Week of January 28, 2012
Homework:
1. Bring Lit Circle novel everyday
2. Read assigned novel pages and finish lit circle assignment as decided by your group.
3. Finish pages 28 - 31 in your packet - due Friday for quiz
Period 3 lit groups
Period 5 lit groups
Period 6 lit groups
4. Finish Google Doc vocab Key terms chart
5. Finish character analysis with quotes
Wednesday/Thursday January 30/31, 2013
Objective:
Students will analyze character traits from historical fiction
agenda
1. SSR
2. The narrator is Getting Started...
google doc
3. Packet work
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Objective: Students will analyze historical fiction
agenda
1. SSR
2. Go over history/English research paper expectations
3. Work on literature packet, finish vocab from yesterday
Key terms chart
Monday, January 28, 2013
Objective: Students will collect key terms and new vocabulary from chapter one of their novels.
agenda
1. SSR (finish vocab)
2. Work in groups on vocab and character analysis
3. Key terms chart
Week of January 22, 2013
Homework:
1. Bring Lit Circle novel everyday
2. Read assigned novel pages and finish lit circle assignment as decided by your group.
3. Finish pages 28 - 31 in your packet - due Friday for quiz
Period 3 lit groups
Period 5 lit groups
Period 6 lit groups
Friday, January 25, 2013
Objective: Students will collect key terms and new vocabulary from chapter one of their novels.
Agenda
1. get into groups
2. decide on reading schedule
3. Work on vocab/read
4. Key terms chart
Wednesday/Thursday, January 23/24, 2013
Objective: As students read their novels, they should look for new words that are important to the history or culture of their novel.
Agenda
1. CaHSEE Pretest
2. SSR
3. Group work:
a. make a reading schedule
b. Do vocabulary activity
c. Assign worksheet to be done by next week
3. Finish all convention exercises at the end of your packet, quiz Friday
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Objective: students will evaluate historical literature for author's purpose
Agenda
1. pick up novels
2. read chapter 1
3. finish presentations
Homework:
1. Finish and Present research project
2. AoW - annotation and answer questions using quotes and citations.
3. signed book selection sheet
Friday, January 18, 2012
Objective: students will use presentation skills and technology to show their research.
Warm Up
On the front of your packet: Write two sentences. Both sentences should combine independent clauses. One sentence needs to have a colon, the other needs to have a semi-colon. Be prepared to share these.
Agenda
1. Turn in AoW
2. Turn in novel sign ups
3. Finish presentations
January 16 and 17, 2013
Objective: students will use presentation skills and technology to show their research.
Agenda
Warm Up:
On your packet, write a sentence that uses a colon. Be prepared to share this sentence.
1. Presentations -
rubric
take notes while your classmates present.
2. Semicolons
3. Work on AoW
January 15, 2013
Objective: students will be able to correctly create a 'works cited' page for their research project.
agenda:
1. Notes on Works Cited. Google questions as you work at home.
2. New packet - Colons -practice
3. Work on AoW questions and response
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RbTTU0CoDxFgWQV0eueaVw2ZRGb3hpBNizASVwRHcTE/edit
Period 2 - January 2012
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Objective: Students will evaluate effective theses and review writing strategies
warm up: SSR
1. Finish Thesis review
2. Intro matching activity
3. Writing strategies carousel
4. Intro paragraph practice
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Objective: students will be able to write a thesis sentence and intro paragraph
1. type essay
2. what is a thesis sentence
3. What should my intro paragraph look like?
Monday, January 28, 2013
Objective: Students will write introductory paragraphs
Agenda
1. Conventions practice
2. type essay
3. Intro paragraph
Friday, January 24, 2013
Objective: Students will write introductory paragraphs
Agenda
1. Conventions practice
2. type essay
3. Intro paragraph
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Agenda:
1. CaHSEE pretest
2. CaHSEE writing
3. Read or work on homework when finished
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Agenda:
1. Warm up - using context clues
2. finish poetry evaluation page-96
3. quiz
Friday, January 18, 2013
Poetry Friday!
1. skim to preview
2. annotate poem
3. answer multiple choice questions
January 17, 2013
1. Hunger Games - Chapter 17
2. Conventions Circle
3. Vocabulary Practice
January 15, 2013
Objective: students will be able to recognize complete sentences
Agenda
1. Warm up - Journal
Make a goal for this semester and list three specific things you can do to achieve this goal.
2. Worksheet - complete sentences
3. Hunger Games - chapter 17
Period 4 - January 2013
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Objective: Students will evaluate effective theses and review writing strategies
warm up: SSR
1. Finish Thesis review
2. Intro matching activity
3. Writing strategies carousel
4. Intro paragraph practice
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Objective: students will be able to write a thesis sentence and intro paragraph
1. type essay
2. what is a thesis sentence
3. What should my intro paragraph look like?
Monday, January 28, 2013
Objective: Students will write introductory paragraphs
Agenda
1. Conventions practice
2. type essay
3. Intro paragraph
Friday, January 24, 2013
Objective: Students will write introductory paragraphs
Agenda
1. Conventions practice
2. type essay
3. Intro paragraph
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Agenda:
1. CaHSEE pretest
2. CaHSEE writing
3. Read or work on homework when finished
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Agenda:
1. Warm up - using context clues
2. finish poetry evaluation page-96
3. quiz
Friday, January 18, 2013
Poetry Friday!
1. skim to preview
2. annotate poem
3. answer multiple choice questions
January 17, 2013
Agenda:
1. Finish annotating/skimming
2. Vocab practice with annotation
3. Read/Study Hall/Tutor
January 14, 2013
Objective: Students will learn the difference between annotating and skimming a text.
Agenda
1. Warm up - date and journal
Make a goal for this semester and list three specific things you can do to achieve this goal.
2. notes - annotation vs skim
3. sort
4. close
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