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

January 22

Lesson Plans: January 25 – 29

Honors English I

1/25  MUGshot Monday editing exercise; Night – Students will complete their One-Pager project DUE Tuesday

1/26  LTOTW:  irony (verbal/situational/dramatic); Write Like a Pro – Students will take notes over and practice the usage of tips to improve their writing

1/27  PLC Day (1/2 day for students); Write Like a Pro – Students will continue their practice in using the tips to improve writing

1/28  Silas Marner introduction and Author Background Research

1/29  Silas Marner:  Journal Study Guide discussion and expectations; complete author background research

English I

1/25  MUGshot Monday editing exercise; Night – Students will read chapter 4, considering study questions as they go

1/26  LTOTW:  irony (verbal/situational/dramatic); Night – Students will read chapters 5 & 6, considering study questions as they go

1/27  PLC Day (1/2 day for students)

1/28  Night – Students will read chapters 7 – 9, considering study questions as they go

1/29  Night – Students will review the memoir and compile study materials on characters, conflicts, and plot events for the TEST Wednesday 2/3

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

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

 

November 6

Lesson Plans: November 9 – 13

Honors English I

11/9  SAT Vocabulary List 4 flashcards DUE Friday 11/13, TEST Friday 11/20; Essay Corrections DUE Tomorrow;

11/10  LTOTW:  satire; Grammar:  Sentence Structure – students will review simple and compound sentence structures and work through sentences identifying their individual structures; Short Stories:  “The Most Dangerous Game”  Students will read the short story and answer analysis questions DUE Thursday 11/12

11/11 Grammar:  Sentence Structure – students will review complex sentence structure and work through sentences identifying their individual structures; Short Stories:  “The Most Dangerous Game”  Students will finish reading the short story and answer analysis questions DUE Tomorrow; SAT Vocabulary List 4 flashcards DUE Friday 11/13, TEST Friday 11/20

11/12  Grammar:  Sentence Structure – students will review simple, compound, and complex sentence structure and work through sentences identifying their individual structures; Short Stories:  “The Interlopers”  Students will begin reading the short story and answering analysis questions DUE Monday 11/16; SAT Vocabulary List 4 flashcards DUE Tomorrow, TEST Friday 11/20

11/13  Grammar:  Sentence Structure – students will take a quiz over complex sentence structure, take notes over compound/complex structure and work to identify those – TEST Wednesday 11/18; Short Stories:  “The Interlopers”  Students will finish reading the short story and answering analysis questions DUE Monday 11/16

English I

11/9  SAT Vocabulary List 4 flashcards DUE Friday 11/13, TEST Friday 11/20

11/10  LTOTW:  satire; Grammar:  Sentence Structure – students will review simple and compound sentence structures and work through sentences identifying their individual structures

11/11  Grammar:  Sentence Structure – students will review complex sentence structure and work through sentences identifying their individual structures

11/12  Grammar:  Sentence Structure – students will review simple, compound, and complex sentence structure and work through sentences identifying their individual structures; SAT Vocabulary List 4 flashcards DUE Tomorrow, TEST Friday 11/20

11/13  Grammar:  Sentence Structure – students will take a quiz over complex sentence structure; Sustained Silent Reading – Students will read their self-selected novels in preparation for Book Talks on December 14 & 15

November 2

Lesson Plans November 2 – 6

Honors English I

11/2  MUGshot Monday editing exercise; Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde:  Students will work on plot diagram DUE 11/4 Test 11/5

11/3  Band is at competition all day; LTOTW:  characterization; Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde:  Students will work on plot diagram DUE Tomorrow Test 11/5

11/4  Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde Gimkit Review for Test tomorrow

11/5  Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde Test

11/6  Short Stories:  Students will listen to author Neil Gaiman read his story, “Click Clack the Rattlebag,”  answering comprehension/analysis style questions as a class; Expository Writing:  students will receive the mythology essay back and review corrections procedures/expectations; Essay Corrections DUE Tuesday 11/10

English I

11/2  MUGshot Monday editing exercise;  Short Stories:  Students will read “The Cask of Amontillado” before individually answering comprehension/analysis style questions DUE Wednesday

11/3  Band is at competition all day; LTOTW:  characterization;  Author Background Research:  Edgar Allen Poe; HOMEWORK:  Complete comprehension/analysis style questions over “The Cask of Amontillado” DUE Tomorrow

11/4  Short Stories:  Students will finish reading “The Cask of Amontillado” and answering comprehension/analysis style questions DUE Tomorrow

11/5  Short Stories:  Students will participate in group discussion over “The Cask of Amontillado”

11/6  Short Stories:  Students will listen to a reading of “Click Clack the Rattlebag” by Neil Gaiman before answering comprehension/analysis style questions as a class; Book Talks on December 14 & 15

October 19

Lesson Plans: October 19 – 23

Honors English I

10/19  NO SCHOOL!! I hope you’re resting and enjoying your day!

10/20  LTOTW:  diction; Grammar:  Direct/Indirect Object Quiz; Jekyll & Hyde:  Students will begin their novel study with background research on Robert Louis Stevenson; SAT Vocab List 3 flashcards DUE 10/23 TEST 10/30

10/21  Jekyll & Hyde:  Unit introduction and expectations; Students will read chapter 1, answering study questions as they go

10/22  Grammar:  Predicate Nominatives & Predicate Adjectives; Jekyll & Hyde:  Students will read chapters 2 & 3, answering study questions as they go; SAT Vocab List 3 flashcards DUE tomorrow

10/23  Grammar:  Predicate Nominatives & Predicate Adjectives; Jekyll & Hyde:  Students will read chapter 4, answering study questions as they go; SAT Vocab List 3 TEST 10/30

English I

10/19  NO SCHOOL!! I hope you’re resting and enjoying your day!

10/20  LTOTW:  diction; Grammar:  Direct/Indirect Object Review, QUIZ tomorrow; SAT Vocab List 3 flashcards DUE 10/23 TEST 10/30

10/21  Grammar:  Direct/Indirect Object Quiz; Predicate Nominatives & Predicate Adjectives

10/22  Grammar:  Predicate Nominatives & Predicate Adjectives; SAT Vocab List 3 flashcards DUE tomorrow

10/23  Sustained Silent Reading of Self-Selected Novel; SAT Vocab List 3 TEST 10/30

October 12

Lesson Plans: October 12 – 16

Honors English I

10/12  MUGshot Monday editing exercise; Greek Mythology:  Students will organize binders which are DUE tomorrow, study for TEST tomorrow, and review TEXXEXXT method of writing along with the essay grading rubric in preparation for in-class essay writing on Wednesday

10/13  LTOTW:  archetype;  Greek Mythology:  Unit TEST

10/14  Greek Mythology:  Essay TEST

10/15  Parts of Speech:  Students will take notes over complements focusing on direct and indirect objects

10/16  SSR/Book Talks:  Students will go to the library to choose new book for the quarter; Parts of Speech:  Students will practice locating direct and indirect objects in sentences

English I

10/12  MUGshot Monday editing exercise; Author Bio Research:  Students will begin using research skills to locate information about author Maya Angelou in preparation for reading a piece of her work

10/13  LTOTW:  archetype; Edgenuity:  Students will begin the unit on “I Know Why a Caged Bird Sings” in Edgenuity

10/14  Edgenuity:  Students will complete the unit on “I Know Why a Caged Bird Sings” in Edgenuity

10/15  Parts of Speech:  Students will take notes over complements focusing on direct and indirect objects

10/16  SSR/Book Talks:  Students will go to the library to choose new book for the quarter; Parts of Speech:  Students will practice locating direct and indirect objects in sentences

September 25

Lesson Plans: September 28 – October 2

Honors English I

9/28  MUGshot Monday editing exercise; Parts of Speech:  Subordinating Conjunctions Review; Greek Mythology:  Fall of Icarus discussion activity

9/29  LTOTW:  tone; Parts of Speech Review – TEST Tomorrow

9/30  Parts of Speech TEST; Greek Mythology:  Orpheus with 3 flashcards and QuickWrite #6

10/1  Grammar:  Complements Introduction; Greek Mythology:  Midas with 2 flashcards

10/2  Grammar:  Direct & Indirect Objects:  Greek Mythology:  Theseus with 7 flashcards and QuickWrite #7; Book Talks (TEST grade) on 10/7 and 10/8

English I

9/28  MUGshot Monday editing exercise; Parts of Speech:  Prepositions with Google Classroom assignment

9/29  LTOTW:  tone; Parts of Speech:  Prepositions Review

9/30  Parts of Speech:  Conjunctions Introduction

10/1  Parts of Speech:  Conjunctions & Interjections with Google Classroom assignment

10/2  Sustained Silent Reading; Book Talks (TEST grade) on 10/7 and 10/8

September 12

Lesson Plans: September 14 – 18

Honors English I

9/14  MUGshot Monday editing exercise; Revising & Editing – students will take notes over revision and editing techniques and then use these skills to proof their TEXXEXXT paragraph in response to “The Scarlet Ibis.”  Final Draft DUE Tomorrow; SAT Vocabulary List 2 flashcards are DUE Friday 9/18 and TEST is Friday 9/25

9/15  LTOTW:  Point-of-View – a vantage point from which a story is told; Greek Mythology Unit Introduction – Quick Write #1; SAT Vocabulary List 2 flashcards are DUE Friday 9/18 and TEST is Friday 9/25

9/16  Greek Mythology – Uranus; SAT Vocabulary List 2 flashcards are DUE Friday 9/18 and TEST is Friday 9/25

9/17  Parts of Speech Review – Students will review nouns, pronouns and their cases, along with verbs and helping verbs – QUIZ on Monday 9/21; Greek Mythology – Kronos & Zeus; SAT Vocabulary List 2 flashcards are DUE Tomorrow and TEST is Friday 9/25

9/18  Parts of Speech – Students will take notes over prepositions and their uses before searching for and using them in sentences; Greek Mythology – Prometheus

English I

9/14  MUGshot Monday editing exercise; SAT Vocabulary List 2 flashcards are DUE Friday 9/18 and TEST is Friday 9/25

9/15  LTOTW:  Point-of-View – a vantage point from which a story is told; Parts of Speech:  Pronouns – Students will review pronouns and their cases

9/16  Parts of Speech:  Verbs – Students will be introduced to helping verbs and work through assignment in the Google Classroom; QUIZ Monday 9/21

9/17  Parts of Speech:  Verbs – Students will review helping verbs and continue through assignment in the Google Classroom; SAT Vocabulary List 2 flashcards are DUE Tomorrow and TEST is Friday 9/25

9/18  Students will read their self-selected novel for sustained silent reading; Book Talks in October