Week 19: January 8 – January 12

Lit.

Monday: No School

Tuesday: Macbeth Vocabulary; Meaningful Sentences

Wednesday: Meaningful Sentences Due; Shakespeare Stations

Thursday: Shakespeare Stations

Friday: Bellringers Due; Shakespeare v. Hip Hop; Begin Macbeth

Lang.

Monday: No School

Tuesday: The Crucible Vocabulary: Meaningful Sentences

Wednesday: Introduction to the Crucible; Red Scare webquest

Thursday: The Crucible Act I

Friday: The Crucible Act I

Week 17: December 11 – December 15

Lit.

Monday: Reading Day; Literary Ornaments

Tuesday: Graded Discussion

Wednesday: Test

Thursday: Characterization OR Parody v. Satire

Friday: Secret Santa; Characterization OR Parody v. Satire; review for final

Lang.

Monday: Holiday Sythesis

Tuesday: Snack food smack down

Wednesday: Snack food smack down

Thursday: Snack food smack down

Friday: Presentations; Rhetorical Device Ornaments; review for final

Week 16: December 4 – December 8

Lit.

Monday: Q3 practice – Thesis statements and group builds

Tuesday: Reading Check Frankenstein Ch. 15-21; Writing conferences

Wednesday: TW supported Q3

Thursday: Poetry Practice: Christmas Smash or Trash

Friday: Finish Poetry Practice: Christmas Smash or Trash; Reading Day

Lang.

Monday: Finish Presentations; 2nd period – start synthesis writing

Tuesday: Rhetorical Device Weeklies Due; Synthesis Practice – Mark and Carley

Wednesday: Synthesis Practice – Mark and Carley

Thursday: Holiday Synthesis

Friday: Guest Speaker: Mrs. Deck

Week 15: November 27 – December 1

Lit.

Monday: Literary Argument writing – rubric, exemplars

Tuesday: Reading Check Frankenstein Ch. 7 – 14

Wednesday: Literary Argument Thesis Statements

Thursday: Literary argument group essay build

Friday: Literary Character Secret Santa; Peer Edit/Review

Lang.

Monday: Review Rhetorical Analysis – passage from The Things They Carried

Tuesday: Graded Discussion The Things They Carried

Wednesday: Test The Things They Carried

Thursday: Vietnam Presentations

Friday: ASVAB

Week 14: November 13 – November 17

Lit.

Monday: Reading Check Letters – Ch. 6; Romanticism

Tuesday: Mini-Lesson Poetry and Prometheus

Wednesday: Discussion and notes on Letters – Ch. 6

Thursday: Poetry – excerpts from Paradise Lost

Friday: College and Career Fair

Lang.

Monday: Lattinland Draft

Tuesday: Work Day Draft Project

Wednesday: Work Day Draft Project

Thursday:  The Things They Carried –  Reading Check

Friday: College and Career Fair

Week 13: November 6 – November 10

Lang. 

Monday: Argument Essay Writing: Xmas decorating

Tuesday: Argument Writing: Warning Labels

Wednesday: Argument Writing: Warning Labels

Thursday: Reading Check p. 82-154

Friday: Argument Time Writing (Supported)

Lit.

Monday: Finish Introduction to Frankenstein

Tuesday: Frankenstein vocabulary

Wednesday: Read letters and take notes

Thursday: Q2 passage pseudo-timed writing

Friday: Reading Day

 

Week 12: October 30 – November 3

Lit.

Monday: Jane Eyre Movie

Tuesday: Jane Eyre Movie; Maps Due

Wednesday: Jane Eyre test

Thursday: Introduction to Frankenstein

Friday: Letters of Frankenstein

Lang.

Monday: The Things They Carried introductory activities

Tuesday: Introduction to Argument

Wednesday: Argument Writing

Thursday: Argument Rubric and exemplars

Friday: Group Argument Build

Week 11: October 23 – October 27

Lit.

Monday: Reading Check (Originally scheduled for Friday); Prose Prompt Analysis

Tuesday: Prose Analysis “Cherry Bomb”

Wednesday: Final Reading Check Jane Eyre; Review “Cherry Bomb” Essays

Thursday: Summative Jane Eyre Activities

Friday: Election Day

Lang.

Monday: Introduction to The Things They Carried

Tuesday: The Things They Carried vocab; Meaningful Sentences Due Thursday

Wednesday: Mr. Rogers Rhetorical Analysis (2nd Period only)

Thursday: Introduction to the Argument Essay

Friday: Election Day