English Weekly Agenda

 


What we Did in Class Homework

Monday

January 4, 2010


None this week.

Tuesday

January 5, 2010

CHAMPS Classroom Expectations Re-teach lesson, Tardy Policy, and KWQ index card on Mythology (next unit).

 

Wednesday

January 6, 2010

Gates Mac Ginitie Test (Reading)

Library- Book checkout for SSR- please bring i.d.'s
  

Thursday

January 7, 2010

Finish Gates Mac Ginitie Test

Friday

January 8, 2010

Begin in-class project on examples of: persuasive speeches,political cartoons, editorials, propaganda, and advertisments.  Identify point of view, rhetorical, persuasive, and rhetorical (ethos, pathos, logos) devices.  Compare and contrast.
Work on Persusasive Project

Monday

January 11              

                    Work on Persuasive Project                                                              

Tuesday

January 12

 

 Work on Persuasive Project
 

 

Wednesday

January 13 

 Work on Persuasive Project

 

Thursday

January 14 

 Work on Persuasive Project


Friday

January 15 

 Work on Persuasive Project

Semi-Colon Grammar Lesson

Project due Tuesday, January 19th, at the beginning of class!
 
 
 

 Tuesday

January 19

 Grammar Lesson- Semicolons
 

 

 Wednesday

January 20 

 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s speech, "I Have a Dream"- analysis
 Homework: highlight certain literary and persuasive elements...see handouts section for more information

 Thursday

January 21

 Common Assessment- Persuasive Unit  

 Friday

January 22

 Review of Fall Benchmark
 Speech assignment due

 Monday

January 24

 ELAR Reading and Writing Benchmark
 

 Tuesday

January 25

 ELAR Reading and Writing Benchmark

 
 
 
 

 Wednesday

January 26 

 

 ELAR Reading and Writing Benchmark

 

 
 

 Thursday

January 27

 

ELAR Reading and Writing Benchmark

 
 

 Friday

January 28

 Grammar Lesson- Commas

 

 Monday

February 1

 Introduction to Mythology Unit
 

 Tuesday

February 2

 Mythology Webquest
 

 Wednesday

February 3 

 Mythology Webquest
 

 Thursday

February 4

 Mythology Webquest/Greek/Roman Gods and Goddesses Research

Slip Into Writing- Wear your favorite pair of slippers as we "slip" into writing.
 

Friday

February 5

 SSR (Self-Selected Reading)

The Simpsons- Mythology Clip

 

Monday

February 8 

 Correct Common Assessments (Persuasive Unit)
Watch clip of Jason and the Argonauts (1963) and fill out graphic organizer.  What is the author's purpose and what beliefs are being conveyed?


Tuesday

February 9 

 Watch clip of Clash of the Titans (1981) fill out graphic organizer and turn in.

 Make sure you have answered both of the following questions:What is the author's purpose and what beliefs are being conveyed?

Wednesday

February 10 

 Myths- read as a class and discuss

 Write your own original myth- pre-writing


Thursday

February 11 

Write your own original myth/(story board)

Friday

February 12

 Original myths due at the end of class!


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