December 19
Final Exam
December 17
Editing Bellringer
Day 5: The Island - Share with one person
PQP
Go over Final Study Guide
December 13
POS bellringer
Day 4: The Island
Work Time for Independent reading
December 11
POS bellringer
Show, Don't Tell writing activity Day 2
Day 3: The Island
Work Time for Independent reading
December 9
POS bellringer
Show, Don't Tell writing activity
Day 2: The Island
December 5
POS bellringer
Narrative Writing: The Island
December 3
POS bellringer
Romeo and Juliet in Bosnia
Work time on Independent Reading
November 27
Sentence, Fragment, Run-on Bell Ringer
Work time on Independent Reading
November 25
Grade Check
Work Time on Play vs. Film Analysis
RJ Extra Credit Opportunities
November 21
Socratic Seminar or Test
Collect Seminar Prep Packet
November 19
Socratic Seminar Prep: Seminar is next class
Work on Play vs. Film Analysis
November 15
Finish Films
Film Analysis
Begin work on Play vs. Film Analysis
November 13
Theme Grab Bag
Finish Romeo and Juliet Act 5
Work on Act 5 Study Guide
November 8
Finish Romeo and Juliet Act 4
Continue 1996 film
November 6
Finish Romeo and Juliet Act 3
Share with me Act 3 Study Guide
Continue 1996 film
November 4
Watch Balcony Scene from old film
Balcony Scene Charades
Read Romeo and Juliet Act 3:1
Share with me: Act 2 Study Guide
October 31
Love Quotes
HW: Finish reading Romeo and Juliet Act 2
Work on Act 2 Study Guide
Watch Balcony Scene from new film
October 29
Share Act 1 Study Guide with me
View Opening and Party of 1996 and 1968 Romeo and Juliet films
HW: Read Romeo and Juliet Act 2:1
Work on Act 2 Study Guide
October 25
Shakespearean Insults Pt. 2
Read Romeo and Juliet Act 1:2-5
Work on Act 1 Study Guide
October 23
Shakespearean Insults Pt. 1
Read Romeo and Juliet Act 1:1-3
Work on Act 1 Study Guide
October 21
Punctuation and short story test
Prereading for Next Class Social Offenses
Work on Independent Reading - Due by December 13
October 14
Journal 9: Videos: 2081 and "The Interlopers"
USA Test Prep - Test 2
Trashtekball - Nouns and Verbs
Short Story and Punctuation Test Next Class
October 10
Finish "The Scarlet Ibis"
Group Work on Packet
October 8
"The Interlopers" Quiz
Notes: Semicolons & The Colon - in class worksheet
Lit term Notes - tone, imagery, metaphor, simile, symbolism
Begin "The Scarlet Ibis" by James Hurst
October 4
Notes: Comma Rules - Handout
Worksheet - graded and collected in class
Ironic or Not? - Alanis Morissette
Read together: "The Princess and the Tin Box" by James Thurber
and: "The Talking Skull" - A Nigerian Folktale
HW: Read "The Interlopers" by Saki
October 2
Journal 7: Revenge
Irony Notes
Read "The Cask of Amontillado"
Listen "The Cask of Amontiladdo"
September 30
Notes: Characterization
Finish Reading "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant,
Complete chart
September 26
Journal 6 - 1st Six Weeks - Share
Notes: Quotation Marks in Dialogue
In class worksheet
In-class writing activity: The Horse and the Bear
September 24
To View: 2081 Trailer
In class read "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut -
In class essay: Prompt and Rubric
September 20
Discuss and Share "The Most Dangerous Game" Homework
Read "A Sound of Thunder" by Ray Bradbury
Homework/Assignment:
Complete Butterfly Effect Chart and Plot Chain
Library Time
September 18
HW: Read "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell
Independent Reading - Due by December 13
september 16
Read "The Sniper" - Partner Annotations
Scholastic Reading Inventory
September 12
Socratic Seminar
Collect Prep Packet
September 10
Socratic Seminar Next Class - Prep Packet
USA Test Prep - Benchmark test
September 6
Finish Film: Of Mice and Men
Collect and Discuss: Viewing questions
September 4
Ch. 5-6 Quiz
Begin Film: Of Mice and Men
Collect Chapter 5-6 vocabulary
August 30
Chapter 4 Quiz
Discussion of Reading Journal and Handicap Chart/Dream Chart
Homework: Finish Book, Reading Journal, Handicap Chart, Dream Chart, and Chapter 5-6 vocabulary
August 28
Chapter 3 Quote Quiz
Discussion of Reading Journal
In Class: Found and BioPoem Assignment
Homework: Read Chapter 4 and Handicap Chart
Collect Vocabulary 3-4
August 26
Chapter 2 Quiz
Discussion of Reading Journal
In Class: Vocabulary 3-4
HW: Read Chapter 3
August 22
Quiz, chapter 1: Of Mice and Men:
In Class: Vocabulary 1-2
Homework: Read Chapter 1, Complete Reading Journal
August 20
Background Information for Of Mice and Men:
Map, "I am a Rock" YT, "Us Two" YT
Homework: Read Chapter 1, Complete Reading Journal
August 16
Summer Reading: Writing Prompts
Background Information for Of Mice and Men:
The Great Depression, "Pastures of Plenty" YT
August 15