Trimester 2 

IN CLASS

Week 1 (12/2-12/5):

• Review Syllabus and Class Policies

• Grammar Sheet 14

• Week 1 Writing Prompts

Week 2 (12/9-12/12):

• Week 2 Writing Prompts

• Discuss Bradbury Response (Tues)

• Grammar Sheet 15

Week 3 (12/16-12/19):

• Week 3 Writing Prompts

• Discuss Calvino Response (Mon)

• Peer Workshop for Story 1 (Wed)

• Grammar Sheet 16

• "La Luna" animated short film

• Christmas in The Twilight Zone (Thurs)

🛸WINTER BREAK👽

Week 4 (1/6-1/9):

• Week 4 Writing Prompts

• Grammar Sheet 17

• Discuss Miller Response (Thurs)

Week 5 (1/13-1/16):

• Week 5 Writing Prompts

• Grammar Sheet 1

• "The Takeback Tango" by Rebecca Roanhorse on Levar Burton Reads podcast

Week 6 (1/21-1/23):

• Week 6 Writing Prompts

Week 7 (1/27-1/30):

• Work Time

• Grammar Sheets 2 & 3

• Peer Workshop for Story 2 (Thurs)

Week 8 (2/3-2/6):

• Week 8 Writing Prompts

• Grammar Sheet 4

• Review Examples

Week 9 (2/10-2/13):

• Week 9 Writing Prompts

• Grammar Sheet 5

Week 10 (2/17-2/20):

• No School Mon 2/17 (Presidents Day)

• Week 10 Writing Prompts

• Grammar Sheet 6

• Shadow Day and collaborative poetry activity (Wed)

• Peer workshop on Story 3 & Work Time

Week 11 (2/24-2/27):

• Week 11 Writing Prompts

• Grammar Sheet 7

• "Axolotl" by Julio Cortazar

• "House Taken Over" by Julio Cortazar

• No class Thurs 2/27 (PPAC Field Trip)

Week 12 (3/3-3/4):

• Read and discuss classmates' book reviews (Mon) and stories (Tues)

• Class Evaluation

👽*END OF TRIMESTER 3/4* 🛸

HOMEWORK

Due Tuesday 12/10:

• Bradbury Response 

Due Monday 12/16:

• Calvino Response

Due Wednesday 12/18:

• Story 1

🛸WINTER BREAK👽

Due Thursday 1/9:

• Miller Response

Due Tuesday 1/14:

• Independent Reading Proposal

Due Thursday 1/16:

• Essay 1

Due Tuesday 1/21:

• Independent Reading Response 1

On Wednesday 1/22:

• Extra Credit Opportunity: Graphic Novel Book Club for The Hills of Estrella Roja (Register ASAP for chance of free copy)

Due Tuesday 1/28:

• Independent Reading Response 2

Due Wednesday 1/29:

• Story 2

Due Tuesday 2/4:

• Independent Reading Response 3

Due Thursday 2/6:

• Essay 1 revisions

• Classwide CREDIT DEADLINE to be caught up on overdue work

Due Tuesday 2/11:

• Independent Reading Book Review

Due Thursday 2/13:

• Story 3

Due Tuesday 2/18:

• Book Review Revision

Due Thursday 2/20:

• Independent Reading Essay

Due Tuesday 2/25:

• Final Story 

• CREDIT DEADLINE for all work

Due Thursday 2/27:

• Final deadline for any remaining book review revisions

Due Monday 3/3:

• Final story revised for class publication

Due Tuesday 3/4:

• Final deadline for any remaining essay revisions

👽*END OF TRIMESTER 3/4* 🛸