Thursday 12/10/09

*Please note: PowerGrade is still not working today. Students who turned in work should not expect to see a change in their grades until the system is working again.

IN CLASS:
Today we did a little schedule changing for the last two weeks of the quarter. Please make note of the following dates:

• Monday, December 14th: Assign assessment reading piece & review
• Tuesday, December 15th: Vocab Lesson 7 is due
• Wednesday, December 16th: Elements of Fiction Exam Part 1
• Thursday, December 17th: Elements of Fiction Exam Part 2 (Theme Paragraph)
• Friday, December 18th: Vocab Quiz 7

We also went over the theme paragraphs we wrote for today. Tomorrow we will complete a practice exam to get us ready for the assessment next week. For students who are not in class on Friday, download a copy of the practice exam here.

ASSIGNMENT:

• Hours 2, 5, 6--Be sure to have read "The Landlady" in preparation for the practice exam
• Hours 7, 8--Read "The Lottery" for the practice exam