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Let's make it a GREAT year!
No phones, smartwatches, etc.
SUPPLIES:
Materials Required In Class Daily:
Pencils, Red Pens, & Dry-Erase Markers
College Ruled Notebook Paper: Loose Leaf; WITHOUT Fringed Edges
Highlighters – 5 or More Colors
Folder w/3 Prongs & 2 Pockets
Materials Required In Locker:
2 Poster Boards: 22x28”
Poster Supplies
Rubber Bands
200 3x5” Note Cards, Halved to 3x2.5” (= 400)
Additional Items as Projects are Assigned
Link to Syllabus: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WzIFWwXePOEVkDFjUG_foER73-mhflE9d_6i1ta_NRU/edit?usp=sharing
∙ Assignments are due on their due dates/times. ***No late work is scored. Use the class website to stay organized. ****Without a punctual submission, a 0 will be recorded. Also, do not miss a scheduled presentation.
Reminder: Students going on vacations, field trips, appointments, & college visits should acquire work ahead of time and return up to speed. Also, if a student is in school for any portion of the day, he/she must submit assignments that are due and acquire assignments for the next day. Do not fall further behind.
∙ Submit (drop off) eligible makeup work from excused absences by Tiger Pride or the start of your class period, whichever is first, the day of return. Remember to take or schedule all missed quizzes and exams. Points may come from alternate assessments.
∙ Submit (e-mail images, complete CommonLit, etc.,) work during suspensions by their actual due date and time each day of suspension or expected absences.
Rewards for volunteering and actively participating (showing mastery) include DFP’s (bonus points). Remember: DFP’s do count toward your final grade, which means you can always earn the grade you want! :)
Each week, we will work on a chapter of Improving Vocabulary Skills, a chapter of Language Handbook, literature, commincations, and essay writing.
CALENDAR OF ASSIGNMENTS:
**Old assignments are lower on this page**
LEARNING GOALS:
1. To improve reading skills in literature: key ideas and details, craft and structure, integration of knowledge and ideas, and range of reading and level of text complexity
2. To advance writing talents: text types and purposes, production and distribution of writing, research to build and present knowledge, and range of writing
3. To enhance speaking and listening capacities: comprehension and collaboration and presentation of knowledge and ideas
4. To boost language aptitudes: conventions of standard English and vocabulary acquisition and use
I CAN & I WILL…
1. improve reading skills in literature: key ideas and details, craft and structure, integration of knowledge and ideas, and range of reading and level of text complexity.
2. advance writing talents: text types and purposes, production and distribution of writing, research to build and present knowledge, and range of writing.
3. enhance speaking and listening capacities: comprehension and collaboration and presentation of knowledge and ideas.
4. boost language aptitudes: conventions of standard English and vocabulary acquisition and use.
SUPPLIES: Materials Required (In Class Daily):
Pencils, Red Pens, & Dry-Erase Markers
College Ruled Notebook Paper: Loose Leaf; WITHOUT Fringed Edges
Highlighters – 5 or More Colors
Folder w/3 Prongs & 2 Pockets
Materials Required (In Locker):
1 Poster Board: 22”x28” Halved to 22”x14” (=2)
Poster Supplies
Rubber Bands
200 3x5” Note Cards, Halved to 3x2.5” (= 400)
Additional Items as Projects are Assigned
Day 1: Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Intro & Welcome: Syllabus, Sticks, Rules, Plagiarism Policy
Join Google Classroom
Period 5 Class code: nq3jlriq
Period 7 Class code: u2k7brak
Virtual Scavenger Hunt (Familiarize Yourself with This Calendar, Website, Our Google Classroom & Digital Materials:
Look at Improving Vocabulary Skills Vocabulary Workbook on Google Classroom
*Answer Sheets are Hard Copy (Paper; Handouts): Write Answers on These
HW: Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 1 & Chapter 1's 10 Flash Cards (Leave Flash Cards at Home Until Unit Exam)
Reminder: Write Whole Words, Properly Spelled and Capitalized or Lowercased, For Matching Words with Definitions, Sentence Check 1, Sentence Check 2, and Final Check ON THE ANSWER SHEET!
Reminder: Bonus Point Items: Staplers, Brightly Colored Pens, Hand Sanitizer, Clorox Wipes, Fabric Book Covers, Tissues, Glue Sticks, Permanent Markers, 5 Colors of Highlighters (Yellow, Orange, Blue, Green, Pink)
GET TO KNOW OUR CLASSROOM POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
Day 2: Wednesday, September 3, 2025
Folder Organization
Due: Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 1 *Answers Written on Answer Sheet
Homework Check:
Make Sure You Know Each Word’s Meaning, Part Of Speech, And How To Use It In The Context Of A Sentence
Pre-Write (Part of Step 1): Think & Write On Notebook Paper:
- How Can Someone Be A Hero?
- Who Is Your Hero? *You Must Know Him/Her Personally
- Why?
- How Did This Person Become Your Hero? Be Specific! Briefly, Tell A Story (Plot) About Your Hero Being Heroic To You (1 Instance)
*If It's For Many Reasons, Choose One Situation
Day 3: Thursday, September 4, 2025
Google Drive & Sharing
Make a Copy of the Template, & Share Document (Narrative) with stephanie.dewberry@howlandschools.org via Google as Period Last First Assignment
Ex: 1 Smith Chet Narrative
Template: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nh8xGhnPoZ0Pa3V4ezFgsR6QRpqzLv4ut37ikWLJ0sI/edit?usp=sharing
DO NOT SUBMIT TO GOOGLE CLASSROOM, OR YOU CAN'T MAKE CHANGES/REVISIONS
Write Notes on Notebook Paper:
Narration & The 4 Modes of Discourse: Narrative, Descriptive, Expository, & Persuasive:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/168GsQCvZ8GwJBFlmq1Nw7DSDTBUVwcTk3piibWvpM7M/edit?usp=sharing
Map Story About Your Hero
Purpose & Audience Chart: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m13zmOTUnK1xicId6H78qoWE9t4Q77mzOHg7Jcd-v2Y/edit?usp=sharing
Narrative Map: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JmMShu1GOB7f9hjXPAP8m_7ZXzDuPnXOCEQsINB7YHY/edit?usp=sharing
HW: Finish Narrative Map (A Plot) & Purpose and Audience Chart About Your Hero (Step 1)
Day 4: Friday, September 5, 2025
Digital Materials:
Look at Language Handbook Workbook on Google Classroom
Look at In-Class Textbook (Also on Google Classroom)
Language Handbook 1: Parts of Speech: Worksheets 1-5 (Pgs. 1-5)
Nouns, Pronouns, Adjectives, Verbs, Helping Verbs
Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uRQtDaV3tM or
https://www.teachertube.com/video/parts-of-speech-rap-song-325819
Write Notes on Notebook Paper: Rules and Examples Nouns, Pronouns, Adjectives, Verbs, Helping Verbs
Text: Pgs. 993-994
Slide Show (Slides 1-9): https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1WtVGQ3c6VbOkbYtcpOcUFY46CRbVhBvQrZGEP0IP40Q/edit?usp=sharing
Day 5: Monday, September 8, 2025
Narrative Review: Revise Map
Use Writing Guide p. 6-7 to Set Up MLA Format in Shared Document (Narrative) Shared as Period Last First Assignment
Ex: 1 Jones Chet Narrative
*YOU ALREADY SHARED THIS
Header Heading
Title Font
Spacing Paragraph Indent (Tab)
Begin Typed Narrative Paragraphs/Draft in Shared Document (Step 2)
Print Page 1
Day 6: Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Type & Develop Narrative Draft in Shared Document (Step 2)
Add Dialogue to Narrative
*No Topic Changes *DO NOT SHARE A NEW DOCUMENT
In Google, Revise Draft Narrative (Story) About Your Hero: Minimum of 1 Full MLA Page or 300 Words, Type New Word Count, & Properly Date (Step 3)
- Add Imagery To Narrative
- Fix/Revise Format, Grammar, Mechanics, Sentences, Paragraphs, Dialogue, (Add And/Or Organize) Details, Etc.
Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 2 & 10 Flash Cards (Leave Flash Cards at Home Until Unit Exam)
HW: Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 2 & 10 Flash Cards (Leave Flash Cards at Home Until Unit Exam) *ANSWERS WRITTEN ON ANSWER SHEET
Reminder: Write Whole Words, Properly Spelled, For Matching Words with Definitions, Sentence Check 1, Sentence Check 2, and Final Check
Day 7: Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 2 Homework Check
*Make Sure You Know Each Word’s Meaning, Part Of Speech, And How To Use It In The Context Of A Sentence
Narrative Drafts w/ Revision #1 Needed in Class (With Point Of View, Tense, Etc.) (Step 3)
Develop/Type Properly Formatted Hero Narratives (Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution): Minimum of 600 Words/2 MLA Pages
Type New Word Count (Use "Tools" Then "Word Count") at Top of Page 1
Type the Flesch-Kinkaid Grade Level (Use https://readabilityformulas.com or for score) at Top of Page 1
Ex:
John Walton 643 Words
Miss S. Dewberry 4
English I (9) F-K = 7.1
13 September 2023
Print & Separately Staple 2 Copies Of Typed Narrative (Step 4A & and 4B)
Day 8: Thursday, September 12, 2024
Due/Needed Before Class: Printed & Separately Stapled: 2 Copies Of Typed Hero Narrative (Step 4A & and 4B) Minimum of 600 Words/2 MLA Pages
2 Copies Of Narrative Must Be IN Class: Minimum of 600 Words/2 MLA Pages (Step 4)
Peer Editing (Step 4A); Workshops On Step 4
Write Editing ALL OVER Peer's Essay with Red Pen
& Complete the Edit Sheet
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EGIglh0FF-2o2rS-bvXRqBRLGB75xwQt-MX1HgGPvRg/edit?usp=sharing
Day 9: Friday, September 13, 2024
Language Handbook 1: Parts of Speech: Worksheets 6-10 *10 Is The Test (Pgs. 6-14)
Continue Language Handbook 1 Notes on Notebook Paper
Text: Pgs. 993-994
Slide Show (Slides 10-end): https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1WtVGQ3c6VbOkbYtcpOcUFY46CRbVhBvQrZGEP0IP40Q/edit?usp=sharing
Adverbs, Prepositions, Conjunctions, and Interjections
Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPK3l6cK1k4
HW: Language Handbook: *Finish & Review Parts of Speech: Worksheets 1-10 *10 Is The Test (Pgs. 1-14)
*Fill In All Odd Numbered Blanks; Attempt To Correct Old Errors
Need additional practice? www.noredink.com
Day 10: Monday, September 16, 2024
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rqY2VZaKUqDHLZTUXxnPvhNmPvYEPS884hLy-hMxNt0/edit?usp=sharing
Complete Self Edit with Blue Pen (Using GrammarCheck.net, VirtualWritingTutor.com, Writing.EasyBib.Com, Online-Utility.Org, Paperrater, Grammarly, And Yes/No Edit Sheets for Help) (On Step 4B)
Finish All Editing and the Yes/No Edit Checklist
Correct/Revise in Google (Document Already Shared)
Already Shared with stephanie.dewberry@howlandschools.org via Google as Period Last First Assignment
Ex: 3 Jones Chet Narrative
Print Final Copy, Dated Properly, Of Narrative & Staple It (Step 5)
Day 11: Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Join/Login to CommonLit through Google
CommonLit: EXCERPT FROM “THE LOTOS-EATERS” by Lord Tennyson Alfred
*View Percy Jackson Lotus Flower Scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CewNFjlrswY
Begin Reading "The Epic" P. 876-888 & Writing/Outlining Notes onto Odyssey Study Guide Pages 2a-2d
Textbook:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jOfpjgG59FS73JRvq3bgtw4u62M1yH6y/view?usp=sharing
Study Guide: https://drive.google.com/file/d/13mwM_fgnpmnhR_N3Fe2eVkvYbnBYmTo-/view?usp=sharing
Oral Expression: Prosody: Rhythm, Tone, Pitch, Stress Patterns, Expression, Volume, Phrasing, Smoothness, and/or Pace
HW: Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 3 & 10 Flash Cards (Leave Flash Cards at Home Until Unit Exam)
Reminder: Write Whole Words, Properly Spelled, For Matching Words with Definitions, Sentence Check 1, Sentence Check 2, and Final Check
Day 12: Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 3 Homework Check
*Make Sure You Know Each Word’s Meaning, Part Of Speech, And How To Use It In The Context Of A Sentence
DUE/Submit: Printed (Was Already Shared) Final Copy Of Typed Narrative (Accompanied By All Steps To Process: Oldest on the Bottom; Newest on the Top)
5. Final Revision w/ Final Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level & Final Word Count
4B. Typed 600-Word Draft: Computer (Websites) & Self Edited
4A. Edit Sheet
4A. Typed 600-Word Draft: Peer & Self Edited w/ Edit Sheet
3. Revised Draft w/ MLA Format *We Did Not Print
2. Free Write w/ MLA Format *We Did Not Print
1B. Purpose and Audience Chart with the Plot Diagram
1A. Pre-write
Finish Reading "The Epic" P. 876-888 & Writing/Outlining Notes onto Odyssey Study Guide Pages 2a-2d
Oral Expression: Prosody: Rhythm, Tone, Pitch, Stress Patterns, Expression, Volume, Phrasing, Smoothness, and/or Pace
HW: Read "The Epic" P. 876-888 & Write/Outline Notes onto Odyssey Study Guide Pages 2a-2d
Day 13: Thursday, September 19, 2024
Epic and Myth: Review P. 876-886
Slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Q50ZCN82eqwB9uwaeguBjjeYJe85SL510PQ5-DekkaM/edit?usp=sharing
Read Epic and Myth Odyssey: Book I: “Tell the Story” and Part One: The Wanderings Book V: “Calypso, the Sweet Nymph” p. 890 - 893, and Answer Corresponding Questions (#1-14)
Analyzed for Prosody: Rhythm, Tone, Pitch, Stress Patterns, Expression, Volume, Phrasing, Smoothness, and/or Pace
Slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1pNSL6UfTqjDoddb44yeUFhtKGzl1zAMwvBvgl03JN6M/edit?usp=sharing
Day 14: Friday, September 20, 2024
Language Handbook: Chapter 2: Agreement: Worksheets 1-5 (Pgs. 15-19) ALL ODDS
Notes on Notebook Paper
Textbook: Pgs. 994-997
Slide Show: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1W0yQFIehZVrZWxyWw41G7iPn2d6cstM3HoGveIb-rUg/edit?usp=sharing
Subject and Verb Agreement
Agreement with Collective Nouns and with Subjects That Follow Verbs
Day 15: Monday, September 23, 2024
Epic and Myth: Odyssey Book I: “Tell the Story” and Part One: The Wanderings Book V: “Calypso, the Sweet Nymph” p. 890 - 893
Questions 1-14 Discussion
Character & Setting Analysis (Note on Notebook Paper Already Stapled Behind Study Guide p. 3-4)
Using only information and plot from pages 878-893, bullet point what happened, in order regarding each character or setting:
1. Athena
2. Calypso
3. Hermes
4. Mount Olympus
5. Muse
6. Nymph
7. Odysseus
8. Penelope
9. Poseidon
10. Zeus
Day 16: Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Begin:
Read Epic and Myth: Odyssey Book IX: “I am Laertes’ Son…”, “The Lotus Eaters”, and “The Cyclops” p. 895 - 904
Answer Epic and Myth: Odyssey Book IX: “I am Laertes’ Son…”, “The Lotus Eaters”, and “The Cyclops” Questions 15-35B
Reminder: Complete Odyssey Reading, Character Analysis, and Questions 15-35B *If Not Answered in Class
HW: Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 4 & 10 Flash Cards (Leave Flash Cards at Home Until Unit Exam)
Reminder: Write Whole Words, Properly Spelled, For Matching Words with Definitions, Sentence Check 1, Sentence Check 2, and Final Check
Day 17: Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 4 Homework Check
**NWEA: MAP Test: Cancelled 2023-2024
- Answer Epic and Myth: Odyssey Book IX: “I am Laertes’ Son…”, “The Lotus Eaters”, and “The Cyclops” Questions 15-35B from Yesterday
- Revise Old & Complete Remainder of Notes for Language Handbook: 2. Agreement
- Conference w/ Teacher: Discuss Narrative Writing Process that was Due Last Week
Day 18: Thursday, September 26, 2024
Due: Epic and Myth: Odyssey: Questions 15-35B
Continue:
Read Epic and Myth: Odyssey Book IX: “I am Laertes’ Son…”, “The Lotus Eaters”, and “The Cyclops” p. 904 - 909
Answer Epic and Myth: Odyssey Book IX: “I am Laertes’ Son…”, “The Lotus Eaters”, and “The Cyclops” Questions 36-51
HW: Complete Epic and Myth: Odyssey Book IX: “I am Laertes’ Son…”, “The Lotus Eaters”, and “The Cyclops” Questions 36-51 and Character Analysis
Day 19: Friday, September 27, 2024
Language Handbook: 2. Agreement: Worksheets 6-9 *9 Is The Test (Pgs. 20-26)
Notes on Notebook Paper:
Pgs. 994-997
Slide Show: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1W0yQFIehZVrZWxyWw41G7iPn2d6cstM3HoGveIb-rUg/edit?usp=sharing
HW: Finish Language Handbook: Section 2. Agreement: Worksheets 1-9 (Pgs. 15-26) ALL ODDS & Notes on Notebook Paper from Pgs. 994-997 and Slide Show
Day 20: Monday, October 30, 2024
Epic and Myth: Odyssey Book IX: “I am Laertes’ Son…”, “The Lotus Eaters”, and “The Cyclops” Character & Setting Analysis (Write on Notebook Paper):
1. Daughter of Alcinous & the Phaeacians (Fee-a-shuns or Fay-AH-kee-ans)
2. Ismarus, city of the Cicones (Si-ko-neez).
3. Circe (Kear-kee)
4. Zeus
5. Lotus-eaters
6. Cyclopes (Si-klo-peez)
7. Polyphemus (Pol-ee-FEE-mos)
8. Odysseus
Discuss & Correct Questions 15-51
Day 21: Tuesday, October 1, 2024
Read Epic and Myth: Odyssey Book X: “The Witch Circe”, and Book XI: “The Land of the Dead” p. 911-915
Answer Epic and Myth: Odyssey Book X: “The Witch Circe”, and Book XI: “The Land of the Dead” Questions 52-63
HW: Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 5 & Chapter 5's 10 Flash Cards (Leave Flash Cards at Home Until Unit Exam)
Reminder: Write Whole Words, Properly Spelled, For Matching Words with Definitions, Sentence Check 1, Sentence Check 2, and Final Check
Day 22: Wednesday, October 2, 2024 (Picture Day!)
Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 5 Homework Check
*Make Sure You Know Each Word’s Meaning, Part Of Speech, And How To Use It In The Context Of A Sentence
Epic and Myth: Odyssey Book X: “The Witch Circe”, and Book XI: “The Land of the Dead” Character and Plot Analysis p. 911-915 (Note on Notebook Paper):
1. Circe
2. Eurylochus
3. Hermes
4. Persephone
5. Teiresias
6. Hades
7. Odysseus
Discuss Questions 52-63
CommonLit: EXCERPT FROM THE ODYSSEY: THE SIRENS
Day 23: Thursday, October 3, 2024
Read Epic and Myth: Odyssey: “Book XII: “The Sirens; Scylla and Charybdis” and “The Cattle and the Sun God” p. 916-924
Answer Epic and Myth: “Book XII: “The Sirens; Scylla and Charybdis” and “The Cattle and the Sun God” Questions 64-86
HW: Finish Epic and Myth: “Book XII: “The Sirens; Scylla and Charybdis” and “The Cattle and the Sun God” Questions 64-86
Day 24: Friday, October 4, 2024
Complete Language Handbook 3. Using Verbs: Worksheets 1-4 (Pgs. 27-33) *Help in Text: Pgs. 998-1000
Write Notes on Notebook Paper from Text pgs. 998-1000 and Slide Show- Rules & Examples 3a-3d6: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1bsRFnU6ApkZt3AJUmjstA3cBy6sRBFjUzEW882PMDCs/edit?usp=sharing
HW: Finish Language Handbook 3. Using Verbs: Worksheets 1-4 (Pgs. 27-33, Odds) and Notes
Day 25: Monday, October 7, 2024
Epic and Myth: Odyssey: “Book XII: “The Sirens; Scylla and Charybdis” and “The Cattle and the Sun God” Character and Plot Analysis (Note on Notebook Paper):
Circe (Kear-kee): *only minor detail
1. Sirens
2. Scylla (sil-uh)
3. Charybdis (kuh-rib-dis)
4. Thrinacia (Thri-nay-kee-uh)
5. Lampetia (Lam-pee-she-uh)
6. Helios (He-lee-os)
7. Zeus (Zoos)
8. Eurylochus (Yoo-ril-e-kus)
9. Odysseus
*Reminder: Check Questions 64-86 For Accuracy R. A. C. E. S.:
CommonLit: EXCERPT FROM THE ODYSSEY: THE SIRENS
Day 26: Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Begin Review Odyssey Part One (p. 15-18, and 24 in Study Materials)
Evaluate Heroes: Then vs. Now
Comparisons & Contrast, Foreshadowing, Conclusions, Logical Arguments, Figures of Speech (Simile)
Slide Show: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1R3DVaRqW-50Fj-8ZZSt6ukAl20v20Uf1_F_UPFmdENc/edit?usp=sharing
HW: Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 6 & Chapter 6's 10 Flash Cards (Leave Flash Cards at Home Until Unit Exam)
Reminder: Write Whole Words, Properly Spelled, For Matching Words with Definitions, Sentence Check 1, Sentence Check 2, and Final Check
Day 27: Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 6 Homework Check
*Make Sure You Know Each Word’s Meaning, Part Of Speech, And How To Use It In The Context Of A Sentence
Complete Review Odyssey Part One (p. 19-23 in Study Materials)
Evaluate Heroes: Then vs. Now
Comparisons & Contrast, Foreshadowing, Conclusions, Logical Arguments, Figures of Speech (Simile) R. A. C. E. S.:
HW: Complete Any Blank Portions of Odyssey Part One Review (p. 15-24 in Study Materials)
Reminder: Improving Vocabulary Skills Unit 1 Review (110 Answers) is DUE on Day 31: Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Reminder: Your Improving Vocabulary Skills Unit 1 Exam (100 Questions) is on Day 31: Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Day 28: Thursday, October 10, 2024
Write Notes on Notebook Paper from Text pgs. 998-1000 and Slide Show: Rules & Examples 3d7-3g
Complete Language Handbook 3. Using Verbs: Worksheets 5-8 *8 Is The Test (Pgs. 34-41) ALL ODDS
Reminder: Improving Vocabulary Skills Unit 1 Review (110 Answers) is DUE on Day 31: Wednesday, October 16, 2024, and Your Improving Vocabulary Skills Unit 1 Exam (100 Questions) is on Day 31: Wednesday, October 16, 2024
HW: Make Sure ALL ODDS Are Completed for Language Handbook 3. Using Verbs: Worksheets 1-8 (Pgs. 27-41)
*Reminder: All Odds in the Language Handbook Chapter 1-3 (Pgs. 1-41) Should Be Completed
Friday, October 11, 2024
NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS: NEOEA Day
Day 29: Monday, October 14, 2024
Read Epic and Myth: Odyssey “Part Two: Coming Home Book XVI: “The Meeting of Father and Son” and Book XVII: “The Beggar and the Faithful Dog” p. 928-934
Complete/Answer Odyssey “Part Two: Coming Home Book XVI: “The Meeting of Father and Son” and Book XVII: “The Beggar and the Faithful Dog” Questions 87-101
HW: (If Not finished in Class) “Part Two: Coming Home Book XVI: “The Meeting of Father and Son” and Book XVII: “The Beggar and the Faithful Dog” Questions 87-101 R. A. C. E. S.:
HW: Make a Unit 1 Name, Date, & Period # Card, & Rubber Band Improving Vocabulary Skills Unit 1 Chapters 1-6 Sixty (60) Flash Cards with Unit 1 Name, Date, & Period # Card On Top of Pile
*You Made 10 Cards Per Week/Chapter
BRING YOUR FLASH CARDS TO CLASS TOMORROW!
Day 30: Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Complete Epic and Myth: Odyssey: “Part Two: Coming Home Book XVI: “The Meeting of Father and Son” and Book XVII: “The Beggar and the Faithful Dog” p. 928-934 Plot and Character Analysis (Note/Write on Notebook Paper):
1. Telemachus (Te-LE-mock-us)
2. Eumaeus (Yoo-MEE-us)
3. Odysseus
4. Athena
5. Penelope
6. Eurycleia (Yoo-ri-KLEE-yuh)
7. Argos
Review (Already Answered) Questions 87-101
HW: Study Improving Vocabulary Skills Unit 1’s 100-Question Exam: (Chapter 1-6; 50 Words & 10 Word Parts)
- Complete Improving Vocabulary Skills Unit 1 Review (110 Answers)
- Make a Unit 1 Name, Date, & Period # Card, & Rubber Band Improving Vocabulary Skills Unit 1 Chapters 1-6 Sixty (60) Flash Cards with Unit 1 Name, Date, & Period # Card On Top of Pile
*You Made 10 Cards Per Week/Chapter
Day 31: Wednesday, October 16, 2024
100-Question Exam: Improving Vocabulary Skills Unit 1 (Chapter 1-6; 50 Words & 10 Word Parts)
Folder Check Before Exam: Improving Vocabulary Skills Unit 1:
Folder Checklist: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VUVvgbne75D920wdB0_y5OLbW1yCGT8rZFo-0Up9t38/edit?usp=sharing
Day 32: Thursday, October 17, 2024
Read Epic and Myth: Odyssey Book XXI: “The Test of the Great Bow” and Book XXII: “Death at the Palace” p. 936-943
Answer/Complete Epic and Myth: Odyssey Book XXI: “The Test of the Great Bow” and Book XXII: “Death at the Palace” Questions 102-126 R. A. C. E. S.:
*Assign Each Student One Character for Plot and Character Analysis Discussion:
1. Penelope
2. Odysseus
3. Telemachus
Suitors (108 really!)
4. Antinous (An-TIN-oh-us)
5. Eurymachus
6. Eumaeus (Yoo-MEE-us) and Philoetius (Fil-oi-TEE-us)
7. Athena
HW: If Not finished in Class: Answer/Complete Epic and Myth: Book XXI: “The Test of the Great Bow” and Book XXII: “Death at the Palace” Questions 102-126
Day 33: Friday, October 18, 2024
Study/Review For Next Week's 100-Question Language Handbook 1-3 Exam: 1. Parts of Speech, 2. Agreement, & 3. Using Verbs
Text: Pgs. 993-1000
Notes
Complete Language Handbook Pages (EVENS)
p. 12-14
p. 24-26
p. 38-41
Day 34: Monday, October 21, 2024
Review Answers from Epic and Myth: Odyssey: Book XXI: “The Test of the Great Bow” and Book XXII: “Death at the Palace” Questions 102-126
Write (On Notebook Paper) Plot and Character Analysis (from p. 936-943):
1. Penelope
2. Odysseus
3. Telemachus
Suitors (108 really!)
4. Antinous (An-TIN-oh-us)
5. Eurymachus
6. Eumaeus (Yoo-MEE-us) and Philoetius (Fil-oi-TEE-us)
7. Athena
Reminder: Review For Friday's 100-Question Language Handbook 1-3 Exam: 1. Parts of Speech, 2. Agreement, & 3. Using Verbs
Day 35: Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Read Epic and Myth: Odyssey: Book XXIII: “Odysseus and Penelope”
Answer and Discuss Epic and Myth: Book XXIII: “Odysseus and Penelope” Questions 127-137 R. A. C. E. S.:
Write (On Notebook Paper) Plot and Character Analysis:
1. Eurycleia (Yoo-ri-KLEE-uh)
2. Penelope
3. Odysseus
4. Telemachus
HW: Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 7 & Chapter 7's 10 Flash Cards (Leave Flash Cards at Home Until Unit Exam)
Reminder: Write Whole Words, Properly Spelled, For Sentence Check 1, Sentence Check 2, and Final Check
Day 36: Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 7 Homework Check
*Make Sure You Know Each Word’s Meaning, Part Of Speech, And How To Use It In The Context Of A Sentence
Review Epic and Myth: The Odyssey (Study Guide p. 33-46)
Review Simile, Dramatic Irony, Viewpoint, Theme, Epithets R. A. C. E. S.:
Reminder: Exam Day 40 On Epic and Myth: The Odyssey! Study! 100 Questions!
HW: Complete Review Epic and Myth: Part Two: The Odyssey (Study Guide p. 33-46)
Day 37: Thursday, October 24, 2024
R.A.C.E.S.:
Make a Copy of Template, Name, Share, MLA Format, Type, and Print #19 4-Paragraph, Cited Essay (Hero in Odyssey)
Template:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/173rkuxCEF2ORbENLSWxlDF_7EVdhHNTHqIG0cN3p8cU/edit?usp=sharing
*In-Class, 50-Minute Essay (You Prepared It w/ Odyssey Review
- Copy Template and Share The Google Document (Odyssey Hero) via Google Drive with stephanie.dewberry@howlandschools.org as Period Last First Assignment
Ex: 2 Jones Chet Hero
- Type Paragraphs
- Print and Staple
Slideshow: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1fRBOmMpOMaikyuzXUwg2qYuSMfgVoXUjrTma_peUM6g/edit?usp=sharing
Reminder: Epic and Myth: The Odyssey Study Guide p. 1-46 Should Be COMPLETED
Reminder: Organize Folder:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/18iGIm2xa21S2heyRe19tZSifKrnMpaNUwSaAiK-rP7o/edit?usp=sharing
Reminder: Study & Review For 100-Question Language Handbook 1-3 Exam: 1. Parts of Speech, 2. Agreement, & 3. Using Verbs
Day 38: Friday, October 25, 2024
Folder Check Before 100-Question Language Handbook Exam:
Folder Checklist: https://docs.google.com/document/d/18iGIm2xa21S2heyRe19tZSifKrnMpaNUwSaAiK-rP7o/edit?usp=sharing
Language Handbook Exam: 1. Parts of Speech, 2. Agreement, & 3. Using Verbs
HW: Revise Your Typed, 4-Paragraph, Cited Odyssey Hero Essay, and Print (R.A.C.E.S.)
- After Revising, Type The Final Word Count And Flesch-Kinkaid Grade Level For The Revised Paragraphs.
-Find By Pasting Revised Paragraphs Into https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_K3RnIlDdCw_ufWSLsjd0-6Szy3g4YxRYIuRNPtx2Vo/edit?usp=sharing and Processing Text
-Editing Sheets: https://docs.google.com/document/d/10ozfZdVg3Y-LiXINO9gBL034Dm-FW-x2PnI-0h8Xhfo/edit?usp=sharing
Day 39: Monday, October 28, 2024
*STUFF THE BUS STARTS* Bring Donations Thursday
Due: Revised R.A.C.E.S. #19 4-Paragraph, Cited Essay (Hero other than Odysseus in Odyssey)
Review Epic and Myth: The Odyssey
The Hero’s Journey (Study Guide p. 47-48)
Reminder: Unit Exam Day 40, TOMORROW, On Epic and Myth: The Odyssey! Study! 100 Questions!
Reminder: Organize Your Folder Carefully; Folder Checklist:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iREeau-1snJ6pOSrmIy91aRQC-xdtS4o0ZsBbCBwdwM/edit?usp=sharing
Reminder: All Epic and Myth: The Odyssey Study Guide p. 1-48 Should Be COMPLETED **We Started It Day 12**
Reminder: English I Students: Optional Stuff The Bus Bonus (10 Items = 10 Points) Due Thursday
Day 40: Tuesday, October 29, 2023
Make Sure You Have Your Shared, MLA Formatted, Typed, and Printed #19 4-Paragraph, Cited Essay (Hero other than Odysseus in Odyssey)
Folder Check Before Exam: Epic and Myth, The Odyssey, The Hero’s Journey
Folder Checklist: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iREeau-1snJ6pOSrmIy91aRQC-xdtS4o0ZsBbCBwdwM/edit?usp=sharing
100-Question Unit Exam: Epic and Myth, The Odyssey, The Hero’s Journey
HW: Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 8 & Chapter 8's 10 Flash Cards (Leave Flash Cards at Home Until Unit Exam)
Reminder: Write Whole Words, Properly Spelled, For Sentence Check 1, Sentence Check 2, and Final Check
Day 41: Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 8 Homework Check
*Make Sure You Know Each Word’s Meaning, Part Of Speech, And How To Use It In The Context Of A Sentence
Short Story: Plot and Setting
Theme: Facing Monsters
Read & Analyze “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell p. 13-28
- Words to Own
- Daily Oral Grammar
- COMMONLIT “The Most Dangerous Game”
- Creating a Plot Summary (Active Reading; During Reading)
Oral Reading For Fluency: Volume, Expression, Phrasing, Smoothness, & Pace **AudioBook: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5NqT78G3BI or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzcWjVxlY1U
- Reminder: Finish COMMONLIT “The Most Dangerous Game”
Day 42: Thursday, October 31, 2024
Optional Stuff The Bus Bonus (10 Items = 10 Points) Due
Short Story: Plot and Setting
Theme: Facing Monsters
Read & Analyze “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell p. 13-28
Oral Reading For Fluency: Volume, Expression, Phrasing, Smoothness, & Pace
- Creating a Plot Summary
- R.A.C.E.S.: Graphic Organizer For Active Reading: The End of the Chase: Predictions & Persuasion (Use Evidence)
Cite Evidence: Hunting men is more of a challenge (Connell 21).
Day 43: Friday, November 1, 2024 End 1st 9
Language Handbook 4. Using Pronouns: Notes 4a-4e
Language Handbook 4. Using Pronouns: Worksheets 1-4 (Pgs. 42-46) *Help in Text: Pgs. 1001-1003
Nominative Case
Objective Case
Who & Whom, She & Her, He & Him, They & Them, We & Us, I & Me
HW: Complete Odds: Language Handbook 4. Using Pronouns: Worksheets 1-4 (Pgs. 42-46)
**End of 1st 9 **Early Release
Day 44: Monday, November 4, 2024
*STUFF THE BUS CONTINUES* **Start 2nd 9
Short Story: Plot and Setting
Theme: Facing Monsters
Read & Analyze “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell p. 13-28
- Graphic Organizer For Active Reading: The End of the Chase: Predictions & Persuasion (Use Evidence)
Cite Evidence: Hunting men is more of a challenge (Connell 21).
- Grammar Link: Powerful Verbs
*Reminder: Should Be Completed from Wednesday, Thursday, and Today:
“The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell p. 13-28
Reading
CommonLit
Study Guide:
- Words to Own
- Daily Oral Grammar
- Creating a Plot Summary
- Graphic Organizer For Active Reading: The End of the Chase: Predictions & Persuasion (Use Evidence)
- Grammar Link: Powerful Verbs
HW: Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 9 & Chapter 9's 10 Flash Cards (Leave Flash Cards at Home Until Unit Exam)
Reminder: Write Whole Words, Properly Spelled, For Sentence Check 1, Sentence Check 2, and Final Check
Tuesday, November 5, 2024: No Classes: Staff PD Day
Reminder: Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 9 & Chapter 9's 10 Flash Cards Due Tomorrow (Leave Flash Cards at Home Until Unit Exam)
Reminder: Write Whole Words, Properly Spelled, For Sentence Check 1, Sentence Check 2, and Final Check
Day 45: Wednesday, November 6, 2024
Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 9 Homework Check
*Make Sure You Know Each Word’s Meaning, Part Of Speech, And How To Use It In The Context Of A Sentence
Short Story: Plot and Setting
Theme: Facing Monsters
Analyze “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell p. 13-28
Selection Test (Not an Exam)
Cite Answers: D. Hunting men is more of a challenge (Connell 21).
***“The Most Dangerous Game” Completed Study Guide Due in Class***
COMMONLIT: “The Most Dangerous Game”
R.A.C.E.S.: Make a Copy of And Share a Google Document via Google Drive; then, MLA Format It.
Template: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_0qEfXy96tnB1r_Ua4stktJnDemxSq7D28vTEvki89o/edit?usp=sharing
- Share via Google Drive, not Classroom, with stephanie.dewberry@howlandschools.org as Period Last First Assignment
Ex: 4 Jones Chet Good v Evil
Day 46: Thursday, November 7, 2024
- R.A.C.E.S.: First Half of Selection Test p. 2 #24 Written Response (Essay of 4 Paragraphs and 21 Sentences): In addition to describing physical conflicts, the author of “The Most Dangerous Game” portrays a moral conflict between good and evil. Describe this conflict (good versus evil).
•Paragraph 1: Intro
–Hook/motivator: “Use a quote that shows conflict of good v. evil” (Connell #).
–Background
•Introduction of good (What is "good"? What type of person is "good"?)
•Introduction of evil (What is "evil"? What type of person is "evil"?)
•Introduction of Richard Connell's “The Most Dangerous Game”
–Mention good v. evil as a conflict in the piece.
–Thesis: Opinion/side/argument about good versus evil (not about Rainsford and Zaroff, about good and evil) with 2 reasons.
•Paragraph 2: State reason 1: topic sentence
–Example A (Connell #).
•Explain example A
–Example B (Connell #).
•Explain example B, and close paragraph
Day 47: Friday, November 8, 2024
Language Handbook 4. Using Pronouns: Notes 4f - 4i
Language Handbook 4. Using Pronouns: Worksheets 5-7 *7 Is The Test (Pgs. 47-52) *Help in Text: Pgs. 1001-1003
Who v. Whom and Whoever v. Whomever
She v. Her
He v. Him
We v. Us
They v. Them
I v. Me
Pronouns with Than and As
Using Pronouns Quiz Tomorrow/Next School Day
Extra Practice (Study!):
https://www.grammarbook.com/grammar_quiz/pronouns_1.asp
https://www.quia.com/quiz/274685.html
https://quizlet.com/117499149/using-pronouns-flash-cards/
HW: Complete Odds: Language Handbook 4. Using Pronouns: Worksheets 5-7 (Pgs. 47-52)
Day 48: Monday, November 11, 2024
*STUFF THE BUS CONTINUES*
- R.A.C.E.S.: Finish (Second Half) of Selection Test p. 2 #24 Written Response (Essay of 4 Paragraphs and 21 Sentences)
•Paragraph 3: Transition into and state reason 2: topic sentence
–Example A (Connell #).
•Explain example A
–Example B (Connell #).
•Explain example B, and close paragraph
•Paragraph 4: Conclude *Nothing new
–Review/prove opinion/side with 2 reasons
–Comment on hook/motivator
–Close with strength
*Cited Essay of 4 Paragraphs and 21 Sentences, Minimum: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1yKbD-4IAK6LIofZ61aqkUPlYremU0SRMNhri_dUpudo/edit?usp=sharing
Day 49: Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Using Pronouns Quiz
Introduce “A Christmas Memory” by Truman Capote p. 144-154
Theme: The Human Spirit
Short Story: Plot and Setting
- Words To Own: Define, Rank, & Explain (Connotation v. Denotation)
- Daily Oral Grammar: Read, Correct, & Answer 1-4
HW: Read “A Christmas Memory” by Truman Capote p. 144-154
HW: Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 10 & Chapter 10's 10 Flash Cards (Leave Flash Cards at Home Until Unit Exam)
Reminder: Write Whole Words, Properly Spelled, For Sentence Check 1, Sentence Check 2, and Final Check
Day 50: Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 10 Homework Check
*Make Sure You Know Each Word’s Meaning, Part Of Speech, And How To Use It In The Context Of A Sentence
Short Story: Plot and Setting
Theme: The Human Spirit
Read & Analyze “A Christmas Memory” by Truman Capote p. 144-154
- Oral Reading For Fluency: Volume, Expression, Phrasing, Smoothness, & Pace
- Analyzing Setting in a Story *Cite answers (Capote #).
Day 51: Thursday, November 14, 2024
Short Story: Plot and Setting
Theme: The Human Spirit
Analyze “A Christmas Memory” by Truman Capote p. 144-154 *Cite answers (Capote #).
- Figures of Speech
- Graphic Organizers for Active Readers
*Cite Examples in Paragraph (Capote #).
Day 52: Friday, November 15, 2024
Notes 5a-5g: Language Handbook 5. Using Modifiers
Complete Language Handbook 5. Using Modifiers: Worksheets 1-5 *5 Is The Test (Pgs. 53-62) *Help in Text: Pgs. 1003-1005
HW: Finish Language 5. Using Modifiers: Worksheets 1-5 (Pgs. 53-62)
Day 53: Monday, November 18, 2024
Short Story: Plot and Setting
Theme: The Human Spirit
Analyze “A Christmas Memory” by Truman Capote p. 144-154
Fine Art: Our Washerwoman's Family--New Mexico
Selection Test *Cite answers (Capote #).
COMMONLIT: “Marigolds”
Day 54: Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Due: COMMONLIT: “Marigolds”
Short Story: Character
Theme: Discoveries
Read & Analyze “Marigolds” by Eugenia W. Collier p. 278-291
- Words to Own: Synonyms, Antonyms, Connotation, Denotation, Application
- Oral Reading For Fluency: Volume, Expression, Phrasing, Smoothness, & Pace
- Graphic Organizer For Active Reading
Cite (Collier #).
Reminder: Finish Reading “Marigolds” by Eugenia W. Collier p. 278-291 & Finish The Graphic Organizer For Active Reading; Cite (Collier #).
HW: Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 11 & Chapter 11's 10 Flash Cards (Leave Flash Cards at Home Until Unit Exam)
Reminder: Write Whole Words, Properly Spelled, For Sentence Check 1, Sentence Check 2, and Final Check
Day 55: Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 11 Homework Check
*Make Sure You Know Each Word’s Meaning, Part Of Speech, And How To Use It In The Context Of A Sentence
Short Story: Character
Theme: Discoveries
Reading Check (Form): "Marigolds"
Analyze “Marigolds” by Eugenia W. Collier p. 278-291
Graphic Organizer
Daily Oral Grammar
Language Link Ex. C: Figures Of Speech: Simile, Metaphor, & Personification
Reminder: Make Sure You've Completed In Class Work: “Marigolds” Words to Own (p. 12), Graphic Organizer For Active Reading (p. 17), & Language Link (p. 27-28)
Day 56: Thursday, November 21, 2024
Short Story: Character
Theme: Discoveries
Analyze “Marigolds” by Eugenia W. Collier p. 278-291
Selection Test
Day 57: Friday, November 22, 2024
Language Handbook 6. Phrases: Worksheets 1-4 (Pgs. 63-68) *Help in Text: Pgs. 1006-1008 *Notes: 6a. - 6c.
HW: Complete Language 6. Phrases: Worksheets 1-4 (Pgs. 63-68)
Day 58: Monday, November 25, 2024
Short Story: Character
Theme: Discoveries
Read & Analyze “Helen on 86th Street” by Wendi Kaufman p. 303-312
Words to Own
Daily Oral Grammar
Oral Reading For Fluency: Volume, Expression, Phrasing, Smoothness, & Pace
Graphic Organizer
Day 59: Tuesday, November 26, 2024
“Helen on 86th Street” Reading Check
Discuss Graphic Organizer for “Helen on 86th Street” by Wendi Kaufman p. 303-312
Analyze (& Note on Blank Page of Study Guide) Characterization:
a. Vita
b. Vita’s mother
c. Vita’s father
d. Mr. Farfel
e. Mr. Dodd
f. Helen McGuire
HW: Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 12 & Chapter 12's 10 Flash Cards (Leave Flash Cards at Home Until Unit Exam)
Reminder: Write Whole Words, Properly Spelled, For Sentence Check 1, Sentence Check 2, and Final Check
**Thanksgiving Break**
Day 60: Monday, December 2, 2024
Due (from last Tuesday): Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 12
*Make Sure You Know Each Word’s Meaning, Part Of Speech, And How To Use It In The Context Of A Sentence
Short Story: Character
Theme: Discoveries
Analyze “Helen on 86th Street” by Wendi Kaufman p. 303-312
Language Link: Coordinating Conjunctions
Selection Test
Complete Any Remaining Blanks in Your “Helen on 86th Street” Study Guide & Submit
HW: CommonLit: “A Sound of Thunder”
Day 61: Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Short Story: Style
Theme: Facing Monsters
Read & Analyze “A Sound of Thunder” by Ray Bradbury p. 34 - 49
*Words to Own
Daily Oral Grammar
Oral Reading For Fluency: Volume, Expression, Phrasing, Smoothness, & Pace
Graphic Organizer For Active Reading: Plot
*Reminder: Write 10 Sentences: Words to Own
Reminder (From Last Week): Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 12 & Chapter 12's 10 Flash Cards
(Leave Flash Cards at Home Until Unit Exam)
Reminder: Write Whole Words, Properly Spelled, For Sentence Check 1, Sentence Check 2, and Final Check
Day 62: Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 12 Homework Check
*Make Sure You Know Each Word’s Meaning, Part Of Speech, And How To Use It In The Context Of A Sentence
Read & Analyze “A Sound of Thunder” by Ray Bradbury p. 34 - 49
Oral Reading For Fluency: Volume, Expression, Phrasing, Smoothness, & Pace
Graphic Organizer For Active Reading: Plot
Grammar Link: Passive v. Active Voice
Reminder: Complete Improving Vocabulary Skills Unit 2 Review (110 Answers)
- Study For Next Week’s 100-Question Exam: Improving Vocabulary Skills Unit 2 (Chapter 7-12; 50 Words & 10 Word Parts
- Make a Unit 2 Name, Date, & Period # Card, & Rubber Band Improving Vocabulary Skills Unit 2 Chapters 7-12 Sixty (60) Flash Cards with Unit 2 Name, Date, & Period # Card On Top of Pile *You Made 10 Cards Per Week/Chapter
Day 63: Thursday, December 5, 2024: CALAMITY DAY #1
“A Sound of Thunder” Reading Check Quiz
Short Story: Style
Theme: Facing Monsters
Analyze “A Sound of Thunder” by Ray Bradbury p. 34 - 49
Selection Test
Submit: "A Sound of Thunder" Study Guide
CommonLit: “A Sound of Thunder”
Day 64: Friday, December 6, 2024
Take Notes and Complete Language Handbook 6. Phrases: Worksheets 5-8 (Pgs. 69-73) *Help in Text: Pgs. 1006-1008 *Notes: 6d. - 6g.
HW: Complete Language Handbook 6. Phrases: Worksheets 5-8 (Pgs. 69-73) *Help in Text: Pgs. 1006-1008
HW: CommonLit Activity: “The Interlopers”
Reminder: Complete Improving Vocabulary Skills Unit 2 Review (110 Answers)
- Study For Next Week’s 100-Question Exam: Improving Vocabulary Skills Unit 2 (Chapter 7-12; 50 Words & 10 Word Parts
- Make a Unit 2 Name, Date, & Period # Card, & Rubber Band Improving Vocabulary Skills Unit 2 Chapters 7-12 Sixty (60) Flash Cards with Unit 2 Name, Date, & Period # Card On Top of Pile *You Made 10 Cards Per Week/Chapter
Day 65: Monday, December 9, 2024
“A Sound of Thunder” Reading Check Quiz
Short Story: Style
Theme: Facing Monsters
Analyze “A Sound of Thunder” by Ray Bradbury p. 34 - 49
Selection Test
Submit: "A Sound of Thunder" Study Guide
CommonLit: “A Sound of Thunder”
Day 66: Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Short Story: Narrator (Point of View) and Voice (Tone)
Theme: Facing Monsters
Read & Analyze “The Interlopers” by Saki p. 94 - 99
Words to Own
Daily Oral Grammar
Graphic Organizer For Active Reading
CommonLit Activity: “The Interlopers”
HW: Complete the Graphic Organizer For Active Reading for “The Interlopers” by Saki *If Not Done In Class
HW: - Complete Improving Vocabulary Skills Unit 2 Review (110 Answers)
- Study For This Quarter’s 100-Question Exam: Improving Vocabulary Skills Unit 2 (Chapter 7-12; 50 Words & 10 Word Parts
- Make a Unit 2 Name, Date, & Period # Card, & Rubber Band Improving Vocabulary Skills Unit 2 Chapters 7-12 Sixty (60) Flash Cards with Unit 2 Name, Date, & Period # Card On Top of Pile *You Made 10 Cards Per Week/Chapter
Reminder: Organize Folder (NOT a Binder) for Folder Check. Checklist:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/18-KIWB6N6Zfqngr_80Lqww_ALXCcCOpdFf_D_3VSbVA/edit?usp=sharing
Day 67: Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Folder Check before Improving Vocabulary Skills Unit 2 Exam. Checklist:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/18-KIWB6N6Zfqngr_80Lqww_ALXCcCOpdFf_D_3VSbVA/edit?usp=sharing
Improving Vocabulary Skills Unit 2 EXAM
Day 68: Thursday, December 12, 2024
Reading Check Quiz: “The Interlopers” by Saki p. 94 - 99
Short Story: Narrator (Point of View) and Voice (Tone)
Theme: Facing Monsters
Analyze “The Interlopers” by Saki p. 94 - 99
Words to Own - Finish
Language Link: Transitions & Transitional Devices
Selection Test
Due/Submit: “The Interlopers” Study Guide
Day 69: Friday, December 13, 2024
Clauses: Notes & Practice
Types of Sentences: Simple, Compound, & Complex; Review of Sentence Types
**Notice that the Attachment is NOT from the Language Handbook!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/16d0f8zCHbAIXHv1_bfPwb67bjLVom3_H/view?usp=sharing
Please Print (or Write on Paper), & Complete the Entire Packet and Take Notes from the Slide Show
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1SnU-suahLOr5J3KAuZyKmlFk0mPq0p6Yjauy_VJW0pE/edit?usp=sharing
HW: Make/Construct 13 Clause and Sentence Structure Flash Cards: Name, Date, Period # on 1 Card + 12 Clause and Sentence Structure Flash Cards = 13 Cards (Use Notes, Practice, & Attached PDF For Help)
*Bind (Clip) The 13 Clause and Sentence Structure Flash Cards
Day 70: Monday, December 16, 2024
Short Story: Narrator (Point of View) and Voice (Tone)
Theme: Expect the Unexpected
Read & Analyze “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe p. 232 - 245
Words to Own: Synonyms & Antonyms And Roots & Suffixes
Daily Oral Grammar
Grammar Link: Dialogue
HW: Complete “The Cask of Amontillado” Grammar Link: Dialogue p. 23-24
Day 71: Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Short Story: Narrator (Point of View) and Voice (Tone)
Theme: Expect the Unexpected
Read & Analyze “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe p. 232 - 245
CommonLit Activity: “The Cask Of Amontillado”
Graphic Organizer for Active Reading: Cause and Effect (Revenge)
Literary Elements: Irony (Verbal, Situational, Dramatic)
Audiobook: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aidEUyB978
HW: Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 13 & Chapter 13's 10 Flash Cards (Leave Flash Cards at Home Until Unit Exam)
Reminder: Write Whole Words, Properly Spelled, For Sentence Check 1, Sentence Check 2, and Final Check
Day 72: Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 13 Homework Check
*Make Sure You Know Each Word’s Meaning, Part Of Speech, And How To Use It In The Context Of A Sentence Review/Complete "The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe p. 232 - 245 Cite Answers (Poe #).
- Graphic Organizer for Active Reading: Cause and Effect (Revenge)
- Literary Elements: Irony (Verbal, Situational, Dramatic)
- Selection Test
- Reminder: “The Cask of Amontillado” Grammar Link: Dialogue p. 23-24 should Be Completed
Turn In All “The Cask of Amontillado” Materials
Day 73: Thursday, December 19, 2024
Introduce/Begin “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst p. 314 - 327
Words to Own
Daily Oral Grammar
Language Link--Similes and Metaphors
Cite: (Hurst #).
Graphic Organizer for Active Reading
Cite: (Hurst #).
-Reminder: Make/Construct 13 Clause and Sentence Structure Flash Cards: Name, Date, Period # on 1 Card + 12 Clause and Sentence Structure Flash Cards = 13 Cards
*Bind (Clip) The Clause and Sentence Structure Flash Cards
Day 74: Friday, December 20, 2024
DUE: Clause and Sentence Structure *Flash Cards
*Must Be Glued to Note Cards, Bound in a Paper Clip, & Labeled w/ Name, Date, & Period #
Use Clause and Sentence Structure Flash Cards
Language Handbook 7. Clauses
Worksheets 1-5 *5 Is The Test (Pgs. 74-80)
Write Notes on Notebook Paper *Help in Text: Pgs. 1009-1010
Borrow/Buy Novel: To Kill a Mockingbird by Jan. 10, 2025
**Winter Break**
***Short Story EXAM Day 77: STUDY!!!**
Reminder: Organize Folder (NOT a Binder) for Folder Check:
- Literature in Left Pocket
- Writing and Communication in Right Pocket
- Syllabus & Writing Guide in 3 Center Prongs
Folder Checklist: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cQKlEmEtdeIcXfbbGLTrEQmym2urkzaGlEbumBGli8k/edit?usp=sharing
Day 75: Monday, January 6, 2025
Turn In:
-Clause and Sentence Structure *Flash Cards
*Must Be Glued to Note Cards, Bound in a Paper Clip, & Labelled w/ Name, Date, & Period #
-Types of Sentences: Simple, Compound, & Complex; Review of Sentence Types
-Language Handbook 7. Clauses: Notes
-Language Handbook 7. Clauses: Worksheets 1-5, Pgs. 74-80
Read & Analyze “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst p. 314 - 327
Language Link
Cite: (Hurst #).
Graphic Organizer for Active Reading
Cite: (Hurst #).
YouTube Audiobook: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXLKplmpg7E
or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqocUHbZdmI
or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R62TKUFZL9E&t=111s
Day 76: Tuesday, January 7, 2025
Short Story: Symbolism & Allegory
Theme: Discoveries
Read & Analyze “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst p. 314 - 327
Selection Test
Cite: (Hurst #).
**Short Story EXAM Day 77: STUDY!!!**
HW: Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 14 & Chapter 14's 10 Flash Cards (Leave Flash Cards at Home Until Unit Exam)
Reminder: Write Whole Words, Properly Spelled, For Sentence Check 1, Sentence Check 2, and Final Check
Day 77: Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 14 Homework Check
*Make Sure You Know Each Word’s Meaning, Part Of Speech, And How To Use It In The Context Of A Sentence
Review Short, Fiction Stories Set 1 and Set 2:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wym2q0kQuI9dRqBukkc6KjdvaQVUTdv6/view?usp=sharing
Short, Fiction Stories Set 1 and Set 2
“The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell p. 13-28
“A Christmas Memory” by Truman Capote p. 144-154
“Marigolds” by Eugenia W. Collier p. 278-291
“Helen on 86th Street” by Wendi Kaufman p. 303-312
“A Sound of Thunder” by Ray Bradbury p. 34 - 49
“The Interlopers” by Saki p. 94 - 99
“The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe p. 232 - 245
“The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst p. 314 - 327
Themes:
Facing Monsters, Expect the Unexpected, The Human Spirit, and Discoveries
Literary Elements/Components of Short Story:
Plot; Setting; Characterization; Style; Narrator (Point of View); Voice (Tone); Characterization; Cause and Effect; Irony: Verbal, Situational, Dramatic; Symbolism & Allegory; Figurative Language--Simile, Metaphor, & Personification
Grammar and Language Links:
Figures Of Speech: Simile, Metaphor, & Personification; Coordinating Conjunctions; Prefixes, Roots, & Suffixes; Passive v. Active Voice; Transitions & Transitional Devices; Synonyms, Antonyms, & Context Clues; Dialogue
Reminder: Short, Fiction Stories Set 1 and Set 2
Reminder: Organize Folder (NOT a Binder) for Folder Check:
- Literature in Left Pocket
- Writing and Communication in Right Pocket
- Syllabus & Writing Guide in 3 Center Prongs
Folder Checklist: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cQKlEmEtdeIcXfbbGLTrEQmym2urkzaGlEbumBGli8k/edit?usp=sharing
Day 78: Thursday, January 9, 2025
Folder (NOT Binder) Check before Short, Fiction Stories Set 1 and Set 2 EXAM:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cQKlEmEtdeIcXfbbGLTrEQmym2urkzaGlEbumBGli8k/edit?usp=sharing
EXAM: Short, Fiction Stories Set 1 and Set 2
Borrow/Buy Novel: To Kill a Mockingbird
Day 79: Friday, January 10, 2025
***From Last Friday: Finish Language Handbook 7. Clauses
Notes & Worksheets 1-5 (Pgs. 74-80)
- Review Language Handbook Ch. 4-7: Using Pronouns, Using Modifiers, Phrases, & Clauses: Complete All The Evens: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, etc. *Text: Pgs. 1001-1010 Provide Help
Chapter 4: Pronouns: Worksheet 7: Language Handbook p. 50-52
Chapter 5: Using Modifiers: Worksheet 5: Language Handbook p. 59-62
Chapter 6: Phrases: Worksheet 8: Language Handbook p. 72-73
Chapter 7: Clauses: Worksheet 5: Language Handbook p. 79-80
CHECK YOUR GRADEBOOK ACCOUNT FOR ACCURACY OF AND/OR MISSING GRADES FOR THE 2ND QUARTER!
Reminder: Study for This Quarter's Exam (Day 80): Language Handbook Sections 4-7: Using Pronouns, Using Modifiers, Phrases, & Clauses *Help in Text: Pgs. 1001-1010
Language Handbook Review Answer Key: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1En9uVWSzcpvCVeWyTKcennLKdan08LZJ94X0oHdoMGI/edit?usp=sharing
Study Flashcards For Clauses & Sentence Structures
Reminder: Organize Folder (NOT a Binder) for Folder Check:
Folder Checklist: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-240AUBXZ3ly5R7xG06s-cCSjOE1vRLpfsffOKOgaXA/edit?usp=sharing
- Literature in Left Pocket
- Writing and Communication in Right Pocket
- Syllabus & Writing Guide in 3 Center Prongs
Day 80: Monday, January 13, 2025
CommonLit Activity: “The Supreme Court’s Ruling In Brown Vs. Board Of Education”
Introduce Novel: To Kill a Mockingbird **Read One (1) Chapter per Day!
Staple To Kill a Mockingbird Introductory Notes Under the To Kill a Mockingbird Cover Page
HW: Read and Prepare To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 1 About The History of Maycomb
To Kill a Mockingbird E-book:
http://www.kkoworld.com/kitablar/harper_li_masqarachini_oldurmek-eng.pdf
To Kill a Mockingbird Audiobook:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyyViC_Ub8VNPR6t0OihIOya3P0X2PHiR
To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter List with Lexile Measure:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sJeZae7KQLONPpmJhxNRg85143vUEWnUQ444R0OJl04/edit?usp=sharing
Day 81: Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Folder Check before Language Handbook Ch. 4-7. Exam: Using Pronouns, Using Modifiers, Phrases, & Clauses
Folder Checklist: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-240AUBXZ3ly5R7xG06s-cCSjOE1vRLpfsffOKOgaXA/edit?usp=sharing
Language Handbook Ch. 4-7. Exam: Using Pronouns, Using Modifiers, Phrases, & Clauses *Help in Text: Pgs. 1001-1010
Reminder: Read and Prepare To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 1 About The History of Maycomb *Was Due Last Week
HW: Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 15 & Chapter 15's 10 Flash Cards (Leave Flash Cards at Home Until Unit Exam)
Reminder: Write Whole Words, Properly Spelled, For Sentence Check 1, Sentence Check 2, and Final Check
Day 82: Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 15 Homework Check
*Make Sure You Know Each Word’s Meaning, Part Of Speech, And How To Use It In The Context Of A Sentence
(Finish) Introduce Novel: To Kill a Mockingbird **Read One (1) Chapter per Day!
Staple To Kill a Mockingbird Introductory Notes Under the To Kill a Mockingbird Cover Page
To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 1-3 Vocabulary
Must Have & Use Novel In Class; May Read Digital Version as a Backup at Home: http://www.kkoworld.com/kitablar/harper_li_masqarachini_oldurmek-eng.pdf
Or
https://www.bookscool.com/en/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird/1
To Kill a Mockingbird HW/Reading Check: Chapter 1
To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 1 Discussion & Notes
Title as Symbolism
Exposition
Major Characters
Setting
Time
Place
Background & Basic Situation
Point of View
HW: Read and Prepare To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 2 About Scout's First Day at School **Read One (1) Chapter per Day!
Day 83: Thursday, January 16, 2025
To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 1-3 Vocabulary
Must Have & Use Novel In Class; May Read Digital Version as a Backup at Home: http://www.kkoworld.com/kitablar/harper_li_masqarachini_oldurmek-eng.pdf
Or
https://www.bookscool.com/en/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird/1
To Kill a Mockingbird HW/Reading Check: Chapters 1-2
To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 1-2 Discussion & Notes
Title as Symbolism
Exposition
Major Characters
Setting
Time
Place
Background & Basic Situation
Point of View
Rising Action
Foreshadowing
Motifs
Themes
Characterization of Major Characters
To Kill a Mockingbird E-book:
http://www.kkoworld.com/kitablar/harper_li_masqarachini_oldurmek-eng.pdf
To Kill a Mockingbird Audiobook:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyyViC_Ub8VNPR6t0OihIOya3P0X2PHiR
To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter List with Lexile Measure:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sJeZae7KQLONPpmJhxNRg85143vUEWnUQ444R0OJl04/edit?usp=sharing
In 2023, District-Required NWEA: MAP Test (Round 2): Must Show Improvement/Growth
HW: Read and Prepare To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 3 About Tension with Miss Caroline Fisher **Read One (1) Chapter per Day!
Day 84: Friday, January 17, 2025
Turn In: To Kill a Mockingbird Chapters 1-3 Materials
Notes & Practice: Language Handbook 8. Sentence Structure: Worksheets 1-5 (Pgs. 81-86) *Use Textbook Pgs 1010 - 1013 for Help
Sentences v. Fragments
Complete & Simple Subjects
Complete & Simple Predicates
HW: Read and Prepare To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 4 About The Boo Radley Game
HW: Finish Language Handbook 8. Sentence Structure: Worksheets 1-5 (Pgs. 81-86) *Use Textbook Pgs 1010 - 1013 for Help **END 2nd QUARTER & 1st SEMESTER
No School (MLK Day) Monday, January 20, 2025
Calamity Day #2
Day 85: Tuesday, January 21, 2025 **START 3rd QUARTER
To Kill a Mockingbird HW/Reading Check: Chapters 1-4
Analyze/Discuss To Kill a Mockingbird Chapters 1-4 *Characterization
Staple Notebook Paper (For Notes) Under the To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 1-3 Page
1. Scout
2. Jem
3. Atticus
4. Calpurnia
5. Boo
6. Dill
7. S. Crawford
8. Walter
9. Burris
10. Miss Fisher
To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 4-7 Vocabulary
HW: Read and Prepare To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 5 About Meeting Miss Maudie
HW: Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 16 & Chapter 16's 10 Flash Cards (Leave Flash Cards at Home Until Unit Exam)
Reminder: Write Whole Words, Properly Spelled, For Sentence Check 1, Sentence Check 2, and Final Check
Calamity Day #3
Day 86: Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 16 Homework Check
*Make Sure You Know Each Word’s Meaning, Part Of Speech, And How To Use It In The Context Of A Sentence
To Kill a Mockingbird HW/Reading Check: Chapters 1-5
Discuss & Analyze To Kill a Mockingbird Chapters 1-5:
Staple Notebook Paper (For Notes) Under the To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 4-7 Page
Exposition ---> Rising Action
Setting
Characterization
1. Scout
2. Jem
3. Atticus
4. Calpurnia
5. Boo
6. Dill
7. S. Crawford
8. Walter
9. Burris
10. Miss Fisher
Plot
Tone
Conflict
HW: Read and Prepare To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 6 About Jems' Pants
Day 87: Thursday, January 23, 2025 **START 3rd QUARTER, DELAYED
**Catch up from Calamity Days**
Read and Prepare To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 5 About Meeting Miss Maudie
Read and Prepare To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 6 About Jems' Pants
To Kill a Mockingbird HW/Reading Check: Chapters 1-6
Sociogram:
Describe the relationship between Scout and each of the other characters:
How do they feel about each other?
What does Scout say to or about _____?
What does _____ say to or about Scout?
What does Scout do to or with_____?
What does _____ do to or with Scout?
1. Jem
2. Dill
3. Miss Maudie
4. Boo
5. Cal
6. Atticus
7. Miss Caroline
Script: Mr. Nathan Radley's Conversation w/ His Neighbors About His Shooting At The Intruder
Reminder: Must Have & Use Novel In Class; May Read Digital Version as a Backup at Home:
http://www.kkoworld.com/kitablar/harper_li_masqarachini_oldurmek-eng.pdf
HW: Read and Prepare To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 7 About Gifts in the Tree
Day 88: Friday, January 24, 2025
Notes and Practice: Language Handbook 8. Sentence Structure: Worksheets 6-8 (Pgs. 87-89)
*Use Textbook Pgs 1010 - 1013 for Help
Compound Subjects
Compound Verbs
Subject Complements: Predicate Nominatives & Predicate Adjectives
Direct Objects
Indirect Objects
Turn In: To Kill a Mockingbird Chapters 4-7 Materials
To Kill a Mockingbird HW/Reading Check: Chapters 1-7
Analyze & Note: Motifs --> Theme Statements
Mockingbird
Courage
Walking in Someone Else’s Shoes
Family Background
HW: Read and Prepare To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 8 About Snow & Miss Maudie's Fire
Day 89: Monday, January 27, 2025
To Kill a Mockingbird HW/Reading Check: Chapters 1-8
(**Delayed from Ch. 6) Sociogram:
Describe the relationship between Scout and each of the other characters:
How do they feel about each other?
What does Scout say to or about _____?
What does _____ say to or about Scout?
What does Scout do to or with_____?
What does _____ do to or with Scout?
1. Jem
2. Dill
3. Miss Maudie
4. Boo
5. Cal
6. Atticus
7. Miss Caroline
To Kill a Mockingbird HW/Reading Check: Chapters 1-8
Analyze & Note: Motifs --> Theme Statements
Mockingbird
Courage
Walking in Someone Else’s Shoes
Family Background
HW: Read and Prepare To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 9 About Bullying at School
Reminder: Must Have & Use Novel In Class; May Read Digital Version as a Backup at Home:
http://www.kkoworld.com/kitablar/harper_li_masqarachini_oldurmek-eng.pdf
Day 90: Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Turn In: To Kill a Mockingbird Chapters 8-9 Materials
To Kill a Mockingbird HW/Reading Check: Chapters 1-9
Review To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 8-9 Vocabulary
Setting And Mood
Radley house
Tree near Radleys’ house
Scout’s 1st grade classroom
Miss Maudie’s yard
Finches’ House
Ch. 8: Write Or Script Your Recollection Of Any Minor Disaster. Tell The Story From A Child's Viewpoint.
Ch. 9: Characterization & Conflict
Make Notes (A Series Of Bullet Points) Of Details That Look Goor For or Defend Tom, And Of Details That The Prosecution Will Use To Convict Him or That Will Work Against Tom.
HW: Read and Prepare To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 10 About "One−Shot Finch"
HW: Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 16 & Chapter 16's 10 Flash Cards (Leave Flash Cards at Home Until Unit Exam)
Reminder: Write Whole Words, Properly Spelled, For Sentence Check 1, Sentence Check 2, and Final Check
Day 91: Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 16 Homework Check **Delayed by Calamity Days**
*Make Sure You Know Each Word’s Meaning, Part Of Speech, And How To Use It In The Context Of A Sentence
To Kill a Mockingbird HW/Reading Check: Chapters 1-10
Jean Louis "Scout" Finch's Characterization Outline:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1VLZey1de9U4vsv8mcQDcE1ZkPLFamTdI2VnTRgni2lQ/edit?usp=sharing
(R.A.C.E.S.): Step 1. List Jean Louis "Scout" Finch's Character Traits & Examples with Page Numbers From Chapters 1-10
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1U9KO8OCB0pvYfY4bY8Ls1zqVbCFr1QRlC2gdAK0tPn0/edit?usp=sharing
Remember MLA Format:
Paraphrase (Lee #). “Quote” (Lee #).
HW: Read and Prepare To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 11 About Mrs. Dubose’s Camellia Bushes & Complete (R.A.C.E.S. STEP 1): List Scout's Character Traits & Examples with Page Numbers From Chapters 1-11
Day 92: Thursday, January 30, 2025
Turn In: To Kill a Mockingbird Chapters 10-11 Materials
Character Sketch Directions:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1479oE3LxeF_E6vbdeky9Wpe9RKstp4e62dHVpmp2R1U/edit?usp=sharing
(R.A.C.E.S.) Scout Essay (STEP 2):
1. Make a Copy of https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LE_1mD3htGE-1xECQLeVq3Ve1cy3T6_XUlgCgSdv2Ho/edit?usp=sharing
2. Name it Period Last First Assignment Ex: 1 Jones Robert Scout
3. Share with stephanie.dewberry@howlandschools.org via GoogleDocs
4. Type Descriptive & Argumentative (Five-Area Outline) *Character Sketch
Writing Prompt: Write An MLA, Cited, Descriptive & Argumentative Essay Focusing On Scout Finch
HW: Read and Prepare To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 12 and Finish the Scout Finch Outline Areas I, II, & III *Add Examples From Chapter 12
Day 93: Friday, January 31, 2025
Notes and Practice: Language Handbook 8. Sentence Structure: Worksheets 9-10 *10 Is The Test (Pgs. 90-94) *Use Textbook Pgs 1010 - 1013 for Help
Classifying Sentences: Purpose & Structure
Declarative, Imperative, Interrogative, and Exclamatory
Simple, Compound, Complex, and Compound-Complex
Review Sentence Structure
Reminder: Complete ALL ODDS In Language Handbook 8. Sentence Structure: Worksheets 6-10 (Pgs. 87-94) *If Not Done In Class
*Due (Typed & Shared): Scout Finch Outline Areas I, II, & III (R.A.C.E.S.)
To Kill a Mockingbird Reading Check Quiz: Chapters 1-12
Discuss To Kill a Mockingbird Chapters 10-12
Summarize (Bullet Point) Chapters 10-12; Be Sure to Explain all New Characters
Ch. 10-12:
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
I.
To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 12-14 Vocabulary
Models Of Bravery: Real World Examples
HW: Read and Prepare To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 13:
Reminder: Must Have & Use Novel In Class; May Read Digital Version at Home: https://cleveracademy.vn/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird.pdf
Day 94: Monday, February 3, 2025
To Kill a Mockingbird Reading Check Quiz: Chapters 1-13
**Overdue (Typed & Shared): Scout Finch Outline Areas I, II, & III (R.A.C.E.S.)
Review To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 12-14 Vocabulary
Analyze Models Of Bravery: Real World Examples
Lab: Outline Areas IV & V, Add The Outline's Flesch-Kinkaid Grade Level (Use https://goodcalculators.com/flesch-kincaid-calculator/ for score) and the Outline's Word Count, & Print Outline Areas I-V
*Reminder: Finish & PRINT Outline Areas I-V If Not Completed 100% & Printed In Class *May/Should Add Examples From Chapter 13 & 14 (R.A.C.E.S.)
HW: Read and Prepare To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 14:
Reminder: Must Have & Use Novel In Class; May Read Digital Version at Home: https://cleveracademy.vn/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird.pdf
Day 95: Tuesday, February 4, 2025
*Due: Printed Scout Outline: Areas I-V w/ The Outline's Flesch-Kinkaid Grade Level and the Outline's Word Count (Use Online-Utility.Org's Readability Calculator): https://goodcalculators.com/flesch-kincaid-calculator/ for scores) (R.A.C.E.S.):
To Kill a Mockingbird Reading Check Quiz: Chapters 1-14
Discuss To Kill a Mockingbird Chapters 10-14
Summarize (Bullet Point) Chapters 10-14; Be Sure to Explain all New Characters
Ch. 10-14:
10 "One−Shot Finch"
11 Mrs. Dubose’s Camellia Bushes
12 Calpurnia’s Church
13 Aunt Alexandra Arrives
14 Scout And Jem Fight
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
I.
J.
Submit To Kill a Mockingbird Chapters 12-14
To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 15-17 Vocabulary
HW: Read and Prepare To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 15
Ch 15: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MY9RddwRIpE
HW: Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 17 & Chapter 17's 10 Flash Cards (Leave Flash Cards at Home Until Unit Exam)
Reminder: Write Whole Words, Properly Spelled, For Sentence Check 1, Sentence Check 2, and Final Check
Day 96: Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 17 Homework Check
*Make Sure You Know Each Word’s Meaning, Part Of Speech, And How To Use It In The Context Of A Sentence
Overdue *If Not Submitted*: Printed Scout Outline: Areas I-V w/ The Outline's Flesch-Kinkaid Grade Level and the Outline's Word Count (Use Online-Utility.Org's Readability Calculator:
https://www.online-utility.org/english/readability_test_and_improve.jsp for scores) (R.A.C.E.S.)
To Kill a Mockingbird Reading Check Quiz: Chapters 1-15
Discuss To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 15
Summarize Chapters 15; Be Sure to Explain all New Characters
HW: Read and Prepare To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 16
AudioBook: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oa4wM62ieZc
Day 97: Thursday, February 6, 2025 **P-T Conferences**
To Kill a Mockingbird
(R.A.C.E.S.) Lab:
Edit Outline & Citations in Typed 5-Area Scout Outline: Use Attached Slides #13-16
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1jfKddWErF2FIf1OKMkwNfIg0BxhcKAR9TOFA9y5bibo/edit?usp=sharing
Add the Works Cited Page in Shared Google Doc
Revise Outline & Citations in Shared Google Doc
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird Reading Check Quiz: Chapters 1-16
Discuss & Summarize (Bullet Point) To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 15-16
Summarize Chapters 15- 16; Be Sure to Explain all New Characters, Conflict, & Plot
Cite (Lee #).
15: The Jailhouse Mob
A.
B.
C.
D.
16: Dolphus Raymond
E.
F.
G.
H.
Writing Response: Do You Think That It Was Good Or Bad For The Children To Be At the Trial? Is It Right For Young People To Be Able To Witness Criminal Trials? Prove Your Argument with Evidence from the Novel.
Cite (Lee #).
HW: Read and Prepare To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 17
**Read One (1) Chapter per Day! Must Have & Use Novel In Class
Digital Version as a Backup at Home: To Kill a Mockingbird E-book:
http://www.kkoworld.com/kitablar/harper_li_masqarachini_oldurmek-eng.pdf
To Kill a Mockingbird Audiobook:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyyViC_Ub8VNPR6t0OihIOya3P0X2PHiR
Day 98: Friday, February 7, 2025
Notes and Practice:
Language Handbook 9. Writing Complete Sentences: Worksheets 1-3 *3 Is The Test (Pgs. 95-101) *Use Textbook Pgs 1014 - 1015 for Notes & Help
Complete Sentences: Revising Run-ons and Fragments
Use Editor’s Marks & Editing When Possible
1A p. 95-96: Odds
1B p. 96: All
2A p. 97: Odds
2B p. 98: Odds
3A p. 99: Odds (Number Run-ons By Hand: #1-7)
3B p. 100-101: All
Reminder: Complete Language Handbook 9. Writing Complete Sentences: Worksheets 1-3 *3 Is The Test (Pgs. 95-101) *If Not Done In Class
HW: Read and Prepare To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 18
Day 99: Monday, February 10, 2025
(R.A.C.E.S.): Lab: Outline Edit & Outline --> Essay
Edit Outline & Citations in Typed 5-Area Scout Outline
Outline to Essay
Order: Essay, Outline, Works Cited in One (1) Document
Lab: Format Descriptive Five-Paragraph Essay Before Five-Area Outline
1. Copy & Paste Outline to Form Essay (Before Outline and Works Cited) on Google Drive ***DO NOT DELETE THE OUTLINE***
2. Format Outline Into Rough, 5-Paragraph Essay
Revise Transitions, Add Transitional Devices & Advance Sentence Structure (Writing Guide P. 30-33)
Hint: Advance/Combine Sentences Where 2 Sentences Meet--As Long As It Is Not A Citation Or A Paragraph Change
Visible Editing/Advancement of Outline: Write Edits! (R.A.C.E.S.):
Essay Development
Handout: Research Outline to Essay (Writing Guide p. 29)
To Kill a Mockingbird Reading/Homework Check: Chapters 1-17
Discuss To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 1-17
Submit To Kill a Mockingbird Chapters 15-17
HW: Read and Prepare To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 19
Day 100: Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Revise the Cited, 5-Paragraph Scout Essay PRINT! Update Date *Keep Whole Process in Folder (R.A.C.E.S.):
1. Advance Sentences & Develop Smoother Flow of Ideas and Words: Add Transitions/Transitional Devices to Essay w/ Citations (Before Outline and Works Cited)
2. Revise Any Errors
3. Type The 5-Paragraph Essay's Flesch-Kinkaid Grade Level (Use https://goodcalculators.com/flesch-kincaid-calculator/) and the 5-Paragraph Essay's Word Count
4. Update Date & PRINT
To Kill a Mockingbird Reading Check Quiz: Chapters 1-19
Discuss, Summarize, and Analyze To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 17-19 in 15 Bullet Points
Chapter 17 Heck Tate's and Bob Ewell’s Testimonies:
Chapter 18 Mayella Ewell’s Testimony:
Chapter 19: Tom’s Testimony
CommonLit Activity: “Excerpt From ‘Southern Horrors: Lynch Laws In All Its Phases’”
HW: Read and Prepare To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 20
HW: Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 18 & Chapter 18's 10 Flash Cards (Leave Flash Cards at Home Until Unit Exam)
Reminder: Write Whole Words, Properly Spelled, For Sentence Check 1, Sentence Check 2, and Final Check
Day 101: Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 18 Homework Check
*Make Sure You Know Each Word’s Meaning, Part Of Speech, And How To Use It In The Context Of A Sentence
To Kill a Mockingbird Reading/Homework Check: Chapters 1-20
Discuss To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 1-20
Chapter 20: Atticus’s Closing Argument
Due: Cited, 5-Paragraph Scout Essay; Revised Outline; & Works Cited PRINTED & Present for Editing
Edit: Formatted Essay W/ Citations, Transitions, & Transitional Devices (Before Outline and Works Cited) on Google Drive & Printed *Don't Forget the Word Count and Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level
Top *Each Item Stapled Separately*
3. Full Document: Cited Essay, Cited Outline, Work Cited (In 1 Staple)
2. Full Cited Outline: Edited w/ Red Pen & Color-Coded
1. List of Cited Paraphrases and Quotes
Bottom
HW: Read and Prepare To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 21
Day 102: Thursday, February 13, 2025
Language Handbook Language Handbook 10. Writing Effective Sentences: Worksheets 1-3 (Pgs. 102-107) & Notes
*Use Textbook Pg. 1017 and Slide Show for Help & Notes
HW: Read and Prepare To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 22
Reminder: Exam is Wednesday (2 School Days!)
Complete Reviews & Study Improving Vocabulary Skills Unit 3, & Bring 61 Improving Vocabulary Skills Flashcards: Name + 50 Words + 10 Word Parts--BOUND IN A RUBBER BAND
No School Friday, February 14, 2025 <3
No School Monday, February 17, 2025
Day 103: Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Comprehension Check: To Kill a Mockingbird Chapters 1-22
Commonlit Activity: “The Scottsboro Boys”
Discuss To Kill a Mockingbird Chapters 1-22
Reminder: Exam is Tomorrow!
Complete Reviews & Study Improving Vocabulary Skills Unit 3, & Bring 61 Improving Vocabulary Skills Flashcards: Name + 50 Words + 10 Word Parts--BOUND IN A RUBBER BAND
HW: Read and Prepare To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 23
Day 104: Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Folder Check before Improving Vocabulary Skills Unit 3 Exam:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/18qPzaNpKifJG5X5qZJw4pQo46SbxHK7hfpaLTz7erqI/edit?usp=sharing
Exam: Improving Vocabulary Skills Unit 3 Exam
CommonLit Activity: “An Obstacle”
HW: Read and Prepare To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 24
Day 105: Thursday, February 20, 2025
Computer-Aided, Self Edit of Cited Essay, Cited Outline, Work Cited:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DgS3ytMG8BgcGfi9tmnitrIl4lZO-K9OtGxjEQZGW4k/edit?usp=sharing
Revision of Cited Essay, Cited Outline, Work Cited (R.A.C.E.S.):
Submit Full Writing Process:
Top: Newest *Each Item Stapled Separately*
4. Final Full Document: Essay, Outline, And Works Cited (In 1 Staple)
3. Step 3's Yes or No Edit Sheet
3. Full Document: Cited Essay, Cited Outline, Work Cited (In 1 Staple)
3a. Incomplete Essay(s)
2. Full Cited Outline: Edited w/ Red Pen & Color-Coded (In 1 Staple)
2a. Incomplete Outline(s)
1. List of Traits and Cited Paraphrases and Quotes
0. Directions & Rubric
Bottom: Oldest
To Kill a Mockingbird Reading/Homework Check: Chapters 1-24
Discuss To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 1-24
HW: Read and Prepare To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 25
Day 106: Friday, February 21, 2025
Language Handbook 10. Writing Effective Sentences: Worksheets 4-5 (Pgs. 108-111) *Use Textbook Pg. 1017 and Slide Show for Help & Notes 10d-10f
Odds: Write Sentences; Do NOT Just Edit
Compound Sentences
Parallel Structure
Complex Sentences w/ Adjective Clauses
To Kill a Mockingbird Reading/Homework Check: Chapters 1-25
CommonLit Activity: “If We Must Die”
HW: Read and Prepare To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 26
Day 107: Monday, February 24, 2025
Write The Secret Diary Of Arthur Radley To Cover The Main Events Of The Final Chapters Of The Novel:
Start with Chapter 26
From Ch 25:
To Kill a Mockingbird Characterization Review Activity For Chapters 1-25
Chart & Cite When Scout, Jem, Atticus, Dill, Tom, & Mayella Have Felt Frustration, Anger, Relief, Loneliness, Fear, Humiliation, & Pride in Chapters 1-25
Chart: https://docs.google.com/document/d/19z_1mbhBIYzwpanhPA04mDNr49Qyd7O6zlv1Px9769E/edit?usp=sharing
CommonLit Activity: “If We Must Die” (From Ch. 25)
HW: and Read and Prepare To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 27
Day 108: Tuesday, February 25, 2025
To Kill a Mockingbird Reading/Homework Check: Chapters 1-27
Review To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 26-31 Vocabulary
Discuss, Summarize, and Analyze (Note) To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 1-27
Focus on Chapters 23-27 Plot, Characterization, Conflict, and Theme:
• Chapter 23: "Just One Kind Of Folks“
– A. 1st half
– B. 2nd half
• Chapter 24: The Women’s Missionary Circle
– C. 1st half
– D. 2nd half
• Chapter 25: Reactions To News Of Tom
– E. 1st half
– F. 2nd half
• Chapter 26: Mrs. Gates’s Lesson
– G. 1st half
– H. 2nd half
• Chapter 27: Bob Ewell Loses His Job
– I. 1st half
– J. 2nd half
The Secret Diary Of Arthur Radley:
Write An Entry To Cover The Main Events Of Chapters 27:
HW: Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 19 & Chapter 19's 10 Flash Cards (Leave Flash Cards at Home Until Unit Exam)
Reminder: Write Whole Words, Properly Spelled, For Sentence Check 1, Sentence Check 2, and Final Check
HW: Read and Prepare To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 28
Day 109: Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 19 Homework Check
*Make Sure You Know Each Word’s Meaning, Part Of Speech, And How To Use It In The Context Of A Sentence
To Kill a Mockingbird Homework/Reading Check: Chapters 1-28
Analyze, Discuss, & Note: To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 1-28
Write The Secret Diary Of Arthur Radley:
Write An Entry To Cover The Main Events Of Chapters 28
Analyze To Kill a Mockingbird Themes
1. Education, 2. Bravery/Cowardice, 3. Racial Prejudice, 4. Social Class Prejudice, 5. Gender Prejudice, and 6. Respect Of The Individual
Template: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1NKXGy7IO2A9z_eoONsSSvFcG9rtrqD8ua8BZsZ9rPQo/edit?usp=sharing
HW: Read and Prepare To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 29
Day 110: Thursday, February 27, 2025
To Kill a Mockingbird Homework/Reading Check: Chapters 1-29
Discuss To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 1-29
Write The Secret Diary Of Arthur Radley:
Write An Entry To Cover The Main Events Of Chapter 29
Discuss To Kill a Mockingbird Themes
1. Education, 2. Bravery/Cowardice, 3. Racial Prejudice, 4. Social Class Prejudice, 5. Gender Prejudice, and 6. Respect Of The Individual
HW: (Step 1) Analyze/Explain To Kill a Mockingbird Themes (What is Each One's Lesson; Write 6 Theme Statements) & List Cited Examples as Proof (SG Pgs. 25-26):
1. Education, 2. Bravery/Cowardice, 3. Racial Prejudice, 4. Social Class Prejudice, 5. Gender Prejudice, and 6. Respect Of The Individual
HW: Read and Prepare To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 30
Day 111: Friday, February 28, 2025
To Kill a Mockingbird Homework/Reading Check: Chapters 1-30
Discuss To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 1-30
Write The Secret Diary Of Arthur Radley:
Write An Entry To Cover The Main Events Of Chapter 30
Language Handbook 10. Writing Effective Sentences: Worksheets 6-10 (Pgs. 112-117)
*Use Textbook Pg. 1017 and Slide Show for Help & Notes
Odds: Write Sentences; Do NOT Just Edit
Textbook Rule 10e. p. 1016-1017
p. 112-113: Complex Sentences w/ Adverb Clauses
p. 114-115: Complex Sentences w/ Noun Clauses
Textbook Rule 10g.-10h. p. 1017-1018
p. 116: Concise Sentences: Revising Stringy and Wordy Sentences
Textbook Rule 10i. p. 1018
p. 117: Varied Sentence Beginnings
HW: Read and Prepare To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 31
Day 112: Monday, March 3, 2025
Write The Secret Diary Of Arthur Radley:
Write An Entry To Cover The Main Events Of Chapters 31
Analyze To Kill a Mockingbird Symbols (SG Pgs. 23-24)
Slide Show: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1K-0IGC9za2qwVIKjjgEYLijwvRtXyXiR811fCALJnWA/edit?usp=sharing
*Reminder: Before Tomorrow, You Need (Step 1): Analyze/Explain To Kill a Mockingbird Themes (What is Each One's Lesson; Write 6 Theme Statements) & List Cited Examples as Proof: (SG Pgs. 25-26)
1. Education, 2. Bravery/Cowardice, 3. Racial Prejudice, 4. Social Class Prejudice, 5. Gender Prejudice, and 6. Respect Of The Individual
Day 113: Tuesday, March 4, 2025
(R.A.C.E.S.): Discuss To Kill a Mockingbird Themes (Step 1)
Education, Bravery/Cowardice, Racial Prejudice, Social Class Prejudice, Gender Prejudice, And Respect Of The Individual
Our Class Theme Analysis as well as Chapters 26-31 Slides 22-27 Have Cited Examples: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1EyuIBziVd-6An-0gUYneT8vrRQ48RO5Bzkf2Tnncv2w/edit?usp=sharing
(R.A.C.E.S.): Make a Copy of
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1J-gEm6gHOSxn9Y_ILkjY2veI52yVYQFfrcaRKSd18_4/edit?usp=sharing
And Share An Argumentative (Theme) Document with stephanie.dewberry@howlandschools.org Via Google Drive As Period Last First Assignment Example: 3 Smith Bill Theme
(Step 2) Outline Introduction (Area I) of Argumentative Theme Analysis, as well as Topic Sentences (II., III., & IV.), Closing Statements (II.B., III.B., & IV.B.), the Re-stated Thesis (V.A.), and Summary Statements (V.B.1., V.B.2., & V.B.3.) of Argumentative Theme Analysis
Directions: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iHw9TXE_E1uyFtKmuZamvaswmdwY-ntB-l3WVj9qFB4/edit?usp=sharing
(R.A.C.E.S.): HW: (Step 2) Finish Outline Introduction (Area I), Topic Sentences (II., III., & IV.), Closing Statements (II.B., III.B., & IV.B.), the Re-stated Thesis (V.A.), and Summary Statements (V.B.1., V.B.2., & V.B.3.) of Argumentative Theme Analysis
*Help is on Slides 32-38 of Chapters 26-31 Slideshow
HW: Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 20 & Chapter 20's 10 Flash Cards (Leave Flash Cards at Home Until Unit Exam)
Reminder: Write Whole Words, Properly Spelled, For Sentence Check 1, Sentence Check 2, and Final Check
Day 114: Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 20 Homework Check
*Make Sure You Know Each Word’s Meaning, Part Of Speech, And How To Use It In The Context Of A Sentence
Organize ALL To Kill a Mockingbird Materials By Date & Chapter
Top/Oldest
Study Guide with Notes, Activities, In-Class Writing, Etc. For Ch. 1-31
By Date & Chapter
Bottom/Newest
(R.A.C.E.S.): Complete Outline Development Using Slides 37-39
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1EyuIBziVd-6An-0gUYneT8vrRQ48RO5Bzkf2Tnncv2w/edit?usp=sharing
Argumentative (Five-Paragraph) Essay: (Step 2) Outline
Writing Prompt: Write A Persuasive Essay Focusing On Three Of The Novel’s Themes
Introduce Your Topic
Main Point (Theme) #1 Supported By Cited Examples And Details
Main Point (Theme) #2 Supported By Cited Examples And Details
Main Point (Theme) #3 Supported By Cited Examples And Details
Tie Up Ideas 1, 2, And 3; And Close The Topic
Process So Far:
37/54 Done: To Kill a Mockingbird Theme Essay Outline (Step 2)
Done: To Kill a Mockingbird Theme Essay Notes (Step 1)
To Kill a Mockingbird Theme Essay Directions
Reminder: We are done with 37 Components of the 54-Component Outline:
I. Introduction
A. Hook: Introduce the issue with a TKAM quote: “Quote,” introduction of speaker (Citation).
B. Background
1. A sentence or more about Harper Lee
2. A sentence or more about To Kill a Mockingbird
3. A sentence or more describing the setting
4. A sentence or more summarizing the plot (Lee #-#).
5. A sentence or more explaining/defining theme
C. Thesis Statement: One sentence, which includes the topic (theme), the argument (make a point), and at least three areas (3 themes) in order. *Do not refer to yourself or to the paper. Ex: “I think...” or “This paper will show…”)
II. First major point (theme statement #1) in support of thesis. (topic sentence)
1. Cited example 1 (Lee #).
2. Cited example 2 (Lee #).
3. Cited example 3 (Lee #).
B. Closing statement for II. (restructure & reword the topic sentence)
III. Transition and second major point (theme statement #2) in support of thesis. (topic sentence)
1. Cited example 1 (Lee #).
2. Cited example 2 (Lee #).
3. Cited example 3 (Lee #).
B. Closing statement for III. (restructure & reword the topic sentence)
IV. Transition and third major point (theme statement #3) in support of thesis. (topic sentence)
1. Cited example 1 (Lee #).
2. Cited example 2 (Lee #).
3. Cited example 3 (Lee #).
B. Closing statement for IV. (restructure & reword the topic sentence)
V. Conclusion
A. Transition, and restate and reword your thesis and your stand.
B. Summary
1. Point 1 (II)
2. Point 2 (III)
3. Point 3 (IV)
Behind? Catch up!
Day 115: Thursday, March 6, 2025
(R.A.C.E.S.): Complete Outline Using Slides 40-47
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1EyuIBziVd-6An-0gUYneT8vrRQ48RO5Bzkf2Tnncv2w/edit?usp=sharing
(R.A.C.E.S.): Argumentative (Five-Paragraph) Essay: Continue Outline
Writing Prompt: Write A Persuasive Essay Focusing On Three Of The Novel’s Themes
Introduce Your Topic
Main Point (Theme) #1 Supported By Cited Examples And Details
Main Point (Theme) #2 Supported By Cited Examples And Details
Main Point (Theme) #3 Supported By Cited Examples And Details
Tie Up Ideas 1, 2, And 3; And Close The Topic
HW: Complete and Print Outline With Citations For Argumentative (Five-Paragraph), Cited Essay (Step 2) (R.A.C.E.S.):
Before Printing, Type/Fill In Word Count & Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level for Outline Only: Use https://www.online-utility.org/english/readability_test_and_improve.jsp
Reminder: Organize Folder and Study For EXAM: To Kill a Mockingbird Exam
Folder Checklist Available: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FIWkAv68xJ5D08msv1G1oV-k9Az0xFOKAsmKsL0GspA/edit?usp=sharing
Top/Oldest
Study Guide
Quizzes, Notes, Activities, In-Class Writing, Etc. For Ch. 1-31
By Date & Chapter
Bottom/Newest
Reminder: Review To Kill a Mockingbird, & If Not Done, Organize all To Kill a Mockingbird Materials By Date & Chapter
Day 116: Friday, March 7, 2025
Turn In: Printed To Kill a Mockingbird Theme Analysis Outlines
Language Handbook 10: Writing Effective Sentences: Worksheet 10 (Pgs. 118-122)
*Use Textbook Pg. 1017 and Slide Show for Help & Notes
Submit Language Handbook Chapter 10 Notes on Top of Language Handbook Chapter 10 Turned to p. 102--The Start of The Chapter
Day 117: Monday, March 10, 2025
Folder Check Before To Kill a Mockingbird Exam: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FIWkAv68xJ5D08msv1G1oV-k9Az0xFOKAsmKsL0GspA/edit?usp=sharing
Submit: To Kill a Mockingbird Study Guide & Materials (IN ORDER)
Submit: Printed, Complete Outline With 11 Citations For Five-Paragraph Theme Essay (Step 2)
EXAM: To Kill a Mockingbird Exam
Return to Media Center: To Kill a Mockingbird Novel
(R.A.C.E.S.): Behind? Catch Up! Finish and Print Outline With Citations For TKAM Theme Essay (Step 2)
Day 118: Tuesday, March 11, 2025 **ASVAB & ACT: 2-Hr. Delay**
(R.A.C.E.S.): *Already Shared Argumentative Document
Slides 49-64: Write Edits on Theme Outline, Step 2 https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1E50cx81S3PNZPfDzqiUWa65qrO8x2V85hHJt_TmFgEk/edit?usp=sharing
Transitions & Transitional Devices & Advancing Sentence Structure (Writing Guide P. 30-33)
Revise Transitions, Add Transitional Devices & Advance Sentence Structure (Writing Guide P. 30-33)
Hint: Advance/Combine Sentences Where 2 Sentences Meet--As Long As It Is Not A Citation Or A Paragraph Change
Visible Editing/Advancement of Outline: Write Edits!
HW: Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 21 & Chapter 21's 10 Flash Cards (Leave Flash Cards at Home Until Unit Exam)
Reminder: Write Whole Words, Properly Spelled, For Sentence Check 1, Sentence Check 2, and Final Check
Day 119: Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 21 Homework Check
*Make Sure You Know Each Word’s Meaning, Part Of Speech, And How To Use It In The Context Of A Sentence
(R.A.C.E.S.): Essay Development
Slide 65: Research Outline to Essay (Writing Guide p. 29)
Type MLA Formatted, Argumentative (Five-Paragraph) Essay With Citations and Work Cited (Step 3)
Writing Prompt: Write An Argumentative Essay Focusing On Three Of The Novel’s Themes
(R.A.C.E.S.): Lab: Format Descriptive Five-Paragraph Essay Before Five-Area Outline
1. Copy & Paste Outline to Form Essay (Before Outline and Works Cited) on Google Drive ***DO NOT DELETE THE OUTLINE***
2. Format Outline Into Rough Draft of Essay
* Focuses On 3 Themes
* With a Works Cited Page As the Last Page
* Already Shared with stephanie.dewberry@howlandschools.org via GoogleDocs as Period Last First Assignment Ex: 1 Jones Chet Theme
* Paragraph 1 Matches Outline Area I, Paragraph 2 Matches Outline Area II, Paragraph 3 Matches Outline Area III, Paragraph 4 Matches Outline Area IV, & Paragraph 5 Matches Outline Area V
Print! Have Full, Printed 5-Paragraph Essay Draft & Revised Outline, & Work Cited in Google & in Hard Copy in Class Tomorrow (Step 3)
(R.A.C.E.S.): Submit: Revised Essay with 11 Citations for Five-Paragraph Theme Essay, Revised Outline with 11 Citations for Five-Area Theme outline, and Work Cited (Step 3)
**Behind? Catch Up! Finish and Print Essay, Outline, & Work Cited For TKAM Theme Essay (Step 3)**
Day 120: Thursday, March 13, 2025
Language Handbook 11: Capitalization: Notes and Worksheets 1-5 *5 Is The Test (Pgs. 123-130) *Textbook pages 1018-1022 for Notes
Reminder: Review for Next Week's Language Handbook Exam (Units 8-11):
Sentence Structure
Writing Complete Sentences
Writing Effective Sentences
& Capitalization
Complete All Even #'s On
p. 91-94
p. 99-101
p. 118-122
p. 129-130
Friday, March 14, 2025
No Classes: Staff PD
Reminder: Review for Next Week's Language Handbook Exam (Units 8-11):
Sentence Structure
Writing Complete Sentences
Writing Effective Sentences
& Capitalization
Complete All Even #'s On
p. 91-94
p. 99-101
p. 118-122
p. 129-130
Day 121: Monday, March 17, 2025 🍀🍀🍀
(R.A.C.E.S.): Peer & Self Edit Argumentative (Five-Paragraph) Theme Essay (Step 3):
Edit Sheets & Directions: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14D2IUJ2lOaNbV9A4idwOOTBLGM_1o2DCpiai5PobozA/edit?usp=sharing
Reminder: Review for Tomorrow's Language Exam Units 8-11:
Sentence Structure
Writing Complete Sentences
Writing Effective Sentences
& Capitalization
Complete All Even #'s On
p. 91-94
p. 99-101
p. 118-122
p. 129-130
Day 122: Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Folder Check before Language Handbook Units 8-11 Exam:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fJjGM6_hnY-9Ca9hgHRVjHkWQR6xBKVhqhHSMVfq3Wo/edit?usp=sharing
Exam: Language Units 8-11: Sentence Structure, Writing Complete Sentences, Writing Effective Sentences, & Capitalization
HW: Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 22 & Chapter 22's 10 Flash Cards (Leave Flash Cards at Home Until Unit Exam)
Reminder: Write Whole Words, Properly Spelled, For Sentence Check 1, Sentence Check 2, and Final Check
Day 123: Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 22 Homework Check
*Make Sure You Know Each Word’s Meaning, Part Of Speech, And How To Use It In The Context Of A Sentence
Reminder: To Participate in Class Editing Activity Today, You MUST Have:
(R.A.C.E.S.): Print of Revised Essay, Revised Outline & Work Cited STAPLED (Step 3)
*Already Shared Argumentative Document
Self Edit Argumentative: Revise Diction, Sentence Structure, Etc. in Google
Self Edit Directions:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1x8QsTaUw6Ncc5IuSK_gddxKI8c3Is63UIIVimPYoDSk/edit?usp=sharing
Writing Prompt: Write An Argumentative Essay Focusing On Three Of The Novel’s Themes
HW: (R.A.C.E.S.): Self Edit Using using Language Tool, Online-Utility.Org, Paperrater, Grammarly, Readable.com, And Edit Sheets (Editing Y/N Checklist), Etc. For Help; Then, Revise & Print Argumentative (Five-Paragraph) Essay, (Five-Area) Outline, & (One-Entry) Work Cited
Organize Steps to the Process (Steps 1-4)
Top/Newest
Step 4: Final, Revised, Typed Essay with Parenthetical Citations, Word Count & Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level; Outline; & Work Cited
with Readability Printout FOR ESSAY ONLY from https://goodcalculators.com/flesch-kincaid-calculator/
and Printable Summary Report from https://www.paperrater.com/free_paper_grader
Step 3:Visible Editing of Revised Step 3 & Y/N Edit Sheet For Typed, Edited Essay with Parenthetical Citations & Work Cited
Step 2: Edited Outline with Parenthetical Citations
Step 1: Six (6) Theme Statements with Parenthetically Cited Evidence
Bottom/Oldest
Before Printing, Type/Fill In Final Word Count & Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level for Essay Only: Use https://goodcalculators.com/flesch-kincaid-calculator/
CHECK YOUR GRADEBOOK ACCOUNT FOR ACCURACY OF AND/OR MISSING GRADES FOR THE 3rd QUARTER!
Day 124: Thursday, March 20, 2025
Due: Printed, Revised, Argumentative (Five-Paragraph) Essay And Work Cited (Step 4) and ALL Steps to the Process (Steps 1-4)
Submit:
- Step 4: Final, Revised, Typed Theme Essay with Parenthetical Citations, Word Count & Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level; Outline; & Work Cited
- Step 3: Visible Editing of Revised Step 3 & Y/N Edit Sheet For Typed, Edited Essay with Parenthetical Citations & Work Cited
- Step 2: To Kill a Mockingbird Theme Essay Outline with Parenthetical Citations
- Step 1: To Kill a Mockingbird Theme Essay Notes w/ Cited Examples
- To Kill a Mockingbird Theme Essay Directions & Rubric
Romeo and Juliet Study Guide:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/107G6aoLRnceZnmyrSlnvuAQrLKn_LCir/view?usp=sharing
Introduce Drama: Romeo and Juliet (in textbook p. 724)
Montagues vs. Capulets and Other Famous Gang Rivalries
Shakespeare’s Language
*Slides 1-18
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1qjx2wcMzB2iYlEJdr1OZNPF6fXvYQa4nTAcokLNtskM/edit?usp=sharing
HW: CommonLit Activity: “Sonnet 18”
Day 125: Friday, March 21, 2025 **End 3rd 9**
Overdue: Printed, Revised, Argumentative (Five-Paragraph) Essay And Work Cited (Step 4) and ALL Steps to the Process (Steps 1-4)
Language Handbook 12: Punctuation: Worksheets 1-4 (P. 131-137) *Use Textbook Pages 1022-1024 and Slide Show For Notes
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/11IC70x2MGH2Zwbz5vUWU5uQf-jHTDhnhpS99fczW89g/edit?usp=sharing
End Marks
Abbreviations & Commas in a Series
Using Commas
Using Commas with Nonessential or Introductory Phrases and Clauses
Day 126: Monday, March 24, 2025 **Start 4th 9**
Overdue: CommonLit Activity: “Sonnet 18”
Romeo and Juliet (in textbook p. 724)
Notes: Shakespeare’s Life, Time, & Family *Start at Slide 19
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1qjx2wcMzB2iYlEJdr1OZNPF6fXvYQa4nTAcokLNtskM/edit?usp=sharing
Volunteer for Act I Parts (Cast)
CommonLit: "Shakespeare Had Fewer Words, But Doper Rhymes, Than Rappers"
Day 127: Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Romeo and Juliet
Act I
Developing Vocabulary
Daily Oral Grammar
Graphic Organizer for Active Reading: Generation Gap (#1)
The Globe Theater
Read Act I: Prologue & Scene 1 (Analyze Prosody: Rhythm, Tone, Pitch, Stress Patterns, Expression, Volume, Phrasing, Smoothness, and/or Pace)
Cite Answers (Romeo and Juliet Act.scene.lines).
Ex: Answer (Romeo and Juliet I.i.186-203).
Study Guide:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/10LG0jpEjxYvRvIWbwfIr4IuXtrkSIsup/view?usp=sharing
Audiobook: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4tSfkGyC74
HW: Answer and Cite ALL Corresponding Romeo and Juliet Act I Prologue & Scene 1 Questions
Reminder: No Fear Shakespeare is Helpful: https://www.sparknotes.com/nofear/shakespeare/romeojuliet/page_2/
HW: Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 23 & Chapter 23's 10 Flash Cards
Leave Flash Cards at Home Until Unit Exam
Reminder: Write Whole Words, Properly Spelled, For Sentence Check 1, Sentence Check 2, and Final Check
Day 128: Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 23 Homework Check
*Make Sure You Know Each Word’s Meaning, Part Of Speech, And How To Use It In The Context Of A Sentence
Romeo and Juliet
Act I
Read Act I: Scenes 2-5 p. 744-761
Analyze Prosody: Rhythm, Tone, Pitch, Stress Patterns, Expression, Volume, Phrasing, Smoothness, and/or Pace
Answer Short Answer Questions
HW: Answer and Cite ALL Corresponding Romeo and Juliet Act I Scene 2-5 Questions
Cite Answers (Romeo and Juliet Act.scene.lines).
Ex: Answer (Romeo and Juliet I.i.186-203).
Optional: Watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDy7XyeplV8 and/or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MH9ZK7vSBYY&list=PLFAF09E3A8181E52D&index=1
Day 129: Thursday, March 27, 2025
Romeo and Juliet
Act I
Graphic Organizer for Active Reading: Generation Gap (#2)
Analyze in Notes: Characterization
A. Abram and Balthasar
B. Benvolio
C. Capulet
D. Count Paris
E. Gregory and Sampson
F. Juliet
G. Lady Capulet
H. Lady Montague
I. Mercutio
J. Montague
K. Nurse
L. Prince Escalus
M. Romeo
N. Tybalt
Comprehension Test *R.A.C.E.S.: #12
Reminder: Romeo and Juliet Act I Study Materials Should Be Complete and Cited
Cite Answers (Romeo and Juliet Act.scene.lines).
Ex: Answer (Romeo and Juliet I.iv.16-20).
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1JriczW57Yr3z8ikETJldn08fzc81hok_BS2P9qLgo9U/edit?usp=sharing
Romeo and Juliet R.A.C.E.S. Prompts:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1PRVvRzIcLcIPTm-Vq2VNpNbOPemNgLTCQ-VWCcTE_I0/edit?usp=sharing
Day 130: Friday, March 28, 2025
Language Handbook 12: Punctuation: Notes & Worksheets 5-9 (Pgs. 137-142) *Use Textbook Pages 1024-1025 For Help
Using Commas After Introductory Elements and for Elements that Interrupt a Sentence
Setting off Appositives with Commas
Using Commas for Parenthetical Expressions and for Dates and Addresses
Using Semicolons and Colons
HW: Language Handbook 12: Punctuation: Worksheets 8-9 (Pgs. 140-142) *Use Textbook Pages 1024-1025 For Help
Using Semicolons and Colons
Day 131: Monday, March 31, 2025
Romeo and Juliet
Act I
Discuss Comprehension Test
Romeo and Juliet
Act II
Developing Vocabulary
Language Link: Repetition and Wordiness
Graphic Organizer for Active Reading: Love Lines
Optional: Watch Director Franco Zeffirelli’s Romeo and Juliet Act I (39 Minutes): 0:00-39:00 / 2:18:00
Day 132: Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Romeo and Juliet
Act II
Read Act II: Starts on p. 764
Graphic Organizer for Active Reading: Love Lines
Answer and Cite ALL Corresponding Romeo and Juliet Act II Questions: Short Answer & Selection Test
Cite Answers (Romeo and Juliet Act.scene.lines).
Ex: Answer (Romeo and Juliet II.iii.12-19).
HW: Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 24 & Chapter 24's 10 Flash Cards
Leave Flash Cards at Home Until Unit Exam
Reminder: Write Whole Words, Properly Spelled, For Sentence Check 1, Sentence Check 2, and Final Check
Day 133: Wednesday, April 2, 2025
CHECK YOUR GRADEBOOK ACCOUNT FOR ACCURACY OF AND/OR MISSING GRADES FOR THE 4th QUARTER!
Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 24 Homework Check
*Make Sure You Know Each Word’s Meaning, Part Of Speech, And How To Use It In The Context Of A Sentence
Romeo and Juliet
Act II
The Lovers (Somali Friends) by Lois Mailou Jones, 1950
Analyze in Notes: Characterization & Conflict:
A. Benvolio
B. Friar Lawrence
C. Juliet
D. Mercutio
E. Nurse
F. Romeo
Selection Test
Answer and Cite ALL Corresponding Romeo and Juliet Act II Questions: Short Answer & Selection Test
Cite Answers (Romeo and Juliet Act.scene.lines).
Ex: Answer (Romeo and Juliet II.iii.12-19).
CommonLit Activity: “Excerpts From Romeo And Juliet”
Optional: Watch Director Franco Zeffirelli’s Romeo and Juliet Act II (32 Minutes): 0:39:00-1:10:45 / 2:18:00
Romeo and Juliet R.A.C.E.S. Prompts:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1PRVvRzIcLcIPTm-Vq2VNpNbOPemNgLTCQ-VWCcTE_I0/edit?usp=sharing
HW: Answer and Cite ALL Corresponding Romeo and Juliet Act II Questions
Cite Answers (Romeo and Juliet Act.scene.lines).
Ex: Answer (Romeo and Juliet II.iii.12-19).
**ALL ACT II STUDY MATERIALS SHOULD BE COMPLETE: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/17ljFO7znr5Ed53zYDuA0QY0SjbZ8TV1ZNpcfU6gSfYI/edit?usp=sharing
Reminder: Unit 4 Improving Vocabulary Skills Reviews for EXAM & 60 Flashcards
Reminder: Finish Improving Vocabulary Skills Unit 4 Review & Study
*Reminder: You Should Have 60 Flash Cards at Home Until You Turn them in Test Day
Day 134: Thursday, April 3, 2025
Romeo and Juliet
Acts I-II Review
Acts I-II Quiz
Act III
Words To Own
Reminder: CommonLit Activity: “Excerpts From Romeo And Juliet”
Day 135: Friday, April 4, 2025
Language Handbook 13: Punctuation: Notes & Worksheets 1-2 *4 Is The Test (Pgs. 143-145) *Use Textbook Pages 1026-1028 For Help
Italics and Quotation Marks
Punctuating Quotations; Using Quotations Marks to Enclose Titles
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1hqp5Lgw5QkyIdJ8PVoxzrYeqQEPkaly_OK806u2EUw4/edit?usp=sharing
HW: Language Handbook 13: Punctuation: Worksheets 1-2 (Pgs. 143-145)
Day 136: Monday, April 7, 2025
Romeo and Juliet
Act III
Daily Oral Grammar
Graphic Organizer for Active Reading: Break it Up
Read Act III: Starts on p. 790
Answer and Cite ALL Corresponding Romeo and Juliet Act III Questions
Cite Answers (Romeo and Juliet Act.scene.lines).
Ex: Answer (Romeo and Juliet III.ii.22-29).
Romeo and Juliet R.A.C.E.S. Prompts:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1PRVvRzIcLcIPTm-Vq2VNpNbOPemNgLTCQ-VWCcTE_I0/edit?usp=sharing
HW: Answer and Cite ALL Corresponding Romeo and Juliet Act III Questions
Cite Answers (Romeo and Juliet Act.scene.lines).
Ex: Answer (Romeo and Juliet III.ii.22-29).
Reminder: Finish Improving Vocabulary Skills Unit 4 Reviews, & Study!
*You Should Have 60 Flash Cards Until You Turn them inThem On Test Day
Day 137: Tuesday, April 8, 2025
Romeo and Juliet
Act III
Graphic Organizer for Active Reading: Break it Up
Read Act III
A Young Couple by unknown artist, ca.1470 German
Analyze in Notes: Characterization & Conflict:
A. Benvolio
B. Mercutio
C. Lord & Lady Capulet
D. Paris
E. Friar Lawrence
F. Juliet
G. Nurse
H. Romeo
I. Prince Escalus
J. Lord & Lady Montague
K. Tybalt
Selection Test
Answer and Cite ALL Corresponding Romeo and Juliet Act III Questions
Cite Answers (Romeo and Juliet Act.scene.lines).
Ex: Answer (Romeo and Juliet III.ii.22-29).
HW: Answer and Cite ALL Corresponding Romeo and Juliet Act III Questions
*ALL of Romeo and Juliet Act III Study Materials, Analysis, & Notes Should Be Complete and Cited
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1NC3ZwJ_3MaDp2TmUp2nO_h6qvBFNhZJZKP_A7CE3i6M/edit?usp=sharing
Reminder: Finish Improving Vocabulary Skills Unit 4 Reviews, & Study!
*You Should Have 60 Flash Cards Until You Turn them inThem On Test Day
Day 138: Wednesday, April 09, 2025
ELA II Testing Part One 7:30-9:30
2-Hour Delay for Grades 9, 11-12
CHECK YOUR GRADEBOOK ACCOUNT FOR ACCURACY OF AND/OR MISSING GRADES FOR THE 4th QUARTER!
Due: Improving Vocabulary Skills Unit 4 Reviews & Its 60 Flash Cards
*Make Sure You Know Each Word’s Meaning, Part Of Speech, And How To Use It In The Context Of A Sentence
Folder Check Before Improving Vocabulary Skills Unit 4 Exam
Top
60 Improving Vocabulary Skills Unit 4 Flash Cards *In a Rubber Band
Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 19
Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 20
Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 21
Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 22
Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 23
Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 24
Improving Vocabulary Skills Unit 4 Review
Bottom
EXAM: Improving Vocabulary Skills Unit 4
Day 139: Thursday, April 10, 2025
ELA II Testing Part Two 7:30-9:31
2-hour Delay For Grades 9, 11-12
Romeo and Juliet
Act III
Review Act III
Quiz Act III
Reminder: *ALL of Romeo and Juliet Act III Study Materials, Analysis, & Notes Should Be Complete and Cited
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1NC3ZwJ_3MaDp2TmUp2nO_h6qvBFNhZJZKP_A7CE3i6M/edit?usp=sharing
Optional: Watch Director Franco Zeffirelli’s Romeo and Juliet Act III (37 Minutes): 1:10:45-1:47:15 / 2:18:00
HW: CommonLit Activity: “Sonnet 5”
Day 140: Friday, April 11, 2025
Language Handbook 13: Punctuation: Notes & Worksheets 3-4 *4 Is The Test (Pgs. 146-149) *Use Textbook Pages 1026-1028 For Help
Punctuating Dialogue and Quoted Passages
Test (Review) Unit 13
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1hqp5Lgw5QkyIdJ8PVoxzrYeqQEPkaly_OK806u2EUw4/edit?usp=sharing
HW: Language Handbook 13: Punctuation: Worksheets 1-4 (Pgs. 143-149)
Day 141: Monday, April 14, 2025
Romeo and Juliet
Act IV
Developing Vocabulary
Graphic Organizer for Active Reading: The Best Laid Schemes...
Read Act IV: Starts on p. 818
Analyze in Notes: Characterization & Conflict:
A. Lord and Lady Capulet
B. Friar Lawrence
C. Juliet
D. Nurse
E. Paris
F. Peter and the Musicians
Romeo and Juliet R.A.C.E.S. Prompts:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1PRVvRzIcLcIPTm-Vq2VNpNbOPemNgLTCQ-VWCcTE_I0/edit?usp=sharing
Day 142: Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Romeo and Juliet
Act IV
Graphic Organizer for Active Reading: The Best Laid Schemes…
Analyze in Notes:
1. Soliloquy
2. Paraphrasing
3. Dramatic Irony
Analyze in Notes--Characterization & Conflict:
A. Lord and Lady Capulet
B. Friar Lawrence
C. Juliet
D. Nurse
E. Paris
F. Peter and the Musicians
HW: Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 25 & Its 10 Flash Cards
- Leave Flash Cards at Home Until Unit Exam
- Reminder: Write Whole Words, Properly Spelled, For Sentence Check 1, Sentence Check 2, and Final Check
Day 143: Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Bio Testing Part One for Grade 10 7:30-9:20
2-Hour Delay for Grades 9, 11, & 12
CHECK YOUR GRADEBOOK ACCOUNT FOR ACCURACY OF AND/OR MISSING GRADES FOR THE 4th QUARTER!
Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 25 Homework Check
*Make Sure You Know Each Word’s Meaning, Part Of Speech, And How To Use It In The Context Of A Sentence
Romeo and Juliet
Act IV
Comprehension Test
Review Act IV
Quiz Act IV
*ALL Romeo and Juliet Act IV Study Materials, Analysis, & Notes Should Be Complete and Cited
Slideshow: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1v29ocezWgbMsG7RsGARhFEG9JLBN16TTAX-6cYreorQ/edit?usp=sharing
Optional: Watch Director Franco Zeffirelli’s Romeo and Juliet Act IV (10 Minutes): 1:47:15-1:57:30 / 2:18:00
Bonus Opportunity: By 7:30 A.M. on Friday, 04/28/23, share (via Google) An Image of A Scene From Romeo and Juliet In Which You Are Costumed & Positioned According to the Action of The Scene
Consider Setting, Props, Facial Expression, Body Language, Etc.
Shared Document or Slide Must Be Named Period Last First Bonus
Ex: 4 Shmoe Joe Bonus
Day 144: Thursday, April 17, 2025
Bio Testing Part Two for Grade 10 7:30-9:20
2-Hour Delay for Grades 9, 11, & 12
Language Handbook 14: Punctuation: Notes & Worksheets 1-5 *5 Is The Test (Pgs. 150-158) *Use Textbook Pages 1029-1030 For Help & Notes
Forming Possessives with Apostrophes
Using Apostrophes with Possessive Forms
Using Apostrophes, Hyphens, Dashes, and Parentheses
Hyphens, Dashes, and Parentheses
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1XE41hCspnOe6RkXEP2oj6f5jqwrNLYH8qGJpVpncfng/edit?usp=sharing
HW: Complete Worksheets 1-5 (Pgs. 150-158) *Use Textbook Pages 1029-1030 For Help
SPRING BREAK 2025: 04/18/25-04/21/25
+ Miss Dewberry’s 2025 Personal Days
Modified Plans for 2025 (Usual Plans Follow):
Day 145: Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Watch Director Franco Zeffirelli’s Romeo and Juliet (2:18:00)
Complete Romeo and Juliet Act V: Starts on p. 836
Developing Vocabulary
Language Link: Figures of Speech
Graphic Organizer for Active Reading: And the Verdict Is...
Reminder: Buy/Borrow Animal Farm And Have In Class By Day 149
Reminder: Organize Folder for Folder Check Before Romeo and Juliet Exam, Which is Monday!
HW: Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 26 & Its 10 Flash Cards
- Leave Flash Cards at Home Until Unit Exam
- Reminder: Write Whole Words, Properly Spelled, For Sentence Check 1, Sentence Check 2, and Final Check
Day 146: Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Gov’t & U.S. Hist Testing Part One for Grades 10 & 11 7:30-9:20
2-Hour Delay for Grades 9 & 12
CHECK YOUR GRADEBOOK ACCOUNT FOR ACCURACY OF AND/OR MISSING GRADES FOR THE 4th QUARTER!
Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 26 Homework Check
*Make Sure You Know Each Word’s Meaning, Part Of Speech, And How To Use It In The Context Of A Sentence
Watch Director Franco Zeffirelli’s Romeo and Juliet (2:18:00)
Complete Romeo and Juliet Act V
Selection Test
Analyze in Notes:
Characterization, Conflict & Resolution in Romeo and Juliet Act V:
A. Romeo
B. Balthasar
C. Paris
D. Juliet
E. Friar John and Friar Lawrence
F. Prince Escalus
G. Lord & Lady Capulet and Lord & Lady Montague
Act V Review
*ALL Romeo and Juliet Act V Study Materials, Analysis, & Notes Should Be Complete and Cited
Slideshow:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1euPYGBzC3EEZD39PwpNPCRmHz7lRoxgKzZY5i_72FoM/edit?usp=sharing
Romeo and Juliet R.A.C.E.S. Prompts:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1PRVvRzIcLcIPTm-Vq2VNpNbOPemNgLTCQ-VWCcTE_I0/edit?usp=sharing
Day 147: Thursday, April 24, 2025
Gov’t & U.S. Hist Testing Part Two for Grades 10 & 11 7:30-9:20
2-Hour Delay for Grades 9 & 12
Watch Director Franco Zeffirelli’s Romeo and Juliet (2:18:00)
Romeo and Juliet Act I-V Review:
https://quizizz.com/admin/quiz/58d14d7a7e880ff566b7bf97/romeo-and-juliet-test-review
https://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/romeojuliet/quiz/
Shakespeare & Genre Review
Reminder: Organize Folder & Review for Romeo and Juliet Test
Top
Introductory Notes, Worksheets, Quizzes, Etc.
Act I Notes, Worksheets, Quizzes, Etc.
Act II Notes, Worksheets, Quizzes, Etc.
Act III Notes, Worksheets, Quizzes, Etc.
Act IV Notes, Worksheets, Quizzes, Etc.
Act V Notes, Worksheets, Quizzes, Etc.
Genre Test
Romeo and Juliet Review
Bottom
Folder Check Checklist:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PQywsRPurx9DL3fWEBIoHFbaiaiqZI1HacdO1dIMYw4/edit?usp=sharing
Reminder: Buy/Borrow Animal Farm And Have In Class By Day 1__
*Read/Prepare One (1) Chapter Per Day--Even If You Are Absent :)
Animal Farm Available Online in Full Text:
http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks01/0100011h.html or http://www.huzheng.org/geniusreligion/AnimalFarm.pdf
Shared version of Animal Farm (PDF):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VaXcHORAMX0jCvQjs8SFI86XQYHsjaTa/view?usp=sharing
Animal Farm Audiobook: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIFK00vf8Y4
STARTING POINTS FOR CHAPTERS-
Ch 1- 0:00; Ch 2- 15:32; Ch 3- 30:05; Ch 4- 42:53; Ch 5- 52:40; Ch 6- 1:10:09; Ch 7- 1:25:47; Ch 8- 1:45:57; Ch 9- 2:08:41; Ch 10- 2:28:21
Day 148: Friday, April 25, 2025
Watch Director Franco Zeffirelli’s Romeo and Juliet (2:18:00)
Language Handbook 14: Punctuation: Notes & Worksheets 3-5 *5 Is The Test (Pgs. 154-158) *Use SlideShow and Textbook Pages 1029-1030 For Help & Notes
Using Apostrophes, Hyphens, Dashes, and Parentheses
Hyphens, Dashes, and Parentheses
Test (Review)
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1XE41hCspnOe6RkXEP2oj6f5jqwrNLYH8qGJpVpncfng/edit?usp=sharing
HW: Complete Worksheets 1-5 (Pgs. 150-158) *Use Textbook Pages 1029-1030 For Help
Usual Plans for Day 145-148
Day 145: Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Romeo and Juliet
Act V
Developing Vocabulary
Language Link: Figures of Speech
Graphic Organizer for Active Reading: And the Verdict Is...
Read Act V: Starts on p. 836
Reminder: Buy/Borrow Animal Farm And Have In Class By Day 149
Reminder: Organize Folder for Folder Check Before Romeo and Juliet Exam
HW: Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 26 & Its 10 Flash Cards
- Leave Flash Cards at Home Until Unit Exam
- Reminder: Write Whole Words, Properly Spelled, For Sentence Check 1, Sentence Check 2, and Final Check
Day 146: Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Gov’t & U.S. Hist Testing Part One for Grades 10 & 11 7:30-9:20
2-Hour Delay for Grades 9 & 12
CHECK YOUR GRADEBOOK ACCOUNT FOR ACCURACY OF AND/OR MISSING GRADES FOR THE 4th QUARTER!
Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 26 Homework Check
*Make Sure You Know Each Word’s Meaning, Part Of Speech, And How To Use It In The Context Of A Sentence
Romeo and Juliet
Act V
Graphic Organizer for Active Reading: And the Verdict Is...
Read Act V: Starts on p. 836
Selection Test
Analyze in Notes:
Characterization, Conflict & Resolution in Romeo and Juliet Act V:
A. Romeo
B. Balthasar
C. Paris
D. Juliet
E. Friar John and Friar Lawrence
F. Prince Escalus
G. Lord & Lady Capulet and Lord & Lady Montague
Act V Review
*ALL Romeo and Juliet Act V Study Materials, Analysis, & Notes Should Be Complete and Cited
Slideshow:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1euPYGBzC3EEZD39PwpNPCRmHz7lRoxgKzZY5i_72FoM/edit?usp=sharing
Optional: Watch Director Franco Zeffirelli’s Romeo and Juliet Act V (22 Minutes) 1:56:00-2:18:00 / 2:18:00
Romeo and Juliet R.A.C.E.S. Prompts:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1PRVvRzIcLcIPTm-Vq2VNpNbOPemNgLTCQ-VWCcTE_I0/edit?usp=sharing
Day 147: Thursday, April 24, 2025
Gov’t & U.S. Hist Testing Part Two for Grades 10 & 11 7:30-9:20
2-Hour Delay for Grades 9 & 12
Romeo and Juliet
Act I-V Review:
https://quizizz.com/admin/quiz/58d14d7a7e880ff566b7bf97/romeo-and-juliet-test-review
https://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/romeojuliet/quiz/
Shakespeare & Genre Review
Reminder: Organize Folder & Review for Romeo and Juliet Test
Top
Introductory Notes, Worksheets, Quizzes, Etc.
Act I Notes, Worksheets, Quizzes, Etc.
Act II Notes, Worksheets, Quizzes, Etc.
Act III Notes, Worksheets, Quizzes, Etc.
Act IV Notes, Worksheets, Quizzes, Etc.
Act V Notes, Worksheets, Quizzes, Etc.
Genre Test
Romeo and Juliet Review
Bottom
Folder Check Checklist:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PQywsRPurx9DL3fWEBIoHFbaiaiqZI1HacdO1dIMYw4/edit?usp=sharing
Reminder: Buy/Borrow Animal Farm And Have In Class By Day 1__
*Read/Prepare One (1) Chapter Per Day--Even If You Are Absent :)
Animal Farm Available Online in Full Text:
http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks01/0100011h.html or http://www.huzheng.org/geniusreligion/AnimalFarm.pdf
Shared version of Animal Farm (PDF):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VaXcHORAMX0jCvQjs8SFI86XQYHsjaTa/view?usp=sharing
Animal Farm Audiobook: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIFK00vf8Y4
STARTING POINTS FOR CHAPTERS-
Ch 1- 0:00; Ch 2- 15:32; Ch 3- 30:05; Ch 4- 42:53; Ch 5- 52:40; Ch 6- 1:10:09; Ch 7- 1:25:47; Ch 8- 1:45:57; Ch 9- 2:08:41; Ch 10- 2:28:21
Day 148: Friday, April 25, 2025
Language Handbook 14: Punctuation: Notes & Worksheets 3-5 *5 Is The Test (Pgs. 154-158) *Use SlideShow and Textbook Pages 1029-1030 For Help & Notes
Using Apostrophes, Hyphens, Dashes, and Parentheses
Hyphens, Dashes, and Parentheses
Test (Review)
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1XE41hCspnOe6RkXEP2oj6f5jqwrNLYH8qGJpVpncfng/edit?usp=sharing
HW: Complete Worksheets 1-5 (Pgs. 150-158) *Use Textbook Pages 1029-1030 For Help
Day 149: Monday, April 28, 2025
Folder and Book Cover Check before Romeo and Juliet Exam:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PQywsRPurx9DL3fWEBIoHFbaiaiqZI1HacdO1dIMYw4/edit?usp=sharing
EXAM: Romeo and Juliet & Genre
Reminder: Buy/Borrow Animal Farm And Have In Class
*Read/Prepare One (1) Chapter Per Day--Even If You Are Absent :)
Animal Farm Available Online in Full Text:
http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks01/0100011h.html or http://www.huzheng.org/geniusreligion/AnimalFarm.pdf
Shared version of Animal Farm (PDF):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VaXcHORAMX0jCvQjs8SFI86XQYHsjaTa/view?usp=sharing
Animal Farm Audiobook: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIFK00vf8Y4
STARTING POINTS FOR CHAPTERS-
Ch 1- 0:00; Ch 2- 15:32; Ch 3- 30:05; Ch 4- 42:53; Ch 5- 52:40; Ch 6- 1:10:09; Ch 7- 1:25:47; Ch 8- 1:45:57; Ch 9- 2:08:41; Ch 10- 2:28:21
Day 150: Tuesday, April 29, 2025
For 2026: Move CRS Benchmark Testing to This Day: https://oh-reset.portal.cambiumast.com/ (Tomorrow Too!)
CommonLit: “Stalin: A Brutal Legacy Uncovered”
Notes of Introduction: Animal Farm
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Qyg_6QH_-RovzJOw3jbU-p7ErUCvv3HXlJKbvEDczKY/edit?usp=sharing
Or Watch & Take Notes From
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZ3CaUdIIFU (15 Minutes)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIZ8i9UUQMI (3 Minutes)
HW: Read and Prepare Animal Farm Chapter 1 *Read/Prepare One (1) Chapter Per Day--Even If You Are Absent :)
Animal Farm Available Online in Full Text:
http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks01/0100011h.html or http://www.huzheng.org/geniusreligion/AnimalFarm.pdf
Shared version of Animal Farm (PDF):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VaXcHORAMX0jCvQjs8SFI86XQYHsjaTa/view?usp=sharing
Animal Farm Audiobook: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIFK00vf8Y4
STARTING POINTS FOR CHAPTERS-
Ch 1- 0:00; Ch 2- 15:32; Ch 3- 30:05; Ch 4- 42:53; Ch 5- 52:40; Ch 6- 1:10:09; Ch 7- 1:25:47; Ch 8- 1:45:57; Ch 9- 2:08:41; Ch 10- 2:28:21
HW: Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 27 & Its 10 Flash Cards (Leave Flash Cards at Home Until Unit Exam)
Reminder: Write Whole Words, Properly Spelled, For Sentence Check 1, Sentence Check 2, and Final Check
Day 151: Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Alg I and Geometry Testing Part One
2-hour Delay For Grades 11-12
CHECK YOUR GRADEBOOK ACCOUNT FOR ACCURACY OF AND/OR MISSING GRADES FOR THE 4th QUARTER!
Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 27 Homework Check
*Make Sure You Know Each Word’s Meaning, Part Of Speech, And How To Use It In The Context Of A Sentence
Animal Farm Chapter 1 Reading Check
Animal Farm Chapter 1 Analysis & Notes:
Exposition
Setting
Background
Major Characters
a. Old Major
Include points from speech
b. Boxer
c. Mollie
d. Benjamin
e. Mr. Jones
f. Clover
CommonLit: “The Ten Commandments”
HW: Read and Prepare Animal Farm Chapter 2
*Read/Prepare One (1) Chapter Per Day--Even If You Are Absent :)
Animal Farm Available Online in Full Text:
http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks01/0100011h.html or http://www.huzheng.org/geniusreligion/AnimalFarm.pdf
Shared version of Animal Farm (PDF):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VaXcHORAMX0jCvQjs8SFI86XQYHsjaTa/view?usp=sharing
Animal Farm Audiobook: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIFK00vf8Y4
STARTING POINTS FOR CHAPTERS-
Ch 1- 0:00; Ch 2- 15:32; Ch 3- 30:05; Ch 4- 42:53; Ch 5- 52:40; Ch 6- 1:10:09; Ch 7- 1:25:47; Ch 8- 1:45:57; Ch 9- 2:08:41; Ch 10- 2:28:21
HW: CommonLit: “The Ten Commandments”
Day 152: Thursday, May 1, 2025
Alg I and Geometry Testing Part Two
2-hour Delay For Grades 11-12
Reading Check: Animal Farm Chapters 1-2
Animal Farm Chapter 2
Rising Action
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1L4AvePVlJVO5CwvR6j2jmkTtUxQchpx1AwUnWqndvec/edit?usp=sharing
HW: CommonLit: “Conformity”
HW: Read and Prepare Animal Farm Chapter 3
Reminder: By Tomorrow, You Should Have Read and Prepared Animal Farm Chapters 1-3
*Read/Prepare One (1) Chapter Per Day--Even If You Are Absent :)
Animal Farm Available Online in Full Text:
http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks01/0100011h.html or http://www.huzheng.org/geniusreligion/AnimalFarm.pdf
Shared version of Animal Farm (PDF):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VaXcHORAMX0jCvQjs8SFI86XQYHsjaTa/view?usp=sharing
Animal Farm Audiobook: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIFK00vf8Y4
STARTING POINTS FOR CHAPTERS-
Ch 1- 0:00; Ch 2- 15:32; Ch 3- 30:05; Ch 4- 42:53; Ch 5- 52:40; Ch 6- 1:10:09; Ch 7- 1:25:47; Ch 8- 1:45:57; Ch 9- 2:08:41; Ch 10- 2:28:21
Day 153: Friday, May 2, 2025
Language Handbook 15: Spelling: Notes & Worksheets 1-6 *6 Is The Test (Pgs. 159-165) *Use Textbook Pages 1031-1034 For Help
Using Word Parts
Using Spelling Rules
Adding Prefixes and Suffixes
Forming Plurals of Nouns
HW: Complete Language Handbook 15: Spelling: Worksheets 1-6 (Pgs. 159-165)
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1S0U_zfJhNTffeCNr1Hg6P12SHGlgDe8d0fby7gRlrz8/edit?usp=sharing
Bonus Opportunity: Use Textbook Pages 1035-1037, Select A Common Usage Problem For A 14" x 22" Poster, And Make a Poster for A (Your) Common Usage Problem: Due Thursday, Day 15_
Visual Aid Guidelines:
Contrast
Light background; dark font
Large, clear/crisp font
25 or fewer words (total)
1-3 images (not words)
Poster Board = H: 14" and W: 22"
Posters Need:
Term(s)
Definition/Explanation of Usage
Example(s)
1-3 Image(s
CHECK YOUR GRADEBOOK ACCOUNT FOR ACCURACY OF AND/OR MISSING GRADES FOR THE 4th QUARTER!
HW: Read and Prepare Animal Farm Chapter 4
Day 154: Monday, May 5, 2025
Reading Check Quiz Animal Farm Chapters 1-4
Animal Farm Chapters 1-3 Analysis and Notes
Setting
Time
Place
General background (situation)
Meeting of the animals
Major’s points
"Beasts of England”
Main characters
a. Old Major
b. Boxer
c. Clover
d. Benjamin
e. Mollie
f. Snowball
g. Napoleon
h. Squealer
i. Moses
j. The cat
k. Mr. Jones
Plot, Conflict, & suspense
Pigs’ job
The rebellion
Animalism & 7 Commandments
Leadership of the animals
Animals' flag
Milk and apples
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1B80SsXELW2sGZlTxG0LnMwBa5pjeHceA3U0YaPT2bow/edit?usp=sharing
HW: Read and Prepare Animal Farm Chapter 5
*Read/Prepare One (1) Chapter Per Day--Even If You Are Absent :)
Animal Farm Available Online in Full Text:
http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks01/0100011h.html or http://www.huzheng.org/geniusreligion/AnimalFarm.pdf
Shared version of Animal Farm (PDF):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VaXcHORAMX0jCvQjs8SFI86XQYHsjaTa/view?usp=sharing
Animal Farm Audiobook: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIFK00vf8Y4
STARTING POINTS FOR CHAPTERS-
Ch 1- 0:00; Ch 2- 15:32; Ch 3- 30:05; Ch 4- 42:53; Ch 5- 52:40; Ch 6- 1:10:09; Ch 7- 1:25:47; Ch 8- 1:45:57; Ch 9- 2:08:41; Ch 10- 2:28:21
Day 155: Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Reading Check: Animal Farm Chapters 1-5
Animal Farm Chapter 4: Rising Action--Analysis and Notes
1. Neighbors & Communication
2. Rumors
3. Battle of Cowshed: Orwell’s Details
4. Battle of Cowshed: Injuries
5. Extended Metaphor
Battle of Cowshed = Army/Military-like
6. Propaganda
Animals
Frederick and Pilkington
SlideShow:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1DkvvofoTL3OYkOwP6PAwbpGE5ECW3UWBFeyHOJTIX9w/edit?usp=sharing
HW: Read and Prepare Animal Farm Chapter 6 *Read/Prepare One (1) Chapter Per Day--Even If You Are Absent :)
Animal Farm Available Online in Full Text:
http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks01/0100011h.html or http://www.huzheng.org/geniusreligion/AnimalFarm.pdf
Shared version of Animal Farm (PDF):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VaXcHORAMX0jCvQjs8SFI86XQYHsjaTa/view?usp=sharing
Animal Farm Audiobook: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIFK00vf8Y4
STARTING POINTS FOR CHAPTERS-
Ch 1- 0:00; Ch 2- 15:32; Ch 3- 30:05; Ch 4- 42:53; Ch 5- 52:40; Ch 6- 1:10:09; Ch 7- 1:25:47; Ch 8- 1:45:57; Ch 9- 2:08:41; Ch 10- 2:28:21
HW: Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 28 & Its 10 Flash Cards
- Leave Flash Cards at Home Until Unit Exam
- Reminder: Write Whole Words, Properly Spelled, For Sentence Check 1, Sentence Check 2, and Final Check
Day 156: Wednesday, May 7, 2025 Staff PD Day: No Classes for Students
Reminder: Due Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 28 & Its 10 Flash Cards (Leave Flash Cards at Home Until Unit Exam)
Reminder: Write Whole Words, Properly Spelled, For Sentence Check 1, Sentence Check 2, and Final Check
HW: Read and Prepare Animal Farm Chapter 7
Read/Prepare One (1) Chapter Per Day--Even If You Are Absent :)
Day 157: Thursday, May 8, 2025
From Yesterday: Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 28 Homework Check
Make Sure You Know Each Word’s Meaning, Part Of Speech, And How To Use It In The Context Of A Sentence
Reading Check: Animal Farm Chapters 1-5
Animal Farm Chapter 5
Animal Farm Chapter 5 (Rising Action)
Characterization
1-2. Snowball: As leader, Campaign, Propaganda, Exile (and after), Conflict w/ Napoleon, Climax(?)
3-4. Napoleon: As leader, Campaign, Propaganda, Conflict w/ Snowball
5. The puppies: Climax(?)
6. Benjamin
7. Mollie
8. Squealer: Propaganda
9. Boxer
10. New Sunday ritual
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1jXPwoWkLJAOsnUxNZ2wefPbqlJdBtKFYXuAX50rWx3o/edit?usp=sharing
HW: CommonLit: “Herd Behavior”
HW: Read and Prepare Animal Farm Chapter 8
Read/Prepare One (1) Chapter Per Day--Even If You Are Absent :)
Animal Farm Available Online in Full Text:
http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks01/0100011h.html or http://www.huzheng.org/geniusreligion/AnimalFarm.pdf
Shared version of Animal Farm (PDF):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VaXcHORAMX0jCvQjs8SFI86XQYHsjaTa/view?usp=sharing
Animal Farm Audiobook: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIFK00vf8Y4
STARTING POINTS FOR CHAPTERS-
Ch 1- 0:00; Ch 2- 15:32; Ch 3- 30:05; Ch 4- 42:53; Ch 5- 52:40; Ch 6- 1:10:09; Ch 7- 1:25:47; Ch 8- 1:45:57; Ch 9- 2:08:41; Ch 10- 2:28:21
Day 158: Friday, May 9, 2025
CHECK YOUR GRADEBOOK ACCOUNT FOR ACCURACY OF AND/OR MISSING GRADES FOR THE 4th QUARTER!
Share Bonus Posters For Common Usage Problems
Language Handbook 16: Glossary of Usage: Notes & Worksheets 1-3 *3 Is The Test (Pgs. 166-169) *Use Textbook Pages 1035-1037 For Help
Common Usage Problems
Review For Language Exam: Punctuation, Spelling, & Usage
Reminder: Review For Next Friday’s Language Handbook 12-16 Exam: Punctuation, Spelling, & Usage
HW: Read and Prepare Animal Farm Chapter 9
*Read/Prepare One (1) Chapter Per Day--Even If You Are Absent :)
Animal Farm Available Online in Full Text:
http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks01/0100011h.html or http://www.huzheng.org/geniusreligion/AnimalFarm.pdf
Shared version of Animal Farm (PDF):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VaXcHORAMX0jCvQjs8SFI86XQYHsjaTa/view?usp=sharing
Animal Farm Audiobook: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIFK00vf8Y4
STARTING POINTS FOR CHAPTERS-
Ch 1- 0:00; Ch 2- 15:32; Ch 3- 30:05; Ch 4- 42:53; Ch 5- 52:40; Ch 6- 1:10:09; Ch 7- 1:25:47; Ch 8- 1:45:57; Ch 9- 2:08:41; Ch 10- 2:28:21
Day 159: Monday, May 12, 2025
Reading Check: Animal Farm Chapters 1-6
Animal Farm Chapter 6
1. Work and harvest
2. Windmill
3. Food and other essentials
4. Trade
5. Animals’ relationships with humans
6. Other changes and alterations
7. The storm
Animal Farm Chapters 4-6 SlideShow:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1DkvvofoTL3OYkOwP6PAwbpGE5ECW3UWBFeyHOJTIX9w/edit?usp=sharing
HW: Read and Prepare Animal Farm Chapter 10
*Read/Prepare One (1) Chapter Per Day--Even If You Are Absent :)
Animal Farm Available Online in Full Text:
http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks01/0100011h.html or http://www.huzheng.org/geniusreligion/AnimalFarm.pdf
Shared version of Animal Farm (PDF):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VaXcHORAMX0jCvQjs8SFI86XQYHsjaTa/view?usp=sharing
Animal Farm Audiobook: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIFK00vf8Y4
STARTING POINTS FOR CHAPTERS-
Ch 1- 0:00; Ch 2- 15:32; Ch 3- 30:05; Ch 4- 42:53; Ch 5- 52:40; Ch 6- 1:10:09; Ch 7- 1:25:47; Ch 8- 1:45:57; Ch 9- 2:08:41; Ch 10- 2:28:21
HW: CommonLit: “Learning to Read”
Reminder: Review For Friday’s Language Handbook 12-16 Exam: Punctuation, Spelling, & Usage
Day 160: Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Reading Check: Animal Farm Chapters 1-7
Animal Farm Chapter 7
1. Plot
Rebuilding the windmill
Struggles
2. Conflict and Propaganda
Humans’ lies & Napoleon’s lies
Eggs
Deception: the scapegoat
Misleading/confusing
3. Metaphor
Napoleon as director
4. Mood w/ Evidence
5. Cause 🡪 Effect
Effect for animals in general
Effect for Boxer
Effects for Clover
6. “Beasts of England”
Animal Farm Chapters 7, 8 SlideShow:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1HPk65yGcREogCTnJP3mCEBv5TBQVcUVg9KSxZHF-riY/edit?usp=sharing
HW: Read and Prepare Animal Farm Chapter 10
HW: Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 29 & Its 10 Flash Cards (Leave Flash Cards at Home Until Unit Exam)
Reminder: Write Whole Words, Properly Spelled, For Sentence Check 1, Sentence Check 2, and Final Check
Day 161: Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 29 Homework Check
*Make Sure You Know Each Word’s Meaning, Part Of Speech, And How To Use It In The Context Of A Sentence
Reading Check: Animal Farm Chapters 1-8
Animal Farm Chapter 8
1. Propaganda
Rules
Revisions
Work and “the numbers”
2. Conflict
“Man” v. man
3. Allegory
The Battle of the Windmill
4. Dramatic Irony
Animal Farm Chapters 7-8
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1koiucQdA8_8L08HDWY_a59QMOvueNuKI6SlpG5lol2c/edit?usp=sharing
CommonLit: “The Third Wave”
HW: Read and Prepare Animal Farm Chapter 9
Day 162: Thursday, May 15, 2025
Reading Check: Animal Farm Chapters 1-9
Animal Farm Chapter 9
1. Plot: rations
Situational irony
Verbal irony: propaganda
2. Plot: retirement
Situational irony
3. Animal Farm: A Republic
Situational irony
Verbal irony: propaganda
4. Boxer
Verbal and situational irony
Boxer’s body/remains
5. Boxer
Situational irony
Memorial banquet
Animal Farm Chapters 9-10 Slideshow:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/117CoiSUdRX8OVmmRIvPI9WDSQxr8oiBeshh9HHzuv08/edit?usp=sharing
HW: Read and Prepare Animal Farm Chapter 10
Reminder: REVIEW/STUDY for EXAM: Language Handbook 12-16: Punctuation, Spelling, & Usage
Day 163: Friday, May 16, 2025
Folder Check before Language Handbook 12-16 Exam:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1C_l7q3NeRQsTqYW6vqZ3yqRXZJydVlEIPID2TcQqnh4/edit?usp=sharing
EXAM: Language Handbook 12-16: Punctuation, Spelling, & Usage
Day 164: Monday, May 19, 2025
Reading Check: Animal Farm Chapters 1-10
HW: CommonLit: “The Russian Revolution”
Animal Farm Chapter 10
1. Plot: changes
2. Plot: compare
Before and now
3. Propaganda
Irony of it
4. Man and pig
5. Characterization
Napoleon
6. Plot: climax
7. Satire
8. Theme 🡪 Theme Statements
A. Tyrants
B. Role of the Populace in Tyranny
C. Religion
D. False Allegiance
Animal Farm Chapters 9-10 Slideshow:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/117CoiSUdRX8OVmmRIvPI9WDSQxr8oiBeshh9HHzuv08/edit?usp=sharing
Compare Animal Farm to Russian Revolution
SlideShow:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5vyTb_1yEsfY1ktdEtlV040eUU/view?usp=sharing
Review Animal Farm & Organize Study Material
HW: Review Animal Farm & Organize Study Material
Day 165: Tuesday, May 20, 2025
CRS Benchmark Testing: https://oh-reset.portal.cambiumast.com/ (Tomorrow Too!)
HW: Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 30 & Its 10 Flash Cards (Leave Flash Cards at Home Until Unit Exam)
Reminder: Write Whole Words, Properly Spelled, For Sentence Check 1, Sentence Check 2, and Final Check
Day 166: Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 30 Homework Check
*Make Sure You Know Each Word’s Meaning, Part Of Speech, And How To Use It In The Context Of A Sentence
CRS Benchmark Testing: https://oh-reset.portal.cambiumast.com/
Reminder: Have Improving Vocabulary Skills Unit 5 & Its 60 Flash Cards In Class Tuesday: Complete & Review Improving Vocabulary Skills Unit 5 & Its 60 Flash Cards, and Organize Folder for Folder Check
HW: Review Improving Vocabulary Skills Unit 5 with Reviews & Its 60 Flash Cards, and Organize Folder for Folder Check BEFORE TUESDAY
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Q8jf_OBJL-5cSJRxKF3xTc7Nrjv4-01YgLzfFsgN0MI/edit?usp=sharing
Day 167: Thursday, May 22, 2025
Animal Farm Ch. 1-10 Analysis, Discussion, and Notes:
1. Satire
2. Fable
3. Allegory
4. Animal Farm - Russian Revolution
5. Propaganda
Plot Recap
6. Exposition
7. Rising Action
8. Climax
9. Falling Action
10. Resolution
Watch Animal Farm Movie (1:28:00 from 1999):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGzRf0Ow1qU
Watch Animal Farm Cartoon (2:13:15 from 1954):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2b-CMtKhTl0
Follow Along In Novel
Complete Summary Sheets Based on Novel, Not Supplemental Movie, but Use Film To Help You Understand Everything
*Compare and Contrast Novel and Film
Review Animal Farm & Organize Study Material
Reminder: Review Improving Vocabulary Skills Unit 5 with Reviews & Its 60 Flash Cards, and Organize Folder for Folder Check BEFORE TUESDAY
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Q8jf_OBJL-5cSJRxKF3xTc7Nrjv4-01YgLzfFsgN0MI/edit?usp=sharing
Day 168: Friday, May 23, 2025
Folder Check and Animal Farm Study Guide Submission Before Animal Farm EXAM:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1h7ksKNg2K4tLgsonojCReDvfiir6gK4tSQkWrbvu2bU/edit?usp=sharing
EXAM: Animal Farm
Watch Animal Farm Movie (1:28:00 from 1999):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGzRf0Ow1qU
Watch Animal Farm Cartoon (2:13:15 from 1954):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2b-CMtKhTl0
Follow Along In Novel
Complete Summary Sheets Based on Novel, Not Supplemental Movie, but Use Film To Help You Understand Everything
*Compare and Contrast Novel and Film
**MAKE SURE YOU RETURN YOUR LIBRARY BOOKS, TEXTBOOKS, and CHROMEBOOK!**
Reminder: Review Improving Vocabulary Skills Unit 5 with Reviews & Its 60 Flash Cards, and Organize Folder for Folder Check BEFORE TUESDAY
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Q8jf_OBJL-5cSJRxKF3xTc7Nrjv4-01YgLzfFsgN0MI/edit?usp=sharing
No School Monday, May 26, 2025: Memorial Day
CHECK YOUR GRADEBOOK ACCOUNT FOR ACCURACY OF AND/OR MISSING GRADES FOR THE 4th QUARTER!
Reminder: Have Improving Vocabulary Skills Unit 5 & Its 60 Flash Cards In Class Tomorow!
Day 169: Tuesday, May 27, 2024
Due: Improving Vocabulary Skills Unit 5 Reviews & Its 60 Flash Cards
*Make Sure You Know Each Word’s Meaning, Part Of Speech, And How To Use It In The Context Of A Sentence
Watch Animal Farm Movie (1:28:00 from 1999):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGzRf0Ow1qU
Watch Animal Farm Cartoon (2:13:15 from 1954):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2b-CMtKhTl0
Follow Along In Novel
Complete Summary Sheets Based on Novel, Not Supplemental Movie, but Use Film To Help You Understand Everything
*Compare and Contrast Novel and Film
Complete & Review Improving Vocabulary Skills Unit 5 & Its 60 Flash Cards, and Organize Folder for Folder Check
HW: Review Improving Vocabulary Skills Unit 5 with Reviews & Its 60 Flash Cards, and Organize Folder for Folder Check
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Q8jf_OBJL-5cSJRxKF3xTc7Nrjv4-01YgLzfFsgN0MI/edit?usp=sharing
Day 170: Wednesday, May 28, 2025
CHECK YOUR GRADEBOOK ACCOUNT FOR ACCURACY OF AND/OR MISSING GRADES FOR THE 4th QUARTER!
Folder Check Before Improving Vocabulary Skills Unit 5 Exam:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yU6LO9J0abJPnAy8bg9D653o4XFl6Tw8e-wAvickQGA/edit?usp=sharing
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EXAM: Improving Vocabulary Skills Unit 5
Day 171: Thursday, May 29, 2025 **Student Last Day: Thursday, 05/29/25**
Makeup Exams
Finalize Grades
Day 169: Thursday, May 30, 2025 **Teacher Last Day: Friday, 05/30/25**
Finalize Grades
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