Friday, September 28th

Pre-AP:
1) Power Write: weekend/homework
2) Finish Conferences (p.2)
3) RADaR
HW: None

8K:
1) Course Protection Day
Silent/near silent work day!
Your Hobbit test is MONDAY! Your essay final draft, TYPED is due MONDAY! We will finish presentations on TUESDAY!

G/T:
1) Finish Presentations
2) SSR
HW: Through Book 21 for Monday!

Thursday, September 27th

Pre-AP:
1) Power Write: anxious/repetetive
2) Finish Conferences
3) RADaR
HW: None

ALL 8K:
Integrated Project Presentations
Students will verbally present their products with the aid of visuals.

Wednesday, September 26th

Pre-AP:
1) Power Write: judge/appreciate
2) Finish Draft Check/Conferences
3) RADaR
HW: None

ALL 8K:
Integrated Project Presentations
Students will verbally present their products to the class using visual aids.

Tuesday, September 25th

Pre-AP:
1) Power Write: handy/clown
2) Draft Check
3) RADaR
4) Revisions
HW: Revise

8K:
1) Note Check**Last Day for all late notes!**
2) Discussion
3) Note Share
HW: Integrated Project CP2 Presentations begin tomorrow! Come prepared!

G/T:
1) Socratic Discussion
2) SSR
HW: Integrated Project CP2 Presentations begin tomorrow! Come prepared!

Monday, September 24th

Pre-AP:
1) Power Write: football/reading
2) Analysis Essay- Writing Workshop
HW: Analysis Essay Draft Due TOMORROW!

8K:
1) Note Check
2) RADaR
3) Reading
HW: Finish the book and notes!

G/T:
1) Socratic Discussion
2) SSR
HW: Read Book 16

Friday, September 21st

Pre-AP:
1) Power Write- How was your field trip yesterday? Where did you go? What did you learn?
2) Finish Analysis Essay Outline
3) Writing Workshop
HW: Work on Analysis Essay

8K:
1) Draft Check
2) RADaR
3) Revise
4) Free-Reading
HW: Ch 16-18 and Notes

G/T:
1) Coffee House Sharing!
2) Hand in Final Copy
HW: Books 14 and 15

Thursday, September 20th

Pre-AP:
Field Trip, No Class

8K:
1) Note Check
2) Turn and Talk Discussion
3) Analysis Essay Workshop- Conclusion
HW: Complete Analysis Essay Draft 1
Read Chapters 16-18 and Notes DUE MONDAY

G/T:
1) Power Write: The most interesting or most difficult part of The Odyssey for you...
2) Socratic Discussion
OR
Computer Lab (final draft typing)
HW: Final Draft of Analysis Essay due tomorrow!

Wednesday, September 19th

Pre-AP:
1) Power Write: drama/relaxing
2) Writing Workshop: Outline Analysis Essay
HW: Finish Outline

All 8K:
Computer Lab 505
1) Finish Preparing for next Wednesday's (9/26) Integrated Project Presentations.
2) Work on Analysis Essay
HW: 8K- Chapters 14 and 15
         G/T- Books 12 and 13

Tuesday, September 18th

Pre-AP:
1) Power Write: (On a separate sheet of paper to hand in) "Why are family dinners important to me?"
This will be submitted to the Family Specialist.
2) Finish "Raymond's Run"
3) Finish Analysis Introduction
HW: None

8K:
1) Power Write: (On a separate sheet of paper to hand in) "Why are family dinners important to me?"
This will be submitted to the Family Specialist.
2) Note Check
3) Writing Workshop
HW: Ch. 14 and 15 for Thursday- Bring IP things to work on in 505 tomorrow!

G/T:
1) Power Write: (On a separate sheet of paper to hand in) "Why are family dinners important to me?"
This will be submitted to the Family Specialist.
2) Finish RADaR
3) Work through revisions
4) Discussion
HW: Through book 13 for Thursday- Bring IP things to work on in 505 tomorrow!

Monday, September 17th

Pre-AP:
1) Power Write: funny/serious
2) Sharing
3) Writing Workshop:
Analysis Essay Prompts, Outline
HW: Complete Outline

8K:
1) Note Check
2) Discussion
3) Writing Workshop: Outline
HW: Chapter 13 and Notes

G/T:
1) Analysis Draft Check
2) RADaR Revision
3) Odyssey Discussion
HW: Book 11

Friday, September 14th

Pre-AP:
1) Computer Lab 505- Finish Final Draft!
HW: Finish typing and hand in Final Draft no later than Monday!

8K:
1) Note Check
2) Vocabulary Round-Up
3) Free-Reading Friday
HW: Chapters 11 and 12 and notes

G/T
1) Take out Introduction Outline
2) Finish outlining essay
3) Begin writing draft 1
HW: Draft 1 due Monday- Books 9 and 10 due Monday!

Thursday, September 13th

Pre-AP:
1) Power Write: sweet/bright
2) Sharing, Truth Poster Sharing
3) Paragraph Structure lesson
4) Analysis Intro
HW: Complete Final Draft- we will be in the computer lab tomorrow for you to finish here if you need to!

8K:
1) Note Check
2) Small Group Discussions
3) Analysis Introduction
HW: Chapter 10 and notes

G/T:
1) Book 7 and 8 Analysis- question on the board
2) Socratic Discussion
3) Outline Analysis Essay
HW: Book 9

Wednesday, September 12th

Pre-AP:
Meet in 505 (Computer Lab)
1) Finish RADaR revisions
2) Begin typing essay
HW: Final copy of typed essay due by the end of class Friday

All 8K:
Meet in 505
IP Wednesday
1) Continue working on Integrated Project/ presentation
You will be presenting your product prototypes/presentations on Wednesday, September 26th!
HW: Keep working on project, 8K- Hobbit 8 and 9
                                        G/T- Odyssey VII and VIII

Tuesday, September 11th

Pre-AP:
1) What would you say if you could talk to one of the fire or police men or women who gave their life during the 9/11 terrorist attacks?
2) Late papers/ Finish RADaR
3) Discuss Raymond's Run
4) Analysis Introduction
HW: Have your free-write ready to type tomorrow!

8K:
1) Note Check/ Discussion
2) Six Traits Notes
3) SSR
HW: Chapters 8 and 9 for Thursday, Truth poster for tomorrow- bring IP to work on tomorrow in computer lab

G/T:
1) Power Write: Analyze the feelings that Odysseus has in book VI. What do they say about him?
2) Discussion
3) Analysis Essay Prompts- begin outline
HW: Book VII and VIII for Thursday- bring IP to work on tomorrow in the computer lab

Monday, September 10th

Pre-AP:
1) Power Write: crazy/old
2) Sharing
3) Draft Check
4) RADaR
5) Computer Lab?
No HW

8K:
1) Note Check
2) Discussion
3) Truth Definitions- EQ Intro
4) Truth Poster
HW: Read Ch. 7 and Notes + Truth Poster Due Wed!

G/T:
1) Turn Summary In
2) Socratic Discussion
3) Analysis Intro
HW: Book 6

Thursday, September 6th

Pre-AP:
1) Power Write: water/red
2) Open Sharing Rules
3) Truth Definition Sharing
4) Intro to Literary Analysis
HW: None

8K:
1) Check Notes/ Discuss
2) Intro to Essential Question
3) Truth Definitions
HW: Chapters 4-6 and notes DUE MONDAY

G/T:
1) 5 Min Summary
2) Share/Discuss
3) Introduce EQ
4) Class Read Aloud
HW: Read Book IV

Wednesday, September 5th

Pre-AP:
1) Power Write: truth/adventure
2) Introduction to Essential Question- discussion
3) Individual Truth Definitions
4) Sharing
HW: None

All 8K:
Meet in 505 computer lab- we will be working on our Integrated Projects all class.
HW: Continue work on your project, finish reading chapters 2 and 3 and complete your notes.

Tuesday, September 4th

Pre-AP:
1) Power write- totally/capture
2) Sharing
3) Capitalization Think Aloud
4) Six Traits of Writing Notes
HW: None

8K:
1) Note Check- Begin Ch. 2
(Hand in Checkpoint 1 to the folder)
2) Discuss Chapter 1
3) Read Aloud/Think Aloud Ch. 2
HW: Chapters 2 and 3 with notes for Thursday

G/T:
1) Write a brief, concise summary of Book I. Be sure to include character's names and plot points.
2) Hand Checkpoint 1 in to the folder)
3) Socratic Discussion
HW: Books II and III for Thursday