Friday, February 28th

Periods 1-3
1) Last of the Video Presentations
2) October Sky
No HW (Unless you owe work!- 3rd 9-weeks cut-off is Tuesday, March 4th!)

Periods 4&5
1) Poetry Make-Up

Periods 6&8
1) My Fair Lady

Thursday, February 27th

Period 2
1) Duck and Cover PPT
2) October Sky Test

Period 4
1) Duck and Cover PPT
2) Poetry Test

Periods 6&8
1) Duck and Cover PPT
2) SAR
3) Socratic Seminar
HW: Chapters 9&10 for Monday

Wednesday, February 26th

Periods 1&3
1) Duck and Cover Drill
2) October Sky Test

Period 5
1) Duck and Cover Drill
2) Poetry Test

Tuesday, February 25th

Period 1
1) Library- Overdrive
HW: Test tomorrow!

Periods 2 and 3
1) Auditorium- One Act Play
HW: Test tomorrow (3rd) or Thursday (2nd)

Periods 4&5
1) Gym- Organized school event
HW: Poetry test tomorrow (5th) or Thursday (4th)

Periods 6&8
1) Library- Overdrive
HW: Chapters 7&8 for Thursday

Monday, February 24th

Periods 1-3
1) Turn in Checkpoint 3!
2) Video Presentations
HW: Study your notes! (Test will be Wed or Thurs depending on which day you have English)

Periods 4&5
1) Finish your Anthology!
2) Print
HW: Choose which poems you will share, study your notes!

Periods 6&8
1) Turn in Checkpoint 3
2) Video Presentations
HW: Chapter 6

Friday, February 21st

Periods 1-3
Reading/ Work Day
Homework: Complete the book and your notes. Checkpoint 3 due at the beginning of class!

Periods 4&5
Poetry Analysis Project
Homework: Complete what is not finished in class.

Periods 6&8
Socratic Discussion
Reading
HW: Through chapter 5!

Thursday, February 20th

Periods 1-3
1) Work-Day!
Complete the following:
*Note Check
*Vocabulary Assignment
*Reading- (Finish the book and notes for Monday)
HW: Finish the book and notes for Monday
        Checkpoint 3 Due MONDAY!!!

Periods 4&5
1) Poetry Analysis Assignment
Partner Work
HW: None (Bring assignment back tomorrow!)

Periods 6&8
1) SAR
2) Discussion
3) Reading/Work Day
HW: Chapters 3-5 for Monday
        Checkpoint 3 Due Monday!!!

Wednesday, February 19th

How many steps will you take today?

Periods 1-3
1) Draft Check
2) Peer review/ revision workshop
3) Reading
HW: Chapter 24 and notes (22-24 note check tomorrow)
Final draft due on Monday 2/24

Periods 4&5
1) Writing Workshop- Poetry anthologies/ lyric poems
HW: work on it at home if not finished!

Periods 6&8
1) Draft Check
2) Peer review/revision workshop
3) Reading
HW: Chapters 1&2 due tomorrow!

Tuesday, February 18th

Periods 1-3
1) PW: SAR: What connection can you make between your life, and something that happened in chapters 19-22?
2) Discussion
3) Vocabulary Workshop (6-8)
4) Reading Workshop
HW: Chapter 23 and notes

Periods 4&5
1) PW: What is lyric poetry?
2) Discussion
3) Theme brainstorm
4) Writing Workshop
HW: Complete your draft!

Periods 6&8
1) PW: What was the most interesting alternate ending for you to view/participate in? Why?
2) Discussion
3) Last plays...
4) A Separate Peace
HW: Chapters 1-2

Monday, February 17th

Happy President's Day!

Periods 1-3
1) Log-on: Checkpoint 3 workshop
(I will be checking and grading your draft Wednesday!)
2) Note Check
HW: Chapter 22 and notes

Periods 4&5
1) Limerick Poetry
2) Compose 2 limerick poems
3) Add to your anthology!
HW: Work on your anthology!

Periods 6&8
1) Log-on: Checkpoint 3 workshop
(I will be checking and grading your draft on Wednesday!)
2) Plays
HW: None

Friday, February 14th

Periods 1-3
1) Note Check
2) Checkpoint 3 Writing Workshop
HW: Read through Chapter 21 and notes

Periods 4&5
1) Haiku Check
2) Writing Workshop
3) Peer Review- Revision
HW: None

Periods 6&8
1) Shaw's Response Check
2) Checkpoint 3 Writing Workshop
HW: Work on Checkpoint 3

Thursday, February 13th

Periods 1-3
1) PW: SAR: What is an issue or problem that is raised in Chapters 16-18. Explain your response and support it with text evidence.
2) Discssion/Hand-in
3) Reading Chapter 19
HW: Chapter 19 and notes

Periods 4&5
1) PW: What is a Haiku?
2) Discussion and Haiku notes
3) Haiku inspiration walk
4) Writing workshop
HW: Complete 3 haiku for tomorrow

Periods 6&8
1) Complete presentations
2) Hand in responses
HW: None

Tuesday, February 11th

Periods 1-3
1) PW: Why do you think Homer 'Sonny' Hickam published this memoir? What purpose does it serve?
2) Discussion
3) Reading Workshop
HW: Chapter 17 and notes (Next note check will be Thursday- Ch. 16-18 notes)

Periods 4&5
1) PW: Compose a 4 line poem with an abab rhyme scheme about your favorite animal.
2) Sharing (grading)
3) Sonnet- Notes
4) Writing Workshop
HW: Be prepared with your rough drafts of your free form poem and your sonnet for the computer lab tomorrow!

Periods 6&8
1) PW: How did your alternate ending assignment change your perspective of or clarify Shaw's play?
2) Sharing
3) Alternate Ending Presentations!
HW: Computer lab tomorrow- Checkpoint 2 is already posted (Due Thursday)

Monday, February 10th

Periods 1-3
1) 10 minute prep
2) Character Analysis Presentations
3) Note Check/Discussion
4) Reading Ch. 16
HW: 16 and notes

Periods 4&5
1) PW: What is easy about writing free-form poems? What is difficult?
2) Discussion
3) Tupac poems
4) Revising free-form poems
HW: Complete revisions

Periods 6&8
1) Group Writing Workshop
HW: Will present alternate endings tomorrow!

Friday, February 7th

Periods 1-3
1) Group-Up
2) Prepare Character Presentation
3) Present
HW: Chapter 15 and notes

Periods 4&5
1) Complete Presentations
2) Free-Form Poetry
3) Draft of Free Form Poem
HW: Keep writing!

Periods 6&8
1) PW: Who should Eliza have chosen? Why?
2) Discussion
3) Writing Workshop: Alternate ending and rationale
HW: Ending Due Tuesday

Thursday, February 6th

Periods 1-3
1) Group-Up
2) Character Analysis Worksheet
3) Character Analysis Mini-Poster
HW: Chapter 14 and notes

Periods 4&5
1) Continue Presentations
HW: None

Periods 6&8
1) Complete Act 5
2) Discussion
3) Project/essay/change of plans...
HW: Begin writing assignment

Wednesday, February 5th

Periods 1-3
1) PW: What is one hard lesson that Sonny has learned so far? How did he learn this?
2) Discussion
3) Note Check
4) Reading and Notes
HW: Chapter 13 and notes

Periods 4&5
1) Project Presentations
HW: Be prepared to present tomorrow!

Periods 6&8
1) Roles
2) Act 5 Reading
HW: None

Tuesday, February 4th

Periods 1-3
1) Integrated Project Explanation
2) (Note check periods 2-3)
3) Integrated Project work day
HW: Complete Checkpoint 1 if not completed in class, and read chapter 12 and complete notes

Periods 4&5
1) Complete and hand in summaries
2) Project presentation expectations
3) Presentations
HW: Be prepared to present tomorrow!

Periods 6&8
1) Check-In- where are we at? How is Pygmalion? (Discussion not PW)
2) Integrated Project Explanation
3) Integrated Project work day
HW: Complete Checkpoint 1 if not completed in class

Monday, February 3rd

Periods 1-3
1) Note Check (Will be tomorrow through Ch. 11)
2) Vocabulary Workshop: With a partner finish your first 5 (Will be checked tomorrow)
3) Reading and Notes
HW: Chapter 11 and notes- We will do Checkpoint 1 tomorrow, as well

Periods 4&5
1) PW: What have you learned about the music you listen to by completing your poetry project?
2) Textbooks P. 240- Read the poem 'Casey at the Bat' and compose a summary of the poem.
3) Presentations will begin tomorrow (2 at a time may go to the library to work)
Be prepared to present tomorrow!

Periods 6&8
1) Sorry! I should be back tomorrow!
2) Complete Act 4.
3) New Roles
4) Begin Act 5.
No HW