3/23/15 – 3/27/15
Monday
- Academic English 8 – Work on personal narrative essay. Essay is due
tomorrow. (Essential Question: How does voice affect our written and
spoken language?)
- Academic English 7
– Make up
vocabulary unit 13 quizzes. Textbook: continue verbs unit – practice exercises,
notes, and worksheets. Verbs quiz on Thursday. (Essential Question: How do
verbs function within a sentence to help us effectively communicate and
how do we know when to correctly use different types of verbs?)
- Honors English 7 – Vocab. Quiz on unit 13. Verbs unit –
continue practice exercises, notes, worksheets. Verbs quiz on Thursday. (Essential
Question: How do verbs function within a sentence to help us effectively
communicate and how do we know when to correctly use different types of verbs?)
- Practical
Literature 11 – Begin
Literary Devices project in groups today. (Essential Question: What are
the various literary devices that authors use in their writing to enhance
literature and how do these devices add to the overall meaning of a piece
of literature?)
- Honors Reading 7 – Poetry collection one – finish and discuss. Concrete
poem due Wednesday. (Essential Question: What are the elements of poetry
and how do these elements enhance poems and add to their overall meaning?)
Tuesday
- Academic English 8 – Turn in personal narrative essay. Discuss essay
examples together. (Essential Question: How does voice affect our written
and spoken language?)
- Academic English 7 – Verbs: textbook - (Essential Question: How do
verbs function within a sentence to help us effectively communicate and
how do we know when to correctly use different types of verbs?)
- Honors English 7 – Continue verbs unit in textbook and practice exercises/worksheets.
(Essential Question: How do verbs function within a sentence to help us
effectively communicate and how do we know when to correctly use different
types of verbs?)
- Practical Literature 11 – Work on literary devices
project in groups. Completed project due on Monday. (Essential Question: What
are the various literary devices that authors use in their writing to
enhance literature and how do these devices add to the overall meaning of
a piece of literature?)
- Honors Reading 7 – Poetry collection 3. Students will work in small
groups to analyze three different types of poems in collection 3. Essential
Question: What are the elements of poetry and how do these elements
enhance poems and add to their overall meaning?)
Wednesday
- Academic English 8 – Students will begin discussing notes on
interjections. Students will also complete practice exercises on
interjections within the provided packet. (Essential Question: How do
interjections function in our language?)
- Academic English 7 – Continue verbs unit. Complete
practice exercises and discuss together. Review the previous 4 verbs sections
and prepare for a quiz tomorrow on these sections. (Essential Question: How do
verbs function within a sentence to help us effectively communicate and how do
we know when to correctly use different types of verbs?)
- Honors English 7 – Continue verbs unit. Complete
practice exercises and discuss together. Review the previous 4 verbs sections
and prepare for a quiz tomorrow on these sections. (Essential Question: How do
verbs function within a sentence to help us effectively communicate and how do
we know when to correctly use different types of verbs?)
- Practical Literature 11 – Continue working on literary
devices project in groups. (Essential Question: What are the various literary
devices that authors use in their writing to enhance literature and how do
these devices add to the overall meaning of a piece of literature?)
- Honors Reading 7 – Discuss/share concrete poems. Turn in poems.
Finish poetry collection 3 in groups and discuss together. (Essential
Question: What are the elements of poetry and how do these elements enhance
poems and add to their overall meaning?)
Thursday
- Academic English 8 – Students will continue working with
interjections. As a class, we will discuss and review exercises together. (Essential
Question: How do interjections function in our language?)
- Academic English 7 – Quiz on verbs (perfect tenses,
irregular verbs, progressive forms, and direct/indirect objects). (Essential
Question: How do verbs function within a sentence to help us effectively
communicate and how do we know when to correctly use different types of verbs?)
- Honors English 7 – Quiz on verbs (perfect tenses,
irregular verbs, progressive forms, transitive/intransitive, and
direct/indirect objects). (Essential Question: How do verbs function within a
sentence to help us effectively communicate and how do we know when to
correctly use different types of verbs?)
- Practical Literature 11 – Continue working on literary
devices project in groups. (Essential Question: What are the various literary
devices that authors use in their writing to enhance literature and how do
these devices add to the overall meaning of a piece of literature?)
- Honors Reading 7 – Finish discussing poetry
collection 3 and turn in work. RACERS prompt for collection 3. RACERS due
tomorrow. (Essential Question: What are the elements
of poetry and how do these elements enhance poems and add to their overall
meaning?)
Friday
- Academic English 8 – Finish work on interjections in packet. Discuss
together and turn in work. Begin reading “A Running Brook of Horror” and
completing analysis activities in packet. (Essential Question: How do
interjections function in our language?)
- Academic English 7 – Verbs: Discuss next verbs section in
textbook and complete practice exercises. (Essential Question: How do verbs
function within a sentence to help us effectively communicate and how do we
know when to correctly use different types of verbs?)
- Honors English 7 – Verbs: Discuss next verbs section in
textbook and complete practice exercises. (Essential Question: How do verbs
function within a sentence to help us effectively communicate and how do we
know when to correctly use different types of verbs?)
- Practical Literature 11 – Finish literary devices project
in groups. Presentations begin on Monday. (Essential Question: What are
the various literary devices that authors use in their writing to enhance
literature and how do these devices add to the overall meaning of a piece
of literature?)
- Honors Reading 7 – Share/Pair with RACERS prompt.
Review responses for the prompt on the board together and discuss results.
(Essential Question: What are the elements of poetry and how do these
elements enhance poems and add to their overall meaning?)
3/16/15 – 3/20/15
Monday
- Academic English 8 – Continue work on active and passive voice –
discuss exercises 3 and 4. Complete next 2 exercises in packet. (Essential
Question: How does voice affect our written and spoken language?)
- Academic English 7
– Complete
exercises for vocabulary unit #13. These are due on Thursday. Quiz on
vocabulary unit 13 will be on Friday. (Essential Question: How do verbs
function within a sentence to help us effectively communicate and how do
we know when to correctly use different types of verbs?)
- Honors English 7 – Complete exercises for vocabulary
unit #13. These are due on Thursday. Quiz on vocabulary unit 13 will be on
Friday. (Essential Question: How do verbs function within a sentence to help us
effectively communicate and how do we know when to correctly use different
types of verbs?)
- Practical
Literature 11 – Read
Act 4 of “The Crucible” together as a class with assigned parts. Students
will also complete study guide questions as we read. (Essential Question:
How is the play, “The Crucible” related to our modern society and what
parallels exist between the play and the “Red Scare” of the 1950s?)
- Honors Reading 7 – Poetry notes – add two terms to note section.
Discuss three poems from Friday. Turn in completed questions. (Essential
Question: What are the elements of poetry and how do these elements
enhance poems and add to their overall meaning?)
Tuesday
- Academic English 8 – Continue work on active and passive voice –
discuss exercises 3 and 4. Complete next 2 exercises in packet. (Essential
Question: How does voice affect our written and spoken language?)
- Academic English 7 – Continue verbs unit in textbook and practice exercises/worksheets.
Discuss Irregular verbs and complete practice activities. We will then
begin the next verbs section. (Essential Question: How do verbs function
within a sentence to help us effectively communicate and how do we know
when to correctly use different types of verbs?)
- Honors English 7 – Continue verbs unit in textbook and practice
exercises/worksheets. Discuss Irregular verbs and complete practice
activities. We will then begin the next verbs section. (Essential
Question: How do verbs function within a sentence to help us effectively
communicate and how do we know when to correctly use different types of
verbs?)
- Practical Literature 11 – Read Act 4 of “The Crucible”
together as a class with assigned parts. Students will also complete study
guide questions as we read. (Essential Question: How is the play, “The
Crucible” related to our modern society and what parallels exist between
the play and the “Red Scare” of the 1950s?)
- Honors Reading 7 – Students will read poetry collection one and
complete the activities/questions in the packet for this collection.(Essential
Question: What are the elements of poetry and how do these elements
enhance poems and add to their overall meaning?)
Wednesday
- Academic English 8 – Finish the activities in the Voice packet and
discuss together. Quiz on voice tomorrow. (Essential Question: How does
voice affect our written and spoken language?)
- Academic English 7 – Continue verbs unit. Complete
practice exercises and discuss together. (Essential Question: How do verbs
function within a sentence to help us effectively communicate and how do we
know when to correctly use different types of verbs?)
- Honors English 7 – Vocab. Quiz on unit #12. Verbs:
discuss and complete practice exercises and worksheets. (Essential Question:
How do verbs function within a sentence to help us effectively communicate and
how do we know when to correctly use different types of verbs?)
- Practical Literature 11 – Continue reading Act 4 of “The
Crucible.” Complete study guide questions for Act 4. (Essential Question:
How is the play, “The Crucible” related to our modern society and what
parallels exist between the play and the “Red Scare” of the 1950s?)
- Honors Reading 7 – Discuss poetry collection one together as a
class. Complete RACERS prompt for poem. (Essential Question: What are the
elements of poetry and how do these elements enhance poems and add to
their overall meaning?)
Thursday
- Academic English 8 – Quiz on active versus passive voice. After quiz,
students will begin a personal narrative essay. We will discuss the
directions together and students will begin working on the essay. (Essential
Question: How does voice affect our written and spoken language?)
- Academic English 7 – Check vocabulary work for unit #13.
Review vocabulary exercises. Quiz tomorrow. (Essential Question: How do verbs
function within a sentence to help us effectively communicate and how do we
know when to correctly use different types of verbs?)
- Honors English 7 – Check vocabulary work for unit #13.
Review vocabulary exercises. Quiz tomorrow. (Essential Question: How do verbs
function within a sentence to help us effectively communicate and how do we
know when to correctly use different types of verbs?)
- Practical Literature 11 – Continue reading Act 4 of “The
Crucible.” Complete study guide questions for Act 4. (Essential Question:
How is the play, “The Crucible” related to our modern society and what
parallels exist between the play and the “Red Scare” of the 1950s?)
- Honors Reading 7 – Finish RACERS prompt and
share/pair/discuss. Begin poetry collection 2. (Essential Question: What are the elements of poetry and how do these
elements enhance poems and add to their overall meaning?)
Friday
- Academic English 8 – Continue working on personal narrative essay.
Completed essay is due on Tuesday. (Essential Question: How does voice
affect our written and spoken language?)
- Academic English 7 – Vocabulary quiz on unit #13. Continue
verbs unit when finished with quiz. (Essential Question: How do verbs function
within a sentence to help us effectively communicate and how do we know when to
correctly use different types of verbs?)
- Honors English 7 – Vocabulary quiz on unit #13. Continue
verbs unit when finished with quiz. (Essential Question: How do verbs function
within a sentence to help us effectively communicate and how do we know when to
correctly use different types of verbs?)
- Practical Literature 11 – Finish reading Act 4 of “The
Crucible.” Complete study guide questions for Act 4. (Essential Question:
How is the play, “The Crucible” related to our modern society and what
parallels exist between the play and the “Red Scare” of the 1950s?)
- Honors Reading 7 – Continue working on poetry
collection 2 and begin discussing these together. (Essential Question: What
are the elements of poetry and how do these elements enhance poems and add
to their overall meaning?)
3/9/15 – 3/13/15
Monday
- Academic English 8 – Continue work on verbs packet (auxiliary verbs).
Verbs packet should be finished today. Auxiliary verbs quiz tomorrow.
Verbs test on Thursday. (Essential Question: How do verbs function and how
do we use them effectively in our spoken and written language?)
- Academic English 7
– Vocabulary
packet due today. Review exercises in packet and review for quiz on
Wednesday on Unit 12 terms. (Essential Question: How do verbs function
within a sentence to help us effectively communicate and how do we know
when to correctly use different types of verbs?)
- Honors English 7 – Vocabulary packet due today. Review
exercises in packet and review for quiz on Wednesday on Unit 12 terms. (Essential Question: How do verbs
function within a sentence to help us effectively communicate and how do we
know when to correctly use different types of verbs?)
- Practical
Literature 11 – Read
Act 3 of “The Crucible” together as a class with assigned parts. Students
will also complete study guide questions as we read. (Essential Question:
How is the play, “The Crucible” related to our modern society and what
parallels exist between the play and the “Red Scare” of the 1950s?)
- Honors Reading 7 – Work on Reader-Writer Log sheet, novel project,
LDC task essay, or AR points for marking period 3. Study for short story
test. Test is tomorrow. Short story LDC task related to the big question
of the unit is due on Friday (3/13). Turn in novel project tomorrow. AR
points due March 20th. (Essential Question: What are the elements
of short stories and how do these elements enhance short stories?)
Tuesday
- Academic English 8 – Review aux. verbs in packet. Auxiliary verbs quiz
today. Review verbs for test on Thursday. Turn in packet on Thursday. (Essential
Question: How do verbs function and how do we use them effectively in our
spoken and written language?)
- Academic English 7 – Finish reviewing for vocabulary quiz on unit
#12. Quiz is tomorrow. Verbs: continue notes on next section and practice
exercises. (Essential Question: How do verbs function within a sentence to
help us effectively communicate and how do we know when to correctly use
different types of verbs?)
- Honors English 7 – Finish reviewing for vocabulary quiz on unit
#12. Quiz is tomorrow. Verbs: continue notes on next section and practice
exercises. (Essential Question: How do verbs function within a sentence to
help us effectively communicate and how do we know when to correctly use
different types of verbs?)
- Practical Literature 11 – Read Act 3 of “The Crucible”
together as a class with assigned parts. Students will also complete study
guide questions as we read. (Essential Question: How is the play, “The
Crucible” related to our modern society and what parallels exist between
the play and the “Red Scare” of the 1950s?)
- Honors Reading 7 – Test on short stories. We will also begin a unit
on poetry. Students will watch a part of the movie, “Dead Poet’s Society”
and discuss what poetry is to them. We will discuss the essential question
for the poetry unit and begin taking notes on poetry terms and elements. (Essential
Question: What are the elements of poetry and how do these elements
enhance poems and add to their overall meaning?)
Wednesday
- Academic English 8 – Begin work on active and passive voice. Students
will complete the first 2 activities in the packet. (Essential Question: How
does voice affect our written and spoken language?)
- Academic English 7 – Vocab. Quiz on unit #12. Verbs:
discuss and complete practice exercises and worksheets. (Essential Question:
How do verbs function within a sentence to help us effectively communicate and
how do we know when to correctly use different types of verbs?)
- Honors English 7 – Vocab. Quiz on unit #12. Verbs:
discuss and complete practice exercises and worksheets. (Essential Question:
How do verbs function within a sentence to help us effectively communicate and
how do we know when to correctly use different types of verbs?)
- Practical Literature 11 – Continue reading Act 3 of “The
Crucible.” Finish questions in study guide for act 3. We will discuss
these together and review for the quiz on act 3. Quiz will be tomorrow. (Essential
Question: How is the play, “The Crucible” related to our modern society
and what parallels exist between the play and the “Red Scare” of the
1950s?)
- Honors Reading 7 – Students will complete a KWL on poetry. We will
discuss this together and then finish notes on poetry. (Essential
Question: What are the elements of poetry and how do these elements
enhance poems and add to their overall meaning?)
Thursday
- Academic English 8 – Test on verbs. When finished, students will
continue working on voice activities in packet. (Essential Question: How
does voice affect our written and spoken language?)
- Academic English 7 – Verbs: continue notes and exercises
on next section of verbs. (Essential Question: How do verbs function within a
sentence to help us effectively communicate and how do we know when to
correctly use different types of verbs?)
- Honors English 7 – Verbs: continue notes and exercises
on next section of verbs. (Essential
Question: How do verbs function within a sentence to help us effectively
communicate and how do we know when to correctly use different types of verbs?)
- Practical Literature 11 – Quiz on Act 3 of “The Crucible.”
Watch Act 3 scenes from movie version. (Essential Question: How is the
play, “The Crucible” related to our modern society and what parallels
exist between the play and the “Red Scare” of the 1950s?)
- Honors Reading 7 –Begin reading poetry collection
1 in the textbook. Students will analyze these three poems in small groups
and complete critical thinking questions. (Essential Question: What are the elements of poetry and how do these
elements enhance poems and add to their overall meaning?)
Friday
- Academic English 8 – Continue work on active and passive voice – next 2
activities. (Essential Question: How does voice affect our written and
spoken language?)
- Academic English 7 – Verbs: continue notes and exercises
on next section of verbs. (Essential Question: How do verbs function within a
sentence to help us effectively communicate and how do we know when to
correctly use different types of verbs?)
- Honors English 7 – Verbs: continue notes and exercises
on next section of verbs. (Essential Question: How do verbs function
within a sentence to help us effectively communicate and how do we know when to
correctly use different types of verbs?)
- Practical Literature 11 – Finish watching scenes from Act
3 of “The Crucible.” (Essential Question: How is the play, “The Crucible”
related to our modern society and what parallels exist between the play
and the “Red Scare” of the 1950s?)
- Honors Reading 7 –Students will continue working
on poetry collection 1. As a class, we will discuss these poems and the
questions together. Turn in completed questions for collection 1 today. (Essential
Question: What are the elements of poetry and how do these elements
enhance poems and add to their overall meaning?)
