11/23/15 – 11/27/15
Academic English 9
(Periods 1, 4)
Monday: Discuss “Modern
Connections” expository essay assignment together and review sample together.
Review responses to theme and symbolism group activities. Read Act 4 and
complete study guide questions.
Tuesday: Read Act
4 and complete/discuss study guide questions for Act 4.
Wednesday: Indoor
Field Day Activities – Congratulations Spartans on achieving 82.9 on our School
Performance Profile!
Thursday: No
School
Friday: No School
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: Sentence
Posters for Concrete/Abstract, Common/Proper, Collective/Compound Nouns.
Posters are due tomorrow by the end of class.
Tuesday: Turn in
sentence posters on nouns by the end of class today. Discuss notes and examples
of singular and plural nouns. Independent practice of singular/plural nouns.
Wednesday: Indoor
Field Day Activities - Congratulations Spartans on achieving 82.9 on our School
Performance Profile!
Thursday: No
School
Friday: No School
Essential Questions: How does learning new vocabulary words
help us become better readers, writers, speakers, and listeners?
What are the different kinds of nouns and how do we use them
correctly in our own writing?
Honors Reading 7
(Period 7)
Monday: Turn in
Lit. Circle task sheets for chapters 10-11 today. Students will receive discussion
questions for chapters 18 – Epilogue. Discussion question sheets for these
chapters are due on Dec. 3rd. Students must read to the end of the
novel by Dec. 3rd. Begin watching scenes from the movie, Hoot.
Tuesday: Watch
movie version of Hoot. Students will note differences viewed in the film
version.
Wednesday: Indoor
Field Day Activities - Congratulations Spartans on achieving 82.9 on our School
Performance Profile!
Thursday: No
School
Friday: No School
Essential Questions: What elements make up a novel and how
do authors use these and other literary devices to enhance their writing?
What themes exist within the novel, Hoot, and can we relate
these to our own lives and experiences?
PSSA Language Arts
7/8 (Period 5B: Odd and Even Days)
Monday (Odd): Finish
typing final copy of narrative essay and turn in rough draft and final copy
today. Begin taking pre-test for Literature Unit on Study Island.
Tuesday (Even): Finish
typing final copy of narrative essay and turn in rough draft and final copy
today. Begin taking pre-test for Literature Unit on Study Island.
Wednesday (Odd): Indoor
Field Day Activities - Congratulations Spartans on achieving 82.9 on our School
Performance Profile!
Thursday: No
School
Friday: No School
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?
How do sensory details and precise language help to better
communicate our messages in our writing?
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