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 27

Lesson Plans: November 27 – December 1

Honors English I

11/27  MUGshot Monday editing exercise; SAT Vocabulary List 6 flashcards DUE Friday 12/1 TEST Friday 12/8; Greek Mythology:  Students will read the myth of Psyche & Eros, completing notes and character flashcards as they go over Psyche, Eros (different from day 1), Aphrodite, and Zephyrus along with QuickWrite #4

11/28  LTOTW:  pathetic fallacy; SAT Vocabulary List 6 flashcards DUE Friday 12/1 TEST Friday 12/8; Greek Mythology:  Students will read the myth of Daedalus, completing notes and character flashcards as they go over Daedalus, Icarus, Minos, and Minotaur

11/29  SAT Vocabulary List 6 flashcards DUE Friday 12/1 TEST Friday 12/8; Greek Mythology:  Students will read the myth of Narcissus and Echo, completing notes and character flashcards as they go over both Narcissus and Echo along with QuickWrite #5

11/30  SAT Vocabulary List 6 flashcards DUE Tomorrow 12/1 TEST Friday 12/8; Greek Mythology:  Students will read the myth of Orpheus, completing notes and character flashcards as they go over Orpheus, Eurydice, Aristeus along with QuickWrite #6

12/1  SAT Vocabulary List 6 flashcards DUE Today TEST Friday 12/8; Greek Mythology:  Students will read the myth of Midas, completing notes and character flashcards as they go over Midas and Apollo

English I

11/27  MUGshot Monday editing exercise; SAT Vocabulary List 6 flashcards DUE Friday 12/1 TEST Friday 12/8

11/28  LTOTW:  pathetic fallacy; Sentence Structure:  Students will work to identify simple, compound, and complex sentences TEST Thursday 11/30; SAT Vocabulary List 6 flashcards DUE Friday 12/1 TEST Friday 12/8

11/29  Sentence Structure:  Students will review the different structures of sentences in preparation for TEST tomorrow; SAT Vocabulary List 6 flashcards DUE Friday 12/1 TEST Friday 12/8

11/30  Sentence Structure TEST; SAT Vocabulary List 6 flashcards DUE Tomorrow TEST Friday 12/8

12/1  Sustained Silent Reading of self-selected texts

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October 17

Lesson Plans: October 16 – 20

Honors English I & English I

10/16  NO SCHOOL

10/17  Band Competition Day; Sustained Silent Reading of self-selected texts

10/18  LTOTW:  personification; Author Background Research:  Amy Tan

10/19  “Rules of the Game”  Students will read the selected chapter from Amy Tan’s novel The Joy Luck Club focusing on personification, imagery, and theme for literary analysis

10/20  “Rules of the Game”  Students will complete literary analysis over the chapter

 

Category: 09.03 Self-Sustained Reading, 09.04 Comprehension Skills, 09.05 Response Skills, 09.09 Writing Process | LEAVE A COMMENT
September 4

Lesson Plans: September 4 – 8

Honors English I

9/4  NO SCHOOL:  Labor Day

9/5  LTOTW:  antihero; Raisin in the Sun: reading check over Act II Scene 1 & 2 then begin reading Scene 3

9/6  Parts of Speech:  Students will identify subjects and verbs in sentences;  Raisin in the Sun:  students will finish reading Act II Scene 3

9/7  Raisin in the Sun:  students will read Act III

9/8  Raisin in the Sun:  students will finish reading Act III and begin completing the Major Works Data Sheet

English I

9/4  NO SCHOOL:  Labor Day

9/5  LTOTW:  antihero;  Personal Narrative:  Students will discuss literary analysis questions and work on short constructed responses to “The Pie” in small groups

9/6  Personal Narrative:  Students will complete their literary analysis questions, working on short constructed responses to “The Pie”

9/7  Personal Narrative: Students will choose a topic for their own personal narrative before beginning a Story Arc

9/8  Personal Narrative:  Students will complete their Story Arc to be turned in Monday; Sustained Silent Reading:  students will silently read their self-selected text from the library

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August 15

Lesson Plans: August 14 – 17

Honors English I

8/14  Freshmen Orientation

8/15  House on Mango Street books DUE with TEST on Friday; Classroom Expectations; Subscribe to blog

8/16  House on Mango Street begin chapter presentations and TEST on Friday

8/17  Think About it Thursday weekly quote introduction and weekly assignment; Raisin in the Sun Background presentations assigned and DUE Monday or Tuesday; House on Mango Street TEST tomorrow

8/18  House on Mango Street TEST; Raisin in the Sun Background presentations DUE Monday or Tuesday

English I

8/14  Freshmen Orientation

8/15  Subscribe to blog; First Day Stations

8/16  Classroom Expectations

8/17  About Me hoodies

8/18  About Me hoodies

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August 11

Lesson Plans: August 11 – 12

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Honors English I

8/11  House on Mango Street: Turn in book of vignettes; Raisin in the Sun:  check and review study packet for TEST tomorrow; Classroom Expectations and Procedures review if time

8/12  Raisin in the Sun TEST; Get Chromebook

English I

8/11  Classroom Expectations and Procedures review; School Supply review; Get to Know You stations

8/12  Get to Know You art project:  students will create a paper hoodie to decorate our classroom and share information about themselves; Get Chromebook

Category: 09.04 Comprehension Skills, 09.05 Response Skills | LEAVE A COMMENT