Calendar English I Gifted |
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| August 2008 | ||||
| 18 | Monday | Course introductions, student info forms, icebreaker | ||
| 19 | Tuesday | Multiple intelligence survey, summer rdg. review, project assignment; HW:finish Find Someone Who | ||
| 20 | Wednesday | Small group discussions of summer reading; vocabulary pre-test | ||
| 21 | Thursday | Introduction to Short Story Unit | ||
| 22 | Friday | Short stories continued; Characterization activity | ||
| 26 | Tuesday | Summer Reading Project due: 1st and 4th; Library Orientation | ||
| 27 | Wednesday | Summer Reading Project due: 6th: Continue "The Lady or the Tiger" HW: Finish "L or T" and do p.o.v. | ||
| 28 | Thursday | Review "L or T"; practice HOT questions for Socratic seminar | ||
| 29 | Friday | Introductory Socratic seminar; Quiz on "L or T" HW: online response and creative ending to "L or T | ||
September 2008 |
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| 1 | Monday | Labor Day holiday | ||
| 2 | Tuesday | Out for hurricane weather | ||
| 3 | Wednesday | Out for hurricane weather | ||
| 4 | Thursday | Creative summary of "L or T" due; make sure to have done online response; bring textbooks; | ||
| 5 | Friday | STAR test in the library and book checkout | ||
| 8 | Monday | Begin vocabulary; Finish "The Most Dangerous Game"; | ||
| 10 | Wednesday | Quiz on "The Most Dangerous Game," Debate | ||
| 11 | Thursday | "The Lottery" | ||
| 12 | Friday | Quiz on "The Lottery"; First graded Socratic Seminar | ||
| 16 | Tuesday | School Picture Day in English class | ||
| 17 | Wednesday | Quiz on "The Lottery"; begin "Cask of Amontillado" | ||
| 18 | Thursday | Work on Rough draft in class | ||
| 19 | Friday | Peer editing' "Cask of Amontillado" | ||
| 22 | Monday | "Amontillado" | ||
| 23 | Tuesday | Quiz on "Amontillado" | ||
| 24 | Wednesday | "The Scarlet Ibis" | ||
| 25 | Thursday | Unit 2 Vocabulary Quiz; "The Scarlet Ibis" | ||
| 29 | Monday | Quiz on "The Scarlet Ibis" | ||
| 30 | Tuesday | Quiz on "The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant" | ||
October 2008 |
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| 3 | Friday | Socratic Seminar on "The Necklace," AR reading time | ||
| 7 | Tuesday | Short Story Unit Test | ||
| 9 | Thursday | Short Story Unit Test | ||
| 10 | Friday | Research in library | ||
| 13 | Monday | Research in library; bring Maus I to class to be checked | ||
| 14 | Tuesday | Research in library | ||
| 15 | Wednesday | 1st quarter AR points due | ||
| 16 | Thursday | Vocabulary Units 1-3 Test | ||
| 22 | Wednesday | Maus Ch. 1-3 quiz | ||
| 24 | Friday | AR reading time | ||
| 31 | Friday | Vocabulary Unit 4 quiz and Maus Ch. 4-6 quiz (Postponed again--we needed more time to review!); AR | ||
November 2008 |
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| 5 | Wednesday | Maus test | ||
| 7 | Friday | AR reading time | ||
| 10 | Monday | Bring your copy of The House on Mango Street to class--book check for points! | ||
| 13 | Thursday | Unit 5 Vocabulary Quiz; Business Letter due at 11:59 pm | ||
| 17 | Monday | Graphic Novel Autobiographical Episode due | ||
| 20 | Thursday | Library-poetry schools mini project | ||
| 21 | Friday | Library-poetry schools mini-project | ||
December 2008 |
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| 2 | Tuesday | Poetry schools handouts are due emailed to Mrs. Chance | ||
| 4 | Thursday | STAR re-test | ||
| 12 | Friday | AR points due (You must earn a new 20 at your ZPD level.) | ||