Monday, October 20

• Focus Poetry - Friday Poem - due Tuesday
  • topic is "death"
  • length = 10 -12 lines
  • must have a title but you may not use any word or phrase that means "death" (example--> dead, dying, deceased, passed away, etc.) in poem or title
  • mood should clearly reflect your attitude towards death just as "When the Owl Calls Your Name" reflects the speaker's fear of death
• [Rotations]
  • Group B:  Cluster 2 pretest review and discussion/Test-taking Strategies
  • Group C:  Speak, a novel by Laurie Halse Anderson pp 70-90
  • Group A:  Teen Biz + vocab + Vocabulary Builder

Tuesday, October 21

• Exam Essay

Wednesday, October 22 {EARLY RELEASE}

• 3rd/4th period exams

Thursday, October 23 {EARLY RELEASE}

• 1st/2nd period exams

Friday, October 24

• NO SCHOOL

Monday, October 13

• Focus Poetry - "When the Owl Calls Your Name" by Don Iannone
• Teen Biz + vocab + Vocabulary Builder

Tuesday, October 14

• Focus Poetry - "When the Owl Calls Your Name" by Don Iannone
• [Rotations]
  • Group A:  Cluster 2 pretest review and discussion/Test-taking Strategies
  • Group B:  Speak, a novel by Laurie Halse Anderson pp 70-90
  • Group C:  Teen Biz + vocab + Vocabulary Builder

Wednesday, October 15

• PSAT Testing - no period 1 or 2

Thursday, October 16

• Focus Poetry - "When the Owl Calls Your Name" by Don Iannone
• [Rotations]
  • Group C:  Cluster 2 pretest review and discussion/Test-taking Strategies
  • Group A:  Speak, a novel by Laurie Halse Anderson pp 70-90
  • Group B:  Teen Biz + vocab + Vocabulary Builder

Friday, October 17

• SUB
• Signature K - "The Craft of Writing" pp 110-119

Monday, October 6

• Focus Poetry - "Big Yellow Taxi" by Joni Mitchell
• Teen Biz + vocab + Vocabulary Builder

Tuesday, October 7

• Focus Poetry - "Big Yellow Taxi" by Joni Mitchell
• [Rotations]
  • Group B: Speak, a novel by Laurie Halse Anderson pp 48-70
  • Group C:  Cluster 2 Scavenger Hunt
  • Group A:  Teen Biz + vocab + Vocabulary Builder

Wednesday, October 8

• Focus Poetry - "Big Yellow Taxi" by Joni Mitchell
• [Rotations]
  • Group A: Speak, a novel by Laurie Halse Anderson pp 48-70
  • Group B:  Cluster 2 Scavenger Hunt
  • Group C:  Teen Biz + vocab + Vocabulary Builder

Thursday, October 9

• NO SCHOOL

Friday, October 10

• Focus Poetry - Friday Poem
• [Rotations]
  • Group C: Speak, a novel by Laurie Halse Anderson pp 48-70
  • Group A:  Cluster 2 Scavenger Hunt
  • Group B:  Teen Biz + vocab + Vocabulary Builder

Monday, September 29

• Focus Poetry - (untitled)
• FCRR State Reading Testing

Tuesday, September 30

• NO SCHOOL

Wednesday, October 1

• Focus Poetry - (untitled)
• [Rotations]
  • Group C:  Cluster 2 lesson and presentation project
  • Group A:  Speak, a novel by Laurie Halse Anderson pp 30-47
  • Group B:  Teen Biz + vocab + Vocabulary Builder

Thursday, October 2

• Focus Poetry - (untitled) & prewriting for Friday Poem
• [Rotations]
  • Group B: Cluster 2 lesson and presentation project
  • Group C:  Speak, a novel by Laurie Halse Anderson pp 30-47
  • Group A:  Teen Biz + vocab + Vocabulary Builder

Friday, October 3

• Focus Poetry - Friday Poem
  • Personify an object other than food. 
  • Do not title your poem (so that readers can try to guess it). 
  • Length = 12+ lines.
  • Avoid using any biased language in your poem.  Stick to common characteristics that define the object:  concrete characteristics (that you are able to see, hear, feel, taste, smell).
• [Rotations]
  • Group A: Cluster 2 lesson and presentation project
  • Group B:  Speak, a novel by Laurie Halse Anderson pp 30-47
  • Group C:  Teen Biz + vocab + Vocabulary Builder

Monday, September 22

• Focus Poetry - "I, Too" by Langston Hughes
• Signature K - "Solo Flight (part 1)"

Tuesday, September 23

• Focus Poetry - "I, Too" by Langston Hughes
• Signature K - "Solo Flight (part 2)"

Wednesday, September 24

• Focus Poetry - "I, Too" by Langston Hughes
• [Rotations]
  • Group A:  Speak, a novel by Laurie Halse Anderson pp 7-29
  • Group B:   Heroes mini-unit - A Hero's Journey mini-book
  • Group C:  Teen Biz plus vocab

Thursday, September 25 {EARLY RELEASE}

• A Hero's Journey mini-book due TODAY at the beginning of class
• Focus Poetry - "Friday Poem" - due Monday
• Cluster 2 (Main Idea) Pretest

Friday, September 26

• Focus Poetry - "Friday Poem" - due Monday
• FCRR State Reading Testing

Monday, September 15 {DATA DAY1}

• Focus Poetry - "Rosa" by Rita Dove
• Heroes mini-unit - Character Analysis in October Sky
• Individual discussion of FCAT Reading strength/weakness
• Pinwheel

Tuesday, September 16 {DATA DAY 2}

• Focus Poetry - "Rosa" by Rita Dove
• Teen Biz
• Individual discussion of FCAT Reading strength/weakness

Wednesday, September 17

• Focus Poetry - "Rosa" by Rita Dove
• Heroes mini-unit - A Hero's Journey mini-book

Thursday, September 18 {INTERIMS}

• Focus Poetry - "Rosa" by Rita Dove
• [Rotations]
  • Group A:  Heroes mini-unit - A Hero's Journey mini-book
  • Group B:  Teen Biz plus vocab
  • Group C:  Speak, a novel by Laurie Halse Anderson pp 7-29

Friday, September 19

• Focus Poetry - Friday Poem
  • Your poem, like the poem, "Rosa," will be about one person:  either Homer, Homer's father, John (Homer, Sr.), or Miss Riley.  It should represent that person well, without a lot of words, the way Rita Dove described Rosa Parks.  It must contain at least one metaphor or simile.  Your title will be the name of the person.  Length should be 12+ lines.
• [Rotations]
  • Group A:  Teen Biz plus vocab
  • Group B:  Speak, a novel by Laurie Halse Anderson pp 7-29
  • Group C:  Heroes mini-unit - A Hero's Journey mini-book

Monday, September 8

• Focus Poetry - "The Change" by Garth Brooks
• Teen Biz - Complete level-set test/article of the day
• HW Heroes mini-unit - Write Final Essay; compile packet to be turned in 9/9 (per. 2) or 9/10 (per. 1 & 3) This is due when you arrive, we will not be finishing it during class.

Tuesday, September 9

• Focus Poetry - "The Change" by Garth Brooks
• Heroes mini-unit - SOAPSTone analysis of David Bowie's lyrics, "Heroes"

Wednesday, September 10

• Focus Poetry - "The Change" by Garth Brooks
• Heroes mini-unit - Review/discuss SOAPSTone analysis of David Bowie's lyrics, "Heroes" and begin Character Analysis in October Sky

Thursday, September 11

• Focus Poetry - "The Change" by Garth Brooks
• Heroes mini-unit - Character Analysis in October Sky

Friday, September 12

• Focus Poetry - Friday Poem
  • Use the title, "One Hand," for your title and your inspiration.  Your poem can be based on something that inspires you, except the subject from, "The Change."  Minimum length is 8 lines.
• Heroes mini-unit - Character Analysis in October Sky

Monday, September 1

• NO SCHOOL

Tuesday, September 2

• OPEN HOUSE is tonight - 6 PM!
• Focus Poetry - "Breathe In, Breathe Out, Move On," by Jimmy Buffett
• Heroes mini-unit - Complete prewriting and rough draft of Heroes essay

Wednesday, September 3

• Focus Poetry - "Breathe In, Breathe Out, Move On," by Jimmy Buffett
• Heroes mini-unit - peer edit Heroes rough draft

Thursday, September 4

• Focus Poetry - "Breathe In, Breathe Out, Move On," by Jimmy Buffett
• Teen Biz level-set test
• Heroes mini-unit - revision of Heroes rough draft

Friday, September 5

• Focus Poetry - Friday Poem
• Heroes mini-unit - ratiocination of revision
• Teen Biz (article of the day)

Monday, August 25

• Focus Poetry - "Homeroom" by Kathi Applet
• Heroes mini-unit - Multiple Intelligences - Intelligence inventory, begin work on flipbook of Intelligences

Tuesday, August 26

• NO SCHOOL

Wednesday, August 27

• Focus Poetry - "Homeroom" by Kathi Applet
• Heroes mini-unit - Multiple Intelligences - Final Intelligence inventory, continue flipbook of Intelligences

Thursday, August 28

• Focus Poetry - "Homeroom" by Kathi Applet
• Heroes mini-unit - Finish flipbook of Intelligences; What Makes a Hero? - Anticipation Guide

Friday, August 29

• Focus Poetry - Friday Poem - Procedure: Write your poem in class, then read it aloud to 3 classmates separately.  Take it home and read it to two more people (one must be a parent/guardian) and return it on Tuesday. Guidelines:  Poem must have a title, a minimum of 8 lines and be constructed entirely of word/phrases from the poem, "Homeroom."  It must also be on a different subject than "Homeroom."
• Heroes mini-unit:  Discuss Anticipation Guide, begin prewriting for Heroes essay.

Monday, August 18

• NO SCHOOL

Tuesday, August 19

• NO SCHOOL

Wednesday, August 20

• FIRST DAY :)
• Welcome, class intro, expectations, review of Broward County codebook
• Challenges group poster, action plans - finish for HW

Thursday, August 21

• (SUB) Signature K - Walking Through the Dark pp 120-128, all activities, plus write a short essay that explains how your parents/guardians are like the parents in the story.  Then tell how they are different from the parents in the story.

Friday, August 22

• Challenges poster, Portfolio cover
• Challenges brainstorm and action plans due from Wed.