| Date |
Assignments/Classwork
|
| 9/4 |
Welcome Back, Answer "Who are you?"
questions for homework--complete sentences, skip a line between your answers. Begin brainstorming ideas about a community improvement project...? |
| 9/8 |
Tuesday--we do not meet. |
| 9/9 |
Current Events Project
Introduction, 2nd--Prepare 1st draft of summary. 6th--Prepare main ideas w/supporting details and quotes for summary. Assignment, Rubric |
| 9/10 |
Class time to work on
Current
Events Summary (Don't forget --rubric, 1st draft, then revision on top). Notebook & Ind. Reading check next week. Summaries due by the end of the day on Monday. |
| 9/11 |
Revise & edit--read
out loud
to yourself--Academic Summary |
| 9/14 |
Read & annotate
"Beware of
the Dog" by Roald Dahl--focus on understanding the story & look for
instances of foreshadowing. Annotation Notes |
| 9/15 |
Tuesday--we do not meet. |
| 9/16 |
2nd Period -- Study
Period, 6th
Period -- Class time to work on Current Events Assignment # 2 |
| 9/17 |
2nd Period--Turn in
annotations;
take "Beware of the Dog" reading check. Postreading--what would you do in the place of the pilot or the nurse? 6th Period-- Read & annotate "Beware of the Dog" by Roald Dahl--focus on understanding the story & look for instances of foreshadowing and characterization . Annotation Notes |
| 9/18 |
Current Events
Academic Summary #2
Due Today 2nd Period--SSR 6th Period--Turn in Annotations and take "Beware of the Dog" reading check. Have a Great Weekend! |
| 9/21 |
All--Mini grammar
review--see OWL link
for more help with commas 2nd Period--Begin "This I Believe" Reflect on Quotes, fill in "What do you think?" 6th Period--Independent Study |
| 9/22 |
Tuesday--we do not meet. |
| 9/23 |
2nd
Period--Continue "This I Believe." For homework--reflect upon (in
writing) something that you used to believe in --something your parents or family taught you or something else you learned as a child--that you NO LONGER believe in--write about this change and what it feels like. 6th Period--Begin "This I Believe" Reflect on Quotes, fill in "What do you think?" |
| 9/24 |
"This
I Believe" Read three example essays (memoir, narrative, &
personal essay), review 1st 10 grammar rules HW--write 10 model sentences |
| 9/25 |
Early
Release Day 2nd Period--Current Events
Academic Summary #3 Due Today, SSR 6th Period--Study Hall |
| 9/28 |
2nd
& 6th--Continue "This I Believe" Go to the This I Believe site and choose 1 essay from each of the following sections listed under "Explore" featured, special features, most viewed, & theme. Copy each essay to Neo Office and save to your English folder. |
| 9/29 |
Tuesday--we
do not meet. |
| 9/30 |
2nd
Period--Study Hall 6th Period-- (College Fair Trip) Work on Academic Summary #4 |
| 10/01 |
2nd
& 6th Continue to choose and print sample essays from This I
Believe site. Read and annotate using the guidelines on the handout Annotation Questions |
| 10/02 |
Current Events Academic Summary #4 Due Today |
| 10/05 |
2nd
& 6th--work on annotations of your four TIB (This I Believe)
essays--be sure you are addressing each of the points on the "Annotation Questions" handout I gave you. |
| 10/06 |
Tuesday--we do not meet. |
| 10/07 |
Complete
TIB essay annotations & complete yellow Annotation Questions sheet. |
| 10/08 |
Share
with the class your four essays: title & main idea.
Choose your favorite and share three quotes with the class. Why did you choose it? Turn in essays and completed annotations |
| 10/09 |
Current Events
Academic Summary #5 Due Today Don't forget to turn in your
article! |
| 10/12 |
NO
SCHOOL TODAY ! |
| 10/13 |
NO
SCHOOL TODAY ! |
| 10/14 |
2nd
Period--no class, PSAT testing. 6th Period--Discuss tips for writing good TIB essays. |
| 10/15 |
2nd
Period--Discuss tips for writing good TIB essays 6th--Class time to begin planning/writing TIB essays |
| 10/16 |
Academic
Summary # 6 is optional--you may turn it in today or turn one in next
Friday. Pick up handout on Quarter One Mini Research Paper on Monday. Class time to begin planning/writing TIB essays. HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND ! |
| 10/19 |
Class writing time--TIB
essay, 1st draft due Friday, 10/23 Quarter One Mini Research Paper (due 10/30) Instructions & Rubric Link to Purdue Owl site for MLA citation of Electronic Resources |
| 10/20 |
Tuesday--we do not meet. |
| 10/21 |
Class writing time |
| 10/22 |
Early Release Day |
| 10/23 |
TIB essay 1st draft
due
TODAY. |
| 10/26 |
Brief
discussion of "Opening Strategies" for TIB essays. Conference over TIB essays. Questions on Qtr. 1 Mini Research Pprs.? |
| 10/27 |
Tuesday--we
do not meet. |
| 10/28 |
Class
writing & conferencing time. |
| 10/29 |
Class
writing & conferencing time. Don't forget--you must turn in copies of all 3 of your articles/resources with your paper. See the link on 10/19 (Electronic Resources) above for help with your Works Cited Page. |
| 10/30 |
Mini Rsch.
Papers
due TODAY! --Be sure to reread the instructions and rubric; be
sure to follow the directions CAREFULLY Turn in the 1st/rough draft of your "This I Believe" essay if you haven't already done so. We will begin to conference over and revise them next week. Don't forget Quarter One Ends TODAY. HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND ! HAPPY HALLOWEEN ! |