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Posted: April 5, 2013

The format for the vocabulary quiz next week will be the same as our previous quiz.  You will be given a definition and a sentence with a blank.  You fill in the correct word from the vocab list.  Possible words are all listed below. pluckytediouspunctualverbatimgesticulateantithesistangibleostentatiouscacophonyfortechagrincoerceubiquitouspacifistostrasizeskepticalrevolutionpompouspropagandaamiablenoxiousobliterateinconspicuousdebrisenigma

Posted: April 4, 2013

Complete the rough draft of your speech. Several students have not handed in their 6 line poem (see HW assignment for April 2) or the questions for On The Sidewalk Bleeding (see HW assignment for April 3).  It is in your best interest to complete these assignments and get off to a good start for this final term.

Posted: April 4, 2013

Complete an Illustrator/Connector/Predictor sheet for either The Butterfly Revolution or Stand and Deliver. Finish the rough draft of your speech.  We will revise them next week and practice delivery.  Speeches should take between 3 and 5 minutes to deliver.

Posted: April 3, 2013

Finish reading On The Street Bleeding and complete the questions.  All answers should be in complete sentences.

Posted: April 3, 2013

Continue speech draft.  Tomorrow will the last day for research in class.  Drafts need to be completed for Friday.If you have not begun your draft, you are falling behind and should consider staying after school for study hall on Thursday.  This speech will be a major mark for term 3. Please note that there will be a Social Studies take home test on the Holocaust material we covered in class.

Posted: April 2, 2013

In class, made the following notes about the structure of each stanza of The Raven: - Line 1 has a rhyme in the middle and at the end ex - dreary/weary, remember/December, stronger/longer - Line 2 rhymes with line 4 and 6 ex - lore/door/more, floor/Lenore/evermore, before/door/more Line 3 follows the same pattern as line 1 ex - napping/tapping, morrow/borrow, beating/repeating Lines 2, 4, 5, and 6 always end with the "ore" sound ex - lore/door/more/floor/Lenore/ashore/implore/core/yore, and of course, Nevermore. Lines 4 and 5 always end with the same word ex - door/door, Lenore/Lenore, floor/floor Try to construct a 1 stanza poem the follows as many of these rules as possible.  It does not have to be directly related to the Raven. 

Posted: April 2, 2013

Work on either drafting or researching your speech, wherever you left off in class today. Have the introduction complete for tomorrow.

Posted: March 26, 2013

Complete the questions from the article on Lance Armstrong. Describe the structure of the poem The Raven to the best of your ability.

Posted: March 26, 2013

Think of how 2001: A Space Odyssey was marketed to two different audiences.  Based on what you have seen so far, to whom would you market Stand and Deliver?  Why do you think your target audience would be interested in paying to see this movie? You will be designing elements of an advertising campaign next week.

Posted: March 25, 2013

Be prepared to research your speech topic tomorrow.  If you do not have specific questions to answered you will not be allowed to work on the computers.  This is likely to be the only class time alloted for research. Reminder - There is no school for students Friday because of parent/teacher conferences and report cards.  I look forward meeting with all parents to discuss current marks and the upcoming term.

Posted: March 25, 2013

Be prepared to research your speech topic tomorrow.  If you do not have specific questions to answered you will not be allowed to work on the computers.  This is likely to be the only class time alloted for research. Reminder - There is no school for students Friday because of parent/teacher conferences and report cards.  I look forward meeting with all parents to discuss current marks and the upcoming term.

Posted: March 21, 2013

- List questions to be answered for speech draft. Further information on speeches can be found in previous notes. Questions must be completed before students can research on the computers.   - Finish the questions regarding conformity in relation to Number 12 Looks Just Like You.   - Complete the family tree assignment from last week.   These will be the first marks for term 3.

Posted: March 21, 2013

 - Complete the Illustration/Connection/Prediction sheet for the passages read in class today. This sheet was explained in detail today. Any questions should be brought to me early so that this can be passed in before you go home on Friday.   - List questions to be answered for speech draft. Further information on speeches can be found in previous notes.     These will be the first marks for term 3.   

Posted: March 19, 2013

- Consider the ending of Number 12 Looks Just Like You. Do you consider this a happy ending or a sad ending? Consider the implications on Marilyn's life. Answer this question in two well-developed paragraphs (about 5 sentences each). Each paragraph should contain its own main idea and be supported by evidence from the story.     - Continue working on the pre-writing of your speech. List at least four main ideas that support your topic. Each of these main ideas will be elaboraed upon with research, statistics, and details. This will form the main body of your speech.

Posted: March 19, 2013

- Complete the Illustration/Connection/Prediction sheet for the passages read in class today. - List questions to be answered for speech draft.  Further information on speeches can be found in previous notes.

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