Wednesday, Aug 28, 2019Finish autobiographical essay with proper APA format. Due Thursday, August 29, 2020.
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Thursday, Aug. 29th, 2019
1. Autobiographical Essay due today. Hand in with essay outline and marking rubric.
2. Begin our First Nations Current Events Article assignment. |
Friday, Sept. 6th, 20191. Read and discussed "Dulce Et Decorum Est" poem.
2.Begin the blue poetry booklet. |
Monday, Sept 9th, 20191."Dulce Et Decorum Est" Blue booklet questions a-e.
2. Read the second poem: "The Soldier" |
Tuesday,
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Wednesday Sept 11th, 20191.Continue to work on essay outline.
2. Start on first draft once essay outline is completed and approved by teachers. |
Thursday, Sept 12th, 2019Continue working on Compare & Contrast Essays.
*Due tomorrow! |
Friday, Sept 13th, 2019Final APA format Compare and Contrast Essay + "Dulce et Decorum Est" and "The Soldier" responses due today!!!
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Monday, Sept 16th, 20191)Read together and answer blue booklet questions of "How do I love thee?"
2) Read together; "May Your First Love Be Your Last." |
Tuesday, Sept 17th, 20191) How do the themes of "How do I love thee?" and "May Your First Love Be Your Last" relate?
2) Listen to "Martha" by Tom Waits. 3)Complete the blue booklet questions.(#5 a-k) |
Thursday, Sept 18th, 20191) How do the three pieces of literature, "How do I Love thee?" "May Your First Love Be Your Last" and "Martha" answer the questions on the front of our booklet?
2) Read "The Story Behind the Lyrics". 4) Listen to "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee". |
Friday, Sept 19th, 20191) Begin by working on blue booklet questions for 10 min of class.
2)"What is our current theme?" 3) Read "About Rita Joe." 4) Read "Justice" together, dissect, and discuss. 5) Start blue booklet questions. |
Monday, Sept 23, 20191) What was the name f the last poem we read? What is its main message?
2) While keeping this in mind, read and listen to the "Hurricane"'s lyrics. 3) "Hurricane" is written in the form of a true story, with characters, a plot, a beginning, middle, and end...What "Kind of Poetry" is this? 4) Start blue booklet questions. |
Tuesday, Sept 24, 20191) "Bury my Heart at Wounded Knee," "Justice," and "Hurricane," blue booklet questions should be completed.
2)Begin "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson. 3) Read the intro/first paragraph of "The Lottery". What is your impression of the setting? 4) Read entire story together. 5) Discuss: What happened at the end of the story? What happens if you win this Lottery?-Contrast?-Irony? 6)Symbolic/Ironic names! 7) Discuss the themes!--> How could they connect to our previous poems about "Justice". |
Wednesday, Sept 25th, 20191) Begin class by working on the blue booklet questions.
2)Read the poem "Mushrooms" by Sylvia Plath. |
Thursday, Sept 26th, 20191)Continue dissecting and discussing "Mushrooms".
2)Work on blue booklets. 3)"Through Winter Woods" >>Read and work on it independently. |
Friday, Sept 27th, 2019*School photos today!!
1) Finish blue booklet questions for "Mushrooms." 2) Read "Through Winter Woods" independently. Dissect and analyze the poem on your own. 3) Respond to "Through Winter Woods" questions from the blue booklet. |
Monday, Sep 30th, 20191) "Through Winter Woods"--> What kind of poem is this? Why?
2) Read "For the Death of 100 Whales." Dissect and Discuss Together. 3) Work on blue booklet questions. |
Tuesday, Oct 1st, 20191) Recap: "The Bull Moose,">> the "thistle on his head" alludes to___.
2) Continue reading and dissecting together. 3) Discuss the entire poem as an allusion to Jesus Christ. 4) Work on the blue booklet for the rest of the class. |
Wednesday, Oct 2nd, 2019The theme question essay begins!
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Monday, Oct 7th, 20191) Continue to work on theme question essay.
2)Work on "Song Lyric Assignment" or "Poem Writing Assignment." 3)Work period Monday-Wednesday. *Theme question essay with APA format due Tuesday! *"Song" or "Poem" assignment due Thursday!! |
Tuesday, Oct 8th, 2019*Work period*
1) Theme question essay due today!! 2) "Song Lyric" or "Poem Writing" assignment is due on Thursday. |
Thursday, Oct 10th, 20191)Introduction of "Of Mice and Men" novel.
2) Novel study terms review. 3) "Of Mice and Men" vocabulary. *"Song"/"Poem Assignment = due today! |
Wednesday, Oct 16th, 20191) Hand back marked assignments.
2) Begin reading "Of Mice and Men" together. |
Thursday, Oct 17t, 20191) Catch up on blue sheet responses "Comprehension" and "Identification" for the first five minutes.
2) Quick recap! 3) Continue reading "Of Mice & Men." |
Friday, Oct. 18th, 20191) Self-assessment (also being used as a timed writing sample for assessment.)
2) Recap: What has happened in the story so far? Who have we been introduced to? Who are we about to meet? 3) Continue reading and discussing chapter 2 together! |
Monday, Oct. 21st, 20191) Recap: Setting? What has happened in the story so far? Who have we met? Conflict?
2) Continue reading chapter 2. 3) Introduce chapter 1 & 2 long answer. |
Tuesday, Oct. 27th 20191) Hand in Chapter 1 & 2 Long Answers.
2) Recap. 3)Begin reading chapter three. |
Monday, Oct. 28th, 20191) Recap: "Thud," "Clang" are examples of____?
2) Read Chapter 3. 3) Discuss & brainstorm the ideas of friendship & loneliness together as a class. 4) Introduce the theme topic long answer for chapter 3. |
Tuesday, Oct. 29th, 20191) Finish Chapter 3 after a brief recap.
2) Brainstorm "Friendship & Loneliness" |
Wednesday, Oct. 30th, 20191) Work period: Complete Chapter 3 Long Answer, and any other overdue assignments.
*Due Friday, November 1st. |
Thursday, Oct 31st, 2019Happy Halloween!
1) Read chapter 4 on your own and complete the long answer. 2) Pumpkin carving & other halloween activities! |
Monday, Nov. 4th, 2019.1) Recap: What happened in chapter 4? Setting? Characters? Weakness & Strength?
2)Read chapter 5 together. *Chapter 4 long answer due tomorrow. |
Tuesday, Nov. 5th, 20191)Work period, finish long answer.
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Wednesday, Nov. 6th, 2019.1) Recap: What happened in the book? Any predictions?
2) Read together and finish novel!! |
Tuesday, Nov. 12, 20191)"Of Mice and Men" test.
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Wednesday, Nov. 13th, 2019.1) Introduce
the Final Chapter Assignment. |
Thursday, Nov 14th, 2019.1) Work period of the Final Chapter Assignment.
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Friday, Nov. 15th, 20191) Go over the Final Chapter Assignment marking rubric.
2) Last working period for the Final Chapter Assignment. |
Monday, Nov 18th, 2019.1) Hand in Final Chapters!
2) Begin watching "Of Mice and Men" movie. |
Tuesday, Nov. 18th, 2019.
1) Finish watching "Of Mice & Men"
2) Introduce Essay Topics |
Wednesday, Nov. 20th, 2019.1) Begin writing the final "Of Mice and Men" Essay.
*Essay with APA format due Friday! |
Thursday, Nov. 21st, 20191) Essay writing class.
***Final APA Format Essays are due Monday, Nov. 25th! |
Tuesday, Nov. 26th, 2019.***Final Essays were due yesterday! Please hand in overdue essays!!!
1) What are synonyms? Define & provide examples. 2) Find synonyms for "said">>> brainstorm together. 3) "Subject-Verb Agreement" together on the board. 4) What does a complete sentence consist of? |
Friday, Nov. 29th, 20191. Plurals, Articles, Prepositions, Adjectives, and Adverbs Quizzes.
2. "Find the Errors! Posttest" - Take-home test due on Monday morning. |
Monday, Dec. 2nd, 20191. The Macbeth Unit begins!
2. Introduce William Shakespeare 3. The Shakespearean "spoiler" 4. Discuss Macbeth themes, characters, plot, and more... 5. Vocabulary: a) Antithesis b) Equivocate |
Tuesday, Dec 3rd, 2019.1) Read act 1, scene 1 together.
2) Watch act 1, scene 1 comparison. 3) Begin Macbeth Media project! |
Thursday, Dec 5th, 2019.1) Presentation of powerpoint example.
2) Work period for Macbeth Media Project. |
Friday, Dec 6th, 2019.1) Continue working on Media project.
*Last class work period on Monday BE PRODUCTIVE! |
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