Monday
• Academic English 9 – Check vocabulary definitions; review definitions, worksheet, and sentences for vocab. lesson 1B. Discuss Night study guide questions for chapter one.
• Practical English/Literature 11 – Prac Eng: Students will type final copy of 5x5 essay on computers. Final copy of essay is due tomorrow.
Prac Lit: Begin reading Act 1 of The Crucible together. Students will be assigned parts to read and they will also be given the study guide for Act 1 to complete as we read. Students will work together on the study guide questions.
• PSSA Reading 11/12 - No Class
Tuesday
• Academic English 9 – Define literary terms for Night. Students will define each literary device and look for examples of each type as they read Night. As a class, we will begin to read chapter two of Night. Students will work together on study guide questions for chapter two.
• Practical English/Literature 11 – Prac. Eng: Students will review the vocabulary worksheets for lesson 1 in preparation for a quiz tomorrow.
Prac. Lit: Students will continue reading Act 1 of The Crucible and they will work on study guide questions together.
• PSSA Reading 11/12 - Read New York Times news article (read and use talking to text strategy); Complete questions and discuss responses; Discuss format for open-ended prompts and practice answering a prompt using the format given.
Wednesday
• Academic English 9 – Grammar: Nouns – Students will complete a worksheet on identifying concrete and abstract nouns and differentiating between the two types. They will also complete a worksheet on identifying collective and compound nouns. We will discuss these noun types as a class and review the worksheets together to determine the students’ competency. We will then continue reading Night (chapter three) and students will complete study guide questions for chapter three.
• Practical English/Literature 11 – Prac. Eng: Students will take a quiz on vocabulary terms for lesson 1. Students will then distinguish between the compound subject and the compound verb and be able to identify each part in sentences (Chapter 2 in grammar book – “The Parts of a Sentence”).
Prac. Lit: Students will continue reading The Crucible together as a class.
• PSSA Reading 11/12 - No class
Thursday
• Academic English 9 – Students will take a quiz on Vocabulary lesson 1B and then define the terms for lesson 2A. Students will also be given the worksheet to complete for lesson 2A and write sentences for this lesson on their own. When finished vocabulary work, students will work on identifying examples of literary elements/devices in the book up to chapter three.
• Practical English/Literature 11 – Prac. Eng: Students will define and identify complements, direct objects, and indirect objects within sentences.
Prac. Lit: Define literary devices presented in The Crucible and find examples of each element within the play as students read. Students will continue to read Act 1 of the play and work together in small groups to complete study guide questions.
• PSSA Reading 11/12 - Students will view sample PSSA questions and determine meanings for unfamiliar words within the questions. Students will view sample responses and score sample responses based on the PSSA grading rubric provided. Students will discuss the prompts, questions, and responses during class in preparation to complete upcoming PSSA lessons.
Friday
• Academic English 9 – Students will finish chapter three of Night together as a class. Students will then work on study guide questions for chapter three together in small groups. As a class, we will discuss key points and major themes presented in the book thus far. We will also examine some of the literary devices/elements examples found within the book thus far and analyze the author’s purpose for including these in his writing.
• Practical English/Literature 11 – Prac. Eng: Students will define and identify subject complements and classify sentences.
Prac. Lit: Continue reading Act 1 of The Crucible together. Students will be assigned parts to read. Discuss the connection to McCarthyism during the 1950s and the parallels between the play and the events of the Red Scare. Students will complete a web quest on McCarthyism to answer questions about the events of the period together in small groups.
• PSSA Reading 11/12 - No class
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