Mar. 2-6 ‘09 Language Arts Syllabus Mrs. Switski
Announcements:
ISAT’s this week – report to 4th period Tues morning. Bring #2 pencils, calculator, a healthy snack & water. Go to bed early each night, and have a good breakfast in the morning.

Schedule of classes for the week. We’ll be following a Mon./Thur. bell schedule:
Tues: Testing until 11:30 then periods 4,5,6,1,2,3. Language Arts
Wed.: Testing until 11:30 then periods 4,5,6,7,8,3 Bring Green Lang. Network
Thur.: Testing until 11:30 then periods 7,5,6,1,2,3 books to class.
Fri.: Testing until 11:30 then periods 4,5,6,7,8,8
Core classes will meet a total of three times.

Day one
1. Extra credit points for signed syllabus or planner.
2. Review the syllabus and copy assignments into planner.
3. Goal – Complete 2 Chapters in Green LA bk. Ch. 4 & 9
3. Pre-test for Ch. 4: Verbs pg. 90 Green bk.
4. Do lessons where you have made mistakes – see the board.
5. If 100 % go to Ch. 9 pg. 207 and take the pre-test.

Day two
1. Continue to work on lesson where you have mistakes.
2. As you complete a lesson – see me to correct the work before going on.

Day three
1. Same as Day 2 .
2. Mastery tests for both Ch. 4 & 9 will be next week.

Feb. 23-27 ‘09 Language Arts Syllabus Mrs. Switski
Announcements: February book choice due this week.
Next Monday is a holiday - Casimir Pulaski Day.
ISAT’s next week – report to 4th period Tues morning. Bring #2 pencils, calculator, a healthy snack & water (no juice please). Go to bed early next Monday night.

Mon. class
1. Extra credit points for signed syllabus or planner.
2. Review the syllabus and copy assignments into planner.
3. Vocab. test on starred vocab. from Shakespeare Acts 1,2,3,4,5.
4. Irony in the play – pg. 28.
HW Worksheet on writing formats – review narrative, persuasive, expository- due Thur.
February contract due.

Tues. class
1. Review for final test on Shksp. Theme and literary elements.
HW Study for test – go through packet questions; study notes from class.

Wed. Class
1. A Midsummer Night’s Dream test.
HW Writing format worksheet due tomorrow. Complete Literary elements review.

Thur. class
1. Writing format worksheet due – practice narrative prompt.
HW Literary elements review sheet.

Fri. class
1. Practice persuasive prompt.
HW Read February book. Monday is a holiday.

Feb. 16-20 ‘09 Language Arts Syllabus Mrs. Switski
Announcements: Mon. President’s Day Auto Show Friday
February book choice due this week.

Tues. class
1. Extra credit points for signed syllabus or planner.
2. Review the syllabus and copy assignments into planner.
3. Go over Act 5 vocab. and FYI pg. 24.
4. Begin reading Act. 5.
5. Summarize what was read in class today.
HW Go back to Vocab from Act 1 & 2 (pg. 4 in study guide) and create word webs for the starred words.
Start studying for a spelling / definition test.

Wed. class
1. Check word webs.
2. Finish reading Act 5.
HW Complete pgs. 25 & 26 in study guide.

Thur. Class
1. Correct study guide. Complete pgs. 27 & 28.
HW Begin studying for a test on the whole play.
Spelling/ vocab test on starred words is Mon. 2/23
Test on play is Tues. 2/24.

Fri. Auto Show –
HW -Study for test on starred vocab. words (Mon.) and the whole play Tues.

Feb. 9- 13 ‘09 Language Arts Syllabus Mrs. Switski
Announcements: Conference week: Dismissal at noon Thur. & Fri.
Thur. schedule: Per. 1,2,3,4 then home. Fri. schedule: 6,7,8,9 then home.

Mon. class
1. Extra credit points for signed syllabus or planner.
2. Review the syllabus and copy assignments into planner.
3. Act 3 – finish pgs. 16, 17, 18.
4. New vocab. for Act 4 construct webs for starred words, sentences for other words.
HW Finish vocabulary assignment.
Paperwork for Jan. book due Thur. for per. 3 & 4 Fri. for per. 7 & 8.

Tues. class
1. Read FYI pg. 19. Go over new vocab. Begin reading Act 4 pg. 113.
HW Paperwork due Thur. for per. 3 & 4 Fri. for per. 7 & 8.

Wed. class
1. Finish Act 4.
2. Complete pgs. 20, 21, 22 ,23.
HW Finish any pages not finished in class. Quiz on Act 3 & 4 next class meeting.
Paperwork for Jan. book due tomorrow or Fri.

Thur. Fri.
1. Quiz on Act 3 & 4. Intro Act 5 vocab.
HW Look for a February book - genre is open. Author must be an African American.