This Week's Agenda

May 29th through June 1st, 2018

Monday:

• No school

Tuesday:

• Planner
• Finish Blackout Poetry
• I Am From Poetry

Wednesday:

• Genius Project

Thursday:

• Read
• Finish I Am From
• Start In My Shoes Poem

Friday:

• Read
• Finish In My Shoes Poetry

Past Agendas

May 21st through May 25th, 2018

Monday:

• Planner
• Play the Knave with UC Davis

Tuesday:

• Read
• Blackout Poetry

Wednesday:

• Genius Project

Thursday:

• Read
• Finish Blackout Poetry
• Start I am From Poems

Friday:

• Read
• Finish I am From Poems

May 14th through May 18th, 2018

(SBAC Week Two Schedule: see below this weeks agenda)

Monday:

• 6th period and 4th period

Tuesday:

• 7th period and 6th period testing

Wednesday:

• Testing 4th, 6th, and 7th periods (normal Wednesday schedule)

Thursday:

• Testing 4th, 6th, and 7th periods (unless we are mostly done with testing)

Friday:

• All period Read-A-Thon: bring pillow, blanket, snacks, books!

May 7th through May 11th, 2018

Monday:

• 4th period and 7th period
• Start Performance Task testing

Tuesday:

• 4th period and 7th period testing

Wednesday:

• Testing 4th, 6th, and 7th periods (normal Wednesday schedule)

Thursday:

• 7th and 6th periods testing

Friday:

• 6th and 4th periods testing

April 30th through May 4th, 2018

Monday:

• Planner
• Plot/Character Review Quiz
• How to Write a Book Review

Tuesday:

• Independent Reading
• Poem Study: "Abandoned Farmhouse"

Wednesday:

• Genius Project

Thursday:

• Independent Reading
• Poem Study: "A Poison Tree"

Friday:

• Independent Reading
• Poem Study: "Friends in the Klan"

April 23rd through April 27th, 2018

Monday:

• Planner
• Excerpt from A Fault In Our Stars

Tuesday:

• Independent Reading
• SBAC scores from 5th and 6th grade
• Goal setting

Wednesday:

• Genius Project

Thursday:

• Independent Reading
• Listenwise Activity
• Digital Breakout

Friday:

• Independent Reading
• Listenwise Activity
• Digital Breakout

April 16th through April 20th, 2018

Monday:

• Planner
• Genre Sorting Activity

Tuesday:

• Independent Reading
• Constructed Responses

Wednesday:

• Genius Project Presentations (Schedule posted on Genius Project Tab)

Thursday:

• Independent Reading
• Fortnite Article
• Genius Project Time

Friday:

• Independent Reading
• Fortnite Questions
• Genius Project Time

April 9th through April 13th, 2018

Monday:

• Planner
• Narrative Writing: Rubric and Prompt Analysis

Tuesday:

• Independent Reading
• Narrative Writing Planning
• Informational-Explanatory Writing: Rubric and Prompt Analysis
• Informational-Explanatory Writing Planning

Wednesday:

• Genius Project Presentations (Schedule posted on Genius Project Tab)

Thursday:

• Independent Reading
• Informational-Explanatory Writing Planning
• Argumentative Writing: Rubric and Prompt Analysis
• Argumentative Writing Planning

Friday:

• Independent Reading
• Argumentative Writing Planning
• Reading Survey on Google Form
• Book Orders

March 26th through March 30th, 2018

Monday:

• Planner
• Theme in children's books

Tuesday:

• Independent Reading
• Characterization in children's books

Wednesday:

• Assign Presentations for April 11th and April 18th (Schedule posted on Genius Project Tab)
• Genius Project

Thursday:

• 1st, 2nd, 4th, Lunch, 3rd
• Independent Reading
• Point of View and Plot in children's books

Friday:

• 6th and 7th period: Project SAFE day
• Independent Reading
• Point of View and Plot in children's books

March 19th through March 23rd, 2018

Monday:

• Planner
• Shakespeare San Francisco day!
  • 4th period: Genius Project and/or read
  • 6th period: Playshops
  • 7th period: Set up for play; Genius Project and/or read

Tuesday:

• Independent Reading
• Thank you letters to Shakespeare San Francisco and Donors Choose

Wednesday:

• Genius Project

Thursday:

• Independent Reading
• Children's books reading and writing

Friday:

• Independent Reading
• Topic/Subject and Character traits
• Children's books reading and writing

March 12th through March 16th, 2018

Monday:

• Planner
• How to memorize a monologue
• Assign scripts for Romeo & Juliet

Tuesday:

• Independent Reading
• Work on memorizing scripts for Romeo & Juliet -- How will you vocalize the text?

Wednesday:

• Sign up for Playshops with Shakespeare San Francisco
• Genius Project

Thursday:

• Independent Reading
• Work on memorizing scripts for Romeo & Juliet
• Dress rehearsal for performances

Friday:

• Independent Reading
• Perform scenes from Romeo & Juliet

March 5th through March 9th, 2018

Monday:

• Planner
• Assign edit/revise/type essay
• Artists: Film drawings for RSA
• Film Editors: Set up filming, then assist Artists or Script Editors as needed
• Script Editors: Finalize script

Tuesday:

• Independent Reading
• Artists: Film drawings for RSA
• Film Editors: Set up filming, then assist Artists or Script Editors as needed
• Script Editors: Finalize script

Wednesday:

• Genius Project

Thursday:

• Independent Reading
• Voice over for RSA

Friday:

• Independent Reading
• Voice over for RSA

February 26th through March 2nd, 2018

Monday:

• Planner
• Independent Reading
• Check body paragraph #3
• Assign Conclusion Paragraph
• Start RSA storyline

Tuesday:

• Independent Reading
• RSA storyline
• Start on collaborative Google Doc typing story

Wednesday:

• Genius Project

Thursday:

• Independent Reading
• Three groups: Artists; Script Editors; Film Editors

Friday:

• Independent Reading
• Artists: work on storyboard
• Script and Film Editors work on finalizing script

February 20th through February 23rd, 2018

Monday:

• No school

Tuesday:

• Planner
• Quickwrite: Authorship Debate CS
• Check body paragraph one
• Perform 3.2.178-344
• 3.2.345-end and 4.1

Wednesday:

• Genius Project Presentations (schedule on Genius Project tab)

Thursday:

• Independent Reading
• Quickwrite
• Check body paragraph two
• 4.1.139-197

Friday:

• Independent Reading
• Read 4.2
• 5.1 in film

February 13th through February 16th, 2018

Monday:

• No school

Tuesday:

• Planner
• Quickwrite: Authorship Debate
• Assign essay
• 3.2.178-344 in Acting Companies

Wednesday:

• Genius Project Presentations (schedule on Genius Project tab)

Thursday:

• Independent Reading
• Quickwrite
• Check Introduction paragraphs
• 3.2.178-344 in Acting Companies

Friday:

• Independent Reading
• Perform 3.2.178-344

February 5th through February 9th, 2018

Monday:

• Planner
• Article of the Week: Sir Frances Bacon
• A Midsummer Night's Dream (AMND) 2.2.41-71 read around
• 2.2.72-89 movements stressed in the text
• 2.2.90-162 read through if time

Tuesday:

• Independent Reading
• AMND 2.2.90-162 in Acting Companies

Wednesday:

• Genius Project

Thursday:

• Independent Reading
• 3.1 in film

Friday:

• Independent Reading
• Turn in AoW
• Read through 3.2.178-344

January 29th through February 2nd, 2018

Monday:

• Planner
• A Midsummer Night's Dream (AMND) 1.1.128-140
• AMND 1.1.80-251 read through

Tuesday:

• Independent Reading
• AMND 2.1.60-187 in film: comparison of two versions

Wednesday:

• Genius Project

Thursday:

• Independent Reading
• Form Acting Companies
• 2.1.188-244 in Acting Companies

Friday:

• Independent Reading
• 2.1.188-244 in Acting Companies (10 mins to practice, then perform)
• 2.2.33-40: stressing the subtext

January 22nd through January 26th, 2018

Monday:

• Planner
• Start A Midsummer Night's Dream (AMND) 1.2

Tuesday:

• Independent Reading
• AMND vocalizing and blocking a play 1.2

Wednesday:

• Genius Project

Thursday:

• Independent Reading
• Pass out Plays: book format and line search
• Read 1.1.20-127

Friday:

• Independent Reading
• How to annotate the text
• Read 1.1.20-127 again

January 16th through January 19th, 2018

Monday:

• No school

Tuesday:

• Shakespeare Research Fact Cards in groups

Wednesday:

• No English classes

Thursday:

• Independent Reading Goal Setting
• Independent Reading
• NWEA Testing

Friday:

• Independent Reading
• NWEA Testing

January 10th through January 12th, 2018

Monday:

• Teacher work day

Tuesday:

• Teacher work day

Wednesday:

• Welcome back to school day
• Genius Project, Blogging, & Multi-Genre Project Presentations update

Thursday:

• Independent Reading
• Shakespeare Research Assignment

Friday:

• Independent Reading
• Shakespeare Research Assignment

December 18th through December 21st, 2017

Monday:

• Write in planner
• Independent Reading
• Genius Project & Multi-Genre Project Presentations
• Blogging

Tuesday:

• Independent Reading
• Genius Project & Multi-Genre Project Presentations
• Blogging

Wednesday:

• Independent Reading
• Genius Project & Multi-Genre Project Presentations
• Blogging

Thursday:

• Independent Reading
• Genius Project & Multi-Genre Project Presentations
• Blogging

Friday:

• Happy Winter Break!

December 11th through December 15th, 2017

Monday:

• Write in planner
• Read: Pride Competition for number of books completed this week!
• How the classroom library works
• Book talks: are they named correctly and in the right folder?
• Article Tear Down: Did Bob Dylan Deserve to Win the Nobel Prize for Literature?

Tuesday:

• Independent Reading
• Random draw for Genius Project Presentations next week
• Article Tear Down: Did Bob Dylan Deserve to Win the Nobel Prize for Literature?

Wednesday:

• Genius Project

Thursday:

• Independent Reading
• Morphing your five paragraph essay

Friday:

• Independent Reading
• Morphing your five paragraph essay

December 4th through December 8th, 2017

Monday:

• Write in planner
• Booktalk Intro
• Mrs. Jaeger Booktalk #1
• Article of the Week
• Typing essay

Tuesday:

• Independent Reading
• Mrs. Jaeger Booktalk #2
• Typing essay (Due tomorrow!)

Wednesday:

• Genius Project

Thursday:

• Independent Reading
• Mrs. Jaeger Booktalk #3
• Grade Mrs. Jaeger's Booktalk
• How to record a booktalk
• Work on booktalk

Friday:

• Independent Reading
• Thesis Throwdown
• Mrs. Jaeger Booktalk #4
• Group Booktalks and grading

November 27th through December 1st, 2017

Monday:

• Write in planner
• Quickwrite: Attention Grabber Narrative
• Essay Revisions

Tuesday:

• Independent Reading
• Quickwrite: Books
• Revising under the RADaR

Wednesday:

• Genius Project

Thursday:

• Independent Reading
• What is a multi-genre project?
• Revising under the RADaR

Friday:

• Independent Reading
• Quickwrite: Thesis Throwdown for Essay
• Revising under the RADaR

November 13th through November 17th, 2017

Monday:

• Write in planner
• Article of the Week (AoW) assignment (Article is on the new AoW page)
• Counter argument and rebuttal

Tuesday:

• Independent Reading
• Introduce essay topics
• Write counter argument paragraph

Wednesday:

• Genius Project

Thursday:

• Independent Reading
• Write body paragraphs

Friday:

• Independent Reading
• Finish body paragraphs
• All three body paragraphs due at end of class today

November 6th through November 8th, 2017

Monday:

• Write in planner
• Debate: Agree/Disagree
• Write

Tuesday:

• Independent Reading
• Debate: Speed Debating
• Write

Wednesday:

• Genius Project

Thursday:

• No school

Friday:

• No school

October 30th through November 3rd, 2017

Monday:

• Write in planner
• "Freedom of Expression in Music"

Tuesday:

• Independent Reading
• 2 point paragraph on "Freedom of Expression in Music"

Wednesday:

• Genius Project

Thursday:

• Independent Reading
• Quickwrite: The Music in Your Heart
• "Born in the USA" lyrics analysis

Friday:

• Independent Reading
• Thesis Statement Throwdown #2
• Finish lyrics analysis
• Compare contrast two versions of "Born in the USA"

October 23rd through October 27th, 2017

Monday:

• Write in planner
• QuickWrite
• Article of the Week (AoW) assignment
• Biased vs unbiased & subjective vs objective writing
• Rainbow Day

Tuesday:

• Independent Reading
• QuickWrite
• Writing practice: write a piece showing bias and a second piece that is unbiased
• PJ Day

Wednesday:

• How to set up a blog on Blogger
• How to use hyperlinks on Blogger
• Genius Project
• Hats On Day

Thursday:

• Independent Reading
• 1984 Excerpt
• Green/Gold Day

Friday:

• Independent Reading
• Write an argumentative letter
• Flannel/Plaid Day

October 16th through October 20th, 2017

Monday:

• Write in planner
• QuickWrite
• First Amendment: What is it? What does it protect?
• Text Structure and Author's Purpose

Tuesday:

• Independent Reading
• Mentor text First Amendment

Wednesday:

• Independent Reading
• Genius Project introduction
• Genius Project brainstorming for topics

Thursday:

• Independent Reading
• Evaluating evidence
  • Nuclear flowers
  • Homepage
  • Twitter
  • Wikipedia

Friday (Half day schedule):

• Credibility of sources
• Applying it to Genius Project

October 9th through October 13th, 2017

Monday:

• Write in planner
• How to write an introduction paragraph: Attention grabber; background information; thesis statement

Tuesday:

• Independent Reading
• Finish introduction paragraph
• How to write a conclusion paragraph

Wednesday:

• Independent Reading
• Study guide for three point paragraph test
• Working on analysis sentences
• General revisions
• Conferencing with Mrs. Jaeger about writing

Thursday:

• Independent Reading
• Editing
• General revisions
• Conferencing with Mrs. Jaeger about writing

Friday:

• Independent Reading
• Three point paragraph test

October 2nd through October 6th, 2017

Monday:

• Write in planner
• How to revise under the RADaR

Tuesday:

• Independent Reading
• General issues in writing lesson
• Revise own paragraph

Wednesday:

• Independent Reading
• Type up paragraph
• Conferencing with Mrs. Jaeger about writing

Thursday:

• No English classes
• 1st period: 8:05-9:25
• 2nd period: 9:30-10:45
• 3rd period: 10:50-12:05
• Conferences from 1:00-4:00 for D and F grades

Friday:

• 4th period: 8:05-9:25
• 6th period: 9:30-10:45
• 7th period: 10:50-12:05
• Conferences from 1:00-4:00 for D and F grades
• Station Rotations: Exploring the rubric

September 25th through September 29th, 2017

Monday:

• Write in planner
• Assign weeks homework
• How to integrate quotes
• Write evidence support sentences
• Strong analysis vs weak analysis
• Write analysis support sentences

Tuesday:

• Independent Reading
• Finish class paragraph
• Close read text number two as time allows (finish as homework)

Wednesday:

• Independent Reading
• Write paragraph number one (finish as homework if not done in class)

Thursday:

• Independent Reading
• Check paragraph number one
• Write paragraph number two

Friday:

• Independent Reading
• Check paragraph number two
• Write paragraph number three

September 18th through September 22nd, 2017

Monday:

• Write in planner
• How to annotate text
• Social Media article: annotate
• Three point paragraph notes

Tuesday:

• Independent Reading
• Three point paragraph: class paragraph

Wednesday:

• Clauses and Sentence Structures Test

Thursday:

• Independent Reading
• Finish boxes side of class paragraph

Friday:

• Independent Reading
• Write up TS, CS, 3 MPs on sentences side for class paragraph

September 11th through September 15th, 2017

Monday:

• Write in planner
• Subjects and verbs
• Clauses; Independent Clauses; Subordinate Clauses

Tuesday:

• Independent Reading
• Simple sentences
• Compound sentences

Wednesday:

• Independent Reading
• Complex sentences

Thursday:

• Independent Reading
• Compound-complex sentences

Friday:

• Independent Reading
• Clauses Quiz

September 5th through September 8th, 2017

Tuesday:

• Write in planner (Pride Competition this week for having all work written in planner by Wednesday!)
• NWEA Assessment

Wednesday:

• Finish Diagnostic Assessment
• Finish NWEA Assessment
• Register for No Red Ink

Thursday:

• NWEA Assessment
• No Red Ink register and diagnostic

Friday:

• Independent Reading
• 60 Writing Prompts

August 28th through September 1st, 2017

Monday:

• Write in planner
• How to decorate the English Notebook directions
• Aeries/Google Classroom/Google Sites log in
• Introduce Independent Reading program
• Alpha Lion job and review procedures
• Start on Literary Genres in groups

Tuesday:

• Book Dating in the library
• Set up English Notebooks:
  • Reader's Notebook side: Table of contents, Reading Log, To Read Next Log glued in
  • Writer's Notebook side: Table of contents, Writing Log glued in
• Work on Literary Genres in groups

Wednesday:

• Independent Reading
• Finish Literary Genres in groups
• Groups start to share out characteristics of their assigned genre to the class

Thursday:

• Independent Reading
• Groups finish to sharing out characteristics of their assigned genre to the class
• Start Diagnostic Assessment to help determine appropriate placement in English class

Friday:

• Independent Reading
• Cover English notebooks with clear contact paper
• Continue Diagnostic Assessment to help determine appropriate placement in English class

August 21st through August 25th, 2017

Monday:

• Welcome to Douglass Day
• Special assembly with Kevin Laue
• Four rotations: Digital Citizenship, Planner, Solar Eclipse, Team-Building Games
• The Great Race
• Final Rally with What-Not-To-Wear Fashion Show

Tuesday:

• Write in planner
• Four rounds of Station Rotations (Students visit four stations today):
  1. Past, Present, Future Dictionary Page
  2. Examining the Syllabus
  3. The Big 3 Rules of Douglass Scenarios
  4. Reading Interest-A-Lyzer
  5. Six-Word Memoir
  6. Grammar Diagnostic
  7. Meet and Greet with Teacher
  8. Group Jobs Jigsaw

Wednesday:

• Supplies needed for English
• Procedures Game with scenarios
• Group Jobs Jigsaw

Thursday:

• Four rounds of Station Rotations (Students visit remaining four stations today):
  1. Past, Present, Future Dictionary Page
  2. Examining the Syllabus
  3. The Big 3 Rules of Douglass Scenarios
  4. Reading Interest-A-Lyzer
  5. Six-Word Memoir
  6. Grammar Diagnostic
  7. Meet and Greet with Teacher
  8. Group Jobs Jigsaw
• Supplies reminder

Friday:

• Chromebook log on
• Aeries log on