Fall 2010 Calendar
| MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY |
| August 31 | September 1 | September 2 | September 3 | |
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in class: Course overview, procedures, syllabus, letter to teacher, independent reading, writing sample HW: Print syllabus, print rubric, select an independent reading book by Friday. |
in class: warm-up, book check-out, Chapter 1 Of Mice and Men. sketch of setting using quotations, Chapter 1 notes |
in class: warm-up, share journal entries, chapter 2, discussion questions, |
in class: warm up, silent reading, reading logs, Of Mice and Men chapter 3, dialectical journal for chapter 3. HW: No homework. |
| September 6 | September 7 | September 8 | September 9 | September 10 |
NO SCHOOL
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in class: warm up, silent reading, vocabulary unit 1, finish chapter 3, notes, discussion questions HW: Print out vocabulary unit 1, dialectical journal for chapter 3, (one entry), read first half of chapter 4 |
in class: warm up, silent reading, writing activity, finish chapter 4, dialectical journal, notes HW: Finish chapter 4 |
in class: warm up, silent reading, discussion preparation HW: First 6 pages of ch. 5 |
in class: warm up, silent reading, discussion, finish chapter 5 |
| September 13 | September 14 | September 15 | September 16 | September 17 |
in class: warm up, silent reading, chapter 6, review questions, film
HW: Study for vocab test
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in class: warm up, Vocabulary unit 1 test, silent reading, characterization organizer
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in class: warm up, silent reading, book chat, Biblical allusions, characterization cont'd, finish film | in-class: warm up, silent reading, in-class essay
HW: Review for unit exam |
in class: warm up, Of Mice and Men unit exam, silent reading, review "To A Field Mouse, write "afterward" |
| September 20 | September 21 | September 22 | September 23 | September 24 |
in-class: warm up, silent reading, introduction to Shakespeare unit, prologue, act I, Act II scene 1,2
HW: print/copy vocab list 2, read Act II, scene iii
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in class: warm up, silent reading, vocabulary review, read aloud act II scene 4, study guide, figurative language
HW: Read act II, scene 5 and 6, make flashcards for vocab words |
in class: warm up, silent reading, read aloud Act III, scene 1, study guide, film, figurative language
HW: Read Act III, scene 2 |
In class: warm up, silent reading, Act III scene iii, study guide
HW: Act III, scenes 4 and 5 Study for vocab test (test is on Moday) Print out study guide |
In class: warm up, silent reading, vocabulary review, Act IV scene 1
HW: Study for vocab quiz |
| September 27 | September 28 | September 29 | September 30 | October 1 |
in class: warm up, vocabulary quiz, silent reading, Act IV scenes 2,3, study guide
HW: Print out vocab unit 3. Read Act IV, scenes 4,5 |
in class: warm up, silent reading, Act V scene 1,2. Figurative language for Act III and IV , study guide questions. HW: Make flashcards for vocab unit 3, answer study guide questions |
in class: warm up, silent reading, Act V, scene 3. Assign final project. Group work: Assign tasks HW: Study guide questions, presentation tasks |
in class: media center first half of class to work on final project. Second half: warm up, silent reading, film.
HW: None. |
in class: media center first half of class to work on final project. Second half: warm up, silent reading, vocabulary work. HW: Review vocabulary unit 3. Quiz on Tuesday, Oct 5 |
| October 4 | October 5 | October 6 | October 7 | October 8 |
in class: warm up, independent reading, ppt. on CSEE paragraph. Choose essay topic, work on outline.
HW: study for vocab quiz tomorrow |
in class: warm up, Vocab quiz, independent reading, peer edit outlines, work on thesis statements. Media center 2nd half of class to work on R&J projects HW: Print out vocab unit 4, work on essay; first CSEE paragraph due tomorrow |
in class: warm up, independent reading, peer edit first body paragraph of essay.
HW: Second CSEE paragraph due tomorrow, Make flashcards of unit 4 vocab words |
in class: warm up, independent reading, peer edit second body paragraph, media center second half of class
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in class: warm up, independent reading, media center second half of class
HW: Revise essay, write conclusion, turn in to turnitin.com. Bring rubric, outline, first draft and final copy. Due at beginning of class on Monday. You must have all items ready to turn in.Work on R&J project. Study vocabulary unit 3; quiz is on TUESDAY, Oct. 12 |
| October 11 | October 12 | October 13 | October 14 | October 15 |
in class: Essays due at beginning of class, warm up, independent reading, vocabulary review, media center second half of class. HW: Study for vocab quiz
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in class: media center first half of class, warm up, vocabulary quiz on unit 4, independent reading
HW: Print out vocab unit 5, prepare for presentation |
in class: warm up, independent reading, Romeo and Juliet Presentations, group evaluation, assign independent reading project
HW: Print out Independent reading project assignment; this is due two weeks from today |
in class: warm up, independent reading, begin film | in class: warm up, independent reading, vocabulary review. Second half of class: work with partner in media center. Choose three topics from this page, read the research, and then write a question and detailed answer on each of the topics (three questions and answers total.). If absent, write the questions/answers by yourself. |
| October 18 | October 19 | October 20 | October 21 | October 22 |
in class: Warm up, collect
20 warm ups, silent reading, Begin Odyssey unit, notes, read
Invocation and begin
book 9
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in class: Warm up, vocabulary quiz silent reading,
Finish Book 9, study guide activity. HW: Read book 10 , work on your independent reading project; it is due next week on the 27th! |
in class: Warm up, silent reading, book 10
activity |
in class: warm up, silent reading, second half of film
Attention! You may need to download http://get.adobe.com/reader/ |
in class: silent reading, pop quiz, book 12, finish film.
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| October 25 | October 26 |
October 27 | October 28 | October 29 |
in class, warm up, silent reading, book 21
HW: If you were not in class, read book 21
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in class: warm up, silent reading, book 22, dialectical journal assignment, vocabulary review HW: If you were not in class, read book 22 Finish project, due tomorrow at beginnning of class |
in class: warm up, collect projects, independent reading, continue dialectical journals, book 23 HW: If you were not in class read book 23 |
in class: warm up, independent reading,
essay work, media center for independent reading books HW: none |
in class: warm up, essay work, independent
reading, film HW: We will have a vocabulary test and unit test on Tuesday, during the final. Monday we will complete the essay and it will be due to turnitin.com by Tuesday evening. |
| November 1 | November 2 | November 3 | November 4 | November 5 |
| in class, warm
up, silent reading, review for vocab test and final. HW: type Odyssey essay and turn in to turnitin.com. Study for Odyssey unit test and vocab test on unit 6 |
FINALS periods 1,2 Odyssey unit test, Vocabulary quiz unit 6 |
FINALS periods 3,4 |
in class: warm up, silent reading, introduce Lord of the Flies unit, notes, read chapter 1 HW: Turn in Odyssey essay to turnitin.com, print out vocabulary unit 7, read the rest of chapter 1 |
in class: warm up, silent reading, possible quiz, finish essays and turn in to turnitin.com HW: no homework unless you still need to turn in Odyssey essay to turnitin.com |
| November 8 | November 9 | November 10 | November 11 | November 12 |
| in
class, warm up, silent reading, assign
character journal, pass out
symbolism
chart,
characterization chart, listen to chapter 2, follow along in book and
take notes on charts. HW: read chapter 3, choose character for journal (decision due Wednesday) |
in class: warm up, silent reading,
fill out character and symbolism chart, discuss chapter 3, listen to half of
chapter 4, watch a bit of the film if time. HW: Finish chapter 4 |
in class: warm up, silent reading,
character journal entry decision is due Monday! Group work on
characterization, film HW: Complete peer revision assignment on turnitin.com (due Tuesday) |
NO SCHOOL |
NO SCHOOL |
| November 15 | November 16 | November 17 | November 18 | November 19 |
| in
class, warm up, silent reading, work on symbolism chart, listen to chapter 5 HW: finish chapter 5, work on character journal |
in class, warm up, silent reading,
character journal, vocabulary review HW: Study for quiz, read first half of chapter 6, character journal |
in class: warm up, vocabulary unit
7 quiz, silent reading, listen to rest of chapter 6, film if time HW: print out vocabulary unit 8, character journal, read all of chapter 7 (p. 109-123) |
in class: warm up, silent reading, character journal, listen to first half of chapter 8
HW: Finish chapter 8. Character journal (Remember: Character journal is due December 3. No late work accepted. |
in class: warm up, silent reading, symbolism chart, chapter 9 HW: No Homework, unless you want to work on your character journal. Happy Thanksgiving!!! |
| November 22 | November 23 | November 24 | November 25 | November 26 |
| HOLIDAY | HOLIDAY | HOLIDAY | HOLIDAY | HOLIDAY |
| November 29 | November 30 | December 1 | December 2 | December 3 |
| in
class: warm up, silent reading (first half of chapter 10), film, symbolism
chart HW: finish chapter 10, work on character journal |
in class: warm up, silent reading,
listen to first half of chapter 11, character chart HW: Finish chapter 11, work on character journal |
in class: warm up, silent reading,
listen to chapter 12 HW: Study for vocab quiz on unit 8, finish chapter 12 |
in class: warm up, silent reading, class time
to work on character journals, film HW: Turn in typed portions of character journal in to turnitin.com; it is due at the beginning of class on Monday, December 6 |
in class: warm up, silent reading, time to work on character journals, film. HW: Turn in typed portions of character journal to turnitin.com if you have not already done so; journal is due at the beginning of class on Monday. |
| December 7 | December 8 | December 9 | December 10 | December 11 |
in class: warm up, character journals due at the beginning of class, assign independent reading project, film
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in class: warm up, vocabulary quiz
on unit 8, silent reading, finish film, discuss "Teenage Brains" HW: Write a precis of essay, study for test |
in class: warm up, LOTF unit test, analyze brain essay.
HW: print out vocab unit 9 |
in class: warm up, write outline
"teenage brain" prompt, silent reading, assign independent reading projects. HW: Make sure you have a copy of the independent reading project |
in class: warm up, write essay prompt on
"teenage brain". Silent reading, vocabulary review. HW: Work on independent reading project. |
| December 13 | December 14 | December 15 | December 16 | December 17 |
| in
class: warm up, read "Illegal Music Downloads", discussion, summary, precis,
thesis. HW: work on your independent reading project |
in class: warm up, read "Testing
One Two Three, write summary, precis, thesis. Silent reading HW: work on your independent reading project--please follow these instructions if you are presenting a non-fiction book |
in class, warm up, read essay, "In Praise", write thesis statement disagreeing with author and three ideas in the text you could argue against HW: independent reading project |
in class: warm up, in class timed writing. | in class: warm up, presentations, (the rest are due on Monday, no late work accepted), silent reading, vocabulary review |
| December 20 | December 21 | December 22 | December 23 | December 24 |
| NO SCHOOL | NO SCHOOL | NO SCHOOL | NO SCHOOL | NO SCHOOL |
| December 27 | December 28 | December 29 | December 30 | December 31 |
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NO SCHOOL |
NO SCHOOL | NO SCHOOL | NO SCHOOL | NO SCHOOL |
| January 3 | January 4 | January 5 | January 6 | January 7 |
in class: warm up, silent reading, student presentations, introduction to Antigone unit HW: turn your independent reading summary in to turnitin.com |
in class: warm up, student presentations, read aloud Antigone, vocabulary work, silent reading HW: Study for Thursday's vocabulary quiz on unit 9 |
in class: warm up, student presentations, read Antigone, study guide questions |
in class: warm up, vocabulary quiz, student presentations, read Antigone, writing activity, silent reading
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in class: warm up, student presentations, Antigone, |
| January 10 | January 11 | January 12 | January 13 | January 14 |
in class: warm up, silent reading, presentations, pop quiz,
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in
class: warm up, read Antigone, student presentations. HW: no h.w. |
in class: warm up,
silent reading, vocabulary work, independent reading reflection, finish
Antigone, paragraph on tragic hero HW: no h.w. |
in class, warm up,
presentations, silent reading, dialectical journal assignment HW: finish dialectical journal, turn in to turnitin.com by Friday at midnight. |
in class: warm up, dialectical
journals /Naviance
training. HW: turn in dialectical journal to turnitin.com by 12 midnight. |
| January 17 | January 18 | January 19 | January 20 | January 21 |
NO SCHOOL
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in
class: warm up, silent reading, vocabulary review, share dialectical
journal, Antigone film HW: Study for vocabulary quiz on unit 10 |
in class: warm up, silent reading, independent reading activity, found poem. HW: Study for Antigone unit test |
in
class: warm up, independent reading and activity, film. HW: Study for unit test on Antigone |
in class: warm up, Antigone unit test, finish film. |
| January 24 | January 25 | January 26 | January 27 | January 28 |
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in class: warm up, silent reading, released STAR test questions, finish film
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in class: collect last set of warm-ups, Vocabulary unit 10 quizsilent reading, released STAR test questions | in class: reflection essay | FINALS Periods 1,2 |
FINALS Periods 3,4 |