April 30, 2012 - May 4, 2012

Monday

·         Academic English 9 – Check vocabulary definitions; review definitions, worksheet, and sentences for vocab. lesson 16B. Students will also analyze Act 4, scenes 4 and 5 by discussing the study guide questions as a class.

·         Practical Literature 11 – Students will read Act 4 of Hamlet together as a class with assigned parts. Students will also complete study guide questions together by discussing in small groups and as a class.

·         Y.E.S. - Students will continue to discuss notes on emotional intelligence and students will complete group activities comparing/contrasting IQ vs. EQ together.

Tuesday

·         Academic English 9 – Students will read R. and J. Act 5, scenes 1 and 2 together as a class and discuss study guide questions for these scenes together as a class. Students will also review for the quiz on Act 4 together as a class.

·         Practical Literature 11 – Students will continue reading Act 4 of Hamlet together with assigned parts. Students will also complete the study guide questions in small groups and we will discuss these as a class as well.

·         Y.E.S. - Students will discuss personal competence and social competence and take notes on these topics. As a class, we will also analyze case studies for these topics together and students will complete group activities together in class.

Wednesday

·         Academic English 9 – Students will take a quiz on Act 4 of R. and J. Students will then continue reading R. and J. together as a class (Act 5, scene 3). Students will also discuss study guide questions in small groups.

·         Practical Literature 11 – Students will finish reviewing for the quiz on Act 4 by playing a review game together as a class. Students will also watch scenes from Act 4 of Hamlet to compare/contrast to the text of the play.

·         Y.E.S. - Students will begin the next session on personality profiles and career path exploration by taking notes and discussing the notes as a class. Students will also take a personality test to determine where they fall on the scale.

Thursday

·         Academic English 9 – Students will take a quiz on Vocabulary lesson 16B and then define the terms for lesson 17A. Students will also be given the worksheet to complete for lesson 17A and write sentences for this lesson on their own. When finished, students will continue discussing study guide questions from R. and J. Act 5, scene 3 together.

·         Practical Literature 11 – Students will take a quiz on Act 4 of Hamlet. Students will then finish watching scenes from Act 4 together and discuss predictions for the upcoming Act of the play.

·         Y.E.S. - Students will complete the “Life’s Values” activity individually and score their own assessment. As a class, we will discuss the results and implications of this. Students will then begin the next session on entrepreneurship by taking notes and discussing these notes together as a class.

Friday

·          Academic English 9 – Students will watch scenes from Act 5 of R. and J. in the film version to compare/contrast and discuss performance vs. reading the text of the play. Students will also review for the quiz on Act 5. Quiz will be on Tuesday. Students will also be given a writing assignment to do for homework. We will discuss the requirements for the essay today and the due date is next Friday.

·         Practical Literature 11 – Students will begin reading Act 5 of Hamlet together as a class today and we will analyze the first scenes by discussing the study guide questions together as a class.

·         Y.E.S. - Students will continue the session on entrepreneurship by discussing notes as a class and in small groups and by completing group activities on this topic.

April 23, 2012 - April 27, 2012

Monday

·         Academic English 9 – Check vocabulary definitions; review definitions, worksheet, and sentences for vocab. lesson 16A. Students will also read Act 4, scene 1 and discuss the study guide questions for scene 1 in small groups.

·         Practical Literature 11 – Students will read Act 3, scene 4 of Hamlet together as a class with assigned parts. Students will also complete study guide questions together by discussing as a group.

·         Y.E.S. - Students will discuss notes on sexual harassment together and what can be done to help stop it in the workplace. Students will also discuss violence within the workplace by analyzing notes and completing group activities together. Students will also write a thank you letter to Cardinal Systems for the field trip last week in the computer lab.

Tuesday

·         Academic English 9 – Students will read R. and J. Act 4, scenes 2 and 3 together as a class and discuss study guide questions for these scenes together as a class.

·         Practical Literature 11 – Students will finish discussing study guide questions from yesterday and will finish reading Act 3 of Hamlet together as a class. Students will begin reviewing for a quiz on Act 3.

·         Y.E.S. - Students will take a quiz on appropriate workplace behavior. After the quiz, students will score their quizzes and examine how they did overall. Students will then begin the next session on substance abuse by discussing notes together as a class.

Wednesday

·         Academic English 9 – Students will be introduced to a writing assignment on Romeo and Juliet. As a class, we will discuss the expectations/requirements for the assignment and students will complete the assignment for next week. Students will also continue reading R. and J. together as a class (Act 4, scenes 4 and 5). We will finish discussing study guide questions for scenes 2 and 3 if necessary also.

·         Practical Literature 11 – Students will finish reviewing for the quiz on Act 3 by playing a review game together as a class. Students will also watch scenes from Act 3 of Hamlet to compare/contrast to the text of the play.

·         Y.E.S. - Students will continue to discuss notes on substance abuse together. Students will then take a quiz on the facts about prescription drug abuse. As a class, we will discuss the results of the quiz together. Students will also complete a group activity on the difference between IQ and EQ (emotional intelligence).

Thursday

·         Academic English 9 – Students will take a quiz on Vocabulary lesson 16A and then define the terms for lesson 16B. Students will also be given the worksheet to complete for lesson 16B and write sentences for this lesson on their own. When finished, students will continue discussing study guide questions from R. and J. Act 4, scenes 4 and 5 together.

·         Practical Literature 11 – Students will take a quiz on Act 3 of Hamlet. Students will then finish watching scenes from Act 3 together and discuss predictions for the upcoming Act of the play.

·         Y.E.S. - Students will continue to discuss notes on emotional intelligence and students will complete group activities comparing/contrasting IQ vs. EQ together.

Friday

·          Academic English 9 – Students will watch scenes from Act 4 of R. and J. in the film version to compare/contrast and discuss performance vs. reading the text of the play. Students will also review for the quiz on Act 4. Quiz will be on Tuesday on Act 4.

·         Practical Literature 11 – Students will begin reading Act 4 of Hamlet together as a class today and we will analyze the first scenes by discussing the study guide questions together and in small groups.

·         Y.E.S. - Students will discuss personal competence and social competence and take notes on these topics. As a class, we will also analyze case studies for these topics together and students will complete group activities together in class.

April 16, 2012 - April 20, 2012

Monday

·         Academic English 9 – Students will take a quiz on Vocabulary lesson 15A and then define the terms for lesson 15B. Students will also be given the worksheet to complete for lesson 15B and write sentences for this lesson on their own. When finished, students will continue reading Act 3, scenes 4 and 5 together as a class. Students will complete the study guide questions and discuss these when finished reading.

·         Practical Literature 11 – Students will discuss the Hamlet, Act 2 study guide questions together as a class. Students will also finish watching scenes from Act 2 of Hamlet in the film version.

·         Y.E.S. - Students will discuss notes on business etiquette and diversity and workplace safety. Students will explore these topics further by completing group activities together.

Tuesday

·         Academic English 9 – Check vocabulary definitions; review definitions, worksheet, and sentences for vocab. lesson 15B. Students will also review Act 3, scenes 4 and 5 by discussing the study guide questions together. Students will begin to review for the test on Act 3 by completing an activity on imagery and allusions for homework.

·         Practical Literature 11 – Students will review for a quiz on Hamlet, Act 2 by playing a review game together as a class. Students will take a quiz tomorrow on Act 2 of Hamlet. Students will also finish watching scenes from Act 2 of the film.

·         Y.E.S. - Students will continue to explore diversity by working in groups to discuss what diversity means and how we are all different. Students will also discuss notes on sensitivity and diversity and we will discuss key laws involving diversity.

Wednesday

·         Academic English 9 – Students will review for the test on Act 3 of R. and J. by discussing the imagery and allusions worksheets together as a class. Students will also watch the remainder of Act 3 in the film version of R. and J.

·         Practical Literature 11 – Students will take a quiz on Act 2 of Hamlet. Students will begin reading Hamlet, Act 3 together as a class with assigned reading parts. Students will also discuss study guide questions for scene 1 of Act 3.

·         Y.E.S. - Students will discuss notes on sexual harassment together and what can be done to help stop it in the workplace. Students will also discuss violence within the workplace by analyzing notes and completing group activities together.

Thursday

·         Academic English 9 – Students will take a quiz on Vocabulary lesson 15B and then define the terms for lesson 16A. Students will also be given the worksheet to complete for lesson 16A and write sentences for this lesson on their own. When finished, students will finish watching scenes from Act 3 (if necessary). Students will finish reviewing for their test on Act 3 tomorrow.

·         Practical Literature 11 – Students will continue reading Hamlet, Act 3 together. Students will also watch scenes from Act 3 in the film version. Students will work in small groups on the study guide questions for Act 3.

·         Y.E.S. - Students will take a quiz on appropriate workplace behavior. After the quiz, students will score their quizzes and examine how they did overall. Students will then begin the next session on substance abuse by discussing notes together as a class.

Friday

·          Academic English 9 – Students will take a test on R. and J., Act 3. When finished, students will continue reading Act 4 together as a class. Students will then work in small groups on the study guide for Act 4.

·         Practical Literature 11 – Students will continue reading Act 3 of Hamlet together and by listening to the audio book version. Students will then watch scenes from Act 3 to analyze.

·         Y.E.S. - Students will continue to discuss notes on substance abuse together. Students will then take a quiz on the facts about prescription drug abuse. As a class, we will discuss the results of the quiz together. Students will also complete a group activity on the difference between IQ and EQ (emotional intelligence).

April 12, 2012 - April 13, 2012

Thursday

·         Academic English 9 – Check vocabulary definitions; review definitions, worksheet, and sentences for vocab. lesson 15A. Students will also read and discuss R. and J. Act 3, scenes 2 and 3 together.

·         Practical Literature 11 – Students will continue reading Act 2 of Hamlet together and they will work in small groups to complete the study guide questions for the scenes that they read.

·         Y.E.S. - Students will continue discussing notes on professionalism and they will complete several group activities on professional impact, professional behavior, perceptions, etc. Students will also complete a plan of action in order to apply the lessons learned throughout the professional impact section to their everyday lives.

Friday

·          Academic English 9 – Students will complete the study guide questions from Act 3, scenes 2 and 3 in small groups and, as a class, we will discuss the responses to these questions. Students will continue reading Act 3 (scenes 4 and 5) together as a class with assigned parts.

·         Practical Literature 11 – Students will discuss the study guide questions from Act 2 that were completed yesterday. Students will also view scenes from Act 2 in the video to compare/contrast.

·         Y.E.S. - Students will begin the next session on “Business Etiquette.” Students will take notes on business etiquette and discuss these together as a class. Students will then compare business etiquette to dining etiquette and we will discuss the similarities and differences between the two. Students will then take a quiz on etiquette.

April 2, 2012 - April 6, 2012

Monday

·         Academic English 9 – Check vocabulary definitions; review definitions, worksheet, and sentences for vocab. lesson 14B. Students will also read and discuss R. and J. Act 3, scene 1 together.

·         Practical Literature 11 – Students will review the study guide questions from Act 1 of “Hamlet” in small groups and as a class. When finished, students will finish watching the video of Act 1. Students will have a quiz on Act 1 on Wednesday.

·         Y.E.S. - Students will begin the next session on professional impact. Students will complete an ice breaker activity on professionalism and credibility. Students will also complete a credibility assessment handout and we will discuss the results together as a class.

Tuesday

·         Academic English 9 – Students will complete the study guide questions from Act 3, scene 1 in small groups and, as a class, we will discuss the responses to these questions. Students will then continue reading Act 3, scene 2 together out loud. Students will work on the study guide questions for homework.

·         Practical Literature 11 – Students will review for the quiz on Act 1 of Hamlet by playing a review game together as a class. Students will then begin reading Act 2 of the play together with assigned parts.

·         Y.E.S. - Students will complete the “Like” activity with a partner on likability and credibility. As a class, we will discuss each scenario and the results. Students will also complete the “impression skit” in groups. After the skit, students will complete the perception questions individually. As a class, we will discuss notes on perception vs. reality.

Wednesday

·         Academic English 9 – Students will take a quiz on Vocabulary lesson 14B and then define the terms for lesson 15A. Students will also be given the worksheet to complete for lesson 15A and write sentences for this lesson on their own. When finished, students will watch scenes from R. and J. Act 3, scenes 1 and 2 and finish reviewing the scene 2 study guide questions.

·         Practical Literature 11 – Students will take a quiz on Act 1 of Hamlet. When finished, students will continue reading Act 2 and they will work in small groups to complete the study guide questions.

·         Y.E.S. - Students will continue discussing notes on professionalism and they will complete several group activities on professional impact, professional behavior, perceptions, etc. Students will also complete a plan of action in order to apply the lessons learned throughout the professional impact section to their everyday lives.

Thursday - No School: Easter Break

  Friday - No School: Easter Break