Advanced 1st Period

August 2014
Sunday / Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday / Saturday
1 / 2
3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9
10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15
Teacher Work Day / 16
17
Week 1 / 18
Teacher In-Service Day / 19
Kid President
Syllabus Day
Seating Chart / 20
Set Up Text Message
Introduce Close Reading
Read Monday Prompt 1 Together
Discussion / 21
Close Reading Strategies
Notes
Individual Close Reading / 22
MLA PowerPoint
MLA Handout
Guided Monday Prompt Response / 23
24
Week 2 / 25 - 1, 2a
MP 1
Go Over Supplies
Summer Reading Quiz
Monday Prompt Workday
Give Out Numbers
Kid President / 26– 3, 4a
Hole-Punch Cards
Pass Out Rings
VOC Pre-test Unit 1
Vocabulary Book Explanation
Work on Monday Prompt / 27 - 5, 6a
Website
Work on Monday Prompt
Monday Prompt
Conferences
Picture Day / 28 7, 8a
Continue to Work on Monday Prompt
Monday Prompt
Conferences / 29 9, 10a
SLO Pretest
Pass Out Calendars
HW: MP 1 / 30
31 / Notes:
September 2014
Sunday / Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday / Saturday
Week 3 / 1
Labor Day
NO SCHOOL! / 2– 11, 12, 13a
MP 2
Veritasium
Summer Reading Book Chapter Assignments
Journal Month 1 / 3 - 14, 15, 16a
SRB Chapter Assignments
Break into Groups / 4 - 17, 18a
SRB Quote Assignment
HW: VOC Unit 1 / 5 - 19, 20a
SRB Quote Assignment
VOC Post-test Unit 1
HW: MP 2 / 6
7
Week 4 / 8 - 21, 22a
MP 3
“Word Crimes”
Note Taking Presentation
Progress Book
Grammar – 8 Parts of Speech (2) Review
VOC Pre-test Unit 2 / 9– 23, 24a
Grammar – 8 Parts of Speech (2) Review
HW: SRB Assignment / 10– 25. 27a
Grammar – 8 Parts of Speech (2) Review
SRB DUE / 11 - 28 –30a
Grammar – 8 Parts of Speech (2) Review
HW: MP 3 / 12
Waiver Day / 13
14
Week 5 / 15 - 31, 32a
MP 4
Vsauce
Grammar – 8 Parts of Speech Review
Monday Prompt Conferences
“Fixing You” / 16 - 33, 34a
Grammar Quiz
Progress Book / 17– 35, 36a
Grammar - Commas / 18– 37, 38a
Grammar – Commas
HW: VOC Unit 2 / 19 - 39, 40a
Grammar – Commas
VOC Post-test Unit 2
HW: MP 4 / 20
21
Week 6 / 22 - 41, 42a
VOC Pre-test Unit 3
Grammar – Commas Quiz
Grammar – Plurals/ Possession/ Random
MP 5
Progress Book
C.G.P. Grey / 23– 43, 44a
Grammar – Plurals/ Possession/ Random / 24– 45, 46a
Grammar – Plurals/ Possession/ Random / 25– 47, 48a
Grammar – Plurals/ Possession/ Random / 26– 49, 50a
2 HOUR DELAY
Grammar – Plurals/ Possession/ Random
HW: MP 5 / 27
28
Week 7 / 29– 51, 52a
Crash Course
Grammar – Plurals/ Possession/ Random Quiz
MP 6
HW: Journal / 30– 53, 54a
Grammar - Punctuation
Journal Due / Notes:
October 2014
Sunday / Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday / Saturday
1– 55, 56a
Grammar – Punctuation
Journal Month 2 / 2– 57, 58a
Grammar – Punctuation Quiz
HW: VOC Unit 3 / 3– 59. 60a
Vocabulary Post-test Unit 3
Grammar – Quoting Sources
HW: MP 6 / 4
5
Week 8 / 6
Grammar – Quoting Sources
Progress Book
MP 7
TED Talk / 7
Grammar – Quoting Sources / 8
Grammar – Quoting Sources / 9
Grammar – Quoting Sources Quiz
HW: Study / 10
Vocabulary A Test
Checking Notecards
HW: MP 7 / 11
12
Week 9 / 13– 1, 2b
MP 8
Monday Prompt Conferences
Fix What is Mixed Activity
Kid President / 14– 3, 4b
Vocabulary Pre-test Unit 4
Review / 15– 5, 6b
1st Nine Weeks Quarterly Assessment / 16– 7, 8b
Literary Terms / 17– 9, 10b
.End of 1st Nine Weeks
Literary Terms
HW: MP 8 / 18
19
Week 1 / 20– 11, 12b
MP 9
Boy in the Striped PJs Introduction
Veritasium
HW: Ch 1/2 / 21– 13, 14b
Boy in the Striped PJs Ch 1/2
Start Double Entry Journal
HW: Ch 3/4 / 22– 15, 16b
Boy in the Striped PJs Ch ¾
HW: Ch 5/6 / 23– 17, 18b
Boy in the Striped PJs Ch 5/6
HW: VOC Unit 4
Ch 7/8 / 24– 19, 20b
2 HOUR DELAY
Vocabulary Post-test Unit 4
Boy in the Striped PJs Ch 7/8
HW: MP 9
Ch 9/10 / 25
26
Week 2 / 27– 21, 22b
Progress Book
Vocabulary Pre-test Unit 5
Boy in the Striped PJs Ch9/10
MP 10
Book
HW: Ch 11/12 / 28– 23, 24b
Boy in the Striped PJs Ch 11/12
HW: Ch 13/ 14 / 29– 25, 26b
Boy in the Striped PJs Ch 13/14
HW: Ch 15 /17 / 30– 27, 28b
Boy in the Striped PJs Ch15 / 17
Book Cover Activity
HW: Journal ; Ch 18 /20 / 31– 29, 30b
Boy in the Striped PJs Ch18 /20
Journal Due
HW: MP 10; Study / Notes:
November 2014
Sunday / Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday / Saturday
1
2
Week 3 / 3– 31, 32b
Vsauce
MP 11
Boy in the Striped PJs Test
Journal Month 3 / 4– 33, 34b
Narrative Introduction / 5– 35, 36b
Narrative Brainstorming / 6– 37, 38b
Narrative Writing
HW: VOC Unit 5 / 7– 39, 40b
Vocabulary Post-test Unit 5
Narrative Writing
HW: MP 11 / 8
9
Week 4 / 10– 41, 42b
MP 12
Monday Prompt Conferences
Narrative Writing
C.G.P. Grey
Progress Book / 11– 43. 44b
Vocabulary Pre-test Unit 6
Narrative Revision/Editing / 12– 45- 47b
Life in Elizabethan England
Shakespeare YouTube
Speech Assignments / 13– 48- 50b
Globe Theatre Prezi
Shakespeare in Love
Shakespeare Infograph
Globe Theater Activity
Talk to Groups
HW: MP 12; Speeches; Globe Theatre Project / 14
Waiver Day / 15
16
Week 5 / 17– 51, 52b
MP 13
Globe Theatre Due
Puns / Oxymorons /
Tone Powerpoint
Crash Course
HW: Speeches / 18– 53, 54b
Sonnets Prezi
Prologue Introduction
Speech 1 by Mrs. Myser / 19– 55, 56b
Speech 2
Read 1.1 together
Watch 1.1/ Discuss
1.1 Study Guide / 20– 57, 58b
Speech 3
Quizzer 1
1.1 Answers
Insults / Flattery Contest
Watch 1.2 – 1.3/ Dis
1.2 – 1.3 Study Guide
HW: VOC Unit 6; Narrative / 21– 59, 60b
2 HOUR DELAY
Vocabulary Post-test Unit 6
Speech 4; Quizzer 2
1.1– 1.3 Answers
Watch 1.4 / Discuss
Queen Mab Assignment
Narrative Due
HW: MP 13; Queen Mab / 22
23
Week 6 / 24
Speech 5
Watch 1.5 / Discuss
1.4 – 1.5 Study Guide
Queen Mab Due
TED Talk
HW: Journal; Study
Progress Book / 25
Speech 6 / Speech 7
Vocabulary Test B
Checking Notecards
Journal Due / 26
Thanksgiving Break / 27
Thanksgiving Day / 28
Thanksgiving Break / 29
30 / Notes:
December 2014
Sunday / Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday / Saturday
Week 7 / 1– 1, 2c
Vocabulary Pre-test Unit 7
Journal Month 4
Speech 8
MP 14
1.4 – 1.5 Answers
Act 2 Prologue Activity
Kid President / 2– 3, 4c
Speech 9
Watch 2.1 – 2.2 / Discuss
2.1 – 2.2 Study Guide / 3– 5, 6c
Speech 10
Quizzer 3
2.1 – 2.2 Answers
Watch 2.3 – 2.4
2.3 – 2.4 Study Guide / 4-7, 8c
Speech 11
Quizzer 4
2.3 – 2.4 Answers
Watch 2.5 – 2.6 Discuss
2.5– 2.6 Study Guide / 5– 9, 10c
Speech 12
Quizzer 5
2.5 – 2.6 Answers
Watch 3.1
3.1 Study Guide
HW: MP 14 / 6
7
Week 8 / 8– 11, 12c
MP 15
Speech 13
Quizzer 6
3.1 Answers
Watch 3.2- 3.4 / Discuss
3.2 – 3.4 Study Guide
Progress Book
Veritasium / 9– 13, 14c
Speech 14
Quizzer 7
3.2 – 3.4 Answers
Watch 3.5 – 4.3 / Discuss
3.5 – 4.3 Study Guide / 10– 15, 16c
Speech 15
Watch 3.5 – 4.3 / Discuss
3.5 – 4.3 Study Guide / 11– 17, 18c
Speech 16 / 17
Quizzer 8
3.5-4.3Answers
Watch 4.4 – 5.1 / Discuss
4.4 – 5.1 Study Guide
HW: VOC Unit 7 / 12 - 19, 20c
Vocabulary Post-test Unit 7
Speech 18
Quizzer 9
4.4 – 5.1 Answers
Catch Up Day
HW: MP 15 / 13
14
Week 9 / 15-21, 22c
Vocabulary Pre-test Unit 8
Watch 5.2 – 5./ Discuss
5.2 – 5.3 Study Guide
Book / 16– 23, 24c
Grid Review
Timeline Review
Quote Game
HW: Study / 17– 25, 26c
Quarterly Assessment
HW: Journal Due / 18– 27, 28c
Gnomeo and Juliet
Journal Due / 19-29, 30c
End of 2ndNine Weeks
Gnomeo and Juliet / 20
21 / 22
Christmas Break / 23
______/ 24
______/ 25
Christmas / 26
______/ 27
28 / 29
______/ 30
______/ 31
______/ Notes:
January 2015
Sunday / Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday / Saturday
1
______/ 2
______/ 3
4
Week 1 / 5- 31, 32c
Journal Month 5
MP 16
PoeIntroduction
Poe Video on Youtube
Vsauce / 6– 33, 34c
10 Facts about Ravens
Death and Beyond Video
“The Raven”
Watch “The Raven” from the Simpsons
“PG. 227” / 7– 35, 36c
Read “Romance,”
“The Bells” and “The City in the Sea”
“PG. 221” / 8– 37, 38c
Read “Annabel Lee” and “Ulalume”
“PG. 225”
“PG. 228”
HW: VOC Unit 8 / 9 - 39, 40c
Vocabulary Post-test Unit 8
Watch “Tell tale Heart”
HW: MP 16 / 10
11
Week 2 / 12– 41, 42c
Vocabulary Pre-test Unit 9
C.G.P. Grey
MP 17
“Tell Tale Heart” Discussion
Progress Book / 13– 43, 44c
“The Fall of the House of Usher”
HW: Finish “The Fall of the House of Usher” / 14– 45 – 47c
“The Fall of the House of Usher” Discussion / 15– 48 – 50c
“The Fall of the House of Usher” Discussion
Carnival Presentation
HW: MP 17; “Cask of Amontillado” / 16
Waiver Day / 17
18
Week 3 / 19
Martin Luther King Day
NO SCHOOL / 20– 51, 52, 53c
MP 18
“Cask of Amontillado” Discussion
Crash Course / 21– 54, 55, 56c
“Black Cat”
YouTube: “Finding Stories in Ordinary Places”
Choose an image for assigned section / 22– 57, 58c
“Black Cat Discussion”
HW: VOC Ch 9; Read “The Premature Burial” / 23– 59, 60c
Vocabulary Post-test Unit 9
“The Premature Burial”
Discussion
HW: MP 18; Read “the Masque of the Red Death” / 24
25
Week 4 / 26
MP 19
Poe
“The Masque of the Red Death”
TED Talk
Progress Book / 27
“The Masque of the Red Death”
Begin “The Raven Movie” / 28
The Raven Movie / 29
The Raven Movie
HW: Study; Journal / 30
2 HOUR DELAY
Vocabulary C Test
Journal Due
HW: MP 19 / 31
February 2015
Sunday / Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday / Saturday
1
Week 5 / 2 – 1, 2d
Vocabulary Pre-test Unit 10
Journal Month 6
PoeEssay Brainstorming
Kid President
MP 20 / 3– 3, 4d
Poe
Essay / 4– 5, 6d
Poe
Essay
HW: Study / 5– 7, 8d
PoeEssay / 6– 9, 10d
Short Story: Review Literary Terms
HW: MP 20; Read “The Most Dangerous Game” / 7
8
Week 6 / 9– 11, 12d
MP 21
“The Most Dangerous Game”
Discussion
Progress Book
Veritasium / 10– 13, 14d
“The Most Dangerous Game”
Journal Entry
HW: Read “A Christmas Memory” / 11– 15-17d
“A Christmas Memory” Discussion
HW: VOC Unit 10; Poe Essay / 12– 18 – 20d
Vocabulary Post-test Unit 10
Read “Harrison Bergeron”
Poe Essay DUE
HW: MP 21 / 13
Waiver Day / 14
15
Week 7 / 16
President’s Day
NO SCHOOL / 17– 21, 22, 23d
Vocabulary Pre-test Unit 11
“Harrison Bergeron”
Readers Theater 1
MP 22
Book / 18– 24, 25, 26d
“Harrison Bergeron”
Readers Theater 1 / 19– 27, 28d
Read
“Thank You, M’am”
Discussion
HW: Helen on Eighty-Sixth Street” / 20-29, 30d
“Helen on Eighty – Sixth Street” Discussion
HW: MP 22 / 21
22
Week 8 / 23– 31, 32d
MP 23
“Helen on Eighty – Sixth Street”
Double Entry Journal
Progress Book
Vsauce
HW: Read “Initiation” / 24– 33, 34d
“Initiation” Discussion
HW: Read “The Necklace” / 25– 35, 36d
“The Necklace” Discussion / 26– 37, 38d
Read
“The Sniper”
Discussion
HW: VOC Unit 11; Journal; Read “The Scarlet Ibis” / 27– 39, 40d
Vocabulary Post-test Unit 11
“The Scarlet Ibis”
Discussion
Journal Due
HW: MP 23 / 28
March 2015
Sunday / Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday / Saturday
1
Week 9 / 2– 41, 42d
Vocabulary Pre-test Unit 12
“The Scarlet Ibis”
Writing Prompt
MP 24
Journal Month 7
C.G.P. Grey
HW: Look Over Study Guide / 3– 43, 44d
PBA / 4– 45, 46d
PBA / 5– 47, 48d
PBA / 6– 49, 50d
PBA
HW: MP 24 / 7
8
Week 10 / 9– 51, 52d
MP 25
Progress Book
Quarterly Assessment
Crash Course / 10– 53, 54d
Short Story Essay Brainstorming / 11– 55, 56d
Short Story Essay / 12– 57, 58d
Short Story Essay
HW: VOC Unit 12 / 13– 59, 60d
End of 3rdNine Weeks
Vocabulary Post-test Unit 12
Short Story Essay
HW: MP 25 / 14
15
Week 1 / 16OGT
MP 26
Ethan Frome Introduction
PowerPoint
TED Talk
HW: Read Introduction / 17OGT
Discussion Introduction
Show how to take notes and choose quotes.
Begin Reading Ethan Frome Ch 1
HW: Ch 1 / 18OGT
Ethan Frome Ch1 Discussion
HW: Ch 2 / 19OGT
Ethan Frome Ch2 Discussion
HW: Ch 3: Study; Short Story Essay / 20OGT
Vocabulary D test
SHORT STORY ESSAY DUE
Read Ch 3
HW: MP 26 / 21
22
Week 2 / 23– 1, 2e
MP 27
PARCC PBA
VOC Pre-test Unit 13
Ethan Frome Ch3 Discussion
HW: Ch 4
Kid President
Progress Book / 24– 3, 4e
PARCC PBA
Ethan Frome Ch4 Discussion
HW: Ch 5 / 25– 5, 6e
PARCC PBA
Ethan Frome Ch 5 Discussion
HW: Ch 6 / 26– 7, 8e
PARCC PBA
Ethan Frome Ch6 Discussion
HW: Journal ; Ch 7 / 27– 9, 10e
PARCC PBA
Ethan Frome Ch 7 Discussion
Journal Due
HW: MP 27 / 28
29 / 30
Spring Break / 31
______/ Notes:
April 2015
Sunday / Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday / Saturday
1
______/ 2
______/ 3
______/ 4
5
Week 3 / 6– 11, 12e
MP 28
Read Ethan Frome Ch 8 In Class
Veritasium
Journal Month 8 / 7– 13, 14e
Ethan Frome Ch 8 Discussion
HW: Ch 9 / 8– 15, 16e
Ethan Frome Ch 9 Discussion
HW: Ch 10 / 9– 17, 18e
Ethan Frome Ch 10 Discussion
HW: VOC Unit 13 / 10– 19, 20e
Vocabulary Post-test Unit 13
Ethan Frome Overall Discussion
HW: MP 28 / 11
12
Week 4 / 13– 21, 22e
Vocabulary Pre-test Unit 14
Ethan Frome Literary Analysis
Book
MP 29
Progress Book / 14– 23, 24e
Ethan Frome Literary Analysis / 15– 25, 26e
Ethan Frome Literary Analysis / 16– 27, 28e
Ethan Frome Literary Analysis / 17– 29, 30e
Ethan Frome Literary Analysis
HW: MP 29 / 18
19
Week 5 / 20– 31, 32e
MP 30
SLO Post Test
VSauce / 21– 33, 34e
How to Read a Poem
Poetry Terms Handout / 22– 35, 36e
Pop Music & Classic Poetry Activity / 23– 37, 38e
Review Yesterday’s Worksheet
Pop Music & Classic Poetry Activity 2
HW: VOC Unit 14; Literary Analysis / 24– 39, 40e
Vocabulary Post-test Unit 14
Literary Analysis Due
Review Yesterday’s Worksheet
MiniverCheevy
Pt 1
HW: MP 30 / 25
26
Week 6 / 27– 41, 42e
VOC Pre-test Unit 15
Progress Book
Discuss MiniverCheevy
Close reading of Seven Ages of Man
View Video
Begin Questions
Pt 2
MP 31
C.G.P. Grey / 28– 43, 44e
EOY / 29– 45, 46e
EOY
HW: Journal / 30– 47, 48e
Poetry Circle
Gather Ye Rosebuds
Journal Due / Notes:
May 2015
Sunday / Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday / Saturday
1- 49, 50e
O Me! O Life! Questions
HW: MP 31
Journal Month 9 / 2
3
Week 7 / 4– 51, 52e
MP 32
O Me! O Life!
Discussion
Apple Ad
Worksheet 2
Crash Course / 5– 53, 54e
Spoken Word Assignments
Video Samples
O Captain! My Captain!
Worksheet / 6– 55, 56e
Discuss O Captain! My Captain questions
Strange but True PowerPoint
How to Haiku / 7– 57, 58e
Blackout Poetry / Poetry Art
Vocabulary Post-test Unit 15
HW: VOC Unit15 / 8– 59, 60e
EOY
HW: MP 32 / 9
10
Week 8 / 11
EOY
TED Talk
Progress Book / 12
Acrostic Poetry
Assign Acrostic Poetry
Write Poem / 13
Finish Acrostic Poem / 14
Poetry Cafe / 15
Vocabulary E Test
Poetry Cafe
Collect Vocabulary Rings / 16
17
Week 9 / 18
Kid President
Quarterly Assessment
Dead Poets’ Society Movie / 19
Dead Poets’ Society Movie
HW: Journal / 20
Dead Poets’ Society Movie
Journal Due / 21 / 22
End of 4th 9 Weeks
LAST DAY / 23
24 / 25
Memorial Day / 26
Teacher In-Service Day / 27
Teacher Work Day / 28 / 29 / 30
31 / Notes: