Welcome to Trimester 3, 2009!

Monday, March 9-Introduction. Go over syllabus and deadlines. Get free pass. Read Teen Ink. Bring back syllabus signed and book covered for 5 points tomorrow.

Tues, 3/10-Greek and Latin Roots packet Unit 1. Hot and Cold History idea generator. Due tomorrow.

Wed, 3/11-Daily Language Set 14. Rubric packet. Six traits review.

Thurs, 3/12-Interest Journals. Discussion. Six traits mind maps.

Fri, 3/13-Read novels. Finish posters. Be ready to present Monday.

Mon, 3/16- Read Teen Ink and record sensory images. Finish posters and present.

Tues, 3/17-Greek and Latin Roots Unit 2. Descriptive essay starter, pre-write about favorite person.

(If you're going to be gone tomorrow for the tournament, read pp. 156-157 in Writers Inc. and write a possible introduction about a favorite place using sensory images as the student writer did in the example on p. 157.)

Wed, 3/18-Daily Language. Write a possible introduction about a favorite place using sensory images as the student writer did in the example on p. 157.

Thurs, 3/19-Interest journals. Draft descriptive essay using an idea already investigated or think of one on own.

Fri, 3/20-Read novels. First draft of Descriptive Essay due. Peer response groups. Revisions due next Friday.

Mon, 3/23-Teen Ink. Read a narrative essay and write about why you want to read it. What sensory images are there?

Read "Hips" by Sandra Cisneros and jump rope. Brainstorm a childhood memory.

Tues, 3/24-Greek and Latin Roots vocabulary, Unit 3. Exercises due next week, and quiz on Units 1-3. Go over "Writing an Introduction" sheet, and write a possible introduction with one of the ideas listed for your narrative essay.

Wed, 3/25-Daily Language. Quiz next week on a random Daily Language selection.

Read chapter on Narrative essay writing in Writers Inc on pp.146-154. Start a possible essay that you could use for narrative first draft due on Friday.

Thurs, 3/26-Interest journals. Draft first draft of narrative essay and work on revisions of descriptive essay, both due tomorrow.

Fri, 3/27-Read your novel. Turn in revisions of descriptive essay. Get first draft of narrative checked for 20 points.

Mon, 3/30-Teen Ink about an expository essay. Write about what you learned. Turn in Teen Ink entries. Interview three "experts" in class on their area of expertise. Decide which one you're interested in; we'll be writing an expository essay on someone else's area of expertise, giving information about the topic.

Tues, 4/1-Review Units 1-3 in vocabulary packet. Take quiz.

Wed, 4/2-DOL quiz. Re-interview an expert in more detail about his or her area of expertise for drafting tomorrow.

Thurs, 4/3-Interest journals. Draft first draft of expository essay.

Fri, 4/4-Reading. Peer response on expository. Turn in narrative revisions.

Mon, 4/6-Teen Ink. Read a book review. Discuss literary analysis. Read p. 231 for ideas and choose two stories to read. Take notes using double-entry log approach.

Tues, 4/7-Vocab. Unit 7. Continue reading and taking notes on stories.

Wed, 4/10-Daily Language. Finish reading stories and taking notes. We'll draft after break.

Happy Easter!

Wednesday, 4/15-Daily Language. Read "Osage Orange Tree" together and look at a student literary analysis. Discuss finding points to write about in the elements of literature.

Thursday, 4/16-Interest journals. Get literary analysis web, and complete for two different analyses. Choose one for drafting tomorrow.

Friday, 4/17-Read novels. Draft literary analysis. Revisions due.

Monday, 4/20-Peer response for first draft of literary analysis. First draft due. Early release for conferences.

Tuesday, 4/21-Greek and Latin roots, Unit 5. Brainstorm pet peeves. Refer to pp. 186-187 in Writers Inc. for pet peeve essay. Due Tues, 4/28. Drafting time on Monday, 4/27.

Wednesday, 4/22-Daily Language for you who were not testing. Review pet peeve essay and write an outline for yours.

Thursday, 4/23- Interest journals. Draft pet peeve essay.

Friday, 4/24-No school. Missota Arts Festival.

Monday, 4/27-Teen Ink. Drafting time for first draft of pet peeve, revision of lit analysis, and revision of choice of three from descriptive, narrative, and expository. Choice and pet peeve first draft due tomorrow. Lit Analysis due Wednesday.

Tuesday, 4/28-Greek and Latin Roots Unit 6. Quiz next week on Units 4-6. Peer response groups for pet peeve essay. Have first draft checked for 20 points. Turn in revision of lit. analysis tomorrow. Turn in all three of descriptive, narrative, and expository, putting one to grade on top with rubric.

Wednesday, 4/29-Daily Language quiz. Short story introduction, pp. 167-173 in Writers Inc. "Slumdog Millionaire" intro.

Thursday, 4/30-Interest journals. "Afraid to Go in the House" pre-write.

Friday, 5/1- Read novel. Mirror starter

Monday, 5/4-Teen Ink. Crayon story starter.

Tuesday, 5/5-Greek and Latin Roots review and quiz on Units 4-6.

Wednesday, 5/6-Daily Language. Draft first draft of short story due tomorrow with revisions of pet peeve essay and of literary analysis if you choose.

Thursday, 5/7-Read novels. Peer response group with first draft of short story. Hand in revisions of pet peeve.

Friday, 5/8-No school. Snow day.not used.

Monday, 5/11-Teen Ink. Read a persuasive piece. Brainstorm contemporary topics on which you can make your voice heard.

Tuesday, 5/12-Greek and Latin Roots packet, Unit 7. Discuss topics again, and get Power Point or Photo Story handout. Browse CQResearcher on current issues.

Wednesday, 5/13-Daily Language. Get details of presentation and continue searching databases on the media center links.

Thursday, 5/14-Interest journals. Continue research and decide on topic.

Friday, 5/15-Novel reading. Choose resources and take notes.

Monday, 5/18-Review Power Point Guidelines (in pick-up folder). Continue working on presentation... three sources, minimum.

Tuesday, 5/19-Greek and Latin Roots Unit 8. Go over writing a persuasive letter format. (in pick-up folder) Continue working on project.

Wednesday, 5/20-Daily Language. Quiz next week. Continue working on project.

Thursday, 5/21-Interest journals. Look at opencongress.org for information about legislators.

Friday, 5/22-Read novels. Last day to work on projects, due Tuesday, 5/26.

Tuesday, 5/26-Greek and Latin Roots Unit 9. Quiz next week. Draw for presentation times. If not ready, half credit the next day, then no credit after that. 30 points for project and 20 points for letter or email.

Wednesday, 5/27-DOL quiz. Continue presentations.

Thursday, 5/28-Interest journals. Continue presentations.

Friday, 5/29-Novel reading. Review due Tuesday for seniors and Thursday for juniors. Continue presentations.

Mon, June 1-Thurs, June 4-