Monday, November 25:
- Check and go over discussion questions for Ch. 1-7
- Activity: Characters as Symbols. Complete and discuss the activity.
- HW: Read Ch. 8-9 by tomorrow
- Ch. 1-7 quiz tomorrow
Tuesday, November 26:
- Quiz: Ch. 1-7
- Reading/work day. Complete the discussion questions for Ch. 8-11 and read Ch. 10-11 before returning to school on Monday. Have a great Thanksgiving break!
Monday, November 18:
- Warm-Up
- Receive reading schedule for To Kill a Mockingbird
- Notes: TKAM background
Tuesday, November 19:
- Begin reading Chapter 1 of To Kill a Mockingbird aloud in class
- HW: Read Ch. 2-4 by Thursday!
Wednesday, November 20:
- Symbolism Activity: In your small groups, brainstorm deeper meanings of the 50 general symbols given on your handout. Try not to over-think each item; just go with what your intuition tells you. We will go over potential meanings as a whole class and define the term "general symbol."
Thursday, November 21:
- Warm-Up
- Discuss major themes and specific symbols in Ch. 1-4
- HW: Read Ch. 5-7 by Monday
Friday, November 22:
- Reading and work day - complete Chapter 7 and work on the discussion questions. Both the reading and questions are due on Monday.
Monday, November 11:
- New Essay Due Date: Wednesday, November 13
- (Last one, I promise; we needed time to go over punctuation and sentence structure)
- Notes: Fragments and Run-On Sentences
- Practice: Avoiding Fragments and Run-Ons
- Correct your own essays for fragment and run-on errors
Tuesday, November 12:
- Warm-Up
- Watch "The Sneetches" in class
- Discuss the video in small groups, with a whole-class discussion to follow. We will be sharing personal reactions and analyzing the video with how it relates to real-world issues.
- HW: "The Sneetches" Journal Response due Thursday
- The Crucible Essay due tomorrow!
Wednesday, November 13:
- Turn in essay. Have the following components ready to go, printed AND stapled, in order:
- Rubric
- Final Draft + Works Cited
- Writing Center sheet (if applicable)
- Peer-editing sheet
- First quality (rough) draft
- *Highlight ALL of your sentence starters!
- Writing reflection: Quarter 1
- Notes: Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia (with video)
Thursday, November 14:
- Turn in "The Sneetches" Journal Response
- John Steinbeck - The Grapes of Wrath Excerpt and Photo Essay
- Complete the activity in class. You must access the online textbook and finish the activity at home if you do not finish by the end of the hour. Due tomorrow.
Friday, November 15:
- Warm-Up
- Turn in John Steinbeck activity
- To Kill a Mockingbird opinionnaire and debate on the major themes/issues in the novel. Bring your To Kill a Mockingbird book to class by Monday!
Monday, November 4:
- First Quality Draft due
- Draft will be stamped - please save this to turn in with your final draft.
- Self and peer-edit sessions
- Final Draft now due on Monday, November 11
- Check Warm-Ups
Tuesday, November 5:
- No school - enjoy your day off! :)
Wednesday, November 6:
- Discuss essay "No-nos"
- Edit drafts for "No-nos" and other grammar mistakes
Thursday, November 7:
- Computer lab time to edit essays
Friday, November 8:
- Notes: Comma Rules
- Comma practice: Add commas to the 20 different sentences with your partner or group members. Some sentences may not require any commas.
- Go over comma practice
- Edit essay drafts for comma mistakes
- New essay due date TBA on Monday. We need time to edit for punctuation.
