08/24/09

What we do in class

Due Today

BR: None

Intro to Class-show power point

Go over syllabus/classroom expectations

Hand out sabbatical passes

Class of 2010 survey

Hand out books

Lit terms-handout

Do plot notes

Brainstorm Fairytales you remember as a child (smartboard)

 A- Vocab packet for Unit 1-handout

08/31/09

What we do in class

Due Today

BQ: What are common characteristics of Fairytales?

 Finish going over Lit terms

Brainstorm common fairytales

Read “The Princess and the Tin Box” pg 764

Do Smartboard activity in class

 A- Begin working on vocab for this unit

BQ:  What do you think our next story will be about based on the vocabulary activity?

 Correct Vocab in Context

Read “A Christmas Memory” pg. 308-322

  A- Finish reading the story and complete the study guide.

BQ:  Who was the protagonist in this story?

 Go over “A Christmas Memory” Study guide

Do pg. 421 Vocab in class

Begin reading “Marigolds” pg. 408-419

 A- Work on Marigolds Study Guide

BQ:  What do the Marigolds symbolize?

 Continue reading “Marigolds”

  A- Complete story if needed.

09/07/09

What we do in class

Due Today

BQ:  Would you travel into the future if you could.

Correct Vocab in context pg. 49

Begin reading “The Sound of Thunder” pg. 32-47

 A-Do as much of study guide as possible

Complete story if needed.

BQ:  What was divulged during the exposition of this story?

 Finish reading “The Sound of Thunder”

 A- Complete study guide

BQ:  How much “Screen Time” do you have per day?

 Read “Primal Screen” and  “The Pedestrian”  pg. 642-647

 Hand out Truman Study Guide

 A-Do Questions before the Movie

BQ:  What would your life be like if everyone watched everything you did?

 Watch “The Truman Show”

 A-Fill out movie study guide

09/14/09

What we do in class

Due Today

BQ:  How does the movie relate to the stories we have read from Ray Bradbury?

 Continue watching “The Truman Show” and fill out study guide.

 A- Work on study guide

BQ:  List 4 events that would be considered Rising Action for this movie.

 Finish the movie and go over the Study Guide

 A-Begin studying for test

BQ:  List the stories you will be tested over in this unit.

 Review for test over short stories

 A- Study for Short Story Unit 1 Test

BQ:  Study for test

Short Story Test

 A-None

BQ:  How can this Homecoming be “Like No Other”

 Communication Game

 A-None

09/21/09

What we do in class

Due Today

BQ:  Was Homecoming all that you expected?

Grammar Pre-test

Begin lesson on nouns and pronouns

BQ:  List 10 pronouns on a scratch sheet of paper.

 Correct noun/pronoun packet

Lessons: Adjectives

 A-  Finish Adj. Packet

BQ:  Write a sentence containing 4 nouns and 6 adjectives.

 Correct adjective packet

Quiz over nouns/pron/adj

 A- None

BQ:  What are the two main types of verbs?

 Lesson: Verbs

 A-Complete Verb packet

BQ:  What is the difference between a helping verb and a linking verb?

 Correct verb packet

Lesson: Adverbs

 A-Complete first 2 pages in packet

09/28/09

What we do in class

Due Today

BQ:  What is the definition of a verb?

 Finish Adverb packet

Correct Adverb packet

 A- Study for quiz

BQ:  Study for Quiz

 Quiz over Nouns, Pronouns, Adjectives/Verbs/Adverbs

Begin Preposition packet

 A- Preposition packet pages 1-4

BQ:  Can you list 20 prepositions on a piece of paper?

 Correct pages 1-4 of preposition packet

Do pages 5-6 in class

Introduce Conjunctions and Interjections

 A- Pg 7-11 of packet

BQ:  Demonstrate an interjection.

 (Mrs. Parker in for Peer Helper Voting)

 Correct packet pages 7-11

 Review for test

 A- Study for test

BQ: Study for test

 Parts of Speech Test

 Read “Highwayman”

 A- None

10/05/09

What we do in class

Due Today

Get in groups and choose best picture of group!

Read “Mary Mallon’s Typhoid Fever”

Compare Typhoid Scare to H1N1 flu scare

Work on Study guide

Preview “Angela’s Ashes”

 A-None

Begin reading “Angela’s Ashes” pg. 836

  A- As much of study guide as possible

Finish reading “Angela’s Ashes”

 Correct Study Guide

 A- Do Word Waffles for Vocab words for “Lost Boys”

Hand in word waffles

 Read “Lost Boys” pg. 546-555

  A- Complete Study Guide

(Substitute- Mrs. Stemwedel at Writing Workshop)

Collect Lost Boys Study Guide

Assign Writing Activity- 3 paragraphs

Write in class

Hand in essay at conclusion of class

10/12/09

What we do in class

Due Today

No School

Correct “Lost Boys” Study Guide

Go over Word Waffles for “Seabiscuit”

Begin reading “Seabiscuit” pg. 120-129

 A- Do as much of Study guide as possible

Finish reading “Seabiscuit”

Correct Study Guide

 A-None

Do Horse Racing Web Activity in correlation with “Seabiscuit”

 Seabiscuit Movie Clips (if found)

 A- Do Waffle Words for “Rosa Parks”

Read “Rosa Parks”

Pg. 274-280

Go over study guide

 A- Do Waffle Words for “I Have a Dream”

10/19/09

What we do in class

Due Today

Correct Study Guide for “I Have a Dream”

Watch Martin Luther King’s Speech

 A- Word Waffles for “Rights to the Streets of Memphis”

Go over Word Waffles for “Rights to the Streets of Memphis”

Read “Rights to the Streets of Memphis” pg. 110

Go over study Guide

 A-  Begin studying for test

Review for Nonfiction Test

  A- Study for test tomorrow

Nonfiction Test

 A- None

Persuasion Day

* Get into groups. Choose an object around the room to “sell” to your classmates. You must come up with 3 reasons to buy and address 1 reason “not to buy”.   Presentations will be given at the end of the period.

10/26/09

What we do in class

Due Today

Begin Persuasive Writing Unit

Intro Persuasive Papers pg. 594-598

Highlight 3 techniques

 A-Begin Rough Draft

Go over Writing Tips and Six Traits of Writing-pp

 Work on Outlines

 A-Complete outline for tomorrow

Work on writing persuasive paper

 A- Rough Draft is due Friday

Work on writing persuasive paper

 A- Rough Draft is due Friday

Peer Edit Rough Drafts of Persuasive Papers

Lesson: Proofreader’s Marks

 A- Final Copy is due Thursday, November 5

11/02/09

What we do in class

Due Today

Introduce To Kill A Mockingbird

Journal #1

PP- Notes on Harper Lee/Setting/Jim Crow Laws

Fill out study guide as we go.

 A- None

Finish notes on Harper Lee

 Hand out books and study guides

Answer pre-reading questions

 Begin reading To Kill a Mockingbird Chap. 1

Discuss Chapter 1-2 To Kill a Mockingbird

 Hand out terms and map of Maycomb

Look over terms

 Start reading chap. 3 in class

 A- Finish chapter 3 and 4 and do study guides

Journal #3

 Correct chapter 3 and 4 study guide

 A- Read chap 5 and 6 and  complete the study guide for Monday

Finish chapter 3 and 4 and do study guides

Catch up Read Day

 If you are caught up on your reading you may do other homework.

 A- Chapters 5-6 should be completed

11/09/09

What we do in class

Due Today

Correct study guide

Derogatory Words Small Group Activity

HW: Study Guide & Read Chap. 7

Correct study guide

Finish Derogatory Words Small Group Activity

Begin reading in class Chapter 8

HW: Study Guide & Read Chapter. 8-9

NO School-Veterans Day

Correct study guide

Review for Quiz

Take Quiz over ch. 1-9

HW: Study Guide & Read ch. 10-11 for Monday

Students must be reading Chapters 10 and 11 and completing the study guide for Monday

 A- Chapters 10 and 11 and study guide

11/16/09

What we do in class

Due Today

Journal Activity

Correct Study guide for Chapter 10-11

 A- Read Chapters 12-13 and do study guide

Watch the first section of “To Kill A Mockingbird”

 A- Chapters 12 and 13 due tomorrow

Journal Activity

Correct Study Guide

 A- Read Chapter 14 and do the study guide

Journal Activity

Correct Study Guide

 A- Read Chapters 15 and 16 for Monday

Read Day

11/23/09

What we do in class

Due Today

Correct study guide

Start Quotable Posters group activity

Correct study guide

Finish Quotable Posters group activity

Silent Read

11/30/09

What we do in class

Due Today

Journal Activity

Correct study guide Chapters 18-19

Begin reading Chapter 20

Correct study guide Chapters 20-21

Race Card Activity

A: Study Guide & Read ch. 22-23-Study for quiz over Chaps 10-20

Quiz over Chapters 10-22

Correct Study Guide

Begin reading Chapters 24-25

Correct study guide

Walk in Someone Else's Shoes Activity

HW: Study Guide & Read ch. 26-27

Read Day

 A: Chapters 26 and 27 and study guide

12/07/09

What we do in class

Due Today

Correct study guide for chapters 26-27

Begin reading in class Chapter 28

Go over Study guide for Chapter 28

Predict ending of the book based on plot thus far

Read in class Chapter 31-final chapter

Have a few minutes in class to do study guide

Correct study guide Chapters 29-31

Work on writing 25 questions and answers to help your classmates review for the test next week. 

 A- 25 Q/A due tomorrow

Go over student’s questions and answer in game form for review for the test.

 A- Complete study guide for Monday

12/14/09

What we do in class

Due Today

Go over Study Guide

Review for TKAM Test

TKAM Final Test

Continue watching TKAM Movie

Fsh watching movie

ntroduce Poetry Terms

Go over poetry notes

 A- Fill out note worksheet-pg 4 in poetry packet

Review poetry terms

Analyze Christmas poems

12/21/09

What we do in class

Due Today

Go over Christmas poetry worksheet

 Analyze “Grinch” using poetry notes

 A-Grinch worksheet- pg 8 in packet

Re-write 3 stanzas of the Grinch poem using poetry devices learned within this unit.

 A- Grinch poems-pg. 9 in packet

(Shortened Class Periods)

Present Grinch poems

Watch the Grinch

 A-None

12/28/09

What we do in class

Due Today

01/04/10

What we do in class

Due Today

Introduce

Harris Burdick Stories

Show other books written by Chris Van Allsburg

Choose Harris Burdick caption and photo

A-Story due Thurs.

Writing Day to write Harris Burdick stories

 A-Story due Thurs.

Writing Day to write Harris Burdick stories

Stories must include 10 descriptive words (highlighted) and 3 simile/metaphor phrases (highlighted)

 A-Story due Thurs.

Present Harris Burdick Stories

 A-Begin Studying for semester tests

Present Harris Burdick Stories

 A-Study for semester tests

01/11/10

What we do in class

Due Today

Read Harris Burdick stories for extra credit.  All students hand in stories with highlighted passages for credit.

 A-Begin studying for test

Review day for Semester Tests

 A-Study for Test

Review Day for Semester Tests

 A-Study for Test

Period 3, 7, 6- Semester Test

 A- You will need your literature books next Tuesday

 01/18/10

What we do in class

Due Today

Put students in new seating charts

Begin unit on Odyssey

Explain Gods/Goddesses power point project (hand out information sheet)

Choose partners

 A- Story board due tomorrow-project will be presented on Wed, Jan 27

Go to Computer lab to research

  Students must have storyboard to begin researching on the computers

 A- project will be presented on Wed, Jan 27

Intro notes  to The Odyssey

 (powerpoint and notes)

 A- Power point presentations on God/Goddess

Final day to research in Computer Lab

 (Admission to class is a completed storyboard.)

 A-Project will be presented on  Wednesday, January 27

01/25/10

What we do in class

Due Today

Intro notes  to The Odyssey

 (powerpoint and notes)

 A- Power point presentations on God/Goddess due Thursday

Mrs. Parker in to speak with Freshmen about Registration

Students will watch video on Gods and Goddesses!

 A- Presentations will begin Thursday

Student God/Godesses Presentations

Student God/Godesses Presentations

02/01/10

What we do in class

Due Today

Take Quiz over Gods and Goddesses

Finish Intro notes  to The Odyssey

Begin reading Books 1-5 pg. 1104-1109

Finish and Review Books 1 and 5 of The Odyssey

 Correct Study Guide

 Begin reading Book 9 pg. 1110-1123

 A- Complete as much of study guide as possible

Correct Study guide up until this point.

 Continue Reading Book 9 pg. 1110-1123 of The Odyssey

 A- Complete as much of study guide as possible

Correct Book 9 Study Guide

 Finish reading Book 9 of The Odyssey

pg. 1110-1123

In class complete Study Guide

Review for Quiz over Books 1-9

 A- Study for quiz

Books 1-9 Quiz

 Watch 1^st section of video

 A- None

02/08/10

What we do in class

Due Today

Read Book 10 of The Odyssey

pg. 1124-1125

 A- Book 10 Study Guide

Mrs. Parker in to register in the computer lab

Go over Book 10 Study Guide

Begin reading Book 11 of The Odyssey

pg. 1126-1129

A- Complete Book 11 and Study Guide

 Correct Book 11 Study Guide

  Begin reading Book 12 pg. 1130-1137

 A- Work on study guide

Finish reading Book 12 of The Odyssey

 Correct Book 12 Study Guide

 A-Study for quiz over 10-12 on Tuesday

02/15/10

What we do in class

Due Today

Books 10-12 Quiz

Watch movie for remainder of class

 A- Vocabulary pg. 20 in packet

Correct Vocab pg. 20

 Read Book 16 of The Odyssey

 A- Study guide Book 16

Correct Book 16 Study Guide

 Read  Book 17 and 21 in class pg. 1148-1155

 A- Study Guide Books 17-21

Take quiz over Books 17-21

 Watch Odyssey movie

 A- None

02/22/10

What we do in class

Due Today

Read Books 22-23  pg. 1156-1165 and complete study Guide

 A- Complete Study Guide

Correct Study Guide

Review for Odyssey Test

 A- Study for test

Odyssey Test!

 A- None

Continue Watching Movie

 A- None

Finish watching Movie

 A-None

03/01/10

What we do in class

Due Today

Impromptu Writing Day

Choose one of the topics to write (topics will come from discussion questions from each story) and write a 3 paragraph essay on the topic. The essay should be typed and is due on Friday.

 A-Typed essay due Friday

Correct Vocab in context

Read “The Necklace” pg. 206

 A- Study Guide for “The Necklace”

Correct Study Guide for “The Necklace”

 Discuss Story

 A- Vocab in context pg. 104

Correct Vocab in context pg. 104

 Read “The Gift of the Magi” pg. 94

 A- Gift of the Magi Study Guide

Correct “The Gift of the Magi” study guide

 Discuss Story

 A- Vocab in Context pg. 354

03/08/10

What we do in class

Due Today

Turn in essays

Correct Vocab pg. 354

 Begin reading “Cask of Amontillado” pg. 342

 A- As much of study guide as possible

Essays

Recap “Cask of Amontillado”

 Finish reading “Cask of Amontillado”

 Go over study guide

Go over background for Cask story

pg. 352

 Watch short movie of  “Cask of Amontillado”

 A- None

Read “Sniper” pg. 405  (Read independently and complete study guide)

 A-Story and Study Guide

Discuss “Sniper”

 Present favorite children’s songs

 A-Vocab pg. 762

A-Story and Study Guide

03/15/10

What we do in class

Due Today

Correct Vocab pg. 762

 Begin reading “Charming Billy” pg. 750

 A- Finish story and study guide

Discuss “Charming Billy”

 A- vocab pg. 76

Correct vocab pg. 76

 Begin reading “The Most Dangerous Game” pg. 53-74

 A- As much of study guide as possible

Continue reading “The Most Dangerous Game”

 A- As much of study guide as possible

Finish Reading “The Most Dangerous Game”

 Go over study guide

 A-None

03/22/10

What we do in class

Due Today

Discuss any questions over

The Most Dangerous Game

 Review for test tomorrow

 A- Study for test over Short Stories

Short Story Exam

 A- None

Begin watching
  “The Most Dangerous Game” movie

  A- None

Finish watching

 “The Most Dangerous Game” movie

 A-None

Watch Shakespeare Movie

and complete worksheet

 If time is available:  Please read pages 926- 937 in your text book

 A- None

03/29/10

What we do in class

Due Today

Finish video/Go over study guide

Elizabethean/Shakespeare Ppt

Fill out study guide as we go

Shakespeare in the book

Read pages 926-934 and fill out study guide as you go

If there is time begin ppt on terms-fill out study guide

 A- Do vocabulary for Act I

Correct book study guide and vocabulary for Act I

 Finish ppt on terms

Read Prologue pg. 941

  A- None

Dr. Talcott will be in to talk about Europe, Shakespeare, and Romeo and Juliet

 A-None

04/05/10

What we do in class

Due Today

Recap the Prologue

Choose characters (pg. 941)

Begin reading Act I, Scene I (pgs. 942-950)

 A- Work on Study guide

Read Act I, Scene II, III (pgs. 950-957)

 A- Work on Study Guide

Continue reading  Act I, Scene II, III (pgs. 950-957)

 A- Work on Study Guide

Read Act I, Scene IV  (pgs. 957-961)

04/12/10

What we do in class

Due Today

Share Queen Mab Illustrations

Read Act I, scene 5 pg. 961-966

 A- Study for quizzes tomorrow

Act 1 Vocab Quiz

Act 1 Quiz

Watch Act 1 portion of video

A-    Act 2 Vocabulary

Turn in Journal entries

Go over Act 2 vocab

 Read Act II, scene I, II (pg. 968-974)

 A- Work on Study Guide

Act 2 Vocabulary

 Continue reading  Act II, Scene II, III (pgs. 974-980)

 A- Work on Study Guide

Substitute

 Students work on perfect mate form and quote T-shirts

 A-Have parents complete perfect mate form and complete T-shirt

04/19/10

What we do in class

Due Today

Share T-shirts

Read Act II, scene 3, 4 pg. 977-987

 A- Work on Study Guide

Read Act II, scene 5, 6 pg. 987-990

Correct Act II Study Guide

Study for quizzes

 A- Study for quizzes

Act II quiz

Act II vocab quiz

 Watch Act II section of movie

 A- Do vocabulary for Act III

Go over vocabulary for Act II

Read Act III, scene i, (pg 992-999)

 A- Work on S.G.

Read Act III, scene ii (pg. 999-1002)

 A- Work on Study Guide and Mercutio obituary

04/26/10

What we do in class

Due Today

Read Act III, scene iii, iv  (pg 1003-1009)

 A- Study guide

Read Act III, scene v (pg 1010-1016)

Correct Study Guides

Review for quizzes

 A- Study for quizzes

Act III quiz

Act III vocab quiz

 Watch Act III section of movie

 A- Vocab for Act IV

Go over Act IV vocab words

 Read Act IV, scene I (pg. 1018-1022)

 A- Study Guide

Read Act IV, scene ii, iii (pg. 1022-1026)

 A- Study Guide

05/03/10

What we do in class

Due Today

Correct Act IV Study Guide

 Read Act V, scene i,ii (pg. 1034-1038)

  A- Study Guide

Finish reading Act V, iii  (pg. 1038-1050)

 A- Complete Study Guide

Correct Study Guide Act V

 Quote Worksheet

 A- Quote Worksheet due Monday

Act IV, V Quizzes

 Watch video

A- Romeo and Juliet Review

05/10/10

What we do in class

Due Today

Go over quote worksheets

 Review for Romeo and Juliet final test

 A- Study for test

Romeo and Juliet Final Test!

 A-None

Introduce Friar Laurence closing remarks papers

 Work on paper—due tomorrow

Extra credit if typed

 A- Paper

Finish closing remark presentations

 Watch clips of Romeo and Juliet—new version!

 A-None

05/17/10

What we do in class

Due Today

Begin West Side Story Unit

  A- Work on WSS Study Guide

West Side Story Unit

 A- Work on WSS Study Guide

West Side Story Unit

 A-Work on WSS Study Guide

Introduce Time Capsules

 Work on Time Capsules

 A- Hand out Semester Test Review

Work on Time Capsules or Semester Test Review

 (Time Capsules are due Monday!)

05/24/10

What we do in class

Due Today

Hand in Time Capsules

05/31/10

What we do in class

Due Today