| 8/27-8/28 |
1) Introductory information 2) Organize binder 3) SAT vocab
- chattel, austere, lament 4) Skill Check #1 5) Writing Sample
- "Who Am I? Who Do I Want To Be?" Study Spelling Words
#1 (pre-test next class) |
| 8/31-9/1 |
1) Spelling Pre-test #1 (study and re-writes) 2) SAT vocab -
aloof, cerebral, incongruous 3) Finish Skill Check #1 and turn in
4) Check out textbooks 5) Begin reading "The Sniper" by Liam O'Flaherty
(pp. 162-169) *Literary Skills: SUSPENSE, SETTING, SURPRISE ENDING,
SITUATIONAL IRONY 6) Introduce Independent Book Project Rules
and check out books |
| 9/2-9/3 |
1) Spelling Post-test #1 2) SAT vocab - bulwark, connoisseur,
cacophony 2) Finish reading/discussion of "The Sniper" 3) In-class
writing sample for "The Sniper" - due at the end of the block |
| 9/4-9/8 |
1) SAT vocab - expunge, trenchant, procrastinate 2) Skill Check
#2 - due next class 3) Begin reading "The Most Dangerous Game"
by Richard Connell (pp. 39-60) *Literary Skills: SETTING, PLOT,
CONFLICT, CHARACTERS, FORESHADOWING Study Spelling Words #2
(pre-test next class) |
| 9/9-9/10 |
1) Spelling Pre-test #2 (study and re-writes) 2) SAT vocab -
roster, impede, forbear 3) Discuss "The Most Dangerous Game"
4) Begin Venn Diagram for Rainsford/Zaroff 5) Complete "The Most
Dangerous Game" parts of speech packet - due next class |
| 9/11-9/14 |
1) Spelling Post-test #2 2) SAT vocab - migratory, evade, efface
3) Construct Venn Diagram for Rainsford/Zaroff 4) Write a compare/contrast
paragraph using the Venn Diagram (focus on transition words) |
| 9/15-9/16 |
1) Reading Assessment 2) SAT vocab - asunder, incite 3)
Type compare/contrast paragraph using MWS format |
| 9/17-9/18 |
1) Study SAT vocab - test #1 (words 1-20) next class! 2)
Skill Check #3 - due next class 3) Independent Reading |
| 9/21-9/22 |
1) Spelling Pre-test #3 (study and re-writes) 2) SAT vocab test
#1 (words 1-20) 3) Begin "Marigolds" - vocabulary definitions, background,
explanation of memoir/epiphany/personal narrative, read through pg. 81
page break |
| 9/23-9/24 |
1) Spelling Post-test #3 2) SAT vocab - quixotic, beleaguer,
milieu 3) Finish discussion/reading of "Marigolds" 4) Explore
memories, idea-gathering, sketching introductions to memoirs 5) Explain
scoring guide for writing piece 6)Begin pre-write phase for personal
narrative/memoir/epiphany |
| 9/25-9/28 |
1) SAT vocab - histrionic, bludgeon, arduous 2) Skill Check #4
3) Study example/process of creating a personal narrative - pp. 131-135
4) Draft a personal narrative/memoir/epiphany - draft is due next class |
| 9/29-9/30 |
1) Spelling Pre-test #4 (study and re-writes) 2) SAT vocab -
reminisce, opportune, dulcet 3) Re-drafting, revising, editing personal
narrative/memoir/epiphany - clean, completed written draft is due next
class to be typed |
| 10/1-10/2 |
1) Spelling Post-test #4 2) SAT vocab - porcine, lassitude, coterie
3) Type personal narrative/memoir/epiphany in library computer lab - final
copy and rough draft materials due at end of block |
| 10/5-10/6 |
1) SAT vocab - ballistics, ambiance, girth 2) Skill Check #5
3) Begin Edgar Allan Poe study - biography information 4) View United
Streaming Poe video - Great Books: The Tales of Edgar Allan Poe |
| 10/7-10/8 |
1) Spelling Pre-test #5 (study and re-writes) 2) SAT vocab -
askew, cubism, cranny 3) Read/discuss "The Cask of Amontillado" |
| 10/12-10/13 |
1) Spelling Post-test #5 2) SAT vocab - enrage, propulsive
3) Finish reading/discussion of Poe and "The Cask of Amontillado"
4) read p. 215 and discuss contrasts between Poe's created story and the
story behind the story 5) "The Cask of Amontillado" video 6)
Complete p. 216 (#1, comprehension check questions, 2, 8) |
| 10/14-10/15 |
1) SAT vocab test #2 2) Skill Check #6 3) study literary
terms for Unit #1 test |
| 10/16-10/19 |
1) Spelling Pre-test #6 (study and re-writes) 2) SAT vocab -
laconic, harrowing, aptitude 3) Study short answer questions and
provide good examples for Unit #1 test |
| 10/20-10/21 |
1) Spelling Post-test #6 2) SAT vocab - endure, chronic, giddy
3) Unit Test #1 study guide and discussion |
| 10/22-10/23 |
1) Unit Test #1 BRING BOOK TO READ!!! |
| 10/26-10/27 |
1) SAT vocab - irascible, cower, goassamer 2) Skill Check #7
3) Read and discuss "The Wreck of the Hesperus" - pp. 124-129 - LITERARY
FOCUS: narrative poem, character, setting, plot, conflict 4)
HOMEWORK:
p. 128 (comprehension check, 3, 4, 7) |
| 10/28-10/29 |
QUARTER ONE BOOK PROJECTS DUE! 1) Review Unit #1 Test
2) Spelling Pre-test #7 (study and re-writes) 3) SAT vocab - queue,
myriad, accolades 4) Hesperus writing assignment |
| 10/30-11/2 |
END OF FIRST QUARTER! We are 1/4 of the way through the 09-10
school year! HOORAY!!! 1) SAT vocab - grandiloquent, caucus
2) Spelling Post-test #7 3) Type Hesperus piece - pre-write,
edited rough draft, and final copy due by end of block |
| 11/3-11/4 |
1) SAT vocab - dromedary, demonic, noxious 2) Environmental print
error corrections 3) 2nd Quarter Book Selections & check out
4) Silent reading and reader's response 5) Organize folders |
| 11/5-11/9 |
1) SAT vocab - proficient, harangue, atrophy 2) Independently
read "Through the Tunnel" pp. 373-384 - LITERARY FOCUS: symbol, setting,
plot 3) HOMEWORK: Story packet (vocabulary, active reading,
symbolization, quiz) - due next class |
| 11/10-11/11 |
1) SAT vocab test #3 2) Skill Check #8 3) Discuss and review
"Through the Tunnel" |
| 11/12-11/13 |
1) Spelling pre-test #8 2) Begin "Into Thin Air" - pp. 538-549
- LITERARY FOCUS: writer's motives, eyewitness account 3)
DOL Skill Check w/ corrections & language explaining grammar rule
4) Define vocabulary, complete words to know worksheet, discuss word choice,
complete grammar skillbuilder worksheet 5) Read pp. 538-541 |
| 11/16-11/17 |
1) Spelling post-test #8 2) Finish "Into Thin Air" reading and
discussion |
| 11/18-11/19 |
1) Begin "The Scarlet Ibis" - pp. 592-607 - LITERARY FOCUS: theme,
inference, conclusion, characters, narrator, foreshadow, setting, symbol |
| 11/20-11/23 |
1) Skill Check #9 (no spelling tests for this skill check!) 2)
Pre-write and draft response to literature writing piece for "The Scarlet
Ibis" |
| 11/24-11/30 |
1) Type final copy of "The Scarlet Ibis" writing piece |
| 12/1-12/2 |
1) ENJOY AN EASY READ: "The Gift of the
Magi" - pp. 151-161 - LITERARY FOCUS: allusion, irony, predicting, theme,
character |
| 12/3-12/4 |
Tie up loose ends for Unit #2 reading selections. Turn in
missing work for Unit #2 ***Reading selections include: "The Wreck
of the Hesperus", "Through the Tunnel", "Into Thin Air", "The Scarlet Ibis",
& "The Gift of the Magi" ***Writing pieces include: "The Wreck
of the Hesperus" writing choice piece and "The Scarlet Ibis" responsive
writing piece ***Skill Checks accepted for this quarter include Skill
Checks #7-9 |
| 12/7-12/8 |
1) Unit Test #2 study guide and discussion |
| 12/9-12/10 |
1) Unit Test #2 BRING BOOK TO READ!!! |
| 12/11 |
"A DAY": "The Most Dangerous Game" movie |
| 12/14 |
"B" DAY FINAL REVIEW AND STUDY GUIDE |
| 12/15 |
"A" DAY FINAL REVIEW AND STUDY GUIDE |
| 12/16 |
DECEMBER 16 - "B" DAY FINAL |
| 12/17 |
DECEMBER 17 - "A" DAY FINAL |
| 12/18 |
"B DAY": "The Most Dangerous Game" movie |
| 1/4-1/5 |
1) Review final exams and discuss 2) Begin work on criteria for
writing a short story - draft of short story due Fri/Mon |
| 1/6-1/7 |
BOOK BOX PRESENTATIONS!!! |
| 1/8-1/11 |
1) Type Mahan short stories |
| 1/12-1/13 |
1) Begin work on criteria for writing a poem - draft of poem due
next class |
| 1/14-1/15 |
1) Type poems for Mahan 2) Finish typing short stories (if necessary) |
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SECOND SEMESTER BEGINS!
SECOND SEMESTER BEGINS!
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| 1/19-1/20 |
1) Dickens background notes/outline 2) Read CH 1 3) Write
3 thought-provoking questions over chapter 1 4) Exit Slip: What are
your "great expectations"? *DICKENS AND CHAPTER 1 QUIZ NEXT
CLASS!* |
| 1/21-1/22 |
1) Dickens & Chapter 1 Quiz 2) CH 1 notes/responsive writing
3) Read CH 2-3 4) Write 3 thought-provoking questions each
over chapters 2-3 *CHAPTER 2-3 QUIZ NEXT CLASS!* |
| 1/25-1/26 |
1) Chapters 2-3 Quiz 2) CH 2-3 notes/responsive writing
3) Read CH 4-5 4) Write 3 thought-provoking questions each
over chapters 4-5 *CHAPTER 4-5 QUIZ NEXT CLASS!* |
| 1/27-1/28 |
1) Chapters 4-5 Quiz 2) CH 4-5 notes/responsive writing
3) Read CH 6-7 4) Complete Chapters 6-7 take-home quiz 5) Read
CH 8-9 *BE PREPARED TO DISCUSS CHAPTERS 6-9 NEXT CLASS!* |
| 1/29-2/1 |
1) CH 6-7 notes 2) CH 8-9 notes/responsive writing - due next
class 3) Chapters 8-9 Quiz |
| 2/2-2/3 |
1) Read CH 10-11 in class, discuss, take notes 2) Chapters 10-11
Quiz 3) Read CH 12-13 4) Write 3 thought-provoking questions
each
over chapters 12-13 5) Begin Stage One portion of movie |
| 2/4-2/5 |
1) Chapters 12-13 Quiz 2) Direct Quotation Packet - due next
class 3) Read CH 14 in class and discuss 4) Continue Stage
One portion of movie 5) HOMEWORK: finish Direct Quotation
Packet, complete all reading of Stage One, complete Stage One Reading Check
Questions (p. 726) |
| 2/8-2/9 |
1) Chapters 14-15 Quiz 2) Stage One Test (must take if below
85% average on Stage One Quizzes) 3) Complete Stage One viewing of
movie and discuss 4) Discussion Roles for Chapters 16-18 5)
Read Chapters 16-18 *CHAPTERS 16-18 QUIZ NEXT CLASS!* |
| 2/10-2/11 |
1) Discuss chapter 16-18 jobs 2) Chapters 16-18 Quiz 3)
Discussion Roles for Chapters 19-21 4) Read Chapters 19-21 *CHAPTERS
19-21 QUIZ NEXT CLASS!* |
| 2/12-2/16 |
1) Discuss chapter 19-21 jobs 2) Chapters 19-21 Quiz 3)
Discussion Roles for Chapters 22-23 4) Read Chapters 22-23
*CHAPTERS 22-23 QUIZ NEXT CLASS!* |
| 2/17-2/18 |
1) Discuss chapter 22-23 jobs 2) Chapters 22-23 Quiz 3)
Read Chapters 24-26 4) In-class Reading Quiz - Chapters 24-26
5) Read Chapters 27-29 6) Complete Stage Two Reading Check Questions
(p. 775) |
| 2/19-2/22 |
1) Chapters 27-29 Quiz 2) Work on setting notecards 3)
Introduce Character Collage Project and begin collecting notes/thoughts
4) Stage Two portion of movie |
| 2/23-2/24 |
1) View remainder of Stage Two portion of movie 2) Setting notecards/character
collage project work 3) Begin Reading Stage Three - Chapters 30-31
4) Chapters 30-31 In-class Quiz 5) Read Chapters 32-33 |
| 2/25-2/26 |
1) Partner Questioning/Discussion over Chapters 32-33 2) Read
Chapters 34-36 and write quiz during reading |
| 3/1-3/2 |
1) Internet Safety Discussion 2) Read Chapters 37-38 3)
Work on setting sketches & character collages *CHAPTERS
37-38 QUIZ NEXT CLASS!* |
| 3/3-3/4 |
1) Chapters 37-38 Quiz 2) Read Chapters 39-40 in class and complete
quiz during reading |
| 3/5-3/8 |
1) Read Chapters 41-42 2) Chapters 41-42 Quiz 3) Work on
setting sketches & character collages |
| 3/9-3/10 |
1) Read Chapters 43-44 and complete true/false quiz during reading
2) Finish movie portion of Great Expectations |
| 3/11-3/12 |
1) Great Expectations fill-in summary review 2) Introduce
essay topics |
| 3/15-3/16 |
1) Great Expectations review games & wrap-up 2) Work
on essays |
| 3/17-3/18 |
1) Great Expectations test |
| 3/19-3/22 |
1) Work on essays |
| 3/23-3/24 |
1) EOC exams - computer lab |
| 3/25-3/26 |
1) Essays due |
| 3/29-3/30 |
1) United Streaming video - Introduction to Shakespeare - with viewing
guide and discussion 2) Q&A 3) Module #1 Quiz 4)
Read background info and complete outline - study for next class
5) Read pp. 983-985 and complete "Shakepeare's World" worksheet - due next
class |
| 3/31-4/5 |
1) Shakespeare Background Quiz 2) Read drama terms handout and
complete outline - study for next class 3) Social Offenses Ranking/Debate
4) Review cast of characters - pp. 990-991 5) Read Prologue, discuss,
take notes - p. 992 |
| 4/6-4/7 |
1) Drama Terms Quiz 2) Prologue Quiz 3) Extra Credit
opportunity - memorize and recite Prologue 4) |
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