| Monday, Aug 11
Roll/Introduction
Go over Syllabus/Procedures
Student Information sheet
JE #1-What are your goals for this year? What will you do differently than
previous years?
Homework: Bring signed parent letter, check website
Honors: Essay # 1-WHY do we read literature? Why is it important?
Tuesday, Aug 12
Reg:
Timed Essay #1
Etymology discussion
Extra credit: research the origin of a word
Honors:
Etymology discussion
Pair work
Homework: find a word that has an interesting origin
Wednesday, Aug 13
Reg and Honors:
JE #1
Assign Textbooks
Short Story Notes
Begin Reading "Contents of the Dead Man's Pockets"
Do Plot Elements diagram
Thurs, Aug 14
Fri, Aug 15
JE # 2
Gateway Practice Test
Mon, Aug 18
DLP 5 and 6
Pass back essays, work on intros
Begin Monkey's Paw, finish for homework
Tues, Aug 19
JE # 3
Monkey's Paw Quiz
Discuss Mood/Foreshadowing
SS Notes
Pass back essays: Revised Essay due Thurs
Weds
DLP
Read "Masque of the Red Death"
Review Vocabulary
Homework: Essay 1 Revised due Thurs
Th
JE
Review Vocabulary-do sample sentences
Read "Through the Tunnel" and fill out characterization chart
Fri
JE
Vocabulary Quiz
Mon, Aug 25
1. DLP 1 and 2
2. "Through the Tunnel" Quiz
3. Timed Essay 2-a persuasive paper on an improvement that could be made to
Wilson Central
4. Copy Unit 2 Definitions
Read "Two Friends" for homework
Tues
1. JE
2. Quiz "Two Friends"
3. Discussion
Weds
1. DLP
2. Questions/Discussion over "There Will Come Soft Rains" and "The
Pedestrian"
Thurs
1. JE
2. Conflict Activity
3. Review for Test (over Short Stories Tues)
Fri
1. DLp
2. Vocab Quiz 2
3 Pass out papers/progress reports.
Tues
1. JE
2. SS Test
Weds
1. DLp
2. Grammar work p. 641 1-15, p. 642 Review E, p. 802 1-10
3. Disscuss Themes from Lord of the Flies
Thurs
1. JE
2. Grammar Quiz
3. Read Chp 1 Lord of the Flies-finish for homework
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