03/28/14

Make sure your presentation is in your folder on drive or e-mailed to me (if it's a Prezi). We'll do rehearsal until break, then presentations start at 10:40. Remember, only 5 minutes maximum! Directly after presentations we'll do diplomas, and then celebrate with cake. :) 

03/21/14

Work on your Final Presentation. Practice! Make sure it is between 3:00 - 5:00 minutes. Michigan all next week. You MUST take the Michigan to graduate!!! 

03/20/14

Study for the Final Exam tomorrow! 

03/19/14

Study for the Final Exam. Remember to review John Muir Study Guide material, vocab, comprehension questions, and short essays from chapters 6-10. The TOEFL vocab will be 5 words from each quiz, from list 1-11. 

03/18/14

Finish editing your final drafts and give each essay a score on the rubric beneath it in the first column. We will make sure everything is in the right order tomorrow. All the parts of the portfolio must be finished before you come to class in the morning.
Also, remember to review for the Final Exam. See yesterday's blog for more details about the parts of the exam.

03/17/14

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Remember to continue editing your final portfolio essays. They will be due on Wednesday morning. The Final Exam is on Friday! Here are the parts of the Exam:
   1. Study Guide 6-10 Vocabulary - spelling & sentences
   2. Story Corp Listening
   3. Reading Comprehension Questions - John Muir Study Guides 6-10
   4. TOEFL Vocab 1-11 - 10 words with pos, synonym/definition, and sentence
   5. Short Essay - John Muir Study Guides 6-10 topics

03/14/14

This weekend, complete your final drafts for your three portfolio essays. We will have time in class on Monday and Tuesday to read a paragraph out loud and conference on grammar mistakes. The portfolio is due on Wednesday. We will go through the order of the portfolio together in class to make sure everything is there.
It's also a good idea to review study guides 6-10 for the final exam on Friday.
Remember to relax this weekend too! Maybe go to the parade on Saturday. There will be a St. Patrick's Day themed potluck lunch on Monday. So bring your favorite food to share and remember to wear green!

03/13/14

Review for your final TOEFL 11 quiz tomorrow. Your final portfolio is due on Wednesday, so continue to work on completing your 3 essays. 

03/12/14

Here are the words for the final TOEFL quiz on Friday. You will need to make sentences.

ubiquitous	versatile	stringent	tangible	trivial
supine	scrutinize	sinister	stupendous	tranquil
sultry	succulent	writhe	satellite	zenith

Remember to review for the chapter 10 spelling quiz tomorrow! 

03/11/14

Complete your last TOEFL 11 Vocab chart. Also, continue to work on your portfolio essays. All three will be due next Wednesday. We will also have our last spelling quiz this Thursday over the words chosen from the chapter 10 study guide. 

03/10/14

Complete your Works Cited Page for your essay 10, and work on finishing the final drafts of your portfolio essays. 

03/07/14

Finish your Essay 10 draft! We will write reflection letters and have time to conference on Monday. 

03/06/14

Remember to complete your Essay 10 draft by Monday. We will work on all three portfolio essays next week. The portfolio is due on Wednesday, the 19th. :) 

03/05/14

Here are the words for the quiz on Friday. You will make a paragraph.

prestige	procrastinate	refute	sanguine	radical
prevaricate	prognosticate	resilient	presumption	raze
prerogative	provisional	retrieve	proximity	pseudonym

You can work on finishing your Final Essay 10 at home. We will have time in class next week and the week after that to conference on this essay and your other two portfolio essays. Completing all three of them will be your homework for those next two weeks. 

03/04/14

Complete your TOEFL 10 vocab chart. Remember to have three sources on your topic for your final essay 10 tomorrow. (If your topic is the same as your Annotated Bibliography, then you are finished!)

03/03/14

Remember to complete your Study Guide 10! All three parts, A,B,&C are due tomorrow. 

02/28/14

Read Chapter 10. Complete the Study Guide (A, B, & C!) by Tuesday.  We will spend the rest of the week working on your final essay 10 and the final portfolio. Have a great weekend! 

02/27/14

Review the TOEFL 9 words (posted on the previous blog) for the quiz tomorrow. You will make sentences. And finish the study guide 9. 

02/26/14

Here are the words for Friday's TOEFL quiz. You will make sentences with two words in a sentence.

nonchalant	obdurate	ponderous	paraphrase	petrify
nostalgia	oblivious	pensive	plagiarism	peruse
novice	obsession	prestige	notorious	obsolete

Remember to study for the chapter 8&9 John Muir spelling quiz tomorrow. You will spell 10 words and then make a sentence for 5 words. 

02/25/14

Complete your TOEFL 9 vocab chart. Your Study Guide 9 is due on Friday. 

02/24/14

Remember to complete Part A&B of Study Guide 9. 

02/21/14

Read chapter 9. Study Guide Part A&B is due on Tuesday. This is the last full study guide! Have a great weekend. :)

02/20/14

Complete your Annotated Bibliography. Don't forget to fill-in the self-score. They are due tomorrow! 

02/19/14

Here are the words for Friday's quiz. You will write a paragraph.

jeopardy	itinerant	myriad	larceny	laconic
jaunty	lavish	luminary	nocturnal	longevity
ludicrous	mutable	labyrinth	murky	meticulous

Continue to work on completing your Annotated Bibliography. You can fill-in the self-score when you are finished to make sure you didn't forget anything. 

02/18/14

Complete your TOEFL 8 vocab chart. Also, think about a topic/issue that you are interested in researching for your persuasive argument essay / presentation project. Remember that your Annotated Bibliography is due on Friday.  

02/14/14

Happy Valentine's Day! Your homework over the weekend is to read chaper 8. There is no school on Monday, so have the study guide complete when you come to class on Tuesday!

12/13/14

Finish your Study Guide 7. I will grade it in the morning. Also, review the TOEFL words on yesterday's blog for the quiz. 

02/12/14

Here are the words for the TOEFL quiz on Friday. You will make sentences.

impervious	increment	immaculate	imminent	insatiable
import	hyperbole	ire	hypothesis	ingenuous
incarcerate	ignominious	inordinate	irksome	inscrutable

Take this survey. 

02/11/14

Complete your TOEFL 7 vocab chart and have 5 websites on your topic ready for class tomorrow. 

02/10/14

Complete Study Guide 7 Parts A&B. We will share and correct answers tomorrow morning in class.

02/07/14

Read chapter 7. Parts A&B are due on Tuesday. Have a wonderful weekend and enjoy the snow! :)

02/06/14

Review the TOEFL 6 vocab, posted yesterday, for the quiz tomorrow. 

02/05/14

Here are the words for the TOEFL 6 quiz on Friday. You will make a paragraph. 

feasible	frustrate	fatuous	fiasco	flamboyant
felicity	hovel	feign	fleeting	fervid
heedless	fealty	fortuitous	flaunt	genealogy

Also, review your quizzes from weeks 1-5 for the midterm tomorrow!

02/04/14

Complete your TOEFL 6 vocab chart and study for the midterm exam on Thursday. 

02/03/14

Complete Study Guide 6. It only has two parts: A&B. It is due tomorrow. We will discuss and select 10 vocab to review for next Thursday's spelling test. 

01/31/14

Read chapter 6 this weekend. The study guide is much shorter and will be due on Tuesday next week to give you time to review for the midterm exam on Thursday. 

01/30/14

Finish your Study Guide 5! Also, review the TOEFL Week 5 words on yesterday's blog for the quiz tomorrow. You will need to write sentences. 

01/29/14

Here are the words for the TOEFL 5 Quiz on Friday. You will need to make sentences.

dolorous	egotistic	exculpate	egregious	exceptionable
dynamic	err	extinct	equanimity	extraneous
edify	ephemeral	expound	exploit	facetious

Remember the Study Guide 5 is due on Friday! :)

01/28/14

Complete your TOEFL 5 chart. Also, review the ch. 4&5 vocab words for a spelling quiz on Thursday. 

01/27/14

Complete SG 5 parts A&B. We will share and correct answers in class tomorrow. 

01/24/14

Read chapter 5. Study Guide Parts A&B are due on Tuesday. Remember to review the vocab words from last week since they will be combined with the ch. 5 words for a spelling quiz on Thursday.

01/23/14

Complete your Study Guide 4 tonight. It is due tomorrow morning. Also, review the TOEFL Week 4 words (see yesterday's post) for the quiz tomorrow. You will need to make a paragraph.

01/22/14

Here are the words for Friday's quiz. You will need to make a paragraph.

cursory	craven	devastation	delete	credulous
cryptic	devoid	deference	culpable	delectable
curt	dispassionate	crucial	dispel	dilemma

Continue to work on Study Guide 4. It is due on Friday.

01/21/14

Complete your TOEFL Week 4 chart. Remember your Study Guide 4 is due on Friday.

01/17/14

Remember, no school on Monday, so have a wonderful three-day weekend!

However, don't forget that your Study Guide 4, parts A&B is still due on Tuesday. We will correct and discuss in groups. 

01/16/14

Review the TOEFL 3 words. The quiz tomorrow will be two words in one sentence. Also, remember to finish your Study Guide 3 tonight. It is due tomorrow!

01/15/16

Here are the words for the TOEFL 3 quiz on Friday. You will make sentences.

candid	clamorous	cantankerous	compensation	compatible
captious	clement	collusion	conjecture	corpulent
civil	crass	concede	castigate	caricature

Remember that your Study Guide 3 is due on Friday, and study the chapter 2&3 words for the spelling quiz on Thursday.

01/14/14

Complete your TOEFL week 3 chart. The quiz this week will be writing sentences. 

01/13/14

Complete Study Guide 3, Parts A&B. You will correct and compare your answers in groups tomorrow. Remember, this week there will be a spelling test on Thursday for Chapter 2&3 vocabulary.

01/10/14

Read Chapter 3. Part A&B of Study Guide 3 will be due on Tuesday.

Have a great weekend! :) 

01/09/13

Complete your Study Guide for Chapter 2. Also, remember to review the TOEFL 2 vocab words. You will use them to make a paragraph.
The Chapter 2 vocab will be combined with the Chapter 3 vocab next week for a spelling quiz on Thursday. 

01/08/14

Here are the words for the TOEFL 2 Quiz on Friday. You will need to make a paragraph.

artful	benevolent	augment	avarice	baneful
buffoon	callous	bizarre	assiduous	banal
attribute	atheist	blithe	armistice	biased

Continue working on your Study Guide 2. It is due on Friday at noon.

01/07/14

Complete your TOEFL Week 2 chart. Remember that these words will be on a quiz on Friday. This week the quiz will be writing a paragraph. 

01/06/14

Complete Study Guide 2 parts A&B. I will check them for completion in the morning. You will share and correct your answers with a group tomorrow. 

01/03/14

Read chapter 2. Remember that sections A&B of Study Guide 2 will be due on Tuesday morning.

Have a good weekend!

01/02/13

Here are the words for the TOEFL 1 Quiz on Friday:

accelerate	adversary	academic	abandon	abridge
anarchy	affluent	abdicate	accord	aggressive
accolade	aesthetic	abash	accede	amiable

Remember to complete the Short Essays for SG 1 and review those words too for a Friday quiz!