***Remember each Response Notebook (RN)/Writer's Workshop entry must be a
minimum of 15 lines*** Essays will be at least 1 1/2 pages (300 words)
Fall 2009
1st 6 Weeks
Week 1
8/24 Mon.What do you expect from this English class this year? What do you
expect from the teacher? Feel free to write in details about what you truely
expect.
8/25 Tues. Interviews: What did you learn about yourself and or about
another student from the group activity today? Explain with details.
8/26 Wed. Intro. C Notes: (Power point presentation) Have you ever used or
heard
about the Cornell note strategey before? What do you like or dislike about
the Cornell note taking strategy? Be specific.
8/27 Thurs.C Notes: Plot Structure and definitions
8/28 Fri. C Notes: 8 Parts of Speech
Week 2
8/31 Mon.C Notes: Periods C Notes: Four functions of a myth, Creation Myth
author study/background
9/1 Tues. Read: World on Turtle's Back pp.24 Do Study Guide Questions
9/2 Wed. Cont. Turtle story, Fill out Plot charts w/ 5 conflicts
9/3 Thurs.Read: Coyote Buffalo pp. 40, Coyote Whale pp.43 Do Study Guide
Questions
9/4 Fri. Assign Write your own Creation Myth. (300 words) 1st draft due Wed.--
Turn in draft due Fri.
Week 3
9/7 Mon. Labor Day Holiday
9/8 Tues. World on Turtle's Quiz
9/9 Wed.C Notes: Periods
9/10 Thurs.Grammar Primer: Luck of Grammar
9/11Fri.Define Metaphor. "What we Can Learn From Geese" This year we
all "Flock" together!
Week 4
9/14 Mon.What is happening and who is the speaker in the essay "Survival
in Auschwitz" by P. Levi? (pp. 1083) What three words from this list do you
think best describes the tone of this essay? Expain with details.
9/15 Tues.C Notes: The Colon
9/16 Wed. Write about a time when you or someone you know was treated as a
scapegoat by some group to which you belonged. Explain with details.
Scapegoat- one who takes the blame for others.
9/17 Thurs. Read "Hands in the Sinners of an Angry
God" Write about the mood of the sermon, use textual evidence to support
your response. Yellow Lit book pp.152
9/18 Fri. Student Holiday List and describe facts to give the feeling
of "understatement" to this description. You may use the excerpt
from "Survival in Auschwitz by p.Levi as a writing model. (pp. 1083)
Week 5
9/21 Mon. Have you ever been persauded to do something? What was it, and
what method of persausion convinced you to do it. Explain with details.
9/22 Tues.C Notes: Arthur Miller-McCarthyism-The Red Scare
9/23 Wed. Film: Secrets of the Dead, Fill out Film Guide
9/24 Thurs. What did you learn about the Salem witch trials and the mold
Ergot? Do you agree with this research? Explain with details.
9/25 Fri. Have you ever read or had a part in a play? Which one? Did you
like or dislike the play? Explain with details. (15 lines)
Week 6
9/28 Mon. Why do communities exclude? Expalin using an example.
9/29 Tues. How Do groups need scapegoats? Could community exist without
them?
Expain.
9/30 Wed. Have you ever put the blame on someone else to save yourself
from getting into trouble? Explain.
10/1 Thurs. How does societal pressures influence us? Explain with Details
10/2 Fri. Write an essay explaining why overcoming obstacles is an important
part of growing up. Use the essay checklist.
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2nd 6 Weeks
Week 1
Mon. 10/5 Write a comparision/contrast essay analyzing similarities and
differences between the "scapegoat mechanism" at work in The Crucible and
in a historical situation or personal experience. 1 1/2 pages
Tues. 10/6 The Crucible Character Chart
Wed. 10/7 Write about a time when you had to make an important choice. How
did this choice effect you and others?
Thurs. 10/8 Groups Study Guide Had group quesions Accountable Talk Evaluation
Sheet
Fri. 10/9 Write about a time when you judged someone based on gossip. Did
you ever change your mind about them? Explain with details.
Week 2
Mon. 10/12 Student Holiday
Tues.10/13 Work on Crucible essay Rough draft and plan sheet due Friday 10/16
Wed.10/14 PSAT Testing School Wide
Thurs. 10/15 Groups Study Guide Had group quesions Accountable Talk
Evaluation Sheet Plan Sheet and Rough draft due today
Fri. 10/16 Cornell Notes: Than vs. Then
Week 3
Mon. 10/19 Turn in 15 differences from The Crucible film and text of play.
*Write about a time when you pursued a dream. Why is it
important to have dreams? What dreams do you have for your life? What
challenges will you face?
Tues. 10/20 Write about your most significant moment in
your life so far. Explain with details, use skills from essay checklist.
Wed. 10/21 1920's in America Prep for The Great Gatsby / Ticket Out(3x5
card): What have you learned from this film about the 1920's?
Thurs. 10/22 Gatsby Themes See Power Point for themes. Write down each
theme statement then write a 2-3 sentence response to each.
Fri. 10/23 Does the quest for the "American Dream" of materialism affect
the values or morality of a society?
Week 4
Mon. 10/26 What sacrifices have you made in order to achieve a goal?
Explain with details.
Tues. 10/27 Yearbook Pictures Field trip: Bass Hall to watch live play of
The Crucible
Wed. 10/28 Write about your experience at the Bass Hall watching the play
The Crucible. (15 Lines)
* What three symbols represent you? List and describe each.
Thurs. 10/29 C Notes: Map, Character Relationships. Keep in binder, we
will add info. throughout the novel
Fri. 10/30 Great Gatsby Ch.2 Ticket Out: 1. What is happening in chapter
two? 2. What new characters are introduced? What do we know about them?
How do we know them? 3. What more do we know about the characters who we
already know?
Week 5
Mon. 11/2 What colors represent you? List and explain as many colors you
feel a connection with and explain why and how.
Tues. 11/3 P.E. Testing All periods
Chapter 2 Close Up: Nick Carraway 1. What significant choice
has Nick made in relation to Tom and Myrtle’s relationship? 2. Why do you
think Nick has made this choice? 3. Do you think Nick is being a good
cousin to Daisy? 4. How has this choice influenced his behavior?
Wed. 11/4 Ch. 3 Close Up Question: Theme 1. What is the theme or
underlying idea prominent in chapter 3 ? 2. How does the presence of
Gatsby in this chapter contribute to the prevailing theme? 3. Compare the
images of “Gatsby’s party” to the images of the “Valley of Ashes” in
chapter2. How are they the same? How are they different?
Thurs. 11/5 In Groups Ch. 3 Close up Questions #2: Gatsby’s Choices 1.
What significant choice has Gatsby made in the novel so far? 2. What
factors influenced this choice? 3. How does this choice effect his
behavior? 4.How was this choice shaped by past events?
Fri. 11/6 Write about what you intend to do in the next few days to ensure
that you pass this English class for the six weeks. Be specific what
assignments you owe and when and where are you going to do the work. Please
stick to your plan. I want each of you to pass this six weeks.
Week 6
Mon. 11/9 Student Holiday
Write about what you plan to do this week with your classes to
ensure you will pass them. Be specific with assignments and teachers you
will need to conference with etc. Remember to stick with your plan, I want
everyone to pass for the six weeks:)
Tues. 11/10 Make-up Day!!! All make up work due tomorrow.
Wed. 11/11 Pass papers get binder put together. Binder Check Tomorrow!
Thurs. 11/12GUM Quiz
Fri. 11/13 Find one RN prompts you have already written, this will be
your rough draft. Now fix it and rewrite to a 1st final draft. This is
your process paper for the this six weeks. Be ready to Peer Edit Wed.
Work on essay. Make sure to staple the rough draft and
checklist to your 1st draft before you give it to the peer editor on Wed.
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3rd 6 Weeks
Week 1
Mon. 11/16 Get all of your 2 nd 6 weeks papers bound together with a cover
sheet then place this packet in your writing folder at the front of the room.
Tues. 11/17 What aspects of Fitzgerald's style are evident through word
choice, sentence structure, tone, point of view, dialogue, and imagery?
Wed. 11/18 Write an essay in which you discuss the characteristics which
make Nick a truthful or untruthful narrator and critque Nick's creditbility
as a narrator. Nick's Quote: End of Chapter 3 "I am one of the few honest
people I know." Rough draft Due Friday 1 1/2 pages
Thurs. 11/19 Cont. writing rough draft due tomorrow
Fri. 11/20 Peer Edit / Follow the peer edit guidelines Use Essay Checklist.
Color code each element, then color code the students paper. Write comments
to the author on the back of the checklist.
Week 2
Mon.11/30 What surprised you the most in The Great Gatsby? Include details.
Tues. 12/1 Which character do you think was the most interesting? Answer
with details from the story.
Wed. 12/2 ESSAY: Write a reponse to The Great Gatsby in which you analyze a
significant choice that two different characters have made. Include the
following in your analysis of each character's choice: the choice and what
made it significant; different options the character had; what drove the
character to make the choice he/she did, and how the choice influenced
behavior, and how events from the past shaped future decisions. Use at
least two pieces of textual eveidence to support your
analysis.
1/2Pages
Thurs.12/3 Cont working on essay rough draft due tomorrow.
Fri.12/4 Peer Edit / Follow the peer edit guidelines Use Essay Checklist.
Color code each element, then color code the students paper. Write comments
to the author on the back of the checklist.
Week 3
12/7 Mon. Mon.In class writing What did you learn about yourself and or
about another student from the group activity today? Explain with details.
12/8 Tues. class writingWrite about an experience you had this summer that
you never want to forget about.
12/9 Wed. In class writing Write a short story in which you describe a
horrifying situation.
12/10 Thurs. Groups:Open Ended Practice, C Notes: OEQ Strategies
12/11 Fri. C Notes: Revising Editing Testing Strategies, Independent practice
Week 4
12/14Mon. Vocab Quiz Gum Quiz
12/15 Tues. ELA Benchmark Testing
12/16 Wed. ELA Benchmark Testing
12/17 Thurs. ELA Benchmark Testing
12/18 Fri. ELA Benchmark Testing
Winter Break 12/21/09-1/4/10
Week 5
1/4 Mon. Student Holiday
1/5 Tues. In class writing What do you think it takes to be a successful
student? What
strategies do you plan on implementing this this year to keep you organized
and on task? Be specific.
1/6 In class writingEssay: Write about a significant place. Describe with
details.
Staple the checklist to your essay Due: 10/1 Wed.
1/7 Thurs. Write an essay explaining whether courtesy and manners have a
place in today's world.
1/8 Fri. write an essay explaining what it means to be a true friend.
Week 6
FINALS WEEK See SCHOOL Schedule
1/11 Mon.
1/12 Tues.
1/13 Wed.
1/14 Thurs.
1/15 Fri.