Thursday, February 28th

Early Dismissal Today- 30 Minute Classes

Pre-AP:
1) Hand in Final
2) Course Protection

8K:
1) Hand in Final
2) Course Protection

G/T:
1) Hand in Final
2) Pygmalion Project Workshop

Wednesday, February 27th

Early Dismissal- 30 Minute Classes

All Classes: Computer Lab 505
1) Log On
2) Revise Essay
3) Proofread- Make sure CITATIONS are present
4) Print
5) Attach rough draft to final draft and turn in
HW: Finish if not completed in class

Tuesday, February 26th

Early Dismissal- 30 Minute Class Periods

Pre-AP:
1) Course Protection
HW: Make sure draft is prepared to turn into final copy tomorrow!

8K:
1) Punctuation Tool Box
2) Course Protection
HW: Make sure draft is prepared to turn into final copy tomorrow!

G/T:
1) Pygmalion Workshop
HW: Be ready with draft for computer lab tomorrow!

Monday, February 25th

Pre-AP:
1) Power Write: What are the parts of an SAR? Why is each part important?
**Hand in your Punctuation HW**
2) Literature Textbooks p. 32 "And Ain't I a Woman"
3) p. 108 "Barbara Frietchie"
4) SAR- together, SAR- independent
HW: Finish SAR

8K:
1) Warm Up: Why is punctuation important in writing? What happens to your reader when you don't punctuate correctly?
**Hand in SAR**
2) "How to Punctuate"
3) Personal Punctuation Page
HW: Finish Personal Punctuation Page

G/T:
1) Pygmalion Independent Project Workshop Day
2) Conferences
HW: Work on Pygmalion Project

Friday, February 22nd

Pre-AP:
1) Power Write: Why is punctuation important in writing? What happens to your reader when you don't punctuate correctly?
2) "How to Punctuate"
3) Personal Punctuation Page
HW: Finish Personal Punctuation Page

8K:
1) Literature Textbooks p. 32 "And Ain't I a Woman"
2) p. 108 "Barbara Frietchie"
3) SAR- together, SAR- independent
HW: Finish SAR

G/T:
1) Read "And Ain't I a Woman" and "Barbara Frietchie" Complete SAR
2) Pygmalion Project Workshop
HW: Pygmalion Project

Thursday, February 21st

Pre-AP:
1) Power Write: What is one thing that was easy for you when writing your problem solution essay? What is one thing that was difficult for you?
2) RADaR
3) Hand in Paragraph from Poetry Stations
HW: Revisions

8K:
1) Take out draft
2) RADaR-peer
3) RADaR-self
HW: Revisions

G/T:
1) Take out draft
2) RADaR
3) Pygmalion project work
HW: Work on Pygmalion Project

Wednesday, February 20th

All Classes:
In Computer Lab 505 Today
1) Log On
2) Begin problem-solution rough draft
3) When finished, proof read, then print!
HW: If not completed in class, needs to be finished at home and brought to class tomorrow!

Tuesday, February 19th

Pre-AP:
1) Finish Poetry Stations
2) Discussion of analysis
3) Write-Up
HW: Finish write-up

8K:
1) Finish Poetry Stations
2) Discussion of analysis
3) Write-Up
HW: Finish write-up

G/T:
1) Finish Poetry Stations
2) Discuss
3) Pygmalion Project Workshop
HW: Work on project

Friday, February 15th

Pre-AP:
1) Sit at your assigned group. Wait for instructions.
2) Complete Poetry Analysis Stations
HW: None

8K:
1) Sit at your assigned group. Wait for instructions.
2) Hand in pre-writing.
3) Poetry Analysis Stations
HW: None

G/T:
1) Coffee House
2) Poetry Analysis Stations
HW: None

Thursday, February 14th

Happy Valentine's Day!

All Classes in Computer Lab 505

Pre-AP:
1) Take out thesis generator, log on.
2) Show me completed thesis generator.
3) Go to my teacher web under "Classroom News" and open the "Problem Solution Outline."
4) Complete and print outline.
5) Begin rough draft.
6) SAVE!
HW: If you haven't completed the outline, print it and do so for homework.

8K and G/T:
1) Log On
2) Go to my teacher web and click on "Classroom News"
3) Find "Problem Solution Research Notes" open this document and complete it. When finished, print.
4) Find "Thesis Generator." Open this document and complete it. Also print when finished.
5) Find "Problem Solution Outline." Open and complete this document.
HW: Finish the three documents listed above.

Tuesday, February 12th

Pre-AP:
1) Power Write: Do you consider yourself to be a lucky person? Why or why not?
2) The Last Leaf/ Powerball Winner Says He's Cursed- go over questions and review article
3) Course Protection
HW: None

8K:
1) October Sky Short Answer Response Test
HW: None

G/T:
1) Proposal Workshop
2) Poem Sharing
HW: Proposal due tomorrow!

Monday, February 11th

Pre-AP:
Computer Lab
1) Log In
2) Go to my teacher web and download -Problem Solution Research Notes
3) Complete your research
4) Print
5) Complete "Thesis Generator"
HW: Finish "Thesis Generator" for HW

8K:
1) Final Note Call
2) Finish Film
3) Note Sharing
HW: Test TOMORROW!

G/T:
1) Finish Film
2) Play re-write proposals
HW: Complete proposal

Thursday, February 7th

Pre-AP:
1) Power Write: What is Irony? Describe a situation that would be classified as ironic. If you don't know what the word means, there are dictionaries all around this room- look it up!
2) "The Last Leaf"
3) Vocabulary Building
4) Analysis of irony
HW: Finish looking up any un-defined words on your list!

8K:
1) Note Check
2) October Sky Film
HW: Study- Test will be Monday!

G/T:
1) My Fair Lady
2) Exam assignment
HW: Begin re-write

Wednesday, February 6th

Pre-AP:
Meet in Computer Lab 505
1) Hand in poem FINAL and then sit in assigned seat
2) Log on
3) Go to my teacher website
4) Download "ProblemSolutionResearchNotes"
5) Complete this document, print, and hand in.
HW: If you do not finish in class, print and complete at home.

8K:
1) Note Check
2) Discussion
3) View the Film
HW: Finish the book!

G/T:
1) Complete any unfinished work from yesterday's stations
2) My Fair Lady
HW: Choose an Act!

Tuesday, February 5th

Pre-AP:
1) Power Write: Bad hair day/ I felt good when...
2) Share
3) Writing Workshop- Complete 2 peer reviews
- work on your final draft with illustration
HW: Complete final with illustration for class tomorrow! (We will meet in 505 tomorrow)

8K:
1) Note Check
2) Discussion
3) SSR
HW: Chapters 23-24 and notes

G/T:
1) On your way in: Get your number from Mrs. Hughes and find your station. Once at your station, please take out something to write with and wait for instructions.
2) Character/Play Analysis Stations
-Rotate through all 5 and complete tasks with your group.
3) Hand completed folder to Mrs. Hughes
HW: Choose favorite scene

Monday, February 4th

Pre-AP:
1) Power Write: Did you watch the Super Bowl? How about the commercials? The Puppy Bowl? Tell me what you thought. If you didn't watch any of them, tell me about your Sunday evening.
2) Invention Poem Peer-Review
-You must have 2 people peer-review your poem
-Reminders
3) Revisions
HW: Revise your invention poem

8K:
1) Note Check
2) Discussion
3) Film Comparison
HW: Chapters 21 and 22 and notes

G/T:
1) My Fair Lady
2) Film/Musical Comparison
3) Character Analysis Intro
HW: None

Friday, February 1st

Pre-AP:
1) Power Write: February/cookies
2) Sharing
3) Writing Workshop- Poem Writing
HW: Complete Draft of 19th Centrury Invention Poem

8K:
1) Vocabulary
2) October Sky- Beginning of Movie
HW: Chapter 20 and Notes

G/T:
1) My Fair Lady
HW: None