Mrs. Yuhas' Blog

Welcome back! Week of 8/15-8/19

kariyuhas — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 19:36:21 +0000

This site is for Ms. Yuhas’ students at JCHS until the Hub starts working for me. Thanks.
Please scroll down until you find your class listed below.

Contemporary Literature – 1st, 2nd periods
8/15 – Welcome; Analyze a film clip from Jaws;Print syllabus signature sheet & get signed. Get film permission for signed by Friday too.
8/16 – Journal #1 – What are your favorite movies & why?/Discuss: Why do we study film? Why do we like film? Top Gross film vs. Top 250 films discussion
8/17 – History of Film notes
8/18 – Film term notes
8/19 – Film term notes/Quiz on Monday; syllabus & film sheets due

Multicultural Lit -3rd, 6th periods
8/15 – Welcome; Print syllabus signature sheet & get signed. Get film permission for signed by Friday too; Journal #1: “I am” list – 25 lines, 8 words or more about yourself —Be ready to present tomorrow.
If you want your own copy, purchase The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini for Friday.
8/16 – Journal #1: “I am” list due/present
8/17 – Finish “I am” presentations; Timeline journal
8/18 – True Colors “test”
8/19 – Start The Kite Runner; syllabus & film sheet due

AP Language & Composition – 5th pd
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8/15 Collect Summer reading/Print and sign syllabus sheet from the Hub.
8/16 Poisonwood activity
8/17 Poisonwood activity
8/18 TBA
8/19 TBA/Signed syllabus sheet due.

3/28 – 4/1

kariyuhas — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 13:32:08 +0000

10th Lit -
3/28 – Read Catcher in the Rye Ch 22 & 23; HWK: Work on ABC book (due on Friday)
3/29 – Technologhy in Catcher
3/30 – Finish the novel together
3/31 – Work on ABC book
4/1 -ABC book due

12th Lit -
3/28 – Kite Runner quiz Ch 10-12; Monster’s Inc. journal activity; Kite Runner quiz 13-18 April 12
3/29 – Review for test/Discuss newspaper project – due on April 15th
3/30 – Zoo field trip/Community games
3/31 – Unit 2 test
4/1 – Community games

3/21-3/25

kariyuhas — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 13:48:56 +0000

10th Lit -Read in Catcher in the Rye through Chapter 22 by Friday; Complete study guide.

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12th Lit -
Work on newspaper projects – Due either April 11 or April 15
Read in The Kite Runner through Chapter 12 for 2 quizzes this week depending on when you have class.

3/14-3/18

kariyuhas — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 13:26:35 +0000

10th Lit -
3/14 – Vocab 12 words – Quiz on Friday/Read chapter 10 aloud. Chapter 10 student presentation. Read Ch 11 together
3/15 Ch. 11 presentation/ Read Ch. 12 together/Ch. 12 presentation
3/16 – Read Ch. 13 together/ Ch. 13 presentation/Read Ch. 14 together
3/17 – Ch. 14 presentation/Read Ch 15 together/ Ch. 15 presentation/Read Ch16 for homework
3/18 – Vocab 12 quiz/Ch. 16 presentation/Work on ABC book

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12th Lit.
3/14 – Work in C. 6 from Media in Your Life book – 2 pages of notes
3/15- Kite Runner quiz C1-3/Ch. 4-6 due Friday/Finish Media in Your life notes & questions
3/16 – Parts of a Newspaper activity
3/17 – Finish parts of a newspaper activity/Notes on Newsworthiness/Assign newspaper project
3/18 – Monster’s Inc Journal/start working on newspaper project

3/7-3/11

kariyuhas — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 16:45:14 +0000

10th Lit -
3/7 – “Holdenspeak” narrative assignment; Vocab 11 quiz (date extended from Friday)
3/8 – CITR Chapter 5 & 6 together in class; work on study guides
3/9 – Explain and start CITR chapter presentations
3/10 – CITR 7 & 8 in class
3/11 – Discuss and start on ABC project/Chapter 9
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12th Lit -
3/7 – Finish “The Lottery” assignment; Advertising notes; work on magazine scrapbook
3/8- Work on magazine scrapbook
3/9 – Magazine scrapbook due at end of class
3/10 – Advertising review; Start The Kite Runner.
3/11- Work in Kite Runner intro

2/28 – 3/4

kariyuhas — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 15:39:14 +0000

12th Lit -
2/28 – Odd Thomas quiz (45-55); Journal – How is your community going so far?; “Handsomest Drowned Man” story
3/1 – OT Soundtrack due; Return Dark Knight essays – final revision due March 9th; Theory notes
3/2 – Complete all activities from previous days; start “Everyday Use” analysis
3/3 – Analyze “The Lottery” as a class
3/4 – Finish “The Lottery” analysis

2/22- 2/25

kariyuhas — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 13:37:47 +0000

10th Lit -
2/22 – Vocab 10 quiz; work on American Dream Essay – due Friday (today is the only day in the lab.)
2/23 – OMAM film analysis
2/24 – CITR (Catcher in the Rye) intro activities
2/25 – OMAM film analysis continued; American Dream Essay due

12th Lit -
2/22 – OT quiz 35-44; Dark Knight essay & notes due; Unit 2 notes/rules; OT quiz C 45-55 on Friday
2/23 – Work in Unit 2 intro activities; Individualism vs. Collectivism notes
2/24 – Finish Unit 2 intro work
2/25 – OT quiz C 45-55; Finish book for 3/1 Test; Soundtrack due 3/1

2/14-2/18

kariyuhas — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 14:19:41 +0000

10th Lit -

2/14 – Vocab 10 words – Quiz next Tues 2/22; Review Sentence play worksheet; Start Ch. 5 together; HWK: Finish Ch. 5 pgs. 92-98 & C. 5 study guide through question 15 & complete Interview paper

2/15 – Interview Paper due; Read and discuss C. 6 together

2/16 – Review for test

2/17 – OMAM Unit Test

2/18 – Black History Month Assembly
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12th Lit –

2/14 – OT C 18-25 quiz; C 26-34 due Thurs; Unit 1 study guide

2/15 – Review for Unit 1 test

2/16 – Unit 1 test

2/17 – OT C 26-34quiz; C 35-44 due Tues; Start Unit 2 communities

2/18 – Black History Month Assembly

2/7 – 2/11

kariyuhas — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 13:42:52 +0000

10th Lit -

2/7 – 25 Typed Interview questions; Finish C. 3 for homework; Study for quiz

2/8 – C 1-3 quiz; C. 3 study guide due; Start C. 4

2/9 – Finish C. 4 in class and turn in study guide

2/10 – C 3/4 activities

2/11 – C 3/4 activities

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12th Lit -

2/7 – Assign The Dark Knight (TDK)character analysis essay – Due on Feb 22nd.; Begin Allusion study; TDK analysis

2/8 – Analyze TDK

2/9 - OT quiz C 10-17 quiz; OT Chapters 18-25 due Monday

2/10 – Grammar review; TDK analysis continued

2/11 – Grammar review; TDK analysis continued

1/31 – 2/4

kariyuhas — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 13:32:25 +0000

10th Lit -

1/31 – Vocab 9 words (quiz on Friday); Allusion practice begins (M,W,F); Go over OMAM C. 1 study guide; start OMAM C. 2

2/1 – OMAM C. 2 activities

2/2 – Collect C. 2 study guides; Discuss American Dream essay & interview project; Start C. 3

2/3 – OMAM C. 3 activities

2/4 – Vocab 9 quiz; Finish OMAM C. 3

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12th Lit. -

1/31 – Return essay – Revised copy due 2/4; Turn in Unit 1 packet; Poem analysis

2/1 – Poem analysis continued

2/2 – OT Ch. 1-9 quiz; Continue reading in OT; Assign OT soundtrack project – tentative due date 2/15

2/3 – Short stories

2/4 – Revised essay due; Short stories