Nov. 30, 2012 lesson plans

Pds. 1 & 6

Peer scoring continued for open-ended essay #4 with one strength & 2 weaknesses

Senior Project Proposals & Superlatives due too



Pds. 3, 4 & 5:

SSR

Finished sharing scaffolding questions & determining if primary or secondary source

Distributed document analysis sheets (if absent, in yellow tray) with discussion

HOMEWORK – COMPLETE ALL DOCUMENT ANALYSIS SHEETS FOR MONDAY

Nov. 29, 2012 lesson plans

Pds. 1 & 6:

Detailed discussion of Senior Project Proposal – address all bullets in a detailed, specific manner & follow template example exactly (ie. spacing, justification, punctuation, etc.) – due tomorrow

Peer scoring & this time, feedback of one strength and two weaknesses provided on open-ended essay #4

Senior superlatives due too



Pds. 3, 4 & 5:

SSR (schedule asap if absent please)

Began sharing & discussing of documents & scaffolding questions (if absent, see a peer asap for notes on documents covered please)

Homework - If you didn’t do the scaffold questions – please do them so you too can share with your peers

Nov. 28, 2012 lesson plans

Pds. 1 & 6:

Multiple choice exam – test corrections

Proposals due fri; senior superlatives due fri.



Pds. 3, 4 & 5:

SSR (schedule asap if absent)

Discussion of “background essay” for 5 w’s and h (see a peer if absent)

Returned body para. & discussed it with green correction codes (if absent, get from pd. bskt. & read codes; see me if needed)

Distributed “scaffold questions” & “documents” (in yellow bskt if absent)

Homework - read documents closely & complete scaffold questions for tomorrow (you’ll be sharing answers with your peers)

Nov. 27, 2012 lesson plans

Pds. 1 & 6:

MC Practice Exam #3 (if absent, available 0 pd.; schedule asap please)



Pds. 3, 4 & 5:

SSR (schedule asap if absent please)

Submit concluding para (attach prompt to back; per directions label “method” attempted on para qwrite

Introduced essay - Salem witch hysteria on Ntl. Geographic site then distributed “Background essay” – highlight/underline on the who, what, when, where, why & how’s that address the question – what caused hysteria in 1692?

Homework – finish reading the “background essay” & highlighting it for tomorrow’s class

Still need intro. para, body para & concluding para before we start the essay tomorrow from a few – submit tomorrow if you procrastinated

Nov. 26, 2012 lesson plans

Pds. 1 & 6:

Act 2 quiz (schedule asap if absent please)

11/16 parent letter due to facilitator? Read hdbook? Project or job shadow? Proposal due 11/30 to me – follow hdbook carefully please

MC Practice Exam 3 tomorrow



Pds. 3, 4 & 5:

SSR (schedule asap if absent please)

Concluding paragraph discussion, notes & prompt – due tomorrow, typed, MLA format, 12 pt. font, staple prompt to back of qwrite please

Nov. 16, 2012 lesson plans

Pds. 1 & 6:

Finished Act 2 with discussion of crit. rdg questions

Homework – begin one sheet if you haven’t started; read senior project hdbook & clarify project for when we get back



Pd. 3, 4 & 6:

No SSR

Returned updated grades with exam scores included

Qtr. 1 benchmark (if absent, schedule asap please; available 0 pd. too

Distributed BigFuture handout (in yellow tray if absent) & showed website

Nov. 15, 2012 lesson lans

Pds. 1 & 6:

Open ended essay #4 (if absent, available 0 pd.)

Agreement due tomorrow for facilitator



Pds. 3, 4 & 5:

Submit revised intro. paragraph for second scoring (optional: attach revised draft to old one please)

Crucible exam (if absent, I am available 0 pd. tomorrow)

Nov. 14, 2012 lesson plans

Pds. 1 & 6:

Continued reading Act 2 (see me or a peer if absent)

Returned papers with open ended essay #3 & ob. sheet

Homework- parent agreement due fri. to facilitator & talk to me a project idea asap; review one sheets, past essays & ob sheets for open ended essay #4 tomorrow



Pds. 3, 4 & 5:

No SSR

Exam format & review methods given (talk to a peer)

Exam tomorrow on the play

Act 4 on video

Homework – review for the exam please

Reminder from yesterday - Revise and resubmit intro. para. for thurs. (attach rewrite to front of old one please)

Nov. 13, 2012 lesson plans

Pds. 1 & 6:

Senior Project presentations (if absent, see me asap)



Pds. 3, 4 & 5:

No SSR

Act 4 quiz (schedule asap)

Acts 3 & 4 vocab. quiz (schedule asap)

Returned intro. para with revision/editing suggestions(in pd. bskt.);

Revise and resubmit for thurs. (attach rewrite to front of old one please)

Distributed correction code sheet (in yellow tray)

Nov. 9, 2012 lesson plans

Pds. 1 & 6:

Continued reading Act 2 - Pd.1 – read from scene 4, Lear, “Good morrow to you both.” to Goneril’s entrance; Pd. 6 – read from beginning of scene 4 to line 280, Lear, “I gave you all-“

Are you starting the one sheet & doing the crit. rdg. questions?



Pds, 3, 4 & 5:

SSR (schedule asap if finished)

Finished reading Act 4 & discussed crit. rdg. questions

Homework – review for Act 4 rdg. quiz & Acts 3/4 vocab. quiz on Tuesday

Nov. 8, 2012 lesson plans

Pds. 1 & 6:

Revisited crit. rdg. guide questions in pd. 1

Continued with Act 2: Pd.1 – read from beginning of scene 4 to Lear, “Good morrow to you both.”; Pd. 6 – read from beginning of scene 4 to line 280, Lear, “I gave you all-“



Pds. 3, 4 & 6:

SSR (schedule asap if absent)

Act 4 begun – crit. rdg. guide in yellow tray if absent); pd. 3 – read from pg. 233, Hale, ”The sun will rise in a few minutes….”; to pg. 237, Eliz., “I cannot judge you, John, I cannot!” pd. 4 – read from pg. 232, Parris, “There is not sufficient time till dawn.” to pg. 237, Proctor, “…it is evil, and I do it!” ; pd. 5 – read from pg.232, Danforth, “There will be no postponement.” to pg. 237, Proctor, “…it is evil, and I do it!”

Update s. guide to where we’ve read

Finish act 4 reading and quiz tomorrow

Nov. 7, 2012 lesson plans

Pds. 1 & 6:

Act 2 reading continued- Pd. 1 – read from scene 2, Kent, “…Goose, if I had you…” to end of scene 4

Pd. 6 – read from scene 2, Gloucester, “Weapons? Arms?...” to end of scene 4

Update crit. rdg. guide

MC corrections due this thurs.



Pds. 3, 4 & 6:

SSR (schedule asap if absent)

Act 4 begun – crit. rdg. guide in yellow tray if absent); pd. 3 – read to pg. 233, Hale, ”The sun will rise in a few minutes….”; pd. 4 – read to pg. 232, Parris, “There is not sufficient time till dawn.”; pd. 5 – read to pg.232, Danforth, “There will be no postponement.”

Body paragraph due today – did you come in 0 pd, lunch, or after school to complete it as promised? (absentees schedule with me asap please)

Nov. 6, 2012 lesson plans

Pds. 1 & 6:

Senior project overview with due dates given (see me if absent); presentation on senior project scheduled tues., 11/13 (mark your agendas please)



Pds. 3, 4 & 6:

2nd day of in class only drafting of body paragraph (if absent, schedule asap please)

If needing more time to complete paragraph, am available o pd, lunch or after school - today or tomorrow)

Nov. 5, 2012 lesson plans

Pds. 1 & 6:

Act 2 reading begun

Pd. 1 – read to scene 2, Kent, “…Goose, if I had you…”

Pd. 6 – read to scene 2, Gloucester, “Weapons? Arms?...”

Update crit. rdg. guide

MC corrections due this thurs.



Pds. 3, 4 & 6:

No SSR

Did you bring homework completed- paraphrased evidence from acts 1- 3

Body paragraph drafting begun today; will complete tomorrow; in class only assignment (schedule asap if absent)

Nov. 2, 2012 lesson plans

Pds. 1 & 6:

Multiple choice corrections



Pds. 3, 4 & 5:

No SSR

Intensive class discussion on types of quotes & paraphrasing of evidence for body para.

Submit quotes assigned (acts 1, 2 & 3) as homework last night

Homework due Monday – bring paraphrased evid. for Acts 1, 2 & 3; procrastinators – it’s your last chance to locate quotes if you didn’t do homework last night

Nov. l, 2012 lesson plans

Pds. 1 & 6:

Finished reading of Act 1

Act 1 quiz (schedule asap if absent please)

Please schedule time to complete m.c. exam corrections, due 11/8



Pds. 1 & 6:

SSR (schedule asap if absent please)

Body paragraph begun – in class only writng asssignment (MUST schedule time asap if absent)

Oct. 31, 2012 lesson plans

Pds. 1 & 6:

Continued reading of Act 1: pd. 1 – read from scene 4, Goneril, “…shows like a riotous inn.” to Steward’s entrance; pd. 6 – read from scene 4, Lear, “…beat at this gate that let thy folly in…” to Steward’s entance



Pds. 3, 4 & 5:

SSR (schedule asap if absent please)

Introduced tone and diction with narrative passages on tone for practice in preparation for body para. writing that begins in class tomorrow