1/11/16 – 1/15/16
Academic English 9
(Periods 1, 4)
Monday: Grammar
Study: Review notes on nouns and pronouns and complete practice exercises.
Review for mid-term exam. The exam for period 1 is on Wednesday, Jan. 13th.
The period 4 exam is on Friday, Jan. 15th.
Tuesday: Review
for mid-term exam.
Wednesday: Mid-term
exams – early dismissal
Thursday: Mid-term
exams – early dismissal
Friday: Mid-term
exams – early dismissal
Essential Questions: How does learning new vocabulary words
help us become better readers, writers, speakers, and listeners?
What are the elements of short stories and how do authors
use these to help enhance their stories?
How does understanding parts of speech help us become better
readers, writers, speakers, and listeners?
Honors English 7
(Periods 2, 8)
Monday: Review
for mid-term exam. The exam for period 2 is on Wednesday, Jan. 13th.
The exam for period 8 is on Tuesday, Jan. 19th.
Tuesday: Review
for mid-term exam.
Wednesday: Mid-term
exams – early dismissal
Thursday: Mid-term
exams – early dismissal
Friday: Mid-term
exams – early dismissal
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?
What are the different kinds of pronouns and how do we use
them effectively in our own writing?
Honors Reading 7
(Period 7)
Monday: Read nonfiction
article about Greek mythology to gain background information for the novel, The
Lightning Thief.
Tuesday: Review
for mid-term exam. The exam in period 7 is on Tuesday, Jan. 19th.
Wednesday: Mid-term
exams – early dismissal
Thursday: Mid-term
exams – early dismissal
Friday: Mid-term
exams – early dismissal
Essential Questions: How does learning background
information on a topic help us prepare for reading a novel?
How is reading nonfiction texts different from reading a
fictional novel?
PSSA Language Arts
7/8 (Period 5B: Odd and Even Days)
Monday (Even): Students
will finish the summary and character quiz questions and turn these in by the
end of class today.
Tuesday (Odd): Students
will continue the post-test today and turn in the test when finished.
Wednesday (Even):
As a class, we will review the concepts examined in the literature unit. Students
will take the course post-test on Friday.
Thursday (Odd): Students
will study and prepare for exams.
Friday (Even): Students
will take the post-test today. They must finish and turn in the completed test
by the end of the period.
What kinds of reading strategies help us navigate and
comprehend literature texts?
How can reading strategies, like talking to text, help us
understand questions on the PSSA tests?
What do literary devices, such as imagery, theme, etc. add
to works of literature and how do we identify them?
How is reading works of literature, such as fictional novels
and short stories, different from reading nonfiction pieces?
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