Friday, December 4, 2009

Finals Week Calendar

130.2 RW Finals Week Calendar:
Our schedule for tests, reviews, etc., during the final week will be:

Monday
Cold, In-Class Writing Final Exam (1st hour)
Review of Adjective Clauses (2nd hour)

Tuesday
Adjective Clause Test (1st hour)
Review of Reading Strategies (2nd hour)

Wednesday
Cold, In-Class Reading Final Exam (1st hour)
Class party (2nd hour) – bring breakfast food & relax!
1:00 TIEP Student Recognition Ceremony (with food or ice cream)
5:30-8:30 - BBQ Party at Sarah's

Thursday, December 3, 2009

Thursday HW 12/3

Write your final cause/effect essay about living in Austin. Follow the checklist I gave you. Also use your first draft that I gave you with the comments and edits for help.
Due Friday.

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Wednesday 12/2 Homework

# || Assigned on || Date due || Assignment

46 || Wed || Thurs || Do Grammar Sense Book p. 297, ex. D4 – sentence writing practice

47 || Wed || Thurs || Yellow short exercises

Read p. 74, do 7E

Read p. 75, do 7G

Read & finish (from class) p. 85, do 8D

Do p. 86, 8E

Do p. 87, 8F

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Tuesday 11/30 HW

# || Assigned on || Date due || Assignment
39 || Last Wed || Wed || 6 Weekly Words #6 from your Thanksgiving holiday. Print and post.
44 || Tues || Wed || Do Grammar Sense workbook p. 90-92, exercises 1, 2, 3, 4
45 || Tues || Wed || Draw your picture for your Fruitcake Special "children's story."

Saturday, November 28, 2009

Monday 11/30 HW

40 || Mon || Tues || Yellow book

Read p. 50, do p. 51 ex. 5C;

Do p. 65, ex. 6D - After you complete the punctuation, write next to each question the name of the punctuation type and the page number in the book. Example: #1: Appositive, on p. 40.


41 || Mon || Tues || Yellow book

Read p. 67 "Analyzing Cause and Effect". Be ready for a reading check.

Do: p. 70, ex. 7A, & do p. 71, ex. 7B


42 || Mon || Tues || Grammar Sense:

Read p. 280-281.

Do p. 281, ex. A3.

Do p. 283 "Examining Form" #1, 2, 3

Wednesday 11/25 HW

# || Assigned on || Date due || Assignment
36 || Tues || Mon || Quest Reading Test for Ch. 2 (worksheets are extra for studying)
37 || Wed || Mon || Read "Fruitcake Special" - choose 2 of final 3 stories. Email Sarah by Sunday which stories you chose.
38 || Wed || Mon || Post NPR comment to your blog under that article's "comments"
39 || Wed || Wed 12/2 || 6 Weekly words from your Thanksgiving Holiday;)

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Tuesday 11/24 HW

# || Assigned on || Date due || Assignment
30 || Fri || Wed || Weekly Words 5, Print and Post
31 || Mon || Tues (now Wed) || Write a meaningful comment to the NPR article you already reacted too (NOC 7 or 8). Type & print, don't post. Email Sarah TONIGHT, Tues, by 8pm. (Was due Tuesday. If you did not do it for Tuesday, it is late, but do it for Wednesday's class.)
34 || Tues || Wed || Do Quest, p. 52 A, B, C. Read p. 53-54. Do p. 55A
35 || Tues || Wed || Write your final Reporting Essay. Print. Use small checklist paper for help. Needs indirect quoted speech.
36 || Tues || Mon || Quest Reading Test for Chapter 2 (we will review Wednesday in class)