Week: January 8-11
Tuesday, January 8th
WHAT WE DID:
- introductions, name tents
- discussed syllabus, spiral notebook, summer reading
HANDOUTS:
- syllabus (SPNB 1)
- summer reading lists
HOMEWORK:
- summer reading (due 1-25)
Wednesday, January 9th
WHAT WE DID:
- bio poem
- explain blog site/ assign blog posting homework
- review timed writing strategies
- begin timed writing # 1
HANDOUTS:
- blog posting assignment
- timed writing assignment
HOMEWORK:
- blog posting
- summer reading (due 1-25)
Thursday, January 10th
WHAT WE DID:
- Vocab Word: adulterate
- Finish timed writing
- PPT notes on Setting (SPNB 2)
- Begin reading “A Sound of Thunder”
HANDOUTS:
- copy Setting notes from my notebook if absent
HOMEWORK:
- Blog posting (due 1-11 at midnight)
- Summer reading (due 1-25)
Friday, January 11th:
WHAT WE DID:
- Sell Vocab Books
- Vocab Word: Insidious
- Finish reading “A Sound of Thunder”
- Setting activity (SPNB 3)
HANDOUTS:
- Setting activity (SPNB 3)
HOMEWORK:
- Summer Reading
Week: January 14-18
Monday, January 14th
WHAT WE DID:
- Sell vocab books
- Vocab Word: Ambidextrous
- Informal discussion: note-taking, pronoun/antecedent agreement
- PPT notes on Plot, Symbolism, and Allegory (SPNB 4)
- Discussion: Edgar Allan Poe, Background for “The Masque of the Red Death”
- Began reading “The Masque of the Red Death” p. 82
HANDOUTS:
- copy PPT notes from my notebook if absent
HOMEWORK:
- Summer reading
Tuesday, January 15th
WHAT WE DID:
- Sell vocab books
- Vocab Word: Tentative
- Finish “The Masque of the Red Death”
- Class discussion
- Questions/ Plot diagram for “Masque” (SPNB 5)
- Class discussion
HANDOUTS:
- Questions/ Plot diagram for “Masque” (SPNB 5)
HOMEWORK:
- Summer Reading
Wednesday, January 16th
WHAT WE DID:
- Vocab Word: Verbatim
- PPT notes on Conflict
- Listen to “Through the Tunnel” p. 242
HANDOUTS:
- copy Conflict notes from my notebook if absent
HOMEWORK:
- Summer Reading
Thursday, January 17th
WHAT WE DID:
- Vocab Word: Reiterate
- In 3/4 a page, describe a time when you physically challenged yourself (focus on description)
- Volunteers read papers
- Conflict 1-Pager (aligned to “Through the Tunnel”) - SPNB 7
HANDOUTS:
- Conflict 1-Pager sheet (SPNB 7)
HOMEWORK:
- Summer Reading
Friday, January 18th
WHAT WE DID:
- Vocab Word: Fortitude
- PPT Notes - Character/ Characterization (SPNB 
- Read “A Visit to Grandmother” p. 182
HANDOUTS:
- Get copy of notes from my notebook
HOMEWORK:
- Summer Reading
Week of 1/22-1/25
Tuesday, January 22
WHAT WE DID:
- Vocab Word: Intimation
- Discuss/ refresh “A Visit to Grandmother”
- Individual Characterization Sheet (SPNB 9)
- Characterization chart for “A Visit to Grandmother” (SPNB 10)
- Listen to “Shed A Little Light” by James Taylor/ analyze lyrics
HANDOUTS:
- Individual Characterization sheet (SPNB 9)
- Characterization Chart (SPNB 10)
- “Shed a Little Light” lyrics/ questions (turn in for a grade)
HOMEWORK:
- Summer Reading - DUE THIS FRIDAY
- Vocab quiz this FRIDAY
Wednesday, January 23
WHAT WE DID:
- VW: Augment
- Finish “Shed a Little Light” song sheet
- Finish Characterization Chart
- PPT Notes (POV and Theme) (SPNB 11)
HANDOUTS:
- Copy PPT notes from my notebook
HOMEWORK:
- Summer Reading due Friday
Thursday, January 24
WHAT WE DID:
- Vocab Word: Guise
- Read “The Monkey’s Paw” p. 50
- Spiral Notebook Check
- Questions for “The Monkey’s Paw” (SPNB 12)
- Watched “The Monkey’s Paw” video
HANDOUTS:
- “The Monkey’s Paw” questions sheet
HOMEWORK:
- Summer Reading - due Tomorrow
Friday, January 25
WHAT WE DID:
- Vocab Unit 1 Quiz
- Summer Reading Project Presentations
- Spiral Notebook Check
HANDOUTS:
- None
HOMEWORK:
- Makeup Vocab quiz if you were absent
Week: January 28-February 1
Monday, January 28
WHAT WE DID:
- Vocab Word (Unit 2): Cursory
- Finish Summer Reading Presentations
- Guidelines for Original Short Story (Due Feb 8th)
- Work on story draft sheets
- 3-week progress check
- Pass back graded papers
HANDOUTS:
- Short Story Guidelines
- graded papers
HOMEWORK:
- Short Story Major Quiz (40 pts) Thursday, 1-31
- Work on Original Short Story (Feb 8th)
Tuesday, January 29
WHAT WE DID:
- VW: Duplicity
- Hand out review for Short Story Quiz
- Work on S.S. draft sheets
- Make up timed writing (certain students)
HANDOUTS:
- Short Story Review Guide (SPNB 13)
HOMEWORK:
- Study for SS Quiz (Thursday)
Wednesday, January 30
WHAT WE DID:
- VW: Impetus
- Hand back timed writings/ writing folders
- Hand out notes sheet for writing errors (SPNB 14)
- Choose 1 paragraph from your timed writing to re-write, check with me, staple to original, and put in folder
HANDOUTS:
- General Writing Review notes (SPNB 14)
HOMEWORK:
- Study for S.S. Quiz
Thursday, January 31
WHAT WE DID:
- VW: Feasible
- Short Story Quiz
- Go to writing lab, start typing/ drafting short stories
HANDOUTS:
- none
HOMEWORK:
- Work on Short Story (due Feb. 8th)
Friday, February 1
WHAT WE DID:
- VW: Jeopardy
- Watch movie “A Sound of Thunder”
- Complete movie chart (SPNB 15)
HANDOUTS:
- movie chart (SPNB 15)
HOMEWORK:
- Work on Short Story
Week: 2/4-2/8
Monday, February 4
WHAT WE DID:
- VW: Meticulous
- Finish “A Sound of Thunder” movie/ chart
- Start Greek Drama PPT (notes SPNB 16)
- Book talks - parallel reading books
HANDOUTS:
- get Greek drama PPT notes from a classmate (SPNB 16)
HOMEWORK:
- Work on Short Story
Tuesday, February 5
WHAT WE DID:
- VW: Scrutinize
- Finish Greek Drama PPT
- Antigone Anticipation (groups)
- Oedipus Family Tree (SPNB 17)
HANDOUTS:
- Oedipus Family Tree (SPNB 17)
HOMEWORK:
- Work on Short Story
Wednesday, February 6
WHAT WE DID:
- VW: Benevolent
- Choose books for parallel reading books
- go to writing lab - type short stories
HANDOUTS:
- None (early release day)
HOMEWORK:
- Short Stories due Friday
Thursday, February 7
WHAT WE DID:
- VW: Averse
- Start reading Antigone - read thru page 777-780
- SOAPSTONE - method for analyzing nonfiction
- use above acronym to analyze Creon’s Speech (p. 777)
HANDOUTS:
- none (get SOAPSTONE notes from classmate)
HOMEWORK:
- Short Stories due Tomorrow for +5, Monday for full credit.
Friday, February 8
WHAT WE DID:
- VW: Nostalgia
- Read Antigone
- Hand out Lit Circle Information sheets
- Turn in Short Stories for extra credit
- Go to MC - check out books
HANDOUTS:
- Lit Circle Information
HOMEWORK:
- Vocab Quiz 2 Monday
Week: 2/11-2/15
Monday, 2-11
WHAT WE DID:
- VW: No Word
- Turn in short stories/ volunteers read to the class
- Antigone questions on Act 1: p. 787 #1-7, and p. 789, # 1-5 (grammar lesson)
- The above assignment is SPNB 19
HANDOUTS:
- none - do assignment in lit book
HOMEWORK:
- finish SPNB 19
Tuesday, 2-12
WHAT WE DID:
- Vocab Quiz 2
- Antigone - talk about tragic flaw/ tragic hero
- Read thru p. 802, line 95
HANDOUTS:
- none
HOMEWORK:
- Make up vocab quiz if you were absent
Wednesday, 2-13
WHAT WE DID:
- VW: Culinary
- Finish reading play as a class
- Antigone questions on scenes 3-5 (will be quizzed on these later)
HANDOUTS:
- Antigone questions
HOMEWORK:
- Finish questions, turn in for a grade Thursday
Thursday, 2-14
WHAT WE DID:
- VW: Precedent
- Antigone movie
- turn in questions for a grade
- V-Day celebration
HANDOUTS:
- none
HOMEWORK:
- none
Friday, 2-15
WHAT WE DID:
- VW: Alienate
- Discuss Antigone product options
- Hand out and work on Socratic Seminar Questions
- Soc. Sem guidlines (notes)
- Schedule reading group roles
HANDOUTS:
- Socratic Sem. Questions
- Antigone Product options sheet
HOMEWORK:
- Antigone Product option due 2-22
- Lit Circle - role sheets due Wed. 2-20
Week: 2/18-2/22
Monday: No School
Tuesday: No School
Wednesday, 2-20
WHAT WE DID:
- VW: Punitive
- Lit Circle 1 - turn in role sheets
- Antigone Quiz
HANDOUTS:
- none
HOMEWORK:
- Antigone product options
Thursday, 2-21
WHAT WE DID:
- VW: Muse
- Assign In-school Lang. observation
- Finish Sem. questions
- Antigone Soc. Seminar
HANDOUTS:
- In-school lang. observation
HOMEWORK:
- Antigone product option
- in-school lang. observation - due 2-28
Friday, 2-22
WHAT WE DID:
- VW: Negligible
- Antigone Product options due
- Introduce Poetry/ language unit with poetry definitions activity (spnb 22)
- likert Scale activity (SPNB 23)
HANDOUTS:
- definitions of poetry
- likert scale
HOMEWORK:
- in-school language observation
Week: 2/25-2/29
Monday, 2-25
WHAT WE DID:
- VW: Alienate
- Read short stories - volunteers
- “Words to Know and Understand” handout
- TPFASTT handout
- Read “Richard Cory” - poem
HANDOUTS:
- Words to know and understand (spnb 24)
- TPFASTT sheet (spnb 25a)
- Richard Cory poem (spnb 25b)
HOMEWORK:
- in-school language observation
- SPNB check tomorrow
Tuesday, 2-26
WHAT WE DID:
- VW: Inclement
- Read short stories - volunteers
- Analyze “Richard Cory” using TPFASTT
- SPNB Check
- “We Real Cool” poem
- Poetry vs. Prose notes (SPNB 26)
HANDOUTS:
- We Real Cool poem (SPNB 27)
- poetry vs. prose notes - get from classmate (SPNB 26)
HOMEWORK:
- In-school lang. observation
- Lit circle 2 tomorrow - turn in role sheet
Wednesday, 2-27
WHAT WE DID:
- VW: Coerce
- Lit Circle 2 - turn in role sheet
- SPNB Check
- Analyze “We Real Cool” with TPFASTT
- Illegal Words
HANDOUTS:
- Illegal Words
HOMEWORK:
- In-school lang. observation due tomorrow
Thursday, 2-28:
WHAT WE DID:
- VW: Perpetuate
- In-school lang. seminar
HANDOUTS:
- none
HOMEWORK:
- Vocab quiz Monday
Friday, 2-29:
- Drug Awareness Day - no classes
Week: 3/3-3/7:
Monday, 3-3
WHAT WE DID:
- Vocab Quiz 3
- Connotation, etc. worksheet (SPNB 29)
- Hand back graded papers, discuss grades
HANDOUTS:
- Connotation worksheet (SPNB 29)
- graded papers
HOMEWORK:
- Make up voc. quiz if absent
- Lit Circle 3 Wednesday
Tuesday, 3-4 - Early Release
WHAT WE DID:
- VW: Affiliated
- Finish Connotation, etc. worksheet (SPNB 29)
HANDOUTS:
- none
HOMEWORK:
- Lit Circle Tomorrow!
Wednesday, 3-5
WHAT WE DID:
- VW: Converge
- Lit Circle 3 - turn in role sheets
- Read alliteration and assonance poems
- Evoluation of Eng. PPT
HANDOUTS:
- Evolution of Eng. PPT notes
HOMEWORK:
- none
Thursday, 3-6:
WHAT WE DID:
- VW: Scrupulous
- Evolution of Eng. PPT questions
- Poetry Terms (SPNB)
- Metaphor Writing (turn in - handout)
HANDOUTS:
- Poetry Terms
- Metaphor Writing
HOMEWORK:
- Read for next Lit Circle
- Poetry Terms Quiz - next Thursday
Friday, 3-7
WHAT WE DID:
- VW: Ascertain
- Read “Sun” poem and analyze with TPFASTT - turn in
- Hippo creative writing prompt or “Breaking the Law” prompt
HANDOUTS:
- “Sun” poem
- Writing prompt
HOMEWORK:
- Be reading for next Lit Circle
- Poetry Terms Quiz next Thurs
Monday, 3-10
WHAT WE DID:
- VW: Disperse
- Hand back “Sun” analysis, go over
- Read “Foul Shot” poem and analyze with TPFASTT (SPNB)
- Poetry Types - fill in the blank notes (SPNB)
HANDOUTS:
- “Foul Shot” poem
- Poetry Types notes/ start practice poems
HOMEWORK:
- read for next Lit Circle
- Poetry Terms Quiz Thurs.
Tuesday, 3-11
WHAT WE DID:
- VW: Expunge
- Finish practice poems
- Read “Mother to Son” and “Jazzonia” (SPNB)
- Fill out comparison chart (SPNB)
HANDOUTS:
- poems - “Mother to Son” and “Jazzonia”
- comparison chart
HOMEWORK:
- Be ready for Lit Circle tomorrow - fill out role sheet
- Study for Poetry Terms quiz on Thursday
Wednesday, 3-12
WHAT WE DID:
- VW: None
- Lit Circle 4
- Turn in role sheets
- Langston Hughes Bio video - take 25 notes
HANDOUTS:
- none
HOMEWORK:
- Study for poetry terms quiz TOMORROW!
Thursday, 3-13:
WHAT WE DID:
- VW: Finite
- Poetry Terms Quiz
- Use LH Bio Facts to write 7-10 sentence
- Watch part of “Across the Universe”
HANDOUTS:
- None
HOMEWORK:
- None
Friday, 3-14:
WHAT WE DID:
- VW: Nonchalant
- Finish “Across the Universe”
HANDOUTS:
- none
HOMEWORK:
- none
Week: 3/17-3-21
Monday, 3-17:
WHAT WE DID:
- VW: Nonchalant
- Tone Words Packet (SPNB 37)
- “Still I Rise” by Maya Angelou (SPNB 36)
- Pass back graded papers
HANDOUTS:
- Still I Rise
- Tone Words Packet
- Graded Papers
HOMEWORK:
- Voc. 4 Quiz Thursday
Tuesday, 3-18:
WHAT WE DID:
- VW: Panacea
- Listen to Pink Floyd song “Time”, analyze lyrics, answer questions
- Choose 3 tone words, from packet, to describe “Still I Rise” - write one sentence for each word/ cite a phrase from the poem in each sentence
HANDOUTS:
- Pink Floyd Lyrics
HOMEWORK:
- Study for Voc. 4 quiz THurs
Wednesday, 3-19:
WHAT WE DID:
-VW: Uncanny
- Lit Circle 5
- Go over Webpage information - hand out directions
- Work on sections of Webpages
HANDOUTS:
- None
HOMEWORK:
- Study for Voc 4 Quiz
- Spiral Notebook Check tomorrow
Thursday, 3-20:
WHAT WE DID:
- VW: Vocab Quiz 4
- Dickinson poems
- Dickinson 1-pager on personification
- SPNB check 3
HANDOUTS:
- Dickinson poems and 1-pager
HOMEWORK:
- None
Friday, 3-21:
WHAT WE DID:
- VW: None
- Watch Dickinson Bio Video (30 min)
- Writing Lab - work on webpage projects
HANDOUTS:
- None
HOMEWORK:
- None
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