| Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday/Thursday | Friday |
| Labor
Day-No School |
7 *Nametags *Introduce myself *Ellison quote: "What is the real you?" *Planners |
8 *Seating Chart *Class Expectations *Class Colored Folder *RR Folder with Pass *Info Sheet 9 *Autobiographical poem |
10 *Continue writing autobio poem *Decorate autobio poem HW-Finish autobio poem-due Monday (decorated) |
| 13 *Literature Circle Book Talk and book choices *Elements of a short story *Plotting the narrative |
14 *Mean Girls |
15/16 *Mean Girls *Plotting the Narrative of the movie |
17 *Get Lit Circle Books *Notebooks *Read first 10 pages on your own and write down your first impressions *Move into lit circle groups, discuss your first impressions and review calendar |
| 20 *Short Story Unit Organizer *Read "Getting Caught" *Brainstorm for narrative and plot it out HW-Character resume and prediction |
21 *Honors info *Literature Circles-character *Literature Circle final project *Continue brainstorming and plotting your own narrative *Begin writing HW-Write your 1st draft of the Getting Caught narrative |
22/23 Computer Lab- *3rd period-SSR *Type up Getting Caught Narrative |
24 Computer Lab- Finish first draft Early finishers and honors: Read "Thank You, M'am" and tell what the dialogue shows about the characters *Print up narrative |
| 27 *Literature Circles-character, conflict and setting *Highlight Drafts and make changes |
28 Computer lab-Revise and print |
29/30 Degrees of Reading Power Test SSR |
October
1 Library-Orientation and fiction |
| 4 *Talk about strengths and weaknesses of 'Getting Caught' personal narratives *Read "American History" (textbook website) *Brainstorm about a time you felt left out HW-Complete setting homework due tomorrow-no late on this one! |
5 Literature Circles-Discuss setting homework |
6/7 *Complete first draft of Left Out narrative and print |
8 No school- Statewide Teacher Inservice Day |
| 11 Read "Two Kinds"/Watch "Two Kinds" |
12 *Discuss theme in "Two Kinds" Literature Circles-Climax |
13/14 Computer Lab- *Reread first draft *Highlight and make corrections *Rewrite and print |
15 *Computer Lab- Complete your rewrite for "Left Out" narrative and print-DUE TODAY |
| 18 "I Love Poem" for you and then for your character(if you have previously missed a lit circle assignment) |
19 Work on Talk Show with your group-planning stage/scripting |
20/21 Work on Talk Show with your group-up on your feet, blocking, set, costumes, etc. |
22 Finish up talk show with your group *Bonus: Do your presentation today for bonus-Make sure you are ready! |
| 25 Talk show presentations |
26 *Finish talk show presentations *End short story unit with short story unit organizer *Unit Organizer-Essay writing |
27/28 *Values Essay -What you need to know about writing an essay -Card Sort/Make choices -Fill in the blank essay sheet and start writing |
29 Computer Lab-Type Values essay |
| November
1 Computer Lab *Finish Values Essay *Type up I Love Poems |
2
Honors Activities for CR *Pick up Catcher in the Rye *Catcher in the Rye Unit Organizer *Dead Poet's Society and anthropological wheel |
3/4
3rd period SSR Catcher in the Rye *Dead Poet's Society and anthropological wheel *Catcher in the Rye-Begin reading and character dialogue journal HW-Read chapters 2 and 3 |
5 No school for students- Teacher Plan Day |
| 8 Catcher in the Rye *Passages stamped(4) *Quiz on chapters 2 and 3 *Teens perceived questions *Begin reading chapter 4 HW-Complete chapter 4 with passages |
9
Block Day Catcher in the Rye *Word of the Day- nonconformity *Summarize chapter 4 *Read Read chapter 5 in class *Catcher in the Rye Crossword HW-Read chapters 6&7 on your own and continue with dialogue journals |
10 Catcher in the Rye *Word of the Day-nonconformity *Summarize chapter 4 *Read Read chapter 5 in class *Catcher in the Rye Crossword HW-Read chapters 6&7 on your own and continue with dialogue journals 11 No school-Veteran's Day |
12 Catcher in the Rye Values brainstorm and values groups |
| 15
Assembly Catcher in the Rye *Guns and Roses-CR *Go over Crossword *Review chapters 6&7 *Read chapter 8 in class HW-Read chapter 9-continue values passages |
16 Catcher in the Rye *Point of View activity *Review chapter 9 *Begin reading chapter 10 in class HW-Read chapters 11 and 12 for quiz on block day |
17/18
SSR-3rd period Catcher in the Rye *Values Groups *Quiz on chapters 10-12 *Read chapter 13 together *Four Days of Freedom Journals |
19 Catcher in the Rye *Pass back papers *Work on reading, Journals etc./Honors meeting HW-Read chapters 14-18 with values passages |
| 22 CONFERENCES |
23 CONFERENCES |
24/25 THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY |
26 THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY |
| 29 Catcher in the Rye *Videoblog for chapters 13-18 *Go over passages for chapters 14-18 *Read chapter 19 in class HW-Read chapter 20 |
30
Short classes-half day Catcher in the Rye *Using the Right Word- Grammar activity HW-Read chapter 20 |
December
1/2 Catcher in the Rye *Read Chapter 21 silently *Review chapter 20 and 21 *Read chapter 22 aloud *Holden's top 3 values-time to narrow down *Values' groups HW-Read chapter 23 |
3 Catcher in the Rye *Read, catch up on papers and work HW-Read chapter 25 |
| 6 Catcher in the Rye *Review chapter 25 *Read chapter 26 aloud *Discuss the book *Holden's values essay *Writing Scoring Guide |
7 Catcher in the Rye Write your intro paragraph |
8/9 Catcher in the Rye *Dead Poets' Society & work on your essay |
10 Catcher in the Rye *Computer Lab-Type up what you have so far on your paper and print |
| 13 Catcher in the Rye *Comma activity *Begin rewrite |
14 Catcher in the Rye *Continue rewriting paper |
15/16-3rd
period SSR "Cask of Amontillado" Catcher in the Rye *Computer Lab-Type up Holden values essay |
17 Catcher in the Rye *Computer Lab-Holden Values Essays due |
| January
3 *Catcher in the Rye Unit Organizer *Hero's Journey information *Holden and Hero's Journey *Return notebooks and give out progress reports |
4 *Hero's Journey info con't. *Persephone and Demeter *The Hero's Journey |
5/6 *Hero's Journey-movie groups *The Odyssey Unit Organizer *Literary Tea Party-The Odyssey |
7 *Background on The Odyssey *The Illiad-Movie *Where in the World Did Odysseus go? Video *The Odyssey begins-The Lotus Eaters |
| 10 What makes a hero?(on unit organizer) *"The Cyclops" Read and do close reading activities in the purple books |
11 When You Tell My Story Poem HW-Work on poem-due Friday |
12/13 The Odyssey and the Hero's Journey *The Island of Aeolia, the Laestrygonians, and Circe *Movie-Aeolus and Circe, Tiresias and the Land of the Dead HW-Work on poem-due Friday |
14 *Share out 'when you tell my story' poems *The Odyssey-wall art project *Odyssey research *Pass Back Papers |
| 17 No school-MLK Day |
18
Special Academy Schedule The Odyssey and the Hero's Journey *The Sirens *O Brother-The Sirens *Charybdis and Scylla-read and watch the movie |
19/20 The Odyssey and the Hero's Journey *Helios, the Sun God-read *Calypso *Phaeacia *The return of Odysseus *Wall Art |
21 *When you tell my story-One of the characters from the Odyssey *Final review questions *Wall Art |
| 24 Work on poems and study for the final |
25 Vocabulary concentration with the Odyssey |
26/27
Finals Comprehensive final on things we learned this semester |
28
Finals |