Important Deadlines:

• May 10: SSR Book Review Project 100 points

Resources:

• Literary Terms | Definitions
• Lord of the flies pdf | audio
• MLA Checklist
• SSR Book Project Rubric
• Spark Notes - A mid Summer Night's Dream (plot summaries and annotated/translated text)
• Night - Full Text
• Night - Audio
• Instructions to Biography Book Project
• Template to follow for Book Project

Thursday/Friday September 12/13

• SSR
• Root 3 Quiz
• Journal - Have you ever had a falling out with a friend? Held a grudge? Tell me about a time you held on to something that you should have let go of.
• "The Interlopers" page 428
• Do: 435 (1-8)
• Interactive Notebook with a partner - Picture, quote, question and poem on the story.

Tuesday/Wednesday September 10/11

• SSR
• Journal (1) Tell me about a time when you have been judged. How did it make you feel and explain the situation. (2) How good are you at judging someone's character? Are you usually right? Explain
• Read "The Possibility of Evil" PDF | Audio
• Questions p215 Q 1-10

Tuesday/Wednesday September 3/4

• SSR
• Vocab List 2 | Quizlet Flashcards
• Direct/Indirect Characterization
• Journal P48: What are some things you would pass down to your family? Do you have a family heirloom? What are some family traditions that you would like to pass on to future generations? How do you feel about traditions? Explain.
• Read "Everyday Use" PDF | Audio
• Do page 61: Q1-10 and restate the questions in your answer.

Thursday/Friday August 29/30

• SSR
• Root 1 Quiz
• Read "The Bass the River and Sheila Mant | PDF | Audio
• Write a plot summary (see literary notes)
• Include:Basic situation, conflicts, complications, climax, resolution. Apply the rest of the literary terms to the story. Not all of them will fit.

Monday August 27

• Vocab List #2 (Test on Thursday)
• Finish off class work from last week.

Thursday August 23

• SSR
• Greek Roots 1 - Vocab Quiz
• Testbook Read p38: Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut | PDF | Audio
• (A) Textbook P45 Questions 1-9. Answer by repeating the question with full sentence answers:

1. Why does the Government Handicap George but not Hazel?

2. Why is the Government looking for Harrison

3. What does the Handicapper do to Harrison

4. Why don't Harrison's parents respond with more feeling to what they have seen.

5. Summarize the main conflict in the story. How is it resolved. How does the resolution help to make the story successful?

6. Recall the climax - What is the climax of this story.

7. What conclusions can you draw about the society depicted in the story? Consider how people function and what is considered "normal".

8. What is the author saying about improving society by making everyone average? Support with evidence.

9. Would society be better off with Harrison in charge? Use a flow chart to sketch and predict what would happen if Harrison became emperor.

• "(B) An open mind" Draw what Harrison Bergeron looked like before he took off his handicaps. Choose one quote that captures his personality.
• Take items (A) and (B) and submit with the journal entry from Tuesday: "What would the world be like if we were all the same".
• Homework: Above due as homework - due Monday.

Tuesday August 21

• HW Collected: The Monkey's Paw WS
• Silent Sustained Reading: 15 minutes in class | Make ups at lunch | Students are reading their chosen book for their book project
• Review of Literary Terms: Foreshadowing, mood, suspense, plot summary, basic situation (setting & main character), conflict (internal, external) climax, resolution | New terms: theme
• Class Discussion: Plot Summary for "The Monkey's Paw"
• Vocab Greek Roots 1: Student Notes
• Journal Entry: Textbook P36: What would the word be like if we were all the same? (1/2 page)

Monday August 20

• Read "The Monkey's Paw" | PDF | Audio
• Monkey's Paw Worksheet - Due Tuesday as HW