Week 2 Q2 

Monday 

Warm-Up Activity/Bellwork-   BW Assignment

Objective- Students will be able to critically read a novel  and apply the skills and strategies of a successful reader, including recognizing the elements of plot.

Direct Instruction:  

• Tom Sawyer 1-8 Quiz 

• We will discuss appositives

• We will discuss  Chapter 6 and Chapter 7, 8

Independent Practice: Students will complete the appositives worksheet

Homework:  Students will read Tom Sawyer Chapters 9, 10 (pages 65-78)

Assessment: Tom Sawyer Chapters 9-15 Quiz will be Friday, 10/25

Tuesday

Warm-Up Activity/Bellwork-    BW Assignment

Objective- Students will be able to critically read a novel  and apply the skills and strategies of a successful reader, including recognizing the elements of plot.

Direct Instruction:  

• We will discuss participles

• We will discuss Chapter 9 and Chapter 10 

Independent Practice: Students will complete the participles practice

Homework:  Students will read and annotate Chapters 11, 12, 13 (pages 79-97)

Assessment: Tom Sawyer Chapters 9-15 Quiz will be Friday, 10/25

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Block Day

(Wed. and Thurs.)

Warm-Up Activity/Bellwork: BW Assignment

Objective- Students will be able to critically read a novel  and apply the skills and strategies of a successful reader, including recognizing the elements of plot.

Direct Instruction- 

• Discuss participial phrases 

• Tom Sawyer brainstorming with Traits

• introduction to Tom Sawyer seminar

• We will discuss the Chapters 11- 12 and  Chapter 13

Independent Practice: Students will complete the Participles Review Worksheet

Homework: Students will read and annotate Chapters 14, 15, 16 (Pages 98-120)

Assessment:Tom Sawyer Chapters 9-15 Quiz will be Friday, 10/25

Friday

Warm-Up Activity/Bellwork-  BW Assignment

Objective- Students will be able to critically read a novel and apply the skills and strategies of a successful reader, including recognizing the elements of plot.

Direct Instruction-  

• Tom Sawyer 9-15 Quiz

• Read Chapter 20

• We will discuss  Chapter 14, Chapter 15, Chapter 16

Independent Practice: 

Homework:   Students will read and annotate Chapters 17 - 20 (Pages 121-142) 

Assessment:

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Week 1 Quarter 2        Ocotober 12-15

Monday 

Warm-Up Activity/Bellwork

Objective- Students will be able to critically read a novel and apply the skills and strategies of a successful reader, including recognizing important literary elements and themes.

Direct Instruction:  

• New Seating Chart

• Discussion of adjective phrases 

• Intro. to Tom Sawyer

Independent Practice: Students will complete the adjective phrases practice 

Homework:  Read Chapter 1, 2 of Tom Sawyer (p. 1-15)

Assessment: The Adjective and Adverb Phrases Quiz will be on Friday, 10/17

*All students are to bring a copy of the novel Tom Sawyer to class today.

Tuesday

Warm-Up Activity/Bellwork 

Objective- Students will be able to critically read a novel and apply the skills and strategies of a successful reader, including recognizing important literary elements and themes.

Direct Instruction:  

• Discussion of Adverb Phrases

• We will discuss Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 Questions

Independent Practice: Students will complete the adverb phrases practice 

Homework:  Read Chapter 3, 4 (pages 16-33)  of Tom Sawyer

Assessment: The Adjective and Adverb Phrases Quiz will be on Friday, 10/17

Block Day

(Wed. and Thurs.)

Warm-Up Activity/Bellwork: BW Assignment

Objective- Students will be able to critically read a novel and apply the skills and strategies of a successful reader, including recognizing important literary elements and themes.

Direct Instruction

• Adjective and Adverb Phrases Review

• Socratic Seminar- Tom Sawyer Artwork 1

• We will discuss Chapter 3 and Chapter 4

Independent Practice: Students will complete the Adjective and Adverb Phrases Review

Homework: Read Chapter 5 (Pages 34-39) and study for Adj/Adv Phrases Quiz

Assessment:The Adjective and Adverb Phrases Quiz will be on Friday, 10/17

Friday

Warm-Up Activity/Bellwork-   BW Assignment

Objective- Students will be able to critically read a novel and apply the skills and strategies of a successful reader, including recognizing important literary elements and themes.

Direct Instruction-  

• Adjective and Adverb Phrases Quiz

• We will discuss Chapters 5, 

• Read Chapter 6

Independent Practice: 

Homework:  Read Chapter  6, 7, 8, (pages 40-64)

Assessment: Tom Sawyer Chapter 1-8 Quiz on Monday, 10/20

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WEEK 9   END OF QUARTER 1

Monday 

Warm-Up Activity/Bellwork-  BW Assignment

Objective-Students will be able to critically read a novel  and apply the skills and strategies of a successful reader, including recognizing foreshadowing used by Poe within the short story. 

Direct Instruction:  

• We will discuss “The Cask of Amontillado.”

Independent Practice: 

Homework:  Read and annotate "The Tell-Tale Heart"

Assessment: 

Tuesday

Warm-Up Activity/Bellwork-   BW Assignment

Objective- Students will be able to critically read selected short stories  and apply the skills and strategies of a successful reader, including recognizing important literary elements and themes.

Direct Instruction:  

• Lit terms 51-60 Quiz

• Discussion of jury roles and guilty vs. not guilty

• Create an  argument from the story on whether you think the narrator is innocent or guilty., using the “The Tell-Tale Heart” evidence collection sheet . 

Independent Practice: 

Homework:

•  Read and annotate "The Tell-Tale Heart"  and create an  argument from the story on whether you think the narrator is innocent or guilty  using the “The Tell-Tale Heart” evidence collection sheet . 

Assessment: 

Block Day

(Wed. and Thurs.)

Warm-Up Activity/Bellwork: BW Assignment

Objective- Students will be able to critically read selected short stories  and apply the skills and strategies of a successful reader, including recognizing important literary elements and themes.

Direct Instruction- 

• We will do the jury seminar for The Tell-Tale Heart"

• Courtroom

Independent Practice: Mock Trial Reflection

Homework: Finish written statements of The Tell-Tale Heart. Read and annotate “The Raven”.

Assessment: Have your copy of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer when we return from break

Friday

Warm-Up Activity/Bellwork-   BW Assignment

Objective- Students will be able to critically read selected short stories  and apply the skills and strategies of a successful reader, including recognizing important literary elements and themes.

Direct Instruction-  

• We will begin "The Raven'  (Page 266-269) and listen to the  audio on Youtube

Independent Practice:  

Homework: NO HW for Fall Break!

Assessment:  Have your copy of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer when we return from break

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Joining a Google Classroom Using a Class Code

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4th Period: n6xtq3ao

6th Period: rtdzzlqk

• 1. Sign In:
  Go to classroom.google.com on your computer or open the Google Classroom app on your mobile device. 

• 2. Sign In with the Correct Account:
  Make sure you're signed in with the Google Account your teacher uses for the class. If not, click your profile picture to switch accounts. 

• 3. Click the Plus Sign:
  On the main Classroom page, click the plus sign (+) in the top-right corner. 

• 4. Select "Join Class":
  From the pop-up menu, select "Join class". 

• 5. Enter the Class Code:
  Enter the 6-8 character class code provided by your teacher and click "Join". 

Submitting an assignment to Google Classroom

On a computer: 

• Go to classroom.google.com and sign in to your Google Account.

• Click on the class you're working in.

• Click the Classwork tab.

• Click on the assignment to open it.

• To add work, click Add or create.

• Select the source for your work: Google Drive, Link, or File (for files on your computer).

• Choose your file or enter the link, then click Add.

• Click Turn In and confirm your submission.