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