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Tuesday, January 22nd:
Complete student information sheet, paper fight--one like, one dislike about English class, go
over syllabus and explain course expectations, intro to using the class website, copy down
homework assignment (2 truths and 1 fib due tomorrow), begin discussing classroom procedures.
Parent packet to go home today--permission slips and signed contact paper due FRIDAY
Wednesday, January 23rd:
Share some 2 truths and a fib, complete before/during class guidelines worksheet, complete
multiple intelligences profile and discuss, beginning of the semester bingo, look over course
timeline and goals
Thursday, January 24th:
MC pre-test, begin discussing course timeline and intro to poetry
Friday, January 25th:
Warm-up, Grammar Pre-test. FCAT expository prompt pre-test
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Monday, January 28th:
Warm-up, go over poetic devices handout--highlight important terms and concepts, Persuasive
essay pre-test, What is Good Poetry? handout and discussion about poetry contest
Tuesday, January 29th:
Warm-up, read and analyze "Jabberwocky" for various poetic devices, look at clip of slam poetry.
Wednesday, January 30th:
Warm-up, go over grammar pre-test, notes on Voice, read "Daily" pg. 495 and "When I
heard . . . " pg. 496 and answer discussion questions #1, 3, 4, 5, poetry project assigned and
due on 2/13 see handouts section for project directions
Thursday, January 31st:
Warm-up, Van Gogh voice activity, Vocabulary Quiz, Homework: Brainstorming if I made a
self-portrait and your self portrait due Monday 2/4
Friday, February 1st:
Warm-up, review parts of speech: noun, adjective, adverb, verb, write a poem inspired by a
picture
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Monday, February 4th:
Warm-up, finish reviewing the rest of the parts of speech, newspaper activity--parts of speech
Tuesday, February 5th:
Warm-up, finish parts of speech newspaper activity, complete Diction exercise
Wednesday, February 6th:
Warm-up, share some superhero proposals, reading check House on Mango Street to pg. 48 and
discuss, Syntax exercise--focus on syntax in House on Mango Street
Thursday, February 7th:
Warm-up, Detail exercise, Vocabulary Test, pass out new list, notes on character
Friday, February 8th:
Warm-up, Diction exercise, more review with adverbs--complete worksheet, plan for a poem
inspired by music
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Monday, February 11th
Warm-up, read and discuss "The Figure of a Poem" by Robert Frost, read "Fire and Ice", "Road Not
Taken", analyze to see if these poems live up to Frost's own expectations for a good poem
Tuesday, February 12th:
Warm-up, finish analyzing Frost poems, silent reading time Mango Street, notes on Phrases and
Clauses
Wednesday, February 13th:
Warm-up, turn in poetry books, reading check: House on Mango Street, groupwork: The House on
Mango Street
Thursday, February 14th:
Warm-up (turn in warm-up books), Vocabulary Quiz, new vocabulary list assigned--The Odyssey list
#1-30 due Wed. 2/20, finish notes on phrases and clauses.
Friday, February 15th:
Warm-up, Critical viewing of The Princess Bride
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Monday, February 18th:
no classes, holiday
Tuesday, February 19th:
Finish critically viewing The Princess Bride, go over tone handouts, complete analysis of a poem
steps with "Harlem" pg. 590 and "Lucinda Matlock" pg. 606
Wednesday, February 20th:
Presentations of groupwork from The House on Mango Street, finish analysis of "Harlem"
and "Lucinda Matlock" see above for page numbers
Thursday, February 21st:
Vocabulary Quiz #1-30 The Odyssey List, groupwork--analysis of the poems you brought in to share
Friday, February 22nd:
Finish analysis of poems (see above), Introduction and hints for taking the 9th grade FCAT
reading exam. Homework--Bring in an OP-ED article by Wednesday. Begin reading chapters 1-7 To
Kill a Mockingbird, you need to be ready to discuss by Monday 3/3/08
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Monday, February 25rd:
Analyze 3 Carl Sandburg poems for literary elements, view biography on Langston Hughes and take
notes
Tuesday, February 26th:
Go over expectations on the annotation of To Kill a Mockingbird, Harrison students to
presentation
in the auditorium/Lakeland students independent work time on To Kill a Mockingbird
Wednesday, February 27th:
Warm-up, share poems from student poetry books, Go over What is on the 9th Grade FCAT Reading
test powerpoint, complete one FCAT practice article
Thursday, February 28th:
Warm-up, finish last article in FCAT practice book, take Vocabulary Quiz and receive new list,
last year's individual FCAT reading score explained, go over answers to FCAT practice book.
Friday, February 29th:
Warm-up, Poetry Test, intro to Harper Lee and To Kill a Mockingbird PP, FCAT practice article
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Monday, March 3rd:
Warm-up, annotation check chapters 1-7, PowerPoint intro to The Short Story--notes, Go over
answers to the FCAT article, details exercise.
Tuesday, March 4th:
Warm-up, introduction to Satire--video clips and a few quick notes, read "Harrison Bergeron" on
pg. 132 in the text and complete short story analysis handout
Wednesday, March 5th:
Warm-up, read "A Sound of Thunder" and discuss
Thursday, March 6th:
Warm-up, Vocabulary Quiz, read "The Necklace" and locate one really great example of imagery from
any of the short stories we have read this week
Friday, March 7th:
Warm-up, read "The Cask of Amontillado" and answer #2-8 at the end of the story
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Monday, March 10th:
Warm-up, last minute tips on the FCAT, creative writing prompt--share ideas
Tuesday, March 11th:
FCAT Testing--class does not meet
Wednesday, March 12th:
FCAT Testing--class does not meet
Thursday, March 13th:
Warm-up, read "Poison", fill out short story analysis and discuss major themes and underlying
issues
Friday, March 14th:
Warm-up, check annotations To Kill a Mockingbird Part I, read article on building suspense and
analyze "The Pit and the Pendulum" for elements of suspense
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Monday, March 17th:
Independent work time (break from testing since students took the NRT all morning!)
Tuesday, March 18th:
Warm-up, check annotations To Kill a Mockingbird Part I, groupwork on analysis questions for
Part I TKAMB, intro to Socratic Discussions in preparation for Part I Discussion on Wednesday of
next week.
Wednesday, March 19th:
Warm-up, Socratic Discussion on TKAMB, plan for Bare Bones writing assignment
Thursday, March 20th:
Warm-up, time to draft Bare Bones writing assignment, Vocabulary Quiz, peer edit Bare Bones
writing assignment.
Friday, March 21st:
Warm-up, peer edit Bare Bones assignment (final draft due Monday), read "Marigolds" in the text
book and create a collage of Ms. Lottie's house.
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Monday, March 24th:
Warm-up, analyze sentence structure of first 16 sentences on Bare Bones final draft assignment--
lists strengths and weaknesses, read "The Princess and the Tin Box" pg. 245 and "The Talking
Skull" pg. 247 in the text, begin groupwork for creating own story collection
Tuesday, March 25th:
Warm-up, turn in vocab. homework, groupwork creating short story collection.
Wednesday, March 26th:
Warm-up, continue groupwork creating short story collection
Thursday, March 27th:
Warm-up, vocab. quiz, Tuck Everlasting
Friday, March 28th:
Independent wok (Naughty Children's Festival)
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Monday, April 7th:
Tuesday, April 8th:
Wednesday, April 9th:
Thursday, April 10th:
Warm-up, introduction to rhetoric (notes)
Friday, April 11th:
Warm-up, video Sell&Spin and notes on persuasion on advertisements, The Artifact creative
writing assignment
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Monday, April 14th:
Warm-up, turn in warm-up book, finish notes on rhetoric, socratic discussion TKAMB, view
political ads and go over types of propaganda.
Tuesday, April 15th:
Analyze advertisements brought in to share with the class--discuss findings
Wednesday, April 16th:
What is a Literary Analysis PowerPoint, analyze campaign ads from 1952 campaign for rhetorical
devices
Thursday, April 17th:
Vocabulary Quiz, Look at an example of a Literary Analysis--discuss, Marriage Proposal prompt
Friday, April 18th:
Critical viewing of To Kill a Mockingbird
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Monday, April 21st:
Continue Critical Viewing of TKAMB, annotate the Marriage Proposal prompt as a group
Tuesday, April 22nd:
Computer Lab--use publisher to "publish" your parent/student collaborative assignment
Wednesday, April 23rd:
Finish Critical Viewing of TKAMB, draft response to Marriage Proposal prompt, begin review of
TKAMB for test on Friday, sign up for mythology projects
Thursday, April 24th:
Quiz on #1-26 Literary Terms--know the definitions, continue review for TKAMB test tomorrow
Friday, April 25th:
To Kill a Mockingbird test
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Monday, April 28th: Introduction to the Odyssey Powerpoint and notes--read book I of The Odyssey
and discuss
Tuesay, April 29th: Share examples of literary terms and make notecards for terms 27-52, begin
viewing Joseph Campbell's The Power of Myth--a hero's journey and taking notes on the heroic
cycle
Wednesday, April 30th: Finish The Power of Myth, introduction to The Heroic Cycle (notes) and
apply the cycle to current stories
Thursday, May 1st: First 30 minutes of class independent reading time for The Odyssey, Quiz
lit. terms 27-52 and new terms assigned, analysis of Noah Sweat Speech
Friday, May 2nd: First 30 minutes of class independent reading time for The Odyssey, persuasive
writing prompt (45 minutes) and discuss arguments utilized by the class
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Monday, May 5th: practice with imagery, syntax, and tone (voice lessons), in a group of 2 to 3
students summarize your assigned book for The Odyssey and create a comic strip summarizing your
book
Tuesday, May 6th: Share assigned literary term with the class, turn in comic strip, independent
work time The Odyssey (need to read and annotate through book 18 for Monday)
Wednesday, May 7th: Mythology presentations, Piano Lessons MC passage analysis--discuss what the
questions are asking and begin answering
Thursday, May 8th: Mythology presentations
Friday, May 9th: Vocabulary Quiz (new terms assigned) and mythology presentations
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Monday, May 12th:
Finish MC passage "Piano Lessons", groupwork--summary and comics for books 10-18 The Odyssey,
independent work time The Odyssey, finish book by Monday May 19th, test on Tuesday May 20th
Tuesday, May 13th:
Turn in example of literary term, complete AP/MC passage "A Christmas Carol" on your own, begin
critically viewing Oh Brother, Where Art Thou in conjunction with the heroic cycle.
Wednesday, May 14th:
Thursday, May 15th:
Friday, May 16th:
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