Pre AP English I & English I

1/6  NO SCHOOL – Teacher Workday

1/7  LTOTW:  idiom; Policy & Procedures Review; Comma Rules #1-4:  Students will take notes and work with practice sentences

1/8  Comma Rules #5-8:  Students will take notes and work with practice sentences

1/9  Comma Rules:  Students will create a Quizlet over the comma rules and create original sentences utilizing those rules

1/10  Book Talks:  Students will visit the library to check out a book for this quarter’s Book Talks which will be heard by March 4th & 5th

Pre-AP English I & English I

12/16 & 17  Book Talks – there is a link available in the Google Classroom to upload your book talk through Flipgrid; Semester Exam Review is posted in Google Classroom

12/18 – 20  Semester Exams; School dismisses at noon

Pre AP English i

12/9  MUGshot Monday editing exercise; Dead Words Funeral; Nine Weeks TEST is Friday 12/13

12/10 LTOTW:  hyperbole; “The Interlopers” by Saki – Students will read the short story online and answer the questions on Common Lit (link in Google Classroom); Nine Weeks TEST is Friday 12/13

12/11 Review for Nine Weeks TEST on Friday 12/13; Book Talks 12/16 & 17

12/12 Review for Nine Weeks TEST on Friday 12/13; Book Talks 12/16 & 17

12/13 Nine Weeks TEST

English I

12/9 MUGshot Monday editing exercise; “The Interlopers” by Saki – Students will read the short story; Nine Weeks TEST is Friday 12/13

12/10 LTOTW:  hyperbole; “The Interlopers” by Saki – Students will answer the questions on Common Lit (link in Google Classroom); Nine Weeks TEST is Friday 12/13

12/11 Review for Nine Weeks TEST on Friday 12/13; Book Talks 12/16 & 17

12/12 Review for Nine Weeks TEST on Friday 12/13; Book Talks 12/16 & 17

12/13 Nine Weeks TEST

Pre-AP English I

12/2  MUGshot Monday editing exercise; Smiley Face Tricks introduction – Students will take notes over more tips to improve their writing and practice the tricks presented when answering questions after reading “Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry

12/3  LTOTW – hubris; TEXXEXXT style of writing – Students will take notes over the TEXXEXXT style of writing and then write a paragraph response to one of three prompts using the “Write Like a Pro” techniques and/or Smiley Face Tricks

12/4 TEXXEXXT writing – Students will work through stations highlighting the various portions of their paragraphs along with Write Like a Pro and Smiley Face Tricks

12/5  Dead Words – Students will choose words which are overused, search for more specific and vivid words to replace them with, and create a tombstone for them; Dead Words Funeral on Monday, 12/9; SAT Vocabulary List 5 TEST Tomorrow

12/6 SAT Vocabulary List 5 TEST; Dead Words Funeral on Monday

English I

12/2  MUGshot Monday editing exercise; “Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry – Students will read and discuss the short story; SAT Vocabulary List 5 – Students will use Quizlet link in the Google Classroom to study for the TEST on Friday

12/3  LTOTW – hubris; TEXXEXXT style of writing – Students will take notes over the TEXXEXXT style of writing and then write a paragraph response to one of three prompts; SAT Vocabulary List 5 TEST Friday

12/4  Smiley Face Tricks introduction – Students will take notes over tips to improve their writing and begin practicing the tricks presented by adding them into their paragraphs from yesterday; SAT Vocabulary List 5 TEST Friday

12/5 Revise & Edit – Students will take notes over the steps of revision and editing and then work through their TEXXEXXT paragraphs; SAT Vocabulary List 5 TEST Tomorrow

12/6  SAT Vocabulary List 5 TEST; Sustained Silent Reading for Book Talks December 16 & 17

NO SCHOOL!!! Happy Thanksgiving!! Enjoy your friends and family! Rest! Read! Reflect on all your many blessings!!

For one last, final push, I will up the ante for donating can goods!

For 100 cans, I will give you a “100” TEST grade.

I’m not replacing a test, but I will add a “100” to your TEST grades!!! Share the word!!

Pre-AP English I

11/18  MUGshot Monday editing exercise; “The Cask of Amontillado” Socratic Seminar discussion; SAT Vocabulary List 5 – flashcards DUE Friday, TEST Friday 12/6

11/19  LTOTW:  foil; Write Like a Pro introduction – Students will take notes over tips to write like a pro; The House on Mango Street – Students will upload a video of themselves reading one of their vignettes from the summer reading assignment and post constructive comments on at least three classmates’ videos

11/20  Write Like a Pro Stations – Students will work through stations utilizing the techniques presented to write like a pro

11/21  Write Like a Pro – Students will search for Write Like a Pro techniques in a student-written narrative essay; HOMEWORK:  SAT Vocabulary List 5 flashcards DUE Tomorrow

11/22 Students will write and deliver a Thank You letter to a teacher on campus.

English I

11/18  MUGshot Monday editing exercise; SAT Vocabulary List 5 flashcards DUE Friday, TEST Friday 12/6

11/19  LTOTW:  foil; “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe – the students will read the short story together in class

11/20 “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe – In small groups, the students will begin answering questions over the short story

11/21 “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe – In small groups, the students will finish answering questions over the short story; HOMEWORK:  SAT Vocabulary List 5 flashcards DUE Tomorrow, TEST Friday 12/6

11/22 Students will write and deliver a Thank You letter to a teacher on campus; Sustained Silent Reading; Book Talks DUE by Dec 17

Pre-AP English I

11/4  MUGshot Monday editing exercise; Sentence Structure:  Complex Sentences – Students will work as a class identifying the pieces that create a complex sentence before identifying complex sentences on their own in an assignment in the Google Classroom;  The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde – Students will begin reading the last two chapters answering study questions in the Google Classroom as they go DUE Thursday  HOMEWORK:  SAT Vocabulary List 4 TEST Friday

11/5  LTOTW:  euphemism; The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde – Students will continue reading the last two chapters answering study questions in the Google Classroom as they go DUE Thursday  HOMEWORK:  SAT Vocabulary List 4 TEST Friday

11/6  The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde – Students will finish reading the last two chapters answering study questions in the Google Classroom as they go DUE tomorrow  HOMEWORK:  SAT Vocabulary List 4 TEST Friday

11/7  The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde – Students will complete a Storytelling Arc (plot diagram) for the novella  HOMEWORK:  SAT Vocabulary List 4 TEST Tomorrow

11/8  SAT Vocabulary List 4 TEST

English I

11/4  MUGshot Monday editing exercise; Author Background Research:  Langston Hughes – Students will utilize online resources to complete background research on the author  HOMEWORK:  SAT Vocabulary List 4 TEST Friday

11/5  LTOTW:  euphemism; “Thank You, Ma’am” by Langston Hughes – In small groups, students will read the short story and individually answer both comprehension and analysis questions in the Google Classroom  HOMEWORK:  SAT Vocabulary List 4 TEST Friday

11/6  “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell – Students will read the short story and answer both comprehension and analysis questions from Common Lit (link will be available in the Google Classroom)   HOMEWORK:  SAT Vocabulary List 4 TEST Friday

11/7 “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell – Students will finish reading the short story and answering both comprehension and analysis questions from Common Lit (link will be available in the Google Classroom)      HOMEWORK:  SAT Vocabulary List 4 TEST tomorrow

11/8  SAT Vocabulary List 4 TEST

Pre-AP English I

10/28  MUGshot Monday editing exercise; SAT Vocabulary:  List 4 is posted in Google Classroom – Students will review list with flashcards DUE Friday and TEST 11/8; Grammar:  Sentence Structure – Students will sort sentences into simple or compound and identify subjects, verbs, and the correct way to create compound sentences; The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde – Students will briefly discuss chapter 1 and begin reading chapters 2 & 3, answering study questions as they go (DUE Tomorrow)

10/29  LTOTW:  epithet; Sentence Structure – Students will begin memorizing subordinating conjunctions, relative pronouns, and relative adverbs (QUIZ Friday) which introduce dependent clauses as they work to identify and create complex sentences; The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde – Students will briefly discuss chapters 2 & 3 and begin reading chapter 4, answering study questions as they go (DUE Tomorrow)

10/30  1/2 Day for Students; PLC for Faculty; Students will watch Shakespeare’s Macbeth; The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde – Students will begin reading chapters 5 & 6, answering study questions as they go (DUE Friday)

10/31  Happy Halloween!! MicroFiction – Students will take notes over micro fiction and create 6 word horror stories to be read around the “campfire”; QUIZ Tomorrow over subordinating conjunctions, relative pronouns, and relative adverbs

11/1  Sentence Structure:  QUIZ; The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde – Students will begin reading chapters 7 & 8, answering study questions as they go (DUE Monday)

English I

10/28  MUGshot Monday editing exercise; SAT Vocabulary:  List 4 is posted in Google Classroom – Students will review list with flashcards DUE Friday and TEST 11/8

10/29  LTOTW:  epithet;  Grammar:  Sentence Structure – Students will sort sentences into simple or compound and identify subjects, verbs, and the correct way to create compound sentences

10/30  1/2 Day PLC for Faculty; Students will watch Shakespeare’s Macbeth

10/31  Happy Halloween!! MicroFiction – Students will take notes over micro fiction and create 6 word horror stories to be read around the “campfire”

11/1  Grammar:  Sentence Structure – Students will begin memorizing subordinating conjunctions, relative pronouns, and relative adverbs (QUIZ Wednesday 11/13) which introduce dependent clauses as they work to identify and create complex sentences

Pre-AP English I

10/21  NO SCHOOL – Teacher In-Service

10/22  LTOTW:  dystopia; Author Background Research:  Robert Louis Stevenson – Students will use online sources to discover information about the author prior to our study of The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

10/23  Think About it Thursday:  students will write a paragraph response in their journals DUE Today; Students will complete their background research of Robert Louis Stevenson and begin a reading and analysis of his poem “The Land of Storybooks” posted in Google Classroom – DUE Tomorrow

10/24  Robert Louis Stevenson:  Students will have a short time of group discussion over the poem “The Land of Storybooks,” begin an introduction to The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, and go to the library to trade out their chromebook case as well as check out a new book for the second quarter Book Talk which will be December 16 & 17

10/25  Grammar:  Students will take notes over the 4 types of sentences as we begin a study of proper sentence structure; Robert Louis Stevenson:  As a class, we will read chapter 1 of The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde answering study questions as we go; the chapter and questions are available in the Google Classroom

English I

10/21  NO SCHOOL – Teacher In-Service

10/22  LTOTW:  dystopia; Author Background Research:  Robert Louis Stevenson – Students will use online sources to discover information about the author

10/23  Think About it Thursday:  students will write a paragraph response in their journals DUE Today; Students will complete their background research of Robert Louis Stevenson and begin a reading and analysis of his poem “The Land of Storybooks” posted in Google Classroom – DUE Tomorrow

10/24  Students will go to the library to trade their chromebook case as well as check out a new book for the second quarter Book Talks which will be December 16 & 17

10/25 Grammar:  Students will take notes over the 4 types of sentences as we begin a study of proper sentence structure