First quarter schedule
ENGLISH III:
Week of August 22 - August 26
Monday:Team building / lesson plan
Tuesday: Team building / lesson plan
Wednesday: syllabus and class rules / syllabus
Thursday:True-false stories /lesson plan
Friday:read true-false stories / lesson plan
Week of August 29 - September 2
Monday:blog set up / lesson plan
Tuesday:improving story with description sheets / lesson plan / handout
Wednesday:story re-write / lesson plan / handout
Thursday: peer review / lesson plan / handout
Friday: finish story and upload to blog / lesson plan
Week of September 5 - September 9
Monday: NO SCHOOL
Tuesday: watch Freaks and Geeks / lesson plan / handout
Wednesday: finish Freaks and Geeks; assignment/ lesson plan
Thursday: F&G group discussion assignment / lesson plan / handout
Friday: F&G group discussion assignment continued
Week of September 12 - September 16
Monday: silent reading
Tuesday:ACT writing sample; read articles
Wednesday: quiz on reading; Merchants of Cool video / lesson plan
Thursday:advertising terms group assignment / lesson plan / hand out
Friday: advertising terms group assignment
Week of September 19 - September 23
Monday: advertising terms group assignment
Tuesday:advertising terms group presentations / lesson plan
Wednesday: advertising terms group presentations
Thursday: propaganda reading; assignment / hand out
Friday: midterm grade checking
Week of September 26 - September 30
Monday: advertising quiz; vocabulary work / lesson plan / vocabulary hand out
Tuesday: vocabulary work / lesson plan
Wednesday: Read The Children's Story / lesson plan / text of story
Thursday: finish story; assignment/ lesson plan / hand out
Friday: finish assignment; discussion
Week of October 3 - October 7
Monday: grammar work: comma rules and tense consistency / lesson plan
Tuesday: comma rules discussion; exercises 2 - Review Exercise / lesson plan
Wednesday: silent reading
Thursday: finish comma exercises; grade exercises and tense consistency / lesson plan
Friday: vocabulary work / lesson plan
Week of October 10 - October 14
Monday: NO SCHOOL
Tuesday: watch To Build a Fire
Wednesday: P-SAT exam / finish To Build a Fire
Thursday: vocabulary test 1 / lesson plan
Friday: grade vocabulary test and worksheets / end of quarter
CP ENGLISH:
Week of August 22 - August 26
Monday:Team building / lesson plan
Tuesday:Team building / lesson plan
Wednesday:syllabus and class rules /syllabus
Thursday: True-false stories / lesson plan
Friday: Read true-false stories / lesson plan
Week of August 29 - September 2
Monday: blog set up / lesson plan
Tuesday: description worksheets / lesson plan / handout
Wednesday: story re-write / lesson plan / handout
Thursday:group readings / lesson plan / handout
Friday:blog story / lesson plan
Week of September 5 - September 9
Monday: NO SCHOOL
Tuesday:watch Freaks and Geeks; assignment / lesson plan / handout
Wednesday: finish Freaks and Geeks; assignment / lesson plan
Thursday: Freaks and Geeks group discussion assignment / lesson plan / handout
Friday:Freaks and Geeks group discussion assignment, day 2
Week of September 12- September 16
Monday: silent reading
Tuesday: ACT writing sample; read articles
Wednesday:quiz on reading; Merchants of Cool video / lesson plan
Thursday:quiz on reading 2; article discussion; advertising terms group assignment / lesson plan / hand out
Friday: advertising group assignment continued
Week of September 19 - September 23
Monday: advertising terms group assignment
Tuesday:advertising terms group presentations / lesson plan
Wednesday: advertising terms group presentations
Thursday: propaganda reading; assignment / hand out
Friday: midterm grade check
Week of September 26 - September 30
Monday: advertising quiz; vocabulary work / lesson plan / vocabulary hand out
Tuesday: vocabulary work / lesson plan
Wednesday: Read The Children's Story / lesson plan / copy of text
Thursday: finish story; assignment/ lesson plan / hand out
Friday: finish assignment; discussion/ lesson plans
Week of October 3 - October 7
Monday: grammar work: comma rules and tense consistency / lesson plan
Tuesday: comma rules discussion; exercises 2 - Review Exercise / lesson plan
Wednesday: silent reading
Thursday: finish comma exercises; grade exercises and tense consistency / lesson plan
Friday: vocabulary work / lesson plan
Week of October 10 - October 14
Monday: NO SCHOOL
Tuesday: watch Mark Twain biography video
Wednesday: P-SAT exam / Catch Phrase
Thursday: vocabulary test 1 / lesson plan
Friday: grade vocabulary test and worksheets / end of quarter
ENGLISH IV:
Week of August 22 - August 26
Monday:team building / lesson plan
Tuesday:team building / lesson plan
Wednesday:syllabus and class rules / syllabus
Thursday: academic maps / lesson plan / handout
Friday: finish academic maps/ lesson plan
Week of August 29 - September 2
Monday: silent reading
Tuesday: share academic maps / lesson plan
Wednesday: academic autobiography story writing (2 pages)
Thursday: academic autobiography /lesson plan/ requirements / example
Friday:write academic autobiography
Week of September 5 - September 9
Monday: NO SCHOOL
Tuesday: write academic autobiography / 1st section due
Wednesday: write academic autobiography / 2nd section due
Thursday:write academic autobiography / 3rd section due
Friday: freedom from writing day / 4th section due
Week of September 12 - September 16
Monday: write academic autobiography
Tuesday:write 1/2 page summary / 5th section due
Wednesday: student reading (summary and a section of autobiography to the class)
Thursday: student reading
Friday: student reading; watch Paralysis of Fear
Week of September 19 - September 23
Monday: vocabulary work / lesson plan / hand out
Tuesday: vocabulary work
Wednesday: Phobia article reading and analysis / lesson plan / hand out
Thursday: Phobia article finish; discussion
Friday: finish vocabulary, writing, and Phobia article answers
Week of September 26 - September 30
Monday: silent reading
Tuesday: heroes, epic narratives, and Beowulf notes / lesson plan / PowerPoint
Wednesday: quiz; read Beowulf / lesson plan
Thursday: quiz; read Beowulf / lesson plan
Friday: Beowulf assignment / lesson plan
Week of October 3 - October 7
Monday: vocabulary work / lesson plan / hand out 1 / hand out 2
Tuesday: Beowulf writing introduction / lesson plan / hand out / hand out
Wednesday: silent reading
Thursday: Beowulf writing - paragraphs / lesson plan
Friday: Beowulf writing - poetry stanzas / lesson plan
Week of October 10 - October 14
Monday: NO SCHOOL
Tuesday: group discussions on afterlife and ghosts
Wednesday: finish group work
Thursday: vocabulary test 1
Friday: grade vocabulary test and worksheets / end of quarter