English 10

 May 27-May 30

Tuesday, May 27
Recite Poems

Finish Film

Wednesday, May 28

Thursday, May 29

2nd hour final 10:10-11:40

Vocab Notebooks and Notes from ARITS

Friday, May 30

5th hour final 8:00-9:30

Turn in: Vocab Notebooks and Notes from ARITS

May 19-May 22

Monday, May 19

Finish A Raisin in the Sun Act III

Tuesday, May 20

Watch Film

Wednesday, May 21

Watch Film

Thursday, May 22

Finish Film

Recite poems

Due: Analysis of poem

 May 12- May 15

Monday, May 12

Poetry Terms and annotations (Due at end of hour)

Tuesday, May 13

Act II Scene i ARITS  (2nd p. 69-86 and 5th p. 72-86)

Wednesday, May 14

Act II Scene i and ii ARITS (p. 86-109)

Thursday, May 15 

Act II Scene iii (p. 110 -130)

 May 5- May 8

Monday, May 5

Review Vocabulary and Subject - pronoun agreement

Continue Act I ARITS (p. 28-39)

Tuesday, May 6
Introduction to A Raisin in the Sun (ARITS) Video

Act I ARITS to end of scene i (p. 39-53)

Wednesday, May 7

Act II ARITS (2nd hour 53-62 and 5th 53-66)

Thursday, May 8

Subject - pronoun agreement quiz

Introduce Poetry Memorization assignment
Act II ARITS (2nd hour 62-68 and 5th hour 66-72)

 April 28 - May 1

Monday, April 28

Introduction to A Raisin in the Sun (ARITS) 

Took Notes

Tuesday, April 29

Annotate and Reflection on article "Free Man of Color" by Hilton Als

Review Possessive v Plural

Wednesday, April 30

Read Act I ARITS Scene I page 23-28

Review Possessive v Contractions

Due: Annotation and Reflection

Thursday, May 1

Read Act I ARITS

Quiz on Possessives v Contractions v Plurals

April 21 - April 24

Monday, April 21

Discussion #3

Tuesday, April 22

Write Reflection

Wednesday, April 23

Acuity

Thursday, April 24 

Last Book Club 

April 14 - April 17

Monday, April 14

Close Reading 

Tuesday, April 15

Book Club Discussion 

Prep for Discussion about Bully

Due: 5 Discussion Questions

Wednesday, April 16

Bully Discussion

Thursday, April 17 

Bully Discussion

April 7- April 10

Monday, April 7

AoW #3 Annotation and Reflection

Tuesday, April 8

Book Club with Discussion Questions

Due: Discussion Quetsions

Wednesday, April 9

Watch Bully

Thursday, April 10

Watch Bully

Due: AoW #3

March 31 - April 3

Monday, March 31

Revisit Reflection

Read AoW on Flight 370

Prep for Book Club

Tuesday, April 1

Book Club

What is Bullying? 

Wednesday, April 2

Watch Bully (finish next Wednesday and Thursday)

Thursday, Aoril 3 

Book Club

Due: Reflection on Flight 370 article

March 17 - March 20

Monday, March 17

Vocab application

Tuesday, March 18

Book Groups

Wednesday, March 19

Vocab application

Thursday,March 20 

Book Groups

 March 10 - March 13

Monday, March 10

 No Bass English 10 5th hour

Book Groups

Tuesday, March 11

No Bass English 10 2nd hour

Book Groups

Wednesday, March 12

Review Vocabulary

Book Groups

Thursday,March 13

Vocabulary Test

March 3 - March 6

Monday, March 3 

Complex Vocabulary: 

TCAP Practice

Tuesday, March 4

No Bass English 10 5th hour

Set up book groups (Assign books group and check out books)

Wednesday, March 5

No Bass English 10 2nd hour 

Set up book groups (Assign books group and check out books)

Review Vocabulary

Thursday,March 6 

Review Vocabulary

Book Groups and Reading Time

Reading Strategies

 February 24 - February 27

Monday, February 24

Complex Vocabulary: nov = new; clam/claim= shout or cry out

Presentations

Tuesday, February 25

Finish Presentations

Review Vocabulary

Wednesday, February 26

Book Group Intro

TCAP Practice

Thursday, February 27

TCAP Practice

 February 10 - February 13

Monday, February 10

Building Complex Vocab: test: to witness; put(e): to think

Persuasive Essays

Workshop: Narrative Essays

Tuesday, February11

Poetry Genre

Wednesday, February 12

Visual Genre

Thursday, February 13 

Revisions

 February 3 - February 6

Monday, February 3

Building Complex Vocab: review 

Revisit Research Paper

Descriptive

Due: Draft of Descriptive

Tuesday, February 4

Building Complex Vocab: Spir(e):breath, breathe

Expository

Due: Draft of Expository

Wednesday, February 5

Narrative

Due: Draft of Narrative

Thursday, February 6

Persuasive

Due: Draft of Persuasive

January 27 - January 30

Monday, January 27

Building Complex Vocab:  roots: flict = cause, fix = fix, sist = stand

Work on Annotated Bibliography and Begin Research Paper

Due at end of hour: Annotated Bibliography

Tuesday, January 28

Write Research Paper

Wednesday, January 29

Write Research Paper

Thursday, January 30

Annotated Bibliography

Due at end of hour: Research Paper

January 20 - January 23

Monday, January 20

Building Complex Vocab: sect = cut; intro- = inward, within, into

Find Website resources, print and take notes

Due: 2 Dialectic Note sheets from Database articles with articles annotated and attached.

Tuesday, January 21

Find Website resources, print and take notes

Due: 1 more Dialectic note sheet and article

Wednesday, January 22

Find Website resources, print and take notes

All notes and resources complete

Due: 1 more Dialectic note sheet and article

Thursday, January 23

Annotated Bibliography

Due: Annotated Bibliography at end of the hour

January 13 - January 16

Monday, January 13

Review Research Plans

Review Paraphrasing and Quoting

Introduce Summarizing 

Practice Annotating and taking notes using dialectic notes

Create Google Drive Folder and Share with Miss Bass

Tuesday, January 14

MLA Citation

Wednesday, January 15

Databases and begin research and refining research questions

Thursday, January 16

Begin Research 

 January 6 - January 9

Monday, January 6

Read Foster Care Article

Create Google Drive Folder and Share with Miss Bass

Tuesday, January 7

Introduce Multigenre Research Paper

Wednesday, January 8

Brainstorm and create Research Plan

Due: Research Plan at end of hour

Thursday, January 9 

Paraphrasing, Summarizing, and Quoting

 December 16 - December 19

Monday, December 16

Peer Review Essays

PVLEGS

Tuesday, December 17

Practice Essays

Wednesday, December 18

2nd Hour final 10:10-11:40

Thursday, December 19

5th Hour final 8:00-9:30

December 9 - December 12

Monday, December 9

Review Vocabulary for the semester

Write Argument Essays

Tuesday, December 10

Review Vocabulary for the semester

Write Argument Essays

Wednesday, December 11

Review Vocabulary for the semester

Write Argument Essays

Thursday, December 12

Test  on Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots

Due at end of hour: Draft of Argument Essay

December 2 - December 5

Monday, December 2

Vocabulary for this week

Roots: scope

Read Mentor texts for Argument Essays -- look for Argument Qualities and ethos, logos, pathos

Tuesday, December 3

Root: tort

Brainstorm ideas for Argument speeches and fill out Argument outline/graphic organizer

Wednesday, December 4

Root: fer

Being writing Argument Speech

Thursday, December 5

Continue writing Argument Speech 

 November 25 - November 28

Monday, November 25

DUE: Parody Ads and write-up

Website Analysis

Tuesday, November 26

Website Analysis

Wednesday, November 27

No School Thanksgiving Break

Thursday, November 28

No School Thanksgiving Break

 November 18 - November 21

Monday, November 18

Vocabulary for this week

roots: ject, struct, form

Finish the Greatest Movie Ever Sold

Tuesday, November 19

root: ject

Acuity testing in computer lab

Wednesday, November 20

root: struct

Create Parody Ads

Thursday, November 21

root: form

Finish Parody Ads

Quiz on the Greatest Movie Ever Sold and Advertising Techniques 

November 11 - November 14

Monday, November 11

Vocabulary for this week

roots: port, tract, rupt

Review Prefixes

Discuss 4 Ps of advertising

Practice identifying 4Ps and marketing techniques.

Tuesday, November 12

root: port

Watch Greatest Movie Ever Sold

Wednesday, November 13

root: tract

Watch Greatest Movie Ever Sold

Thursday, November 14

root: rupt 

Watch Greatest Movie Ever Sold

November 4 - November 7

Monday, November 4

Vocabulary for this week

prefixes: pro-; pre-; de-

Introduce Media Literacy Unit

Notes on Ethos, Logos, Pathos

Tuesday, November 5

prefixes: pro-

Political Ads to show ethos, logos, pathos

Wednesday, November 6

prefixes: pre-

Use commercials to find ethos, logos, pathos

Thursday, November 7

prefixes: de- 

Techniques for Marketing to Teens and young adults

Continue ethos, logos, pathos

 October 28 - October 31

Monday, October 28

Vocabulary for this week

prefixes: in-; inter-; re-

Finish Background information for ALWG

Revisit Themes from ALWG

Tuesday, October 29

prefixes: in-

Review Vocab.

Anaylize ALWG and Persepolis

Wednesday, October 30

prefixes: inter-

Analyze ALWG and Persepolis

Thursday, October 31

suffixes: re-

Analyze ALWG and Persepolis

Due: Draft of Essay to turnitin.com (see right for id and password)

October 21 - October 24

Monday, October 21

Vocabulary for this week

prefixes: ex-/ec-/e-/ef-, trans-/tra-

suffixes: -ous

 Read a Long Way Gone Chapters 4 and 5

Tuesday, October 22

prefixes: ex-/ec-/e-/ef-

A Long Way Gone Discussion 

Read Chapter 6 as a group

Wednesday, October 23

prefixes: trans-/tra-

 Read a Long Way Gone 

Thursday, October 24

suffixes: -ous

 Watch a video of Ishmael Beah about a Long Way Gone 

October 14 - October 17

Monday, October 14

Vocabulary for this week

prefixes: mis-

suffixes: -ness, -tion/-sion

Persepolis Character chart for Marji

Persepolis themes

Tuesday, October 15

prefixes: mis-

Reading Comprehension questions for Persepolis

Wednesday, October 16

suffixes: -ness

Fill out Resilience Questions for Persepolis

Thursday, October 17

suffixes: -tion/-sion

 Read a Long Way Gone

October 7 - October 10

Monday, October 7

Vocabulary for this week

prefixes: dis-

suffixes: -ish, -ment

Read Persepolis pages (94-117)

Homework: fill in list of prefixes and suffixes with definitions

Tuesday, October 8

prefixes: dis-

Read Persepolis pages (118-153)

Wednesday, October 9

suffixes: -ish

Watch Persepolis

Thursday, October 10

suffixes: -ment

Watch Persepolis

September 31 - October 3

Monday, September 31

Vocabulary for this week

prefixes: con-/com-

suffixes: -est/ist, -able 

Revisit poem Read Rumi's “What was told, that”

Webquest for Iranian Revolution (borrowed from JRobertson)

Tuesday, October 1

prefixes: con-/com-

Review Webquest

Read Persepolis pages (47-53)

Wednesday, October 2

suffixes: -est/-ist

Read Rumi's Poem “What was told, that”

Read Persepolis pages (54-71)

Thursday, October 3 

suffixes: -able

Read Persepolis pages (72-93)

September 23 - September 26

Monday, September 23

Vocabulary for this week

prefixes: sub-

suffixes: -es, -s, -ee

Finish Poems

Vocabulary for Persepolis 

Begin reading Persepolis 

Tuesday, September 24

prefixes: sub-

Read Persepolis pages (3-17)

Wednesday, September 25

suffixes: -es,-s

Read Persepolis pages (18-32)

Thursday, September 26

suffixes: -ee 

Read Persepolis pages (33-46)

Read Rumi's Poem “What was told, that”

September 16 - September 19

Monday, September 16

Vocabulary for this week

prefixes: non-

suffixes: -less, -ly

Review essays: sentence structure via sentence inventory and complex sentences. 

Tuesday, September 17

prefixes: non-

Introduce Graphic Novels and Persepolis (Read introduction)

Wednesday, September 18

suffixes: -less

Read Persepolis

Thursday, September 19

suffixes: -ly

Read Persepolis

Revision due

September 9 - September 12

Monday, September 9

Vocabulary for this week

prefixes: mid-

suffixes: -er, -ful

Writer's Workshop Groups and Workshop Narratives

Tuesday, September 10

Mini Lesson: TBD

Revision

Wednesday, September 11

Mini Lesson: TBD

Revision

Thursday, September 12

FInalize Draft with Writer's Memo

Due: 2nd Draft of Narrative

August 26 - August 29

Monday, August 26

Introduce Writer's Notebook and Writer's Workshop

Narrative Qualities

Due: Collaged Notebooks and email of book choice

Tuesday, August 27

Read Mentor Text of Narrative: Fish Cheeks

Wednesday, August 28

Acuity Testing

Thursday, August 29

Use Fish Cheeks to review Narrative Qualities

Writer's Notebook (WN): Brainstorm for Narrative -- List all the first times you learned something. Pick one and write from it.

August 19 - August 22

Monday, August 19

No School, Freshman Academy

Tuesday, August 20

Introduction: Metaphor and Simile

KWL of me

Wednesday, August 21

Partner drawing using Conversation Prompts

Policies and Procedures

You Frame It Activity

Thursday, August 22

You Frame It Activity

Vocabulary Pretest (Prefixes and Suffixes)

Homework: Email  me your book choice, author and title; collage your Writer's Notebooks.