Nicole Hayes: September 2009 Archives

September, 29th- October, 2nd

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Monday:

Kite Runner Character sketch (if you are absent, be sure to turn this in for a classwork/homework grade)

Kite Runner Character Sketch.doc

Hwk:  Rd Ch 20

Tuesday:

Discuss Chps 17-20

Wednesday:

-Atonement and Forgiveness

-Begin reading chapter 22

Hwk:  Rd Ch 22

Thursday:

-Ch 20-22 Quiz

-Looking at chapter 22, choose two quotes, 1 event, and 1 theme to discuss with the class.

Hwk:  Rd ch 23

Friday:

-Mystery Authors Presentation in Library

-Journal

Septemeber 28th- October 2nd

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Monday:

-Discuss readings assigned during the weekend

Test study Outline

Unit 1 Test Outline.doc

Tuesday:

TTTC Character Overview.doc

 Wednesday:

TTTC Test Review

Essay Note card

Vocabulary Game

Thursday:

TTTC Test  (if you are absent, you will need to make this up as soon as you return)

Friday:

-Go to Library to work on Group Projects

 

_The Things They Carried_ Group Project Due: October 6th

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_The Things They Carried_ Test Will be Thursday, October 1st

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We will have a brief review in class on Wednesday, September 30th.  The study outline is below:

 

Unit 1 Test Outline.doc

September 21st-25th

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Monday:

-Class Discussion: 

Students will each be assigned a person who blamed them self for Kiowa's death and free write on why they were responsible.  We will discuss what they wrote down and whether or not anyone was really to blame.

Hwk:  Read "The Ghosts of Soldiers" by Wednesday

TTTC Part 7 Questions.doc 

Tuesday:

(No School)

Wednesday:

-Discuss readings from last week

-Reading Time ("The Ghosts of Soldiers")

*Be sure to do questions

Thursday:

-Check Questions

-Discuss "The Ghosts of Soldiers"

Hwk:  "Night Life" and "The Lives of Dead" (due next Monday)

***TTTC Test next Thursday****

Friday:

-Introduce Group Project

THINGS CARRIED FINAL PROJECT.doc

-Students will go the library to work on projects

September 21st-25th

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Monday:

-Quiz over chapters 10-14 (Counts as 2 Quiz Grades)

-Women and the Taliban

-Team Vocabulary

Hwk:  Rd chapter 15

 

Tuesday:

-No School

Wednesday:

Pair Activity:  Letter between two characters

Thursday:

-Kite Runner Analysis:  Group Discussion

Kite Runner Group Analysis Questions.doc

Friday:

Kite Runner group discussion presentations

 

REMINDER: KR READING QUESTIONS MAY BE COLLECTED AT ANY TIME!

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REMINDER: TTTC READING QUESTIONS MAY BE COLLECTED AT ANY TIME!

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September 14th-18th

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Monday:

-Check Questions assigned over the weekend

-Kite Fighting Clip

-Discuss Chapter 8, 9, 10

Hwk:  Read Chapter 11

Tuesday:

-Film: Osama

Hwk:  Read Chapter 12

Wednesday:

Film: Osama

Thursday:

-Finish Watching Osama

Friday:

-Discuss Chapters 10-13

-Hwk:  Rd Chapters 13 and 14

 

 

 

September 14th-18th

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Monday:

-Check "Sweetheart" Questions

-Discuss Women in the Vietnam War

Women in the War.doc

-Female Stereotypes on TTTC

-Discuss "Sweetheart"

Hwk:  Read 117-130 (Stockings, Church, Man I killed)

TTTC Part 4 Questions.doc

Tuesday:

-Sacred Symbols in

TTTC Symbol Activity.doc

-Class Discussion on readings

Hwk:  Read "Ambush","Style"

TTTC Part 5 Questions.doc

Wednesday:

-TTTC Character Sketch

The Things They Carried Character Sketch.doc

Thursday:

-Review Character Sketches

-Discuss "Ambush", "Style", and "Speaking of Courage"

Hwk:  Read "Notes"

TTTC Part 6 Questions.doc

 Friday:

-Quiz over all readings this week

-Discuss "Notes"

Hwk:  "In the Field", "Good Form", and "Field Trip"  (162-188)

 

 

September 8th-11th

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Tuesday:

-Quiz over chapters 3-7 of The Kite Runner (If you are absent see me ASAP to make-up!)

-Class Discussion over chapters/ Class Competition

-Hwk:  Read chapter 8 (by Thursday)

Wednesday:

-Defending Amir (Group Activity)

Defending Amir.doc

Thursday:

-College Application Essay Due

-Finish discussing chapter 7

-Begin defending Amir

Defending Amir.doc

 Hwk:  Read chapter 9

Friday:

-Journals What do you stand for?

-Vocab Game

-Discuss Chapter 8, 9

Hwk:  Read Chapter 10

 

 

September 8th-11th

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Tuesday:

-Quiz over pgs 1-66 of The Things They Carried (If you are absent see me ASAP to make-up!)

-Class Discussion over chapters/ Class Competition

-Hwk:  Read "How to tell a True War Story" (by Thursday)

TTTC Part 2 Questions.doc

 Wednesday:

-Webquest/scavenger hunt on the Veitnam war

Thethingstheycarried webquest.doc

Thursday:

-"The Things They Carried" team game

-Discuss "War Story"

-College Application Essay Due

Hwk:  Read "The Dentist"

Friday:

-Journals - What do you carry?

-Based on the style of dialogue and realism in "The Things They Carry", write your own 1 page chapter for the story.

Hwk:  Read "Sweetheart of the Song of Tra Bong"

TTTC Part 3 Questions.doc 

 

 

Update on H1N1 Virus

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Below is a letter containing info on the H1N1 virus.  A paper copy was distributed to all students:

 

Flu_Update_9_1_09.pdf

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