Welcome Back!
8/31/15 – 9/4/15
Academic English 9
(Periods 1, 4)
Monday: Introduction
to course, classroom rules and expectations
Tuesday: Student
information cards; goals; assign textbooks
Wednesday: Vocabulary
unit 1 - define terms and discuss (sentence homework instructions sheet)
Thursday: Vocabulary
unit 1 – worksheet and sentences (discuss) and review
Friday: Quiz –
Vocab. unit 1; introduction to Shakespeare (why do we still study Shakespeare?)
Essential Questions: How does learning new vocabulary words
help us become better readers, writers, speakers, and listeners?
Why is it important to set expectations and goals, and what
goals do you plan to accomplish this year?
Why do we still study Shakespeare today?
Honors English 7
(Periods 2, 8)
Monday: Introduction
to course, classroom rules and expectations
Tuesday: Student
information cards; goals; assign textbooks
Wednesday: Introduction
to vocabulary unit 1 (discuss and define terms)
Thursday: Vocabulary
unit 1 – complete exercises 1 – 6; Unit 1 quiz on Wednesday next week
Friday: Period 2 –
Review/discuss Vocab. unit 1 exercises; District pep rally (period 8 class will
not meet today)
Essential Questions: Why is it important to set expectations
and goals, and what goals do you plan to accomplish this year?
How does learning new vocabulary words help us become better
readers, writers, speakers, and listeners?
Honors Reading 7
(Period 7)
Monday: Introduction
to course, classroom rules and expectations (HW: bring one item that is important
to you to class on Wednesday)
Tuesday: Student
information cards; goals; assign textbooks
Wednesday:
Introduction to Unit 1 (Informational Texts); Group work – KWL (types of texts);
introduction to RACERS format (Text-Dependent Analysis response format); use
important item to complete RACERS format
Thursday: Complete
RACERS and share/discuss; informational text – read and complete RACERS
question
Friday: District
pep rally (class will not meet today)
Essential Questions: Why is it important to set expectations
and goals, and what goals do you plan to accomplish this year?
Unit 1 EQ: How can we effectively comprehend and analyze
informational text and use the text details to support claims?
PSSA Language Arts
7/8 (Period 5B: Odd and Even Days)
Monday (Odd): Introduction
to course, classroom rules and expectations
Tuesday (Even): Introduction
to course, classroom rules and expectations
Wednesday (Odd): Student
information cards; goals; KWL: PSSA (What we know about the PSSA test and what
we want to know (brainstorm session and discussion)
Thursday (Even): Student
information cards; goals; KWL: PSSA (What we know about the PSSA test and what
we want to know (brainstorm session and discussion)
Friday (Odd): PDE
SAS website – student fact sheet and guide to PA Standards; group work – PA Standards
(What are they? Why do we use them? How can they help students prepare for the
test?)
Essential Questions: Why is it important to set expectations
and goals, and what goals do you plan to accomplish this year?
How can understanding the PSSA test and PA standards help us
achieve success on the PSSA tests?
