Thursday 10/12/20 1. SSR (15 minutes) 2. Class reads "The Road Not Taken" (an example of a quintilla!) 3. Table Groups Big 6 "The Road Not Taken" and share out paraphrased versions a. Class discuss metaphor 4. Found Poem exercise (using Mice and Men text) 5. Class begins "truth" poem HW: Complete "truth" poem (poem #5) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Friday 3/06/20 1. FIELD DAY!! __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Wednesday 3/04/20 1. SSR (15 minutes) 2. Add to poetic devices in notebook: Internal Rhyme a. Here are ALL The Poetic Devices so far! 3. Class reads "The Raven" b. Simpsons version 4. Table Groups Big 6 the poem and share out paraphrased versions HW: Choosing a subject of your choice, write about it using internal rhymes - 5 lines minimum! refer to "The Raven" if you get stuck. (poem #3)__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Monday 3/02/20 1. SSR (15 minutes) 2. Class reads Ozymandias 3. Table Groups Big 6 the poem and share out paraphrased versions a. Here are ALL The Poetic Devices so far! 4. Compose a poem using a set rhyme scheme 8-10 lines minimum: ABAB CDCD EFEF (Alternate rhyme), AA BB CC (Couplet), ABBA (Enclosed rhyme) ABBAB or ABABB (Quintilla) 5. Hummingbird exercise (if time!) HW: Finish your set rhyme scheme poem (2nd poem of final project) (poem #2) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Thursday 2/27/20 1. SSR 15 minutes 2. Reminder of what Extended Metaphor is 3. Class reads "The Tyger" 4. Writing: Write a poem with an AABBCCDDEE rhyme scheme (rhyming couplets) of no less than 6 lines. HW: Finish rhyming couplet poem (poem #1) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Friday 2/21/20 1. SSR (15-20 minutes) 2. Pass out Final Poetry Project rubric 3. Poetic Devices (slides and class notes) 4. "My Mistress's Eyes Are Nothing..." 5. Table Groups work on Big 6 Worksheet __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Friday 2/14/20 1. FINALS - in class essay 2. Assign Song Lyric Exercise & Bring SSR Book Next Class!! __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Wednesday 2/12/20 1. Collect Study Question #5 2. Go over all symbols & themes of Of Mice and Men (notebooks) 3. Assign Study Question #6 4. Essay Workshop 5: Concluding Paragraphs a. Overview 5. Quizizz! 6. Finish movie HW: Complete Study Question #6 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Thursday 2/6/20 1. Collect Study Question #4 2. Class reads pg. 92-98 Of Mice and Men (with Audiobook) 3. Assign Study Question #5 4. Continue movie HW: Complete Study Question #5 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday 2/4/20 1. Class reads pg. 77-91 Of Mice and Men (with Audiobook) 2. Class discuss Ch. 4 of Of Mice and Men (Take notes - 5 themes) 3. Study Question #4 4. Hummingbird verb/subject/summary refresher 5. Continue movie HW: Finish Study Question #4 (Due next class) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Friday 1/31/20 Field day!! __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Wednesday 1/29/20 0. Collect Study Question #3 1. Class reads pg. 66-76 of Of Mice and Men(with Audiobook) 2. Discuss Ch. 3 as class (take notes) 3. Partners do A Day in the Life of the Working Poor 4. Essay Workshop 4: Body Paragraphs a. Worksheet b. My example HW: Finish reading to page 76; Read pg. 77-83! __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Monday 1/27/20 0. Collect Hooks Worksheet 1. Class reads pg 50-65 of Of Mice and Men(with Audiobook) 2. Class discussion with notes 3. Essay Workshop 3: Thesis Statement a. Thesis overview b. Thesis Throw Down! 4. Study Question #3 (Homework) HW: Finish reading pg. 50-65; Fibnish Study Question #3 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Thursday 1/23/20 0. Collect Intro Paragraph Worksheet & Bunkhouse Drawing 1. Class read pg. 38-49 of Of Mice and Men (with Audiobook) 2. Essay Workshop 2: Intro Paragraphs (Hooks) a. Hooks Overview b. Hooks worksheet (due Monday!) 3. Study Question #2(if time...) HW:Finish reading 38-49, finish Hooks worksheet (due Monday) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday 1/21/20 1. Refresher conversation about pages 17-25 & the story thus far... 2. Class re-reads pg. 26-37 of Of Mice and Men (with Audiobook) 3. QUIZ: Ch. 1-2 4. Essay Workshop: Intro Paragraphs a. Paul Jolly's video b. Overview & worksheet HW: Finish Intro Paragraph Worksheet (due next class) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Friday 1/10/20 1. Seat Change! 2. Collect Study Question #1 3. A Word About the N-Word Lesson a. Here's the worksheet 4. Class reads pg. 17-25 of Of Mice and Men 5. Hummingbird Exercise (if time) HW: Finish pg. 17-25 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Wednesday 1/8/20 1. Recap pages 1-10 2. Four-Corners Exercise for Mice and Men 3. Class reads pg. 11-16 of Of Mice and Men (with Audiobook) 4. Complete Steinbeck Character Sheet (20 minutes) 5. Study Question #1 HW: Finish reading pg. 11-16, complete Study Question #1 (Due next class) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Monday 1/6/20 1. Return Princess Bride and pick up Of Mice and Men (You CANNOT check out the next novel until ALL old books are returned) 2. Intro document: Ken Burns Dust Bowl video 3. Intro document: Woody Guthrie "Oakies" Video 4. Turtle Metaphor Exercise (break) 5. Class Reads pg. 1-10 Of Mice and Men (with Audiobook) HW: Finish reading pg. 1-10 of Of Mice and Men __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Friday 12/13 1. Vocab Quiz #4 a. Turn in Vocab Worksheet #4 2. Class continues reading "The Honeymoon" (start on pg. 272) 3. Time to work on (and complete?) packets 4. Subject/Verb exercise (if time) HW: Projects due next week __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Wednesday 12/11 1. Princess Bride Quiz 2. Class continues reading "The Wedding" 3. Time to work on packets 4. Subject/Verb Exercise __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Monday 12/9 1. FIELD DAY! __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. Class begins reading "The Wedding" and "The Honeymoon" - finish by next Wednesday (A/B track)
4. Time to work on packets (20 minutes)
5. Continue "Hummingbird" grammar exercise
HW: Continue reading Princess Bride and completing packets
HEADS UP: Quiz on Princess Bride up through “The Festivities” next Wednesday __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday 12/3 HEADS UP: Quiz on Princess Bride up through “The Festivities” next Wednesday 1. Turn in Project Proposal 2. Complete Vocab Worksheet #3 a. Vocab Worksheet #3 due Monday; Vocab QUIZ #3 on Monday! 3. Class Reads The Princess Bride, "The Festivities" (pg. 175) 4. Time to work on Work Packets - Turn in old ones, pick up new ones a. Complete Packet #3 and get Packet #4 for A/B Track 5. "Hummingbird" Subject/Verb/Summary exercise HW: Read up to "The Wedding" by next Monday (A/B track) Packet #4 done by Monday (A/B track) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Friday 11/22
1. Vocab Quiz #2 a. Turn in Vocab Worksheet #2
2. Packet #2 Due, Pick up Packet #3 (for A / B track) a. Packet #3 due Tuesday after break (for A/B track)
4. Read The Princess Bride (begin pg. 123, "Fezzik")
Movie??
HW: Reading: Read up to pg. 171 (all of "The Announcement") by Tuesday, Dec. 3rd (for A & B track)
Work on Packets __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Wednesday 11/20
1. Read 2nd-half of "The Announcement" (pg 113)
2. Time to work on packets (#1 due in class today; #2 Due Friday for A & B track)
a. Grammar Worksheet #2 HW: Reading: Read up to "Fezzik" by Friday (for A & B track)
Vocab Worksheet #2 due Friday (QUIZ!) Princes Bride Work Packet #2 due Friday (for A & B track) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Monday 11/18 1. Vocab Quiz #1 a. Turn in Vocab Worksheet #1 2. Vocab Worksheet #2 (Due this Friday - QUIZ on Friday!!) 3. Turn in Book Packet #1 and Pick up Book Packet #2 (for A & B track) a. Packet #2 due FRIDAY (for A & B track) 4. Read The Princess Bride (begin "the Announcement") HW: Reading: Read up to "Fezzik" (pg. 123) by Friday (for A & B track) Vocab Worksheet #2 due Friday (QUIZ!) Princes Bride Book Packet #2 due Friday (for A & B track) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Thursday 11/14 1. Read The Princess Bride (begin "the Groom") 2. Work on Book Packet - Pirate Worksheet - Complete in class (12 points) 3. Review Grammar - Worksheet #1 4. Movie (if time) HW: Reading: Read up to "The Announcement" (pg. 79) by Monday (For A & B track) Book Packet #1 Due next Monday (For A & B track) Vocab Worksheet #1 Due next Monday (Quiz!!) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Tueday 11/12
1. Go to Library: Return Lord of the Flies; Pick up Princess Bride
5. Begin reading The Princess Bride ("The Bride" section)
HW: Reading: “The Bride,” “The Groom,” & “The Courtship” by Monday (For A & B track)
Book Packet #1 Due next Monday (For A & B track) Vocab Worksheet #1 Due next Monday (Quiz!!) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
HW: Finish Ch. 11 with Journal Entry #11 Work on final project (Due Wednesday) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Thursday 10/24 1. QUIZ: Ch.'s 6-8 2. Recap Ch. 8 3. Read Ch. 9 with Audiobook 4. Introduce Final Project with Artist's Statement 5. Assign Collage Proposal (10 points, due Monday) HW: Finish Ch. 9, Read Ch. 10 - (USE AUDIOBOOK IF NECESSARY!) Complete Journal Entries #9 and #10 Complete Project Proposal - begin project __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday 10/22 1. Recap Ch. 6 & 7 of Lord of the Flies 2. Written Response #3 3. Begin Ch. 8 with Audiobook 4. Grammar Lesson #4 5. Movie? HW: Finish Ch. 8 - USE AUDIOBOOK IF NEEDED! This is a long chapter - Do Journal Entry #8 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Thursday. 10/17 1. Recap Ch. 5 of Lord of the Flies 2. Quiz #2 (Ch. 4-5) 3. Begin Ch. 6 of Lord of the Flies a. with Audiobook 4. Grammar Lesson #3 a. With Khan Academy video 5. Movie? HW:Finish Ch. 6, Read Ch.7 - USE AUDIOBOOK IF NEEDED! - Do Journal Entries #6 and #7 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday. 10/15 (MINI-BLOCKS TODAY) 1. Response Question #3 (Turn in - 10 points) 2. Discuss Ch. 4 & Symbolism (class notes) 3. Begin Ch.5 with Audiobook 4. Grammar Lesson #2 5. Movie HW: Finish Ch. 5 with Journal Entry #5 ... __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Friday. 10/11 1. Response Question #2 (Turn in: 10 points) 2. Quiz (Ch.1-3) 3. Discuss Symbolism in Ch.1-3 (Piggy's glasses, the conch shell, fire) 4. Begin Ch.4 of Lord of the Flies with Audiobook 5. G1 Grammar Lesson #1 (Refresher) 6. MOVIE? HW: Finish Ch.4 with Journal Entry #4 ... __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Monday. 10/7 1. Response Question #1 (Do in "Writing Prompt" section of notebook) 2. Finish Ch.2 of Lord of the Flies with Audiobook a. Do Dialectical Journal Entry #2 (7B, be sure you have already done #1) 3. Go over Body Paragraph handout 4. Movie? HW: Read Ch. 3 (short chapter) and do Dialectical Journal Entry #3 (Quiz on Wednesday) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Thursday. 10/3 1. Watch Lord of the FliesCrash Course Video a. Do worksheet along with video 2. Finish Chapter 1 of Lord of the Flies a. Read along with Audiobook b. Complete Dialectical Journal Entry #1 3. Movie? HW: Begin Ch.2. Read up through pg. 38 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Tues. 10/1 1. Go to Library to pick up Lord of the Flies a. Also with Audiobook version 2. Reorganize Notebooks a. Dialectical Journal Entries (12 total) b. Writing Prompts (4 total) c. Grammar/Class Notes (4-6 total Grammar) 3. Introduce Dialectical Journal Entries 4. Introduce themes and Symbolism with Art Entry 5. Begin Ch. 1 of Lord of the Flies __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. (if time) Teams of 3 brainstorm designs for Field Day __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Thurs. 9/19 1. Seedfolks Final Draft due 2. Vocabulary #8 (quiz on Wed. 25th) a. review Vocab #7 3. Continue on G1 Poster Project (Due Monday 23rd) HW: Work on Poster Project (Due Monday!!) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Tues. 9/17 1. Correct Alternate Vocab Quiz #2 2. Vocabulary #7 (quiz on Wed. 25th) 3. Introduce Poster Project (G1 Final Project) 4. Work on Either Seedfolks Story (Due Thursday) or Final Project HW:Seedfolks Story & Final Project __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Fri. 9/13 1. iReady test 2. Seedfolks Story Project:Students trade roughdrafts and complete Student Response Sheet a. Rough drafts checked - 10 points! 3. Revise your Seedfolks story HW: Alternate Vocab Quiz #2 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Mon. 9/9 1. Vocabulary #6 (Quiz on Fri. 13th) a. Stamp and Review Vocabulary #5 (5 points!) 2. Read "Florence" and Afterward with Character Chart 3. Writing Prompt #5 (Dynamic characters and character change) 4. Assign Seedfolks Short Story Project (Rough Draft due Friday; Final Draft dueThursday 19th) a. Rough Draft is worth 10 points; Final Draft is worth 36 points! 5. Email Etiquette Lesson (a letter to Ms. Hadley-Hill) HW: Begin writing Seedfolk story __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Thur. 9/5 1. Review and Collect Comma Splice Worksheet 2. Vocabulary #5 (Quiz on Fri. 13th) a. Stamp and Review Vocabulary #4 3. Read "Maricela" and "Amir" with Character Chart 4. Writing Prompt #4 (Character Motivation) 5. Seedfolks Quiz #2 HW: Finish Vocab #5 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Tues. 9/3 Note: makeup Vocab Quiz #1 tomorrow during lunch for absent students and students who got 11/20 or lower! 1. Vocabulary #4 (Quiz on Fri. 13th) a. Stamp Writing Prompt #3 2. Read "Curtis" and "Nora" with Character Chart 3. Writing Prompt #3 4. Wrap up Comma Splice Lesson and Assign Worksheet HW: Complete Comma Splice Worksheet ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Thur. 8/29 1. Stamp and Review Vocabulary #3 2. Vocab Quiz #1 (Lists 1-3) 3. Read "Virgil" and "Sae Young" with Character Chart 4. Seedfolks Quiz HW.Writing Prompt #3 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Tues. 8/27 1. Vocabulary #3 (Quiz on Thurs, Vocabulary #1-3) a. Stamp Vocabulary #2 (5 points today!) 2. Review Vocabulary #2 3. SeedfolksWriting Prompt #2 4. Class reads "Leona" and "Sam" chapters a. Fill out Character Chart 5. Grammar Mini-Lesson #2 (Comma splices continued) HW: Finish Vocab #3 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
5. Class reads "Wendell" and "Gonzalo" chapters a. Fill out Character Chart 6. Grammar Mini-Lesson #1 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Wed. 8/21 1. Assign seats 2. Notebooks due - 10 points 3. Organize notebooks into 3 sections: a. Vocabulary b. Writing Prompts c. Class notes NOTE: Notebooks due at end of G1. Should have a minimum of: 9 vocabulary lists, 5 sets of class notes, 6 writing prompts. 4. SAT Vocabulary List #1 (Vocab Quiz next Thursday) a. Use this worksheet starter, & format your vocabulary section in your notebook similarly. 5. Pass out Seedfolks Character Chart (Due Sept. 25th) 6. Read Seedfolks & fill out Character Chart HW: Signatures due Friday (10 points)