Lesson Plans: April 4 – 8

Honors English I

4/4 MUGshot Monday editing exercise; Shakespeare Background Research Project

4/5 End of Course Exam

4/6 LTOTW: tragedy; Shakespeare Background Research Project

4/7 Shakespeare Background Research Project Presentations

4/8 Shakespeare Background Research Project Presentations for those who are in class but haven’t presented; Shakespearean Sonnets: Students will take notes over Shakespearean Sonnets, read a couple to notice the distinctions, and then write their own

English I

4/4 MUGshot Monday editing exercise; EOC Prep Discussion

4/5 End of Course Exam

4/6 LTOTW: tragedy; Shakespeare Background Research

4/7 Shakespearean Sonnets: Students will take notes over Shakespearean Sonnets, read a couple to notice the distinctions and then write their own

4/8 Shakespearean Sonnets: Students will complete their sonnet; Reading Day: Students will read their self-selected novel for Book Talks in May

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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 26

Lesson Plans: September 27 – October 1

Honors English I

9/27 MUGshot Monday editing exercise; Greek Mythology: QuickWrite #4 in Google Classroom; Fall of Icarus discussion/activity; Helping Verbs QUIZ tomorrow

9/28 LTOTW: tone; Helping Verbs QUIZ; Greek Mythology: QuickWrite #5; Students will read “Narcissus and Echo,” complete a notesheet on the myth, and create flashcards for Narcissus and Echo

9/29 Mrs. Noble’s Birthday!! Greek Mythology: QuickWrite #6; Students will read “Orpheus,” complete a notesheet on the myth, and create flashcards for Orpheus, Eurydice, Aristeus

9/30 Greek Mythology: Students will read “Midas,” complete a notesheet on the myth, and create flashcards for Midas and Apollo

10/1 Greek Mythology: QuickWrite #7; Students will read “Theseus,” complete a notesheet on the myth, and create flashcards for Theseus, Aegeus, Ariadne, Corynetes, Pityocamptes, Procrustes, Sciron; Binders DUE October 8th; EXAM October 8th; Essay Test October 11th

English I

9/27 MUGshot Monday editing exercise; Author Background Research on Roald Dahl

9/28 LTOTW: tone; “Lamb to Slaughter” or “The Landlady” by Roald Dahl: Students will reread one of the short stories with a partner and begin study packet

9/29 Mrs. Noble’s birthday; “Lamb to Slaughter” or “The Landlady” by Roald Dahl: Students will continue their study packet with their partner

9/30 “Lamb to Slaughter” or “The Landlady” by Roald Dahl: Students will complete their study packet with their partner

10/1 Reading Day: Students will read their self-selected novel

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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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August 15

Lesson Plans: August 16 – 20

Honors English I

8/16 MUGshot Monday editing marks and exercise; House on Mango Street vignette reading

8/17 Literary Term of the Week; House on Mango Street vignette reading

8/18 Parts of Speech review – students will take notes over all 8 parts of speech and, as a class, write sentences which include all 8 before writing individually

8/19 Think About it Thursday journal assignment and expectations; Writing complete sentences

8/20 Library Visit for self-selected novel for SSR in prep for Book Talks

English I

8/16 MUGshot Monday editing marks and exercise; writing complete sentences

8/17 Literary Term of the Week; Parts of Speech review – students will take notes over all 8 parts of speech and, as a class, write sentences which include all 8

8/18 Parts of Speech review – students will write sentences which include all 8 parts of speech

8/19 Think About it Thursday journal assignment and expectations; Writing complete sentences

8/20 Library Visit for self-selected novel for SSR in prep for Book Talks

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February 21

Lesson Plans: February 22 – 26

Honors English I

2/22 MUGshot Monday editing exercise; Silas Marner TEST with essay (Rough Draft DUE Wednesday); SAT Vocabulary List 8 flashcards DUE 2/26 TEST 3/5

2/23 LTOTW: foreshadow; Silas Marner essay writing Rough Draft DUE Tomorrow; SAT Vocabulary List 8 flashcards DUE 2/26 TEST 3/5

2/24 PLC Day: 1/2 day for students; SAT Vocabulary List 8 flashcards DUE 2/26 TEST 3/5

2/25 Benchmark Testing; SAT Vocabulary List 8 flashcards DUE Tomorrow TEST 3/5

2/26 Benchmark Testing

English I

2/22 MUGshot Monday editing exercise; SAT Vocabulary List 8 flashcards DUE 2/26 TEST 3/5

2/23 LTOTW: foreshadow; Expository Essay: Students will take notes over writing a conclusion paragraph before writing their 2nd body paragraph following the TEXXEXXT structure and conclusion

2/24 PLC Day: 1/2 day for students; Sustained Silent Reading of self-selected text

2/25 Benchmark Testing; SAT Vocabulary List 8 flashcards DUE Tomorrow TEST 3/5

2/26 Benchmark Testing

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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

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, 09.10 Composition Genres | LEAVE A COMMENT

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

Category: 09.01 Oral Language, 09.03 Self-Sustained Reading, 09.04 Comprehension Skills, 09.06 Literary Elements, 09.07 Genres, 09.08 Author's Purpose and Craft, 09.10 Composition Genres, 09.11 Inquiry Research | LEAVE A COMMENT

August 21

Lesson Plans: August 24 – 28

Honors English I

8/24 MUGshot Monday editing exercise; Parts of Speech – Students will take notes over the pronoun case chart and work through correctly choosing appropriate pronouns to complete sentences in Google Classroom – Case Chart Quiz 8/31; SAT Vocab List 1 TEST Friday 8/28

8/25 LTOTW: Protagonist & Antagonist; Parts of Speech – Students will be introduced to state of being and helping verb lists and begin memorizing them – Quiz 8/31; SAT Vocab List 1 TEST Friday

8/26 Parts of Speech – Students will be introduced to adjectives and adverbs and then work to identify and add them into sentences; Pronoun Case Chart & Helping Verb QUIZ Monday 8/31; SAT Vocab List 1 TEST Friday

8/27 Greek Mythology – Unit Introduction and Expectations; QuickWrite #1; SAT Vocab List 1 TEST Tomorrow; Pronoun Case Chart & Helping Verb QUIZ Monday 8/31

8/28 SAT Vocabulary List 1 TEST; Pronoun Case Chart & Helping Verb QUIZ Monday 8/31

English I

8/25 LTOTW: Protagonist & Antagonist; Parts of Speech – Students will continue working through the correct use of pronoun cases in assignment in Google Classroom – Quiz 8/31; SAT Vocab List 1 TEST Friday

8/26 Parts of Speech – Students will be introduced to state of being and helping verb lists and begin memorizing them; Pronoun Case Chart & Helping Verb QUIZ Monday 8/31; SAT Vocab List 1 TEST Friday

8/27 Parts of Speech – Students will be introduced to adjectives and then work to identify and add them into sentences; SAT Vocab List 1 TEST Tomorrow; Pronoun Case Chart & Helping Verb QUIZ Monday 8/31

8/28 SAT Vocabulary List 1 TEST; Pronoun Case Chart & Helping Verb QUIZ Monday 8/31

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August 6

Lesson Plans: August 10 – 14

Honors English I

8/10 Summer Reading: Students will submit their book of vignettes and their study packet for grading; Policies & Procedures: Students will review department and classroom policies and procedures, subscribe to teacher blog, and join Google Classroom and Remind; HOMEWORK: Raisin in the Sun TEST Tomorrow

8/11 Summer Reading: Raisin in the Sun TEST; Edgenuity training and lesson

8/12 Continue Edgenuity training and lesson

8/13 Think About it Thursday journal response to weekly quote; Edgenuity: Students will read the short story “The Initiation” by Sylvia Plath and answer questions about character development, conflict, and plot elements.

8/14 First Chapter Friday; Edgenuity: Students will read the short story “The Initiation” by Sylvia Plath and take a quiz over character development, conflict, and plot elements; Summer Reading: Students will read one vignette from their book on Flipgrid

English I

8/10 Policies & Procedures: Students will review department and classroom policies and procedures, subscribe to teacher blog, and join Google Classroom and Remind

8/11 Edgenuity: Students will read the short story “The Initiation” by Sylvia Plath and answer questions about character development, conflict, and plot elements.

8/12 Edgenuity: Students will read the short story “The Initiation” by Sylvia Plath and answer questions about character development, conflict, and plot elements.

8/13 Think About it Thursday journal response to weekly quote; Edgenuity: Students will complete the summary activities over “The Initiation” by Sylvia Plath and take a quiz.

8/14 First Chapter Friday; Book Talks: Students will be introduced to quarterly self-sustained reading expectations

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