cw - hand out English style sheet and classroom rules sheets;discuss class information

hw - get class rules sheet signed by parent or guardian

cw - pass out manilla folders to decorate and put name on; explain first essay and have them begin thinking about ideas

hw - get class rules sheet signed

cw - pass out book order forms; talk about and work on personal essay

hw - personal essay due Friday

cw - pass out literature books; read pgs. 32-33, "Parts of the Plot" and answer questions on handout

hw - personal essay due tomorrow; get book form signed by parent or guardian

cw - take up personal essay, book forms, and book money; go over "Parts of the Plot" handout; begin listening to "The Cold Equations" pgs. 8-27

hw - finish reading the short story "The Cold Equations"; book money

cw - bw #1; collect book order money; collect late work; pass out proofreading symbols handout to use for bell work; begin bell work (walk them thorugh it); take notes over "Parts of the Plot"

hw - finish reading "The Cold Equation" if necessary

cw - bw #2; do study questions over the short story "The Cold Equations"

hw - finish questions if necessary

cw - bw #3; take up questions over "The Cold Equations"; pass out literary definitions - use literature book to define them

hw - none

cw - bw #4; discuss "The Cold Equations"

hw - none

cw - bw #5; read pgs 21-23 (about Mailyn's letters home) aloud; pass out "Two Kinds of Letters" handout and read examples aloud; write either a business or friendly letter using any character in "The Cold Equuation" or character related to the story

hw - none; quiz soon over the short story "The Cold Equation" and "Parts of the Plot"

cw - bw #6; work on double-entry journal for mystery novel; return papers

hw - study for quiz over "The Cold Equations" and "Parts of the Plot"

cw - bw #7; take quiz over "The Cold Equations" and "Parts of the Plot"; pass out example of double-entry journal

hw - none

cw - bw #8; listen to "Everyday Use" pgs. 70-75; read aloud pgs 76-77

hw - none

cw - bw #9; work on double-entry journal

hw - none

cw - bw #10; put class into grous to work on double-entry journals; combine answers

hw - hw - none

cw - bw #'s 11 & 12; finish working in groups on suspense packet; choose suspect

hw - proofreading symbols test tomorrow

cw - bw #13; take proofreading symbols test; finish mystery packets

hw - none

cw - bw #14; discuss mystery novel and "Everyday Use"

hw - think about what you want to pass down to your future generations

cw - bw #15; cut, color, and paste your piece of the Heritage quilt for "Everyday Use" (what will you pass down to the next genetation?

hw - none

cw - bw #16; read pgs. 110-111 on character; listen to "The First Seven Years" pgs. 119-127

hw - none

cw - bw #17; define first set of vocabulary #1(Word Power) in class

hw - finish vocab if necessary - see vocab page

cw - bw #18; copy character map from the overhead; pass out character worksheet and use pgs. 110-111 in the literature book to fill in the blanks

hw - study for character quiz on Friday; get a copy of That Was Then, This Is Now by S.E. Hinton by Monday or Tuesday of next week (worth 20 pts.)

cw - bw #19; answer questions on the study guide for "The First Seven Years"

hw - study for character map quiz tomorrow

cw - 9/14/07; bw #20; take character quiz; make character trait license plate

cw - bw #21; check for That Was Then, This Is Now books; read pgs.182-183 (Theme) discuss; read pgs. 194-195 (Irony and Satire) discuss; read pg196 and 200 and begin listening to "Where Have You Gone, Charming Billy" pg. 197

hw - study for vocab quiz #1 tomorrow; finish reading short story "Where... by Wednesday; will check outside reading book again tomorrow (That Was Then, This Is Now)

cw - bw #22; take vocab quiz #1; define vocab list #2

hw - finish reading "Where Have You Gone, Charming Billy"; finish defining words if necessary

cw - bw #23; check for TWT,TIN books; pass out TWT,TIN reading calendar; begin reading novel

hw - read pgs. 9-21 today of TWT,TIN

cw - bw #24; discuss "Where Have You Gone, Charming Billy"; do study questions for story

hw - read pgs 22-34 today of TWT,TIN; finish study guide if necessary

cw - bw #25; watch the video on Vietnam; answer questions responding to the video; listen to "Ironic" by Alanis Morsette and listen for irony; pass out a copy of the song and have then underline the examples of irony; pass out study guide for chapters 1-3 of That Was Then, This Is Now

hw - read pages 22-75 by Monday of TWT,TIN; work on TWT,TIN study guide; study for vocab quiz #2 on Tuesday

cw - bw #26; read page 209 about the story "The Bet"; listen to the story "The Bet" pgs. 210-217; work on That Was Then, This Is Now study guide

hw - read pgs. 76-88 in TWT,TIN; study for vocab #2 quiz; work on TWT,TIN study guide (due Wednesday)

cw - (no bw); take vocab quiz #2; define vocab list #3

hw - read pgs. 89-100 in TWT,TIN; finish study guide (due tomorrow)

cw - bw #'s 27 & 28; pass out next study guide for TWT,TIN (due next Tuesday); discuss vocab; pass out study guide for "The Bet"; discuss "The Bet"

hw - read pgs. 101-109 in TWT,TIN; work on study guide for TWT,TIN (due next Tuesday)

cw - bw #29; pass out Edgar Allen Poe personal fact sheet;. pass out copy of vocab words for "The Pit and the Pendulum" to be defined

hw - read pgs 110-118 in TWT,TIN; work on study guide for chs.4-11 of TWT,TIN; work on The Pit vocab if necessary

cw - bw #30; read and discuss pgs. 50-51, 262-263, and 306-307; work on TWT,TIN study guide

hw - read pgs. 119-149 by Monday in TWT,TIN; finish defining "The Pit" vocab words

cw - take symbols and setting quiz; read pg.302 (about Edgar Allen Poe's life); read pg. 288 about "The Pit and the Pendulum" and discuss the Spanish Inquisition

hw - finish TWT,TIN study guide (due tomorrow); MUST HAVE BELL WORK IN CLASS TOMORROW for the bell work test

cw -take up TWT,TIN study guide; take bell work test; pass out vocab answers; begin listening to "The Pit and the Pendulum"

hw - study for Pit vocab and Poe's life quiz tomorrow

cw - take Pit/Poe quiz; continue listening to "The Pit and the Pendulum"

hw - study for TWT,TIN test on Friday

cw - review for final novel test over That Was Then, This Is Now

hw - study for novel test tomorrow

cw - take That Was Then, This Is Now test

hw - #3 vocab quiz next Thursday

cw - define vocab list #4

hw - study for vocab quiz tomorrow over word list #3

cw - take vocab quiz #3; discuss "The Pit and the Pendulum"

hw - none

cw - do two Kernal paragraphs (Gateway practice)

hw - vocab quiz #4 Tuesday

cw - list all short stories and novel that we read last quarter; under each list the main characters from each; pass out "Indirect Character Profile Sheet" and have them begin to fill it out

hw - study for vocab quiz #4 tomorrow

cw - take vocab quiz #4; define vocab word list #5

hw - none

cw - work on "Indirect Character Profile Sheet" in class

hw - finish character worksheet for tomorrow

cw - give examples of quotes from either the short stories or the novel; give requirements for the paper

five paragraph essay - three quotes-must have author's name, title, and character's name in the introduction

hw - look over character profile sheet and make corrections if necessary

cw - go back over yesterday's examples; help with thesis statements and introductory paragraphs

hw - none

cw - work on rough draft of character analysys (due Wednesday)

hw - study for #5 vocab quiz tomorrow; rough draft due Wednesday

cw - take vocab quiz #5; define vocab word list #6

hw - rough draft of character analysis due tomorrow

cw - PLAN test first through third periods today; check rough drafts; exchange papers and proofread in class

hw - final essay due Friday

cw - go over essay one more time; check rough drafts for third period; put class into groups and have them organize a paragrph; read conclusions aloud

hw- final character analysis due tomorrow

cw - practice Gateway listening skills

hw - none for 4th-7th; 1st and 3rd can turn in their character analysis essay on Monday

cw - bw #31; read pg. 339 and discuss; read pgs. 344-345 and discuss; listen to "Hair" pgs. 346-347

hw - study for vocab quiz #6 tomorrow

cw - bw #32; take vocab quiz #6; define vocab word list #7

hw - none

cw -bw #33;write your own epilogue

hw - none

cw - bw #34; discuss "Hair"; put copy of "Where I'm From" by George Ella Lyon on the overhead and read aloud; put example of my copy change poem on overhead and read; hand out copies of her poem and the formula for it and have students begin work on their own poem

hw - work on copy change poem

cw - bw #35; work on and turn in copy change poem

hw - study for vocab q. #7 on Tuesday

cw - bw #36; read and discuss "Theme for English B" p.376-77; draw a picture of your elemetary school for your memory book

hw - study for vocab q. #7

cw - bw #37; vocab quiz #7; define word list #8

hw - none

cw - bw #38; draw a houseplan for your memory book

hw - none

cw - bw #40; read pages 404-405 accounts from the Titanic

hw - study for vocab quiz #8 on Tuesday

cw - bw #41 (date 11/12); take vocab quiz #8; define vocab word list #9

hw - work on memory book

cw - bw #42 and 43; pass out study guide for Titanic and allow them to work on it in class

hw - work on Titanic study guide and memory book

cw - bw #44; work on either Titanic study guide or your memory book

hw - Titanic study guide due tomorrow; work on memory book

cw - bw #45; turn in Titanic study guide; begin watching A Night to Remember (the old black and white version) of the Titanic

hw - work on memory book

cw - continue watching A Night to Remember (old Titanic)

hw - work on memory book

cw - finish watching A Night to Remember; discuss the movie

hw - work on memory book

cw - bw #46; pass out Gateway workbook information - due Dec. 4; pass out Titanic worksheet - chronological order (Gateway practice)

hw -work on memory book

cw - bw #47; take vocab quiz #9; defie vocab word list #10

hw - work on memory book; finish Titanic chronolog

cw - bw #48; pass out index cards with Titanic facts on them; each class will arrange themselves in the correct chronological order 1-27; go over memory book information

hw - work on memory book

cw - bw #49; watch the sinking in Titanic; discuss memory book

hw - work on memory book

cw - bw #50; turn in memory book; finish watching the Titanic (just sinking)

hw - vocab quiz #10 on Tuesday

cw - visit by Ms. Krotzer for schedules next year

hw - study for vocab quiz #10 and bell work test tomorrow

cw - take vocab quiz 310; take bell work test; review for Titanic test

hw - study for Titanic test tomorrow

cw - Titanic test; individual visits with Ms. Krotzer; begin taking nonfiction notes

hw - none

cw - finish taking notes over "Nonfiction"; read pgs, 468-469 on Persuasion; pass out study guide that goes with the nonficition notes

hw - finish study guide on nonfiction

cw - read pg. 479 "Before You Read" and discuss; read pg. 486 "Meet the Writer - Stephen King";listen to "Now You Take "Bambi" or "Snow White" - That's Scary" and "Cinderella" by Anne Sexton

hw - none

cw - listen to "You Are Now Entering the Human Heart" pgs. 235-237; discuss; listen to "No News from Auschwitz" pgs. 409-413; discuss; pass out study guide for "Now You Take "Bambi" or "Snow White" - That's Scary" and "You Are Now Entering the Human Heart"; skip #5 on the first set and skip #10 on the second set of questions

hw - finish study guide

cw - turn in nonfiction study guide; check nonfiction notes study guide; pass out nonfiction test study guide; work on it in class

hw - study for nonfiction unit test tomorrow

cw - take nonfiction unit test; pass out semester exam review guide

hw - none

cw - take practice Gateway test

hw - none

cw - finish practice Gateway test if necessary

hw - none

cw - work on semester exam study guide

hw - study for semester exam

cw - continue working on semster exam review guide; answer questions if necessary; review study guide

hw -study for semester exam

cw - watch A&E video on William Shakespeare

hw - none

cw - read and answer study guide questions for pgs. 762-768

hw - finish study guide if necessary

cw - review study guide; read and answer study guide questions for pgs. 769-774

hw - none

cw - finish study guide for pgs. 769-774; pass out movie study guide and have them fill in the correct answers

hw - none (test over all of this material on Tuesday)

cw - watch Ancient Rome-Volume I: The Republic of Rome and fill out study guide

hw - study for test on Tuesday

cw - bw #51; go over Julius Caesar and Shakespeare review information

hw - study for Caesar and Shakespeare test tomorrow

cw - bw #52; take Caesar and Shakespeare test; begin Gateway pre-test in the workbook

hw - none

cw - bw #53; finish Gateway pretest in workbook; begin defining Act I vocab words from Julius Caesar

hw - none

cw - bw #54; take notes over the introductory information on Julius Caesar; hand out rubric for persuasive essay; discuss

hw - begin thinking about persuasive essay topic (due Jan. 23)

cw - bw #55; turn in Act I vocab; listen to Act I, scenes 1 & 2 of Julius Caesar

hw - think about persuasive topic for paper (due next Wednesday)

cw - bw #56 9 assign memory work (due Feb. 13th) lines 75-109, pgs 834-835 in the literature book - Antony's famous speech; do Gateway Chapter 1 in the workbook and turn in

hw - persuasive topic due tomorrow; begin working on memory work

cw - bw #58; listen to or finish listening to Act I of Julius Caesar; pass out charater sheet, evidence log, and study guide for Act I; discuss and give examples of each

hw - work on memory work, evidence log (Act I due Friday), and study guide (Act I due Friday)

cw - bw#59; power point lecture and discussion on Act I

hw- work on memory work, Study for Act I quiz; Act I evidence log and study guide due tomorrow

cw - bw #60;check evidence log; turn in Act I study guide; take Act I quiz; define prefixes; begin defining Act II words if time permits.

hw - work on memory work; work on persuasive rough draft (due Wednesday)

cw - bw #61; finish and turn in prefixes and Act II vocab; read sample from Barron's side-by-side; reviewed persuasive topics; discuss persuasive paper information (rough draft due Wednesday)

hw - work on memory work; persuasive paper rough draft due Wednesday

cw - bw #62; do Gateway Ch. 2, lessons 5, 6, and 7; work on rough draft of persuasive papar; work on memory work

hw - memory work; persuasive essay rough draft due tomorrow

cw - bw #63; turn in persuasive rough draft; read / listen/ and discuss Act II, scenes 1 &2 (pgs 799-815)

hw - work on memory work

cw - bw #64; finsih listening to Act II; discuss Act II; pass out Act II study guide; go over answers

hw - memory work

cw - bw #65; define Act III vocab words; return and check preixes; return and discuss persuasive essay

hw - work on memory work; study for Act II quiz (vocab and story); persuasive essay due Thursday

cw - bw #66; take Act II quiz; act out Act III, scene i of Julius Caesar

hw - work on memory work; prefix quiz tomorrow; persuasive essay due Thursday

cw - bw #67; take prefix quiz; do Gateway workbook chapter 2, lessons 8, 9, 10, and chapter review;

begin defining root words and suffixes

hw - work on memory work; persuasive paper due Thursday; evidence log due Friday

cw - bw #68; finish root words and suffixes; listen to Act III, scenes ii, and iii; discuss

hw - work on memory work; persuasive paper due tomorrow; evidence log due Friday

cw - bw #69; finish discussing Act III; introduce and discuss the mock trial; assign parts; work on area assigned (judge, jury, witness, lawyer, etc.); pass out Act III study guide

hw - work on memory work; evidence log due tomorrow

cw - bw #70; return papers; correct suffix definitions; work on Act III study guide; work on mock trial

hw - work on memory work; evidence log, character identification, and mock trial info. due Monday; suffiz quiz on Tuesday

cw - bw #71; Julius Caesar mock trial

hw - work on memory work

cw - bw #72; take suffix / root quiz; do Gateway workbook ch. 3, lessons 11, 12, 13, & 14

hw - Julius Caesar speech due tomorrow

cw - bw #73; begin giving Julius Caesar speeches

hw - work on speech if necessary

cw- bw #74; finish giving Julius Caesar speeches

hw-none

cw - bw #75; discuss Act III study guide; define Act IV vocab words

hw - none

cw - bw #76 & 77; do Gateway workbook Ch. 3, lessons 15, 16, 17, & 18

hw - none

bw #78; read and discuss Act IV of Julius Caesar (pgs. 845-858); define Act V vocab

hw - none

cw - bw #79; finish Act V vocab if necessary and turn in; begin listening to Act V with discussion

hw - none

cw - bw #80; finish listening to and discussing Julius Caesar; pass out study guide for Acts IV and V; pass out review sheet for Julius Caesar

hw - do study guide for Acts IV and V

cw - bw #81; review for Julius Caesar test (team Jeopardy)

hw - study for Julius Caesar Acts IV and V vocab quiz on Tuesday; Julius Caesar test on Wednesday

cw - bw #82; take Acts IV and V vocab quiz; do Gateway workbook ch. 3, lessons 19, 20, 21, and the review

hw - Julius Caesar test tomorrow

cw - bw #83; take Julius Caesar final test

hw - get a copy of A Separate Peace by Monday

cw - bw #84; define first 30 words for Antigone

hw - get a copy of A Separate Peace by Monday

cw - bw #85; read pgs. 685-690 and 738-739 and answer study questions

hw - get a copy of A Separate Peace

cw - bw #86; read pages 700-708 of Antigone

hw - get a copy of A Separate Peace

cw - bw #87; do Gateway practices ch. 4, lessons 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, and the review

hw - get a copy of A Separate Peace

cw - bw #88; return Antigone vocab;check A Separate Peace books; pass out ASP reading calendar; take notes over A Separate Peace

hw - bring in a copy of A Separate Peace; study for Antigone vocab quiz on Friday (answers online); read ch. 1 of ASP (Wednesday / Thursday

cw - bw #89; listen to and discuss pgs. 692-705 of Antigone

hw - study for Antigone vocab quiz; read ch. 1 of ASP (Wednesday / Thursday)

cw - bw #90; take Antigone vocab quiz; define second set of Antigone vocab words (Scenes 3-5)

hw - read ch. 2 of ASP (Friday / Saturday) read ch. 3 (Sunday / Monday)

cw -no bw; first period ( Gateway / read novel); third (finish vocab / read novel); fourth (read novel); sixth and seventh (take vocab quiz / define next 30 Antigone vocab words)

hw - read ch. 3 of ASP; bell work test tomorrow

cw - take bell work test; read and discuss Scene iii of Antigone

hw - begin to read ch. 4 of ASP

cw - finish reading and discussing Antigone

hw - finish reading ch. 4 of ASP; study for Antigone vocab quiz (scenes 3-5)

cw - take Antigone vocab #2; work on ASP study guide for ch. 1-4

hw - read ch. 5 of ASP

cw - continue working on ch. 1-4 study guide (ASP); get ch. 5-8 study guide (ASP); read novel

hw - read ASP outside reading (should be on ch. 10 the Monday we return from Spring Break

cw - define 40 vocab words from A Separate Peace (on handout)

hw - read ch. 10 of ASP; work on ASP study guide for ch. 5-8 (due tomorrow)

cw - finish vocab and turn in; work on ch. 5-8 study guide( due tomorrow); pass out ch. 9-13 study guide (due Monday)

hw - read ch. 11; finish study guide for ch. 5-8; ASP 1-20 vocab quiz Friday

cw - take up ch. 5-8 study guide; duscuss ch. 1-9 of ASP; answer questions; begin watching ASP on video

hw - read ch. 11; work on ch. 9-13 study guide

cw - continue to watch ASP on video

hw - read ch. 12 of ASP; ASP vocab quiz tomorrow over 1-20 words (answers online)

cw - take ASP vocab quiz (1-20); work on ASP 9-13 study guide (due Monday); read novel

hw - Finish reading ASP by Monday

cw - turn in ASP study guide (ch. 9-13); go to the library and listen to Mrs. Comella (college counselor)

hw - ASP vocab quiz (21-40) words on line; ASP final test on Wednesday

cw - take vocab q. 21-40; finish discussing novel (ch. 10-13); review for test; finish watching ASP movie

hw - study for final ASP novel test

cw - take A Separate Peace final test

hw - none

cw - do Gateway workbook ch. 5 - lessons 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, and the ch. review

hw - get a copy of Walking Across Egypt by Monday

cw - get all old Gateway practices out of your folder; go through your Gateway workbook marking all of the ones you missed; ask questions if necessary

hw - get a copy of Walking Across Egypt by Clyde Edgerton by Monday

cw - check for WAE books; read some poetry from "Reflections on the Gift of a Watermelon Pickle"; go over some poetry terms

hw - get a copy of Walking Across Egypt

cw - check for WAE books; read and discuss poetry pages 503, 505, 506-507, "Mother to Son" pg. 508, and "Courage" pg. 512

hw - bring in the copy of WAE by tomorrow

cw - check for WAE books; take notes on WAE; pass out WAE reading calendar; discuss Southern traditions

hw - none

cw - define poetry terms using literature book; read WAE book

hw - read pages 1-7 of WAE

cw - show an example of a concrete poem on the overhead; pass out concrete poem brain teasers; have students create their own concrete poem

hw - read pages 8-28 of WAE by Monday

cw - read "Nightmare Number Three", listen to Don McLean's American Pie (ballad), listen to "Lucy Gray" (ballad) by William Wordsworth, and read pages 515 about symbolism , listen to "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost; discuss each

hw - read pgs. 29-35 in WAE

cw - read and discuss "Miss Rosie" pg. 534-535; Imagery - pg. 548-549; "since feeling is first" pg. 552; "Hanging Fire" pg. 574; Sound Effects: Rhyme, Alliteration; Onomatopoeia - pg. 588-589; " The Bean Eaters" and "We Real Cool" pgs. 598-599

hw - study for poetry terms quiz on Thursday; read pgs. 36-42 in WAE

cw - take the Gateway workbook posttest in class

hw - study for poetry terms quiz; read pgs. 43-49 in WAE

cw - take poetry terms quiz; finsih Gateway posttest if necessary; work on WAE study guide

hw - read pgs. 50-56 in WAE; work on WAE study guide

cw - discuss class rings, Shakespeare shirts, Showagon assembly; pass out sheet showing Cliches, Euphemisms, Puns and Parodies

hw - read pgs. 57-77 by Monday; WAE study guide due over ch. 1-3 Tuesday

cw - grammar skills (Gateway practice); read novel; work on WAE study guide due tomorrow

hw - read pgs. 78-84; WAE ch. 1-3 study guide due tomorrow

cw - return persuasive papaers and talk about research papers

hw - read pgs. 85-91; Shakeshirt due tomorrow

cw - check Shakeshirts; use computers to get sources for research paper

hw - read pgs. 92-98

cw - use computers to get sources for research paper

hw - read pgs. 99-105

cw - review Gateway information; check grammar exercises; go over similies and metaphors; do handout using poetry skills to answer questions

hw - read pgs. 106-127; ch. 4-10 WAE study guide due Tuesday, May 6; five sources, 3x5 lined index cards and highlighter due on Thursday; class ring assembly Wednesday

cw - take the last practice Gateway (sent by the board)

hw - read pgs, 128-134; get five sources for research paper by Thrusday

cw - finish last practice Gateway; read novel or work on study guide

hw - read pgs. 135-141; get five sources for research paper by Thrusday

cw - order class rings; go over research paper source infomration

hw - read pgs. 142-148; get five sources for research paper

cw - check research paper sources

hw - read pgs. 149-155

cw - work on bibliography cards in class; pass out hand outs

hw - read pgs. 156-177; WAE study guide due Tuesday (ch. 4-10

cw - work on and turn in all five bibliography cards

hw - read pgs. 178-184; WAE ch.4-11 study guide due tomorrow

cw - pass out Gateway exam and test booklet; go over test; turn in WAE study guide ch. 4-10

hw - read pgs. 185-191; study for Gateway exam

cw - return bib. cards and do the "Works Cited" page in class

hw - read pgs 192-198

cw - begin working on the paper in class; explain citations for the paper

hw - read pgs. 199-205

cw - work on research paper; final due Tuesday

hw - read pgs. 206-227 (finish book); research paper due Tuesday

cw - worked on researh paper (turn it in today for 10 bonus points); WAE ch. 11-14study guide due today; crossword puzzle for WAE

hw - research paper due tomorrow; WAE final test on Wednesday

cw - turn in research packet; review for Walking Across Egypt Test

hw - study for WAE final test

cw - take final test over Walking Across Egypt

hw - none

cw - pass out semester exam review guide; jot down short answers to questions; pass out Gateway workbook for study purposes; read and discuss "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" by William Wordsworth

hw - none; study for semester exam

cw - read pgs. 947-949 and pgs. 950-955 and do the study guide that accompanies it

hw - none; study for semester exam

cw - watch Walking Across Egypt

hw - do "recipe for life";study for semester exam

cw - continue watching Walking Across Egypt

hw - study for semester exam