Mrs. Cook's Blog

May 17-21, 2010

Monday - 7th exam.  We will present the projects on House on Mango Street.  Then we will begin review for the exam.

Tuesday and Wednesday - 5th and 6th exams.  Review for the exam.  Go over Summer Reading assignments.

Thursday - 3rd and 4th exams.

Friday - 1st and 2nd exams - Check the Ninth Lit B Vocab. Page on the blog.

May 17-21, 2010

Monday - 3rd and 4th Exams

Tuesday - 1st and 2nd Exams (For our exam, there is a Page posted for the vocabulary.)

Wednesday to Friday - Graduation Practice

Ninth Lit B Exam Vocab

Download Ninth Lit B Exam Vocabulary

May 10-14, 2010

Monday - Choose vocab. for the exam.  Discuss spelling rules and work on spelling exercises on pp. 19-24.  Read aloud Funny in Farsi.

Tuesday - Work on pp. 48-51 in the spelling workbook.  Review the Hadza article.  Read aloud Funny in Farsi.

Wednesday - Work on the study sheet for the exam.  Review "The Gods Must Be Crazy".  Work on pp. 55-65 in the workbook.  Read aloud Funny in Farsi.

Thursday - Review Rain in a Dry Land.  Work on pp. 66-72 in the workbook.

Friday - Review Funny in Farsi.  Work on pp. 73-76 in the workbook.  Do a review Bingo game.

May 10-14, 2010

Monday - Take Day 2 of the EOCT. 

Tuesday - Go over the project directions for The House on Mango Street. It is due on next Monday.  Read pp. 33-57 aloud in the novel and discuss. 

Homework - Bring old vocab. quizzes.  Read pp. 58-63 in the novel.

Wednesday - Choose the vocab. for the exam.  Read pp. 64-86 in the novel. 

Homework - Finish pp. 87-92

Thursday - Read pp. 93-108 in the novel.

Homework - Read to p. 114.

Friday - Finish the novel.  The project is due on Monday.

May 3-7, 2010

Monday - I will show the explanations and examples of the Works Cited page in the Cobb Research Guide.  Students work on the rough draft or the Works Cited page of the research paper.

Tuesday - The Works Cited page is due.  Students will register for turnitin.com.  Then they will work on the final draft.

Wednesday - Thursday - Work on the final draft of the papers, adding and changing information if necessary.

Friday - The final draft is due.  Students will read their papers to the class.

Standards :  RL 1, RL 3, RL 4, RL 5, RC 1, RC 2, RC 3, RC 4, W 1, W 2, W 3, W 4, C 1, C 2, LSV 1, LSV 2

May 3-7, 2010

Monday - Work on the EOCT Practice Test questions missed by the class, discussing how to choose correct answers.  I will read aloud the beginning of The House on Mango Street.

Tuesday - Continue working on EOCT Practice Test.  Read aloud House on Mango Street.

Homework - Write in your Reading Journal about your name.

Wednesday - Thursday - Continue as on Tuesday.

Friday - Take the Ninth Lit EOCT.

Standards :  RL 1, RL 2, RL 4, RL 5, RC 1, RC 2, RC 3, RC 4, W 1, C 1, LSV 1