4th quarter
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Week 19
Monday, 5-18 Brief discussion of red-green game; examine LS cumulative review; continue movie - See another example HP essay on the screen, peer edit, and then turn (or resubmit) in HP essays
Wednesday, 5-20 Language skills cumulative test; Finish HP movie
Friday, 5-22 Noon dismissal; review cumulative LS test; relax
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Wednesday 4-20
Friday, 4-22 NO SCHOOL
Week 18
Monday, 5-11 Quiz HP 7-12 and HP multiple choice quiz 13-15. Begin LS 28. HP test review with buzzers; discuss all worksheets, especially quotations
HW: Review for test. See both Powerpoints. (We viewed just one.) See the test review here. Do LS 28.
Wednesday, 5-13 The Hiding Place test; red-green game; begin movie; assign take-home HP essays.
Friday, 5-15 LS 28 quiz; continue movie
Week 17
Monday, 5-4 and Tuesday, 5-5 State ELA testing - Library (first two tests will take most of the block). Turn in The Hiding Place Webquest.
HW: Read Hiding Place ch. 7-9 and complete worksheet for Wednesday. Continue reading ahead in The Hiding Place.
Wednesday, 5-6 State ELA testing final two tests - Library (25 and 25)
Check Hiding Place worksheet 4-6 worksheet. Quiz 1-6. Check 7-9 worksheet.
HW: Read HP ch. 10-12 and complete worksheet.
Friday, 5-8 Quiz HP 1-6. Check worksheet 7-9. History of the Holocaust PowerPoint 1. The Hiding Place Holocaust PPT 2
HW: Read HP to end of book.
Week 16
Monday, 4-27 Math testing. See homework and get it done. MSND essay extended to Friday. Hiding Place ch. 1-3 due Wednesday/Thursday beginning of class. Take LS 26 quiz; Do LS 27; intro The Hiding Place. Show Hitler's Hidden Archives 60-minutes documentary.
HW: Read ch. 1-3 of The Hiding Place. Complete the chapters 1-3 worksheet.
Wednesday, 4-29 Check HP worksheet 1-3 front. Hand in worksheet so I can check the back.
Do Hiding Place Webquest. Due end of block.
Friday, 5-1 LS 27 MSND essays due on EdModo. quiz LS 27; Discuss 1-3; quiz?.
HW: Read ch. 4-6. Complete chapters 4-6 worksheet.
Week 15
Monday, 4-20 LS 26; Discuss Act 5. Mention reading the Sparknotes info, including quotations, and attempting the Sparknotes test. Finish MSND movie.
Wednesday, 4-22 Practice ELA assessments (laptops) username = practice.high.demo password = sake2
Continue MSND review, including quotations, and reveal essay question options. Essays due Monday/Tuesday.
HW: Extra credit opportunity at KW tonight - selfie and a sentence due Friday about Holocaust survivor at Kansas Wesleyan; Sams Chapel @ 7 p.m.
Friday, 4-24 MSND objective test on computers. Hand out Hiding Place books.
MSND essays are due at the beginning of class Wednesday/Thursday.
Week 14
Monday, 4-13 LS 25; MSND See beginning of MSND movie. Discuss MSND Act 2. Draw, by act and scene, who is in love with whom.
HW: Read act 3 MSND; finish LS 25
Wednesday, 4-15; Check LS 25; Discuss MSND act 3. Continue MSND movie. Listen in class to Act 4.
HW: Finish reading act 4 MSND
Friday, 4-17 LS 25 quiz; discuss act 4
HW: Finish reading AMSND; do quote sheet (p. 4 of handout)
Week 13
Monday, 4-6 LS 24. Test poetry and short story. Begin LS 24. Begin A Midsummer Night's Dream.
HW: Read Shakespeare handouts and do page 3 of Shakespeare handout. Read Act 1 of AMSND at No Fear Shakespeare.
Wednesday, 4-8 Check LS 24. Check p. 3 of MSND worksheet. Explore introductory materials in MSND book. Read selections of MSND Act 1, beginning of scene 1.
HW: Read MSND Act 1
Friday, 4-10 Quiz LS 24; citizenship vote; hand back writing assessments; Discuss Act 1, scene 1. Act out Act 1, scene 2. Movie?
HW: Read (and listen) to Act 2.
Week 12
Monday, 3-30 LS 22 quiz; Do LS 23 and check. Continue discussion of poems.
HW: Finish LS 23; Study this page for Monday's short story and poetry test.
Mrs. White (enrollment - 20 minutes) Tuesday and Wednesday
Wednesday, 4-1 LS 23 quiz. Review day for short story/poetry. Buzzers and Kahoots.
Friday, 4-3 No school for studentsWeek 11
Monday, 3-23 Introduce LS 22 concepts. Examine resumes on screen and choose which resumes would warrant an interview. Complete a practice online application. Assign poetry groups for Wednesday/Thursday. Examine figures of speech in the "reading assessment" link in the left sidebar.
Discuss:
"One Perfect Rose (371)
"The Base Stealer" (388)
"Dreams" (388)
"A Red, Red Rose" (462)
Wednesday, 3-25 Mr. Mac gone.
Activity 1: LS 22. Allow 20 minutes. Students, find a partner and compare, noting questions you desire to ask Mr. M. on Friday before the test.
Activity 2: Poetry interpretation: In your assigned groups, read the first poem, discuss what you don't understand and try to understand it. Then discuss and write as instructed below about the first poem. Then move on to the next poem.
Do the following:
1. Read the poems listed below out loud in your groups.
2. For each poem, first look up words you don't understand. Then discuss the meaning of the poem.
3. Find something in the poem you don't understand completely. Write a question about the part you don't understand. If there is more than one thing you don't understand, write more than one question.
4. Using just one sentence, write what you think the poem is about (the meaning/point of the poem).
5. Copy at least two examples of figurative language from each poem and labelthe type of figurative language (simile, metaphor, symbolism, analogy, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, personification, idiom, imagery)
6. Put group members' names (both first and last) and your block on your group's paper, check to make sure you have written complete sentences and that writing is neat. Turn in your paper.
"Mirror" (365)
"Recuerdo" (382)
"First Lesson" (397)
"A Black Man Speaks of Reaping" (398)
"Women" (368);
"Miss Rosie" (403);
"Tableu at Twilight" (406)
"Oranges" (453)
"She Sweeps" (392)
"Ornamental Sketch" (373)
Friday, 3-27 Take LS 22 quiz. Discuss questions and figurative language listed on papers from Wednesday.
Week 10
Monday, 3-9 Present "My Career in 3 Minutes" movies. Submit resumes. Discuss and quiz "The Rockpile."
HW: Read "Marigolds" (75-82)
Wednesday, 3-11 and Thursday, 3-12
Mr. M. will be scoring writing assessments.
1. Quiz "Marigolds" and "The Rockpile." Use desktops and laptops to take the quiz.
2. Many students have 2-3 minute Career movies to present. Student assistant Jenni Lyne will help students turn on the projector and present during second block. Mr. Daub will direct in fourth block.
3. Students who present today must also submit presentations to EdModo if they have not already done so.
4. When all students have had the opportunity to present, Jenni will direct students in short story review practice using Kahoot during second block. Mr. Daub will direct the Kahoots in fourth block.
(We save online job applications and cover letters for next quarter; poetry and short story tests will be taken concurrently after we finish poetry the week following spring break.) Kahoots for short stories.
See notes for Wednesday. Jenni will be in charge of Kahoots in block 2. Then our sub will know what to do for block 4.
Friday, 3-13 NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS
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Week 9
Monday, 3-2 Begin LS 21 Read and discuss 146-152 (Blues Ain’t No Mocking Bird); quiz? Work on biteslide, resume, and presentation portions of careers projects.
HW: Read 153-158 (A Pair of Silk Stockings)
Wednesday, 3-4 Check LS 21; Discuss "Stockings" and quiz. Work on biteslide, resume, and presentation portions of careers projects. Begin a list of figures of speech and poetic devices in "The Blues...": alliteration, dialect, idiom, simile, metaphor, onomatopoeia, irony, and more.
HW: Read 75-82 (Marigolds); finish list of figurative language in "The Blues..."
Friday, 3-6 Quiz 21; Discuss "Marigolds." Take breakfast survey.
HW: Read 112-119 (The Rockpile) Work on biteslide, resume, and presentation portions of careers projects. Presentation due Monday/Tuesday.
Week 8
Monday, 2-23 No school
Tuesday, 2-24 and Wednesday, 2-25 Discuss "Grief." Begin reading "Neighbor Rosicky" (pp. 48-74). Do worksheet as your read. Find worksheet on this page if you are absent. Reminder: March 9 is coming soon.
Thursday, 2-26 (Friday schedule) Finish reading "Neighbor Rosicky" (pp. 48-74). Do FIB portion of worksheet as you read. Find worksheet on this page if you are absent. If you finish the fill-in-the-blank portion, you may work on your Kansas Careers "stuff" for the March 9 deadline. Note: Thursday, 2-26 Mr. M. gone (journalism contest). 2nd block, Kendall Schlesener and others who are finished with their "Rosicky" work will fold Trojournals, and at lunch time Kendall and Jackson Montgomery will come to my room and take them to the lunchroom.
HW: Finish "Neighbor Rosicky" worksheet (including the short answer questions) It will be due Monday/Tuesday next week.
Week 7
Monday, 2-16 Review requirements and deadlines for Kansas Career Pipeline. Begin LS 20. (15 minutes) Writing assessment: 30 minutes. Work on biteslides, resume, and Career "movie" if you finish the writing assessment. Turn in paper copies of your writing assessments. Read and listen to "The Masque of the Red Death." (20 minutes) If we don't finish, listen online. If you desire to see a screen adaptation, click here.
HW: Complete "understanding the selection" worksheet (handout p. 137 - 8). Feel free to work in online groups.
Wednesday, 2-18 Discuss LS 20. Continue short story unit. Discuss "Masque," then quiz. Begin reading "The Bet." Click here for an audio version. If time allows, work on Kansas Career Pipeline tasks.
HW: Read "The Bet" (160-165) Answer the following "for study and discussion" questions on 165 -66: 3; 5a,b; 6a,b; 7.
Friday, 2-20 LS quiz 20. Discuss "The Bet" at end of block (see items above).
HW: Read "The Beginning of Grief."(83-90) Answer the "reading check questions on p. 89.
under construction beyond this point
AA 159-166 (The Bet)
25 AA 120-127 (The Masque of the Red Death)
24 AA 83-90 (The Beginning of Grief)
AA 153-158 (A Pair of Silk Stockings)
26 AA 146-152 (Blues Ain’t No Mocking Bird)
AA 75-82 (Marigolds)
27 AA 112-119 (The Rockpile)
23 AA 48-74 (Neighbor Rosicky)
Wednesday, 2-18
Discuss and quiz "Blues" and "Stockings." Do the interpretive question worksheets.
HW: Finish reading 112-119 (The Rockpile)
Week 6
Monday, 2-9 Begin LS 19. Finish drafting writing assessment. Continue working on Career materials. (Explore the resume writing component of the Kansas Career Pipeline.)
Wednesday, 2-11 Peer edit and revise writing assessment. Print it and turn it in.
Friday, 2-13 Quiz LS 19. Remainder of time open to work on resume and to research for careers project. (March 9 is rapidly approaching.)
Week 5
Monday, 2-2 Begin LS 18.
*In groups, review the "Demon Lover" story to write summaries (5-7 sentences) of "The Demon Lover." (15 minutes)
Make sure none of those summaries indicate
- that one of Mrs. Drover's children has died
- that Mrs. Drover's husband has died
- that she doesn't know which war is going on.
- that the man in the garden is the man Mrs. Drover married.
*Revisit literary essay outlines. Discuss parallel thoughts.
*Revisit topic sentence requirements.
*Revisit supporting topic sentences with quotations from the text.
*Write a "Demon Lover" essay together.
HW: Finish LS 18 worksheet; rewrite essays for Thursday.
Wednesday, 2-4 Discuss adding quoted support to an essay. Add it. Submit revised essays on EdModo when finished but not later than Friday. How are your career unit assignments coming along? Review LS 18. Introduce writing assessment and begin prewriting and drafting.
Friday, 2-6 Quiz LS 18. Finish drafting writing assessment.
Monday, 2-9 Intro LS 19. Peer edit writing assessments, revise and submit.
HW: Finish LS 19
Week 4
Monday, 1-26 Mrs. White: Intro to Careers. See the Careers link in the left sidebar for a preview of our classroom portion of this unit.
Wednesday, 1-28 Mrs. White - Continue career exploration.
Friday, 1-31 Guest speaker
Week 3
Monday, 1-19 NO SCHOOL - Teacher In-Service
Tuesday, 1-20 and Wednesday 1-21
Complete LS 17. See model literary essays. Discuss MLA style, modify roughs to include it, and refine external transitions. Then peer edit. Submit literary essay by end of block.
Thursday, 1-22 and Friday, 1-23 LS 17 quiz. Revise and resubmit "Demon Lover" essay. Introduce business writing/career unit: scholarship resume, job resume, online app, cover letter?, business email.
Week 2
Monday, 1-12 Begin LS 16. Then discuss allegorical (war) and feminist (stressed housewife) approaches to "The Demon Lover."
You should now have a list of passages supporting an archetypal approach and a psychological approach to the story. Today, create a list of 5 passages that support the feminist approach. Then list events/characters from the story and show what they might represent an allegorical approach to the story. Example - The cracks in the foundation of Kathleen's house represent cracks in her psyche; the taxi driver represents war taking control of individuals in war-torn areas; etc.
Form groups: Using this discussion guide, discuss the evidence you have found for the four approaches to "The Demon Lover." [literal/archetypal (just a ghost tale like "The House Carpenter"), psychological (she's paranoid/schizophrenic), allegorical (War does this to people.), and feminist (Mrs. Drover is the victim of her culture's expectations for women.) If you miss class, form your own groups, or do the discussion guide on your own.
Wednesday, 1-14 Check LS 16. Choose the approach to "The Demon Lover" that you find most suitable. Find others who hold your view, get in a group and discuss the problems with the view you have chosen. "Explain away" the problems with your chosen view. Each group will choose a spokesperson to represent their view and the class will "grill" the spokesperson. (40 minutes total) After discussion, form an outline for your view.
HW: Finish the outline.
Friday, 1-16 LS 16 quiz. Take counseling office survey. Compare outlines. The begin writing rough drafts of your literary essays.
HW: Finish rough lit essays. Be sure to cite passages that support your views.
Week 1
Monday, 1-5
Begin LS 15. Choose short stories to add to our readings. Pass out lit books and read aloud together "The Demon Lover" beginning on p. 41.
HW: Finish LS 15. Reread "The Demon Lover." Be ready to explain it in class discussion. (Note: you will be writing a literary essay explaining your interpretation of this story after we finish discussion Monday next week.)
Wednesday, 1-7 Check LS 15. Discuss "The Demon Lover." Examine the archetypal approach (the archetype being the James Harris or House Carpenter ballad) to "Demon Lover."
If you miss class, you are to do the following:
1. Find a partner and compare answers for LS 15.
2. Click the following to hear the audio of the lecture about the archetypal approach to the story: Audio of lecture - Archetypal approach to Demon Lover.
3. Listen to and/or read the two links above: James Harris and "The House Carpenter."
4. Make a list (on paper) of at least five passages (page numbers and quotations) to support the following thesis: “The Demon Lover” is a simple ghost story whose archetype (pattern) is the ballad of James Harris, also known as “The House Carpenter.”
Example: Page 43 – in the flashback – “I shall be with you, sooner or later…” (This indicates that a demon wrote the letter and is stalking Kathleen.)
Have your list completed when you come to class Friday.
Friday, 1-9 Quiz LS 15. Discuss psychological approach to "Demon Lover." (Lecture -Psychological approach to Demon Lover)
HW: Create a list of passages that support the psychological approach to "The Demon Lover."
Daily Plans and Homework Fall 2014
Week 16
Monday, 12-8
See notes on your character sketch manuscripts. Review how to turn in a google doc via EdModo with sharing enabled. Begin LS 13 and 14. See one slide of story board. Finish story boards. Work on "sell me a story."
HW: Finish LS 13 and 14. Finish story boards.
Wednesday, 12-10 Check LS 13 and 14. Continue work on "sell me a story."
HW: Study for LS 13-14; continue work on "sell me a story."
Friday, 12-12 Quiz LS 13-14. Early bird "sell me a story."
HW: Do cumulative language skills pages in LS booklet
Week 17
Monday, 12-15 Check LS cumulative pages. Begin "sell me a story" presentations.
Wednesday, 12-17 LS cumulative test; finish "sell me a story presentations.
Friday, 12-19 Open; I don't think we'll be in class.
Week 15
Monday, 12-1 Review how to turn in Google Docs on EdModo and make sure all character sketches are turned in via EdModo. Begin Language Skills 12. Begin speech ch. 15 open-book, open-notes quiz. Continue character sketch speeches.
HW: Finish language skill lesson 12. Choose from your list of short stories the one item you desire to "pitch."
Wednesday 12-3 Hand out ch. 15 take-home test. Finish delivering character sketches. List the short story each student will "pitch."
HW: Study for LS 12. Finish ch. 15 open book test.
Friday, 12-5 LS 12 quiz. See sample story boards. ID the technology you plan to use for your "pitch."
HW: Plan your story board for your "sell me a story" speech.
Week 14
Monday, 11-17
LS 11 vocab and review. Intro new speech: Sell a short story. Read and take notes on text ch. 10 (Delivery Techniques); review quizlet for ch. 10.
Read and take notes on ch. 10
HW: Study for Wednesday's ch. 10 speech quiz. Read 5 short stories online or in books by the time you return from Thanksgiving break. Revise character speeches according to seniors' recommendations.
Wednesday, 11-19 Discuss lang skills 11 exercises. Take text quiz ch. 10.
Create speaking outline. New version of character speech due today. Staple to back of packet and turn in again.
HW: Read speech text ch. 15 - only pages 325-329 and 332-337 (Argumentation)
Friday, 11-21 LS 11 quiz. Character sketch early bird special today.
HW: Create speaker's outline. You will present speeches Monday/Tuesday. Continue selecting short stories.
Week 15
Monday/Tuesday Deliver character sketch speeches.
Wednesday - Friday Thanksgiving break
Week 13
Monday, 11-10 IN-SERVICE. No school for students.
Wednesday, 11-12 Complete and check LS 10: A-D. Complete remainder of LS 10 in class. Ask to see all intros to character speech. These are past due. Complete rough draft of character speech by end of block.
Friday,11-14 LS 10 quiz. Revise and turn in character speech for seniors' evaluation by end of class. Do LS 11 in class if time permits. Last possible date to turn in character speech for senior edit.
HW: Complete LS 11: A-D.
Week 12
Monday, 11-3 Language skills 9; Continue vacation speeches. Discuss graphic organizer for character sketch speech.
HW: Hear character speeches here. Finish LS 9.
Wednesday, 11-5 Check remainder of LS 9. Finish all vacation speeches. Show me completed graphic organizer for character speech.
Discuss in medias res introductions (see InMediasResoverhead.doc) Write in medias res beginning for character speech.
Friday, 11-7 LS quiz 9. Story time followed by computer time - work on writing speeches; discuss showing and not telling; work on intro to character speech.
* HW Finish intro, an then continue work on character sketches. Complete LS 10: parts A-D.
Week 11
Monday, 10-27 Check language skills 8 (assigned Friday). Continue delivering vacation speeches. Make up any cumulative review test not yet taken.
Wednesday, 10-29 Continue vacation speeches.
Friday, 10-31 Take LS test 8. Finish vacation speeches.
Week 10
Monday, 10-20
Take reading section of Aspire test (60 minutes)
Begin language skills quarter 1 review; due Wednesday.
HW: Finish LS review 1
Wednesday, 10-22
Take English (grammar) section of Aspire test (40 minutes); check language skills Q1 review lesson; continue vacation speeches; farewell 15 minutes for Miss Cameron
Friday, 10-24
Take LS cumulative 1 quiz.
HW: Complete LS 8 for Monday.
Week 9
Monday, 10-13 Any early-early bird specials for vacation speeches?
Quiz 7 post-test
Begin LS 7 worksheet. Finalize vacation speech PPT or Prezi. HW: Finish LS 7. Finish vacation speech PPT or Prezi and practice, practice, practice.
Wednesday, 11-20 Begin Vacation Speeches
Quiz LS 7
Friday, 11-22 NO SCHOOL for students.
Week 8
Monday, 10-6
Intro language skills 6. (Miss Cameron)
Quiz Speech text ch. 7 (quiz 1) and check quizzes in class.
Introduce vacation speeches. Choose destinations and begin work on vacation speeches.
HW: Finish last half of LS 6. Begin studying for second quiz on ch. 7. Choose a destination for your vacation speech.
Wednesday, 10-8
Check LS 6 remainder of packet. Discuss vacation speech themes. View vacation speech sample Powerpoints or Prezis. Write introductions to vacations speeches. Create vacation speech PPTs.
Friday, 10-10 Lang. skill 6 quiz. Revamp vacation speech intros.
HW: Continue work on PPT or prezi.
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Week 5
Monday, 9-9 ch. Continue "me" speeches. Language skills 3 A-D in class.
HW: Finish language skills 3. Follow Miss Cameron's instructions concerning ch. 6, Nonverbal communication. For additional plans for this week, see Miss Cameron's blog.
Week 4 (current week)
Monday, 9-1 and Tuesday, 9-2 Labor Day Vacation
NO LANGUAGE SKILLS THIS WEEK.
Wednesday, 9-3 Ask to see speech outlines. Check ch. 19 notes. Lecture and view - quizlet for ch. 19, "Speeches that Entertain."
Print speech outlines if they are not already on paper. Then form groups of 3-4 and share speech outlines. In those groups:
*Discuss introductions and revise.
*Discuss transitions and revise.
*Discuss conclusions and revise.
Show me revised outlines.
Me" speeches - EARLY BIRD SPECIAL.
HW reminder: Practice, practice, practice "me" speeches. Review for ch. 19 quiz.
Friday, 9-5 ch. 19 quiz. Me" speeches begin.
Week 3
Monday, 8-25
See lesson 1 LS quiz score on Powerschool. Do lesson2: A-D lang skills
Finish appendix C powerpoint, paying particular attention to the ad assignment.
See Powerpoint for speech text ch. 1 and 2.
Begin reading ch. 2 of speech text (communication models) and take notes.
Discuss Me speech 5 items; then focus on outlining speech. See example in the speech tab in the left sidebar of this page.
HW: 1. Do the ads assignment for Wednesday. 2. Finish #2 L.S. lesson. 3. Prepare for speech ch. 2 quiz with this quizlet. Quiz on Wednesday/Thursday.
Wednesday, 8-27 Hand out picture and insurance packets. PPT ad assignment due. Speech quiz 2. Language skills review. Hear Mr. Mac's rough "Me" speech. Discuss speech outline. See Intros PPT. Discuss intros, transitions, conclusions. Practice writing intros, transitions, and conclusions.
HW: 1. Create rough outline for your "me" speech. There is an example outline on the "speech" page of this web site.
2. Study for LS 2 quiz.
Friday, 8-29 Hear one "extraterrestial" vocabulary paragraph. Take LS skills 2 test. Spot check "me" outlines as students begin taking notes on ch. 19.
HW:
Take notes on ch. 19. Revise Me outline and practice Me speech.
Week 2
Monday, 8-18
Sign up for EdModo.
*Finish good clean jokes.
*Hand out language skills packet and do first lesson. In groups of three, do items in A-D Language Skills #1. Then write a brief story using the vocabulary words: apprehension, republic, rhetoric, sentimental, aspiration. Prompt: "Oh, no, George, don't..."
HW: 1. Finish language skills, including "Oh, no, George, dont...". 2. Study for Wednesday's Ch. 1 quiz. 3. Sign up for EdModo.
Loking ahead: Ads ASSIGNMENT (see below) due Friday:
• Find TWO print advertisements that have different situations, audiences, and methods.
• Identify the situation for the ad.
• Identify the purpose for the ad.
• Identify the audience for the ad.
• Identify the method(s) the ad uses.
• Explain your answers.
Wednesday, 8-20
* Take ch. 1 quiz
*Check remainder of language skills 1. (Mention "Hypertension.) Pair to refine "Oh, no, George, don't..." Flash one person's writing on the screen for group grammar exercise.
*Intro Me in a box speech. Discuss items and motifs. Write list of 5 items for me in a box.
*Continue good clean joke speeches if any remain.
HW: 1. Make a list of at least 5 items that you could include in your box for the "me" speech and list a probable motif. 2. Study for the LS 1 quiz. 3. Do the ad assignment on the PPT for Monday.
Friday, 8-22
Quiz 1 - lang. skills.
"Oh, no, George..."
Show the Appendix C PowerPoint. Make assignment.
HW: Do the ad assignment.
Week 1
Thursday, 8-14
*Ice breaker activity - Miss Cameron.
* the English 10 ONERULE followed by no more than three minutes of questions for me and three minutes of q's for Miss Cameron.
*Create draft of name headbands for use today.
*Show how to get to web sites.
*Review syllabus online.
*Pass out Speech books and language skills booklets.
*Intro good clean story joke speech.
HW: Find a good, clean joke and practice delivering it without a script.
Friday, 8-15 *Hand out picture packets?
Deliver good, clean jokes. Discuss speech ch. 1 before reading the chapter and take notes on discussion. Do the ch. 1 outline in groups in class.
HW: For Monday: Finish ch. 1 outline. Prepare for Wednesday's ch. 1 quiz.
For Wednesday/Thursday: Read speech book Appendix C and take notes . Do the assignment at the end of the PowerPoint. (BTW, it is also listed on the homework for Monday, 8-18.) Reminder: Good clean jokes continue Monday.
UNDER CONSTRUCTION BEYOND THIS POINT
Wednesday, 9-11 Continue "Me" speeches. Check lang. skills 3. Discuss ch. 6 speech text and see ch. 6 quizlet. Discuss students' 5 demo speech ideas. Begin preparing the demo speech by filling in pp 1 and 2 of the demo speech handout.
HW: Review for ch. 6 quiz. Study language skills 3. Complete the handout for demo speeches, focusing on perfecting your introduction. List 5 ideas for a possible demonstration speech.
Friday, 9-13 Finish "Me" speeches. Quizzes - Lang skills 3 and speech ch. 6.
Listen to chapter 3 of Huck Finn?
*HW: Create outlines using this Demonstration speech outline template, and create posters/PPTs.
Week 6
Monday, 9-16 - Hear model speech from Mr. Mac. Language Skills 4. Open to work on speeches (outline and posters or PPT). You may access my Whistling Demonstration Powerpoint here.
HW: Finish language skills paper. Write demo outline. Take notes for ch. 16 for Friday.
Wednesday, 9-19 Model demos from 4-Hers. Review language skills. Work on PowerPoints or posters. Laptops reserved.
HW: Review quizlet for ch. 16.
Friday, 9-21 Discuss and quiz ch. 16 (open book with 10-minute time limit; be prepared). Take lang skill quiz 4.
Read and listen to ch. 3 and 4 of Huck Finn. Outline and posters/PPT must be ready Monday/Tuesday.
HW: Practice Demo speech. Demonstrations begin Tuesday.
Week 7
Monday, 9-23 No school. PT conferences. No language skills assignment this week.
Tuesday, 9-24 and Wednesday, 9-25 Begin demonstration speeches.View ch. 5 - Voice PowerPoint and present ch 5. Quizlet overview.
HW: Read and take notes on ch. 5 (Voice Production)
Thursday, 9-26 Quiz ch. 5. Continue demo speeches (frantic Friday schedule)
Friday, 9-38 No school.
Week 8 change order here - put vacation speech before character sketch - currently beginning in week 12
Monday, 9-30 - Continue demonstration speeches. Do Language Skills#5 parts A-D in class.
Intro ch. 7 (Language).
HW: For Wednesday, finish remainder of lang skills 5. For Friday, take notes on ch. 7.
Wednesday, 10-3 Continue demos. Discuss questions about lang skills #5. Discuss ch. 7 terms using the quizlet. Discuss ch. 7, part A. Hear character speeches here
HW: Continue ch. 7 notes.
Friday, 10-5 Finish demo speeches. Language skills quiz #5. Ch. 7 speech text notes due. Discuss remainder of ch. 7.Discuss graphic organizer for character sketch speech.
Read together Huck Finn ch. 4 and 5.
HW: Practice ch. 7 quizlet .
Week 9
Monday, 10-7 Language Skills 6. Show me completed graphic organizerfor character speech. Show ch. 7 notes that I didn't ask for Friday. Discuss ch. 7.
Discuss in medias res introductions (see InMediasResoverhead.doc) Write in medias res beginning for character speech.
HW: Study for ch. 7 speech quiz.
Wednesday, 10-9 Ch. 7 quiz (This is the hardest quiz of the quarter.) Review ch. 7 quiz. Correct it in class. Story time followed by computer time - work on writing speeches; discuss showing and not telling; work on intro to character speech.
* HW Finish intro, an then continue work on character sketches.
Friday, 10-10 Language skills ch. 6 quiz. Intro to character speech due. Mrs. White in classroom for PLAN test information? If not, work on character speech writing.
Week 10
Monday, 10-14 and Tuesday, 10-15 Retest speech ch. 7 -language; hear a sample character sketch speech; write rough of character speech
HW: Continue writing draft of character sketch speech so you can have a rough draft ready by end of next class.
Wednesday, 10-16 -- Language skills 6 quiz. Character sketch rough draft due end of block. (show; don't tell)
Thursday-Friday 10-17 and 18- NO SCHOOL; End of 1st quarter
Week 11
Monday, 10-21 -- Do language skills 7
Do screen work with character sketches. Continue work on character sketches.
HW: Finish LS 7; Finish next draft of character sketch.
Wednesday, 10-23 --
1. Go over LS 7 worksheet. 2. Peer edit and revise character speech. (Computers reserved.) Final draft due end of block. Absent? Turn in via EdModo.
Thursday, 10-24 PLAN test 8:15 - ?? Block 2 final drafts of char. sketch speeches due Friday, but you will complete these outside of class.
Friday, 10-25 ; Huck Finn audio.
Week 12
Monday, 10-28 Do cumulative Language Skills 1 lessons. (Allow 20 minutes and then check first half of packet.) Then continue second half and check.
Read and take notes on text ch. 10 (Delivery Techniques); reviewquizlet for ch. 10. Introduce vacation speech.
HW: Study for Wednesday's ch. 10 speech quiz.
Wednesday, 10-30 Discuss lang skills cumulative exercises.Language skills cumulative test.
See seniors' recommendations on your character sketches. Revise character speeches.
HW:
Read and take notes on ch. 10
Friday, 11-2 NO SCHOOL - TEACHER INSERVICE
Week 13
Monday, 11-5 Quiz speech ch. 10. Do exercises for Language Skills 8. Read and take notes on ch. 8 speech (Analyzing Audience and Situation) for Wednesday.
Begin character sketch speeches.
Wednesday, 11-7 Continue character speeches. Work on PPTs for vacation speech.
Friday, 11-9 Continue character sketch speeches. Quiz lang skills 8.
Week 14
Monday, 11-11
Finish character sketch speeches.
Begin lang skills 9 worksheet.
Begin ch. 8 worksheet.
Choose destinations and begin work on vacation speeches.
HW: Finish ch. 8 worksheet. Continue work on vacation speech PPTs
Wednesday 11-13 Speech ch. 8 quiz. Discuss vacation speech themes. View vacation speech sample Powerpoints or Prezis. Write introductions to vacations speeches. Create vacation speech PPTs.
Friday, 11-15 Lang. skill 9 quiz. Revamp vacation speech intros; Huck Finn?
HW: Continue work on PPT or prezi.
Week 15
Monday, 11-18 Any early-early bird specials for vacation speeches?
Introduce EasyBib
Begin LS 10 worksheet. Finalize vacation speech PPT or Prezi.
HW: Finish LS 10. Finish vacation speech PPT or Prezi and practice, practice, practice.
Wednesday, 11-20 Begin Vacation Speeches
Check LS worksheet 10
HW: Read speech text ch. 15 - only pages 325-329 and 332-337 (Argumentation)
Friday, 11-22 Quiz LS 10. Continue vacation speeches.
Week 15
Monday, 11-26
Finish delivering vacation speeches; Language skills 11
Brainstorm for topics for and begin working on problem-solution speech
Do this ch. 15 quizlet and then take quiz on ch. 15 of speech text if time permits.
HW: Choose tentative problem/solution speech topic.
Wednesday, 11-27 to 12-1 Thanksgiving break
Week 16
Monday, 12-2 Turn in ch. 15 take-home quiz.
Language skills 11.
Discuss annotated bibliography and begin seeking sources for the problem-solution speech. (See problem-solution handout.) Intro KS library card and data bases, Review MLA style and annotated bib.
Brainstorm for problem/solution topic
See an Annotated URL starter here. Post the annotated URL list on EdModo at the appropriate assignment location. Work on problem/solution speech writing and Powerpoints.
*HW - Question list; annotated bib; finish language skills 11.
Wednesday, 12-4 -- Show me the questions and annotated bib. Review MLA style and practice using Easybib and the Owl.
Declare your final problem/solution topic, write a list of questions you hope to answer, and show ten sources for an annotated bibliography.
Continue creating problem/solution PowerPoints.
HW: Create final Works Cited page in MLA style.
Friday, 12-6 Turn in works cited page on EdModo. Continue problem/solution PowerPoints.
Week 17
Monday, 12-10 Langauge skills 12. Show conversion of URL to works cited page. (Put only the sources you actually used in the works cited. You'll need to turn it in via EdModo. Be sure it's alphabetized. Due Friday.) Early bird special for problem-solution speeches (You get a 1/2-letter bonus for being ready and presenting on this day.)
HW: Finish language skills 13. Finish any others details required for your problem-solution speech: annotated URL list, works cited, outline, powerpoint or 2 visual aides. Write out the speech if it will help you, but use only notes for the presentation.
Wednesday, 12-12 Review how to convert URL list to works cited. Begin problem-solution speeches.
HW: Create works cited page. Due Friday. Study for language skills quiz.
Friday, 12-14 L.S. 12 quiz. Continue problem-solution speeches. Are Works Cited submitted on EdModo?
Week 18
Monday, 12-17 and Tuesday, 12-18 No language skills this week.
Problem-solution speeches continue.
Wednesday, 12-19 and Thursday, 12-20 Finish problem-solution speeches.Turn in speech text. Revisit Huck Finn.
FRIDAY, DEC. 21 - MONDAY, JAN. 1 -- NO SCHOOL for students
UNDER CONSTRUCTION BEYOND THIS POINT