Wednesday, January 27, 2010


Friday, January 29, 2010.
Vocabulary Quiz FM 3 *
Farewell to Manzanar review of ch. 1-11 in groups (with packet).
Thursday, January 28, 2010.
Read Ch. 9-11; answer questions.
Study for quiz on Farewell to Manzanar vocabulary list words with *: Voc. Quiz FM 3 *
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Only Period 1 (Odd classes due to Stanford testing).
Read Farewell to Manzanar ch. 9-11

REMINDER: TEST ON FAREWELL TO MANZANAR CH. 1-11, MONDAY, FEB 1.
REMINDER: STUDY FOR VOCABULARY QUIZ ON FAREWELL WORDS WITH *.
HOMEWORK: Print out Gradespeed progress report, analyze it and have it signed. Bring it to class for a 100 homework grade.

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Tuesday, January 26 (Stanford Testing: Even periods only)
1. Review ways of revising sentences for run-ons and fragments in EOL book pp. 344-345; review of subordinating and independent clauses and proper punctuation of these:
IC. IC
IC, (fanboys) IC
f-for
a-and
n-nor
b-but
o-or
y-yet
s-so
IC; IC Sometimes "however, " is placed after the semi-colon.
Also, use a comma after an introductory dependent clause. However, when the independent clause occurs first (before the dependent clause) do not insert comma.
Example: When I missed the bus, I cried.
I cried when I missed the bus. (No comma).

2. Review capitalization rules: EOL pp,668-680. Complete Review A on p. 680 1-10

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Monday, January 25
1. Read Farewell to Manzanar Ch. 6-8
2. Complete comprehension question handout.
3. Read pp. 798-799; Complete Exercise 9 1-10 pp. 799-800
4. Read p. 800; Complete Exercise 10 1-10 p. 801

Friday, January 22
1. Voc. Quiz FM 2
2. Read EOL pp. 793-794; Complete Exercise 7 p. 795
3. Read EOL pp. 796-797; Complete Exercise 8 p. 797

Thursday, January 21
1. Review of spelling and usage: Elements of Language pp. 792 and 781: 1-10
Reminder: Study Farewell to Manzanar words with the star.

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Wednesday, January 20, 2010
1. Check GUM workbook pages Per. 1: 221-222 for grade. Per. 4: 223-224 for grade.
2. Read Farewell... Chapters 3-5; work on comprehensive question handout.
Please ask for Farewell...Ch. 3-5 handout if absent.

REMINDER: Study words on Farewell to Manzanar vocabulary handout: words marked with a star. Quiz Friday, 1/22
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
1. Per. 1
Read Farewell to Manzanar Ch. 3-5
2. G.U.M. workbook pp. 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226. Homework due Wednesday, 1/20
Elements of Language Glossary beginning on page 638.

Per. 4
GUM Workbook same pages as above. Reviewed EOL Glossary pp. 638... and then students worked on GUM workbook pp. 221-222, which we checked in class.

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Friday, January 15, 2010
1. Read play "Peaceful Protest, Lasting Freedom" in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
2. Voc. Quiz 17 + FM Ch1-11 words.
3. Read Farewell to Manzanar, Ch. 3-5

Monday, January 11, 2010

Thursday, January 14, 2010
1. Quiz tomorrow (Friday 1/15) on Farewell to Manzanar words that have a check next to them.
2. Read Farewell to Manzanar Ch. 3-5.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
1. Complete comprehensive questions for Farewell to Manzanar Chapters 1 and 2. Check.
2. Distribute Farewell to Manzanar vocabulary list. Study all words from Ch. 1-11 for quiz on Friday 1/15.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
1. Read Farewell to Manzanar, chapters 1 and 2. Write a summary of each chapter. Turn it in to the associate teacher.

Monday, January 11, 2010
1. Read background to memoir Farewell to Manzanar, a recount of the Japanese internment experience by Jeanne Wakatsuki-Houston and James D. Houston. Please ask for handout FYI Chapters 1-11 when you return from absence.
2. Farewell to Manzanar notes:
Vocabulary:
subversives (N)
confinement (N)
vigil (N)
displacement (N)
catharsis (N)
Ko Wakatsuki
Manzanar: means apple orchard in Spanish
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3. Read Forward on pages 5-6 and A Chronology (historical timeline) on pages 7-8.
Copy definitions of Issei, Nisei, and Sansei on page 8 in the book.
4. Begin Chapter 1.

Thursday, January 7, 2010

Friday, January 8, 2010
1. Vocabulary Quiz for Night words.
2. Essay on "The Ultimate Gift":
JANUARY 2010 ESSAY PROMPT
Write a one-two page essay, single-spaced on the following prompt:

If you could give someone anything you wanted, what would be the ultimate gift that you would give to change this person’s life forever?
NOTE: 1) Do not forget to describe in detail the gift.
2) Describe and explain how the person’s life will change with this gift.

*** This essay is due before you leave this class today.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
1. Review of "from Night" vocabulary words and definitions for quiz tomorrow:
See blog from 1/6
2. "From Night" quiz.
3. Begin reading "The Ring" by Isak Dinesen (except period 1).

REMINDER: Study your vocabulary.

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Wednesday, January 6
1. Read "from Night" LOL textbook pg. 593-600 and take notes.
2. Discuss passages from memoir.
REMINDER: HOMEWORK:
Study following words:
din (N)
emaciated (adj)
interminable (adj)
notorious (adj)
stature (N)
reprieve (N)
feeble (adj)
ration (N)
meager (adj)
inheritance (N)
torment (verb)
QUIZ: Friday, 1/8

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Tuesday, January 5
Happy New Year 2010!
English 2B Expectations:
1. I must arrive on time and be in my seat ready to learn at the ring of the bell. If I have an assignment to turn in, I need to have it ready on my desk, not in my backpack. If I am tardy, I need to obtain my tardy slip before coming to class.
2. While in class, I need to be respectful and on task at ALL TIMES. Petty talk during class is unacceptable.
3. I have a right to my opinion, but I am expected to keep it to myself unless I am asked by my teacher to share it.
4. When I respond to questions in writing, I must NOT begin with a pronoun (He, she, it, they, you) , "that," "to," "because," or any other subordinate conjunction. I will use complete sentences which restate the question.
5. I am expected to avoid being loud or disorderly when entering the classroom.
6. I will be careful with the following homonyms:
their- belonging to them
there- in that place
they're- they are

your - belonging to you
you're - you are

its - belonging to it
it's - it is
too - also, very (degree)
7. I will be avoid using the following words in my formal writing: things, stuff, alot of, freaked out, sucks, sucked.

Composition: "My Resolutions for 2010" Write a one page composition about this topic with three detailed (10th grade level paragraphs) elaborating on 1) your goal(s), 2) Why these are important, and 3) Your specific plan for accomplishing these goals.
Please ask for handout when you return.