August 27, 2012 - August 31, 2012

Monday

·         Reading 8 – Students will be introduced to the course by reviewing the course syllabus. Students and T will also discuss classroom procedures, rules, and expectations. T and students will discuss goals for the school year and how we will work toward achieving these goals. Students will complete a student information sheet.

·         English 8 – Students will be introduced to the course by reviewing the course syllabus. Students and T will also discuss classroom procedures, rules, and expectations. T and students will discuss goals for the school year and how we will work toward achieving these goals. Assign grammar textbooks. Students will complete a student information sheet.

Tuesday

·         Reading 8 – Students will be introduced to the course by reviewing the course syllabus. Students and T will also discuss classroom procedures, rules, and expectations. T and students will discuss goals for the school year and how we will work toward achieving these goals. Students will complete a student information sheet.

·         English 8 – Students will receive their vocabulary notebooks and the list of vocabulary terms that we will be defining and working with throughout the year. Students will use dictionaries to define the first two lists today in class. Students must provide a definition, the part(s) of speech, and one sentence for each word in their vocab. notebook.  We will review/discuss the terms tomorrow in class and students will take a test on these words on Thursday.

Wednesday

·         Reading 8 – Students will play interview bingo to begin to create a collaborative community within the classroom. Students will complete a reading survey reflecting on their personal reading habits and past experiences. T will then explain AR to students and discuss how to choose a book that is appropriate. We will be going to the library on Friday to choose books for AR. Students will also receive their reading log books.

·         English 8 – Students will discuss the vocabulary terms that were defined yesterday. As a class, we will discuss how each word can be used in context and techniques for determining their meanings using context clues.

Thursday

·         Reading 8 – Students will play interview bingo to begin to create a collaborative community within the classroom. Students will complete a reading survey reflecting on their personal reading habits and past experiences. T will then explain AR to students and discuss how to choose a book that is appropriate. We will be going to the library on Friday to choose books for AR. Students will also receive their reading log books.

·         English 8 – Students will take a test on the first set of vocabulary terms. When finished, students will then begin to brainstorm about introductions. As a class, we will discuss what we already know about introductions. Students will then look at sample introductions and discuss what makes an effective introduction in writing. This is in preparation for a persuasive essay that students will begin next week.

Friday

·         Reading 8 – Library to choose books for AR. Students will learn how books are categorized and where to find books appropriate for their grade level. Students must sign out a novel from the library today for use with AR.

·         English 8 – Students will continue discussing introductions together. Students will practice writing an introduction of their own using the techniques discussed in class. Students will also discuss the writing process and examine its elements.

May 29, 2012 - May 31, 2012

Final Exams this week for all classes

May 7, 2012 - May 11, 2012

Monday

·         Academic English 9 – Check vocabulary definitions; review definitions, worksheet, and sentences for vocab. lesson 17A. Students will also analyze Act 5, scene 3 of R. and J. by discussing the study guide questions as a class.

·         Practical Literature 11 – Students will complete the Act 5 study guide questions for Hamlet together in small groups and we will review these as a class together. Students will also review for a quiz on Act 5 of Hamlet together as a class by playing a review game. Quiz on Act 5 is tomorrow. Students will also discuss character foils for Hamlet and the definition of a foil.

·         Y.E.S. - Students will continue the session on entrepreneurship by discussing notes as a class and in small groups and by completing group activities on this topic.

Tuesday

·         Academic English 9 – Students will watch the remainder of the new R. and J. version and take notes on a venn diagram to highlight the similarities and differences between the two versions of the film. Students will also be given a writing assignment to do for homework. We will discuss the requirements for the essay today and the due date.

·         Practical Literature 11 – Students will take a quiz on act 5 of Hamlet. When finished, students will be introduced to a writing assignment on Hamlet. Students will discuss the requirements of the assignment and the due date. Students will also begin brainstorming and working on the rough draft today in class.

·         Y.E.S. - Students will begin the next session on “the art of budgeting” by discussing notes and completing group and individual activities on goals.

Wednesday

·         Academic English 9 – Students will take a quiz on Act 5 of R. and J. Students will also turn in the last study guide sheet for Act 5 today. If not already finished, students will finish watching the new version of Romeo and Juliet to compare/contrast. Students will also complete a lesson on verbs and prepositions (prep. Phrases) in the grammar book in small groups (if time permits).

·         Practical Literature 11 – Students will be introduced to the novel, “Of Mice and Men” by discussing the setting of the novel and the author, John Steinbeck. Students will begin reading chapters 1 and 2 together as a class. Students will also complete the study guide questions for chapters 1 and 2.

·         Y.E.S. - Students will continue discussing budgeting and the purposes of it by taking notes and discussing these together. Students will also set up a personal budget for themselves and rework a budget by completing the worksheets given to them.

Thursday

·         Academic English 9 – Students will take a quiz on Vocabulary lesson 17A and then define the terms for lesson 17B. Students will also be given the worksheet to complete for lesson 17B and write sentences for this lesson on their own. When finished, students will work on a lesson from the grammar book together in groups on verbs and prepositions (prep. Phrases) and we will discuss the lesson together as a class.

·         Practical Literature 11 – Students will continue reading “Of Mice and Men” together as a class (chapter 3) and students will complete the study guide questions in small groups. Students will also watch scenes from chapters 1, 2, and 3 of the movie, “Of Mice and Men” to compare/contrast with the novel.

·         Y.E.S. - Students will take a quiz on “the art of budgeting.” Students will then discuss banking services and discuss how to choose a checking account that’s best for them. As a class, we will discuss banking and related items. Students will also complete the “reading a bank statement” student handout.

Friday

·          Academic English 9 – Students will work on a grammar lesson from the book on run-on sentences, sentence fragments, conjunctions, and interjections together in small groups and we will discuss these topics as a class as well. Students will complete a practice lesson for homework on these grammar topics.

·         Practical Literature 11 – Students will read chapters 4 and 5 of “Of Mice and Men” by listening to the audiobook together while following along in the book. Students will also discuss the study guide questions for these chapters.

·         Y.E.S. - Students will discuss modules 1, 2, 3, and 4 of “financial football.” Students will discuss expenses, assets, liabilities, interest rates, credit cards, and building a budget. Students will also discuss how “financial football” is played online in preparation to begin next week.

April 30, 2012 - May 4, 2012

Monday

·         Academic English 9 – Check vocabulary definitions; review definitions, worksheet, and sentences for vocab. lesson 16B. Students will also analyze Act 4, scenes 4 and 5 by discussing the study guide questions as a class.

·         Practical Literature 11 – Students will read Act 4 of Hamlet together as a class with assigned parts. Students will also complete study guide questions together by discussing in small groups and as a class.

·         Y.E.S. - Students will continue to discuss notes on emotional intelligence and students will complete group activities comparing/contrasting IQ vs. EQ together.

Tuesday

·         Academic English 9 – Students will read R. and J. Act 5, scenes 1 and 2 together as a class and discuss study guide questions for these scenes together as a class. Students will also review for the quiz on Act 4 together as a class.

·         Practical Literature 11 – Students will continue reading Act 4 of Hamlet together with assigned parts. Students will also complete the study guide questions in small groups and we will discuss these as a class as well.

·         Y.E.S. - Students will discuss personal competence and social competence and take notes on these topics. As a class, we will also analyze case studies for these topics together and students will complete group activities together in class.

Wednesday

·         Academic English 9 – Students will take a quiz on Act 4 of R. and J. Students will then continue reading R. and J. together as a class (Act 5, scene 3). Students will also discuss study guide questions in small groups.

·         Practical Literature 11 – Students will finish reviewing for the quiz on Act 4 by playing a review game together as a class. Students will also watch scenes from Act 4 of Hamlet to compare/contrast to the text of the play.

·         Y.E.S. - Students will begin the next session on personality profiles and career path exploration by taking notes and discussing the notes as a class. Students will also take a personality test to determine where they fall on the scale.

Thursday

·         Academic English 9 – Students will take a quiz on Vocabulary lesson 16B and then define the terms for lesson 17A. Students will also be given the worksheet to complete for lesson 17A and write sentences for this lesson on their own. When finished, students will continue discussing study guide questions from R. and J. Act 5, scene 3 together.

·         Practical Literature 11 – Students will take a quiz on Act 4 of Hamlet. Students will then finish watching scenes from Act 4 together and discuss predictions for the upcoming Act of the play.

·         Y.E.S. - Students will complete the “Life’s Values” activity individually and score their own assessment. As a class, we will discuss the results and implications of this. Students will then begin the next session on entrepreneurship by taking notes and discussing these notes together as a class.

Friday

·          Academic English 9 – Students will watch scenes from Act 5 of R. and J. in the film version to compare/contrast and discuss performance vs. reading the text of the play. Students will also review for the quiz on Act 5. Quiz will be on Tuesday. Students will also be given a writing assignment to do for homework. We will discuss the requirements for the essay today and the due date is next Friday.

·         Practical Literature 11 – Students will begin reading Act 5 of Hamlet together as a class today and we will analyze the first scenes by discussing the study guide questions together as a class.

·         Y.E.S. - Students will continue the session on entrepreneurship by discussing notes as a class and in small groups and by completing group activities on this topic.

April 23, 2012 - April 27, 2012

Monday

·         Academic English 9 – Check vocabulary definitions; review definitions, worksheet, and sentences for vocab. lesson 16A. Students will also read Act 4, scene 1 and discuss the study guide questions for scene 1 in small groups.

·         Practical Literature 11 – Students will read Act 3, scene 4 of Hamlet together as a class with assigned parts. Students will also complete study guide questions together by discussing as a group.

·         Y.E.S. - Students will discuss notes on sexual harassment together and what can be done to help stop it in the workplace. Students will also discuss violence within the workplace by analyzing notes and completing group activities together. Students will also write a thank you letter to Cardinal Systems for the field trip last week in the computer lab.

Tuesday

·         Academic English 9 – Students will read R. and J. Act 4, scenes 2 and 3 together as a class and discuss study guide questions for these scenes together as a class.

·         Practical Literature 11 – Students will finish discussing study guide questions from yesterday and will finish reading Act 3 of Hamlet together as a class. Students will begin reviewing for a quiz on Act 3.

·         Y.E.S. - Students will take a quiz on appropriate workplace behavior. After the quiz, students will score their quizzes and examine how they did overall. Students will then begin the next session on substance abuse by discussing notes together as a class.

Wednesday

·         Academic English 9 – Students will be introduced to a writing assignment on Romeo and Juliet. As a class, we will discuss the expectations/requirements for the assignment and students will complete the assignment for next week. Students will also continue reading R. and J. together as a class (Act 4, scenes 4 and 5). We will finish discussing study guide questions for scenes 2 and 3 if necessary also.

·         Practical Literature 11 – Students will finish reviewing for the quiz on Act 3 by playing a review game together as a class. Students will also watch scenes from Act 3 of Hamlet to compare/contrast to the text of the play.

·         Y.E.S. - Students will continue to discuss notes on substance abuse together. Students will then take a quiz on the facts about prescription drug abuse. As a class, we will discuss the results of the quiz together. Students will also complete a group activity on the difference between IQ and EQ (emotional intelligence).

Thursday

·         Academic English 9 – Students will take a quiz on Vocabulary lesson 16A and then define the terms for lesson 16B. Students will also be given the worksheet to complete for lesson 16B and write sentences for this lesson on their own. When finished, students will continue discussing study guide questions from R. and J. Act 4, scenes 4 and 5 together.

·         Practical Literature 11 – Students will take a quiz on Act 3 of Hamlet. Students will then finish watching scenes from Act 3 together and discuss predictions for the upcoming Act of the play.

·         Y.E.S. - Students will continue to discuss notes on emotional intelligence and students will complete group activities comparing/contrasting IQ vs. EQ together.

Friday

·          Academic English 9 – Students will watch scenes from Act 4 of R. and J. in the film version to compare/contrast and discuss performance vs. reading the text of the play. Students will also review for the quiz on Act 4. Quiz will be on Tuesday on Act 4.

·         Practical Literature 11 – Students will begin reading Act 4 of Hamlet together as a class today and we will analyze the first scenes by discussing the study guide questions together and in small groups.

·         Y.E.S. - Students will discuss personal competence and social competence and take notes on these topics. As a class, we will also analyze case studies for these topics together and students will complete group activities together in class.

April 16, 2012 - April 20, 2012

Monday

·         Academic English 9 – Students will take a quiz on Vocabulary lesson 15A and then define the terms for lesson 15B. Students will also be given the worksheet to complete for lesson 15B and write sentences for this lesson on their own. When finished, students will continue reading Act 3, scenes 4 and 5 together as a class. Students will complete the study guide questions and discuss these when finished reading.

·         Practical Literature 11 – Students will discuss the Hamlet, Act 2 study guide questions together as a class. Students will also finish watching scenes from Act 2 of Hamlet in the film version.

·         Y.E.S. - Students will discuss notes on business etiquette and diversity and workplace safety. Students will explore these topics further by completing group activities together.

Tuesday

·         Academic English 9 – Check vocabulary definitions; review definitions, worksheet, and sentences for vocab. lesson 15B. Students will also review Act 3, scenes 4 and 5 by discussing the study guide questions together. Students will begin to review for the test on Act 3 by completing an activity on imagery and allusions for homework.

·         Practical Literature 11 – Students will review for a quiz on Hamlet, Act 2 by playing a review game together as a class. Students will take a quiz tomorrow on Act 2 of Hamlet. Students will also finish watching scenes from Act 2 of the film.

·         Y.E.S. - Students will continue to explore diversity by working in groups to discuss what diversity means and how we are all different. Students will also discuss notes on sensitivity and diversity and we will discuss key laws involving diversity.

Wednesday

·         Academic English 9 – Students will review for the test on Act 3 of R. and J. by discussing the imagery and allusions worksheets together as a class. Students will also watch the remainder of Act 3 in the film version of R. and J.

·         Practical Literature 11 – Students will take a quiz on Act 2 of Hamlet. Students will begin reading Hamlet, Act 3 together as a class with assigned reading parts. Students will also discuss study guide questions for scene 1 of Act 3.

·         Y.E.S. - Students will discuss notes on sexual harassment together and what can be done to help stop it in the workplace. Students will also discuss violence within the workplace by analyzing notes and completing group activities together.

Thursday

·         Academic English 9 – Students will take a quiz on Vocabulary lesson 15B and then define the terms for lesson 16A. Students will also be given the worksheet to complete for lesson 16A and write sentences for this lesson on their own. When finished, students will finish watching scenes from Act 3 (if necessary). Students will finish reviewing for their test on Act 3 tomorrow.

·         Practical Literature 11 – Students will continue reading Hamlet, Act 3 together. Students will also watch scenes from Act 3 in the film version. Students will work in small groups on the study guide questions for Act 3.

·         Y.E.S. - Students will take a quiz on appropriate workplace behavior. After the quiz, students will score their quizzes and examine how they did overall. Students will then begin the next session on substance abuse by discussing notes together as a class.

Friday

·          Academic English 9 – Students will take a test on R. and J., Act 3. When finished, students will continue reading Act 4 together as a class. Students will then work in small groups on the study guide for Act 4.

·         Practical Literature 11 – Students will continue reading Act 3 of Hamlet together and by listening to the audio book version. Students will then watch scenes from Act 3 to analyze.

·         Y.E.S. - Students will continue to discuss notes on substance abuse together. Students will then take a quiz on the facts about prescription drug abuse. As a class, we will discuss the results of the quiz together. Students will also complete a group activity on the difference between IQ and EQ (emotional intelligence).

April 12, 2012 - April 13, 2012

Thursday

·         Academic English 9 – Check vocabulary definitions; review definitions, worksheet, and sentences for vocab. lesson 15A. Students will also read and discuss R. and J. Act 3, scenes 2 and 3 together.

·         Practical Literature 11 – Students will continue reading Act 2 of Hamlet together and they will work in small groups to complete the study guide questions for the scenes that they read.

·         Y.E.S. - Students will continue discussing notes on professionalism and they will complete several group activities on professional impact, professional behavior, perceptions, etc. Students will also complete a plan of action in order to apply the lessons learned throughout the professional impact section to their everyday lives.

Friday

·          Academic English 9 – Students will complete the study guide questions from Act 3, scenes 2 and 3 in small groups and, as a class, we will discuss the responses to these questions. Students will continue reading Act 3 (scenes 4 and 5) together as a class with assigned parts.

·         Practical Literature 11 – Students will discuss the study guide questions from Act 2 that were completed yesterday. Students will also view scenes from Act 2 in the video to compare/contrast.

·         Y.E.S. - Students will begin the next session on “Business Etiquette.” Students will take notes on business etiquette and discuss these together as a class. Students will then compare business etiquette to dining etiquette and we will discuss the similarities and differences between the two. Students will then take a quiz on etiquette.