Friday, May 2, 2008  
World Lit:

Journal
Movie: Osama
HW: fun reading
Bring: book tomorrow

Honors 10:

Journal
Midsummer
HW: fun reading
Bring: book tomorrow

Advanced 12:

Journal
Our Town
HW: fun reading
Bring: novel tomorrow

Thursday, May 1, 2008  

World Lit:

Journal
Movie: Osama
HW: fun reading
Bring: book tomorrow

Honors 10:

Journal
Return Caesar, Get Midsummer Night's Dream
"Dog and Pony" show video
HW: fun reading
Bring: book tomorrow

Advanced 12:

Journal
Our Town
HW: fun reading
Bring: novel tomorrow

Wednesday, April 30, 2008  

All classes to watch Drama's Greek Mythology play. Meet in class, and go down together.

Tuesday, April 29, 2008  

World Lit:

Journal
Dramatize an anecdote
HW: fun reading
Bring: book tomorrow

Honors 10:

Journal
Ch. 16, 14-21 (evens)
HW: fun reading
Bring: book tomorrow

Advanced 12:

Journal
Our Town
HW: fun reading
Bring: novel tomorrow

Monday, April 28, 2008  

World Lit:

Journal
Saadi, 665-673
Do: IM, AM
HW: fun reading
Bring: book tomorrow

Honors 10:

Journal
Caesar Test
HW: fun reading
Bring: book tomorrow

Advanced 12:

Journal
Our Town
HW: fun reading
Bring: novel tomorrow

Friday, April 25, 2008  

World Lit:

Journal
Rumi, 661-664 plus extra readings
Do: IM, AM, Creative Writing
HW: fun reading
Bring: book tomorrow

Honors 10:

Journal
Finish Act V, do #6-14 on 878
HW: fun reading
Bring: book tomorrow

Advanced 12:

Journal
Journal
Our Town
HW: fun reading
Bring: novel tomorrow

Thursday, April 24, 2008  

World Lit:

Journal
Rubaiyat, 654-660
Do: IM, Creative Writing, Critical Writing (chart only)
HW: fun reading
Bring: book tomorrow

Honors 10:

STAR
Bring: book tomorrow

Advanced 12:

Journal
Our Town
HW: fun reading
Bring: novel tomorrow

Wednesday, April 23, 2008  

World Lit:

Journal
Rubaiyat, 654-660
Do: IM, Creative Writing, Critical Writing (chart only)
HW: fun reading
Bring: book tomorrow

Honors 10:

Journal
Catch up on Caesar
HW: fun reading
Bring: book tomorrow

Advanced 12:

STAR
Bring: novel tomorrow

Tuesday, April 22, 2008  

World Lit:

Journal
1001 Nights, 638-643
Do: FT, IM, AM, Critical Writing
HW: fun reading
Bring: book tomorrow

Honors 10:

STAR
Bring: book tomorrow

Advanced 12:

Journal
Our Town
HW: fun reading
Bring: novel tomorrow

Monday, April 21, 2008  

***STAR TESTING WEEK, work may vary***

World Lit:

Journal
1001 Nights, 638-643
Do: FT, IM, AM, Critical Writing
HW: fun reading
Bring: book tomorrow

Honors 10:

Journal
Catch up on Caesar
HW: fun reading
Bring: book tomorrow

Advanced 12:

STAR

Friday, April 18, 2008  

World Lit:

Journal
Koran, pages 633-636
Do: FT, IF, IM, AM
HW: fun reading
Bring: book tomorrow

Honors 10:

Journal
Finish Act IV
Do questions #7-16 on 852
HW: fun reading, Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:

Bring: book tomorrow

Advanced 12:

Journal
Our Town
HW: fun reading
Bring: novel tomorrow

Thursday, April 17, 2008  

World Lit:

Journal
al-Khansa, pages 630-632
Do: AM, Creative Writing
HW: fun reading
Bring: book tomorrow

Honors 10:

Journal
Ch. 16, 7-14 (odd)
HW: fun reading
Bring: book tomorrow

Advanced 12:

Journal
Our Town
HW: fun reading
Bring: novel tomorrow

Wednesday, April 16, 2008  

World Lit:

Journal
Persian and Arabic intro: 619-629, do worksheet
HW: fun reading
Bring: book tomorrow

Honors 10:

Journal
Finish Act III, Do: #6-13 on page 832
HW: fun reading
Bring: book tomorrow

Advanced 12:

Journal
Our Town
HW: fun reading
Bring: novel tomorrow

Tuesday, April 15, 2008  

World Lit:

Journal
Read Gilgamesh, 136-151
Do: IF, IM
HW: fun reading
Bring: book tomorrow

Honors 10:

Journal
Correct Grammar
Do: Ch. 16, 1-7 (odd)
HW: fun reading
Bring: book tomorrow

Advanced 12:

Journal
Cast Our Town
Begin reading/acting
HW: fun reading
Bring: novel tomorrow

Monday, April 14, 2008  

World Lit:

Journal
Early Middle East background pages 128-135. Answer Worksheet questions
HW: fun reading
Bring: book tomorrow

Honors 10:

Journal
Correct Act I Q's
Continue Act II
Do Act II Q's: Lit book #6-11 on page 804, due Wednesday
HW: fun reading
Bring: book tomorrow

Advanced 12:

Journal
Correct Vocabulary
HW: fun reading
Bring: novel tomorrow

Friday, April 11, 2008  

World Lit:

Journal
Assyrian culture/history/story presentation
HW: fun reading
Bring: book tomorrow

Honors 10:

Journal
Caesar Act I
Answer questions in Lit book: #7-14 on page 779, due Monday
Begin Act II
HW: fun reading, Monday: Act I Q's
Bring: book tomorrow

Advanced 12:

Journal
Vocabulary 4
HW: fun reading
Bring: novel tomorrow

Thursday, April 10, 2008  

World Lit:

Journal
Finish Seamstress
HW: fun reading
Bring: no book tomorrow

Honors 10:

Journal
Correct grammar
New: Ch. 15, read 391-400, do 6-9, D+E (odds)
HW: fun reading
Bring: book tomorrow

Advanced 12:

Journal
Vocab 3
HW: fun reading
Bring: novel tomorrow

Wednesday, April 9, 2008  

World Lit:

Journal
Seamstress
HW: fun reading
Bring: no book tomorrow

Honors 10:

Journal
Begin Caesar Act I
HW: fun reading
Bring: book tomorrow

Advanced 12:

Journal
Get Our Town, turn in LotF
Vocabulary 2
HW: fun reading
Bring: novel tomorrow

Tuesday, April 8, 2008  

World Lit:

Journal
Finish Raise the Red Lantern
Begin Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
HW: fun reading
Bring: no book tomorrow

Honors 10:

Journal
Correct grammar
More grammar: Chapter 15: 1-5, A-C (evens)
HW: fun reading
Bring: Caesar book tomorrow

Advanced 12:

Journal
Vocabulary 1
HW: fun reading
Bring: novel tomorrow

Friday, April 4, 2008  

"When people see some things as good, other things appear bad." -Lao Tzu

World Lit:

Journal
Movie
HW: fun reading
Bring: no book tomorrow

Honors 10:

Journal
Shakespeare Enigma
HW: fun reading
Bring: no book tomorrow

Advanced 12:

Journal
Movie Lord of the Flies
HW: fun reading
Bring: novel tomorrow

Thursday, April 3, 2008  

"Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education." -JFK

World Lit:

Journal
Begin Raise the Red Lantern
HW: fun reading
Bring: no book tomorrow

Honors 10:

Journal
Correct Grammar
Do: Chapter 13: ch. rev. ALL
HW: fun reading, Friday: T2C movie synopsis, read Shakespeare background

Bring: no book tomorrow

Advanced 12:

Journal
Watch 90's Lord of the Flies
HW: fun reading

Wednesday, April 2, 2008  

"When you are content to simply be yourself, and not compete or compare, other people will respect you." -Lao Tzu

World Lit:

Journal
Correct Taoist anecdotes
Played "More Tao than Thou"
HW: fun reading
Bring: no book tomorrow

Honors 10:

Journal
Turn in lit work
Watch school play
HW: fun reading, Thursday: grammar
Friday: T2C

Bring: grammar book tomorrow

Advanced 12:

Journal
Went to the play
HW: fun reading
Bring: novel tomorrow

Tuesday, April 1, 2008  

World Lit:

Journal
Read Taoist Anecdotes, do FT, IF, IM, AM
HW: fun reading
Bring: book tomorrow

Honors 10:

Journal
More Grammar fun: Italics, Quotation Marks, and Ellipsis . . . Do: Ch. 13 Ex. 1, 2, 3, and Rev. A, B (odds)
HW: fun reading, Wednesday: Lit homework, going to play
Thursday: grammar
Friday: Shakespeare reading (postponed), T2C movie assignment

Bring: no book tomorrow

Advanced 12:

Journal
Finished LotF Movie
HW: fun reading
Bring: novel tomorrow

Monday, March 31, 2008  

World Lit:

Journal
Tao Te Ching: Background, read passages, answer questions FT, IF, IM 1 & 3, AM
HW: fun reading
Bring: book tomorrow

Honors 10:

Journal
The Tale of Two Cities Broadway musical is coming.
T2C: modern movie: write a synopsis of how you would adapt one book of T2C into a modern movie. Take into account characters/actors, setting, major themes, costuming, etc. What would you keep and what would you edit out? What could make this story compelling to modern audiences?
HW: fun reading, Tuesday: grammar
Wednesday: movie synopsis, Read about Shakespeare in book: pages 741-753
Thursday: grammar
Bring: grammar book tomorrow

Advanced 12:

Journal
1963 movie version of LotF
HW: fun reading
Bring: novel tomorrow

Thursday, March 20, 2008  

"...the call seldom produces the comer, the man to love rarely coincides with the hour for loving." -Thomas Hardy

World Lit:

Journal
Correct "Love Must Not be Forgotten"
Write a letter to the person you plan to marry; imagine that they could read the letter now, even though they have yet to meet you and fall in love. What would you want your future life partner to know?
HW: fun reading
Bring: book tomorrow

Honors 10:

Journal
Correct Grammar
More Grammar: Apostrophes
HW: fun reading
Bring: book tomorrow

Advanced 12:

Journal
Finish LotF
Vocab Quiz Ch. 10+11
HW: fun reading
Bring: novel tomorrow