Semester One: 2010-2011
Homework for September 6 through September 10 |
| Monday, September 5:No School, Labor Day Holiday. We will enjoy a day of rest and relaxation in preparation of a busy week that will focus on the transcendental themes present in the writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Walt Whitman, and in the movie Dead Poets Society. |
Tuesday, September 6: Evaluate Transcendentalism Quiz. We will evaluate our quiz that will measure our level of foundational knowledge about transcendental authors and their beliefs in preparation of reading the essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, and Walt Whitman. (2.4 Comprehension and Analysis of Grade-Level-Appropriate Text) |
Wednesday, September 1: Assignment 14, Window Reading Response, Pages 364-366. We will learn how to create a Window Reading Response in order to increase our Evaluative skills as we read excerpt's from Ralph Waldo Emerson's essay "Self Reliance." (3.1 Structural Features of Literature) |
Thursday, September 2: Assignment 15, Questions 1-4, Page 367. We will learn how to respond in depth to questions in the textbook as we use the Textbook Rubric to guide our responses to questions on page 367 regarding Ralph Waldo Emerson's essay "Self Reliance." (3.5 Narrative Analysis of Grade-Level-Appropriate Text) |
Friday, September 3: Assignment 16, Print On-Line Progress Report. We will print our on-line grade-book report in order to ensure that all of our assignments have been entered correctly in the grade-book in preparation of our first progress report being issued next week. |
Homework for August 30 through September 3 |
| Monday, August 30: Evaluate Assignments. We will evaluate all of our assignments in order to measure our level of foundational knowledge about transcendental authors and their beliefs in preparation of reading the essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, and Walt Whitman. (2.4 Comprehension and Analysis of Grade-Level-Appropriate Text) |
Tuesday, August 31: Evaluate Transcendentalism Quiz. We will evaluate our quiz that will measure our level of foundational knowledge about transcendental authors and their beliefs in preparation of reading the essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, and Walt Whitman. (2.4 Comprehension and Analysis of Grade-Level-Appropriate Text) |
Wednesday, September 1: Assignment 13, Cornell Notes 1, Pages 336-342. We will learn how to create Cornell Notes as we read pages 336 to 342 in our textbook in preparation of reading the essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, and Walt Whitman. (2.4 Comprehension and Analysis of Grade-Level-Appropriate Text) |
Thursday, September 2: Assignment 14, Window Reading Response, Pages 364-366. We will learn how to create a Window Reading Response in order to increase our Evaluative skills as we read excerpt's from Ralph Waldo Emerson's essay "Self Reliance." (3.1 Structural Features of Literature) |
Friday, September 3: Assignment 15, Questions 1-4, Page 367. We will learn how to respond in depth to questions in the textbook as we use the Textbook Rubric to guide our responses to questions on page 367 regarding Ralph Waldo Emerson's essay "Self Reliance." (3.5 Narrative Analysis of Grade-Level-Appropriate Text) |
Homework for August 23 through August 27 |
| Monday, August 23: Evaluate Benchmark I Test. We will learn how to evaluate our benchmark essay according to the UC Subject A rubric. Then, we will write a 100 word evaluation of how our essay met the rubric and what we could do differently the next time we take a benchmark test. (Writing Standard 1.1: Organization and Focus) |
Tuesday, August 24:Assignment 10, Transcendentalism Web Search. We will conduct research on the Internet to build foundational knowledge about transcendental authors and their beliefs in preparation of reading the essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, and Walt Whitman. (Reading Standard 2.1: Structural Features of Informational Materials) |
Wednesday, August 25: Assignment 11, Transcendentalism Quiz. We will take a quiz that will measure our level of foundational knowledge about transcendental authors and their beliefs in preparation of reading the essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, and Walt Whitman. (Writing Standard 1.3 Organization and Focus) |
Thursday, August 26: Evaluate Transcendentalism Quiz. We will evaluate our quiz that will measure our level of foundational knowledge about transcendental authors and their beliefs in preparation of reading the essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, and Walt Whitman. (Writing Standard 1.3 Organization and Focus) |
Friday, August 27: No School. Furlough Day. We will have a day off of school due to the state of California's budget crisis that has cut funding to education to its lowest level in years. Use this time to enjoy your family and friends and to prepare for a busy week of learning next week. |
Homework for August 16 through August 20 |
| Monday, August 16: Assignment 5, Benchmark Test 1, Norman Rockwell. We will take a two-hour benchmark test that will demonstrate how well can evaluate complex, abstract ideas that provide a subtext to life in the United States during the 21st Century. (Writing Standard 1.1: Organization and Focus) |
Tuesday, August 17: Finish Assignment 6, Benchmark Test 1, Norman Rockwell, and Assignment 7, 2 Childhood Photos. We will finish taking a two-hour benchmark test that will demonstrate how well can evaluate complex, abstract ideas that provide a subtext to life in the United States during the 21st Century. For homework, we will bring in two childhood photos to put around our doorway in English III-P to make us a part of the classroom environment. (Writing Standard 1.1: Organization and Focus) |
Wednesday, August 18: Assignment 8, Evaluate Benchmark I Test. We will learn how to evaluate our benchmark essay according to the UC Subject A rubric. Then, we will write a 100 word evaluation of how our essay met the rubric and what we could do differently the next time we take a benchmark test. (Writing Standard 1.1: Organization and Focus) |
Thursday, August 19: Assignment 9, Anticipation Guide, Transcendentalism. We will take a two-hour benchmark test that will demonstrate how well can evaluate complex, abstract ideas that provide a subtext to life in the United States during the 21st Century. (Writing Standard 1.3 Organization and Focus) |
Friday, August 20: Assignment 10, Transcendentalism Web Search. We will conduct research on the Internet to build foundational knowledge about transcendental authors and their beliefs in preparation of reading the essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, and Walt Whitman. (Reading Standard 2.1: Structural Features of Informational Materials) |
Homework for August 9 through August 13 |
| Monday, August 9: Last Day of Summer.We will hopefully kickback and enjoy our last unofficial day of summer in preparation of beginning the new school year ar Los Osos High School where we will have our most successful year ever. |
Tuesday, August 10: Assignment 1, Syllabus Signed and Assignment 2, Bloom's Taxonomy Quiz.We will have our parents or guardians sign our English III-P class syllabus that clearly explains what we must do to be successful in English III-P for the 2010-2011 school year. During class, we will participate in diverse, heterogeneous groups to demonstrate our ability to comprehend and analyze complex images. |
Wednesday, August 11: Assignment 3, Assignment Sheet. We will finish our Bloom's taxonomy quiz before we learn how to evaluate it according to learning scales that will service as the basis for how we grade all assignments in English III-P. |
Thursday, August 12: Assignment 4, English Notebook and Assignment 5, Benchmark Test 1, Norman Rockwell. We will take a two-hour benchmark test that will demonstrate how well can evaluate complex, abstract ideas that provide a subtext to life in the United States during the 21st Century. For homework, we will assemble our English III-P Notebook that will be the basis for our success in class. |
Friday, August 13: Finish Assignment 6, Benchmark Test 1, Norman Rockwell, and Assignment 7, 2 Childhood Photos. We will finish taking a two-hour benchmark test that will demonstrate how well can evaluate complex, abstract ideas that provide a subtext to life in the United States during the 21st Century. For homework, we will bring in two childhood photos to put around our doorway in English III-P to make us a part of the classroom environment. |