September 22, 2014 - September 26, 2014

9-22-14 to 9-26-14

Monday

• Academic English 8 – Vocabulary test on units 1 and 2. Complete vocabulary exercises for units 3 and 4. (Essential Question: How can we use new vocabulary words in speaking and writing?)

• Academic English 7 – Vocabulary Unit 3 introduction and work on exercises. Exercises 1-3 are due on Thursday. Test is Friday. (Essential Question: What parts make up effective sentences and how do they work together?)

• Honors English 7 – Vocabulary Unit 3 introduction and work on exercises. Exercises 1-3 are due on Thursday. Test is Friday. (Essential Question: What parts make up effective sentences and how do they work together?)

• Practical English 10 – Vocabulary test on list 2. Turn in vocab. Squares and review sheets for list 2. Begin notes on adjectives. (Essential Question: How do adjectives function within a sentence to help us effectively communicate?)

• Honors Reading 7 – Reader-Writer Log: AR books.  Work on autobiography project. (Essential Question: What are the essential elements of nonfiction and how do these help to communicate through nonfiction pieces?)

Tuesday

• Academic English 8 – Discuss vocab. Units 3 and 4 together. (Essential Question: How can we use new vocabulary words in speaking and writing?)

• Academic English 7 – Simple Subjects and Simple Predicates – review worksheet. Finding the subject: discuss and complete practice exercises. (Essential Question: What parts make up effective sentences and how do they work together?)

• Honors English 7 – Simple Subjects and Simple Predicates – review worksheet. Finding the subject: discuss and complete practice exercises.  (Essential Question: What parts make up effective sentences and how do they work together?)

• Practical English 10 – Vocab. Squares for list 3. Finish adjectives notes and complete practice worksheet. (Essential Question: How do adjectives function within a sentence to help us effectively communicate?)

• Honors Reading 7 – Reader-Writer Log (AR books); Work on autobiography project (Due Friday). (Essential Question: What are the essential elements of nonfiction and how do these help to communicate through nonfiction pieces?)

Wednesday

• Academic English 8 – Vocabulary test on units 3 and 4. Complete exercises for vocabulary units 5 and 6. (Essential Question: How can we use new vocabulary words in speaking and writing?)

• Academic English 7 – Finding the subject: complete practice exercises and worksheet. (Essential Question: What parts make up effective sentences and how do they work together?)

• Honors English 7 – Finding the subject: complete practice exercises and worksheet. (Essential Question: What parts make up effective sentences and how do they work together?)

• Practical English 10 – Vocab. squares – list 3; Complete vocab. Review sheets for list 3 and discuss. Test on list 3 will be on Monday. (Essential Question: How do adjectives function within a sentence to help us effectively communicate?)

• Honors Reading 7 – Reader-Writer Log: AR books. Introduce citing sources – notes. (Essential Question: What are the essential elements of nonfiction and how do these help to communicate through nonfiction pieces?)

Thursday

• Academic English 8 – Discuss vocabulary units 5 and 6. Test is tomorrow for these units. (Essential Question: How can we use new vocabulary words in speaking and writing?)

• Academic English 7 – Check vocabulary exercises for completion. Conjunctions – discuss and complete practice exercises. (Essential Question: What parts make up effective sentences and how do they work together?)

• Honors English 7 – Check vocabulary exercises for completion. Conjunctions – discuss and complete practice exercises. (Essential Question: What parts make up effective sentences and how do they work together?)

• Practical English 10 – Adjectives exercises in textbook; review sheet. (Essential Question: How do adjectives function within a sentence to help us effectively communicate?)

• Honors Reading 7 – Reader-Writer Log: AR books. Citing sources – notes and practice; Notes on paraphrasing and direct quotes. (Essential Question: What are the essential elements of nonfiction and how do these help to communicate through nonfiction pieces?)

Friday

• Academic English 8 – Vocabulary test on units 5 and 6. Complete exercises for vocab. Units 7 and 8. Exercises 1 to 3 for each unit are due on Monday. (Essential Question: How can we use new vocabulary words in speaking and writing?)

• Academic English 7 – Vocabulary test on unit 3 and turn in unit 3 packet. Conjunctions – practice exercises and worksheet. (Essential Question: What parts make up effective sentences and how do they work together?)

• Honors English 7 – Vocabulary test on unit 3 and turn in unit 3 packet. Conjunctions – practice exercises and worksheet. (Essential Question: What parts make up effective sentences and how do they work together?)

• Practical English 10 – Adjectives review sheet – discuss; vocabulary review game. Vocab. Test Monday on list 3. Adjectives test on Wednesday. (Essential Question: How do adjectives function within a sentence to help us effectively communicate?)

• Honors Reading 7 – Discuss biographical sketch assignment and begin research. (Essential Question: What are the essential elements of nonfiction and how do these help to communicate through nonfiction pieces?)

September 15, 2014 - September 19, 2014

9-15-14 to 9-19-14

Monday

• Academic English 8 – Coordinating conjunctions quiz; Subordinating conjunctions (finish activities and discuss); subordinating conjunctions quiz tomorrow. (Essential Question: How do conjunctions function in language in order to help us communicate?)

 

·         Academic English 7 – Vocabulary unit 2 introduction; complete exercises for Thursday. Kinds of sentences: review homework worksheet. (Essential Question: What parts make up effective sentences and how do they work together?)

 

·         Honors English 7 – Vocabulary unit 2 introduction; complete exercises for Thursday. Kinds of sentences: review homework worksheet. (Essential Question: What parts make up effective sentences and how do they work together?)

 

• Practical English 10 – Vocabulary review; Vocab. test tomorrow on list 2. (Essential Question: How do pronouns function within a sentence to help us effectively communicate?)

 

• Honors Reading 7 – Reader-Writer Log: AR books.  Compare/contrast fiction and nonfiction. Notes on tone, mood, theme. (Essential Question: What reading strategies do “good readers” utilize and how do we use those strategies to navigate through nonfiction texts?)

 

Tuesday

• Academic English 8 – Quiz on subordinating conjunctions; Introduce vocabulary units 1 and 2. (Essential Question: How do conjunctions function in language in order to help us communicate?)

 

• Academic English 7 – Complete subjects and complete predicates. (Essential Question: What parts make up effective sentences and how do they work together?)

 

• Honors English 7 – Complete subjects and complete predicates. (Essential Question: What parts make up effective sentences and how do they work together?)

 

• Practical English 10 – Vocabulary test on list 2. Pronouns ex. In textbook on page 9; (Essential Question: How do pronouns function within a sentence to help us effectively communicate?)

 

• Honors Reading 7 – Reader-Writer Log (AR books); Read “from An American Childhood” by Annie Dillard and discuss tone, mood, theme. Analysis questions will be due tomorrow. (Essential Question: What are the unique characteristics of biographies and autobiographies and how do authors illustrate these in their writing?)

 

 

Wednesday

• Academic English 8 – Vocabulary units 1 and 2 (discuss exercises, etc.). (Essential Question: How do word parts help us figure out unfamiliar vocabulary?)

 

• Academic English 7 – Complete subjects and complete predicates: review homework and begin simple subjects and simple predicates. (Essential Question: What parts make up effective sentences and how do they work together?)

 

• Honors English 7 – Complete subjects and complete predicates: review homework and begin simple subjects and simple predicates. (Essential Question: What parts make up effective sentences and how do they work together?)

 

• Practical English 10 – Vocab. squares – list 3; pronouns review sheets (Essential Question: How do pronouns function within a sentence to help us effectively communicate?)

 

 

• Honors Reading 7 – Reader-Writer Log: AR books. Discuss homework (analysis questions on autobiography); compare/contrast biography and autobiography; homework assignment due next week. (Essential Question: What are the unique characteristics of biographies and autobiographies and how do authors illustrate these in their writing?)

 

 

Thursday

• Academic English 8 – Test on vocabulary units 1 and 2; Introduce units 3 and 4 and complete exercises. (Essential Question: How do word parts help us figure out unfamiliar vocabulary?)

 

• Academic English 7 – Simple subjects and simple predicates – practice exercises. (Essential Question: What parts make up effective sentences and how do they work together?)

 

• Honors English 7 – Simple subjects and simple predicates – practice exercises. (Essential Question: What parts make up effective sentences and how do they work together?)

 

• Practical English 10 – Vocab. list 3 definitions; Pronouns review; Pronouns test Monday. (Essential Question: How do pronouns function within a sentence to help us effectively communicate?)

 

 

• Honors Reading 7 – Reader-Writer Log: AR books. Biography: Discussion, examples; Introduce biographical sketch assignment. (Essential Question: What are the unique characteristics of biographies and autobiographies and how do authors illustrate these in their writing?)

 

 

Friday

• Academic English 8 – Discuss vocabulary exercises for units 3 and 4. (Essential Question: How do word parts help us figure out unfamiliar vocabulary?)

 

• Academic English 7 – Finding the subject – practice exercises. (Essential Question: What parts make up effective sentences and how do they work together?)

 

• Honors English 7 – Finding the subject – practice exercises. (Essential Question: What parts make up effective sentences and how do they work together?)

 

• Practical English 10 – Vocab. list 3 definitions; Begin notes on Adjectives. (Essential Question: How do adjectives function within a sentence to help us effectively communicate?)

 

• Honors Reading 7 – Biographical sketch assignment. (Essential Question: What are the unique characteristics of biographies and autobiographies and how do authors illustrate these in their writing?)

September 8, 2014 - September 12, 2014

9-8-14 to 9-12-14

Monday

• Academic English 8 – Appositives Quiz; Coordinating Conjunctions: Introduce; Activities 1, 2, 3 (Essential Question: How do conjunctions function in language in order to help us communicate?)

 

·         Academic English 7 – Vocabulary quiz on Unit One. Groups will work on Sentences Lesson project for remainder of time. Lessons due tomorrow. (Essential Question: What parts make up effective sentences and how do they work together?)

 

·         Honors English 7 – Vocabulary quiz on Unit One. Groups will work on Sentences Lesson project for remainder of time. Lessons due tomorrow. (Essential Question: What parts make up effective sentences and how do they work together?)

 

• Practical English 10 – Vocab. squares: list 2. Test on nouns. Begin notes on pronouns. (Essential Question: How do pronouns function within a sentence to help us effectively communicate?)

 

• Honors Reading 7 – Reader’s Writer’s Log: AR books. RACERS strategy – Students will respond to an open-ended prompt using this strategy and we will discuss it together on the board. Introduction to think aloud reading strategy and talking to text strategy. (Essential Question: What reading strategies do “good readers” utilize and how do we use those strategies to navigate through nonfiction texts?)

 

Tuesday

• Academic English 8 – Coordinating conjunctions (activities 1, 2, 3 and 4, 5, 6 in packet). (Essential Question: How do conjunctions function in language in order to help us communicate?)

 

• Academic English 7 – Groups will present their lesson projects today. (Essential Question: What parts make up effective sentences and how do they work together?)

 

• Honors English 7 - Groups will present their Lesson projects today. (Essential Question: What parts make up effective sentences and how do they work together?)

 

• Practical English 10 – Vocabulary squares: list 2.  Continue notes on pronouns. Pronouns practice worksheet. (Essential Question: How do pronouns function within a sentence to help us effectively communicate?)

 

• Honors Reading 7 – Reader-Writer Log. Introduction to think aloud and talking to text strategy. Students will begin reading “The Three Century Woman” together in class using these strategies. (Essential Question: What reading strategies do “good readers” utilize and how do we use those strategies to navigate through nonfiction texts?)

 

Wednesday

• Academic English 8 – Continue working on coordinating conjunctions (activities 1-6 in packet). (Essential Question: How do conjunctions function in language in order to help us communicate?)

 

• Academic English 7 – Vocabulary Unit Two: Discuss definitions and work on exercises. Exercises 1-3 due Friday. (Essential Question: What parts make up effective sentences and how do they work together?)

 

• Honors English 7 – Vocabulary Unit Two: Discuss definitions and work on exercises. Exercises 1-6 due Friday. (Essential Question: What parts make up effective sentences and how do they work together?)

 

• Practical English 10 – Vocab. list 2 definitions; Pronouns (textbook p. 9); Pronouns practice worksheets. (Essential Question: How do pronouns function within a sentence to help us effectively communicate?)

 

 

• Honors Reading 7 – Reader-Writer Log: AR books. Students will continue reading “The Three Century Woman” using think aloud and talking to text strategies. (Essential Question: What reading strategies do “good readers” utilize and how do we use those strategies to navigate through nonfiction texts?)

 

Thursday

• Academic English 8 – Quiz on coordinating conjunctions. Introduce correlative conjunctions and complete activities 7 and 8 in packet. (Essential Question: How do conjunctions function in language in order to help us communicate?)

 

• Academic English 7 – Re-visit sections from Parts of a Sentence Unit (if necessary). Otherwise, continue on to Nouns (p. 70) (Essential Question: How do we use nouns effectively in spoken and written language?)

 

• Honors English 7 – Re-visit sections from Parts of a Sentence Unit (if necessary). Otherwise, continue on to Nouns (p. 70) (Essential Question: How do we use nouns effectively in spoken and written language?)

 

• Practical English 10 – Vocab. list 2 definitions; Pronouns: complete practice worksheets. (Essential Question: How do pronouns function within a sentence to help us effectively communicate?)

 

 

• Honors Reading 7 – Reader-Writer Log: AR books. Students will continue reading “The Three Century Woman” using think aloud and talking to text strategies. (Essential Question: What reading strategies do “good readers” utilize and how do we use those strategies to navigate through nonfiction texts?)

 Friday

• Academic English 8 – Correlative Conjunctions: Quiz; Subordinating Conjunctions; Introduce and complete activities 9, 10, 11 (Essential Question: How do conjunctions function in language in order to help us communicate?)

 

• Academic English 7 – Review vocabulary unit two; discuss vocab. exercises; vocab. unit two quiz on Monday. (Essential Question: How do we use nouns effectively in spoken and written language?)

 

• Honors English 7 – Review vocabulary unit two; discuss vocab. exercises; vocab. unit two quiz on Monday. (Essential Question: How do we use nouns effectively in spoken and written language?)

 

• Practical English 10 – Vocab. list two definitions; Review worksheets for vocab.; vocab. test next week for list two. (Essential Question: How do pronouns function within a sentence to help us effectively communicate?)

 

 

• Honors Reading 7 – Students will finish reading “The Three Century Woman” and continue with reading the next piece, “The Fall of the Hindenburg.” They will use the talking to text strategy while reading also. (Essential Question: What reading strategies do “good readers” utilize and how do we use those strategies to navigate through nonfiction texts?)

September 2, 2014 - September 5, 2014

9-2-14 to 9-5-14

Tuesday

• Academic English 8 – Discuss Gerunds and review practice exercises in packet. Appositives – activities 6, 7, 8 in packet (Essential Question: How do gerunds and appositives function in language in order to help us communicate?)

 

·         Academic English 7 – Review ticket out from Friday. Introduce unit one lesson project: Sentences. Students will be placed into groups to begin work on the project. Projects due on Monday (9/8). (Essential Question: What parts make up effective sentences and how do they work together?)

 

·         Honors English 7 – Review ticket out from Friday.  Introduce unit one lesson project: Sentences. Students will be placed into groups to begin work on the project. Projects due on Monday (9/8). (Essential Question: What parts make up effective sentences and how do they work together?)

 

• Practical English 10 – Vocabulary: list one – complete vocab. squares for words 7 and 8 in list. Nouns worksheet: discuss together on board and turn in work. Textbook: exercises 1 and 2 (nouns). Test on nouns will be on Friday. Vocabulary test will be on Thursday. (Essential Question: How do nouns function within a sentence to help us effectively communicate?)

 

• Honors Reading 7 – Reader’s-Writer’s Log: introduction and begin written responses. Reading survey; Groups will brainstorm and recall reading strategies that they already know. Discussion of reading strategies that will be used throughout the year. (Essential Question: What reading strategies do “good readers” utilize and how do we use those strategies to navigate through nonfiction texts?)

 

Wednesday

• Academic English 8 – Review homework; Appositives – activities 9, 10, 11 in packet (Essential Question: How do appositives function in language in order to help us communicate?)

 

• Academic English 7 – Groups will work on Sentences Lesson project. (Essential Question: What parts make up effective sentences and how do they work together?)

 

• Honors English 7 - Groups will work on Sentences Lesson project. (Essential Question: What parts make up effective sentences and how do they work together?)

 

• Practical English 10 - Vocabulary: list one – complete vocab. squares for words 9 and 10 in list. Complete and discuss review sheets for vocab. list one. Vocab. test tomorrow on list one. (Essential Question: How do nouns function within a sentence to help us effectively communicate?)

 

• Honors Reading 7 – Reader’s-Writer’s Log: second entry. Introduction to RACERS strategy. Students will practice together responding to a prompt using the RACERS strategy. They will also read an article in class and apply the RACERS strategy to respond to a writing prompt. (Essential Question: What reading strategies do “good readers” utilize and how do we use those strategies to navigate through nonfiction texts?)

 

 

Thursday

• Academic English 8 – Appositives – activities 12, 13 in packet (Essential Question: How do appositives function in language in order to help us communicate?)

 

• Academic English 7 – Review vocabulary: Unit One. Vocab. test will be tomorrow. Groups will work on Sentences Lesson project for any remaining time of class. (Essential Question: What parts make up effective sentences and how do they work together?)

 

• Honors English 7 – Review vocabulary: Unit One. Vocab. test will be tomorrow. Groups will work on Sentences Lesson project for any remaining time of class. (Essential Question: What parts make up effective sentences and how do they work together?)

 

• Practical English 10 – Vocabulary test on list one. Nouns review sheet and review exercise in textbook (review A). Nouns test tomorrow. (Essential Question: How do nouns function within a sentence to help us effectively communicate?)

 

 

• Honors Reading 7 – Reader’s Writer’s Log: AR books. Introduction to think aloud reading strategy and talking to text strategy. Begin reading literature piece (The Three Century Woman) using think aloud and talking to text strategy. (Essential Question: What reading strategies do “good readers” utilize and how do we use those strategies to navigate through nonfiction texts?)

 

 

Friday

• Academic English 8 – Appositives Quiz; Coordinating Conjunctions: Introduce; Activities 1, 2, 3 (Essential Question: How do coordinating conjunctions function in language in order to help us communicate?)

 

• Academic English 7 – Vocabulary quiz on Unit One. Groups will work on Sentences Lesson project for remainder of time. Lessons due on Monday. (Essential Question: What parts make up effective sentences and how do they work together?)

 

• Honors English 7 – Vocabulary quiz on Unit One. Groups will work on Sentences Lesson project for remainder of time. Lessons due on Monday. (Essential Question: What parts make up effective sentences and how do they work together?)

 

• Practical English 10 – Test on nouns. Begin notes on pronouns. (Essential Question: How do pronouns function within a sentence to help us effectively communicate?)

 

 

• Honors Reading 7 – Reader’s Writer’s Log: AR books. Complete last entry for the week and turn in sheet. Review think aloud and talking to text strategy. Continue working with partner to read The Three Century Woman using talking to text and think aloud strategies. (Essential Question: What reading strategies do “good readers” utilize and how do we use those strategies to navigate through nonfiction texts?)