ENGLISH

1. Make sure your computer is in the correct slot and plugged in. This may require bending over!
2. Car research.
3. Save your photos to your H:/ drive NOT “My Documents”.
4. Start creating your before/after and parts table.
5. Parts sites for photos and prices Jegs.com , Autozone.com, Summitracing.com, Jcwhitney.com ….

SHORT STORIES

1. Quiz….
2. “Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption” by Stephen King.

AP LITERATURE

1. Poems, poems, poems.

NOVELS

1. Reading day (easy points!) — record this on your packet.

ENGLISH

1. Make sure your computer is in the correct slot and plugged in. This may require bending over!
2. Car research.
3. Save your photos to your H:/ drive NOT “My Documents”.
4. Start getting your prices and pictures of parts.
5. Parts sites for photos and prices Jegs.com , Autozone.com, Summitracing.com, Jcwhitney.com ….

SHORT STORIES

1. Quiz….
2. “Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption” by Stephen King.

AP LITERATURE

1. Poems, poems, poems.
2. Sonnet info.

NOVELS

1. Reading day (easy points!) — record this on your packet.

ENGLISH

1. Make sure your computer is in the correct slot and plugged in. This may require bending over!
2. Car research.
3. Save your photos to your H:/ drive NOT “My Documents”.
4. Start with finding before and after photos.
5. Parts sites for photos and prices Jegs.com , Autozone.com, Summitracing.com, Jcwhitney.com ….

SHORT STORIES

1. “Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption” by Stephen King.
2. We might have a short quiz at the end of the period.

AP LITERATURE

1. Night quiz #2 — Turn it in by the end of the day!
2. Item poem.

NOVELS

1. Reading day (easy points!) — record this on your packet.
2. Any posters left at the end of the day will become dumpster food.

ENGLISH 11

1. Car project details — keep your handouts!

SHORT STORIES

1. “Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption” by Stephen King

AP LITERATURE

1. Poems, poems, poems.
2. Night quiz tomorrow.

NOVELS

1. Handout for next genre: Action, Adventure, Suspense
2. Visiting library

Good luck, Starz!

ENGLISH 11

1. Western video and worksheet.

SHORT STORIES

1. Film based on the short story “It Had to Be Murder”

AP LITERATURE

1. Poems, poems, poems.
2. Remember the book you are working on now is your rough draft.

Good luck, Starz!

NOVELS

1. Presentations (If you don’t go today or tomorrow, I am assuming you are not going, and you will get a ZERO out of 100 — not a good way to start the last nine weeks.

Lock down drill tomorrow during HR.  Be on time unless you want to be locked in the main office.

ENGLISH 11

1. Finishing “The Outcasts of Poker Flat” (504) and chart.

SHORT STORIES

1. Turn in vocab paper and your story if you have not already.
2. Video.

AP LITERATURE

1. Poems, poems, poems!

NOVELS

1. Presentations today and tomorrow….

ENGLISH 11 (1, 6, and 7)

Students need to use computer paper to draw a scene from a Western.  This can be based on “The Outcasts of Poker Flat” or from modern media (Tombstone, Red Dead Redemption, etc.)  USE COMPUTER PAPER AND COLOR.

SHORT STORIES (2)

Finish your creative short story and turn it in.  If everyone has their stories turned in, we may start the second film based on “It Had to Be Murder” on Wednesday.

AP LITERATURE (3)

Finish your acrostic and start poem #4 – it is self-explanatory.  Also think about your artwork for each poem.  The minimum line requirement for #4 is about 12.

NOVELS (5)

Tomorrow we will continue presentations.  For today, write a series of diary entries from the point of view of a character in one of the novels you’ve read this semester.  It should be at least two pages in length – include the title of the book and its author.

Next SAT testing date is May 7th — I recommend taking a spring test your Junior year if you are planning on applying to colleges. Seniors, you only have two SAT testing dates left.

NOTE: Tomorrow, I will be out.  Each class will have an assignment due at the end of the period.  Periods 1, 6, and 7 will need to bring your literature book.

ENGLISH 11

1. Journals — all journals on the sheet are due when we get back from Spring Break. (Extra journal sheets in the metal basket.)
2. Slacker work: Reading & Thinking Critically 1-8; Reading & Vocabulary 1-2 and Practice 1-3;Literary Analysis 1-2 and a paragraph response for Writing About Literature.  Staple the notes, organizer, and page 489 together and turn it in by tomorrow!  This was DUE 3/11
3. “The Outcasts of Poker Flat” by Bret Harte (504)

• • Background|Characterization|Vocabulary (505)
  • T-chart: Importance of Setting|Role of Character
  • Reading and completing chart

SHORT STORIES

1. Rough draft of short story — it does not have to be humorous.
2. I would like something new and original — not your creative writing class left-overs 
3. I will be checking what you have at the end of the period for a grade!

AP LITERATURE

1. Turn in AP Essay #2
2. Poems
3. This Friday: Brent K. and Jacob M.

NOVELS

1. Presentations!
2. Give each person your attention and be respectful while they are are presenting.

Next SAT testing date is May 7th — I recommend taking a spring test your Junior year if you are planning on applying to colleges. Seniors, you only have two SAT testing dates left.

ENGLISH 11

1. Frog jumping contest / Frog beauty contest (EXTRA CREDIT FOR THIS NINE WEEKS FOR THE WINNERS!)
2. You should already have completed 1) notes and 2)a web graphic organizer.
3. Add to that page 489: Reading & Thinking Critically 1-8; Reading & Vocabulary 1-2 and Practice 1-3; Literary Analysis 1-2 and a paragraphresponse for Writing About Literature.
4. Staple the notes, organizer, and page 489 together and turn in TODAY.

SHORT STORIES

1. Begin brain storming/rough draft of short story — it does not have to be humorous.
2. I would like something new and original — not your creative writing class left-overs
3. I will be checking what you have at the end of the period for a grade!

AP LITERATURE

1. Presentation etiquette.
2. REMINDER: AP Essay #2 DUE MONDAY at the beginning of the period!
3. Presentation: Karlen, Chelsea, and Amanda.

NOVELS

1. Presentations for those who are ready.
2. Everyone else will be expected to go Monday.  Be ready!

Someone “borrowed” my calculator; it’s a brownish, generic one with colored buttons and my name on it.  I’d like it back please.

Next SAT testing date is May 7th — I recommend taking a spring test your Junior year if you are planning on applying for colleges. Seniors, you only have two SAT testing dates left before fall.

ENGLISH 11

1. You should already have completed 1) notes and 2)a web graphic organizer.
2. Add to that page 489: Reading & Thinking Critically 1-8; Reading & Vocabulary 1-2 and Practice 1-3; Literary Analysis 1-2 and a paragraph response for Writing About Literature.
3. Staple the notes, organizer, and page 489 together and turn in.

Short Stories

1. Turn in packet for “The Most Dangerous Game” DUE TODAY.
2. I will be reading you a short story for your next assignment, which is writing a short story.

AP Literature

1. Night quiz DUE at the beginning of class.
2. Last in-class work day for AP essay #2 — DUE MONDAY.
3. Tomorrow: Karlen, Chelsea, and Amanda’s presentation.
4. Next Night quiz up to page 46

Novels

1. Project work day.
2. People presenting projects tomorrow will be graded more favorably as long as they have everything they need:

• Present* two books and movie.
• Discuss theme and connection.
• Show and discuss product.