Welcome to Ms. O'Hare's 11th and 12th Grade Intensive Reading Class

Home Learning for the week of 9/28/09

Tues.
Be prepared to take a practice FCAT reading comprehension exam tomorrow. This will count as a test grade in class. Remember, retakers will take the exam on October 20, 2009.

Wed.
Complete the FCAT reading handout. Remember to bring in an internet article, newspaper article, or magazine article that you would like to share with the class.

Thurs.
Study for the quiz on Before We Were Free for tomorrow.

Fri.
Study for the test on Before We Were Free. Bring in a magazine, newspaper, or internet article that you would like to share with the class.

Home Learning for the week of 10/5/09

Wed.
Complete the FCAT handout

Fri.
Complete the FCAT passage given.

Home Learning for the week of 10/11/09

For the home learning, any student not highlighting in the selection AND questions will have points deducted.

Thurs.
Complete the FCAT passage given in class.

Fri.
Complete the FCAT handout given.

Note: Retakers will begin their FCAT retake on October 20. Please be prepared.

Home Learning for the week of 10/19/09

Thurs.
Complete the FCAT reading passage given. Make sure to hightlight in the passage and in the questions. Response notes must be taken.

Fri.
Complete the FCAT reading passage given. Make sure to highlight in the passage and in the questions. Response notes must taken.

Home Learning for the week of 10/26/09

Tues.
Study for the vocab test on your first 25 vocab words.

Thurs.
Complete the FCAT passage given.

Home Learning for the week of 11/2/09

Wed.
Login to readingplus.com at home. Take the guided reading session.

Thurs.
Login to readingplus.com at home. Start to take the next session. However, you only have to complete the first 2 out of the list.

Fri.
Login to readingplus.com at home. Begin the session you started last time. You are required to take the next 2 out of the list.

Home Learning for the week of 11/9/09

Tues & Thurs.

Complete the next 2 session under Guided Reading on readingplus.com for each night.

Home Learning for the week of 11/16/09


Mon.
Summarize the play in 2 paragraphs.

Thurs & Fri.
Begin working on your CD project. You have 2 weekends to complete the project before it is due.

Home Learning for the week of 11/30/09

Mon.-Wed.
Complete one section each night under guided reading from readingplus.com Your comprehension grade will count as a grade for class.

Wed.-Fri.
Work with your groups to finish the CD project. The project requirement sheet can be found on this page. Click on manage wiki on the left hand side. Then click on files. On that page you will see a list of uploaded documents. Open the document titled "CD Project."

Home Learning for the week of 12/7/09

Wed.
From this website, click on "manage wiki" on the left hand side. Then click on files. Print out the midterm schedule. Read this schedule so that you will know when your midterm exams will be.

Thurs.
From this website, click on "manage wiki" on the left hand side. Then click on files. Download the practice FCAT test. Read the first two sessions and complete the questions that follow. We will go over the answers in class. Print out the pages with the questions only and bring to class.

Fri.
From the same dowloaded FCAT from Thursday's HL, complete the next two reading selections with the questions. Print out the pages with the questions and bring them to class.

Home Learning for the week of 1/11/09

If you have not yet purchased the novel, The Bad Seed by William March, you must do so. You will be using this novel for 3rd marking period also.