IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: DURING THE FOURTH SIX-WEEKS, WE WILL BE READING "DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE" (KAPLAN EDITION ONLY) BY ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON AND FULL TILT BY NEAL SHUSTERMANN. WE WILL READ JEKYLL/HYDE IN CLASS AND YOU WILL READ FULL TILT OUTSIDE OF CLASS. ALL STUDENTS NEED TO HAVE BOTH OF THESE NOVELS IN CLASS ON JANUARY 8TH!! THAT IS THE FRIDAY AFTER WE RETURN FROM WINTER BREAK. I KNOW MANY OF YOU HAVE ALREADY PURCHASED THEM, BUT FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVEN'T, I PLACED AN ORDER AT THE SOUTHLAKE BARNES AND NOBEL ON NOVEMBER 20TH. THEY HAVE SOME IN STOCK NOW, BUT THE ORDER SHOULD TAKE ABOUT TWO WEEKS. I ORDERED ENOUGH FOR EVERYONE TO GET ONE, SO DON'T PUT THIS OFF BECAUSE OTHER CUSTOMERS MAY BUY THESE BOOKS. STUDENTS HAVE KNOWN ABOUT NEEDING THESE NOVELS SINCE AUGUST 24TH!

30 Monday

Verb Tenses-You will be turning in Bell Work for the whole week on Friday

"The Raven": watch/analyze the Simpsons version, paraphrase stanzas in groups

Read paraphrase aloud to the class

HOMEWORK:

1. If you do not finish paraphrasing your assigned stanzas in class, finish tonight.

2. Concrete Poem due Wednesday

3. Poetry Quiz Thursday: Know and understand everything in the poetic devices packet

01 Tuesday

Verb Tenses

Read paraphrases aloud to the class (if not done yesterday)

Begin annotating "The Raven" as a class

02 Wednesday

DUE: CONCRETE POEM

Verb Tenses

Finish annotating

Directions given for haiku and limerick

HOMEWORK:

1. Study for tomorrow's quiz

2. Haiku due Friday, December 4th

3. Limerick due Monday, December 7th

You will have time to work on your haiku and limerick after the quiz tomorrow.

03 Thursday

I will be out today for a textbook adoption meeting.

Verb Tenses

Poetry Quiz

Work on haiku/limerick

04 Friday

DUE: HAIKU POEM

Verb Tenses

Turn in all of this week's bellwork

Social Justice Poems

HOMEWORK:

If you don't finish your freewrite in class, you will need to finish over the weekend. You should have plenty of time to finish it in class.

16 Monday

Relative Pronouns

Poetry: Types and Terms

Poetry Coffee House Invite Sent Home to Parents

Poetry Project Packet Passed Out/Explained (if time)

HOMEWORK:

1. Vocab Units 6-9 Review Crossword Puzzle due Friday

2. Vocab Unit 10 due Wednesday

3. Vocab Test Units 6-10 Friday

17 Tuesday

Relative Pronouns

Pass out/explain Poetry Project Packet (if not done yesterday)

Assign "I Am" Poem-due Thursday, November 19th

Poetry Circles

HOMEWORK:

1. "I Am" Poem due Thursday

18 Wednesday

Grade Vocab 10

"The Road Not Taken"

19 Thursday

Turn in "I  Am" Poem

Appostives

Sonnets/Sonnet 29

20 Friday

Due: Vocab 6-9 Crossword

Vocab Test Units 6-10

Enjoy your Thanksgiving Break!!