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“Literature has been the salvation of the damned, literature has inspired and guided lovers, routed despair and can perhaps in this case save the world.”
                                                                         - John Cheever



 
Spring Semester Daily Agenda
MARCH

Fri., 3/1 Per. 3/5

Vocab test - Unit 4
Share Night poems
One Survivor Remembers (film)
HW

Optional ORB essay revision due Tuesday 3/5 NO LATE PAPERS ACCEPTED

Mon., 3/4 Per. 4
Vocab test - Unit 4
Share Night poems
One Survivor Remembers (film)
HW

No HW! Yippee!!

Tues., 3/5 Per. 3/5
Journal writing
"This I Believe"
Legal terms
HW

Go to www.thisibelieve.org (link below)
-Listen to 5 (or more) essays and choose 2 to write about. One paragraph each - what it's about and why it was meaningful to you
-Finish legal terms assignment

Wed., 3/6 Per. 4
Journal writing
"This I Believe"
HW

Go to www.thisibelieve.org (link below)
-Listen to 5 (or more) essays and choose 2 to write about. One paragraph each - what it's about and why it was meaningful to you
-Do legal terms assignment

Thurs., 3/7 Per. 3/5
Share "This I Believe" write-ups
Vocab practice
Grammar - Writing Effective Sentences (first lesson in packet)
Guidelines for This I Believe (personal) essay
Review legal terms for 12 Angry Men
HW

Personal essay - submit to turnitin.com by Wed. 3/13 at 8:40 a.m.
Bring hard copy to class
Vocab test Unit 5 Wed. 3/13

Fri., 3/8 Per. 4
Share "This I Believe" write-ups
Vocab practice
Grammar - Writing Effective Sentences (first lesson in packet)
Guidelines for This I Believe (personal) essay
Review legal terms for 12 Angry Men
HW

Personal essay - submit to turnitin.com by Thurs. 3/14 at 8:40 a.m.
Bring hard copy to class
Vocab test Unit 5 Thurs. 3/14

Mon., 3/11 Per. 3/5
Vocab practice
Grammar - Writing Effective Sentences (third lesson in packet)
12 Angry Men Part 1 of movie
HW

Personal essay - submit to turnitin.com by Wed. 3/13 at 8:40 a.m.
Bring hard copy to class
Vocab test Unit 5 Wed. 3/13

Tues., 3/12 Per. 4

Vocab practice
Grammar - Writing Effective Sentences (third lesson in packet)
12 Angry Men Part 1 of movie
HW

Personal essay - submit to turnitin.com by Thurs. 3/14 at 8:40 a.m.
Bring hard copy to class
Vocab test Unit 5 Thurs. 3/14

Wed., 3/13 Per. 3/5

Assembly (3)
Grammar - Writing Effective Sentences (third lesson in packet) (5)
Turn in personal essay (3/5)
12 Angry Men Act 1 (5)
HW
Vocab test Unit 5 Fri. 3/15 (Per. 3)

Wed., 3/13 Per. 3/5
Assembly  (3)
Grammar - Writing Effective Sentences (third lesson in packet) (5)
Turn in personal essay (3/5)
12 Angry Men Part 1 of movie (5)
Vocab test - Unit 5 (5)
HW
Vocab test Unit 5 Fri. 3/15 (Per. 3)

Thurs., 3/14 Per. 4
Grammar - Writing Effective Sentences (third lesson in packet)
Turn in personal essay
12 Angry Men Act 1
Vocab test - Unit 5
HW
Finish grammar packet Lesson 3 (inserting participial phrases)

Fri., 3/15 Per. 3/5
Grammar - Writing Effective Sentences (third lesson in packet)
12 Angry Men Act 1 (per 3)
Authors' assembly (per 5)
HW
Finish grammar packet through Lesson 3 if not finished in class

Mon, 3/18 Per. 4
Grammar - Writing Effective Sentences (fourth lesson in packet)
ROP/Naviance in Computer Lab
HW
No HW

Tues, 3/19 Per. 3/5
Grammar - Writing Effective Sentences (4th lesson in packet for Per. 3 / 2nd lesson in packet for Per. 5)
ROP/Naviance in Computer Lab
HW
See link for Spring Outside Reading Book assignment to the left under PAGE DOCS.
No other HW

Wed, 3/20 Per. 4
Spring ORB
12 Angry Men Act 2
Group work
HW
ORB - select book

Thurs, 3/21 Per. 3/5
Spring ORB
12 Angry Men Act 2
Group work
HW
ORB - select book
Finish 12AM worksheet (3/5)
Finish correcting bad writing (3)

Fri, 3/22 Per. 4
12 Angry Men Act 3
Group work
HW
ORB - select book

Mon, 3/25 Per. 3/5
12 Angry Men Act 3
Group work
HW
ORB - select book
Reread play - 12 Angry Men test Wed.
Know legal terms

Tues 3/26 Per. 4
12 Angry Men - movie
Group work
HW
ORB - select book
Reread play - 12 Angry Men test Thurs
Know legal terms

Wed. 3/27 Per. 3/5
ORB selections
12 Angry Men movie and test
HW
ORB - select book- approval due Tues. 4/9
Read link on right under Page Docs if you have been sleeping or if you have lost your handout.

Thurs. 3/28 Per. 4
ORB selections
12 Angry Men test
HW
ORB - select book- approval due Tues. 4/9
Read link on right under Page Docs if you have been sleeping or if you have lost your handout.

APRIL

Mon. 4/8 Per. 3/5
ORB selections
Characterization - direct and indirect
Princess Prunella
Grammar - finish packet
Library - database presentation
HW
ORB read

Tues. 4/9 Per. 4
ORB selections
Characterization - direct and indirect
Princess Prunella
Grammar - finish packet
Library - database presentation
HW
ORB read
Vocab test - Unit 6 - Friday, 4/19

Wed. 4/10 Per. 3/5

Tone - recognizing and interpreting
Characterization in ORB
Format of character essay
Return writing
HW
ORB read
Vocab test - Unit 6 - Thursday, 4/18

Thurs. 4/11 Per. 4
Assembly
HW
Read ORB
Vocab test - Unit 6 - Friday, 4/19

Fri. 4/12 Per. 3/5
Parallel structure lesson
Finish grammar packet
Poetry: Naomi Shihab Nye
LOTF intro - check out books
HW
Read chapters 1-2 LOTF
Read ORB (be finished by 4/29)
Vocab test - Unit 6 - Thus, 4/18

Mon. 4/15 Per. 4
Parallel structure lesson
Finish grammar packet
Poetry: Naomi Shihab Nye
LOTF intro - check out books
HW
Read chapters 1-2 LOTF
Read ORB (be finished by 4/29)
Vocab test - Unit 6 - Fri, 4/19

Tues. 4/16 Per. 3/5
LOTF quiz / discussion
ORB project overview (see attachments below)
STAR practice
HW
Read chapters 3-4 LOTF
Read ORB - you may start on project if done
Vocab test - Unit 6 - Thurs., 4/18

Wed. 4/17 Per. 4
LOTF quiz / discussion
ORB project overview (see attachments below)
STAR practice
HW
Read chapters 3-4 LOTF
Read ORB - you may start on project if done
Vocab test - Unit 6 - Fri., 4/19

Thurs. 4/18 Per. 3/5
LOTF quiz / discussion
Vocab test
STAR practice
HW
ORB project
Sleep well; eat a protein-rich breakfast; remember raisins are your friends

Fri. 4/19 Per. 4
LOTF quiz / discussion
Vocab test
STAR practice
HW
ORB project
Sleep well; eat a protein-rich breakfast; remember raisins are your friends

Wed. 4/24 Per. 3/5
Dynamic character essay format
LOTF group work
HW
Read LOTF Chapter 5
Work on ORB project (Due 5/6)

 
Thurs. 4/25 Per. 4
Dynamic character essay format
LOTF group work
HW
Read LOTF Chapter 5
Work on ORB project (Due 5/7)


Fri. 4/26 Per. 3/5
LOTF group work
New vocab
LOTF quiz
Character essay prep
HW
Read LOTF Chapter 6-7

Work on ORB project (Due 5/6)
Vocab test Unit 7 - 5/6

Mon. 4/29 Per. 4
Dynamic character essay format
LOTF group work
HW
Read LOTF Chapter 6
Work on ORB project (Due 5/7)

Vocab test Unit 7 - 5/7

Tues. 4/30 Per. 3/5
Dynamic character essay planning
Counselor visits
HW
Read LOTF Chapter 7
Work on ORB project (Due 5/6)

Vocab test Unit 7 - 5/6
Bring in quotes next class for ORB essay (Per. 5)
PER 3 and 5 MAKE SURE YOU BRING YOUR ORB TO CLASS!!

Wed. 5/1 Per. 4
Dynamic character essay planning
LOTF quiz Chapter 6
HW
Read LOTF Chapter 7
Work on ORB project (Due 5/7)

Vocab test Unit 7 - 5/7
Bring in quotes and your book next class for ORB essay

Thurs. 5/2 Per. 3/5
Dynamic character essay planning
LOTF quiz Chapter 6-7
HW
Work on ORB project (Due 5/6)
to turnitin.com and hard copy to class
Per. 3 Bring in quotes and your book next class for ORB essay
Vocab test Unit 7 -  POSTPONED till May 14

Fri. 5/3 Per. 4
Character essay planning
HW
Work on ORB project (Due 5/7)
to turnitin.com and hard copy to class
Vocab test Unit 7 -  POSTPONED till May 13

Mon. 5/6 Per. 3/5
Character essay
Turn in ORB FB project
HW
Vocab test Unit 7 -   May 14

Tues. 5/7 Per. 4
Character essay
Turn in ORB FB project
HW
Read LOTF Chapter 8
Vocab test Unit 7 -  May 13

Wed. 5/8 Per. 3/5
Finish character essay
HW
Respond to question:  Can people be "born bad"?
Read LOTF Chapter 8

Mon. 5/13 Per. 4
Grammar - Modifiers
Vocab test - moved to Wed. 5/15
LOTF quiz / discussion
Movie
HW
Read LOTF chapter 9


Tues. 5/14 Per. 3/5
Grammar - Modifiers
Vocab test
LOTF quiz / discussion
Continue movie
HW
Read LOTF Chapter 9-10

Wed. 5/15 Per. 4
Vocab test
Continue movie
HW
Finish LOTF

Fri. 5/17 Per. 3/5
Grammar - modifiers
Continue movie
LOTF quiz
HW
Finish LOTF
Type your essay and turn it in with the handwritten version on Tuesday!

Mon. 5/20 Per. 4
Grammar - modifiers
Pass back FB pages
Finish movie
LOTF quiz 9-12
HW
Read 4 articles with ** in ATTACHMENTS
Watch Philip Zimbardo's TED Talk (also in ATTACHMENTS)- I recommend fast forwarding from minute 5:00 to 6:40 due to graphic content.
Attachments

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