Monday 6/9
1. Final Exam Test Prep
HW - Bring Yellow Textbook to class tomorrow (Tues)
Tuesday 6/10
1st & 6th Period Finals
HW - Bring completed study guide
Wednesday 6/11
2nd & 3rd Period Finals
HW - Bring completed study guide
Thursday 6/12
4th & 5th Period Finals
HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!!!
Monday 6/2
1. John Proctor Mock Trail Day 1: Prosecution
Tuesday 6/3
1. John Proctor Mock Trial Day 2: Defense
Wednesday 6/4
1. The Crucible Character Composites & Discussion Questions
HW - None
Thursday 6/5
1. The Crucible Final Exam Study Guide: Small Groups
HW - Continue to work on Exam Study Guide
Friday 6/6
1. The Crucible Final Exam Study Guide Part 2
HW - Test Prep
Tuesday 5/27
1. SSR
2. Finish The Crucible Movie & Act 4 analysis questions
3. Introduction to Mock Trial
HW - Finish Act 4 analysis questions & sign-up for Mock Trial at edhs.org
Wednesday 5/28
1. SSR
2. Correct analysis questions
HW - None
Thursday 5/29
1. Assignment of Mock Trial roles
2. Begin Mock Trial Preparations (Day 1)
Friday 5/30
1. Continue Mock Trial Preparations (Day 2)
2. Written Assignments due at the end of class
HW - Prepare for Mock Trial (Prosecution starts on Monday)
Monday 5/19
1. SSR - Begin reading Act 3 (pp 207-216)
2. Act 2 Movie
HW - Finish reading pp 207-216
Tuesday 5/20
1. SSR - Reading Check (pp 207-216)
2. Finish Reading Act 3 (class reading)
HW - Finish Act 3 if not completed in class
Wednesday 5/21
1. Act 3 Quiz
2. Small Group: Act 3 analysis questions
HW - Finish Act 3 analysis questions & read Act 4 pp. 229-234)
Thursday 5/22
1. SSR
2. Correct Act 3 analysis questions
HW - Finish reading Act 4
Friday 5/23
1. Act 4 Quiz
2. The Crucible Movie
HW - None
Monday 5/12
1. SSR
2. Begin Reading Act 2
HW - Continue Reading Act 1 (page 191 to bottom of left column on page 194)
Tuesday 5/13
1. SSR
2. Continue Reading Act 2
HW- Finish reading Act 2 and complete Act 2 Vocabulary
Wednesday 5/14
1. SSR
2. Act 2 & Vocab Quiz
3. Act 2 Analysis Questions
HW - Finish Act 2 Analysis Questions
Thursday 5/15
1. SSR
2. Correct Act 2 Analysis Questions
3. Begin Puritan Party Playlist
Friday 5/16
1. SSR
2. Finish Puritan Party Playlist
3. Begin Reading Act 3
Monday 5/5
1. SSR
2. The Crucible: Introductory Notes
3. History Channel Documentary: The Salem Witch Trials Part 1
HW - None
Tuesday 5/6
1. SSR
2. The Crucible: Focus Terms
3. History Channel Documentary: The Salem Witch Trials Part 2
HW - Read "The Conventions of Drama" pp 161-162, Read The Crucible pp 169-172, complete Vocabulary Activity for Section 1
Wednesday 5/7
1. Section 1 Vocabulary Check & Reading Comprehension Check
2. Class Reading: The Crucible pp 172-178
HW - Read pp 178-182 (stop @ Rev. Hale)
Thursday 5/8
1. SSR
2. Finish reading Act 1
HW - Finish reading Act 1 (up to page 189) if not completed in class
Friday 5/9
1. The Crucible Act 1 analysis questions & vocabulary #2
2. Act 1 Quiz & vocab quiz #2
HW - none
Monday 4/28
1. SSR
2. Final CST Prep Sheets
3. CST Final Tips & Reminders
HW - None
Tuesday 4/29
1. CST Focus: Paper Pass Back
Wednesday 4/30
1. SSR
2. CST Focus
HW - REad pp 134-136, "Build Background" on pg 138 and the poems on pp 139-141.
Thursday 5/1
1. SSR
2. Answer questions on poems (1-4 on page 139) & all except #6 on page 142.
Friday 5/2
1. SSR
2. Correct Questions
HW - No homework
Monday 4/21
1. SSR
2. CST Prep #1
3. CST Prep #2
HW - Read pp. 992-994, 996-999, 1000-1004 & Complete Active Reading (thanks Bryce)
Tuesday 4/22
1. SSR
2. Small Groups: Answer all questions on pages 1001, 1003, & 1005. Due at the end of the period.
HW - None
Wednesday 4/23
1. SSR
2. CST Prep: Food Processor
3. CST Prep: Robert Frost
HW - Read pp 446-447 (American Gothic Period), pp 450-453 (E. A. Poe), and 455-461 ("The Masque of the Red Death"). Complete the Active Reading Activity described on page 454.
Thursday 4/24
1. SSR
2. Correct "Mending Wall" CST Prep
3. Small Group Analysis Questions: "The Masque of the Red Death"
HW - Finish "Red Death" Analysis Questions
Friday 4/25
1. SSR
2. Correct "Red Death" Analysis Questions
3. CST Prep
HW - None
Monday 4/7
1. Huck Finn Essay Checklist & Peer Evaluation
HW - Print Easybib Outline w/ Notes, Essay & Works Cited Page
Tuesday 4/8
1. SSR
2. Begin CST Prep: Activity #1
HW - None
Wednesday 4/9
1. SSR
2. Correct CST Prep #1
3. CST Prep #2 & #3
HW - Read page 835 in yellow textbook. Read "Building Background", "Focus Your Reading", & complete the "Active Reading" as you read the poems on pages 836-837. Answer all the questions on page 836 & 838 including the Literary Analysis section on symbols and tone.
Thursday 4/10
1. SSR
2. Correct Homework
3. CST Prep #4
HW - Read "Build Background" & "Active Reading" on page 609. Read pages 610-615 & answer all questions on page 616 including Literary Analysis
Monday 3/31
1. SSR
2. Essay Organization
HW - finish setting up Easybib account & begin research
Tuesday 4/1
1. SSR
2. 2 sentence thesis statement construction
3. Begin writing essay
HW - continue research and writing
Wednesday 4/2
1. SSR
2. Introduction and Conclusion organization
3. Continue writing essay
HW - continue research and writing
Thursday 4/3
1. Computer Lab: Begin typing essay
HW - continue working on essay
Friday 4/4
1. Computers: Continue typing essay
HW - Bring typed 1st draft of essay to class on Monday
HW - c
Monday 3/24 & Tuesday 3/25
Due to circumstances and emotions, we are taking these two days to remember our friend and begin to process our loss.
HW - none
Wednesday 3/26
1. SSR
2. Frederick Douglas Biography Video
HW - Annotate F. Douglas Letter and prepare for writing prompt
Thursday 3/27
1. SSR
2. F. Douglas analysis paragraph
3. Introduction of Huck Finn Research Paper
HW - none
Friday 3/28
1. Discuss Research Paper
2. Begin Research in Library
Monday 3/17
1. SSR
2. EAP Introduction, Samples, and Tips
Tuesday 3/18
1. EAP Written Portion (Essay)
Wednesday 3/19
1. SSR
2. Huck Finn Unit Exam (Stations: Passage Analysis, Characterization, Plot Development, Stylistic Elements, Symbols & Themes, Written Responses)
HW - Read Frederick Douglas' Speech "What the Black Man Wants" & prepare for in-class paragraph
Thursday 3/20
1. SSR
2. Huck Finn Unit Exam Discussion
3. In-Class Written Assessment (Frederick Douglas Speech & Huck Finn)
HW - Study for exam & review close reading passages
Friday 3/21
1. Huck Finn Unit Exam
HW - Huck Finn "Beyond" paragraphs due by 11:59 pm tonight. Submit it through your Google Drive "Turn-in" folder.
Monday 3/10
1. SSR
2. Huck "Wrestlin' with Right 'n' Wrong" - small group analysis
HW - Begin reading chapters 36-39
Tuesday 3/11
1. SSR
2. Character Composites (Huck Finn) - small group analysis
3. Individual Paragraph (Foil Characters in Huck Finn) - due at end of period.
HW - Chapters 36-39 reading log due by 11:59 pm
Wednesday 3/12
1. SSR
2. Image and Text analysis (compare/contrast) - small group analysis
3. Individual Paragraph - due at end of period
HW - Begin reading Chapters 40-43
Thursday 3/13
1. SSR
2. Frederick Douglas Analysis - Part 1 small groups
HW - Chapters 40-43 reading log due by 11:59 pm
Friday 3/14
1. SSR
2. Huck Finn Quiz: Chapters 29-43
3. Huck Study Questions #4 - small groups due at the end of the period
HW - none
Monday 3/3
1. Library - Final work day for Satire Project
HW - work on Satire Project and read Huck Finn
Tuesday 3/4
1. SSR
2. Satire in Huck Finn
HW - Satire Project due P2 & P5. Reading Log 27-29 due tonight.
Friday 3/7
1. 2014-2015 Registration
Monday 2/24
1. SSR
2. Huck Finn Study Questions 12-18
HW - Read Huck & finish study questions
Tuesday 2/25
1. P2 & P5 - Introduce Online Satire Exploration & Evaluation in Libarary
2. P3 - Huck's Moral Growth (Bildungsroman Activity)
HW - Reading Log 19-20 due 11:59. P3 complete bildungsroman activity
Wednesday 2/26
1. P3 & P5 - Online Satire Exploration & Evaluation
2. P2 - Huck's Moral Growth (Bildungsroman Activity)
HW - P2 finish bildungsroman activity
Thursday 2/27
1. P2 & P3 Online Satire Exploration & Evaluation
2. P5 - Huck's Moral Growth (Bildungsroman Activity)
HW - Reading Log 21-23 due 11:59. P5 complete bildungsroman activity
Friday 2/28
1. SSR
2. Huck Finn Study Questions 19-23 due at end of the period
HW - Reading Log due Sunday night & work on Online Satire Project.
Tuesday 2/18
1. SSR
2. Huck Finn Study Questions 1-11
3. Introduction to Satire & Satirical Terms
HW - Read Satire Wiki & chapter 12-14 Reading Log by 11:59 pm
Wednesday 2/19
1. SSR
2. Satire Examples Part 1
HW - Continue reading Huck Finn.
Thursday 2/20
1. SSR
2. Satire Activity Part 2
HW - Huck Reading Log 15-16
Friday 2/21
1. SSR
2. Huck Finn Satire & Irony activity
3. Introduce Online Satire Exploration and Evaluation
HW - Huck Finn Reading Log 17-18 by 11:59 Sunday 2/23
Tuesday 2/11
1. SSR
2. Huck Finn Chp 1-3 quiz
3. Week Preview
HW - Rewrite Tone paragraphs and submit in google share folder
Wednesday 2/13
1. SSR
2. Begin "Our Gang" book project
HW - Interview family members and bring supplies
Thursday 2/14
1. SSR
2. "Our Gang" book project creation
HW - Finish your portion of the book project & chapter 4-7 reading log due by 11:59pm
Friday 2/15
1. SSR
2. Turn in "Our Gang" project
3. Huck Finn Chp 4-7 quiz
4. Huck Finn Discussion Questions chapters 1-7
Tuesday 1/21
1. SSR
2. Small Group Collaboration: "Nature" Close Reading Analysis #4
HW - Independently finish "Nature" #4
Wednesday 1/22
1. SSR
2. Correct "Nature" #4 Questions
3. Paper Pass Back
Monday 1/13
1. SSR
2. Walden Video
3. Walden Close Reading Analysis #1
HW - Finish Analysis Questions and read Walden (pp 382-391)
Tuesday 1/14
1. SSR
2. Correct Walden Close Reading Analysis #1 Questions
3, Begin Walden Study Questions (pp 382-391)
HW - Complete Walden Study Questions (pp 382-391) & read "Self-Reliance" (pp. 364-366)
Wednesday 1/15
1. SSR
2. Correct Walden Study Questions (382-391)
3. Begin "Self-Reliance" Study Questions (364-366)
HW - Complete "Self-Reliance" Questions and read "Civil-Disobedience" (pp 370-377)
Thursday 1/16
1. SSR
2. Correct "Self-Reliance" Questions
3. Begin "Civil-Disobedience" Study Questions (pp 370-377)
HW - Complete "Civil-Disobedience" Study Questions
Friday 1/17
1. SSR
2. Correct "Civil-Disobedience" Study Questions
3. Paper Pass Back
HW - None
WEEK 16
Monday 12/6
1. SSR
2. Introduction to Transcendentalism
3. Small Group Discussion Questions
HW - None
Tuesday 12/7
1. Whole Class Discussion Questions
2. 5 Major Beliefs of Transcendentalism
3. Terminology: Metaphor, Simile, Personification, Imagery, Allusion, Symbolism
4. Begin Close Reading Analysis of Passage #1 "Nature"
HW - None
Wednesday 12/8
1. SSR
2. Terminology
3. Finish Passage #1 "Nature"
4. Correct Passage #1 "Nature"
5. Begin Passage #2 "Nature"
HW - Finish Passage #2 "Nature"
Thursday 12/9
1. SSR
2. Correct Passage #2
3. New Terminology
4. Distribute Passage #3
HW - Complete "Nature" passage #3
Friday 12/10
1. SSR
2. Correct Passage #3
3. New Terminology
4. Paper Pass Back
HW - Read "Walden" in Yellow Textbook (pp 382-391)
WEEK 15
Monday 12/16
1. SSR
2. Libarary Computers - Polish Prezi Presentations
Tuesday 12/17
1. SSR
2. Begin Prezi Presentations
WEEK 14
Monday 12/9
1. The Great Gatsby Unit Exam Make-Up Day
2. The Great Gatsby Movie analysis
HW - None
Tuesday 12/10
1. The Great Gatsby Movie analysis part 2
HW - None
Wednesday 12/11
1. SSR
2. Gatsby Setting Analysis Prezi Presentation Day 1
Thursday 12/12
1. Gatsby Setting Analysis Prezi Presentation Day 2 - On Computers
Friday 12/13
1. SSR
2. Finish Gatsby movie analysis
WEEK 13
Monday 12/2
1. SSR
2. Comprehension Check Gatsby Chapters 5-8
HW - Begin reading chapter 9
Tuesday 12/3
1. SSR
2. Chapters 4 & 5 Analysis Questions
HW - Finish reading Chapter 9 (finish novel)
Wednesday 12/4
1. SSR
2. Comprehension Check Chapter 9
3. Gatsby Symbols & Themes (Puzzle & Battle of the Sexes)
4. Gatsby Review Sheet
Thursday 12/5
1. SSR
2. Gatsby Review Session (Themes & Study Guide)
HW - Study for Gatsby test
Friday 12/6
1. The Great Gatsby Comprehension Exam (75 points)
WEEK 12
Monday 11/18
1. SSR
2. The Great Gatsby Chapters 1 & 2 Study Questions
HW - Begin reading Chapter 3
Tuesday 11/19
1. SSR
2. Finish Chapters 1 & 2 Study Questions
3. "Secret Society" Analysis
HW - Finish "Secret Society" Analysis, Extra Credit, & Finish reading Chapter 3
Wednesday 11/20
1. SSR
2. The Great Gatsby Chapter 3 Study Questions
HW - Begin reading Chapter 4
Thursday 11/21
1. SSR
2. Chapter 3 Comprehension check & review
3. Gatsby movie Chapter 1
HW - Finish Chapter 4
Friday 11/22
1. Gatsby Chapter 4 Comprehension Check
2. Chapter 4 Study Questions
3. Gatsby Movie Chapter 2
HW - Read Gatsby Chapter 5-8
WEEK 11
Tuesday 11/12
1. SSR
2. Syntax 71
3. Discuss "Winter Dreams" 1-3 Questions
HW - Syntax 72
Wednesday 11/13
1. SSR
2. Discuss "Winter Dreams" 4-6 Questions
HW - None
Thursday 11/14
1. SSR
2. Gatsby Slang Pre-test & QW
3. Distribute Gatbsy books
HW - Read chapter 1
Friday 11/15
1. Chapter 1 reading check
2. Character Web & Important passages in Ch. 1
3. Narrator Analysis 1st 5 paragraphs
4. Gatsby Chapter 1 study questions
HW - Read Gatsby chapter 2
WEEK 10
Monday 11/4
1. Rhetoric Exam make up day
HW - None
Tuesday 11/5
1. SSR
2. Syntax #69
3. Fiction Terms
HW - Syntax #70 & begin reading "Winter Dreams" (part 1)
Wednesday 11/6
1. SSR
2. "Winter Dreams" Part 1 reading check
3. Class Reading "Winter Dreams" Part 2
HW - Read "Winter Dreams" Parts 3 & 4
Thursday 11/7
1. SSR
2. "Winter Dreams" Analysis Questions Parts 1-3
HW - Reading "Winter Dreams" Parts 5 & 6
Friday 11/8
1. SSR
2. Discuss Parts 1-3 Questions
3. "Winter Dreams" Analysis Questions Parts 4-6
HW - None
WEEK 9
Monday 10/28
1. SSR
2. Quick Write - JFK Stylistic Elements
3. Read Helen Keller's Speech of 1925
4. Stylistic Element analysis
HW - Finish table and quick write.
Tuesday 10/29
1. SSR
2. Introduction to Web Quest
3. Computer Lab - Web Quest Part 1
Wednesday 10/30
1. SSR
2. Susan B. Anthony - Women & the Right to Vote
3. Stylistic Analysis
HW - Finish analysis if not done during class
Thursday 10/31 - Lunchtime Test Prep Session
1. Test Review Sheet
2. Computer Lab - Web Quest Part 2
HW - Study for Test
Friday 11/1
1. Rhetoric Unit Exam
WEEK 8
Monday 10/21
1. SSR
2. Collaborative "Declaration" in-class writing assignment
HW - Read "Stride Toward Freedom" & "Necessary to Protect Ourselves" (pp. 301-306)
Tuesday 10/22
1. SSR
2. "Stride..." & "Necessary..." Analysis Questions
HW - Finish analysis questions
Wednesday 10/23
1. SSR
2. Correct "Stride..." & "Necessary..." questions
3. Listen to & Watch MLK Jr. "I Have a Dream"
4. Rhetorical Device analysis
HW - Finish Rhetorical Device analysis
Thursday 10/24
1. SSR
2. In-Class writing: "I Have a Dream" analysis
HW - Finish analysis paragraph if not done in class
Friday 10/25
1. SSR
2. Listen to & Watch JFK Inaugural Address
3. JFK Stylistic Analysis Activity
HW - Finish analysis table if not done during class
WEEK 7
Monday 10/14
1. SSR
2. Patrick Henry's "Speech at the Virginia Convention"
3. Small Group Analysis Responses
HW - Finish Analysis Responses
Tuesday 10/15
1. SSR
2. "Speech at the Virginia Convention" open response quiz.
3. Imagery Activity
HW - Finish both sides of Imagery activity
Wednesday 10/16
1. SSR
2. Discuss Imagery activity
3. Correct "Speech at the Virginia Convention" open note quiz
HW - Read "Declaration of Independence" pp 271-278
Thursday 10/17
1. SSR
2. "Declaration..." Powerpoint Slides
3. "Declaration..." Team Test
HW - Finish "Declaration..." Test if not completed in class
Friday 10/18
1. SSR
2. Correct "Declaration..." Team Test
3. Your own "Declaration...": 4 parts (preamble, statement of philosophical assumptions, list of reasons/rationale, declaration)
HW - No homework
WEEK 6
Monday 10/7
1. SSR
2. Native American Exam Make up Day
3. Final Collaboration Day for Creation Myth
HW - Collaborative Creation Myth Due 3:00 on Tuesday
Tuesday 10/8
1. SSR
2. Introduction to Rhetoric Terminology
HW - Type Terms
Wednesday 10/9
1. SSR
2. Imagery Activity
3. Lou Gehrig Farewell Speech
4. Ethos, Pathos, Logos Analysis
HW - Finish Gehrig Analysis & Imagery
Thursday 10/10
1. SSR
2. Harriet Beecher Stowe "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
3. Analysis - Close Reading
HW - Finish Close Reading Analysis
WEEK 5
Monday 9/30
1. SSR
2. Begin Creation Myth Collaborative Writing Project
HW - No homework
Tuesday 10/1
1. SSR
2. Diction #5
3. Setting up Google Collaborative Writing
HW - Work on Creation Myth & do Diction #6
Wednesday 10/2
1. SSR
2. Stations: Creation Myth Comparison (West Africa, European, Cherokee)
HW - Extra Credit Google Presentation
Thursday 10/3
1. SSR
2. Creation Myth Comparison Group Presentations
3. Creation Myth Collaboration Status Meeting
HW - None
Friday 10/4
1. Native American Literature Unit Exam
WEEK 4
Monday 9/23
1. SSR
2. Discuss Diction Activity #3
3. Read "Chief Logan's Lament"
HW: Diction Activity #4 & Active Reading for "Logan's Lament"
Tuesday 9/24
1. SSR
2. Discuss Diction Activity #4
3. Read "Chief Seattle's Oration"
HW: Logan & Seattle Venn Diagram
Wednesday 9/25 (Back to School Night)
1. SSR
2. Class Discussion on Venn Diagram
3. Individual Paragraph Analysis
HW: Active Reading "The Way to Rainy Mountain"
Thursday 9/26
1. SSR
2. "The Way to Rainy Mountain" Imagery Analysis Activity
HW: Finish Analysis Activity
Friday 9/27
1. SSR
2. Discuss "The Way to Rainy Mountain" Analysis
3. Diction Activity #5
HW: None
WEEK 3
Monday 9/16 (Wear Black & Gold - Lunch Drum Line)
1. SSR & Reading Log
2. "The World on the Turtle's Back" Quick Write & Pre-reading
3. Begin "The World on the Turtle's Back" (pp. 25-30)
HW - Finish "The World on the Turtle's Back" (pp. 25-30)
Tuesday 9/17 (Dress Classy - Lunch Tug-o-War)
1. SSR - Reading Quick Check
2. "The World on the Turtle's Back" Text-Dependent Questions
- small group collaboration (complete sentences)
HW - Finish Text-Dependent Questions (complete sentences) #1-11
Wednesday 9/18 (Wear White - Lunch Song Team)
1. SSR
2. Discuss #1-11
3. Small group collaboration (complete sentences) #12-22
HW - Finish Text-Dependent Questions #12-22
Thursday 9/19 (Jersey Day - Lunch Watermelon Smash)
1. SSR
2. Discuss #12-22
3. Synthesis Paragraphs - Google Drive Submission Process
HW - Create Synthesis Paragraphs in MLA format & "Share" w/ [email protected] through Google Drive. Due by start of class period Friday.
Friday 9/20 (CRAZY Black & Gold Day - Lunch Face Painting)
1. SSR
2. Close Reading Analysis: DICTION
3. Voice Lessons Diction Activities 3 & 4
HW - Finish Diction Activity #3
WEEK 2
Monday 9/9
1. SSR (check books)
2. ELA Diagnostic Test (MLA, Terminology)
Tuesday 9/10
1. SSR
2. Seating Chart
3. Review Diagnostic Test
4. Check out textbooks
HW - Read TBD by Wed. Sign up for free gmail account by Friday.
Wednesday 9/11
1. SSR
2. Review MLA test
3. Begin Native American Literature Collaborative Activity
HW: Begin "What is a Myth" list
Thursday 9/12 (Football vs Fullerton)
1. SSR
2. PSAT Information
3. Continue MLA Test Review
4. Continue Native American Literature Collaborative Activity
HW: Finish worksheet
Friday 9/13
1. Portfolio Scramble
2. SSR
3. Whole Class Discussion (Myths)
4. Individual Paragraph (Myths)
HW: None