January 20

Lesson Plans: January 22 – 26

Honors English I

1/22  MUGshot Monday editing exercise; Night:  Students will take a reading quiz over chapters 4-5 and read chapter 6, creating a conflict chart and answering study questions as they go; SAT Vocabulary List 7:  flashcards DUE 1/26; TEST 2/2

1/23  LTOTW:  antithesis; Night:  Students will read chapters 7-9, creating a conflict chart and answering study questions as they go; SAT Vocabulary List 7:  flashcards DUE 1/26 and TEST 2/2

1/24  Night:  Students will complete their conflict chart and begin an analysis project (DUE Monday, 1/29) over the memoir with TEST on Friday 1/26; SAT Vocabulary List 7:  flashcards DUE 1/26 and TEST 2/2

1/25  Night:  Students will continue working on analysis project (DUE Monday, 1/29) with TEST tomorrow; SAT Vocabulary List 7:  flashcards DUE tomorrow and TEST 2/2

1/26  Night TEST and analysis project DUE Monday; EOC Practice Passage; SAT Vocabulary List 7 flashcards DUE and TEST 2/2

English I

1/22  MUGshot Monday editing exercise; Night:  Students will take a reading quiz over chapters 4-5; SAT Vocabulary List 7:  flashcards DUE 1/26; TEST 2/2

1/23  LTOTW:  antithesis; Night:  Students will read chapter 6, answering study questions as they go; SAT Vocabulary List 7:  flashcards DUE 1/26 and TEST 2/2

1/24  Night:  Students will read chapters 7-9, answering study questions as they go with TEST on Friday; SAT Vocabulary List 7:  flashcards DUE 1/26 and TEST 2/2

1/25  Night:  Students will review memoir for TEST tomorrow; SAT Vocabulary List 7:  flashcards DUE tomorrow and TEST 2/2

1/26  Night TEST; EOC Practice Passage; SAT Vocabulary List 7 flashcards DUE and TEST 2/2

 

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January 8

Lesson Plans: January 8 – 12

Honors English I  & English I

1/8  Teacher Workday

1/9  LTOTW:  allusion; Review Classroom Expectations; EOC Editing Practice

1/10  Night:  Students will do author background research on Elie Wiesel before beginning the study of his memoir

1/11  EOC Editing Practice Review; Night:  Students will read chapter 1 as a class, answering study questions as we go

1/12  Night:  Students will read chapters 2 & 3 as a class, answering study questions as we go

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December 8

Lesson Plans: December 11 – 15

Honors English I

12/11  MUGshot Monday editing exercise; Greek Mythology:  Binders DUE Wednesday and Unit Exam Wednesday

12/12  LTOTW:  2nd Quarter Chart is DUE; Greek Mythology:  Binders DUE tomorrow and Unit Exam tomorrow

12/13  Greek Mythology Exam; Binders DUE

12/14  Counselor Visit

12/15  Semester Exam Review

English I

12/11  MUGshot Monday editing exercise; 9 weeks review for TEST on Wednesday

12/12  LTOTW:  2nd Quarter Chart is DUE; 9 weeks review for TEST tomorrow

12/13  9 Weeks Exam

12/14  Counselor Visit

12/15  Semester Exam Review

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December 3

Lesson Plans: December 4 – 8

Honors English I

12/4  MUGshot Monday editing exercise; Greek Mythology:  Theseus – Students will read the story and create a notesheet and flashcards for Theseus, Aegeus, Ariadne, Corynetes, Pityocamptes, Procrustes, Sciron before completing QuickWrite #7;  SAT Vocabulary List 6 TEST on Friday

12/5  LTOTW:  irony; Greek Mythology:  Theseus; SAT Vocabulary List 6 TEST on Friday

12/6  Algebra I Benchmark; Greek Mythology:  Perseus – Students will read the story and create a notesheet and flashcards for Perseus, Danae, Acrisius, Medusa, Gray Sisters, Andromeda, Athena, Hermes before completing QuickWrite #8;  SAT Vocabulary List 6 TEST on Friday

12/7  Greek Mythology:  Perseus; SAT Vocabulary List 6 GimKit Review for TEST tomorrow

12/8  SAT Vocabulary List 6 TEST

English I

12/4  MUGshot Monday; “Gift of the Magi” Author Background Research on O Henry; SAT Vocabulary List 6 TEST on Friday

12/5  LTOTW:  irony; “Gift of the Magi”  Students will read the short story and answer literary analysis questions; SAT Vocabulary List 6 TEST on Friday

12/6  Algebra I Benchmark; SAT Vocabulary List 6 TEST on Friday

12/7  SAT Vocabulary List 6 GimKit review

12/8  SAT Vocabulary List 6 TEST

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November 8

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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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

 

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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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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

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