Language Arts Homework due Thursday, February 25: Students should bring in their completed Weekly Word sheets, as well as five sentences using their chosen words.

Cultural Studies Homework due Monday, March 1: Students should write a paragraph on the question: What is culture? They should also answer the review questions at the end of chapter four.

Ongoing Homework: Students should remember to read for thirty minutes each evening. Reading the assigned novel does count towards the nightly reading. Remember there are no restrictions on what you choose to read, as long as you make sure you get your assigned reading done. Please remember to record the date, the title of what you read, and how many pages you read on your Reading Journal entry form. Please turn in your entry forms on Friday, so that I can review how your reading is going. I will return them to you on Monday. I would encourage you to keep up with your reading over the weekend.

In Language Arts,  using the textbook Philosophy for Teens, we students will be taking on the mantle of philosophers, and tackle age-old ideas and questions. The first question the students will discuss—What is love?

In Cultural Studies we continue to examine how the Missions functioned, and how they changed the lives of the Indians.

Language Arts Homework due Wednesday, February 23: Students should answer the questions on page 8 of the philosophy handout.


Language Arts Homework due Thursday, February 24: Students should bring in their completed Weekly Word sheets, as well as five sentences using their chosen words.


Cultural Studies Homework due Monday, March 1: Students should write a short essay on the question: What is culture?


Ongoing Homework: Students should remember to read for thirty minutes each evening. Reading the assigned novel does count towards the nightly reading. Remember there are no restrictions on what you choose to read, as long as you make sure you get your assigned reading done. Please remember to record the date, the title of what you read, and how many pages you read on your Reading Journal entry form. Please turn in your entry forms on Friday, so that I can review how your reading is going. I will return them to you on Monday. I would encourage you to keep up with your reading over the weekend.

In Language Arts, we are beginning a philosophy unit using the textbook Philosophy for Teens. The students will be taking on the mantle of philosophers, and tackle age-old ideas and questions. The first question the students will discuss—What is love?

In Cultural Studies we continue to examine how the Missions functioned, and how they changed the lives of the Indians.

What's Love Got To Do With It?

Language Arts Homework due Tuesday, February 22, 2010: Students should bring in their list of five words on their Weekly Word List

Cultural Studies Homework due Tuesday, February 22, 2010: Students are to read the handout of Lesson 4. Come to class tomorrow ready to discuss ideas presented in the handout.

Language Arts Homework due Wednesday, February 23, 2010: Students should answer the questions on page 8 of the philosophy handout.


Ongoing Homework: Students should remember to read for thirty minutes each evening. Reading the assigned novel does count towards the nightly reading. Remember there are no restrictions on what you choose to read, as long as you make sure you get your assigned reading done. Please remember to record the date, the title of what you read, and how many pages you read on your Reading Journal entry form. Please turn in your entry forms on Friday, so that I can review how your reading is going. I will return them to you on Monday. I would encourage you to keep up with your reading over the weekend.

In Language Arts, we are beginning a philosophy unit using the textbook Philosophy for Teens. The students will be taking on the mantle of philosophers, and tackle age-old ideas and questions. The first question the students will discuss—What is love?

In Cultural Studies we continue to examine how the Missions functioned, and how they changed the lives of the Indians.

Language Arts Homework due Friday, February 5^th: Students should hand in the first draft of their book reviews.

Drama Homework due, Monday, February 8^th: Students should come to drama class with the piece of writing they chose memorized, and any adjustments from last week should be made to their performance.

Language Arts Homework due Tuesday, February 9^th: Students should bring in their list of five words on their Weekly Word List

Language Arts Homework due Thursday, February 11^th: Students should bring in their completed Weekly Word Lists, and come prepared for their spelling quiz. Remember to also bring in five sentences, each with a word from your list.


Ongoing Homework: Students should remember to read for thirty minutes each evening. Reading the assigned novel does count towards the nightly reading. Remember there are no restrictions on what you choose to read, as long as you make sure you get your assigned reading done. Please remember to record the date, the title of what you read, and how many pages you read on your Reading Journal entry form. Please turn in your entry forms on Friday, so that I can review how your reading is going. I will return them to you on Monday. I would encourage you to keep up with your reading over the weekend.

Today in Language Arts the students worked on their Island of Blue Dolphin final presentation. Some of the students are presenting a group project, while others chose to work on individual projects.

Books to Recommend

Language Arts Homework due Tuesday, February 2^nd: Students should bring in their list of five words on their Weekly Word List

Language Arts Homework due Thursday, February 3^rd: Students should bring in their completed Weekly Word Lists, and come prepared for their spelling quiz. Remember to also bring in five sentences, each with a word from your list.

Drama Homework due, Monday, February 8^th, 2010: Students should come to drama class with the piece of writing they chose memorized.

Ongoing Homework: Students should remember to read for thirty minutes each evening. Reading the assigned novel does count towards the nightly reading. Remember there are no restrictions on what you choose to read, as long as you make sure you get your assigned reading done. Please remember to record the date, the title of what you read, and how many pages you read on your Reading Journal entry form. Please turn in your entry forms on Friday, so that I can review how your reading is going. I will return them to you on Monday. I would encourage you to keep up with your reading over the weekend.

Today in Language Arts the students worked on writing book reviews of novels they would recommend. Using suggestions from last week's lesson on what are the features of a good book review, the students began drafting their own reviews.

In Cultural Studies, we discussed the first European settlers in California, and what was Spain’s reason for wanting settlers in California in the first place?

In drama the students presented their memorized pieces, and discussed how understanding the Who, What, When, Where, and Why can help an actor focus their performance.