Lesson Plans: November 8 – 12

Honors English I

11/8 MUGshot Monday editing exercise; Parts of Speech: Complements – direct objects; Author Background Research: Edgar Allan Poe; SAT Vocabulary List 4 TEST Friday

11/9 LTOTW: theme; Parts of Speech: Complements – direct & indirect objects; Edgar Allan Poe: students will read the short story “Cask of Amontillado”; SAT Vocabulary List 4 TEST Friday

11/10 Parts of Speech: Complements – predicate nominatives & adjectives; Edgar Allan Poe: students will work in small groups analyzing the short story “Cask of Amontillado”; SAT Vocabulary List 4 TEST Friday

11/11 Parts of Speech: Complements Review; SAT Vocabulary List 4 Review for TEST tomorrow

11/12 SAT Vocabulary List 4 TEST

English I

11/8 MUGshot Monday editing exercise; Sentence Structure Review for TEST Wednesday; SAT Vocabulary List 4 TEST Friday

11/9 LTOTW: theme; Sentence Structure Review for TEST tomorrow; SAT Vocabulary List 4 TEST Friday

11/10 Sentence Structure TEST

11/11 SAT Vocabulary List 4 Review for TEST tomorrow

11/12 SAT Vocabulary List 4 TEST

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November 1

Lesson Plans: November 1 – 5

Honors English I

11/1 MUGshot Monday editing exercise; Sentence Structure: students will work to identify and write compound complex sentences, review subordinating conjunctions, relative pronouns, and relative adverbs for a QUIZ tomorrow, TEST Wedensday; Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde: students will read chapter 9, using study questions as a guide, TEST Friday; SAT Vocabulary List 4 flashcards DUE Friday and TEST 11/12

11/2 LTOTW: paradox; Sentence Structure: students will take a quiz over the subordinating conjunctions, relative pronouns, and relative adverbs before reviewing the four structures for a TEST tomorrow; Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde: students will read chapter 10, using study questions as a guide, TEST Friday; SAT Vocabulary List 4 flashcards DUE Friday; TEST 11/12

11/3 Sentence Structure TEST

11/4 Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde: students will review the novella for a TEST tomorrow; SAT Vocabulary List 4 flashcards DUE Friday; TEST 11/12

11/5 Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde TEST

English I

11/1 MUGshot Monday editing exercise; SAT Vocabulary List 4: students will work on their study flashcards DUE Friday and TEST 11/12

11/2 LTOTW: paradox; Sentence Structure: students will take a quiz over the helping verbs, add notes over the complex sentence structure, and identify parts of a complex sentence; SAT Vocabulary List 4 flashcards DUE Friday; TEST 11/12

11/3 Sentence Structure: students will review simple/compound/complex sentence structures; TEST Tuesday 11/9; SAT Vocabulary List 4 flashcards DUE Friday; TEST 11/12

11/4 Sentence Structure: students will take notes over compound-complex sentence structure, identify parts of that structure, and write original compound-complex sentences; SAT Vocabulary List 4 flashcards DUE Friday; TEST 11/12

11/5 Sentence Structure Review for TEST Tuesday; Reading self-selected novels for Book Talks in December

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October 24

Lesson Plans: October 25 – 29

10/25 MUGshot Monday editing exercise; Sentence Structure: students will identify and write both simple and compound sentences; Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde: students will take a reading check quiz before reading chapter 4

10/26 LTOTW: pathetic fallacy; Sentence Structure: students will review subordinating conjunctions and relative pronouns before identifying complex sentences; Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde: students will begin reading chapters 5-6

10/27 1/2 Day; Band at State Marching Contest; Students will read their self-selected novel and/or complete chapters 5-6 of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde

10/28 Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde: students will begin reading chapters 7-8

10/29 Micro-Fiction: students will write micro stories of various genres to share with class

English I

10/25 MUGshot Monday editing exercise; Sentence Structure: students will identify compound sentences; Helping Verbs QUIZ tomorrow

10/26 LTOTW: pathetic fallacy; Helping Verbs QUIZ; Sentence Structure: students will review simple and compound sentence structures through writing and identification

10/27 1/2 Day; Band at State Marching Contest; Reading Day – Students will read their self-selected books

10/28 Sentence Structure: students will review subordinating conjunctions and relative pronouns before identifying complex sentences

10/29 Micro-Fiction: students will write micro stories of various genres to share with class

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October 19

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

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October 1

Lesson Plans: October 4 – 8

Honors English I

10/4 MUGshot Monday editing exercise; Greek Mythology: students will watch a clip about Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games and discuss her connection to Theseus; Binders DUE & TEST Friday

10/5 LTOTW: irony – verbal, situational, and dramatic; Greek Mythology: students will read “Perseus,” complete a notesheet, and create flashcards for the following characters: Perseus, Danae, Acrisius, Medusa, Gray Sisters, Andromeda, Athena, Hermes; Binders DUE & TEST Friday

10/6 Greek Mythology: students will watch a video clip of Medusa and journal a response to QuickWrite #8; Binders DUE & TEST Friday

10/7 Greek Mythology Binder Workday; Binders DUE & TEST Tomorrow

10/8 Greek Mythology TEST

English I

10/4 MUGshot Monday editing exercise; SAT Vocabulary List 3: students will work to create flashcards for the 20 words; flashcards DUE Friday, TEST Friday 10/15

10/5 LTOTW: irony – verbal, situational, and dramatic; Author Background Research on Edgar Allan Poe

10/6 As a class, students will read “Cask of Amontillado” by Poe.

10/7 Class discussion over “Cask of Amontillado”‘; SAT Vocabulary List 3 flashcards DUE tomorrow

10/8 Reading Day in preparation for Book Talks 10/11 & 12

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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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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 29

Lesson Plans: February 1 – 5

Honors English I

2/1 Silas Marner – Students will read chapter 1, building their study guide as they go; SAT Vocabulary List 7 flashcards DUE Friday and TEST 2/12

2/2 LTOTW: personification; Silas Marner – Students will read chapters 2-3, building their study guide as they go

2/3 Silas Marner – Students will read chapters 4-6, building their study guide as they go; SAT Vocabulary List 7 flashcards DUE Friday

2/4 Counselor Visit

2/5 Silas Marner – Students will read chapters 7-8, building their study guide as they go

English I

2/1 SAT Vocabulary List 7 flashcards DUE Friday and TEST 2/12

2/2 LTOTW: personification; Night GimKit review for TEST Tomorrow

2/3 Night TEST; SAT Vocabulary List 7 flashcards DUE Friday

2/4 Counselor Visit

2/5 Sustained Silent Reading for Book Talks DUE 3/3

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