September 2 – 6
Pre-AP English I
9/2 NO SCHOOL: Labor Day
9/3 LTOTW: analogy; Greek Mythology: Students will be introduced to the Greek Mythology Unit and the expectations; QuickWrite #1; Parts of Speech: Students will discover the differences between the modifiers (adjectives & adverbs) by discovering the questions that each answers. Students will be required to know these questions for the TEST next Wednesday 9/11.
9/4 Greek Mythology: Students will be introduced to the Notesheet expectations for each myth read; In class, students will read Uranus, create their notesheet, and complete a notecard for each of the following characters: Gaea, Uranus, Kronos, Hundred-Handed Giants, Cyclopes, Tartarus, Eros, Chaos
9/5 Think About it Thursday; Parts of Speech: Students will focus on recognizing prepositions in sentences; Greek Mythology: Students will read Kronos & Zeus, create their notesheet, and complete notecards for each of the following characters: Titans, Zeus, Rhea, Hera, Poseidon, Hades; HOMEWORK: SAT Vocabulary List 1 TEST Tomorrow
9/6 SAT Vocabulary List 1 TEST
English I
9/2 NO SCHOOL: Labor Day
9/3 LTOTW: analogy; Parts of Speech: Students will review identification of subjects & predicates from last week; Students will discover differences between the modifiers (adjectives & adverbs) by discovering the questions that each answers. Students need to memorize these questions for the TEST on Monday; SAT Vocabulary List 1 TEST Friday 9/6;
9/4 Parts of Speech: Students will focus on recognizing prepositions in sentences; HOMEWORK: SAT Vocabulary List 1 TEST Friday 9/6 & Parts of Speech TEST Monday
9/5 Parts of Speech: Students will focus on recognizing conjunctions (FANBOYS & ONAWHITEBUS) and interjections in sentences; HOMEWORK: SAT Vocabulary List 1 TEST Friday 9/6 & Parts of Speech TEST Monday
9/6 SAT Vocabulary List 1 TEST; Parts of Speech Review for TEST Monday