Agenda
Week Seventeen
December 8
Letters About Literature - DUE THURSDAY
December 9
Letters About Literature
Extra Credit Opportunities - DUE MONDAY, DEC. 15
December 10
Letters About Literature
December 11
Letters About Literature - DUE!
Week Sixteen
December 1
End of Mice and Men Quiz
Found Poem
December 2
Found Poem
December 3
Found Poem Due
December 4
Of Mice and Men Test
Week Fifteen
November 24
Of Mice and Men and Writer's Prompt
November 25
Of Mice and Men
Chapter 4 Quiz
November 26
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
November 27
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
Week Fourteen
November 17
Of Mice and Men and Writer's Prompt
November 18
Of Mice and Men
Chapter Two Quiz
November 19
Of Mice and Men
November 20
Of Mice and Men
Chapter Three Quiz
Week Thirteen
November 10
Present Persuasive Speeches
November 11
Of Mice and Men
November 12
Of Mice and Men
November 13
Of Mice and Men
Week Twelve
November 3
Persuasive Essay Revisions
Read "Primal Screen"
November 4
"Pedestrian"
Discuss Persuasive Presentation
November 5
"Pedestrian"
Persuasive Essay Final Draft Due!
November 6
Practice Persuasive Speech - Due Monday
Week Eleven
October 27
Writer's Workshop
Review Ethos, Pathos, Logos
October 28
Writer's Workshop
Sentence Inventory and persuasive language
October 29
Persuasive Essay Revision Checklist
October 30
Draft Due Monday.
Week Ten
October 20
Scarlet Ibis Persuasive Essay Outline
October 21
Ethos, Pathos, Logos
Continue Persuasive Essay
October 22
Logical Fallacies
Persuasive Essay
October 23
Review outline
Discuss persuasive language
Persuasive Essay
Week Nine
October 13
Scarlet Ibis
Revised Essay
October 14
Scarlet Ibis
October 15
Personal Essay Due through Google Docs!
Scarlet Ibis
Discussion: Is Narrator (Brother) to Blame?
October 16
Open Notes Quiz/Main Events
Week Eight
October 6
Book Talks Due This Week!
Compound Sentences
Sentence Inventory - Rough draft of personal essay regarding stereotypes
October 7
Book Talk
Compound Sentence Review
Peer Review: Personal Essay
October 8
Discuss Symbolism
Writing Prompt
October 9
Scarlet Ibis
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Week Seven
September 29
Launch
"Just Because" Poems Complete
September 30
Launch
Personal Essay: Discuss ideas, organization and voice.
October 1
Launch
Personal Essay: Write
October 2
Personal Essay: Write
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Week Six
September 22
Launch: Vocab Review
"The Other Pin" - Close Reading (See Other Pin Close Reading document)
September 23
Launch
"The Other Pin" - Plot Diagram and Simile
STUDY FOR TEST THURSDAY (See Unit 1 Vocabulary_MDG and The Other Pin document)
September 24
Launch
Test Review
Stereotypes and "Just Because" Poem
STUDY FOR TEST THURSDAY
September 25
Launch
Test - Literary Elements and Vocabulary
"Just Because" Poem
Rough Draft DUE MONDAY!
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Week Six
September 22
Launch: Vocab Review
"The Other Pin" - Close Reading (See Other Pin Close Reading document)
September 23
Launch
"The Other Pin" - Plot Diagram and Simile
STUDY FOR TEST THURSDAY (See Unit 1 Vocabulary_MDG and The Other Pin document)
September 24
Launch
Test Review
Stereotypes and "Just Because" Poem
STUDY FOR TEST THURSDAY
September 25
Launch
Test - Literary Elements and Vocabulary
"Just Because" Poem
Rough Draft DUE MONDAY!
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Week Five
September 15
Launch: Yay or Nay Most Dangerous Game
E-mail Etiquette and Assignment (Assignment for homework if not finished in class)
September 16
Acuity Testing
September 17
Launch
Vocabulary and Pre-reading activity for "The Other Pin"
September 18
Launch
Read and discuss "The Other Pin"
Notebook Check.
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Week Four
September 8
Most Dangerous Project
Peer Review
September 9
Rough Draft Due!
Most Dangerous Game Film and Story Comparison
September 10
Review Most Dangerous Game Vocabulary to add for final draft of project. Look at document titled "Important for FINAL DRAFT of MDG Project - Vocabulary to Add"
Most Dangerous Game Film and Story Comparison
September 11
Final Draft Due!
Writing Assignment: Film/Story Comparison
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Week Three
September 2
Finish Most Dangerous Game. Complete Detail Check Handout w/ partner (turn in). Discuss Elements of Story handout - plot and conflict. Complete plot diagram.
September 3
Discuss Elements of Story - character and setting. Discuss and introduce "The Most Dangerous Game" Project.
September 4
Work on project.
September 5
Work on project.
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Week Two
August 25
Review grades, assignment categories and outside reading.
Check out text book.
August 26
Case studies. Began reading "The Most Dangerous Game".
August 27
Vocabulary. Read "The Most Dangerous Game."
August 28
Vocabulary. Read "The Most Dangerous Game."
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Week One
August 18
Freshmen Academy
August 19
Review Policies and Procedures
August 20
Lyric Piece
August 21
Present Lyric Piece
