December 19, 2011 - December 23, 2011

Monday

·         Academic English 9 – Check vocabulary definitions; review definitions, worksheet, and sentences for vocab. lesson 8A. As a class, we will also continue with grammar by discussing the exercises completed on Friday in class. Students will take notes and complete practice exercises on the next section as well (compound subjects and compound verbs).

·         Practical English/Literature 11 – Prac. Eng: Students will take notes on the adjective clause and noun clause sections of chapter4 in the grammar book. Students will then complete practice exercises on these clauses and discuss them together as a class.

Prac. Lit: Students will finish reading chapter two of “Of Mice and Men” and discuss the study guide questions together for chapter 2.

·         PSSA Reading 11/12 - No Class

Tuesday

·         Academic English 9 – Students will take notes on complements from the grammar book and discuss these together as a class. Students will also take notes on subject complements and they will work in small groups to complete practice exercises for these sections during class today (exercises 14 and 15, ex. 16 and 17).

·         Practical English/Literature 11 – Prac. Eng: Students will take notes and discuss the adverb clause and subordinating conjunctions sections in the grammar book and they will also complete practice exercises for each working with a partner.

Prac. Lit: Students will take a quiz on chapters one and two of “Of Mice and Men” and begin reading chapter 3 today.

·         PSSA Reading 11/12 - Students will work on the rough draft of the five paragraph essay (movie review) in class. Students will critique the movie, “Dead Poets Society” in their essays.

Wednesday

·         Academic English 9 – Students will take notes on objects (direct and indirect) and discuss these together as a class. Students will also complete practice exercises to identify these in small groups and discuss responses together as a class.

·         Practical English/Literature 11 – Prac. Eng: Students will take notes on elliptical clauses and sentences classified according to structure. Students will also work in small groups to complete practice exercises on these sections.

Prac. Lit: Students will read chapter 3 of the novel and complete the study guide for this chapter.

·         PSSA Reading 11/12 - No Class

Thursday

·         Academic English 9 – Students will also take a quiz on Vocabulary lesson 8A and then define the terms for lesson 8B. Students will also be given the worksheet to complete for lesson 8B and write sentences for this lesson on their own. Students will also take notes on the last grammar section for chapter 2 (classifying sentences by purpose). Students will discuss this section together as a class and complete the practice exercise on page 64 with a partner.

·         Practical English/Literature 11 – Prac. Eng: Students will continue to practice identifying clauses in sentences by reviewing practice worksheets together.

Prac. Lit: Students will continue to read chapter 3 of the novel and complete the study guide for this chapter. Students will also view scenes from the movie to compare/contrast with the novel.

·         PSSA Reading 11/12 - Students will work on typing the final copy of the five paragraph essay (movie review) in class. Students will critique the movie, “Dead Poets Society” in their essays.

Friday

·          Academic English 9 – As a class, we will play Scattergories together using the Promethean Board. The class will be split up into teams and teams will have to come up with words to describe the phrases on the board beginning with the letter that was rolled on the die. Teams will get bonus points if they use vocabulary words from any of the lessons we have covered so far this year.

·         Practical English/Literature 11 – Prac. Eng: Students will play Scattergories together as a class using the Promethean Board. The class will be split up into teams and teams will earn bonus points for using any vocabulary words from class.

Prac. Lit: Students will watch scenes from the movie, “Of Mice and Men” while comparing/contrasting with the novel.

·         PSSA Reading 11/12 - No Class

December 5, 2011 - December 9, 2011

Monday

·         Academic English 9 – Check vocabulary definitions; review definitions, worksheet, and sentences for vocab. lesson 7A. As a class, we will also review the study guide questions for “The Cask of Amontillado.”

·         Practical English/Literature 11 – Prac. Eng: Students will finish typing the final copy of the research paper. Final copy and rough draft are due tomorrow. Students will also define four new vocabulary words from the new list. Students will write the definition, synonyms, antonyms, and write one sentence for each word on their vocabulary square sheets.

Prac. Lit: Students will finish study guide questions for Hamlet and review for a quiz on Acts 4 and 5 of the play.

·         PSSA Reading 11/12 - No Class

Tuesday

·         Academic English 9 – Students will work together in small groups to complete a critical reading worksheet on “The Cask of Amontillado” as a review for a quiz on the story. Students will discuss the critical reading sheet together as a class. Quiz will be tomorrow on the short story.

·         Practical English/Literature 11 – Prac. Eng: Students will turn in the final copy and rough draft of the research paper. Students will then define four new vocabulary words from the new list on vocab. squares. Students will also begin the next grammar chapter on Clauses by taking notes and completing practice exercises.

Prac. Lit: Students will take a quiz on Acts 4 and 5 of Hamlet and begin a writing assignment based on the play. Students will work on writing a five paragraph essay in class based on Hamlet.

·         PSSA Reading 11/12 - Students will analyze a movie by taking notes while viewing the film in order to write a movie review essay.

Wednesday

·         Academic English 9 – Students will take a quiz on “The Cask of Amontillado.” When finished the quiz, students will be given a writing prompt to complete in class. They will have time in class to write a five paragraph essay based on the two short stories that we read in class. Students will type their essays as well.

·         Practical English/Literature 11 – Prac. Eng: Students will define four new vocabulary words and discuss their meanings. They will also continue working on the chapter on clauses by distinguishing between different types of clauses.

Prac. Lit: Students will work on the five paragraph essay for Hamlet. Students will type the final copy of the essay.

·         PSSA Reading 11/12 - No Class

Thursday

·         Academic English 9 – Students will take a quiz on Vocabulary lesson 7A and then define the terms for lesson 7B. Students will also be given the worksheet to complete for lesson 7B and write sentences for this lesson on their own. Students will also finish writing the five paragraph essay from yesterday if more time is needed to finish.

·         Practical English/Literature 11 – Prac. Eng: Students will define new vocabulary words from the new list and discuss their meanings. Students will then review and discuss the grammar exercises completed yesterday together as a class.

Prac. Lit: Students will finish writing the essay if more time is needed. Students will type the final copy on computers and post to the wiki.

·         PSSA Reading 11/12 - Students will analyze a movie by taking notes while viewing the film in order to write a movie review essay.

Friday

·          Academic English 9 – Students will be introduced to the next chapter dealing with grammar (Kinds of Sentences and Sentence Structures). Students will take notes on the first section and complete practice exercises on identifying sentence fragments and complete sentences and parts of a sentence.

·         Practical English/Literature 11 – Prac. Eng: Students will complete review sheets on the vocabulary list in class. We will discuss the review sheets as a class.

Prac. Lit: Students will finish typing the final copy of the essay for Hamlet and post to the wiki.

·         PSSA Reading 11/12 - No Class

November 21, 2011 - November 25, 2011

Monday

·         Academic English 9 – Check vocabulary definitions; review definitions, worksheet, and sentences for vocab. lesson 6B. As a class, we will also review “The Most Dangerous Game” in preparation for the test tomorrow.

·         Practical English/Literature 11 – Prac Eng: Review vocabulary terms for the test on list #4, which will be tomorrow. Students will play a review game to review vocabulary terms.

Prac Lit: Students will begin reading Act 4 of Hamlet and they will also view scenes from Act 4 in the film version.

·         PSSA Reading 11/12 - Students will be introduced to a writing assignment where they will be analyzing the movie, “The Dead Poets Society.” Students will begin viewing the movie and taking notes on the six elements of a movie discussed during class.

Tuesday

·         Academic English 9 – Students will take a test on “The Most Dangerous Game.” When students are finished, they will review their notes on Edgar Allen Poe and discuss the video that they watched on Friday about Poe. Students will also complete a worksheet on Poe’s biographical information based on the video and a note sheet that students were given. Students will also complete a plot diagram and a sheet on vocabulary terms from the story that they will read, “The Cask of Amontillado.”

·         Practical English/Literature 11 – Prac. Eng: Students will take a test on vocabulary terms in list#4. When finished, students will work on typing their rough draft of the research paper on laptops.

Prac. Lit: Continue reading Act 4 of Hamlet together as a class. Students will also complete study guide questions together in groups on Act 4.

·         PSSA Reading 11/12 - No Class

Wednesday

·         Academic English 9 – Vocabulary Quiz 6B. Students will also review the vocabulary worksheet from yesterday and the worksheet on Poe’s bio. If time permits, students will begin reading “The Cask of Amontillado” in the literature book.

·         Practical English/Literature 11 – Prac. Eng: Students will work on writing their rough draft of the research paper on laptops using their note cards.

Prac. Lit: Students will continue with Act 4 of Hamlet by viewing scenes from the play in the film version.

·         PSSA Reading 11/12 - Students will analyze a movie by taking notes while viewing the film in order to write a movie review essay.

Thursday - No School - Holiday

 

Friday - No School - Holiday

November 14, 2011 - November 18, 2011

Monday

·         Academic English 9 – Check vocabulary definitions; review definitions, worksheet, and sentences for vocab. lesson 6A. Students will also continue reading “The Most Dangerous Game” together as a class and work on answering questions as they read.

·         Practical English/Literature 11 – Prac Eng: Define four new vocabulary terms for list #4 on vocabulary square sheets and write synonyms, antonyms, and sentences for each new word. Students will then continue to research and gather information on their projects. Students will work on creating note cards for the research paper.

Prac Lit: Students will continue reading Act 3 of Hamlet and they will watch scenes from Act 3 in the film version of the play while completing study guide questions.

·         PSSA Reading 11/12 - No Class

Tuesday

·         Academic English 9 – Students will finish reading the short story from last week (if necessary) and discuss the study guide questions for “The Most Dangerous Game” and complete a critical reading sheet on the story also in small groups.

·         Practical English/Literature 11 – Prac. Eng: Define four new vocabulary terms for list #4 on vocabulary square sheets and write synonyms, antonyms, and sentences for each new word. Students will also continue working on note cards for research project. Note cards are due on Thursday.

Prac. Lit: Continue reading Act 3 of Hamlet together as a class. Students will listen to an audio version of the play while following along in the book and view scenes from Act 3 in the film version. Students will also work on study guide questions in groups.

·         PSSA Reading 11/12 - Students will complete lesson 15 of chapter 3 in the PSSA book (analyze characterization).

Wednesday

·         Academic English 9 – Students will complete a short story plot diagram based on “The Most Dangerous Game” and discuss the elements of plot together. Students will also discuss the critical reading sheet and review suspense and how it is used within the story.

·         Practical English/Literature 11 – Prac. Eng: Review vocabulary terms by completing review sheets for list #4. Students will also use research materials to create note cards for their topics.

Prac. Lit: Students will finish Act 3 of Hamlet and begin to discuss the study guide questions for Act 3.

·         PSSA Reading 11/12 - No Class

Thursday

·         Academic English 9 – Students will take a quiz on Vocabulary lesson 6A and then define the terms for lesson 6B. Students will also be given the worksheet to complete for lesson 6B and write sentences for this lesson on their own. Students will then review for a test on “The Most Dangerous Game.”

·         Practical English/Literature 11 – Prac. Eng: Students will continue working on the review sheets for list #4 vocabulary terms. Note cards will be checked today and students will review in-text citations so they can begin writing the rough draft.

Prac. Lit: Students will continue to review Act 3 by discussing the study guide questions together as a class.

·         PSSA Reading 11/12 - Students will continue working on lesson 15 of chapter 3 in the PSSA book (analyze characterization).

Friday

·          Academic English 9 – Test on the short story, “The Most Dangerous Game.” After the test, students will view a video on Edgar Allen Poe and his stories. Students will take notes while viewing the video.

·         Practical English/Literature 11 – Prac. Eng: Students will work on writing their rough drafts of the research paper on laptop computers.

Prac. Lit: Students will review for the quiz on Act 3 of Hamlet together by discussing study guide responses as a class.

·         PSSA Reading 11/12 - No Class

November 7, 2011 - November 11, 2011

Monday

·         Academic English 9 – Check vocabulary definitions; review definitions, worksheet, and sentences for vocab. lesson 5B. Discuss test format on pronouns. Test is tomorrow. Students will also continue reading “The Most Dangerous Game” together as a class and work on answering questions as they read.

·         Practical English/Literature 11 – Prac Eng: Define four new vocabulary terms for list #4 on vocabulary square sheets and write synonyms, antonyms, and sentences for each new word. Students will then take a grammar test on chapter 3 (phrases). After the test, students will be introduced to the research project they will complete and will begin discussing the project.

Prac Lit: Students will continue reading Act 2 of Hamlet and will view scenes from Act 2 in the film version. Students will also complete questions on the study guide for Act 2.

·         PSSA Reading 11/12 - No Class

Tuesday

·         Academic English 9 – Students will take a test on pronouns. After the test, students will continue reading the short story, “The Most Dangerous Game,” and they will answer discussion questions along with the story.

·         Practical English/Literature 11 – Prac. Eng: Define four new vocabulary terms for list #4 on vocabulary square sheets and write synonyms, antonyms, and sentences for each new word. Students will also begin research on their project on computers.

Prac. Lit: Continue reading Act 2 of Hamlet together as a class. Students will listen to an audio version of the play while following along in the book and view scenes from Act 2 in the film version. Students will also work on study guide questions in groups.

·         PSSA Reading 11/12 - Students will complete lesson 15 of chapter 3 in the PSSA book (analyze characterization).

Wednesday

·         Academic English 9 – Students will continue reading “The Most Dangerous Game” together and will answer the study guide questions as they read.

·         Practical English/Literature 11 – Prac. Eng: Define four new vocabulary terms for list #4 on vocabulary square sheets and write synonyms, antonyms, and sentences for each new word. Students will also begin research on their project on computers. They must find at least two sources and begin note cards.

Prac. Lit: Students will begin to review Act 2 study guide questions together as a class.

·         PSSA Reading 11/12 - No Class

Thursday

·         Academic English 9 – Students will take a quiz on Vocabulary lesson 5B and then define the terms for lesson 6A. Students will also be given the worksheet to complete for lesson 6A and write sentences for this lesson on their own. Students will then finish reading the short story, “The Most Dangerous Game,” and will work on completing the study guide questions as they read.

·         Practical English/Literature 11 – Prac. Eng: Define four new vocabulary terms for list #4 on vocabulary square sheets and write synonyms, antonyms, and sentences for each new word. Students will also work on research projects on computers. They will work on creating note cards for each source.

Prac. Lit: Students will continue to review Act 2 by discussing the study guide questions together as a class.

·         PSSA Reading 11/12 - Students will analyze dialogue and motivation in passages by completing lesson 16 in the PSSA book.

Friday

·           No School – Act 80 Day

October 31, 2011 - November 4, 2011

Monday

·         Academic English 9 – Check vocabulary definitions; review definitions, worksheet, and sentences for vocab. lesson 5A. Group presentations on pronouns.

·         Practical English/Literature 11 – Prac Eng: Students will take a vocabulary test on terms for list #3. They will also turn in vocab. square sheets and vocab. review sheets for list #3. Students will then review infinitives and infinitive phrases together by discussing responses to the worksheets on each.

Prac Lit: Review Act 1 of Hamlet in preparation for quiz on Act 1. Students will discuss study guide questions and review for the quiz. Students will also define literary terms for the play and identify examples from Act 1.

·         PSSA Reading 11/12 - Students will work on a practice test on chapter one concepts independently from the PSSA book.

Tuesday

·         Academic English 9 – Students will continue working in jigsaw groups to take notes on pronouns and present their pronoun to the rest of the class. Students will receive a worksheet on each pronoun type for independent practice also.

·         Practical English/Literature 11 – Prac. Eng: Students will work together in small groups to identify and define appositives and appositive phrases. As a class, we will discuss appositives and complete practice exercises together. Students will complete worksheets on these for independent practice.

Prac. Lit: Students will take a quiz on Act 1 of Hamlet. Students will then begin reading Act 2, scene 1 of Hamlet together while completing study guide questions for Act 2.

·         PSSA Reading 11/12 - No Class

Wednesday

·         Academic English 9 – Students will finish presenting their pronouns in groups to the class and will identify each pronoun type on worksheets for each type also. Students will then begin reading a short story, “The Most Dangerous Game.” Students will answer study guide questions as they read the short story.

·         Practical English/Literature 11 – Prac. Eng: Students will review appositives and appositive phrases by discussing the worksheets from yesterday. Students will then be assigned to an activity for reviewing phrases from chapter 3 of grammar. Each student will be assigned to a different review activity for different types of phrases.

Prac. Lit: Students will define literary terms presented in Hamlet, such as soliloquy and aside. Students will then identify these elements as we read Act 2 of Hamlet together as a class.

·         PSSA Reading 11/12 - Students will complete lesson 14 from chapter 3 in the PSSA book on strategies and skills for reading narratives for appreciation.

Thursday

·         Academic English 9 – Students will take a quiz on Vocabulary lesson 5A and then define the terms for lesson 5B. Students will also be given the worksheet to complete for lesson 5B and write sentences for this lesson on their own. Students will then continue reading the short story, “The Most Dangerous Game,” and will work on completing the study guide questions as they read.

·         Practical English/Literature 11 – Prac. Eng: Students will discuss the review activities completed yesterday as a class. Students will then complete review worksheets for each type of phrase in preparation for a test on chapter 3 (phrases).

Prac. Lit: Read Act 2 of Hamlet and analyze by discussing study guide questions. Discuss visual representation of Hamlet in the film version by watching scenes that were read.

·         PSSA Reading 11/12 - No Class

Friday

·          Academic English 9 – Students will finish reading, “The Most Dangerous Game,” and will discuss elements of plot while analyzing the plot of the story. As a class, we will review the study guide questions together by discussing student responses. Students will complete a critical reading sheet on the story when finished reading.

·         Practical English/Literature 11 – Prac. Eng: Students will work on completing the review sheets for each type of phrase. As a class, we will discuss responses to these review sheets in preparation for a test on phrases next week.

Prac. Lit: Students will continue reading Act 2 of Hamlet together and we will analyze the Act by discussing the study guide questions as we read. Students will watch the film version of the play and analyze the techniques used in the film.

·         PSSA Reading 11/12 - Students will complete lesson 15 of chapter 3 in the PSSA book (analyze characterization).

October 24, 2011 - October 28, 2011

Monday

·         Academic English 9 – Check vocabulary definitions; review definitions, worksheet, and sentences for vocab. lesson 4B. Review Night for test on Wednesday (discuss review packet).

·         Practical English/Literature 11 – Prac Eng: Define new vocabulary words for list #3 on vocabulary square sheets. Students will then review gerunds and gerund phrases by discussing the work completed from last week. Students will also differentiate between participles and gerunds by reviewing the worksheet from last week and by playing a round of Scattergories using participles and gerunds.

Prac Lit: Students will analyze Act 1, scene 1 of Hamlet by discussing the study guide questions in groups. Students will then read scene 2 of Act 1 together with assigned parts.

·         PSSA Reading 11/12 - No class

Tuesday

·         Academic English 9 – Students will finish reviewing for the test on Night by discussing the review packet. Test is tomorrow. Students will also view a scene from “The Pianist” to compare/contrast to the events in Night.

·         Practical English/Literature 11 – Prac. Eng: Students will begin to work on review sheets for vocab. list #3. Students will examine infinitives and infinitive phrases within sentences and explain their purpose and function. Students will take notes on their purpose and function and work together in groups to identify infinitives and infinitive phrases within sentences.

Prac. Lit: Students will read Hamlet, Act 2, together as a class with assigned parts. Students will discuss study guide questions to analyze what they read. Students will then view the film version of what they have read so far in the play.

·         PSSA Reading 11/12 - Students will work on lesson 6 in the PSSA book to evaluate text organization and content to determine author’s purpose.

Wednesday

·         Academic English 9 – Students will take a test on Night. Jigsaw activity - Students will then work in small groups to read about pronouns. Students will take notes on each type in order to present to the rest of the class.

·         Practical English/Literature 11 – Prac. Eng: Students will review infinitives and infinitive phrases by discussing the worksheets completed yesterday in class. Students will also review vocabulary words from list 3 by discussing responses to review worksheets from yesterday. Vocab. quiz will be on Friday.

Prac. Lit: Students will define literary terms presented in Hamlet, such as soliloquy and aside. Students will then identify these elements as we read Act 2 of Hamlet together as a class.

·         PSSA Reading 11/12 - No class

Thursday

·         Academic English 9 – Students will take a quiz on Vocabulary lesson 4B and then define the terms for lesson 5A. Students will also be given the worksheet to complete for lesson 5A and write sentences for this lesson on their own. Jigsaw activity - Students will then begin to present their pronouns to the rest of the class. All other students will take notes on pronouns presented by each group. As a class, we will discuss examples for each type of pronoun presented.

·         Practical English/Literature 11 – Prac. Eng: Define and identify appositives and appositive phrases by taking notes and analyzing examples. Students will complete practice exercises together as a class and then independent practice on appositives.

Prac. Lit: Read Act 2 of Hamlet and analyze by discussing study guide questions. Discuss visual representation of Hamlet in the film version by watching scenes that were read.

·         PSSA Reading 11/12 - Students will discuss lesson 6 together as a class and complete lesson 7 independently (evaluate text organization and content to determine author’s effectiveness).

Friday

·          Academic English 9 – Jigsaw activity - Students will finish presenting their pronouns in small groups. All other students will take notes presented by each group. Students will then practice identifying and differentiating each type of pronoun on worksheets for independent practice.

·         Practical English/Literature 11 – Prac. Eng: Students will take a test on vocabulary list #3 terms. They will turn in all vocabulary work for list #3 also. Students will then be assigned to an activity for reviewing phrases from chapter 3 of grammar. Each student will be assigned to a different review activity for different types of phrases.

Prac. Lit: Students will continue reading Act 2 of Hamlet together and we will analyze the Act by discussing the study guide questions as we read. Students will watch the film version of the play and analyze the techniques used in the film.

·         PSSA Reading 11/12 - No class