22 December - Wednesday

I. History
II. The Jungle 

Hwk: Have a GREAT VACATION!
(oh...and finish reading The Jungle and
do a chapter by chapter reading log/blog)

21 December - Tuesday

Continue work from Monday
I. Test over Huck Finn
II. Read The Jungle and work on
Chapter by chapter reading log/blog -- reactions, questions, etc...

20 December - Monday

I. History
II. Discuss Huck Finn worksheets...and theme of Huck Finn
--little test on Tuesday? Wednesday?
III. Read our journals on the DIA and discuss
IV. Peer editing for Field Trip Argumentative Essay
V. Begin The Jungle before break....

17 December - Friday

History First --
English/Lit
 --> Collect Huck Finn question sheets
  --> DIA Journals
     A. The Best Thing about the DIA (must be about the art)
     B. The worst, most obnoxious, etc..Thing about the DIA (must be abut art)
--> Timed Argumentative Journal
    Topic:

Some people argue that field trips are a waste of time, money and other valuable resources.  They argue that anything we need to ‘see’ can be viewed online or in video.

In a well-organized and uniform argumentative essay, explain your position on field trips in regard to the trip to the Detroit Institute of Arts.  Your audience is the district administration, including the superintendent, and the school board.

Take 40 minutes to finish this & hand in at the end of the hour.

HWK: RKU pp 406-422 

16 December - Thursday

Sub for Mr. Wabel
Correct Art Video #4
History
Finish Huck Finn & All Worksheets
    (test before Christmas)
RKU: page 406-422 (for quiz)

15 December - Wednesday

2 Extra Credit Presentations
    Portelli --> propaganda
   Henneberry & C. Pumford --> Underground Railroad
DIA Field Trip

14 December - Tuesday

I. Attendance & Announcements
II. Poster Contest & Food Contest
III. Discussion RE: DIA
IV. Correct Art Video #4
V. 2 Extra Credit Presentations
VI. Unchained Memories
VII. Work time for Huck Finn worksheets
VIII. History

13 December - Monday

Snow Day #1 -- (2010-2011)

10 December - Friday

I. Watch & Discuss "The War Prayer" by Mark Twain
II. Discuss Syntax (meaning, diction, etc...) & Audience
    with help from Hank Green's Ten Word Song
III. History

9 December - Thursday

Subs for Mr..Wabel & Mr. Scheidler
I. Art Video #4 and worksheet
II. Reading Time for Huck Finn
III. Finish the book by next Monday!

8 December - Wednesday

I. PLAN Test

7 December - Tuesday

I. Lit - Correct Huck Finn Quizzes
II. Writing Assignment?
III. History
PLAN TEST Tomorrow
IV. History

6 December - Monday

I. Counselors in re: PLAN 7 Bullying

II. History Quiz

III. Correct 5-Star - Presidents

IV. Correct Huck Finn quiz

V. Reading Time - Keep reading Finn

Upcoming - 

 -- Tues Meeting Schedule

 -- Wed = PLAN Test

 -- Thurs: Substitutes for Mr. Sheidler & Mr. Wabel

2 December 2010 - Thursday

I. Substitute teacher for Mr. Wabel
II. Attendance/Announcements
III. Quiz over Huckleberry Finn  
    through chapter _15_
IV. Read Huck Finn for the remainder of the hour

3 December - Friday

I. History first
 - Lecture/Powerpoint (tech not enabled) on the end of the Civil War
-Death of Lincoln & Discussion
II. Check Huck Finn quizzes from Thursday -- Save for Monday
III. Read and work through "O Captain..." by Walt Whitman
IV.Continue reading Huck Finn through Chapter 26

1 December - Wednesday

I. 5-Star #2 (Presidents)
II. History
--Seminar is LINK only!
III. Extra credit chats?
     ---a. Underground Railroad?
     ---b. Fugitive Slaves
     ---c. Propaganda
IV.Huck Finn - read to end of CH 15
V. Info about DIA trip?

30 November - Tuesday

I. Continue reading Huck Finn
II. Recollect writings from two days of timed writing
III. New writing assignment?
IV. History
V. 5-star test on Wednesday
VI. After-school EC video
on Wednesday (2:20 - 4-ish)
and cover rules, etc....
VII. HWK: Read Huck to end of chapter 7

29 November -- Monday

I. History first
II. Collect -AS A CLASS- Lit Homework:
Hand write (one page min/max)
Dickinson & Whitman:Which is "better" and why
III. Correct Dark Romantics Vocab Quiz?
IV. . Whitman & Dickinson -- Read/Discuss
V. Discuss Mark Twain intro
VI. Five-Star #2 -- Presidents --
Wednesday, Decemeber 1
DIA TRIP = Dec 15!!!!

23 November 23 -- Tuesday

I. Dark Romantics Vocab Quiz
II. Turn in "Bed Time--Wake Time" record sheets
III. Whitman & Dickinson -- Read/Discuss
IV. Lit Homework:Hand write (one page min/max)
Dickinson & Whitman:Which is "better" and why!
& Read Mark Twain intro
& excerpt from Life on the Mississippi in your text
V. History Chapt 3:sect 2 (Civil War) notes, etc..
DIA TRIP = Dec 15!!!!

22 November -- Monday

I. Extra credit chats - Schwartz/A.Piper/(R.Piper/Hayes/Jennings)
II. Lit --> Lincoln Inaugural addresses
III.  -- Wait on this -- I will assign later....Homework:  Hand write (one page minimum 2 page maximum)
Dickinson & Whitman:Which is "better" and why!
III. History
IV. After-school EC Video: Wednesday, 1 December -- 1420 hrs (2:20 pm)

19 November 2010

I. Turn in Poe movie notes to in-box _remember to have your #'s on them
--Please be done at seated to Quietly listen for announcements
II.Summer possibility for those interested in medicine
III.Discuss Articles of Secession, etc...
IV. Discuss Melville-
V. Move on to Whitman & Dickinson-
VI. Begin Twain?
VIII. Anyone have copies of The Jungle at home?
IX. HWK: - TBA

18 November - Thursday

I. Turn in notes (remember you numbers!) from Secession Packet to in-box on Mr. Wabel's side of the room BEFORE CLASS BEGINS!
BE SEATED BEFORE ANNOUNCEMENTS BEGIN
II. Guest speaker: Mrs. Dilworth: Poetry Out Loud
III. Journals & Discussion
IV. Papers to Return? - postpone
V. Discuss Melville- postpone
VI. Move on to Whitman & Dickinson- postpone
VII. History
VIII.
HWK: TBA

17 November - Wednesday

I. History for 15-20 minutes
II. New Assignment: make a chart of your wake up (alarm time) and Bed Times (to sleep time) from today through next Tuesday (Nov 23) morning
III. Lit discussion over "The Minister's Black Veil"
IV. Club Time
V. To Computer labs for 2nd hour
Wabel to room 317 Scheidler to room 300
VI. Writing Exercise
VII. Hwk:
Lit Packets....
Read/skim/peruse pages 1-11
RKU: pages 12-16 and write down key phrases, lines, words, sentences, etc
on a separate sheet of paper to turn in Thursday (only from pages 12-16).
History: RKU --> Ch3 sect 2

16 - November 2010

I. Finish History Projects
II. Writing Exercise
III. Discuss Lit
IV. Make sure to have computer Username & Password tomorrow

15 November - Monday

I. History Projects *2
II. 2nd hour --
Return Papers
Discuss some of them
Discuss Lit we've read -- "The Raven" & "The Fall of the House of Usher"
HWK: RKU 342-466 --Lit

11 November - Thursday

Veteran's Day
I. Collect writings on "The Raven"
II. History Presentations
III. Lit work if there is time -
-->In-class Journal
1- List some "Keys to good writing that you remember"
2- What does it mean when someone talks about 'writing?'
i.e. I like to write; Your writing is good, poor,...; Our writing scores are up, down,...; My daughter is learning to write....
3- What is 'GOOD' writing? and What is 'BAD' writing?
4- Why should, do, shouldn't...we write? [DO NOT give me a 'teacher' or 'adult' answer. Give me YOUR answer] and What NEEDS to be written?
IV: Hwk: RKU Hawthorne - pages 296-309 P308 do question #9 to turn in on Monday AND think about The Scarlet Letter for a quiz 'thingy' on Monday/Tuesday?

10 - November/Wednesday

I. Attendance/announcements
II. History group presentations
III. Song time
IV. Remember your explanation of "The Raven" due tomorrow -- handwritten
V. More presentations tomorrow

9 November - Tuesday

I. History-work with groups and technology lesson (last 10-15 minutes of class)
II. Finish Poe video
IV. Discuss Poe/ "The Raven"/ Poe vocab....
IV. Civil Disobedience work - delayed another day
V. Hwk: History Presentations tomorrow
Explication on "The Raven" due Thursday -- handwritten.....
VI.

8 November - Monday

I. Attendance/Announcements
II. Corrected Romantics Quiz
III. Notes on Romantics
IV. Finished Scary Stories
V. Finished Transcendentalist writings
VI. Discussed Darkness/man-made light project
VII.

5 November - Friday

I. Attendance
II. Split into groups for History project & Tips/notes on presentations
III. Work time for group history projects
IV. Collect writing work from 4 Nov. assignment
V. Watched E.A.Poe biography video & took notes

4 October - Thursday

I. DIA Trip discussion
II. Finish Scary Stories
III. Present Trancendentalist Pieces

Lit HW: 2-4 topics about "civil disobedience"
List what issues, events, practices, laws, etc...may warrant "civil disobedience" and explain why -- these should be brainstorming notes... Have then on a sheet of paper to show/turn in on Friday.

3 November - Wednesday

I. Attendance/Announcements
-DIA Field Trip
-Choir/Band
-Spanish

II. Return Papers & some notes on those!
-spelling
-final look/appearances
etc... BTW --> My last name is Wabel

III. Quiz over American Romanticism Intro Section & your posters

IV. Thoreau (pg. 249 -)
-Discuss
-Journal

V. Club Meetings

VI. History
A) Ch 2 Sect 2/3 quiz
B) Ch3 Sect 1 projects - and new groups

VII. Lit HW - Melville - pp. 311 - 329

2 November - Tuesday

No Classes

1 Novemeber - Monday

I. Attendance/Announcements
II. Finish last three Thoreau discussion groups
III. History - Nullification
IV. More Scary Stories
V. Lit Homework: Read Poe intro , "The Raven" and "The Fall of the House of Usher"
VI. No school Tuesday

29 October - Friday

I. Scary Story Day...

27 October - Wednesday

I. Attendance/Announcements
II. We talked about Scary Story day, etc...
III. Art Video #3 and corrected worksheet
IV. Discussion time

26 October - Tuesday

I. Att/Announce
II. Turn in Scary Stories- as an entire class & collect media center work
III. Lit- Continue with Thoreau discussion groups
IV. History- correct quizzes & finish yesterday's questions

Lit HW- RKU pg.249-256

25 October - Monday

I. Attendance/Announcements
II. Split classes today
III. Lit in Media Center W/Mrs. Cannaert
IV. History -- Book work
V. Scary Stories due TUESDAY!

22 October - Friday

I. Vocab Quiz!!! (Thoreau/Emerson words)
II. Continue with Thoreau presentations/conversations - begin w/group #1 Discussion questions
III. Continue with reading our pieces from Transcendental Day
IV. History Notes about Chapter 2 Section 2 The Industrial Revolution
V. Continue Thoreau Projects

21 October - Thursday

I. History Quiz
II. 10-15 minutes to finalize Thoreau informational projects
III. Present info to class (Random Order)

20 October 2010 - Wednesday

MEAP Testing schedule (for Freshman MEAP test)
1. Attendance/Announcements/Extra Credit Possibilities
2. Question/Answer session on Thoreau 'projects'
3. Group work time for Thoreau 'presentations'
4. History
-Native American Relocation
5. Journal Writing - 12(+) minutes of NON-STOP writing
TOPIC: I am interested in....I wonder...(why, how, etc....) -- to TURN IN!
6. Emerson/Thoreau Vocab Quiz on Friday
7. Vocab lesson on "Sleepy Hollow" vocab
8. Reading 'Transcendental" poems, writings, etc...
9. Lit Homework --> Thoreau 'projects'

19 October - Tuesday

History- lecture on chapter 2 section 1 (westward expansion, manifest destiny, Monroe doctrine)

Lit-work on Thoreau projects- due Thursday?
Reminder- vocab quiz Friday

18 October - Monday

--sub for Mr. Scheidler--
I. Attendance/Announcements
II. Journal _"what it means to be to be a student"
III. One last personality test
IV. Lecture on American Romanticism...
V. Emerson/Thoreau Vocab sheet handout - quiz on Friday
VI. Assgn: Thoreau readings.... assignment to come tomorrow.

15 October - Friday

1. Sleepy Hollow
2. RKU 216-229. Write a 10 question quiz on it with answers.
3. Scary stories are due on October 26
4. new vocab words from "...Sleepy Hollow"
History:
1. Lecture on Hartland,MI

14 October

i. History lecture and then map work
ii. Lit - to computer lab for Personality Inventory

13 October - Wednesday

1. Hand Emerson writing and your response back to the original writer
2. Collect Transcendental pieces-we will read them later
3. Continue to read "Sleepy Hollow"-remember you needed to find the parts of speech for the vocab we found as a class
4. Lit Homework- RKU pages 204-214
5. History homework- review pages 46 and 47

12 October - 2010 _Tuesday

English/History- went outside to grassy knoll to use our senses and write
Homework- write a paper (poem, prose, etc.)

11 October - Monday

I. History
-quiz & Cover
Notes
II. Literature -
-collected responses to Bryant & Longfellow
-writing prompt on Emerson's quote.
-made a list of vocab for Sleepy Hollow as a class
Homework- find part of speech for each word in the list
Wear jeans, long pants tomorrow, bring a blanket and a jacker

7 October - Thursday

No classes tomorrow....

Took the States and Capitals Five Star. Received the story, 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' by Washington Irving.
We read "Sleepy Hollow" with audio copy.
LIT HWK:Create a list of new and unfamiliar words in the text (to the middle of page seven).
Read pages 169-180 in your Lit textbook regarding poems of Bryant and Longfellow, and hand write a one to two page reaction to the POEMS in the textbook. PENMANSHIP IS IMPORTANT!
History Hwk: Create a vocab list from Chapter 1 Section 3 and Chapter 2 Section 1 in your History textbook for a possible pop quiz.

SPECIAL NOTE --> There will be a 'pop'-quiz coming soon covering the Introduction to American Romanticism in your Lit Book!

--Have a great weekend!

6 October - Wednesday

1. Survey
2. Finish Neoclassisist presentations (Thomas Jefferson)
3. Homework- Rip Van Winkle assignment from Tuesday
-Club Time
4. History:
-Discussed Adams to Jefferson
-Homework: RKU Ch. 1 sec. 3, Ch. 2, sec. 1

6 October - Wednesday

Club meeting schedule
Surveys
Finish Neoclassicist author presentation

5 October - Tuesday

1.Attendance/Announcements
a. DC info
B.Grades
c.Other
d.art video #1 make up
e.scary story day-29 Oct. something written by 26
f. expectations on presentation days

2. History Quiz

3. Lit presentations
a. Patrick Henry
b. Ben Franklin
c.Th. Paine
d. Virtues
e. Th. Jefferson -- will do on Wednesday

4. Homework
Read "Rip Van Wrinkle" by W.Irving(in lit textbook)

Homework on it-
Write a 12 question Quiz covering all the surface detail (w,w,w,w,h), and 2 short essay questions. -- Quiz on one sheet, then have a 2nd sheet with the answers
--Due Thursday

4 October - Monday

We returned papers -- Please check StudentConnect!
Collected posters covering American Romanticism.
We need volunteers for hanging paintings and updating blog.
I. History -finish up Fledgling Government
II. Lit
a. Writing handouts and information
b. Work time from group presentations (They begin tomorrow after history quiz).

Make-Up Work/Grades

Quiz Retakes are not entered yet, nor is Extra Credit --
Last day for Make-up work for Lit Work will be ---
WEDNESDAY, OCT 6!

Oct 1 - Friday

Honors US: Friday, 1 October: CH1 Section 1-2. Focus: George Washington as President and the formation of the Cabinet.

Upcoming Events:
Monday: Finish discussion of CH 1 Section 1-2. Focus The first political parties and John Adams as 2nd President.
Tuesday: Quiz on CH 1 Section 1-2 HW: RKU CH 1 Section 3 and CH 2 Section 1
Wednesday: Begin discussion for CH 1 Section 3 and CH 2 Section 1 HW: Study for 5 Star Test.
Thursday: 5 Star Test on States and Capitols. HW: RKU CH 1 S3 and CH 2 S1.
Friday: No Students….mad frolicking ensues

LATE WORK -- Due Monday, 4 October!!!

LIT: Work on poster covering Intro to American Romanticism -- due MONDAY, 4 October
-group Projects on Franklin, Henry, Paine, Jefferson
1-Summary of the Piece
2-High Points/Focal Points/Famous lines/etc...
3-Info on Author (Beyond what is told in the textbook)
4-Why is this an important piece to examine?

Jobs list
-Spokesperson x4 (one for each item above)
-Leader
-Recorder
-Writer A
-Writer B
-Writer C
-Writer D
-Evaluator
+Researchers

Begin Presentations on Tuesday, 5 October -- Maximum length=25 minutes!

Groups
Franklin --> (1) Boulton through King
Virtues --> (1) Klopfenstein through Reinert
Henry --> (1) Sheridan through Wiler & (2)Andreen through Hayes
Paine --> (2) Jennings through Roberts
Jefferson -> (2) Saunders through Wozniak

30 Sept -- Thursday

Homework due today: Poster covering informaion on pages 127-129 in Lit Book.

We viewed Art Video #1 and covered the notes sheet as a class. We also reminded the class about Five Star Test #1 - States & Capitals.

Remember: Parent meeting for the DC trip tonight at 6:30 in Rooms 205/207....

Homework assigned: Read pages 137-150 in Lit. Book on American Romanticism. Creat a poster covering all the major concepts and ideas. The size of the poster needs to be equal to 4 sheets of 8.5 x 11 inch paper. --Due Monday, Oct. 4