Mrs. Nall’s Classes

** Accelerated Reader was not working today.  No penalty for the students to take tests tomorrow.

ENRICHED CLASSES

4.21

voc. 25  test Friday  (3^rd per.  Voc. 24-25)

Take AR tests.

Introduction to Mark Twain & “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” (24 min. video)

Literature book:  pp. 530-32 Read & take notes (May use notes on Tues.’s quiz.)

pp. 533-34 Read, then write a short explanation of why the essay on Poe shows fallacious reasoning.

HW: wkbk pp. 117-20 (Due Wed.)

4.22

Quiz on terms from pp. 530-32. May use notes.

 p. 535 – Complete Practices 1 & 2

p. 536- Read & take notes on irony.

p. 537 Read “The Tell-Tale Heart.”  Answer all questions at the end of the story.

Quiz Wed.

4.23 Review wkbk. Hw pp. 117-20; “Tell-Tale Heart” Quiz.

Read and discuss “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant

4.24 Schilling Shares!  Begin making books for St. Jude;(Foreign Language)

4.25 Quiz on Voc. 25; Work on book draft. –Due Wed. 4/30

STANDARD CLASSES

4.21

voc. 25  test Friday  (3^rd per.  Voc. 24-25)

Take AR tests.

Introduction to Mark Twain & “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” (24 min. video)

Listen and silently read along with“Tell-Tale Heart”

HW: Answer all questions on. p. 544 at the end of the story.

HW: wkbk pp. 117-20 (Due Wed.)

4.22

Read “The Monkey’s Paw.” Answer questions at the end of the story.

Quiz Wed. on “Tell-Tale Heart” and “The Monkey’s Paw.”

4.23 Review wkbk. Hw pp. 117-20; “Tell-Tale Heart” & “Monkey’s Paw” quiz.

Read and discuss “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant

4.24 Schilling Shares!  Begin making books for St. Jude.

4.25 Quiz on Voc. 25  (3^rd per. Quiz on Voc. 24 & 25); Work on book draft. –Due Wed. 4/30

AR test due by 4/21

Field trip: April 28 - Five plays at Germantown Performing Arts Center presented by The Chamber Theatre, a touring company. The plays are based on stories in the 8th and 9th grade literature books.

TCAP SCHEDULE
Tuesday: Reading Part 1/Science Part 1

Wednesday: Reading Part 2/Science Part 2

Thursday: Math Part 1 & Part 2

Friday: Social Studies Part 1 & Part 2

Remember

1. Get a good night’s sleep.

2. Eat a good, healthy breakfast.

3. Bring #2 pencils and your AR book.

4. Have a positive attitude!

4/14 Monday - review poetry terms; turn in homework, workbook pages 193-200.

4/15-4/18 Tues. -Fri. — TCAPs in the morning, after lunch: volleyball tournament (Tues. & Fri.) , MAPS (on Tues. and Thurs.) or abbreviated classes.

RETURN PEDOMETERS and MILEAGE SHEETS or bring in $20 to pay for the lost pedometer.

AR deadline: April 21 (and also May 5 for honors classes)

4/7 Monday - Review comma usage and check weekend homework.
Homework: workbook pages 167-72

4/8 Tues. Check homework; TCAP review.

Homework: workbook pp. 175-80

4/9 Wed. - Check homework; TCAP review.

Homework: workbook pp. 181-86

4/10 Thursday - Check homework; TCAP review.

Homework: workbook pp. 187-92

4/11 Friday -Check homework; TCAP review.

Homework: workbook pp. 193-200