Week of 3/9-3/13
Monday -- "A Rose For Emily" literary analysis paragraphs due. Quiz over "A Rose For Emily" and "The Story of an Hour." Individual completion of interest surveys. Whole-class viewing and discussion of Shane Koyczan's "To This Day."
Tuesday -- TRP #15. Discussion of essential questions related to the individual and society. Small-group and whole-class work with "The Bear That Wasn't."
Wednesday -- Whole-class explication and discussion of "My Papa's Waltz."
Thursday -- Assignment of poetry project. Small-group work on creation of poetry project presentations -- due Monday.
Friday -- Small-group work on group poetry project presentations -- due Monday.
Week of 3/2 -3/6
Monday -- NO SCHOOL
Tuesday -- Collection of YA literature circle forms. Discussion of predictions. Review notes on Southern Gothic Literature. Distribution of "A Rose For Emily" text and questions-- due Wednesday.
Wednesday -- Check questions for "A Rose For Emily." Small group completion of timeline activity and analysis of Southern Gothic style.
Thursday -- Complete in-class activity Emily Grierson: Villain or Victim. Distribution of writing assignment -- due Monday.
Friday -- Whole-class viewing of "A Rose For Emily." Complete writing assignment for Monday.
Week of 2/24 - 2/27
Monday -- Notes on irony. Completion of vocabulary assignment for "The Story of an Hour."
Tuesday -- TRP Activity. Whole-class reading of "The Story of an Hour." Finish reading and complete questions for Wednesday.
Wednesday -- Check questions for "The Story of an Hour." Completion of YA literature book selections. Lesson on literary lenses.
Thursday -- ACT reading practice. Distribution of literary lenses critical analysis assignment -- due Monday.
Friday -- Carousel image discussion. Notes on Southern Gothic literature.
Week of 2/16- 2/20
Monday -- NO SCHOOL
Tuesday -- Fahrenheit 451 project presentations.
Wednesday -- Begin viewing Fahrenheit 451.
Thursday -- Continue viewing Fahrenheit 451. Compare / contrast activity.
Friday -- Finish viewing Fahrenheit 451. ACT prep activity.
Week of 2/9 - 2/13
Monday -- ACT prep activity. Finish drafting F451 thematic analysis paragraphs (in class only). Individual work on projects -- due 2/17.
Tuesday -- ACT Prep activity. Review for F451 test.
Wednesday -- Test over Fahrenheit 451. Begin viewing movie and completing viewing analysis worksheet. Be prepared to present projects on Tuesday.
Thursday -- NO SCHOOL
Friday -- NO SCHOOL
Week of 2/2- 2/6
Monday -- Whole-class viewing of "The Truth About China's Social Credit Score." Discussion of state-run social credit. Continue reading Ch. 3 of Fahrenheit 451.
Tuesday -- TRP activity. Distribution of Fahrenheit 451 final project guidelines. Finish reading Fahrenheit 451 and complete study questions and close reading assignment for Thursday.
Wednesday -- Check study questions and close reading assignment for Fahrenheit 451.
Thursday -- Complete literary elements worksheet. Individual work on Fahrenheit 451 projects.
Friday -- Group work on Fahrenheit 451 paragraph assignment -- due Monday.
Week of 1/26 - 1/30
Monday -- (e-learning) Complete Fahrenheit 451 Ch. 3 vocabulary. Begin reading Ch. 3 of Fahrenheit 451.
Tuesday -- (e-learning) Continue reading Ch. 3 of Fahrenheit 451. Work on close reading assignment and study questions.
Wednesday -- TRP activity. Whole-class discussion of Ch. 3 vocabulary. Whole-class reading of Fahrenheit 451.
Thursday -- Whole-class reading of and small group work with "On Learning to Read and Write" by Frederick Douglass. Continue reading Fahrenheit 451.
Friday -- Individual and group work with Ch. 3 annotation activity. View Cops clip (helicopter chase). Continue reading Ch. 3 of Fahrenheit 451.
Week of 1/19 - 1/23
Monday - NO SCHOOL
Tuesday - Continue reading Ch. 2 of Fahrenheit 451. Read to the break on p.89 for Wednesday. Continue completing close reading assignment and study questions.
Wednesday - Whole-class and small-group work with Faber's speech to Montag. Finish reading Ch. 2 and completing study questions / close reading assignment for Thursday.
Thursday - Journal: Despite all my rage... Check questions for Ch. 2 of Fahrenheit 451. Review for a quiz over Ch. 2 on Friday.
Friday - Quiz over Ch. 2 of Fahrenheit 451. Whole-class reading of and work with Sara Teasdale's "Barter."
Week of 1/12 - 1/16
Monday - Comprehension check for assigned reading. Discussion of robotic animals. Discussion of foil activity from Friday. Finish reading Ch. 1 and complete questions / close reading assignment for Tuesday.
Tuesday - Check questions for Ch.1 of Fahrenheit 451. Small group and whole-class discussion of close reading assignment. Be prepared for a quiz over Ch. 1 on Thursday. Small group work with Beatty's speech to Montag and character motivation.
Wednesday - Journal: Feeling more alive. Distribution of vocabulary assignment #2 -- due Thursday. Distribution of close reading assignment and study questions for Ch. 2, "The Sieve and the Sand."
Thursday - "The Sieve and the Sand" metaphor discussion. View images of reading -- tablet vs. print and Ray Bradbury's thoughts on reading. Continue reading Ch. 2 of Fahrenheit 451.
Friday - TRP activity. Continue reading Ch. 2 of Fahrenheit 451.
Week of 1/5 - 1/9
Monday - Seating assignment. Review classroom rules and procedures. Distribution of background notes for reading Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451.
Tuesday - Prereading activity for Fahrenheit 451. Distribution of vocabulary assignment #1 -- due Wednesday. Distribution of paperbacks. Whole-class close reading activity for the opening paragraph of Fahrenheit 451.
Wednesday - TRP activity. Notes on literary devices. Distribution of close reading assignment and study questions for Ch. 1 of Fahrenheit 451 - "The Hearth and the Salamander." Continue reading "The Hearth and the Salamander."
Thursday - Grammar activity. Continue reading "The Hearth and the Salamander" and complete Ch. 1 close reading and study questions for Tuesday.
Friday - Continue reading "The Hearth and the Salamander" and complete Ch. 1 close reading and study questions for Tuesday.
12/8 - 12/16
Monday - Final due date for research drafts. Uploading of essays to Turnitin.com. Completion of research assignment reflection.
Tuesday - View sample persuasive speeches. Finalize speech notes. Practice for speech presentations.
Wednesday - Distribution of and discussion of exam review sheets. Research presentations.
Thursday - Research presentations.
Friday - Research presentations.
Monday - Review for semester exams.
Tuesday - Review for semester exams.
Week of 12/1 - 12/5
Monday - Peer revision of draft #2. Whole-class work on essay formatting.
Tuesday - Discussion of speech guidelines. Revising / editing. Work on speech notes.
Wednesday - Early Bird due date (must be printed and uploaded to Turnitin.com)
Thursday - Revising / editing. Work on speech notes.
Friday - Revising / editing. Work on speech notes. View sample persuasive speeches.
Week of 11/24 - 11/28
Monday - Drafting -- A complete rough draft is due on Monday, December 1st.
Tuesday - Drafting -- A complete rough draft is due on Monday, December 1st.
Wednesday - NO SCHOOL
Thursday - NO SCHOOL
Friday - NO SCHOOL
Week of 11/17 - 11/21
Monday - Revised working works cited page due. Thesis due. Individual work on drafting introductions -- due Tuesday.
Tuesday - Peer revision of introduction paragraphs. Whole-class and individual work on creating body paragraphs. Three-page drafts due on Friday.
Wednesday - Discussion of internal citations. Whole-class and individual work on creating body paragraphs. Three-page drafts due on Friday.
Thursday - Whole-class and individual work on creating body paragraphs. Three-page drafts due on Friday.
Friday - Three page drafts due. Peer revision of three-page drafts.
Week of 11/10 - 11/14
Monday - Additional 15 notes due (25 total). Continue CRAAP testing and taking notes.
Tuesday - NO SCHOOL
Wednesday - Continue taking notes. Additional 15 notes (40 total) due Friday.
Thursday - Discussion of thesis statements and introductions.
Friday - Additional 15 notes due (40 total). Work on introduction paragraphs and thesis statements -- due Monday.
Week of 11/3 - 11/7
Monday - Ten notes due. Continue working on additional 15 notes -- due Monday. Distribution of sample paragraph. Discussion of incorporation of source material into paragraphs.
Tuesday - TRP. Continue working on additional 15 notes -- due Monday.
Wednesday - Whole-class discussion of citing sources and using signal phrases. Continue working on additional 15 notes -- due Monday.
Thursday - Continue working on additional 15 notes -- due Monday.
Friday - Evaluation of notes -- consider types of rhetorical appeals, number of notes per source, and number of notes per heading. Continue working on additional 15 notes -- due Monday.
Week of 10/27 - 10/31
Monday - Discussion of thesis statements and working outlines. Continue taking notes -- 10 due on 11/3.
Tuesday - TRP. Continue taking notes -- 10 due on 11/3.
Wednesday - Continue taking notes -- 10 due on 11/3.
Thursday - Continue taking notes -- 10 due on 11/3.
Friday - NO CLASS (Career Fair)
Week of 10/20 - 10/24
Monday - Working works cited due. Distribution of outline guidelines. Outlines are due on 10/24.
Tuesday - Work on outlines.
Wednesday - Note card guidelines. Discussion of rhetorical approaches. Begin taking notes from sources.
Thursday - Continue taking notes.
Friday - Working outline due. Continue taking notes.
Week of 10/14 - 10/17
Monday - NO SCHOOL
Tuesday - Assignment of new seats. Instructions for MLA documentation. Continue preliminary research. Topics must be entered into Google Classroom topic thread by Wednesday.
Wednesday - Topic selections due. Work on working works cited page. Instructions for using databases. CRAAP Testing. Continue gathering sources and developing working works cited pages.
Thursday - AI ethical use lesson plan. Continue gathering sources and developing working works cited pages.
Friday - Partner work with source materials and works cited entries.
Week of 10/6 - 10/10
Monday - Pre-reading activity for "The Minister's Black Veil." Begin whole-class reading of "The Minister's Black Veil." Complete vocabulary for Tuesday.
Tuesday - TRP activity. Collect vocabulary. Finish reading "The Minister's Black Veil" and complete questions for Wednesday.
Wednesday - Check questions for "The Minister's Black Veil." Completion of stations activity.
Thursday - Distribution of and discussion of research paper schedule and requirements.
Friday - Completion of brainstorming lesson and guidance for finding sources at NCHS.
Week of 9/29 - 10/03
Monday - Review for The Crucible unit test. Work on body biographies -- due Wednesday.
Tuesday - The Crucible unit test. Finish work on body biographies -- due Wednesday.
Wednesday - TRP #4. Body Biographies due. Begin viewing The Crucible.
Thursday - Continue The Crucible.
Friday - Finish The Crucible.
Week of 9/22 - 9/26
Monday - Collect Act IV vocabulary. Whole-class reading of Act IV of The Crucible. Complete study questions for Tuesday.
Tuesday - Collect Act IV questions. Distribution of body biography assignment. Group brainstorming for biographies.
Wednesday - Lesson on counter narratives and connecting Miller's The Crucible with Bellflower's John Proctor is the Villain. Continue brainstorming for body biography assignments.
Thursday - Group work on body biographies -- due Wednesday.
Friday - Group work on body biographies. (11:30 dismissal)
Week of 9/15 -9/19
Monday - Collect vocabulary. Journal about revision of texts. Act II deleted scene activity. Whole-class discussion of the deleted scene.
Tuesday - Whole-class reading of Act III. Read to the end of p. 1138 for homework.
Wednesday - Whole-class reading of and individual participation in acting out Act III of The Crucible. Finish Act III and complete questions for Thursday.
Thursday - TRP Activity, check study questions, and review for quiz on Friday. Be prepared for a quiz over Act III on Friday.
Friday - Act III quiz. Completion of characterization activity and blame debate.
Week of 9/8 -9/12
Monday - Check Act I questions. Assignment of Act II roles. Whole-class reading of Act II. Distribution of Act II vocabulary -- due Tuesday.
Tuesday - Collection of vocabulary assignment. Quickwrite assignment. Case study and jury deliberation activity. Completion of exit tickets.
Wednesday - Entrance ticket on hysteria. Whole-class reading of Act II. Writing exchange. Be prepared for a quiz over Acts I and II on Friday.
Thursday - Anticipatory activity. Mini-lesson on dramatic irony. Jigsaw quote activity and group presentation. Be prepared for a quiz over Acts I and II on Friday.
Friday - Quiz over Acts I and II. Assignment of The Crucible Act III Vocabulary-- due Monday. Google form response - What will Proctor do?
Week of 9/1 - 9/5
Monday - NO SCHOOL
Tuesday - The Crucible anticipatory activity. Background notes on McCarthy and Miller. Timeline activity.
Wednesday - Quick write activity. Assignment of parts for in-class reading. Whole-class reading of The Crucible. Think-pair-share activity. Read Act I (to page indicated in class) for homework.
Thursday - TRP activity. Brainstorm character motives. Role-play activity. Completion of motive chart. Allegory mini-lesson. Read Act I (to page indicated in class) for homework.
Friday - Quick prediction activity. Whole-class reading of Act I of The Crucible. Individual and small group work on blame webs. Finish reading Act I of The Crucible for homework.
Week of 8/25 - 8/29
Monday - Grammar lesson. Collect vocabulary. Notes on Faust legends, characterization, and Washington Irving. Begin reading "The Devil and Tom Walker."
Tuesday - Grammar lesson. Continue reading "The Devil and Tom Walker." Finish and answer questions for homework.
Wednesday - Grammar lesson. Be prepared for a grammar assessment on Thursday. Check questions for "The Devil and Tom Walker." Be prepared for a quiz over "The Devil and Tom Walker" on Friday. Work on characterization assignment -- due Thursday.
Thursday - Grammar assessment. Escape room activity for "The Devil and Tom Walker."
Friday - (11:30 dismissal) Quiz over "The Devil and Tom Walker."
Week of 8/18 - 8/22
Monday - Meme voting (Google Form). Distribution of binder dividers. Creation of TRP folders. Colossus of Rhodes / Statue of Liberty Research and discussion.
Tuesday - TRP Activity #1. Whole class and small group work with "The New Colossus" poem. View PBS video (if time).
Wednesday - View PBS video (if necessary). Complete journal entry. Distribution of letter-writing activity -- due Thursday.
Thursday - Bell ringer. Collection of letter assignments. Notes on Puritanism. Complete vocabulary for "The Devil and Tom Walker" -- due Friday.
Friday - Collection of vocabulary assignment. Completion of "Devil and Tom Walker" activity. Notes on Faust Legends and brainstorming of familiar Faustian tales.
Week of 8/11 - 8/15
Monday - NO SCHOOL
Tuesday - FRESHMAN ACADEMY ONLY
Wednesday - Classroom orientation stations. Distribution of course overviews -- due Friday.
Thursday - Collection of signed course overviews. Discussion of classroom orientation stations. Complete team-building activity -- due Friday. Reminder that course overviews are due Friday.
Friday - Collection of signed course overviews. Completion of meme activity -- due Monday.