9/28 lesson plans

Sept. 28, 2006

Pds. 1, 3 & 4:
SSR
Act 2 begun – s. guide, vocab. list & sticky notes; pd. 1 & pd. 3 -pg.53, pd. 4 –pg. 58

Pds. 1, 3 & 4:
SSR (schedule please)
corrected Unit 1 exercises
continued reading “The Scarlet Ibis” (unfinished)
homework – student for Unit 1 vocab. test please
reminder to new enrollees-complete items 1-6 by Fri.; see me if scheduling is a problem

9/27 lesson plans

Sept. 27, 2006

Pds. 1, 3 & 4:
SSR (schedule)
notes/ discussion on Act 1 quickwrite – due Thurs. (get handouts from yellow tray)
grade totals given

Pds. 5 & 6:
SSR (schedule asap)
submit Unit 1 sentences and defs.
discussion and review of Irony
pd. 6 only – read aloud “The Elephant” pg. 201 (blue book) and applied irony
notes/discussion on Setting (get from a peer asap)
we began reading “The Scarlet Ibis” on pg. 593 (1 ½ pgs.) (orange book)
homework – Unit 1 exercises due Thurs.

9/26 lesson plans

Sept. 26, 2006

Pds. 1, 3 & 4:
SSR (schedule)
Act 1 on video (schedule)

Pds. 5 & 6:
SSR (schedule)
review/discussion of Plot, Characterization
notes/discussion of irony (get from a peer)
pd. 5 – read “The Elephant” on pg. 201 (blue book)
pd. 6 – we started “The Elephant” on pg. 201 (blue book) – will finish Wed.Homework – Unit 1 sentences and defs. – due Wed.

9/26 lesson plans

Sept. 26, 2006

Pds. 1, 3 & 4:
SSR (schedule)
Act 1 on video (schedule)

Pds. 5 & 6:
SSR (schedule)
review/discussion of Plot, Characterization
notes/discussion of irony (get from a peer)
pd. 5 – read “The Elephant” on pg. 201 (blue book)
pd. 6 – we started “The Elephant” on pg. 201 (blue book) – will finish Wed.Homework – Unit 1 sentences and defs. – due Wed.

9/25 lesson plans

September 25, 2006

Pds. 1 , 3 & 4:
SSR (schedule)
complete in-class Act 1 quote worksheet (schedule)

Pds. 5 & 6:
SSR (schedule)
“Wordskills” Unit 1 assigned for this week: original sentences & definitions (3) due on Wed.; exercises (including word maze, excluding Last Word) due on Thurs.; Vocab. test on Fri. (sentence completion with word bank)
new students only – read course syllabus, complete SSR card, write body paragraph for Fri.

9/22 lesson plans

September 22, 2006

Pds. 1,3 & 4:
SSR (schedule please)
writing component overviewed/discussed (see a peer please)
began in class only worksheet on Act 1 quotes (schedule please)

Pds. 5 & 6:
No SSR
Day 2 of Library Orientation (MUST SEE MRS. GUY FOR WORK ASAP)


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9/21 lesson plans

Sept. 21, 2006

Pds. 1, 3 & 4:
SSR
finish Act 1
quiz on Act 1

Pds. 5 & 6:
No SSR due to Library Orientation
if absent- you MUST see Mrs. Guy, the librarian, for make-up work



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9/20 lesson plans

Sept. 20, 2006

Pds. 1,3 & 4:
No SSR-Late Start Day
continued reading Act 1 – pds.1-middle of pg. 39; pd. 3-up to narrative on bottom of pg. 40; pd. 4-middle of pg. 40

Pds. 5 & 6:
No SSR-Late Start Day
review of Theme (see a peer)
review of story and s. guide; also, we applied characterization to the story
quiz on short story (schedule asap)
No homework

9/19 lesson plans

Sept. 19, 2006

Pds. 1, 3 & 4:
SSR
Act I reading continues: pd. 1 – read to bottom of pg. 26; pd. 3 – read to middle of pg. 28; pd. 4 – read to 2nd to last line by Proctor on pg. 28


Pds. 5 & 6:
SSR (schedule please)
read “A Mother in Mannville”; complete s. guide & apply characterization notes while reading short story
no homework

9/18 lesson plans

Sept. 18, 2006

Pds. 1, 3 & 4:
SSR
pd. 1- read to pg. 20(narrative section); pd. 3 –read to bottom of pg. 19; pd. 4- read to bottom of pg. 19
use s. guide. vocab. list & sticky notes please

Pds. 5 & 6:
SSR
No Vocab. this week; Library Orientation on Thurs. & Fri.
Characterization Notes (get from a peer asap)
Began reading “A Mother in Mannville” (green textbook only) with s. guide (handout in red tray)

9/15 lesson plans

Sept. 15, 2006

Pds. 1, 3 & 4:
SSR
submit “Death of a Salesman” journals
“Death of a Salesman” test
discussion of Miller’s commentary on pgs. 5-8; pd. 1 only-selected Act 1 roles

Pds. 5 & 6:
SSR (schedule asap)
submit “Wordskills” Special Unit for grading
discussion on process of writing body paragraph & brainstorming
paragraph due on Mon. – typed, 12 pt. font, dbl. spaced, final copy only, attach prompt to back of copy please

9/14 lesson plans

Sept. 14, 2006

Pds. 1, 3 & 4:
SSR
finished notes on Miller
Playbooks distributed
handouts – vocab. & s. guide for Act1
read “Notes” and assigned reading of Pgs. 1-8 for Fri.

Pds. 5 & 6:
SSR
discussion on essay writing
handout – body paragraph writing (KEEP ALL YEAR)
handout - body paragraph writing prompt given – DUE MON.
don’t forget- Special Unit due on Fri. – bring “Wordskills”
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9/13 lesson plans

Sept. 13, 2006

Pds. 1, 3 & 4:
SSR
Puritanism quiz
Notes (handout) begun on Arthur Miller

Pds. 5 & 6:
SSR
quiz on short story
quiz on plot notes
homework – complete “Special Unit” for Fri.

9/12 lesson plans

Sept. 12, 2006

Pds. 1, 3& 4:
SSR (schedule asap)
notes/introduction on Puritanism (get handout from yellow tray)
homework – study notes for quiz

Pds. 5 & 6:
SSR (schedule asap)
finish “The Most Dangerous Game” with s. guide
homework – finish reading the story and complete s. guide for Wed. (short story & plot quiz on Wed.)
Literature Textbooks distributed (see me if absent)

9/11 lesson plans

Sept. 11, 2006

Pds. 1, 3 & 4:
SSR (schedule please)
Learning Modalities wrapped up (pd. 4 handout given)
Thinking Styles discussed and tested; handout given

Pds. 5 & 6:
SSR
assigned Special Unit (pgs. 1-12) in “Wordskills – due Fri.
read “The Most Dangerous Game” with s. guide (pd. 5-bottom of pg.49 & pd. 6- top of pg. 48 please)

9/8 lesson plans

Sept. 8, 2006

Pds. 1, 3 & 4:
No SSR; Portfolio Scramble (get from last year’s Eng. teacher)
Lord of the Flies exam (schedule asap)

Pds. 5 & 6:
SSR; update card if needed (schedule asap)
read “The Most Dangerous Game” to pg. 45with s. guide

9/5-9/7 lesson plans

Sept. 5, 2006

Pds. 1, 3 & 4:
Introductions
Course syllabus
Sept. calendar (get from a peer; due dates for summer reading given)
review/discussion of dialectical journals
SSR novel due Thurs.

Pds. 5 & 6:
Introductions
Course syllabus
Sept. calendar (get from a peer)
SSR novel due Thurs. & purchase “Wordskills” by Mon., 9/11

Sept. 6, 2006

Pds. 1, 3 & 4:
Introduction to SAT info.(get handout)
Introduction to Academic Strategies – Learning Modalities
Modalities test given

Pds. 5 & 6:
Notes & discussion of PLOT (get from a peer)
Introduction to 1st short story

Sept. 7, 2006

Pds. 1, 3 & 4:
SSR begins (complete SSR card)
Complete Modalities Test

Pds. 5 & 6:
SSR begins (complete SSR card)
Review of PLOT
Literature textbook (discussed supplementary resources available in it)
“The Most Dangerous Game” s. guide given