Lesson Plans: October 18 – 22

Honors English I

10/18 NO SCHOOL – End of first quarter

10/19 Author Background Research: Robert Louis Stevenson

10/20 LTOTW: personification; Robert Louis Stevenson: read and discuss poem, “Travel,” as a class and introduce The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

10/21 Sentence Structure: students will take notes over the four structures and learn to identify simple sentences; The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: as a class, students will read chapter 1

10/22 Reading Day: students will visit the library for a self-selected book for the quarter; The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: students will read chapters 2-3 with Reading Check on Monday over chapters 1-3

English I

10/18 NO SCHOOL – End of first quarter

10/19 Author Background Research: Robert Louis Stevenson

10/20 LTOTW: personification; Robert Louis Stevenson: read and discuss poem, “Travel,” as a class

10/21 Helping Verbs: students will list the helping verbs in their notes and begin studying for a QUIZ on Monday; Sentence Structure: students will take notes over the four structures and learn to identify simple sentences

10/22 Reading Day: students will visit the library for a self-selected book for the quarter

Category: 09.01 Oral Language, 09.02 Vocabulary, 09.03 Self-Sustained Reading, 09.04 Comprehension Skills, 09.05 Response Skills, 09.06 Literary Elements, 09.07 Genres, 09.11 Inquiry Research | LEAVE A COMMENT

September 26

Lesson Plans: September 27 – October 1

Honors English I

9/27 MUGshot Monday editing exercise; Greek Mythology: QuickWrite #4 in Google Classroom; Fall of Icarus discussion/activity; Helping Verbs QUIZ tomorrow

9/28 LTOTW: tone; Helping Verbs QUIZ; Greek Mythology: QuickWrite #5; Students will read “Narcissus and Echo,” complete a notesheet on the myth, and create flashcards for Narcissus and Echo

9/29 Mrs. Noble’s Birthday!! Greek Mythology: QuickWrite #6; Students will read “Orpheus,” complete a notesheet on the myth, and create flashcards for Orpheus, Eurydice, Aristeus

9/30 Greek Mythology: Students will read “Midas,” complete a notesheet on the myth, and create flashcards for Midas and Apollo

10/1 Greek Mythology: QuickWrite #7; Students will read “Theseus,” complete a notesheet on the myth, and create flashcards for Theseus, Aegeus, Ariadne, Corynetes, Pityocamptes, Procrustes, Sciron; Binders DUE October 8th; EXAM October 8th; Essay Test October 11th

English I

9/27 MUGshot Monday editing exercise; Author Background Research on Roald Dahl

9/28 LTOTW: tone; “Lamb to Slaughter” or “The Landlady” by Roald Dahl: Students will reread one of the short stories with a partner and begin study packet

9/29 Mrs. Noble’s birthday; “Lamb to Slaughter” or “The Landlady” by Roald Dahl: Students will continue their study packet with their partner

9/30 “Lamb to Slaughter” or “The Landlady” by Roald Dahl: Students will complete their study packet with their partner

10/1 Reading Day: Students will read their self-selected novel

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September 12

Lesson Plans: September 13 – 17

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Honors English I

9/13 MUGshot Monday editing exercise; SAT Vocabulary List 2 flashcards DUE Friday and TEST 9/24; Personal Narrative Unit TEST Wednesday

9/14 LTOTW: foil; Personal Narrative Unit Review for TEST Tomorrow; Greek Mythology: Unit Introduction students will respond to QuickWrite #1, work on their notesheet for “Uranus,” and create flashcards for Gaea, Uranus, Kronos, Hundred-Handed Giants, Cyclopes, Tartarus, Eros, Chaos; SAT Vocabulary List 2 flashcards DUE Friday and TEST 9/24

9/15 Personal Narrative Unit TEST; Greek Mythology: students will work on their notesheet for “Kronos & Zeus” and create flashcards for Titans, Zeus, Rhea, Hera, Poseidon, Hades; SAT Vocabulary List 2 flashcards DUE Friday and TEST 9/24

9/16 Parts of Speech: students will begin memorizing the 23 helping verbs and work on identifying subjects and verbs in sentences; Greek Mythology: students will respond to QuickWrite #2, work on their notesheet for “Prometheus,” and create flashcards for Prometheus, Epimetheus, Hephaestus; SAT Vocabulary List 2 flashcards DUE Friday and TEST 9/24

9/17 HOMECOMING DAY! Greek Mythology: students will respond to QuickWrite #3, work on their notesheet for “Pandora,” and create flashcards for Pandora

English I

9/13 MUGshot Monday editing exercise; SAT Vocabulary List 2 flashcards DUE Friday and TEST 9/24; Personal Narrative Unit TEST Wednesday

9/14 LTOTW: foil; Personal Narrative Unit Review for TEST Tomorrow; SAT Vocabulary List 2 flashcards DUE Friday and TEST 9/24

9/15 Personal Narrative Unit TEST; SAT Vocabulary List 2 flashcards DUE Friday and TEST 9/24

9/16 Author Background Research: Students will do research on the author Langston Hughes; SAT Vocabulary List 2 flashcards DUE Friday and TEST 9/24

9/17 Reading Day: Students will read the short story, “Thank You, Ma’am,” by Langston Hughes

August 30

Lesson Plans: August 30 – September 3

Honors English I

8/30 MUGshot Monday editing exercise; Students will join Google Classroom, subscribe to English blog, and sign up for Remind messages; Personal Narrative Writing: in small groups, students will read each other’s “show don’t tell” paragraphs and choose best one to share with class before working on a sensory questionnaire in preparation for their rough draft DUE Thursday; SAT Vocabulary List 1 TEST Friday

8/31 LTOTW: protagonist/antagonist; Personal Narrative Writing: students will take notes over how to include dialogue in writing and work on their rough draft DUE Thursday; SAT Vocabulary List 1 TEST Friday

9/1 Personal Narrative Writing: students will take notes over how to “Write Like a Pro” and continue working on their rough draft DUE Tomorrow; SAT Vocabulary List 1 TEST Friday

9/2 SAT Vocabulary List 1 Review for TEST Tomorrow; Personal Narrative Writing: students will work on “Write Like a Pro” activity before working to include all six elements in their writing second rough draft DUE Tuesday

9/3 SAT Vocabulary List 1 TEST; Personal Narrative Writing: students will work on including all six elements of writing like a pro into their Second Rough Draft DUE Tuesday

English I

8/30 MUGshot Monday editing exercise; Students will join Google Classroom, subscribe to English blog, and sign up for Remind messages; Personal Narrative Writing: students will review topic suggestions and begin creating their storytelling arc as an outline for their own narrative; SAT Vocabulary List 1 TEST Friday

8/31 LTOTW: protagonist/antagonist; Personal Narrative Writing: students will complete their storytelling arc for their own personal narrative; SAT Vocabulary List 1 TEST Friday

9/1 Personal Narrative Writing: students will work on descriptive writing through “Show Don’t Tell” exercise; SAT Vocabulary List 1 TEST Friday

9/2 SAT Vocabulary List 1 Review for TEST Tomorrow; Personal Narrative Writing: students will read “Show Don’t Tell” paragraphs in small groups choosing the most descriptive one to share with class

9/3 SAT Vocabulary List 1 TEST

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August 23

Lesson Plans: August 23 – 27

Honors English I

8/23 MUGshot Monday editing exercise; SAT Vocabulary List 1 flashcards DUE 8/27 and TEST 9/3; Personal Narrative Writing: students will take notes over the characteristics of a personal narrative, read “The Pie” by Gary Soto

8/24 Literary Term of the Week: theme; Personal Narrative Writing: in groups, students will answer response questions to “The Pie” in preparation for class discussion

8/25 Personal Narrative Writing: students will read and annotate student samples of personal narratives; Think About it Thursday DUE

8/26 Personal Narrative Writing: students will choose own topic for their personal narrative, review the storytelling arc, and work on one for their personal narrative; SAT Vocab List 1 flashcards DUE tomorrow

8/27 Self-Selected Reading: students will read self-selected novel while flashcards are checked; Personal Narrative Writing: Students will take notes over using imagery in writing

English I

8/23 MUGshot Monday editing exercise; SAT Vocabulary List 1 flashcards DUE 8/27 and TEST 9/3 students will use class time to begin creating flashcards

8/24 Literary Term of the Week: theme; Personal Narrative Writing: students will take notes over the characteristics of a personal narrative and read “The Pie” by Gary Soto

8/25 Personal Narrative Writing: students will have a discussion in response to questions about “The Pie”; Think About it Thursday DUE

8/26 Personal Narrative Writing: students will read/annotate student samples of personal narratives; SAT Vocab List 1 flashcards DUE tomorrow

8/27 Self-Selected Reading: students will read self-selected novel while flashcards are checked

Category: 09.01 Oral Language, 09.03 Self-Sustained Reading, 09.04 Comprehension Skills, 09.05 Response Skills, 09.07 Genres, 09.09 Writing Process | LEAVE A COMMENT

February 21

Lesson Plans: February 22 – 26

Honors English I

2/22 MUGshot Monday editing exercise; Silas Marner TEST with essay (Rough Draft DUE Wednesday); SAT Vocabulary List 8 flashcards DUE 2/26 TEST 3/5

2/23 LTOTW: foreshadow; Silas Marner essay writing Rough Draft DUE Tomorrow; SAT Vocabulary List 8 flashcards DUE 2/26 TEST 3/5

2/24 PLC Day: 1/2 day for students; SAT Vocabulary List 8 flashcards DUE 2/26 TEST 3/5

2/25 Benchmark Testing; SAT Vocabulary List 8 flashcards DUE Tomorrow TEST 3/5

2/26 Benchmark Testing

English I

2/22 MUGshot Monday editing exercise; SAT Vocabulary List 8 flashcards DUE 2/26 TEST 3/5

2/23 LTOTW: foreshadow; Expository Essay: Students will take notes over writing a conclusion paragraph before writing their 2nd body paragraph following the TEXXEXXT structure and conclusion

2/24 PLC Day: 1/2 day for students; Sustained Silent Reading of self-selected text

2/25 Benchmark Testing; SAT Vocabulary List 8 flashcards DUE Tomorrow TEST 3/5

2/26 Benchmark Testing

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February 8

Lesson Plans: February 8 – 12

Honors English I

2/8 MUGshot Monday editing exercise; Silas Marner – students will read chapters 9-10, working on their study guides as they go

2/9 LTOTW: pathetic fallacy; Silas Marner – students will read chapter 11, working on their study guides as they go

2/10 Silas Marner – students will read chapters 12-13, working on their study guides as they go

2/11 Silas Marner – students will read chapters 14-15, working on their study guides as they go

2/12 SAT Vocabulary List 7 TEST; Silas Marner – students will read chapter 16, working on their study guides as they go

English I

2/8 MUGshot Monday editing exercise; 2018 STAAR Reading Passage

2/9 LTOTW: pathetic fallacy; Expository Essay writing introduction, students will analyze writing prompt and complete brainstorm page

2/10 Expository Essay: introduction writing

2/11 Expository Essay: body paragraph I – TEXXEXXT organization

2/12 SAT Vocabulary List 7 TEST; Sustained Silent Reading of self-selected text for Book Talks (flipgrid link in Google Classroom) due 3/3

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January 8

Lesson Plans January 11 – 15

Honors English I

1/11 SNOW DAY!

1/12 LTOTW – symbolism; SAT Vocabulary List 6 – flashcards DUE Friday and TEST 1/22; Night – read chapter 1, answering study questions as we go

1/13 Night – read chapters 2-3, answering study questions as we go

1/14 Night – read chapter 4, answering study questions as we go; SAT Vocab Flashcards List 6 DUE Tomorrow

1/15 Night – read chapters 5-6, answering study questions as we go

English I

1/11 SNOW DAY!

1/12 LTOTW – symbolism; ; SAT Vocabulary List 6 – flashcards DUE Friday and TEST 1/22

1/13 Night – Background Research DUE Friday

1/14 Night – Background Research DUE Tomorrow; SAT Vocab Flashcards List 6 DUE Tomorrow

1/15 Night – read chapter 1, answering study questions as we go

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January 4

Lesson Plans January 4 – 8

Honors English I

1/4 Teacher Workday

1/5 LTOTW – extended metaphor; Grammar: Comma Rules 1-3 – Students will take notes and work through sentences practicing the correct use of commas

1/6 Grammar: Comma Rules 4-6 – Students will take notes and work through sentences practicing the correct use of commas

1/7 Grammar: Comma Rules Review; QUIZ on Tuesday 1/12; Begin Background Research for memoir, Night DUE Monday

1/8 Library/Reading Day for 3rd Quarter Book Talks week of 3/8; Background Research for memoir, Night DUE Monday

English I

1/4 Teacher Workday

1/5 LTOTW – extended metaphor; Grammar: Comma Rules 1-2 – Students will take notes and work through sentences practicing the correct use of commas

1/6 Grammar: Comma Rules 3-4 – Students will take notes and work through sentences practicing the correct use of commas

1/7 Grammar: Comma Rules 5-6 – Students will take notes and work through sentences practicing the correct use of commas

1/8 Library/Reading Day for 3rd Quarter Book Talks week of 3/8

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December 7

December 7 – 11

Honors English I

12/7 Expository Essay: Students will share their rough drafts with a classmate who will identify the various parts of an essay and use the correction codes for revision and edit; SAT Vocabulary List 5 TEST Friday

12/8 LTOTW: aside – a comment made by a character directly to the audience (breaking the fourth wall); Expository Essay: Students will revise and edit their rough drafts with final draft DUE Thursday

12/9 Expository Essay: Students will complete their revision and edits for their final draft DUE Tomorrow; Book Talks: As students complete their essays, they can read their novels for Book Talks on Dec 14 & 15; SAT Vocabulary TEST Friday

12/10 Quizlet Review for Vocab List 5 Test Tomorrow

12/11 SAT Vocab List 5 Test; Book Talks December 14 & 15

English I

12/7 Short Story: “The Seventh Man” by Haruki Murakami – Students will begin reading the short story and working through comprehension questions in response; SAT Vocabulary List 5 TEST Friday

12/8 LTOTW: aside – a comment made by a character directly to the audience (breaking the fourth wall); Short Story: “The Seventh Man” by Haruki Murakami – Students will finish reading the short story and working through comprehension questions in response; SAT Vocabulary List 5 TEST Friday

12/9 Sustained Silent Reading: Students will spend the day reading their novel in preparation for Book Talks on Dec 14 & 15; SAT Vocabulary List 5 TEST Friday

12/10 Quizlet Review for Vocab List 5 Test Tomorrow

12/11 SAT Vocab List 5 Test; Book Talks December 14 & 15

Category: 09.01 Oral Language, 09.02 Vocabulary, 09.03 Self-Sustained Reading, 09.04 Comprehension Skills, 09.05 Response Skills, 09.06 Literary Elements, 09.08 Author's Purpose and Craft, 09.09 Writing Process, 09.10 Composition Genres | LEAVE A COMMENT