10/12/15 – 10/16/15
Academic English 9
(Periods 1, 4)
Monday: Act 80
Full Day
Tuesday: Review
Act 2 of play; students will work in groups to identify causes and effects from
Act 2 based on events presented to them. Quiz on Act 2 will be on Thursday.
Wednesday: Finish
group activity (cause and effect); finish reviewing Act 2 in preparation for
the quiz, which will be tomorrow. Students will also continue watching the
movie version of the play.
Thursday: Quiz on
Act 2 of R. and J. Students will finish watching Act 2 scenes in the movie as
well.
Friday: Theme/symbol
group activity – discuss themes and symbols in R. and J.
Essential Questions: How does learning new vocabulary words
help us become better readers, writers, speakers, and listeners?
What themes from Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” are still
relevant in today’s society and how do we relate to them?
Which dramatic elements help make Shakespeare’s tragedy,
“Romeo and Juliet” so popular with its audience?
Honors English 7
(Periods 2, 8)
Monday: Act 80
Full Day
Tuesday: Finish
Hoot vocabulary test from Friday. Discuss fragments/run-ons. Practice section
in textbook on fragments/run-ons.
Wednesday:
Fragments/run-ons – practice sections in textbook; independent practice on
worksheet. Students will also be assigned a review section on unit one. The
unit one test is on Friday.
Thursday: Finish
discussing fragments/run-ons and compound/complex sentences. Work on review
section in textbook (p. 58-59). Review work is due tomorrow.
Friday: Discuss/examine
review sections from pages 58-59 (Unit 1 review). Test on unit 1 will be on
Wednesday (10/21).
Essential Questions: How does learning new vocabulary words
help us become better readers, writers, speakers, and listeners?
What are the various types of sentences that we use In
speaking and writing and how do we differentiate between these different types?
How do we differentiate between the complete
subject/predicate and simple subject/predicate of a sentence, and how do we
make sure we are using these parts correctly in our own writing?
How do we find the subject in different types of sentences
and why is it important to know its location?
What are the different kinds of conjunctions and how do we
use them correctly in our own writing?
Honors Reading 7
(Period 7)
Monday: Act 80
Full Day
Tuesday: Finish
nonfiction test today.
Wednesday: Discuss
novel elements notes (plot, plot diagram, dramatic irony, conflict). Students
will also complete an anticipation guide sheet for the novel Hoot and we will
discuss this together in groups and as a class.
Thursday: Distribute
Hoot novels and literature circle instructions. Discuss how the literature
circles will operate throughout the novel. Students will also receive discussion
questions for each chapter of the book. We will begin reading together as a
class today. Students will work on completing the discussion questions for ch.
1 and 2 for homework.
Friday: Discuss
questions for ch. 1 and 2 of Hoot. Students will meet with literature circles
and begin work for the first two chapters. Each student will be assigned a role
within their group for the first 5 chapters. After those chapters are read and
completed, the roles will switch within groups so that all students have the
opportunity to work in all five roles at some point throughout the book.
Essential Questions: How can we effectively comprehend and
analyze informational text and use the text details to support claims?
What essential elements make up informational texts and how
do we differentiate between these elements in our analyses?
PSSA Language Arts
7/8 (Period 5B: Odd and Even Days)
Monday: Act 80 Full
Day
Tuesday (Even): Students
will finish their work on identifying transitions within a piece of text. We
will discuss their findings together and label the transitions according to the
note sheet that was provided. Discuss notes on paragraph flow and logical
order.
Wednesday (Odd): Work
on identifying transitions within a piece of text. We will discuss their
findings together and label the transitions according to the note sheet that
was provided. Discuss notes on paragraph flow and logical order.
Thursday (Even): Finish
discussing notes on paragraph flow and logical order. Students will complete
quiz questions for this topic as well as for transitions.
Friday (Odd): Finish
discussing notes on paragraph flow and logical order. Students will complete
quiz questions for this topic as well as for transitions.
Essential Questions:
What kinds of reading strategies help us navigate and
comprehend informational texts?
How can reading strategies, like talking to text, help us
understand questions on the PSSA tests?
What makes up an effective introduction and conclusion and
how do we incorporate these elements into our own writing?
How do we effectively support and develop our topics
throughout our writing?
How do we organize our ideas well and use transitions to
successfully guide our readers through our writing pieces?
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