| Aug. 12-14 | | | Go over rules & expectations; Begin MySpace essay HW: Parent signature letter DUE: Friday, Aug. 14 | Continue with MySpace essay HW: Parent signature letter DUE: Tomorrow | Begin work on your final draft |
| Aug. 17-21 | Finish up final drafts of MySpace essays | Take a practice AIMS Reading Test | Finish the practice AIMS Reading Test | Lab--Take STAR test; get library book; Study Island HW: First Study Island assignment DUE: 3:00 p.m. Friday (tomorrow) | Library: Study Island HW: Study Island DUE: This afternoon! |
| Aug. 24-28 | AR; Discuss the English 10 pretests: Reading & Writing; Introduce the differentiated tiers of writing; Begin the writing unit: Purpose, Audience, Tone Power Point | AR; Review; Attention Grabber Power Point; Write attention grabbers | AR; Review; Thesis Power Point; Begin the 5-Paragraph Essay Example Packet; Write thesis statements HW: Write your introductory paragraph DUE: Tomorrow | AR; Share introductions; Body Paragraph Power Point; 5-paragraph essay packet; begin homework HW: Body Paragraph Homework Sheet DUE: Tomorrow | AR; Continue working on the body paragraphs of an essay HW: Three body paragraphs DUE: Monday |
| Aug. 31-Sept 4 | AR; Review Attention Grabbers; Write attention grabbers; Thesis Power Point | AR; Review thesis statements; Writing Unit Question Packet; Students begin writing their introductory paragraphs | AR; Writing Unit Part Three; Body Paragraph Power Point; Question packet; Students begin the body paragraph homework | AR; Students will write their body paragraphs--I'll help | AR; Concluding Paragraph Power Point; Finish the packet |
| Sept. 8-11 | No School | AR; Writing Unit Part 3; Body Paragraph Power Point; Practice writing topic sentences | AR; Answer question in packet; Begin writing boyd paragraphs | AR; Conclusion Power Point & question packet; Continue writing body paragraphs | Library for Study Island |
| Sept. 14-18 | AR: Conclusion Power Point; Question packet; Go over homework assignment HW: Concluding Paragraph Homework Assignment DUE: Tomorrow; Typed rough draft DUE: Wednesday | Meet in lab to type essays & Study Island | Meet in lab to type essay & Study Island | AR; Inference Power Point & worksheet | AR: Finish Inference Power Point & worksheet |
| Sept. 21-25 | Spellbound HW: Typed final draft of essay DUE: Thursday; Study Island #5 DUE: Friday | Spellbound HW: (See Monday) | No School | Spellbound HW: (See Monday) | Spellbound Test; AR |
| Sept. 28-Oct. 2 | Spellbound Test; Begin analyzing model essay | Finish analysis of essay; Begin prewriting | Write rough draft of Spellbound essay | Library--submit final draft of essay to Learning Express; AR or Study Island | Library: Submit final draft of Spellbound essay to Learning Express; AR or Study Island |
| Oct. 5-9 | AR; Organizational Structures Pre-Test; Begin the Organizational Structures Unit & complete example/question packet together HW: AR DUE: Wednesday; Study Island #7 DUE: Friday | AR; With partners, complete Life of Pi fill-in-the-blank organizational structure packet HW: AR DUE: TOMORROW; Study Island #7 DUE: Friday | AR; Students write their own paragraphs using specific text structures HW: Paragraph DUE: Tomorrow if not finished in class | AR; Go over model short story; Discuss group writing assignment using text structures; Get in groups & write! | In groups, write stories using organizational structures! HW: Stories DUE: Monday |
| Oct. 12-16 | Benchmark Test | Go over the organizational structures model story & discuss group creative writing assignment; Work in groups on story | Work on stories | 2nd & 3rd periods: Present stories | 4th period: Present stories |
| Oct. 26-30 | Finish the organizational structure presentations; Organizational Structures Post-Test; Discuss the Benchmark scores HW: Study Island Reading Assignment #1 DUE: Friday | Library for Study Island HW: S.I. DUE: Friday | AR; Begin reading The Cold Equations | AR; Continue reading the story | AR; Finish story--work on question packet |
| Nov. 2-6 | AR; Go over the lit element worksheet for "The Cold Equations"; Write the summary HW: Short story packet & summary DUE: Tomorrow; Study Island DUE: Friday | Take "The Cold Equations" test & reading quiz; Read! HW: S.I. DUE: Friday | Library for Study Island HW: S.I. DUE: Friday | AR; Begin reading "Charming Billy" & complete reading process questions HW: S.I. DUE: Tomorrow | AR; Finish story--work on graphic organizers & study packets |
| Nov. 9-13 | Complete a story map for "Charming Billy" & write a summary for the story HW: "Charming Billy" packet & summary; Coach Packet #12: Pt. of View DUE: Tomorrow; Study Island #3 DUE: Friday | "Charming Billy" Test & Quiz HW: Coach Packet #13: Characters DUE: Friday, Nov. 13; Study Island #3 DUE: Friday | No School | Meet in library to submit Benchmark essay to Learning Express; Study Island | AR; Read "Through the Tunnel" |
| Nov. 16-20 | AR; Finish reading "Through the Tunnel"; complete packet, write summary, fill out graphic organizer HW: Story packet & summary; Coach Packet #14: Setting DUE: Tomorrow; Study Island #4 DUE: Friday | "Through the Tunnel" test & reading quiz; Go over Coach packet; 3) Read! HW: Coach Packet #15: Plot DUE: Tomorrow | AR; Go over Coach homework; Begin reading "The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant" HW: Coach Packet #16: Themes DUE: Friday | Library for Study Island HW: Coach packet #16 DUE: Tomorrow | Go over Coach homework; "Sheila Mant" test; Work on packet & summary or Study Island |
| Nov. 23-25 | "The Bass, the River, & Sheila Mant" test; Write your summary; Complete a story map HW: Study Island DUE: Tomorrow | Library for Study Island | READ! | Happy Thanksgiving | Happy Day After Thanksgiving |
| Nov. 30-Dec. 4 | Short story unit test; Begin poetry unit HW: Coach packet #17: Tone DUE: Tomorrow | AR; Go over Tone packet; Continue with poetry packet HW: Coach packet #18 Cultural Context DUE: Tomorrow | AR; Go over homework; Continue with poetry packet HW: Buckle Down Poetry Packet DUE: Friday | AR; Finish poetry packet | Poetry Test |