May 25 - 29

Monday - No School - Memorial Day

 

Tuesday - Group 1's Battle Game Day

 

Wednesday - Group 2's Battle Game Day

 

Thursday - Group 3's Battle Game Day

 

Friday - FUN DAY sponsored by the GMS PTA

May 18 - 22

Monday - Grade Commas WS - Discuss July 3rd - Discuss Killer Angels group project

 

Tuesday - July 3rd Quiz - Answer any questions for K.A. group project

 

Wednesday - Group Work Time (SUB DAY)

 

Thursday - Group Work Time (SUB DAY)

 

Friday - Group Work Time (SUB DAY) - H.W. Group 1 goes Tuesday, May 26th!

May 11 - 15

 

Monday - Discuss July 1st Section of Killer Angels - H.W. Quiz on Tuesday

 

Tuesday - July 1st Quiz - H.W. Read July 2nd

 

Wednesday - Grammar Warm-Up - Commas Practice WS - Hand back and discuss July 1st Quizzes - H.W. July 2nd Quiz Friday

 

Thursday - Burger's Lake Day!

 

Friday - Discuss July 2nd - July 2nd Quiz - H.W. Read July 3rd (Quiz on Tuesday)

April 27 - May 1

TAKS WEEK

April 20 - 24

Monday - Work Day for F451 Project

 

Tuesday - Film Clip - Intro to Realism Notes

 

Wednesday - Journal (Realism Poem - We Wear the Mask!) - "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin

 

Thursday - Journal - "An Occurence at Owl Creek Bridge" by Ambrose Bierce

 

Friday - F451 Project DUE! for an extra 5 points - "An Occurence at Owl Creek Bridge" - H.W. F451 Project DUE MONDAY

April 13 - 17

Monday - No School for Students

 

Tuesday - Journal - F451 discussion - 2 Blog Posts DUE (read below for directions)

 

Wednesday - Film clip - Final F451 Theme discussion and Project assigned

 

Thursday - Project Questions - Project Work Time

 

Friday - SUB - Project Work Day

***Blog Assignment***

• Each student MUST make TWO posts in our class blog under the "archetype" headings.
• There are four different entries to post in. You may enter both posts in the same entry, or you may post in two different entries.
• Be sure you are thorough with your posts - the more thorough and insightful the higher the grade.
• You MAY NOT repeat information that other students have already posted, so be sure to read the other posts as well.
• The TWO posts are due by Wednesday, April 15.
• http://www.feedforall.com/tips-for-blogs.htm is a link to a site with tips on blogging.

Tuesday - MATH TAKS - no class

 

Wednesday - Grammar Warm-up - Grammar WS - F451 - H.W. Read to pg. 130

 

Thursday - Journal - Grade Grammar WS - F451 - H.W. Finish book over weekend

 

Friday - No School

Fahrenheit 451 Reading Schedule -
Monday the 6th to pg. 77
Wednesday the 8th to pg. 110
Thursday the 9th to pg. 130
Tuesday the 14th be finished, pg. 179

 

March 30 - April 3

Monday - Turn in Romantic Lit Study Unit assignments - Introduction to Archetypes & Notes

 

Tuesday - Group Archetypes Assignment (SUB DAY)

 

Wednesday - Share Archetypes in Movie Assign - New Blog Assignment - Finish Hero Journey Notes - Start Fahrenheit 451 - H.W. read to break on pg. 18

 

Thursday - F451 review of last night's rdg - "Heroes & Villians" article - H.W. read to break on pg. 40

 

Friday - Journal - Fahrenheit 451 - H.W. read to pg. 77 (line break)

 

 

***The Romantic Lit Study Unit assignments and projects will be due March 30th.***

March 23 - March 27

Monday - "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe

Tuesday - Journal - "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe

 

Wednesday - "The Tell-Tale Heart" writing - Romantic Poetry

 

Thursday - Work Day for Romantic Lit Study Unit and UIL Writing

 

Friday - Work Day for Romantic Lit Study Unit and UIL Writing

 

March 9 - March 13

Monday - The Scarlet Letter Rdg chk - Discuss The Scarlet Letter - H.W. Finish Reading

 

Tuesday - Journal - Discuss The Scarlet Letter - Excerpts available for Romantic Unit Projects

 

Wednesday - The Scarlet Letter and the 3 levels of reading activity

 

Thursday - Journal - The Scarlet Letter and the 3 levels of reading activity

 

Friday - Groups share their 3 levels of reading of The Scarlet Letter

March 2 - March 6

Monday - Review Last of the Mohicans Vocab - Start Excerpt - Discuss TAKS for Tuesday - H.W. Assigned reading for Wed.'s class - GET A GOOD NIGHT'S REST!!

 

Tuesday - READING TAKS

 

Wednesday - Return Papers - Hand out Romantic Lit. Study Assignment - Discuss Last of the Mohicans reading - H.W. reading & vocab Quiz Friday

 

Thursday - Journal - Discuss Last of the Mohicans reading - H.W. reading & vocab Quiz Friday

 

Friday - Quiz - Begin The Scarlet Letter excerpt - H.W. reading

February 23 - 27

Monday - Intro to Romanticism - Discuss "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" assigned reading and vocab - H.W. "Sleepy Hollow" reading

 

Tuesday - Journal - Discuss "Sleepy Hollow" and continue reading - H.W. Finish reading, Quiz Wed on Vocab and Story

 

Wednesday - Grammar Warm-up - Adverbs WS - Quiz on Vocab and "Sleepy Hollow"

 

Thursday - Journal - Grade Adverbs WS - Last of the Mohicans excerpt - H.W. LotM Reading

 

Friday - Grammar Warm-up - Last of the Mohicans excerpt - TAKS talk (TAKS READING ON TUESDAY!!!!)

February 16 - 20

Monday - Group Participation Rating - 5 Paragraph Essay Discussion

 

Tuesday - Night Motif Essay (Test Grade)

 

Wednesday - Grammar Warm-up - Finish Motif Essays - Darfur video - H.W. Grammar WS

 

Thursday - Grade Grammar WS - "Darfur Now" Documentary

 

Friday - Grammar Warm-up - "Darfur Now" cont' - H.W. "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"

 

 

February 9 - 13

Monday - Group Share of Selected Passages and discussion - Group Assignment

 

Tuesday - Night Motifs Group Assignment

 

Wednesday - Grammar Warm-up - Group Assignment - H.W. Grammar WS

 

Thursday - Journal - Grade Grammar WS - Group Assignment

 

Friday - Presentations - H.W. Essay Test on Monday for Night

February 2 - 6

Monday - Finish Reading Check - Night Ch. 4 - H.S. Talk - H.W. Night Ch. 5-6 for Wednesday

 

Tuesday - H.S. Counselors in Class

 

Wednesday - Grammar Warm-up - Night Ch. 5-6 - H.W. Read Night Ch 7 to pg. 110

 

Thursday - Journal - Discuss Night - H.W. Finish Night

 

Friday - Discuss Ending of Night - Group Assignment and work time