Monday, November 14, 2011

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

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