Lesson Plans -- Week of 12/1--12/5
1. Interpret "Essential Beauty"
2. Interpret Robert Frost collection (selected poems)
Lesson Plans---Week of 11/17 -- 11/21
Monday, November 17
1. Sustained Silent Reading—includes diary entry and visual
2. Share HOMEWORK—“The Projectionist’s Nightmare” visual
3. Interpret Emily Dickinson (2 poems)
4. Review poetry project
Tuesday, November 18
1. Sustained Silent Reading—with diary entry and visual
2. Analyze both Gwendolyn Brooks poems
3. Thursday -- Bring material for your cover page
4. Friday—Independent Reading Project is due
Wednesday, November 19
1. Sustained Silent Reading—include diary entry and visual
2. Interpret Sylvia Plath—“Balloons” and “Mirror”
3. Thursday--Bring materials to create your Independent Reading Project cover page
4. Friday--Independent Reading Project due
Thursday, November 20
1. Sustained Silent Reading—Include diary entry and visual
2. Create title page for your Independent Reading Project
3. YOUR PROJECT IS DUE TOMORROW
4. Interpret “Birches” by Robert Frost (on your own)
5. Interpret “Telephone Conversation” (as a class)
Friday, November 21
1. Sustained Silent Reading – include diary entry and visual
2. Turn in Independent Reading Project
3. Interpret “Birches” by Robert Frost
4. Interpret “Telephone Conversation” by Wole Soyinka
Lessons Plans---Week of 11/10-11/14
Monday, November 10
1. Sustained Silent Reading w/diary entry and visual
2. Take notes on Emily Dickinson video
Tuesday, November 11--NO SCHOOL
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
1. Journal—How many neighbors do you have (count the houses)? How many neighbors do you know by name? How many would you recognize if you saw them at the store? Is it important to know the people who live in your neighborhood? Why or why not?
2. Sustained Silent Reading
3. Analyze Frost’s “Mending Wall”
4. Write a letter to share with the class tomorrow.
Thursday, November 13
1. Journal—Your neighbors have been living next door to you for years. They are very quiet, friendly whenever they see you, and usually mind their own business. However, you have just found out that they have been involved in illegal activity. Do you tell someone? Who? Would you call the police? Why or why not?
2. Sustained Silent Reading—30 minutes including diary entry and visual
3. Share “Mending Wall” letters
Friday, November 14
1. Journal--Do you believe there is too much violence being portrayed in the media, TV, movies, and video games? Explain. How much violence do you see in one day (include all of the things listed above)?
2. Sustained Silent Reading---30 minutes including diary entry and visual
3. Interpret "The Projectionist's Nightmare". What is the message?
4. HOMEWORK---Create a visual for "The Projectionist's Nightmare"--Share with the class on Monday
5. Turn in notebooks
Friday, November 6
1. Journal—What is poetry? Why do people write poetry? Do you like poetry? Why or why not?2. Sustained Silent Reading -- 30 minutes--include diary entry and visual
3. Interpret Emily Dickinson’s “Surgeons must be very careful” page 357 (lit. book) and “A narrow fellow in the grass” page 554; answer questions 1 & 3 on page 555.
Thursday, November 5
1. Journal--What is patriotism? Do you believe people must pledge allegiance to the flag because it is their duty or because it is patriotic?
2. Sustained Silent Reading -- 30 minutes--include diary entry and visual3. Complete interpretation of "The Road Not Taken" including visual4. Share published short stories....Congratulations!!!!Wednesday, November 05, 2008
1. Journal---What is your reaction to the presidential election? What does it mean to have a Democratic Congress along with a Democratic President? If Biden wasn’t Obama’s Vice President, who would you choose and why?
2. Sustained Silent Reading—30 minutes—include diary entry and visual
3. Interpret “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost
Turn in:
First interpretation
Second interpretation
Visual
Thursday, November 06, 2008
1. Journal—Yesterday several students said that they supported Obama’s decision not to pledge allegiance to the flag or place their hands over their hearts during the pledge. Obama never did this. Is pledging allegiance or standing for the Star Spangled Banner a right or a sign of patriotism? Explain. Are you patriotic? Why or why not?
2. Sustained Silent Reading –30 minutes, include diary entry and visual
3. Student short stories
4. Complete “The Road Not Taken” interpretation and visual
Lesson plans -- Week of 10/27--10/31
Monday, October 27
1. Media Center--turn in short stories to aboutteens.org
2. Check out books for Independent Reading Project -- fiction, minimum 200 pages
Tuesday, October 28
1. Review guidelines for Independent Reading Project
2. Take notes on Robert Frost video
Wednesday, October 29
1. Journal--How old will you be when you move out of your parents' house? Where will you go? How will you get there?
2. Read "Fable for When There's No Way Out" by May Swenson
3. Modeling activity--using this poem, create your own poem about teenagers
FINISH FOR HOMEWORK
Thursday, October 30
1. Journal--Have you ever had to make a decision between two different things? Describe it. Which choice did you make? Did you regret that decision?
2. 30 minutes Sustained Silent Reading--write diary entry for your main character on a separate sheet of paper.
3. Share your poem modeled after "Fable for When There's No Way Out"
Friday, October 31
1. Journal--What was your best Halloween costume? Why was that your favorite?
2. 30 minutes Sustained Silent Reading--write diary entry for your main character on a separate sheet of paper.
3. Read Robert Frost "The Road Not Taken"
4. Provide an interpretation and a visual in your notebook
5. Read Emily Dickinson "A narrow fellow in the grass"
6. Provide an interpretation and a visual in your notebook
Lesson plans--week of 10/20 - 10/24
Monday, October 20 MID-TERM EXAM TOMORROW
1. Rd. aloud/summary/question
2. Mid-term review
3. Submit papers to turnitin.com
DUE TOMORROW:
Short story packet
· Character analysis
· Timeline
· Dialogue
· Rough draft including dialogue
· Rough draft including peer review
· Rough draft including teacher’s editing
Turn in final short story to turnitin.com by midnight October 21
Class ID: 2428846
Password: fpchs
Tuesday, October 21
MID-TERM EXAM
Friday, October 24 NO SCHOOL (teacher planning day)
Lesson plans--week of 10/13-10/17
Monday, October 13
1. Media Center--all period2. Sign into turnitin.com3. Read 2 short stories on aboutteens.com and respond to questions providedTuesday, October 141. Journal--What is your favorite holiday and why?2. Rd. aloud/summary3. Finish final copy of ROUGH DRAFT--include 1 peer review--turn in today
Lesson plans--week of 10/6 - 10/10
Wednesday, October 15--NO CLASS
Thursday, October 16
1. Journal--Hollywood wants to make a movie about your life. What kind of movie will it be? Which famous actor/actress will play you? Why?
2. Rd. aloud/summary/prediction
3. "Who Gets the Heart?" persuasive letter
Friday, October 17, 2008
1. Journal—Do you gossip? Why? Has anyone ever said something about you behind your back? How did you react?
2. Rd. aloud/summary/visual
3. Share “Who Gets the Heart?” letters---participation grade
4. Turn in notebooks
Monday---Mid-term exam review
Tuesday--- Mid-term exam
Monday, October 06, 2008
1. Journal--Life is full of surprises. What is the best surprise you have ever received?
2. Rd. aloud/summary/prediction
3. Writing practice #1—fluency
4. Writing practice #2—fluency---share with classPrompt--I have saved my money all year for this trip! I am so excited! I never thought this opportunity would come, but finally, I get to leave in a few hours. I hope I haven't forgotten anything. I've packed my toothbrush, my favorite shirt, jeans, hiking boots, swimwear, and my rain coat, just in case. I can't believe the day is finally here for the vacation of a lifetime!! Now, off to the airport....
Tuesday, October 7
Underclassmen yearbook pictures
1. Journal---You and your best friend have just left a party. You are driving because your friend is very intoxicated (and underage). On your way home, you see an accident. No one else is around. You know you should stop, but you also know that you have to call the police (and risk having your friend arrested). Do you stop? Why or why not?
2. Review some of the character analysis papers from "The Scarlet Ibis"
3. Reviewed how to edit documents through Microsoft Office 2007
Wednesday, October 08, 2008—Bring Writing books tomorrow
1. Journal—You have been given 3 months to live. What is the first thing you plan to do? What is the most important thing you will do? What is the last thing you want to do? Explain.
2. Rd. aloud/summary/visual
3. Review character analysis for short story
4. Continue developing your plot---turn in for credit---staple this to your character analysis
5. Bring Writing books tomorrow
Thursday, October 9
1. Journal—It is easier to tell a lie than it is to tell the truth. Explain. Is it ever okay to tell a lie? Why or why not?
2. Rd. aloud/summary/connection
a. Types of connections
i. Text-to-Self
ii. Text-to-Text
iii. Text-to-World
3. Writing books – Read pages 220-234
a. Develop dialogue
Friday, October 10, 2008
1. Journal—You wake up in the middle of the night and your house is on fire. You only have enough time to save 3 personal items. What do you save and why?
2. Rd. aloud/summary/prediction
3. Review peer review
4. Write your short story, adding the dialogue you wrote yesterday. Get at least one peer review. Turn in for a grade.
Lesson Plans--week of 9/29-10/3
Monday, September 29, 2008
1. Journal—20 years ago much of today’s technology did not exist---no Ipod, laptops, NO MYSPACE!---- What will technology be like 20 years from now?
2. Rd. aloud/summary
3. Finish “The Emporer’s Club” and turn in responses
4. Continue reading “The Machine Stops” and taking notes
Tuesday, September 30
1. Journal—Name one thing you would change about FCAT (state tests) and why.
2. Rd. aloud/summary/visual
3. Continue reading “The Machine Stops”
Wednesday, October 1, 20008—BRING YOUR WRITING BOOKS TOMORROW
1. Journal—What is your opinion of HOMEWORK? Explain. Should the school district ban HOMEWORK for all students? Why or why not?
2. Rd. aloud/summary/prediction
3. Finish “The Machine Stops”
BRING YOUR WRITING BOOKS TOMORROW
Thursday, October 2 (substitute)
Read assigned pages in writing book
Write a character analysis of the main character in your short story
Friday, October 03, 2008
1. Journal-- What kind of qualities do you want in a friend? What kind of friend are you? What makes someone a “best” friend?
2. Rd. aloud/summary
3. Finish “The Machine Stops”
Lesson Plans--week of 9/22-9/26
Monday, September 22
1. Journal—If you could make the world one season, what would it be and why?
2. Rd. aloud/summary
3. Begin “The Machine Stops”------Identify the exposition
Tuesday, September 23
1. Rd. aloud/summary
2. Continue reading "The Machine Stops" --continue taking notes and identify the climax of the story
Wednesday, September 24 (Early release)
1. Journal--SAT practice
1. The herd of zebras move across the plains of the Serengeti with speed and grace. A. move B. moves C. moved D. moving E. was moving 2. Frank couldn't tell whether the columnist was being _________, or whether she was serious about her unusual opinions. A. arcane B. defunct C. prolific D. expository E. sarcastic. 3. Where is the Error? The new deli, on the corner with the great pastrami sandwhiches, gets many of its customers from the office building across the street. No error.2. Rd. aloud/summary/question
Thursday, September 25
1. Journal -- No TV or Computer TV's and Computer's haven't always existed, instead people read, told stories, played music, talked on the phone and did things outside. If you could not watch TV or use the computer for a month what would you do and why? Would you miss watching TV?
2. Rd. aloud/summary/evaluation
3. Continue reading "The Machine Stops"
Friday, September 25
1. David Pelzer video "The Most Important Person"
2. Finish reading "The Machine Stops" -- identify all aspects of a short story (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution)