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Spring 2016 A/B ClassesTuesday Jan. 5/Wednesday Jan. 6

1. Welcome to second semester! Brief overview.

2. Introduction to Poetry (notes)3. Read and discuss “Ode to My

Socks” (p. 778)4. Assignment: Create a chart listing 5

DIFFERENT uses of figurative language with explanations for how the lines affect the overall tone of the poem. Homework if not finished today.

5. If there are any assignments you want from last semester, let me know now or I will get rid of them.

Thursday Jan. 7/Friday Jan. 81. Turn in homework, if you had to

finish your chart at home.2. New Vocab! Quiz Wednesday Jan.

13/Thursday Jan. 143. “O What is That Sound” p. 7884. FRACTIONS as class

Monday Jan. 11/Tuesday Jan. 121. Read “I am Offering This Poem” p.

747 as class. Look for poetic devices.

2. Notes over Denotation and Connotation

3. Analyze poem for denotative and connotative meanings in groups

4. Assignment: write paragraph over “I am Offering This Poem”

5. Don’t forget! Vocab Quiz next time!

Wednesday Jan. 13/Thursday Jan. 141. Vocab Quiz2. Look at “For Poets” (p. 776) and

discuss as class3. On your own, read “My Papa’s

Waltz” (p. 750) and complete FRACTIONS for a grade

Friday Jan. 15/Tuesday Jan. 191. New vocab—Quiz on Friday Jan. 22

(A Day)/Monday Jan. 25(B Day)2. Read “The Seven Ages of Man” (P.

794)3. Assignment: Complete a paragraph

in a 10-line box analyzing the tone of “The Seven Ages of Man.”

4. Book Reports due Feb. 25/Feb. 26! Forms are one my website!

Wednesday Jan. 20/Thursday Jan. 211. Introduce STAAR-style essay2. Assignment : Start writing essay

Prewriting Rough draft We will finish complete essay

next time for a grade3. Reminder: Vocab Quiz this

Friday/Monday!

Friday Jan. 22/Monday Jan. 251. Vocab Quiz2. Look over Essay rough drafts and

fix mistakes3. Write final drafts on lined paper

and turn in for a grade4. If final drafts are not finished in

class, they are homework and MUST BE TURNED IN NEXT TIME.

Tuesday Jan. 26/Wednesday Jan. 271. Turn in Essay Final Drafts to the

tray2. Shakespeare Notes 3. Assignment: Read the Romeo and

Juliet prologue and paraphrase with a partner (turn in at the end of class OR next time- Thursday Jan. 28/Friday Jan. 29)

4. Reminder: Book reports are due Feb. 25/26!

Thursday Jan. 28/Friday Jan. 291. New Vocab—quiz Friday

Feb.5/Monday Feb. 82. Read Romeo and Juliet Act I,

scenes 1 and 23. Reminder: Book reports are due

Feb. 25/26!

Monday Feb. 1/Tuesday Feb. 21. STAAR practice (Jumpstart book

pages 31-32)2. Read Romeo and Juliet, Act I,

scenes 3 and 43. Reminders:

Vocab Quiz Friday/Monday! Book Reports due the 25th/26th

of this month!

Wednesday Feb.3/Thursday Feb.41. Jumpstart Practice pages 120-121.2. Read Romeo and Juliet Act I, scene

53. Answer Act I Questions in complete

sentences4. Reminders:

Vocab Quiz Friday/Monday! Book Reports due the 25th/26th

of this month!

Friday Feb.5/Monday Feb.81. Turn in Act I Questions (if you had

to finish them for homework)2. Vocab Quiz 73. Watch Romeo and Juliet Act II4. Assignment: Answer Act II

questions and turn in for a grade5. Reminders:

Vocab TEST Thursday Feb.11/Friday Feb.12

Book reports due Feb.25/26!

Tuesday Feb.9/Wednesday Feb.101. Jumpstart Practice pages 11-13 2. Read Romeo and Juliet Act 3,

scenes 1 and 23. Reminders:

Vocab TEST this Thursday/Friday!

Book reports due Feb.25/26!

Thursday Feb.11/Friday Feb.121. Vocab TEST 32. Read Romeo and Juliet, Act 3,

scenes 3 and 43. Book reports! They are due soon!

Monday Feb.15/Tuesday Feb.161. 10-15 minute writing.2. Read Romeo and Juliet, Act 3,

scene 53. Assignment: On your own paper,

answer the R&J Act 3 questions in complete sentences

4. Book reports due NEXT WEEK!

Wednesday Feb.17/Thursday Feb. 181. 10-15 minute writing2. Read Romeo and Juliet Act 43. Book reports due next week!

Friday Feb.19/Monday Feb. 221. 10-15 minute writing (last one!)2. STAAR essay scoring in groups3. New essay assigned—major grade!

Will be finished the day book reports are due.

Tuesday Feb.23/Wednesday Feb.241. Jumpstart practice—pages 27-30.2. Continue planning and writing

essay—due by the end of class next time for a major grade.

3. Book reports due NEXT TIME!

Thursday Feb. 25/Friday Feb.261. Turn in Book Reports. 2. Finish final draft of essay and turn

in.3. We will finish reading Romeo and

Juliet next time. We will have a Romeo and Juliet test on Tuesday March 8 th /Wednesday March 9 th .

Monday Feb.29/Tuesday March 11. Read Romeo and Juliet Act V2. If time left over, start looking at

test review.3. Reminders:

Romeo and Juliet TEST Tuesday March 8th, Wednesday March 9th

The end of the grading period is Friday, March 11th

Wednesday March 2/Thursday March 31. STAAR practice- Applied Practice

book pages 1-5.2. Work on your Romeo and Juliet

Test Review3. Turn in any assignments you still

owe me4. Reminders:

R&J Test next Tuesday/Wednesday

Next Friday is the end of the grading period!

Friday March 4/Monday March 7 th 1. STAAR practice pages 6-102. Finish working on Romeo and

Juliet Test Review3. BRIEF time at the end to ask a FEW

questions4. Reminders- Test next time! Turn

late work in NOW!

Tuesday March 8/Wednesday March 91. 10(ish) minutes to study.2. Romeo and Juliet Test3. Use your remaining time wisely—

turn in anything you owe me!

Thursday March 10/ Friday March 11(You don’t need to copy this one)

1. Friday is the end of the grading period.

A lot of you owe me work. Get that work done.

(If you don’t owe me any work, you are awesome and you get to chill out. But don’t distract anyone who has work to do.)

Monday March 21/Tuesday March 221. Housekeeping—new stuff!2. Work through STAAR packet3. Practice RATE steps4. Don’t forget that we have STAAR

tutorials every day after school this week!

5. The STAAR test is on Tuesday March 29.

Wednesday March 23/Thursday March 241. Get back STAAR packets from last

time, a sheet of paper, and something to write with.

2. Work through reading selection “Emory’s Gift” and answer the questions on your own. We will go over together.

3. Get back paragraphs from yesterday. We will look at samples from last year and discuss strategies.

4. Write new paragraph over “Emory’s Gift” and turn in.

Monday March 281. Applied Practice Romeo and Juliet

workbook2. STAAR tomorrow! We will go over

anything and everything3. Know what classroom you will be

going to tomorrow morning

Wednesday March 30/Thursday March 31

1. Get out calendars—we have new vocab! Quiz will be Tuesday April 5 th /Wednesday April 6 th

2. Read short story “Passport” together

3. As we read, fill out characterization chart. Turn in for a grade.

Friday April 1/Monday April 4 th 1. Reminder- you have a vocab quiz

Wednesday April 6th!2. Read “The Scarlet Ibis” on page 462

of the literature book (we read some together, you read some on your own)

3. Answer Comprehension Questions 1-3 and Literary Analysis Questions 5, 7, 8, and 9. Complete sentences on your own paper.

4. Finish “Passport” assignment as needed.