Fri., 3/1 Per. 3/5Vocab test - Unit 4
Share Night poems
One Survivor Remembers (film)
HW
Optional ORB essay revision due Tuesday 3/5
NO LATE PAPERS ACCEPTEDMon., 3/4 Per. 4Vocab test - Unit 4
Share Night poems
One Survivor Remembers (film)
HW
No HW! Yippee!!
Tues., 3/5 Per. 3/5Journal 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. 4Journal 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. 3/5Share "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. 4Share "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. 3/5Vocab 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. 4Vocab 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. 3/5Assembly (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. 3/5Assembly (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. 4Grammar - 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. 3/5Grammar - 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. 4Grammar - Writing Effective Sentences (fourth lesson in packet)
ROP/Naviance in Computer Lab
HW
No HW
Tues, 3/19 Per. 3/5Grammar - 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. 4Spring ORB
12 Angry Men Act 2
Group work
HW
ORB - select book
Thurs, 3/21 Per. 3/5Spring 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. 412 Angry Men Act 3
Group work
HW
ORB - select book
Mon, 3/25 Per. 3/512 Angry Men Act 3
Group work
HW
ORB - select book
Reread play - 12 Angry Men test Wed.
Know legal terms
Tues 3/26 Per. 412 Angry Men - movie
Group work
HW
ORB - select book
Reread play - 12 Angry Men test Thurs
Know legal terms
Wed. 3/27 Per. 3/5ORB 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. 4ORB 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
Tues. 4/9 Per. 4ORB selections
Characterization - direct and indirect
Princess Prunella
Grammar - finish packet
Library - database presentation
Vocab test - Unit 6 - Friday, 4/19
Wed. 4/10 Per. 3/5Tone - recognizing and interpreting
Characterization in ORB
Format of character essay
Return writing
Vocab test - Unit 6 - Thursday, 4/18
Thurs. 4/11 Per. 4Assembly
Vocab test - Unit 6 - Friday, 4/19
Fri. 4/12 Per. 3/5Parallel 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. 4Parallel 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. 3/5LOTF 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. 4LOTF 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
Read LOTF Chapter 5
Work on ORB project (Due 5/6) Thurs. 4/25 Per. 4
Dynamic character essay format
LOTF group work
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 6-7Work on ORB project (Due 5/6)
Vocab test Unit 7 - 5/6
Mon. 4/29 Per. 4
Dynamic character essay format
LOTF group work
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
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
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 essayThurs. 5/2 Per. 3/5
Dynamic character essay planning
LOTF quiz Chapter 6-7
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 essayVocab test Unit 7 -
POSTPONED till May 14
Fri. 5/3 Per. 4
Character essay planning
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
Vocab test Unit 7 - May 14
Tues. 5/7 Per. 4
Character essay
Turn in ORB FB project
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
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.