Welcome to English!!! This will be a great year!!!

 

This page is to keep students who are absent because of illness or school business informed of the assignments and activities that happen in class.  Parents are also encouraged to use this page to monitor their child's study habits and responsibilities.  Thank you for your concern.

 

August 17-19

     Write a  storybird:  this assignment should include: a creative title, an introduction of yourself, your interests, a unique detail about yourself,

      and your goals for this year (what you want to accomplish this year).

August 22

     Go over class brochure containing classroom rules and procedures, page 1; share storybirds  

August 23 

     Finish class brochure, page 2; share storybirds

August 24

     Bellwork #1 ( editing sentences for punctuation, capitalization, and usage errors); finish sharing storybirds 

August 25 

     Bellwork #2; discussions and modeling of thesis statements (purpose and placement); worksheet

August 26

     Bellwork #3; Create thesis statements

 

August 29

     Bellwork #4; STARR Testing; finish thesis statement worksheet

August 30

     Bellwork #5 and collect bellwork #1-5; discussion and modeling of developmental paragraphs

August 31

     Bellwork #6; write developmental paragraph 

September 1

     Bellwork #7;  guided editing of paragraph; begin Article of the Week - read of better comprehension, noting author's purpose,

     intended audience, and annotating reaction to text; "Hot Sauce Mom"

September 2

     Bellwork #8;continue class guidance of AOW.

 

September 6

     Bellwork #9; finish Article of the Week and write reaction to the text; answer questions #1 and #2 at end of

     article. 

September 7

     Bellwork #10 and hand in bellwork sheet #6-10;  begin intro to Colonial period; take notes for understanding of

     lifestyle, political and religious beliefs.

September 8

     Bellwork #11;  Finish intro to Colonial Period; pair reading of "Upon the Burning of Our House" and complete 

     margin questions

September 9

     Bellwork #12; Annotation of Branstreet's poem

 

September 12

     Bellwork #13; finish annotation and answer margin questions and group questions

September 13

     Bellwork #14; review of poem; write a response to the poem (connect to what happened to

     Bradstreet)

September 14      

     go to library; students must have ID to check out books for book talks

September 15

     complete study guide for poem

September 16

     Bellwork; short review; test over "Upon the Burning of Our House"

 

September 19

     Bellwork - Context Clues 1 & 2 BW #1-10 w Box.doc ; intro to The Crucible

September 20

     in auditorium with Mrs. Chapman - Eoc strategies except 7th hour - College Fair

September 21

     Bellwork - Context Clues 3 & 4; class discussion of notes to intro of The Crucible

September 22

     Bellwork - Context Clues 5 & 6; class discussion of notes to intro

September 23

       Book Fair

 

September 26

     Bellwork: 7 & 8; analyze characters in The Crucible

September 27

     Bellwork 9 & 10; present characterizations to class

September 28

     Bellwork; Quiz - Lesson #1; finish characterization presentations; Book Talk Rubric  Book Talk Rubric.mht

September 29

     Sustained Silent Reading

September 30

     Book Talks

 

October 3

     Book Talks

October 4

     Reading of Act I of The Crucible

October 5

     TLI Tests

October 6

     TLI Tests

October 7

     TLI Tests

 

October 10 

     review of reading of Act I and continue Act I; taking notes

October 11

     continue reading, note taking, and discussing characters and conflicts of Act I

October 12

     continue reading, note taking, and discussing characters and conflicts of Act I

October 13

     finished reading and discussing of Act I

October 14 

     class completes conflict worksheet and study guide  ( get handouts from teacher)

 

October 17

     discussion of study guide for Act I of The Crucible

October 18

     BW:  Lesson #2 sent 1; Test Act I; turned in Act I study guide

October 19

     BW:  sent 2; discussion of TLI reading selection and reading strategies

October 20

     BW: sent 3; begin Act II; reading and note taking

October 21

     Professional Development

 

October 24

     BW:  #4; finish reading and note taking of Act II

October 25

     Mrs. Freeman in classes for Career Planning

October 26

      In groups, students complete Study Guide questions for Act II Study Questions for Act II.doc

October 27

     discussion of study guides and conflict sheets

October 28

     Test on Act II for 7th hour; continue discussion for hours 2 and 3;

     Test on Monday for hours 2 & 3

 

October 31

     Test on Act II for hours 2 & 3; begin Act III

     7th Hour continue reading

November 1

     read and discuss Act III

November 2

     read and discuss Act III

November 3

     students receive study guides for Act IIIStudy Questions Act III.doc

November 4

     group work to finish guides

 

November 7

     discussion of study guide 

November 8

     BW: #6;Test over Act III 

November 9

     BW #7; begin Act IV

November 10

     BW #8; continue Act IV

November 11

     finished Act IV

 

November 14

     BW:  #9;  students received study guides for group workAct IV Study Questions.doc

November 15

     completed study guides

November 16

    BW: #10;  discussion of study guides

November 17

       Test over Act IV; begin film;students will notice compare and contrast film and text

November 18

         Voc Test; continue film

 

November 21

     BW: Lit Dev #1 & 4; continue film

November 22

     BW: Lit Dev #2 & 5; continue fillm

THANKSGIVING HOLIDAYS 

 

November 28

`     BW:  Lit Dev #3 & 6; finish film

November 29

     Prewriting outline to compare and contrast film and text

November 30

     BW:  #7 & 10; work on prewriting outline

December 1

     BW:  # 9 & 10; complete prewriting outline

December 2

     Type critical analysis using MLA formatting

 

December 5

     continue completion of essay

December 6

     TLI TESTING (Reading) When finished with test, work on essay

December 7

     TLI TESTING (Writing) When finished with test, work on essay

December 8

      Finish typing essays     

December 9

     Finish typing essay

 

December  12

     Introduction to Romanticm using Holt Reader pages

December 13

     UAFS Rep here: Jennifer Faulkner

December 14

     continue discussion of Romantic Period

December 15

     finish discussion of Romantic Period

December 16

     Semester Tests Hrs, 3,5,7

 

December 19

     Semester Tests Hrs 2,4,6

December 20

     Semester Test Hr 1

 

SECOND SEMESTER

 

January 4

     Discuss Multiple Choice TLI to Writing Test

January 5

     Edit Sample Essays for Improvement

January 6

     Complete pre-writing forms for Book Talks (Monday)

 

January 9

     Class oral reading and discussion of Emerson's "Self-Reliance" 

January 10

     Book Talks

January 11

     Book Talks

January 12

     Bellwork: editing #20, CC #1 ; open-book quiz over "Self-Reliance"

January 13

     Bellwork: #21, CC #2; discussed  Multiple Choice Questions and OR

     for TLI Reading Selection

 

January 16

     Martin Luther King Day - No School

January 17

     Bw: #22, CC #3; Read "Letter from Birmingham Jail" from Holt Reader (working in pairs)

January 18

     BW #23, CC #4; class discussion of King selection

January 19

     BW #24; finish MLK discussion 

January 20

     Research Assignment: Others with a Cause

 

January 23

     Finish Research Assignment; intro to  persuasive essay with graphic organizes

January 24

     Choose topic for persuasive essay; begin work on graphic organizers

January 25

     BW: Context Clues #5; continue working on graphic organizers

January 26

     BW: editing #25; Graphic organizer due; review of conclusion to essay

January 27

     begin writing essays

 

January 30

     BW editing #26; continue writing essay

January 31

     BW CC # 6; visitation by state team: review of literary terms; background

     on Longfellow

February 1

     BW:  ediitng #27; Read and annotate "The Cross of Snow"

February 2

     BW:  CC #7; Read and annotate "The Tide Rises and the Tide Falls

February 3

     Create questions from chart over poems

 

February 6

     Write a poem following mandated criteria

February 7

     Work on poems and finish essays

February 8

     BW:  editing #28;  Test over Longfellow selections

February 9

     BW:  CC # 8;  STAR TESTING; Longfellow clips

February 10

     BW:  editing #29;  Discussion of life of Poe

 

February 13

     Hear professional reading of "The Raven"; apply to background of poet

February 14

    BW:  editing #30; work in groups for analyzation of poem

February 15

     BW:  CC #9; continue group work; identify, analyze, clarify and conclude 

February 16

     BW:  CC #10; class discussion of group work over "The Raven"

February 17

     BW:  Quiz over Lesson #2; collected bellwork; continue discussion of "The Raven"

 

February 20

     Presidents' Day

February 21

     TLI

February 22

     TLI

February 23

     Review of "The Raven"

February 24

    BW:  CC #1; reading of other Poe selections

 

February 27

     BW:  editing #32; Test on "The Raven"

February 28

     ACTAAP Practice

February 29

     BW:  CC #2; ACTAAP Practice

March 1

     BW: CC #3; ACTAAP Practice

March 2 

     ACTAAP Practice