10th Lit and Comp--please check agendas every night

10^th Grade Language Arts

10-31-11-5-2011

Lesson Plans

Monday, October 31, 2011

Journal: none

The Fall of the Roman Empire

Hm. Studies: Act 1, Scene iii, J. Caesar pg. 792-797

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Journal: none

Reading check on reading

Summary, Act I remembering the order of events

The Fall of the Roman Empire--continued

Hm. Studies: outline for writing prompt-prewriting activity

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Journal: none

PSAT writing works shop

Hm. Studies: none

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Journal: none

Act II Scene i, J. Caesar pg. 800-809

Hm. Studies:

Responsive reading, reading check questions Act II, Scene i J. Caesar

Friday, November 4, 2011

Journal: free write

Scene ii review

Scene iii, iv pg. 816-817

Shakespeare’s soliloquy.

Hm. Studies: none

8th Grade Language Arts/please remember to check student agendas!

8^th Grade Language Arts

10-31-11-5-2011

Lesson Plans

Monday, October 31, 2011

Journal: freedom of choice-what does it all mean?

Follow up on American Memory Project

The Giver-Chapter 12

Hm. Studies: research genetic engineering—what is it? No wiki source. Print out source and read it please@

Tuesday, November 1,  2011

Journal: free write

What did you find out about genetic engineering?

Persuasive writing…develop and opinion

Hm. Studies: find another source related to genetic engineering, print and read

Read chapter 13-The Giver

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Journal: What is your favorite color and why? What do you think of when you see the color?

Review chapter 13-Read chapter 14 of The Giver in class.

Hm. Studies: complete chapter 14

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Journal: none

Writing workshop—the five paragraph essay

Hm. Studies: brainstorm genetic engineering—persuasive essay

Friday, November 4, 2011

Journal: none

Writing workshop—outline of a five paragraph essay

Hm. Studies: none

10th Lit and Compostion-Check agendas daily for updates

10^th Literature Composition

Assignments

10-17-10-21-2011

(This is just a snap shot for the week...not everyone is doing the same assignments in  an attempt to respond to a variety of abilities.)

Monday, October 17, 2011

Journal: free write

Research, the Roman Empire

Writing workshop—sentence development

Hm. studies:

Corrections on topic sentences, practice with run on sentences, clauses, fragments

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Journal: none

Quiz-fragments, run on sentences, and clauses

The Roman Empire-continued

Hm. studies:

Corrections on Shakespeare Quiz-Bio

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Journal: none

Writing workshop—Thesis Statements

Responding to writing prompts

Hm. studies:

Paragraph practice

Outline pre-write-5paragraph essay

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Journal: none

SAT Writing Prompt

Hm. studies: TBA

Friday, October 21, 2011

Journal: none

Review of the rubric for SAT-self evaluation

Hm. studies: none

8th Grade LA -check agendas nightly for updates!

8^th Grade Language Arts

10-17-10-21-2011

Monday, October 17, 2011

Journal: If it important to follow rules? Why do you think we have rules?

Things we do every day!

Hm. studies: define vocabulary-identify the part of speech. Use each word in a sentence.

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Journal: What is the earliest memory or your life that you have? Do you really remember this or are there other factors that influence this memory?

American Memory Project…

Hm. studies: review vocabulary, reach Chapter 3

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Journal: Pretend you are older and that you are reflecting on different events, parts, etc. of your life. Write your history. How do you hope your life plays out?

Read chapter 4

Hm. studies: study vocabulary

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Journal: none

Vocabulary quiz!

Chapter 5, The Giver

Hm. studies: research Utopian communities, reads information, print and bring to class

Friday, October, 21, 2011

Journal: free write

A perfect world!

Hm. studies: none

8th Grade Language Arts 10-10-10-14-11

8^th Language Arts

October 10-October 14

Lesson Plans

Please check agenda every evening!

Monday:

Journal: reaction to colors

Background on The Giver, Lois Lowry

Hm. studies: Visit ipl.org and research Lois Lowry, read her bio and print

Tuesday:

Journal: Blind or deaf? Which do you choose?

Hm studies: complete vocabulary

Wednesday

Journal: none

Review vocabulary—read Chapter 1 The Giver

Hm. studies: review vocabulary

Thursday

Journal: Describe a perfect world? Do they exist?

Utopian/ Dystopian novels

Hm. studies: study vocabulary quiz on Friday

Friday

Journal: free write

Quiz

The Giver Chapter 2

Hm. studies: none

10th Grade Writing and Comp

Please remember to check agendas daily for up dates!

10^th Grade Literature and Composition

October 3-October 7, 2011

Monday, October 3, 2011

Journal: Do you have a hero? Who is it? What are the qualities of a hero? Do we have modern day heroes?

Background info Elizabethan Era, Shakespeare, and Drama

Hm. studies: return to Shakespeare High, review bio material… review the “biography quiz”

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Journal: none

Quiz, The Life of William Shakespeare

Begin work, hero essay, review 5 paragraph essays format

Julius Caesar-power hungry characters and popular fiction, films, television and comic books (generalizations about personalities

Hm. studies: outline for hero essay

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Journal: free write

Body paragraphs for hero essay

Julius Caesar- The Language of William Shakespeare

Hm. studies:  complete body paragraphs of the hero essay

Thursday, October 6, 2011

Journal:  Do you consider your self a good communicator? What are the ways in which you communicate? How do you get people to listen? How do you get your point across?

Intro and conclusion

Julius Caesar-pre-reading activity--skits

Hm. studies: complete intro and conclusion

Friday, October 7, 2011

Journal:

Rough draft of essay due.

Julius Caesar continue

Hm. studies: none

8th Grade Language Arts 10-3-10-07-11

Please make sure that sagendas are checked each everning!

8^th Language Arts

October 3-October 7, 2011

Monday, October 3, 2011

Journal: If you were Billie Jo’s friend, what would you do once you learned of the accident? Who are Billie Jo’s friends?

Reading Summer 1935, pg. 193-206

Hm. studies: characterization

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Journal: Can you think of a time in your life when you felt as alone as Billie Jo did after the accident? What did you do?

The parts of a newspaper…Where are the papers going?

Hm. studies: work on “article”, The Dust Bowl Times

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Journal: none

Free verse poem—an in class effort

Hm. studies:  complete “article” The Dust Bowl Times

Thursday, October 6, 2011

Journal:  Describe the changes in Billie Jo’s relationship with her father from the beginning of the novel until the end. What do you think made the relationship change?

Pg. 209-227 Autumn 1935

Hm. studies: prepare notebook for notebook check

Friday, October 7, 2011

Journal: none

Newspaper layout

Hm. studies: none

ake sure that agnedas are reviewed every evening!