Weekly Agendas
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Week of May 14 to May 17, 2012
Monday, May 14
Write Narrative
Tuesday, May 15
Write Persuasive
Wednesday, May 9
Write Poetry
Thursday, May 10
Write Technical Piece and Revise
Work on Visual
Week of May 7 to May 10, 2012
Monday, May 7
Work on Research Paper
Tuesday, May 8
Work on Research Paper
Research paper due at end of the hour
Wednesday, May 9
Descriptive Writing Workshop
Descriptive draft due at end of hour
Thursday, May 10
Hand back Descriptive draft with feedback
Expository Writing Workshop
Expository draft due at end of hour
Week of April 30 to May 3, 2012
Monday, April 30
Dialectic Note Sheet #3 due
Tuesday, May 1
Finish Research
Dialectic Note Sheet #4 & 5 due
Wednesday, May 2
Work on Bibliography
Work on Research Paper
Due: Annotated Bibliography
Thursday, May 3
Work on Research Paper
Week of April 23 to April 26, 2012
Monday, April 23
Paraphrasing, Summarizing, Quoting
Plagarism PPT
Tuesday, April 24
Databases
Begin Research
Wednesday, April 25
Research: Find, print, and annotate articles
Thursday, April 26
Research: Find, print, and annotate articles
2 Dialectic Note Sheets due at end of hour
Week of April 16 to April 19, 2012
Monday, April 16
NWEA Testing
Tuesday, April 17
Read non-fiction article and create an acrostic poem
Wednesday, April 18
Introduce Multigenre Research Paper
Brainstorm
Thursday, April 19
Brainstorm
Research Plan due
Week of April 9 to April 12, 2012
Monday, April 9
Review CITR Study Guide
Finish Vanity Fair article
Vocab Quiz
Tuesday, April 10
Work on Psychoanalysis of CITR
Wednesday, April 11
Review for Test
Due at end of hour: Psychoanalysis
Thursday, April 12
CITR Test
Due: AoW
Week of April 2 to April 5, 2012
Monday, April 2
Review CITR through page 166
Go over study guide
Continue reading CITR (Read through p.180)
Tuesday, April 3
Vocab
Continue reading CITR (Read through p. 194)
Wednesday, April 4
Continue reading CITR (Read through p. 214 end of book)
Thursday, April 5
Review entire book
Due: Study guide
Test Monday
READ THROUGH PAGE 166 FOR MONDAY AFTER BREAK
Week of March 19 to March 22, 2012
Monday, March 19
Continue reading CITR (Read through p. 88 for Tues)
Due: Read through p. 66 (Bass) and p.76 (Beilharz);
Study Guide and Vocab bookmark
Tuesday, March 20
Vocab
Continue reading CITR (Read through p. 104 for Wed)
Wednesday, March 21
Continue reading CITR
Thursday, March 22
Continue reading CITR
READ THROUGH PAGE 166 FOR MONDAY AFTER BREAK
Week of March 12 to March 15, 2012
Monday, March 12
Continue reading CITR
Tuesday, March 13
No Class
Wednesday, March 14
Continue reading CITR
Thursday, March 15
No Class
Due Monday: Read through p. 66 (Bass) and p.76 (Beilharz); Study Guide and Vocab bookmark
Week of March 5 to March 8, 2012
Monday, March 5
Prereading for Catcher in the Rye (CITR)
Reading Chapters 1 and 2 of CITR
No AoW this week because of CSAP
Tuesday, March 6
Finish Book Project Presentations
Continue Reading CITR
Wednesday, March 7
Continue Reading CITR read through Chapter 4 for Monday
Thursday, March 8
No Class
REMINDER: INDEPENDENT BOOK PROJECTS ARE DUE FEB 27!
Week of February 27 to March 1, 2012
Monday, Feb. 27
Book Project Assignment
Tuesday, Feb. 28
Work on Book Project Assignment
Wednesday, Feb. 29
Present Book Projects
Thursday, March 1
Discuss AoW
Present Book Projects
Due: AoW
Week of February 21 to February 24, 2012
Tuesday, Feb. 21
Review Vocab Lists 6-8
Begin to Write ARITS Comparison Paper
Wednesday, Feb. 22
Finish ARITS Comparison Paper and Proofread
Independent Reading
Thursday, Feb. 23
Introduce Independent Reading Assignment
Independent Reading
Friday, Feb. 24
Vocab Quiz on Lists 6-8
Discuss AoW
Read Independently
Due: AoW
Week of February 13 to February 16, 2012
Monday, Feb. 13
Vocab List 8 Words 6-10
Revise in-class essay
Tuesday, Feb. 14
Vocab Sentences
Read "I Have a Dream" Speech and summarize
Wednesday, Feb. 15
Finish summarizing "I Have a Dream" Speech
Assign comparison of "I Have a Dream" Speech and ARITS
Write outline for essay
Thursday, Feb. 16
Vocab Quiz
Finish outline
Discuss AoW
Read Independently
Due: AoW
Week of February 6 to February 9, 2012
Monday, Jan. 6
Watch ARITS
Tuesday, Jan. 7
Vocab Sentences
Watch ARITS
Wednesday, Feb. 8
Watch ARITS
Review for Test
Thursday, Feb. 9
ARITS Test
Socractic Seminar
Due: AoW
Week of January 30 to February 2, 2012
Monday, Jan. 30
Vocab List 8 Words 1-5
Read ARITS (Act II Scene III p. 110-119 Beilharz)
(Act II Scene III p. 110-124 Bass)
AoW this week
Tuesday, Jan. 31
Vocab Sentences
Read ARITS (Act II Scene III p. 119-130 Beilharz)
(Act II Scene III p. 124-130 Bass)
Wednesday, Feb. 1
Finish ARITS (Act III)
Review Study Guide Packet
Thursday, Feb. 2
Discuss AoW
Quiz Vocab 8
Independent Reading
Socractic Seminar
Due: AoW (at the beginning of class) and Study Guide Packet (at the end of class)
Week of January 23 to January 26, 2012
Monday, January 23
Vocabulary list 7 Words 6-10
Read ARITS (A Raisin in the Sun) (Act II Scene I page 76-86 beginning of Act II Scene I to where Beneatha and George leave for the theatre.)
AoW this week
Tuesday, January 24
Vocab. Sentences
Continue Reading ARITS (A Raisin in the Sun) (Act II Scene I page 86-95 from where George and Beneatha exit to end of scene I.)
Wednesday, January 25
Continue Reading ARITS (A Raisin in the Sun) (Read Act II Scene II p.96-109)
Silent Reading
Thursday, January 26
Quiz on Vocab. Words 6-10 List 7
Discuss AoW
Read Silently
Socratic Seminars
Due: AoW
Week of January 16 to January 19, 2012
Tuesday, Jan. 16
Vocabulary list 7 Words 1-5
Read ARITS (A Raisin in the Sun) (Act I Scene II)
AoW this week
Wenesday, Jan. 17
Vocab. Sentences
Continue Reading ARITS (A Raisin in the Sun)
Thursday, Jan. 18
Continue Reading ARITS (A Raisin in the Sun)
Friday, Jan. 19
Quiz on Vocab. Words 1-5 List 7
Discuss AoW
Read Silently
Socratic Seminars
Due: AoW
Week of January 9 to January 12, 2012
Monday, Jan. 9
Vocabulary list 6 Words 6-10
Begin ARITS (A Raisin in the Sun) (Intro to page 31)
AoW this week
Tuesday, Jan. 10
Vocab. Sentences
Continue Reading ARITS (A Raisin in the Sun) (p.31-39)
Wednesday, Jan. 11
Continue Reading ARITS (A Raisin in the Sun) (p.39-53 -- end of Act I Scene I)
Thursday, Jan. 12
Quiz on Vocab. Words 6-10 List 6
Discuss AoW
Read Silently
Due: AoW
Week of January 3 to January 6, 2012
Tuesday, Jan. 3
Vocabulary list 6 Words 1-5
Clean out binders
AoW this week
Wednesday, Jan. 4
Vocabulary Sentences
Introduce ARITS (A Raisin in the Sun)
Thursday, Jan. 5
Finish ARITS introduction
Friday, Jan. 6
Quiz on Vocab. Words 1-5 List 6
Discuss AoW
Read Silently
Due: AoW
FIRST SEMESTER
Week of December 12 to December 15, 2011
Monday, Dec. 12
Media Literacy Terms
Find Ad for Ad Analysis
AoW this week
Tuesday, Dec. 13
Ad Analysis
Wednesday, Dec. 14
Book Presentations
Due: Book Projects
Thursday, Dec. 15
Book Presentations
Due: AoW
Week of December 5 to December 8, 2011
Monday, Dec. 5
Media Literacy Introduction
AoW this week
Tuesday, Dec. 6
Media Literacy Videos
Wednesday, Dec. 7
webquest click here
Thursday, Dec. 8
Webquest
Due: AoW
Week of November 28 to December 1, 2011
Monday, Nov. 28
NWEA
AoW this week
Tuesday, Nov. 29
Revisit Influence Papers
Wednesday, Nov. 30
Influence Presentations
Thursday, Dec. 1
Introduce Media Literacy
Due: AoW
Week of November 21 to November 22, 2011
Monday, Nov. 21
Watch ITW
No AoW this week
Tuesday, Nov. 22
Finish watching ITW
Take ITW Test
Week of November 14 to November 17, 2011
Monday, Nov. 14
No new Vocab this week -- Review existing Vocab
Review Chapters 17 & 18
Work on Influence Papers
Hand out Article of the Week
Tuesday, Nov. 15
Work on Influence Papers
Wednesday, Nov. 16
Work on Influences Project
Thursday, Nov. 17
Watch ITW Film
Due: AoW
Due: Influences Papers to Turnitin.com and a hard copy
Week of November 7 to November 10, 2011
Monday, Nov. 7
No new Vocab this week -- Review existing Vocab
Review Chapters 13
Activity Chapters 11-13
Life Change Journal
No Article of the Week (AoW)
Tuesday, Nov. 8
Read Chapter 16 & 17
Wednesday, Nov. 9
Introduce Influences Project
and Two-Column Notes
Thursday, Nov. 10
Read Chapter 18 and Epilogue
Socratic Seminars Variety (time depending)
Due: Life Change Experiment Reflection
Week of October 31 to November 3, 2011
Monday, Oct. 31
Vocab List 5 Words 6-10
Review Chapters 10
Read Chapter 11
Life Change Journal
Due: Questions Chapter 10
Hand out Article of the Week (AoW)
Tuesday, Nov. 1
Read Chapter 12-13
Socratic Seminar 6
Due: Questions 11
Wednesday, Nov. 2
Read Chapter 16
Due: Chapter 12 &13 Questions
Thursday, Nov. 3
Discuss Article of the Week
Quiz on Vocab and Grammar
Socratic Seminars 7 & 8
Due: Article of the Week
Week of October 24 to October 27, 2011
Monday, Oct. 24
Vocab List 5 Words 1-5
Review Chapters 6
Due: Questions Chapter 6
Hand out Article of the Week (AoW)
Tuesday, Oct. 25
Review Vocabulary
Socratic Seminar 4
Read Chapter 7
Due: Questions 4
Wednesday, Oct. 26
Read Chapter 8 & 9 (Questions due on Monday)
Due: Chapter 7 Questions
Thursday, Oct. 27
Discuss Article of the Week
Quiz on Vocab and Grammar
Socratic Seminars 5 & 6
Due: Article of the Week
Week of October 17 to October 20, 2011
Monday, Oct. 17
Vocab List 4 Words 6-10
Review Chapters 1-4
Due: Questions 1-3
Hand out Article of the Week (AoW)
Tuesday, Oct. 18
Review Vocabulary
Read Chapter 5
Due: Questions 4
Wednesday, Oct. 19
Review Into the Wild Lit Terms
Read Chapters 6 (Questions due Monday)
Due: Chapter 5 Questions
Thursday, Oct. 20
Discuss Article of the Week
Quiz on Vocab and Grammar
Socratic Seminars 3 & 4
Due: Article of the Week
Week of October 3 to October 6, 2011
Tuesday, Oct. 11
Vocab List 4 Words 1-5
Literary Terms for ITW
Introduce ITW Read Author's Note
Hand out Article of the Week (AoW)
Wednesday, Oct. 12
Read Chapter 1 & 2
Thursday, Oct. 13
Socratic Seminar #1 & 2
Read Chapter 3
Friday, Oct. 14
Discuss Article of the Week
Quiz on Vocab and Lit Terms
Read Chapter 4
Due: Article of the Week
END OF THE QUARTER
Week of October 3 to October 6, 2011
Monday, Oct. 3
Vocab List 3 Words 6-10
Review all comma rules
Work on Book Projects
Hand out Article of the Week (AoW)
Due: Book Project #1
Tuesday, Oct. 4
Book Project Presentations
Due: Book Project #2
Wednesday, Oct. 5
Book Project Presentations
Due: Book Project #3
Thursday, Oct. 6
Discuss Article of the Week
Quiz on Vocab and Grammar
Book Project Presentations
Read new book
Due: Article of the Week
Week of September 26 to September 29, 2011
Monday, Sept. 26
Vocab List 3 Words 1-5
Grammar Comma Rules 7-9
Sentence Inventory for Personal Narrative
Hand out Article of the Week (AoW)
Tuesday, Sept. 27
Compound v. Complex sentences
Work on Revisions and Flashcards
Read/Book Checks
Wednesday, Sept. 28
Grammar Review
Read/Book Checks
Thursday, Sept. 29
Quiz on Vocab/Grammar
Silent Reading
Due: Article of the Week
Week of September 19 to September 22, 2011
Monday, Sept. 19
Vocab List 2 Words 6-10
Grammar Comma Rules 7-9
Writer's Workshop Personal Narratives
Hand out Article of the Week (AoW)
Tuesday, Sept. 20
Subordinating Conjunctions (Grammar 101-9)
Workshop Personal Narratives
Revise Personal Narratives
Wednesday, Sept. 21
Relative Pronouns (Grammar 101-10)
Revise Personal Narratives
Thursday, Sept. 22
Quiz on Vocab/Grammar
Silent Reading
Due: Article of the Week and Personal Narratives Final Drafts
Week of September 12 to September 15, 2011
Monday, Sept. 12
Vocab List #2 Words 1-5
Grammar Comma Rules 6 - 9
Write Personal Narrative
Hand out Article of the Week (AoW)
Tuesday, Sept. 13
Grammar Comma Rule 6 (hand out 101-4)
Write Personal Narrative
Wednesday, Sept. 14
Write Personal Narrative
Thursday, Sept. 15
Quiz on Comma Rules 1-6 and Vocab
Write Personal Narrative
Due: Article of the Week & Rough Draft of Personal Narrative
Week of September 5 to September 9, 2011
Monday, Sept. 5
No School Labor Day (School on Friday instead)
Tuesday, Sept. 6
Introduce Vocabulary procedures and first 5 vocabulary words
Grammar -- Commas Between Clauses
Hand out Article of the Week (AoW)
Wednesday, Sept. 7
Grammar review of commas
Review Narrative Qualities
Brainstorm Ideas
Write Personal Narrative
Thursday, Sept. 8
Grammar review of commas
Watch Workshopping Videos
Write Personal Narrative
Friday, Sept. 9
Quiz on grammar, vocabulary, and Article of the Week
Silent Reading (independent books)
Due: Article of the Week
Week of August 29 to September 1, 2011
Monday, Aug. 29
Introduce Vocabulary procedures and first 5 vocabulary words
Grammar -- Commonly Confused words
Introduce Article of the Week (AoW)
Start Collages in Writer's Notebooks
Tuesday, Aug. 30
Grammar review of commonly confused words
Present Collages from Notebooks
Introduce Writer's Workshop (using Penny Kittle Videos)
Wednesday, Aug. 31
Grammar review of commonly confused words
Read "Fish Cheeks" Identify what a narrative essay is
Thursday, Sept. 1
Quiz on grammar, vocabulary, and Article of the Week
Silent Reading (independent books)
Due: Article of the Week
Week of August 22 to August 25, 2011
Monday, Aug. 22
Freshman Academy (No School for Sophomores)
Tuesday, Aug. 23 (first day of classes)
Get to know Miss Bass and the class activities
Postcard Assignment
Wednesday, Aug. 24
Expectations and Introductions
Work on postcards
Thursday, Aug. 25
Quiz and review of expectations
Share postcards with class and turn in for credit
Introduce Book Projects (please have book by Thurs., 9/1)
Due: Postcards
