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August 2008 |
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18 |
Monday |
Course introductions, student info forms, icebreaker |
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19 |
Tuesday |
Multiple intelligence survey, summer rdg. review, project assignment; HW:finish Find Someone Who |
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20 |
Wednesday |
Small group discussions of summer reading; vocabulary pre-test |
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21 |
Thursday |
Introduction to Short Story Unit |
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22 |
Friday |
Short stories continued; Characterization activity |
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26 |
Tuesday |
Summer Reading Project due: 1st and 4th; Library Orientation |
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27 |
Wednesday |
Summer Reading Project due: 6th: Continue "The Lady or the Tiger" HW: Finish "L or T" and do p.o.v. |
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28 |
Thursday |
Review "L or T"; practice HOT questions for Socratic seminar |
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29 |
Friday |
Introductory Socratic seminar; Quiz on "L or T" HW: online response and creative ending to "L or T |
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September 2008 |
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1 |
Monday |
Labor Day holiday |
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2 |
Tuesday |
Out for hurricane weather |
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3 |
Wednesday |
Out for hurricane weather |
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4 |
Thursday |
Creative summary of "L or T" due; make sure to have done online response; bring textbooks; |
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5 |
Friday |
STAR test in the library and book checkout |
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8 |
Monday |
Begin vocabulary; Finish "The Most Dangerous Game"; |
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10 |
Wednesday |
Quiz on "The Most Dangerous Game," Debate |
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11 |
Thursday |
"The Lottery" |
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12 |
Friday |
Quiz on "The Lottery"; First graded Socratic Seminar |
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16 |
Tuesday |
School Picture Day in English class |
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17 |
Wednesday |
Quiz on "The Lottery"; begin "Cask of Amontillado" |
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18 |
Thursday |
Work on Rough draft in class |
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19 |
Friday |
Peer editing' "Cask of Amontillado" |
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22 |
Monday |
"Amontillado" |
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23 |
Tuesday |
Quiz on "Amontillado" |
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24 |
Wednesday |
"The Scarlet Ibis" |
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25 |
Thursday |
Unit 2 Vocabulary Quiz; "The Scarlet Ibis" |
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29 |
Monday |
Quiz on "The Scarlet Ibis" |
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30 |
Tuesday |
Quiz on "The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant" |
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October 2008 |
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3 |
Friday |
Socratic Seminar on "The Necklace," AR reading time |
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7 |
Tuesday |
Short Story Unit Test |
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9 |
Thursday |
Short Story Unit Test |
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10 |
Friday |
Research in library |
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13 |
Monday |
Research in library; bring Maus I to class to be checked |
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14 |
Tuesday |
Research in library |
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15 |
Wednesday |
1st quarter AR points due |
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16 |
Thursday |
Vocabulary Units 1-3 Test |
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