Dance Day!

Week of Dec. 10-14

Due Tuesday, Dec. 11	-Journal Grading (instead of Monday) -Make  sure your comic strips for Ch. 1-6 are   finished and in color!
Due Wed., Dec. 12	-TBA
Due Thurs., Dec. 13	Subordinating Conjunctions Test
Due Friday, Dec. 14	-FD 1960's Interview; Dance Day

Please have "Nothing Gold Can Stay" memorized by Friday, January 4.

Nothing Gold Can Stay
by Robert Frost
Nature's first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf's a flower; But only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf. So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay.

Journal #3: Grading is on Friday, Dec. 7

Journal Grading Checklist:

Is each item where it's supposed to be according to the table of contents?

Is my table of contents neat and complete?

Is each page titled?

Is my table of contents EXACTLY like the one below?

Is every assignment complete?

Is every single page  numbered (1L/1R, 2L/2R, etc.)?

Did I make corrections and edits in a bright color?

Does my journal reflect pride of ownership? In other words, am I proud of the work I've done in my journal?

Journal #3 Table of Contents:

JE	Left	Right
21	50 New Concepts (that you learned in Tri #1) Make sure you actually have 50!!!	TZ Info TZ Calendar
22	TZ Job Page	TZ Plot Triangle
23	Self-Eval. Letter Info RD	cont'd
24	Cornell Notes: King Arthur	Maia/Doggy
25	Movie Poster Info	RD Movie Poster
26	Review Crossword for Tri #1 Test	Clues
27	Book Day Sheet: Both sides must be complete.	1960's Life
28	Compound Sentence WS	Complex Sentence WS
29	1960's Interview Questions #1-5	Interview Q's (cont'd) Q's #1-6
30	Character Chart (in color)	--Groups:    Circles   = groups to which you belong    Square  = groups at MJHS    Triangle = groups to which you'd like to belong,                           now or in the future --Ch. 1-4 Worksheet --Thought Questions 1-10 from Blog    (answer in complete sentences)

Week of Dec. 3-7

HW for the Week:

Due Tuesday, Dec. 4	--Complete worksheet:  Outsiders, Ch. 1-4    Flippy worksheet on top of "Groups" on    JE #30/Right  --Answer Thought Questions  for Ch. 1-4 in   complete sentences; answer them on back of   JE #30/right --FANBOYS test (oral)
Due Wednesday, Dec. 5	Get Journal ready for grading
Due Thursday, Dec. 6	TBA
Due Friday, Dec. 7	Journal Grading

Due Thursday, Dec. 13:    Oral Test on Subordinating Conjunctions

 Thought Questions: Outsiders, Ch. 1-4:

•  Please answer these questions in complete sentences on the back of JE #30/Right. 
•  On #2, it's a chart, so you don't have to answer in complete sentences.
•  You DON'T have to write the question.
• They'll be a continuation of JE #30/Right, not a brand new JE.  

1. Why is Ponyboy so determined to stay out of trouble with the police?  What is he most afraid of losing?

2. Make a chart showing the differences between Socs and Greaser. Have at least five items on each side.

3. Why does Ponyboy think Darry doesn’t like  him? Is he right or wrong? How do you know? Why does Darry act the way he does toward Pony?

4. On page 40, Cherry and Pony have a discussion about watching sunsets. Pony considers 
    this, and realizes they both watched the same sunset from opposite sides of town. Why is
    this important? What do you think the sunset might symbolize?
  
5. Why does Pony drop the broken bottle in the first encounter in the park with the Socs?

6. Children are often said to be reflections of their parents. Based on Pony’s description of his parents, what similarites do you see between the Curtis boys and their parents?  What differences do you see?
 
7. Do you beleive you’re like your parents? In what ways? In what ways are you different?

8. What does Darry do that shocks and upsets Pony? How does Pony react? Where does he go? 

9. Why do the boys turn to Dally after the incident in the park in Ch. 4?

10. What do you think Pony's premonition in the church at the end of Ch. 4 might foreshadow?