March 31, 2009 Lesson Plans

March 31, 2009 Lesson Plans

Pds. 1, 4 & 5:
April calendar dates given (get from a peer)
SSR (schedule asap, if absent please)
Submit poetry worksheet
Discussion of how to read a poem & its application to yesterday’s poem
No Homework

Pds. 2 & 6:
April calendar dates (get from a peer)
Chpt. 12 – with a peer interpret the 6 areas of the poem
Assigned chpt. 13 for homework with poems: Song, Eight O’Clock, Sound & Sense, I heard a fly buzz when I died

March 30, 2009 lesson plans

March 30, 2009

Pds. 1, 4 & 5:
SSR (schedule if absent please)
Read pgs. 916-918 on Harlem Renaissance; then read pgs. 920-923 on Langston Hughes
Complete worksheet for tomorrow
No Vocab. this week

Pds. 2 & 6:
AP Multiple Choice Exam (schedule asap, please)

March 27, 2009

March 27, 2009

Pds. 1, 4 & 5:
SSR (schedule asap, if absent please)
Peer scoring discussed & completed on SAT essay
No Homework

Pds. 2 & 6:
Enlightenment & Restoration Pd. quiz
Peer scoring of Poetry essay #1

March 26, 2009 lesson plans

March 26, 2009

Pds. 1, 4 & 5:
No SSR
Wrap up discussion of anchor papers
Composed SAT essay with strategies & rubric applied (must schedule time to make this up if absent asap please)
No homework

Pds. 2 & 6:
Poetry essay: anchor papers assessed & discussed (if absent, do this prior to any peer scoring please; see me asap)
Peer scoring begun of Poetry essay #1
Homework – enlightenment & restoration pd. quiz tomorrow

March 25, 2009 lesson plans

March 25, 2009

Pds. 1, 4 & 5:
SSR (schedule, if absent please)
SAT – Essay: strategies discussed, essay scoring of actual student essays completed, using SAT rubric (distributed yesterday); class discussion of essay scores begun
Homework- revisit strategies for SAT essay since we’ll write a 25 min. essay tomorrow

Pds. 2 & 6:
Submit reflective journal section 3 of senior project
Poetry essay strategies discussed
Poetry essay drafted

March 24, 2009 lesson plans

March 24, 2009

Pds. 1, 4 & 5:
SSR
M.Choice Writing Section-Improving Paragraphs (if absent, retrieve from yellow tray)
Introduction to SAT Essay
SAT essay rubric distributed (get from tray please)

Pds. 2 & 6:
Chpt. 10 & 11 discussion
Spenserian sonnet discussed with Italian & Elizabethan distinctions noted
Restoration & Enlightenment Pd. quiz on Fri.
Homework – chpt. 12 with poems/exercises: I had the choice, Old ladies home, To a daughter leaving home

March 23, 2009 lesson plans

March 23, 2009

Pds. 1, 4 & 5:
SSR (schedule asap, if absent)
SAT – m. choice section on writing: format & test strategies discussed (on whiteboard; see a peer)
Practice Test on Sentence Errors given (if absent, retrieve from yellow tray please)
No Homework

Pds. 2 & 6:
Chpt. 9 discussed (Elizabethan & Italian sonnet forms revisited; see a peer)
Assigned chpt. 11 poems with exercises : The Turtle, That night when joy began, The Waking, & God’s Grandeur

March 20, 2009 lesson plans

March 20, 2009

Pds. 1, 4 & 5:
SSR (schedule asap, if absent please)
SAT-Rdg. Comp. Post-test (schedule asap, if absent)
Homework – determine your SAT date

Pds. 2 & 6:
Renaissance Period Quiz (schedule asap, if absent)
Chpt. 8 discussion continues
Homework-chpt. 9 with poems/exercises: Loveliest of Trees, Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening, The Indifferent, To The Mercy Killers, How Annandale Went Out & chpt. 10 with poems/exercises: For A Lamb, Apparently There was no Surprise, Crossing the Bar, The Apparition, Getting Out, Love

March 19, 2009 lesson plans

March 19, 2009

Pds. 1, 4 & 5:
SSR (schedule asap if absent please)
Completed and discussed Dbl. Reading Passage (if absent, schedule asap)
Handout distributed of positive and negative vocab. words (get from yellow tray please)
Homework – highlight all the unrecognized words on the handout & create flashcards; pick your SAT test date please

Pds. 2 & 6:
Wrap up discussion of chpt. 7 poems with fig. lang & explication applied
Discussion of chpt. 8 poems with allusion & explication applied
Homework – study renaissance period for tomorrow’s quiz

March 18, 2009 lesson plans

March 18, 2009

Pds. 1, 4 & 5:
Late Start Day
SSR (schedule asap, if absent)
Discussion & correction of narrative passages for reading comp.
Homework – consider SAT test dates – May 2 (reg. by 3/31) or June 6 (reg. by 5/5)

Pds. 2 & 6:
Late Start Day
Discussion & correction of Anglo-Saxon & Medieval Pd. quiz
Homework – read chpt. 8 with all poems, excluding the last 2 by Perrine; complete questions for class also; English Renaissance Pd. is due on Fri. for a quiz; sign up for your AP exams(due by Fri.)

March 17, 2009 lesson plans

March 17, 2009

Pds. 1, 4 & 5:
SSR (schedule asap, if absent)
Finished & corrected narrative reading passage
No homework; however, bring Gatsby novel please

Pds. 2 & 6:
Anglo-Saxon & Medieval Pd. quiz (make up on return)
Chpt. 7 discussion of Much Madness is divinest Sense, Incident, Barbie Doll
Homework- English Renaissance Pd. is due on Fri. for a quiz; sign up for your AP exams(due by Fri.)

March 16, 2009 lesson plans

March 16, 2009

Pds. 1, 4 & 5:
SSR (schedule asap, if absent please)
Submit essay (final, then rough, then prompt) & Gatsby novel
Discussion & notes on SAT-critical reading section – reading passages
Distributed practice narrative reading passage (see me if absent for this please)
Homework- bring Gatsby novel please

Pds. 2 & 6:
Submit RSVP’s & bio. sheet for Distinguished Scholars
Group presentations & Discussion of chpt. 6 poems
Homework – quiz on anglo-saxon & medieval pds. tomorrow; also, read chpt. 7 with poems & exercises for: Much Madness is divinest Sense, Incident, Barbie Doll, The Chimney Sweep, Sorting Laundry, APO 96225, Mr. Z

March 13, 2009 lesson plans

March 13, 2009

Pds. 1, 4 & 5:
SSR (schedule asap, if absent please)
Unit 11 vocab. quiz (schedule asap)
Homework – finish drafting essay: revise then edit last body paragraph and then do the same for your concluding paragraph; next, revise the entire essay for fluency then edit for conventions; make sure its in MLA format with original title; print final copy, attach handwritten (required too) drafts and then last page is the prompt – due on Monday; no Vocab. next week

Pds. 2 & 6:
Poetry continues for chpt. 6
Homework – read the historical background of the anglo-saxon period in the purple book for Monday; rsvp’s and senior bio. sheet due no later than Monday please

March 12, 2009 lesson plans

March 12, 2009

Pds. 1, 4 & 5:
SSR (schedule with me asap, if absent please)
Sentence completion post test given (schedule asap, if absent)
Homework – study Unit 11 vocab. for quiz tomorrow; revise & edit 2nd body paragraph, then compose 3rd body paragraph (end of novel evidence) using writing notes & generate lasting impression/deeper insight for concluding paragraph (use writing notes) and compose concluding paragraph; remember handwritten rough draft is due also

Pds. 2 & 6:
Pairs discussion & presentation of a chpt. 6 poem begun
Homework – bring RSVP’s and senior bio. sheet for me to submit by 3 on Fri.; corrections due by 3 pm on m. choice exam #5 on Fri.

March 12, 2009 lesson plans

March 11, 2009

Pds. 1, 4 & 5:
SSR (please see me to make this up; update your SSR card too if needed)
Unit 11 flashcards submitted
SAT – sentence completion discussed with strategies for test improvement and self-corrected practice test; post test given (see me to make this up if absent; apply strategies while testing)
Homework – revise your 1st body paragraph then edit it; compose your 2nd body paragraph per writing notes & if time permits, start your 3rd body paragraph using evidence from the end of the text

Pds. 2 & 6:
Note-return any Heart of Darkness books please; all m. choice exam corrections must be done by 3 pm on Fri (I have to leave by 3 on Fri. also); senior project mentor hours- what is your status?; I’ve already received to mentor evaluations by mail.
Chpt. 5 – discussion wrap up of remaining poems: Subaltern, Toads, It sifts with leaden sieve; planted idea seed for allegorical narrative
Homework – chpt. 6 with poems & exercises on paper for: the road not taken, a noiseless patient spider; the sick rose; digging; to the virgins, to make much of time; fire and ice; curiosity, sun and moon

March 11, 2009 lesson plans

March 10, 2009

Pds. 1, 4 & 5:
SSR returns tomorrow; bring a novel please
SAT unit introduced
Sentence completion section addressed; practice test given (get from yellow tray if absent)
Homework – Unit 11 flashcards tomorrow, SSR novel, revise your intro. paragraph and thesis then edit them, draft your 1st body paragraph per the writing notes

Pds. 2 & 6:
Poetry pre-test redistributed (note sections of weakness for revisiting focus)
Distributed poetry terms (pink handout; see me if absent) & textbook (see me if absent)
Discussion of Metaphors, The Guitarist Tunes Up & The Hound
Homework – identify/mark unknown poetry terms for focus on handout, are you making corrections on your m. choice exam? (due Thurs. pm); status of senior project

March 9, 2009 Lesson Plans

March 9, 2009

Pds. 1, 4 & 5:
Essay prompt assigned for The Great Gatsby: essay due 3/16 by 3 pm (whether in attendance or not); MLA formatted, final draft must be typed, rough draft must be handwritten, both drafts must be submitted for completion of the prompt, create an original title, use all essay writing notes carefully, use correct point of view/perspective; see me outside of class for any tutorial help (am or pm)
Finished video
Homework- select prompt choice, brainstorm & compose intro. paragraph with clearly worded thesis; Unit 11 vocab. is due this week

Pds. 2 & 6:
Poetry pretest given (see me asap, if absent)
Checked book jackets
Homework – read chpt. 5 and explicate the following poems(use Perrine’s 29 questions to help you), write responses to the exercises too: the guitarist tunes up, the hound, it sifts from leaden sieves, the subalterns, metaphors, toads; also, complete the exercises on pg. 77.

March 6, 2009 lesson plans

March 6, 2009

Pds. 1, 4 & 5:
EAS placement essay given (see me asap, if absent)
Unit 11 vocab. next week & bring Gatsby novel for our essay

Pds. 2 & 6:
Finished peer scoring of prose essay #4 & Conrad essay
Distributed Perrine’s text (see me asap, if absent)
Homework-revisit chpts. 1 thru 5 (from last year’s curriculum) in preparation for our graded poetry pre-test on Monday

March 5, 2009 lesson plans

March 5, 2009

Pds. 1, 4 & 5:
Registration with your counselors (if absent, see your counselor asap)
Homework – none, tomorrow we draft the EAP essay for English

Pds. 2 & 6:
Anchor papers for prose essay #3 distributed, scored discussed (see me, if absent)
Peer scoring begun for prose essay #3

March 4, 2009 lesson plans

March 4, 2009

Pds. 1, 4 & 5:
Gatsby exam
Bring completed (get all signatures) registration packets; tomorrow we register with your counselors

Pds. 2 & 6:
Heart of Darkness Prose essay (schedule asap, if absent please)

March 3, 2009 lesson plans

March 3, 2008

Pds. 1, 4 & 5:
Exam format & review methods given (get review handouts, etc. from pd. baskets, if absent)
Chpt. 8 & 9 notetaking & discussion given (fill out notetaking sheet, if absent; see a peer)
Homework – study for the novel exam (tomorrow) using the resources & review methods; bring registration materials/get signatures for them

Pds. 2 & 6:
Heart of Darkness exam (schedule asap, if absent)
Submit AP one sheet for the novella
Bring the novella tomorrow for the essay

March 2, 2009

March 2, 2009

Pds. 1, 4 & 5:
Bring registration materials/get signatures by Thurs. for our registration
No Vocab. this week
Chpt. 9 quiz (schedule asap, if absent please)
Submit chpts. 8-9 s. guide

Pds. 2 & 6:
Chpt. 3 quiz (schedule asap, if absent please)
Finish theme worksheet (schedule, if unfinished)
AP one sheet & exam on novella tomorrow

Feb. 27, 2009 lesson plans

Feb. 27, 2009

Pds. 1, 4 & 5:
Unit 10 vocab. quiz (schedule asap, if absent please)
Read chpt. 9 and complete s. guide
Homework – finish chpt. 9 & s. guide for Monday

Pds. 2 & 6:
Multiple choice exam (schedule asap, if absent please)
Heart of Darkness – chpt. 3 & critical reading guide due Monday