Pre-AP English I

1/27  MUGshot Monday editing exercise; 100th Day of School activities

1/28  LTOTW:  mood; How to Write an Introduction – students will take notes over how to write an introductory paragraph and practice writing a hook, bridge, and thesis statement

1/29 How to Write an Introduction – students will review each other’s introductory paragraphs for their collaborative essay

1/30 Collaborative Writing – How to Write a Conclusion – students will review the TEXXEXXT style of writing body paragraphs before they take notes on how to write a conclusion paragraph and practice the restatement, answer the “so what”, and write a kicker

1/31  Collaborative Writing – in small groups, students will write an essay in response to the novel, Night: they will use a Google doc which they have shared with one another and me

English I

1/27  MUGshot Monday editing exercise; 100th Day of School activities

1/28  LTOTW:  mood; Night – students will read chapter 6 together in class, answering study questions as they go; Chap 4-6 study questions are DUE Thursday

1/29 1/2 Day; SSR – students will read in preparation for Book Talks 3/3 & 3/4

1/30 Night – students will read chapters 7-9 together in class, answering study questions as they go; Chap 7-9 study questions are DUE Tomorrow; TEST Monday

1/31 Night – students will review in class for the TEST on Monday

Pre-AP English I

1/20  NO SCHOOL – MLK, Jr. Day

1/21  LTOTW:  irony (verbal/situational/dramatic); Night – students will read chapter 6 and complete a dialectical journal entry while entries for chapters through 5 are checked; TEST on Friday 1/24

1/22  Night – students will read chapters 7-9 and complete a dialectical journal entry for each while entries for chapter 6 are checked; TEST on Friday 1/24

1/23  Night – dialectical journal entries for chapters 7-9 are checked while students review and study for test tomorrow; SAT Vocab List 6 TEST Tomorrow

1/24  Night & Vocab List 6 TEST

English I

1/20  NO SCHOOL – MLK, Jr. Day

1/21  LTOTW:  irony (verbal/situational/dramatic); Night – class will read chapter 3 as a group and answer study questions individually; HOMEWORK:  finish chapter 3

1/22  Night – class will review study questions for chapters 1-3 and begin reading chapters 4 & 5 as a group, answering study questions individually; HOMEWORK:  Vocabulary List 6 TEST on Friday

1/23  Night – class will complete chapter 5 and begin reading chapter 6 as a group, answering study questions individually; HOMEWORK:  Vocabulary List 6 TEST Tomorrow

1/24  SAT Vocabulary List 6 TEST; Night – students will finish reading chapter 6 and answer study questions

For all those who were absent on Thursday, January 16th, please come to my classroom before school or during enrichment tomorrow, January 21st to make up the Comma Rules Quiz.

Pre AP English I

1/13  MUGshot Monday editing exercise; Comma Rules review – QUIZ Thursday 1/16; SAT Vocabulary List 6 is posted in Google Classroom – flashcards are DUE Friday 1/17 and TEST is Friday 1/24; Night – Dialectical Journaling notes and expectations for novel unit

1/14  LTOTW – imagery; Night – Introduction to novel and author; Common Lit – “The Perils of Indifference”; Comma Rules QUIZ Thursday 1/16

1/15  Night – Chapter 1; Comma Rules QUIZ Tomorrow; SAT Vocab List 6 flashcards DUE Friday

1/16  Comma Rules QUIZ; Night – Chapters 2-3; SAT Vocab List 6 flashcards DUE Tomorrow

1/17  Night – Chapters 4-5

English I

1/13  MUGshot Monday editing exercise; Comma Rules review – QUIZ Thursday 1/16; SAT Vocabulary List 6 is posted in Google Classroom – flashcards are DUE Friday 1/17 and TEST is Friday 1/24

1/14  LTOTW – imagery; Night – Introduction to novel and author; Comma Rules QUIZ Thursday 1/16

1/15 Night – Chapter 1 students will read together in class, answering study questions as we go; Comma Rules QUIZ Tomorrow; SAT Vocab List 6 flashcards DUE Friday

1/16 Comma Rules QUIZ; Night – Continue Chapter 1 students will read together in class, answering study questions as we go

1/17 Night – Chapters 2-3 students will read together in class, answering study questions as we go

Pre AP English I & English I

1/6  NO SCHOOL – Teacher Workday

1/7  LTOTW:  idiom; Policy & Procedures Review; Comma Rules #1-4:  Students will take notes and work with practice sentences

1/8  Comma Rules #5-8:  Students will take notes and work with practice sentences

1/9  Comma Rules:  Students will create a Quizlet over the comma rules and create original sentences utilizing those rules

1/10  Book Talks:  Students will visit the library to check out a book for this quarter’s Book Talks which will be heard by March 4th & 5th