January 19

Lesson Plans: January 18 – 22

Honors English I

1/18  NO SCHOOL:  Martin Luther King, Jr Day

1/19  LTOTW:  Denotation/Connotation; Night:  Students will read chapters 7-9 answering study questions as they go

1/20  Night:  Students will study Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and locate examples of each in memoir and receive instructions/rubric for their One-Pager project DUE Monday 1/25; SAT Vocabulary List 6 TEST Friday

1/21  Night:  Students will work on character and conflict charts in review for TEST on Tomorrow; SAT Vocabulary List 6 TEST Tomorrow

1/22 TEST over Night and SAT Vocabulary List 6; One-Pager DUE Monday

English I

1/18  NO SCHOOL:  Martin Luther King, Jr Day

1/19  LTOTW:  Denotation/Connotation; Night:  As a class, we will read chapter 1 and students will work through study questions

1/20  Night:  As a class, we will begin reading chapters 2 & 3 and students will work through study questions

1/21  Night:  As a class we will finish reading chapters 2 & 3 and students will complete study questions; SAT Vocabulary List 6 TEST Tomorrow

1/22  TEST over SAT Vocabulary List 6

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

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 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 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

August 28

Lesson Plans: August 31 – Sept 9

Short Stories, lessons, activities, and quizzes are in Edgenuity.  You access Edgenuity through Classlink accessed through your school email address.

Honors English I

8/31 & 9/1  LTOTW:  anti-hero – a central character who lacks conventional heroic qualities; they blur the line between good and evil.  If you want to participate in extra credit, send me an email with an example of an anti-hero along with the title and author where you found the example; “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst – Students will take notes over imagery, symbolism, and foreshadowing before reading the short story, answering questions and completing related activities as they go.

9/2 & 9/3  Think About it Thursday journal responses are DUE on Wednesday, 9/2 and new quote will be posted in the Google Classroom on Thursday, 9/3; “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst – Students will review literary terms discussed in previous lesson and shown throughout the short story in preparation for a quiz at the end

9/4 & 9/8  “Daughter of Invention” by Julia Alvarez – Students will take notes over idioms, characterization, syntax, and conflict before reading the short story, answering questions and completing related activities as they go.

9/9  (Both 4th & 7th periods) LTOTW:  foil – a character who serves as a direct contrast to the main character as a device to draw attention to and emphasize that character  If you want to participate in extra credit, send me an email with an example of a foil along with the title and author where you found the example; “Daughter of Invention” by Julia Alvarez – Students will review literary terms discussed in previous lesson and shown throughout the short story in preparation for a QUIZ on Thursday, 9/10.

English I

8/31 & 9/1  LTOTW:  anti-hero – a central character who lacks conventional heroic qualities; they blur the line between good and evil.  If you want to participate in extra credit, send me an email with an example of an anti-hero along with the title and author where you found the example; “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst – Students will take notes over imagery, symbolism, and foreshadowing in preparation of reading the short story

9/2 & 9/3  Think About it Thursday journal responses are DUE on Wednesday, 9/2 and new quote will be posted in the Google Classroom on Thursday, 9/3; “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst – Students will read reading the short story, answering questions and completing related activities as they go.

9/4 & 9/8  “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst – Students will review literary terms discussed in previous lessons and shown throughout the short story in preparation for a quiz at the end of this day’s lesson.

9/9  LTOTW:  foil – a character who serves as a direct contrast to the main character as a device to draw attention to and emphasize that character  If you want to participate in extra credit, send me an email with an example of a foil along with the title and author where you found the example; Students will read their self-selected novels in preparation for their Book Talks at the end of the quarter.