Weekly Lessons: June 2nd to June 6th

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Juniors

Monday:

Poetry Reciting/Reading (E.C.) Review SPaG 16 Distribute Grade Sheets Complete Late/Missing Work

 
Tuesday:

Poetry Reciting/Reading (Make up) Gunga Din + Questions Complete Late/Missing Work

 
Wednesday:

Distribute Grade Sheets Video Review

 
Thursday:

Field Day/Early Release

 
Friday:

No Classes Scheduled

 

Weekly Lessons: May 26 to May 30

Juniors

Monday:
No Classes Scheduled: Memorial Day

Tuesday:
SPaG 15 Worksheet
Notes: H-I-J Poems
Poems E-F-G (2 of 3) Due
Notebook Contents (Due Friday)

Wednesday:
Poem: The Highwayman + Questions
SPaG 15 Review

Thursday:
Figurative Language in Poetry (The Rose)
Poems H-J (2 of 3) Due by June 2nd

Friday:
SPaG Worksheet
Friday Article/Questions
Notebooks Due

Friday Article: May 23 (Replacement)

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As the Career Center's email is scheduled to be down for maintenance/upgrading on Friday and Saturday, a video clip will be shown in class, accompanied with a handout and discussion.

Below is a link to the video if you wish to preview it, or complete the assignment upon return from an absence.

Weekly Lessons: May 19 to 23

Seniors

No Classes

Senior Convocation: May 22, 2014

Juniors

Monday:

SPaG 14 Worksheet Poetry Notes: E-F-G Work on Poem Writing (A-D/3 of 4)

 
Tuesday:

Figurative Language Sheet 1 Makeup Work/Write Poems

 
Wednesday:

Hand Back Papers/Grade Sheets Assign Poems (E-F/2 of 3)

 
Thursday:

Review SPaG 14 Read: Midnight Ride of Paul Revere Answer Questions Poetry Memorization Assignment

 
Friday:

Friday Article/Questions SPaG 15 Worksheet

 

Friday Article: May 16, 2014

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Below is the link to the assigned article. Please read it and answer the questions via email as directed.

Link: Scientists May Have Finally Pinpointed What's Killing All The Honeybees

Questions:

1. What is Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD)?

 

2. When was CCD first reported in the USA and what is now believed to be the cause?

 

3. What role might neonicotinoids  play in causing the honeybees to leave their hives during the winter?

4. Why is CCD of great concern (what importance do bees play in humanity's survival)?

5. In the last six years how much more (%) of colony losses have occurred over what's expected?

 Label in the subject line the code (below) and Bees before emailing it.

Codes:

P-1 for period 1

P-2 for period 2

P-4 for period 4
P-5 for period 5
P-7 for period 7
P-8 for period 8
P-9 for period 9

Weekly Lessons: May 12 to 16

Seniors

Monday:

Passport Construction Notebooks Due

 
Tuesday:

Complete Passport Construction Distribute Passports SPaG 13 Review Complete Late/Missing Work

 
Wednesday:

Exit Log (Video and Answer) “The Last Lecture”

 
Thursday:

“The Last Lecture” Continue

 
Friday:

“The Last Lecture” Complete Survey

 

Juniors

Monday:

Discuss/Review TZDL Lesson 9 Pt. 2 (Michael Jordan)

 

Tuesday:

SPaG 13 Review Discuss Test for TZDL Vocab Puzzle (TZDL)

 

Wednesday:

Poetry Notes: A-D Collect TZDL Novels

 

Thursday:

Test: The Zombie-Driven Life Collect Packets

 

Friday:

Complete TZDL Test (if necessary) Article/Questions SPaG 14 Worksheet

 

Friday Article: May 9

Below is the link to the assigned article. Please read it and answer the questions via email as directed.

Link: Revealed: The invisible bugs that lurk on your hands - even AFTER you've washed them

Questions:

1. What three ways listed in the article are bacteria from feces spread when not washing hands after what activity?

2. Based on the picture/diagram:
a. Which activity leaves the most germs on an unwashed hand?
b. Which activity leaves the least germs on an unwashed hand?
c. Even after washing which activity leaves the most germs on a hand?

3.  Fill in the blanks:
Just as contamination was passed from my ___________ to the growth surfaces in the __________, so it could be passed from your hands to your ________, the food you handle or any other route of infection.
(if you copy and paste, underline or highlight the key words)

4. Experts warn that not handwashing means just one bacterium can grow into hundreds and thousands, but only after an extended period of time. 
(True or False)

5. If hands aren't washed, bacteria will spread and could cause illness. 
 (True or False)

Label in the subject line the code (below) and Invisible Bugs before emailing it.

Codes:

P-1 for period 1

P-2 for period 2

P-4 for period 4
P-5 for period 5
P-7 for period 7
P-8 for period 8
P-9 for period 9

Weekly Lessons: May 5 to 9

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Seniors

Monday:

CTSO Meetings (Per 1 & 2) Map Practice 2

 
Tuesday:

Review SPaG 12 Notebook Contents Handout: Credit Report Information

 
Wednesday:

Locate Information #11 Final Journal

 
Thursday:

Hand Back Papers/Grade Sheets Map Practice 3 Notebooks Due (-10% per day late)

 
Friday:

SPaG 13 Worksheet Friday Article and Questions

 

 

Juniors

 

 

Monday:

Read/Listen to TZDL Chapter 14 Answer Questions/Vocab Vocab Puzzle 2 (TZDL)

 

Tuesday:

Context/Main Idea #10 Read/Listen to TZDL Chapter 15 Vocab/Questions

 

Wednesday:

Review SPaG 12 Hand Back )apers/Grade Sheets Lesson 9 Part 1 (Michael Jordan)

 

Thursday:

Read/Listen to TZDL Chapter 16/17 Vocab/Questions Complete Packet

 

Friday:

SPaG 13 Worksheet Friday Article/Questions

 

 

 

Friday Article: May 2, 2014

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Below is the link to the assigned article. Please read it and answer the questions (Complete Sentences Required where indicated) via email as directed.

Link: Snapchat’s Redesign Brings Self-Destruction Into the Mobile Messaging Wars

Questions:

1. Write out the sentence and fill in the blanks:

On Thursday the Los Angeles-based startup _______________ a major ___________ that reflects its growing _____________ in the increasingly _______________ world of mobile messaging.

2.  What two other features will Snapchat communications include (in addition to photos timed to vanish after viewing)?

 

3. How does the founder (Evan Spiegal) see what they are offering is different from other messaging apps?

4. Write out the sentence and fill in the blanks:
______________, the mobile messaging service owned by __________ giant Tencent, is among the _________ rivals stepping up efforts to win over _________ users.

5. What did Facebook acquire for 19 billion dollars to compete with Snapchat? 

6. Do you use Snapchat and what do you think of the efforts to increase the number of features?
(complete sentences required)

Bonus: State what the word subsume means, based on its use in the article:
The new format will further escalate Snapchat’s growing rivalry with Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg, who has twice tried and failed to subsume Snapchat into his company’s portfolio.
(use context (of the sentence) or a dictionary from the shelf or online)

 Label in the subject line the code (below) and Snapchat before emailing it.

Codes:

P-1 for period 1

P-2 for period 2

P-4 for period 4
P-5 for period 5
P-7 for period 7
P-8 for period 8
P-9 for period 9