Friday, December 12, 2014

HW 12/15-12/23

Due Mon 12/15A: DGP 18F & 19M; Read Pt Two of 1984 (suggested chunk: Chs IX-X)

Due Tues 12/16B: DGP 18F & 19M; finish reading Pt Two of 1984

Due Weds 12/17A: DGP 19TWTh; Vocab 8 hw; finish reading Pt Two of 1984

Due Thurs 12/18B: DGP 19TWTh; Vocab 8 hw; read Pt Three of 1984 
(suggested chunk: Chs I -II)

Due Fri 12/19A: DGP 19F & 20M; Vocab 8 quiz; read Pt Three of 1984
(suggested chunk: Chs I -II)

Due Mon 12/22B: DGP 19F & 20M; Vocab 8 quiz; read Pt Three of 1984
(chunk Chs III-end)

Due Tues 12/23A: DGP 20TWTh; finish reading Pt Three of 1984

Friday, December 5, 2014

HW Due 12/8-12/12

Due Mon 12/8B: DGP 17TWTh; Pt 1 comp quiz; read Pt 2 of 1984 (suggested chunk: Chs I-IV)

Due Tues 12/9A: DGP 17F & 18M; read Pt 2 of 1984 (suggested chunk: Chs I-IV);
Vocab 7 hw

Due Weds 12/10B: DGP 17F & 18M; Vocab 7 hw; read Pt 2 of 1984 (suggested chunk: V-VIII)

Due Thurs 12/11A: DGP 18TWTh; Vocab 7 quiz; read Pt 2 of 1984 (suggested chunk:V-VIII )

Due Fri 12/12B: DGP 18TWTh; Vocab 7 quiz; read Pt 2 of 1984 (suggested chunk: IX-X)

Saturday, November 29, 2014

HW due 12/1 - 12/5

Due Mon 12/1A and Tues 12/2B: DGP 16TWTh; work on reading 1984

Due Weds 12/3A: DGP 16F & 17M; Vocab 4-6 test

Due Thurs 12/4B: DGP 16F & 17M; Vocab 4-6 test; 1984 - Part I propaganda assignment

Due Fri 12/5A: DGP 17TWTh; 1984 - Part I propaganda assignment

Friday, November 21, 2014

HW 11/24 - 11/26

***Bring your 1984 books to class***


Due Mon 11/24B: Vocab 6 quiz; DGP 15TWTh; Read 1984 Appendix (pp. 299-312)

Due Tues 11/25A and Weds 11/26B: In Cold Blood prompt responses on turnitin by 7:30 am; Vocab 4-6 exercises (skip page 84 and page 86); DGP 15F & 16M

Happy Thanksgiving!!!! Enjoy some time with your family!!


Saturday, November 15, 2014

HW due 11/17 - 11/24

Due Mon 11/17A and Tues 11/18B: Written Task on turnitin.com by 7:30 am; DGP 14TWTh; Read Clutter newspaper articles

Due Weds 11/19A and Thurs 11/20B: DGP 14 F & 15M; Vocab 6 hw; Read In Cold Blood section of your choice

ICB reading sections:

  • Introduction to characters (pp. 3-32 in the novel)
  • Dick and Perry on the run/early in the investigation (pp. 89-117)
  • Background on Perry and his family (pp. 123-152)
  • Dick and Perry’s arrest and interrogation (pp. 214-246)
  • Dick and Perry’s written statements and the trial (pp. 271- 302)

Due Fri 11/21A and Mon 11/24B: DGP 15 TWTh; Vocab 6 quiz; Read 1984 Appendix on Newspeak

Friday, November 7, 2014

HW due 11/10-11/14

Due Mon 11/10B: Vocab 5 hw; DGP 11F & 13M

Due Tues 11/11A and Weds 11/12B: Vocab 5 quiz; DGP 13TWTh; work on WT

Due Thurs 11/13A and Fri 11/14B: DGP 13F & 14M; work on WT

Saturday, November 1, 2014

HW due 11/3-11/5

Due Mon 11/3A and Tues 11/4B: DGP 11TWTh; WT proposal/outline form on turnitin

Due Weds 11/5A and Mon 11/10: Vocab 5 hw; DGP 11F & 13M

Sunday, October 26, 2014

HW due 10/27 - 10/31

Due Mon 10/27B: Read and annotate texts 3, 4, & 5 in packet (Sandra Fluke, Ann Romney, "Women in Science"); DGP 9F & 10M

Due Tues 10/28A and Weds 10/29B: DGP 10TWTh; Vocab 4 hw

Due Thurs 10/30A and Fri 10/31B: Vocab 4 quiz; DGP 10F & 11M; view Liza Donnelly TED talk (see your email for the link) and respond to 3 questions in packet

Friday, October 17, 2014

HW due 10/20A - 10/24A

Due Mon 10/20A and Tues 10/21B: DGP 8F & 9M; Vocab 1-3 exercises (pp. 42 through 45 and 48 through 49); **Chronicle assessment (analysis questions)

**B-day, remember that we did DGP 8TWTh in class on Friday to catch up to A-day, so don't go by signatures in your DGP book when doing DGP hw. Remember to do 8F & 9M for Tuesday 10/21. If you were absent on Friday, you'll need to show me DGP 7F, 8MTWThF, and 9M as far as DGP goes.

Due Weds 10/22A and Thurs 10/23B: DGP 9TWTh; Vocab 1-3 test; finish reading and annotating blog posts

Due Fri 10/24A and Mon 10/27B: DGP 9F & 10M; read and annotate political speeches in packet

Friday, October 10, 2014

HW 10/13-10/17

No school for students on Monday!

Tuesday is the second round of high ropes/Group 4 project - no classes for seniors

Due Weds 10/15B: DGP 7TWTh; Vocab 3 exs

Due Thurs 10/16A: DGP 8TWTh; come to class prepared to state what you think the author's message is in "The Gospel According to Mark"; post your Chronicle notes on the class google doc ; read your comments on turnitin for the Chronicle text type and the college essay

Due Fri 10/17B: DGP 7F & 8M; Vocab 3 quiz; Read "The Gospel According to Mark"

Friday, October 3, 2014

HW due 10/6A - 10/15B

Due Mon 10/6A and Tues 10/7B: college essay on turnitin by 7:30 am (yes, even if you are going on the high ropes trip Tuesday!); DGP 4F & 7M; have timeline complete and ready to present (be sure to review the rubric!!)

Due Weds 10/8A:  DGP 7TWTh; Vocab 3 exs

Due Thurs 10/9B: DGP 4F & 7M; have timeline complete and ready to present (be sure to review the rubric!!)

Due Fri 10/10A:  DGP 7F & 8M; Vocab 3 quiz; Read "The Gospel According to Mark" (on Chronicle wiki page)

Due Weds 10/15B: DGP 7TWTh; Vocab 3 exs

***Note: Monday 10/13 is Columbus Day, so you will not be in school. Tuesday 10/14 is another A-day (two A-days in a row). I will post the hw due Tues 10/14A next Fri/Sat.

Saturday, September 27, 2014

HW due 9/29A - 10/3B

Due Mon 9/29A and Tues 9/30B: DGP 3F & 4M; Vocab 2 exs

Due Weds 10/1A and Fri 10/3B: DGP 4TWTh; Vocab 2 quiz; work on college essay

Thursday 10/2 is the field trip to Two River Theater.

Saturday, September 20, 2014

HW due 9/22A - 9/26B

Due Mon 9/22A and Tues 9/23B: DGP 2F & 3M; work on Chronicle blog post/opinion column

Due Weds 9/24A: DGP 3TWTh; Chronicle blog post/opinion column by 7:30 am (turnitin and @ address posted to google form)

Due Thurs 9/25: B-day Chronicle blog post/opinion column by 7:30 am (turnitin and @ address posted to google form)

Due Fri 9/26B: DGP 3TWTh

Friday, September 19, 2014

HW due 9/15B - 9/19A

Due Mon 9/15B: Read Chronicle (Chs 2 & 3)

Due Tues 9/16A and Weds 9/17B: Read Chronicle (Ch 4); Vocab 1 exercises; DGP 1F & 2M

Due Thurs 9/18A and Fri 9/19B: Read Chronicle (Ch 5); Vocab 1 quiz; DGP 2TWTh

Saturday, September 6, 2014

HW due 9/8A - 9/15B

Due Mon 9/8A and Tues 9/9B: signed syllabus

Due Weds 9/10A and Thurs 9/11B: Read Act for Change blog; begin reading Chronicle (Ch1)

Due Fri 9/12A and Mon 9/15B: Read Chronicle (Ch 2 & 3)

Saturday, May 17, 2014

Rest of the year

Good luck to those taking the IB Chem and IB Spanish exams this week! Last two subjects - you can do it!

Enjoy your mentorship experiences!

If you owe any work (vocab story), remember to get it submitted to turnitin this week.

If you paid for lost books and then find them in the meantime (before the last day of school), I'll happily refund your money.

Saturday, May 10, 2014

HW due 5/12-5/16

Vocab 13-15 story due on turnitin by 7:30 am Thurs 5/15B and Fri 5/16A

  • Remember to use 20 words from units 13-15 (a mix, not just all from one or two units).
  • Really illustrate the meanings (don't just put a comma after a word and add a synonym or the definition; don't "Mad Libs" the words).
  • Proofread for spelling and grammar.
  • Double space and make the vocab words stand out (bold, underline, different color, highlight)


Saturday, May 3, 2014

Important May dates


Due Mon 5/5: Group video project (video on disc or send me link to youtube/website; script and explanatory paragraph on google docs)

IB Exams:

Monday, May 5:  Exam Paper 1 (unseen texts) 7:45-9:45AM

Tuesday, May 6: Exam Paper 2 (Part 3 works) 12:10-2:10PM


Upcoming due date:

Thurs May 15B/Fri May 16A: Vocab 13-15 story

Friday, April 25, 2014

HW due 4/28-5/2

Due Mon 4/28A: DGP Week 30 (M-F); be working on your video proj

Due Tues 4/29B: Voc 15 Choosing the Right Word & Completing the Sentence (hw grade); poetry terms sheet (front and back; counts as quiz grade)

Due Weds 4/30A: Voc 15 Choosing the Right Word & Completing the Sentence (hw grade); poetry terms sheet (front and back; counts as quiz grade)

Due Thurs 5/1B: Group video project (video on disc or send me link to youtube/website; script and explanatory paragraph on google docs)

Due Fri 5/2A: Group video project (video on disc or send me link to youtube/website; script and explanatory paragraph on google docs)

Sunday, April 13, 2014

HW Due 4/14A and 4/21B; HW due 4/22-4/25

Due 4/14 and 4/21:

Nothing formal is due either of these days (no vocab quiz). It might be good to think about making your group and coming up with a topic for the video project.

**If you were absent and need to make up the DGP test and/or the Zeitoun writing prompt, that will happen on these days.

I think there's shortened lunch Monday 4/14A, so the DGP test makeup will be given during class tomorrow (block 4 due to the blocks switching).

Due 4/22A: Nothing due, but hopefully you have some ideas for the video project

Due 4/23B and 4/24A: Vocab 14 exercises (just do choosing the right word and completing the sentence); be working on the video proj

Due 4/25B: DGP 30; be working on the video proj

Friday, April 4, 2014

HW 4/7 - 4/11

Due Mon 4/7B: DGP test (you'll get a copy of the notes pages)

Due Tues 4/8A and Weds 4/9B: Voc 13 hw (hw grade for MP3); start prepping for writing prompt

Due Thurs 4/10A and Fri 4/11B: Zeitoun writing prompt (in-class; counts as writing grade for MP3)

Friday, March 28, 2014

HW due 3/31-4/4


Due Mon 3/31A: DGP 29F; reflection form by 7:30 am
**Survey form due in the am for everyone**

Due Tues 4/1B: last language studies!; reflection form by 7:30 am

Due Weds 4/2A: Voc 10-12 test

Due Thurs 4/3B: Voc 10-12 test

Due Fri 4/4A: DGP test/Zeitoun writing prompt






Friday, March 21, 2014

HW due 3/24B - 3/3/28B

Due Mon 3/24B and Tues 3/25A: DGP 28F & 29M; practice for lang study OR complete and submit reflection form

Due Weds 3/26B and Thurs 3/27A: DGP 29TWTh; Voc 10-12 exs; practice for lang study OR complete and submit reflection form

Due Fri 3/28B: DGP 29F; practice for lang study OR complete and submit reflection form

Friday, March 14, 2014

HW due 3/17A - 3/21A

Due Mon 3/17A: DGP 27TWTh; LS outlines on turnitin by 7:30 am - each person must submit one

Due Tues 3/18B: DGP 27F & 28M; LS outlines on turnitin by 7:30 am - each person must submit one

Due Weds 3/19A: DGP 27F & 28M; Language Study presentations; reflection form due on turnitin for those who presented on 3/17

Due Thurs 3/20B: DGP 28TWTh;  Language Study presentations; reflection form due on turnitin for those who presented on 3/18

Due Fri 3/21A:  DGP 28TWTh;  Language Study presentations; reflection form due on turnitin for those who presented on 3/19

Saturday, March 8, 2014

HW due 3/10 - 3/14

Due Mon 3/10B and Tues 3/11A: Voc 12 hw; DGP 26TWTh; work on lang study; read Zeitoun Pts 4 & 5

Due Weds 3/12B and Thurs 3/13A: **Be finished reading Zeitoun by today!!**; Voc 12 quiz; DGP 26F & 27M; work on lang study

Due Fri 3/14B: DGP 27TWTh; work on lang study!!

Lang Study presentations begin on 3/17.

**Outlines due on turnitin for everyone on
3/17 for A-day and 3/18 for B-day! **

Sunday, March 2, 2014

HW due 3/3 - 3/7

***Paper clip your WT instead of stapling***


Due Mon 3/3A: DGP 24F & 25M; 2nd Written Task due turnitin 7:30am, hard copy in class; Voc 11 hw; Read Zeitoun Pts 4 & 5
**If no school Monday, WT still due on turnitin MONDAY by 7:30 am; you'll give me the hard copy Tuesday in class

Due Tues 3/4B: DGP 25TWTh; 2nd Written Task due turnitin 7:30am, hard copy in class; Voc 11 quiz
**If no school Monday, WT still due on turnitin TUESDAY by 7:30 am; you will need to give me hard copy on TUESDAY as well

Due Weds 3/5A: DGP 25 TWTh; Voc 11 quiz; Read Zeitoun

Due Thurs 3/6B and Fri 3/7A: DGP 25F & 26M; Voc 11 quiz; ***Lang Study proposal form on turnitn; Read Zeitoun

Saturday, February 22, 2014

HW due 2/24 - 2/28

Due Mon 2/24B and Tues 2/25A: **Written task on turnitin 7:30 am and hard copy in class**; Voc 10 quiz; DGP 23F & 24M

Due Weds 2/26B and Thurs 2/27A: DGP 24TWTh; work on revising 2nd Written Task; Read Zeitoun Pts 4& 5

Due Fri 2/28B: DGP 24F & 25M; work on revising 2nd Written Task; Read Zeitoun Pts 4 & 5

Friday, February 14, 2014

HW due 2/18-2/21

No School Monday

Due Tues 2/18B and Weds 2/19A: DGP 22F & 23M; You should be finished reading Pts 2 & 3 of Zeitoun - expect a comprehension quiz!; Review your Written Tasks from this year and last year - you will need to choose a Language one and a Literature one to revise and submit to IB (one must be WT 1; one must be WT 2)

Due Thurs 2/20B and Fri 2/21A: DGP 23TWTh; Voc 10 hw; Work on revising your two WTs; Read Zeitoun Pts 4 & 5


Saturday, February 8, 2014

HW due 2/10B - 2/18A

Due Mon 2/10B and Tues 2/11A: Voc 7-9 exs; DGP 21TWTh; Read Zeitoun Pts 2 & 3

Due Weds 2/12B and Thurs 2/13A: Voc 7-9 test; DGP 21F & 22M; Read Zeitoun Pts 2 & 3

Due Fri 2/14B and Tues 2/18A: *Be done with reading Pts 2 & 3 and Zeitoun*; DGP 22TWTh

Friday, January 31, 2014

HW Due 2/3-2/10

Due Mon 2/3B: DGP 19F & 20M; Voc 9 quiz; Written Task, read Zeitoun Pt 1

Exam block time Tuesday: 
Comprehension quiz on Part I of Zeitoun
Work on Written Task
Read Zeitoun

Due Tues by 5pm - Written Task on turnitin 

Due Tues 2/4A and Weds 2/5B: DGP 20TWTh; read Zeitoun

Thursday 2/6A: Drop Everything and Read before Two River Theater trip
Due Fri 2/7B and Mon 2/10A: DGP 20F & 21M; Voc 7-9 hw exs; read Zeitoun Pts 2 & 3

Looking ahead:

Due Tues 2/11B and Weds 2/12A:  DGP 21TWTh; Voc 9 test

Sunday, January 26, 2014

HW due 1/27A - 1/31A

Due Mon 1/27A and Tues 1/28B: DGP 18F & 19M; work on Written Task; start reading Zeitoun

Due Weds 1/29A and Thurs 1/30B: DGP 19TWTh; Voc 9 hw; work on Written Task; read Zeitoun

Due Fri 1/31A and Mon 2/3B: DGP 19F & 20M; Voc 9 quiz; work on Written Task; read Zeitoun - Part 1 should be complete by class today 

Written Task due by 5pm Tuesday, 2/4 on turnitin!!! - counts as midterm grade 

Monday, January 20, 2014

HW due 1/22-1/27

Due Weds 1/22A and Thurs 1/23B: DGP 18TWTh; Voc 8 quiz

Due Fri 1/24A and Mon 1/27B: DGP 18F & 19M; Work on Written Task; Read Zeitoun

Friday, January 10, 2014

HW 1/13 - 1/23

Due Mon 1/13A and Tues 1/14B: Read language change articles and post completed worksheet to turnitin by 7:30 am; DGP 17F & 18M; Voc 7 quiz

Due Weds 1/15A and Thurs 1/16B: DGP 18TWTh; **1984 test** ; work on proposal form

Due Fri 1/17A and Tues 1/21B: DGP 18F & 19M; Voc 8 hw; WT proposal sheet 

Due Weds 1/22A and Thurs 1/23B: DGP 18TWTh; Study Voc 8 for quiz; work on Written Task