Parents, Thank you so much for all you did to help make the Coffee House successful! It was so fun to be able to have you all in class to hear the students' great poetry! I am so proud of all they accomplished and know that they loved getting to show off their stuff!!!
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!
LITERARY RECIPE IS DUE DECEMBER 17TH. THIS WAS ASSIGNED ON NOVEMBER 13TH. ALL STUDENTS HAVE AN OUTSIDE READING BOOK FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT. STUDENTS HAVE THE DIRECTIONS/REQUIREMENTS IN THEIR BINDERS.
04 Monday
Semester Exam Review passed out-due Monday, January 11th/Friday, the 8th will be a workday for this
Discuss Semester Exam Essay Assignment
Evaluate/Criticize example essays: specifically discuss details, transitions, language
05 Tuesday
Work on Semester Exam Essay
The semester exam essay will be written Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday in class. No part of this essay may be done at home. If students need extra time, they may attend morning tutorials on Wednesday and Thursday and/or attend Extended Day on Wednesday. This essay counts as one test grade for the 3rd six weeks as well as 1/2 of the semester exam grade.
06 Wednesday
Work on Semester Exam Essay
07 Thursday
Work on Semester Exam Essay-due at the end of class today
08 Friday
DUE IN CLASS TODAY: JEKYLL/HYDE AND FULL TILT
Class Work Day for Semester Exam Review-students may ask questions and I go over/reteach any concepts necessary
HOMEWORK:
1. Semester Exam Review due Monday
11 Monday
DUE: SEMESTER EXAM REVIEW
I will be out today grading semester exam essays. You will be grading the review with the sub.
12 Tuesday
Exam Review: You may ask any questions you have/study
13 Wednesday
Exams: 1, 6, 5
14 Thursday
Exams: 8, 4
15 Friday
Exams: 2, 3
14 Monday
"32 Flavors" TPCASTT
15 Tuesday
Go Over Poetry Quiz
Sign up for Literary Recipe Presentation Day-all projects are due on Thursday, but some of you will not present until Friday, and therefore do not need to bring your dish until then.
Poetry Review for Test
16 Wednesday
POETRY TEST
17 Thursday
Literary Recipe Presentations
18 Friday
Literary Recipe Presentations
Enjoy your break!!!
07 Monday
DUE: LIMERICK POEM
Analyze Social Justice Poems
Continue developing ideas for Social Justice Poem
08 Tuesday
Writer's Workshop: Social Justice Poem
09 Wednesday
DUE: SOCIAL JUSTICE POEM
Coffee House Expectations/Sign ups
Sonnet Notes
10 Thursday
COFFEE HOUSE!!!! MEET IN THE LIBRARY
11 Friday
Writing Sonnets
Remember-Literary Recipe is due on December 17th!!!!!!!
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!!