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28 Friday
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Library for Self-Selected World Novel; Begin "Where I'm From" Poem
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1 Tuesday
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Submit "Where I'm From" poem; SSR & journal; discuss Tone assignment; begin notes on Literary Elems.
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3 Thursday
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SSR & Journal; Continue Lit. Elem. notes; Plot Practice
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8 Tuesday
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Submit Tone assign; SSR; finish Lit. Elem. notes; Tone practice; Character analysis practice
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10 Thursday
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Submit Character Sketch; SSR and Journal; annotation lesson
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14 Monday
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Annotation Quiz; read "Man in the Water"; finish Bio-poem
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16 Wednesday
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Notes/Practice Irony, Imagery, Symbol; Connotation lesson; read assigned short story for homework
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18 Friday
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Complete individual analysis of assigned short story; begin short story group work
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21 Monday
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Finish group work on short story (theme assignment, figuarative language, movie poster)
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23 Wednesday
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Prepare Soto Story for today!! Major assessment on applying literary concepts (test grade)
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25 Friday
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SSR & Journal; Practice "Writing with Details"; finish poster project if necessary
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29 Tuesday
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SSR & Journal; Banned books activity; letter writing
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1 Thursday
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Submit Vocabulary Assignment; take Vocab. quiz; SSR; writing/sorting activity
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5 Monday
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SSR & Journal; Finish Suitcase; 11-Minute Essay; Directions for Personal Essay; PSAT review
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7 Wednesday
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Work on vocabulary; Watch Voices from the Holocaust Video (Sub)
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9 Friday
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Extended Journal Essay (in-class writing assignment); PSAT Review
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14 Wednesday
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PSAT (1st); Catch up on missing work/work on Personal Narrative (6th)
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16 Friday
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Choose Memoir; Peer Edit Personal Narrative; Take notes on Lterary Terms for Night
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20 Tuesday
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Final Checklist for Personal Narrative; "mini"-research on Holocaust; begin Night
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22 Thursday
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Personal Narr. Due -- MAJOR GRADE!!(include drafts, peer ev., cklist); Documentation assign; Night
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26 Monday
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Required Reading/Writing Benchmark
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28 Wednesday
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Required Reading/Writing Benchmark
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30 Friday
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Start reading Night; work on notes page for Chpt. 1
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3 Tuesday
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Finish ch. 1 of Night; take notes; get directions for research project; brainstorm research topics
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5 Thursday
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Ch. 2 of Night -- read and take notes; go to library to do book research on research topic
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9 Monday
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Review for Vocab quiz; start ch. 3 of Night; take notes on Night
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11 Wednesday
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Vocab. assignment due; take vocab. QUIZ; internet research; finish ch. 3 of Night
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13 Friday
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finish ch. 3 of Night; internet research for research project
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17 Tuesday
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submit rough draft of intro to research paper; quiz ch. 1-3 Night; Library for research; thesis wk.
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19 Thursday
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Read ch. 4 of Night; take notes to gather evidence for thematic essays
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23 Monday
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submit outline of research paper; start ch. 5 of Night; review documentation rules
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30 Monday
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RESEARCH PROJECT DUE (MAJOR GRADE!); finish ch. 5 of Night; SSR & journal
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2 Wednesday
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ch. 6 of Night; directions for "Found Poem" assignment
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4 Friday
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ch. 7 of Night; Band of Brothers clip; letter writing -- imagery practice
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8 Tuesday
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ch. 8 of Night; Submit "Found Poem"; Persuasive Writing -- Major Grade (bring memoir to class)
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10 Thursday
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Submit Vocabulary assignment; ch. 9 of Night; Elie interview video; begin review
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14 Monday
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Finish Review -- STUDY AND BRING TO FINAL!! WORTH +10 ON FINAL EXAM GRADE!
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