1/4/16 – 1/8/16
Academic English 9
(Periods 1, 4)
Monday: Finish
discussing and responding to questions on the short story, “The Gift of the
Magi.”
Tuesday: Read the
short story, “The Most Dangerous Game” and respond to discussion questions as
we read.
Wednesday: Finish
reading the short story, “The Most Dangerous Game” and finish discussing the
questions on the story together.
Thursday: Grammar
Study – Practice with nouns and pronouns/antecedents.
Friday: Grammar
Study – Practice with nouns and pronouns/antecedents.
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: Discuss
notes on interrogative pronouns and complete practice exercises. Discuss practice
exercises together.
Tuesday: Discuss
notes on demonstrative pronouns and indefinite pronouns and complete practice
exercises. Discuss practice exercises together.
Wednesday: Discuss
notes on reflexive and intensive pronouns as well as homophones. Complete
practice exercises on these sections and discuss together.
Thursday: Complete
review sections in textbook on nouns and pronouns units.
Friday: Complete
review sections in textbook on nouns and pronouns units.
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: Finish
watching the last few minutes of the movie, “A Christmas Carol.” Students will
discuss the movie versus the play version and compare/contrast. We will then
read a nonfiction article about Greek Gods and Goddesses in order to gain
background knowledge in preparation for the novel, “The Lightning Thief.” Read
and write a summary of the article. Discuss summaries together.
Tuesday: Students
will read a second nonfiction article about mythology. We will read the article
in class and students will then respond to several questions about the article.
We will discuss responses together.
Wednesday: Students
will read a third article about mythology and write a response about the
article on their own. We will discuss findings together.
Thursday: Students
will read a fourth and final nonfiction text based on mythology. They will
respond to text analysis questions and we will discuss responses together.
Friday: Complete
review packet for final exam in class.
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 (Odd): Students
should turn in the practice questions on summarization if they have not already
done so before the holiday break. Students will then complete the quiz section
on summary from Study Island. When finished, we will discuss character
development in a story and students will complete the practice quiz questions
on this section.
Tuesday (Even): Students
should turn in the practice questions on summarization if they have not already
done so before the holiday break. Students will then complete the quiz section
on summary from Study Island. When finished, we will discuss character
development in a story and students will complete the practice quiz questions
on this section.
Wednesday (Odd): Students
will discuss setting within literature and complete the practice quiz questions
on setting.
Thursday (Even): Students
will discuss setting within literature and complete the practice quiz questions
on setting.
Friday (Odd): Students
will discuss plot within literature and complete the practice quiz questions on
plot.
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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