Monday, Nov 16
Day 9/10 Essay writing
Complete "Pattern Guide"
Discuss Socratic discussion
Work on prepared questions for Discussion on Thursday.
Tuesday, Nov 17
Ender's Game quiz, ch. 13-15
End of book Test
Wednesday, Nov. 18
Ender's Game projects due!
Discussion web
Prepare for Thursday's discussion
Thursday, Nov 19
Class Discussion
Fri, Nov 20
Final Test - Ender's Game
Happy Thanksgiving!
Monday, Nov 9
Day 6 Essay response
Vocabulary, c. 11-16 - due 11/12
Tuesday, Nov 10
EG Quiz, ch 10 - 12
Ch. 9-12 Study Questions due
Finish reading book by Thursday
Assign study questions, ch 13-15
Assign Discussion questions 7-15
Wed, Nov 11
Day 7 Essay response
Pattern Guide
Work on study and discussion questions
Ch 9 take home quiz due
Thurs, Nov. 12
Day 9/10 Essay
Complete Epic Hero chart for Ender
Give Inner/Outer questions for discussion
Vocabulary due
Friday, Nov 13
EG quiz, ch 13-15
Discussion Web
Discussion and study questions due
Monday, Nov 2
Ch. 5 & 6 Study Questions due
Ch. 4-6 Discussion
Vocabulary, 1-4 due
Tuesday, Nov 3
EG Quiz - Ch 4-6
Read ch 7-9, answer study questions
Vocabulary, Ch. 6-10
Wednesday, Nov 4
Ender's Game Projects assigned, due 11/18
Discussion Essay, p 27-53
Group - leadership Qualities
Thursday, Nov 5
Discussion Essay (Fairyland)
Demosthenes and Locke Powerpoint
Vocabulary(6-10) and study questions(7-9) due
Friday, Nov 6
EG Quiz ch 7-9
Assign Demosthenes and Locke paper, due 11/11
Read ch 9-12, answer study questions.
Monday, Oct 26
Finish "Princess Bride"
Turn in Epic Hero notes
Tuesday, Oct 27
Princess Bride/Epic Hero Quiz
Ender's Game reading time
Wed, Oct 28
EG - study questions ch 1-3
Thursd, Oct 29
EG - Discussion ch 1-4
Friday. oct 30
EG - Quiz ch 1-4
Read ch 5 & 6, answer study questions
Vocabulary, Ch 1-4
Monday, Oct 19
Notes on Epic Hero
Tuesday, Oct 20
Finish Notes on Epic Hero
Assign Hero Questionaire
Wednesday, Oct 21
Assign Hero Project, due Oct 27
Start Wesley form The Princess Bride as Epic Hero Notes
Assign reading from Ender's Game, Ch 1-3 for next Wednesday
Thursday, Oct 22
Continue Princess Bride
Ender's game Powerpoint - Background notes
(available on English I Handouts page)
Friday, Oct 23
Continue Princess Bride
Writing workshop - details
Monday, Oct 12
Holiday
Tuesday, Oct 13
Brush Strokes Writing
Bring 2 Action pictures
Test Grade
Wednesday, Oct 14
Epic Hero
Notes
Book project due
Thursday, Oct 15
Epic Hero
Writing
Sentence combining
Friday, Oct 16
Quiz - Vocabulary 1 & 2
Epic Hero
Discussion
End of 9 weeks
Monday, Oct. 5
Brush Strokes - Using Action Verbs
Read "The Sound of Thunder" by Ray Bradbury
Tuesday, Oct. 6
Using 5 Brush Strokes - Paragraph Quiz
Bring book to Read.
HW - Bring in 2 pictures from magazine or Internet on Thursday
Wednesday, Oct. 7
Literature Circles "Sound of Thunder"
Thursday, Oct. 8
Writing using images from magazines or Internet
Reading Day! Bring book
Friday, Oct. 9
"Sound of Thunder" Test
Monday, Sept. 28
Image Grammar
Absolute Brush Strokes
Vocabulary I
Tuesday, Sept 29
Grammar - Sentence Structure
Silent Reading, Bring book!
Wednesday, Sept. 30
Image Grammar - Appositives
Vocabulary I
Thursday, Oct 1
Book Project Title and Project Idea due!
Image grammar - Participles
Vocabulary I
Friday, Oct 2
Vocabulary Quiz
Image Grammar - Adjectives Out of order
We continue our study of voice in Literature and writing. This week we
continue to focus on diction.
Monday, Sept. 21
Edgar Alan Poe "The Pit and the Pendulum"
Background info on Spanish Inquisition
Tuesday, Sept. 22
Reading Day! Bring your book!
Start Brush Strokes and Image Grammar
Introduce Vocabulary stems
Wed., Sept 23
Continue Image Grammar
Discuss "The Pit and the Pendulum"
Thurs, Sept. 24
Review Literary Elements
Reading Day. Bring your book.
Continue Image Grammar
Fri, Sept 25
Test - Literary Elements with new story
Bring book!
Book Project title and Project idea due Oct. 1
Monday, Sept. 14
Literary Elements in Cinderella.
Tuesday, Sept 15
Quiz over Literary Elements and Cinderella
Wed, Sept 16
Vocabulary
The Most Dangerous Game
Thurs, Sept 17
Sentence combining
Literary Elements in The Most Dangerous Game
Friday, Sept 18
Test over Literary Elements and
The Most Dangerous Game
Last week, we explored the use of Voice in Art. This week, we will be looking
at voice in music.
Monday, 9/7
HOLIDAY
Tuesday, 9/8
CREATIVE WRITING
Rough draft of memory writing due today
Silent reading - Bring a book!
Wednesday, 9/9
In computer lab to work on final draft of memory
Thursday, 9/10
Literary Elements
Friday, 9/11
Cinderella and Literary Elements
Bring in music that shows your personality