November 29

November 30 – December 4

Honors English I & English I

11/30  MUGshot Monday – editing exercise (corrected sentences are posted in Google Classroom); SAT Vocabulary List 5 flashcards are DUE Friday, TEST Friday 11/11

12/1  LTOTW:  soliloquy – a long speech made by a character in a play while no other characters are on stage; Students will read “Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry, taking notes over the character traits of Jim and Della as well as their relationship with one another before answering questions about the short story (assignment can be accessed in the Google Classroom); List 5 Flashcards DUE Friday

12/2 “Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry:  After completing assignment from yesterday, students will complete a Direct & Indirect Characterization graphic organizer about either Jim or Della; List 5 Flashcards DUE Friday

12/3  Expository Writing:  All students will take notes over the TEXXEXXT method of writing before writing –  Honors English I:  Review rubric and correction codes for expository writing and write an essay about the greatest gift you have ever given or received with rough draft DUE Monday; English I:  write a paragraph about the greatest gift you have ever given or received DUE Monday; List 5 Flashcards DUE Tomorrow

12/4  SAT Vocabulary: Students will upload their flashcards into the Google Classroom by taking pics of the cards (they will need to use their phones); Expository Writing:  Students will continue writing their essay/paragraph DUE Monday; when finished they can read their novels for Book Talks DUE 12/14 & 15

Category: 09.01 Oral Language, 09.02 Vocabulary, 09.04 Comprehension Skills, 09.05 Response Skills, 09.06 Literary Elements, 09.09 Writing Process | LEAVE A COMMENT
November 15

Lesson Plans: November 16 – 20

Honors English I

11/16  MUGshot Monday editing exercise; Grammar:  Sentence Structure – Students will work through identifying the compound-complex sentence structure QUIZ Tomorrow over subordinating conjunctions, relative pronouns, and relative adverbs (OnAWhiteBus words) TEST Wednesday; SAT Vocabulary List 4 TEST Friday

11/17  LTOTW:  parody;  Grammar:  Sentence Structure – Quiz; Students will review the four structures in preparation for a TEST tomorrow; SAT Vocabulary List 4 TEST Friday

11/18  Grammar:  Sentence Structure TEST; SAT Vocabulary List 4 TEST Friday

11/19  Writing:  Students will take notes over and work through exercises to Write Like a Pro; GimKit review for SAT Vocabulary List 4 TEST Tomorrow

11/20 SAT Vocabulary List 4 TEST

English I

11/16  MUGshot Monday editing exercise; Grammar:  Sentence Structure – Students will work through identifying the compound-complex sentence structure QUIZ Tomorrow over subordinating conjunctions, relative pronouns, and relative adverbs (OnAWhiteBus words) TEST Wednesday; SAT Vocabulary List 4 TEST Friday

11/17  LTOTW:  parody;  Grammar:  Sentence Structure – Quiz; Students will review the four structures in preparation for a TEST tomorrow; SAT Vocabulary List 4 TEST Friday

11/18  Grammar:  Sentence Structure TEST; SAT Vocabulary List 4 TEST Friday

11/19  GimKit review for SAT Vocabulary List 4 TEST Tomorrow

11/20 SAT Vocabulary List 4 TEST

 

Category: 09.01 Oral Language, 09.02 Vocabulary, 09.09 Writing Process | LEAVE A COMMENT
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

Category: 09.01 Oral Language, 09.02 Vocabulary, 09.03 Self-Sustained Reading, 09.04 Comprehension Skills, 09.05 Response Skills, 09.09 Writing Process | LEAVE A COMMENT
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

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, 09.11 Inquiry Research | LEAVE A COMMENT