Week of March 31-April 4

Monday, March 31:

• Ch. 5-7 Summary Prompt:
• Write a paragraph with at least 3 facts that summarizes how Holden feels about his brother, Allie.  For your concluding sentence, explain how these feelings affect Holden’s current behavior.
• Finish Defense Mechanism Notes
• Discuss the summary prompt and apply them to the defense mechanisms we learned
• Work on the response questions for Ch. 1-9
• HW:  Ch. 8-9 and the response questions are due tomorrow

Tuesday, April 1:

• Check and discuss Ch. 1-9 response questions
• Narrative Journal Prompt:  This prompt will be used for a future assignment.  Here are some prompt ideas:
• Separate Paths
• Turning Point
• Family Story
• Fav. Photo
• Fav. School Memory
• Fav. Vacation Memory
• Fav. Summer Story
• HW:  Read Ch. 10-11 by tomorrow

Wednesday, April 2:

• Continue to work on your narrative journal
• If you finish early, continue reading and/or organizing your binder for the binder check (tomorrow or Friday)
• HW:  Read Ch. 12-13 by tomorrow

Thursday, April 3:

• Quiz:  Ch. 5-13
• Patient Evaluation for Holden:  Work in groups to analyze the cause and results for Holden's behavior, with suggestions for treatment.  Use your knowledge of defense mechanisms to help you.  We will discuss our findings as a class.

Friday, April 4:

• Binder Check
• Work on Ch. 1-15 questions:  Answer 2 of them in a "meaty" paragraph.
• HW:  Read Ch. 14-15 by Monday and finish the chapter questions.

Week of March 24-28

Monday, March 24:

• Turn in Their Eyes Were Watching God Argumentative Essay
• Notes: The Catcher in the Rye Background Information
• Bring your copy of The Catcher in the Rye to class tomorrow! We will read Ch. 1 together in class.

Tuesday, March 25:

• Read Ch. 1 in class together
• Begin reading Ch. 2 individually
• HW: Finish Ch. 2 by Thursday

Wednesday, March 26:

• No School - PLAN testing for 9th and 10th grade students

Thursday, March 27:

• Reading Day (half day today - only 20 minute class periods)

Friday, March 28:

• Quiz: Ch. 1-4
• Ch. 1-4 Discussion:  In your groups, find 3 quotes/examples that demonstrate Holden's immaturity.  All groups will share their responses and be asked follow-up questions about the chapters.
• Notes: Defenses Mechanisms
• We will use these concepts to psychoanalyze Holden throughout the chapters.
• HW: Read Ch. 5-7 by Monday

Week of March 17-21

Monday, March 17:

• Go over Ch. 16-20 quizzes
• Pass back and discuss "Their Eyes" group body paragraphs
• Computer lab time to type essays
• Rough Draft due Wednesday, March 19
• Final Draft due Monday, March 24

Tuesday, March 18:

• Essay tips
• Computer lab time to type essays

Wednesday, March 19:

• Rough Draft due
• Peer-editing day
• Socratic Seminar tomorrow!

Thursday, March 20:

• Their Eyes Were Watching God Socratic Seminar
• Get questions stamped for completion
• Sit in either the inner or outer circle.  Inner circle holds discussion for 20 minutes while the outer circle listens.  Both circles will switch places during the 2nd half of the hour; all students will have participated in discussion by the end of the hour.
• Write a reflection of your participation on the rubric.  Turn in your rubric and questions by the end of the hour.

Friday, March 21:

• Computer lab time to edit essays
• Final Draft of essay due on Monday!

Week of March 10-14

Monday, March 10:

• Warm-Up
• Go over Ch. 6-13 quiz
• Lake Okeechobee hurricane article information and video clip.  Read the article and watch the video while making connections to the novel.
• HW:  Read Ch. 19-20 by Tuesday

Tuesday, March 11:

• Warm-Up
• Discuss Ch. 18
• Final reading/work day.  Finish Ch. 19-20 (the end of the book) and work on the Socratic Seminar questions.  Socratic Seminar on Thursday.

Wednesday, March 12:

• Snow day!  Socratic Seminar will be moved to next week Thursday.  We will first spend time working on the essay.

Thursday, March 13:

• Quiz: Ch. 16-20
• Discuss essay assignment
• Rough Draft due Wednesday, March 19
• Work time to begin outlining the essay

Friday, March 14:

• Computer lab time to work on essays

Week of March 3-7

Monday, March 3:

• Warm-Up
• Quiz: Ch. 6-13
• Discuss Ch. 11-13:  Each group will receive a question.  Copy a statement or quotation from the book that supports your answer.  Once we start discussion, each group will read its assigned questions, the answer, and the quotation/statement that supports the answer.  We will use the answers to discuss the chapters.
• HW:  Read Ch. 14-15 by Thursday
• HW:  Read Ch. 16-17 and complete the Ch. 15-17 questions by Friday

Tuesday, March 4:

• No class today due to ACT/MME testing for Juniors

Wednesday, March 5:

• No class for American Literature students today; only hours 4, 5, and 6 report to classes after MME testing

Thursday, March 6:

• Warm-Up
• Discuss Ch. 14-15
• Go over Ch. 1-5 quiz
• Punctuation Activity:  work in groups to identify apostrophes, commas, semicolons, and colons in the selected passage.  Next, give the reasons why these categories of punctuation are used.  We will discuss our findings as a whole class.

Friday, March 7:

• Warm-Up
• Discuss Ch. 16-17
• Punctuation story activity:  work in group to create a story that correctly uses the assigned categories for punctuation.  Groups will trade and correct others' stories.
• HW:  Read Ch. 18 by Monday