February 1-5

English 11

With the speech presentations due on Tuesday I will give you about 25 minutes to do your last minute rehearsals on Monday and we’ll spend the remainder of the time on the “Red Death.” Tuesday will be speech day so we won’t have a regular class. Do your best while I cheer for you. Wednesday through Friday we’ll go back to our literature and complete the “Red Death” as well as one or two other stories. Remember to work on your paper, which is now due on Wednesday. You can expect a vocabulary test on Friday on at least the words from “Red Death” and probably “The Raven.”


HS Bible

Monday will be devoted to your last day in the lab for research on chapter 20. Tuesday will be available for wrap-up and Thursday you’ll make you presentations. Remember, reading from a PP slide will only detract, so know your material and be prepared to present it conversationally. On Friday you’ll have a memory test and I’ll begin an overview of chapter 20 on matters you may not have uncovered. We should complete the chapter by Monday and test on Tuesday of next week.

January 25-29

English 11

Now that semester exams are over we’re ready to move into the demands of our next quarter. We’ll continue in the literature of the romantic period, reading three of Poe’s well known writings. I hope to share a few more of e.e. cummings works since you enjoyed his first so much. On Monday we’ll begin our first major writing task. We’ll be doing more writing throughout the second semester in an effort to help you prepare for college entrance requirements. We’ll also continue with vocabulary and grammar improvement.


HS Bible

I was proud of the way you performed your skits at chapel. Thank you for the good job you did. Starting Monday we’ll be back at your group work on chapter 20 in Revelation. You’ll have until Thursday or Friday to prepare it and present it. We have our memory work to do again so get a good head start on that. We may attempt another elementary chapel later in the year but we’ll discuss that before making a decision.

January 18-22

Speech

This is our final week together. Next week you will begin Word in the computer lab. Monday you will be on your field trip so we won’t meet for class. On Tuesday you will be given approx. 20 minutes to ready your selves for your presentation and then we’ll begin with the first skit. Work on your memorization and think about how you can best interpret your character. We’ll finish the presentations on Wednesday. For those who need to take the exam that will occur on Thursday or Friday. The exam will include a reading from Scripture and a short impromptu performance. You will receive progress reports on Monday that show your semester grades as of last Friday. Have a good weekend.


English 11

On Friday I assigned Walden for you to read and on Monday we’ll discuss that piece. We’ll also acquire some vocabulary from it and then move on in the unit. By Wednesday I’ll have assigned a writing task. Thursday and Friday are exam days. For those who will be taking the exam, it will include vocabulary, grammar, and writing facets, all of which you should be able to do well. You will receive progress reports on Monday that show your semester grades as of last Friday.


HS Bible

On Monday and Tuesday we’ll work on preparing the skits for chapel on Wednesday morning. We have a long way to go in these but if you work on memorizing your parts we can pull them together the last two days. You have made good progress but we still need to add some interpretative touches. Wednesday is chapel and Thursday and Friday are exams. I will let you know on Monday what will be on the exam. There will be no memory assignment this week. You will receive progress reports on Monday that show your semester grades as of last Friday.

January 11-15

Speech

We have spent a lot of time on the Shakespeare readings and now it’s time to see if you are ready to perform. On Monday we’ll take a few minutes for you to determine if you are ready to go or if you need another day preparing. Based on that we’ll either perform on Monday or we’ll begin on Tuesday. The readings last approximately 25 minutes so we may be able to do only one per class. When we perform we’ll go to the library where there is more room. Once we complete the two readings we’ll either go on to another Shakespeare play or I’ll provide you a play to perform, non-Shakespearian. You will have the rest of the week to work on memorizing the play and then next week we’ll have you perform it.


English 11

It was a productive student council meeting on Friday. On Monday we’ll go back to finish Tom Walker and see how he fares against the devil. Remember to bring in your ACSI creative writing paper, which is due Monday. You also need to have tacked down your speech by the end of the week. I will provide class time for working on it but only if you have your material already. We can’t waste time looking for material during class. We’ll continue in our literature book as well as mix in some grammar work throughout the week. This unit has some really good stories in it. Most likely we’ll take a vocabulary test by Friday based on words from the stories we’ve read. Another paper is on the horizon and will be assigned by Friday. Enjoy your weekend.


Bible HS

We spent a lot of time on the skits last week and we’ll devote another one or two days this week to them. Remember, one or both of them will be performed next Wednesday. On Monday we’ll begin working on Revelation 20 in groups. I still hope to wrap that up prior to exams. If you still need to submit community service hours please get them in by 1/20. We’ll talk some about the exam this week so you can be thinking about what to study.