Fall 2010 Calendar
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| August 31 | September 1 | September 2 | September 3 | |
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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? |
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. |
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. |
| September 6 | September 7 | September 8 | September 9 | September 10 |
NO SCHOOL
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in class: warm up, independent reading,discussion questions, read Metamorphosis30-37, point of view questions. HW: Write one sentence for each vocabulary word, using the word in context. |
in class: warm up, independent reading, discussion questions , read Metamorphosis 38-45,
HW: Review vocab; test is Tuesday, Sept. 14 |
in class: warm up, independent reading, finish Metamorphosis, Gregor's eulogy assignment (in class), Grete's point of view assignment, due Thursday, Sept. 16 HW: Review h.w., work on point of view assignment |
in class: warm up, independent reading, go over point of view rubric, Gregor's eulogy assignment HW: study for vocab quiz and unit test on Tuesday
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| September 13 | September 14 | September 15 | September 16 | September 17 |
In class: warm up, independent reading, Review Metamorphosis and vocabulary, watch first 3 acts of Taming of the Shrew
HW: Study for test, vocab quiz
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in class: Metamorphosis test, vocabulary quiz, Silent reading, Shakespeare ppt.
HW: Print out vocabulary unit 2 Work on point of view assignment, turn in to turnitin.com and bring a hard copy (Due at beginning of class on Friday.) |
in class: Warm up, silent reading,
sonnet 27, sonnet writing activity: rhyme scheme organizer Read aloud Act I, scene i of Taming of the Shrew
HW: Refer to character list. Take a look at this summary of the play. Forgot your book? Read the play online. |
in class: Warm up, silent reading, Read aloud act I scene ii.. Answer study guide questions. Powerpoint
HW: Print/copy out "Who's Who in Padua" Act 1 and 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: Point of View assignment DUE at beginning of class.warm up, independent reading, Read aloud Act II, scene 1
HW: Print out study guide for Acts 3-5. Answer study guide questions for Act III, scene 1 |
| September 20 | September 21 | September 22 | September 23 | September 24 |
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in class: warm up, independent reading, Primary documents"The Goode and the Badde", organizer, Read aloud Act III, scene 1
HW: Print out study guide for Acts 3-5. Answer study guide questions for Act III, scene 1 |
in class: warm up, independent reading, independent reading book reflection. Read aloud Act III, scene 2. Storyboardactivity: choose 8 scenes/events, draw them; label Act and scene for each box. HW: study guide, questions for Act III, scene 2. |
in class: warm up, independent reading, review study guide, Watch Act IV and V of film.
HW: read Act IV, scene 1 |
in class: warm up, independent reading, study guide highlights,four humors, re-writePetruchio's soliloquy, read aloud Act IV, scene 2. Advice column writing assignment . HW: study guide Act IV scene 2, try the fourhumors 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 |
| September 27 | September 28 | September 29 | September 30 | October 1 |
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in class: warm-up, independent reading, group work onAct IV, scenes 3 and 4 (write modern script and act out for the class). Note: if absent today, you need to write your individual script for the 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 |
in class: warm up, independent reading, read aloud Act V, scene 2, outline essay question 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 Shrew unit test, silent reading
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| October 4 | October 5 | October 6 | October 7 | October 8 |
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in class: warm-up, assign independent reading project (due Oct. 22 at the beginning of class.) CSEE ppt., peer edit Taming of the Shrew essays. HW: Print independent reading project assignment print out , revise TOTS essay due Thursday |
in class: warm up, independent reading, powerpoint The Stranger chapters 1 and 2
HW: Print out study guide for ch. 1-3Answer questions for ch. 1 and 2. |
in class: warm up, independent reading, go over study guide , The Myth of Sisyphus.( If absent, read and write one paragraph summary.) HW: Read chapter 3 and answer study guide questions, print out study guide for chapters 4-6 ofThe Stranger |
In class: warm up, indepenent reading, The Stranger chapter 4,"Ethics" (If absent, read and answer questions) HW: Turn revised essay in to turnitin.com. Study guide questions for chapter 4, read chapter 5 |
in class: warm up,Revised TOTS esay due at beginning of class. independent reading,The Stranger chapter 6
HW: Study for vocab test over units 1-3 (Tuesday) ,study guide chapter 5 and 6 |
| October 11 | October 12 | October 13 | October 14 | October 15 |
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: Print out study guide for part two, chapters 1-3, read chapter two, answer study guide questions for chapters 1 and 2. Print/write out |
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 |
in class: warm-up,possible pop quiz, independent reading,
The Stranger part two, chapter 4,outline prompt on sun/heat imagery
HW: 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 today. |
in class: warm-up, possible pop quiz, film
HW: Finish The Stranger part two, chapter 5 and answer study guide questions. |
in class: warm-up, possible pop quiz, independent reading, review study guide
HW: The Stranger unit test will be on Tuesday :-) |
| October 18 | October 19 | October 20 | October 21 | October 22 |
in class: warm-up, independent reading, vocabulary commercial. Review for test on Tuesday. HW: Study for test Print out the rubric and this essay . |
in class: warm up, The Stranger unit test, independent reading, discussion questions on essay, essay prompt, write thesis statement and body paragraphs using CSEE format
HW: Print out this essay |
in class: warm up, independent reading, discuss essay, revise and re-write "60 seconds" paragraphs HW: Finish revising two paragraphs on "60 Seconds" prompt; due tomorrow. Here is the sample paragraph. Print out this essay. Independent reading projects due at beginning of class Friday. |
in-class: warm up, independent reading,
discuss essay,
writing assignment. HW: Study for vocabulary quiz over unit 4, finish independent reading project; it is due at the beginning of class tomorrow! |
Independent reading project DUE at beginning of class. Warm up, vocabulary test over unit 4, silent reading, writing assignment
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| October 25 | October 26 | October 27 | October 28 | October 29 |
in class: warm up, silent reading, read "Small Town, Quiet Town" , discussion questions
HW: print out vocabulary unit 5 |
in class: warm up, discuss essay prompt and outline ideas for
"Small Town, Quiet Town" essay. Write essay. HW: no homework :-) |
in class: warm up, silent reading, peer revision of "Small Town, Quiet Town" essay. Read "Reality Television", answer Meaning questions, Purpose and audience questions.
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in class, warm up, read "Kids and Language" essay, discussion, CSEE paragraph practice | in class: warm up, silent reading, vocabulary review. HW: study for vocabulary test |
| November 1 | November 2 | November 3 | November 4 | November 5 |
| in class: warm up, Vocabulary quiz, silent reading, film. | Finals periods 1,2 |
Finals periods 3,4 Final
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in class: warm-up, independent reading, Catcher in the Rye unit introduction. Read chapter 1. Discussion questions. Assign dialectical journal HW: Read through chapter 2 of CatcherPrint out dialectical journal. Print outVocabulary unit 6 |
in class: warm up, possible quiz, independent reading,discussion questions.
HW: read chapter 3-5 of TCITR. |
| November 8 | November 9 | November 10 | November 11 | November 12 |
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in class: warm up, possible reading quiz,Catcher chapter questions, dialectical journal. HW: read chapter 6-8 of TCITR |
Warm up, possible quiz, independent reading,chapter questions, dialectical journal
HW: Study for vocabulary unit quiz on unit 6, read chapter 9-10 of TCITR, |
Warm up, possible reading quiz, independent reading,chapter questions and activity.
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NO SCHOOL |
NO SCHOOL |
| November 15 | November 16 | November 17 | November 18 | November 19 |
in class: Hearing/vision testing.
HW: read chapters 11,12 |
in class: warm up, silent reading, film
HW: Study for vocab quiz, print out skeleton notes,
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n class: warm up, vocabulary quiz on unit 6, possible pop quiz, read chapter 13, chapter questions, more chapter questions notes using handout (see yesterday's h.w.), paragraph comparing film and novel, Begin business letter assignment. HW: Work on business letter assignment; rough draft due at the beginning of class on Friday. No late work accepted. Final copy will be due after break on November 30. |
in class: warm up, possible quiz,
silent reading, dialectical journals, read chapter 14, dialectical journals. HW: Business letter assignment rough draft due tomorrow; you will be editing it in class. |
in class: Rough draft of business letter due at beginning of class. warm up, possible quiz, read chapter 15, chapter questions, more chapter questions, vocabulary story assignment. (If absent, write the whole vocabulary story since you won't be able to exchange in class.)
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| 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,
assign independent reading project
(due Friday,
December 17) ch. 16, chapter questions. |
Final copy of business letter due
at the beginning of class. In class: warm up, possible quiz, independent reading, chapter questions, dialectical journals HW: read chapters 19 and 20. |
in class: warm up, possible pop
quiz, silent reading, vocabulary review,independent reading,
chapter questions,
writing assignment
HW: read chapter 21, work on independent reading project |
in class: warm up,independent reading, literary elements pre-test, chapter questions on 20, 21 , independent reading reflection, revised rubric, begin reading chapter 22 if time HW: Read chapter 22 and 23, print out |
in class: warm up, possible quiz, independent reading, dialectical journals,writing activity HW: no homework |
| December 6 | December 7 | December 8 | December 9 | December 10 |
in class: warm up, possible quiz, read chapter 24, chapter questions, vocabulary story assignment. Media center to get Public library cards, look at list of I-seach topics. (If absent, write the whole vocabulary story since you won't be able to exchange in class.) HW: chapter 25 |
in class: warm up, possible quiz, independent reading, chapter 25, chapter questions HW: chapter 26, study for vocabulary quiz, work in your independent reading project, (due December 17.) |
in class: warm up,Vocabulary quiz on unit 7, independent reading, writing activity (third period only; fourth period completed this last Friday) HW: Look at topics for your I-search assignment (PLEASE NOTE: you need library card number to enter), select three possibilities, review for TCITR test Friday |
in class: warm up, independent reading,, introduce I-search unit, review for test
HW: select I-search topics, review for test, work on independent reading project ; it is due one week from tomorrow! |
in class: warm up, I-search sign-up sheet, independent reading,Catcher in the Rye unit test, HW: no homework, although I strongly suggest working on your independent reading project which is due one week from today, no late projects accepted. If you are absent on Friday, December 17, you need to turn your project one day early in order to get credit. |
| December 13 | December 14 | December 15 | December 16 | December 17 |
| in class: warm up,
choosing appropriate sources for your research paper (ppt.),
silent reading, second half of class in media center: finish phase I, turn
in to turnitin.com by Tuesday at 5:00 p.m. HW: work on independent reading project. Please read this if you are presenting on a nonfiction text. |
in class: warm up,
vocabulary review assignment, silent reading, second half of class in media
center to work on phase 2. Turn in phase 2 to turnitin.com by Wednesday at 5
p.m. If time begin search for sources. HW: work on independent reading project |
in class: warm up,
media center for research, finish phase 2 if necessary. TAKE NOTES on your
research; you will need it for tomorrow's class. Bring at least three
sources and quotations from each source. HW: work on independent reading project |
in class: warm up,
silent reading, how to use in-text citation, MLA format. HW: work on independent reading project; If you are presenting a powerpoint, you need to send it to powerpointcca@gmail.com |
in class: warm up, presentations. The rest of the presentations are due on MONDAY, JANUARY 3. No late work accepted. If you are not in school, please email me the project or make arrangements for someone to bring it to school. |
| December 20 | December 21 | December 22 | December 23 | December 24 |
NO SCHOOL
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NO SCHOOL | NO SCHOOL | NO SCHOOL | NO SCHOOL |
| December 27 | December 28 | December 29 | December 30 | December 31 |
NO SCHOOL
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NO SCHOOL | NO SCHOOL | NO SCHOOL | NO SCHOOL |
| January 3 | January 4 | January 5 | January 6 | January 7 |
in class: warm up, silent reading, MLA cheat sheet and OWL resources for in-text citations, student presentations
HW: Print out complete list of vocabulary units, turn your independent reading summary in to turnitin.com |
in class: warm up, student presentations, silent reading, review ppt. on how to choose reliable sources, work on thesis statement. HW: Work on phase 3 of the I-search; it is due Friday, January 7 at 5:00 p.m. You may want to use this outline for the I-search project . |
in class: warm up, student presentations, silent reading, vocabulary review
HW: Work on phase 3 of the I-search |
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class: student presentations, 45 minute writing period: either bring
in phase 3 to finish/polish, or write phase 4 if you are finished phase 3.
Peer editing: have someone read your work and give feedback. HW: Phase 3. |
in class: Phase 3 due to turnitin.com by 12 midnight on Sunday. Warm up, student presentations,35 minute writing period, media center second half of class. |
| January 10 | January 11 | January 12 | January 13 | January 14 |
in class: warm up, independent reading, write phase 4. I-Search small group work: Present each person's final thesis and three important facts from their paper to the class.
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in class: warm up, independent reading, finish phase 4, works cited page.
HW: HW: turnitin.com peer editing assignment. You will be assigned two phase 3 papers. Read them and give your feedback. 5 points. |
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class: warm up, independent reading, introduce Oedipus Rex unit,
notes, vocabulary review HW: Revise your I-search paper. Use your feedback from the peer review exercise. Final revised copy is due to turnitin.com by Wednesday, January 19 at midnight. A hard copy of the I-search is due at the beginning of class on Thursday. |
in class: warm up, possible quiz, independent reading, notes read aloud 1-17, review questions. HW: answer study guide questions , Final revised copy is due to turnitin.com by Wednesday, January 19 at midnight. A hard copy of the I-search is due at the beginning of class on Thursday.. |
in class: warm up, independent reading, vocabulary review read aloud 17-31, discussion questions
HW: Final revised copy is due to turnitin.com by Wednesday, January 19 at midnight. A hard copy of the I-search is due at the beginning of class on Thursday. Answer study guide questions, browse online study guide |
| January 17 | January 18 | January 19 | January 20 | January 21 |
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NO SCHOOL
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in class: warm up, possible quiz, independent reading, read aloud 31-39, review questions, group activity
HW: Final revised copy is due to turnitin.com by Wednesday, January 19 at midnight. A hard copy of the I-search is due at the beginning of class on Thursday. |
in class: , warm up, read aloud 39-46, watch
Oedipus film, HW: browse online study guide , turn in phase 4, bring hard copy of I-search tomorrow!! |
in class: Hard copy of I-search due at beginning of classwarm up, possible quiz, read 46-54, review questions, character study HW: study for vocabulary final...it is postponed until Tuesday, January 25!!! woo hoo!!! |
in class: warm up, possible quiz, independent reading, finish reading Oedipus Rex, finish film, writing activity
HW: Vocabulary final is on Tuesday, Jan. 25, unit test on Oedipus Rex on Friday, January 28. |
| January 24 | January 25 | January 26 | January 27 | January 28 |
in class: warm up, possible quiz, independent reading, review activity
HW: review notes and questions. Here is another version of Oedipus Rex , study for vocabulary final
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in class: warm up, Vocabulary Final, possible quiz, independent reading, notes, group work on theme.
HW: review notes |
in class: warm up, independent reading, review for test
HW: review for test, play this review game, review notes, review notes and discussion questions and review notes and questions. You can also test yourself on these practice test questions from period 3 and period 4. |
FINALS | FINALS Oedipus Rex unit test
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