English II1st Six Weeks Mrs. Freeman

August 27

  • Introductions
  • Policies/Procedures
  • Pre-read activity to “The Jacket”-create an advertisement
/ 28
  • Policies/Procedures
  • Warm up: respond to prompt
  • Finish working on advertisement
  • Read “The Jacket” BT book p 241
/ 29
  • Warm up:respond to prompt
  • Textbook pick up during class
  • Continue study of Literary Elements
  • Finish “The Jacket” answer questions via e-Instruction
/ 30
  • Warm up:respond to prompt
  • Continue study of Literary Elements
  • Read “The Monkey’s Paw” Lit book pg 32
/ 31
  • Warm up: respond to prompt
  • Continue study of Literary Elements
  • Continue working on “The Monkey’s Paw” Lit book pg 32
answer questions via e-Instruction
Sept.3


Holiday / 4
  • Warm up: respond to prompt
  • Continue study of Literary Elements
  • Read “Sixth Sense Survival” RC book pg 76
  • Answer questions via E-instruction
/ 5
Go To LAB
  • sign up for turn it in .com
  • Turn in assignment via turnitin.com
/ 6
  • Warm up: respond to prompt
  • Introduce novel reading, preview novels, and make novel selections
  • Continue study of Literary Elements
/ 7
  • Warm up: read novel
  • Introduce Compare and Contrast Essay
  • Select topics

10
  • Warm up: read novel
  • Work on compare/ contrast essay- brainstorming & thesis statement
/ 11
  • Warm up: read novel, complete novel response 1
  • Review LiteraryElements
  • Open House
/ 12
  • Literary Elements Test -Major Grade
  • Work on compare/ contrast essay- body paragraphs
/ 13
  • Warm up: read novel
  • Work on compare/ contrast essay- body paragraphs
/ 14
  • Warm up: read novel, complete novel response 2
  • Work on compare/ contrast essay- conclusion

17
  • Warm up: work on vocab unit #1
  • Work on compare/ contrast essay-is my paper any good? How to judge
/ 18
  • Warm up: work on vocab unit #1
Go To LAB
  • Work on compare/ contrast essay
/ 19
  • Major Compare/ Contrast Essay Due to turnitin.com by 4 PM
  • Warm up:work on vocab unit #1
  • Read novel, complete novel response 3
/ 20
  • Warm up: work on vocab unit #1
  • Introduce career research project
/ 21
  • Warm up: read novel
  • Voc Unit 1 activities due- enter answers via e-Instruction
  • Continue to discuss research: parenthetical documentation, MLA, works cited

24
  • Warm up: read novel
  • Introduce vocabtest.com
Go To LAB
Work on career research project / 25
  • Warm up:read novel, complete novel response 4
  • Vocab unit #1 quiz-double daily grade
/ 26
  • Warm up: read novel
  • Work on career research project
/ 27
  • Warm up: read novel
Go To LAB
- use vocabtest.com to prepare for tomorrow’s major vocab unit 1 test. / 28
  • Warm up: read novel
  • Major Vocab Unit #1 Test
  • complete novel response 5

Oct.1
  • Warm up: work on vocab unit #2- due Wed 10/5
  • Discuss reading strategies
/ 2
  • Warm up: work on vocab unit #2
  • Read novel, complete novel response 6
/ 3
  • Warm up: work on vocab unit #2
  • Continue reading strategies and practice
/ 4
  • Warm up: work on vocab unit #2
  • Continue reading strategies and practice
/ 5
  • Major Grade Reading Test
  • Voc Unit 2 activities due- enter answers via e-Instruction

Cfreeman1@kleinisd.net

Students will need to purchase a Vocabulary Book Level F ($11.00) by Sept. 10th

Students will also need to acquire a personal copy of the novels: Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck and Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom.