SPRING CALENDAR
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| January 31 | February 1 | February 2 | February 3 | February 4 |
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in class: Course introduction, syllabus, letter, writing sample, introductions. HW: 1. Print out and have syllabus signed for tomorrow. 2. Print out "A Hunger Artist" and read for tomorrow 3. Print out rubric 4. You will need to have an independent reading book by Friday. Look in your home, library, and/or my classroom. |
in class: warm-up, discussion of "The Hunger Artist" Metamorphosis pp. 1-9 ppt. on Kafka
HW: 1. Write a 5-7 sentence paragraph on the following: Do you have sympathy for Gregor? If so, why and at what times? If not, why not?
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in class: warm-up,discussion questions,Metamorphosis 10-19,Gossip magazine assignment
HW: Either print or copy out Vocab unit 1 You need to bring the list every day. Bring independent reading book to class |
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| February 7 | February 8 | February 9 | February 10 | February 11 |
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in class: warm-up, share h.w., independent reading, paragraph on independent reading choice, discussion questions, read Metamorphosis 20-29, metamorphosis human/bug transition organizer
HW: make flashcards of vocabulary unit 1 words.
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in class: warm up, independent reading,discussion questions, read Metamorphosis30-37, independent reading journal assignmment HW: Write one sentence for each vocabulary word, using the word in context. |
in class: warm up, independent reading, three dialectical journal entries on Metamorphosis, discussion questions , read Metamorphosis 38-45.
HW: Review vocab; test is Tuesday February 15
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in class: warm up, independent reading, review questions, vocabulary paragraph (write a paragraph using four vocab words), finish The Metamorphosis HW: Read Walter Sokel's essay, "Education for Tragedy", in the Metamorphosis text, pp. 164-180. Write down three interesting points that Sokel makes. |
in class: warm up, independent reading, begin Grete's point of view (minimum 1 page, single space, 12 point font). assignment, turn in to turnitin.com by Tuesday at midnight. go over point of view rubric, Gregor's eulogy assignment, HW: study for unit test on Monday and vocabulary quiz on Wednesday. |
| Monday, February 14 | Tuesday, February 15 | Wednesday, February 16 | Thursday, February 17 | Friday, February 18 |
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in class: Metamorphosis test, warm up, silent
reading, watch acts I-III of Taming of the Shrew
HW: "Who's Who in Padua" (act I), print/copy out Study Guide Acts I-II
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in class: warm up, silent reading, Shakespeare ppt., sonnet 27, sonnet writing activity: rhyme scheme organizer Read aloud Act I, scene i of Taming of the Shrew
HW: Study for vocabulary quiz. Read Act I, scene 2. Refer to character list. Take a look at this summary of the play. When you read the play at home, and when you answer study guide questions, you will use this online version of the play. Finish Grete's Point of View assignment--it is due Wednesday by 11:59 p.m.at the latest. I suggest turning it in earlier. |
in class: vocabulary quiz on unit 1, warm up, silent reading,
review act I scene ii.. Answer study guide questions. Read aloud Act II, scene 1.
HW: Turn in Grete's Point of View to turnitin.com by 11:59 at the very latest; I suggest turning it in earlier than that. print/copy out Print/copy out "Who's Who in Padua Acts II-V. Answer study guide questions for Act II, scene 1. Here is a site that paraphrases the scenes and puts the lines in modern English. |
in class: warm up, independent reading, watch film through wedding scene, Read aloud Act III, scene 1
HW: Complete peer review assignment on turnitin.com Print out study guide for Acts 3-5. Answer study guide questions for Act III, scene 1 |
NO SCHOOL |
| Monday, February 21 | Tuesday, February 22 | Wednesday, February 23 | Thursday, February 24 | Friday, February 25 |
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NO SCHOOL
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in class: warm up, independent reading, independent reading book reflection. Primary documents "The Goode and the Badde", organizer, Read aloud Act III, scene 2. HW: Answer study guide, questions for Act III, scene 2. Print out or copy this Storyboard: choose 8 scenes/events, draw them; label Act and scene for each box. Here are the scenes that you need to put in order: Marriage of Petruchio and Katherine, Bianca and Katherine fight, Petruchio and Kate’s first conversation, Lucentio comes to Padua, Petruchio and Baptista arranging the marriage, Petruchio comes to Padua, Bianca and tutors, Hortensio and Gremio decide to be temporary allies |
in class: warm up, independent reading, review study guide, Watch Act IV and V of film.
HW: read Act IV, scene 1, complete peer review assignment on turnitin.com (You cannot complete if you did not turn one in on time; turn yours into the "LATE" file and I will make an assignment from there.) |
in class: warm up, independent reading, study guide highlights, four humors, re-write Petruchio's soliloquy, read aloud Act IV, scene 2. Advice column writing assignment . HW: study guide Act IV scene 2, try the four humors quiz and see if you agree! |
in class: warm up, independent reading, vocabulary story activity (If you were absent for this, then you need to complete the assignment by writing both parts by yourself.) HW: make flashcards if you have not already done so, study for vocab quiz Tuesday |
| Monday, February 28 | Tuesday, March 1 | Wednesday, March 2 | Thursday, March 3 | Friday, March 4 |
n class: warm-up, independent reading, group work: read Act IV, scenes 3 and 4, then write a modern adaptation (choose a section-- Petruchio, Katherine and the tailor, for example) write modern script and act out for the class). Note: if absent today, you need to write your individual script for the (sections of) two scenes. HW: Read Act IV, scene 5, study for vocab quiz units 1,2. |
in class: warm-up, independent reading, Vocab quiz over units 1 and 2, read aloud Act V scene 1, study guide questions HW: copy/print out |
*Late Start Schedule* in class: warm up, independent reading, read aloud Act V, scene 2, CSEE notes for tomorrow (in-class only; cannot be taken home.) If you are absent, you will work on the outline tomorrow and then write the essay. HW: , Review study guide for test Friday |
in class: warm-up, independent reading, in-class timed writing onTaming of the Shrew,storyboard for Act IV-V (choose eight scenes/events and draw storyboard; label each box with act and scene.), review for test HW: Review study guide for test friday |
in class: warm-up, independent reading,Taming of the Shrewunit test |
| Monday, March 7 | Tuesday, March 8 | Wednesday, March 9 | Thursdsay, March 10 | Friday, March 11 |
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in class: warm-up, assign independent reading project (due March 25 at the beginning of class.) Independent reading, film HW: Print independent reading project assignment and print out Unit 3 vocab list . (test 3/15) |
CAHSEE TESTING. in class: warm up, independent reading, HW: Print out study guide for ch. 1-3 |
CAHSEE TESTING in class: warm up, independent reading, HW: print out study guide for chapters 4-6 of The Stranger |
in class: warm up, The Stranger, ch. 1 and 2, answer study guide questions
HW: Read chapter 3 and answer study guide questions,
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warm up, read/listen to The Stranger chapter 4,5 ,6
HW: Study for vocab test over unit 3 (quiz on Tuesday)
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| Monday, March 14 | Tuesday, March 15 | Wednesday, March 16 | Thursday, March 17 | Friday, March 18 |
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in class: warm-up, possible pop quiz, independent reading, review study guide, dialectical journal entries on sun/heat imagery, The Stranger part two, chapter 1 HW: Study for vocabulary unit 3, Print out study guide for part two, chapters 1-3, read chapter two, answer study guide questions for chapters 1 and 2.
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in class:
warm-up, vocabulary quiz, possible pop quiz, independent reading,
The Stranger part two, chapter 3, quick write on sun/heat imagery HW: study guide questions, part 2. chapter 3, Print/write out vocabulary unit 4 |
in class:
warm-up,possible pop quiz, independent reading,
The Stranger part two, chapter 4,outline prompt on sun/heat imagery, write two paragraphs HW: Finish The Stranger (part 2, chapter 5). Print out study guide for part two, chapters 4 and 5, answer study guide questions for part 2 chapter 4. Independent reading project is due one week from Friday. |
in class:
warm-up, possible pop quiz, study guide, review for tomorrow's unit
test.
HW: study for test.
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in class: unit test on The Stranger, film. |
| Monday, March 21 | Tuesday, March 22 | Wednesday, March 23 | Thursday, March 24 | Friday, March 25 |
in class: warm up, independing reading and writing assignment, take notes on powerpoint, finish film. HW: Vocab quiz is MOVED TO THURSDAY, independent reading project is due Friday. Otherwise, no homework tonight. |
in class: warm up, independent reading, discussion questions on essay, essay prompt, write thesis statement and body paragraphs usingCSEE format HW: Print out this essay. |
*Late Start Schedule* in class: warm up, discuss essay, write four paragraph prompt using CSEE format, exchange essays and peer edit using rubric. HW: Study for quiz, Print out this essay. Independent reading projects due at beginning of class Friday. |
warm up, vocabulary quiz unit 4, independent reading, complete writing assignment from yesterday, peer review.
HW: Independent reading project due tomorrow. NO LATE WORK. |
in class: independent reading projects due at the beginning of class. warm up, independent reading, discuss article, write essay prompt. HW: Print out |
| Monday, March 28 | Tuesday, March 29 | Wednesday, March 30 | Thursday, March 31 | Friday, April 1 |
in class: warm up, independent reading, independent reading reflection, read, "Driving to a Funeral", write precis, discuss, write thesis and one CSEE paragraph HW: No homework tonight |
in class: warm up, independent reading, roots unit introduction, read "Waste Generation", discussion questions, precis. HW: Print/copy outline and weekly roots |
in class: hearing/vision
testing HW: none |
in class: warm up, independent reading,
vocabulary review paragraph, read "Kids are Like, Ruining the English
Language, discussion questions, outline essay prompt. If absent: you
need to see me to get a copy of the essay and the prompt. HW: review for vocabulary midterm (given during finals period) on units 1-5 |
in class: warm up, independent reading, write
essay prompt using the outline you worked on yesterday. HW: review roots, vocabulary units 1-5 for midterm on Friday. Monday we will be taking part 1 of the midterm, (essay from The Compact Reader and prompt) |
| Monday, April 4 | Tuesday, April 5 | Wednesday, April 6 | Thursday, April 7 | Friday, April 8 |
| in class: warm up, Midterm essay. You will have the
entire period to read an essay and respond to a prompt. This is part of
your midterm grade. If you are absent, you will take it on Friday after
the vocabulary midterm/roots test. HW: Review vocabulary and roots for midterm |
in class: warm up, silent reading, vocabulary review, Catcher in the Rye unit introduction. Read chapter 1. Discussion questions. Assign dialectical journal
HW: Review vocabulary units, Read through chapter 2 of Catcher and print out dialectical journal, print out independent reading project (due Friday, May 13) |
in class: warm up, possible
quiz, independent reading, discussion questions.
HW: read chapter 3-5 of TCITR, study for vocab midterm and roots week 1 |
FINALS periods 1,2 Midterm vocabulary test: units 1-5 and Roots week 1 |
FINALS periods 1,2 Midterm vocabulary test: units 1-5 and Greek roots week 1 |
| Monday, April 18 | Tuesday, April 19 | Wednesday, April 20 | Thursday, April 21 | Friday, April 22 |
in class: warm up, independent reading,Catcher chapter questions, dialectical journal.
HW: Print outVocabulary unit 6 (quiz Tuesday, May 3) read chapter 3-5 of TCITR,study week 2 roots
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Warm up, possible quiz, STAR test information and practice, independent reading,chapter questions, dialectical journal
HW: read chapter 6-8 of TCITR, |
in class: Warm up, possible reading quiz, independent reading,chapter questions and activity. HW: Read chapters 9, 10, review vocab unit 6 and roots week 2 |
in class: warm up, possible quiz, read chapter 11, chapter questions, dialectical journal, read chapter 12
HW: Read chapter 11 and 12 if we did not get to them in class, print/copy out skeleton notes |
in class: warm up, (Roots Quiz week 2 postponed to 4/26), possible reading quiz, read chapter 13, chapter questions, notes using handout (see yesterday's h.w.) HW: no homework. Next week you take the STAR test! |
| Monday, April 25 | Tuesday, April 26 | Wednesday, April 27 | Thursday, April 28 | Friday, April 29 |
| .in class: warm up,
independent reading, chapter
questions, dialectical journal. HW: No homework, but you should start planning your independent reading project (due Friday, May 13) |
STAR schedule. Periods 1,2: Begin business letter assignment (rough draft due Thursday, April 28, and final copy is due Monday, May 2) HW: work on business letter |
STAR schedule Period 3: Begin business letter assignment (rough draft is due Friday, April 29, and final copy is due Monday, May 2) HW: work on business letter |
STAR schedule in class: ROUGH DRAFT OF BUSINES LETTER DUE FOR FIRST AND SECOND PERIODS warm up, silent reading, possible quiz, chapter 14, period 1 in-class editing of business letter. If you do not have a hard copy of your business letter you will receive a 0 on this assignment. |
STAR schedule: ROUGH DRAFT OF BUSINES LETTER DUE FOR THIRD PERIOD. If you do not have a hard copy of your business letter you will receive a 0 on this assignment. Possible quiz, chapter 15, dialectical journals. |
| Monday, May 2 | Tuesday, May 3 | Wednesday, May 4 | Thursday, May 5 | Friday, May 6 |
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in class: Turn in final copy of business letter, warm up, possible quiz, read chapter 16, chapter questions, dialectical journals, read chapter 17 HW: read chapters 18, 19 and 20. Study for vocabulary test on units 6 (test on Wednesday) |
in class: warm up, possible quiz, independent reading, chapter questions, writing assignment
HW: read chapter 21, study for vocabulary test over unit 6. (test on Wednesday) |
in class: warm up, possible quiz, Vocabulary quiz over unit 6, independent reading, dialectical journals HW: Read chapter 22 and 23, print out |
in class: warm up, silent reading, film
HW: no homework |
in class: warm up, possible quiz, independent reading, dialectical journals, writing activity
HW: no homework |
| Monday, May 9 | Tuesday, May 10 | Wednesday, May 11 | Thursday, May 12 | Friday, May 13 |
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in class: warm up, possible quiz, read chapter 24, chapter questions, vocabulary story assignment. (If absent, write the whole vocabulary story since you won't be able to exchange in class HW: independent reading project is due Friday. Please follow these instructions if you are presenting on a non-fiction book. Read chapter 25 of TCITR |
in class: warm up, possible quiz, independent reading, chapter 25, chapter questions , dialectical journals
HW: Independent reading project is due Friday. Read chapter 26 of TCITR |
in class: warm up, independent reading, writing assignment, Review for test HW: independent reading project is due Friday. Print out I-search assignment , review for TCITR test Friday |
in class: warm up, independent reading, introduce I-search unit, review for test.
HW: 1. Make sure you have finished your independent reading project. It is due at the beginning of class; absolutely no late work accepted. 3. Review for test tomorrow. |
in class: warm up, independent reading, Catcher in the Rye unit test, presentations
HW: Choose three possible topics for the I-search project. |
| Monday, May 16 | Tuesday, May 17 | Wednesday, May 18 | Thursday, May 19 | Friday, May 20 |
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in class: warm up, silent reading, go over I-search instructions and
requirements, list possible topics, presentations HW: Confirm which topic you prefer to research for your I-search; I will approve topics tomorrow. |
in class: warm up, silent reading, go over internet database use and
directions for library cards. Continue presentations. HW: no homework, unless you are still trying to find a topic. You may bring a laptop tomorrow to write your phase 1, if that would help you. |
in class: warm up, silent reading, begin writing phase 1 of I-search.
Continue Presentations. HW: Type phase 1 |
in class: warm up, silent reading, begin writing phase 2 of I-search. HW: Type phase 2, put phase 1 and 2 together into one document and turn in to turnitin.com by midnight tomorrow. |
in class: warm up, silent reading, go over how to get a library card, how
to access internet databases. This weekend, you will need to research so
you can write phase 3 on Tuesday. Here is an
outline
you can use for the I-Search. If you have not turned in phase 1 and 2 to
turnitin.com, you need to do so IMMEDIATELY. HW: If you have not already done so, turn in phases 1 and 2 IN ONE DOCUMENT to turnitin.com. Research your topic; make sure you make notes on all the sites you visit and which databases you use. You will need the information when you write up your research process in phase 3. |
| Monday, May 23 | Tuesday, May 24 | Wednesday, May 25 | Thursday, May 26 | Friday, May 27 |
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in class: warm up, silent reading, Roots unit, presentations. HW: work on phase 3 |
in class: warm up, silent reading, writing time for phase 3, HW: Bring 3 sources tomorrow (preferably 3 whole articles with title, author and publication information. If you can't print them out, then copy out pertinent quotations with all the publication information). |
in class: warm up, silent reading, work on citing sources, vocabulary
review. HW: Finish phase 3, turn in to turnitin.com. |
in class: warm up, silent reading, work on phase 3 (extended due date to
Tuesday) HW: Finish phase 3 in to turnitin.com if you have not already done so. |
in class: warm up, silent reading, work on phase 4 (due Thursday) HW: Copy/print the MLA cheat sheet from the media center web page. Make sure you have the Roots unit ; we will have a pop quiz on it sometime next week. |
| Monday, May 30 | Tuesday, May 31 | Wednesday, June 1 | Thursday, June 2 | Friday, June 3 |
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HOLIDAY |
in class: warm up, possible pop quiz, introduce Oedipus Rex unit, independent reading, notes, vocabulary review HW: 1. Last chance to turn in phase 3 by midnight tonight. 2. Begin writing phase 4; it is due to turnitin.com by FRIDAY AT MIDNIGHT. If you turn it in after midnight, you can earn up to 60% credit. 3. Bring your work in progress tomorrow; we will be working on it and editing in in class. |
in class: warm up, possible pop quiz, independent reading, work on phase 4, film, take notes. HW: 1. Phase 4 of I-search, due Friday to turnitin.com, hard copy due at beginning of class. 2. Peer revision assignment on turnitin.com for phases 1 and |
in class: warm up, possible pop quiz, independent reading, notes read aloud 1-17, review questions. HW: 1. answer study guide questions , 2. Phase 4 due to turnitin.com by midnight Friday. 3. Peer revision assignment on turnitin.com for phase 3. |
in class: warm up, possible quiz, independent reading, notes,read aloud 17-31, review questions HW: 1. turn in phase 4 to turnitin.com by midnight. If you turn it in after midnight, you can earn up to 60% credit. 2. Works Cited page is due at the beginning of class on Tuesday, June 7; bring a hard copy to class. Must be typed and in MLA format to get full credit. 3. The vocabulary/roots finfal is one week from today. Make sure that you review regularly. Make sure that you have the Complete list of all vocabulary units and the Roots with you each day next week. |
| Monday, June 6 | Tuesday, June 7 | Wednesday, June 8 | Thursday, June 9 | Friday, June 10 |
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in class: warm up, silent reading, go over works cited information: MLA
cheat sheet on media center website, OWL sample MLA page.
vocabulary review (write five multiple choice questions using any of the
vocabulary words, roots, prefixes). Read Oedipus Rex, pp. 31-39,
discussion questions. HW: Works cited page is due at the beginning of class tomorrow. No exceptions. |
in class: warm-up, silent reading, Oedipus Rex pp. 39-46,
discussion questions HW: browse online study guide. 3rd period needs to finish the reading for today. |
in class: warm up,
possible quiz, review vocabulary, watch Oedipus film HW: Study for the vocabulary final |
in class: warm up, possible quiz, read 44-54, review questions, character study
HW: Study for the vocabulary final |
in class: warm up, Vocabulary final, independent reading, writing activity |
| Monday, June 13 | Tuesday, June 14 | Wednesday, June 15 | Thursday, June 16 | Friday, June 17 |
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in class: warm up, possible quiz, independent reading, review activity
HW: review notes and questions. Here is another version of Oedipus Rex
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in class: warm up, possible quiz, independent reading, notes, group work on theme.
HW: review notes |
in class: warm up, independent reading, Found Poem, review for test
HW: review for test, play this online Oedipus game |
FINALS Periods 1,2 |
FINALS Periods 3,4 |