May 21-25

We did it. We finished reading The Book Thief!!! All 550 pages. Congratulations!

This is our last full week of school. Part 9 & 10 Study Questions are due. We will be preparing for the Vocabulary Final and learning about a form of poetry called a Sestina. http://yareview.net/2012/04/npm-4-alaska-beyond/

Final Schedule:
1st period: Friday 5/25
3rd period: Tuesday 5/29
4th period: Thursday 5/24 (rescheduled)
5th period: Tuesday 5/29
6th period: Wednesday 5/23 (rescheduled)

The test will consist of 40 words that include matching words with definitions, and 'fill-in-the-blank' sentence completion. The following is a list of the words.

Final Vocabulary Words

1 Delicate

2 Trilogy

3 Lethal

4 Confiscate

5 Defile

6 Hypothermia

7 Venom

8 Hypocrite

9 Blatant

10 Helm

11 Feign

12 Frail

13 Vacant

14 Impetuous

15 Anxiety

16 Melancholy

17 Frugal

18 Genocide

19 Swagger

20 Temporary

21 Ostracism

22 Edict

23 Perilous

24 Oblivious

26 Ludicrous

27 Innocuous

28 Unkempt

29 Bereaved

30 Resolute

31 Raucous

32 Pensive

33 Nefarious

34 Misogynist

35 Semblance

36 Dirge

37 Capitulate

38 Catalyst

39 Convalescence

40 Assuage
41 Diminutive
42 Auspicious

Study Guides are available in the classroom. Happy word studying!

May 7-11

Monday: Practice Final Project presentations with table group. Complete Book Thief Final Project Scoring Guide for student presenter.

Tuesday/Wednesday: Final Project presentations. When finished, fill out Final Project Reflections.

Book Thief Final Project Reflection

 1. On a scale of 1-5, 5 being the highest, how would you rate your effort for this project? (Please circle)

1  2  3  4  5

2. My biggest problem with this project was:

3. I could have done better if:

4. What did I learn from doing this?

5. What was the best thing about my presentation? The worst?

6. What do I think about the way my table mates rated me?

7. What could my teacher have done to help make me more successful?

What could I have done to be more successful?

8. How many total points between 0 and 50 should I get on this project

               ______________________________________

Thursday: Review study questions for Parts 7 & 8. Practice vocabulary words.

Friday: Periods 3 & 4 MAPS. All other classes Vocabulary Test #11.

May 1 - 4

Monday: Teacher Inservice


Focus for the Week: Read Part 8 and complete study questions
MAPS testing part 2: Friday

Tuesday: Periods 3 & 4: 9:15-11:50 Library: Guest Speaker -Find out what life is like in Israel today with Ran Bar Yoshafats, an Israeli citizen and a member of Stand With Us, and independent multi-national organization.
Periods 5& 6: Vocabulary Test (from last week)

Wednesday: Period 1: Check final projects and continue reading.
Periods 5& 6: Continue reading


Thursday: Periods 3&4 Vocab test
Period 1: Final project check and Continue reading

Friday: No Vocabulary test
Continue reading and complete study questions. Meet in table groups to practice project presentation.