Oct. 12, 2011 lesson plans

Pds. 1 & 5:

Tess bio. completed & began reading text together while identifying lit. possibilities for one sheet



Pds. 2, 4 & 6:

Submit body paragraph, staple prompt to back of paragraph

No SSR today

Act 3 cont. (s. guide, vocab. & tenet sheet): pd. 2 only – read from pg. 213, Hathorne, “I think they ought to be examined, sir.” to pg. 220, Francis, “John, you cannot say such a –“; pd. 4 only – read to pg. 213, Danforth, “She’s not hearty, I see.” to pg. 220, Francis, “John, you cannot say such a –“; pd. 6 only – read from pg. 213, Danforth, “No, I cannot recall it.” to pg. 220, Francis, “John, you cannot say such a –.“

Homework – update s. guide if not updated during class reading of script

Oct. 28, 2011 lesson plans

Pds. 1 & 5:

Returned Frome essay with ob. sheet (reread essay & highlight ob. sheet)

Introduced Tess of the d’Urbervilles

Packet distributed & discussed (if absent, see me & get from red tray)\

Bio. begun



Pds. 2, 4 & 6:

SSR (schedule asap if absent)

Act 3 began (s. guide, vocab. & tenet sheet): pd. 2 only – read to pg. 213, Hathorne, “I think they ought to be examined, sir.”; pd. 4 only – read to pg. 213, Danforth, “She’s not hearty, I see.”; pd. 6 only – read to pg. 213, Danforth, “No, I cannot recall it.”

Homework – Body paragraph due Monday, MLA format with at least 2 pieces of evidence and more than one sentence commentary per evidence piece; follow writing notes; staple prompt to back of qwrite

Oct. 27, 2011 lesson plans

Pds. 1 & 5:


Returned personal statement essay (see me any time if you’d like with your rewrite)


Paired scoring of Ethan Frome essay






Pds. 2, 4 & 6:


SSR (schedule asap if needed)


Submit revised intro. para. qwrite (attach to front of 1st draft)


Body paragraph writing notes & discussion


Homework – body paragraph qwrite due Monday (staple draft to prompt for submission)

Oct. 26, 2011 lesson plans

Pds. 1 & 5:

Submit personal statement essay

MC Practice Exam 3 (schedule asap if absent)



Pds. 2, 4 & 6:

SSR (schedule if absent please)

Finished Literary Analysis process for crit. rdg. & crit. writing (if absent, on powerpt. – schedule time)

Returned intro. para. qwrite with revision/editing feedback

Homework – revise & resubmit intro. para. qwrite tomorrow for 2nd scoring

Oct. 25, 2011 lesson plans

Pds. 1 & 5:


Personal Statement continued


Homework- personal statement draft due tomorrow, typed & dbl. spaced






Pds. 2, 4 & 6:


SSR (schedule asap if absent please)


Finished Act 2 on video


Literary Analysis process for crit. rdg. & crit. writing discussed (if absent, on powerpt. – schedule time)

Oct. 24, 2011 lesson plans

Pds. 1 & 5:

Personal Statement Essays (hdouts in red tray if absent) – discussion, reading excellent ones

Homework – draft one for Wed.



Pds. 2, 4 & 6;

SSR (schedule asap if absent please)

Acts 1 & 2 vocab. quiz (schedule asap if absent)

Began Act 2 on video

No homework

Oct. 21, 2011 lesson plans

Pds. 1 & 5:

Frome essay (schedule asap if absent)

Submit one sheet & crit. rdg. guide

MC corrections due today by 3 pm

Have you got a copy of Tess of the d’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy?



Pds. 2, 4 & 6:

Finished Act 2 reading

Act 2 quiz (schedule asap if absent please)

Homework – Review (suggest flashcard method) Act 1 & 2 vocab. for Monday vocab. quiz

Oct. 20, 2011 lesson plans

Pds. 1 & 5:

Paired sharing of Ethan elements



Pds. 2, 4 & 6:

No SSR

Act 2 continues with s. guide & vocab.: Pd. 2 only – read from top of pg. 196 to pg. 203, Proctor, “She done it herself.”, Pd. 4 only – read from “It’s a fair poppet.” to pg. 203, Proctor, “She done it herself.” ; Pd. 6 only – read to to Eliz., “It’s a fair poppet.” to pg. 203, Proctor, “She done it herself.”

Homework – complete s. guide up to rdg. if not done during pd.; we’ll finish Act 2 & quiz on it tomorrow

Oct. 19, 2011 lesson plans

Pds. 1 & 5:

Paired sharing of Ethan elements



Pds. 2, 4 & 6:

Submit intro paragraph (staple prompt to back of qwrite please)

SSR (schedule asap if absent please)

Discussion of lit. elements up to this pt. in the play (see a peer if absent)

Read Act 2 with s. guide & vocab.: Pd. 2 only – read to top of pg. 196, Pd. 4 only – read to Eliz., “It’s a fair poppet.” ; Pd. 6 only – read to to Eliz., “It’s a fair poppet.”

Homework – complete s. guide up to rdg. if not done during pd.

Oct. 18, 2011 lesson plans

Pds. 1 & 5:

Frome Exam (if absent, schedule asap please)

One sheet, crit. rdg. guide & Frome essay tomorrow



Pds. 2. 4 & 6:

SSR (schedule asap if absent please)

Portfolios collated, updated with 11th record sheet and mimetic poem (see me asap if absent)

Finished Act 1 on video

Distributed Act 2 s. guide (In yellow tray, if absent)

Selected Act 2 script roles

Homework -- Intro. paragraph due tomorrow (follow hdouts for org./dev; attach prompt to back of paragraph for submission; use “writing handbook” in back of textbk if needed)

Oct. 17, 2011 lesson plans

Pds. 1 & 5:

Ethan discussion

Ethan exam tomorrow

One Sheet, crit. rdg. guide, & essay on Wed.



Pds. 2, 4 & 6:

SSR (schedule asap if absent)

Discussion & writing notes for lit. analysis essay

Writing handouts (2) & prompt distributed

Homework - Intro. paragraph due on Wed. (follow hdouts for org./dev; attach prompt to back of paragraph for submission)

Oct. 14, 2011 lesson plans

Pds. 1 & 5:

Peer scoring

Ethan due on Monday

MC corrections due by Fri. , 3 pm



Pds. 2, 4 & 6:

SSR (schedule asap if absent)

Unit 3 vocab. quiz (schedule asap if absent)

Video continued

Oct. 13, 2011 lesson plans

Pds. 1 & 5:

Open ended essay #3 (schedule if absent please)



Pds. 2, 4 & 6:

SSR (schedule if absent please)

Returned Unit 3 vocab.; study for tomorrow’s Unit 3 quiz

Act 1 video

Oct. 12, 2011 lesson plans

Pds. 1 & 5:

Returned Open ended essay #2

Re-read essay & highlight significant items on observation sheet; revisit 1st essay too in preparation for tomorrow’s third essay

Discussion continued on chpts. 6 & 7



Pds. 2, 4 & 6:

SSR (schedule asap if absent)

Submit Unit 3 vocab.

Continued reading Act 1: Pd. 2 - read from pg.” to pg. 187, Abigail, “I never called him! Tituba , Tituba…” to end of Act; Pd 4. – read from pg. 187, Abigail, “I never called him! Tituba , Tituba…” to end of Act ; Pd. 6 - read from pg. 185, Hale, “Have no fear now-…” to end of Act

Act 3 quiz (if absent, schedule asap please)

(if absent, read and complete s. guide; use vocab. list and recognize words as used in script)

Study vocab. for Fri. quiz

Oct. 11, 2011 lesson plans

Pds. 1 & 5:

MC Practice Exam #2

Schedule change – chpts. 6 & 7 with annotation & crit. rdg. guide due tomorrow



Pds. 2, 4 & 6:

SSR (schedule asap if absent)

Continued reading Act 1: Pd. 2 - read from pg. 181, Parris, “I want a mark of confidence.” to pg. 187, Abigail, “I never called him! Tituba , Tituba…”; Pd 4. – From pg. 180, Parris, “Where is my wood?” to pg. 187, Abigail, “I never called him! Tituba , Tituba…” ; Pd. 6 - read from pg. 178 Miller’s narrative, “To top it all, Mrs. Putnam….” to pg. 185, Hale, “Have no fear now-…:;

(if absent, read and complete s. guide; use vocab. list and recognize words as used in script)

Unit 3 vocab. - sent/defs due on Wed. per MLA format; quiz on Fri. (if absent,get form a peer)

Oct. 10, 2011 lesson plans

Pds. 1 & 5:

Ethan discussion continued

Chpts. 6 & 7 with annotation and crit. rdg. guide due on Thurs.

Multiple Choice Strategies handout – read & apply for tomorrow’s MC Practice Exam 2



Pds. 2, 4 & 6:

SSR SSR (schedule asap if absent)

Continued reading Act 1: Pd. 2 - read from pg. 174, Proctor said, “You’re wicked yet, aren’t ya.” to pg. 181, Parris, “I want a mark of confidence.” , Pd 4. – From pg. 175, Betty, “Mama, Mama!” to pg. 180, Parris, “Where is my wood?”; pd. 6: read from pg. 174, Parris, “If you will, Goody Ann.” to pg. 178, Miller’s narrative, “To top it all, Mrs. Putnam….” (if absent, read and complete s. guide; use vocab. list and recognize words as used in script)

Unit 3 vocab. - sent/defs due on Wed. per MLA format; quiz on Fri. (if absent,get form a peer)

Oct. 7, 2011 lesson plans

Pds. 1 & 5:

Review of Ethan’s elements thus far with chpts. 4 & 5 questions too

Lit. Glossary for Ethan Frome – 2 elements due on Monday



Pds. 2, 4 & 6:

SSR (schedule asap if absent)

Continued reading Act 1: Pd. 2 - read from pg. 173, Abigail, “Not I sir-Tituba and Ruth to pg. 174, Proctor said, “You’re wicked yet, aren’t ya.” – read from pg. 171, Pd 4. – From Miller’s narrative on Putnam on pg. 172 to pg. 175, Betty, "Mama, Mama!"; pd. 6: read from Miller’s narrative on Putnam on pg. 173 to pg. 174, Parris, “If you will, Goody Ann.” (if absent, read and complete s. guide; use vocab. list and recognize words as used in script)

Unit 3 vocab. - sent/defs due on Wed. per MLA format; quiz on Fri. (if absent,get form a peer)

Oct. 6, 2011 lesson plans

Pds. 1 & 5:

Discussion of chpts. 4 & 5

Discussion of Lit. Glossary for Ethan Frome – 2 elements due on Monday (see me or a peer if absent)



Pds. 2, 4 & 6:

SSR (schedule asap if absent)

Continued reading Act 1: read from pg. 172 Miller’s narrative on Putnam to pg. 173, Abigail, “Not I sir-Tituba and Ruth”; pd. 4 only – read from pg. 171, Parris, “… What signified that remark.?” to Miller’s narrative on Putnam on pg. 173; pd. 6: read from pg. 170, Parris, “…Now tell me true, Abigail.” to Miller’s narrative on Putnam on pg. 173 (if absent, read and complete s. guide; use vocab. list and recognize words as used in script)

No homework

Oct. 5, 2011 lesson plans

Pds. 1 & 5:

Open ended essay #2

Chpts. 4 & 5 due tomorrow with annotation and crit. rdg. quide



Pds 2, 4 & 6:

SSR (schedule asap if absent please)

Script reading begun: pd. 2 only – read from pg. 169 thru pg. 172 up to Miller’s narrative on Putnam; pd. 4 only – read from pg. 169 thru pg. 171, Parris, “… What signified that remark.?”; pd. 6: read from pg. 169 thru pg. 170, Parris, “…Now tell me true, Abigail.” (if absent, read and complete s. guide; use vocab. list and recognize words as used in script)

No homework

Oct. 4, 2011 lesson plans

Pds. 1 & 5:

Open ended essay #1: discussion, anchor essays and ob. sheet

Re-read essay thoroughly and highlight ob. sheet items that apply to your essay

Review one sheets for tomorrow’s open ended essay #2



Pds. 2, 4 & 6:

SSR (schedule asap if absent please)

Wrapped up bio. notes on Miller (if absent, get from a peer)

Handouts and accountability for Acts 1-4 vocabulary & s. guide (in yellow tray if absent)

Selected script roles for act 1

No homework

Oct. 3, 2011 lesson plans

Pds. 1 & 5:

October calendar (see a peer if absent)

Frome discussion

Assigned chpts. 4 & 5 with annotation and crit. rdg. questions – due on Thurs.



Pds. 2, 4 & 6:

October calendar (see a peer if absent)

Arthur Miller handout (in yellow tray if absent; complete)

Miller notes (see a peer if absent)

No homework