Thursday, March 22nd Assignment#4 -->Daily Dispatch#3: "Write about the 'best' or 'favorite' class you have ever attended." -->SSR/RL#3 Assignment#5 -->Obama Speech to Students from September 2009 (write 6-to-8 sentence reflection on the speech)
Friday, March 23rd Assignment#6 -->DD#4: "Freewrite Friday" -->READ: LA Youth, "Getting Real About Graduating" Assignment#7 -->WRITE: Newspaper Report#1: "Getting Real About Graduating" Assignment#8 --> 60-MINUTES Success Story: "Beyonce"
Monday, March 26th Assignment#9 -->DD#5: "Write about your weekend"
Assignment#10 -->VOS#1:“The Vanishing
Class:Why High School
Fails So Many” 1.valedictorian 2.commencement 3.ominous 4.trend 5.treadmill 6.microcosm 7.flabbergasted 8.wisecrack 9.anonymous 10.modest 11.truancy 12.nuanced VOS#1: Due: Thursday, March 29th
Wednesday, March 28th Assignment#11 -->DD#6: "Students' Choice Wednesday"
Thursday, March 29th Assignment#12 -->DD#7: "Why do so many students chose to drop-out?" -->READ: LA TIMES: "The Vanishing Class" (part I) Assignment#13 -->Newspaper Report#2: "The Vanishing Class" (part I) Assignment#14 -->60-MINUTES Success Story: "Eminem"
Monday, April 9th Assignment#15 -->DD#8: "Write about your SPRING BREAK" Assignment#16 -->VOS#2: “The Vanishing
Class:Algebra Causes
Dropouts” 1.abstract 2.apprenticeship 3.compulsory 4.cumulative 5.dictate 6.disillusioned 7.distinguished 8.exasperated 9.legislators 10.mandate 11.misguided 12.prerequisite VOS#2: Due: Friday, April 13th
Wednesday, April 11th Assignment#17 -->DD#9: "Students' Choice Wednesday" Assignment#18 --> "In your opinion, should Algebra be a requirement for HS graduation? Why or why not?"
Thursday, April 12th Assignment#19-->DD#10: "Write about your 'strong' & 'weak' subjects in school"
Friday, April 13th Assignment#20 -->DD#11: "Freewrite Friday" Assignment#21 -->60-MINUTES: "Teacher to the World" (write a 6-to-8 sentence paragraph on this story) Assignment#22 -->60-MINUTES Success Story: "Sergio Marchionne"
Monday, April 16th Assignment#23 -->DD#12: "Write about your weekend" Assignment#24 -->VOS#3: “The Vanishing Class:The Outsiders” 1.barrage 2.bittersweet 3.boast 4.dodge 5.escalate 6.investment 7.jeopardy 8.mutual 9.ironic 10.animosity 11.overrated 12.underrated VOS#3: Due: Friday, April 20th
Wednesday, April 18th Assignment#25: -->DD#13: Students' Choice Wednesday
Thursday, April 19th Assignment#26: -->DD#14: "In your opinion, why do you think so many students are FAILING at our school?" Assignment#27: -->Newspaper Report#3: "The Vanishing Class III"
Thursday, April 26th Assignment#34 -->DD#18: "Who is the best teacher you ever had?" -->SSR/RL#18 Assignment#35 -->Teacher & Grandfather (write a 6-to-8 sentence response, compare & contrast the essays we read)
Friday, April 27th Assignment#36 -->DD#19: "Freewrite Friday" -->SSR/RL#19 Assignment#37 -->"The Teacher Who Changed My Life" QUIZ SHORT
ANSWER RESPONSE:1-to-2 sentences 1.)Why did Nicholas Gage come to the
United States? 2.)How did people (other students, his
father, etc.) react to Gage’s essay? 3.)What type of teacher was Miss Hurd? EXTENDED
ANSWER RESPONSE:6-to-8 sentences 4.)Explain how Nicholas Gage feels about
his teacher and his life in
America. Assignment#38 -->"Celebration of Grandfathers" QUIZ SHORT
ANSWER RESPONSE:1-to-2 sentences 1.)Why did Rudolfo Anaya visit his
grandfather each summer? 2.)What tradition from the past does Anaya
want people to practice today? 3.)What lessons did Anaya learn from his
grandfather? EXTENDED
ANSWER RESPONSE:6-to-8 sentences 4.)In your opinion do young people in our
community listen and respect their elders?Is that a good thing?Why or why not? Assignment#39 -->Success Story: "Football Island" (60-MINUTES news-story)
Monday, April 30th Assignment#40 -->DD#20: "Write about your weekend" -->SSR/RL#20 Assignment#41 -->VOS#5 “A Marriage
Proposal” McDougal-Littell (pages 242—259) 1.farce 2.stage directions 3.aside 4.monologue 5.contrary 6.glutton 7.meditate 8.usurper 9.gentry 10.inherit 11.reap 12.petty 13.palpitation 14.principle 15.bawl 16.irony 17.dumbfounded 18.czar 19.affluent 20.dowry VOS#5DUE:FRIDAY
–May 4, 2012 Assignment#42 -->Newspaper Report#4: "Learning to Drive with My Mom" (LA Youth-newspaper)
Thursday, May 3rd(Mr. Alvarez ABSENT, Mr. Reynaga SUBSTITUTE) Assignment#44 -->DD#22: " " -->SSR/RL#22 -->CONTINUE READING: "A Marriage Proposal"
Friday, May 4th (Mr. Alvarez ABSENT, Mr. Reynaga SUBSTITUTE) Assignment#45 -->DD#23 " " -->SSR/RL#23 -->CONCLUDE READING: "A Marriage Proposal" Assignment#46 -->"A Marriage Proposal" Written Response
Monday, May 7th Assignment#47 -->DD#24: "Write about your Cinco de Mayo weekend" -->SSR/RL#24 Assignment#48 -->VOS#6 “The
Pit & the Pendulum”McDougal-Littell (pages 770—791) 1.indeterminate 2.eloquent 3.lucid 4.pervade 5.supposition 6.insuperable 7.lethargy 8.confounded 9.pertinacity 10.voracity 11.pit 12.pendulum 13.Spanish
Inquisition 14.macabre 15.heretic 16.delirious 17.conscious 18.perish 19.aperture 20.minions VOS#6DUE:FRIDAY
–May 11, 2012 -->BEGIN READING "The Pit & the Pendulum" Edgar Allen Poe (Literature Book, pages: 770--775)
Wednesday, May 8th CLASS CANCELED DUE TO "LOCK-DOWN"
Thursday, May 10th Assignment#49 -->DD#25: "Write about the most horrifying (scary) story you've ever read, and/or movie you've ever seen" -->SSR/RL#25 -->CONTINUE READING: "The Pit & the Pendulum" (Literature Book, pages: 777--782)
Friday, May 11th Assignment#50 -->DD#26: "Freewrite Friday" -->SSR/RL#26 -->turn-in VOS#6 -->turn-in SSR/RLs -->CONCLUDE READING: "The Pit & the Pendulum" (Literature Book, pages: 782--787 -->READ: "The Lake" Assignment#51 -->"The Pit & the Pendulum" QUIZ
Monday, May 14th Assignment#52 -->DD#27: "Write about your weekend." -->SSR/RL#27 -->VOCABULARY SQUARES TEST -->Check & Score the COMPOSITION BOOK