| Date |
Assignments/Classwork
|
| 9/4 |
Welcome
Back, Summer reading round robin. Turn in ALL summer work by
Tuesday, 9/8. Answer "Who are you?" questions for Wednesday. Complete sentences, skip a line between answers. |
| 9/8 |
Tuesday--we do not
meet. All summer work is due today. |
| 9/9 |
Complete
round robin; brief review of Huck; Huck "Proof of Purchase" test on
Thursday--Narrator, Turning Point, Controversial Nature of book, "Jim in Prison" chapters. Complete "Cheddar Sheet" for Nonfiction Summer Reading, Creating a Tone Vocabulary Handout. |
| 9/10 |
Huck
"Proof of Purchase" Test |
| 9/11 |
Review
Cheddar Sheets. Discuss "tone" & "author's purpose."
Assignment--Reader Response of Summer Reading What tools and strategies does the author use to achieve his purpose--humor, sarcasm, tone (what kind), detail, addressing the reader, etc.? Reader Response Rubric |
| 9/14 |
Class
time to work on Reader Response --For Reader Response, ask yourself how
the reading makes you FEEL, what does it make you think of, WHAT IS YOUR REACTION? Now ask yourself HOW the author makes that happen? How does he achieve his purpose--make you feel that way? What tools does he use? Reader Response Assignment |
| 9/15 |
Tuesday--we do not meet. |
| 9/16 |
Class
time to work on Reader Response |
| 9/17 |
Class time to complete typing.
1st
Draft Reader Response due today for peer review. |
| 9/18 |
Work on Reader Response Revisions Read and annotate "The Maker's Eye." Be ready for class discussion on Wednesday. Have a Great Weekend! |
| 9/21 |
Study
Hall |
| 9/22 |
Tuesday--we
do not meet. |
| 9/23 |
Class
discussion "The Maker's Eye." Distribute vocabulary books-- Vocabulary Unit One: pages 21-27; complete 24-27 on your own paper; compose an original sentence for each word. To hear the words pronounced: go to www.vocabularyworkshop.com and click on "Student" then click on "Level F" "iwords & audio." Quiz on Wednesday 9/30 Reader Response Revisions due for Writing Conferences. |
| 9/24 |
Writing
Conferences Continued... |
| 9/25 |
Early
Release Day Review Vocab, Continue Conferences |
| 9/28 |
Complete
Conferences. Read "Bridgewater" article. Complete Questions and Comprehension Guide for Thursday 10/01 |
| 9/29 |
Tuesday--we
do not meet. |
| 9/30 |
Vocabulary Quiz
Unit One |
| 10/01 |
Reader Response Due Today Be prepard to discuss "Bridgewater" article |
| 10/02 | Complete
"Bridgewater" article discussion. Read and annotate "Say it Ain't So..." & "Huckleberry Finn and the Problem of Freedom." Complete a "Cheddar" sheet for one of them--due Wednesday. |
| 10/05 |
Study Hall |
| 10/06 |
Tuesday--we
do not meet. |
| 10/07 |
Discuss
"Say it Ain't So..." & "Huckleberry Finn and
the
Problem of Freedom." Read This ! The Adventures of Jane Smiley Vocabulary Unit 2--complete activities and write sentences for Thursday. Quiz Friday, 10/16 |
| 10/08 |
Complete
discussion of Smiley & Pinsker pieces. Read and annotate "Why Huckleberry Finn Is a Great World Novel,",Lauriat Lane, Jr. & "Morality and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," Julius Lester Complete a Cheddar sheet for one of them--due Thursday. |
| 10/09 |
Class
time to work on Lane & Lester essays. |
| 10/12 |
NO
SCHOOL TODAY ! |
| 10/13 |
NO
SCHOOL TODAY |
| 10/14 |
NO
regular class today, PSAT |
| 10/15 |
Vocab.
Unit 2 review & Discuss Lane & Lester essays |
| 10/16 |
Read
and annotate "Huckleberry Finn,",Brander Matthews & "Mark Twain's Blood-Curdling Humor," Robert Bridges. Complete a Cheddar sheet for one of them--due Thursday, 10/23. We will complete discussion of the Lane & Lester pieces on Monday. Vocab. Unit 2 Quiz on Thurs. 10/22 HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND ! |
| 10/19 |
Continue
discussion of Lane & Lester articles Vocabulary Unit Two Quiz--Thursday--Sentences only |
| 10/20 |
Tuesday--we
do not meet. |
| 10/21 |
Complete
Lane & Lester discussion; discuss Matthews & Bridges essays. |
| 10/22 |
Early
Release Day--finish discussion of Lester article |
| 10/23 |
Unit
2 Quiz |
| 10/26 |
Race
paper prep on HOLD--Voice of Democracy (VOD) Essay Contest 1st draft of essay due Wednesday! Be prepared to share with a peer. |
| 10/27 |
Tuesday--we
do not meet. |
| 10/28 |
1st
Draft VOD paper due TODAY. Class time for peer review and conferencing. |
| 10/29 |
In
class writing/conferencing time. |
| 10/30 |
HAVE
A GREAT WEEKEND ! HAPPY HALLOWEEN ! |
| 11/02 |
Turn
in Lane or Lester Cheddar Sheet. Turn in VOD Essay. |