Monday, February 27: Library. Newsela article for ISTEP review. *EC word search due. Tuesday, February 28: Work on poetry paper revisions. Wednesday, March 1: Work on poetry paper revisions. Thursday, March 2: TBA Friday, March 3: *Reading journal due. TBA
Upcoming Dates: Spring Break - March 27-31, 2017 Reading journal due April 14th.
Calendar Week February 20-February 24, 2017
Monday, February 20: Library. Read Ode II. *Vocab 25 due Friday. Tuesday, February 21: Read scene 5 and paean. Discuss. Wednesday, February 22: Read Exodus and discuss. Thursday, February 23: *Antigone quiz 2 - part 2. *EC word search due Monday. Friday, February 24: *Vocab 25 due. In-class activity.
Upcoming Dates: ISTEP Part 1 - February 28 and March 1 Spring Break - March 27-31, 2017 Reading journal due March 3rd.
Calendar Week February 13-February 17, 2017
Monday, February 13: Library. Read Ode II. *Vocab 9 due Friday. Tuesday, February 14: *Antigone quiz 1 - part 1. Wednesday, February 15: Read Scene 3. Thursday, February 16: Read Ode III and part of scene 3. Friday, February 17: Finish Scene 3 and notes.*Vocab 9 due.
Upcoming Dates: ISTEP Part 1 - February 28 and March 1 Spring Break - March 27-31, 2017 Reading journal due March 3rd.
Calendar Week February 6-February 10, 2017
Monday, February 6: Library. Notes on verse and prose. Read Scene 1 to line 62. *Reading journals due . *Vocab 11 due Friday. Tuesday, February 7: STAR Reading test and class work time. Wednesday, February 8: Read Scene 1 Sentry to end/notes. Thursday, February 9: Read Ode I and Scene 2. Friday, February 10: Finish Scene 2 and notes.*Vocab 11 due.
Upcoming Dates: ISTEP Part 1 - February 28 and March 1 Spring Break - March 27-31, 2017 Reading journal due March 3rd.
Calendar Week January 30-February 3, 2017
Monday, January 30: Library. Finish presentations. Notes on Rhetorical strategies and plot elements. *Reading journals due Friday. *Vocab 20 due Friday. Tuesday, January 31: Sophocles presentation and notes. Wednesday, February 1: Finish notes. Greek Tragedy. Antigone back story. Thursday, February 2: Hand out Antigone packets and notes. Read in class Prologue/notes. Friday, February 3: Read Parodos and notes.*Vocab 20 due. *Reading journal due.
Upcoming Dates: ISTEP Part 1 - February 28, March 1, and 2 Spring Break - March 27-31, 2017 Reading journal due March 3rd.
Calendar Week January 23-January 27, 2017
Monday, January 23: Library. Work on poetry paper. *Poetry analysis and biography research paper due at midnight on Google Classroom. *Vocab 19 due Friday. Tuesday, January 24: *Poetry quiz. *Poem copy and chart due. Check work cited and citations in papers. Work day. Wednesday, January 25: *Notebooks due. *EC word search due. Start presentations over poems. Thursday, January 26: Presentations. Friday, January 27: Presentations.*Vocab 19 due. *Work on Reading journal due Feb. 3rd.
Upcoming Dates: Reading journal due Friday, February 3rd ISTEP Part 1 - February 28, March 1, and 2 Spring Break - March 27-31, 2017
Calendar Week January 16-January 20, 2017
Monday, January 16: Library. Work on poetry paper. Vocab 8 due Friday. Tuesday, January 17: Notes over speaker, tone, and mood. Work on poetry paper Wednesday, January 18: Notes over theme and title. Work on poetry paper. Thursday, January 19: Scheduling with counselors. Friday, January 20: Work on individual poems looking for type and form.*Vocab 8 due. *Poetry papers due Monday at midnight on Google Classroom. *Copies of poem and charts due Tuesday, January 24th.
Upcoming Dates: Notebooks due January 24th Reading journal due Friday, February 3rd ISTEP Part 1 - February 28, March 1, and 2 Spring Break - March 27-31, 2017
Calendar Week January 9-January 13, 2017
Monday, January 9: Library. Choose poems for poetry analysis. Vocab 12 due Friday. *Informative essay revision due by midnight on Google Classroom. Tuesday, January 10: *Rough drafts due. Discuss MLA and research for poet biography portion of poem analysis. Work on finding sources for paper. Wednesday, January 11: Notes over rhyme scheme and rhythm. Sample poem in class. Work on individual poems looking for rhyme and rhythm. Thursday, January 12: Notes over literary devices. Sample poem in class. Work on individual poems looking for literary devices. Friday, January 13: Notes over type and form. Sample poem in class. Work on individual poems looking for type and form.*Vocab 12 due.
Upcoming Dates: Reading journal due Friday, February 3rd ISTEP Part 1 - February 28, March 1, and 2 Spring Break - March 27-31, 2017
Calendar Week January 2-January 6, 2017
Monday, January 2: Winter Break. No School. Tuesday, January 3: Winter Break. No School. Wednesday, January 4: Review final. Discuss bad writing habits. Hand back informative essay rough drafts. *Type essay for tomorrow. Thursday, January 5: Phrases and practice. Work on essay revisions with peers. Friday, January 6: Clauses and practice. Work on essay revisions with peers. *Informative essay revisions due Monday, January 9th by midnight on Google Classroom. Rough drafts due Tuesday, January 10th in class.
Upcoming Dates: Reading journal due Friday, February 3rd ISTEP Part 1 - February 28, March 1, and 2 Spring Break - March 27-31, 2017
Calendar Week December 19-December 23, 2016
Monday, December 19: SNOW DAY. No School. Tuesday, December 20: Two-hour delay. *Finals for 1st and 2nd hours. Wednesday, December 21: *Final for 4th and 7th hours. Thursday, December 22: Winter Break. No School. Friday, December 23: Winter Break. No School.
Monday, December 12: Library. Discuss "American Idea" notes - fact and opinion. Tuesday, December 13: *Quiz - "The American Idea." *EC wordsearch due Thursday. Wednesday, December 14: *Nonfiction test. *INB due. Thursday, December 15: *Informative Writing Prompt in class. *EC wordsearch due. Friday, December 16: *STAR Reading test. *Reading journal due.
Upcoming Dates: Finals - December 19, 20, and 21
Calendar Week December 5-December 9, 2016
Monday, December 5: Library. Discuss "Dog" notes - humorous essay. *Vocab 27 due Friday. Tuesday, December 6: *Quiz - "The Dog That Bit People." *Read "Keep Memory Alive" and look over notes - persuasive essay. Wednesday, December 7: Discuss "Dog" article and humorous essay notes. Thursday, December 8: *Quiz - "Keep Memory Alive." Read "The American Idea" and look at notes over analytic/interpretive essay. Friday, December 9: Discuss "American Idea" notes - Analytic/interpretive essay.*Vocab 27 due. *Reading journal prompt "due."
Upcoming Dates: Interactive notebook due - December 13th Nonfiction test - December 14th Informative Writing prompt in class - December 15th Reading Journal due - December 16th STAR Reading test - December 16th Finals - December 19, 20, and 21
Calendar Week November 28-December 2, 2016
Monday, November 28: Library. Discuss text structures and nonfiction signposts. Notes in notebook. *Vocab 17 due Friday. Tuesday, November 29: Newsela article and practice close reading and taking notes on the article and quiz questions. Read "The Spider and the Wasp" for tomorrow. Wednesday, November 30: Discuss "Spider" article and take notes on it. Thursday, December 1: "Spider" notes over main idea and supporting details. Friday, December 2: *Quiz - "The Spider and the Wasp." *Vocab 17 due. *Reading journal prompt "due." *Read "The Dog Who Bit People" for Monday.
Upcoming Dates: Interactive notebook due - December 13th Nonfiction test - December 13th Informative Writing prompt in class - December 15th Reading Journal due - December 16th STAR Reading test - December 16th Finals - December 19, 20, and 21
Calendar Week November 21-25, 2016 Monday, November 21: Library. The Contender Notes. Peer Review. Review Google Classroom. Guided reading questions ch. 16-20 due. Tuesday, November 22: Work day. Partner Review. Project due by 6 PM on Google Classroom or in person. Interactive notebook due. Extra credit assignments due. Wednesday, November 23: Thanksgiving Break Thursday, November 24: Thanksgiving Break Friday, November 25: Thanksgiving Break
Calendar Week November 14-18, 2016
Monday, November 14: Library. Discuss ch. 11-15. Show Google classroom and assignment upload. *Revisions due on Google classroom at midnight. Must turn in rough draft and rubric tomorrow, or it is a zero for the assignment. *Read chapter 6-10. Tuesday, November 15: *Quiz - ch. 11-15. *Guided reading questions ch. 11-15 due. *Narrative rough draft due. Passed out notecards for ch 16-20 discussion. Work on project. *Question notecard due Thursday. Wednesday, November 16: Read ch 16-18. Theme notes. Contender notes. *Extra credit due Tuesday. Thursday, November 17: Contender notes. Class lead discussion ch 16-20. *Discussion notecard due. Friday, November 18: *Quiz - ch 16-20. *Reading journal prompt due. *Extra credit wordsearch due Tuesday. *Guided Reading questions ch 16-20 due Monday.
Upcoming Dates: Project due - November 22nd Interactive notebook due - November 22nd Thanksgiving break - November 23, 24, and 25
Calendar Week November 7-11, 2016
Monday, November 7: Library. Introduce project. MLA format notes. Pass back narrative rough drafts. *Revisions due on Google classroom on Monday, November 14th at midnight. Must turn in rough draft and rubric or it is a zero for the assignment. *Read chapter 6-10. Tuesday, November 8: Read chapters 6-10. Character notes. Discuss ch. 6-10. Wednesday, November 9: *Quiz - ch 6-10. *Guided reading questions due Friday. Brainstorming questions for guest speakers. Thursday, November 10: Guest speaker - in school field trip 1st and 2nd hours. *Read chapters 11-13. Friday, November 11: Discuss chapters 11-13. Discuss similes and metaphors.*Reading journal due. *Guided reading questions due. *Narrative revision due Monday. Rough drafts due Tuesday.
Upcoming Dates: Narrative revision due - Monday, November 14th at midnight Project due - November 22nd Interactive notebook due - November 22nd Thanksgiving break - November 23, 24, and 25
Calendar Week October 31-November 4, 2016
Monday, October 31: Library. Who Will Survive? activity. *Vocab 5 due Friday. Tuesday, November 1: Start The Contender. Read Chapter 1 and discuss. *Guided reading questions due Friday. *Read chapters 2-5 for Thursday. Wednesday, November 2: Introduce novel and background. Thursday, November 3: Discuss reading of chapters 1-5. Friday, November 4: *Vocab 5 due. *Guided reading questions due. *Quiz - chapters 1-5. *Reading journal prompt "due."
Upcoming Dates: Reading Journal due November 11th
Calendar Week October 24-October 28, 2016
Monday, October 24: Library. *HW 4 - Quotations IXL 10th grade F.1 due. Apostrophes notes and practice. *HW 5 - Apostrophes worksheet due tomorrow. *EC word search due tomorrow. Tuesday, October 25: *HW 5 - Apostrophes worksheet due. *EC word search due. *Quiz - Capitalization and Punctuation. *Interactive notebook due. Wednesday, October 26: Fall Break. No school. Thursday, October 27: Fall Break. No school. Friday, October 28: Fall Break. No school.
Upcoming Dates: Reading Journal due November 11th
Calendar Week October 17-October 21, 2016
Monday, October 17: Library. Unit 3 - Grammar. Capitalization notes and practice. *HW 1 - Capitalization due tomorrow. *Vocab 13 due Friday. Tuesday, October 18: *HW 1 - Capitalization due. Comma notes and practice. *HW 2 - Commas review IXL 10th grade A.5 due tomorrow. Wednesday, October 19: *HW 2 - Commas review IXL 10th grade A.5 due. PSAT in morning. Work time for afternoon class. Thursday, October 20: Semicolon and colon notes and practice. *HW 3 - Semicolon and colon IXL 10th grade C.3 due tomorrow. Friday, October 21: *EC Capitalization IXL 10th grade G.1 due. *Vocab 13 due. Quotation marks notes and practice. *HW 4 - Quotation marks IXL 10th grade F.1 due Monday.
Upcoming Dates: PSAT - October 19, 2016 Parent Conferences - October 17th and 20th Interactive notebooks Unit 3 due October 25th. Fall Break - October 26-28, 2016 Reading Journal due November 11th
Calendar Week October 10-October 14, 2016
Monday, October 10: Library. Discuss literary terms for "The Masque of the Red Death." Tuesday, October 11: *Quiz - "The Masque of the Red Death." *EC word search due Thursday. Wednesday, October 12: *Short Story test. *Interactive Notebooks due. Thursday, October 13: *EC word search due. *Narrative Writing Prompt. Friday, October 14: *STAR Reading test. *Reading Journal due.
Upcoming Dates: Interactive Notebooks due Wednesday, October 12th Short Story Test - October 12th Writing Prompt - October 13th Reading journal due October 14th STAR Reading test - October 14th PSAT - October 19, 2016 Parent Conferences - October 17th and 20th Fall Break - October 26-28, 2016
Calendar Week October 3-October 7, 2016
Monday, October 3: Library. *Vocab 16 due Friday. Tuesday, October 4: Read. Discuss plot "The Street of the Canon." Wednesday, October 5: Read. Discuss literary terms for "The Street of the Canon." Thursday, October 6: *Quiz - "The Street of the Canon." Read "The Masque of the Red Death." Friday, October 7: *Vocab 16 due. Read. Discuss plot "The Masque of the Red Death."
Upcoming Dates: Interactive Notebooks due Wednesday, October 12th Short Story Test - October 12th Writing Prompt - October 13th Reading journal due October 14th STAR Reading test - October 14th PSAT - October 19, 2016 Parent Conferences - October 17th and 20th Fall Break - October 26-28, 2016
Calendar Week September 26-September 30, 2016
Monday, September 26: Library. Discuss literary terms for "A Sound of Thunder." *Vocab 10 due Friday. Tuesday, September 27: *Quiz - "The Sniper." Read "A Sound of Thunder." Wednesday, September 28: Read. Discuss Plot "A Sound of Thunder." Thursday, September 29: Read. Discuss literary terms for "A Sound of Thunder." Friday, September 30: *Vocab 10 due. *Quiz - "A Sound of Thunder." Read "The Street of the Canon."
Upcoming Dates: PSAT - October 19, 2016 Parent Conferences - October 17th and 20th Fall Break - October 26-28, 2016
Calendar Week September 19-September 23, 2016
Monday, September 19: Library. *Extra credit word search due tomorrow. *Vocab 7 due Friday. Tuesday, September 20: Read. *EC word search due. Literary Terms notes. Wednesday, September 21: Read. Plot development and characterization notes. Thursday, September 22: *Literary terms quiz. Read "The Sniper" for tomorrow. Friday, September 23: Read. *Vocab 7 due. Discuss plot "The Sniper."
Upcoming Dates: PSAT - October 19, 2016 Parent Conferences - October 17th and 20th Fall Break - October 26-28, 2016
Calendar Week September 12-September 16, 2016
Monday, September 12: Library. Direct Objects/Indirect Objects. *HW 8 - DO/IO due tomorrow. Tuesday, September 13: Read. *HW 8 - DO/IO due. Predicate Nominatives/Predicate Adjectives. *HW 9 - PN/PA due tomorrow. Wednesday, September 14: Read. *HW 9 - PN/PA due. Review with homework corrections. Thursday, September 15: Parts of speech/sentence quiz. Interactive Notebooks due (100 pts.). Friday, September 16: Read. Homework corrections. Reading journal notebooks due (100 pts.)
Upcoming Dates: PSAT - October 19, 2016 Parent Conferences - October 17th and 20th Fall Break - October 26-28, 2016
Calendar Week September 5-September 9, 2016
Monday, September 5: Labor Day. No School. Tuesday, September 6: Read. Pronoun homework edit. Adverbs. *HW 5 - Adverbs due tomorrow. Wednesday, September 7: Read. *HW 5 - adverbs due. Prepositions. *HW 6 - prepositions due tomorrow. Thursday, September 8: Read. *HW 6 - prepositions due. Conjunctions. *HW 7 - conjunctions due tomorrow. Friday, September 9: Read. Verb homework edit. *HW 7 - conjunctions due. Reading notebooks writing prompt.
Upcoming Dates: Reading Notebooks due September 16th. Four writing prompts to grade - 100 points
School Pictures - September 13th PSAT - October 19, 2016 Parent Conferences - October 17th and 20th Fall Break - October 26-28, 2016
Calendar Week August 29-September 2, 2016
Monday, August 29: Library. Read. *HW 2 - Pronouns due. *Vocab 22 due Friday. Tuesday, August 30: Read. Verbs. *HW 3 - Verbs due Thursday. Wednesday, August 31: Read. Subjects and Verbs. *HW 3 - verbs due tomorrow. Thursday, September 1: Read. *HW 3 - verbs due. Adjectives. *HW 4 - adjectives due tomorrow. Friday, September 2: Read. Nouns homework edits. *Vocab 22 due. *HW 4 - adjectives due. Reading notebooks writing prompt.
Upcoming Dates: Reading Notebooks due September 16th. Four writing prompts to grade - 100 points
Labor Day - September 5 - No school School Pictures - September 13th PSAT - October 19, 2016 Parent Conferences - October 17th and 20th Fall Break - October 26-28, 2016
Calendar Week August 22-26, 2016
Monday, August 22: Read first 10 minutes. Organize binder. Discuss Reading Notebook assignment. *Vocab 1 due Friday. Tuesday, August 23: Laptops. Questions about vocab or Reading Notebook. How to Highlight. Highlight vocab packet. Wednesday, August 24: Read. Why We Take Notes. Set up Table of Contents in Interactive Notebook. Thursday, August 25: Read. Nouns. HW 1 - Nouns Friday, August 26: Read. *Vocab 1 due. *HW 1 due. Pronouns. *HW 2 - Pronouns due Monday.
Upcoming Dates:
Labor Day - September 5 - No school School Pictures - September 13th PSAT - October 19, 2016 Parent Conferences - October 17th and 20th Fall Break - October 26-28, 2016
Calendar Week August 15-19, 2016
Monday, August 15: Teacher Orientation. No school Tuesday, August 16: Teacher Work Day. No school. Wednesday, August 17: Student first day. Welcome Back! Thursday, August 18: Library to get independent reading book. Discipline plan. Read. Friday, August 19: STAR Reading benchmark test
Upcoming Dates:
Labor Day - September 5 - No school School Pictures - September 13th PSAT - October 19, 2016 Parent Conferences - October 17th and 20th Fall Break - October 26-28, 2016