December 16

Merry Christmas

Today we did some fun stuff with balloons and drove the vice principals close to crazy.  If you have any NHI assignments, please get them done over the break.  Remember to read your To Kill a Mockingbird.  Have a happy and safe holiday.

December 15

Today was the door decorating challenge.  Despite good ideas and a lot of work, we did not win!  Oh, Well.  Always next year.   Please make sure you bring your Romeo and Juliet books back if you have not already done so.

December 14

Today we read With Rue My Heart is Laden and did some work learning DIDLS for tone in poetry.  No Homework.  Bring your door decorating stuff if you want to do it.

December 12

Today we started our poetry unit with Edgar Allen Poe's The Raven.  We will continue working on it tomorrow.  I collected Romeo and Juliet essays today and all study guides that were not handed in before need to come in asap.  No homework.

December 9

Today we went over the answers to the quotations and the calendar.  If yu were absent you will have to come in and mark your own.  We also did the Romeo and Juliet unit final exam.  Your essays are due on Monday.  Have a nice weekend.

December 8

Today we had a work period.  Tomorrow we will go over the quotations and the days of the week and have the scantron exam.  Your essays are due on Monday.

December 7

Today was largely a work period.  I showed a short version of  Romeo and Juliet and then we went over some PEE model examples.  The PEE model examples need to be in tomorrow.  The Quotes need to be done for Friday.  The exam is Friday and the essay is due on Monday.

December 6

Today we watched the last part of Romeo and Juliet.  We also started the great QR challenge today.  It will run until Friday.  I handed out the final essay topics and some quotes sheets.  You need to get your study guides in today so I can get them back to you before the exam.  The test will be on Friday.

December 5

Today I collected the study guides for Romeo and Juliet.  We elected to watch the new version of Romeo and Juliet and will finish it tomorrow.