Quarter Two

Week Ten: Jan. 12th - 16th

Monday: Final project explained and assigned. Begin working. 

Tuesday - Wednesday: Working on Final project. 

Thursday - Friday: Presenting semester finals.

Week Nine: Jan. 5th - 9th

Monday: Unit 4 (Textbook 5) America Transformed - Age of Realism. Presentation - Naturalism - Realism. Get Ready, Analyze, and Apply for "To Build a Fire" by Jack London. Background slides and frostbite videos.

Tuesday: Online quiz - Could you survive? Reading "To Build a Fire" - do handout Comprehension Questions. 

Wednesday: Figurative Language assignment and plot organization cards. Handout: A Lesson in Preparedness - complete. 

Thursday: Setting handout - w/partner or small group - complete the handout and do the picture on the back of ONE of the sheets. Symbol handout - w/same small group or partner - complete and turn in ONE sheet for your group (be sure ALL names are on the sheet). 

Tuesday: Time to complete yesterday's work, if needed. Paired nonfiction article: Click Here to read and complete the handout; writing portion on the back of the handout. 

Friday: Irony handout and lesson. Time to complete all work for "To Build a Fire". 

No School Dec. 24th - Jan. 2nd

Week Eight: Dec. 22nd - 26th

Monday: Finishing film and comparison assignment. 

Tuesday: Final Test.

Wednesday - Friday: No School - Winter Break.

Week Seven: Dec. 15th - 19th

Monday: Reading chapters 21-24 discuss the handout. 

Tuesday: Reading 25-28. 

Wednesday: Final discussion and assignment. 

Thursday -Friday: Watching Film version of "To Kill a Mockingbird."

Week Six: Dec. 8th - 12th

Monday: Completing worksheets for chapters 13 - 15. 

Tuesday: Reading chapter 16.

Wednesday: *No Class - late start. Quiz #6 on Ch. 16 & 17. Reading chapters 18 & 19.

Thursday: Quiz 6 - review as a class. Reading Ch. 17 -19.

Friday: Quiz #7 Reading Chapters 20 & 21

Week Five: December 1st - 5th

Monday: Review chapter 9. Read chapters 10 & 11 and complete the handout. 

Tuesday: Part One Quiz. Reading Chapter 12 and the handout. 

Wednesday: Reading Chapters 13 & 14. 

Thursday: Time to complete the handout. Discussion. 

Friday: Read Chapter 15. Quiz and worksheet. 

Week Four: November 24th - 28th

Monday: Review of the book. Read chapters 6 - 8, complete the handout. 

Tuesday: Quiz #4 on Chapters 6 & 7. Discuss. Reading Chapters 9-10.

Wednesday: Reading Chapter 9 and working on handout. **E-learning day - read Ch. 9 and do the worksheet.

hursday: No School - Thanksgiving. 

Friday: No School

Week Three: November 17th - 21st *Band/Choir trip

Monday: Reading chapter 4. Post-reading Ch. 3 & 4 worksheet

Tuesday: Quiz #2 (ch 3 & 4).  Read Chapter 5 and post-reading worksheet. 

Wednesday: Quiz #3 on Chapters 4 & 5. 

Thursday - Friday: Boo Radley's house drawings. 

Week Two: November 10th - 14th

Monday: No School - teacher in-service. 

Tuesday: Reading chapter 1-2 - complete handout. 

Wednesday: Quiz on Ch. 1 & 2. Reading Chapters 3 & 4. 

Thursday: Quiz on Ch. 3 & 4. Handout. 

Friday: No School

Week One: November 3rd - 7th

Monday: Pre-reading activity for "The Minister's Black Veil". 

Tuesday: Begin reading the story, "The Minister's Black Veil" and post-reading assignment. 

Wednesday: Finish reading Hawthorne and post-reading assignment. Quiz.

Thursday: Pre-reading for "To Kill a Mockingbird". 

Friday: Start reading TKM, reading questions handout for ch. 1-2.

Quarter One

Week Nine: Oct. 27th - 31st **END OF QUARTER ONE**

Monday: "The Raven" prep day presentation. Poe - father of horror, Gallery walk. Pre-reading "The Raven". Who is Edgar Allen Poe - worksheet. 

Tuesday: "The Raven" - vocabulary sketch and reading. 

Wednesday: Post-reading discussion and Simpson's version of the poem. Highlight/annotate alliteration, allusion, and other figurative language elements in the poem.

Thursday: Slideshow - who said it? Poe or Taylor Swift - write your answers on the document.

Friday:  Edgar Allen Poe - mosaic coloring!

Week Eight: Oct. 20th - 24th

Monday:  Continue slide presentation and discussion about Transcendentalism. Personality quiz - discuss. Sketch Notes Video.

Tuesday: Simplicity - notes/presentation. 

Wednesay: Introduction of "Walden" by Henry David Thoreau. Read.  SOAPS activity. Post-reading assignment. 

Thursday: Simplicity Presentation 1 . Walden post-reading questions and Letter of advice. Simplicity Presentation 2. Read the article "But Will it Make You Happy?"  Discussion and reflection.

Friday:  Introduction to Romanticism, slides and discussion. 

Week Seven: Oct. 13th - 17th

Monday: Post reading handout on Whitman. Writable: The Subject. 

Tuesday: Emily Dickinson - Get Ready, read poems, and review figurative language. Post-reading handout. 

Wednesday: Introduction to Transcendentalism, slides - Quote Gallery walk. Take notes on the various quotes around the room. Discuss when we are done - this is a silent activity. Discussion (slides). 

Thursday - Friday: No School, MEA Break.

Week Six: Oct. 6th -10th

Monday: No class - 10th graders meeting with Josten's rep.

Tuesday:  Read "Letter to John Adams" p. 171 and read "Lean In" p. 181 and complete the Check for Understanding on both on the HMH platform.

Wednesday: Collaborate and compare assignments.

Thursday: Unit 3 opener: Stream to Start video and discussion around the Unit's Essential Questions:

• In what ways do we seek to remain true to ourselves?

• How do we relate to the world around us?

• What do we secretly fear?

• When should we stop and reflect on our lives?

The Individual and Society - Historical timeline: Read and check for Understanding (HMH) Review unit's Academic Vocabulary.  

Friday: Reading poems from Song of Myself, Walt Whitman. Handout. Level Up Tutorial - HMH, theme. Sharing our poems and completing the worksheet in our groups.

Week Five: Sept. 29th - Oct. 3rd *Midterms Wednesday

Monday: Read 'from The Autobiogrpahy' p. 145 and do post-reading assignment (handout).  

Tuesday: Time to complete the handout. Introction to "Poor Richard's Almanac".

Wednesday: Aphorisms - working on own to share with class from handout. Creating a visual.

Thursday: Sharing Aphorisms. 

Friday: Reading poem Democracy, Langston Hughes and post-reading assignment (handout). Writable - high 5.

Week Four: Sept. 22nd - 26th *Fall Festival week!

Monday: No class - Powder Puff Volleyball.

Tuesday - Wednesday: Watching "Hamilton" and taking noted. 

Thursday: Post-viewing assignment. 

Friday: Writable: grammar practice.

Week Three: Sept. 15th - 19th

Monday: Unit Two Introduction - Stream to start. Review Essential Questions:

• What does oppression look like?

• How do we gain our freedom?

• How can we share power and build alliances?

• How do we transform our lives?

Read the Introduction and review the timeline - check for Understanding and Academic Vocabulary. 

Tuesday: “The Declaration of Independence” - Analyzing argumentative text, Genre - public document. Analyze text structure - structure, syntax, and counterarguments. Understanding Critical Vocabulary.

Wednesday: Post-reading assignment and quiz. 

Thursday: Hamilton - PBS video and questions. 

Friday: Starting "Hamilton"

Week Two: Sept. 8th - 12th

Monday: "The World on a Turtle's Back" quiz (HMH). Quick Start p. 47 - large brainstorm. What do we value most? Review the concept of the author's voice and paraphrasing. Introduction to Anne Bradstreet: watch the video. Level Up tutorial and practice (HMH) - Figurative Language and Elements of Poetry. 

Tuesday: Reading poem "Here Follow Some Verses Upon the Burning of Our House, July 10th, 1666". Discuss and Check for Understanding. Assignment on poem, handout. Discussion on this poem and "Nothing Gold Can Stay" - from "The Outsiders" book and 7th grade.  

Wednesday: Reading "To My Dear and Loving Husband" - Independent Reading (HMH) and assignment. Thursday: Write your own poem, using figurative language. Quiz (HMH) on poems.

Friday: Growth Measure assessment.

Week One: September 1st - 5th

Monday: No School

Tuesday: Review course expectations, classroom policies, and procedures, get textbooks, and discuss expectations. Join Google Classroom bookmark HMH, login refresh. Group activity.

Wednesday: Unit One opener, background, stream to start video, vocabulary.

Thursday:  Read the Unit Opener, quiz, and discussion.  

Friday: Reading "The World on a Turtle's Back".  Check for Understanding and post-reading handout.  Quiz as a group.