Tuesday, August 4th Turn in signed Syllabus Complete the Twitter Student Profile Sheet Attendance If finished early, please start/continue with.

Tuesday, August 4th Turn in signed Syllabus Complete the Twitter Student Profile

Sheet Attendance If finished early, please start/continue

with Multiple Intelligence Survey 1st period only-review missed items from

yesterday Presenting Twitter Profiles

Wednesday, August 5th LAST DAY TO TURN IN SYLLABUS Warm-up: Journal activity-What are our

goals for the next year and next 4 years? 3rd period only—M.I. Survey

“The Road Not Taken”—Robert Frost (pg. 290)

Reflect: How will you use your strengths to keep moving and achieve your goals?

The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,And sorry I could not travel bothAnd be one traveler, long I stoodAnd looked down one as far as I could;

Then took the other, as just as fair,And having perhaps the better claim,Because it was grassy and wanted wear;Though as for that the passing thereHad worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally layIn leaves no step had trodden black.Oh, I kept the first for another day!Yet knowing how way leads on to way,I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sighSomewhere ages and ages hence:Two roads diverged in a wood, and II took the one less traveled by,And that has made all the difference.

Thursday, August 6th

Best of Times Worst of Times Qualities of Both

Warm-up/Journal: In The Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens

writes, “These are the best of times, these are the worst of times…”

In your journal, think about how being a teenager in today’s society reflects this idea. Use the chart to guide your thoughts.

Reflect In a well-developed paragraph (7-9

sentences), determine how you can use your strengths to achieve the goals you discussed in the warm-up journal.

How will you use your strengths to keep moving and achieve your goals?

How might being a teenager in today’s society affect the way you accomplish your goals?

Friday, August 7th The weekend is almost here!!!!!!!!!! Prepare for the short story unit Pre-

Assessment Nothing on your desk except a pencil

Take Pre-Assessment When you are finished, complete the final

draft of your paragraph. Then, see me about the True Colors

activity.

Monday, August 10thJournal Activity:

In a few sentences, what do you think a short story includes?

Discuss All About Short Stories—PowerPoint and

notes

Tuesday, August 11th Warm-up: Textbook Scavenger Hunt “The Necklace” The Media Center/Library (Last 20

minutes of class)

Textbook Scavenger Hunt On a separate sheet of paper, complete the

following scavenger hunt. Find 2 short stories. Title/Author/page Find 2 non-fiction selections. Title/Author/page Find publisher and copyright date of the text. Find 3 poems. Title/Author/page Find a play. Title/Author/page Find 2 essays. Title/Author/page Write Title/Author/page of a selection that looks

interesting to you and tell why. Read two pages of your choice and give a 3-

sentence summary of those pages.

Wednesday, August 12th

Journal Activity/Warm-up:In a paragraph, describe a

time in which you or someone you know sacrificed something important for someone else.

Reading “The Necklace”Fill out story map as you read

Thursday, August 13th Warm-up:

In your composition notebook, draw and complete a “Plot Mountain” or diagram of your favorite movie or book. Make sure to include: Exposition (setting, characters, and background to

conflict) Inciting incident Rising action Climax Falling action Denouement Resolution

Friday, August 14th Complete and turn-in Story Maps from

“The Necklace” Look up vocab. from “The Necklace”—

make sure to guess what the word means first!

Capitalization Rules #1 and Practice Take notes on nouns (pg. 1180) and

complete Activity A #1-25

Monday, August 17th

Warm-up: Grammar corrections Paragraph written on board

Go over vocabulary words Notes on Nouns from pg. 1180 HW: Complete a creative paragraph

using at least 7 of the 10 vocabulary words. Turn in tomorrow at the beginning of class.

Tuesday, August 18th Vocabulary Quiz Review/Practice 1st period only-notes on nouns Other periods-finish noun notes Rewriting the end of “The Necklace” HW: study for vocabulary quiz. Finish

rewrite if not done in class.

Wednesday, August 19th

Study for Vocab and Necklace Quizzes Turn in to the box when you are done Pick up new vocabulary sheet for “The

Gift of the Magi” Complete—Make sure to complete the

entire first column on “What You Think The Word Means” before moving to the definition

Thursday, August 20th

Journal: Think of your most prized possession. What is the one thing you would want to rescue if your house was burning down? Why is it special to you?

Read “The Gift of the Magi” starting on pg.152 Complete the “Guided Reading Packet as you

read Turn in at the end of class, no matter if you

finish or not.

Friday, August 21st

Literature Terms Vocabulary Quiz Go over vocabulary Finish “The Gift of the Magi” and discuss Journal for HW: Write a paragraph

discussing at least 3-4 similarities between “The Necklace” and “The Gift of the Magi.”

Monday, August 24th Journal: Complete a paragraph, story, or

poem, etc. with at least 7 of the 10 vocabulary words from “The Gift of the Magi”

Notes on Characterization, Point of View, and Irony

Go over “Marigolds” vocabulary if time

Tuesday, August 25th Picture Day-Students will go at the

assigned class schedule when the substitute instructs

Complete vocabulary review Complete new vocabulary sheet for

“Marigolds”

Wednesday, August 26th SRI testing

Thursday, August 27th Study for Quiz Vocabulary and Comprehension Quiz of

“The Gift of the Magi” Finish “Marigolds” vocabulary when

done with quiz

Friday, August 28th Journal—”Why did I do that?” Think of a

time when you did something in a fit of anger or frustration that you regretted later. Did you perhaps destroy something or hurt someone, simply because you were mad, depressed, or having a hard time?

Read “Marigolds” p. 74-84 in textbook; complete the Story Map handout

Monday, August 31st

Vocabulary check on “Marigolds” words Finish reading “Marigolds” and complete

story map Go over Short Story Project with rubric Study for Vocab/Comprehension Quiz on

Wednesday

Tuesday, September 1st Vocabulary Review-complete in

comprehension notebook Brainstorm for Short Story Project Start on Rough Draft

Identify the key components of a short story in your own story

Study for Vocabulary/Comprehension Quiz on “Marigolds”

Notebook check on Friday

Wednesday, September 2nd Study-5 minutes; turn in Rough Draft of short

story Take Vocabulary/Comprehension Quiz Work on Rough Draft; I will conference with

you individually about the progress of your work

Short Story project due next week Notebook check on Friday

Thursday, September 3rd Mini-lesson/Notes: Conflict

Identify the type of conflict in your story Work on Rough Draft for short story; I will

conference with you individually about the progress of your work

Short Story project due next week Notebook check on Friday

Friday, September 4th Journal: What stage of the writing process are you

having the most trouble with? Are there specific parts of the plot or short story term that are more challenging than others? If you don’t think you are having trouble, then what is something you could make more interesting? Explain.

Peer Review—use editing guidelines and peer review questions. What can your partner improve on?

Leave notebook at the end of class in designated spot to be checked.