02/21/2012

Today in class:

We continued with the group assessments: leading discussion on Great Expectations--we will do the same tomorrow.

Homework: Read Chapter 18

***Bring books
***For those absent for this last Friday's assessment, the chapters 13-15 Great Expectations quiz MUST BE MADE UP BY THIS THURSDAY-AFTER THURSDAY THE ASSESSMENT MAKE UP WINDOW CLOSES AND THE ASSESSMENT GRADE BECOMES A ZERO.

See you tomorrow,

Mrs. Johnson

02/17/2012

Homework:
Read chapters 16 and 17

See you Tuesday; enjoy a long weekend!

MJ

02/14/2012

Today in class:

***Point of View paragraphs were collected

• I assigned the same groups as the last group assessment to get together and work on one discussion question for Great Expectations.
• For this assessment, the groups will lead the class tomorrow (or possibly the next day) in their discussion question.
• Groups will be assessed in literature standards and ability to lead discussion (preparation).

Homework: Please read chapters 13 and 14

MJ

02/10/2012

Today in class:

We took an assessment over Great Expectations:  This will need to be made up by Wednesday for those absent and Tuesday for those who opted out today.

For those absent, this is the other assessment that we took today, and this one needs to be made up over the weekend: Point of View Take Home Assessment

Additional Homework: Read chapters 11 and 12

Enjoy extended weekend!

Mrs. Johnson

02/09/2012

Read chapter 10 and come prepared to discuss...

Mrs. Johnson

02/08/2012

Homework:
Look up the following words on page 783: parley, dexterity, timid, manacle and do the following:

•  Find their origins (French, German, Latin, etc.)
• Use the words properly in a sentence

Read Chapter Nine

If you were absent today, we started an assessment, which you can join the class for tomorrow.

Mrs. Johnson

Here is the Proficiency Scale Grade Breakdown (More to come on Proficiency Grading Later):
100-87.5%=A
87.4-68%=B
67.9-50%=C
49.49-37.5%=D
37.4-0=F

02/06/2012

Homework:

Read chapter 8

Assessments to catch up on:

• Great Expectations 1-3 Quiz (needs to be made up within 3 days of your return, which is by Wed for everyone)***If you are taking it at lunch because you can't stay after school, stop in the morning of the day you are taking the assessment to remind me. Also, I teach in Curry's classroom during 4th period, so give me time to get over to the Humanities room at lunch to give you the quiz.
• Vocabulary #1 Assessment (you don't study for this as it is an assessment to test your context clues abilities)
• Quote Assessment (this is described on the blog)

GREAT DISCUSSION!!!

Mrs. Johnson

02/03/2012

Weekend Homework:

Read through chapter 7 of Great Expectations
If you were absent today, you need to make up the vocabulary assessment within three days of your absence.
You need to take the chapter 1-3 quiz also within 3 days if you were absent.

Mrs. Johnson

02/02/2012

Today in class:

We took a quiz. It must be made upon three days of your return, but not for athletes or students who were absent for school-related for activities. Quizzes need to be made up the day of your return.

Homework:

Read chapter 4 of Great Expectations and do the following:

•Citing the novel, find quotes that answer the following questions:

•1. Describe Mrs. Joe and Pip's relationship

•2. Pip and Joe's relationship

•3. Pip and Pumblechook's relationship

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Mrs. Johnson

Explain how these quotes describe the relationships.