Dec. 21, 2013 lesson plans

Pds. 1 & 6:

Secret pal exchange

Homework over winter break: 1) finish King Lear & complete one sheet (submit on day we return); 2) Billy Budd assigned – read historical/bio first then complete “nautical terms”, then do vocab. before reading chpts. and complete questions while reading (submit packet & one sheet on day we return; annotate text too please; 3) senior project – submit names/business names/location if haven’t yet by email over break; submit proposal by email if new over break; everyone must submit mentor agreement on fri. of week we return
Call me or email me if you want to get together over break for discussion of either



Pds. 3, 4 & 5;

SSR (schedule asap if absent)

Unit 4 vocab. quiz (schedule if absent)

Wrapped up Emerson notes (see me or a peer)

Dec. 20, 2012 lesson plans

Pds. 1 & 6:

King Lear reading cont…

Secret pal tomorrow

Proposal set & project begins or has begun



Pds. 3, 4 & 5:

SSR (Schedule asap if absent please)

Continued transcendental notes (see me or a peer if absent)

Returned Unit 4 vocab. sent/defs

Homework – review for tomorrow’s vocab. quiz please

Dec. 19, 2012 lesson plans

Pds. 1 & 6:

Proposal status addressed in pd. 1 – a must to have completed & begin over break; see me if a problem

Continued reading Lear; complete crit. rdg. questions up to rdg.



Pds. 3, 4 & 5:

SSR (schedule asap if absent please)

Transcendental notes continued (get from a peer if absent)

Submit Unit 4 vocab.

Review vocab. flashcards for fri. quiz
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Dec. 18, 2012 lesson plans

Pds. 1 & 6:

Continued reading Lear: pd. 1 – from Scene 2, Act 4, Edmund, “Yours in the ranks of death!” to Scene 4, Cordelia, “…and bring him to our eye.:; pd. 6 – from Scene 1, Glou., “…I stumbled when I saw.” to Gon., ”…Alack why does he so?”

Are you completing your crit. rdg. questions

Proposals & intros. By wed. to facilitator

Hours begun?

Copy of Billy Budd please



Pds. 3, 4 & 5:

SSR (schedule asap if absent please)

Pd. 3. only – submit visual with prompt and paragraph

Introduction to transcendentalism – hdout (if absent, get from tray) – notes begun

Dec. 17, 2012 lesson plans

Pds. 1 & 6:

Continued reading King Lear

Proposals & intros. By wed. to facilitator

Hours begun?

Copy of Billy Budd please

Returned open ended essay #5 - reread essay, highlight ob sheet



Pds. 3, 4 & 5:

No SSR

Submit visual imagery activity for “Sinners…” (prompt, drawing then para.)

Redistributed “Sinners…” rhetoric worksheet; corrected & discussed in class

Homework – unit 4 due wed; quiz on fri.

Dec. 14, 2012 lesson plans

Pds. 1 & 6:

King Lear cont… pd. 1 – read from end of scene 4 in Act 3 to Scene 7, Corn, “…Upon these eyes of thine I’ll set my foot.”; pd. 6 – read from scene 3, Act 3, line Fool said, “…. , else we had been all shamed.” to Scene 6, Edgar, “…Tom thy horn is dry.”

Secret pal exchange (see me if absent)



Pds. 3, 4 & 5:

No SSR

Unit 4 vocab. given for next week (see me or a peer for words/parts of speech if absent) – sent./defs. due wed. with quiz on fri.

Power pt. on Parallel structure (how’s it different than repetition?) (if absent, see me to schedule time to see it)

Context clue wksheet on “Sinners…” (if absent, see me & schedule time to complete)

Visualization Activity given (if absent, see me for this homework assignment) – follow directions carefully – due Monday, submit per directions

Dec. 13, 2012 lesson plans

Pds. 1 & 6:

MC Exam 4 corrections begun



Pds. 3, 4 & 5:

No SSR

Distributed “Sinners…”Comprehension worksheet - Discussion of lit. elements - due at end of pd. (if absent, see me to schedule time to complete it please)

Dec. 12, 2012 lesson plans

Pds. 1 & 6:

Get to those facilitators with proposals & intros please

Need new proposals this week if changing

Cont. reading Lear: pd. 1- read to scene 6, Kent, “Oppressed nature sleeps.”; pd. 6 – read to beginning of scene 5



Pds. 3, 4 & 5:

SSR (schedule asap if absent please)

Used “rhetoric sheet” from yesterday, identified modes of discourse found in sermon, who speaker is, who intended audience is, & “appeals to readers” – get from a peer asap if absent

Distributed “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” Text

Began annotating it with the class using the “devices” listed on the bottom of the “rhetoric sheet”

Homework – read & annotate text for tomorrow

Dec. 11, 2012 lesson plans

Pds. 1 & 6:

Multiple choice Practice Exam 4 (if absent, schedule asap please)

Meet, greet with facilitator & give him/her intro. sheet & proposal, if you haven’t yet please

If changing proposals, submit a new one asap (this week)



Pds. 3, 4 & 5;

SSR (schedule asap if absent please)

Finished Edwards flipchart intro

Rhetorical terminology flipcharts (if absent, get from a peer asap please)

Distribured Rhetoric hdout, began reading in class, finish as homework (if absent, get from yellow tray)

Dec. 10, 2012 lesson plans

Pds. 1 & 6:

King Lear cont… pd. 1 – read to end of scene 4 in Act 3; pd. 6 – read to scene 3, Act 3, line Fool said, “…. , else we had been all shamed.”

Meet, greet with facilitator & give him/her intro. sheet & proposal, if you haven’t yet please



Pds. 3, 4 & 5:

SSR (schedule asap if absent please)

Submit DBQ essay (final, then rough draft then blue rubric); submit scaffold questions separately, submit completed stapled Doc. Analysis sheets separately (keep background essay & documents)

Introduced Jonathan Edwards

No homework assigned

Dec. 7, 2012 lesson plans

Pds. 1 & 6:

Peer scoring open ended essay #5



Pds. 3, 4 & 5:

No SSR

Continue drafting DBQ

Distributed rubric (if absent, see me for it and essay please)

Homework – take essay home with rubric, revise & edit carefully, submit Monday in MLA format, 12 pt. font with original title

BRING ALL PAPERS WITH YOU MONDAY & I WILL HELP YOU COLLATE & STAPLE AS NEEDED FOR SUBMISSION & SCORING

Dec. 6, 2012 lesson plans

Pds. 1 & 6:

Open ended essay 5

Any time you’re ready – complete student intro. sheet & give it with proposal to your facilitator

Are you starting the project?



Pds. 3, 4 & 5:

No SSR

Continued draft DBQ argumentative essay (if absent, schedule time; available 0 pd.)

Notes & discussion on concluding para. (if absent, get from a peer asap please)

Dec. 5, 2012 lesson plans

Pds. 1 & 6:

Returned resubmitted proposals (if you haven’t , do so asap please)

Distributed student intro. sheet (complete & give with proposal to facilitator);

Distributed mentor agreement (read hdbk for use & when)

Distributed mentor eval (read hdbk for use & when)

Lear cont…..- pd. 1 – read from scene 4, Edgar enters to Lear tearing his garments; pd. 6 – from scene 1, Fool,”…brave night to cool a ….” to Glouc., “…we must incline to the King.”

Review one sheets, essays & obs for tomorrow’s essay



Pds. 3, 4 & 5:

No SSR

Continued draft DBQ argumentative essay (if absent, schedule time; available 0 pd.)

Discussed how to draft detailed commentary for body para. (get from a peer if absent please)

Dec. 4, 2012 lesson plans

Pds. 1 & 6:

Continued reading script : pd. 1 – read from scene 2, line 9, Fool to scene 4, Edgar enters; pd. 6 – from scene 1, Lear, “… unnatural & bemadding sorrow…” to Fool,”…brave night to cool a ….”

Are you reading essays, highlighting obs., revisiting past essay/obs. – essay 5 on thurs.

MC corrections due fri. by 3 pm



Pds. 3, 4 & 5:

SSR (schedule asap if absent)

Final notes/discussion on intro. and body para drafting for DBQ argumentative essay (if absent, see a peer for notes asap)

Began drafting in class essay; will continue tomorrow

Dec. 3, 2012 lesson plans

Pds. 1 & 6:

Proposals returned – revise/edit & resubmit as needed

Hang on to them until I give you the student info. sheet

Returned open ended essay 4 – read essay, read/ highlight obs., revisit past essay/obs. – essay 5 on thurs.

MC corrections due fri. by 3 pm

Began Act 3 of Lear: pd. 1 – read to Scene 2, line 9, Fool; pd. 6 - read to



Pds. 3, 4 & 5:

SSR (schedule asap if absent)

Discussion of doc. Analysis sheets

Homework – revisit & revise doc. Analysis sheets as needed for tomorrow

Notes begun on how to draft thesis, intro. & body para (will continue tomorrow: if absent, get notes asap from a peer please