Centennial High School Lit and Study Skills
November 18, 2009 at 1:15 pm · Filed under Uncategorized
Well, I haven’t posted anything in awhile! We have been busy plugging away at our words of the day and lit work. I was out for surgery 3 days last week, so the students watched Marley and Me, and answered comprehension questions.
6th period, 10th grade Lit: Currently finished up with The Monkey’s Paw, getting ready to start a brochure unit. We will research an author and make up a brochure. We will be working on this at least until the Thanksgiving break.
7th period, 9th grade Lit: We are still reading The Graveyard Book. This is taking a long time, I know, but we are studying literary techniques and vocabulary to go along with it. We are half way through the book, and will move faster to get through the rest. We had our Marley and Me break, but now will get back to the story.
Study Skills, we really need to try and use our time wisely here. Some students are still not turning in work, and you have time every day to do it!
October 25, 2009 at 10:44 pm · Filed under Uncategorized
This week in literature: Words of the day are pertinent, obstinate, integrate, frugal. We will have a quiz (open note) on Friday including these words plus the 5 words from last week and some questions about punctuation.
10th Grade Lit-We are finishing our writing assignments and giving oral reports this week. Final papers are due by the end of class on Tuesday. Oral reports on Wednesday. You must bring something in to share with your report that relates to your experience. We will get back to our lit books, beginning with The Monkey’s Paw on Thursday.
9th grade Lit: We are continuing our novel, The Graveyard Book. We should be finished with chapter 4 by the end of the week (about half-way done with the book.)
Study Skills: We got busy last week, and it seemed like everyone had lots of work to do. We will discuss the last 9 words of the day and have our quiz on Monday this week. Then we will continue with 4 more words-flourish, eclectic, dubious, and eradicate. Keep working hard and use this time to ask if you have questions about your other classes!
Have a great week!
October 20, 2009 at 9:40 am · Filed under Uncategorized
This week in both Lit classes:
Words of the day are reiterate, procure, rehash, predictable, and raze. We are beginning a new quick grammar review every day to be turned in on Fridays. This week is puncuation, lessons 16-20.
10th grade Lit: We are still working on our writing unit. You have the entire week to work on rough drafts (2) and a final copy due Friday. On Monday, October 26 you will present your paper to the class including a visual aid of some sort. The entire unit is worth 300 points so please do a good job!
9th Grade Lit: We will continue reading The Graveyard Book. I hope to get through at least chapters 2 and 3 this week. Each chapter has vocabulary and questions. Keep up with these, we will collect the notebook at the end for a test grade!
Study Skills: words of the day this week are pragmatic, obscure, inconspicuous, formidable, insightful. There will be a quiz on Friday. Don’t forget a current event every week! Turn them in by the end of the day on Friday for full credit. Late current events are not accepted since you have all week to do these.
October 8, 2009 at 10:49 am · Filed under Uncategorized
Wow, time flies! I just realized I never updated the blog for this week. Well, here is what we HAVE been doing and what we will do next week also!
Both Lit classes, words of the day for this week were: humane, induce, jaded, and meddler. Next week’s words will be: sophisticated, squander, smug, and serene. There will be no word on Wednesday, early release day. A quiz over 8 words will be given on Friday, October 16.
10th grade lit: We have finished our short story unit and are beginning a BIG writing unit. We will work for about the next two weeks on writing an autobiographical narrative. A packet was given out in class on Wednesday, October 7.
9th grade lit: We are finally beginning our novel, The Graveyard Book. Vocabulary is difficult, but we will read most of the book in class. If you would like your own copy, try Barnes and Noble. They had hard cover copies for under $6.00 each. We may work on this book and the vocabulary until the end of October. We will start a writing unit next.
Study Skills: We are having a quiz today, 10/8, over the past 9 words. Next week’s words will be: proponent, preclude, ornate, and refute. Keep turning in current events each week! They are worth 100 points and you don’t want to lose those every week! You should all have A’s in study skills, but some do not!
Enjoy your day off tomorrow! I will be working on catching up!
September 27, 2009 at 9:17 pm · Filed under Uncategorized
Last week was a pretty mixed up week, with kids absent and out for testing. Therefore, the Lit classes did not do any words of the day. We will resume these on Monday this week, and will have a quiz on Friday over only 5 words. They are the same words planned for last week; lavish, spontaneous, illegible, squelch, irony. The good news is that most everyone is caught up with work and grades are completed up to date.
10th grade Lit: Other than words of the day and daily grammar practice, we will also read The Censors, and the Poem La Belle Dame sans Merci. We plan to have a test over these two pieces of literature and the vocabulary on Thursday of this week. We will begin a writing unit on Friday.
9th Grade Literature: In addition to words of the day and daily grammar practice, we will read The Interlopers and have a quiz over the story and the vocabulary. We will also begin our novel, The Graveyard Book, and will begin a writing unit.
Study Skills: Our words of the day will be onset, revere, irresolute, juxtaposition, and mitigate. I will also put words up for next week for those overachievers who wish to work ahead. Our next quiz will be on Thursday, October 8. PLEASE CONTINUE TO BRING YOUR AGENDAS TO CLASS DAILY AND FILL THEM OUT AS SOON AS YOU ARRIVE TO CLASS.
Have a great week!
September 21, 2009 at 12:13 am · Filed under Uncategorized
Both Literature Classes:
Words of the day are lavish, spontaneous, illegible, squelch, and irony. We did not have a quiz last week since I was out and there was a test over literature. We will have the quiz Monday for 6th period, and Tuesday for 7th period. You may use your notes.
6th period, 10th grade Lit:
We will cover the story The Censors and the poem La Belle Dame sans Merci, and will have a test on Friday over both of these pieces of literature.
7th period, 9th grade literature:
You have some special testing this week on Monday and Wednesday during 7th and 8th periods. So, on Tuesday we will read The Interlopers, and on Thursday we will have a quiz covering the vocabulary and the story. On Friday, we will begin discussing our novel (The Graveyard Book) and a writing assignment.
Study Skills, 8th period. Words of the day are adept, integral, vacillate, implement, and inflexible. There will be a quiz on Friday over 9 words.
Have a great week! Mrs. Szabo
September 14, 2009 at 9:43 am · Filed under Uncategorized
Both Lit classes: Words of the Day are expedite, eloquent, confirm, and agitate. There will be no word of the day on Wednesday, since it is early release day.
10th grade Lit: We will review There Will Come Soft Rains, Discuss vocabulary and read The Censors and a poem called La Belle Dame Sans Merci. I hope to have a review day on Thursday over all material covered so far, and a test on Friday. A review sheet will be given out before Thursday.
9th grade Lit: We will finish reviewing Checkouts, and will cover vocabulary and read The Interlopers and a poem called Fifteen. We will also have a review on Thursday and a test on Friday, over all material covered so far.
Study Skills: Words of the day are empathy, exasperation, disseminate, and aggressive. No WOD on Wednesday due to early release.
Everyone remember Early Release Day on Wednesday, and open house Wednesday night.
Have a great week! Mrs. Szabo
September 8, 2009 at 4:38 pm · Filed under Uncategorized
I hope everyone had a nice long weekend!
Both lit classes-Words of the Day for this week are: jubilation, arid, integrity, and inept.
10th grade lit-6th period: We are going to finish the story There Will Come Soft Rains this week, and probably begin vocabulary and reading The Censors.
9th grade Lit-7th period: We will complete all parts of the story Checkouts (vocabulary, read/listen to the story, and response questions) as well as discuss the poem Fifteen, and begin The Interlopers.
Study Skills-8th period: Words of the day are amiable, extensive, inconsequential, and resilient. You will have a quiz on 9 words this Friday. A current event is due EVERY FRIDAY!
All of your grades should be up on parent connect by the end of this week! Sorry it has taken so long, there have been some computer glitches with me being new at the school. I think we have most of them worked out now!
Have a great week! Mrs. Szabo
August 31, 2009 at 9:14 am · Filed under Uncategorized
Everyone worked hard last week! If we have a great week again, we will have game day on Friday!
10th grade Lit: We will finish reading The Open Window Monday, and will begin vocabulary and reading There Will Come Soft Rains on Tuesday.
9th grade Lit: We will continue reading Rules of the Game, and will begin vocabulary and reading Checkouts this week.
Word of the Day-both lit classes: These are the words of the day for this week- Repose, vivacious, enhance, wary, longevity. There will be an open book quiz on Friday over these words plus the last 5 words.
Study Skills: Words of the day for this week-mirthful, scrutinize, intuitive, moderate, mundane. A few people did not do well on the quiz last Friday. Make sure you understand each word when you write it in your notebook. If you do not understand, ASK! Next quiz we will work in teams and see if that helps.
August 24, 2009 at 9:54 pm · Filed under Uncategorized
Getting into the Textbooks, Finally!
Well, we are all FINALLY almost finished with the boring pretests and paperwork associated with a new school year! Here is an outline of what we will be doing this week:
9th AND 10th Lit:
WORDS OF THE DAY-renovation, adulation, discredit, condescending, parched. The words of the day are all SAT words, and will help you if you decide to take the SAT or ACT and get into college!
10TH GRADE LIT 6th period: We have pretty much finished all work from the last two weeks, and will begin on Tuesday with the first unit (unit 6) with websites and short story, The Open Window.
9TH GRADE LIT 7th period: We are finishing the checkpoints testing Tuesday, and will move into the first unit (unit 3) from the book. We will start with websites, and then the short story Rules of the Game.
You will each have a vocabulary notebook to record all of your new words and any other words you come across while reading. This will stay in school unless you need to take it home to study for a quiz.
The material we will cover in class this year WILL NOT BE EASY, but we will do most of it together and will help each other understand it.
STUDY SKILLS-8TH PERIOD
We will have a quiz this Friday covering 10 words of the day. I will check notebooks (for a grade) this Thursday. You may use your notebooks for the quiz. You will always have a current event due every Friday. These are worth 100 points! You may turn them in any day from Monday through Friday, but after Friday, they become a zero. You may use a newspaper, the internet, or a magazine to find a current event article. I have blank forms in class for you to pick up, or you may print one here!
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