Monday
· Reading 8 – Odd – Students will continue working on their poems in class today. Poems are due by the end of class today. Volunteer students will recite their poems to illustrate the sound devices that they used and we will discuss how these devices contribute to the mood of the poem. Students will then turn in their poems and begin discussing the next set of poems in the textbook (p. 672 – big question). Students will respond to the big question and then read the next set of three poems focusing on using context clues and figurative language. Students will read each poem while using the talking to text strategy to analyze each one as they read. They will then respond to the critical thinking questions on page 678 and the questions on page 679 involving figurative language and context clues.
· English 8 – Students will continue working on the packet for “A Running Brook of Horror.” They will complete the news story and context clues activity today.
· Practical Literature 11 - Students will watch the movie version of Act 1 of The Crucible today in class. If time permits, we will begin reading Act 2 together as a class with assigned parts. Students will receive a study guide for Act 2 to respond to as we read.
Tuesday
· Reading 8 – Even – Students will continue working on their poems in class today. Poems are due by the end of class today. Volunteer students will recite their poems to illustrate the sound devices that they used and we will discuss how these devices contribute to the mood of the poem. Students will then turn in their poems and begin discussing the next set of poems in the textbook (p. 672 – big question). Students will respond to the big question and then read the next set of three poems focusing on using context clues and figurative language. Students will read each poem while using the talking to text strategy to analyze each one as they read. They will then respond to the critical thinking questions on page 678 and the questions on page 679 involving figurative language and context clues.
· English 8 – Students will discuss the context clues activity together as a class to make sure students have the correct definitions for each word from the story. Students will have a quiz on these vocabulary words tomorrow. Students will also continue working on the open-ended prompts in the packet.
· Practical Literature 11 - Students will continue reading the play, “The Crucible” together as a class with assigned parts. Students will also work on the study guide questions for Act 2.
Wednesday
· Reading 8 – Odd – Students will continue working on the 3 poems from last class period. They will be reading these poems and using the talking to text strategy to take notes and analyze each poem as they read and identify examples of figurative language. Students will also respond to the questions that follow on pages 678 and 679 in the textbook. When finished, we will discuss these together as a class and students will turn in their work for a grade.
· English 8 – Students will take a vocabulary quiz on the words from the story, “A Running Brook of Horror.” When finished, students will continue working on the open-ended prompts. Students will finish the packet for tomorrow.
· Practical Literature 11 - Students will continue reading the play, “The Crucible” together as a class with assigned parts. Students will also work on the study guide questions for Act 2.
Thursday
· Reading 8 – Even – Students will continue working on the 3 poems from last class period. They will be reading these poems and using the talking to text strategy to take notes and analyze each poem as they read and identify examples of figurative language. Students will also respond to the questions that follow on pages 678 and 679 in the textbook. When finished, we will discuss these together as a class and students will turn in their work for a grade.
· English 8 – Students will turn in the activity packet for “A Running Brook of Horror” today. Students will then read “Harriet Tubman” and use the highlighting/chunking strategy while reading. Students will also complete the double-entry journal for this narrative.
· Practical Literature 11 - Students will continue reading the play, “The Crucible” together as a class with assigned parts. Students will also work on the study guide questions for Act 2.
Friday - Act 80 Day
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