March 9, 2015 - March 13, 2015

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 20^th. (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?)