1/25/16 – 1/29/16
Academic English 9
(Periods 1, 4)
Monday: Snow Day
Tuesday: Snow Day
Wednesday: Finish
reading the short story, “The Cask of Amontillado” together. Students will work
in small groups to complete the study guide questions and diagram. Quiz on the
short story will be on Wednesday next week (2/3).
Thursday: As a
class, we will discuss the study guide for the short story. Students will work
on a comic strip to illustrate the events in the story. Comic strip is due on
Tuesday.
Friday: Students
will work in small groups on a critical thinking activity and we will discuss
this together as a class when finished. Students will use the rest of the time
today to work on the comic strip for the story.
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: Snow Day
Tuesday: Snow Day
Wednesday: Students
will work on their rough draft of the letter of complaint/concern. The rough
draft is due on Monday, Feb. 1. The vocabulary quiz on the 8 words from last
week will be on Friday (1/29). Students must turn in vocabulary squares on
Friday also.
Thursday: Work on
letter and continue with grammar. We will discuss the next grammar unit intro.
together (verbs). Students will complete practice exercises on kinds of verbs.
Friday: Vocabulary
quiz and turn in squares. Discuss verbs section together and exercises. As a
class, we will continue to the next section on verbs. Students will complete
practice exercises in class.
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: Snow Day
Tuesday: Snow Day
Wednesday: Notes
on “The Lightning Thief.” We will discuss the notes together as they relate to
the book.
Thursday: Assign
novels and begin reading the first chapter of TLT together in class. Students
will also complete study guide questions as we read.
Friday: Continue
reading TLT – chapters 1 and 2. Students will complete the study guide
questions for chapters 1 and 2 for Monday.
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: Snow Day
Tuesday: Snow Day
Wednesday (Odd): Collect
signed rules sheet. Students will finish the pre-test for the course in class
today.
Thursday (Even): Collect
signed rules sheet. Students will finish the pre-test for the course in class
today.
Friday (Odd): Check
Pre-test – students will self-assess the pre-test they took to determine areas
of strength/weakness according to the questions and related skills. We will
then begin lesson 1 – central ideas.
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?
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