English II

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English II

• Semester II

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Welcome

• Please find the seat that matches your color star
  and number and begin answering the following
  questions on your note card
• 1. What do you prefer to be called?
• 2. Do you speak any other languages besides
  English?
• 3. What is your favorite thing (or least worst)
  about English class?
• 4. What is your least favorite thing about
  English class?
• What should I know about you?

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Wednesday, January 24th

• Bell work Note Card Information
• Agenda
• Introductions
• Procedures and Room/Web Orientation
• Begin Adverb Notes
• Homework
• Signed form and materials due Friday

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Thursday, January 25th

• Bell work Timed Reading 1
• Agenda
• Check Worksheet 293
• Work on remaining worksheets
• Check worksheets p. 289-297
• Homework
• Exercises 109, 110, 111

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Friday, January 26th

• Bell work Red Timed Reading 25
• Agenda
• Check To What Extent Worksheet and Book
  Exercises
• Adjective or Adverb? Notes
• Homework
• Adverbs worksheets 9 10
• Adjective or Adverb worksheet

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Monday, January 29th

• Bell work Grammar Workbook Ex. 112
• Agenda
• Check Worksheets 9, 10, 100
• Adverb Comparison Notes
• Homework
• Worksheet 281
• Grammar Workbook Ex. 114 and 115
• Be ready for a Quiz tomorrow
• Identify adverbs and words being modified
• Identify whether an adjective or adverb is
  appropriate

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Tuesday, January 30th

• Bell work Timed Reading 26
• Agenda
• Check Worksheet 281, Ex. 114, and 115
• Adverb Quiz 1
• Homework
• Finish Worksheets and Exercises

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Wednesday, January 31st

• Bell Work Using a different colored writing
  utensil, correct your quiz mistakes quietlythis
  is still part of your quiz!
• REMEMBER
• 1. There may be more than one adverb per
  sentence
• 2. Linking verbs are never modified.
• 3. Just because you have a linking verb does not
  mean you must have an SC-adjective
• Example I feel (sudden, suddenly) sleepy.
• Agenda
• Notescontinued
• Comparison continuedp. 104 105
• Adverb or Preposition?p. 301
• Good v. Wellp. 285
• Double NegativesExercise 116, p. 108
• Homework Finish the above for Friday

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Thursday, February 1st

• PLAN DAY
• Students received their PLAN scores and went to
  the PAC for some time with Mr. Johnson

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Friday, February 2nd

• Agenda
• Counselor Presentations for Scheduling
• Check Adverb Homeworkp 301, 285
• Homework
• Adverb or Adjectivewkshts 102 and 103

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Monday, February 5th

• Agenda
• CHECK Comparison continuedp. 104 105
• Good v. Wellp. 285
• Double Negativesp. 108
• Adverb or Adjectivewkshts 102 and 103
• Finish Notes
• Homework
• Wksht 106, Wkbk 119 and 120
• Adverb Test on Wednesday or Thursday

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Tuesday, February 6th

• Bell work
• On a ½ sheet of paper answer the following How
  are you at vocabulary? What is the most
  difficult part for you? What makes vocabulary
  easier for you?
• Agenda
• Check Double Negatives, Wksht 106, Wkbk 119 and
  120
• Vocabulary EUnit 10 Introductions
• Homework
• Study for Adverb TestThursday
• Make sure you have your vocab book tomorrow

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Wednesday, February 7th

• Counselors DayGo directly there and back!!
• Pass back all papers
• Use class time to work on vocabulary exercises
• Homework
• Vocabulary Exercises Due Friday
• Adverb Study GuideTest Tomorrow

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Thursday, February 8th

• Adverb Test
• Vocabulary 10 Due Tomorrow

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Friday, February 9th

• Bell work
• What do you know about Shakespeare?
• Agenda
• Go over Vocabulary ExercisesTest Tuesday
• Begin Shakespeare Introduction
• Homework Have a nice weekend!

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Monday, February 12th

• Bell work Check over Adverb Test
• Agenda
• Completing the Sentence
• Watch Shakespeare Video/Take Notes Check
  Paraphrasing while note-taking
• Homework
• 2 Shakespeare Background Readings
• Study for Vocabulary 10 Quiz

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Tuesday, February 13th

• Bell work
• Shakespeare Mini-Quiz
• Please Hand up homework
• Agenda
• Vocabulary 10 Crossword
• Vocabulary 10 Quiz
• Pick up Project InformationBegin Reading
• Homework
• Shakespeare Quiz TomorrowStudy

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Wednesday, February 14th

• Bell work
• Shakespeare Quiz
• Please Hand up homework
• Agenda
• Time to get started on the project in Lab 1142
• Project Due Next Wednesday or Thursday!!

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Thursday, February 15-Wednesday, February 21

• Class time to work on group web quest projects
• Quizzes due Wednesday to the sub
• Presentations begin Thursday!!

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Thursday, February 22nd

• Bell work Get with your group prepare to
  present5 minutes
• Agenda Three presentations to be determined by
  random picks
• Homework If you did not go today you will go
  tomorrow.

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Friday, February 23rd

• Bell work
• Remaining Groups Prepare
• Agenda
• Final Group Presentations (Hand in Notes)
• Vocabulary 11 Flash Slide Introduction
• Homework
• Vocabulary 11 Synonyms and Antonyms

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Monday, February 26th

• Bell Work Shakespeare Translations 2 3
• Agenda
• Check Synonyms and Antonyms
• Do Choosing the Right Word
• Begin Caesar Biography
• Homework Completing the Sentence and Vocabulary
  in Context

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Tuesday, February 27th

• Bell Work Shakespeare Wksht
• Agenda
• Check Completing the Sentence
• Finish AE Biography of Julius Caesar
• Begin Reading Act Iif time
• Homework Act I Vocabulary Words

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Wednesday, February 28th

• Bell Work Voc 11 Crossword
• Agenda
• Vocabulary 11 QuizPlease have your hw out
• Literary Terms Notes
• Begin Act I, Scene i
• Homework Define conflict, metaphor, and simile

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Thursday, March 1st

• Bell Work
• Agenda
• Homework

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Literary Terms

• Blank Verse unrhymed iambic pentameter
  (unrhymed poetry)
• Prose language that is not written in meter and
  which is much more irregular in its rhythms than
  poetry normal speech

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• Soliloquy dramatic monologue that often seems
  to express the internal, even secret workings of
  a characters mind
• Tragedy a serious dramatic work in which a
  protagonist is troubled by some terrible conflict
  that results in dire events

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• Pun the humorous use of a word or phrase that
  could mean two different things a play on words.
  
• Aside when a character speaks his or her
  thoughts aloud but is not heard by the other
  characters on stage

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Thursday, March 1st

• Bell Work Answer this questions on a ½ sheet of
  paper.
• Shakespeare wrote many of his plays about
  political figures before and during his time.
  Imagine that Shakespeare is alive today. What
  current events do you think hed write about?
• Agenda
• Read J.C. I.i-ii
• Homework
• Finish Study Guide Questions Covered in Class

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Friday, March 2nd

• Bell Work Question on following slide
• Agenda
• Finish Act I
• Chart Character Loyalties
• Homework
• Finish Study Guide and Study for Act I Quiz
• Act 1 Quiz MondayEvents and Vocabulary

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• Even though Julius Caesar was written more than
  four hundred years ago, this play is still being
  produced on stages around the world, as well as
  being studied in classrooms everywhere. In an
  attempt to understand why this play continues to
  be meaningful and enjoyable so long after it was
  written, write a paragraph to answer each of the
  following questions
• A. When and where did Julius Caesar live, how did
  he die, and what was his claim to fame?
• B. Why do you think his story is still
  interesting to people of all ages even today?

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Monday, March 5th

• Bell work On following slide
• Agenda
• Review Act I
• Act I Quiz
• Begin Act II
• Homework Define Act II Vocabulary Words

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• In the second scene of Julius Caesar, Cassius, a
  general, is angry and jealous of Caesar. In the
  following speech, he tries to convince his friend
  that Caesar is no better than he (his friend) is.
  
• CASSIUS Men at some times are masters of their
  fates.
• The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars
• But in ourselves, that we are underlings.
• (I.ii.140-142)
• Answer the following questions.
• a. Who is Cassius talking to?
• b. What does Cassius mean?

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Tuesday, March 6th

• Bell work On following slide
• Agenda
• Finish Act II.i
• Vocabulary 12 Introductions
• Homework
• Act II.i Study Guide Questions
• Voc 12 Synonyms and Antonyms

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• It is three oclock in the morning at Brutus
  home on the Ides of March, March 15th according
  to the ancient Roman calendar. You will recall
  that in the opening scene of this play, a
  soothsayer warns Caesar to Beware the ides of
  March, but Caesar pays no attention. The
  conspirators have arrived to talk Brutus into
  killing Caesar at eight that same morning in the
  Senate. Imagine you are also with Brutus in his
  garden when he agrees to do it. Write a speech in
  which you tell Brutus that he should not kill
  Caesar, giving him numerous reasons why you feel
  that way. Begin your dialogue
• You Brutus! Brutus! Listen to me. I beg you

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Wednesday, March 7th

• Bell Work Quotation Questions
• Agenda
• Check Synonyms and Antonyms
• Do Choosing the Right Wordtogether
• Read Act II.ii-iii
• Homework
• Completing the Sentence
• Study Guide Act II.ii-iii Questions

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Thursday, March 8th

• Bell Work Following Slide
• Agenda
• Check Completing the Sentence
• Check Act II.ii-iii Questions
• Read Act II.iv
• Homework
• Monday
• Vocabulary 12 Quiz Monday
• Act II Quiz Monday

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• Calpurnia has a dream in which she cries that
  Caesar is being murdered, a dream Caesar
  overhears. Calpurnia believes all that is
  happening in the dream as a sign that Caesar will
  indeed be killed. Caesars answer to her is
  another of Shakespeares most famous quotations
  Cowards die many times before their deaths /The
  valiant never taste of death but once.
• From what you have read so far, what opinion have
  you formed about whether Caesar is a coward or a
  brave man? Write a paragraph in which you give
  your reasons for feeling the way you do. Try to
  use as many of Caesars actual words from the
  play as you can to bolster your reasoning.

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Friday, March 9th

• ACT Practice Test

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Monday, March 12th

• Bell work Vocabulary 12 Crossword
• Agenda
• Vocabulary 12 Quiz
• Review of Act IIPacket p. 66
• Act II Quiz
• Homework
• Box 1 and 2 of Vocabulary Review

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Tuesday, March 13th

• Bell work
• In a short paragraph, answer the question
  thoroughly and personally
• In Act I, Cassius reveals his criticisms of
  Caesar, and in Act II, Brutus discusses why he
  feels Caesar must die. Do you feel that they
  have a good reason to kill Caesar? What reasons
  are there and why are they legitimate or not
  legitimate?
• Agenda
• Check Vocabulary Box 1
• Read Act III.i with Study Guide Questions
• Homework
• Vocabulary ReviewBox 2 and 3
• Vocabulary words of Act III and Study Guide
  Questions III.i

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Wednesday, March 14th

• Bell work Why do you believe Et tu, Brute?
  has become a common phrase used in society today?
• Agenda
• Check Vocabulary Review Boxes 2 and 3
• Finish Act III and Study Guide
• Homework
• Vocabulary Review Box 4
• Finish Act III Study Guide
• Act III Quiz tomorrow

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Thursday, March 15th

• Bell Work Act II Quotes
• Agenda
• Review Bell Work
• Check Vocabulary Box 4 Preview Review Test
  Format
• Act III Quiz
• Homework
• Vocabulary 10-12 Analogies
• Study for Vocabulary 10-12 Test

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Friday, March 16th

• Bell Work Check Voc 10-12 Analogies
• Agenda
• Vocabulary Review 10-12 Test
• Homework
• Makeup Credit for ACT TEST Explain why the
  correct answer IS THE CORRECT ANSWER!!
• DUE TUESDAY!!
• INFORMATION
• We will finish Julius Caesar next week and take
  the test next Friday.
• If you will not be here, make arrangements to
  take it before you leave.

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Monday, March 19th

• Bell Work
• With the end of Act III, Caesar is dead, Antony
  has persuaded the Roman commoners against the
  conspirators, the conspirators have fled the
  city, and Antony has called for Octavius. What
  do you think will happen in Acts IV and V?
• Agenda
• Read Act IV
• Study Guide
• Due by Hours End Tomorrow
• ACT Revisions
• Act IV Study Guide

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Tuesday, March 20th

• Quotes Bell work
• Work on Act IV Questions
• Work on ACT Corrections

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Wednesday, March 21st

• Bell work See following slide
• Agenda
• Discuss Act IV
• Read Act VStudy Guide
• Homework
• Finish study guide questions covered

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• By this point in the play, you must have a very
  good idea of how you feel about Brutus. Although
  this play is titled Julius Caesar, you can see
  that Brutus is really the leading character.
  Assume that Portia leaves a letter she had
  written to Brutus before she commits suicide.
  Write the goodbye letter she might have written
  to Brutus in which she gives an honest assessment
  of the kind of character she believed he had and
  her true feelings for him. It could begin as
  follows
• Brutus, my lord, my dear husband,
• When you see this letter, I will be

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Dramatic Irony

• The reader or audience knows something that one
  or more characters do not know, so that what
  appears true to the character or characters is
  not what the audience or reader knows to be true.
• What are some examples of dramatic irony from the
  play?

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Thursday, March 22nd

• Bell Work
• In his plays, Shakespeare was obviously not
  afraid to have a lot of dead bodies on the stage.
  Act IV is a very good example of that. In a list,
  write down the name of each character killed in
  this scene. Beside that name, list the name of
  the character who killed him and, in a complete
  sentence, explain why he did so.
• Agenda
• Finish Act V and Study Guide
• Tragedy Worksheet
• What is the message of this play?
• Homework Study for Julius Caesar Test

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• This is your chance to give an honest opinion of
  Julius Caesar. Number your feelings 1 to 6 (1
  would be your strongest feeling)
• This play is a little difficult to read, but I
  learned a lot.
• I think I would like this play even better if I
  saw it on stage.
• I wish there had been more female characters.
• There is too much violence in this play.
• I didnt find the characters believable.
• hated this play.
• Now write two sentences about why you made choice
  number one, and two sentences about why you made
  choice number six.

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Friday, March 23rd

• Julius Caesar Test

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Monday, April 2nd

• Bell Work
• Read over the Julius Caesar Persuasive Paper
  Assignment
• Agenda
• Paper Assignment Overview
• Vocabulary 13 Introduction
• Homework
• Voc 13 Synonyms and Antonyms
• Pick paper thesis

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Tuesday, April 3rd

• Bell Work Using five different Vocabulary 13
  words properly, write five different sentences.
• Agenda
• Check Synonyms and Antonyms
• Begin Outlining for Paper
• Homework Outlines Due End of Class Tomorrow

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Wednesday, April 4th

• Bell Work
• Write five sentences using 5 different vocabulary
  words.
• Agenda
• Check Completing the Sentence
• Continue Working on OutlinesDue at Hours End
• Homework
• Study for Vocabulary 13 Quiz

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What is a signal phrase?

• Orientates the reader
• Sets up who is speaking
• Sets up the situation
• Leads the readers into thinking why you put this
  quote in your paper

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What is the Analysis/Significance?

• This explains why your quote was given to support
  your point.
• Connect the dots for your reader!!!

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Thursday, April 5th

• Bell Work Vocabulary 13 CW
• Agenda
• Vocabulary 13 Quiz
• Pass back Outlines
• Paper Requirements
• Example Paragraph
• Homework
• Julius Caesar Persuasive Paper Rough Draft Due
  Tuesday

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Monday, April 9th

• Bell Work Timed Reading 31 (5 Min.s)
• Agenda
• Verbals Introduction
• Exercises 122-125 (Revised Directions)
• Homework
• Rough Draft of Paper Due Tomorrow

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Tuesday, April 10th

• Bell Work Timed Reading 32
• Agenda
• Review Gerund Homework
• Peer Editing
• Homework
• Final Papers Due Tomorrow with all elements!!

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Wednesday, April 11th

• Bell Work Put Papers in Order
• Rubric
• Final
• Rough
• Outline
• Agenda
• Timed Reading 33
• GerundsEx. 126, 127, 128
• Worksheet 30 and 31

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Thursday, April 12th

• Bell Work Timed Reading 34
• Agenda
• Check GerundsEx. 126, 127, Worksheet 30, and 31
• Homework
• Ex 128 and Worksheet 32
• Gerunds Quiz Tomorrow

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Friday, April 13th

• Bell Work Timed Reading 35
• Agenda
• Check Ex 128 and Worksheet 32
• Participle Introduction
• Gerund Quiz
• Homework
• Participles Exercises 131 and 132

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Monday, April 16th

• Bell Work Timed Reading 36
• Agenda
• Check Participle Exercises 131 and 132
• Worksheet 28 29 Workbook EX 133
• Homework
• Above grammar assignments
• Participle Quiz Tomorrow

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Tuesday, April 17th

• Bell Work Activities Survey
• Agenda
• Check Worksheet 28 29 Workbook EX 133
• Voc 14 Introduction
• Participle Quiz
• Homework
• Voc 14 Synonyms and Antonyms

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Wednesday, April 18

• Bell Work
• Write down the upcoming assignments on your Grade
  Sheet
• Agenda
• Check Synonyms and Antonyms
• Infinitive Notes
• Work Time
• Complete Exercises 140-145
• Choosing the Right Word
• Homework
• Get your grade sheet signed and returned tomorrow
  
• Finish grammar exercises

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Thursday, April 19th

• Bell Work Timed Reading 37
• Agenda
• Check Choosing the Right Word/Voc in C
• Check Grammar Homework
• Infinitives used like Adverbs
• Homework
• Workbook Ex 147 and 149 Worksheets 33 34
• Completing the Sentence (Voc 14 Quiz Tuesday)
• Infinitives Quiz on Monday

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Monday, April 23rd

• Bell Work ACT Announcements
• Agenda
• Check Completing the Sentence
• Check Grammar Homework Workbook Ex 147 and 149
  Worksheets 33 34
• Infinitive Quiz
• Homework
• Study for Voc 14 Test
• Study for Verbal Test

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Tuesday, April 24th

• Bell Work STUCO Class Officer Voting
• Agenda
• Voc 14 Crossword?Voc 14 Quiz
• Review Infinitives Quiz?Verbals Test
• Homework
• Get some sleep and eat breakfast before the PLAN
  test tomorrow!!

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Wednesday, April 25th

• Mini-Research Introduction

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Thursday, April 26th

• Bell Work What is the most difficult part of
  writing papers for you? What can you do to help
  yourself overcome this difficulty?
• Agenda
• Research Paper Introduction
• Source Cards and Note Cards
• Homework
• Get materials for Monday
• Begin your proposal for Tuesday

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Friday, April 27th

• Bell Work
• Review Source Card Requirements
• Agenda
• MLA Treasure HuntFind
• 2 Encyclopedia Articles
• 2 Internet Sources
• 2 books
• 2 magazines
• 2 online database
• Homework Enjoy the weather!!