Monday - Wednesday
Introduction to Speaking Unit
Sign Ups for How To Speeches
Impromptu Speeches start on Tuesday
Thursday
Unit Fourteen Vocabulary Due
Friday
Unit Fourteen Vocabulary Test
Monday
Introduction to Unit Fourteen Vocabulary - Due next Thursday, Test on Friday
Tuesday - Friday
Ten Page Draft Due
Peer Review - Novel Essay
Monday
No School - Teacher In Service
Tuesday - Friday
Research Workshop
First Five Pages Draft due on Wednesday, March 4th
Ten page draft due Monday, March 9th
Monday - Friday
Research Workshop
First Five Pages Draft due on Wednesday, March 4th
Ten page draft due Monday, March 9th
Monday
No School - President's Day
Tuesday - Friday
Novel Essay
First Three Cornell Notes due on Friday, February 13th
All Six Cornell Notes due on Thursday, February 19th
Introduction due on Friday, February 20th
Monday - Friday
Novel Essay
First Three Cornell Notes due on Friday, February 13th
All Six Cornell Notes due on Thursday, February 19th
Introduction due on Friday, February 20th
Monday
Complete Blog Post # 7 - The Novel
Tuesday - Wednesday
Introduction to Novel Essay
Workshop Novel Essay
First Three Cornell Notes due on Monday, February 9th
Thursday
Unit 13 Vocabulary Due
Friday
Unit 13 Vocabulary Test
Monday
Peer Review - Poetry Argument
Tuesday
Introduction to Unit 13 Vocabulary - Due Next Thursday - Test on Friday
Wednesday - Friday
Peer Review
Monday
No School - Teacher In Service
Tuesday - Thursday
Workshop Poetry Argument
Friday
Reading Day - Quick Book Talk
Monday - Wednesday
Workshop/Research Poetry Argument
Research (Three Cornell Note Pages) Due on Thursday
Thursday
Unit 12 Vocabulary Due
Friday
Unit 12 Vocabulary Test
Monday
AR Review
Introduction to Unit 12 Vocabulary - Due next Thursday - Test next Friday
Tuesday
Midterm Introduction
Website Update
Wednesday - Friday
Introduction to Poetry Argument
Workshop/Research Poetry Argument - Research due next Wednesday
Monday - Friday
Rough Draft - A Rhetorical Analysis of An Inconvenient Truth
Peer Review - Final due Friday, 12-19 - 11:59 pm
Monday - Tuesday
Rhetorical Analysis of a documentary - An Inconvenient Truth
Watch the film, take notes, draft an essay analyzing its use of rhetoric.
Wednesday - Friday
Rewatch the film and draft essay analyzing the use of rhetoric in the film.
Monday
No School - Thanksgiving Break
Tuesday
Unit Eleven Vocabulary Due
Wednesday
Unit Eleven Vocabulary Test
Thursday- Friday
Rhetorical Analysis of a documentary - Poisoned
Watch the film, take notes, draft an essay analyzing its use of rhetoric.
Monday
Unit Eleven Vocabulary Due
Tuesday
Unit Eleven Vocabulary Test
Wednesday - Friday
No School - Thanksgiving Break
Monday
Introduction to Unit Eleven Vocabulary
Due next Monday - Test on Tuesday
Tuesday - Wednesday
Peer Review
Thursday
Blog/Digital Portfolio Update
Friday
Reading Day
Monday
Workshop - Rough Draft of commercial's use of rhetoric.
Tuesday - Friday
Peer Review - Commercial's Use of Rhetoric
Monday - Tuesday
Commercial Presentations
Wednesday - Thursday
Write a rough draft of an analysis of a commercial's use of rhetoric.
Friday
No School - Parent/Teacher Conference
Monday
Unit Ten Vocabulary Due
Tuesday
Unit Ten Vocabulary Test
Wednesday - Thursday
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
Friday
Reading Day
Monday
Journal
Website Update
Blog # 3
Tuesday - Wednesday
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
Thursday
Unit Ten Vocabulary Due
Friday
Unit Ten Vocabulary Test
Monday
No School - Teacher In Service
Tuesday - Friday
Peer Review - Persuasive Essay
Monday - Wednesday
Drafting - Persuasive Essay
Thursday
Introduction to Unit Ten Vocabulary - Due after Persuasive Essay Peer Review
Friday
Reading Day!
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
Unit Nine Vocabulary Due
Friday
Unit Nine Vocabulary Test
Monday
Introduction to Unit Nine Vocabulary
Tuesday - Friday
Peer Review - Narrative Essay
Monday
No School - Teacher In Service
Tuesday
Core Project Training
Wednesday - Thursday
Peer Review - Narrative Essay
Friday
Core Project Training
Monday
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 - Friday
Review Personal Narrative and "Shooting an Elephant."
Writing Workshop - Narrative Essay - Draft due on Tuesday, September 16th
Monday
No School
Tuesday - Wednesday
Presentations of "This I Believe"
Thursday
Unit Eight Vocabulary Due
Friday
Unit Eight Vocabulary Test
Monday - Tuesday
"This I Believe" Discussion
"This I Believe" Workshop
Wednesday
Introduction to Unit 8 Vocabulary - Due Monday, September 8th
Thursday - Friday
Circle Share - "This I Believe"
Monday
Journal
Introduction/Syllabus Review
Appropriate Use of Screens
Workshop - Vocabulary - Blog - Portfolios
AR Requirements/Ten Page Paper
AR Approval and Reading day on Thursday/Friday
Blog Writing Review - Due Wednesday - 7:00 AM
Tuesday
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.
Wednesday/Thursday
Writing Blog Due
AR Approval
Circle Share "This I Believe"
Friday
Reading Day