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

Journal 10

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

Bellringer

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

Journal #6

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

Journal #5

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

Journal #4

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:

Study Guide

Sep. 17

Journal #3

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

Journal 2

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)

 
 

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