11/27/13

Here the words that will be on the final exam from the Week 9 TOEFL charts. Remember to read chapter 10 and have a wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday! :)

nonchalant	plagiarism	precipitous	obdurate	paraphrase
novice	obsolete	prestige	ostracize	peruse
notorious	ponderous	perverse	ostensible	panegyric

(Also, remember that Part C of Study Guide 9 is due by midnight tonight!)

11/26/13

Remember to complete your TOEFL 9 vocab chart (even though there is no quiz this week, these words will still be on the final exam). Also, remember to Read chapter 10 as your homework over the long weekend break. It's short! (The study guide is also short!)

11/25/13

Complete Study Guide 9, parts A&B. (Part C will be due at midnight on Wed.) We will share/discuss answers in small groups. Also, continue to work on completing your first portfolio essay. After this Wednesday, you should have essay 1 and essay 2 chosen. 

12/22/13

Read Chapter 9. Parts A&B should be completed by Tuesday. Since we have a holiday on Thursday and Friday next week, you don't need to do Part D, the short essays. :)

11/21/13

Finish your Annotated Bibliography! Remember to fill out the Self-Score in the first column to make sure you aren't forgetting anything. Also, review the TOEFL 8 Vocab for the quiz tomorrow. You will make a paragraph.

11/20/13

Here are the words for the TOEFL 8 Quiz on Friday. You will need to make a paragraph:

jaunty	motley	laconic	judicious	ludicrous
itinerant	myriad	meticulous	lucid	lavish
noisome	latent	jeopardy	lethal	murky

Remember to continue to work on your Annotated Bibliography. It is due on Friday. If you changed your topic, also remember to find at least 3 good websites with reliable information about your new topic for the final presentation / researched argument essay 10. 

11/19/13

Complete your TOEFL 8 vocab chart. Think about your final presentation topic. We will do an activity with it tomorrow.

Also, remember your Annotated Bibliography is due on Friday! 

11/18/13

Complete your Study Guide 8 tonight, Parts A, B, & C. We will share/compare answers in class tomorrow morning.

Also, continue to work on Alphabetizing and writing your annotations for each citation of your Annotated Bibliography. It is due on Friday!

11/15/13

Read Chapter 8 and look for 10 words for Part A. Part A&B will be due on Tuesday.

You must have 5 sources filled in on your Annotated Bibliography chart by Monday. We will work on writing annotations together in class on writing workshop on Monday. :) 

11/14/13

Remember to complete your Study Guide 7 tonight. It's due tomorrow! Also review the Week 7 TOEFL words for the quiz. :) 

11/13/13

Review the Ch. 6&7 vocabulary for the spelling and sentence quiz tomorrow. Also, continue to work on completing your chapter 7 study guide. It's due on Friday.

Here are the words for Friday's TOEFL 7 Quiz:

hyperbole	ingenious	incarcerate	immune	inference
imprecation	impregnable	hypothesis	irksome	incognito
ignominious	impropriety	imminent	impeccable	insatiable

Also, remember to have 5 sources and one citation completed for your Annotated Bibliography before class on Monday! 

11/12/13

Remember to complete your TOEFL 7 chart. Also work on your Study Guide 7. It is due on Friday. 

11/07/13

Review the TOEFL 6 words for the quiz tomorrow. You will need to make a paragraph.

Also, remember to read chapter 7 this weekend. Parts A&B are due on Tuesday. Monday is Veteran's Day! :) 

11/06/13

These are the words for the TOEFL week 6 quiz on Friday. You will need to make a paragraph.

fathom	fictitious	heinous	haitus	frustrate
feasible	fleeting	fervid	heedless	hoax
fatuous	felicity	fealty	fiasco	flamboyant

Remember to review the words from weeks 1-5 for the midterm exam. Your main homework is to review for the exam. We will start right at 9:00. Don't be late!!!

11/05/13

Remember to complete your TOEFL week 6 chart. Also, continue to review for the midterm exam on Thursday. We will have another review/study time on Wednesday after lunch for the TOEFL 1-5 words. 

11/04/13

Complete your Study Guide for Chapter 6. Remember to choose 10 words and finish the timeline with at least 10 events. We will share and discuss the vocab and events together in class.

Also, review your study guides 1-5. The midterm exam is this Thursday, 11/07/13.

John Muir Vocab Ch. 1-5 (spell & make a sentence)
Study Guide Comp. Qs
TOEFL Vocab 1-5 (pos, definition/synonym/sentence)
Story Corp (6 questions)
Short Essay (Write 100+ words)

11/01/13

Read chapter 6. Remember that you need to choose your own 10 words from the chapter and completed the timeline by Tuesday. :)

Have a great weekend!