Dec. 17
Apostrophe Powerpoint
Apostrophe Worksheet
Review for Final Exam
Dec. 11
Socratic Seminar
Dec. 9
Bellringer - Poet Laureate Kay Ryan
Go over Study Guide
Socratic Seminar Explanation and Role Play
Socratic Seminar is next class. You must have Socratic packet complete to participate.
Dec. 5
Bellringer and Reading Check Quiz
Finish the Movie
Collect Remaining Vocabulary
Trial Point of View writing due next class.
Dec. 3
Reading Counts test in lab
Continue Movie
Homework: Finish To Kill a Mockingbird
Dec. 1
Novel Discussion
Read ch. 27-28
Trial POV writing
Collect Bookmark, Reading Counts due next class
Nov. 25
Discussion
Read Chapter 22-26 - Anticipation Guide
New Vocabulary 16-19
Continue the film
Nov. 21
Discussion
Collect Vocabulary ch. 10-12
Read chapter 19-21
Begin the film.
Nov. 19
Vocabulary Quiz 1
Discussion
Read chapter 17-18
New Vocabulary 13-15
Nov. 17
Bellringer: Everyday Edit and 3 question quiz
Homework: Read To Kill a Mockingbird chapter 15-16.
Vocabulary Quiz ch. 1-9 next class 11/19
Update: Independent Reading bookmark due 12/1 Planning Sheet & Rubric
Reading Counts due 12/3
Nov. 13
To Kill a Mockingbird Part 1 Quiz
Read ch 12-14
Collect Vocabulary ch. 7-9
New Vocabulary ch. 10-12
Nov. 11
Group share and review with Boo's diary
Read chapter 10-11
Next class: Part 1 Quiz and Vocabulary ch. 7-9 due
Nov. 7
Two Question Quiz
Collect Vocabulary ch. 4-6
Handout: Vocabulary ch. 7-9
Writing Assignment: Boo Radley's Diary - Due Next Class
Nov. 5
Two Question Quiz
Read To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 8-9
Vocabulary ch. 4-6 due next class
Oct. 31
Journal 8 and 9 - Discussion
In class: Read To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 5
Collect Vocabulary ch. 1-3
Homework:
Read chapter 6-7
Vocabulary ch. 4-6
Oct. 29
Collect and display Boo Radley Portraits
To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 2 Discussion
Group read chapter 3
Homework:
Read chapter 4
Vocabulary ch. 1-3
Oct. 27
Bellringer: Slang Definition and Journal 7
Realistic Dialogue in To Kill a Mockingbird discussion
In class: Read and discuss Ch. 1
Homework:
Draw Boo Radley; use Jem's description on p.13 for guidance.
Read Chapter 2 - complete Chapter Outline and Study Guide
Oct. 23
Class shortened due to Sophmore testing
Everyday Edit
Collect Final Draft of story analysis and "The Scarlet Ibis" packet.
Oct. 21
Bellringer: Sentence Starters
Complete second PQP for story analysis - Final Draft Due on Thursday 10/23
Discuss Sentence Starters and Opinionaire
Handout To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Oct. 16
Bellringer: Everyday Edit
Peer Review of Story Analysis Draft - PQP
Watch: The Twilight Zone: The Eye of the Beholder
Discussion: Prediction, Theme, Foreshadowing
Oct. 14
Bellringer: Everyday Edit
Work on Story Analysis outline and rough draft - Due Thursday, Oct. 16
Oct. 10
Punctuation and Short Story Test
Sustained Silent Reading
Oct. 8
Begin Short Story Analysis - Example - Fill out an outline for the story you pick.
Next Class:
Test on Short Stories, Literature Terms, and Punctuation then SSR - bring your novel
Oct. 6
Bellringer: Everyday Edit
Notes: More Lit Terms - tone, imagery, metaphor, simile, symbolism
Group Read: Finish "The Scarlet Ibis" and complete packet.
Oct. 2
Collect "The Cask of Amontillado" Study Guide
In Class Partner Writing:
Pick 1 situation: the previous night's football game, a new movie you have just seen, a disagreement with a parent or friend, something you saw that amazed you.
Write a 30 second or longer dialogue with at least one example of sarcasm/verbal irony. Practice your punctuation.
Act it out!
In class reading:
Begin "The Scarlet Ibis" by James Hurst
Answer the Point of View and the fist five Character questions in this packet.
Sep. 30
Grade Semicolon Worksheet A
Notes: The Colon - in class worksheet
Vocabulary for Poe
Read "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allen Poe
Homework:
"The Cask of Amontillado" Study Guide
Sep. 26
Notes: Semicolons
Semicolon Hunt: Add commas to this worksheet and find the one missing semicolon.
Notes: Irony
Discussion irony, theme, characterization in "The Necklace"
Read together: "The Princess and the Tin Box" by James Thurber, discuss irony
Solo Read: "The Talking Skull" - A Nigerian Folktale
What is ironic about this story? What type of irony is it? Answer questions on the back of "The Necklace" handout. Turn in.
Homework:
Semicolon Worksheet A
Sep. 24
Collect Final Draft of Personal Narrative
Go over "Harrison Bergeron" Study Guide
In-class writing assignment: Are people equal in the year 2081? - Handout Front & Back
Notes: Characterization
Homework:
Finish Reading "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant, complete the chart on this handout
Sep. 19
Notes: End Mark rules, see me for the in-class worksheet
Finish "Harrison Bergeron"
Assignment:
Sep. 17
Collect Comma Worksheet #2
Ratiocination on 2nd draft of paper - Final Draft Due Wed. Sep. 24
Lit Notes: Satire, Point of View, Setting, Theme
Anticipation Guide, Utopia Discussion
Begin Reading "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut
Sep. 15
Notes: Comma Rules
Fix comma mistakes in your rough draft.
Peer Review of rough draft
Homework/Assignment:
Update rough draft for next class.
Comma Worksheet #2
Sep. 11
Notes: Quotation Marks in Dialogue
In-class writing activity: The Horse and the Bear
Homework/Assignment:
Rough Draft of Personal Narrative due Monday, Sep. 15
Sep. 9
Discuss and collect Butterfly Effect Chart and Plot Chain
Prewriting Activites for Personal Narrative: map and foot/hand
Storytelling discussion, teacher example, Scoring Guide
Homework/Assignment:
Complete this sequence chart for your personal narrative
Sep. 5
Grade Capitalization Review and Plot Outline
Read "A Sound of Thunder" by Ray Bradbury
Homework/Assignment:
Complete Butterfly Effect Chart and Plot Chain
Sep. 3
Notes: Capitalization Review
Finish "The Most Dangerous Game"
Homework/Assignment:
Capitalization Worksheet: Side A, Side B
Complete Plot Outline for "The Most Dangerous Game"
Aug. 29
Library Orientation - book checkout
Continue "The Most Dangerous Game"
Aug. 27
Mind Map Presentations
School Pictures
Journal 1 - In journal section of binder
Begin Reading "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell
Take Double Column Notes as you read.
Aug. 25
Take Scholastic Reading Inventory Test
Independent Reading Project Due Nov. 13 - Instructions, Bookmark Book Report Planning Sheet & Rubric
Mind Map presentations and school pictures next class - Aug. 27
Aug. 21
Discuss quote by Ursula LeGuin.
Read "Reading Short Stories", page 3 in Elements of Literature: 3rd Course.
Set up the 1st page of the Literature Section in your binder like this.
Read "The Sniper" by Liam O' Flaherty. Fill in at least 2 responses/questions for each section on your sheet.
HOMEWORK/ASSIGNMENT:
Personal Mind Map folder presentations next class - 8/25
Aug. 19
Collect Wrting Prompt #1, Grade Grammar Pretest, Begin Personal Mind Map folders - Example
Aug. 15
Grammar Pretest, Writing Prompt #1 - due Aug. 19
Aug. 13
Introduction to English 1
Handouts: English 1 Syllabus, Class Expectations, and Power of I (sign and return)