March 2, 2015 - March 6, 2015

3/2/15 – 3/6/15

Monday

• Academic English 8 – Continue work on verbs packet (auxiliary verbs). (Essential Question: How do verbs function and how do we use them effectively in our spoken and written language?)

• Academic English 7 – Quiz on verbs (first four sections), begin working on unit 12 vocabulary packet. Vocab. 12 packet due Thursday, vocab. Quiz 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 – Quiz on verbs (first four sections), begin working on unit 12 vocabulary packet. Vocab. 12 packet due Thursday, vocab. Quiz 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 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 – Review RACERS prompt from Friday on the short story, The Third Wish. Review for short story test. Test is tomorrow. Short story LDC task related to the big question of the unit. We will discuss the directions together. Essay due on Friday, March 13^th. (Essential Question: What are the elements of short stories and how do these elements enhance short stories?)

Tuesday

• Academic English 8 – Continue work on verbs packet (auxiliary verbs). We will finish this section today. Quiz on aux. verbs tomorrow. Verbs test will be on Friday. (Essential Question: How do verbs function and how do we use them effectively in our spoken and written language?)

• Academic English 7 – Next section of verbs in textbook. We will discuss together and complete practice exercises and worksheet. (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 – Next section of verbs in textbook. We will discuss together and complete practice exercises and worksheet. (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. Students will then work on Reader-Writer log sheet for this week. It is due on Friday. 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 also. (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 – Quiz on auxiliary verbs. Finish any section in the verbs packet that was missed and begin reviewing for the verbs test, which will be on Friday. (Essential Question: How do verbs function and how do we use them effectively in our spoken and written language?)

• Academic English 7 – 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 – 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 begin 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 – Review for test on verbs, which is tomorrow. Students will turn in their completed verbs packets tomorrow also. (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 tomorrow on Unit 12 terms. Verbs: Discuss and complete practice exercises on 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 – Vocabulary packet due today. Review exercises in packet and review for quiz tomorrow on Unit 12 terms. Verbs: Discuss and complete practice exercises on 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 – Review study guide questions for quiz on act 3 of “The Crucible.” Review game (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 notes on poetry and discuss. 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 – Test on verbs. Students will then begin work on active and passive voice. We will discuss notes on voice and complete activities 1 and 2 today. (Essential Question: How do verbs function and how do we use them effectively in our spoken and written language?)

• Academic English 7 – Vocabulary quiz on unit 12. Verbs: Discuss and complete practice exercises on 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 – Vocabulary quiz on unit 12. Verbs: Discuss and complete practice exercises on 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.” When finished the quiz, students will watch scenes from act 3 of the 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 – Reader-Writer log sheet due today for Monday through Thursday. 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?)