FUN FRIDAY

 HW:  Read “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” on page 124 in textbook; answer questions 1-4 and 6 on page 130

Vocab; students complete “Walter Mitty” context definitions -discuss questions -3^rd person limited omniscient effect

-round/flat and static/dynamic characters -themes

HW: Typed Rough Draft with Works Cited due in class

Read “The Golden Kite, the Silver Wind” pg 362, complete questions 1-3 and context vocabulary

-In pairs, complete “The Scarlet Ibis” and “The Golden Kite, the Silver Wind” Literary Terms handout

Read “Checkouts” - page 74  + Read “The Golden Kite, the Silver Wind” pg 362, complete questions 1-3

-Discuss “The Golden Kite, the Silver Wind” (vocab, questions, PowerPoint)

-complete “The Scarlet Ibis” vocabulary in context

-Go over “The Scarlet Ibis” Vocabulary and questions

-give test review guide (due Friday)

-work on “The Scarlet Ibis” paraphrase practice

-Collect “The Scarlet Ibis” paraphrase practice

-Test Review

" "The Scarlet Ibis," and vocabulary)

-Go over Short Story Unit 2 Literary Terms

-in pairs, begin determining  examples of the literary terms

-Share Literary Terms Examples

-Pass back Short Story Unit 1 Test and Vocabulary Quiz; go over

-Give Short Story Unit 2 Vocabulary Packet

-Begin reading “The Interlopers” page 255

-Give back Thematic Connections Essay (journal)

-Discuss “The Interlopers” (questions, vocabulary, “interlopers” in the story)

-Thesis Statement and Works Cited due

-Peer revise Thesis Statements

-Discuss Introductions (possible attention grabbers, ways to lead into the thesis, where to find evidence, etc.)

-allow students time to work on introductions

HW: compose introduction for Short Story Writing Assignment

-Peer edit introduction

-Discuss topic sentences and evidence

-Provide time for students to work on outline (due Thursday)

-“Passive vs. Active Voice” notes

HW: Outline

-Peer revise outlines

-Finish “Passive vs. Active Voice” notes

-Read over “Passive Voice: Why it’s Evil and How to Recognize it”

-Work in pairs on Ex. B (Rewriting EB White’s paragraph in active voice)

HW: Finish Ex. B on “Passive Voice: Why it’s Evil and How to Recognize it” (Rewriting EB White’s paragraph in active voice)

-Go over “Common Writing Errors” activity

-Reflect on the 1930s (write a story based on a picture; discuss highlights with PowerPoint)

- introduce Nonfiction

-Rough Draft due

-Peer revise rough drafts

-Go over/introduce Rhetorical Devices and Nonfiction (show commercials; students determine which rhetorical devices are used)

-Read FDR’s First Inaugural Address on pg 503 in class

HW: Read FDR's "First Inaugural Address" in textbook, page 503; answer questions 1-3 on page 510

-Explain extra credit opportunity

-Check/go over FDR book questions

-FDR rhetorical devices activity

-Short Story Essays due TURNITIN.com (no excuses!)

-Explain extra credit opportunity – due Monday 1/23

-Go over FDR rhetorical devices activity

-Watch MLK speech and record literary devices (handout)

HW: finish reading MLK's "I Have a Dream" Speech; find at least 3 rhetorical devices per page of handout

-Discuss MLK speech overview (PowerPoint)

-Check/go over MLK Rhetorical Devices

-Flocabulary MLK rap

-explain/begin MLK rhetorical device posters

-10 minutes to work on MLK rhetorical device posters

-present MLK rhetorical device posters

-Give Midterm Topics handout; go over

- Bring TKAM novels tomorrow

-TKAM Introductory Activity (handout)

-Journal #1 (regarding handout)

-Discuss potential themes/issues

HW: read TKAM expectations packet; highlight and take notes

-discuss TKAM unit expectations

-begin reading chapter 1

HW: TKAM Chapter 1 Questions

-Discuss potential themes/issues + discuss TKAM unit expectations

-Discuss TKAM Chapter 1; draw Boo Radley

-Assign Chapter 1 discussion questions to groups; groups prepare to present answers tomorrow

-Begin reading chapter 2

-Discuss TKAM Chapters 2-3 

-Discuss Ch. 4-5 (go over vocab ch. 2-5 and questions in discussion question packet)

-watch beginning of TKAM movie

- HW: Study for quiz Ch. 1-11 of TKAM

- HW: Chapters 12-13; take 3 notes per chapter

- HW: Chapters 14-15; take 3 notes per chapter

- HW: Chapters 16-17; take 3 notes per chapter

- Work on Empathy Project -  (final draft due Thursday)

- TKAM: Discuss Chapter 18  + Vocabulary Review

HW: Study for vocabulary quiz

-TKAM: Chapters 1-16 Vocabulary Quiz

-work on theme tracking activity

HW: Read “New Directions” pg 35 and answer questions 2-5 and 8; read “Carry Your Own Skis” pg 476 and answer questions 2-5 and 8 due Thursday

Program Planning

-Empathy project due

-Check homework/discuss “New Directions” and “Carry Your Own Skis” (TKAM common theme) - quiz

-work on theme tracking activity

HW: Chapters 19-21; take 3 notes per chapter

-Discuss Chapters 19-21 (vocab, notes, discussion questions)

-work on theme tracking activity

-Show TKAM movie (Trial scene); during Atticus’s closing statement, identify rhetorical devices used

HW: complete Atticus’s Speech: Rhetorical Devices activity; read chapter 22 and take 3 notes

-Pass out common theme 5 paragraph essay assignment

-Discuss chapter 22

HW: Read chapter 23 and take 3 notes

-Discuss Chapter 23

-Work on Theme Tracking Activity

HW: Prepare for in-class 5 paragraph essay Friday

-Students complete TKAM, Nonfiction, and Poem/Song Thematic Connection in-class, 5 paragraph essay

HW: Read Chapters 24-25; take 3 notes per chapter

Students complete TKAM, Nonfiction, and Poem/Song Thematic Connection in-class, 5 paragraph essay

HW: Read Chapters 24-25; take 3 notes per chapter

Present Metaphorical Mockingbird Research Editorial Assignment (mockingbird definition, due dates, sources, citation information, template)

-view websites to determine credibility (show biography.com and Google Books as credible sources)

- begin research for TKAM Letter to the Editor Assignment

HW: Read/take notes (3 per chapter) on TKAM Chapters 26-27

-Discuss/go over TKAM Chapters 26-27

HW: read/take notes (3 per chapter) on TKAM Chapters 28-29

-vocab in context ch. 28

-go over questions for TKAM Ch. 28-29

HW: read/take notes (3 per chapter) on TKAM Chapters 30-31

-go over questions for TKAM Ch. 30-31

-explain poster project/pass out assignment sheet

HW: Metaphorical Mockingbird Letter to the Editor subject, rationale (1 sentence),

and works cited citations for picture and biographical information; TKAM Character Quest

- view end of TKAM video

- Discuss Theme poster

- TKAM review

- Work on Met. Mock. Ed.

-Letter to the Editor Rough Draft due (complete Rough Draft Peer/Self Review)

-Theme Tracking Poster work day

- Go over Vocabulary

-Theme Tracking Poster work day

-TKAM Vocabulary Quiz (Chapters 17-28)

-Theme Tracking Poster work day

- (Assembly periods 8-9) . . . . Letter to the Editor Final Draft (due Monday)

-Collect Letter to the Editor Final Draft

-Finish Them Posters - Groups present

- - poetry notes

- Poetry notes

- -collect TKAM books

- Analyze “Dreams” as a class

- Analyze “Harlem” (apply steps discussed in class/notes)

- HW: “The Eagle”

- HW: “The Charge of the Light Brigade” Activity (last pg in packet)

- Go over “The Eagle” Analysis

- HW: “The Charge of the Light Brigade” Activity (last pg in packet)

- Analyze “George Gray” and “Vietnam”

- Finish dramatic terms on “Literary Terms for Romeo and Juliet” Handout (show YouTube/examples)

-Go over sonnets in packet

-HW: Study for Shakespeare’s Life and Times Quiz (based on PowerPoint presentations posted on my website)

--view Shakespeare/Romeo and Juliet video

HW: complete Act I Scene i questions in study guide

-Review Act 5, scenes 1 and 2 study guide questions + Movie version + HW: Act 5, scene 3 + study guide questions

* Review / Finish Romeo and Juliet Act V, scene 3 + Movie + HW: Romeo and Juliet Quote Identification Handout

-Romeo and Juliet Test

- Final exam essay review (scoring guide and essay writing review)

- HW: Romeo and Juliet 5 paragraph essay- due Friday

- Odyssey/Homer Intro packet + Discuss Odyssey Background Info.

- Discuss/peer review Romeo and Juliet 5 paragraph essay

-Review / discuss questions         -Show Cyclops part of video

HW: Read The Odyssey pages 969-987; complete questions 5-7 on page 974 and questions 2-4 on page 987

-Go over questions          -show Scylla and Charybdis portion of video

HW: Read The Odyssey pages 993-1008; complete questions 2-4  on page 1008

-Discuss Homework questions         -show portion of video

HW: Read The Odyssey pages 1009-1017; complete questions 1-5

-discuss questions

-view end of video

-Odyssey Quiz

* Science Final Exam (10:15-11:45)

* World Language Final Exam (10:15-11:45)

* Business and Engineering Final Exam (10:15-11:45)