August 11 - Share the Tenacious Tigers' Team Management Plan  with your parents and bring the attached slip back signed tomorrow.         

August 12 - Share Mrs.White's class information sheet with your parent and bring the slip back signed tomorrow.

                       Finish your letter of introduction to me if you did not finish in class.        

August 13 - Read for 20 minutes in the book you borrowed from Mrs. White. Pass your Alabama Shakespeare Festival letter on to your parents.

August 14 - Parent Questionnaire and Hero Assignment due Monday, but you may bring them in tomorrow.

August 15 - Parent questionnaires and hero pictures not turned in already.

August 18 -  Study for Unit Test on Sentences vs. Fragments vs. Run-ons.  Remind parents to come to tonight's Open House at 6 P.M. Parents may return your parent questionnaire tonight    

                            and you will still receive full credit.

August 19 - Read twenty minutes.

August 20 - Finish introductory paragraphs about your partner. Be ready to share these tomorrow. Read as needed to finish your book by Labor Day.

August 21 - Read as needed to finish your book by Labor Day.

August 22 - Read as needed to finish your book by Labor Day.

August 25 - Read as needed to finish your book by Labor Day.

August 26 - Finish first draft of memoir. Bring money for t-shirts by this Friday and Alabama Shakespeare Festival by Friday, Sept. 5. Read as needed.

August 27 - Read as needed. If you didn't finish your first draft before today, finish it tonight. Remember t-shirt money must come in no later than Friday.

August 28 - Read as needed and bring money for t-shirts. Tomorrow is the last day to place an apparel order until February. Remember the ASF deadline is next Friday.

August 29 - Read to finish your first book by Tuesday. If you are on your second or third book, just read for enjoyment. Review pronoun lessons. Unit test is Wednesday.

Sept. 2 -        Study for tomorrow's pronoun unit test using today's practice test and your pronouns lessons 1-6 notes in your grammar section. Work on draft two of memoir.

Sept. 3 -         Work on geometric book project as needed. 2nd block - Be sure to finish two new leads for your memoir and save them as "My New Leads" on your p-drive. 4th block - If you haven't finished your first draft of your memoir, finish that tonight!

Sept. 4-           Finish geometric book projects and practice your presentation. 2nd block - Finish trying at least two memoir revision techniques from my website, print memoir, and bring to class Friday. 4th block - Finish trying two new leads for your memoir.

Sept. 5 -         None, unless you didn't bring in your geometric book project today or didn't write your memoir. If you need to take care of one or both of these, take care of them this weekend!

Sept. 8 -        Work on memoir for at least 20 minutes. The final for 100 points will be due by Friday.

Sept. 9 -         Continue to work on memoir for at least 20 minutes.

Sept. 10 -       Continue to work on memoir so you can participate in peer conferencing on Thursday.  Bring $35 for ASF by Friday!

Sept. 11 -       Bring progress reports back signed tomorrow for homework credit! Bring $35 for ASF by tomorrow's deadline! Bring an improved memoir ready for peer feedback.

Sept. 12 -        Finalize memoir. Print if able and bring to class Monday.

Sept. 15 -        Finish reading Chapter 4 of Chinese Cinderella and write your chapter summary. Create your vocabulary graphic for the word you chose today. Follow the directions carefully.

                        Remember, dance for donuts at 7:15 if you want to participate in the dance contest portion of the pep rally, or come after school tomorrow.

Sept. 16 -        Vocabulary graphics if not turned in today. Vocabulary flashwords for the sixteen words on the first list for  Chinese Cinderella. Finish reading Chapter 6 and write chapter summary.

Sept. 17 -        Study for dialogue unit test tomorrow. Finish reading chapters 7 and 8 of Chinese Cinderella and write summaries for each one. Remember to take care of any progress report zeroes by     Friday!

Sept. 18 -         Finish reading through Chapter 9 of Chinese Cinderella  and write a summary.  Study for vocabulary quiz on Monday. Take care of any 0's by tomorrow.

Sept. 19 -         Finish reading Chapter 10 of Chinese Cinderella and write a chapter summary. If you have been absent, use the weekend to catch up on your reading. Study for vocabulary quiz which has been moved to Tuesday of next week.

Sept. 22 -         Study for tomorrow's vocabulary quiz. Finish reading Chapter 11 from Chinese Cinderella and write your chapter summary.

Sept. 23 -         Read and write summaries for Chapter 12 and 13 of Chinese Cinderella. Homework check and/or pop quiz is very likely. 2nd block students work on finalizing memoirs. 4th block students, I forgot to give you your teacher edits back today, but several of you turned in nothing for a teacher edit. Work on your memoir! It will be due Thursday for 100 points.

Sept. 24 -         Use teacher editing marks (if you asked for some) to clean up the final draft of your memoir. Print it and bring it to class tomorrow. Also, finish reading Chapter 14 and write your chapter summary.

Sept. 25 -         Get progress reports signed to bring back tomorrow. If you have fallen behind on your reading or summaries, use tonight to catch up and read through Chapter 14 of Chinese Cinderella and write any missing summaries. Remember your summaries in order in a folder are going to be worth 100 points at the end of the book.

Sept. 29 -         Study for quiz on italics vs. quotation marks. Read through p. 149 in Chinese Cinderella.

Sept. 30 -         Read through chapter 17 of Chinese Cinderella and write your chapter summary.

Oct. 1    -         Read Chapter 18 of Chinese Cinderella and write your chapter summary. 2nd blockers take care of vocabulary graphics. 4th blocker, vocab. graphics are due Friday.

Oct. 2 -            Read Chapter 20 and expect a quiz. 4th block students bring in vocabulary graphics tomorrow.

Oct. 3 -            Finish the book Chinese Cinderella if you did not finish it in class. Complete the second page of the study guide I gave you today.

Oct. 6 -             Complete Part Two of the study guide that you copied from the R-drive to your English folder and saved under Chinese Cinderella. Remember vocabulary flashcards are due Wednesday and your Chinese Cinderella test is Thursday.

Oct. 7 -             Vocabulary flashcards and in 4th block finish the Study Guide Part Two (Chapters 17-22) that you copied to your p-drive. Review your study guides.  Your unit test on Chinese Cinderella is Thursday.

Oct. 8 -             Study for your Chinese Cinderella Unit Test. Review semicolons and colons for your grammar quiz.

Oct. 9 -             Bring in your summaries for Chinese Cinderella for a 100 point grade. Get progress report signed.

Oct. 10-            Bring in Chinese Cinderella summaries for 90 points in 2nd, 100 points in 4th. Study vocabulary. Quiz is Tuesday!

Oct. 13-            Study vocabulary list #2 for Chinese Cinderella for tomorrow's quiz. Bring in summaries for 90 points! Don't wait.

Oct. 14 -            Bring in any summaries not yet turned in. Don't take a 0/100! Finish decorating your writing folder if not done in class.

Oct. 15 -           A number of you still owe me summaries and books. Bring them tomorrow for credit. Finish prewriting for 4th block.

Oct. 16 -           Get progress reports signed. Bring late summaries.

Oct. 21 -           Vocabulary graphic due Thursday, Oct. 23. Finish first drafts of essays using the introductions you copied from the R-drive if you choose. If you were away on the field trip today, be sure you have finished all three body paragraphs and I will show you the introductions in class tomorrow.

Oct. 22 -            Vocabulary graphic due tomorrow. Also see note above about finishing first draft of essay and do so it not yet done.

Oct. 23 -             Newspaper article about Odysseus's adventure in the Cyclops' cave. Remember that you can write as for The Greek Times or The Cyclopes Daily News. Remember to bring in any late work to make up 0's or blanks (on last week's progress report) by tomorrow or grades become 0's for good.

Oct. 24 -             If you did not leave me an essay today on the r-drive, finish your essay this weekend in order to get feedback.  Vocabulary flash cards are due Tuesday. Feel free to work ahead.

Oct. 27 -             Vocabulary flashcards for The Odyssey Parts 1 and 2. The sheet with these on it is in the vocab. section of your 3-ring. Create flashcards for all 18 words on front and back.

Oct. 28 -             Study vocabulary for quiz tomorrow!

Oct. 29 -             None due tomorrow. New vocab. graphic due Friday. Do it tonight if you like!

Oct. 30 -             Vocabulary Graphic! Do a good job on yours!  Make a readable from a distance.

Oct. 31 -             No new homework, BUT some of you owe me 100 point assignments.  Get those done.

Nov. 3                Vocabulary flashcards (either on computer or by hand) for the Odyssey words Parts 3 and 4. (Missing 100 point assignments?)

Nov. 4                Complete the epithet and allusions handouts in your literature section. If you didn't do flashcards last night, make those up tonight.

Nov. 5                Start looking over your Odyssey study guide (2nd page in your packet). Also, in 4th finish allusions and epithets.

Nov. 6                Begin studying for the Odyssey unit test. Here's the study guide on-line in case you forgot to take yours home. We will play our review game on Monday. You test will be Wednesday.

Nov. 7                Review for Verb Unit Test on Monday and study for your Odyssey Family Feud Review Game to be held Monday  after your grammar test.  The team that wins the game wins five bonus points on your Odyssey Unit Test Wednesday.

Nov. 10             Study for your Odyssey Unit Test. Here's the study guide again and here is a copy of today's review game. STUDY!

Nov. 12            Artistic version of "This Is Just to Say" Odyssey poem if you didn't turn yours in in class. Remember that these can be your own artwork or you can do these on computer and print at home or I can print yours tomorrow if needed.

Nov. 13             None.

Nov. 14             None.

Nov. 17            Study vocabulary words for the Odyssey Parts 3 and 4. Your vocabulary quiz is Wednesday.

Nov. 18            Study vocabulary words for the Odyssey Parts 3 and 4. Create your own heart map with at least twenty ideas written down.

Nov. 19               Try writing a second poem based on a topic from your heart map. I will check today's and tonight's efforts. Make sure you have two poems to show me.

Nov. 20             Try writing more using your heart map.

Nov. 21             BRING CANS!  Review Act One from Romeo and Juliet for Monday's quiz. 2nd block come up with at least ten ideas for your own "Where Poetry Hides for Me" list. Write some more poetry from your heart map. 4th block, I will check to see if you have written some poetry. Review capitalization rules and when NOT to capitalize.

Nov. 24            Study for tomorrow's capitalization test reviewing rules in your grammar section, the capitalization practice on my grammar page, and when NOT to capitalize rules listed here.

                            Remember to write at least ten descriptive ideas down on your list of "Where Poetry Hides for Me" if you did not do this over the weekend.

Nov. 25             Have a wonderful holiday. Write more poetry if you get the chance.

Dec. 1                Try a new poem tonight to show me tomorrow. Make this a poem that starts in the midst of things - start writing in the middle of an experience without an introduction.

Dec. 2                Write either a sonnet using the handout you received or three haikus. If neither works for you, write another new poem, but write!

Dec. 3                Study for Romeo and Juliet Act 2 Quiz. Write poetry.

Dec. 4                Write a new poem tonight and keep today's lesson on line breaks in mind. Remember, if you revise any of your other poems, save the changes as draft 2.