Week of: 3/9-3/13
Monday, 3/9: Fahrenheit 451 Culminating Project Work Day
Tuesday, 3/10: F451 Project due: today!
Present/share
Wednesday, 3/11: View and analyze F451 film
Thursday, 3/12: View and analyze F451 film
Friday, 3/13: View and analyze F451 film
Week of: 3/2-3/6
Monday, 3/2: SSR day!
Homework: Dialectical Journal due: tomorrow!
Tuesday, 3/3: Dialectical Journal due: today!
Part 3 Quiz
Wednesday, 3/4: Intro to F451 Culminating Project
Thursday, 3/5: Work Day
Friday, 3/6: Work Day (due: Tuesday, 3/10)
Week of: 2/24-2/28
Monday, 2/24: Quiz over Part 2 (journal prompt)
Tuesday, 2/25: Part 2 "The Sieve and the Sand" questions (in groups 2-3)
Wednesday, 2/26: SNOW DAY! :)
Thursday, 2/27: Read Part 3 "Burning Bright" together (pages 113-136)
Friday, 2/28: Read Part 3 " Burning Bright" together (pages 113-136)
Homework: Read pages 137-165, "Afterword", and "Coda" by Tuesday, 3/3
*Monday, 3/2 will be an in-class reading day!
Week of: 2/17-2/21
Monday, 2/17: NO SCHOOL!
Tuesday, 2/18: Quiz over Part 1 (short answer questions)
Homework: Read pages 71-110 by Friday, 2/21
Wednesday, 2/19: Reread pages 57-68 and use ALA website "Most Common Reasons for Challenging Books"
Thursday, 2/20: Reading Day (work on Dialectical Journals)
Friday, 2/21: Quiz over Part 2
Week of: 2/10-2/14
Monday, 2/10: "I am Real"- by: Kurt Vonnegut with questions
Pass out F451 books
Tuesday, 2/11: Anticipatory Guide
Intro to Dialectical Journal (total of 15 entries)
Homework: Read pages 3-24 by tomorrow
Wednesday, 2/12: Quiz- Part 1
HW: Finish reading Part 1 (pages 25-68) by Tuesday, 2/19
Thursday, 2/13: Clarisse Prompt (in Google Classroom)
Banned Book Flyer (finish for homework- if presenting)
Friday, 2/14: (*1/2 day*) Present Banned Book (for extra credit)
Week of: 2/3-2/7
Monday, 2/3: Work on group rhetorical analysis
Tuesday, 2/4: Work on group rhetorical analysis
*Must submit in Google Classroom AND print
Wednesday, 2/5: Group Rhetorical Analysis due: today!
"What is Censorship?" (read and annotate)
Thursday, 2/6: Notable First Amendment Cases
(using American Library Association website)
Friday, 2/7: Presentations
Week of: 1/27-1/31
Monday, 1/27: *Must have a printed copy of your essay!
Swap essay with two other classmates and get feedback
Tuesday, 1/28: Rewrite "AP Classes are a Scam" timed writing (in groups)
*Focus on the strongest pieces of evidence*
Submit in Google Classroom
Wednesday, 1/29: Notes- Rhetorical Analysis
Homework: Read "Fish Cheeks" by Amy Tan with prewrite
Thursday, 1/30: *New Prompt*
Read/annotate letter and prewrite
Friday, 1/31: Work on group Rhetorical Analysis (due: Tuesday, 2/4- at the beginning-of-the hour and must be PRINTED!)
Week of: 1/20- 1/24
Monday, 1/20: NO SCHOOL!
Tuesday, 1/21: Read and annotate "AP Classes are a Scam"
-Focus on evidence, reasoning, and persuasive elements
Wednesday, 1/22: Timed Writing- John Tierney prompt
*(may use annotations and notes)
Thursday, 1/23: Analyze your own essay (type it up, MLA format, final copy)
Friday, 1/24: ICE DAY! NO SCHOOL!
Week of: 1/13-1/17:
Monday, 1/13: Work on exam packets
Tuesday, 1/14: Midterm review game
Wednesday, 1/15: Work on exam packets
Thursday, 1/16: 4th and 5th hour exam!
Friday, 1/17: See you next semester! :)
Week of: 1/6-1/10
Monday, 1/6: A Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Tuesday, 1/7: A Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Wednesday, 1/8: Every Day Edit
Thursday, 1/9: SOAPSTone- analyze a speech (due: end-of-the hour)
Friday, 1/10: SSR 2nd MP One-Pager due: today!
Work on exam packets
Week of: 12/16-12/20
Monday, 12/16: Read Chapters 7-9 (pages 93-109)
Finish Dialectical Journal (due: tomorrow)
Tuesday, 12/17: Dialectical Journal due: today! (beginning of the hour)
Watch Elie/Oprah documentary/interview
Wednesday, 12/18: Night Essay
Thursday, 12/19: Night Essay
Pass out Midterm Exam Review Guide
Friday, 12/20: Night Essay due: today! (submit in Google Classroom)
Holiday activity
Week of: 12/9-12/13
Monday, 12/9: Freedom Journal- in Google Classroom
Read Chapter 4 (pages 45-62)
Tuesday, 12/10: Small group- discussion questions
Wednesday, 12/11: Read Chapters 5-6 (pages 63-92)
Dialectical Journal (due: Tuesday, 12/17)
Thursday, 12/12: Reading Check Quiz (Chapters 4-6)
Friday, 12/13: Figures of Speech- Night (with a partner)
Week of: 12/2-12/6
Monday, 12/2: Read Holocaust article and write a precis (due: end-of-the hour)
Tuesday, 12/3: Intro to Dialectical Journal (15 entries per novel)
Begin reading Night (Preface, Foreward, and Chapter 1)
Wednesday, 12/4: Dialectical Journal- share out
Chapter 1 Discussion Questions
Thursday, 12/5: Read Chapters 2 and 3 (SSR)
Friday, 12/6: Quiz over Chapters 1-3
Week of: 11/25-11/29
Monday, 11/25: Metaphor Project due: today!
Share out- small groups
Diary Entry (due: tomorrow)
Tuesday, 11/26: Prior Knowledge and Context Clues handout
due: end-of-the hour
Wednesday, 11/27: THANKSGIVING BREAK!
Thursday, 11/28: THANKSGIVING BREAK!
Friday, 11/29: THANKSGIVING BREAK!
Week of: 11/18-11/22
Monday, 11/18: Write TEAR paragraph (using article)
Tuesday, 11/19: Surviving the Holocaust documentary
Wednesday, 11/20: Finish Surviving the Holocaust documentary
Thursday, 11/21: Metaphor Project- work day
Friday, 11/22: Metaphor Project- share out
Week of: 11/11-11/15
Monday, 11/11: Lightning Research Presentations
Tuesday, 11/12: SNOW DAY!
Wednesday, 11/13: Finish Presentations
Identity- Who am I? (in Google Classroom)
Pass back essays *24 hour rule
Thursday, 11/14: Info on author and context
Double-Entry Journal
Friday, 11/15: Read Holocaust article and fill out note sheet
Week of: 11/4-11/8
Monday, 11/4: Grade Subject and Object Pronouns packet
Intro to Lightning Research Group Project
Tuesday, 11/5: Lightning Research work day
-Presentation and Nonfiction Assignment sheet
Wednesday, 11/6: Lightning Research work day
-Presentation and Nonfiction Assignment sheet
Thursday, 11/7: Lightning Research work day
- Presentation and Nonfiction Assignment sheet
*due: end-of-the hour
Friday, 11/8: Lightning Research Presentations Day #1 (will finish on Monday)
Week of: 10/28-11/1
Monday, 10/28: Rough Draft Work Day
Mini lesson: Refutation Paragraph Notes
Tuesday, 10/29: Rough Draft Work Day
*Rough Draft due: tomorrow! Must be printed before class!
Wednesday, 10/30: Rough Draft due: today!
Peer Edit
*Final Essay due: tomorrow! Must be printed before class!
Thursday, 10/31: Final Persuasive Essay due: today!
Friday, 11/1: Grammar- Subject & Object Pronouns
Week of: 10/21- 10/25
Monday, 10/21: Finish Research Logs #1-6
Mini lesson: MLA citations
Tuesday, 10/22: * Research Logs #1-6 due: today! (submit in Google Classroom)
Persuasive Outline Work Day
Wednesday, 10/23: Persuasive Outline Work Day
Mini lesson: Paraphrasing
Thursday, 10/24: Check-in Outline today!
Rough Draft Work Day
Friday, 10/25: Rough Draft Work Day (due: Wednesday, 10/30)
Final Copy- Persuasive Essay due: Thursday, 10/31!
Week of: 10/14-10/18
Monday, 10/14: "Mass Incarceration" article and response (in Google Classroom)
Tuesday, 10/15: Intro to Persuasive Essay
Intro to Research Logs
Wednesday, 10/16: Research Logs #1 and #2
Thursday, 10/17: Research Logs #3 and #4
Friday, 10/18: Research Logs #5 and #6
*All 6 Research Logs due: Monday, 10/21 (in Google Classroom)
Week of: 10/6-10/10
Monday, 10/6: Read Act III (pages 44-63)
Tuesday, 10/7: Watch Twelve Angry Men
Wednesday, 10/8: Watch Twelve Angry Men
Thursday, 10/9: Juror Final Writing Assignment (timed)
Friday, 10/10: Editing game
Week of: 9/30-10/4
Monday, 9/30: Begin reading Twelve Angry Men- Act I
Tuesday, 10/1: Finish reading Twelve Angry Men- Act I
Wednesday, 10/2: Quiz over Act I
Small groups- discussion questions (due: end-of-the hour)
Thursday, 10/3:
Friday, 10/4:
Week of: 9/23-9/27
Monday, 9/23: Analyze "I Have a Dream" and answer questions
Tuesday, 9/24: Reform/School Improvement Essay due: Thursday, 9/26 (in Google Classroom)
Wednesday, 9/25: Essay- Work Day (due: tomorrow)
Thursday, 9/26: "5 Supreme Court Cases All Teens Should Know"
Twelve Angry Men- Anticipation Guide
Friday, 9/27: Twelve Angry Men- juror vocabulary
Week of: 9/16-9/20
Monday, 9/16: Grammar Lecture/ Notes (key in Google Classroom)
Tuesday, 9/17: SRI Test
Wednesday, 9/18: Analyze speech of your choice
(SOAPSTone and three rhetorical devices *due: tomorrow)
Thursday, 9/19: Commas and Pronouns (open-note using Grammar Lecture)
Friday, 9/20: SSR for 1st Marking Period free choice book
*One- Pager is due: Friday, 10/18
Week of: 9/9- 9/13
Monday, 9/9: Intro to Rhetoric (notes)
Small group- Rhetoric sales
Tuesday, 9/10: Rhetorical Devices/ Vocab (due: beginning of the hour on 9/12)
Wednesday, 9/11: SOAPStone notes
Analyze MLK's "Letter from Birmingham Jail" (due: Fri, 9/13)
Thursday, 9/12: Grammar lecture and notes
Finish analysis worksheet
Friday, 9/13: SSR for 1st Marking Period free choice book
*One- Pager is due: Friday, 10/18
Week of: 9/2-9/6
Monday, 9/2: NO SCHOOL!
Tuesday, 9/3: Close Reading Packet (Questions #1-5 due: tomorrow)
Wednesday, 9/4: Signed syllabus due: today!
Check-in questions
Small groups- analyze and formulate answer(s)
Intro to One- Pager (due no later than Friday, 10/18)
Thursday, 9/5: Close Reading Practice using 3 samples
Friday, 9/6: Grammar Quiz (review)
Week of: 8/26-8/30
Monday, 8/26: 1st day of school!
Introductions
Tuesday, 8:27: Partner Interviews
Wednesday, 8/28: Syllabus- due: Wednesday, 9/4
"I wish my teacher knew"
Thursday, 8/29: Partner Presentations
Friday, 8/30: NO SCHOOL!
Monday, 3/9: Fahrenheit 451 Culminating Project Work Day
Tuesday, 3/10: F451 Project due: today!
Present/share
Wednesday, 3/11: View and analyze F451 film
Thursday, 3/12: View and analyze F451 film
Friday, 3/13: View and analyze F451 film
Week of: 3/2-3/6
Monday, 3/2: SSR day!
Homework: Dialectical Journal due: tomorrow!
Tuesday, 3/3: Dialectical Journal due: today!
Part 3 Quiz
Wednesday, 3/4: Intro to F451 Culminating Project
Thursday, 3/5: Work Day
Friday, 3/6: Work Day (due: Tuesday, 3/10)
Week of: 2/24-2/28
Monday, 2/24: Quiz over Part 2 (journal prompt)
Tuesday, 2/25: Part 2 "The Sieve and the Sand" questions (in groups 2-3)
Wednesday, 2/26: SNOW DAY! :)
Thursday, 2/27: Read Part 3 "Burning Bright" together (pages 113-136)
Friday, 2/28: Read Part 3 " Burning Bright" together (pages 113-136)
Homework: Read pages 137-165, "Afterword", and "Coda" by Tuesday, 3/3
*Monday, 3/2 will be an in-class reading day!
Week of: 2/17-2/21
Monday, 2/17: NO SCHOOL!
Tuesday, 2/18: Quiz over Part 1 (short answer questions)
Homework: Read pages 71-110 by Friday, 2/21
Wednesday, 2/19: Reread pages 57-68 and use ALA website "Most Common Reasons for Challenging Books"
Thursday, 2/20: Reading Day (work on Dialectical Journals)
Friday, 2/21: Quiz over Part 2
Week of: 2/10-2/14
Monday, 2/10: "I am Real"- by: Kurt Vonnegut with questions
Pass out F451 books
Tuesday, 2/11: Anticipatory Guide
Intro to Dialectical Journal (total of 15 entries)
Homework: Read pages 3-24 by tomorrow
Wednesday, 2/12: Quiz- Part 1
HW: Finish reading Part 1 (pages 25-68) by Tuesday, 2/19
Thursday, 2/13: Clarisse Prompt (in Google Classroom)
Banned Book Flyer (finish for homework- if presenting)
Friday, 2/14: (*1/2 day*) Present Banned Book (for extra credit)
Week of: 2/3-2/7
Monday, 2/3: Work on group rhetorical analysis
Tuesday, 2/4: Work on group rhetorical analysis
*Must submit in Google Classroom AND print
Wednesday, 2/5: Group Rhetorical Analysis due: today!
"What is Censorship?" (read and annotate)
Thursday, 2/6: Notable First Amendment Cases
(using American Library Association website)
Friday, 2/7: Presentations
Week of: 1/27-1/31
Monday, 1/27: *Must have a printed copy of your essay!
Swap essay with two other classmates and get feedback
Tuesday, 1/28: Rewrite "AP Classes are a Scam" timed writing (in groups)
*Focus on the strongest pieces of evidence*
Submit in Google Classroom
Wednesday, 1/29: Notes- Rhetorical Analysis
Homework: Read "Fish Cheeks" by Amy Tan with prewrite
Thursday, 1/30: *New Prompt*
Read/annotate letter and prewrite
Friday, 1/31: Work on group Rhetorical Analysis (due: Tuesday, 2/4- at the beginning-of-the hour and must be PRINTED!)
Week of: 1/20- 1/24
Monday, 1/20: NO SCHOOL!
Tuesday, 1/21: Read and annotate "AP Classes are a Scam"
-Focus on evidence, reasoning, and persuasive elements
Wednesday, 1/22: Timed Writing- John Tierney prompt
*(may use annotations and notes)
Thursday, 1/23: Analyze your own essay (type it up, MLA format, final copy)
Friday, 1/24: ICE DAY! NO SCHOOL!
Week of: 1/13-1/17:
Monday, 1/13: Work on exam packets
Tuesday, 1/14: Midterm review game
Wednesday, 1/15: Work on exam packets
Thursday, 1/16: 4th and 5th hour exam!
Friday, 1/17: See you next semester! :)
Week of: 1/6-1/10
Monday, 1/6: A Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Tuesday, 1/7: A Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Wednesday, 1/8: Every Day Edit
Thursday, 1/9: SOAPSTone- analyze a speech (due: end-of-the hour)
Friday, 1/10: SSR 2nd MP One-Pager due: today!
Work on exam packets
Week of: 12/16-12/20
Monday, 12/16: Read Chapters 7-9 (pages 93-109)
Finish Dialectical Journal (due: tomorrow)
Tuesday, 12/17: Dialectical Journal due: today! (beginning of the hour)
Watch Elie/Oprah documentary/interview
Wednesday, 12/18: Night Essay
Thursday, 12/19: Night Essay
Pass out Midterm Exam Review Guide
Friday, 12/20: Night Essay due: today! (submit in Google Classroom)
Holiday activity
Week of: 12/9-12/13
Monday, 12/9: Freedom Journal- in Google Classroom
Read Chapter 4 (pages 45-62)
Tuesday, 12/10: Small group- discussion questions
Wednesday, 12/11: Read Chapters 5-6 (pages 63-92)
Dialectical Journal (due: Tuesday, 12/17)
Thursday, 12/12: Reading Check Quiz (Chapters 4-6)
Friday, 12/13: Figures of Speech- Night (with a partner)
Week of: 12/2-12/6
Monday, 12/2: Read Holocaust article and write a precis (due: end-of-the hour)
Tuesday, 12/3: Intro to Dialectical Journal (15 entries per novel)
Begin reading Night (Preface, Foreward, and Chapter 1)
Wednesday, 12/4: Dialectical Journal- share out
Chapter 1 Discussion Questions
Thursday, 12/5: Read Chapters 2 and 3 (SSR)
Friday, 12/6: Quiz over Chapters 1-3
Week of: 11/25-11/29
Monday, 11/25: Metaphor Project due: today!
Share out- small groups
Diary Entry (due: tomorrow)
Tuesday, 11/26: Prior Knowledge and Context Clues handout
due: end-of-the hour
Wednesday, 11/27: THANKSGIVING BREAK!
Thursday, 11/28: THANKSGIVING BREAK!
Friday, 11/29: THANKSGIVING BREAK!
Week of: 11/18-11/22
Monday, 11/18: Write TEAR paragraph (using article)
Tuesday, 11/19: Surviving the Holocaust documentary
Wednesday, 11/20: Finish Surviving the Holocaust documentary
Thursday, 11/21: Metaphor Project- work day
Friday, 11/22: Metaphor Project- share out
Week of: 11/11-11/15
Monday, 11/11: Lightning Research Presentations
Tuesday, 11/12: SNOW DAY!
Wednesday, 11/13: Finish Presentations
Identity- Who am I? (in Google Classroom)
Pass back essays *24 hour rule
Thursday, 11/14: Info on author and context
Double-Entry Journal
Friday, 11/15: Read Holocaust article and fill out note sheet
Week of: 11/4-11/8
Monday, 11/4: Grade Subject and Object Pronouns packet
Intro to Lightning Research Group Project
Tuesday, 11/5: Lightning Research work day
-Presentation and Nonfiction Assignment sheet
Wednesday, 11/6: Lightning Research work day
-Presentation and Nonfiction Assignment sheet
Thursday, 11/7: Lightning Research work day
- Presentation and Nonfiction Assignment sheet
*due: end-of-the hour
Friday, 11/8: Lightning Research Presentations Day #1 (will finish on Monday)
Week of: 10/28-11/1
Monday, 10/28: Rough Draft Work Day
Mini lesson: Refutation Paragraph Notes
Tuesday, 10/29: Rough Draft Work Day
*Rough Draft due: tomorrow! Must be printed before class!
Wednesday, 10/30: Rough Draft due: today!
Peer Edit
*Final Essay due: tomorrow! Must be printed before class!
Thursday, 10/31: Final Persuasive Essay due: today!
Friday, 11/1: Grammar- Subject & Object Pronouns
Week of: 10/21- 10/25
Monday, 10/21: Finish Research Logs #1-6
Mini lesson: MLA citations
Tuesday, 10/22: * Research Logs #1-6 due: today! (submit in Google Classroom)
Persuasive Outline Work Day
Wednesday, 10/23: Persuasive Outline Work Day
Mini lesson: Paraphrasing
Thursday, 10/24: Check-in Outline today!
Rough Draft Work Day
Friday, 10/25: Rough Draft Work Day (due: Wednesday, 10/30)
Final Copy- Persuasive Essay due: Thursday, 10/31!
Week of: 10/14-10/18
Monday, 10/14: "Mass Incarceration" article and response (in Google Classroom)
Tuesday, 10/15: Intro to Persuasive Essay
Intro to Research Logs
Wednesday, 10/16: Research Logs #1 and #2
Thursday, 10/17: Research Logs #3 and #4
Friday, 10/18: Research Logs #5 and #6
*All 6 Research Logs due: Monday, 10/21 (in Google Classroom)
Week of: 10/6-10/10
Monday, 10/6: Read Act III (pages 44-63)
Tuesday, 10/7: Watch Twelve Angry Men
Wednesday, 10/8: Watch Twelve Angry Men
Thursday, 10/9: Juror Final Writing Assignment (timed)
Friday, 10/10: Editing game
Week of: 9/30-10/4
Monday, 9/30: Begin reading Twelve Angry Men- Act I
Tuesday, 10/1: Finish reading Twelve Angry Men- Act I
Wednesday, 10/2: Quiz over Act I
Small groups- discussion questions (due: end-of-the hour)
Thursday, 10/3:
Friday, 10/4:
Week of: 9/23-9/27
Monday, 9/23: Analyze "I Have a Dream" and answer questions
Tuesday, 9/24: Reform/School Improvement Essay due: Thursday, 9/26 (in Google Classroom)
Wednesday, 9/25: Essay- Work Day (due: tomorrow)
Thursday, 9/26: "5 Supreme Court Cases All Teens Should Know"
Twelve Angry Men- Anticipation Guide
Friday, 9/27: Twelve Angry Men- juror vocabulary
Week of: 9/16-9/20
Monday, 9/16: Grammar Lecture/ Notes (key in Google Classroom)
Tuesday, 9/17: SRI Test
Wednesday, 9/18: Analyze speech of your choice
(SOAPSTone and three rhetorical devices *due: tomorrow)
Thursday, 9/19: Commas and Pronouns (open-note using Grammar Lecture)
Friday, 9/20: SSR for 1st Marking Period free choice book
*One- Pager is due: Friday, 10/18
Week of: 9/9- 9/13
Monday, 9/9: Intro to Rhetoric (notes)
Small group- Rhetoric sales
Tuesday, 9/10: Rhetorical Devices/ Vocab (due: beginning of the hour on 9/12)
Wednesday, 9/11: SOAPStone notes
Analyze MLK's "Letter from Birmingham Jail" (due: Fri, 9/13)
Thursday, 9/12: Grammar lecture and notes
Finish analysis worksheet
Friday, 9/13: SSR for 1st Marking Period free choice book
*One- Pager is due: Friday, 10/18
Week of: 9/2-9/6
Monday, 9/2: NO SCHOOL!
Tuesday, 9/3: Close Reading Packet (Questions #1-5 due: tomorrow)
Wednesday, 9/4: Signed syllabus due: today!
Check-in questions
Small groups- analyze and formulate answer(s)
Intro to One- Pager (due no later than Friday, 10/18)
Thursday, 9/5: Close Reading Practice using 3 samples
Friday, 9/6: Grammar Quiz (review)
Week of: 8/26-8/30
Monday, 8/26: 1st day of school!
Introductions
Tuesday, 8:27: Partner Interviews
Wednesday, 8/28: Syllabus- due: Wednesday, 9/4
"I wish my teacher knew"
Thursday, 8/29: Partner Presentations
Friday, 8/30: NO SCHOOL!