Friday, January 20, 2012

Another one bites the dust

The second nine weeks is over -- bring on the third nine weeks.

We will be off to a running start with the third nine weeks.
1.Final drafts for the John Stossel essay contest have been turned in and I will be grading them and submitting them to the contest in the next couple weeks.

2. We will be starting to read The Great Gatsby this next week so it is very important that you have access to the book. I will be checking for the book this coming week for a grade so download it to your phone, check it out from the library, purchase it new or used, just make sure you have it.

3. Make sure you finish and have your outline of pages 824-833 for next class so you can use it on the outline quiz. These pages also give you some good background information for our novel.

4. Make sure you finish the Grammar Worksheet Exercise #2. I will be collecting it for a grade on Tuesday/Wednesday.

I will leave you with a clip of some jazz music to get you "In the mood" for the novel:

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

And the novel for the third nine weeks is...

With a total of 116 votes to 21 votes the novel that you have chosen is
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald






You will need to have a copy of the book starting January 24th. I will be doing a book check so make sure you download it, check it out from the library or buy it.

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Third Nine Weeks book

I am between having all my classes read The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald or A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines.

I am putting in two clips for you to watch and I recommend you look up summaries of the books as well. On Monday and Tuesday all my classes will be voting on what book to read.

The Great Gatsby


A Lesson Before Dying


Reminders:
*Don't forget to bring in your donations for the Humane Society. Donations will be accepted until Friday, January 13th. Please refer to the Nov. 22nd post for the list of items I am collecting.
*Extra Credit SAT word posters are no longer being collected. You can still earn extra credit by leveling up in Reading Plus before January 16th.
*Make sure you have your rough draft for the John Stossel essay contest when you come to class. We will be revising them on Monday and Tuesday (Jan. 9 & 10).
*Make sure you are reviewing your SAT words A-P. The test on these words will be the week of January 17th.
*Remember NO SCHOOL on January 16th for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Stossel Essay Contest

You can go to the following website to watch the video clips and get more information about the contest.
Remember the essay will count for a grade in my class, but I will only submit it to the contest if you want me to.
We will be working on the essays until around January 20th.

http://stosselintheclassroom.org/essaycontest.php?p=watch_video.html&l=22