Week 13
Monday11/7 Based on the writing notes, my comments, the rubric, and your own ideas, write a final draft of your Cyrano essay. Due Wednesday. Sign up for an IR test this week. Tuesday11/8 Finish the final draft of your Cyrano essay. Once you’ve made all your major content changes, read your essay loud and listen for repeated words, awkward sections, typos, or other errors. Make your final corrections. Final drafts are due tomorrow. Wednesday11/9 Finish reading your IR book if you have not done so already. Complete the intro to Bless Me Ultima. Thursday11/10 Read to page _____in Bless Me Ultima. Read carefully and annotate with post-its so that you’re prepared for a reading quiz and class discussion Monday. Friday11/11 No School Friday. Enjoy the long weekend. Read in your second IR book due by Dec. 10.Week 12
Monday10/31 Finish up the study questions for Part 1 of the Cyrano Exam: Paragraph Answer on Thursday. Tuesday11/1 Based on the writing rubric, peer editing comments, and your own ideas, write a second draft of your Cyrano Essay. Due Friday. Wednesday11/2 Complete the Cornell Book Notes assignment to help you study for the Cyrano Exam Thursday and Friday. You might also want to re-watch the movie version of Cyrano to help you study. Thursday11/3 Finish studying for Part 2 of the Cyrano Exam: Quotation Analysis. Watch some more of the movie if you didn’t have time yesterday. Finish your second draft if you haven't done so already. Friday11/4 Read in your IR book. Second Quarter IR books are due by November 10 and December 9.Week 11
Monday10/24 Complete the Act V Questions on Google Classroom. Tuesday10/25 Complete the End of the Book Reflection on Google Classroom. Wednesday10/26 Work on the study questions for the Cyrano exam next week. Due Wednesday. Thursday10/27 Finish your outline for the Cyrano essay. Friday10/28 Read in your IR book. Second Quarter IR books are due by November 10 and December 9.Week 10
Monday10/17 Work on your visual representation of the Balcony Scene. Due Friday. Tuesday10/18 Quotation Reflection #4: Choose two interesting or important quotations from Act IV of Cyrano. Reflect in depth on each (at least a half page). Wednesday10/19 Answer the Act IV Questions on Google Classroom. Thursday10/20 Practice vocabulary on Membean for at least 15 minutes. Finish your visual representation of the Balcony Scene. Due tomorrow. Friday10/21 Read in your IR book. Second Quarter IR books are due by November 10 and December 9.Week 9
Monday10/10 Complete the Act III Questions and sign up for an IR test today or tomorrow. All first quarter IR tests are due by tomorrow. Tuesday10/11 Complete the Balcony Scene Questions on Google Classroom. Wednesday10/12 Start on your Mary Austin essay. I’ll check your progress on Friday. Start on your visual representation of the balcony scene. Thursday10/13 Quotation Reflection #3: Choose two important quotations from the end of Act III or beginning of Act IV and reflect in detail. Write at least a half page on both quotations. Friday10/14 Choose a new IR book. Start reading. Second Quarter IR books are due by November 10 and December 9.Week 8
Monday10/3 Complete the Act II Questions on Cyrano de Bergerac on Google Classroom. Tuesday10/4 Finish reading the benchmark articles if you didn’t finish in class and make a mini outline. Wednesday10/5 Finish writing your essay if you didn’t finish in class. Read in your IR book. Thursday10/6 Finish reading your IR book. All first quarter IR book tests are due by October 11. No school tomorrow.Week 7
Monday9/26 Based on the writing notes, my suggestions, the writing rubric, and your own ideas for improvement, write a final draft of your comparison essay. Tuesday9/27 Finish the Poem-Duel scene analysis on Google Classroom. Wednesday9/28 Complete Quotation Reflection #1 on Google Classroom. Choose two important or interesting quotations from the reading this week and reflect on one of them in detail. Write more than a half page on each. See the model. Thursday9/29 Complete Quotation Reflection #2 on Google Classroom. Choose two important or interesting quotations from the reading this week and reflect on both of them in detail. Write more than a half page on each. See the model. Friday9/30 Read in your IR book—try to finish this weekend. The first quarter deadline is October 11.Intro to Cyrano
Act I Questions
Important Dates
Independent Reading: November 10 & Dec. 9
Cyrano Exam Part 1: Thursday Nov. 3
Cyrano Exam Part 2: Friday Nov. 4
Cyrano Essay (first draft): Monday Oct. 31
Cyrano Essay (second draft): Friday Nov. 4 (hand in on Google Classroom)
Cyrano Essay (final draft): Wed. Nov. 9