11/16/15 – 11/20/15
Academic English 9
(Periods 1, 4)
Monday: Read
start of Act 4 and complete study guide questions in groups.
Tuesday: Group
activity on symbolism within Romeo and Juliet.
Wednesday: Finish
activity on symbolism (if needed) and read Act 4. Students will also complete
study guide questions as they read Act 4.
Thursday: Group
activity examining themes in Romeo and Juliet.
Friday: Discuss
symbolism activity and “modern connections” writing assignment. Rough draft is
due on Dec. 8th and final copy is due on Dec. 11th. Read
Act 4 together and complete study guide questions.
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: Turn in
final copy of the argumentative essay. Students will complete vocabulary
squares on the next 8 words from the list of Hoot vocab. Terms (incentive to
alliance). The vocab. Squares are due on Thursday and the quiz on these words
will be on Friday.
Tuesday: Grammar
Unit – Nouns; students will examine notes and examples of concrete/abstract
nouns and common/proper nouns. They will also complete practice exercises from
the textbook and discuss responses together.
Wednesday: Students
will complete the worksheet on concrete/abstract nouns and common/proper nouns.
When finished, students should work on the vocabulary squares for the list that
is due on Thursday.
Thursday: Review
vocabulary terms from Hoot in preparation for the quiz tomorrow. Students will
turn in the vocab. Squares tomorrow before the quiz.
Friday: Vocabulary
quiz on Hoot terms. Students will also turn in the vocab. Square sheet. After
the quiz, students will continue with the grammar unit on nouns. Students will
discuss the next section on nouns in the textbook and complete practice
exercises.
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: Read
chapter 14 together and discuss questions for chapter 13. Lit. Circle sheet for
chapters 8 and 9 is due tomorrow. Students will have a quiz on Friday on
chapters 1 – 10.
Tuesday: Discuss
Lit. Circle work for chapters 8 and 9 today. Students will turn in their work
today. Finish reading chapter 14 in class together and complete discussion
questions for tomorrow.
Wednesday: Students
will read chapter 15 in class today and complete the discussion questions for
this chapter.
Thursday: Lit.
Circle work for chapters 10 and 11 is due on Monday. Students will work on this
for part of the class and also read chapter 16 together.
Friday: Quiz on
chapters 1 – 10 of the novel. When finished, students will work on lit. circle
tasks for chapters 10 and 11 or continue reading chapter 16. Students must have
chapter 15 read for Monday.
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 (Even): Students
will work on writing the narrative essay assigned to them. The rough draft is
due on Friday and the final copy is due on Tuesday (11/24).
Tuesday (Odd): Students
will work on writing the narrative essay assigned to them. The rough draft is
due on Thursday and the final copy is due on Monday (11/23).
Wednesday (Even):
Students will work on the narrative essay in class today.
Thursday (Odd): Students
will take a pretest on the topics within the literature unit today. They will
log in to Study Island to take the pretest.
Friday (Even): Students
will take a pretest on the topics within the literature unit today. They will
log in to Study Island to take the pretest.
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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