Early Weekend Update

Hi, everyone. First, I hope you enjoy the long weekend!

As always, check out the newly updated "weekly schedule" and "important dates" links to the right in order to prepare for next week, a full week.

Reminders for the weekend:

**Be prepared for TKMB Quiz #2 covering chapters 8-17 first thing on Monday.

**Keep up to date with the written notes for the book as well...plot summaries, vocab, allusions, etc.

**Please remember to bring another blank set of note cards for Latin/Greek vocab usage on Monday as well.

That's it for now....have a good one, all! I hope you're all enjoying the book!

It's the Weekend Again!

Hi, everyone.

Please check out the newly updated "weekly schedule" and "important dates" links to the right. As you'll see, it's a lot of time solely devoted to TKMB coming up next week, a shortened week.

Reminder:

**You should be up to pg. 63 in TKMB and have your plot summaries/vocab/allusions updated through Chapter 7 for Monday. We'll have a quiz over the first seven chapter first thing Monday.

Have a great weekend, all.

Weekend Update

Greetings, all. I hope you enjoy the weekend!

When you get a chance, check out the newly updated "weekly schedule" and "important dates" links to the right regarding next week.

Reminders for the weekend:

**Have your R/J essay rough draft COMPLETED and ready to be edited on Monday. Final drafts are now DUE WEDNESDAY.

**We'll have our first Vocab quiz on Monday. Be ready to turn in all of your flash cards then as well.

**Speaking of flash cards, bring a new set of 10 for our next round of Vocab starting Monday, please!

**We'll be officially starting a new text (a novel) on Monday. Excited? :) I think you'll all like it...see the schedule.

Take care, everyone!

Happy Spring Break!!

Hi, everyone.

I hope you're already enjoying a little R(est) and R(elaxation) with family and friends thus far. The "break" is much needed, i'm sure.

When you can, check out the newly updated "important dates" and "weekly schedule" links to the right in order to fully prepare for the "back-to-school" week starting on Monday, April 9. As you will see, we've got some busy times coming up with the wrapping up of Romeo and Juliet (with test and essay looming) and the start of our first Vocabulary unit.

**Reminders:

-There is no written HW for break, but we'll have our R/J "performances" in class on the Tuesday we return. Practice, practice!

-You'll need a set of 10 blank note cards (any size) for our first day of new "vocab" on the Monday we return.

Please let me know if you need anything at all, guys. Take care, have fun, and be safe.

Weekend Update

Hi, all. I hope you're enjoying your weekend thus far?!

When you can, check out the newly updated "weekly schedule" and "important dates" links to the right in order to prepare for this next week.

Reminder: You should get through Act III: Scenes II/III with the reading and the notes by Monday. Be prepared to discuss!

Reminder: We have a Punctuation Quiz on Monday over ALL punctuation marks we've covered in class thus far this trimester. Prepare yourselves!

Next week, we'll mostly be focusing on making a lot of progress with Romeo and Juliet. Notice that all of Act II and Act III notes will be officially DUE ON THURSDAY before you leave for Spring Break.

Let me know if you need anything, guys, and have a great weekend!

Happy FOG Day!

Well, everyone, I have to say that this is a first in my teaching career: a fog day?!! Either way, i'm sure you're enjoying your time off! :)

Ok, here's what this means for us as we move forward:

**Check the newly updated "weekly schedule" and "important dates" links to the right.

**Romeo and Juliet Act I notes are STILL DUE MONDAY.

**Our Comma/Shakespeare Quiz will now be pushed to Tuesday of this coming week.

**We'll be starting another set of punctuation notes come Tuesday with a quiz over them on Monday of the following week.

Have a good weekend St. Patty weekend, guys...don't forget to cheer on those Spartans! :) It's going to be a GREEN weekend all around...haha.

Weekend Update

Hi, all. It's the end a crazy first week. I hope you enjoyed it?!

Check out the newly updated "weekly schedule" and "important dates" links to the right in order to fully prepare for our first full week of the tri coming up. We'll be diving head first into Romeo and Juliet starting on Monday...along with a grammar/comma learning unit.

Reminder: Bring $1 for purchase of your own Romeo and Juliet text copy on Monday.

Have a great weekend, all, and good luck to you all you spring sport athletes on Monday!

Welcome to English 9B!!

Greetings, everyone. I'm really looking forward to working with all of you and, of course, getting to know you more as students AND as people.

If at ANY TIME, you have questions, concerns, comments, etc., PLEASE feel free to contact me via the email address listed below and on your "parent letter". Of course, you could always simply talk to me face to face in class as well...:)

The two most important links on this site are arguably the "important dates" and "weekly schedule" links listed to the right. Check these out frequently in order to stay ORGANIZED and INFORMED of class matters.

Let's get off to a GREAT start this week!

Happy SNOW DAY!

I'm sure you're all enjoying the extra time off :)

Anyway, here's what that means for English 9a and English 11b: first, check out the newly updated "weekly schedule" and "important dates" links; second, see below...

**English 9a: your Vocab Quiz #4 is now pushed back to Monday. Be ready! Also, continue working on those exam review "facts" which are DUE WEDNESDAY.

**English 11b: your research presentations are now pushed back to Monday. Be ready! The Monday due date for ALL NIGHT ITEMS still stands.

Lookin' forward to seeing you all again Monday! Let's end this trimester on a high note, guys. Let me know if you need anything at all.

Early Weekend...

...Check-in.

I thought i'd throw out an early note regarding our last full week of the trimester coming up: an important one regarding finalizing course materials and preparing for the final exam.

Soooooo go ahead and please check out the newly update "weekly schedule" and "important dates" links to the right at your leisure.

Then pay attention to these reminders:

**English 9 students...we have a vocab quiz on Monday, and we'll start the next (and last) week of vocab that day as well. Please remember to bring blank note cards once again! Also, be prepared to hand in ALL Odyssey-related items on Monday as well. WE HAVE A TEST OVER THE ODYSSEY AND GREEK RESEARCH ON TUESDAY!!

**English 11 students...we have a terms quiz on Monday, and you should be up to at least pg. 60 in our Night reading. Chapters 1 and 2 of your study guide should be complete as well, since we'll review those on Monday. And, of course, continue that RESEARCH (all of which is due on Friday)!

Let me know how/if I can help at all this weekend, guys. Take care.

Enjoy...

...the long weekend, everyone!

First, though, please check out the newly updated "weekly schedule" and "important dates" links to the right in order to prepare for our shortened week coming up. Remember, there are only 1.5 weeks left in the tri before final exam week! Crazy.

Reminders for the weekend:

**English 9...be sure to have all Part I Odyssey questions prepared for Wednesday as well as all of your latest vocab note cards (don't forget bonus words!). Finally, you've got your last bit of Greek research to complete as well.

**English 11...be reminded that ALL of your remaining Lord items are DUE WEDNESDAY (symbols, characters, map). We will have our Lord TEST ON THURSDAY. Also, again feel free to begin your coverage of Night (our new text) and dabble a bit with that Holocaust Museum site. Let me know if you want to "sign up" for a topic!

Take care, guys...enjoy the bit of time off. Let me know if you need anything at all.

Weekend News

Hey, all. Please check out the newly updated "weekly schedule" and "important links" to the right in order to prepare accordingly for this next week.

**English 9a...enjoy the weekend with little (required anyway) to do! It MIGHT be wise though to begin your Greek mythology research (Olympus-Discord) in order to save time on Monday night?! Just a suggestion. Please continue to remember to lug your textbooks to class each and every day from here on out. I know...they're annoying. :)

**English 11b...you should be up to pg. 120 of Lord of the Flies at the very least on Monday...along with Chapters 5 and 6 completed in your packet. This will be our last full week with this current text...hope you're enjoying the "evil" of it all! Don't let it get ya down. :) All Lord of the Flies items are officially due on Thursday, Feb. 16 after the long weekend...we will have a test over the novel that day as well.

That's all, guys. Enjoy your Super Bowl weekend!

Last Weekend In January!

Hi, everyone. First, please check out the newly updated "important dates" and "weekly schedule" links to the right.

Reminders for the weekend:

**English 9a...all research teams should have their rough drafts COMPLETED by Monday. We'll be editing those rough drafts then so it's important that each is complete! Our final due date for the entire project is now next Tuesday...please take note. Be ready to present your findings on Tuesday as well. Contact each other this weekend so you're on the same page as your partner(s)!

**English 11b...you should be on pg. 50 of Lord of the Flies at the very least by the beginning of class on Monday. Chapters 1-2 in the question packet should be complete by then as well. Also, be prepared for a terms QUIZ first thing in class on Monday.

That's it for now, guys! Let me know if you need anything at all. Take care!

Weekend News

Check out the newly updated "weekly schedule" and "important dates" links to the right in order to prep for next week and beyond.

Reminders for the weekend:

English 9a: You've got 15 "big" info cards and 3 "small" source cards for your research project (EACH student) DUE TUESDAY. If you do not have internet access at home, perhaps find a library, friend's house, etc. for access? Please note that you still need to complete the total of 20 "big's" and 5 "small's" soon thereafter what with the overall project DUE THE FOLLOWING MONDAY, JAN. 30. Feel free to go over that limit in order to cover all of the info/topics you need. Contact me and/or your partner with questions!

English 11b: You've got all Hobbit items (Chapters 9-19, children story, essay) DUE TUESDAY. Be ready! And let me know if you have any questions at all, guys. On Wednesday, we start a brand new text....excited?!

Enjoy the weekend, all!

SNOW DAY! And Weekend News...

I hope you all are enjoying your day off and a good start to a long weekend?! Just call me a prophet, huh? :)

Ok, now...a few things:

**All students...check out the newly updated "weekly schedule" and "important dates" links to the right in order to fully prepare for Monday and the rest of the week. Remember, no due dates have changed in light of the snow day!

**English 9 students...your Vocab Quiz #2 will now be taken first thing Monday. Be ready to turn in your flash cards from last week at that point too. We'll be practicing in class for our Novel Presentations on Monday as well. And remember, your book and all of your Novel Notes are DUE TUESDAY as well! Simply put, this next Tuesday is a big day. Prepare yourselves!

**English 11 students...be ready to turn in your Hobbit chapters 1-8 packets on Monday as well as share at least 6 total pages of your children stories. We'll be doing a bit of review that day as well in order to get all of us caught up and on board with the Hobbit happenings toward the middle of the text. I'll have the next study guide packet ready for you in class that day in order to hit the next number of chapters! Excited?! I bet....:)

Take care, all! Be safe out there! Let me know if you need anything at all.

For the weekend...

Hi, everyone. Just checking in a bit early regarding the upcoming weekend and into next week...

Check out the newly updated "weekly schedule" and "important dates" links on the right.

English 9-ers, make some solid progress on your novels this weekend and be reminded that i'll be checking your halfway point plot summaries in class on Tuesday of next week. Also, remember to bring another set of 10 blank note cards to class on Monday for our second installment of Latin/Greek vocab! Be reminded that we have our first VOCAB QUIZ that day as well!

English 11 folks, you should be to pg. 75 of The Hobbit at the very least, have your Literary/Hobbit terms and Chapters 1-4 guide completed, and fully create at least 2 children's story pages by Monday!

Have a fun weekend, everyone!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS, ALL!

First and foremost, everyone, is that you enjoy your two week break with family and friends. Have fun...and be safe!

I've already updated the "weekly schedule" and "important dates" links to the right regarding the week we return from break. Please check them out in order to prep for our returning work.

A few specific reminders...

**English 9a...ALL of your Personal Narrative items are officially due the TUESDAY we return (Jan. 3). This due date includes your brainstorm sheet (pg. 6 of your packet), completed outline (on a separate piece of paper), edited rough draft, and final draft (with cover page). Please feel free to send me via email the final version as a Microsoft Word document or just simply "share" it with me via GoogleDocs if you so choose. Also, the Tuesday we return, we'll also be starting a Choice Novel project. You'll be able to choose YOUR OWN novel to read, analyze, and reflect on provided it's at least 225 pages, fiction, appropriate, and something you have not read before. So, if you have any ideas over break, feel free to bring the book with you to class on that Monday...or else you'll have a chance to check something out in the school library that day. Finally, remember to bring at least 10 blank note cards to class on that Tuesday as well since we'll be starting our first week of vocab/flash cards in class!

**English 11b...ALL of your Oliver Twist items are officially due the TUESDAY we return (Jan. 3). This due date includes your completed "putting it all together" packet,2 vocabulary terms every 20 pages, completed plot summaries, character list, and themes evidence. Also, be prepared for the ESSAY TEST on that Wednesday (keeping in mind major novel ideas like physiognomy, nature vs. nature, identity, Victorian/Realism era and values, etc. with examples from the novel, your own experiences, and "real world" application as evidence of your thoughts).

For everyone, please let me know if/how I can help at all these next two weeks! Don't hesitate....

Take care, all! Enjoy the time.

Weekend Update

Hi, everyone. Please check out the newly updated "weekly schedule" and "important dates" links to the right and then read below regarding your class information:

**English 9a

-Finish "Thank You..." over the weekend and answer the attached questions in writing...and on a separate piece of paper.

-Prepare for the grammar quiz on Monday regarding complete sentences, fragments, and run-ons.

-Prepare yourself for the big Literary Term/Short Story TEST on TUESDAY. All of our short stories and literary terms are fair game for the test!

**English 11b

-Continue with the Oliver Twist work...read up to pg. 72 at least...update your plot summaries (every 20 pages) and vocab words (every 20). Remember, we have a quiz on Monday for anything/everything up to pg. 72!

-Prepare yourself for the Key Literary Term QUIZ on MONDAY. You'll officially turn in that term sheet that day as well.

To all of you, enjoy the weekend and be safe on the roads! Let me know if you need anything at all.

Happy First Weekend of the Tri!

Hello, everyone. I hope you all have a great weekend. We're all back into the swing of things now, huh? Please let me know if you need anything at all at this point...questions about the course/material thus far, concerns, comments, etc. That's what i'm here for!

For ALL English students: check out the newly updated "important dates" and "weekly schedule" links to the right in order to prepare for this coming full week.

English 9 reminders:

**Finish your 41 literary term flash cards this weekend and be ready to turn all of them in on Monday first thing. Don't forget to ## the cards!

**Finish "Most Dangerous...", answer your "connections" sheet, and fill out your "hill" plot diagram for the story.

English 11 reminders:

**Be prepared for our poetry QUIZ on MONDAY. Remember that you might be asked to compose your OWN poem as part of the quiz...hint hint.

**Finish ALL POEMS and RESPONSES from the packet this weekend...Byron and Shelley included.

Have a good one, all!

Welcome!

Greetings, everyone. I'm really looking forward to working with all of you and, of course, getting to know you more as students AND as people.

If at ANY TIME, you have questions, concerns, comments, etc., PLEASE feel free to contact me via the email address listed below and on your "parent letter". Of course, you could always simply talk to me face to face in class as well...:)

The two most important links on this site are arguably the "important dates" and "weekly schedule" links listed to the right. Check these out frequently in order to stay ORGANIZED and INFORMED of class matters.

Let's get off to a GREAT start this week!