Week of November 17-21

Monday, November 17:

• Warm-Up
• Turn in Ch. 1-7 questions
• Activity:  Characters as Symbols
• Discuss Characters as Symbols
• HW:  Read Ch. 8-9 by tomorrow
• Quiz on Ch. 1-7 tomorrow!

Tuesday, November 18:

• Quiz:  Ch. 1-7
• Reading/work day
• Complete the extended journal assignment by Thursday
• Read Ch. 10-11 by Thursday
• Quiz on Ch. 8-11 on Friday

Wednesday, November 19:

• Notes:  Misplaced Modifiers
• Activity:  Misplaced Modifiers
• Pick one of the following sentences on your handout and gain an understanding of what is mistakenly being said.  Next, correct the sentence to show what should be said.  Finally, divide a piece of paper in half and illustrate the misconception on one side and the correct sentence on the other. 

Thursday, November 20:

• Substitute teacher - reading day
• Ch. 8-11 quiz moved to Monday

Friday, November 21:

• Warm-Up
• Turn in extended journal
• BIG discussion for Chapters 8-11
• HW:  Read Ch. 12-13 by Monday and study for your quiz

Week of November 10-14

Monday, November 10:

• Warm-Up
• Read Ch. 1 of To Kill a Mockingbird together in class.  Complete the processing sheet as you read.  Due tomorrow.

Tuesday, November 11:

• Check processing sheets
• Notes:  TKAM background + journal
• HW:  Read Ch. 2-4 by Thursday

Wednesday, November 12:

• Warm-Up
• Video:  "Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia" - fill out the handout as you watch the video.  Link to the video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf7jAF2Tk40
• Symbolism Activity:
• You will be given a list of symbols.  Using your prior knowledge, think of possible one-word meanings for each symbol.  Example:  a rose could symbolize love.  Work together in groups to try and find deeper meanings in all of the symbols listed.

Thursday, November 13:

• Warm-Up
• Go over and discuss Symbolism Activity
• Discuss Ch. 1-4 (and the Ch. 1 processing sheet) using polleverywhere.com
• HW:  Read Ch. 5-7 by Monday

Friday, November 14:

• Reading/work day.  Read Ch. 5-7 and work on the Ch. 1-7 questions
• HW:  Ch. 5-7 and Ch. 1-7 questions due Monday

Week of November 3-7

Monday, November 3:

• Begin watching The Crucible
• Bring your To Kill a Mockingbird books to class on Monday

Tuesday, November 4:

• NO SCHOOL - Election day

Wednesday, November 5:

• Continue watching The Crucible

Thursday, November 6:

• Finish watching The Crucible
• Discuss the movie
• Notes:  To Kill a Mockingbird Character Descriptions + Opinionnaire
• One statement on a major theme of To Kill a Mockingbird will be read aloud to you.  You will decide whether you strongly agree, agree, disagree, or strongly disagree with the statement.  Each corner of the room will represent one of the four answer choices.  You will move to the corner of the room that represents your opinion on the statement.  We will hold a short discussion on the reasons why students agree or disagree with the statement.  We will repeat the steps with a new statement.  This will go on until the end of the hour.

Friday, November 7:

• Gallery Walk:  Examining Classic Crimes and Trials
• Using your Gallery Walk handout, rotate around the room and read the backgrounds of 5 different trials.  After reading, predict whether the defendant was guilty or innocent and give a reason for your prediction based on the text.
• The actual outcomes of the trials will be read.  Fill out the rest of the sheet as you listen (the verdict and your reaction to the verdict).
• Do you think the verdicts were fair?  Why or why not?  How do you think society influenced the outcomes?
• What do each of these crimes have in common?

Week of October 27-31

Monday, October 27:

• Rough Draft due - a stamp on your completed draft (all 5 paragraphs) will get you 10 points, which is part of your grade for your Final Draft (which is due on Thursday)
• Self and peer-editing in class.  Try and get two other students to your review your essay before the end of the hour.
• Binder Check this week!

Tuesday, October 28:

• Computer lab time to edit essays.  I will be pulling each student aside for a maximum of 5 minutes for essay conferences.  These will continue in the computer lab tomorrow.

Wednesday, October 29:

• Last day of computer lab time and conferences.  If you finish your essay before the end of the hour, please work on organizing your binder.

Thursday, October 30 (2nd hour) OR Friday, October 31 (4th hour)

• Turn in The Crucible Argumentative Essay.  Staple, in order:
• Rubric
• Final Draft
• Stamped Rough Draft
• Peer-edit sheet
• Writing Center sheet (if applicable)
• Binder Check - turn in binders
• Work on John Steinbeck Photo Essay assignment.  Use your American Literature textbook to complete this task.  The page numbers for the assignment are on your handout.  Finish the assignment before the end of the hour and place it in your binder when you get it back.

Week of October 20-24

Monday, October 20:

• Essay due dates:
• Rough Draft:  Monday, October 27
• Final Draft:  Thursday, October 30 (2nd hour), OR Friday, October 31 (4th hour)
• Substitute teacher today:  Choose an essay topic and begin putting portions of your essay together.  Using your literature books, create a thesis statement, two topic sentences, and find 2 quotes for each topic sentence (for a total of six quotes).  You have the class period to finish the activity.  This will be checked for points tomorrow.

Tuesday, October 21:

• Check essay brainstorming
• Notes:  Introduction, Body Paragraph structure, and how to write a Counter-argument/Refutation
• HW:  Write a counter-argument statement for Body Paragraph #3.  Due tomorrow.

Wednesday, October 22:

• Check counter-argument statements
• Pass back and go over Act IV quizzes and group body paragraphs
• Receive essay outline packet.  Take the elements that you wrote and transfer them to the appropriate places in the packet.  Continue to work on filling out the rest of the outline packet.  This is due by the end of the hour on Friday.

Thursday, October 23:

• MLA formatting/Works Cited page tutorial
• Continue to work on essay outline packets

Friday, October 24:

• Finishing working on your essay outline packets.  The completed packet must be shown to me by the end of the hour for points.  Keep the packet and use it to type your essay over the weekend.  Rough Draft due on Monday.

Week of October 13-17

Monday, October 13:

• Quiz:  Act III
• Choose student volunteers for Act IV parts
• Begin reading Act IV

Tuesday, October 14:

• Warm-Up
• Finish reading Act IV
• Begin working on the Act IV review
• Act IV quiz on Thursday

Wednesday, October 15:

• Finish and go over the Act IV review
• Pass back and go over the Act III quiz

Thursday, October 16:

• Quiz:  Act IV
• The Crucible Argumentative Essay - due date TBD
• Discuss essay topics
• Discuss rubric and expectations

Friday, October 17:

• The Crucible Group Discussion
• Each poster that you see will have an analytic question from the play.  In your groups, spend no more than 5 minutes writing a written response to each question.  Each group will share one question AND what the best response to the question is, along with why.

Week of October 6-10

Monday, October 6:

• Finish and go over Act II review
• "The Crucible" Group Body Paragraph:
• Directions: In your groups, complete a body paragraph based on one of the topic sentences (TS) given below.  Use the two-chunk format you have learned in class (CD, CM, CM, CD, CM, CM, CS).  You only need this one sheet per group with all of your names on it.  Make sure all of your CDs have the proper background, the quote itself, and the citation.  This is due by the end of the hour.
• (TS) John Proctor feels that Elizabeth does not trust him, OR (TS) Elizabeth Proctor feels that John is not honest about his feelings.
• Act II quiz tomorrow!

Tuesday, October 7:

• Quiz:  Act II
• Choose student volunteers for Act III parts
• Begin reading Act III aloud in class

Wednesday, October 8:

• Warm-Up
• Continue reading Act III

Thursday, October 9:

• Warm-Up
• Finish reading Act III
• Work on Act III review
• Act III quiz on Monday!

Friday, October 10:

• Warm-Up
• Finish and go over Act III review
• Pass back and go over Act II quiz
• Activity:  Quality Quiz Responses - Act II
• In your groups, grade the 5 different versions of the short answer question for the last section of the quiz.  We will share and discuss answers afterward.