Daily Agendas

Recorded here for you!

Posted at my convenience. Scroll down for older weeks.

Don't forget to copy down the homework at the start of class (always your first Bellwork) and write a one-sentence Learning Reflection EVERY WEEK!

Need to see a handout, instructions, etc? Go to the right page on this site, like Romeo and Juliet, vocabulary, grammar, journals...

BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE WHAT/WHEN page to see what's coming up, last days to turn in work before the end of the term, etc....

 

Blank Agenda form...

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Bellwork:

SSR 15 min

 

Bellwork:

SSR 15 min (last chance to enter SSR logs)

 

Bellwork:

Prepare for test-- get your #2 pencil sharpened and ready.

 

Bellwork:

Course evaluation (last chance to earn some points this term!)

 

Bellwork:

Course evaluation (last chance to earn some points this term!)

 

Classwork:

Course Final Study Guide

-practice/study/review for 25 objective questions

TURN IN:

Extra credit passes (bathroom/latework-- staple into one packet and write name clearly on top)

Journals #1-5 (BT and R&J, highlight the Js or parts you most want me to read)

R&J books

Classroom library books

 

Classwork:

Last chance to turn in extra credit passes, journals, and books.

***Learning Reflection check-- if absent, see Mrs. S first thing Wednesday to get yours checked!

Discuss/brainstorm/outline for Essay question on final.  Show Mrs. S your brainstorm work and get a note card to use for this portion of the test!

 

Classwork:

Course Final Exam!

Classwork:

*Return books to LMC (volunteers?)

Check in regarding your grade!

Birthdays!

Class pictures!

Sign yearbooks, chat, eat, etc.

Classwork:

*Return books to LMC (volunteers?)

Check in regarding your grade!

Birthdays!

Class pictures!

Sign yearbooks, chat, eat, etc.

 

 

Homework:

STUDY

And bring materials to class-- anything collected today can also be turned in tomorrow at the LATEST.  We'll also have a learning reflection check tomorrow.  Be ready to study/prepare for in-class essay.

 

Homework:

STUDY! The final is Wednesday, tomorrow!

Bring: #2 pencil (I will have some)

LINED PAPER (I have none! Bring multiple pieces of paper for your essay!!!)

Your outline note card for the essay portion.

 

 

Homework:

None! See you on Thursday or Friday for our last class.  There will be special activities, one last grade thing, and surprises!

 

Homework:

Have a fantastic summer!  Do what you love and try something new!
Homework:

Have a fantastic summer!  Do what you love and try something new!
Don't forget your learning reflection! Don't forget your learning reflection! Don't forget your learning reflection! Don't forget your learning reflection!  

 

 

June 7-11

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Bellwork:

SSR 15 min

 

Bellwork:

SSR 15 min

 

Bellwork:

5 minutes to prepare for test/during announcements (2nd)

 

Bellwork:

TURN IN PORTFOLIO

 

Bellwork:

LAST CHANCE to turn in any/all makeup or late work is TODAY!

 

Classwork:

Hand out R&J exam study guide

Timeline

Work on portfolio work (get Real-life R&Js done in class!)

Vocab Trees: Suffixes Week 2. The quiz this week includes the vocabulary words and their definitions, plus a selection of words from the trees from Suffixes Weeks 1&2-- you will have to say what part of speech each word is, based on its suffix-- noun, verb, adverb, adjective.

 

Classwork:

Study for R&J Exam
-word wall!
-go over questions, etc.

Work time for portfolios? Study time?

Grammar: Go over last page of modifiers packet if necessary (2nd) and complete parallelism handout, front and back, and go over.

 

 

Classwork:

R&J Unit Exam

Done early? Work on portfolio or SSR

Classwork:

Modernized R&J film-- we'll be comparing/contrasting with the play and traditional film version

 

(Grammar if necessary to finish parallelism and going over that)

Classwork:

Vocab Quiz: Suffixes Week 2

Finish film, write J#5, which is compare/contrast the modern film with the play and traditional film version, analyzing the unique motifs and choices.

 

Homework:

R&J PORTFOLIO is DUE THURSDAY JUNE 10th! Make sure you've finished all the assignments for it, including the final draft Creative Response piece with illustration/deoration, and a cover page (with your name, title, and illustrations/decoration) and bind it all together neatly and securely.  Be sure to focus on the WORK first so you have it done before the test on Wednesday.  Save the illustrations and that sort of thing for Wednesday night if you like.

Vocab Quiz Friday: Suffixes Week 2. The quiz this week includes the vocabulary words and their definitions, plus a selection of words from the trees from Suffixes Weeks 1&2-- you will have to say what part of speech each word is, based on its suffix-- noun, verb, adverb, adjective.

 

Homework:

STUDY FOR THE R&J UNIT TEST!

R&J PORTFOLIO is DUE THURSDAY JUNE 10th! Make sure you've finished all the assignments for it, including the final draft Creative Response piece with illustration/deoration, and a cover page (with your name, title, and illustrations/decoration) and bind it all together neatly and securely.  Be sure to focus on the WORK first so you have it done before the test on Wednesday.  Save the illustrations and that sort of thing for Wednesday night if you like.

Vocab Quiz Friday: Suffixes Week 2. The quiz this week includes the vocabulary words and their definitions, plus a selection of words from the trees from Suffixes Weeks 1&2-- you will have to say what part of speech each word is, based on its suffix-- noun, verb, adverb, adjective.

Homework:

R&J PORTFOLIO is DUE THURSDAY JUNE 10th! Make sure you've finished all the assignments for it, including the final draft Creative Response piece with illustration/deoration, and a cover page (with your name, title, and illustrations/decoration) and bind it all together neatly and securely.  Be sure to focus on the WORK first so you have it done before the test on Wednesday.  Save the illustrations and that sort of thing for Wednesday night if you like.

Vocab Quiz Friday: Suffixes Week 2. The quiz this week includes the vocabulary words and their definitions, plus a selection of words from the trees from Suffixes Weeks 1&2-- you will have to say what part of speech each word is, based on its suffix-- noun, verb, adverb, adjective.

Homework:

Vocab Quiz Friday: Suffixes Week 2. The quiz this week includes the vocabulary words and their definitions, plus a selection of words from the trees from Suffixes Weeks 1&2-- you will have to say what part of speech each word is, based on its suffix-- noun, verb, adverb, adjective.
Homework:

NONE!
Don't forget your learning reflection! Don't forget your learning reflection! Don't forget your learning reflection! Don't forget your learning reflection! Don't forget your learning reflection!

 

 

June 1-4

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Bellwork:

 

 

Bellwork:

SSR 15 min

STAMP Act IV Scene Summaries and Creative Response

 

Bellwork:

SSR 15 min

 

Bellwork:

SSR 15 min

STAMP Act V Scene Summaries and Creative Response

Bellwork:

Get ready for vocab quiz...

 

Classwork:

HOLIDAY!

 

Classwork:

Act V.i-ii

Vocab Trees: Suffixes Week 1 (this quiz this week is JUST the 8 vocab words; be sure to note the suffixes and the parts of speech they create-- this week is all nouns except -ic (with no s)-- week 2 will include sorting words into parts of speech by suffix.

Grammar: Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers-- we did the front and back of the first page of the packet.

 

 

Classwork:

Act V.iii

Finish the film!

Begin Act V Creative Response

Classwork:

Review Portfolio requirements-- see handout you have!

Figurative Language Handout (review terms-- on board)

Cast the Text Handout (three new terms-- get from classmate or Mrs. S--on board)

Grammar: finish modifiers packet (we'll go over the last page next grammar lesson)

Classwork:

 

Vocab quiz: suffixes week 1

Irony

-notes

-in R&J

Real-Life Romeos and Juliets

-read articles

-answer the questions on your own lined paper

-must complete in class; do not take articles/slips out of classroom-- can finish Monday if you need

-packets and slips are on the front table of the classroom

Homework:

 

 

Homework:

Act V.i-ii scene summaries

 

Vocab quiz Friday-- suffixes week 1-- JUST the 8 vocab words!

 

Homework:

Act V.iii scene summary

Act V Creative Response

Vocab quiz Friday-- suffixes week 1-- JUST the 8 vocab words!

Homework:

Work on Portfolio (due Thurs June 10th)  Some things you could do each night...
-finish handouts from today
-Creative Response Final Draft Piece w/ illustration
-Cover and illustration
-etc.


Vocab quiz Friday-- suffixes week 1-- JUST the 8 vocab words!
Homework:

Work on Portfolio (due Thurs June 10th)  Some things you could do each night...
-finish handouts from today
-Creative Response Final Draft Piece w/ illustration
-Cover and illustration
-etc.

Don't forget your learning reflection! Don't forget your learning reflection! Don't forget your learning reflection! Don't forget your learning reflection! Don't forget your learning reflection!

 

 

May 24-28

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Bellwork:

Sort These Veronans! (notes, get from Mrs. S or a classmate)

STAMP Act I scene summaries (i-v) and Creative Response.

 

Bellwork:

2nd per: Vocab!

4th per: SSR

 

Bellwork:

Types of Love brainstorm and quotation and citation practice (get notes and practice to do on your own paper, from Mrs. S or a classmate)

STAMP Act II Scene Summaries and Creative Response

 

Bellwork:

SSR 10 min

 

Bellwork:

 

STAMP Act III Scene Summaries and Creative Response

Classwork:

Figurative Language Charades! (nothing to make up)

Act II.i-ii (read and film)

Vocab Trees: Prefixes Week 4 (fire alarm in 2nd period, so be sure to print these up from the web site; we'll go over them Tuesday first thing, too.)

 

 

Classwork:

Act II.iii-vi

-Friar Lawrence's speech (handout, close reading for portfolio)

-read

-film

 

Classwork:

Act III.i-ii

--Juliet's "Gallop apace" soliloquy

 

Classwork:

Act III.iii-v

--the turning point/climax!

Grammar: finish pronouns/antecedents worksheet (we weren't QUITE done in per 4 so we'll catch up soon.)

Classwork:

Vocab Quiz (Prefixes Week 4)

Act IV.i-v

watch film

Homework:

Scene Summaries for Act II, scenes i and ii.

Vocab Quiz Friday!

 

 

Homework:

Scene summaries for Act II.iii-vi

Creative Response for Act II

Vocab Quiz Friday!

Homework:

Scene Summaries for Act III.i-ii

 

 

Vocab Quiz Friday!

Homework:

Scene summaries for Act III.iii-v
Creative response for Act III

Vocab Quiz Friday!
Homework:

Act IV Scene Summaries (i-v, the whole act)

Act IV Creative Response
Don't forget your learning reflection! Don't forget your learning reflection! Don't forget your learning reflection! Don't forget your learning reflection! Don't forget your learning reflection!

 

 

May 17-21

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Bellwork:

SSR 10 min

 

Bellwork:

SSR 15 min

STAMP HW

 

Bellwork:

SSR 15 min

 

Bellwork:

 

 

Bellwork:

NO vocab quiz! We need to get caught up on R&J stuff.  Free pass on this one!

 

Classwork:

Brush Up Your Shakespeare! powerpoint-- get handout and fill in the blanks by viewing powerpoint-- these notes are important!

Shakespeare's Vocabulary-- get handout and get the correct answers from a classmate or posted on the board near Mrs S's desk

Check in BT, check out R&J

Vocab Trees: Prefixes Week 3

 

Classwork:

Share HW

Shakespearean Insults!

The Prologue

Read Act I.i (no scene summary required tonight; we'll go over all that tomorrow!)

Porfolios-- get handout. Please correct later dates listed for June to May (ie June 24th is obviously supposed to be May 24th!)  It's been corrected on the online version of the handout if you need to see what the correct due dates are.  KEEP all your R&J work in your binder to turn in as your portfolio in June!

Grammar: Pronoun and antecedent agreement issues.

 

Classwork:

Journal #4 (get from Mrs. S-- not online)

Read Act I.ii-iii

-Begin film

-How to do scene summaries

Classwork:

Sub day-- movie!

Classwork:

Finish Act I

--"Good Pilgrim" sonnet close reading

--Film

--Talk about HW...

 

Homework:

Love/Hate Shakespearean Dialogue (see slip)

Vocab quiz Friday! (Prefixes week 3)

Homework:

NONE!!! 

 

 

Extra credit? It's due by Friday.

Vocab quiz Friday.

 

Homework:

work on scene summaries for the scenes we have read so far.

Vocab quiz at very start of class Friday! Last day to hand in extra credit BT essay is Friday!

Homework:

Catch up on scene summaries as needed.

Vocab quiz at very start of class Friday! Last day to hand in extra credit BT essay is Friday!
Homework:

Complete scene summaries for the rest of Act I (so scenes i, ii, iii, iv, v).

Act I Creative Response

We'll be stamping scene summaries and the creative response on Monday!
Don't forget your learning reflection! Don't forget your learning reflection! Don't forget your learning reflection! Don't forget your learning reflection! Don't forget your learning reflection!

 

May 10-14

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Bellwork:

SSR 10 minutes

 

Bellwork:

SSR

 

Bellwork:

SSR

 

 

Bellwork:

Be ready to present!

 

Bellwork:

Get out paper and Pen/cil for the quiz

 

Classwork:

Go over and collect BT discussion Guide (ch 13-17)

Vocab Trees: Prefixes Week 2 (4th period: we'll get this Tuesday so we can have full lab time today).

Discuss projects/presentations (LOOK AT YOUR ASSIGNMENT HANDOUT AND PRESENTATION RUBRIC!!!)

Sign ups: everyone now has a date assigned to present/turn in your project. 

Work time! (in class/lab)

 

Classwork:

4th period: vocab trees! prefixes week 2

Discuss/work on presentations (model good/bad by Mrs. S, lab time for 2nd)

Grammar: go over active voice practice

 

Classwork:

Review guidelines for turning in your project-- be sure to read the instructions in bold on the back of your project assignment handout, in the "Notes" section-- rubric, report, works cited, research notes, documentation of "do something"

 

Presentation Skills-- practice!

Tech Check/Practice time/Work time

Early bird presentations! --critique!

Classwork:

Presentations!

Turn in your project work packet (with rubric) before presenting!

Extra credit!

Classwork:

Vocab Quiz: prefixes week 2

Presentations!

Be sure to turn in your project work packet!

 

 

Homework:

Work on your project!

 

Vocab quiz Friday!

 

Homework:

Work on your project!

Tech check tomorrow, and bring stuff to practice presentations skills with (ie a notecard or ideas for what you'll say)

Vocab quiz Friday!

 

 

Homework:

Projects (presentations AND work packets) are due on whatever day Mrs. S wrote you down for, Thursday or Friday.  Good luck as you finish up!

Vocab quiz Friday!

Homework:

Vocab Quiz tomorrow!

Presentations!

Extra credit!
Homework:

Should you do the extra credit???  It's due NO LATER THAN Friday May 21st. 
Don't forget your learning reflection! Don't forget your learning reflection! Don't forget your learning reflection! Don't forget your learning reflection! Don't forget your learning reflection!

 

May 3-7

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Bellwork:

Self-assess your C/C "Spider" essay using the rubric

 

Bellwork:

SSR 15 min

 

Bellwork:

SSR 20 min

***Turn in C/C essay ("I am a Rock" with rubric and previous C/C essay "Spider" and self-assess rubric) if you chose to finish it for homework.***

 

Bellwork:

SSR 10 min

 

Bellwork:

5 min to prep for quiz or SSR

 

Classwork:

Discuss BT Ch 11 and 12

Listen to/close read/discuss "I am a Rock"

Brainstorm/outline for your C/C essay #2 (using BT and "I am a Rock")

 

Classwork:

Discuss Ch 13

Discuss project

WRITE C/C essay #2 ("I am a Rock") and turn in with a new copy of the rubric, your C/C essay #1 and the rubric you self-assessed on.  If you did not get your first essay back, don't worry! I won't mark you down!

 

Classwork:

Journal #3 (see journals page)

Bibliography (see BT project page): MLA style Works Cited

Check in one-on-one regarding projects progress and work time!

Classwork:

Begin End-of Novel Discussion Guide (Ch 13-17): today just do #1-8, keep and we'll finish/turn in Friday.  If you are not close to #8, you need to get caught up for homework.

Write Project research paper!  SEE PROJECT ASSIGNMENT HANDOUT for specific instructions for your research report.

Finish/turn in Active Voice practice.

 

Classwork:

Vocab quiz (prefixes week 1)

Finish BT Discussion Guide (Ch 13-17) -- KEEP and turn in start of class Monday.

LMC: Projects!  Part III-- bibliography and research paper

 

Homework:

Read Ch 13

Don't forget to keep working on your project! Your research and do something are due on Wednesday! 

 

Homework:

Read Ch 14 BT

Project I and II due tomorrow!  Keep working on your project.

 

Homework:

Read Chapters 15 AND 16

Work on project!

Vocab quiz Friday!

Homework:

Read Ch 17 BT (the end of the novel!)

Vocab quiz tomorrow!
Homework:

Work on projects (part III and creative presentation)

Finish Discussion Guide if necessary!
Don't forget your learning reflection! Don't forget your learning reflection! Don't forget your learning reflection! Don't forget your learning reflection! Don't forget your learning reflection!

 

 

April 26-30

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Bellwork:

SSR 10 min

Turn in your C/C "Spider" essay if you have not done so yet.

 

Bellwork:

SSR 30 minutes

 

Bellwork:

 

 

Bellwork:

Pick up a handout at the door

 

Bellwork:

 

Prep for quiz-- paper and pen/cil

Classwork:

"How They Eat in Heaven" (Ch 7)

-close read/talk to the text

-Discuss with your group/partner

-Create your overhead

-Present to the class

Vocabulary Trees: Roots Week 3 (get notes from this site!!!)

 

Classwork:

Journal #2 (on this site)

Discuss Ch 8

Grammar: active vs. passive voice

Classwork:

 

SAME AS TUESDAY!

Classwork:

Discussion Guide for Ch 8, 9, 10

--just discuss "A Matter of Opinion"

--write your own thoughtful complete answers to #1-10 "Reading Review and Analysis" on your own lined paper.

Grammar: finish Active Voice practice

 

Classwork:

Vocab Quiz: Roots week 3

Finish/discuss/turn in discussion guide (ch 8, 9, 10)-- keep and TURN IN TO MAKE UP folder if you are behind (absent/sports/pulled out for testing/etc)

Work on active voice grammar handout-- keep for now

Discuss project-- parts I and II are due Wed May 5th! 

 

Homework:

Read Chapter 8 (you will need to read 9&10 by the beginning of class Thursday-- I will see 2nd period Tuesday and 4th period Wednesday, so plan your reading time ahead as needed!)

Your research and "do something (parts I and II of the project) are due BY Wednesday MAY 5th.  We will begin working in class with what you have done, writing the bibliography and research report/reflection at that time.  Being behind = lost points!

 

Homework:

 

Read chapters 9 AND 10 of BT

Homework:

 

 

Homework:

Read Ch 11

Vocab quiz tomorrow!  roots week 3

If you are not on the last few problems of the discussion guide, you need to do some work on that tonight, too.
Homework:

Read CH 12

Get caught up on the disc guide and grammar as needed.

Work on project!
Yo learning reflection! Don't forget your learning reflection! Don't forget your learning reflection! Don't forget your learning reflection! Don't forget your learning reflection!

 

 

April 19-23

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Bellwork:

SSR 10 minutes

Check your grade for any errors! I turn them in Tuesday afternoon.

 

Bellwork:

SSR 10 min

 

Bellwork:

STAR Reflection (Pick up a copy of your previous scores to see how you did and learn how your teachers use these scores.)

We will be in room C107 for STAR testing, Tuesday, Wednesday, And Thursday of next week! (2nd period tests with Mrs. S. during the scheduled testing time.  We'll be in our normal classroom, F201, for 2nd and 4th periods.)

 

Bellwork:

 

SSR 10 min

 

Special visit from former CCA students working on their own "something" to change the world, Relay for Life

Bellwork:

 

Happy Birthday to Shakespeare!

Classwork:

BT Chapter 2 Discussion Guide.  Please write your thoughtful, complete, numbered answers on your own lined paper.  Correction for #7: just look at the last page of the chapter, not pg 33.

Introduction to the BT project! and rubric

Vocab: roots week 2

 

Classwork:

Bean Trees Settings Map (nothing to make up)

Library: explore cause ideas for BT project and begin research!  You're looking for at least THREE reliable sources of information about your cause/issue).  Take notes!  You'll need the info for your research report and bibliography later.

 

Classwork:

The Bean Trees TALK SHOW! (nothing to make up if you missed class)

Classwork:

Discuss Ch 5

Compare/contrast essay practice

-"A Noiseless, Patient Spider" --read and discuss as a class

-C/C essay guide

-Brainstorm/outline

-start writing your essay!  You have today and tomorrow in class to finish a rough draft (no final draft)

Classwork:

Reading Quiz (Ch 3-6)

Vocab quiz (roots week 2)

Grammar: Phrases! (see notes on web site)

Discuss Chapter 6

Finish writing C/C essay (BT and "Spider")

Done? Work on your project!

 

Homework:

Read BT chapter 3

 

Homework:

Read BT Ch 4

 

Homework:

Read Chapter 5 of BT

 

Homework:

Read Ch 6 of BT

Vocab quiz tomorrow! roots week 2

Reading quiz tomorrow!
Homework:

Read BT Ch 7 (VERY important chapter-- you'll be working in groups and presenting to the class on it Monday)

Your research and "do something (parts I and II of the project) are due BY Wednesday MAY 5th.  We will begin working in class with what you have done, writing the bibliography and research report/reflection at that time.  Being behind = lost points!
Don't forget your learning reflection! Don't forget your learning reflection! Don't forget your learning reflection! Don't forget your learning reflection! Don't forget your learning reflection!

 

 

April 12-16

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Bellwork:

SSR: read OR work quietly on your project (30 minutes)

***COLLECT EXTRA CREDIT and any/all late/make-up work; today is the LAST DAY for all of this.****

 

Bellwork:

SSR (silent reading or silent work on project) 15 min

 

Bellwork:

Learning Reflection CHECK!  Be sure to see me during the final period if you missed this!

 

Bellwork:

Get ready for the quizzes...

 

Bellwork:

 

 

Classwork:

Journal #1 (all share-- yarn web! We are all connected.)

Vocabulary Trees: Roots Week 1 (You are responsible for having the roots and their meaning, plus the selected vocab words and their definitions written in your binder-- or printed up immediately from the web site.)

 

Classwork:

Check in LOTF and check out The Bean Trees

Begin The Bean Trees

Grammar:

Style compare/contrast LOTF vs. BT

Conjunctions

Sentence Types

 

Classwork:

Discuss Bean Trees Chapter 1

Native American Family Values (overview of themes connected to BT; see notes on this site)

GRAMMAR: Go over sentence types (period 2) and REVIEW FOR QUIZ.  The review study guide is your key to an A on the quiz!

Classwork:

VOCAB QUIZ (Roots Week 1)

GRAMMAR QUIZ

SSR PROJECT PRESENTATIONS

and edible extra credit

 

SEE MRS. S MONDAY if you had an excused absense and need to make up your midterm work; you need to do this immediately or these will be 0s on your final semester grade!

Classwork:

 

 

Homework:

SSR Project (and Edible Extra credit) due at our finals class meeting (2nd period: Thursday; 4th period: Friday)

Coming up: Vocab quiz and grammar quiz on Thursday/Friday, too

Turn in LOTF and check out The Bean Trees tomorrow!

 

Homework:

Finish reading Bean Trees Chapter 1

 

SSR Project (and Edible Extra credit) due at our finals class meeting (2nd period: Thursday; 4th period: Friday)

Coming up: Vocab quiz and grammar quiz on Thursday/Friday, too

 

Homework:

STUDY for the grammar quiz

STUDY for the vocab quiz (match 8 roots to their meanings and 8 vocab words to their definitions)

TURN IN/PRESENT your SSR project (and Edible Extra Credit if you choose).  Remember, this is a little project and BRIEF presentation (maybe 1-2 minutes max, very flexible because everyone's project is different!)

 

Homework:

Read Chapter 2 of The Bean Trees

Don't forget to take care of turnitin.com for your LOTF final draft if you have not, because I'll be checking for it this weekend as soon as I'm done reading the last essays, and as soon as I do, you lose points if you haven't done it yet!
Homework:
Don't forget your learning reflection! Don't forget your learning reflection! Don't forget your learning reflection! Don't forget your learning reflection! Don't forget your learning reflection!

 

 

March 29th-April 2nd

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Bellwork:

SSR 15 min

 

Bellwork:

SSR/silent study -5 min (during announcements/roll)

 

Bellwork:

 

SSR 15 min

Bellwork:

Be ready to watch the movie; it's 90 minutes long so we're starting it at the bell!

 

Bellwork:

SSR 20 min

 

Classwork:

Study for the test! (It's tomorrow!)

-in groups, make a timeline of events from the novel

-as a class, play wordwall to review terms and key concepts and readings

-extra time during class? Study in groups or solo.

 

Classwork:

LOTF Unit Test (make-ups will be Thursday in class--the class willbe viewing the LOTF film)

 

Grammar: MLA format

 

Classwork:

STAMP ROUGH DRAFT

Peer Revision

LMC: more revision!

Classwork:

Watch the LOTF film/test make-ups/extra help for those who really need it for the essay

 

Classwork:

Journal #10 (see journals page on this site)

Highlight the journals or parts of journals that you most want me to read, then staple and turn in.

 

Assemble LOTF Essay Packet

Front:

--Scoring Rubric (with your name on it)

--Final Draft

--Parent/Trusted Editor Feedback handout

--Peer Revision handout

--Rough Draft (extra drafts you did you may include here if you like)

--Outline

--optional: brainstorm/thesis notes

 

Staple and turn in novel bank

 

Go over LOTF test

Go over upcoming assignments: extra credit over spring break, SSR project plus extra credit for finals week, grammar review for finals week, big Bean Trees (next book) project coming up, you may want to count any service you do over break for it... check it ALL out on this web site, it's all linked up!

 

Homework:

TEST IS TOMORROW!

Complete Draft for LTOF essay is due Wed March 31 (bring hardcopy to class and submit it to turnitin.com if you can!  You'll get lots of extra feedback to help you craft an A paper if you do :)

 

Homework:

Complete Draft for LTOF essay is due Wed March 31 (bring hardcopy to class and submit it to turnitin.com if you can!  You'll get lots of extra feedback to help you craft an A paper if you do :)

 

Homework:

LOTF essay final draft and ALL process work (parent revision, peer revision, rough draft, and outline, and maybe your brainstorm/thesis statement) due Friday!

Novel Bank  and journals due by Friday, too.

Homework:

LOTF essay final draft and ALL process work (parent revision, peer revision, rough draft, and outlineand maybe your brainstorm/thesis statement) due Friday!

Novel Bank and journals due by Friday, too.
Homework:

HAVE A GREAT BREAK!

You MAY do the spring break extra credit.

You MAY get started on your SSR project.

You MAY even get started on the Bean Trees do-somthing/service project.

Or review grammar even.

It's all linked up here on this web site!

REMEMBER, the LAST DAY for any and all late/make-up/extra credit work is MONDAY APRIL 12th, the day we return from break.
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March 22-26

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Bellwork:

SSR 20 min

Stamp NB Ch 12

 

Bellwork:

SSR 10 min

 

Bellwork:

SSR 15 min

 

Bellwork:

SSR 10 min

STAMP OUTLINE

Bellwork:

SSR 20 min

 

Classwork:

Journal #9 (on this site)

Discuss Chapter 12

Finish Lit. Device Hunt and turn it in today before the end of class.

Begin HW writing.

 

 

Classwork:

Share/turn in HW

Theme Bags (get paper bag in class, write a theme statement on the outside, and make/draw three "things"-- symbol, character, quotation-- to illustrate it, and put those inside.  Turn in today or at very start of class tomorrow, if you want to keep it for ideas for your essay.

LOTF Essay assignment

-get all 6 handouts!

-brainstorm

-Grammar: thesis statements

 

Classwork:

DUE DATES for essay:

Outline is due Thur March 25th

Rough draft is due Wed Marach 31, and please post it on turnitin for peer review (we're trying it out!) too

Revision will be done in class that day and then you get parent/trusted editor to do more for HW

ALL WORK and Final Draft due Fri April 2nd (if you'll be gone early for break, turn it in before you go!)

 

Thesis Checks and Outlining

-use the outline GUIDE and the graphic organizer

 

Please get your work from the work return and check the no-name file!

Classwork:

Drafting your essay

-Paragraph unity/order and transitions

-Model Essay Puzzle

-MLA style for integrating and citing quotations in your essay (this is our grammar for today)

-drafting time!  Use it well and you can have tomorrow in class/at the LMC, too!

Classwork:

 

Test Study Guide (test is Tuesday)

Drafting time (in class and at LMC)

 

*Please be sure to get your work from the work return so that you can use it to study for the test!

Homework:

End-of-Novel Creative Writing Assignment (ONE PAGE MINIMUM)  Get slip from class binder.

 

Homework:

Brainstorm your essay and write your thesis statement.

 

Homework:

COMPLETE outline due tomorrow! (stamped-- no late passes!)

 

Homework:

Complete Draft due Wed March 31 (bring hardcopy to class and submit it to turnitin.com if you can!  You'll get lots of extra feedback to help you craft an A paper if you do :)

Don't forget, the LOTF test is Tuesday March 30th.  We'll study in class on Monday.
Homework:

Complete Draft due Wed March 31 (bring hardcopy to class and submit it to turnitin.com if you can!  You'll get lots of extra feedback to help you craft an A paper if you do :)

Don't forget, the LOTF test is Tuesday March 30th.  We'll study in class on Monday.
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March 15-19

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Bellwork:

SSR 20 min

Stamp NB Ch 7

 

Bellwork:

SSR 10 minutes

(CAHSEE schedule today; short classes)

Stamp NB Ch 8

 

Bellwork:

SSR 15 min

(CAHSEE schedule today; short classes)

Stamp NB Ch 9

Bellwork:

SSR 30 min

Stamp NB Ch 10

Bellwork:

SSR 20 min

 

Stamp NB Ch 11

Classwork:

Discuss Ch 7

LOTF Found Poems

 

Classwork:


Discuss Chapter 8

Grammar: Begin Noun Clauses worksheet

 

Classwork:

Journal #8 (posted on this site)

Discuss chapter 9

Classwork:

Chapter 10-- burning questions?

Figurative Language/Literary Device HUNT! (Begin; finish in class Monday)

Grammar: finish noun clauses worksheet and begin sentences/fragments side

 

Classwork:

Allusions in LOTF (see powerpoint online)

Group Teach! -- Ch 10&11 discussion posters (see posters around the room)

Reading time!

 

Homework:

Read/Novel Bank Chapter 8

 

Homework:

Read/NB Ch 9

 

Homework:

Read/NB Ch 10

 

Homework:

Read/NB Ch 11
Homework:

Read/NB Ch 12 (finish the book! You don't need to read the essay at the end called "Notes on LOTF")
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March 8-12

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Bellwork:

SSR 15 min

STAMP NOVEL BANK CH 2

 

Bellwork:

SSR 15 min

STAMP NOVEL BANK CH 3

Bellwork:

SSR 15 min

STAMP NOVEL BANK CH 4

Bellwork:

SSR 20 min

STAMP NB CH 5

Bellwork:

SSR 15 min

STAMP NB Ch 6

 

 

Classwork:

Vocabulary practice chapter 3-6 (keep this)

Symbolism

-personal symbol (write your name, draw your personal symbol, and write one sentence that explains how your symbol represents you/your qualities)

-In groups: symbol from LOTF (write symbol name, illustrate it, and write 1-2 sentences explaining what your symbol represents)

Discuss Ch 2

 

Classwork:

(Period 2: discuss symbol posters and Ch 2 a bit more...)

Chapter 3 close reading (get handout from binder, complete--talk to the text, write three questions and on your own or talking with other students, answer them, and turn in)

Discuss Chapter 3

Grammar: commonly confused words (part I): This mini lesson is on the grammar page of this site.  Take the time to review proper usage of the different forms of their/to/its, but there's nothing to turn in.)

Classwork:

Journal #7 (see this site)

Ch 4 close reading: figurative language (keep)

Discuss Ch 4: group teach!

Classwork:

Discuss CH 5

Character Posters

-on computer paper or construction paper

-character's name

-accurate illustration of character (stick figured okay!)

-one quotation exemplifying your character

-a symbol for your character: draw and explain it

-write your name on the front and post in one the classroom wall

 

Grammar: What Jobs Can Nouns Do? Get handout from binder and get notes from a classmate or Mrs. S

Classwork:

Vocabulary practice: Chapters 7-12 (get handout from binder; keep)

Discuss Chapter 6

 

Character Paragraphs (get handout from binder for model and instructions, or just review the format for literary analysis paragraph; for this paragraph we're following this:

topic sentence

evidence (quotation)

explanation (2 sentences)

evidence (quotation or paraphrase)

explanation (2 sentences)

closing statement

 

Learning Reflection: write this week's, and show your old ones to Mrs. S for your Quarter 1 participation grade.

 

 

Homework:

Read and Novel Bank Chapter 3

 

Homework:

Read and Novel Bank Chapter 4

 

Homework:

Read and Novel Bank Ch 5

 

Homework:

Read and NB CH 6
Homework:

Read and NB Ch 7
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March 1-5

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Bellwork:

SSR 15 min

 

Bellwork:

SSR 20 min

 

Bellwork:

SSR 15 min

 

Bellwork:

SSR 15 min

 

Bellwork:

SSR 15 min

STAMP Novel Bank (Chapter 1) *If you were excused absent Thursday or today, remind Mrs. S to stamp your CH1 NB on Monday.  Normally if you're absent for sports, appointments, etc., you still need your NB in class when you return; the reading schedule is posted on the LOTF page; be sure to ask for your missed stamp if you were gone!)

 

Classwork:

Journal #4

William Golding Notes (get from a classmate or ask Mrs. S-- some of these things will be on the LOTF test!)

Golding's "Why Boys Become Vicious"

-charting the text (get notes from classmate or Mrs. S to see how to do this, finish on your own)

-Rhetorical Précis

Check out your copy of LOTF if you have not done so yet!

 

Classwork:

Journal #5

Castaway! (nothing to make up)

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs (get notes from Mrs S or a classmate)

Share/revise/turn in Rhetorical Precis and chart (notes from "Why Boys" article)

Grammar: view powerpoint on Clauses (linked on my grammar page) and then find the subjects and verbs in your precis, and circle the different clauses.  If you were absent, just be sure to view the powerpoint.  We are getting an overview of how we talk about grammar and things like clauses and conjunctions, at a sophisticated level.  We'll zero in next time.

 

Classwork:

The Great Debate about Human Nature:

-Hobbes and Locke: view powerpoint and complete the handout (on the back of last night's homework; this is only available in class, not online)

Moral Development:

read article and begin writing answers to the questions

Classwork:

Finish "Moral Development" work.

(Grammar: find and correct the errors in the article)

Lord of the Flies Vocabulary List

-practice chapters 1&2 (keep this)

Novel Bank

-instructions

-handout

Begin reading Chapter 1 and writing in novel bank

Classwork:

Journal #6: Message in a Bottle (slip available in the Class Binder)

Garden of Eden and LOTF: get the handout, answer questions #1&2.  The literary terms are: 1) allusion and 2) allagory

Discuss Chapter 1 and Novel Bank

Begin reading Chapter 2

*look for more allusions to the Garden of Eden

 

Homework:

Using your notes from the article (charting the text), write your 4-sentence rhetorical précis on "Why Boys"  (The article text is also linked to the LOTF page on this site.)

 

Homework:

"You are the Philosopher" Opinion Survey (just that one side of the handout given in class). 

 

*****Don't forget to submit your short story final draft to turnitin.com if you have yet to do so!******

 

Homework:

Humanity on Trial writing assignment

 

Homework:

Finish reading and novel banking for Chapter 1

*The reading schedule for LOTF is posted on the LOTF page and the What/When.  You should always know what your homework is from here until we finish the book!
Homework:

Finish reading Chapter 2 and do Ch 2 Novel Bank
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Feb 22-26

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Bellwork:

SSR

 

Bellwork:

SSR

 

Bellwork:

SSR 20-30 minutes

 

Bellwork:

SSR 20 min

 

Bellwork:

SSR 15 min

 

Classwork:

Naviance training with college and career center

 

 

Classwork:

Journal #3 (see this site)

Short Story Revision

-peer reading

-revision handout

-edit, including checking your dialogue against our grammar notes

-rubric: keep this to turn in with your story on Friday, it shows you how you will be graded

 

Short Story Unit Test Review sheet: the test will be Thursday, we'll study in class Wednesday, study the terms on the sheet, look to your Story Elements notes and Point of View notes

 

Classwork:

Appointment Clocks (get yours from Mrs S if you were absent) and community-building!

Study for Short Story Unit Test (word wall game!)

Classwork:

-Short Story Unit Test

 

-Grammar: editing for tense consistency in our short stories (don't switch from past to present or present to past by accident!)

Also, POV and dialogue, and title page and full-page illustration

Classwork:

Assemble Short Story Packet

Front to back:

-Rubric

-Read-around sheet (you don't need this if you missed class today; it was just for in class)

-Title page

-Final Draft

-Illustration somewhere in there with final draft!

-Revision sheet

-rough draft (extra drafts you want to include okay too)

-character development

-outline

 

Read around!

 

Collect and clap for all the authors in class!

Poetry: concrete vs. abstract

-word sort

-example poems

Imagery wheel

Assignment: make an imagery wheel where you brainstorm concrete images to illustrate an overall (abstract, perhaps) impression, then write a poem (about 1/3 of a page) in which you include lots of concrete imagery.

 

-Check out your copy of Lord of the Flies

-Weekly Learning Reflection!

Homework:

Short Stories due Friday with ALL process work; you'll be revising in class Tuesday; bring your rough draft!

 

The short story unit test will be Thursday; we'll review Tuesday and Wednesday; it's short and simple.

 

Homework:

Revise and edit your short story.  The final draft and all work (see assignment handout and rubric) is due Friday!

The Short Story Unit Test will be Thursday.

 

 

Homework:

Study for the Short Story Unit Test (see previous agenda entries for what to study!)

 

Short Stories due Friday! (see previous info on what's included)

 

Homework:

Short Stories (final draft and all work, see assignment handout and previous reminders for what's included) due tomorrow!
Homework:

-Finish poem if necessary

-Submit your short story to TurnItIn.com

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Feb 16-19

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Bellwork:

 

 

Bellwork:

SSR 15 min

TURN IN your poem if you did not on Thursday.

 

Bellwork:

SSR 15 min

 

Bellwork:

SSR 15 min

STAMP outline (or character development if you chose to do it first) for short stories

Bellwork:

SSR 15 min

STAMP character development work

 

Classwork:

NO SCHOOL

 

Classwork:

Journal #2 (journals are now posted on this site!)

Point of View notes (get from this site)

"Powder" vocabulary (copy and do practice, nothing to turn in)

Read "Powder" page 687

"Powder" point of view rewrite assignment (see this site)

Parts of Speech notes (get from this site; handout with blanks to fill in is in class binder-- so you don't have top copy it all, or you can just print it up but it will be many pages with big font.)

 

 

Classwork:

Share and turn in "Powder" POV rewrites

Short Story Project

-due dates

-outline

-character development

Classwork:

"Powder" vocabulary quiz

 

Character Development

-memorable characters? (We brainstormed, nothing to make up)

-Worktime: Character Development Mini-Project (see handout, it's on the short story page).  CHOOSE ONE of A, B, C, D, or E.  *Options D and E have been reduced to just ONE page of writing required, not two.

 

Grammar: 2nd period: catch up on parts of speech notes and quick info on subject/predicate of sentences

All classes: take notes on correct punctuation and formatting for DIALOGUE in stories. (see the short story or grammar sections of this website)

 

Classwork:

Drafting Short Stories

-Student model (linked to this site)

-ideas for engaging openings/hooks (on this site)

-turnitin.com (linked on the front page of this site, with the class login ID and password)

GO TO Library Media Center!

-Get yourself set up on turnitin.com.  Create your NEW user profile (unless you already have one) and enroll in the class using the enrollment ID and password posted my site.  Then practice submitting something (anything!) to the "practice" assignment.  You are responsible for knowing how to use turnitin.com and your personal login and password you create today (your email and password).

-WRITING TIME!

-New SSR book?

-LEARNING REFLECTION: write one sentence noting one thing you learned this week.  Remember, it has to be specific and thoughtful.  Keep this with your one other LR so far, in your binder or agenda.

 

Homework:

 

 

Homework:

"Powder" point of view rewrite assignment

 

"Powder" vocab quiz will be on Thursday!

 

Homework:

We will STAMP outline tomorrow (or you may choose to do the char. dev. first instead).  No late work passes may be used for stamped work.

"Powder" vocab quiz tomorrow

 

Homework:

Character Development Mini-Project due tomorrow (stamped!)
Homework:

COMPLETE, legible rough draft of short story due TUESDAY.  (No writing time Monday! But it will be your homework again Monday.  Don't procrastinate! It takes time to craft a complete story!)
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Feb 8-11...

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Bellwork:

SSR 15 minuntes

2nd: elect ASB reps

 

Bellwork:

SSR 15 min

 

Bellwork:

SSR 15 min

 

Bellwork:

SSR 15 min

 

Bellwork:

 

 

Classwork:

-"Bass" vocabulary quiz

-"since feeling is first" handout, completed and turned in

-"The Scarlet Ibis" page 594

Vocabulary: copy words and do practice sheet (keep this)

Checked out copies of the big orange textbook

Read/discussed first paragraph together

 

Classwork:

Pop quiz: "Scarlet Ibis" reading check

Go over "SI" vocabulary practice

"Scarlet Ibis" Discussion guide (list of 15 questions on this site, write your own answers on your own paper, but you can work in a group to talk about the story and questions.)

Grammar: Parts of Speech review: word sort! (Just an activity in class, nothing to make up.

 

 

Classwork:

Go over Scarlet Ibis Discussion Guide and COLLECT

Writing Literary Analysis: Nature Imagery Paragraph (on "The Scarlet Ibis")

 

Classwork:

"SI" vocab quiz

Review/edit paragraphs (grammar)

Doodle, David, and You: Journal #1

Poetry free-write! (Write any kind of poem-- perhaps a love poem or ode in honor of Valentine's Day? and turn it in!)

Classwork:

NO SCHOOL

 

Homework:

Read all of "The Scarlet Ibis" <--pop quiz?  It's okay to be confused about parts, just read through the whole story once!

"Scarlet Ibis" vocabulary quiz will be on Thursday

 

Homework:

Finish "SI" Discussion Guide if necessary.

 

Homework:

Finish paragraph if necessary

"SI" vocab quiz tomorrow!

 

Homework:

ENJOY YOUR LONG WEEKEND!
Homework:
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February 3-5

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Bellwork:

 

 

Bellwork:

 

 

Bellwork:

Find your assigned seat.

 

Bellwork:

Turn in syllabus signatures and  academic honesty signatures.

 

Bellwork:

Turn in student inventory.

Learn about SSR logs (for when you finish a book)

SSR! 15 minutes

 

Classwork:

 

 

Classwork:

 

 

Classwork:

-The first writing: "Island" Essay

-Syllabus, classroom tour, academic honesty, bathroom/latework passes, etc.

-Life Maps: create your own life map with care and/or color and 10-20 events/locations.

Classwork:

Share (with partner) and display (on wall) Life Map

Notes: Elements of Story (you can get the handout from the short story unit page of this web site, and get the notes from a classmate or Mrs. S.  Don't forget to copy down a plot chart at the end.)

SSR: Finding the "just-right" book.  We went speed-dating for books at the Library Media Center, writing down answers to five questions (on the SSR page of this site) for five books.  Turn your paper in to Mrs. S. (or get permission to turn it in tomorrow)

 

Classwork:

"The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant" page 307

-vocabular: copy down words and definitions (on this web site) and practice (charades!)

-Read and complete 6 entries in a reading log with EVIDENCE and EXPLANATIONS (that is, facts/quotes/details and then what you think about them, what they tell you about the characters, theme, etc.)  TURN THIS IN.

 

Learning Reflections: every Friday either in your agenda or a page at the front of your binder, write one sentence reflecting on what you learned that week.  It can be ANYTHING thoughtful!  I will check these every several weeks for participation points.

Homework:

 

 

Homework:

 

 

Homework:

-Syllabus signatures

-Academic Honesty signatures

-Finish Life Map (see above)

 

Homework:
-Complete the Student Inventory handout

-Bring your SSR book to class!
Homework:

"Bass" vocabulary quiz on Monday: match the words to their definitions and fill in the blanks of sentences .  20 items.  Yes, there will be a word bank!

It's been great meeting you all this week; have a wonderful weekend!
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