QUARTER  FOUR

May 21– May 25

PLEASE NOTE:

* No school Monday, May 28:  Memorial Day

* Graduation is Friday, June 8

*  Final for ESLB, C&D periods:  Monday, June 11

Readings:

We will continue to read lyric poems, including sonnets, odes & elegies

We will begin to read haiku

Vocabulary

irregular verbs – 40-50  from the irregular verb list

academic vocabulary from “Poetry Terms 1″ & “Poetry Terms 2″

Homework

* Write 3 haiku

* Write a paragraph analyzing a poem

Upcoming Tests

Tuesday, May 22:  2nd poetry terms test (including sonnet, ode, elegy & haiku; tone & mood)

QUARTER  THREE

Week  8:  March 12– March 16

Testing Season Continues

MEPA testing for most English Language Learners:  Tuesday & Wednesday, March 13 & 14

MCAS English Language Arts test for 10th graders, Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday, March 20-22

Work this week will vary from student to student, depending on MCAS status and grade

Readings:

Two  MCAS selections & student responses to MCAS essay prompts

Vocabulary

20 irregular verbs — 21 to 40 from the irregular verb list

review of ESLA vocabulary:  parts of the body;  basic school words;  containers;  vehicles

Homework

Finish “How to Describe a Character” Assignments:  David Balfour, Alan Breck, and Ebenezer Balfour

Final draft of an MCAS essay based on Kidnapped

Practice Sheets on modals & figures of speech

Upcoming Tests

Friday, March 16:  test on irregular verbs & modals

QUARTER  TWO

Week 8:  Dec. January 9 – 13, 2012

                                                                               Happy New Year!

Readings this week:

We are returning to Romeo & Juliet to study the “Prologue” and to learn some new things about foreshadowing, motivation, character traits, and dramatic irony.

 

Vocabulary:

Past Tense of 22  Irregular Verbs

The Prologue

next week:  Review vocabulary from all 5 acts of Romeo & Juliet

Upcoming tests: 

Tuesday, Jan. 10:  The Prologue  (vocabulary, what is the chorus?, what is a sonnet?, forming present tense & present continuous tense)

Homework:

Due Monday, Jan. 9:  the final question on the study sheet:  “Explain what kind of poem The Prologue is.”

Due Tuesday, Jan. 10:  conjugation organizer

Due Wednesday, Jan. 11:  foreshadowing study sheet & parts of speech practice sheet

Due Thursday, Jan. 12:  Dramatic irony study sheet

Due Monday, Jan. 16:  Rough draft of MCAS essay

Special Projects:

Collins Essay: Using Romeo & Juliet, write an MCAS essay

Battle of the Choruses:  winning chorus receives extra credit on Tuesday’s test

We are also watching the newest Romeo & Juliet movie

Week  1:  Jan. 30 – Feb. 3

Biology MCAS retest this week

Work this week will vary from student to student, depending on MCAS status and grade

Readings:

Three MCAS selections

Two short stories from the Foundations Series, about the teens of Bayview

A winter poem:  “Velvet Shoes” by Elinor Wylie

Vocabulary

20 irregular verbs — 21 to 40 from the irregular verb list

Homework

Finish open response questions from the MCAS selections

Short Story study sheets for the two short stories

Upcoming Tests

Feb. 7:  irregular verbs

QUARTER  TWO

Week 8:  Dec. January 9 – 13, 2012

                                                                               Happy New Year!

Readings this week:

We are returning to Romeo & Juliet to study the “Prologue” and to learn some new things about foreshadowing, motivation, character traits, and dramatic irony.

 

Vocabulary:

Past Tense of 22  Irregular Verbs

The Prologue

next week:  Review vocabulary from all 5 acts of Romeo & Juliet

Upcoming tests: 

Tuesday, Jan. 10:  The Prologue  (vocabulary, what is the chorus?, what is a sonnet?, forming present tense & present continuous tense)

Homework:

Due Monday, Jan. 9:  the final question on the study sheet:  “Explain what kind of poem The Prologue is.”

Due Tuesday, Jan. 10:  conjugation organizer

Due Wednesday, Jan. 11:  foreshadowing study sheet & parts of speech practice sheet

Due Thursday, Jan. 12:  Dramatic irony study sheet

Due Monday, Jan. 16:  Rough draft of MCAS essay

Special Projects:

Collins Essay: Using Romeo & Juliet, write an MCAS essay

Battle of the Choruses:  winning chorus receives extra credit on Tuesday’s test

We are also watching the newest Romeo & Juliet movie

 

Week 5:  Dec. 19 – 23

Readings this week:

“T’was The Night Before Christmas”

Christmas songs & winter poems

2 MCAS Questions:  “Fireflies” & “On a Night of Snow”

Vocabulary:

Past Tense of 22  Irregular Verbs

Upcoming tests: 

Wednesday, Dec. 21: Grammar Review — How Verbs Work, past tense of 22 irregular verbs, parts of speech with emphasis on prepositions

Homework:

Due Tuesday, Dec. 20:  Verb Tense practice sheet

Due Wednesday, Dec. 21:  Parts of Speech practice sheet

Special Projects:

Collins Essay: Using “Gonzalo,” write an MCAS essay about “a character who
must adjust to life in a new environment.”

 

 

Week 4:  Dec. 12 – 16

Readings this week:

“The Ballad of Mulan”  (a legend)

Nelson Mandela: an excerpt from a biography & Mandela’s “Inaugural Address”

Vocabulary:

“The Ballad of Mulan”

Nelson Mandela

Upcoming tests: 

Wednesday, Dec. 14: ”The Legend of Mulan,” & irregular verbs in 3 tenses, & prepositions

Homework:

Due Monday, Dec. 12:  “The Legend of Mulan ” study questions

Due Thursday, Dec. 15:  Nelson Mandela study questions

Special Projects:

Collins Essay: Using “Gonzalo,” write an MCAS essay about “a character who must adjust to life in a new environment.”

 

 

Week 3:  Dec. 5 – 9

Readings this week:

“Gonzolo” (an excerpt from a short novel)

“The Ballad of Mulan”  (a legend)

Vocabulary:

“Gonzalo”

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YmxcJgwATgtjL9oqV6OkkFj8V4mwWFSc4YB0wbS1Z4E/edit

“The Ballad of Mulan”

Upcoming tests: 

Tuesday:  “Gonzalo” & Verbs

Homework:

Due Monday, Dec. 5:  “Gonzalo ” study questions

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gCqTCspT3GaZDlxYLMjgUxZBW78zGpqD6J4IncBByK4/edit

Due Tuesday, Dec. 6:  “Gonzalo” — reread the story and circle the vocabulary & Irregular Verb sentences

Due Friday, Dec. 9:  “Mulan” study questions

Special Projects:

Collins Essay:  write a paragraph describing a character

Finish putting up Romeo & Juliet posters

 

Week 2:  Nov. 28 – Dec. 2

We will regroup this week, after two weeks of testing & holidays.

Readings this week:

“Coyote” (a folktale)

“Gonzolo” (an excerpt from a short novel)

Vocabulary:

“Coyote”

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jFh7jDu8NABJWr6EKi0CYllTjVZ4qTTd8w5kFCLLIJM/edit

Upcoming tests: 

Wednesday, Nov. 30 (“Coyote” & verbs)

Homework:

Due Monday, Nov. 28:  “Coyote” study questions

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1t9T9l7nmNUC-8Cw56CS0VmRoMDPEIvSrf0GDCI9LtdE/edit

Due Friday, Dec. 2:  “Gonzalo” study questions

Special Projects:

Collins Essay:  Write a paragraph describing a character

Romeo & Juliet posters:  We will finish putting up the posters

 

QUARTER  ONE

Please Note:  Quarter 1 ends Thursday.

MCAS Math Retest for 11th & 12th graders this week.

MCAS English Retest next week.

Week 10:  Nov. 7-11

Readings this week:

Romeo & Juliet, review of the whole play

Vocabulary:

no new vocabulary

Upcoming tests: 

no tests this week

Homework:

Finish MCAS essay, and prepare for MCAS test

Character Trait & Irony worksheets

11th graders and seniors are expected to attend MCAS Success Now! classes after school on Monday, Nov. 7 & Wednesday, Nov. 9.

11th graders and seniors are also invited to the 2-hour MCAS Success Now! class on Saturday, Nov. 12, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Special Projects:

Make a poster depicting one of the important scenes from Romeo & Juliet.

Collins Writing Workshop:  Write an essay responding to an MCAS writing prompt, using Romeo & Juliet as your “work of literature”

Week 9:  Oct. 31 – Nov. 5

Readings this week:

Romeo & Juliet, Acts IV & V

Vocabulary:

Act IV & V vocabulary (Follow the link.  You will probably have to cut & paste it into your browser)

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ra9GIAx-oQxR6N0PFWYwe6MBeKq2576aMlIlWmRzOp8/edit

Upcoming tests: 

1.  Final test, Romeo & Juliet:  Thursday, Nov. 3

Homework:

1.  Due Monday, Oct. 31:  Vocabulary sentences & Act III Study Questions

2. Due Tuesday, Nov. 1:  Act IV & V Study Questions, part 1 (follow link below to find study questions)

https://docs.google.com/document/d/10BVbsGUPQfjd0hxms800Vpe3kJpGgjyhcyr1Bebxf7M/edit

2. Due Wednesday, Nov. 2: Act IV & V Study Questions, part 2 (follow link above) & finish  Character Traits organizer

Special Projects:

We will finish watching the movie, Romeo & Juliet

Collins Writing Workshop:  Write an essay responding to an MCAS writing prompt, using Romeo & Juliet as your “work of literature”

Week 8:  Oct. 24-28

Readings this week:

Romeo & Juliet, Acts II & III

Vocabulary:

Act II vocabulary (follow the link)

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TDIxE3bVxzf1t59LmG20XL1jONTZofDGLXkddw1GqFs/edit?hl=en_US

Upcoming tests: 

1.  Act II Vocabulary Test — Wednesday, Oct. 26

2.  Romeo&Juliet,  Act III & IV , Friday, Oct. 28

Homework:

1.  Due Monday, Oct. 26:  Vocabulary sentences & Act II Study Questions

2. Due Tuesday, Oct. 27:  Act II vocabulary paragraph

2. Due Wednesday, Oct. 28:  Character Traits organizer

Special Projects:

We are watching the movie, Romeo & Juliet

Week 7:  Oct. 17-21

Readings this week:

Romeo & Juliet, Acts I & II

Next Test:  Thursday, Oct. 20

1.  ROMEO & JULIET, Act I

3.  vocabulary

4. drama terms

Homework:

1.  Due Monday, Oct. 17:  Vocabulary sentences

2. Due Tuesday, Oct. 18:   Study Questions, Romeo & Juliet, Act I

3.  Due Wednesday, Oct. 19:  “What are Character Traits” homework sheet

Special Projects:

1. Three  paragraph essay answering an MCAS prompt using “The Midas Touch” — must be finished this week

Weeks 6 & 7:  Oct. 10-14 & Oct. 17-21

please note:

Monday, Oct. 10, is Columbus Day — no school

Wednesday, Oct. 12, is a special PSAT testing day.  ESLB will not meet Wednesday.

Readings this week:

1.  “The Midas Touch”

2.  ROMEO & JULIET, Act I

NEXT TEST:  Tuesday, Oct. 18

1.  ROMEO & JULIET, Act I

3.  vocabulary

4. drama terms

5. subject & object pronouns

Homework:

1.  Due Friday, Oct. 14:  ROMEO & JULIET study questions, Act I

2. Due Monday,  Oct. 17:   Vocabulary paragraph

Special Projects:

1. Due Friday, Oct. 14:   Collins Essay — Write a 3 paragraph essay answering an MCAS prompt using “The Midas Touch

Week 4:  Sept. 26-30

Readings this week:

1.  “Ancient Greece” Chapters 1 & 2 (an informational text)

2.  “The Midas Touch,” a myth

Test Thursday

1.  “Ancient Greece”:  open book questions.  You must write a sentence, in your own words, to answer each question.

3.  vocabulary

4.  compare & contrast

5.  finding nouns & verbs

HOMEWORK

1.  Due Monday:  Study questions for Chapter 1 of “Ancient Greece”

2. Due Tuesday:   Study questions for Chapter 2 of “Ancient Greece”

3.  Due Wednesday:  Vocabulary Paragraph — write a paragraph about the religion of Ancient Greece using 5 vocabulary words.

4.  Due Thursday:  nouns & verbs practice sheet

SPECIAL PROJECTS

1. Friday:   Collins Essay — Write a 3 paragraph essay answering an MCAS prompt using “The Midas Touch

Week 3:  Sept. 19-23

Readings this week:

1.  “Family Photo” — a poem

2.  “Birthday Barbecue” — a personal narrative

3.  Ancient Greece — an informational text (also called an expository text)

Test Wednesday

1.  Family Words & vocabulary from “Family Photo” and “Birthday Barbecue”

2.  Genre

3.  Finding the main idea

4.  parts of a sentence

5.  compare & contrast a poem and a personal narrative

HOMEWORK

1.  Due Monday:  Short Story Worksheet on “The Cave”,  and 5 vocabulary sentences

2. Due Tuesday:   Collins Essay:  a personal narrative (see description below)

3.  Due Wednesday:  Collins Essay:  a paragraph comparing and contrasting “Family Photo” and “Birthday Barbecue”

4.  Due Friday:  Study Questions for Ancient Greece, Chapter 1

5.  Due Monday:  Study Questions for Ancient Greece, Chapter 2

SPECIAL PROJECTS

1.  Collins Essay:  Write 1-2 paragraphs about a family celebration you remember.  FCA! – at least 1 paragraph; FCA2 – indent ; FCA3 – follow Collins format

2.  Collins Essay:  Write a paragraph comparing & contrasting “Family Photo” & “Birthday Barbecue”