Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Week of December 1st - December 5th


  • read The Crucible
  • students need to continue to work on their semester challenge book and final project.

Friday, November 21, 2014

Week of November 24th - 26th NO SCHOOL THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, THANKSGIVING BREAK


  • turn in American Dream essay
  • read Holt Pages 1197 - 1218 (beginning of The Crucible)
  • Vocabulary sheet #1
  • 1 page summary: 1) who is Joseph McCarthy? 2) What is McCarthyism? 3) What was the "red scare"? 4) What contemporary historical event could you connect to the hysteria and "witch hunt" of the Senate Hearings on Un-American Activities and the Salem Witch Trials? 
  • begin reading The Crucible
HAVE A WONDERFUL THANKSGIVING BREAK

Week of November 17th - 21st


  • 6th and 7th period classes split
  • Finish written draft of essay. Computer lab on Friday to type up.
  • Read Holt Elements of Literature pages 11-26, 44-50 and questions on P. 51 1 and 6. Also writing piece "The Tone of the Time" 
  • college readiness survey in computer lab on Friday

Week of November 10th - 14th.

End of the first quarter. No school Monday, Tuesday and Thursday (ICE DAY)
  • Began in class synthesis essay on The American Dream