Friday, November 14, 2008

SCRIBE NOTES FRIDAY

agenda
  1. Speling test #11
  2. Massatuchussests review
  • BEGIN synthesis outline

Hw:

  1. Article critique
  2. Based on the readings, what is your own prespective? (use minimum of two essays: emerson.Alexie mori,Baldwin,poem Massatchussets

In english today we took our spellng test, and we went over the questions form yestertday.For homework we do the usual article critique and to do a synthesis essay, using atleast 2 essays

Thursday, November 13, 2008

Scribe Notes 11-13-08

1. "the History Teacher" and "Reading at risks"
-->reading questions
2."The Massachussets board of education"
HW:
1- finish your vocab
2- answer reading questions for The Massachusets board of education" questions #1-5


First thing is that we went over and discussed both reading questions for both reading entries from last night. For homework, finiah vocab and answer reading questions # 1-5

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Agenda: 11/12

1. GE Final: Timed-Write

Hw: 1- Vocab ex. 4
2- Read poem "The History Teacher" (PP.143-144)and tables "Reading at Risk" (PP. 147-149)Answe all questions for both selections

Basically for class is Sister Salma wrote the Timed-Write prompt on the board and explined it while staming last nights homework which was to find three quotes from Pip's expectation.

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Agenda: 11/11

1. Vocab Test: Lessons 9-10
2.Great Expectations: Educated Theme
Character Comparison

Hw:1- Vocab ex.1-3
2-prepare for final exam (find a quote from chs.1-19 from 20-39 and 40-59)
3- vocab skills pg.59-60

For today's English class we first took our vocab test then sis. Salma wrote on the board an assignment from the vocab book which is pgs.59-60 after that we took Spelling pre test #11 and worked on exercise #1. 5 minutes left to class and sis. Salma explained the exam on Great Expectation which is a timed write and to find a quote from each of Pip's expectation and to find a quote from each so you could use it for the test.

Monday, November 10, 2008

Scribe Notes 11-10-08

1.Vocab Review:Lesson 9-10
2.GE:Reading Quiz chs 46-59
-->comparing characters
hw:
1-review for vocab test
2-brainstorm comparison/contrast betwee their education and ability to suceed in the "real world"

First thing we did was a vocab review worksheet that is due tomarrow. Then, we got two characters from The Great Expectations. We have to do a venn diagram for both characters for their education. Then we took the reading quiz. For homework, do the venn diagram and study for your vocab test.