Study Vocabulary Lesson #12; there will be a quiz on Monday, March 1, 2010.
Read "Night Shadows' and summarize the chapter; the summary must be handwritten.

Study a few vocabulary words everyday; there will be a quiz on Monday, March 1, 2010.
Bring a copy of A Tale of Two Cities tomorrow. Finish the multiple choice questions in the TAKS packet tonight. Tomorrow, we will discuss and answer the open-ended response questions.

See "Next Week at a Glance" that was posted on Thursday, February 18, 2010.
Monday's homework
Vocabulary Lesson 12; follow the same instructions that you used for Lessons 10 and 11. If you do not remember them, ask me or go back and check the blog.

Study Vocabulary Lesson 11; there will be a quiz on Friday, February 19, 2010.

Next Week at a Glance
TAKS practice
The Life of Charles Dickens
A Tale of Two Cities Read Chapters 1 and 2 by Friday, February 26, 2010.

Wednesday
Bring Vocabulary Lesson 10 (homework) to class.
Bring the Form Rules for Writing Compositions to class.

Thursday and Friday
DVD - Jane Eyre
Friday's homework - Study Vocabulary Lesson 10; there will be a quiz on Monday. Use scantron Numbers 101-120.

Monday
Vocabulary Quiz Lesson 10
Homework - Vocabulary Lesson 11. Write the word, the part of speech, and a synonym or definition for each word. Ladies, write a sentence using context clues for all of the even numbered words. Gentlemen, write a sentence using context clues for all of the odd numbered words.
Tuesday and Wednesday
Bring the GUM book.
participles, gerunds, infinitives, participial phrases, gerund phrases, and infinitive phrases

Thursday and Friday
Friday's homework - Study Vocabulary Lesson 11; there will be a quiz on Tuesday, February 16, 2010.
the writing process
Bring the novel (Jane Eyre) and the form rules.
At the end of each period, place the writing in a folder. Do not staple. No part of the writing should be completed outside of the classroom. The folders and writing will be checked daily.

Monday's Homework
Monday, February 1, 2010

Lesson 10 only - Write each word on a sheet of paper or a flash card. On the opposite side, write the part of speech (sometimes multiple) and either a definition or a synonym. This work is due on Tuesday, February 2, 2010.
Example: authentic
adjective real; genuine

Tuesday
Students will finish the last fifty items of the test (Jane Eyre).