Monday - Thursday
Finish Hamlet and The Lion King
Friday
Fun Day - Last Day for Seniors
Monday
Final and Final Portfolio
Tuesday - Friday
The Lion King and Hamlet comparison
Monday - Tuesday
Debate Prep
Wednesday - Friday
Debate
Monday
Review Unit 15 Vocabulary
Tuesday
Unit 15 Vocabulary Test
Wednesday
Debate Introduction
Thursday - Friday
Debate Prep
Monday
No School - Easter Break
Tuesday - Friday
Debate Prep
Monday - Tuesday
How To Speech
Wednesday
Debate Assignment and Prep
Thursday - Friday
No School - Easter Break
Monday
Introduction to Unit 15 Vocabulary - Due April 22nd - Test April 23rd
Tuesday - Wednesday
Impromptu Speeches
Thursday - Friday
How To Speech
Monday - Wednesday
Last Week of Peer Review for Novel Research Paper
Thursday
Introduction to Speaking Unit
Impromptu Speeches on Tuesday
How To Speeches start on Thursday - Sign Up for Day
Friday
Reading Day
Monday - Wednesday
Peer Review - Research Paper
Thursday
Unit Fourteen Vocabulary Due
Friday
Unit Fourteen Vocabulary Test
Monday
Introduction to Unit Fourteen Vocabulary
Tuesday - Friday
Peer Review - Research Paper
Monday - Thursday
Ten Page Rough Draft due on Friday
Friday
Reading Day
Monday - Friday
Workshop Novel Essay - Rough Draft due on Friday
Begin Peer Review
Monday - Friday
Workshop Novel Essay
Monday
No School - In Service Day
Tuesday
Complete Blog Post # 7 - The Novel
Wednesday - Friday
Introduction to Novel Essay
Workshop Novel Essay
Monday - Thursday
Peer Review
Friday
Reading Day
Monday - Wednesday
Peer Review - Poetry Argument
Thursday
Unit 13 Vocabulary Due
Friday
Unit 13 Vocabulary Test
Monday
Introduction to Unit 13 Vocabulary
Tuesday - Thursday
Workshop Poetry Essay
Friday
Reading Day
Monday
No School
Tuesday - Wednesday
No School - Weather Closure
Thursday - Friday
Poetry Argument Workshop - Rough Draft due on Monday, February 3rd at 7:00 AM
Monday - Wednesday
Poetry Argument Workshop - Cornell Notes due on Thursday
Thursday
Cornell Notes Due
Unit Twelve Vocabulary Due
Friday
Unit Twelve Vocabulary Test
Monday
Introduction to Unit 12 Vocabulary - Due next Thursday - Test next Friday
Tuesday
Midterm Introduction
Website Update
Wednesday - Thursday
Introduction to Poetry Argument
Workshop/Research Poetry Argument - Research due next Thursday
Friday
Reading Day
Monday - Thursday
Peer Review - Rhetorical Analysis
Friday
No Class - Winter Break
Monday - Friday
Rhetorical Analysis - Poisoned
Watch the film, take notes, draft an essay analyzing its use of rhetoric.
Monday
No School - Thanksgiving Break
Tuesday - Friday
Rhetorical Analysis - Poisoned
Watch the film, take notes, draft an essay analyzing its use of rhetoric.
Monday
Unit 11 Vocabulary Review
Tuesday
Unit 11 Vocabulary Test
Wednesday - Friday
No School - Thanksgiving Break
Monday
Introduction to Unit 11 Vocabulary
Due on Monday - Test on Tuesday
Tuesday
Update Blog/Digital Portfolio
Wednesday - Friday
Rhetorical Analysis - An Inconvenient Truth
Monday - Friday
Peer Review
AR Reading
Monday - Thursday
Finish commercial presentations
Write a rough draft of a Rhetorical Analysis of a commercial - due Monday, November 11th
Friday
No School - Parent/Teacher Conferences
Following is the order of class when students are done with Persuasive Essay Peer Review
Monday
Unit Ten Vocabulary Due - Persuasive Essay Due
Tuesday
Unit Ten Vocabulary Test
Wednesday
Journal
Website Update
Blog # 3
Thursday - Friday
Introduction to Rhetorical Analysis
Commercial - Rhetorical Analysis Activity
Students will choose a commercial to present to the class and discuss the use of rhetoric
Monday
Unit Ten Vocabulary Due
Tuesday
Unit Ten Vocabulary Test
Wednesday
Journal
Website Update
Blog # 3
Thursday - Friday
Introduction to Rhetorical Analysis
Commercial - Rhetorical Analysis Activity
Persuasive Essay Due
Students will choose a commercial to present to the class and discuss the use of rhetoric
Monday
No School - Teacher In Service
Tuesday - Friday
Peer Review - Persuasive Essay
Unit Ten Vocabulary - Due Monday
Monday - Tuesday
Drafting - Persuasive Essay
Wednesday
Introduction to Unit Ten Vocabulary - Due next Wednesday
Thursday - Friday
Peer Review
Monday
Blog/Digital Portfolio Update
Tuesday
Review website: https://literacyideas.com/how-to-teach-opinion-writing/persuasive-essays/
Journal and discuss website
Wednesday
Prewrite and research for persuasive essay - due tomorrow
Thursday - Friday
Drafting - Persuasive Essay
Monday
Blog/Digital Portfolio Update
Tuesday
Review website: https://literacyideas.com/how-to-teach-opinion-writing/persuasive-essays/
Journal and discuss website
Wednesday
Prewrite and research for persuasive essay - due Monday
Thursday
Unit Nine Vocabulary Due
Friday
Unit Nine Vocabulary Test
Monday
Drafting - Personal Narrative
Tuesday
Introduction to Unit Nine Vocabulary - Due next Thursday
Wednesday - Thursday
Peer Review - Final due on Monday
Friday
Reading Day
Monday
Introduction to Student Website and Blog
Students will include the "This I Believe" essay and on Website
Students will write a blog - due tomorrow - write about your experiences in school and your life with stories - movies/books/tv/who tells stories/family stories
Tuesday
Class Discussion - Narrative Writing - Plot, Character, Setting, Point of View, Theme
Assign - "Shooting an Elephant" by George Orwell - Due Tomorrow
Wednesday - Thursday
Review Personal Narrative and "Shooting an Elephant."
Writing Workshop - Narrative Essay - Draft due on Friday
Friday
Begin Peer Review - Narrative Essay
Monday
No School - Labor Day
Tuesday - Wednesday
Circle Share - The students' "The I Believe"
Thursday
Unit Eight Vocabulary Due
Friday
Unit Eight Vocabulary Test
Monday
Workshop Day - "This I Believe"
Tuesday
Circle Share - "This I Believe"
Wednesday - Thursday
Listen to student's "This I Believe" essays.
Friday
Introduction to Unit Eight Vocabulary
Monday - Tuesday
No School - Teacher In Service
Wednesday
Journal
Introduction/Syllabus Review
Appropriate Use of Screens
Workshop - Vocabulary - Blog - Portfolios
AR Requirements/Ten Page Paper
AR Approval and Reading day on Monday
Thursday
Introduction to "This I Believe" - Circle Share tomorrow - Students will pick an essay and read and review with the whole class in circle discussion. Students may not duplicate.
Friday
Circle Share "This I Believe"