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Friday, February 29, 2008

For the week of Mar. 3 - 7

Monday
7th Excel - In the Lab #2
7th English - vocab lesson 14 assigned (due Friday); building a strong conclusion
7th Bible - notecard due; memorization quiz; finish lesson 20
8th History - discuss pyramids
9th History - ch 10, sec 1
10/11th English - The Crucible - Act two due; vocab lesson 14 assigned (due Friday); The Crucible - Act three assigned (due Monday)

Tuesday
7th Excel - In the Lab #2
7th English - formatting an essay; compare/contrast essay assigned (due Monday)
7th Bible - discuss notecard and memory verse for next week; lesson 20 open-book quiz
8th History - pyramid poster assigned (due Thursday)
9th History - ch 10, sec 2
10/11th English - compare/contrast essay reassigned (due Monday)

Wednesday
7th Excel - Cases and Places #1
7th English - work on essay
7th Bible - intro lesson 21
8th History - work on pyramid poster
9th History - ch 10, sec 3
10/11th English - reading day

Thursday
7th Excel - Cases and Places #1
7th English - The Epic of Gilgamesh
7th Bible - lesson 21
8th History - pyramid poster presentation
9th History - ch 10, sec 4
10/11th English - Harlem Renaissance

Friday
7th Excel - project 3
7th English - vocab lesson14 due; continue The Epic of Gilgamesh
7th Bible - lesson 21
8th History - Current Events due; intro ch 11
9th History - Current Events due; ch 10 review assigned
10/11th English - vocab lesson 14 due; Langston Hughes poems

Friday, February 22, 2008

For the week of Feb. 25-29

Monday
7th Excel - continue project 2
7th English - assign vocab lesson 13 (due Fri.); comma rules 5 & 6
7th Bible - notecard due; memoriation quiz over Prov. 4:1-23; lesson 19 open-book quiz
8th History - ch 9, sec 2
9th History - review for test
10/11th English - Crucible act one due; assign vocab lesson 13 (due Fri.); assign Crucible act two (due Mon.)

Tuesday
7th Excel - finish project 2
7th English - grammer test (commas); writing an essay: introduction/thesis statement
7th Bible - intro new verses (notecard due Mon.); intro lesson 20
8th History - ch 9, sec 3
9th History - ch 9 test; intro extension activity - photo exhibit (due Fri.)
10/11th English - writing an essay - paragraph unity/cohesiveness

Wednesday
7th Excel - In the Lab #1 - due tomorrow
7th English - writing an essay - the body of an essay
7th Bible - continue lesson 20
8th History - review assigned
9th History - work on photo exhibit
10/11th English - reading day

Thursday
7th Excel - In the Lab #1 due
7th English - building a strong conclusion
7th Bible - continue lesson 20
8th History - review for test
9th History - work on photo exhibit
10/11th English - building a strong conclusion

Friday
7th Excel - assign In the Lab #2 - due Mon.
7th English - vocab lesson 13 due; formatting an essay
7th Bible - continue lesson 20
8th History - ch 9 test; Current Event due; discuss Pyramid Poster
9th History - photo exhibit due; Current Event due; intro ch 10
10/11th English - vocab lesson 13 due; formatting an essay

Thursday, February 14, 2008

For the week of Feb. 18-22

Monday
No school - President's Day

Tuesday
7th Excel - Project 2
7th English - review Giver and vocab; extra credit due
7th Bible - Notecard due; memorization quiz; continue lesson 19
8th history - summarize ch 8
9th history - ch 9, sec 2
10/11th English - introduce The Crucible; review vocab

Wednesday
7th Excel - Project 2
7th English - Giver test; Vocab test lessons 11 & 12
7th Bible - continue lesson 19
8th history - Intro ch 9
9th history - ch 9, sec 3
10/11th English - Vocab test lessons 11 & 12; compare/contrast essay due; reading day

Thursday
7th Excel - Project 2
7th English - Intro The Epic of Gilgamesh
7th Bible - finish lesson 19
8th history - ch 9, sec 1
9th history - ch 9, sec 4
10/11th English - discuss Harlem Renaissance

Friday
7th Excel - project 2
7th English - finish reading The Epic of Gilgamesh
7th Bible - Lesson 19 quiz
8th history - ch 9, sec 2; Current Event due
9th history - ch 9 review; Current Event due
10/11th English - Intro When the Negro Was in Vogue

Friday, February 08, 2008

For the week of Feb. 11-15 - revised

Due to the snow days last week, some assignments that were due last week are now due this week.

Monday
7th grade Excel - In the Lab #1
7th grade English - Vocab. lesson 11 due; Giver Ch. 15-19 due; Myth presentation due; vocab lesson 12 and Giver Ch 20-23 assigned - due Thursday
7th grade Bible - Notecard due; Memorization quiz; Lesson 18 quiz due
8th grade history - Current Event due; Inventor's Day
9th grade history - Current Event due; War of 1812
10/11th grade English - Vocab. lesson 11 due; The Fall of the House of Usher due; vocab lesson 12 assigned - Due Thursday

Tuesday
7th grade Excel - Cases and Places #1 - due Wed.
7th grade English - Redo writer's journal
7th grade Bible - New verses given - Notecare due Tues.; begin lesson 19
8th grade history - review for test
9th grade history - finish War of 1812
10/11th grade English - Thinking Through Literature - due Wed.

Wednesday
7th grade Excel - Cases and Places #1 due
7th grade English - Reading Day
7th grade Bible - Lesson 19
8th grade history - Ch. 7 Test
9th grade history - Summarize ch 8
10/11th grade English - Compare/Contrast essay assigned - due Tues.

Thursday
7th grade Excel -Begin project 2
7th grade English - Vocab Lesson 12 due; Giver ch 20-23 due; Review and vocab for Giver
7th grade Bible - Lesson 19
8th grade history - Current Event Due; research assignment
9th grade history - Current Event Due; intro ch. 9
10/11th grade English - Vocab. lesson 12 due; compare/contrast essay due Tues.

Friday and Monday
No School - Winter Break

Monday, February 04, 2008

For the week of Feb. 4-8

Due to the snow day on Friday, progress reports for Mrs. Benzenbower's classes will go home on Tuesday. Also, LCS has changed email servers, so I will be unreachable by email until probably Wednesday.

Monday
Speech Meet
7th grade Excel - finish project one
7th grade English - Assign vocab lesson 11 - due Friday; Giver Ch. 15 - 19 due Friday
7th grade Bible - Notecard due; memorization quiz; discuss lesson 18
8th grade history - ch 7, sec 2; this week's Current Events must be an election article
9th grade history - Super Tuesday research; this week's Current Events must be an election article
10/11th grade English - assign vocab lesson 11 - due Friday

Tuesday
7th grade Excel - In the Lab assignment - due Wednesday
7th grade English - assign World Myth presentation - due Thursday
7th grade Bible - Finish lesson 18; intro new memory verses
8th grade history - ch 7, sec 3
9th grade history - Super Tuesday presentations
10/11th grade English - intro "The Fall of the House of Usher" due Thursday

Wednesday
7th grade Excel - In the Lab assignment due today
7th grade English - reading day
7th grade Bible - lesson 18 open-book quiz
8th grade history - assign review of ch 7
9th grade history - Super Tuesday results
10/11th grade English - reading day

Thursday
7th grade Excel - Cases and Places #1
7th grade English - World Myth presentation
7th grade Bible - begin lesson 19
8th grade history - go over review
9th grade history - War of 1812
10/11th grade English - Discuss "The Fall of the House of Usher"

Friday
7th grade Excel - Cases and Places #1 due
7th grade English - Vocab lesson 11 due; Giver ch 15-19 due
7th grade Bible - Lesson 19
8th grade history - ch 7 test; Current Event due (Election article)
9th grade history - War of 1812; Current Event due (Election article)
10/11th grade English - vocab lesson 11 due; Thinking Through Literature - due Monday