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Tuesday 1/16
1. Finish The Odyssey Introduction: Questions
2. Correct Intro Questions
3. Continue Reading The Odyssey Book 8: pp 898-903
HW - Finish Reading Book 9: pp 903-908
Wednesday 1/17
1. Comparatives vs Superlatives (er vs est, more vs most, between vs among)
2. Comprehension Check: pp 903-908
HW - Finish reading Book 9 of The Odyssey (pp 908-913)
Thursday 1/18
1. Comprehension Check: pp 908-913
2. The Odyssey: Book 9 Analysis Questions
HW - Finish Analysis Questions if not completed during class
Monday 12/18
1. Discuss/Correct "Ozymandias" Questions
2. "Washington's Farewell" - StudySync 1st Read
HW - Finish "Washington's Farewell Comprehension & Think Questions
Monday 12/11
1. StudySync Story Structure
2. Leadership Class Discussion
3. Leadership: StudySync Blast
HW - Finish Blast Responses
Tuesday 12/13
1. New Seating Chart
2. StudySync: "The Lady, or the Tiger" - Class Reading
3. "The Lady, or the Tiger" - "Comp" Questions
HW - Finish "Comp" Questions if not completed during class
Wednesday 12/14
1. Row writing: "The Lady or the Tiger" conclusion
2. "The Lady of the Tiger" Close Reading - Prewriting
HW - Prepare for in-class paragraphs
Thursday 12/14
1. "The Lady or the Tiger" Close Read & Write
HW - None
Friday 12/15
1. "Ozymandias" - Class Reading
2. "Ozymandias" - Study Questions
HW - None
2nd Source Works Cited
Author's Last Name, Author's First Name. "Title." The Language of Literature. McDougal Littell, 2000. Print.
* Author's Last Name goes in the parenthetical - no page number needed)
StudySync Research Links
Monday 12/5
1. Introductions: Hook, Occasion, Purpose, Plan
2. Work on Essay
HW - Work on Essay
Tuesday 12/ 6
1. Works Cited Pages
2. Work on Essay
HW - Work on Essay
Wednesday 12/7
1. MLA Format & Conclusions
2. Work on Essay
HW - Print 1st Draft of Essay
Thursday 12/8
1. Peer Revision - Writer's Workshop
HW - Finish revising essay & print final draft
Friday 12/9
1. Turn in Final Draft
Monday 11/27
1. Welcome Back
2. StudySync - "Research & Note-Taking"
3. Continue Research for Dreams & Aspirations Essay
HW - Finish Outside Research, Of Mice and Men Quote Collection, and Brainstorming Chart
Tuesday 11/28
1. Turn in Brainstorming Chart
2. Finish Research including 2nd Reading Selection Quote Collection
HW - Have 7 quotes from 5 different sources ready for tomorrow
Wednesday 11/29
1. StudySync - Introduction to Introductions
2. Body Paragraphs: Evidence Organization and Prewriting
3. Drafting of preliminary Topic sentences, commentary sentences, and supporting details
HW - Finish Evidence Organization and Prewriting if not completed during class
Thursday 11/30
1. Informational Writing Sentence Frames
2. Essential Elements of Topic Sentences
3. Transition Statements
4. Begin Rough Draft of Body Paragraphs (Of Mice and Men, 2nd Reading Selection, Outside Research)
HW - Work on Body Paragraph Rough Drafts as needed
Friday 12/1
1. StudySync "Thesis Statements" & 2-sentence thesis statements
2. Introductions (Hook, Occasion, Purpose, Plan)
2. Continue working on rough draft
HW - Work on rough draft as needed (1st printed draft due on Tuesday; Monday will be an in-class drafting day)
Monday 11/13
1. Of Mice & Men Exam Review Sheet - Passages & Annotations
2. Of Mice & Men Jeopardy
HW - Prepare for Exam
Tuesday 11/14
1. Of Mice & Men Unit Exam
HW - None
Wednesday 11/15
1. Introduction to Essential Question Essay
2. Voice and Initial Response
HW - Finish Voice & Initial Response
Thursday 11/16
1. Essay Pre-writing: Of Mice & Men & 2nd Sour\ce
2. Research - Evidence & Support
HW - Work on research as needed
Friday 11/17
1. Finish Research
HW - None. Have a great Thanksgiving Break!
Monday 10/16
1. Summary Quiz Review of Chapter 1
2. Characterization Chart - Of Mice & Men
3. Begin reading Chapter 2
HW - Finish reading Chapter 2
Tuesday 10/17
1. Review / Discuss Chapter 2
2. Begin Chapter 2 Study Questions
HW - None
Wednesday 10/18
1. Finish Chapter 2 Study Questions
2. Begin reading Chapter 3
HW - None
Thursday 10/19
1. Finish reading Chapter 3
2. Research for Friday in-class writing prompt
HW - None
Friday 10/20
1. In-Class Writing: Characterization of George & Lennie
HW - None
Tuesday 10/3
1. "Sympathy" - 1st Read & Vocab
2. "Sympathy" Comprehension Check
3. "Sympathy" Think Questions #1-5
HW - Finish "Sympathy" Comprehension & Think Questions
Wednesday 10/4
1. Chromebooks: Connotation & Denotation
2. "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" Excerpt
3. StudySync 1st Read & Annotations
HW - Finish "...Caged Bird" Comprehension Check if not done in class
Monday 9/25
1. Comp Check "TMDG"
2. StudySync: "TMDG" - Think Questions #1-5
HW - Finish Think Questions if not done in class
Tuesday 9/26
1. Whole Class Discuss - Think Questions
2. Pre-Writing: Similarities & Differences between Rainsford & Zaroff
HW - Finish Pre-Writing if not done in class
Wednesday 9/27
1. Share Writing Plan with partner
2. Comparatives / Superlatives (Among vs Between)
3. Ship Trap Island - Visual Map
HW - Work on Map as Needed
Thursday 9/28
1. Finish Map
2. Rainsford vs Zaroff in-class writing
3. Skill Quiz Study Guide
HW - Review for Skills Quiz
Friday 9/29
1. Skills Quiz #1
Friday 9/22
1. Continue reading "The Most Dangerous Game"
HW - Finish reading "The Most Dangerous Game" -StudySync or
PDF TMDG
Monday 9/11
1. Welcome Back
2. Dreams & Aspirations Article & Annotations
3. Dreams & Aspirations Article Questions
4. StudySync Blast: Dreams & Aspirations (due tomorrow) - 3x Peer Revisions (due Wed)
Tuesday 9/12
1. Connect to Life Quickwrite: Status
2. StudySync: "The Necklace" First Read
HW - Finish "The Necklace" (use audio on StudySync), annotate vocabulary, & do Comprehension Quiz
Wednesday 9/13
1. Discuss "The Necklace" Comprehension Quiz
2. "The Necklace" Think Questions & Writing Prompt
HW - Finish Questions
Thursday 9/14
1. Discuss "The Necklace" Think Questions
2. "The Necklace" Writing Prompt - Pre-Writing
HW - Be prepared for in-class writing
Friday 9/15 - Football vs Valencia (Bell Game) - 7:00 @ Bradford Stadium
1. Chromebooks: "The Necklace" Writing Prompt
HW - None
Tuesday 9/5
1. Welcome Back
2. Finish Course Outline
3. Written "Intro"
HW - None
Wednesday 9/6
1. Subject & Predicate structure & pronouns
HW - Finish Subject-Predicate Pronouns if needed
Thursday 9/7
1. Assign StudySync Books
2. StudySync Scavenger Hunt
HW - Work on Scavenger Hunt as needed
Friday 9/8
1. Begin Unit 1 "Dreams & Aspirations" - "The Big Idea": Chromebooks
HW - Work on "The Big Idea" as needed
Tuesday 8/29
1. Check Locators
2. Welcome
3. "Who Are We?"
HW - None
Wednesday 8/30
1. Finish & Discuss "Who Are We?"
2. "Who is Mr. Wolf?"
3. Begin Course Outline Discussion
HW - None
Thursday 8/31
1. Finish Course Outline Discussion
2. Course Outline Close Reading Comprehension Quiz
HW - None
Friday 9/1 - Football @ El Toro