Honors English I

9/26  MUGshot Monday editing exercise; Greek Mythology:  Quick Write #4; Daedalus – students will read the myth, create a notesheet summarizing the characters and story, and build flashcards of the following characters: Daedalus, Icarus, Minos, Minotaur

9/27  LTOTW:  apostrophe; Greek Mythology:  Narcissus & Echo – students will read the myth, create a notesheet summarizing the characters and story, respond to Quick Write #5; and build flashcards of the following characters: Narcissus and Echo

9/28  Greek Mythology:  Orpheus – students will read the myth, create a notesheet summarizing the characters and story, respond to Quick Write #6; and build flashcards of the following characters: Orpheus, Eurydice, Aristeus

9/29  Greek Mythology:  Midas – students will read the myth, create a notesheet summarizing the characters and story, and build flashcards of the following characters: Midas and Apollo

9/30  Greek Mythology:  Theseus – students will read the myth, create a notesheet summarizing the characters and story, respond to Quick Write #7; and build flashcards of the following characters:  Theseus, Aegeus, Ariadne, Corynetes, Pityocamptes, Procrustes, Sciron

English I

9/26  MUGshot Monday editing exercise; Parts of Speech: students will review helping verbs (List from memory on Friday) and identify subjects and verbs in sentences

9/27  LTOTW:  apostrophe; Parts of Speech:  students will review adjectives and identify them along with subjects and verbs in sentences

9/28 Parts of Speech:  students will review adverbs and identify them along with subjects and verbs in sentences

9/29  Parts of Speech Trashketball review for TEST tomorrow

9/30  Parts of Speech TEST over nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs

Honors English I

9/19  MUGshot Monday editing exercise; Greek Mythology:  Demeter – students will read the myth, create a notesheet summarizing the characters and story, and build flashcards of the following characters:  Demeter, Persephone; SAT Vocabulary List 2 TEST on Friday

9/20  LTOTW:  antithesis; Greek Mythology:  Psyche and Eros – students will read the myth, create a notesheet summarizing the characters and story, and build flashcards of the following characters:  Psyche, Eros (different than first), Aphrodite, Zephryus; SAT Vocabulary List 2 TEST on Friday

9/21  1/2 Day: Self Selected Reading for Book Talks October 11th

9/22  Greek Mythology:  Daedalus – students will read the myth, create a notesheet summarizing the characters and story, and build flashcards of the following characters:  Daedalus, Icarus, Minos, Minotaur; SAT Vocabulary List 2 GimKit Review; TEST tomorrow

9/23 SAT Vocabulary List 2 TEST

English I

9/19  MUGshot Monday editing exercise; Listen & Learn podcast:  Tony the Tiger – students will listen to the podcast, answer comprehension questions as they go and analysis questions afterward; SAT Vocabulary List 2 TEST on Friday

9/20  LTOTW:  antithesis; Listen & Learn podcast:  Tony the Tiger – students will complete the analysis questions over the podcast; Author Background Research:  Langston Hughes; SAT Vocabulary List 2 TEST on Friday

9/21 1/2 Day:  Self Selected Reading for Book Talks October 10th and 11th; complete Author Background Research; SAT Vocabulary List 2 TEST on Friday

9/22  SAT Vocabulary List 2 TEST tomorrow:  GimKit review

9/23  SAT Vocabulary List 2 TEST

Honors English I

9/12  MUGshot Monday editing exercise; Greek Mythology:  Uranus – as a class, students will read the myth over Uranus and complete a notesheet as a guide for the balance of the unit as well as create flashcards for the following characters: Gaea, Uranus, Kronos, Hundred-Handed Giants, Cyclopes, Tartarus, Eros, Chaos; SAT Vocabulary List 2 flashcards DUE Friday, TEST Friday 9/23

9/13  LTOTW:  anti-hero; Greek Mythology:  Kronos & Zeus – as a class, students will read the myth and on their own, complete a notesheet over the story and create flashcards for the following: Titans, Zeus, Rhea, Hera, Poseidon, Hades; SAT Vocabulary List 2 flashcards DUE Friday, TEST Friday 9/23

9/14  Greek Mythology: Prometheus – as a class, students will read the myth and on their own, complete a notesheet over the story and create flashcards for the following: Prometheus, Epimetheus, Hephaestus; and write QuickWrite #2 in preparation for tomorrow’s myth; SAT Vocabulary List 2 flashcards DUE Friday, TEST Friday 9/23

9/15  Greek Mythology:  Pandora – as a class, students will read the myth and on their own, complete a notesheet over the story and create flashcards for the following: Pandora; SAT Vocabulary List 2 flashcards DUE tomorrow, TEST Friday 9/23

9/16  Greek Mythology:  Students will use the classtime to complete the notesheets and flashcards for the 4 myths read so far; SAT Vocabulary List 2 TEST Friday 9/23

English I

9/12  MUGshot Monday editing exercise; Personal Narrative:  Students will turn in their Storytelling Arc graphic organzier which is in the Google Classroom; SAT Vocabulary List 2 flashcards DUE Friday, TEST Friday 9/23

9/13  LTOTW:  anti-hero; Personal Narrative:  students will work on Show Not Tell sentences, following the example shown in class; SAT Vocabulary List 2 flashcards DUE Friday, TEST Friday 9/23

9/14  Personal Narrative:  students will work on writing their own personal narrative following their storytelling arc and using the techniques from their Show Not Tell sentences; SAT Vocabulary List 2 flashcards DUE Friday, TEST Friday 9/23

9/15  Personal Narrative:  students will complete a sensory questionnaire to help establish imagery in their personal narrative which is DUE Monday 9/19; SAT Vocabulary List 2 flashcards DUE tomorrow, TEST Friday 9/23

9/16  Personal Narrative:  students will finish their sensory questionnaire and their personal narrative which is DUE Monday 9/19; SAT Vocabulary List 2 TEST Friday 9/23

Honors English I

9/5  NO SCHOOL – Labor Day

9/6  Counselor Visit:  Mrs. Wright will come and talk with the students about expectations for high school students, grading policies, and future scheduling

9/7  Greek Mythology:  Unit Introduction, Expectations, and Rubric Review

9/8  Greek Mythology:  Creation Jigsaw Activity – in small groups, students will read four creation accounts and form comparison and contrast statements; QuickWrite #1

9/9  Greek Mythology:  Uranus – as a class, students will read the myth over Uranus and complete a notesheet as a guide for the balance of the unit

English I

9/5  NO SCHOOL – Labor Day

9/6  Counselor Visit:  Mrs. Wright will come and talk with the students about expectations for high school students, grading policies, and future scheduling

9/7  LTOTW:  Storytelling Arc; Personal Narrative:  students will take notes as review of the storytelling arc in preparation of creating their own as a rough draft of a personal narrative; Topics DUE Tomorrow

9/8  Personal Narrative:  students will discuss their topics chosen before beginning their own storytelling arc as a rough draft for their personal narrative

9/9 Personal Narrative:  students will spend the majority of the class period finishing their storytelling arc DUE Monday; SSR:  students will spend 15 minutes reading their book for Book Talks on October 10-11