Miss Bass' Class

May 17-19, 2010 

Monday, May 17

Turn in Multigenre Projects when you walk in the door.

Review for Final complete handout

Work on Independent Book Project Handouts

Tuesday, May 18

1st hour final 8:00-9:30

3rd hour final 11:55-1:25

 May 10-14, 2010

Monday, May 10

Write Genre 3 Piece

Revise Introduction, Annotated Bibliography, Genre pieces 1 & 2

Tuesday, May 11

Write Genre 4 Piece

Revise Introduction, Annotated Bibliography, Genre pieces 1,  2, & 3

Wednesday, May 12

Write Genre 5 Piece

Revise Introduction, Annotated Bibliography, Genre pieces 1,  2, 3, &  4

Thursday, May 13

Write Genre 6 Piece

Revise Introduction, Annotated Bibliography, Genre pieces 1,  2, 3,  4, & 5

Friday, May 14 

Work on Preface

Title Page

Table of Contents

Everything due on Monday in folder!

May 3 - 7, 2010

Monday, May 3

Review and Revise Annotated Bibliographies

Create Outline for Introduction

Begin Writing Introduction/Research

Tuesday, May 4

Continue Writing Introduction/Research

Wednesday, May 5

Continue Writing Introduction/Research

Due: Introduction

Thursday, May 6

Begin Genre 1 & 2

Friday, May 7 

Continue Genre 1 & 2

April 26 - 30, 2010

Monday, April 26

NWEA

Read Silently

Tuesday, April 27

Research

(2 dialectic note sheets are due)

Wednesday, April 28

Research

(2 dialectic note sheets are due)

Thursday, April 29

How to write an annotated bibliography

Begin working on Bibliography in MLA format

Friday, April 30 

Conferencing and writing up Introduction/Research component (this will be due on Tuesday, May 4th)

 April 19-23, 2010

Monday, April 19

Silent Reading

Paraphrasing and Quoting (avoiding plagiarism)

Pratice avoiding Plagiarism

Tuesday, April 20

MLA Citation and examples

Wednesday, April 21

Introduction to dialectic notes

pratice using dialectic notes

Thursday, April 22

Research using dialectic notes

Friday, April 23

Research using dialectic notes

April 12-16, 2010

Monday, April 12

Test on The Catcher in the Rye

Tuesday, April 13

Introduce Multigenre Research Project

Wednesday, April 14

Show examples of Multigenre Projects

Create a class example

Thursday, April 15

Brainstorm topics

Write Research Plan for project

Choose independent reading book

Friday, April 16

Practice summarizing and Paraphrasing without plagiarizing

April 5-9, 2010

Monday, April 5

Activity on Chapter 20-26.  Students take notes and then they have to characterize each chapter by one item and explain why that item is significant.

Tuesday, April 6

Review Study Guide using clickers

Wednesday, April 7

Discussion.  Each group has to come up with a title for each chapter in the book based on what happens in the chapter.

Thursday, April 8

Independent Reading

Friday, April 9 

 Review for test

Please bring a book to read independently afterward.

March 22-26, 2010

Monday, March 22

Discuss

Complete Activity 2

Tuesday, March 23

Introduce Poem assignment

Complete Activity 3

Wednesday, March 24

Quiz through Chapter 20 

Work on Poems

Thursday, March 25

Read/Discuss

Complete Activity 4

Due: Poem Project (4 poems)

Friday, March 26 

Socratic Dialogues

March 15-19, 2010

Monday, March 15

Complete Phony Collage and share with class

Continue Reading from page 80

Tuesday, March 16

CSAP no 3rd hour English

Class discussion, student written discussion questions using role sheets.

1st hour continue reading The Catcher in the Rye

Wednesday, March 17

All classes should be through Chapter 13 (p.98) Quiz

Go over Study guide through Chapter 13 (hand out study guide for rest of book)

Due: Study guide through Chapter 13 (p.98)

Thursday, March 18

1st  hour only!! 

Continue reading and filling out study guide.

Complete one of the activities on The Catcher in the Rye homework/classwork sheet.  (due tomorrow)

Friday, March

Continue reading and filling out study guide

Read through page 122 by today

For Monday read through 157.

March 8-12, 2010

 Monday, March 8

Review CSAP, continue pratice

Read

Tuesday, March 9

CSAP no class -- Keep reading

1st hour please read through chapter 4 p. 35 by Wednesday

3rd hour please read through Chapter 8 p. 58 by Thursday

Wednesday, March 10

1st hour reading please read to chapter 4 page 35 by today, Wednesday

CSAP for 3rd hour (no class) -- Keep reading

Thursday, March 11

Read and review Catcher in the Rye

3rd hour should be through p. 58 chapter 8 by today, Thursday

Friday, March 12

Read and discuss Catcher in the Rye

Week of February 22-26, 2010

Monday, February 22

Work on A Raisin in the Sun writing assignment

Tuesday, February 23

Work on A Raisin in the Sun writing assignment

Wednesday, February 24

Work on A Raisin in the Sun writing assignment or book project

A Raisin in the Sun  essay due

Thursday, February 25

Independent book presentations

All projects due

Friday, February 26 

Independent book presentations

Monday 3/1 review for ARITS test

 Tuesday 3/2 take the test

Week of February 15-19, 2010 

Monday, February 15

No School

Tuesday, February 16

Watch A Raisin in the Sun

Wednesday, February 17

Watch A Raisin in the Sun

Thursday, February 18

Finish watching A Raisin in the Sun

Socratic Dialogues

Friday, February 19

Assign paper for A Raisin in the Sun

Read "I Have a Dream" Speech

Write Assignment

Week of February 7-12, 2010

Monday, February 8, 2010

Read Act III (ARITS) + Study Questions and Vocabulary

1st period read through page 145

3rd hour read through end of Act III

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Warm-up: Compare Walter to the three women in his family (Ruth, Mama, and Beneatha)

Finish Act III + Study Questions and Vocabulary for Act III

Socratic Dialogues/Discussion

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Vocabulary Practice

PLAN/EXPLORE -- Cafeteria 8-10:30

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Ski Day

Friday, February 12, 2010

No School 

Week of February 1-5, 2010 

Monday, February 1, 2010

Read Act I A Raisin in the Sun (ARITS)

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Read Act I Scene I & II through page 63

Vocabulary Act I Scene II

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Finish Act I + Discussion Questions read through page 75

Thursday, February 4, 2010

Act II Scene II + Vocab (ARITS) through page 107.

Friday, February 5, 2020

Finish Act II please read through page 130.

 Week of January 25-29, 2010

Monday, January 25, 2010

Sustained Silent Reading

Work with Writer's Group

Revise Commentary

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Sustained Silent Reading

Mini Lesson on Writing

Revise Commentary

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Sustained Silent Reading

Share Commentary with Class

Draft #2 Due of Commentary

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Introduction to A Raisin in the Sun

Friday, January 29, 2010

 Continue A Raisin in the Sun

Week of January 19-22, 2010

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Review Commentary

Get into Workshopping Groups for Brainstorming

Wednesday, January 20 2010

Begin Writing Commentary

Write

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Write and Conference on Commentary

Friday, January 22, 2010 

Write, Conference on, Workshop Commentary 

Week of January 11-15, 2010

Monday, January 11, 2010

Take NWEA, please bring a book to read afterward

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Read Tiger 'coverage' will have negative impact by Jason Whitlock

Writer's Notebook

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Read In defense of our Brangelina . . . by Neal Gabler

Writer's Notebook

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Concern Quilt

Read A bullet's impact by Mitch Albom and discuss commentary

Writer's Notebook

Friday, January 15, 2010 

Writer's Notebook

Finish A bullet's impact Commentary Example

Find your own commentary -- email it to me at writingwithmissbass@gmail.com

Also, email me a paragraph about why it is commentary and what the main message is.

Week of January 6-8, 2010

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Review Persuasive Writing

Review our Persuasive Letters

Revise

Thursday, January 7, 2010

Revise and email Persuasive letter to Miss Bass

at writingwithmissbass@gmail.com

Friday, January 8, 2010

Introduce Outside Book Project

Pick out book

Please bring your books on Monday