below listed web sites, or you can use standard library resources such as biographies and encyclopedias to research John Steinbeck's background and life. Select things you believe influenced him the most.

www.ac.wwu.edu/~stephan/Steinbeck/Index.html
www.9350.com/steinbeck/


Assignment #3 - Write a two paragraph essay.

There are many symbols in modern day life For example $ is a symbol for money. ZZZZZ is a symbol for sleeping, a light bulb symbolizes an idea. John Steinbeck used a lot of symbols in his writing of The Pearl. In the first few pages of the book the child is bitten by a scorpion. Why a scorpion? Kino finds a pearl. What could a pearl symbolize?

Write a two Paragraph Essay. Choose either the scorpion or the pearl and explain why you think Steinbeck chose to use these particular items in his story, The Pearl.

You could use a clustering/brainstorming technique to organize your ideas about symbols. What is the importance of using objects as symbols?

WORD OF THE DAY: RECAPITULATE (v.) - (re-ka-pich'-u-lat) - to repeat the main parts or ideas; to summarize - (Joe will 'recapitulate' his high school football career for anyone who will listen.)

1) Collect p. 156 Question 1-5 (Late Work)
2) Review and Discuss text p. 918-921
-----Collect Steinbeck Printouts (10 pts.)
-----Students recapitulate one major element of Steinbeck's life (5 pts. EC)
3) 'The Pearl' - Issued in class tomorrow.

WEEKLY QUOTE: "Home is the place where,when you have to go there, They have to take you in." - Robert Frost (The Death of the Hired Man)

WORD OF THE DAY: REITERATE (v.) - (re-it'-a-rat) - to repeat. - (The politician refused to 'reiterate' the statement he made to the press.)

1) Reflective Writing #10 - What are your Christmas vacation plans? - (Visualize what you'll be doing.)
2) Collect text p. 156 Questions 1-5
3) Read text p. 918-921
4) Find an on-line biography of John Steinbeck. Print it out and bring it into class for 10 pts. credit.

WORD OF THE DAY: REMINISCE (v.) - (rem-a-nis') - to remember past events and experiences; to think, talk or write about past events or experiences. - (When interviewed on MTV, Julie Andrews began to 'reminisce' about her childhood.)

1) Reflective Writing #9 - Discuss the Quote
2) Quiz
3) Review and Collect Quiz
4) Finish p. 156, questions 1-5 - Due Tomorrow.

WORD OF THE DAY: MERCURIAL (adj.) - (mar-kur'-i-al) - changeable; fickle. - ( J. R. Ewing, the 'mercurial' oil tycoon, can't be trusted.)

1) Answer questions 1-5 p. 156 from text. - Due Monday
2) Quiz - Moved to Monday
3) Programing - Oral Arts

WORD OF THE DAY: CAVALIER (adj.) - (kav'-a-ler) - free and easy; offhanded; uncaring; casual. - (The student's 'cavalier' attutude toward schoolwork resulted in his failure to graduate.)

1) Answer questions 1-5 p. 156 of text - Due Monday
2) Quiz tomorrow - Vocabulary, Grammar, Literary Terms and Stories

WORD OF THE DAY: FLIPPANT (adj.) - (flip'-ant) - saucy; frivilous; not serious; disrespectful; thoughtless. - (His 'flippant' remark offended the boss.)

1) Reflective Writing #8 - Describe a typical day
2) Review and collect handouts
3) Discuss story theme
4) Quiz Friday (vocabulary, grammar, literary terms, stories.)

WORD OF THE DAY: GLIB (adj.) - (glib) - speaking or spoken too smoothly to be sincere. - (The 'glib' salesman sold the couple an expensive car they could hardly afford.)

1) Finish reading 'No Witchcraft for Sale' - p. 149-155 of text
2) Drawing Conclusions
3) Handout - Vocabulary and Adverb use. - Due tomorrow

WEEKLY QUOTE: "Hating people is like burning down your own house to get rid of a rat." - Henry Emerson Fosdick

WORD OF THE DAY: INTIMATE (v.) - (in'-ta-mate) - to suggest indirectly; to hint. - (He 'intimated' that he would go to the party if invited.)

1) Finish working on handouts.
2) Review and collect work
3) Read text p. 148
-----a) building background
-----b) character and theme
-----c) drawing conclusions
4) Read 'No Witchcraft for Sale' - p. 149-155 of text.

WORD OF THE DAY: INNUENDO (n.) - (in'-yu-en'-do) - an indirect hint or reference. - (Gossip tabloids spread scandal through the use of 'innuendo'.)

1) Reflective Writing #7 - Free Topic
2) Review and Collect p. 209-210
3) Handouts - Due Monday (work on in class)

WORD OF THE DAY: ALLUSION (n.) - (a-lu'-zhan) - an indirect reference; a slight mention. - (He made 'allusions' to recent events without retelling them.)

1) Finish reading text p. 197-208 'Love Must Not Be Forgotten'
2) Collect late essays
3) Text p. 209-210 Questions 1, 2 and 5 and Vocabulary in Action (1-10)
4) Review and collect work
5) Cultural Settings

WORD OF THE DAY: ILLUSION (n.) - (i-lu'-zhan) - an appearance which is not real; a misleading appearance. - (Good movies create an 'illusion' of reality.)

1) Finish and Collect Essay
2) Read text p. 196
-----A) cultural setting
-----B) Words to Know
3) Read 'Love Must Not Be Forgotten' - p. 197-208
4) Answer Questions 1, 2 and 5 p. 209 and Do Vocabulary in Action Exercise p. 210

WEEKLY QUOTE: "The human race, in all its poverty, has but one effective weapon; laughter. Against the assult of laughter, nothing can stand." - Mark Twain

WORD OF THE DAY: DELUSION (n.) - (di-lu'-zhan) - a false idea or belief. - (The insane man had a 'delusion' that he was a king.)

1) Reflective Writion #6 - Discuss the meaning of the quote.
2) Persuasive Essay due Tomorrow
-----A) Pre-Writing
-----B) Rough Draft (double-spaced) w/corrections
-----C) Final Draft - Typed in MLA format

1) All Classes - Use Class Period to work on 5 paragraph film review essay.

WORD OF THE DAY: VOLUBLE (adj.) - (vol'-ya-bl) - having a smooth, rapid flow of words; fluent; glib. - (He was a 'voluble' speaker, always ready to talk.)

1) Have a Happy Thanksgiving
2) Continue Film
3) Essay due Wednesday, 29th of November

WORD OF THE DAY: LOQUACIOUS (adj.) - (lo-kwa'-shas) - fond of talking, - (Some 'loquacious' teen-agers can talk on a phone for hours.)

1) Reflective Writing #5 - Musical Interlude
2) Continue Film
3) Persuasive Essay - Film Review
-----A) Use handout for pre-writing
-----B) Create a double-soaced rough draft - Proofread and Edit it!
-----C) Final Draft - Typed in the MLA format
This work is due on Wednesday, November 29th

WORD OF THE DAY: PROLIX (adj.) - (pro-liks') - using too many words; too long. - (The lawyer's 'prolix' arguements put the jury to sleep.)

1) Reflective Writing #4 - Free Topic
2) Literary Terms:
-----A) Conflict
-----B) Cultural Conflict
-----C) Cultural Characteristics.
3) Review and collect Vocabulary and Grammar handouts.;
4) Read text p. 188-193 'Marriage is a Private Affair' - Finish as HW

WORD OF THE DAY: GARRULOUS (adj.) - (gar'-a'las) - talking too much; long winded - (The 'garrulous' talk show host could only be silenced by the commercials.)

1) Review and Collect the Literary Analysis worksheets.
2) Vocabulary and Grammar handout due tomorrow.
3) Informative Essay - Exposition
-----A) fact
-----B) opinion
-----C) non-fact
-----D) judging reliability
4) Read text p. 181-183

WORD OF THE DAY: BOGUS (adj.) - (bo'-gas) - counterfeit; sham; not authentic. - (In order to leave the country, the fugitive bought a 'bogus' passport on the black market.)

1) Continue CD - The Border: A Glare of Truth p. 174-177 - Read Along
2) Qualities of a Noun: Abstract and Concrete Nouns
3) Analysis Handout due tomorrow.
4) Vocabulary and Grammar Handout - Work on in class, finish as HW, - Due Friday

WORD OF THE DAY: SHAM (adj.) - (sham) - counterfeit; fradulent - (The soldiers fought a 'sham' battle for practice.)

1) Reflective Writing #3 - Describe your own character.
2) Study Handout: Work on as you listen to CD.
3) Read Text: p. 170-177
-----A) Through the One-Way Mirror
-----B) The Border: A Glare of Truth

WEEKLY QUOTE: "Character is what you are in the dark." - Dwight L. Moody.

WORD OF THE DAY: PSEUDO (su'-do), false; sham; fake; not real (The pseudo-intellectual couldn't fool the college professor.)

1) Continue review of author's style
2) Autobiographical sketch
3) Read text p. 145-146 - Theme
4) Read p. 170-173
-----A) Themes in Non-fiction
-----B) Compare and Contrast

WORD OF THE DAY: QUASI (adj.) - (kwa'-si) - partly; halfway. - (Koko the Gorilla was 'quasi'-verbal because she could communicate in sign language.)

1) Reflective Writing #2 - If you could live in any period of history, which one would you choose?
2) Period 2 & 3 Assembly
3) Author's Style:
-----Word Choice
-----Sentence Length
-----Tone
-----Imagery
-----Figurative Language
-----Dialogue
-----Point of View
4) Collect Questions 1-5 p. 939 and 1-3 p. 945

WORD OF THE DAY: ERSATZ (adj.) - (er'-zats) - substitute; immitation. (Sweet 'n Low and Equal are both 'earzats' sugars.)

1) Continue working on p. 945 Question 1-3. Add to p. 939, Questions 1-5 - Due tomorrow.
2) Literary Terms:
----- Tone and Audience
----- Author's Purpose
----- Autobiographical Sketches - (use Narrative and Personal Essay forms.)
3) Read text p. 946-947 - Author's Style

WORD OF THE DAY: PERJURY (n.) - (pur'-jar-e) - a violation of an oath; false testimony; the willful telling of a lie while under oath.- (David was caught committing 'perjury' and spent two years in jail because of it.)

1) Reflective Writing #1 - Write about your home.
2) Collect Journals and review grades.
3) Read text p. 941 - Study the terms: tone and audience.
4) Read p. 941-944 of text
5) Answer questions 1-3 on p. 945. Add this work to work from p. 939 questions 1-5 - Work is due on Thursday.

WEEKLY QUOTE: "Damn the torpedoes; Full speed ahead." - David G. Farragut

WORD OF THE DAY: PRE-COLUMBIAN (adj.) - (pri'-co-lum'-be-an) - of the time before the arrival of Columbus in the new world. - (The archeologists discovered some 'pre-columbian' artifacts in the ancient Mayan temple.)

1) Work on Journals in Class - Organize and lable the necessary parts. Due tomorrow, Tuesday, November 7th (teacher absent)
2) Text p, 939, question 1-5 - Finish. Due tomorrow.

WORD OF THE DAY: PLAGIARISM (n.) - (pla'-ja-rizm) - the stealing of ideas; taking of ideas , writings etc., from another and offering them as your own, - ('Plagiarism' results in severe penalties at most colleges.)

1) Reflective Writing #17 - Free Topic
2) CD - Read along: 'Travels with Charley' - Text p. 936-938
3) Answer questions 1-5 p. 939 - Due Tuesday
4) Journals due Monday.

WORD OF THE DAY: DISSEMBLE (v.) - (di-sem'b'l) - to conceal under a false appearance; to disguise; to hide. - (James Bond learned to 'dissemble' when he became a secret agent.)

1) Journals are due on Monday
2) Revoew and collect questions 1, 3, and 4 on p. 933.
3) Literary Terms:
-----Comic Irony
----------Understatement
----------Hyperbole
-----Word Choice (Diction)
4) Read Text p. 936-938 - 'Travels with Charley' - Finish as Homework/

WORD OF THE DAY: MENDACIOUS (adj.) - (men-da'-shas) - not truthful; lying. - (Because he was 'mendacious', Pinocchio's nose grew.)

1) Reflective Writing #16 - Discuss Halloween.
2) Work on handouts - Collect and review work
3) Text p. 933 - Answer questions 1, 3 & 4 from the Photo Essay (p. 927-932) - due tomorrow.
4) Journals are due on Monday.

WORD OF THE DAY: PREVARICATE (v.) - (pri-var'-a-kat) - to evade the truth; to lie. - (Susan tried to 'prevaricate' about the reason for her low grades.)

1) Journals are due Monday, November 6th
2) Continue working on handouts - due tomorrow.
3) Continue reading Picture Essay on p. 927-932 of text,
4) Answer questions 1, 3 & 4 on p. 933 - due Thursday,
5) Film Excerpt - 'The Grapes of Wrath.'

WEEKLY QUOTE: "When you have an elephant by the hind leg, and he is trying to run away, it's best to let him run." - A. Lincoln

WORD OF THE DAY: MALIGNANT (adj.) - (ma-lig'-nant) - having an evil influence; very harmful; life-threatening. - (An emergency operation was scheduled to remove the 'malignant' tumor.)

1) Period 1 - Listen to CD in class: 'The Flood' p. 922
2) Collect essays
3) Handouts - Words to know and Adverb Clauses - Due Wednesday.
4) Journals are due on Monday, November 6th
5) Photo Essay - text p. 927-932 - Read

WORD OF THE DAY: MALEVOLENT (adj.) - (ma-lev'-a-lant) - wishing evil or harm to others; malicious. - (The 'malevolent' Jack the Ripper killed many people but was never caught.)

1) Reflective Writing #15 - Discuss the Quote
2) Review and discuss Literary Terms: Realism, Social Criticism, Author's Purpose, Tone
3) Read 'The Flood' - text p. 922 - Read with CD
4) Collect Essays
5 Journal due on Monday, November 6th.

WORD OF THE DAY: HEINOUS (adj.) - ('ha-nas) - very evil; extremely offensive; hateful; odious; infamous; atrocious. - (Terrorists are responsible for many 'heinous' acts.)

1) Persuasion - Assessment Test
2) Essays are due Friday (this is a change) - Turn in: Pre-Writing, Rough Draft and Final Draft.
3) HW - Read text p. 918-921
4) Journals are due Monday, November 6th.

WORD OF THE DAY: REPUGNANT (adj.) - (ri-pug'-nant) - distasteful; offensive; obnoxious; repellent; repulsive. - (Hard work is 'repugnant' to lazy people.)

1) Persuasion - Assessment Test
2) Essays are due Friday (this is a change) - Turn in: Pre-Writing, Rough Draft and Final Draft.
3) HW - Read text p. 918-921
4) Journals are due Monday, November 6th.

WORD OF THE DAY: REPULSIVE (adj.) - (ri-pul'-sive) - causing strong dislike or aversion. - (Some people find rodents and roaches 'repulsive'.)

1) Reflective Writing #14 - What is your favorite kind of music?
2) Work on Essay - Proofread and Edit your rough draft in class.
3) Pre-Writing, Rough Draft and Final Draft of the Essay is due on Thursday.
4) Journals are due Monday, November 6th.
5) HW - Read text p. 918-921 Author Study on John Steinbeck

WEEKLY QUOTE: "Those who forget history are condemed to repeat it." - George Santayana

WORD OF THE DAY: MERETRICIOUS (adj.) - (mer-a-tre'-se-us) - alluring through false charms. - (The lawyer used a 'meretricious' arguement in his closing statement to the court.)

1) Work on Essays - Convert pre-writing outlines to double spaced rough drafts.
2) Students not working with Substitute Teacher: Look up the following words: Desultory, Cretin, Loquatious, Gullible, Mendacity, Cunning, Refractory, Obnoxious
3) Journals are due on Monday, November 6th.

WORD OF THE DAY: PROVINCIAL (adj.) - (pra-vin-chel) - limited in outlook; simple; plain; unsophisticated. - (Growing up in a small town can make a person's attitudes and tastes somewhat 'provincial'.)

1) Reflective Writing #13 - Free Topic
2) In Class - Group work on Pre-Writing
3) HW - Reread text p. 1148-1152 and 1161-1162
4) HW - Work on a rough draft of Group Essay for Monday. - Double Spaced.
5) Journals due Monday, November 6th.

WORD OF THE DAY: PROSAIC (adj.) - (pro-za'-ik) - commonplace; ordinary; dull; matter-of-fact. - (The book is a 'prosaic' summary of the author's life that only lists names, dates and places, but never explores the reasons that motivated his choices.)

1) Finish reading p. 136-137
2) Collect late essays
3) Evidence - Read text p. 1161-1162 of text (Finish as Homework
-----A) Facts
-----B) Statistics
-----C) Examples
-----D) Quotations
-----E) Anecdotes
-----F) Authority Opinion
----------1) Experts
----------2) Professional Organizations
4) Group Essay

WORD OF THE DAY: MUNDANE (adj.) - (mun'-dan) - of the world; commonplace; ordinary. - (Before Baskin-Robbins, most ice-cream stores sold only 'mundane' flavore, like chocolate, vanilla and strawberry.)

1) PSAT Testing
2) Collect 'Montgomery Boycott' Essays
3) Collect Extra Credit paragraphs
4) Read text p. 136-137: A Eulogy to Dr. Martin Luthor King
5) Literary Concepts:
-----A) Rhetorical Devices
-----B) Ethical Appeal
-----C) Parallelism
-----D) Repetition

WORD OF THE DAY: BANAL (adj.) - (ba'-n'l) - trite; hackneyed; commonplace; trivial. - (The famous author's 'banal' comments about my novel made me doubt that he had actually read it.)

1) Reflective Writing #12 - Use the quote. Write about three things you have, and three things you want. Which are more important? Why?
2) Work on and Collect Essays (Pre-writing, 1st Draft and Final Draft)
3) Finish reading poem 'Sit-Ins' p. 132
4) Extra Credit - Answer question #7 on p. 133 as a 7-10 sentence paragraph - Due Tomorrow,

WEEKLY QUOTE: "When we have not what we like, we must like what we have." - Bussy-Rabutin

WORD OF THE DAY: TRITE (adj.) - (trit) - worn out by overuse; stale. - (The plot of the movie was so 'trite' that most of the audience fell asleep in the middle of it.)

1) Read text p. 1148-1152 (study)
2) Work on essays in class - Due Tomorrow (Turn in pre-writing, 1st draft and final draft)
3) Read the poem 'Sit-Ins' on p. 132.
4) Extra Credit: Answer question #7 on p. 133. Write a 7-10 sentence compare and contrast paragrapn. - Due Wednesday

WORD OF THE DAY: CONTEMPTUOUS (adj.) - (kan-temp'-choo-was) - showing disrespect; scornful. - (The heavyweight champ was 'contemptuous' of the boxing promoters who tried to bribe him to throw a fight.)

1) Read text p. 1148-1152 (Study)
2) Reflective Writing #11 - Describe your best friend.
3) Handout - Prewriting Worksheet
4) Topic Sentences
5) Work on Pre-Writing for 5 paragraph essay on the Montgomery Boycott - Topic: What is your opinion of this event and its importance in the Civil Rights movement. - Due Tuesday. (Collect Pre-Writing, 1st Draft and Final Draft of Essay.)

WORD OF THE DAY: SUPERCILIOUS (adj.) - (soo'-par-sil'-e-as) showing scorn or indifference because of a feeling of superiority. - (The princess looked down at the plumber with a 'supercilious' stare.)

1) Finish 5 paragraph writing form
2) Collect and Review p. 133-135: Questions, Vocabulary & Grammar
3) Newspaper Editorial (p. 134) - Write a Persuasive Essay - Due Tuesday
4) Read text p. 1148-1152 (Study)

WORD OF THE DAY: PRESUMPTUOUS (adj.) - (pre-zump'-chu-as) - overconfident; arrogant; audacious. - (It was 'presumptuous' of him to think that I would support his decision.)

1) Continue working on Q1-5 p. 133 (including Comprehension Check)
2) Add 'Vocabulary in Action' p. 134 of text and 'Grammar in Context' p. 135 of text - Due tomorrow.
3) Persuasive Writing: a) purpose b) 5 paragraph form c) writing steps

WORD OF THE DAY: PRETENTIOUS (adj.) - (pre-ten'-shes) - affectedly grand; ostentatious; extremely fancy. (His limited income did ont prevent him from living in a ' pretentious' manner.)

1) Reflective Writing #10 - Free Topic
2) Reading - 'Montgomery Boycott' - text p. 126-132 (CD reading)
3) Memoir
4) Answer Q. 1-5 (Including Comprehension Check) on p. 133 - Due Tomorrow

WEEKLY QUOTE: "The wheel thst squeeks the loudest is the one that gets the grease." - Josh Billings

WORD OF THE DAY: COMPLACENT (adj.) - (kam-pla'-snt) - self-satisfied. - (From your 'complacent' manner I assume you are please with your grades.)

1) Read text p. 105-106 (Non-Fiction, Autobiography, Biography, Memoir, Essay, Personal Essay
2) Pass back work
3) Review Grades
4) Read Text p. 124
5) Read 'Montgomery Boycott' p. 125-132

WORD OF THE DAY: VACUOUS - (adj.) - (vak'-ya-was) - empty-headed; stupid. - (When asked a question, the contestant wore a 'vacuous' expression that indicated his inability to answer.)

1) Reflective Writing #9 - If you had a time machine, what would you do?
2) Review and collect handouts
3) Discussion - 'A Sound of Thunder' - How does the story use: Foreshadowing; Elements of Fiction?

WORD OF THE DAY: DIFFIDENT (adj.) - ('dif-ad-ent) - lacking self-confidence; timid; shy. - (Why is it that students who should be the most confident are often the most 'diffident'.)

1) Reading: 'A Sound of Thunder' - text p. 72-81
2) Handout - Vocabulary and context work - Due tomorrow
3) Make-up tests.

WORD OF THE DAY: OBSEQUIOUS (adj.) - (ab-'se-kwe-as) - slavishly attentive; fawning; servile. - (The waiter's 'obsequious' behavior made everyone at the table feel uncomfortable.)

1) Quiz - Collect and Review
2) Collect and Review late work
3) Review text p. 71
4) Read 'A Sound of Thunder' p. 72-81 of text.

WEEKLY QUOTE: "God offers to every mind its choice between truth and repose." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

WORD OF THE DAY: UNCTUOUS (adj.) - (uhngk'-chu-uhs) - oily; slippery; greasy; not to be trusted. - (Pinnocchio was completely fooled by the fox's 'unctuous' promises.)

1) Reflective Writing #8 - Discuss the meaning of the quote.
2) Review and Collect pronoun handouts.
3) Foreshadowing, Predicting and Context Clues
4) Vocabulary - p. 71 of text: Words to Know
5) Quiz tomorrow - bring written notes.

WORD OF THE DAY: INSOUCIANT (adj.) - (in-soo'-se-ant) - unconcerned; careless. - (The 'insouciant' student arrived late for class as usual.)

1) Per. 1 - CELDT
2) Reflective Writing #7 - What qualities make a person a good leader? (Per. 1 students do as homework.)
3) Pronouns
4) Handout - Pronoun Exercise: Complete in class - (Period 1 students do as homework.)
5) Correct work
6) Quiz on Tuesday

WORD OF THE DAY: INDOLENT (adj.) - (in'-da-lant) - lazy; idle. - (The hot, sultry weather in the tropics encourages one to be indolent.)

1) Per. 1 - CELDT
2) Continue Reading 'By the Waters of Babylon' - p. 42-52 of text.
3) Handouts - Study Sheet - Work on in Class (Sequence/Plot)
4) Collect Questions 1-5 and 8 from p. 39
5) Quiz on Tuesday

WORD OF THE DAY: SLOVENLY (adj) - (sluv'-an-le) - habitually untidy, dirty or careless in dress, habits, etc. - (It is difficult for a person who is neat to share a room with a 'slovenly' person.)

1) Period 1 - English Language Test
2) Finish and collect text p. 39 questions 1-5 and qiestion 8.
3) Literary Terms = Plot (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, conclusion)
-----Conflict (internal & external) and Sequence (Chronological, Order of Importance)
4) Read text p. 42-53 'By the Waters of Babylon' - Finish as HW

WORD OF THE DAY: HAGGARD (adj.) - (hag'-erd) - having a worn-out, tired appearance. (After waiting at the hospital all night, he came home looking 'haggard' and discouraged.)

1) Reflective Writing #6 - Free Topic
2) Text - Answer question 1-5 and question #8 on p. 39
3) Read the poem 'The Sun' on p. 38
4) Finish work as homework.

WEEKLY QUOTE: "Things do not change. We change." - Thoreau

WORD OF THE DAY: DECREPIT (adj.) - ( di-krep'-it) - worn out by age; broken down by long use. - (The 'decrepit' car blocked traffic on the freeway.)

1) Review and Collect handout homework
2) Quiz Friday
3) Review and Discuss Character Motivation and Characters in the Story - Study Worksheet handouts.

WORD OF THE DAY: IMMINENT (adj.) - (im'-a-nant) - impending; about to happen; near at hand. (Because a storn seemed 'imminent', everyone left the beach early.)

1) Reflective Writing #5 - Discuss your favorite movie.
2) Read 'Searching for Summer' - text p. 31-37 (Finish as Homework)
3) Handouts: Adjective Study Sheet, Worksheet - Due Monday
4) Read poem 'The Sun' p. 38 of text

WORD OF THE DAY: EMINENT (adj.) - (em'-uh-nuhnt) - distinguished; prominent; outstanding. - (The most 'eminent' scientists of Europe attended the meeting.)

1) Review and Collect Q1-5 p. 27 of text
2) Literary Terms: Character, Character Motives (Motivation), Character Traits, Fantasy
3) Vocabulary p. 30 Words to Know
4) Read p. 30 Background and Connect for Searching for Summer.

WORD OF THE DAY: VENERABLE (adj.) - (ven'-ar-a-b'l) - worthy of respect or reverence. (No one had ever dared to question the wisdom of the 'venerable' leader.)

1) Harrison Bergeron: Theme, Setting, Characters, Plot
2) Review and Collect late handouts.
3) Answer Q1-5 p. 27 of text - Write answers in complete sentences.

WORD OF THE DAY: INTREPID (adj.) - (in-trep'-id) - brave; fearless; bold. - (He was promoted for his 'intrepid' conduct during the robbery.)

1) Reflective Writing #4 - Discuss the meaning of the quote.
2) Continue passing out books
3) Finish reading 'Harrison Bergeron' - p. 20-26 of text

WEEKLY QUOTE: "A man must not swallow more beliefs than he can digest." - Havelock Ellis

WORD OF THE DAY: INTEGRITY (n.) - (in-teg'-ri-ty) - the quality or state of sound moral principle; wholeness; purity; uprightness. - (Mahatma Gandhi was a man of great 'integrity'.)

1) Finish, review and collect worksheets
2) Read 'Harrison Bergeron' - text p. 20-26
3) Pass out Textbooks

WORD OF THE DAY: MAMMOTH (adj.) - (mam'-ath) - huge; gigantic. - (Digging the Panama Canal was a 'mamoth undertaking.)

1) Reflective Writing #3 - Musical Interlude
2) Nouns
3) Handouts - Vocabulary and Nouns - Due Monday
4) Making Inferences
5) Vocabulary Study - Text p. 20 Words to Know
6) Science Fiction

WORD OF THE DAY: VOLUMINOUS (adj.) - (va-lu'-ma-nas) - of great size; very bulky. (Military contractors are required to submit 'voluminous' reports to the Department of Defense.)

1) Tenth Grade Orientation - Chancellor Hall

WORD OF THE DAY: GARGANTUAN (adj.) - (gar-gan'-chu-an) - enormous; gigantic; huge. - (Roseanne Barr jokes that she has a 'gargantuan' appetite.)

1) Review and Collect Worksheets p. 2 & 4
2) Elements of Fiction p. 17-18 of text.
3) Unit Theme: The Challenge of Change
4) Making Inferences
5) Vocabulary Study - Text p. 20, Words to Know

WORD OF THE DAY: COLOSSAL (adj.) - (ka-los'-l) - huge; vast. - (The Magic Mountain amusement park is welol known for its 'colossal' roller coaster rides.)

1) Collect Evaluation Paragraphs
2) Homework - Work on Grammar Handout - Kinds of Sentences
3) Reflective Writing #2 - How do you feel about what happened on 9-11?

WEEKLY QUOTE: "All ambitions are lawful except those which climb upward on the miseries and credulities of mankind." - Joseph Conrad

WORD OF THE DAY: MASSIVE (adj.) - (mas'-iv) - big and heavy; bulky. - (The 'massive' truck jackknifed on the highway causing many accidents.)

1) Read 'The Interlopers' p. 8-13 of text
2) Write a 1 paragraph evaluation of the story (7-10 sentences)
3) Handouts: Grammar and Kinds of Sentences
4) GMS p. 3&4

WORD OF THE DAY: MAGNITUDE (n.) - (mag'-na-tud) - size; greatness; importance. - (It has been predicted that Los Angeles will experience an earthquake of great 'magnitude'.)

1) Reflective Writing #1 - List three goals you want to achieve in the next five years and discuss them. - 10 minutes
2) Read 'The Interlopers' p. 8-13 of text.
3) Write a 1 paragraph evaluation of the story (7-10 sentences in length) - Discuss the stories major strengths and weaknesses.

WORD OF THE DAY: EXPANSE (adj.) - (eks-pans') - a large, unbroken space. - (The Pacific Ocean is a vast 'expanse' of water.)

1) Review, correct and collect Warrner's p. 502
2) Journal and Vocabulary Handouts
3) Grading System
4) Strategic Reading - Text p. 7

WORD OF THE DAY: COMMODIOUS (adj.) - (ka-mo'-de-as) - roomy; comfortable. - (After sleeping in a small cabin, they found their hotel suite 'commodious'.)

1) Seating Charts
2) Web Site Info
3) Warriners: p, 501-502 - Diagnosis Exercise (Finish Tomorrow)

WEEKLY QUOTE: "Grow up as soon as you can, it pays. The only time you really live fully is from thirty to sixty." - Hervey Allen

WORD OF THE DAY: CAPACIOUS (adj.) - (ka-pa'-shas) - large; roomy; spacious. (The couple bought their new home because of its 'capacious' closets.)

1) Program Cards
2) Handouts: a) Class Rules, b) Journal Requirements, c) Vocabulary.
3) Intorductions (Who's Who?)
4) Pass Out Index Cards - Three things about yourself & goals for the semester.