Monday - American Lit. EOCT
Tuesday - American Lit. EOCT
Wed. - Fri. - A Street Car Named Desire - work on study guide questions
Finals start Wed. May 20th - students will receive a study guide for their final exam by Friday 5/15.
COMPLETE BY MAY 11TH-BONUS POINTS - ADD UP TO 6 POINTS TO A PRIOR MAJOR TEST GRADE BY EOCT PRACTICE AT USA TEST PREP; FIRST TAKE A COMPLETE TEST AND PRINT OUT EXAM- 2 POINTS; NEXT PRACTICE YOUR AREA OF WEAKNESS AND SCORE 80% AND ABOVE- DO THIS ON 4 DIFFERENT PRACTICES- EACH IS WORTH - 1 POINT - GIVE PRINTOUTS TO ME- DO NOT E-MAIL TO ME- MY BOX CANNOT HANDLE THE VOLUME.
EOCT MAY 11 AND MAY 12 - 15% OF FINAL GRADE
EOCT TUTORING April 30, May 5 and May 6- Writing Lab- AM- 7:15-8:00;PM- 3:30-4:15
Monday - 5/04- "Car" paper is due; Finish 1920s Presentations; EOCT TUTORIAL
Tuesday - 5/05 - Friday - 5/08- the following will be covered:
Ernest Hemingway bio. and short story William Faulkner bio. and short story Tennessee Williams part of A Street Car Named Desire
BONUS POINTS - ADD UP TO 6 POINTS TO A PRIOR MAJOR TEST GRADE BY EOCT PRACTICE AT USA TEST PREP; FIRST TAKE A COMPLETE TEST AND PRINT OUT EXAM- 2 POINTS; NEXT PRACTICE YOUR AREA OF WEAKNESS AND SCORE 80% AND ABOVE- DO THIS ON 4 DIFFERENT PRACTICES- EACH IS WORTH - 1 POINT - GIVE PRINTOUTS TO ME- DO NOT E-MAIL TO ME- MY BOX CANNOT HANDLE THE VOLUME.
EOCT MAY 11 AND MAY 12 - 15% OF FINAL GRADE
EOCT TUTORING April 30, May 5 and May 6- Writing Lab- AM- 7:15-8:00;PM- 3:30-4:15
The Great Gatsby novel exam - Wed. April 29
Monday - April 27
EOCT Practice test in lab
Work on 1920s project due Thursday
Tuesday - review Gatsby Handouts and discuss creative car paper due Mon. May 4
Wednesday - Novel Exam; work on creative paper due Mon. May 4
Thursday - 1920s presentations
Friday - finish The Great Gatsby movie
Monday May 4 - creative car paper due
Grammar Test is Friday April 24th- review daily notes and your workbooks
The Great Gatsby novel/vocabulary exam is Wed. - April 29 - paper is also due
On going The Great Gatsby discussions and movie
BONUS POINTS - ADD UP TO 6 POINTS TO A PRIOR MAJOR TEST GRADE BY EOCT PRACTICE AT USA TEST PREP; FIRST TAKE A COMPLETE TEST AND PRINT OUT EXAM- 2 POINTS; NEXT PRACTICE YOUR AREA OF WEAKNESS AND SCORE 80% AND ABOVE- DO THIS ON 4 DIFFERENT PRACTICES- EACH IS WORTH - 1 POINT - GIVE PRINTOUTS TO ME- DO NOT E-MAIL TO ME- MY BOX CANNOT HANDLE THE VOLUME.
4/20-Monday - All rewrites (mandatory) and revisions (optional) for research papers are due
The Great Gatsby - Chapters 7-8 due today with vocabulary and reading guide handouts
Discuss symbolism and colors in the novel; grammar/EOCT review; 1920s group - sign up
HW - FINISH CH. 9 THE GREAT GATSBY- ALL HANDOUTS AND VOC. ASSIGNMENT Due Thursday
4/21-Tuesday - grammar EOCT review; Meet with 1920s group
4/22-Wednesday - Class will attend Oklahoma performance
4/23- Thursday - grammar?EOCT review- The Great Gatsby- Chapter 9 work is due
4/24- Friday - Grammar Test -major grade; meet with group
Monday -4/27 - EOCT Practice in Media Center
Tuesday - 4/28 -1920s groups
WEd. 4/29 - The Great Gatsbynovel /voc.exam - paper is due
Thurs. 4/30 - 1920s - group presentations
Fri. - May 1 - EOCT practice; F. Scott Fitzgerlad bio.
PREPARE FOR THE EOCT (MAY 11 AND 12) 15% OF YOUR GRADE AND EARN BONUS POINTS AT USA TEST PREP!
Monday - The Great Gatsby ASSIGNMENT IS DUE; Research papers returned - rewrites or revisions due Monday 4/20 - as explained in class
Tuesday - In class makeup for those that missed Realism test on April 3; Comma assignment- work on grammar and/or The Great Gatsby
Wednesday - 10th graders have county diagnostic test 1st and 2nd period; introduction to the Modern Period
Thursday - grammar is due for check grade; Voc. 10 quiz
Friday - The Great Gatsby. Quiz; discuss Gatsby and F. Scott Fitzgerlad video
Monday - 4/20 - Grammar Review - test Wed. 4/22
Tuesday - 4/21 - The Great Gatsby quiz
3/30 RESEARCH PAPER-FINAL COPY AND ALL COMPONENTS (CARDS,ETC.) ARE DUE
PAPERS SHOULD HAVE 1-2 QUOTES AND/or PARAPHRASES PER PARAGRAPH
PAPERS NEED TO BE UPLOADED INTO TURNITIN.COM BEFORE 3/30
3/30 The Great Gatsby bring to class
READ The Great Gatsby online! Click here: The Great Gatsby ebook
FRIDAY APRIL 3 - REALISM TEST - KNOW CHARACTERISTICS OF REALIST PERIOD; "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge", "War is Kind", "The Story of an Hour", from "Of My Bondage and My Freedom", "The Outcasts of Poker Flat"; know the authors; study stories and handouts.
Monday - Turn in all research- papers, etc.; Frederick Douglass video; The Great Gatsby PACKET- THIS IS YOUR HOMEWORK THIS WEEK - DUE MONDAY 4/13
Tuesday - The Great Gatsby - chapter 1; The West dvd; review Douglass notes
Wednesday - Word Masters - earn bonus points; read "The Outcasts of Poker Flat"
Thursday - wrap up and review realism unit, finish unit 10 vocab.
Friday - Realism test; read The Great Gatsby OR FINISH UNIT 10 VOC."
MAJOR DUE DATES: 3/23 RESEARCH PAPER-ROUGH DRAFT DUE - ALL COMPONETS OF PAPER ARE DUE
3/30 RESEARCH PAPER-FINAL COPY AND ALL COMPONETS (CARDS,ETC.) ARE DUE
PAPERS SHOULD HAVE 1-2 QUOTES PER PARAGRAPH
PAPERS NEED TO BE UPLOADED INTO TURNITIN.COM BEFORE 3/30
3/30 The Great Gatsby bring to class
Monday- Rough Draft is due for peer edit. This means all componets of the paper are completed; this will count as a minor grade
Tuesday - Friday -Realism writers -reading and discussion activities: Kate Chopin - the rise of feminism; Bret Harte - the voice of the West; Stephen Crane and Ambrose Bierce - the Civil War; Frederick Douglass - slavery
REALISM TEST - APRIL 1 !!!!
Tuesday - Ambrose Bierce "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"
Wednesday - Stephen Crane - "War is Kind"; Bierce video
Thursday - Kate Chopin "The Story of an Hour"
Friday - Frederick Douglass from "Of My Bondage and My Freedom"
GHSGT ELA -Juniors - March 23- tutoring available before and after school and on Saturdays; online review use USA TESTPREP - handout with password was given out in class.
Coming soon - The Great Gatsby - March 30 - try to get a cheap copy from an internet vendor
RESEARCH DEADLINES MUST BE MET TO KEEP UP WITH THE PAPER!
Monday - the following is due:
LITERARY TERM CROSSWORD PUZZLE
3 source (bibliography cards)
6 notecards
Use your Cobb County guide to learn the format for above
thesis statement/outline
Remember if you use an internet thesis builder you must re-edit the thesis and fill in the outline- the information generated is not perfect but it helps to get started. Reread handouts discussed in class.
Monday In class - teacher conference and review of literary terms for state exams; rough draft of 1/2 paper - 1.5 pages are due Thursday 3/19
Tuesday - Media Center or work on paper in class- review block quotes
Wednesday - Academic Pep Rally or Media Center or work on paper in class
Thursday - 1.5 pages of paper need to come to class for review
Friday - using commas correctly; reading comprehension test practice
ROUGH DRAFT DUE MONDAY, MARCH 23; FINAL COPY DUE MONDAY, MARCH 30
GHSGT Juniors - March 23- tutoring available before and after school and on Saturdays; online review use USA TESTPREP - handout with password was given out in class
Monday - March 9th- final discussion of novel; talk about research paper and develping a thesis
All Questions and quotes are due TODAY MON.3/09; NOVEL EXAM WED. 3/11
Tuesday - Bring professional article to class; use Cobb data base- JSTOR, etc.; ARTICLE SHOULD BE USED IN RESEARCH PAPER AS EXPLAINED IN CLASS ON Thursday
BRING MULTI-COLOR INDEX CARDS!
Wednesday - Huckleberry Finn Novel Exam; Practice lit. terms for exit and EOCT EXAMS
Thursday - Work on Research paper in writing lab.
Friday - research paper; Age of Realism
GHSGT Juniors - March 23- tutoring available before and after school and on Saturdays; online review use USA TESTPREP -
Huckleberrry Finn handout and questions see last week's blog
Extensive character list: Download Character List Huck Finn
QUIZ FRIDAY 3//06 CHAPTERS 19 - 34
Monday - Chapters 19-26 due per assignment; student led discussion
Tuesday - Early Release Day- Media Center Specialist will talk to the class about how to research
Wednesday - Review Quiz which has questions from prior EOCT and Exit exams
Thursday - Grammar and or read Huck Finn; Great Books Video
Friday - Quiz over Chapters 19 - 34; student led discussion
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