ENGLISH 10 – 3Q

MONDAY / BLOCK / THURSDAY / FRIDAY
JANUARY7 - WEEK 1 / JANUARY 8/9
WU: SAT prep
WOD: Author’s life influence work / JANUARY 10
Complete writing reflection
Affixes– Lesson 8 Part 2 / JANUARY 11
Write story using affixes/vocabulary
JANUARY 14 – WEEK 2
WU: SAT prep
AIMS: Reading Buckle Down
Lesson2 : Vocabulary
Note: Lessons 1, 6, & 8 completed / JANUARY 15/16
WU: SAT prep
Read “The Joy of Reading & Writing: Superman & Me”
Socratic Discussion / JANUARY 17
WU: SAT prep
Lesson 9 – Part 1
HW: Write affix short story – one page / JANUARY 18
WU: SAT prep
AIMS Writing: Scoring Sample
  • Sample from ADE

JANUARY 21 – WEEK 3
NO SCHOOL
MLK DAY / JANUARY 22/23
WU: SAT prep
AIMS Writing: SAPF practice / JANUARY 24
WU: SAT prep
Test: Lessons 8 & 9 / JANUARY 25
WU: SAT prep
AIMS: Reading Buckle Down
Lesson 3: Reading Strategies
JANUARY 28 – WEEK 4
AIMS: Reading Practice Test / JANUARY 29/30
WU: SAT prep
AIMSPractice Test – wrap up
Lesson 4: Logical Relationships / JANUARY 31
Lesson 9 – Part 2
Look up unknowns
HW: Write short story / FEBRUARY 1
Smiley Face Tricks for Writing
HW: Write NF article (pineapple) using tricks
FEBRUARY 4 – WEEK 5
AIMS: Reading Buckle Down
Lesson 7: Comparing Texts / FEBRUARY 5/6
WU: SAT prep
Read “Why Don’t We Complain” p. 76
Socratic Discussion / FEBRUARY 7
WU: SAT prep
AIMS: Reading Buckle Down
Lesson 11: Functional Texts / FEBRUARY 8
SAPF Essay Discussions
Small Group
FEBRUARY 11 – WEEK 6
AIMS: Reading Buckle Down
Lesson 5: Narrative Elements
Lesson 6: Literary Devices / FEBRUARY 12/13
Descriptive Writing – in class
HW:Affixes 10-1 write story – due Fri. / FEBRUARY 14
AIMS: Reading Buckle Down
Lesson 9: Text Structures / FEBRUARY 15
Affix Quiz 9-2 & 10-1
Descriptive Writing analysis – in class
HW: Descriptive Writing Rewrite
FEBRUARY 18 – WEEK 7
NO SCHOOL
PRESIDENTS DAY / FEBRUARY 19/20
WU: SAT prep
AIMS: Reading Buckle Down
Lesson 10: Graphic Features
SAPF Practice; write introduction
HW: Capitalization & Comma Splices / FEBRUARY 21
WU: SAT prep
10-2 Affixes
Writing: FL and smiley face tricks, sensory details, hyphens & dashes / FEBRUARY 22
WU: SAT prep
L8
Lesson 6: Literary Devices (5th hour)
AIMS Q & A
HW: Review AIMS notes
FEBRUARY 25/26 – WEEK 8
(block early release for non-sophomores)
AIMS WRITING/ AIMS READING
Start “Our Town” - PPT / FEBRUARY 27
“Our Town” vocabulary
Assign parts
Write a scene
HW: vocabulary / FEBRUARY 28
WU: Quick Write
Group Response to Questions / MARCH 1
WU: SAT Prep
Read Act I “Our Town”
HW: Dialectical Journal (5 entries)
MARCH 4 – WEEK 9
Finish journal
Read Act II / MARCH 5/6
Finish Act II
Write/respond to 5 entries in journal / MARCH 7
Act III / MARCH 8
“Our Town” Quiz
Due: vocabulary word squares