Miss Bass' Class

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May 9 to May 13, 2011

Monday, May 16

Visual

Hand back Technical Genre

Tuesday, May 17

Work on Revisions

Due: Visual

Wednesday, May 18

Create:

Title Page

Preface

Table of Contents

Epilogue

Due: Preface and Epilogue

Thursday, May 19

Put everything together

Friday, May 20

Projects due in full

Work on presentations

May 9 to May 13, 2011

Monday, May 9

Expository Genre

Hand back Descriptive Genre

Due: Expository Genre Draft

Tuesday, May 10

Narrative Genre

Hand back Expository Genre

Due: Narrative Genre Draft

Wednesday, May 11

Persuasive Genre

Hand back Narrative Genre

Due: Persuasive Genre Draft

Thursday, May 12

Poetry Genre

Hand back Persuasive Genre

Due: Poetry Genre Draft

Friday, May 13

Technical Genre

Hand back Poetry Genre

Due: Technical Genre Draft

May 2 to May 6, 2011

Monday, May 2

Work on Research Paper

Conference

Tuesday, May 3

Work on Research Paper

Conference

Wednesday, May 4

Work on Research Paper

Conference

Due: Draft of Research Paper

Thursday, May 5

Descriptive Genre Piece Workshop

Draft Descriptive Genre Piece

Due: Draft Descriptive Genre Piece

Writing Prompt: Congratulations! You have been given $1,000 to spend online. Describe where you would shop and the items on your wish list.
Friday, May 6

No School -- Professional Development

 April 25 to April 29, 2011

Monday, April 25

Refining research question

Find a website and take notes

Due: Dialectic Notes

Tuesday, April 26

Find a website and take notes

Due: Dialectic Notes

Wednesday, April 27

Find a website and take notes

Annotated Bibliography

Due: Dialectic Notes

Thursday, April 28

Finish bibliography

Begin Research Paper

Due: Annotated Bibliography

Friday, April 29

Work on Research Paper

April 18 to April 22, 2011

Monday, April 18

MLA Citation

Databases

Dialectic Notes

Tuesday, April 19

Revise Researh Question

Notes and Research

Wednesday, April 20

Notes and Research

Thursday, April 21

Notes and Research

Due: 2 Dialectic Note Sheets

Friday, April 22

No School -- Earth Day

April 11 to April 15, 2011

Monday, April 11

Read non-fiction article and complete an acrostic poem

Tuesday, April 12
Introduce Multigenre Project (MG)

Show Samples

Brainstorm ideas

Wednesday, April 13
Finish Brainstorm

Submit Research Plan for MG

Thursday, April 14
Paraphrasing, Summarizing and Quoting Practice

Plagarism PowerPoint

Friday, April 15

No School -- Professional Development for Teachers

April 4 to April 8, 2011

Monday, April 4

Hand out AoW 

NWEA

Tuesday, April 5

Assign Brochure Assignment

Work on Brochure Assignment

Wednesday, April 6

Work on Brochures

Due: Brochures at the end of the hour

Thursday, April 7

Present Brochures

Study for Test on Novel

Friday, April 8

Discuss AoW 

Test on Novel

Read

Due: Article of the Week 

March 21 to March 25, 2011

Monday, March 21

Hand out AoW 

Book Club

Continue Reading  (See Calendar for pages)

Hand out Book Club Sheets for Wednesday

Tuesday, March 22

Read Vanity Fair Article about J.D. Salinger

Read

Wednesday, March 23

Book Club Discussions

Continue Reading (See Calendar for pages)

Hand out Book Club Sheets for Friday

Thursday, March 24

Continue Reading  (See Calendar for pages)

Socratic Dialogue

Friday, March 25

Discuss AoW 

Book Club Discussion

Read

Due: Article of the Week

March 14 to March 18, 2011

Monday, March 14

Hand out AoW 

Socratic Dialogue

Continue Reading  (See Calendar for pages)

Hand out Book Club Sheets

Tuesday, March 15

No 1st hour or 3rd hour (CSAP)

Wednesday, March 16

Book Club Discussions

Continue Reading (See Calendar for pages)

Thursday, March 17

Continue Reading  (See Calendar for pages)

Socratic Dialogue

Friday, March 18

Discuss AoW 

Read

Blog

Due: Article of the Week

March 7 to March 11, 2011

Monday, March 7

Hand out AoW 

Book Groups

Continue Reading  (See Caledar for pages)

No 3rd hour (CSAP)

Tuesday, March 8

Hand out AoW 

Book Groups

Continue Reading  (See Caledar for pages)

No 1st hour (CSAP)

Wednesday, March 9

Continue Reading (See Caledar for pages)

No 3rd hour (CSAP)

Thursday, March 10

Continue Reading  (See Caledar for pages)

No 1st hour (CSAP)

Friday, March 11

Discuss AoW 

Book Groups

Continue Reading  (See Caledar for pages)

Due: Article of the Week

 February 28 to March 4, 2011

Monday, February 28

Hand out AoW 

Review Editorial (conclusion)

Revise and Conference

Tuesday, March 1

Chose Novel: Catcher in the Rye or Lord of the Flies

Due: Draft of Editorial

Wednesday, March 2

Begin Novels

Thursday, March 3

Read Novels

Friday, March 4

Read

Blog

Due: Article of the Week

 February 21 to February 25, 2011

Monday, February 21

No School

Tuesday, February 22

Hand out AoW 

Review Editorial

Write and Conference

Wednesday, February 23

Write and Conference

Thursday, February 24

Peer Review Editorials

Revise Editorials

Friday, February 25

Read

Blog

 February 14 to February 18, 2011

Monday, February 14 (Assembly Schedule)

No AoW this week

Finish Essay portion of test

Read Editorial Sample

Tuesday, February 15

Brainstorm Editorials Ideas

Begin writing Editorial

Wednesday, February 16

Write Editorial

Thursday, February 17

Continue Writing

Read

Blog

Friday, February 18

No School (4-day weekend!!)

 February 7 to February 11, 2011

Monday, February 7

Hand out AoW

Poetry writing assignment for ARITS

Tuesday, February 8

Watch ARITS

Wednesday, February 9

Watch ARITS

Thursday, February 10

Watch ARITS

Review

Friday, February 11

Discuss AoW

Test ARITS

Silent Read

Due: AoW

January 31 to February 4, 2011 

Monday, January 31

Hand out Article of the Week

Review Vocabulary Pairs from last week

Read Act II Scene III ARITS (p.112-130 (1st hour) 128 (3rd hour)  newer version; p.90-107 (1st hour) 105 (3rd hour)  vintage version)

Fill out agendas

Tuesday, February 1

Vocabulary Charades

ARITS Act III (p. 128-137 newer p.105-113) vintage

Review Act II Scene III Questions

Wednesday, February 2

Vocabulary Pictionary

Finish Act III ARITS

Write 2 discussion questions to be used in class tomorrow.

Thursday, February 3

Review ARITS
Due at end of class: Act III ARITS Questions 
Friday, February 4

Discuss Article of the Week

Silent Reading

Blog

January 24 to January 28, 2011 

Monday, January 24

Hand out Article of the Week

Begin Reading Act II ARITS (p. 76-91 newer version; p. 63-77 vintage version)

Fill out agendas

Tuesday, January 25

Vocabulary Practice

Read Act II ARITS

Wednesday, January 26

Vocabulary Practice

Finish Act II ARITS

Due at end of class: Act II ARITS Questions (Scene I & II)

Thursday, January 27

Discuss Article of the Week

Silent Reading

Blog

Friday, January 28

No School

January 17 to January 21, 2011 

Monday, January 17

No School MLK, Jr. Day

Tuesday, January 18

Hand out Article of the Week

Listen to "I Have a Dream Speech"

Fill out agendas

Wednesday, January 19

Read Play Act I Scene II (newer book p. & vintage book p. )

Thursday, January 20

Read Play Act I Scene II

Friday, January 21

Discuss Article of the Week

Independent Reading

Blogging

January 10 to January 14, 2011 

Monday, January 10

Hand out Article of the Week

Vocabulary Quiz (open note)

Begin Play (hand out books and study packet)

Fill out agendas

Tuesday, January 11

Vocab Quiz

Read Play

Wednesday, January 12

Vocab Quiz

Read Play (newer book p. 33-45 & vintage book p. 21-33)

Thursday, January 13

Vocab Quiz

Read Play (newer book p. 45-end of Act I Scene I & vintage book p. 33 end of Act I Scene I )

Friday, January 14

Discuss Article of the Week

Independent Reading

Blogging

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January 3 to January 7, 2011 

No School January 3 to 5

Thursday, January 6

Socratic Dialogues for A Raisin in the Sun

Friday, January 7

Introduction to a Raisin in the Sun (PowerPoint)

Define Vocabulary