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English I Hon Calendar

August 2008
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Teachers
Institute

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First day
of Sc

PPF assignment--Due Friday

Class folders/portfolio

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Review syllabus/ Teacher Web Page

Assisgnment: How to Mark a Book..

Read and Booknote the article.

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Discuss Adler's article.

Begin "Theme for English B" Langston Hughes...Booknote the poem

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PPF Presentations

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Begin the novel The Five People You Meet in Heaven

Assignment:

PP. 1-55

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Begin SUBSEARCH

of the novel.

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Discuss novel.

Model ID quiz: Literal vs Interpretive

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Quiz: The Five People..

pp. 1-55

29 Read for a Lifetime/Library

Bring Read for a Lifetime books and Word Wealth Books on Tuesday.

Finish reading The Five People for Thursday, Sept 4th.

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September 2008
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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Labor Day
No School

2 Begin Word Wealth Unit One--

Unit One homework due

Monday, Sept 8th.

Read for a Lifetime

3 Reading Test (pretest)

4 Finish novel for

today.

5 Socaratic Seminar

Assign groups for Seminars

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8 Word Wealth Unit One homework due today.

Read for a Lifetime

9 Group A & B Socratic Seminars today...2 copies of notes due. 10 Group C Socratic Seminar...2 copies of notes due.

11 In Class timed writing over The Five People You Meet in Heaven.

Booknoting due today.

12 Word Wealth One Test today.

NO HOMEWORK!

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15 Word Wealth 2 Related words today...

Bring Read for a Lifetime today.

16 5 People paragraphs returned today. Paragraph #2 assigned

Writer's Workshop

17 Short story..."Sonny's Blues"

(work on reading strategies)

18 continue to work on reading strategies with "Sonny's Blues" 19 Reading Test over "Sonny's Blues" 20
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22 Word Wealth 2 homework due today.

Read for a Lifetime

23 Introductory activities for To Kill a Mockingbird

Discuss types of questions on Sonny's Blues Test. Look for patterns.

Paragraphs returned; begin revisions...Due Sept 30th. TYPED

24 More intro activities for To Kill a Mockingbird

25 Writer's Workshop for Writing Assignment #2

To Kill A Mockingbird intro.

Writing Center Open House tonight.

26 Word Wealth Test Unit 2 27
28 29 Word Wealth #3 Related words & Read for a Lifetime today.

30 Final drafts of Writing Assignment #2 due today.

Revisions must be typed!

Begin reading To Kill a Mockingbird Continue To Kill a Mockingbird October 3 Library Orientation
October 2008
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 To Kill a Mockingbird

ch1-3

2 To Kill a Mockingbird

Ch 1-3

3 Fresh. Library Orientation 4
5

6 Word Wealth 3 homework due today.

Bring Read for a Lifetime book to class.

7 Quiz today over chapters 1-3 of To Kill a Mockingbird

Methods of Characterization

Assign chapters 4-6 of To Kill a Mockingbird

8 Assign paper on Characterization Due next Wednesday, October 15th. 9 Continue reading and discussing chapters 4-6 of To Kill a Mockingbird.

10 Word Wealth 3 Test today.

homework-read chapters 7-11 for Tuesday.

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Columbus Day
No School

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Early Release
Quiz/task rotation for chapters 4-11 of To Kill a Mockingbird

15 Paper due today on characterization.

Papers must be typed.

16 Library Lab---Graphic Organizers for Vocab

17 Word Wealth 1-3 Cumulative Test

End of First
Quarter
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Teachers Institute
No School
21 TKAM AP questions. Homework--read ch 12-18 in TKAM.

22 Continue TKAM AP questions

Homework--continue reading ch 12-18

23 Last class period for TKAM AP questions...due at the end of class today.

homework-Finish reading ch 12-18...In-class timed writing tomorrow.

24 Last day for AP questions for Part I of TKAM.

hw-read ch 12-18 in TKAM

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26 27 Word Wealth 4 related words & RFAL 28 In class timed writing over chapters 12-18. 29 Discuss chapters 12-18 further. video---TKAM 30 Continue novel and discussion and/or view film. 31 Continue novel and discuss AP answers for Part One. Weekend homework--finish the novel for Wednesday. Final Mockingbird Test on Thursday, Nov 6th.

November 2008
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
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3 Word Wealth 4 homework due today.

RFAL

4 Group questions: To

Kill a Mockingbird.

5 Review game for Mockingbird

6 To Kill a Mockingbird

Final Test (50 points) Paper on TKAM assigned today.

7 WW 4 Test 8
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Parent Teacher
Conferences

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Veterans Day
No School
12 "A Worn Path" 13 "A Worn Path"

14 Reading quiz:

"A Worn Path"

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17 Read for a Lifetime-

No Word Wealth this week!

Begin Hero Unit

18 Hero Unit--Papes due today 19 Hero Unit 20 Hero Unit 21 Hero Unit 22
23 24 Word Wealth 5 Related Words today. 25

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Early Release

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Thanksgiving
Break

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Thanksgiving Break

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December 2008
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 Word Wealth Unit 5 homework due today.

Library Research for Speech on hero

2 Have outlines prepared. Practice speeches in small groups or with a partner. 3 Speeches 4 Speeches 5 Speeches 6
7 8 Word Wealth 5 Test

9 Read two articles on heroism "Accidental Hero and Ordinary Hero" Compare/Contrast

Delayed Start
10 In class writing on heroism 11 Outline partner paragraphs 12 Finish paragraphs and present wrapping today! 13
14 15 RFAL---last time for the quarter. 16 Review paragraph structure and all parts of the final exam. 17 Review for the final exam...Word Wealth Units 1-5, literary devices, minimum competencies, esssay structure. 18 Part One: Final Exam...In class timed writing.

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Final Exams--Periods 0, 1, & 2

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Final Exams

Periods 3, 4, and 5

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Final Exams
End of Semester 1---Periods 6 & 7

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Winter Break

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Winter Break

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Winter Break

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Winter Break

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Winter Break

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Winter Break

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Winter Break


January 2009
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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Winter Break

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Winter Break

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Winter Break

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Winter Break

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School Resumes

Notes... (SUBSEARCH)Intro to Greek Theater

8 Continue notes and complete study guide. Quiz tomorrow.

Quiz Intro to Greek Theater...

Related Words Unit 6 Word Wealth

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11 12 Begin reading Oedipus the King

13 Oedipus the King

Delayed Start

14 Oedipus the King 15 Oedipus the King 16 Oedipus the King 17
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Martin Luther
King Day
No School

20 Word Wealth Unit 6 completion today in class. Note cards due on Friday. 21 Finish Oedipus 22 AP work with Oedipus 23 Word Wealth 6 Test today. 24
25 26 Oedipus Test today. 27 Antigone 28 Antigone Part One quiz 29 Finish reading Antigone 30 WW 7 Related words 31
February 2009
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2 Related Words WW 7 3 Antigone Part II quiz

4 Oedipus/Antigone Booknoting due

Paper---tragic flaw

5 Paper--Tragic Flaw

Early Release

6 Tragic Flaw papers due

Discussion

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8 9 WW 7 homework due today

10 Animal Farm

Delayed Start

11 Animal Farm

12 Animal Farm

Russian Revolution Research packets due today. Presentations

hw questions 1-7

13 WW 7 Test

Early Morning Review Session in Room 240...7:30 AM

hw..read chapters 3-5 for Tuesday

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President's Day
No School

17 Quiz chapters 1-5 of Animal Farm today. 18 Chapter 6-7 19 Finish Animal Farm & write game questions 20 Animal Farm Review Game 21
22 23 Test over Animal Farm & SUBSEARCHING due for the entire novel 24 FFAL 25 Propaganda Activity 26 Word Wealth 4-7 Review Test

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Teacher Institute
No School

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March 2009
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
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2

Pulaski Day
No School

3 Bonus Assignment due today.

Propaganda in novels

4 Read & discuss ch 3 of 1984 in class today. 5 Read and discuss ch 4 of 1984 in class. Study guide for the novel due tomorrow. 6 Assignment--read ch 5-8 in 1984 for Tuesday. Quiz and study guide due on Tuesday 7
8 9 WW 8-Related Words today. Think, Pair, Share grid for 1984. Test over part I of 1984 tomorrow & study guides due.

10 Delayed Start.

1984 Part One quiz

Part One study guides due today

11 Read/ Discuss part II of 1984 12 Read and Discuss Part II of 1984 in class today.

13 Contest Play for period 2 today

End of Third
Quarter

Period 6--Discuss Part II of 1984

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16 Contest Play for period 6 today.

Period 2--Continue reading and discussing part II of 1984 today.

17 Word Wealth Unit 8 homework due today. 18 Continue Part II of 1984 19 Quiz over Part II of 1984 today. 20 Word Wealth 8 test today. 21
22 23 1984 Part III Discussion 24 Part III SG 25 Game Questions 26 Review Game 27 Final Test 1984 28
29 30 Research paper 31 Research paper

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Previous Month April, 2009 Next Month
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1 Research Paper

Lesson on using Signal Phrases

2 Research Paper

Lesson on writing your works cited page

3 Research Paper
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6 Meet in Library Lab to work on Reseach Paper
7 Continue working on research paper
8 Peer Revision of Research papers;
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Early Release

Final day to turn in Research Paper

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Spring Break
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Spring Break
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Spring Break
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Spring Break
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Spring Break
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Spring Break
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Spring Break
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20 Begin House on Mango Street

Word Wealth 9 Related Words

School Resumes
21 House on Mango Street
booknoting project.
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Early Release

House on Mango Street booknoting project

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Early Release

House on Mango Street booknoting project

24 Finish House on Mango Street
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27 Reductions for House on Mango Stree
28 Reductions for House on Mango Street
29 Shakespeare in the Classroom
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May, 2009 Next Month
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4 Begin Romeo and Juliet--The Prologue
5  Romeo and Juliet Act One
6  Romeo and Juliet Act One
7 Romeo and Juliet Act Two
8 Romeo and Juliet Act Two--Homework:  Read "A Rose for Emily"
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11 Reading test over "A Rose for Emily"
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Delayed Start  Discuss reading strategies used on yesterday's test.
13  IOWA Reading Test for all Fresh.
14 Romeo and Juliet continued
15 Romeo and Juliet continued
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18 Romeo and Juliet
19 Romeo and Juliet
20 MEMORIZATIONS TODAY!!!!!
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Memorial Day No School
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27 Essay Portion of the Final Exam.
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Final Exams
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Final Exams
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