March 2014

General March Announcements

 * No School Monday, March 3
 * No School Tuesday, March 4
 * No School Wednesday, March 5

Week of March 3
The calendar I originally gave you obviously will not reflect the snow days. Assuming Thursday is our first day of school this week, here's the agenda and links to materials you will need:
 * THURSDAY: First day of the trimester - I will be reviewing the classroom rules and procedures, primarily for new students to the class.  We will make a seating arrangement.  You will do the SAT vocabulary bell ringer as originally planned (abstracted, adulation, adversity, burgeon, and chimera).  You will take an EOC diagnostic assessment using GradeCam.
 * FRIDAY: Day 2 - No bell ringer or quiz today.  I will be reviewing the results of your diagnostic test, your most recent MAP testing scores, and your PLAN scores with you on an individual basis as your classmates work on chapters 1 and 2 in our purple EOC textbook.

Read in your novel.

Week of March 10

 * MONDAY: Review of vocabulary for bell ringer.  Introduction of The Count of Monte Cristo.  Distribution of [[Media:http://micki-clark.com/wiki/images/f/f3/The_Count_of_Monte_Cristo_Packet_1.pdf | packets]].  Distribution of [[Media:http://micki-clark.com/Spring2014/CharacterChart.pdf |Character Charts]].  First Character Chart [[Media:http://prezi.com/jq6d3pidmnj4/the-count-of-monte-cristo-chart-1/ | Prezi]]
 * TUESDAY: Bell ringer:  Literary Terms.  Lesson:  Literary Elements Review I.  Additional Materials:  [[Media:http://micki-clark.com/Spring2014/LT12014P.html| Crossword (Printable)]], [[Media:http://micki-clark.com/Spring2014/LT12014JS.html| Crossword (Complete Online)]]
 * WEDNESDAY: Bell ringer:  Idioms & Allusions.  Monte Cristo Quiz #1 (pp.1-75).  Introduction of Monte Cristo project [[Media:http://micki-clark.com/wiki/images/1/1a/The_Count_of_Monte_Cristo_Project_Menu.pdf | Menu (PDF)]]
 * THURSDAY: Bell ringer:  grammar review.  Lesson:  Discussion of chapters 1 - 12.  Dialectical journaling for ch. 1 - 12.
 * FRIDAY: Bell ringer QUIZ #1.  EOC Purple book activities, chapters 3 & 4

Week of March 3
The calendar that I copied to give you will obviously need to change somewhat. Please be sure to update your calendars with the most current dates.
 * THURSDAY: First day of the trimester.  Syllabus and overview of rules (mostly for students new to my classroom).  Seating chart.  EOC diagnostic test using GradeCam
 * FRIDAY: EOC Purple book, chapters 1 & 2.  As you are working, I will be meeting with you to discuss the results of your diagnostic test, in conjunction with your MAP and PLAN test scores.

Week of March 10

 * MONDAY: Bell ringer (SAT Vocabulary:  abstracted, adulation, adversity, burgeon, and chimera).  Introductory material for Frankenstein, including the term "frame story".  Begin reading Walton's introductory material.
 * TUESDAY: Bell ringer (Literary Terms).  Reading Ch. 1-3 of Frankenstein, dialectical journaling
 * WEDNESDAY: Bell ringer (Idioms & Allusions).  Reading Ch. 4-6 of Frankenstein, dialectical journaling
 * THURSDAY: Bell ringer (Grammar).  Reading Ch. 7-8 of Frankenstein, dialectical journaling
 * FRIDAY: BELL RINGER QUIZ.  Frankenstein Quiz #1.