Starting this week, you need to bring House of the Scorpion to class every day. You should NOT be reading ahead, as I have activities planned for the class that go along with the reading. You will also have a discussion guide to complete with each reading assignment that will not be distributed until the reading assignment is given.

There will be a quiz on November 5th.   It will be over grammar and e-errors.   E-error words are found on pages 10-15 in the Student Writer's Handbook.     All grammar we have gone over will be on the quiz.   This includes parts of speech, phrases   (verb, appositive, prepositional), independent/subordinate clauses, sentence types   (simple, compound, complex), identifying the subject/verb pair, and verb types (action, linking, helping).

09 Monday

1st and 2nd periods will attend Alice in Wonderland

4th, 5th, and 8th period will be working on Scorpion Packet and finishing literature circles

10 Tuesday

DUE: SCORPION PACKET, QUOTES SHEET, AND ALL LITERATURE CIRCLE ASSIGNMENTS

Scorpion Review

11 Wednesday

Direct and Indirect Objects/Predicate Adjectives and Nouns

Go over old tests, quizzes, essays

12 Thursday

Scorpion Test

13 Friday

ORB Checkout

02 Monday

DUE: PSA

Show PSA to class

Discuss/Analyze appeals used in media

03 Tuesday

Due: Grammar/E-Error Review

Go over Grammar Review

Characterization Lesson

04 Wednesday

Characterization

HOMEWORK:

Characterization Quiz Friday

05 Thursday

E-Error Grammar Quiz

Finish up characterization if we need to

Reading Workshop with leftover time

06 Friday

You need to be done reading House of the Scorpion by today.

Characterization Quiz

Literature Circles

HOMEWORK:

1. Part IV and V Discussion Guide/Study Guide due Monday

2. Scorpion Test Tuesday

26 Monday

Map Testing-Meet in D109

27 Tuesday

Reading Workshop-If you are finished reading part III, have completed the discussion guide, and are done with annotations, you may work on your 3 chunk paragraph.

28 Wednesday

Due: Vocab 9, Part III Discussion Guide, and Part III Annotations

Part III Discussion

HOMEWORK:

Vocab Quiz 9 Friday

29 Thursday

DUE: 3 Chunk Paragraph

Literature Circles

30 Friday

Vocab Quiz 9

Map Testing-D109

19 Monday

Due: Part II Discussion Guide and Annotations (You need to be finished reading Part II)

Part II Class Discussion

HOMEWORK:

1. Read Part III and Complete Discussion Guide by Wednesday, Oct. 28th

20 Tuesday

Meet in Libaray to Begin PSA Research Project

We will go over the project requirements, due dates, databases, notetaking, and citing your sources.

21 Wednesday

DUE: Vocab 8

Meet in library to continue project.

22 Thursday

Meet in library: Finish research and begin working on either your PSA or Three-Chunk Paragraph

23 Friday

Vocab Quiz 8

Work on PSA or Three-Chunk Paragraph

PSA and Three-Chunk Paragraph due on Wednesday, October 28th. You will show your PSAs to the class on Thursday, Oct. 29th.

12 Monday

NO SCHOOL :  )

13 Tuesday

DUE: ORB PAPER AND PART I DISCUSSION GUIDE (PT. I MUST BE READ)

Part I Discussion

HOMEWORK:

1. Due October 19th: Read Part I in Scorpion (pg. 52-143), Complete Discussion Guide II, do 3 annotations per chapter from the "Read With Your Pencil handout" (annotations must have explanations)-these can be done in your book

14 Wednesday

DUE: VOCAB 7

Part I Literature Circles

Go over Narrative Essays from last six-weeks

15 Thursday

Verb Tenses

Public Service Announcement (PSA) Notes

PSA Assigned

16 Friday

Vocab Quiz 7

Reading Workshop-Bring Scorpion and Discussion Guide to class

05 Monday

Bell Work: Copy agenda for week AND Appositive Phrases-Grammar Workbook pg. 79

1. E-error/Grammar Quiz date given (November 5th)

2. Review absence procedures/choose new absent packets people

3. Literary Analysis 2 Chunk Paragraph Evaluation

HOMEWORK:

1. ORB  form due next Tuesday, Oct. 13th

2. Read Part I (pg. 1-49) by next Tuesday,  Oct. 13th and complete discussion guide

06 Tuesday

Bell Work: Prepositional Phrases-Grammar Workbook pg. 73

1. House of the Scorpion Predictions Activity

HOMEWORK:

1. Predictions Activity Packet, Plot Diagram, and Plot Summary due Thursday

07 Wednesday

1. Grade Vocab 6

2. Watch "The Clone Age"

08 Thursday

Bell Work: Review Phrases (prepositional, verb, appositive)

1.  Turn in Predictions Activity homework

2. Cloning Articles-read and answer questions

3. Share answers with a partner

HOMEWORK:

1. All article questions must be answered by tomorrow

2. Study for Vocab Quiz 6

10 Friday

1. Vocab Quiz 6

2. Discuss articles in groups/share discussion with class

HOMEWORK:

1. Vocab 7 due Wednesday

2. Don't forget about reading part I, discussion guide, and ORB

28 Monday

Narrative Unit Test

Work on Vocab 5 or make flashcards for Vocab Test Units 1-5

HOMEWORK:

1. Vocab 5 due Wednesday

2. Vocab Test 1-5 on Thursday

29 Tuesday

Reading Benchmark

30 Wednesday

Five line sentence analysis

Literary Analysis Notes/Class Practice

01 Thursday

Vocab Test Units 1-5

HOMEWORK:

FINISH "PRISCILLA AND THE WIMPS" LITERARY ANALYSIS 2 CHUNK PARAGRAPH-DUE FRIDAY

02 Friday

DUE: YOU MUST HAVE HOUSE OF THE SCORPION IN CLASS TODAY!!!!!

Grammar Review: Subject/Verb Agreement and Pronoun/Antecedent Agreement

"Priscilla and the Wimps" Literary Analysis Practice

21 Monday

Continue Revisions: vivid verbs/avoid addressing reader

Peer Revision

22 Tuesday

Meet in Library: Orientation and ORB Checkout

23 Wednesday

Vocab 4 due

Peer Editing Stations

Study Guide for Narrative Test passed out today-due on test day

HOMEWORK:

1. Typed Final draft due Friday

24 Thursday

Review for Narrative test and Vocab/Grammar Quiz

25 Friday

Quiz: Vocab 4 and Grammar covered up to this point (parts of speech, verb types, clauses, subject/verb agreement, pronoun/antecedent agreement)

Vocab 5 Word Skits

Vocab 1-4 Relay if there is time

HOMEWORK:

1. Narrative Unit Test Monday (Study Guide due)

2. Vocab Test Units 1-5 Wednesday

14 Monday

Practice Identifying Independent/Subordinate Clauses

Go over graded Personal Letter

Recieve narrative prompt and complete a plot diagram for your narrative

HOMEWORK:

1. Plot diagram for narrative due tomorrow

15 Tuesday

Five line sentence analysis/quick clause review

Begin rough draft for narrative-focus on intro paragraph

16 Wednesday

Subject/Verb Agreement (pg. 143-144 in grammar workbook)

Grade Vocab 3

Continue working on rough draft-focus on conclusions

HOMEWORK:

1. Typed Rough Draft due Friday

17 Thursday

Subject/Verb Agreement

Revision Activities

18 Friday

Five level sentence analysis

Vocab Quiz 3 (Remember week one and two words will be on this quiz)

Revise Rough Draft-focus on sentence combining and beginnings

08 Tuesday

Summer Reading In-Class Activity-Preparation for quiz

HOMEWORK:

1. Vocab 2 due tomorrow

2. Study for Summer Reading Quiz

09 Wednesday

Summer Reading Quiz

Student Writer's Handbook Scavenger Hunt

HOMEWORK:

1. Finish Scavenger Hunt

10 Thursday

"A Glow in the Dark"

11 Friday

Vocab Quiz 2

Finalize/Illustrate Six-Word Memoir

Vocab 3 passed out

HOMEWORK:

1. Vocab 3 due Wednesday

31 Monday

Go over week one vocabulary words

"I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"-background and read

HOMEWORK:

1. Caged Bird/Plot Structure Quiz-Thursday

2. Vocab 1 Quiz-Friday

01 Tuesday

Complete a plot diagram for "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"

HOMEWORK:

1. Finish plot diagram-due tomorrow

02 Wednesday

DUE: PLOT DIAGRAM AND VOCABULARY WEEK ONE ASSIGNMENT

Discuss Plot Diagram for Caged Bird

Listen to "I Have a Dream" (MLK)

HOMEWORK:

1. Finish "I Have a Dream" analysis questions-due tomorrow

03 Thursday

DUE: "I Have a Dream" analysis questions

Quiz-Caged Bird and Plot Structure

Discuss "I Have a Dream"

Six word memoir

04 Friday

Vocab 1 Quiz

Six-Word Memoir

Pass out and Go Over Vocab 2

Student Writer's Handbook Scavenger Hunt

24 Monday

Class Procedures

HOMEWORK:

1. Picture due Thursday for picture presentations

2. Supplies and Info Sheet due Thursday

25 Tuesday

Textbook distribution

Draft Personal Intro Letter

HOMEWORK:

1. Rough draft due tomorrow

26 Wednesday

DUE: ROUGH DRAFT

Getting-to-Know-You Vocabulary/Context Clues

Essay Revision with extra time

HOMEWORK:

1. Revised rough draft and typed final draft due Friday

27 Thursday

DUE: PICTURE FOR PRESENTATIONS

1. Binder set-up

2. Picture presentations

28 Friday

Self Evaluation of writing

Plot structure notes

Vocabulary 1 passed out