Unit #1: in Pursuit
Unit #1: In Pursuit
Focus Question:
What drives us to undertake a mission?
Below is a reading schedule for the entire unit. At times we may not be able to read in class, however, you are still responsible for completing the reading and accompanying tasks as assigned. Reminders may be found on the classroom agenda board, on the front board under “Homework” and/or on the classroom website. However, you are ultimately responsible for maintaining your calendar as needed because you are in control of your grade. Good luck!
Date it is due by / Title / Chapter(s) / Assignment due the following Friday8/24/17 / Barrio Boy / N/A / Complete “Think” Questions #1 and #4
Grammar Handout
Graphic Organizer
8/31/17 / The Other Side of the Sky / N/A / Complete “Think” Questions #3 and #5
Graphic Organizer
9/5/17 / “The Song of Wandering Aengus” / N/A / Complete all Focus Questions
9/14/17 / The Hobbit / Chapter 1 / Complete HGO; 1 vocabulary word
9/18/17 / The Hobbit / Chapter 2 / Complete HGO; 1 vocabulary word
9/20/17 / The Hobbit / Chapter 3 / Complete HGO; 1 vocabulary word
9/21/17 / “The Call of the Klondike” / N/A / Complete link activity on Padlet
Grammar Handout
9/22/17 / The Hobbit / Chapter 4 SUMMARY / N/A
9/25/17 / The Hobbit / Chapter 5,6 / Complete HGO; 1 vocabulary word
9/27/17 / The Hobbit / Chapter 7 / Complete HGO; 1 vocabulary word
9/28/17 / The Hobbit / Chapter 8 SUMMARY / N/A
9/29/17 / “The King of Mazy May” / N/A / Think Questions #1,2; Focus Question #3
Grammar Handout
Graphic Organizer
10/3/17 / The Hobbit / Chapter 9 / Complete HGO; 1 vocabulary word
10/5/17 / The Hobbit / Chapter 10 / Complete HGO; 1 vocabulary word
10/6/17 / The Hobbit / Chapter 11 / Complete HGO; 1 vocabulary word
10/9/17 / The Hobbit / Chapter 12 SUMMARY / N/A
10/10/17 / The Hobbit / Chapter 13 SUMMARY / N/A
10/11/17 / The Hobbit / Chapter 14 / Complete HGO; 1 vocabulary word
10/12/7 / “New Directions” / N/A / Choose one Think Question that you would like to answer.
10/13/17 / The Hobbit / Chapter 15 / Complete HGO; 1 vocabulary word
10/16/17 / The Hobbit / Chapter 16, 17 / Complete HGOS; 1 vocabulary word PER CHAPTER
10/17/17 / The Hobbit / Chapter 18 SUMMARY / N/A
10/18/17 / The Hobbit / Chapter 19, 20 / Complete HGO; 1 vocabulary word
10/18/17 / “Apollo 13: Mission Highlights” / N/A / Graphic Organizer
10/19/17 / The Hobbit / Chapter 21 / Complete HGO; 1 vocabulary word
10/20/17 / The Hobbit / Chapter 22,23 / Complete HGOS; 1 vocabulary word PER CHAPTER
UNIT 1 VOCABULARY
For all of your vocabulary you are required to complete the associated Graphic Organizer and turn it in by the Friday BEFORE THE TEST. For the Content Word you must do the Cornell Notes instead of the Graphic Organizer.
***For each word you are required to do the VKS (see below). If you are know ALL TEN WORDS on a scale of 5, please see me with the complete VKS by the MONDAY BEFORE THE TEST.***
Þ I don't remember having seen this word before. (1 point)
Þ I have seen this word before, but I don't think I know what it means. (2 points)
Þ I have seen this word before, and I think it means ______. (Synonym or translation; 3 points)
Þ I know this word. It means ______. (Synonym or translation; 4 points)
Þ I can use this word in a sentence: ______. (If you do this section, please also do category 4; 5 points).
VOCABULARY SCHEDULE
August 21-September 2 (Test August 30)
ROOT/SUFFIX/PREFIX
Anti-
ACADEMIC
Describe
CONTENT SPECIFIC
Main idea
KEY VOCABULARY
Maneuvered
Menace
Formidable
Mobilized
Interpreter
Idiocies
Anchorage
September 4-September 15 (Test September 13)
ROOT/SUFFIX/PREFIX
Ab-, -ic
ACADEMIC
Compare
CONTENT SPECIFIC
Tone, symbolism
KEY VOCABULARY
Flickering
Rustled
Glimmering
Wandering
Dappled
Pluck
Ranks
Intricate
Obstinately
Prudent
Remuneration
September 18-September 29 (Test September 27)
ROOT/SUFFIX/PREFIX
Chron, pro-
ACADEMIC
Contrast
CONTENT SPECIFIC
Explanatory, Thesis
KEY VOCABULARY
Grub stake
Prospectors
Crude
Subsequent
Tenderfoot
Novel
Pursuers
Capsized
Hummocks
Floundering
Traces
October 2-October 13 (Test October 11)
ROOT/SUFFIX/PREFIX
a-, cede
ACADEMIC
Summarize
CONTENT SPECIFIC
Informative, Conclusions
KEY VOCABULARY
Heed
Ghastly
Loathed
Scowled
Grisly
Conceded
Domestic
Meticulously
Assess
Ominous
October 16-October 27 (Test October 25)
ROOT/SUFFIX/PREFIX
Co-, -some
ACADEMIC
Interpret
CONTENT SPECIFIC
Denotations, Connotations
KEY VOCABULARY
Depleted
Potential
Formidable
Suffice
Devised