MARCH 2012
Thursday 3/8/12:
Assignment#19: -->Daily Dispatch#109: 60-MINUTES news-story:
"After the Wave"
-->Read: "MARIGOLDS"
(McDouggal-Littel Literature Book)
Assignment#20: -->"MARIGOLDS" QUIZ
Monday 3/12/12:
Assignment#21 -->Daily Dispatch#111: Write about your weekend
-->Begin Vocabulary Squares#10
Thursday 3/15/12:
Assignment#22 -->DD#113: 60-MINUTES news-story,
"Big Game Hunting"
-->Begin reading: "The Most Dangerous Game"
(McDouggal-Littel Literature Book)
Monday 3/19/12:
Assignment#23 -->DD#115: "Write about your weekend"
Assignment#24 -->Writing Practice#3
Assignment#25 -->Writing Practice#4
Tuesday 3/20/12:
Assignment#26 -->DD#117: "Do you agree or disagree with having the
gates locked during school hours? Why?"
-->Continue Reading: "The Most Dangerous Game"
(McDouggal-Littel Literature Book)
Thursday 3/22/12:
Assignment#27 -->DD#119: 60-MINUTES news-story,
"The Murder of An American Nazi"
-->turn-in VOCABULARY SQUARES#10
Assignment#28 -->"The Most Dangerous Game" QUIZ
Monday 3/27/12
Assignment#29 --> DD#121: Write about your weekend
-->Check & Score Composition Books
-->Vocabulary Squares TEST
-->Begin Vocabulary Squares#11
Thursday 3/29/12
Assignment#30 -->DD#123: HD Net World Reports --
"EAT, PRAY, GIVE"
Assignment#31 -->Cornell Notes: Cesar Chavez PPT -- "Core Values"
FRIDAY, March 31st (Cesar Chavez Holiday) thru SUNDAY, April 8th = SPRING BREAK
Return to School, MONDAY, April 9th
APRIL 2012
Monday 4/09/12
Assignment#32 -->DD#125: Write about your SPRING BREAK
-->Return QUIZ, VOS TEST, & Composition Book Rubric
-->NEW CLASS GRADES/RANKINGS
-->Read newspaper article, LA YOUTH:
"Who do you admire?"
Assignment#33-->Newspaper Report#4: Write about "Who do you admire?"
Tuesday 4/10/12
Assignment#34 -->DD#127: "Is revenge ever justified?
When is revenge right or wrong?"
-->Preview "The Cask of Amontillado"
(McDouggal-Littel: pages 342--352)
-->Watch short-film (youtube.com):
"The Cask of Amontillado"
Assignment#35 -->Write your thoughts on the short-film:
"The Cask of Amontillado"
Thursday 4/12/12
Assignment#36 -->DD#129: 60-MINUTES news-report:
"Maximum Security Education"
-->READ: "The Cask of Amontillado"
(McDouggal-Littel: pages 342--352)
-->Complete: "The Cask of Amontillado" QUIZ
(multiple-choice & written response)
Assignment#37 -->"The Cask of Amontillado" QUIZ
(Short Written Response & Extended Written Response)
Monday 4/16/12
Assignment#38 -->DD#131: Write about your weekend.
Assignment#39 -->VOS#2 : “The Tragedy of Romeo & Juliet”
(McDougal-Littell: pages 924—937)
1. tragic hero
2. antagonist
3. foil
4. soliloquy
5. aside
6. dramatic irony
7. comic relief
8. tragedy
9. blank verse
10. iambic pentameter
11. allusion
12. puns
13. mutiny
14. pernicious
15. adversary
16. fray
17. portentous
18. purge
19. vexed
20. gall
21. profane
22. prodigious
23. prologue
24. renaissance
VOS#12 DUE: Thursday -- April 26, 2012
Thursday, 4/19/12
Assignment#40 -->DD#133: 60-MINUTES news-story
"Teacher to the World: Khan Academy"
Assignment#41 -->Writing Practice#12
Assignment#42 -->Writing Practice#12
Monday, 4/23/12
Assignment#43 -->DD#135: "Write about your weekend"
Assignment#44 -->Romeo & Juliet Characters
-->Read "The World of William Shakespeare"
(Literature Book: pages 926--937)
Tuesday, 4/24/12
Assignment#45 -->DD#137: "Is love stronger than hate? Why?"
-->Begin Reading Romeo & Juliet, ACT I
(Literature Book: pages: 938--953)
Thursday, 4/26/12
Assignment#46 -->DD#139: 60-MINUTES news-story:
"Even in Tough Times, Contemporary Art Sell"
Assignment#47 -->R&J Act I QUIZ (written responses)
Monday, 4/29/12
Assignment#48 -->DD#141: "Write about your weekend"
Assignment#49 -->Cornell Notes: 1992 LA Riots
Assignment#50 -->VOS#13
“The Tragedy ofRomeo & Juliet”
(McDougal-Littell: ACT II & III pages 968—1017)
1. bewitch
2. orchard
3. conjure
4. kinsmen
5. titan
6. woo
7. perjury
8. chide
9. herald
10. nimble
11. feign
12. lament
13. sojourn
14. friar
15. vanity
16. loathe
17. quarrel
18. braggart
19. slander
20. scorn
21. consort
22. banished
VOS#13 DUE: Thursday, May 10, 2012
MAY 2012
MR. ALVAREZ = ABSENT
Thursday, 5/3/12
Assignment#51 -->DD#143: 60-MINUTES news-story:
"All-American Canal"
-->READ: Romeo & Juliet, Act II
(Literature Book: 968--977)
Monday, 5/7/12
Assignment#53 -->DD#145: "Write about your weekend"
-->READ Romeo & Juliet Act II
(Literature Book: pages 968--980)
-->make-up DD#143
Tuesday, 5/8/12
Assignment#54 -->DD#147: "Write your feeling and thoughts on
the CST testing".
.-->CONCLUDE READING Romeo & Juliet Act II
(Literature Book: pages 980--990)
Assignment#55 --> R&J Act II QUIZ (written-response)
MAY 10, 2012 = Check & Score COMPOSITION BOOK
Thursday, 5/10/12
Assignment#56 -->DD#149: 60-MINUTES news-story:
"Joy in the Congo"
-->turn-in VOS#13
-->Check & Score COMPOSITION BOOKS
-->READ: Romeo & Juliet Act III
(Literature Book: pages 992--999)
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Monday, 5/14/12
Assignment#57 -->DD#151"Write about your weekend"
-->READ: Romeo & Juliet Act III
(Literature Book: 999--1002)
-->Begin VOS#14: “The Tragedy of Romeo & Juliet” (McDougal-Littell: ACT IV & V pages 968—1049)
1. moderate
2. haste
3. treacherous
4. reek
5. vial
6. cunning
7. behoove
8. dismal
9. forefathers
10. deflower
11. apothecary
12. loathsome
13. cordial
14. pestilence
15. inexorable
16. morsel
17. peruse
18. sepulcher
19. aloof
20. forebear
21. tedious
22. dire
23. ambiguity
24. enmity
VOS#14 DUE: Thursday, May 24, 2012
Thursday, 5/17/12
Assignment#58: -->DD#153: 60-MINUTES news-story:
"Cheating on the SATs"
-->Continue Reading:
Rome & Juliet (Act III)
Monday, 5/21/12
Assignment#59:-->DD#155: "Write about your weekend"
-->Complete Reading Romeo & Juliet (Act III)
Assignment#60: -->R&J Act III QUIZ
Tuesday, 5/22/12
Assignment#61: -->DD#157: "In your opinion, is a block bell schedule or standard bell schedule is best for
students and teachers?"
-->READ: Romeo & Juliet Act IV
(Literature Book: pages 1017--1033)
Thursday, 5/24/12
Assignment#62: -->DD#159: 60-Minutes news-story:
"Role of a Lifetime"
-->turn-in VOS#14
-->Conclude Reading: Rome & Juliet (Act V)
(Literature Book: Pages 1034--1049)
Assignment#63 -->R&J-Act V-QUIZ
Tuesday, 5/29/12
Assignment#64-->DD#161: "Write about your weekend"
Assignment#65 -->Introduce VOS#15: FINAL VOCABULARY SQUARES 2011--2012
1. accentuate
2. bamboozle
3. boisterous
4. chronology
5. embargo
6. fallacy
7. formidable
8. guerilla
9. exult
10. hypocrisy
11. jaunty
12. renegade
13. boycott
14. pulverize
15. quandary
16. quota
17. tumultuous
18. unanimous
19. virtuoso
20. voracious
VOS#15 DUE: Thursday--June 14, 2012
-->Begin Watching Franco Zeffirelli's 1968:
"ROMEO & JULIET"
Thursday, 5/31/12
Assignment#66 -->DD#163: 60-Minutes news-story:
"Hooked: Why bad habits are hard to break"
-->Continue watching film: "ROMEO & JULIET"
JUNE 2012
Monday, 6/4/12
Assignment#67-->DD#165:"Write about your weekend."
-->Continue watching film: "ROMEO & JULIET"
Thursday, 6/7/12
Assignment#68 -->DD#167: 60-MINUTES news-story:
"Dropping Out: Is College Worth the Cost?"
-->Conclude watching film: "ROMEO & JULIET"
Assignment#69 -->Written Response: R&J Film
(Choose ONE question & write a 6-to-8 sentence response, EXTRA-CREDIT for responding to more than ONE question)
1.) In your opinion, is the behavior of Romeo & Juliet realistic? Give examples of how their behavior is realistic and/or unrealistic.
2.) Why is the story of Romeo & Juliet so popular, even to this date?
3.) Did Romeo & Juliet behave the way they did because they were "immature" or "in-love"?
4.) Identify & explain the theme(s) that apply to the "Tragedy of Romeo & Juliet".
Monday, 6/11/12
Assignment#70-->DD#169: "Write about your weekend"
-->VOCABULARY SQUARES TEST
Thursday, 6/14/12
Assignment#71-->DD#171: "Think about the many 60-MINUTES news-stories we watched throughout the school year...which were your favorites? Why?
-->Turn-in VOS#15
-->READ: Los Angeles Times
"Caught in the Cycle of Poverty"
Assignment#72-->Newspaper Report#5:
"Caught in the Cycle of Poverty"
-->Check & Score Composition Books!
Monday, 6/18/19
-->FINAL DAY of CLASS English 9B
-->RECEIVE FINAL CLASS GRADES, Semester II
Thursday 3/8/12:
Assignment#19: -->Daily Dispatch#109: 60-MINUTES news-story:
"After the Wave"
-->Read: "MARIGOLDS"
(McDouggal-Littel Literature Book)
Assignment#20: -->"MARIGOLDS" QUIZ
Monday 3/12/12:
Assignment#21 -->Daily Dispatch#111: Write about your weekend
-->Begin Vocabulary Squares#10
Thursday 3/15/12:
Assignment#22 -->DD#113: 60-MINUTES news-story,
"Big Game Hunting"
-->Begin reading: "The Most Dangerous Game"
(McDouggal-Littel Literature Book)
Monday 3/19/12:
Assignment#23 -->DD#115: "Write about your weekend"
Assignment#24 -->Writing Practice#3
Assignment#25 -->Writing Practice#4
Tuesday 3/20/12:
Assignment#26 -->DD#117: "Do you agree or disagree with having the
gates locked during school hours? Why?"
-->Continue Reading: "The Most Dangerous Game"
(McDouggal-Littel Literature Book)
Thursday 3/22/12:
Assignment#27 -->DD#119: 60-MINUTES news-story,
"The Murder of An American Nazi"
-->turn-in VOCABULARY SQUARES#10
Assignment#28 -->"The Most Dangerous Game" QUIZ
Monday 3/27/12
Assignment#29 --> DD#121: Write about your weekend
-->Check & Score Composition Books
-->Vocabulary Squares TEST
-->Begin Vocabulary Squares#11
Thursday 3/29/12
Assignment#30 -->DD#123: HD Net World Reports --
"EAT, PRAY, GIVE"
Assignment#31 -->Cornell Notes: Cesar Chavez PPT -- "Core Values"
FRIDAY, March 31st (Cesar Chavez Holiday) thru SUNDAY, April 8th = SPRING BREAK
Return to School, MONDAY, April 9th
APRIL 2012
Monday 4/09/12
Assignment#32 -->DD#125: Write about your SPRING BREAK
-->Return QUIZ, VOS TEST, & Composition Book Rubric
-->NEW CLASS GRADES/RANKINGS
-->Read newspaper article, LA YOUTH:
"Who do you admire?"
Assignment#33-->Newspaper Report#4: Write about "Who do you admire?"
Tuesday 4/10/12
Assignment#34 -->DD#127: "Is revenge ever justified?
When is revenge right or wrong?"
-->Preview "The Cask of Amontillado"
(McDouggal-Littel: pages 342--352)
-->Watch short-film (youtube.com):
"The Cask of Amontillado"
Assignment#35 -->Write your thoughts on the short-film:
"The Cask of Amontillado"
Thursday 4/12/12
Assignment#36 -->DD#129: 60-MINUTES news-report:
"Maximum Security Education"
-->READ: "The Cask of Amontillado"
(McDouggal-Littel: pages 342--352)
-->Complete: "The Cask of Amontillado" QUIZ
(multiple-choice & written response)
Assignment#37 -->"The Cask of Amontillado" QUIZ
(Short Written Response & Extended Written Response)
Monday 4/16/12
Assignment#38 -->DD#131: Write about your weekend.
Assignment#39 -->VOS#2 : “The Tragedy of Romeo & Juliet”
(McDougal-Littell: pages 924—937)
1. tragic hero
2. antagonist
3. foil
4. soliloquy
5. aside
6. dramatic irony
7. comic relief
8. tragedy
9. blank verse
10. iambic pentameter
11. allusion
12. puns
13. mutiny
14. pernicious
15. adversary
16. fray
17. portentous
18. purge
19. vexed
20. gall
21. profane
22. prodigious
23. prologue
24. renaissance
VOS#12 DUE: Thursday -- April 26, 2012
Thursday, 4/19/12
Assignment#40 -->DD#133: 60-MINUTES news-story
"Teacher to the World: Khan Academy"
Assignment#41 -->Writing Practice#12
Assignment#42 -->Writing Practice#12
Monday, 4/23/12
Assignment#43 -->DD#135: "Write about your weekend"
Assignment#44 -->Romeo & Juliet Characters
-->Read "The World of William Shakespeare"
(Literature Book: pages 926--937)
Tuesday, 4/24/12
Assignment#45 -->DD#137: "Is love stronger than hate? Why?"
-->Begin Reading Romeo & Juliet, ACT I
(Literature Book: pages: 938--953)
Thursday, 4/26/12
Assignment#46 -->DD#139: 60-MINUTES news-story:
"Even in Tough Times, Contemporary Art Sell"
Assignment#47 -->R&J Act I QUIZ (written responses)
Monday, 4/29/12
Assignment#48 -->DD#141: "Write about your weekend"
Assignment#49 -->Cornell Notes: 1992 LA Riots
Assignment#50 -->VOS#13
“The Tragedy ofRomeo & Juliet”
(McDougal-Littell: ACT II & III pages 968—1017)
1. bewitch
2. orchard
3. conjure
4. kinsmen
5. titan
6. woo
7. perjury
8. chide
9. herald
10. nimble
11. feign
12. lament
13. sojourn
14. friar
15. vanity
16. loathe
17. quarrel
18. braggart
19. slander
20. scorn
21. consort
22. banished
VOS#13 DUE: Thursday, May 10, 2012
MAY 2012
MR. ALVAREZ = ABSENT
Thursday, 5/3/12
Assignment#51 -->DD#143: 60-MINUTES news-story:
"All-American Canal"
-->READ: Romeo & Juliet, Act II
(Literature Book: 968--977)
Monday, 5/7/12
Assignment#53 -->DD#145: "Write about your weekend"
-->READ Romeo & Juliet Act II
(Literature Book: pages 968--980)
-->make-up DD#143
Tuesday, 5/8/12
Assignment#54 -->DD#147: "Write your feeling and thoughts on
the CST testing".
.-->CONCLUDE READING Romeo & Juliet Act II
(Literature Book: pages 980--990)
Assignment#55 --> R&J Act II QUIZ (written-response)
MAY 10, 2012 = Check & Score COMPOSITION BOOK
Thursday, 5/10/12
Assignment#56 -->DD#149: 60-MINUTES news-story:
"Joy in the Congo"
-->turn-in VOS#13
-->Check & Score COMPOSITION BOOKS
-->READ: Romeo & Juliet Act III
(Literature Book: pages 992--999)
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Monday, 5/14/12
Assignment#57 -->DD#151"Write about your weekend"
-->READ: Romeo & Juliet Act III
(Literature Book: 999--1002)
-->Begin VOS#14: “The Tragedy of Romeo & Juliet” (McDougal-Littell: ACT IV & V pages 968—1049)
1. moderate
2. haste
3. treacherous
4. reek
5. vial
6. cunning
7. behoove
8. dismal
9. forefathers
10. deflower
11. apothecary
12. loathsome
13. cordial
14. pestilence
15. inexorable
16. morsel
17. peruse
18. sepulcher
19. aloof
20. forebear
21. tedious
22. dire
23. ambiguity
24. enmity
VOS#14 DUE: Thursday, May 24, 2012
Thursday, 5/17/12
Assignment#58: -->DD#153: 60-MINUTES news-story:
"Cheating on the SATs"
-->Continue Reading:
Rome & Juliet (Act III)
Monday, 5/21/12
Assignment#59:-->DD#155: "Write about your weekend"
-->Complete Reading Romeo & Juliet (Act III)
Assignment#60: -->R&J Act III QUIZ
Tuesday, 5/22/12
Assignment#61: -->DD#157: "In your opinion, is a block bell schedule or standard bell schedule is best for
students and teachers?"
-->READ: Romeo & Juliet Act IV
(Literature Book: pages 1017--1033)
Thursday, 5/24/12
Assignment#62: -->DD#159: 60-Minutes news-story:
"Role of a Lifetime"
-->turn-in VOS#14
-->Conclude Reading: Rome & Juliet (Act V)
(Literature Book: Pages 1034--1049)
Assignment#63 -->R&J-Act V-QUIZ
Tuesday, 5/29/12
Assignment#64-->DD#161: "Write about your weekend"
Assignment#65 -->Introduce VOS#15: FINAL VOCABULARY SQUARES 2011--2012
1. accentuate
2. bamboozle
3. boisterous
4. chronology
5. embargo
6. fallacy
7. formidable
8. guerilla
9. exult
10. hypocrisy
11. jaunty
12. renegade
13. boycott
14. pulverize
15. quandary
16. quota
17. tumultuous
18. unanimous
19. virtuoso
20. voracious
VOS#15 DUE: Thursday--June 14, 2012
-->Begin Watching Franco Zeffirelli's 1968:
"ROMEO & JULIET"
Thursday, 5/31/12
Assignment#66 -->DD#163: 60-Minutes news-story:
"Hooked: Why bad habits are hard to break"
-->Continue watching film: "ROMEO & JULIET"
JUNE 2012
Monday, 6/4/12
Assignment#67-->DD#165:"Write about your weekend."
-->Continue watching film: "ROMEO & JULIET"
Thursday, 6/7/12
Assignment#68 -->DD#167: 60-MINUTES news-story:
"Dropping Out: Is College Worth the Cost?"
-->Conclude watching film: "ROMEO & JULIET"
Assignment#69 -->Written Response: R&J Film
(Choose ONE question & write a 6-to-8 sentence response, EXTRA-CREDIT for responding to more than ONE question)
1.) In your opinion, is the behavior of Romeo & Juliet realistic? Give examples of how their behavior is realistic and/or unrealistic.
2.) Why is the story of Romeo & Juliet so popular, even to this date?
3.) Did Romeo & Juliet behave the way they did because they were "immature" or "in-love"?
4.) Identify & explain the theme(s) that apply to the "Tragedy of Romeo & Juliet".
Monday, 6/11/12
Assignment#70-->DD#169: "Write about your weekend"
-->VOCABULARY SQUARES TEST
Thursday, 6/14/12
Assignment#71-->DD#171: "Think about the many 60-MINUTES news-stories we watched throughout the school year...which were your favorites? Why?
-->Turn-in VOS#15
-->READ: Los Angeles Times
"Caught in the Cycle of Poverty"
Assignment#72-->Newspaper Report#5:
"Caught in the Cycle of Poverty"
-->Check & Score Composition Books!
Monday, 6/18/19
-->FINAL DAY of CLASS English 9B
-->RECEIVE FINAL CLASS GRADES, Semester II