October 30-31, 2012



1.  Follow the link below to carve your own pumpkin.  Add a message with your name.  Print and bring to me.  The best pumpkin in each class wins a prize!!

http://www.theoworlds.com/halloween/

2.  Microtype - 20 minutes.

3.  Learn how to insert and format tables on P. 96-97.  Print and place in your class drawer.

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Monday, October 29, 2012



Good Morning!! 

Please log into TimeMaps and review and take practice tests on Theme 4, Lesson 2.

Take the test when it is available.

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October 25-26, 2012



1-  Microtype or MicroPace - 15 minutes.

2-  Timemaps - Theme 4 Lesson 2 - Continue to look over and prepare for test on Monday.  Take practice tests.

3- Activity 14 in Word It! book - Use the insert tab and then autoshapes or wordart.

4- Memo - p. 152 in Purple book.  Type the top memo in CORRECT MEMO FORMAT.  Look back on p. 61 to make sure you are correct.  This is a test grade.

Print both assignments, staple, and put in the correct drawer.

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October 23-24, 2012



1-  Timemaps  - Work through Theme 4 - Lesson 2 Career Exploration

2- Memos - p. 64 in your Purple book.  Make sure that you remember to follow the CORRECT memo format shown on page 61.  At this point, the book expects you to format the memo correctly even though it is given to you in an incorrect form.  Save these memos to your user number as p. 64a and p. 64b.  Make sure you put a header on each that has your name, block, and assignment.  Print, staple, and put in the basket/drawer.

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Monday, October 15th

1- Microtype
2-Production test practice
3-Go over Study guide for exam

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October 11th-12th





1- MicroType or MicroPace - You should be finished with  Lesson 12 by next Friday.

****Save all following to your user number.  Print, staple together, and place in basket.

2- Activity 8 - Wordit Book - Thesaurus

3- Activity 10 - Tabs

4- Page 170 in Purple book - middle of page

5 - Nine Weeks Exam Study Guide

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October 9-10, 2012



1 - Microtype - 15 minutes


MAKE SURE YOU PUT HEADERS ON YOUR WORK (INCLUDING YOUR BLOCK)!!

2 - Memo 1- Purple book  - Print and bring to me for correctness check.
      MAKE SURE YOU PUT HEADERS ON YOUR WORK!!

3 - Memo 2 -Purple book - Print, staple to memo 1, and put in basket.

Checklist For Memos
1) Are the words TO, FROM, DATE, & SUBJECT in your header in ALL CAPS?
2) Are your margins 2"-top, 1"- bottom and sides?
3) Are your initials in lowercase letters?
4) Did you check your spacing? 
5) Did you use the TAB key to line up your header?



4 - Starnes only - Come to me and check your Life stages paragraphs.  Make any necessary edits, resave, reprint, and put in basket.

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Monday, October 8, 2012




Good Morning!!  I hope you have recovered from Homecoming week!!

Please follow the directions for your class:

1st - Microtype

2nd - Get progress report and make up zeros

3rd - Microtype

4th- Get progress report and make up zeros

5th - Microtype

6th - Get progress report and make up zeros

7th - Microtype

8th - Get progress report and make up zeros

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October 4, 2012



Please get your progress report.  Use this time to work on any zeros.  Bring work to me and I will grade and put in as fast as I can.  If you think you have completed an assignment, check the graded work drawer/basket and bring to me if you find it there. 

If you wish to retake a timemaps test, please see me.

If you have no zeros, this is a day where you can work on something else.

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October 2-3, 2012



1- Microtype

2-Learn to use Autoshapes bar and complete and save handout

3-Edmodo article about Homecoming
*Remember to press "Turn In" to submit your assignment. If you press "Reply" you will receive a zero. 

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Monday, October 1, 2012




Mrs. Starnes Classes:

1- Log into Timemaps and complete Theme 4, lesson 1.  Take practice tests to prepare for the real test.  Take test if you are ready.
2-Check for any zeros
3-Microtype

Mrs. Simmons Classes:

 1- Log into Timemaps and complete Theme 3, lesson 1.  Take practice tests to prepare for the real test all week. Next Monday you will take the real test and complete an activity on Theme 3 Lesson 1. 
2-Microtype

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