Date of Class | Lesson- Class and Home | Additional Notes |
8/18-19/08 | Welcome-Unit One | Welcome! Hope everyone's first day was enjoyable! |
8/20-22/08 | Storm Days- School Cancelled | Stay safe! |
8/25-26/08 | Kaplan Testing- Students will take Kaplan Baseline in class.
HOMEWORK: Syllabus Signed; Get supplies; Work on "Lamb to the Slaughter" Elements Chart; Work on Journal Entry #1 | Due Dates:Syllabus: A 8/27; B 8/28Supplies: A 8/27; B 8/28Lamb Chart: A 8/27; B 8/28Entry #1: A 8/29; B 9/2 |
8/27-28/08 | Complete Kaplan Lamb Chart Completion Study Elements of a Short Story | |
| 8/29 - 9/2 | How do Good Readers Predict?
| 5 Paragraph Essay Due Next Class! |
| 9/3-4 | How do good readers become "hooked" with the help of literary devices? How do good writers "hook" their audience? | *Short Story Elements Test Sept.17th *Five Paragraph Short Story from One Event in Your Life Due Sept. 15 |
| 9/5-8 | Lesson Four | |
| 9/9-10 | Lesson Five | |
| 9/11-12 | Lesson Six | EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENT: By obtaining permission from your parent/guardian: Watch some of the 9/11 footage on the History Channel tonight (9/11). There will be a <2 hour special in regards to 9/11. The speacial shows footage from NYC archives. Write a one page reflection of the footage. Those who cannot complete this extra credit assignment will have OTHER opportunities to receieve the same extra credit points. |
| 9/15-16 | "The Lottery" What elements were present in the short story? What is fairness? Lesson Seven | Personal Even Short Stories Due today! Study for Elements Exam: next class! |
| 9/17-18 | Elements of a Short Story Exam. Those who finish early will have an in class task to complete. | No Homework tonight, due to exam. |
| 9/19-22 | Talk Like a Pirate Day! Vocabulary and Summarizing | *Get progress reports signed (only homework for 9/19, 22 and 23) |
| 9/23-24 | Lesson Eight- Colloquial Writing | *Get progress reports signed (only homework for 9/19, 22 and 23) |
| 9/25-26 | With Their Eyes Writing Project #1 | |
| 9/29-30 | With Their Eyes Writing Project #2 | Have Writing Prompt 1&2 Done for Due Dates, Specified in class... That is the only homework till 10/1&2 |
| 10/1-2 | 9/11 Share Aloud Celebration Unit Two: The Catcher in the Rye | No Homework Tonight 10/1&2 |
| 10/3-6 | Chapters 1&2 Evaluation of a Character | Homework Worksheet given out in class. Please request a worksheet if absent. |
| 10/7-8 | Chapters 3&4 Imagery and Summarizing | |
| 10/9-10 | Chapters 5&6 Supporting Details | |
| 10/13-14 | Chapters 7-9 Cause and Effect Relationships | Vocabulary Quiz on Chapters1-14: A Day 10/17, B Day 10/20 |
| 10/15-16 |
Chapters 10 and 11 Lesson Six- No new information Read aloud in class | FCAT and PSAT days in school. Students for A day only had 45 min. periods. Students for B day read same chapters and we did Catcher study guides with chapters in class. |
10/17-20 | How do good readers use plays and skits to act out their reading? Chapters 12-17 Lesson Seven- Skit Prep: Each group will read one chapter. They will prepare that chapter to be acted out for the rest of the class. | Vocab. Quiz today!
Vocab. worksheet for ch. 14-17 for HW. |
| 10/21-22 | How do good readers use plays and skits to act out their reading? Chapters 13-17 Lesson Eight- Groupd acted out their skits. After, we read aloud ch. 18 + 19 | Vocab. worksheet for ch. 18-21 for HW. |
| 10/23-27 |
Chapters 20-22 Lesson Nine- Holden finally let's us know he has a soft side! | Students should complete graphic organizer for HW using SPARKNOTES.COM
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| 10/28-29 |
Chapters 23-24 Lesson 10 | Vocab. Worksheet for Ch. 22-26, due next class. |
| 10/30-31 | What are themes, motifs, and symbols? Chapters 25-26 | NOTE TO PARENTS/STUDENTS: The second vocabulary quiz was cancelled. Students will be tested on their vocab. in the unit exam. Thank you. |
| 11/5-6 | As a class, we listed the three day adventure Holden experienced. | NO HW |
| 11/7-10 | Review for Catcher Exam CD Project Distributed | |
| 11/12-13 | Themes, Motifs and Symbols Graphic Organzier Complete Organizer for HW | Bring Markers and/or Colored Pencils for next class. Con't. to study for exam. |
| 11/14-17 | Themes, Symbols, Motifs (con't) Lesson 15- Catcher Project- in class | Any student who brings in the following today will recieve 5pts. extra credit: Feathers paper towel/TP rolls Yarn Paper Plates |
| 11/18-19 | Take Exam | No HW |
| 11/20-21 | CD Project Share Drug Presentation from SGA Library to begin Raising Awareness Project-- Speak Raising Awareness Project distribution
| CD Project Due today! |
| 11/24-25 | Unit Three: Speak intro. lesson Unit Three: Lesson One | No HW-- Have a nice break! |
| 12/1-2 |
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| 12/9-10 | Marking Period Two | |
| 1/6-7 | Marking Period Three | |
| 1/14-15 | Marking Period Four | |
| 1/26-27 | Movie/Project | |
| 2/3-4 | Unit Four: Poetry & Black History Month | |
