Mr. M's Memos and Mandates

Monday - vocabulary quiz; 1984 Book III Ch. 4

Tuesday - quiz over Romantic Period background; read selected poems by Wordsworth in the textbook

Wednesday - Coleridge’s “Kubla Khan”; 1984 Book III Ch. 5

Thursday - finish 1984

Friday - no school

Monday - rough draft of research paper due; commonly confused words quiz; Gateway prep

Tuesday – Gateway prep – ThinkLink

Wednesday – Gateway prep – punctuation

Thursday – Gateway prep – punctuation

Friday - no school

Any students who have misplaced a research project handout or assignment can find copies here:

Thesis Statement Template

SOURCE ORGANIZER[1]

Notes Organizer

Paraphrasing

Parenthetical

Argumentation Paper Outline

Paper Guidelines

MLA Style for Works Cited and Bibliography

Monday – distribute review sheets for 9-weeks test

Tuesday – no class – ACT schedule

Wednesday – Word of the Day bonus quiz; discuss the review sheet

Thursday – review for 9-weeks test

Friday – 9-weeks test

Monday – distribute review sheets for 9-weeks test; type Works Cited page

Tuesday – ACT special schedule – students will work on research project

Wednesday – discuss how to use parenthetical/in-text citations; review guidelines for the rough draft

- Homework: rough draft due Thursday, March 25th

Thursday – review for 9-weeks test

Friday – 9-weeks test

Monday – in-class expository essay

- homework – finish Book II of 1984

Tuesday – comma usage; Ch. 9 of 1984

Wednesday – comma usage; create 1984 propaganda posters

Thursday – comma usage; finish Ch. 9

Friday – comma usage; 1984 quiz

Week of 3/1

Monday – cont. note-taking for research paper

Tuesday – cont. note-taking for research paper

Wednesday – turn in source organizers and note organizers; develop a thesis statement

Thursday – finish thesis statement WS and turn in; discuss how to create an outline for an argumentation paper

Friday – complete outlines

Week of 2/22/10

Monday – listen to Book 2 Ch. 5 of 1984

Homework - read p. 147-184 of 1984 for Thursday

- Macbeth project due Friday

Tuesday – continue listening to 1984 – Book 2 Ch. 6

- create Party propaganda posters

Wednesday – introduce Romantic era

Thursday - 1984 quiz

- put finishing touches on projects

Friday – present Macbeth projects

Week of 2/22/10

Monday – in library to begin research

Tuesday – basic research quiz; time for any questions after first day of research

Wednesday-Friday – in library for research

- Source Organizer and Note Organizer due end of class Friday

- must have at least 4 sources (two must be from Tennessee Electronic   Library) and at least 20 completed note blocks

For the week of 2/15

Monday – no school

Tuesday

• Bell Work – Gateway grammar prep

• Research paper skills — Avoiding plagiarism

Homework – Finish plagiarism worksheet for Wednesday

Wednesday

• Bell Work – Gateway grammar prep
• Research paper skills — How to paraphrase

Thursday

• Bell Work – Gateway reading comprehension prep
• Research paper skills — How to paraphrase cont.

Friday

• Bell Work – Gateway reading comprehension prep

• Research paper skills – practice using the source and note sheets in preparation for library time next week

Homework – Bring your flash drive and some change for copies to the library all next week.