Weekly Agenda

IR = Interactive Reader workbook

LT = Literature textbook

GWT = Grammar and Writing textbook

GW = Grammar workbook

1/12	SSR Quiz on Ch. 3 Read/Summarize Appendix Discuss book
1/13	Review 1984 short answer questions on final Return essays
1/14	Finals/Early Release
1/15	Finals/Early Release
1/16	Teacher Planning

1/5	SSR:  Read Ch.3 I Discuss symbols so far HW: Finish Book by Friday
1/6	SSR and RR:  Read Ch.3 II Quiz on Ch. 2
1/7	SSR:  Read Ch.3 III HW:  All make-up work due Thursday
1/8	SSR and RR:  Read Ch.3 IV and V Collect make-up work FCAT Essay (45 min) SUPPORT AND MATURE LANGUAGE!!!!!!! HW: Finish Book by end of period Friday
1/9	SSR:  Read Ch.3 VI Antigone crossword puzzle (review) 1984 vocab worksheets (substitute)

12/22-1/2

Winter Break

12/15	SSR Crossword Puzzle HW: Ch.2 I-III by Wednesday (substitute)
12/16	SSR and RR Work on study guide questions Ch.2 I-III Illustrate one scene from the book so far (except the sex scenes) HW:  Quiz on Wednesday (Ch. 2 I-III) (substitute)
12/17	SSR Revew study guide questions Collect study guide questions Questions before quiz Quiz on Ch. 2 I-III HW: Ch.2 IV-V
12/18	SSR and RR Review Study guide questions
12/19	SSR No more vocab bookmark, collect Discuss theme(s), dangers of totalitarianism and propaganda through language HW:  Ch.2 VI-IX

12/8	SSR Update vocab bookmark Illustrate one thing that has appeared on the Telescreen HW:  Ch. 1 IV-V by Wed.
12/9	SSR and RR Finish telescreen illustration
12/10	SSR Revew study guide questions Update Vocab bookmark PSAT scores discussed in auditorium Illustrate one vocab word HW: Ch. 1 VI-VII by Friday
12/11	SSR and RR Review Study guide questions HW: Quiz tomorrow
12/12	SSR 1984 Ch. 1 I-VI Quiz (multiple choice) HW:  Finish Ch. 1

12/1	Use lugubrious in 3 sentences Russian Revolution (video) 1 paragraph summary of Russian Revolution Animal Farm
12/2	SSR and RR Animal Farm
12/3	Animal Farm Notes on characters from Politics and the English Language by George Orwell
12/4	Read 1984 context on sparknotes.com Distribute books SSR and RR Vocabulary Bookmark Study Guide questions HW: Read to pg.20 ( Ch.1 II)
12/5	Animal Farm Character Test Return essays Revise (support/elaboration, mature language, figurative language)

11/24	Words to Know p. 559 Prereading p. 559 "The Pit and the Pendulum" p. 560 HW: Use vocab in sentences and study
11/25	SSR and RR Review Questions p.575 out loud Quiz using CPR (Claim Proof Response) Quote from the story and visual
11/26	Vocab Quiz Finish Quote and visual Balderdash
11/27	Happy Thanksgiving
11/28	No School
11/29	GATORS vs. Seminoles

11/17	Words to Know p.848 definitions Prereading p. 848 "Like the Sun" and "Tell the Truth but tell it slant" p. 853 Answer all the questions Review questions
11/18	SSR and RR Benchmarks
11/19	FCAT Writing Review Rubric Evaluate last year's essays
11/20	SSR and RR Group planning Share and Critique HW:  Find four mature words that you could use on a regular basis (word, definition, sentence, visual for each)
11/21	Work with a partner and choose one word from homework (definition, visual and sentence on poster paper) Review Mrs. Miller's FCAT Writes Rubric FCAT essay  (45 minutes) HW: Start studying vocab p.559

11/10	Crossword puzzle Correct body paragraphs, type, add citations - Format A - Format B, Format B Roots Crossword puzzle
11/11	No School
11/12	Literary criticism Finish and Collect essays
11/13	SSR and RR Review for test Antigone Test (vocab, plot, literary criticism, mythology)
11/14

11/3	Words to Know p.1018 definitions Collect essays Opinion Corner
11/4	No School
11/5	Use each vocab word in a sentence p. 1018 rank principles, discuss myth p. 1019 sketch "The Theater" assign roles review sidenotes Start "Antigone"
11/6	SSR and RR "Antigone" Define mythological characters so far (see sidenotes in text)
11/7	Edit and Revise Lessons Learned essays (laptops)

10/27	Words to Know p.593 definitions and sentences Preparing to Read p.592-593 Read from "Night" Read from Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech p. 599 p.600 1, comprehension check, 3-8 Vocabulary in Action p. 601 Review questions
10/28	SSR and RR Review and collect questions Preparing to Read p. 602 WWII timeline Read from "Farewell to Manzanar"
10/29	Use "stature" and "notorious" in the same sentence. Answer questions out loud p.613 Return FCAT prompt and Review Show 5/6 example of prompt Explain prompt on p. 615 Show two models of writing a compare/contrast essay Plan and write Rough Draft is due Friday (one page front and back)
10/30	Sometimes in April video
10/31	Vocab Quiz Collect essays Sometimes in April video

10/20	Review for midterm Of Mice and Men video
10/21	Of Mice and Men video
10/22	Midterms
10/23	Midterms
10/24	Teacher Planning

10/13	Use belligerent and contorted in a sentence. Check Ch. 5 study guide and discuss Read (15 minutes) Episodic Notes- in pairs, illustrate a scene from the assigned chapter HW- finish the book
10/14	SSR and RR Check Ch. 6 study guide and discuss PSAT prep Episodic Notes
10/15	PSAT
10/16	Of Mice and Men TEST Brochure
10/17	Brochure Due at end of period Compare portfolio to grade sheet

10/6	Vocab for Ch. 3-6 Ch. 2 Quiz Ch. 3 notes Read ch. 3 Study guide ch. 3
10/7	SSR and RR FCAT-like prompt (45 minutes) Describe one of your dreams for the future and how you plan to achieve it. Finish Ch. 3 and study guide
10/8	VIS Ch. 3-6 words Review Ch. 3 Read Ch. 4 and study guide HW- Finish Ch. 4
10/9	No School
10/10	2 compound and 2 complex sentences Vocab Quiz Read Review Ch. 4 HW- Finish Ch. 5 and study guide

9/29	Testing in media center PowerPoints
9/30	No School
10/1	Sentences for recumbent, anguish, morosely, brusquely, stake, mottled, buck, bindle, weary Notes on Ch. 1 Theme(s)- lonliness Distribute study guide and Of Mice and Men Read p. 1-16 (ch.1)
9/25	SSR and RR Check study guide Ch.1 Quiz Notes on ch. 2 Read and study guide ch. 2 HW- read and do ch. 2 study guide
9/26	Write two simple sentences and two complex sentences Volunteers to write sentences on board 10 minutes to read Check study guide Review study guide Character sketches of Lennie, Curly, or George

9/22	Copy rules of a sonnet Share Quilts Plant Pinwheels Review sonnet rules Prereading p. 233 Read Sonnet 18 and 30 Answer p. 236 1, comp. check, and 3-5 Complete sonnet worksheet with a partner
9/23	SSR and RR Work on sonnet (pairs) Tear out GW 145-146 HW- GW 145-146
9/24	Vocab Sentences, use 3 previous words Grade HW Work on sonnet Return graded work
9/25	SSR and RR Read sonnets Mark iambic pentameter Explain Inspriation Letter:  conventions, simile and metaphor, voice, audience HW- Write an inspirational letter
9/26	Choose 10 vocab words to VIS Collect letters Finish parts of speech posters Present posters (4th period)

9/15	Data Day p.503 copy definitions and write sentences Alice Walker video and facts Work on group poster
9/16	SSR and RR Copy notes from GWT Nouns, Adjectives, Appositives, and Appositive Phrases Pre-reading p.503 Read "Everyday Use" Start HW HW- LT p. 513 1-5 and comp. check answer in complete sentences
9/17	LT p.515 Vocab in Action and Grammar in Context (RR notebook) Collect HW Review HW questions IR p.165-166 Quilt (heritage and heirloom) Finish copying notes from GWT
9/18	SSR and RR Return work Finish Quilts Finish copying notes from GWT Share Quilts Review GWT notes Explain CPR format for Quiz tomorrow
9/19	Grammar:  Write 2 sentences one with an appositive one with an appositive phrase Story and Vocab Quiz

9/8	p. 159 definitions and 1 sentences per word Color-code sentence structures in essay Review rubric Appositives p. 59 Ex 1 and p. 60 Ex 2 (GW) Finish reading imagery paragraphs from transparencies
9/9	SSR and RR Pre-reading p.159 "Son from America" p. 167 1, comprehension check, 3,4,6,7 Discuss theme HW- Type essay due tomorrow
9/10	p. 168 Vocab Ex. A and B (letter only) Discuss story questions Collect story questions from p. 167 Collect essays p. 168 Writing Option #3 and visual (character sketch) Visualize vocab
9/11	SSR and RR Finish character sketch Visualize vocab and share Nouns p. 3 (GW)
9/12	Vocab Quiz "Son from America" Quiz Adjectives p. 21-22 (GW) Nouns, Adjectives, and Appositives

9/1	No School
9/2	SSR and RR Return grammar p. 81-84 Return Glamper's Report and color-code sentence types (simple-black, compound-blue, complex-red, compound/complex-green) E.B. White bio p. 123 Pre-reading p. 112 Read "Once More to the Lake" and E.B. White Letter HW- p.123 (LT) 1-5 and p.71-73 (IR)
9/3	Copy Words to Know p. 112 and one sentence per word Discuss p. 121 1,2,3,6 and 7 Grammar p. 47 (GW), correct in class Review sentence types and take notes for quiz Elaboration exercise HW- p. 85 (GW)
9/4	SSR and RR Collect HW Explain vacation prompt and rubric Work on rough draft HW- Work on R.D. and bring a red, purple or green pen
9/5	With a partner write four sentences (simple, compund, complex and compound-complex) Sentence quiz Group activity: swap essays and put best paragraph on transparency Color-code sentence types Edit/Revise Work on R.D. HW-Edit/revise R.D.

8/25-8/29

Finish Rough Draft (Glamper's Report) Raciocination Harrison Bergeron video Check SSR book Vocab and Harrison Bergeron Quiz Typed copy due Wednesday at midnight (send to leah.miller@browardschools.com) Copy Words to Know definitions p. 71 (LT) and use each in a sentence Discuss Preparing to Read p. 71 (LT) Read Sound of Thunder Review prediction and foreshadowing Prediction worksheet p. 50 (IR) Foreshadowing worksheet p. 51 (IR) Words to Know SkillBuilder p. 52 (IR) Thinking Through the Literature p. 82 1,3,5,7 Quiz on Sound of Thunder Video of Sound of Thunder Answer #2 Video Adaptation p. 83 (LT) Mini-lesson on Basic Sentence Structure see p. 412 of (GWT) Basic Sentence Structure Exercises p. 41-56 (GW) Return and revise expository essay (emphasis on sentence structure)

8/18-8/22

Information card Code of Conduct Syllabus, classroom, and webpage Introductions Copy Words to Know definitions (LT p. 20) and use each in a sentence Discuss Preparing to Read p. 20 (LT) Discuss Egalitarianism Read Harrison Bergeron Review inference and theme Inferences worksheet p.12 of Interactive Reader Theme worksheet p.13 of IR Words to Know Skillbuilder (IR) Thinking Through the Literature p. 27 Quiz on Harrison Bergeron Video of Harrison Bergeron Review organizing and planning for an essay Expository writing (Diagnostic Writing Sample): Glamper's Report Brainstorm and plan for prompt Write rough draft essay