Calendar

January 2010 – English/Ritter

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

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5
Note-taking Strategies:

SQ3R


Background Information on The Great Depression

No Homework!

6
Note-taking Strategies:

The Outline


Background Information on the Ozark Mountains

No Homework!

7
Note-taking Strategies:

Paragraph Labeling


Background Information on Wilson Rawls

No Homework!

8
Note-taking Strategies:


Background Information on Redbone Coonhounds

Homework:
Finish Taking Notes

11

Background Quiz

The Novel-Themes-and Characters

No Homework!

 

12

Vocabulary Activity

Homework: 
Complete the Vocabulary Activity

13

Read Chapter One

Homework:
Complete Discussion Questions

14

Review Discussion Questions

Read Chapter Two

No Homework!

15

Complete Chapter Two Discussion Questions

Begin Reading Chapter Three

No Homework!

18

No School!

19
Finish Reading Chapter
Three

Complete Chapter Three Discussion Questions
Homework:
Chapter Three Discussion Questions





20
Review Chapter Three Discussion Questions

Begin reading Chapter Four
No Homework!


21
Finish Reading Chapter Four

Complete Chapter Four Discussion Questions

Homework:  Chapter Four Discussion Questions

22
Review Chapter Four Discussion Questions

Vocabulary Activity and Setting Worksheet

Homework:
Complete Vocabulary Activity and Setting Worksheet



25
Journal 1

Review Setting Worksheet

Begin reading Chapter Five

No Homework!

26
Journal 1

Finish reading Chapter Five

Complete Discussion Questions

Homework:
Chapter Five Discussion Questions

27
Journal 1

Review Chapter Five Discussion Questions

Begin reading Chapter Six

No Homework!

28
Journal 1

Finish reading Chapter Six

Complete Discussion Questions

Homework:
Chapter Six Discussion Questions

29
Journal 1

Review Chapter Six Discussion Questions

Begin reading Chapter Seven

No Homework!

31
Journal 2

Finish reading Chapter Seven

Complete the Understanding Character, and Making Inferences about Characters



Homework:
Understanding Character and Making Inferences about Characters worksheets

 

 

 

 

 

December 2009

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

1
Journal #2: T-Chart

Continue Reading Act One of A Christmas Carol

No homework!

2
Journal #2: Rough Draft

Continue Reading Act One of A Christmas Carol

No homework!

3
Journal #2: Edit Paragraph

Continue Reading Act One of A Christmas Carol

No homework!

4
Journal #2: Final Copy

Continue Reading Act One of A Christmas Carol

No homework!

7
Journal #3: Read Article

Finish Reading Act One of
A Christmas Carol

Complete Study Guide Questions

Homework:
Complete Worksheet

8
Journal #3:
T-Chart

Review Study Guide Questions from Act One

Complete Vocabulary Activity for Act Two

Homework:
Complete Vocabulary Activity

9
Journal #3:
Rough Draft

Begin Reading Act Two of A Christmas Carol

No homework!

10
Journal #3:
Edit Paragraph

Continue Reading Act Two of A Christmas Carol

No homework!

11
Journal #3:
Final Copy

Continue Reading Act Two of A Christmas Carol

No homework!

14
Brainwarmer

Continue Reading Act Two of A Christmas Carol

No homework!

15
Brainwarmer

Continue Reading Act Two of A Christmas Carol

No homework!

16
Brainwarmer

A Christmas Carol: Act Two Study Guide Questions

Homework:
Complete Questions

17
Brainwarmer:

A Christmas Carol: Review




Homework:
Study for Test

18

A Christmas Carol: Test

21

Movie: A Christmas Carol

22

Movie: A Christmas Carol

23

Movie:
A Christmas Carol



24

No School!

25

Christmas Day!

November Schedule ~ English 7

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

2

3
Complete the brainwarmer

Vocabulary Activity

4
Complete the Brainwarmer

Continue reading “The Adventure of the Speckled Band”

No Homework

5
Complete the Brainwarmer

Continue reading “The Adventure of the Speckled Band”

No Homework

6
Complete the Brainwarmer

Continue reading “The Adventure of the Speckled Band”

No Homework

9
Complete the Brainwarmer

Continue Reading “The Adventure of the Speckled Band”

No Homework

10
Complete the Brainwarmer

Work on the Comprehension Questions for “The Adventure of the Speckled Band”

11



No School


12
Complete the Brainwarmer

Review Comprehension Worksheet

O’Henry Listing Comprehension Activity

Homework: Complete Listening Questions and Vocabulary Activity

13
Complete the Brainwarmer

Review Vocabulary

Begin reading “A Retrieved Reformation”

No Homework

16
Journal #1

Finish Reading
“A Retrieved Reformation”

Complete Comprehension Questions

Homework:
Comprehension Questions

17
Journal #1

Review Short Stories

Homework: Study for Short Story Unit Test

18|
Journal #1

Review Vocabulary

Homework:
Study for Shorty Story Unit Test

19

Short Story Unit Test

20
Complete Journal #1

Short Story Project Workshop

Homework:
Complete Projects

23

Project Presentations



24

Project Presentations

25

No School

26

No School

27

No School

30
Journal #2

Vocabulary Activity for
A Christmas Carol

7th Grade English ~ October2009

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday









1
Journal #2: Developing the Paragraph

Notes: Literary Elements

Apply Terms to “Fly Away Clayton”

No Homework!


2
Journal#2: Editing the Paragraph

Read "Walter the Farting Dog"

Complete Literary Term Worksheet

No Homework!



5
Journal #2: Final Copy

Review Literary Term Worksheet

Children Stories: Group Analysis

No Homework!








6

Children Stories: Group Presentations

No Homework!

7
Children Stories: Group Presentations

No Homework!

8

Literary Element Quiz

Children Stories: Story Map

Homework: Complete your Story Map

9
Start Rough Drafts for Children Stories

Homework: Complete Rough Drafts

12

No School






13

Mini-lesson: Quotations

Work on Rough Draft

Homework: Finish putting quotations in your rough draft

14

Mini-lesson: Adding Details

Editing Details

Homework:

Finish editing your rough draft

15

Computer Lab: Begin Typing your Final Copy

16

Computer Lab: Continue typing your Final Copy

19

Computer Lab: Finish Typing your Final Copy






20

Final Copy of Children's Story due today!

Scooby Doo Literary Element Activity

No homework!

21

Discuss Scooby Doo Literary Elements

Read "A Secret for Two"

Homework: Complete "A Secret for Two" handout

22

Review "A Secret for Two" handout

Fill out Story Map

No homework!

23

Vocabulary Activity

Begin reading "RikkiTikki Tavi"

Homework: Vocabulary Activity

26

Journal #3: T-Chart

Finish reading “Rikki Tikki Tavi”

Complete Comprehension Questions

Homework:
Complete Handout

27

Journal #3: Developing the Paragraph

Review Homework

Complete a Story Map

No Homework!

28

Journal #3: Editing

Watch “Rikki Tikki Tavi”

No Homework!

29

Journal #3: Final Paragraph

Vocabulary Activity

“A Tell-Tale Heart” pre-reading activity

No Homework!

30

Happy Halloween!

Read “A Tell-Tale Heart”

Complete Comprehension Questions

Homework: Complete Handout